Independence Day Reflected Across Lands and States
Chicago reports on Fourth of July observances as millions celebrate nationwide. A British warship saluted the U S president en route to Alaska, while Jack Dempsey defended his title in Shelby Montana. Firework restrictions and safety efforts marked the holiday amid injuries in Chicago and St Louis. Paris unveiled a memorial to American volunteers in the French army with funds from French and American donors.
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Chicago
Lexington and
Concord
United States
Willamette River
Portland
Oregon
Harding
Alaska
West
Montana
St. Louis
Peru
South America
Paris
Place Des Etas Unis
France
Bank of France
Les Americains
Jean Boucher
Allen Seger
Maurice Mercadier
America
High priced lodging and meals hit Shelby Montana
In Shelby on July 4 AP reports scarce sleeping and eating options. A major livery stable added a lunch counter and many hay loft cots, all booked overnight. Cots or bed portions cost 5 dollars with some charges up to 10, while food prices rose and staples like steaks and eggs were scarce and expensive.
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Shelby
Mont
Train Wreck on Santa Fe Kills Three Near Domingo
Albuquerque reports three dead and many injured when Santa Fe Navajo No. 9 plunged 40 feet off a curve near Domingo New Mexico. Engineers J Blevins and Kruse among the dead and injuries included conductor Eastman. Rescue efforts ongoing for missing crew.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Domingo
J. J. Roberts
Kruse
Roberts
Joseph Blevins
Hall
Eastman
National Auto Speed Contest at Kansas City
At Kansas City Missouri on July 4 drivers prepared for a 250 mile national championship race with a 9000 dollar prize and 500 bonus points toward the year end national title. Jimmy Murphy leads with 1070 points followed by Tommy Milton and Harry Hartz. Thirteen likely starters include Milton Cooper Elliott Murphy Hearne Hartz and de Palma. Crum damaged gears in tests and may be unable to race.
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Kansas City
Jimmy Murphy
Tommy Milton
Harry Hartz
Bennett Hill
Eddie Hearne
Ralph de Palma
Frank Elliott
Earl Cooper
Jerry Wonderlich
Leon Duray
Ora Haibe
Governor Silzer Calls Harding Alaska Trip a Failure
Trenton New Jersey July 4 AP Governor Silzer says President Harding's Alaska trip is a failure. He argues the Republican platform remains unfulfilled and urges an extraordinary session of Congress to enact proposed measures. The governor claims the trip only boosts the president's popularity while the administration shows weakness.
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Trenton
N. J
Harding
Washington
Congress
Silzer
Republican Party
Lincoln’s Friend Recalls Gettysburg Address on Radio
Cornelius Cole, once California senator and Lincoln companion, recalls hearing the Gettysburg Address. He turns 101 in September and spoke on the Los Angeles Times radio program last night about the historic event.
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Los Angeles
Cornelius Cole
California
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Los Angeles Times
Fireworks Crackdown Ordered by Seattle Police Chief
Seattle police chief Severns orders arrest of parents of children who set off crackers on July 4. An ordinance for enforcement is noted but details are unclear in the fragment.
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Seattle
Wash
Severns
British Ship Fires Presidential Salute For Harding Parade
Portland July 4 AP The British warship Curlew fired a presidential salute as President Harding's train crossed the Willamette River bridge during Fourth of July celebrations. Captain Stanley L. Holbrook of Curlew suggested the salute which the committee approved, marking a potential precedent.
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Portland
Ore
Harding
Stanley L. Holbrook
Curlew
Williamette River Bridge
United States
Willamette River
Commercialism Robs Children From Dramatic Life
Oakland July 4 Mrs Lucy Cuddy director of the Children's Theatre of the San Francisco Stage Guild tells principals that the mechanical and commercial age robs children of drama and moving pictures replace other forms of dramatic expression leaving schools short of material for dramatic work.
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Oakland
Calif
Lucy Cuddy
Children’s Theatre
San Francisco Stage Guild
National Education Association
Utah Weather Generally Fair Tonight and Thursday
The Utah forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with noticeable temperature changes. No precipitation expected and skies remain mostly clear.
RINGSIDE RATS AT CUT RATES FOR BIG BOAT
Shelby Mont July 4 AP crowds flood town before gates open for big fight arena. Fans, concessionaires rush, restaurants crowded as tickets sell briskly. Gibbons arrival inspires brisk activity and mass transit shuttles to the arena. Cont page seven.
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Shelby
Mont
Resta
Sons
Gadic
Gibbons
Ess
Shell
Pad Ll
Birthday celebration honors Uncle Samuel on July Fourth
The piece envisions a grand Independence Day party on Wednesday July 4 to honor Uncle Samuel as he turns 147. It mocks critics and celebrates the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution while noting plans to display the original document at the Library of Congress in Washington, with continued coverage on page three.
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Samuel
United States
Sotien
the United Stat
Continental Congress
Library of Congress
Washington
Sam
Henry Bacon
New York
Alfred B. Smith
National Democrat
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Tammany Hall
United States of America
Smith
Dempsey Gibbons Fight Ends In Fifteen Round Decision
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey loses on a decision after fifteen rounds with Tom Gibbons in a Chicago bout that surprised bettors. The crowd surged into the ring as the referee declared Dempsey the winner, with Gibbons bleeding from the mouth and nose. The bout featured close exchanges and tactical clinching throughout.
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Shelby
Mount
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Gibbons
Pincen
Jack Kearns
Dougherty
Tom
Jack
No Light on Reparations Cloud in British Cabinet
London, July 4. The British cabinet struggles to find a ray of light in the reparations deadlock. Lord Curzon presented yesterday's verbal replies from France and Belgium, but officials offered no details. Secrecy shrouds cabinet deliberations as pessimism persists in Britain, France and Belgium.
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London
Lord Curzon
France
Belgium
Britain
Irene Castle Seeks Divorce From Ithaca Manufacturer
Paris reports Irene Castle the American dancer has filed for divorce from Captain Robert Elias Treman of Ithaca New York. They wed May 4 1919 after the death of her first husband Vernon Castle. Treman active in Treman King Co manufacturing auto parts and hardware.
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Paris
Irene Castle
Robert FE. Tremain
Ithaca
N. Y
Vernon Castle
Robert Elias Treman
Robert H. Treman
Treman
Treman-King Company
Cornell University
Fort Worth
Royal Flying Corps
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