Two on Harding trip are killed in Colorado crash
Sumner Curtis, Republican National Committee member, died when the automobile plunged 75 feet over an embankment in Bear Creek canyon. Tommie French, Great Western Sugar statistician, died en route to hospital. Two newspaper men Donald A. Craig and Thomas F. Dawson were injured and taken to Denver hospitals.
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Harding
Sumner Curtis
Republican National Committee
Mr. Curtis
Bear Creek Canyon
Tommie French
Great Western Sugar Company
Donald A. Craig
Washington
New York Herald
Thomas F. Dawson
Associated Press
Colorado Historical and Natural History Society
Denver Mountain Park
Bear Creek
German Banks Wallow in Gold As Mark Plunges World Wide
In Dusseldorf on June 25 German banking houses briskly profit from selling marks for foreign values and sequestering foreign balances. While New York private banks buckle under the mark, German banks race to amass wealth, raising questions how long the surge will last. The comparison to Russia's wartime printing spree is noted, suggesting ongoing inflationary gains.
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Mark
Dusseldorf
New York
Germany
Internal Revenue Receipts Show Big Gain in May
Treasury department reports May internal revenue receipts of 149.5 million dollars, up from 102.6 million in 1922. The gain of about 47 million reflects improved business conditions since last year.
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U. S
Washington
Treasury Department
U S War Department Reveals Moisture Proof Smokeless Powder
The War department announced the development of a new powder for small arms and artillery that matches the driving power of the current type while being smokeless, flashless and impervious to moisture.
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Washington
War Department
U S Officials to Break Liquor Seals on All Ships
Washington June 22 American customs officials acting under instructions from Washington will board all foreign ships entering American harbors break the seals on beverage liquor and confiscate it in strict accordance with treasury regulations under the Supreme Court decisions.
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Washington
Treasury
Supreme Court
Arbitration treaty between U S and Britain renewed for five years
Washington June 25 Secretary of State Flughes and Sir Auckland Geddes the British ambassador signed an agreement renewing the arbitration treaty between the United States and Britain for five years.
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Washington
State Flughes
Sir Auckland Geddes
Berlin Goethe Lyceum Closes as June Cold Forces Vacation
Berlin officials close the Goethe Lyceum as severe cold keeps students at home. Authorities say this is the first time a German school has granted vacation due to cold in June, highlighting an extraordinary weather event in the capital.
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Berlin
Goethe Lyceum of
Germany
Mellon Sails for Europe aboard Majestic
Secretary Mellon sailed from New York on the Majestic bound for England. He plans a visit to France before returning to the United States toward the end of August. He calls the voyage recreational.
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Mellon
Europe
New York
Melson
Majestic
England
France
United States
Immigration Commissioner Seizes Alien Running
Washington reports June 25 that the Immigration Commissioner announced government seizure of cargo described as alien running records. The seizure involved a transportation matter tied to seized goods and border controls.
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Garé
Washington
Hus
Harding proposes self perpetuating international court at League forum
President Harding in St. Louis urged a self perpetuating international court to address objections to joining the League of Nations. He proposed empowering the existing court to fill its own vacancies, making it independent of the League. Governor Hyde hosted the event as an opponent of the plan.
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St. Louis
Harding
Coliseum
International Court
League of Nations
League
Hyde
Missouri
Miners barred from entering Red Committee union move
Indianapolis June 22. The international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America issued a warning to members and other unions to refrain from aiding or comforting the promoters of the progressive international committee of the United Mine Workers of America as it considers the movement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Organized Labor Movement
Progressive International Committee
International Executive Board
Germany Aims to Set Mark at 100000 to the Dollar
Berlin reports a plan to raise the mark to 100,000 per dollar as Germany’s money supply nears eleven trillion marks. Banks and the government agree to centralize foreign exchange dealings to stabilize the currency.
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Germany
Berlin
Elgin Doctor Drowns Before Bride and Friends
Dr. W. H. Thorwaldson a Northwestern graduate and former Wesley Memorial intern drowned while swimming in an abandoned quarry south of Elgin. His young bride watched as a party of colleagues from the State hospital for the Insane witnessed the accident.
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Elgin
TDL
State Hospital For the Insane
W. H. Thorwaldson
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Northwestern
General Gouraud Sails for Rainbow Division Fete
General Gouraud the one armed French commander sails from Havre to attend the Rainbow Division reunion in Indianapolis on July 15, marking the 1918 Champagne battle anniversary.
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General Gouraud
Rainbow Division
Paris
Gouraud
France
Havre
Indianapolis
Champagne
McCarl Denies Approving Federal Pay Board Expenditures
Comptroller General McCarl, answerable to Congress, said he would not approve certain expenditures by the federal employees' compensation commission. The decision highlights ongoing scrutiny of pay board spending and delegation of budget authority.
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McCarl
Washington
Congress
Federal
Employes’ Compensation Commission
Divorce Granted After Wife Offers Sale for 25
A Madison divorce records Mrs Olga Vanvleet of Sauk County after testimony that her husband offered her for sale for 25 dollars. The proceedings occurred June 25 with the court granting the dissolution of marriage.
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Madison
Wis
Olga .Vanvleet
Sauk County
Thad
Leviathan Sets New Speed Mark for Merchant Vessels
On the S. S. Leviathan off Jupiter Light Florida the 950 foot liner hit 28.4 knots in a sixty hour run, surpassing the Mauretania and making the United States boast the fastest, best equipped passenger ship. Al Lasker directed the reconditioning program and toasts were raised in iced tea aboard.
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S. S
Mauretania
United States
al Lasker
Shipping Board
French Punish Two Ruhr Cities in Brastic Manner
Three Germans died in the Ruhr as French troops carried out punitive actions. One man was shot at Lintrop while damaging railroad tracks. Another fell near Recklinghausen during an attack on a French worker. A third died near Recklinghausen when Belgian searchers encountered a German group after a Belgian corporal and private were killed.
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Ruhr
Essen
Lintrop
Recklinghausen
Government Spends $213 Million on Pennsy Road Improvements
Washington reports the U S government spent 213000000 for capital account improvements on the Pennsylvania railroad system during its period of control. The carrier reached a settlement to pay 90000000 before 1930.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
America Will Seek Pact to Limit Wartime Aircraft Act
Washington June 23 The senate will receive a new treaty from President Harding aimed at restricting wartime air activity. The draft was prepared by a commission empowered by the Washington conference on armament limits which began at The Hague on December 10.
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Washington
Senate
Harding
Hague
Nickel Plate Merger Approved by Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington June 23 The Van Sweringen plan to consolidate NY, Chicago & St. Louis with Lake Erie & Western Toledo, St. Louis & Western Fort Wayne Cincinnati & Louisville Chicago & State Line railroads was approved in full by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
van Sweringen Group
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Lake Erie & Western
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Fort Wayne, Chinnati & Louisville Railroad
Chicago & State Line Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
First Foreign Ship Liquor Seized Under Supreme Court Ruling
United States customs officials seized liquor aboard the Norwegian steamers Sosua and Smaragd at Mobile Alabama marking the first seizure under the Supreme Court decision that foreign ships could not bring liquor into U.S. ports as ship stores.
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Mobile
Ala
United States Supreme Court
Sosua
Smaragd
Mistaken for a Deer Fatality in Michigan County
Loivo Solonen a 38 year old contractor and justice of the peace of Herman Baraga county was mistaken for a deer and shot and killed by Nesyor Lapainen in Houghton Michigan on June 25.
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Houghton, Mich
Loivo Solonen
Herman
Baraga County
Nesyor Lapainen
Cold Wave Sweeps Trent as Alps Enshroud
A severe cold wave hit Trent Italy on June 25 with frigid conditions spreading to the surrounding Alps region. Local reports describe unusually low temperatures and notable weather strain for residents and markets.
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Italy
Trent
Alps
Chandler Anderson named to U S German claims commission
International lawyer Chandler Anderson of Washington and New York has been appointed by President Harding to the U S German Claims Commission succeeding Edwin Parker who resigned to become an umpire in negotiations. Anderson formerly served as State Department counselor and represented the United States in key arbitration talks with foreign governments.
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Chandler Anderson
Washington
New York
Harding
Edwin B. Parker
Mr. Anderson
State Department
Department
United States
U. S. Market Report Week Ending June 21
Livestock prices in Chicago ranged with hog top at 7.60 and bulk sales 6.85 to 7.50. Cattle and veal values listed for steers cows bulls and calves, with fruits vegetables and dairy prices across regional markets. Includes grains feed and hay quotes for Cincinnati Chicago Minneapolis St Louis and Wisconsin markets.
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Chicago
Florida
Tom Watson
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia Bliss
Cincinnati
Southern Bliss
O. B
California
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Prairie
St Louis
Iowa
Wisconsin
I W W Protest Pardon Conditions and Amnesty Stand
The I W W defense committee protests President Harding's pardon terms in the Chicago and Wichita espionage cases. They argue that requiring ex prisoners to promise to obey laws cannot be demanded since amnesty considers all as free speech cases not involving law violations.
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Washington
Harding
Chicago
Wichita
I. W. W. Defense Committee
Cold Wave Sizzles Across Three States
Chicago dispatch reports a sustained cold wave on Thursday hitting three states. New Mexico faced severe frost forcing cattle troughs to be broken for water. Arizona saw temperatures fall to 28 degrees. In Wisconsin Superior residents dug out woolens as the thermometer neared 40.
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Chicago
New Mexico
Arizona Desert
Superior
Wis
Band Playing Hail Hail Disperses a Texas Mob
A 2,500 strong mob surrounded the county jail in Houston Texas before a marching band playing Hail Hail the Gang's All Here dispersed the crowd. The protesters had threatened three Goose Creek residents jailed for refusing to provide information to a grand jury probing whippings in the area.
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Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
Harding Warns Against Government Ownership Of Railways
President Harding declared government ownership of railroads a colossal blunder during his transcontinental tour through Kansas City on June 23 en route to Alaska. He spoke in a prepared address criticizing such a move and urged opposition.
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Kansas City
Harding
Alaska
Brazilian Rebels Beaten in Grande do Sul
Report from June in Buenos Aires states regular Brazilian forces defeated rebels in the Grande do Sul region. Names, dates, and precise locations are unclear due to damaged text but the outcome is described as a defeat of rebel forces by regular troops.
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Buenos Aires
Grande
Sul
The Baptist John Herald of the Christ
Lesson outlines John the Baptist from birth to martyrdom, noting his humility and courage. It covers his foretold birth, prophetic ministry, call to repentance, Jesus' praise, and his death at Herod’s hands, with emphasis on preparation for the Messiah.
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John
Jesus
Herald of the Christ
John, the Baptist
God
The
Jordan
Christ
Paul
Herod
Herodias
Seeking the Name of God in Turkish Paper Scraps
A compact note reflects on Turkish collectors who seize scraps bearing the name of God, noting the cultural reverence and meticulous preservation of sacred text in daily material culture.
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God
Richter
Men of Genius Quote Reflected in Historic Note
A literary quotation attributed to Longfellow is presented as a reflective line about genius and social behavior. The excerpt likens brilliant individuals to a meteor that lands as a dull, inert stone.
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Earth
Relics From Late George R. Sims Crime Collection Sold
The entire private collection of George R. Sims author journalist and playwright was auctioned in London. A kitchen chair linked to a murder sold for about five shillings autographed letters of notorious killers drew only small sums. Five items with historical value like old leg irons and a Newgate prison lock also failed to attract buyers.
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George R. Sims
London
Sims
Newgate Prison
New Showpiece Showcases Retail Goods Efficiently
Storekeepers gain with a two section showcase that presents items in the shopper’s line of sight at the front while a rear miniature stockroom holds merchandise. When a purchase is chosen a clerk opens a rear door behind the item and hands it to the customer without disturbing the display.
Behind the Scenes Telephone Call Conversation
A Cohoes New York brief notes a telephone exchange where an operator informs a caller that Mr. McConnell is in an important conference and may be away all afternoon. The operator also asks an office boy about the baseball game end time, suggesting the person may not return before 5:30.
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McConnell
Office Boy
Johnny
Unable to Worry Others Causes Concern
Some individuals face difficulties making others share concern about issues, leading to social distance and potential misunderstandings. The article explores how empathy gaps affect communication and community response.
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