President Coolidge Addresses in St Paul at Minnesota Fair
President Coolidge spoke at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds in St Paul praising national unity and fraternal cooperation among peoples, marking 100 years since Norwegians landed in New York Harbor. The presidential party included Secretary of State Frank Kellogg, hosted at Kellogg’s St Paul home during their visit.
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New York
America
Frank B. Kellogg
Relief Ship On Way North Toward Spitzbergen
The Amundsen relief ship Ingertre proceeds toward Spitzbergen at up to 10.5 knots. Two seaplanes are aboard on the deck ready for service as the vessel moves northward this June.
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Aero Club asks Coolidge to consider search for Amundsen
The Norwegian Aero Club urged President Coolidge to promptly consider dispatching either the Los Angeles or Shenandoah to search for Captain Roald Amundsen, following events of the preceding Saturday night.
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New York
Norwegian Aero Club
Los Angeles
Shenandoah
Roald Amundsen
Whole Families Swept Away in River Floods
Vera Cruz state reports over 100 drowned in the Isthmus region as the Tehauntepec and Perros rivers overflowed. Whole families and livestock were swept away, with uprooted trees, ruined crops, and railway bridges washed out.
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Second Campbell Trial Is Postponed to June 22
In Tacoma Washington the second case against former Judge Fremont Campbell for grand larceny in stock dealings with Pine Ta Bay Mining Co is postponed to June 22 due to the death of Judge Gordon in an auto accident. The earlier case ended with an acquittal.
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Fremont Campbell
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Heat Wave Relief Arrives as Death Toll Climbs
Chicago reports relief from a nine day heat wave and storms with 481 deaths nationwide including 157 in a single day. Cloudy skies and rainfall moderated temperatures in the Midwest while tornadoes damaged over 100 buildings near Wray Colorado and Des Moines Iowa saw a rapid temperature drop from 85 to 64.
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Midwest
Wray
Colorado
Des Moines
Iowa
Kilbourne Confesses Robbery Ties to Seattle Bank Heist
Portland reporter notes Alva R. Kilbourne, hospitalized, made a complete confession to his role in the robbery of the Bothell State Bank near Seattle last Friday afternoon. He stated the two slain youths and himself were the only ones involved.
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Ore
Alva R. Kilbourne
Bothell State Bank
Seattle
Frisco Streets Sink Into Sea Ascitywide fill shifts
San Francisco reports a large area on reclaimed land slowly subsiding into the bay with the Union Ferry Building settling about 14 inches since 1898. Despite gradual movement, no cracks appear and Market Street has needed raising. skyscrapers rest on thousands of piles driven to bedrock beneath the mud and sea wall.
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Great Union Ferry
United States
Market Street
Pumps Up Tire Of Automobile And Then Dies
Seattle June 8 After pumping up a tire of his automobile following a minor accident James Ir Newhaus aged 60 years died from a heart attack He is survived by a brother A Newhaus of Fairbanks Alaska
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Seattle
James Ir. Newhaus
A. Newhaus
Fairbanks
Alaska
National Credit Men Convene in Washington for 30th Annual Meeting
Washington June 8 plans for nationwide campaigns against commercial criminals will headline the National Association of Credit Men thirtieth annual convention in Washington. The program aims to survey the economy and focus on credit issues and crime prevention. The Credit Justice Fund of 1,000,000 will be fully subscribed on opening day. Prominent speakers include Bishop James Freeman Edward James Cattell Secretary Hoover Senator Simpson and others attending through the week.
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Edward James Cattell
Philadelphia
Commerce Hoover
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William Mather Lewis
George Washington University
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Prospectors Relieved of Their Arms in Alaska District
In the Gassiar district prospectors surrender side arms under orders by Gold Commissioner Dodd to reduce disorders. A Seattle Post-Intelligencer dispatch from Frank J Cotter notes about half a barrel of pistols have been collected, while rifles may be kept for hunting. Miner Pat Meliride comments on the harsh conditions and uncertain discoveries. Reports mention a placer strike on Clearwater Creek below Telegraph Creek.
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Gassiar District
Dodd
Frank J Cotter
Seattle Post-Inteligencer
Pat Meliride
Oldtimer
Alaska Plane Forced Down in Rain and Fog
In Ruby Alaska a six passenger Fokker monoplane from Fairbanks Airplane Corporation was forced to land during a midnight rain storm and fog. The craft overturned on soft ground. three passengers and two crew escaped unharmed. Propeller broken, rudder bent, one wing damaged. passengers departed by gasboat. The plane to be repaired and flown back to Fairbanks after a new propeller arrives. NOME reports intense interest as 1000 gathered at Fort Davis for the Fairbanks to Nome flight but no news reached here about the accident.
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Alaska
Fairbanks Airplane Corporation
New York
Fairbanks
Nome
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Fort Davis Landing Field
Associated Press
Arctic planes named NA 1 2 and 3 for MacMillan expedition
Three planes of the MacMillan Arctic Expedition will be designated NA 1 NA 2 and NA 3 Naval Arctic. NA 1 and NA 2 will explore polar regions while NA 3 serves as reserve at Selburg Land. Weather forecasting will be done from the baseship Leary at Etah Greenland.
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June
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Greenland
Big Postal Deficit Indicated Reports
Washington reports that postal revenues are declining rather than rising under the April 16 schedule. May figures show an annual deficit exceeding 12 million dollars, signaling a substantial shortfall in expected income.
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Washington
Zanni Plans Sudden Pacific Flight From New York
Major Pedro Zanni announced two convoys aiding his Pacific crossing will return to Vancouver. His damaged plane will be shipped to Buenos Aires, with a July arrival in New York as he prepares to fly to Buenos Aires in a new aircraft.
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Buenos Aires
New York
Arctic Islands to Come Under Canadian Jurisdiction
An expedition to establish Canadian jurisdiction over distant Arctic Island possessions will begin July 1, led by George P. MacKenzie. Mounted police and government experts will patrol islands and survey resources, with a police post planned for Elsmere Land. In Washington, Army ordnance experts pursue a seven millimeter shoulder firearm to increase ammunition by a third with no weight gain, comparing favorably to standard .30 caliber automatics.
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Arctic Island
Dominion of Canada
George P. MacKenzie
Yukon Territory
Elsmere Land
Washington
Army Ordnance
J. D. Peterson
Springfield Armory
War Department
Common Sense Tempered Matchmaking in Japan
In Tokyo the Women's Club in Atagocho Shiba hosted a party for 40 bachelors and 40 unattached young women to spark potential nuptial matches. Guests received papers detailing each other’s ages stations in life and education while men listed monthly income for family support. Admission cost 50 sen with no refund if matches failed.
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Tokyo
Atagocho
Shiba
Security Pact Accord Boosts Western Europe Stability
In Geneva on June 8 Austen Chamberlain and former Premier Briand announced full accord on the German proposed Western European Security Pact. Paris reports Chamberlain handed Briand a note pledging Britain to guarantee Rhine security under Versailles terms, offering Britain’s military forces if France or Belgium are attacked, though not covering Poland and Czechoslovakia eastern frontiers.
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aAusten Chamberlain
Briand
Paris
Havas
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Rhine
Rhineland
France
Belgium
Poland
Supreme Court Upholds Gitlow Conviction
Washington June 8 The Supreme Court upheld Benjamin Gitlow’s conviction under the New York criminal anarchy act with Justice Holmes dissenting. The decision centers on what constitutes free speech and a free press under the Constitution as applied to Gitlow’s distribution of the Socialist manifesto in The Revolutionary Age.
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Supreme Court
Benjamin Gitlow
New York
Holmes
Justice Brandeis
Thirteen Hundred Miners Strike to Oppose Wage Cut
Thirteen hundred miners of the Wester Fuel Company walked off the job in Nanaimo on June 13, rejecting a 60 cent daily wage cut. The strike halts operations as workers protest the reduction and seek a return to previous pay.
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Fbc
Wester Fuel Company
Escape From Mine After Explosion Near Sturgis
Fifteen miners remain trapped while 835 miners escape after a mine explosion at the Kentucky Coal Company mine west of Sturgis Kentucky on June 8. Rescue teams work as shafts are inspected for ventilation and stability.
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Here
Kentucky Coal Company
Realtors to Discuss Using City Property for Retail
Cleveland leaders report on a convention topic tackling dead street frontage in government district blocks. A committee chair notes government frontages attract little pedestrian traffic, suggesting main floor rents to merchants to boost street life and stabilize values while efficient space use benefits government facilities.
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Graham Aldis
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