World events brief on Harding era developments
The White House reported nearly 4 million condolence messages for President Harding. Commerce data showed July exports and imports creating a $26 million favorable balance, the first since February. The Bergdorf case rumor proved bogus and treaties from the Washington conference are now in effect. A memorial stamp honoring Harding was approved.
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Notable 1888 touring actor dies in Scranton and more
Personal Marie Wainwright who led as leading woman for Booth and Salvini on the 1888 tour died in Scranton Pennsylvania. Grace W Neal of New York sister of Mrs. J Ogden Armour of Chicago died in Santa Barbara California of heart disease. Enoch Smith former Detroit banker found dead in a Pasadena California garden with a bullet wound and a pistol in hand. Paul Gaynor Toledo OH exalted ruler and leading young attorney in the region died after a three day illness.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
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Detroit
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Multiple Disasters and Oddities Highlight Weekend News
A 30 foot gasoline launch sank in the Mississippi near South St. Paul killing ten people including a family of five with no survivors. Five thousand attended the Ku Klux Klan initiation for 150 men in Illinois. An airplane crash near Detroit left two injured. 1923 gasoline use for cars and exports estimated at eight billion gallons in Chicago. Prison rules at Waupun restrict women in knickers, tourists asked to wear gray dusters. John Coolidge earns 43 hits in camp target practice at Devens.
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South St. Paul, Minn
Addison
Ilinois
Waupun
Wis
John Coolidge
President Coolidge
Citizens’ Military
Camp Devens
Mass
June Inheritance taxes and world events in brief
The June state tax commission reports 18427.13 inheritance taxes from 56 Kentucky estates. Seven robbers assault 1506 Detroit inn guests, wounding four and killing a policeman during escape. The Navy dirigible ZR-1 inflation finished. indoor tests at Lakehurst NJ soon. A Messiah Lutheran teen shoots self in Denver. Mrs Mary Clark Thompson will endow 1965000 to charities. estate valued at 10000000. Governors conference set for October 17–19 at West Baden Springs. Secret service seizes fake $100 notes plant in Floral Park. Dayton bank faces 150000 shortage. cashier Fred W Hecht arrested. Park Pollard endorsed for US senator in Vermont. Amundsen aboard Bear to Nome report. Detroit boy Joe McAdoo burned, rescued. serious burns. Dr F W Dickson touts Saar prosperity. Edison Ford Firestone trip. wives accompany. Knoblauch jailed for 450000 counterfeit check. Coal miners win wage checkoff concession. strike averted.
Protests Fail as US CN Order Holds Despite Canadian Push
Montreal reports that a $3,000,000 Canadian National order for American cars will stand. In Spain, 100 villagers watched a church roof collapse during a bullfight, leaving 12 dead. Moroccan fighting costs rise with 140 more reported dead at Tifermin. Pussyfoot Johnson faces uproar at a South African temperance meeting. Northern troops seize Tongan near Amoy as Interparliamentary delegates meet with Danish royalty.
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Canadian National Railroad
Montreal
Illinois State News Highlights From July Local Health Reports
A tenth child born to Aurora families in July is noted by the city health commissioner. Galesburg council passes an ordinance to trim or remove shade trees blocking street illumination. Madison county cuts farm land valuations by 16 percent, with some 33 1 3 percent reductions. Cass County asks supervisors to review tax rates due to unequal assessments. A Burlington train collision near Joslin saves a farmer, but costs a horse. Two anti malarial mosquito campaigns run in southern Illinois. Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs holds meetings in Springfield September 17 18. Illinois and Indiana fair at Danville August 26 to September 1 features trapshooting, livestock parade, auto races, vaudeville, and films. The August 1 crop survey reports strong corn and oats growth, 18 bushels per acre winter wheat, but late threshing. Clara Ingram Judson urges sending a child away for college citing long term benefits. The Illinois American Legion Women’s Auxiliary promotes buying gifts for disabled veterans in state and government hospitals. Lombard College president J M Tilden returns from an eastern trip with endowment drive progress. Two new Illinois school laws face Supreme Court test on community school and high school provisions with cases in Herrin Chestnut Seaton and Thurlow.
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Fire destroys several Metropolis business houses
Fire in Metropolis destroys multiple business houses causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. The incident adds to a string of regional misfortunes and prompts recovery and insurance actions.
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Rural letter carriers oppose uniforms at Illinois meeting
Rural letter carriers of Illinois protested the Post Office Department plan to uniform them at the Illinois branch annual meeting in Peoria. President Ray S. Philpott of Newman argued mail delivery in the country is not a white collar job and overalls are the suitable attire for workers handling automobiles and horses.
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Tinois
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Peoria
Ray S. Philpott
Newman
Illinois
Vacant Niches in Springfield Capitol Rotunda
In the Springfield state capitol rotunda eight niches await statues of eight notable citizens. Five niches have remained empty for about fifty years while three hold likenesses of Stephen A. Douglas Abraham Lincoln and Gov John Wood. State officials say legislative authority exists to fill the remaining five niches but none have been added since the 1880s.
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Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Wood
Quincy
Roof Collapse Kills Firemen and Civilians in Brooklyn Blaze
A three story New Plaza Dance Hall roof and a wall collapsed during a fire in Brooklyn. Twenty five to fifty firemen and civilians were trapped under bricks and debris. Eleven bodies recovered by 8 a.m. rescuers faced extreme heat and continued danger from remaining walls.
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New Plaza Dance Hall
Brooklyn
American Airmen Speed 800 Miles and Defend Bangor
In a dramatic air power display the U S air service flew sixteen Martin bombers from Langley field Virginia to Bangor Maine in eight and a half hours. The 800 mile flight tested long distance operations along the eastern seaboard under simulated war conditions with Bangor depicted as a city in danger.
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United States Air Service
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Hampton
American Legion Plans World Conference on Limiting War Airplanes
The American Legion proposes a world conference to limit airplane construction for war. A nationwide referendum will seek views of prominent Americans on holding the conference in Washington.
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Immigration totals show 522,919 admitted and 81,450 leaving
The Department of Labor reports 522,919 immigrants admitted in the last fiscal year with 307,522 men and 215,897 women. Departures totaled 81,450, including 54,752 men and 26,698 women.
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U. S
Washington
Department of Labor
Moors Rise in Cueta Revolt Against Spain Grows
Madrid reports the Moors rose in Cueta, a district under Spanish subjugation for five years. The revolt's spread causes grave unease in Madrid as officials fear Sunday’s defeat was worse than officially stated.
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Tidal Wave in Korea Leaves 346 Dead and 1000 Missing
Advices from Seoul say 346 persons are dead and more than a thousand missing after recent tidal waves and storms hit four western Korean provinces. Widespread damage to homes and property reported.
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Korea
Tokyo
Seoul
Greece Dissolves Labor Unions and Seizes Funds
An official decree orders the dissolution of all workmen's unions and the seizure of their papers. Union funds will be deposited in the national bank to establish a workmen's provident fund.
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National Bank
Workmen’s Provident Fund
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