Prohibition Office Undergoes Major Reshuffle
Washington reports that the Prohibition Commissioner R. F. Haynes will lose key authorities as new prohibition administrators gain power under a Treasury order approved by Acting Secretary C. S. Dewey. The reorganization places Haynes under broader inspection duties while the new directors report only to Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews.
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Washington
Prohibition
Haynes
D. H. Blair
Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
C. S. Dewey
Lincoln C. Andrews
Lost sisters found by Des Moines search team
In Des Moines a search effort locates three sisters believed missing. Officials confirm all siblings are safe and will be reunited with family. authorities urge continued caution as the situation is resolved.
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Madim
Fam- Des
Moines
Mystery Veils Woman's Death Linked to Poison Pen Letters
Officials and relatives say poison pen letters played a major role in the tragedy. The highly talented woman’s death at IU era sparked grief among country friends and led to widespread speculation about motives and connections.
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A. IU
Noison
Two Men Drown In Rescue Attempt At Hornlake Lake
In Memphis near Graysville Booker and Alfred Brogan drowned during a rescue attempt on Hornlake Lake when their small boat sank. Booker swam ashore then returned to save Brogan. both men perished and their bodies were recovered. Separate note mentions a crash near Macon Georgia where a Southern Railway train collided with a work train.
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Memphis
Teen
Graysville
Booker
Alfred
Brogan
Hornlake
Macon
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Wood Host to Legislators
Governor General Leonard Wood hosted two luncheons for legislators and urged cooperation in people beneficial activities. He pledged to use his power to advance work supported by all involved.
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Wood
Manila
Leonard Wood
Ball Fractures Player's Skull in Sioux City Game
Edward J. Madsen, shortstop for the Stock Yards team, had a skull fracture after a baseball pitch at Stock Yards park in Sioux City Iowa. He is in critical condition at St Vincent's hospital.
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Sioux
City
Stock Yards
Edward J. Madsen
Stock _Yards
St. Vincent's Hospital
Rioting at Klan Meeting in Westwood Suppressed
A mob of about 600 disrupted a three score Ku Klux Klan gathering at a Islington farm house owned by Stephen Asley. Five persons were cut or bruised, two women and a boy among the injured. Three men were arrested as the meeting was broken up amid police withdrawal signaling no further protection.
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Westwood
Stephen Asley
Islington
Labor Federation Plans Nonpartisan Campaign Next Year
Washington organized labor debates its political stance, aligning with La Follette ideals while returning to Gompers era policy. The AFL executive council approves a strenuous nationwide nonpartisan campaign for the next Congress, mobilizing state federations, city centers, locals, and organizers for primaries and elections.
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Washington
la Follette
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Vic
Executive Council
Atlantic City
Bat
el Paso
Public Likes Dollar Bill Popularity Study Suggests Larger Bills
The United States bureau of efficiency reports a study on paper money use finding that replacing currency is costly. It recommends encouraging the use of two dollar bills and larger denominations to reduce government expenses.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Efficiency
Missing Boy's Body Found After Drowning at Pier
Chicago place named Take at the Fifty-seventh street pier where two fishermen found the body of seven year old Dwight Tracy son of Mr and Mrs H Tracy. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental after an inquest held over the body found hours earlier.
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Chicago
Dwight Tracy
Rattlesnakes Reported Abundantly Near Sussex
In New Jersey near Sussex this summer rattlesnakes are reported in great numbers. Samuel Cole killed a five foot rattler. Tulot Tranger, another farmer, lassos a four foot rattlesnake on the highway near Reer and brought it home as a pet.
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New York
Sussex
N.J
Samuel Cole
Tuiolt Tranger
Lassosi
Flood danger passes for Juarez and El Paso now past
Officials from Juarez and El Paso declared the flood danger past as the Rio Grande water levels rose slowly toward the crest. The acknowledgment came as neighboring cities monitored rising waters and prepared for possible downstream impacts.
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Texas
el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Juarez
Steamers Peary and Bowdoin Break Ice Pack
Washington reports the Peary and Bowdoin steamers of the MacMillan Arctic expedition have fought free of ice in Melville Bay and expect to reach Etah Greenland, their main base. The two ships endured dangerous conditions as they navigated packed ice seeking a secure winter harbor.
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Washington
Peary and
Bowdoin
Melville Bay
Etah
Greenland
Storms Damage Crops Across County in Iowa
A Fayette storm at Raddalia tore the roof off a two men school building, badly damaged a nearby residence and destroyed several corn fields. Other townships report heavy crop losses. South English hailstorm in Keokuk County damaged crops in a two mile wide strip.
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Fayette
Raddalia
Keokuk County
Washington Beneath Peaceful Hillside Farewell
The article narrates the funeral of a fallen soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. A simple white wooden marker marks his grave as ministers and soldiers honor him with taps. A grieving widow, distant due to infirmities, learns of his repose from a distance as the bugle plays.
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Washington
Jebrings Bryan
Gead
Arlington National Cemetery
Tme
Ipiion
Tenmnesses
Tle
Zespel
Washout Ties Up Denver Trains Near Barr
A washout of more than 500 feet of track near Barr, 17 miles east of Denver, halted Denver to Burlington passenger trains. Heavy rain caused an irrigation ditch to overflow, detaining 235 passengers on westbound train No. 3 as buses transported them from Barr to Denver.
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Denver
Colo—Burlington
Barr
Chicago
Austrian farmhand accused of murder in Berkeley park
Johan Hammershlegel, a young Austrian farm hand, is accused in Berkeley California of murdering Mrs. Mary Levitt Bowen in a park near acre. Police allege he shot her with an army revolver and attempted to steal her handbag. Jewelry and money were found on her body.
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Basil
Switzerland
Johan Hammerschlegel
Mary Levitt Bowen
Berkeley
Cal
Acre
Italian Quakes Damage Property in Cerignola
London dispatch from Rome reports a strong quake in Cerignola in Foggia province damaging more than 1,000 buildings. The shocks caused widespread panic among residents due to their frequency.
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London
Rome
Cerigmola
Foggia
Young La Follette Announces Candidacy
Madison Wisconsin reports a formal announcement of Robert M. La Follette Jr current son of the late progressive leaders. At age 30 he seeks to succeed his father in the United States Senate. The field includes three other candidates and two Republican convention delegates oppose. An Oshkosh convention is planned to nominate a rival candidate.
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Madison, Wis
United States
Senate
Robert M. la Follette
Oshkosh
Mamg
la Folletti
Reach Million Mark In Railway Freight
Washington reports weekly revenue freight loaded totaled 1,010,870 cars ending July 1, a first million mark this year. Coal led gains with a 10,090 car rise. miscellaneous freight and forest products also climbed. Total for July 18 rose 25,161 cars from the prior week and surpassed 1,000,000 despite large stockpiles of freight cars and locomotives in storage, with coal and ore mixed in declines elsewhere.
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Washington
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Mercen
Iowa state news items mix growth plans and policy facts
Iowa reports plan for $8000 in enlargements at a college for the blind in Vinton. A $200,000 church edifice is imagined for Davenport. Fort Dodge opens bus service with a $64,000 incorporation. Farm bureau declares war on Lucas county groundhogs. Des Moines sees $4.6 million in six months building permits. Iowa roads and taxes face reforms as anti pollution and valuation cuts loom. Sixteen percent of farm homes have radios per a May 1 survey.
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College For
Blind
Vinton
Conrad
St. Paul's
Davenport
Dickinson County
Fort Dodge Transportation Company
Lucas County
County Farm Bureau and Board of Supervisors
Tawa
L.A. Andrews
Iowa
Des Moines
National Recreation Congress
Playground and Tecreation Association of America
Asheville
N. Co
John Hammill
Fort, Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Transportation _company
Boone
Webster City
Iowa Good Toads Association
Des’ Moines
Executive Council
State Board of Health
Cedar Driver
Jowalsupreme
Worth
Tepori
Thie Yi
Ram Steamer Augusta Seized After Ram Blockade Break
New York customs officers captured the 2006-ton steamship Augusta in the Hudson River off Dyckman Street after it seized the ram blockade and unloaded a cargo valued at over 250 000 dollars at dodgy prices. Fifteen bottles remained aboard. The 24 man crew was arrested and the captain admitted turning the cargo over to retailers for distribution.
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New York
Augusta
Hudson River
Dyckman Street
Cherokee Franchises Vote Defeated in Special Election
In Cherokee Iowa a special election rejected the proposed North Western Bell Telephone franchise by 57 to remaining votes totaled 777. Following a state supreme court ruling the company may continue to operate until September 17.
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Beaton
Cherokee
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Statu
Supreme Court
Walther League Opposes Evolution In San Francisco
Delegates of the Walther League of Lutheran groups in San Francisco, numbering 5060, gathered for a convention and adopted a resolution opposing evolution, calling it part of a movement seeking to overthrow orderly government.
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Walther League
San Francisco
International Welther League of Lutherans
Auto Accidents Kill Score Across Nation Sunday
Chicago area reports and other states record over 20 deaths in automobile mishaps as weekend toll climbs nationwide. Drowning and other accidents add to the tally with the overall weekly count reaching a hundred across 11 mid western states.
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Chicago
Five Killed in Train Crash Near Sressing Vincennes
Five members of a Boxville Kentucky family were killed or died from injuries after a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train struck their automobile 15 miles north of Sressing Vincennes Indiana. The victims were all from Boxville Kentucky.
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Vincennes
Iia
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Boxville
Nebraska Youth Drowns Near Decatur in Canal
Harold Anderson of Bls ir Neb drowned in Leake Quinnehaugh near here after he ventured into deep water with an inflated automobile tube about his body used as a life buoy.
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Nebraska
Drowna
Decatur
Neb
Harold Anderson
Blsir, Neb
Leake Quinnehaugh
City Manager Plan Defeated in Sioux Falls Vote
City Manager plan defeated by 29 votes in Sioux Falls South Dakota. The tally was 2,813 against the plan and 2,774 in favor.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Deits Satirizes Bryan Scenes Dropped by New York Theaters
In memory of William J. Bryan New York theaters remove satirical scenes depicting his role in the Scopes trial. The action honors Bryan while signaling sensitivity to public memory and evolving standards in stage presentation.
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Bryan
New York
William J. Bryan
Select New Dry Director in Illinois After Indictments
J H Ewing named acting prohibition director for Illinois to replace Maj. Percy Osten who faced indictment with eight others for conspiracy and graft. Maj. Owen and Ralph Stone, indicted and former directors, posted $10,000 bonds each and were released. Formal order barring Maj. Owen awaited from Washington.
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Chicago
B. JH. Ewing
Prohibition
Wllnois
Percy Osten
Maj
Owen
Ralph Stone
Owen Wante
Torved
Washington
Too Many Irons In Fire In The Young Office
A Kansas City Stub column notes a young friend juggling many business irons in the fire. Despite heavy workload and health hints, supporters say he remains optimistic that his wagon will not break down. Friends recall his constant effort, willingness to take on extra tasks, and a belief he will succeed if he avoids overload.
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Kansas City
Sax
A.joh
Earth Fires Alarm in Pouremée France Ravine
Villagers report a mysterious underground fire in Pouremée causing black smoke and fissures in rocks. Oil-like vapors emerge from cracks and a shiny black coating covers surfaces. Scientists begin study as geologic activity is linked to ancient formations. observers mention possible lignite ignition in Aveyron.
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Pouremée
France
Elise
Beelers
Cirbage Wose
Ron
Building Smaller Houses In 1925 Plans Narrow Revisions
The first quarter of 1925 shows smaller dwellings than early 1924 projections by about 85. The average 271 square feet less than January to March 1924. Builders shift to one family homes and more residential projects have been filed nationwide, indicating a preference for smaller houses.
Poultry Industry Growth Report Highlights American Wealth
The nation hosts roughly 500 million poultry heads, about five per person, with a recent rise near 1 million in numbers. Broilers for consumption are valued around half a billion dollars, while farms collectively hold stock worth about 400 million pounds. The aim to provide weekly chicken for every peasant has largely succeeded in America per New York Times paraphrase.
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America
Saya
New York
Eagle caught by Mr Maddocks in Montville chase
A report from the Indianapolis News describes Mr Maddocks catching an eagle during a pursuit near Center Montville. The bird spread its wings six feet two inches, appeared uninjured on the outside, and was handled to return it to strength.
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Montville
Mr.Maddocks
Mr. Maddocks
Tor
Limit of Hard Luck on the Bridge Overthe Little Stream
A fragment from a narrative scene shows a man on a bridge above a small stream asking about fishing. A nearby man on the bank sighs and replies with a blunt assessment as the sun shines and birds sing, conveying a mood of bleak irony.
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Asher
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Arlington
Young la Folllette
Hawkeye
State News
Sressing
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