Harding's serious poisoning illness shocks nation
San Francisco July 30 AP President Harding is seriously ill with complications in the heart and stomach after consuming copper tainted crabs off Alaska. Four physicians including Dr. Sawyer Dr. Wilbur and Dr. Cooper conferred but issued no statement, plans for a Pacific coast visit canceled, and return to Washington uncertain as the White House physician promises regular bulletins.
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Harding
California
Caliia
Chas. E. Sawyer
General Sawyer
Hubert Work
Interior Department
American Medical Association
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Charles M. Cooper
Cooper
Atlantic Coast
Panama
Arding
Work
Sawer
Christian
Washington
Panama Canal
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Harling
Yosemite
Dr. Sawyer
Joel T. Boone
White House
Sawyer
Henderson
Vancouver
B. C
Awger
Alaskan
Seattle
Oregon
President Wilson
League of Nations
Hail damages crops across sixty mile Nebraska area
Hail late Saturday night ruined unharvested wheat and stripped corn in a sixty mile stretch from eastern Lincoln county west along the North Platte river. Special dispatches report fields laid to waste from North Platte to the Wyoming border. exact damage totals could not be learned.
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Omaha
Lincoln County
North Platte River
World Herald
North Platte
Wyoming
Allies Doping Out Debt Data
Paris and Brussels revised their notes in reply to Britain’s reparations communique. Premier Poincare ties negotiations with Germany to Ruhr evacuation and guaranteed payment of reparations, grounding policy in Versailles terms. The Belgian note aligns on key points but diverges on other aspects.
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Paris
London
Brussels
Premier Poincare
Germany
Ruhr
Debate on Foreign Affairs Opens Week in Parliament
London July 30 Parliament adjourns Shacaley to November 23 and sets a full week. The government is expected to make a reparations statement with a foreign affairs debate planned for tomorrow, possibly delayed until Thursday.
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London
Parliament
Shacaley
Turkish American treaty to be drafted in three languages
In Lausanne on July 30 AP reports the Turko American treaty may be written in French English and Turkish with French as the official text if an agreement is reached. Negotiations over the claims question continued last night with no settlement and a new meeting planned for today.
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Lausanne
Reparation Replies From France and Belgium Rejected
London reports French and Belgian ambassadors delivered written replies to Lord Curzon on reparations but the texts were not identical. The Italian ambassador met the foreign secretary but submitted no note. Premier Baldwin told Parliament no reply had yet been received and that publication before Thursday’s debate is doubtful.
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London
Foreign Office
Count de St. Aulaire
Baron Moncheur
Lord Curzon
Low
Baldwin
House of Commons
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Rate decrease to help wheat export drive faces railway chiefs
Omaha business leaders urge a 25 percent temporary freight discount on export wheat flour. Executives of western rail lines meet in Chicago to consider the proposal, spurred by the Omaha wheat committee’s campaign to lift farmer prices and boost demand. Hale Holden letters to John L. Kennedy initiated the plan.
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Omaha
Neb
Western Raiload Lines
Chicago
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Hale Holden
Association of Railway Executives
John L. Kennedy
Omaha Wheat Committee
Freight cuts approved for Southern Pacific rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a about fourteen percent reduction in New York to Texas ports and Sunset-Gulf route shipments, allowing Southern Pacific to align trail and water rates with Chicago to the Pacific. The move targets Atlantic to Pacific traffic, averaging 30.2 cents per hundred pounds and takes effect September 1 after suspensions since November.
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Washington
New York City
Texas
Sunset-Gulf
Southern Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commision
Southern Pacific
Middle West
New York
Southwestern
Southern Pacific Coast
Chicago
Panama Canal
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Record Crowd Attends Pittsburg New York Baseball Doubleheader
A July 30 AP report notes the largest ever Pittsburg crowd at Forbes Field for a Pittsburg New York National League double header. About 35,000 attended under cloudy skies with ground rules needed for balls into the stands.
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Forbes Field
Pittsburg
Russia's Debt Policy Unchanged After Geneva Pact
Moscow reports that Russia's stance on foreign debts and creditor compensation remains as announced at Geneva. Christian Rakovsky, newly named head of the Russian London delegation, stated this in a press conference with foreign reporters.
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Moscow
Russia
Geneva
Christian Rakovsky
London
Magnus Johnson pledges farm rent and independence in Senate
Senator-elect Magnus Johnson told a July 29 crowd in Crookston Minnesota that he has rented his Kimball farm to his two sons and will speak in Minnesota on current issues until taking his seat. He vowed independence from cliques and urged a special congressional session to pass emergency measures aiding farmers.
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Minn
Magnus Johnson
Minnesota
Kimball
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Deckbest
la Feollette
Eleect
Red River Valley
Harding
Woman believes Maxwell innocent in letter case
Mrs Allan A Ryan wife of the complainant against Maxwell tells the New York World she does not believe George Maxwell wrote the poison pen letters. An indictment charging Maxwell with authorship was recently dismissed.
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New York
Allan A. Ryan
George Maxwell
Sebago Lake
Maine
New York World Today
Ryan
Maxwell
Water Lines Blown Up At Sydney Steel Plant
A series of bomb explosions at the British Empire Steel plant in Sydney N S occurred during a strike. Pipes supplying the plant were destroyed causing heavy damage and forcing closure. Police saw several men fleeing the scene and plan to ration water for vital operations until repairs are completed.
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Sydney
N. 8
British Empire Steal Corporation
Prince and
Ingles
Firpo eyes postponed Dempsey bout after American tour
Argentine heavyweight Luis Angel Firpo met with Omaha World-Herald to discuss delaying the September 14 title clash with Jack Dempsey in New York. Firpo, recovering from Chicago, plans more travel in the U S to study boxing styles before facing Dempsey. His secretary noted Tex Rickard backs the postponement and Harry Wills draws money in New York.
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Omaha
Luis Angel Firpo
Jack Dempsey
New York
Omaha World-Herald
Chicago
Homer Smith
Kalamazoo
Mich
America
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Harry Wills
Dempsey Plans Training Camp for El Frajo Fight
Jack Dempsey announced plans to reach Saratoga Springs, New York, Friday morning to begin roughly five weeks of training for the September 14 bout with Luis Firpo at the Polo Grounds. He arrived in Denver after fishing and camping in Ohio and presented his Olive dog Max to A H Tammen of the Denver Post.
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Colg
Jack Dempsey
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Luis el Firpo
Polo Grounds
Dempsey
Antonio
Ogle
Max’hich
Berlin
A. H. Tammen
Denver Post
Dismissed Appeal in Sedition Conspiracy Case
London officials report the court of criminal appeal dismissed the appeal of Art O'Brien and Shaun McGrath and colleagues who were found guilty on July 4 of seditious conspiracy. O'Brien received two years while others were sentenced to one year each.
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London
Court of Criminal Appealatejay
Art O’brien
Shaun McGrath
O’brien
Hornsby Hits 12th Home Run of Season
St Louis July 30 AP Roger Hornsby of the St Louis Nationals belted his 12th home run of the season in the afternoon game as he connected off pitcher Vance. No one was out when the ball cleared the field.
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St.Louis
Roger Hornsby
St. Louis Nationals
Vance
Irene Castle Denies Divorce From Treman Amid Affairs Rumors
New York July 30 Irene Castle the dancer denied claims of a Paris divorce from Robert E Treman Ithaca manufacturer and said she has not instituted proceedings. She noted Treman's return on the Majestic and spoke of future plans while criticizing Paris fashions and praising the Prince of Wales.
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New York
Irene Castle
la Payette
Paris
Robert E. Treman
Ithaca
Vernon Castle
Teeman
Majestic
Tremain
Deauville
Treman
Ward Crane
al Jolson
Noted players enter Seabright invitation tennis tournament
Seabright New Jersey July 30. Noted men and women from around the world are entered in the annual invitation tennis tournament starting today at the Seabright club. Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory American national champion is among the stars in the women's events.
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Seabright
N. J
Seabright Club
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
Labor opens a new bank in Spokane
The Brotherhood Cooperative National Bank of Spokane will open August 1. President George Barnhart says the bank carries a cap sue fee of 200000 dollars and a paid surplus. It is the first cooperative labor bank in the west, patterned after the Brotherhood Bank in Cleveland.
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Spokane
Wash
Brotherhood Cooperative National Bank of
George ©. Barnhart
Coopertive Labor Bank
Minneapolis
Brotherhood Bank
Cleveland
Highest airplane field to be dedicated in Leadville
Leadville Colorado hosts a dedication on August 19 for the world’s highest landing field at 10,200 feet elevation. It memorializes Lieutenant Binerbam of the U S S A who died in duty on July 17, 1922 while flying from Fort Buss to Denver.
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Leadville
Colo
Binerbam
Fort Buss
Denver
Duke of Orleans Held a Prisoner in London Suburb
The Duke of Orleans is confined in a Roehampton private house near London under medical care and four attendants. The Daily Express says he is often delirious and shouts he is a prisoner and king of France. His English agent says malaria contracted during recent African travels.
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London
Duke of Orleans
France
Roehampton
Daily Express
England
Africa
Negro Burned at the Stake in Mississippi Lynching
Yazoo City Mississippi July 30 AP Posses searched Big Black river swamps near Moyville twenty miles away for Bus ter Demus an alleged accomplice of Willie Minniefield lynched yesterday for his role in attacking Mrs William E Russell wife of a Mourie ville planter found unconscious at her home with a head wound from an axe Minniefield and Demus were captured at Demus cabin bloodhounds led a citizen posse After a confession Minniefield was bound to a stake and burned Demus escaped when the rope slipped their sources say
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Yazoo City
Miss
Black River
Moyrleville
Buster
Russell
Minniefield
Demus
Latters
Amoy Port Fire Exchange Between Gunboats and Fort
Two gunboats of the Peking government opened fire on Amoy fort at 2:30 PM. Fort returned fire for ten minutes before gunboats withdrew to Kulangsu. No casualties or major damage reported. fort expected to surrender to northern government. Gunboats reportedly captured Quemoy last night.
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Amoy
China
Peking
Kulangsu
Sun Yat Sen
Coffroth offers big purse for next title fight
San Francisco July 30 AP James W Coffroth racing promoter of Ti Juana Mexico has offered Jack Dempsey 400000 and Luis Angel Firpo for a championship prize fight in Ti Juana on the same date before the opening of the racing season in November A telegram received by Thomas Mulvey secretary of the superior courts here reports Coffroth who promoted fights here before heading to Tijuana as president of the Lower California Jockey Club.
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San Francisco
James W. Coffroth
Ti Juana
Mexico
Jack Dempsey
Luis Angel Firpo
Coffroth
Thos. Mulvey
Tijuana
Lower California
Jockey Club
Separate trial ordered in Cumberland murder case
Cumberland Court House Virginia July 30 Judge B D White granted the states motion for separate trials in the murder case of R O and L C Garrett L C Garrett to be tried first Rev E S Pierce is the victim indicating a split trial for the two defendants
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Cumberland Court House
B. D. White
Cumberland County
R. O
L. C. Garrett
Rev. E
Pierce
Philippine independence mission delayed by insular election
Manila July 30 AP The Philippine independence mission will not depart for the United States until after the insular election Officials doubt whether Manuel Quezon or Sergio Osmeña will lead the delegation The previous mission to Washington was sent by prior administration.
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Manila
P. I
Philippine Independence Mission
United States
Er Manuel Quezon
Sergio Osme
Que Osmena
Ptve
Wash
Loebe Named Head Of New German Government
Berlin reports indicate the Cuno cabinet will resign with Paul Loebe, Reichstag president, and Gustave Streemann leading a forthcoming cabinet. Markets ponder a shift to a gold currency basis as political tension rises and anti fascist demonstrations continue indoors.
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London
Berlin
Cuno
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Gustave Streemann
Peoples Party
Germany
British Troops Clash With Germans in Rhine Ruhr Disturbance
In Cologne on July 29 British troops intervened in the sole Anti-Fascisti day disturbance in the Rhine and Ruhr. A street clash wounded one German citizen and three were arrested. A home search yielded 300 pounds of dynamite.
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Cologne
Rhineland
Ruhr
Texas Killer Hanged After Park Murder
Waco Texas July 30 Roy Mitche Negro was hanged in the county jail for the January murder of Ethel Denencamp in a city park. The trap was sprung at 11 am and he was pronounced dead at 11 24 am.
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Waco
Tex
Roy Mitche Negro
S. Ethel Denencamp
Mitchell
Venizelos Not Taking a Hand Amid Greek Turmoil
London dispatch says republican agitation in Greece creates monarchist anxiety but no immediate threat to the throne. British officials report no implication of Venizelos in the unrest. Admiral Hadjikiriakes’s departure for Crete sparks concern over the revolutionary hot bed, yet officials deny links to Venizelos.
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London
Greece
Foreign Office
Hadjikiriakes
Crete
Venizelos
Drowning Tragedy Hits Hazeltine Island on Payette River
Byron Koch a 21 year old from Ontario Oregon drowned Sunday night in the Payette river at Hazeltine island near the Snake junction. A search party could not locate the body before midnight. Koch visited friends on the island and worked at a bakery owned by his brother in law T R Taylor.
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Boise
Byron Koch
Payette
Hazeltine Island
Snake River
Koch
Ontario, Ore
T. R. Taylor
Call to remove Philippines governor general Wood voiced by Hawaii Filipinos
A mass meeting of about 2 000 Filipinos in Hawaii passed a resolution urging immediate removal of Leonard Wood as governor general of the Philippines. The resolution to the U S president cites dissatisfaction with Wood’s policies especially on transferring Philippine industry ownership to foreign capital and absentee control.
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Honolulu
Leonard Wood
The
Philippines
Hawaii
United States
Wood
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