Harding and Cox Nominated Faces in Ohio Rivalry
Marion Ohio July 6 Warren G Harding sends congratulations to Governor Cox as Ohio braces for a presidential race. The piece notes Harding’s public message, his stance on campaign openness, and the front porch campaign idea while marking Cox as a strong, whirlwind candidate shaping a party contest.
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Marion
Ohio
Warren
Harding
Cox
Penrose
Pane
The
Marion Star
Rep
Dayton and Springfield News
Dem
Max Hayes
Cleveland Citizen
Buckeye
Sun
Jenny Lind the Donkey Sent To Pasture After Service
London July 6 Mrs Konker’s donkey Jenny Lind earned her keep hauling coal before joining the Animal League hospital for a shoulder injury. When healed, Jenny will retire to pasture as the couple recalls her transformation from dirty to white and her steady work through oats.
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London
Jenny
Mrs. Konker
Republican Chiefs Begin Session in Chicago
In Chicago on July 6 Will Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, arrived with ten national figures from the West to launch the active campaign for Warren G. Harding, the Republican nominee.
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Chicago
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Warren G. Harding
Cat Adopts Young Rabbit In Unusual Pairing
In Ashford a cat abandoned a litter of four and later took in a young wild rabbit about the size of a kitten. The rabbit now fills the vacant place among the feline family.
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Ashford
King Albert Receives New Bristol Fighter Aeroplane
King Albert was presented with a Bristol Fighter by Handley Page in Brussels on July 6. He declined decorations, preferring dual ignition and a larger petrol tank to extend flight range.
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King Albert
Brussels
Belgium
Albert
Handiey-Page Company
Thrifty French Pave Solve Absinthe Stock Dilemma
Paris reports the nation faces a ban on absinthe while large stocks remain. Citizens plan to blend the spirit with fruit and liqueurs to use the surplus, a thrifty workaround amid prohibition.
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Paris
Had a Fine Time but Paid for It
In Los Angeles a man named Alexander Vega, after meeting two young women by a bathing beach, rode home in their car and was robbed at gunpoint. The assailant demanded money and a watch, taking 60.40 dollars and the timepiece before Vega reported the crime to the police.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Vega
Alex
Gasoline Ration Restored By Standard Oil In Seattle
Standard Oil resumes five gallon limits for pleasure cars after a holiday easing. Shell keeps to half tank, trucks allowed ten gallons. Reason cited is higher demand from Neah Bay boats and equal treatment for Tacoma and Seattle customers. Since the month’s start Seattle sales are up twenty five percent from last year. El Segundo tanker due July 15 to aid Seattle supply.
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Standard Ol
Shell
Neah Bay
Tacoma
Seattle
John McLean
Standard Oil Company
McLean
Standard
el Segundo
Girl Apache Cleared of Murder in Paris Trial
Jeanne Laconte known as the girl Apache is freed and exonerated of murder after two years sought by police. She was convicted and sentenced to death in absentia while a fugitive, but her actual trial acquitted her.
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Paris
Europe
Mile
Jeanne Laconte
Cox Nomination Sparks San Francisco Victory Rallies
In downtown San Francisco crowds erupt after Governor Cox is nominated by the Democratic National Convention. Delegates parade through the business district led by the Coz band from Piqua, Ohio, with Dixieland tunes and Palace Hotel lobbies filling with cheering supporters as the march resumes up Market Street.
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San Francisco
James M. Cox
Coz
Piqua
Ohio
Palace Hotel
Market St
Dancer Sues Hotel For 50000 After Elevator Shaft Injury
HINTON W Va July 6 Mins Nyma Seabert a dancer filed a $50,000 suit against McCreery hotel proprietors claiming she fell into an open elevator shaft at the hotel injuring her knee and hindering her dancing career. Her livelihood relies on shapely limbs and without use she cannot work.
Diplomats Shielded From Cooties Amid Quarantine
Report from Washington notes that during a peace negotiation attempt, Soviet delegates crossing into Narva were detained by American Red Cross typhus fighters for disinfection despite diplomatic privilege. The incident follows warnings of disease disrupting military and diplomatic moves.
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Washington
Bethonia
Narva
Tts
Keval
Red Cross
Army transport Great Northern grounded off Fort Mason
The army transport Great Northern ran aground on a mud bank off Fort Mason and remained stuck at 10:20 a m. Towing attempts were planned for between 1 and 2 p m. and officials assured no damage or danger. Aboard are a delegation of congressmen and United States senators.
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San Francisco
Great Northern
Honolulu
Philippines
Fort Mason
Army Transport Service
United States
Language Size Gap Between English and Romance Tongues
An estimate places English with about 75,000 more words than the combined vocabularies of French German and Spanish. The figure underscores English’s lexical breadth and influence in global communication and education.
Missing U S Navy man Daniel Schackman sought by brother
Daniel B. Schackman formerly of the U S 8 Texas and later Puget Sound naval base hospital has disappeared since discharge. His brother Nathaniel H. Schackman of 670 Snedeker Ave Brooklyn NY requests information. Daniel about 20 with poor eyesight and a hole in the ear lobe from a nail punch at age four.
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Daniel B. Schackman
Texas
Puget Sound Naval Base Hospital
Nathaniel H. Schackman
Snedeker Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
The
Star
Daniel
Nathaniel
Nothing to Do Brings Burdened View of Life
A reflective remark on how idleness or lack of purpose can make life feel heavy. The statement contrasts those with activity and responsibility against those who withdraw, suggesting meaning comes from engagement rather than passivity.
Nine Year Old Boy Fatally Struck by Auto Near Enumclaw
Milton Smith, nine, of Enumclaw was killed when a motorbus driven by Joe Kujawa struck him three miles north of picnic grounds. The boy darted from a second car and was instantly killed. Kujawa was arrested but later released after witnesses said the collision was unavoidable.
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Milton Smith
Ira M. Smith
Enumclaw
Joe Kujawa
Kujawa
Hatpin Suicide Found In Bathtub Case
Wolverhampton reports Mrs. Mary Theresa Wolfe found dead in her bathtub with a small wound penetrating the heart. Evidence indicates the injury was caused by a hatpin discovered in the tub. authorities note the deceased had been ill with senna ii.
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Wolverhampton
Mary ‘Theresa Wolfe
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