Heavy forest fires rage across West Coast states
AP reports ongoing forest fires in California Washington Oregon and British Columbia with casualties and large timber losses. Portland man J H Casperson killed while escaping a falling burning tree near a cliff. In Oregon 4,000,000 feet of lumber and thirty cords of pulp wood burned near Tillamook. California fires improve except Santa Barbara blaze near control. Washington and Montana crews deployed from Spokane and Missoula to bolster firefighting along St Joe river Coram and Rivulet with dozens of men already in action.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast Territory
Tillamook
California
Santa Barbara National Forest
Sequoia National Forest
Redonda Island
Washington
Joe's Bay
Missoula
Mont
Spokane
Wash
Montana
Idaho
Smith Creek
St. Joe Forest
St. Joe River
Coram
Glacier National Park
Farmers Urge Political Support Rally at National Conference
In St Paul Minnesota July 12 AP organizers push creation of the American council of agriculture to promote and defend agricultural welfare under any circumstances. Farmers vow federal aid pressure and pledge support to Congress members who backed the McNary Haugen bill defeated in the last session.
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St. Paul
Minn
National Council For Promotion of
Resolutions Committee
National Conference of Farm Organizations
American Council of Agriculture
Congress
McNary-Haugeln
World records fall as Olympic track events stun Colombes
At lympic Stadium in Colombes France two world records were shattered during the Olympic championships. Paavo Nurmi appears near certain to win a third Olympic title as Finland doubles up in cross country. Britain and Australia set new marks in sprint and field events while American athletes push their total score higher as the competition winds down.
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Lympic Stadium
Colombes
France
Paavo
Finland
Great Britain
Winterstralia
Brunette
Argentina
Bank Conditions Show Excess Reserve for Clearing Houses
York July 12 AP reports the clearing house and trust company sector shows an excess reserve of 28 dollars, a decrease of 20 dollars. The brief notes the reserve shift as part of daily financial reports.
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York
Cloud France Polo Team Wins Olympic Final 15–2
The Cloud France polo team secured the Olympic title this afternoon with a decisive 15 to 2 victory in the final match.
De Palma seeks reinstatement with American Automobile Association
Los Angeles July 12 Ralph DePalma veteran Italian driver announced he applied to the American Automobile Association for reinstatement. DePalma left the A A ranks years ago and has been racing at Ascot speedway under the International Motors Contest Association banner.
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Los Angeles
Ralph DePalma
Eee
American Automobile Association
DePalma
A. A
Ascot Speedway
International Motors Contest Association
Exclusion Law May Affect Island Japs
Washington July 12 AP An opinion on whether the new immigration law allows Japanese now lawfully residing in Hawaii to enter the continental United States under the exclusion provision is being prepared by Theodore G Risley solicitor of the labor department at Secretary Davis request. The result will influence the department policy on admitting or rejecting Japanese from Hawaii and may lead to a court challenge if residents are excluded. No regulations have been issued yet.
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Washington
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Theodore G. Risley
Labor Department
Davis
Department
Hawaii
Woman Member of Bandit Gang
Mary Anderson alias Grace Asbury of Davenport Iowa confessed to membership in a bandit gang linked to the killing of Deputy Sheriff Ernest Miller in Will County Illinois. She named Ralph Johnson alias Robertson as her companion and said two others were in a second car. Johnson jumped from the pursuing car and the vehicle crashed. she was handed to Joliet police.
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Chicago
Mary Anderson
Grace Asbury
Davenport
Iowa
Gan
Sheri Ernest Miller
Frankfort
Ills
Will County
Frank State Bank
George Weidling
Pollice
Miller
Ralph Johnson
Robertson
Johnson
Joliet
Murder suspect in Illinois arrest linked to Eder family killings
Freeport Illinois police arrest a man named John Bauer as a possible alias of John Kammerer in the June 30 Villa Park murders of Otto Eder his wife and three children. The Eder home was found beaten with a club. the weapon is missing. Kammerer was reported seen near the home before vanishing.
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Freeport
Ill
John Bauer
John Kammerer
Otto Eder
Villa Park
Chicago
Here
Kammerer
Eder
Wead and Price Break Record in Sea Plane Flight
Washington July 12 AP reports lieutenants F. W. Wead and John D. Price set a new record by remaining aloft in a sea plane for fifteen hours and 16 minutes after piloting a naval aircraft. They previously held a 13 hour 20 minute record. Norfolk fliers also attempted the record but were forced down.
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Washington
F. W. Wead
John D. Price
Norfolk
Smoot Heads Coolidge Club In East Lake City
United States Senator Smoot of Utah was named leader of a Coolidge for President club formed in East Lake City to boost the election of Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes.
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East Lake City
United States
4 Smoot
Utah
Calvin Coolidge
Charles Dawes
United States Tops Track Events at Olympic Stadium
At Colombes on July 12 the United States team won the Olympic games with Harold Osborne of Illinois A C and Emerson Norton of Georgetown taking first and second in the decathlon final. The U S lead after 20 of 26 events makes a Finnish comeback unlikely though they still can tie or win the most first places.
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Olympic Stadium
Colombes
France
United States
Harold Osborne
Illinois A. C
Emerson Norton
Georgetown
Hughes Takes Trip to Europe
Secretary Hughes sails from New York aboard the Berengaria with the American Bar association delegation to an international lawyers meeting in London. After July 21 to 28 in London he will visit Paris as a guest of the French bars for recreation and has no plans to visit Berlin before returning to Washington about August 15.
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Washington
Paris
Hughes
New York
American Bar Association
London
State Department
Paria
Hugues
Berlin
Fair Tonight and Sunday With Mild Temperature Change
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with a slight turn in temperatures. No precipitation is expected and humidity remains moderate. Winds are light to moderate, shifting directions at times.
A Big Nickle's Worth in The Sunday Tribune
The Pocatello Sunday Tribune promises a full page feature lineup including Potash and Perlmutter by Montague Glass, Ring Lardner’s crossword substitute, Shackleton adventure Bucking the Brutal Antarctic Ice, Around the World With Togo by Wallace Irwin, Minnie Higgins romance, and seven comic pages with B Up Father Andy Gump and Mutt and Jeff.
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Minnie Higgins
Andy Gump
Mutt
Jeff
Three letters branded on pastor's back shock Burned letters IK K K
Reverend Oren C. Vanloon, pastor of Berkeley Community church near Detroit, was found in Battle Creek after eleven days missing. He was ill and disoriented with three K letters burned between shoulder blades, suspected from hot metal. He planned a short trip before disappearance and has a history of anti Ku Klux Klan statements. A mysterious call led police to his location.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Oren C. Vanloon
Berkeley Community Church
Detroit
Vanloon
Berkley
Orchard Lake
Flint
Mieh
A. F. Kingsley
Reverend Vantoon
Reverend Vanboon
Ford Leases Superior Coal Dock for One Year at Duluth
Henry Ford secures a one year lease on the Superior Coal and Dock property in Duluth for 70000 per year. The lease runs to July 1 1925 with possession to Ford upon signing likely Monday. Ford previously offered 658000 for outright sale. receivers expect Ford to use the dock for storage or coal distribution from his mines. Ford’s Great Lakes fleet includes two operating boats and two more under construction. The lease order was issued by Judge W A Cant yesterday.
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Ford
Great Lakes
W. A. Cant
Black Gold wins Kentucky Derby at Hawthorne Chicago
Black Gold, the $50,000 Kentucky Derby winner, captured the Chicago Derby at a mile and a quarter in 2:09 3-5. Gibson finished ahead of Black Gold in Latonia, with Senator Norris third, Ladkin fourth, Cannon Shot fifth. Aug Belmont's Ordinance won the Mount Vernon handicap at Empire City over one mile. Sansini was second and Ran sepa’s Mad Play followed.
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Hawthorne Race Track
Chicago
Black Gold
Gibson
Senator Norris
Ladkin
Cannon Shot
Yonkers, N
Belmont
Ordinance
Empire City
Sansini
Ransepa
Mad Play
Drowning of Twenty-Month-Old Harry Crawford in Utah Ditch
An AP report from Ogden Utah dated July 12 states twenty months old Harry Crawford drowned in an irrigation ditch. The article notes efforts to identify next of kin and burial arrangements in Idaho.
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Ogden
Utah
Harry Crawford
Seventy One Die In Lorain Disaster
The official Red Cross tabulation shows seventy one lives lost in the Lorain tornado, two weeks after the event. It lists thirty seven still missing, forty three injured at Lorain hospital, and one hundred eighty eight others under daily medical care at Red Cross stations.
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Cleveland
Lorain
Red Cross
Confiscation Clause Idaho To Be Tested In Court
Boise Idaho June 9 1920s district court action to recover a truck seized by Sheriff for alleged use in transporting intoxicating liquor. T N Burns Caldwell doing business as Quality Motor Co seeks either the truck or its value arguing lack of knowledge and illegality. Case may go to the supreme court to test provisions of the dry law.
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Boise
Idaho
T. N. Burns
Caldwell
Quality Motor Company
L. BE
Allumeaugh
Burns
Supreme Court
Supreme Tribunal
Davis Takes Short Rest Amid Campaign Planning
Locust Valley N Y July 12 John W Davis Democratic nominee for president scales back rest to two days allowing a few hours for correspondence. He plans no decisions on campaign chiefs headquarters or dates yet. Cordell Hull remains in New York as Davis weighs party plans with Polk and Hull.
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Locust Valley
N. Y
John W. Davis
Davis
Cordell Hull
National Committee
Mr. Davis
New York
Frank L. Polk
Petition Circulator James Mangini Sentenced
James Mangini one of the recall petition circulators against Denver Mayor Ben F Stapleton was sentenced to one to two years in the state penitentiary after being convicted of perjury connected with petition circulation.
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Denver
Colo
James Mangini
Ben F. Stapleton
State Penitentiary
Aged Woman Fatally Struck By Auto Near City
Mrs. Rachel Nolan aged 90 died in city hospital after being found beside a road on the outskirts apparently struck by an automobile. She was a distant relative of a local family and the incident occurred near Harrington, Washington on July 12.
Japanese Trade Deals Reach Mexico via Mexico City Lists
The Japanese government has contacted the Mexican federation of chambers of commerce and connected with Mexican procurers to place orders for raw materials products purchased in the United States.
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Mexico City
Mexican Federation of Chambers of Commerce
Reuccing
Unitedes
Bryan quiet on national issues as campaign moves begin
Nebraska Governor and vice presidential hopeful William Jennings Bryan stayed in Washington for semi official business and talks with Democratic leaders before heading home via Chicago. He said he could not run for two offices and would notify state Democrats to choose a new governor candidate. He refused to discuss national affairs until the campaign formally launches. W G McAdoo pledged support for John Davis and called him aligned with the Democratic platform while dismissing fears about Davis connections to interest groups.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Toda
Hull
Democratic National Committee
Seavening
Chicago
Democratic Committee
New York
W. J. Bryan
Edages
St. Louis
W. G. McAdoo
Oer
John Davis
McAdoo
Davis
Frank Lolk
al Smith
Committee of 48
la Follette
Turks Inspect Air Machines During World Flight Stop
American army fliers arriving in Constantinople for a delayed inspection by Turkish authorities. Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith and five others depart Aleppo for Bucharest after a six o'clock arrival, with engine replacements planned at Beotand and route changes to cross Orkney, Fargo, Iceland, and Greenland toward a Pacific hop.
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Aleppo
Bucharest
Lowell H. Smith
Bro
Beotand
Orkney
Fargo
Iceland
Greenland
Pacific
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