Elks Dedicate 54 Million Memorial Structure in Lincoln Park
Chicago July 14 The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks unveils a 3 million memorial headquarters in Lincoln Park. Delegates at the 62nd Grand Lodge reunion dedicate a limestone shaft building with a domed memorial hall and offices, honoring World War dead and featuring murals by Eugene Savage.
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Chicago
Benevolent and Protective Codex of Elks
Grand Lodge
Lincoln Park
Be Ba
Nedgertor Swartout
Eugene Savage
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns Against Imitations
Vintage advertisement urges mothers to use genuine California Fig Syrup for babies with constipation colic feverish breath and diarrhea. It promises quick relief by moving stools gases and bile and notes the importance of buying the real product with clearly printed directions.
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California
Court martial ordered for salute delay to Haiti's Louis Bora
Lt Col James Thornton Watson of California faces a court martial over a delayed 21 gun salute to Louis Bora of Hayti on his port arrival in New York. Brig Gen Hugh Drumm, Col Stanley Ford, and Major Gen Charles Summerall are noted in proceedings with Watson to appear at Fort Jay.
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New York
Louis Bora
Hayti
Borno
Haiti
James Thornton Watson
California
Charles P. Summerall
Second Corps
Radio broadcast planned for Peteet trial in Tijuana
June 14 report says the Peteet case trial in Tijuana will be broadcast by radio if arrangements are completed. Promoter William Silver says English translations of testimony will be sent quickly once Mexican authorities consent. Four men including ex police chief Zenaido Llanos face charges tied to the Peteet family deaths. The trial may be held at Correos Del Norte Hall with a radio station on its roof, seating about 300, though no media audience will be admitted.
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San Diego
Peteet
Tijuana
Stassing
William Silver
Zenaido Llanos
Thomas Peteet
Correos del Norte
Newspaper and Press Association
New Cotton Found in South America
A group of Bureau of Plant Industry experts returning from a month long expedition in the West Indies and South America report discovery of several new cotton types. They also note rubber experiments in Haiti and the Canal Zone and suggest rubber production could come from the herea or spara tree in the West Indies Central America and Mexico.
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Washington
Bureau of Plant Industry
West Indies
South America
Agriculture Department
Haiti
Canal Zone
Central America
Mexico
Britain to Study Wage System Amid Industrial Peace Talks
The Daily Mail reports Britain may study wage methods used elsewhere as part of potential reforms. No decision has been made yet, but if industrial peace is restored such a conversion could be sent in.
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Britain
Ae Ag
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Costume Change Pails He Pays Fine
A unclear court note reports a postponed matter in corporation court on Wednesday. The text references a fine paid by a man after a costume change incident but lacks clear details or names.
Filipino Senator Freed Hit Officer Case
A Filipino senator is released after an incident involving a hit officer. Details remain scarce as authorities proceed with the investigation and clarify charges or outcomes.
Laws Score by Teacher Noted in Intern League
A teacher scored points in the 100th Intern League event, with Y and Blus achieving notable marks. Officials credit the effort to the competitive atmosphere and teamwork.
Widow Receives Suspended Sentence in July Plea
In Pittsburg a widow was given two suspended sentences until November for a plea involving feeding eight people. Minutes later she paid $250 to cover a fine for a boarder, Hassan Joseph, who pled guilty to a similar charge. US Attorney John Myinthed hinted the case would yield more details when Mrs Heigle returns to court.
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Pittsblergh
Rale
Hassian Joseph
United States
John My
Wastle
Heigle
Rockefeller Heir Faces Trust Accounting Fight
In New Lore, Justice Mehoney heard arguments over $7,500,000 in Rockefeller funds tied to Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Her yearly income of £600,000 is supported by a 1917 trust from John D. Rockefeller Sr. and linked to the Standard Oil stock and Rockefeller institutions. A motion for accounting was reserved as briefs are filed.
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Universal Service
John Y D. Rockefeller Sr
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
McCormick
Justice Mehoney
Supreme Court
Bia
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Encouraged wets launch national campaign for liberal Congress
Encouraged by progress in modifying the Volstead Act, wets begin a national drive for a liberal Congress. The effort targets states with favorable liberal chances and will influence nearly all senatorial battles and House races.
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seulVéts
Washington
House Seis
Prehistoric human bones found during foundation work
Workmen uncover an urn containing human bones during foundations at a moving mature theater site in Rio de Janeiro. Officials from a national museum commission will take custody of the urn and its contents for study.
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Universal Services
Rio Janeirg
Inday
Commissi Aluseum
Dros
Hoover Prefers No New Radio Conference This Year
Secretary Hoover sees no need for another radio conference this year and favors self regulation through private associations in communities. He notes four years of national conferences under the Commerce Department, with plans to codify core principles into law at the next session. He does not expect major changes from licensing new stations, with about ten ready to operate from 600 license applications.
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Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
Baye
Congress
Commerce Secretary
Britain to Name Czar of Radio
London reports Lord Reading is expected to become head of the government board of control in Britain and be named the Czar of Radio. The move would place him in charge of overseeing radio policy.
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Britain
Radio
London
Lord Reading
Great Britain
Government Board of Control
Papers to Ald Slaving Probe
Boston police seek help from newspapers to identify a young woman whose dismembered body was found in the Mattaponi district. A blue sedan driver near the term wall is being sought and investigators trace the killer through burlap bags and cardboard hoses used with the remains. The medical examiner says the dismemberment was performed by someone skilled in surgery.
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Boston
Termetry
Mattapani
Thimony O'Leary
U. S. Counts Men Without Country
Washington reports more than a million residents in the United States cannot claim citizenship in any land. The immigration commissioner provides the estimate of stateless people in the country.
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Washington
United States
Commissioner of Immigration
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