Washington House blocks extra funds for investigations
Washington reports show the House blocked the Senate's bid for another 100000 for investigation prosecution. Rep Blanton of Texas objected to immediate consideration, while President Coolidge sent his first veto message disapproving the Bursum pension bill.
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President Coolidge
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Lansing H. Beach
Prominent Figures Die Across Nations in Brief Obituaries
Frank C. Letts aged 63 died in Chicago of arteriosclerosis while directing Red Cross supplies during the war. H M Byllesby 65, electrical engineer and Edison collaborator, died in Chicago of heart disease. Dean C Worcester secretary of the interior of the Philippines for 12 years, died in Manila of heart disease. Frederick W Mulkey 50, former U S senator, died at his Portland home after filling the late John Mitchell’s unexpired term. Kate Claxton renowned stage actress, died in New York. Mrs Hubert Bland noted poet novelist died in London. Sir Louis Davies 79, chief justice of Canada, died in Ottawa after brief illness.
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Ted Cross Supplies
Chicago
Dean C. Worcester
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Manila
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Frederick William Mulkey
United States
Portland
Ore
Senate
John &. Mitchell
McAdoo Endorsed by Democratic State Convention in Seattle
McAdoo garners early wins as Texas returns show a decisive lead for the Democratic candidate. Coolidge is named Republican nominee with Rockwell claiming 800 McAdoo delegates. Knoxville dispatch notes 27 votes for Coolidge at Cleveland before a statewide GOP push.
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Seattle
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Dallas
Texas
Coolidge
David Ladd Rockwell
W. G. McAdoo
Chicago
McAdoo
Knoxville
Tenn
Calvin Coolidge
Cleveland
World records fall at Bradley interscholastic meet in Peoria
Two women set new marks at Peoria meet. Katherine Lee of Chicago cleared 4 feet 11 4 inches in the high jump and Dorothy Smith of Chicago ran 60 yards in 7.10 seconds. Thirty one cars are entered for the twelfth international 500 mile automobile race at Indianapolis on May 30.
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Peoria
Katherine Lee
Chicago
Dorothy Smith
Indianapolis
Dawes Plan Seen Approved By Reichstag In Elections
Berlin dispatch reports the Dawes plan likely to gain Reichstag approval following Sundays elections. A separate Berlin note notes German banks facing daily bankruptcies due to franc speculation. Other items mention Syria villages destroyed by Turkish bands, Bolshevist Lenin tomb demonstrations, and Mexican railway workers contributing pay to support federal efforts in Mexico City.
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Reichstag
Jerusalem
Syria
Mexican National Railways
Mexico City
Klansmen march two miles through Herrin after midnight
A two mile long Klansmen procession wound through Herrin shortly after midnight led by Flenn Young newly named East St. Louis Klan chief. In Honolulu a phosphorus bomb exploded injuring three service members at Schofield barracks. The Golden State Limited derailed east of Lordsburg killing the engineer. The Capital Trust and Savings Bank of Saint Paul closed with 5 million dollars in deposits amid frozen assets claims.
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Flenn Young
East St. Louis
Klan
Ralph H. Tate
Chemical Warfare Service
Sergi
Richard Wiliams
Papadimitrio
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Capital Trust and Savings Bank
St. Paul
Grant birth day oration at Geneva by Oscar R. Carlstrom
Republican attorney general hopeful Oscar R. Carlstrom delivered the oration at the annual Grant birthday celebration in Geneva. The report notes the event as part of local political activity and civic observances.
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Oscar R. Carlstrom
Geneva
Injunction Filed Over State Campaign Expenses
Edward McDowell of Chicago filed a writ in Sangamon county circuit court at Springfield seeking to restrain Treasurer Oscar Nelson and State Auditor Andrew Russel from paying alleged campaign expenses of Gov Len Small from the state treasury.
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Andrew Russel
Len Small
Sangamon County
Springfield
Edward McDowell
Chicago
Emmerson Sails to Europe After Primary Victory
Secretary Louis Emmerson sends radio inquiry from Nice to Springfield about majorities in the last Republican primary. Mrs Emmerson and Mr and Mrs Omar Custer sailed for Europe on April 12, four days after the primary in which Emmerson and Custer were victorious.
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Louis Emmerson
Nice
Springfield
Emmerson
Omar Custer
Europe
Custer
Fire Threatens Last Frame Building in Rushville District
An 1880 frame structure, the sole remaining building on the north side of Rushville's square, has faced repeated fire threats and was the only building left in its block during a prior blaze.
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Rushville
Insurance Federation of Illinois Holds Conference in Rockford
The Insurance Federation of Illinois held its annual conference and dinner in Rockford. Other items include a Decatur city government by boy scout election, a pastoral call in Aurora, a deadly accident near Murphysboro, and safety efforts in Aurora with a junior region.
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Insurance Federation of Iois
Rockford
Decatur
Illinois Historical Collections record 1818–1848 elections
Volume 18 of the Illinois Historical Collections on state and national election returns for 1818 through 1848, published by the Illinois State Historical Society. Blackburn University main hall at Carlinville suffered serious fire damage with students aiding firefighting and safeguarding library books. Oscar B. Carlstrom, Republican candidate for attorney general, donates a one year scholarship at Illinois Military School in Aledo and four years at West Point or Annapolis.
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Carlinville
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West Point
Annapolis
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Indictments in Illinois Ku Klux Klan extortion case and Eastland ruling
The St. Clair county grand jury charges extortion by threat against alleged liquor violators naming Dr. H. Killene Harve A. McCormack and A. L. Cummings in Belleville. A Chicago jury finds the city not liable for the Eastland disaster overturn on the Chicago River in 1915. Lincoln monument dedication set for May 16 in Coles County with Lions Club sponsorship. speakers include Frank O. Lowden and Dr. William Barton. J. F. Garner to present the monument.
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Wayne Townley
Bloomington
Lions Clubs of Illinois
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William Barton
Oak Park
J. F. Garner
Quincy
Trains Hit Two Autos in New York Fatal Crash
Eight people die when the Twentieth Century limited strikes a car at De Graff crossing near Amsterdam New York. Juhia Acee and family members perish. Mrs Harb and daughter also die. A second crash near Osceola Indiana kills two Elkhart men as the train travels at seventy mph.
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N. Y
Century Limited
New York Central
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Juhia M.S. Acee
Emeline
Thomas
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Julia
Schabanda Harb
Utica
Acee
Mary
David Spirono
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Ind
California Voters Favor Coolidge in Presidential Primary
Returns from California Tuesday night show Calvin Coolidge winning the Republican preference and William G. McAdoo the Democratic choice. Hiram W. Johnson native to the state was rejected by California Republicans, while McAdoo delegates defeated a No Preference ticket admitted by anti-McAdoo factions.
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Cal
California
Calvin Coolidge
William G. McAdoo
Coolidge
Hiram W. Johnson
McAdoo
Russia halts trade with Germany over police raid
The Russian embassy says it will suspend all commercial relations with Germany and close the Berlin commercial office after a police raid on the Russian delegation's quarters. Branches in Hamburg and Leipzig are also closed.
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Adamburg
Leipsig
House and Senate Reach Accord on Japanese Exclusion Plan
Congressional conferees agree on immigration bill with a House provision for complete exclusion of Japanese, effective after July 1 1924, despite failed efforts by the President and Secretary Hughes to secure a two year extension.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hughes
Big El Paso Bank Fails After Desktop Freeze Crisis
El Paso City National Bank, once among the southwest’s largest, failed to open Tuesday. Deposits were about 84 million with total resources near 88.38 million according to the bank’s last statement, indicating a weakened condition tied to frozen paper.
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el Paso
Tex
el Paso City National Bank
Southwest
Executioner Schweiss Ends Life in Breslau Suicide
Breslau reports the 74 year old executioner Schweiss who had beheaded 123 criminals killed himself with a revolver on Tuesday. He had retired on a small pension after his last execution in Cologne in 1923, becoming the second public executioner to commit suicide in Breslau within three months.
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Schweiss
Cologne
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