City of Canton Is Captured Frightful Scenes Witnessed
Chicago June 13 Judge Lynch overruled defense motion to delete testimony by Estelle Gehling and a letter from William D Shepherd calling her his sunshine girl The letter shown insolvency and drift away from his office The court allowed the letter as pertinent due to bankruptcy admission prior to McClintock’s death The defense argued corpus delicti and disputed whether McClintock’s death was criminal The proceedings featured medical witnesses and lengthy testimony in the Shepherd case
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Chicago
Thomas J. Lynch
W. D. Shepherd
Estelle Gehling
Shepherd
Miss Gehling
Sunshine
McClintock
William D. Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Milton wins big auto race in Altoona
Milton won the 250 mile spring classic auto race in Altoona Pennsylvania on June 13. Peter De Paolo finished second by overtaking Harry Hart at the finish. The early part of the event saw a seesaw between Milton and Earl Cooper as tire stops shuffled the lineup.
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Altoona
Tommy Milton
Peter de Paolo
Harry Harta
Earl Cooper
Milton
Exumenical Council May Be Held in Rome
Rome reports the Pope may call a world council in Rome late this Holy Year with bishops from across the globe. Only 19 councils have occurred, first in Nice, last ending in July 1870 amid Franco Prussian War and Rome’s occupation. New York notes Charles Logg, ex Husky oarsman, will replace Dr Spaeth as Princeton crew coach.
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Rome
Nice
New York
Charles Logg
Husky
Duncan Spaeth
Princeton
Coolidge backs one Smoot tax plan in inheritance move
President Coolidge supports ending federal involvement in the inheritance tax as proposed by Senator Reed Smoot but opposes Smoots idea that states drop their income taxes in retaliation. He warns such a move would sharply cut state revenues and halt revenue sources.
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Washington
Coolidge
U.S
Reed Smoot
Smoot
Relief party for Amundsen at Advent Bay
The steamer Ingertre has reached Advent Bay Spitzbergen with the relief search for Capt. Roald Amundsen. Lieut Holm and his party unload planes for the search. The Norwegian steamer Farm brings relief supplies and the Ingertre will sail to Coles Bay soon to load coal for Alexandrovsk.
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Ingertre
Advent Bay
Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Holm
Coles Bay
Alexsandrovsk
Buenos Aires Poised to Honor English Prince
Buenos Aires plans an extravagant night display for the Prince of Wales visit with millions of electric lights outlining government buildings and the avenida de Mayo. Parks will glow with lighted columns and ribbons, flags of Britain and Argentina will flash, and streets to the prince’s mansion will be specially decorated.
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Buenos Aires
Avenida de Mayo
Buenos Airres
Broadway
Great Britain
Argentina
Miners Riot Spreads in Nova Scotia Coal Fields
Rioting by striking miners and sympathizers spreads to Cape Breton. Mobs raided the Sydney mines company store, and fifteen hundred people raided three stores near Glace Bay last night.
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Sydney
British Empire Steel Corporation
Cape Breton
Glace Bay
Rioting Loots Four Stores in Glace Bay Across Dominion Coal
Rioting continued in Glace Bay Nova Scotia last night. Four Dominion Coal Company stores were looted damage to fixtures and thousands of dollars worth of foodstuffs and clothing were carried away.
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Glace Bay
Nova Scotia
Dominion Coal Company
Troop Train Near Scene Headed to New Westford
A troop train carrying infantry and artillery to quell disorders arrived yesterday afternoon from Halifax and was shifted to the plant of the British Empire Steel Corporation in preparation for proceeding to New Westford.
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Sydney
Halifax
Emoire Steel Corporation
New Westford
Gov Hart Appeal in High Court on July 17
Olympia June 13 Chief Justice Tolman set July 17 for the hearing on Selden of Pierce County appeal over dismissal of the charge against former Gov Louis F Hart for alleged split in bank liquidation fees.
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Olympia
Wash
Tolman
Selden
Pierce County
Louis F. Hart
Condolences From Railroad Leaders For Former President Stone
Cleveland Ohio June 13 condolence messages from C W Griffith Grand Chief of the Railroad Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers were received by the family of the late President Stone who died suddenly in a hospital yesterday afternoon.
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Cleveland, O
C. W. Griffith
Railroad Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Stone
Gangsters and police clash in Chicago battle
Gangsters and police fought in Chicago as officers pursued a speeding car. Three officers died two sergeants and Walsh Olson, Conway was wounded, and Genna was fatally shot after a long chase. Genna may be Angelo Genna’s brother. Clenna’s name given as Michael.
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Chicago
John Genna
Genna
Angelo Genna
Clenna
Michael
John
Gof Police
Collins
Western Avenue
Olson
Walsh
Conway
Sweeney
Senator Walsh to Spend Summer in Europe
Washington June 13 Senator Wheeler of Montana confirmed that Senator Walsh will spend the summer in Europe. He said federal courts recess for the summer months and there is no chance the conspiracy trial will be held before September.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Walsh
Europe
Actor Drowning While Filming Doubles Star in Oregon
MARSHFIELD Ore June L3 R D Jones a Hollywood actor doubling for a Famous Players Lasky star drowned in the Coquille River when his canoe capsized during rapid shooting. Twenty men joined the search and dragged the river for the body.
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Marshfield
Ore
R. D. Jones
Hollywood
Famous Players Lasky Corporation
Coquille River
Accuse Judge of Leniency in Liquor Cases
Seattle June 1 Federal prohibition and dry agents refuse to try cases before Federal Judge Bourkain of Montana aiding the local court to clear the calendar. Accusations of leniency surface as several defendants plead guilty, while federal attorneys move to dismiss and rearrest until Judge Bourkain departs.
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Seattle
Prohibition and Dry Agents
Bourkain
Montana
Borquain
Uniform Divorce Laws Advocated by Woman at State Convention
ABERDEEN June 13 Mrs Croe Miller Mac Reynolds Secretary of the National Federation of Professional Women's Clubs urged uniform divorce laws and the creation of a Bureau of Education in the President's Cabinet during the state convention session.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Bureau of Education
Croe Miller-MacReynolds
National Federation of Professional Women's Clubs
Four Eagle Boats With Reservists Sail to Alaskan Points
Naval Reservists from the Thirteenth District depart Seattle aboard four Eagle boats for a seven day cruise to Southeastern Alaska. They travel by the outside passage toward Skagway Juneau Wrangell and Ketchikan then return south via the inside passage. Shore leave will be granted. Reservists from Seattle Portland Tacoma and Graves Harbor take part.
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Seattle
Thirteenth District
Eagle
Ketchikan
Portland
Tacoma
Graves Harbor
Senator Jones Opposes Senate Rule Change
United States Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington published a statement opposing Vice President Dawes proposed Senate rule changes. He argued that most major legislative acts protecting public rights were originated or perfected under the existing rules.
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Seattle
United States
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Dawes
Senate
Jones
Concession Renewed for TX to Chihuahua City Rail Line
Bruce Curtis, treasurer of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad, reports from Mexico City that Mexico renewed the concession to build a railway from Texas to Chihuahua City, enabling the railroad to extend into northern Mexico.
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Nogales
Bruce Curtis
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Mexico City
Mexico
Texas
Chihuahua City
Good Citizen Duty Cited by Washington Anti-Saloon Leader
Seattle June 13 Bernard N Hicks newly appointed Superintendent of the Anti Saloon League of Washington says any man may think as he pleases but should be a good citizen and observe all laws urging civic responsibility and law obedience.
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Seattle
Bernard N. Hicks
Anti- Saloon League of Washington
Passengers for This Port Aboard Alaska
Seattle June 15 The steamer Alaska sailed at 9 this morning for Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska ports with 200 passengers aboard. The Juneau list includes Alice Case Charles Preston Mrs K Preston J Shafer Lois Martin Mrs R B Martin Porter Martin Mrs Allen Shattuck Virginia Shattuck Curtis Shattuck L W Kilbourne Miss G McGrath Mrs C M McGrath P C Brown A B R Vesoja and steerage passengers.
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Seattle
Alaska
Defeat in Canton: Troops Tighten Grip After Surrender
Canton June 13 The Kwangteung and Cantonese forces under Bolshevik officers besieged Yuannanese defenses, forced surrender, and carried out brutal executions and looting. Civilians and soldiers were killed or drowned, amid treachery claims and heavy shelling. Ten thousand Cantonese troops north of the river wear red neckties to mark the capture.
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Canton
Kwangteung
Kwangteunk
Trapper's Body Found Near Lake Cat Shack
Two trappers returning from winter in back woods discover the aged trapper's body and a dog carcass in an deserted shack by Lake Cat north of Fort Williams Ontario. A toboggan loaded with furs sits by the door as they planned a southbound trek. No signs of foul play were found.
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Fort Williams
Ont
Lake Cat
Here
Man Fatally Injures Youth After Epithet Incident
Fresno on June 13. Angered by an unidentified youth hurling the epithet black Black person, Join W Denton and his wife toured the state and struck the youth with a public safety item, fatally wounding him.
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Fresno
Cal
W. Denton
Lords Hear Uneasy Talk On Slave Trade In Empire
British peers pressed for full facts on slave raiding across the Empire. Earl Buxton asked if the 1923 slavery report and any League of Nations information had been received, noting raids in Kenya and Sudan and ongoing slavery in Abyssinia. Count Cecil pledged government effort to curb slavery and raids. Continued on Page Tarren.
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House of Lords
Earl Buxton
League of Nations
Africa
Far East
Lord Oliver
Earl
Abyssinia
Vincount Cecil
The
League of
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