Heat in Chicago Claims Three Lives on July Fourth
The July Fourth weekend proved deadly as Chicago endured a fierce heat wave with 97 degrees and storms. Three residents died from heat in the city, including Mrs. Reta Wineberger and Mrs. Anna Klein, while John Berning perished at work. The period brought 29 fatalities in Chicago and its vicinity, contributing to a national tally of 170 deaths.
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Chicago
Scinity
Dwo
Reta Wineberger
Anna Klein
John Berning
Alty
Minermanu
Theo. Kopp
a-Gary
Zimmerman
Train Kills Man Near Westbound Tracks
A man believed to be Albert right of Salina Kansas was killed near Auto Overturns, Gedar Rapids, when struck by a fast westbound train while walking along the noted Pacific sight line. Elsie Peterson of Marion died instantly in a separate auto crash near Olin. Vicente Blasco Ibanez and Dona Elena Ortuzar Burges participated in a quiet wedding witnessed by few.
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Kearney
Ned
Albert Right
Salina
Kan
Elsie Peterson
Marion
Olin
San Francisco Y
Vicente Blasco -Ibenez
Elena Ortuzar Burges
Mentone
Drowning at Sioux City Beach Sparks Two Lives Told
Two drownings near Sioux City beaches Sunday afternoon were reported as authorities searched for both victims. Details remain unclear as witnesses describe a perilous scene at the sand shoreline with emergency crews responding swiftly.
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Sioux City
Death Toll Grows From Pickwick Club Dance Hall Collapse
At a Chinatown party of more than 468 dancers a five story building collapsed. By midnight 29 bodies had been recovered with 16 people in hospitals. Police inspector Benjamin Alexander was among the recovered bones. Investigations point to building supervision disputes and possible prior structural damage. Timothy J. Barry, manager, is being sought as a potential witness.
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Boston
Pickwick Club
Chinatown
Benjamin Alexander
Underworld
William Robinson
Malden
Polce
Tivestory
O'Brien
Timothy J. Barry
Grand Jury
Des Moines Carmen Strike Hits City Transit
Des Moines faces a street car strike as 846 union carmen walk out, halting traction service citywide. City officials, trustees, and auto dealers plan to shuttle workers and shoppers to the business district Monday using buses and alternative transport.
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Des Moines
Carmen
Union
Seven Die in Saranag Lake Fire Tragedy
Seven persons perished in a three story wooden apartment building fire at Saranag Lake. The blaze trapped victims in rooms or blocked exits with flames reported burning in the rear of the binding area. Cause undetermined as firefighters fought the blaze.
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Saranag Lake
Robbers fatally wound two men in Lombard incident
In St Louis, Henry Hammett, 29, and John Grogan, 49, were shot during a robbery flee with loot. Hammett, an employee of the Missouri Humane Society, died of a chest wound after coming to assist Grogan at Grogart's.
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St. Louis
Harvey Hammett
John Grogan
Hammett
Missouri Hnanake Society
Grogart
Auto racer Taylor dies in Lakewood track crash
Macon driver Taylor, an automobile racer, was instantly killed during the Fourth of July races at Lakewood track when his car crashed through the barrier on the stretch. The tragedy occurred in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Taylor
Atlanta
Macon
Lakewood Track
Cloudburst claims two lives in Dubuque Iowa
A cloudburst in Dubuque Iowa caused two deaths and about 50 000 in property damage. Fred Maggey aged 52 died instantly after stepping on a live 2300 volt wire while crossing a flooded street near his home. William J Milligatt, 47, a lineman for Dubuque Electric, was killed while repairing damaged wires at a pole where the rain-delayed surge caused the fatal event.
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Dubuque
Fred Maggey
William J. Milligatt
Dubuque Electric Company
Masssy
Two Bank Robbers Slain In Buckley Bank Attempt
Tacoma reports two alleged Buckley bank bandits were shot and killed during an attempted robbery at Buckley bank fifty miles east of Tacoma. Sheriff’s office says Marshals Ed Nelson killed the duo. William Rose of Buckley was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition. T. Hagen, a painter, was grazed by a bullet.
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Tacoma
Wash
Buckley
Here
Buckley Bank
Ed Nelson
William Rose
T. Hagen
Flood Devastates Galicia and Silesia Killing Children
Severe floods from a historic rainfall burst banks of the Vistula and mountain streams. Cracow faces danger as villages flood. Fifteen children crossing the Dniester bridge near Marjampol were swept away and perished.
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Warsaw
Galicia
Silesia
Vistula
Cracow
Dniester Paar
Tragic Drowning of 4-Year-Old at Burtington Pumping Station
Four year old Willy Lutz of Burtington drowned three miles north at a pumping station after slipping into about 15 feet of water while playing. Parents did not notice him for several minutes, and despite a rushed pulmonary team from Burlington, lifeless body recovered.
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Burtington
Willy Lutz
Burlington
Symington Loses Divorce Suit in New York Court
Justice Ford dismissed the divorce complaint of Thomas H. Symington, noting the flimsy structure and lack of evidence. The charge against Mrs. Tha-May Symington was also dismissed for insufficient proof.
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Symington
New York
Thomas H. Symington
Justice Ford
Tha- May Symington
Eleventh Body Recovered From The Tuite
Santa Barbara police recovered the crushed body of S Mestiero, an engineer at the San Marcos building, from the Tuite. The incident details remain under investigation by local authorities.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
S.mestiero
San Marcos
Montana oil promoter indicted by federal grand jury
Spokane, Washington. Cordon Campbell, a Montana oil promoter, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding the public by claiming lands existed with title not yet held. The indictment, detailing $370,000 in stock sales, also accuses Campbell of false titles and claiming he was the Seer of oil and a geology wizard. The case involves alleged use of mails to defraud and promotion schemes tied to oil ventures and federal permits. Senator Burton Wheel er of Montana was not considered in the indictment, per federal officials. The grand jury was dismissed after the indictment. District Attorney Ben F. Kizer said he had orders to pursue Campbell's pending appeal from conviction in Montana.
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Spokane
Wash
Cordon Campbell
Mountana
Burton Wheeler
Montana
Ben F. Kizer
United States Department of Justice
Campbell
Carmpodell
To Pick Best Men
Washington insiders discuss selecting prohibition agents free from pay pressure. General Lew Reynolds reorganizes with retired officers. General Andrews argues military training at Annapolis and West Point dulls the fearless, conscientious material needed for enforcing prohibition laws.
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Washington
Gen
L. G.rews
Sponge
Army
Naval
Gen. Andrews
Navy
Annapolis
West Point
Schurman Presents Credentials to German President
Gould Schurman former American minister to Peking and newly appointed ambassador to Germany presented his credentials to President von Hindenburg. Addresses exchanged expressed hope for cordial friendship and continued relations between the United States and Germany.
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von Hindenburg
Schurman
Berlin
Dr. Jacob
Gould Schurman
Peking
Germany
Three Killed by Train Near Clarks Nebraska
A collision at a grade crossing on the Lingoin highway near Clarks Neb left Joseph Kenezine a school teacher from Boulder Colorado his wife and their five year old daughter dead after their automobile was struck by a Union Pacific passenger train.
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Grand_Island
Neb
Joseph
Kezine
Boulder
Céio
Wie
Union Pacific
Lingoin Highway
Clarks
Sailors Trapped in Banks as Rex Sinks Near Halifax
Fifteen men died when the schooner Rex was rammed and sunk by the steamship Tuscania east of Halifax. Most of the crew were trapped. Captain Bone of the Tuscania wired head offices with the news.
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Banks
New York
Rex
Halifax
Bone
Tuscania
Illinois Coal Operator Dies in Chicago Home
Harry Coburn Adams, a renowned Illinois coal operator, died at his Chicago residence from heart disease. He led the Central Illinois Coal Operators Association and the Peerless Coal company as president.
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Linois
Chicago
Harry Coburn Adams
Minoty
Central Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Peerless Coat. Company
Sleep Doctoring for Two Years in Marinette Woman
After nearly two years of prolonged sleep, Mrs. Otto Stanklevitz of Pinind Wisconsin has not improved. Doctors diagnose her case as melancholia and say there is little sign of recovery.
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Marinette
Wis
Otto Stanklevitz
Col Coolidge Rests Comfortably Amid Uphill Battle
Plymouth WI Colonel John Coolidge, 80, grandfather of the president, continues to gain ground in his struggle for life. He is described as resting comfortably and apparently out of danger as medical care proceeds.
Direct Aid for Santa Barbara and Plymouth On War Orders
President Coolidge directed Acting Secretary of War Davis and Secretary of the Navy to provide all possible aid to Santa Barbara and Plymouth. The memo outlines federal support for damage relief and recovery efforts in these communities.
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Santa Barbara
Plymouth
Coolidge
Davis
Wilar
Avy Department
No Outside Aid Needed for San Francisco Rebuild
Mayor G M. Ander a of Santa Barbara said no outside aid would be needed to rebuild the city that was damaged by the earthquake.
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San Francisco
G M. Andera
Santa Barbara
Student Flier Drowns Over Trinity Bay Incident
Houston lieutenant J. W. Fletcher, a student flier from Kelly Field San Antonio, drowned when his plate sank into Trinity Bay after an aircraft incident.
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Houston
Tex
J. W. Fletcher
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Trinity Bay
Rock Island Railway May Operating Incomes Reported
The Chicago Net railway operating income rose to 181,726 in May, up from 376,368 a year earlier. Total railway operating revenue for May reached 9,715,385, versus 0,071,248 in May 1824, reflecting a strong month overall.
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Rwt
Chicago
Rock Island
Two Guilty of Murder Tacoma Case Report
Charles K and Arden Liord both of Seattle were found guilty here of the murder of Harry Schmidt. The verdict concludes a Tacoma trial, with prosecutors outlining the defendants' alleged roles in the fatal attack.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles K
Arden Liord
Harry Schmidt
Two infantry camps to be held at Fort Des Moines in July
Fort Des Moines will host two infantry officer instruction camps in July. The 356th infantry will arrive July 24 from Sioux Falls S D and stay until August 7. Farmers report brighter prospects for corn and hay with expectations of fair yields.
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Fort Des’ Mothes
Art. Dés Amoimes
Sioux Falls
S. D
Iowa
Traer
Nave
Shenandoah
Dairy and Son
Department of Just
First National ‘Bank of
Clear Lake
Clear Lake State Bank
First Tional Bank
The
State University
KeHogg
Iowa City School Board
Webster
Lucas
State Bankig Board
Hammill
Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Transportation Company
Interurban
Des Moines
United States
Fortiers
Ft. Des Moines
Quaker Oats Company
Ft. Dodge Mill
Iowa State College
Polk
Christian Endeavor Society of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Home Ownership Builds Better Citizens Say Chicago Column
Arlene Lyle in the Chicago Evening Post argues that owning a home makes a person more stable and invested in the community. Owners feel they belong, pay taxes, and demand quality streets, transportation, sanitation, schools, and churches, shaping local governance and public money use. Renters, she says, are more prone to move and less tied to collective standards.
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Arlene Lyle
Chicago Evening Post
Rome
Redeeming Blighted Spots in Illinois Beauty Areas
Karl B. Lohmann of the University of Illinois argues for conserving protecting and improving Illinois beauty spots and blighted farm grounds. He notes desolate farm building groups lack order efficient layouts pleasant surroundings and mature landscaping with trees shrubs lawns and fences to restore picturesque appeal.
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Illinois
Karl B. Lohmann
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Thought Comes Too Late In City Planning Critique
The text argues formal planning is a new art in US cities hindered by haphazard growth and inconvenience. Residents regret early mistakes as they seek future development, often needing costly demolition or reconstruction to replace outdated buildings with orderly suburban expansion and improved public and business structures.
Vine and shrubbery tie home to its land
The piece notes how planting flowers and integrating shrubs reflect a homeowner’s instinct to merge a dwelling with its surroundings. C H Fainsten, early Richoond Real Estate exchange president, reflects on esthetic decor and a frontier sense of ownership dating back to vine and fir marks. The article links landscape to property identity and longevity.
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C. H. Fainsten
Richoond (Pa
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Prosperity Through Community Cooperation
The Marion County Alabama News argues that true prosperity comes from collective effort. It stresses that a town grows prosperous only when united and cooperative, warning against individualism and urging communal action for progress.
Building a Home’s Value Relies on Quality Utilities
The piece warns that home value and family comfort depend on heating, lighting, plumbing, and mechanical systems. It cautions against choosing cheap equipment or materials and stresses careful planning and proper installation to avoid future costs. It notes Indianapolis as a referenced stay point.
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Indianapolis
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