Assassination of Walter Rathenau Sparks German Crisis
Berlin reports martial law and a state of siege after the foreign minister Walter Rathenau is killed by three assailants. Protesters call for strikes as Reichstag clashes erupt between left and nationalist factions. government plans extra legal trials and emergency measures.
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Rathenau
Berlin
Walter Rathenau
Germany
Wilhelm
General Federation of Trades Unions
Leipsic
Freiheit
St. Bartholomew's
German Republic
Reichstag
General Schoch
German People’s Party
Karl Helfferich
Mathias Erzberger
Herr Escherich
Home Guard
von der Tann
Wirth
Kapp
Prussia
Special Taxes Due July 1 Under Revenue Act of 1921
Washington June 27 Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair announced that capital stock tobacco manufacturing miscellaneous occupational and other special taxes are due on or before July 1. Every domestic corporation must pay 1 per 1000 on capital stock including surplus and undivided profits over 5000 and must file a return even if exempt. Foreign corporations doing business in the United States must pay 1 per 1000 on capital employed in the transaction of its business in this country.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Blair
United States
Cash for Shoals Building Constrained by Funding
In Shoals Washington on June 27 an appropriation of 4000 dollars was set for new construction. The report notes concurrence from authorities on the funding amount and project scope.
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Shoals, co _ Washington
Len Small Acquitted After Short Jury Deliberation
Waukegan Illinois June 26 Gov Len Small is acquitted of conspiracy to defraud the state charges. Jury retired at 2 03 p m and returned a unanimous verdict at 3 40 p m after two ballots. Relatives and supporters packed the courtroom as the decision sparked a political and personal reaction.
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Kankakee
Ill
Len Small
Waukegan
Small
Ili
Claire C. Edwards
Grant Park
Suzanne Small
Leslie Small
A. E. Ingfish
Assassination of Field Marshal Wilson Shocks London
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, former chief of the imperial general staff, was shot at his Eaton Place home by James O'Brien and James Connelly. A chase involving 500 police and civilians ended with the captors' arrest. Wilson had recently retired and was elected MP for North Down as a unionist.
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London
Sir Henry Wilson
Eaton Place
James O’brien
James Connelly
Henry Hughes Wilson
Imperial General Staff
North Down
Ireland
Ulster
Craig
Nitro glycerin blast in Wellsville kills two men
In Wellsville Ohio on June 26 a nitro glycerin explosion in a street car caused two immediate fatalities and serious injuries to three others, with three houses badly damaged. One victim is believed to be James Kane, longtime shooter from Jewett Ohio.
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Wellsville
James Kane
Jewett
General O'Connor Receives Threat in Ireland
June 26 reports say General O'Connor of the British army in Mullingar Ireland has received a letter from Irish malcontents threatening him and ordering him out of Ireland. The warning appears from local Irish sources in Mullingar.
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Mullingar
Ireland
O'Connor
Gompers Reelected AFL President At Convention
President Samuel Gompers was re elected without opposition for his forty first term as head of the American Federation of Labor at its annual Cincinnati convention Mediation of bids for the 1923 Portland Oregon meeting was approved and foreign delegates to Canadian and British labor events were named Gompers denounced soviet Russia saying its purpose is to destroy the AFL and urged recognition would betray democracy and align with savagery he cited telegrams from Hughes and Hoover denying legal hindrances to trade with Russia.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Russia
Hughes
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Rockefeller dies in Tarrytown at Rockwood Hall
William Rockefeller, oil magnate and former head of Standard Oil of New York, died in Tarrytown on Saturday from pneumonia after illness at Rockwood Hall began last Sunday. He, like his brother John D. Rockefeller, rose to prominence in early Standard Oil history and together built the Rockefeller interests.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockwood Hall
Standard Oil Company of New York
America
Richford
Tioga
County
New York
Williamson
John
Auto Wreck Fatality Report From Hall Claire
L L Gregg of Chicago died in a car crash near Hall Claire Wisconsin on June 27 when the automobile overturned at high speed. The steering wheel reportedly became uncontrollable causing the wreck against a post.
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Hall Claire
Wis
L. Gregg
Chicago
U S Market Report Grain and Livestock Trends Week Ending June 23
The report notes mixed grain shifts with late week gains amid export hedges removal and heat driven crop concerns. Chicago prices rose for July wheat and corn, while highs triggered profit taking. Dairy and fruit markets showed declines, hogs steady to down, beef steadier. stocker and feeder shipments totaled 72,977 across 12 markets.
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Washington
Chicago
Southwest
Canadian
Northwest
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Boston
Wisconsin
Virginia
Carolina
California
Georgia
Modern Silhouette Dominates Streetside Fashion Shift
A fashion writer notes a move toward longer lines and flowing sleeves across day wear with many outfits embracing a tall, loose silhouette. Silk capes and coats, capes with chenille trims, Chinese embroidery, and bold borders appear. flappers cling to shorter skirts while overall dress trends favor softness, length, and draped elegance.
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Paris
Tariff Bill Progress Reported In Senate
Senator Watson stated that 516 of 2087 committee amendments to the tariff bill have been acted on in the Senate over two months. He said 415 were approved without change, 84 recommended reductions, and 11 called for rate increases. The Senate lowered rates in three cases and increased them in the same number.
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Washington
Senate
Watson
Ind
Parachute Leaps Save Two in Kansas Plane Dive
Two men Roy Snow and R H Norman of Oklahoma City escaped death when their airplane plunged nose first. They leaped from the falling craft using parachutes over Belle Plaine Kansas in June 1923.
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Belle Plaine
Kan
Roy Snow
R. H
Norman
Oklahoma City
St Paul Labor Assembly Backs Beer Legalization Plan
The St Paul Labor Assembly adopted a resolution urging modification of the Volstead Act to legalize light wines and beers under government regulation. The June report notes the stance taken by local labor leaders on alcohol policy and reform.
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Labor On Appeal
St. Paul
Minn
Labor ‘Assembly
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