Radium Poisoning Linked to New Jersey Plant Fatalities
June 22 report details deaths and illnesses among workers at the United States Radium Corporation Orange plant and nearby facilities in New Jersey. Victims report hallucinations of butterflies while handling radium compounds used on watch dials and tetraethyl lead poisoning linked to gasoline production. Authorities note possible thorium involvement and cite DuPont precautions as a contrast in safety measures.
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New York
New Jersey
United States
Radium Corporation
Orange, N. J
FortuPent de Nemours Company
Deed
Standard Owl Company
Rayway Works
Elizabeth Iij
DuPont
DuPonts
Orange
Du Pont Declares 40 Percent Dividend and Bond Retirement
The E I Du Pont de Nemours and Company directors announce a 40 percent special dividend payable in August to stockholders of record July 27. They also authorize retirement on September 1, 1925, at 106 1/8, and note $36 million excess surplus from revaluation of General Meteors stake, boosting General Meteors from 55.589 million to 78 per share.
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Wilmington. del
A. P
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
DuPont Company
General Meteors
General Metors Common
Sheriff seeks assailant in case of girl
A warrant is issued in Hagerstown Maryland for 21 year old Guy Reta of Willimasport charging criminal assault on Aurelia Pool age 16 in a park last Friday. The girl, described as feeble minded, reportedly admitted after questioning. Sheriff Richard Duffey and deputies pursued the suspect who escaped before capture.
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Hagerstown Md
Guy Reta
Willinasport
Aurelia
Richard Duffey
Bernard Grant Death Follows Clemency Efforts in Hangings Case
Bernard Grant died from stab wounds in a state prison after thousands urged clemency for him and Walter Kraeser, both convicted of killing Police Officer Ralph Saunders in 1922. Grant refused to let physicians treat him, and his death occurred amid questions about equal treatment and multiple reprieves.
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Chicago
APS
Bernard Grant
Walter Kraeser
Gramt
Krewer
Grant
Small
Graat
Krauser
Ralph Saunders
Garnt
Kraneer
House of Correction
Pital
Peisoner
La Follette Burial Without Pomp At Madison Capitol
Funeral rites for Senator Robert Marion LaFollette in Madison were simple and somber, honoring his wish for no ceremony. The ceremony featured hymns Nearer My God to Thee Abide With Me and America with Mozart and choir, conducted by Dr E Haydon of Chicago, with thousands viewing his casket at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Die Fer
Deveid
Madison
Wis
Robert Marin LaFollette
Washington
Mozart and Mannechoir Chorus
Dr . E. Haydon
State House
Capitol Square
Foreigners Leaving Canton as Wharest Crews Strike
Describes a widespread foreign exodus from Canton with whites and missionaries leaving for Hong Kong and Macao as native workers and servants join a general strike. Reports on labor demands, license controls on food and currency, and unrest tied to anti foreign actions and the Chinese Legation incident in Paris.
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New York
APS
Hong Kong
Macao
Canton
Wee Rae Laneite
M Nak Vaaay
Shameen Ga
Shanghai
Annie
Faris
Tcheng-Leh
Fraser's
Preach
Legation
Cumberland Issues Improvement Bonds
Cumberland Maryland mayor and council approved a 115 000 water improvement bond in the 750 800 issue, awarded to Hambleton and Company Baltimore at 10691. Funds will finish nine miles of 36 inch concrete conduit from the lake to the city and reface the dam face.
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Cumberland
Hambleton & Company
Baltimoore
Rth
Setine
Peericniity
Manary
Dreaght Relief Promised Tonight Amid Uncertain Forecast
A slight chance of drought relief was forecast for May 24 as weather outlooks suggest limited improvement tonight. Officials warned conditions remain unsettled with regional variations and possible continued dryness despite brief relief prospects.
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Eek
Coolidge to deliver address at Swampscott Summer White House
President Calvin Coolidge plans to speak at the Swampscott Summer White House tomorrow evening. The event will be broadcast on WCAP WEAP WJAR WEEI WOC WSAI and WOC, with guests including cabinet members and a secret service representative Mrs Cavalidge.
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Washington
White House
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
WCAP
WEAP
WJAR
WEEI
WOC
WSAIL
Mere. Cassidge
Elubed Justice for 12 Years Returns to U S
A fragmentary report details John Wesley De Kay a figure linked to bankProvidence and fraud attempts in 1914. The text mentions his travels through Belgium and Switzerland after a prior escape and hints at a secretary testimony about misused funds intended for entertainer Mme Bernhardt amid a failed government pursuit.
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Providence
John Wesley de Kay
Gun
Wes
de Kafret Beard
Sadeer
London
O of
Mise Elliott
Mme Bernhardt
de Kay
Judes
Late News Bulletins From New York And Across The Nation
A dispatch reports 22 deaths from arene and vinkeoee in New York and New Jersey with numerous mobile accident fatalities and suspected poisoning cases. Updates say Marcha Jefire’s health declined and the marshal’s condition worsened. Four American seoytreaders reach Weesung while officials discuss interstate commerce and public culture measures amid tense geopolitics.
Local Mason Dies Sudden After Indigestion Attack
W o S Taylor a 70 year old mason of Salisbury died at 11 28 AM while being rushed to the hospital after a severe indigestion attack at the Peninsula Brick Co yards. He had worked there about three and a half hours that morning and was an active Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church member. Survived by widow seven sons and five daughters, funeral plans not yet set.
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W Os Taylor
Mason
Taylor
Peninsula Brick Co
Roland Taylor
Felow
Taye Wad
Thes City
Bethesda
Mr Taylor
Misa Jessie Wingate
Marilie Springs
Hallie B. Mears
G. Rolsad
Cayne ZW
Cart J. Thomas B
William and John
Salisbury
G. Vernon
Baltimore
Philadelphia
A D Melson
Chester
Nettie Taylor
Pittman
J. Ides
B Kellar
Louise Taylor
Woman Drowns In Shallow North Beach Water
Annapolis Maryland June 23 The coroner reports death by heart failure after Mrs Julette DesForges 2 years old of Washington DC drowned while swimming at North Beach near the Calvert County line in three feet of water Miss Nellie Arsenault a friend aided in bringing the body to the surface and calling for help
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Annapelis
A. P
Julette DesForges
Washington, D. C
North Beach
Anne Arundel Couity
Calvert Couns
Anosta
Anna
Nellie Arsenault
Death of Taxicab Driver Under Probe in Baltimore
A driver died amid a dispute over a fare in Baltimore. Police at South Central Station held a suspect on assault charges while witnesses described a confrontation at the destination. Morphy delivered a fare bill of $2.48 amid the tense dispute and subsequent investigation.
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Baltimore
Neuester
William T Biley
Doceph
Tanicab
Raas
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Paris
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Talbot W. Chambers
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Chambers
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