Stefansson Leads Arctic Expedition for Three-Year Quest
Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson arrives in Seattle to finalize plans for a Canadian scientific expedition into the Arctic. He will lead twelve scientists aboard the Karluk and Alaska departing for Nome to begin a perilous three year journey to unknown land beyond the Mackenzie River, with provisions optimized for long isolation.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Vilpidimar Stefansson
Arctic
Victoria
D. C
Stefansson
R. M. Anderson
James Murray
Nome
Alaska
Karluk
Dr. Stefansson
MacKenzie River
Point Marrows
Point Barrow
MacKenzie
Explorer
Victoria Island
Roosevelt
Mobile Supreme Court to Hear Weinacker Tax Case
The City of Mobile sues Weinacker Ice and Fuel Co. for over 500 in taxes. Judge S B Browne granted a new trial in Mobile county circuit court after a Friday hearing. Attorneys Boone and Armbrecht indicated the case will be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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City of
Mobile
Weinacker Ice and Fuel Company
Supreme Court
S. B. Browne
Mobile County
B. B. Boone
Weinacker People
Boone
Inge
Armbrecht
Toledo museum refuses Perry flag shipment
Officials in Toledo refused to deliver the Commodore Perry flag to Ensign Lowry from Annapolis. The flag with the inscription Dont Give up the Ship was set for a three month display in Toledo for the Perry centennial. Lowrys orders directed him to move the flag to Erie to place it aboard the Niagara and sail to lake cities this summer.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Toledo Museum of Art
Ensign Lowry
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Commodore Perry
Lowry
Erie
Niagara
Lake Cities
Eighth Notch in Old Holdy Was Fateful One
General May a longtime eastern Kentucky outlaw was electrocuted at the state penitentiary after being convicted for the March 5 killing of Mrs. Belle Meredith in Clay County. The pistol he called Old Hardy was linked to multiple shootings, including the Meredith killing, with eye witnesses and a trial history detailing the fatal confrontation and subsequent parolees. May, who claimed the shooting was accidental, faced execution with stoic calm, having expected death and preferring to know when it would come.
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Associated Press
Eddyville
General May
Belle Meredith
Clay County
Old Hardy
May
Sherman Meredith
Meredith
Kentucky
Freeman
Sorrowful Tale of a Teen Bride's Tragic End
In Chicago on June 27 a 17 year old wife Annie Thode died by poison after marital strife and her mother's criticism. The coroner's jury ruled death by her own action. Annie left a letter to Charles Thode, lamenting broken trust and promising not to be sacrificed for love.
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Chicago
Anna Thode
Charles Thode
Charley
Annie
Johnson Denies Brutality in Augusta Child Cruelty Case
Augusta Ga June 27 J J Johnson a local butcher denied brutality charges in recorder s court after being charged with restraining and flogging his 15 year old daughter He pled not guilty the court fined him 100 for disorderly conduct bound him over to the state court on cruelty to a child and set bail at 1000 He said he whipped her for disobeying orders about another girl.
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Augusta
J. J Johnson
Recorder’s Court
Recorder
State’ Court
Johnson
Man Dies After Exposure In Refrigerator Incident
Grand Forks, June 27. Frank Cheney, a city resident, was found dead after entering a large refrigerator to cool off. Doctors said the abrupt temperature drop caused a blow to his brain, leading to death shortly after.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Frank Cheney
Senate lobby probe to summon New York attorneys and investor
Subpoenas will be issued for Lewis Cass Ledyard Paul Cravath and David Lamar to testify next week in the senate lobby investigation into impersonations of congressmen by a caller ring. A Mitchell Palmer testified that Ledyard received calls pretending to be Palmer and officials vow to pursue those responsible.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Lobby
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Paul D. Cravath
New York
David Lamar
Wall Street
Ledyard
Cravath
Robert S. Lovett
The
Union Pacific
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Senate Committee
Palmer
Overman
Lamar
Clark
Underwood
Henry
Riordan
Condemned Negro Is Great Singer
Oscar Dewberry, a black inmate sentenced to hang July 11, continues to sing daily in Fulton tower. Once a choir singer, he vocalizes with clear tenor as two other inmates join in religious songs, drawing crowds of prisoners near their cells. His execution would be Fulton county’s first this year following two hangings in 1912.
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Atlanta
Oscar Dewberry
Dewberry
Decatur Street
Pratt
Fulton Tower
Fulton County
Sam Swatson
Columbus
R. L. Clay
Ojeda Forces Fall Back to Guaymas for Rebel Battle
A wireless message from the U S cruiser Pittsburg at Guaymas relayed to San Diego reports General Ojeda has fallen back to Guaymas and is ready to engage rebel state troops there. Governor Francisco Garcia of Sonora informed the Mexican consul in Tucson.
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Associated Press
Tucson
Ariz
United States
Pittsburg
Guaymas
San Diego
Francisco Carcia
Sonora
Ojeda
Compressed air killed the lad in Camden factory
De Fini an 18 year old worker at a Camden talking machine plant died from injuries after fellow workers forced a tube into his throat and filled his abdomen with compressed air. Detectives arrested two men on charges of aggravated assault and battery.
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Philadelphia
de Fini
Camden
Mrs Schieber Acquitted by Memphis Jury
Margaret Schieber was found not guilty of murder in the second degree in a case tied to the death of her husband Autinus Schieber, a wealthy lumberman. The verdict sparked a courtroom demonstration checked by Judge Edington. the shooting occurred in Mrs. Lillian Howell's apartment after Schieber followed him from their home.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Margaret Schieber
Autistus Schieber
Edington
Schieber
Little Mary Schieber
Chicago
Prize Draw Promotes Panama Canal Celebration Meetings
Readers can win prizes at various meetings for promoting the Panama Canal Celebration. Prizes range from five to twenty five dollars, with larger prizes at specific venues. Each event also distributes samples donated by merchants and manufacturers to boost attendance. Each meeting awards high prizes to two men and two women, with tickets issued to those who cut out and present this notice.
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Panama Canal
Semme’s
S P. m
Crichton Odd Fellows’ Hall
Toulminville
Open hearings on currency bill in Senate Banking Committee
Washington June 27 open hearings on the administration currency bill will begin late next week before the senate banking committee. Expected to bring expert views from business men bankers and students of finance Senator Owen declared that federal reserve board would not be increased nor representation given to banking interests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Owen
Federal Reserve Board
Congress sessions push tariff bill. quorum issues stall case
Senate convened at 2 p.m. to continue work on the tariff bill. The House met at noon but the Judiciary Committee again failed to obtain a quorum to proceed with the McNab Caminetti case.
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House
Judiciary Committee
Weather outlook and regional conditions forecast
Weather mobile precasts show showers tonight and Saturday with southeast winds. Alabama expected to be generally fair with local rains in the northeast. Mississippi cloudiness with probable showers in the south and central areas tonight or Saturday. Morning temperatures recorded at Royal and Dauphin streets vary across locations including Wrens and other towns.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Royal and
Dauphin Streets
FT de Mie Tees
Wades
Peers
Wrens
Washington society woman to wear trousers shock Washington
Mrs Barney Hemmick, a 61 year old Washington social figure, plans a public appearance in modified trousers with suspenders. She notes the move will shock some but argues trousers are more sensible than skirts for her needs.
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Washington Society
Washington
Barney Hemmick
Hemet Officials Worried Over Asian Laborer Expulsion
Hemet officials expressed worry after yesterday's incident in which Riverside Korean apricot pickers were driven from Hemet by white laborers and sympathizers who opposed Asiatic competition. Mayor Shaw consulted attorneys who said the city bears no blame. Fruit growers claimed Asiatic workers were cheaper, while white laborers disputed the claim and ranchers backed a so called white mans valley. A state department agent reportedly headed to Hemet to probe the expulsion.
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Associate Press
Hemet
Cal
Riverside
H. G. Shaw
State Department
Los Angeles
Cabinet Talks on Pacific's Dissolution Plan
Washington June 27 The cabinet discussed the latest plan for dissolving the Union Pacific merger. Attorney General McReynolds and other cabinet members outlined proposals to President Wilson. Officials remained hopeful for a government railroad agreement before July 1 despite no official announcement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Union Pacific
McReynolds
Wilson
Bachelors and Spinsters Fare Better When Married
Chicago health official Dr. C. St. Clair Drake reports that married people live longer. He notes bachelors have a death rate 29.5 percent higher than married men, while unmarried women are 40 percent more likely to die than married women. Bachelors' rate is 19.8 per 1000 versus 15.3 for married men, and single women 14.3 per 1000 versus 10.3 for those who marry.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Br. C. St. Clair Drake
City Health Department
Policeman Fatally Shoots Machinist in Calera
Herbert Armstrong a 22 year old railroad machinist of Montgomery was shot and killed last night at Calera by a special policeman under coroner inquest testimony. Armstrong was fleeing after a late arrest on a Louisville and Nashville freight and collapsed beside a box car after a fatal back shot. His wife lives near Mount Meigs. The body to be brought to Montgomery today.
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Montgomery
Ala
Herbert Armstrong
Calera
Armstrong
Louisville
Nashville
Mount Meigs
Fight Probable Over Election To Incorporate Plateau
The petition to incorporate Plateau three miles north of Mobile into Meaher has been filed in probate court. Judge Price Williams will appoint election officers and set election date. Plateau’s population exceeds 2,000, with territory outlined to Mobile river, Three Mile Creek, and Prickard Station area. Finlay McFadyen, first signer, sought removal but was deemed too late. he may serve as an election officer. He objects to costs and tax increases, claiming local enterprises oppose incorporation.
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Plateau
Mobile
Meaher
Price Williams
Finlay McFadyen
Probate
Williams
McFadyen
Browne Son Attacks Assistant Solicitor in Court Office
Ewing Browne, son of Judge Samuel B Browne, entered Cowley Touart offices and struck Assistant Solicitor Touart in the forehead as he rose. Touart and onlookers described severe blows and a bloody, bruised face after the assault. Browne appeared ready to fight in bare shirt sleeves.
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Touarte Browne
Recorder’s Court
Cowley & Touart
van Antwerp
Ewing Browne
Samuel B. Browne
Circuit Court
Touart
Browne
Mr. Touart
Item
Why Mexicans Now Hate Americans
Senator Fall told the Senate the Madero revolution report doubts US arms export policy and alleges foreign bonds financed the uprising. He says Americans faced ransom and outrage in Mexico after 1910, and that funds from Paris banks and bondholders flowed to Gustavo Madero, with the Mexico Central railroad never completed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fall
Senate
Mexico
Taft
Gustave Madero
Paris
Mexico Central
Zacatecas
Madero
United States
Gustavo Madero
Decoy package lands man in Dallas
Ed Martin was arrested after picking a decoy package left on a railroad bridge under a Black Hand extortion threat to Edward Tiche. The note demanded $500 and warned of explosion if not paid. Martin claimed ignorance of the demand and took the parcel only after seeing it.
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Dallas
Texas
Ed Martin
Edward Tiche
Tiche
Alice
Martin
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Perry
Museum of Art
New Yorker
Palmer of
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Guayamas
Mrs
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Pacific
Reaper
Young
Montgomery County
Republic
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