Nine Power Envoy Named for China Customs Conference
Washington announces Silas H. Strawn and Win A. MacMurray named as American commissioners to China for the nine power treaty customs conference. MacMurray becomes minister to China. Strawn, special counsel, joins to represent the U.S. in negotiations on increased Chinese customs revenues. Kellogg meets with American business leaders on customs instructions.
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Silas H. Strawn
Coolidge
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Jona
Win A. McMurray
China
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American Commission
French Troops Score in Morocco Engagement
French forces under I Freydenburg repelled attacks near Onerghariv, reporting 5,000 enemy fighters and heavy losses despite repeated assaults. In other news, earthquake tolls Ranged up to 11,000 injured with 360 dead reported. A Milwaukee infant dies after poisoning incident. a daughter born hours later. A livestock broker commits suicide in Sioux City. grandstand collapse injures six in Oakland. Pi Beta Phi founder Emma Killgore dies at 17. Oklahoma storms cause major damage to Smith-Davis Mine and widespread property losses.
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Rabat
Morocco
Freydenburg
Mezziat
Riffs
Devastating storm toll across New York coast
A 64 mph gale battered the east with trees uprooted cars wrecked and hail storms on Long Island houses and greenhouse glass shattered. Two deaths were reported and damage reached hundreds of thousands, with Port Washington and Glen Cove estates cited. Clouds of cold followed, snow flurries forecast for northern New York and a sharp drop from 92 to below in the city.
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New York
Long Island
Port Washington
Glen Cove
Marcus Loew
New York City
Catherine Howard
Weather Bureau
Oswego
Indictment in New York Baby Farm Death Case
A grand jury indicted Mrs Helen Auguste Geisen Vork owner of a baby farm in Eagle 86th Street on first degree manslaughter after an inquiry into the death of a Winters infant among 30 fatalities at the facility. Experts say skull fractures imply the child was struck against a wall.
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New York
Helen Auguste Geisen-Vork
Eagle 86Th -Strest
Girl Slayer Exonerated by Coroner Jury
Chicago Lucille Wunsch an 11 year old Riverdale student was acquitted of the murder of Agnes Schmuid after a brief coroner's inquest. The verdict aroused strong reaction in the chapel where the hearing took place.
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Lucille Wunsch
Riverdale
Agnes Schmuid
Mt. Clemons
Mich
Pension request filed by 98 year old veteran at Bridgeport
Daniell Martindale, 98, of Minatare, Nebraska, seeks a federal Civil War pension fearing he may become a charge to relatives as he ages. Also report: 27 of 23 seamen drowned in Brittany coast storm. lifeboats sent out from a ship and hurled back by heavy seas.
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Quinter
France
Brittany
St. Bruce Stoon
Slayer of Girl Sought Leads to Body Found
Detectives tracing the shooting of Mrs Emma M Towns at her Pine Point Lake Maranacook cottage and the abduction of Miss Aida Hayward found her body hidden in a second Pine Point residence. Hayward lay almost nude between mattresses on a bed’s second floor. authorities say she was attacked and strangled.
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Emma M. Towns
Lake Maranacook
Aida Hayward
Miss Hayward
Jennie Gray
Pine Point
Acquittal in Waterloo Murder Trial
A district court jury of seven women and five men acquitted Harry W. Bell after a trial that began May 11. Bell was charged with shooting Hilsworth Kern during a drunken confrontation over gun possession at Kern's home on November 23 last.
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Harry W. Bell
Hilsworth Kern
Kern
Leaps to Death Over Skunk River Bridge
In Burlington Ja K Duncan of Mr Pleasant to his own wife, leaped from a bridge over the Skunk river in an apparent double tragedy. The act ended lives in a single impulsive action, with local officials investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal leap.
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Burlington
K. C. Duncan
Mr Pleasant
Skunk River
Drive on Rum Enforcement Pushed by Officials
Washington officials say the drive on rum is just beginning as the Coolidge administration aims to enforce prohibition to the limit. Senator James E Watson declares efforts will intensify with all government agencies enlisted, while committee members fault enforcement lapses and failures to pursue big liquor cases to completion.
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James E Watson
Indiana
Couzens Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
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Hmit
Watson
Atantic Seaboard
Couzens
Michi ‘Gan
Helden Named to Iowa Highway Commission
Gov Hammill issues a recess appointment for James W Helden of Scranton to the highway commission effective July 1 for 30 days after the legislature convenes. Helden’s name was submitted for confirmation last winter but the senate rejected the appointment. Molden currently serves on the commission.
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Ment
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Girl Fatally Injured in Mapleton Orchard Incident
Steffa Baker, a year-old girl from Mapleton, Iowa, suffered a bullet wound to the breast and is in critical condition. Found unconscious in an orchard by family members returning home, she cannot explain the accident, which is believed to be a safety related incident. Master T. O. Baker and spouse reside nearby.
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Aris Steffa Baker
T. O. Baker
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Per Here
Divorce Mill Indictments Hit Providence High Bail Set
Two hundred New Yorkers were indicted in Providence Rhode Island on forgery and conspiracy charges connected to fraudulent divorces. Master in Chancery Leonard W Horton and law partner Francis H Dougherty were held on $50,000 bail each for examination May 25.
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R. I
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Leonard W. Horton
Francis H. Dougherty
Flames Rescue Dozens From Burning Chicago Building
Firemen pull more than 50 people from a multi story blaze in Chicago where men women and children were trapped on the upper floors. Quick thinking and swift action saved many as the flames raged, underscoring the peril and heroism of the responders.
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Chicago
Boat Disaster Sinks Fisk Steamboat on Cumberland
Four pargons drowned when the steamboat Fisk sank in the Cumberland river. Five others on board swam ashore, with rescue efforts underway as officials assessed the accident and its causes.
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Watkon Attorney on Trial in Cresco
Prominent Waukon attorney and financier Ja-Dennis J. Murphy faced indictments for forgery and larceny by embezzlement as the trial opened in Cresco. Hundreds attended, surprised by Murphy entering the courtroom with his defense counsel prepared to defend the allegations.
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Town Plans and State Road Developments in Iowa
Towns announce 45 miles of graveled roads this summer while state officials push highway projects across 44 counties. Des Moines hosts state and national meetings as cities seek funding and utilities expand. Opposing routes and new buildings shape Iowa’s 1920s infrastructure growth.
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Iowa tops in value of corn oats horses hogs and eggs
The report notes Iowa leads in the value produced from corn oats horses hogs poultry and eggs, highlighting a strong agricultural output across multiple sectors. Local farmers and markets are influenced by the high valuation of these commodities.
Contracted Cold at a Billy Sanday Revival
A letter from A. R. Wilson of La Follette Tennessee cites Peruna as a cure for a cold following a Billy Sunday revival in Knoxville Tennessee. The writer claims three bottles of Peruna revived his system and calls it a great system builder and catarrh remedy. The ad urges readers to buy Peruna from local dealers in tablet or liquid form.
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la Follette
Tenn
Billy
Knoxville
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