Death calls War Time President Washington Thomas Riley Marshall
Former vice president and Indiana governor Thomas Riley Marshall died in his Willard Hotel apartment after arriving with Mrs. Marshall a week earlier. He suffered a fatal heart attack while reading a Bible passage, with Mrs Marshall nearby and nurse assisting. News triggered widespread tributes from officials.
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Thomas Riley Marshall
Indiana
Willard Notel
Wilson
Éath
Vice Press
White House
Mr. Marshall
Cootidze
Kellogg
Senate
Ma aTshall
Aleer
Kel
Trade shares of Mexico 1924 imports to major nations
A Chamber of Commerce report from Mexico City estimates Mexico's 1924 imports at 160.7 million dollars with the United States receiving 116.6 million in gold. England accounts for about 1 percent, Germany about 7 percent, France also near seven percent, with Spain and Canada following in order. The U S euro figures show the United States holds roughly 74 to 75 percent of the market share, while Mexico spends most of its imports locally.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
England
Germany
France
Chamber of Commerce of
American Chamber
México City
Spain
Canada
Drowns While Bathing Near Bertram Iowa Man Dies
Ian Melvin Sherwood 23 of Marion drowns while bathing in a creek near Bertram after stepping into a deep hole. companion Geo. Sanders 15 tries to rescue him but is swept away. Body recovered by coroner and searchers who dragged the stream.
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Cedar Rapids
Ian Melvin Sherwood
Marion
Bertram
Geo. Sanders
Sherwood
Two Dead After Dirt Track Auto Races in Elkhart
Two people died in a local hospital after dirt track auto races in Elkhart Indiana raising total deaths to three. Ten others were hospitalized with injuries and three in serious condition. Ploy G Shawhan and race driver Arthur J Davidson were released on assault and battery charges.
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Elkhart
Ind
Ploy
G. Shawhan
Arthur J. Davidson
River flood claims six lives at Piedras Negras cross
Rio Grande flood toll rises to six after waters overtake Piedras Negras across from Eagle Pass Texas. A 3242 foot trestle was reportedly passed here with a third rise noted in the stream along the border.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Rio Grande
Piedras Negras
Mex
Five Killed at Crossing Near Hamilton Ohio
Five persons were killed ten miles west of Hamilton when a passenger train struck an automobile carrying a party traveling from Willow Branch Indiana to Cincinnati. The crash occurred on a rural crossing, and authorities began investigations into the cause. Names and exact ages of the victims were not immediately released.
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Willow Branch
Ind
Cincinnati
Heavy Quake Toll in China Describes Talifu Devastation
Rev Father Salvat of the Catholic mission reports five thousand lives lost in the earthquake and fire that leveled Talifu in northwest Yunnan on March 16. Peking received the tale after delays as shocks continued and the town remained nearly inaccessible by river.
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China
Peking
Talifu
Yunnan
Father Salvat
Tatifu
Kidnap Plot Against Mary Pickford Crushed by LA Police
Los Angeles police say a plot by two truck drivers and an auto salesman to abduct Mary Pickford for 240000 was foiled. Three suspects arrested, two confessed, a third grilled, and two pistols seized as detectives seek link to the star and plans to kidnap others.
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Vitm
Tho Angeles
Mary Pickford
Robin’Hoag
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Miss Pickford
A. J. Wood
C. Z. Stevens
Wood
Steveris
E. L. Doheny
Oll
Pola Negri
Jackie Coogan
Pickford
Claude A. Holcomb
Yeggs Make Radium Haul in New York Heist
Hospitals searched today for burn treatment after a bold robbery reporting $20,000 in radium stolen from Dr. Isaac Levin's associate. Jon Gillatio, a city employee, was struck on the head as two accomplices fled with the lead box wrapped in brown paper.
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Yeggs
New York
Jon Gillatio
Isaac Levin
London Observes Memorial Day at Westminster Abbey
London marked Memorial Day with American flags and solemn cannon salutes. Services were held at St. Margaret's Chapel inside Westminster Abbey, honoring fallen soldiers.
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London
St. Margaret's Chapel
Westminster Abbey
Baltimore mother bears 47th child. becomes grandmother again
Mrs. Charles Shew of Baltimore, aged 48, has given birth to her 47th child and, just 12 hours later, became grandmother for the third time marking a remarkable family record for the city.
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Baltimore
Charles Shew
Ex Governor Hart Arrested on Bribe Charge
Former Washington governor Louis F Hart was arrested in Tacoma charged with soliciting a bribe during his term. He surrendered, posted bail, made no statement, and attended a twilight baseball game afterward.
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Tacoma
Wash
Louis F. Hart
Washington
Bullfighter Belmonte Denies South America Visit
Madrid reports that famed bull fighter Belmonte disputed claims he would travel to South America this year to perform in a bull ring. He stated there are no plans for such a tour and dismissed the rumors.
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Madrid
Belmonte
South America
Widow Leaves Husband Five Dollars in Will
Burlington Wisconsin tale notes Mrs Gust Vohe leaves $15,000 estate to three cousins and $5 to her husband. He petitions court to set aside the will alleging lack of mental capacity. The Des Moines bulletin reports corn prospects improved despite severe cold with planting nearly finished and crop up in central and southern counties. A New York dispatch says 15000 restaurant workers threaten a general strike to end tipping and seek a minimum wage for kitchen staff.
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Wis
Gust Vohe
Vohe
Des Moines
Iowa Weather Bureau
New York
Broadway
Jules Chastenary
Hotel and Restaurant Workers
The
Amalgamated Food’ Workers
Pistol Fight with Bandits Near Avenue City
In St Joseph Missouri a running gun battle ended with two of four Cottage Grove bank robbers captured near Avenue City. The convoy’s overturned car left two companions fled on foot. Captive Frank Revie was wounded in the arm. another man refused to give his name after being pinned.
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Cottage Grove State Bank
Des Moines
Avenue City
Here
St. Joseph
Frank Revie
Chicago bootlegger Genna slain in street gun battle
Four avengers in a high powered car fired 17 bullets at Angelo Genna, a Chicago bootlegger and feudist, slumping him at the wheel before his car crashed into a tele phone pole. Police link the killing to the underworld wars surrounding O Hannon Merlo and O Banion, with $13,800 found on Genna and a lavish wedding cake noted among his possessions.
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Angelo Genna
Genna
Dion O’hannon
Philip Maltese
Pinna
Genevieve Court
Maltese
Lillery
Genne
Merin
Assasins
King Boris approves first death sentences in cathedral bombing case
Bulgaria’s King Boris confirms death sentences for three men connected to the Sveti Krat cathedral bombing that killed 160 people. The three, identified as Peter Zadgorski, Marco Friedmann, and George Koeff, were deemed by the courtmartials as justly punished for the attack.
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Boris
Bulgaria
Sveti Krat
Peter Zadgorski
Marco Friedmann
George Koeff
Explosion at Mukden arsenal leaves 300 dead or wounded
A night blast at the Mukden arsenal reportedly killed or wounded about 300 people. The explosion demolished buildings up to a thousand yards from the arsenal. The cause remains unknown. The arsenal, updated with machinery from Denmark, had recently received modern plant upgrades.
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Peking
Mukden Arsenal
China
Denmark
Farmer's Son Hangs Self in Lake Elizabeth Township
Ill health prompted Hareld G Nordit, son of a farmer in Lake Elizabeth Township, to end his life by hanging. He was found in the barn by a younger brother early in the morning as he tended the chores.
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Atwater
Hareld G Nordit
Lake Elizabeth Township
Lone robber robs bank near Quitman Mo. heads toward Iowa
A lone robber held up the Farmers Bank cashier at Quitman Missouri and escaped with an unknown amount. The bandit fled north toward the Iowa state line as KFNF Shenandoah broadcast a description.
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Farmers Bank
Quitman
Here
Iowa State Line
KFNF
Confesses He Killed Child In St Louis Case
Herbert Anderson, 26, a laborer, confessed to police that he killed a one-year-old boy named Joe Azar last Monday, the time of the child’s disappearance, authorities said.
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St. Louis
Herbert Anderson
Joe Azar
Retired General Carter Dies After Long Service
Washington Maj. Gen William H Carter retired after a career that began as a 12 year old dispatch rider He died of heart troubleHis passing noted in brief obituary and tribute reflecting on his long military record In other news the Farm Loan Board began rate cuts with 5 percent interest for the Omaha district effective June 1 Readers expect further reductions possibly up to 0 5 percent in other districts as a general move to lower borrowing costs for federal land banks.
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Washington
William H. Carter
Federal Farm Loan Board
Omaha
Des Moines Summer Scout Camps Open This June
The Des Moines council of Scouts of America plans summer camps with Camp Mitigwa near Woodward opening June 28 and Camp Hantesa near Des Moines hosting 126 girls for a week from June 15. Also noted are a state park link at Boone, a large alumni jubilee at Clarinda High School, and various civic projects and events, including a fireworks show by the United Spanish War Veterans and a national oratorical contest.
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Hantesa
Ledges State Park
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Margery Farrens
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Gnawa
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Hammill
Lee County
Goose Pond
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Wall Lake
William Meister
Iowa City
Young
America
Iowa State College
Iowa Good Roads Association
Polk County
Chamber of Commerce
The Transformation of Puzz OTH in Crockeyland
Ruth sews a doll and awakens Crockeyjoy who travels by a light cord. He guides her to a magical land inside a book where a castle and drawbridge await. Ruth, Porz, and Crockeyjoy explore a doorway to Crockeyland and vow future visits.
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Stone
Old Crockeyjoy
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Crockeyjoy
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Porz
Parz
Crockeyland
Land of Crockey
Wise Mortals Equal Their Masters of Time Quote
A fragmentary quotation honors wisdom and courage, contrasting mortal equality with virtue. The speaker as heir of ages values integrity over victory, preferring defeat to shame, invoking classical voices Curtius and Tennyson.
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Quintus
Curtius
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