Kent Spurns War Profits In California Senate Bid
San Francisco July 2 Jill Kent Republican candidate for U S senator from California disputes reports of an $18 million fortune calling it an exaggeration of $16 million. He says he did not grow wealth during the war and used his funds to back useful production and natural resource development. He asserts any man with capital could profit from steel and munitions stocks during the war, but he avoided that path.
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London Amsterdam aerial express starts new service
London unveils a London Amsterdam aerial express using the same aircraft as the London Paris route. In fair weather the trip lasts about seven hours. The service connects the two capitals with rapid transit by air.
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Amsterdam
lIaris
Bigamy Rampant in Johannesburg and South Africa
The Sunday Times reports detectives claim bigamy is widespread in Johannesburg and across South Africa. Many men reportedly abandon wives in England and enter new marriages locally.
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Johannesburg
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Father Killed by Young Son in Kent Rabbit Hunt
London July 2. Joseph Field stationmaster at Knocholt Kent was killed by a bullet accidentally fired by his son Leonard during a rabbit hunt. The gun discharged prematurely due to a faulty cartridge.
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Kent
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Political bet stuns local crowd in July notice
A reader reports a $5,000 wager on Harding’s November election victory, with both major parties averse to contest the bet. The note hints at democratic opposition but finds no takers.
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Stokane
Harding
He'll Call for a Milk Bottle Next
Phoenix dated July 1 reports N. D. Starr, age 84, has just cut a third set of teeth. Doctors note that at that advanced age new molars would usually be unavailable except by dental purchase.
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Dancer in “Honey Girl” Fights Custody of Her Child
Rene Tiano seeks to keep custody of her 7 year old daughter Jane amid a habeas corpus bid by husband John W. Neil who claims she is unfit. He alleges neglect and improper guardian claims based on her stage career. Tiano says she has supported the child and asserts her husband has provided little since their three year marriage. Her mother and father, both vaudeville performers, are named in the dispute as part of the family background.
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Rene Tiano
Rays
John W. Neil
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Hushand
Jane
Princess Margaret Buried in Bridal Gown Note Opens
In Stockholm on July 2 Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden expressed a wish to be buried in a bridal gown inside a plain oak coffin draped with Swedish and British flags. The note, written in 1914, was opened after her death. The article also notes U S and Alaska coal reserves estimated at 4 231 trillion tons, over half the world total.
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Margaret
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Duke of Connaught
The
United States
Alaska
Parole Delays Found at Kentucky Reformatory
Frankfort July 2 investigation shows 20 percent of reformatory prisoners were eligible for parole years ago and forgotten by the parole board. Commissioner Joseph B. Byers cites some men eligible from seven to twelve years ago.
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Reformatory
Parole Board
Joseph B. Byers
Remedies for Skin Diseases From Beneath The Surface
An advertisement describes skin diseases such as eczema, tetter, ringworms, and pimples as originating below the surface and claims local salves ineffectual. It promotes 8.8.8 as a cure that cleanses blood and reaches the trouble, offering free medical advice from the Chief Medical Adviser at 605 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
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