Supreme Court rules against Oregon compulsory school law
The Supreme Court ruled Oregon may not require all children aged 8 to 16 to attend public schools, invalidating the state law aimed at excluding parochial and private schools. Justices note that enforcing such a rule would undermine parochial education and religious schooling, raising concerns about government overreach and liberty. The decision followed heightened interest amid allegations the law was driven by the Ku Klux Klan, with further discussion continued on page eight.
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Oregon
Supreme Court
Society of the Sisters of the Old Names of Jesus and Mary
The
Military Academy
McReynolds
Voters of
Ku Klux Klan
Federal District Court
Shriners Open List Conclave Opens In Los Angeles
Shriners gathered in Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island for the fifty-first annual convention of the order with sessions under way. The Recorders’ Association and Royal Order of Jesters also met as festive events culminated in a midnight frolic by theater managers. A separate note reports the U S polo team defeating Harlequin at Hurlingham 10 goals to 6.
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Los Angeles
Angel City
Santa Catalina Island
Recorders’ Association North America
Recorders
Los Ageles
National Court
Royal Order of Jesters
U. S
Wwe
London
Alleged Plotters Make Confessions in Pickford Kidnapping Case
Los Angeles police report three men tied to the Mary Pickford kidnapping plot have signed confessions. The suspects, A. Woods, C. A. Holmcomb, and C. Z. Jevens, discuss plans to kidnap starlet Pickford for 200000 and consider other targets, while awaiting district attorney review.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
District Attorney 'S
A. J. Woods
Woods
C. A. Holmcomb
C. Z. Jevens
E. L. Doheny
Jackie Coogan
Pola Negri
Pickford
Shoue
Bunny Pee
Uded
Dou
Jury to Decide in Mystery Case
In Minneapolis on June 1 AP the case in federal district court centers on whether the man known as Arthur Lopez-Frazier is Arthur Frazier Sioux Indian and World War II veteran or Arthur Lopez Mexican imposter. Government experts testified on handwriting and fingerprints while the claimant seeks to prove his identity as Frazier to collect disability compensation.
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War Department
Frazier
Moorish Chalet Opens in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco debuts a municipal moorish design chalet on the park’s west side overlooking the ocean. The building features a dining room for 200, plus sunrooms and lobbies to watch ships enter and leave the bay.
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Municipal
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Snow Reports From Rock Springs Area Weather Crest
Fishermen returning from South Pase and Atlantic City report an eighth inch snow on Sunday. Heavy rain and snow cover the Wind River range as Rock Springs sees a high near 60 degrees.
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Rock Springs
South Pase
Atlantic City
Wind River Range
Jewelry Robberies Strike Levy Store In Buffalo
Jewelry valued around 50000 dollars was stolen by five robbers from Levy's jewelry store in Buffalo after the proprietor and four employees were handcuffed and shackled to steel bars on a window.
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Jewelrry Robbbery
Buffalo
Levy
Continuous Bible Reading Session at Yucaipa Church
In Redlands California on June 1 AP reports the first Methodist Episcopal church of Yucaipa began a 24 hour continuous Bible reading. At midnight the book of Chronicles was reached and about 80 hours are now expected to complete the reading. Fifty readers from the congregation took part by midnight and lunches were served. A decorated cross stands by during the readings.
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Redlands
Calif
First Methodist Episcopal
Witness Search In Shepherd Murder Trial
Chicago reports say missing witness Robert White may be in Pittsburgh as jury selection enters its third week. Prosecutor Crowe pushes to locate White to complete the panel, with four jurors already chosen and a near finish expected by week’s end.
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Chicago
Robert White
William Darling Shepherd
Pittsburgh
White
Crowe
Shepherd
Kaieg
Newspapers urged to lend support law enforcement
Richmond June 1 AP In a fortieth annual convention address National Editorial Association leaders urged publishers to back enforcement of law and order including prohibition. President Marble urged more editor cooperation in policing, while Hotaling praised the association as a powerful force with a weekly circulation over twelve million.
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Richmond
National
George W Marble
Fort Scott
Kaw
FE Lee Trinkie
Virginia
H. C Hotaling
St. Paul
National Editorial Association
All America
Ruth Returns to Yankee Lineup After Illness
Babe Ruth, lead hitter and home run champion, returns for the New York Yankees after a fifty game absence due to influenza. He is greeted by 18,000 fans as he fields right and faces Washington with Walter Johnson expected to pitch against the faltering Yankees.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New York Yankee
Washington
Ruth
Stanley Hariig
Walter Johnson
Yankees
Mrs Longworth Sits for Portrait to Advertise Cream
Capital society reports Mrs Alice Storth, a prominent figure, sitting for a portrait to promote a beauty cream. The contract would net $4,000 for the Longworth family while funds are placed in the name of their infant daughter, three months old. It is also claimed former President Roosevelt authorized use of his name for product endorsement.
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Washington
Capital Society
Eurany
Alice Storth
Itad
Elf
Longworth
Bk Wty
Aulina Longworth
Roosevelt
Miners End Kenilworth Strike, Return To Precut Pay
Three hundred coal miners at the Kenilworth mine of the Independent Coal and Coke company resume work under the old pay scale after a month long dispute over a 20 percent wage cut. Leaders say the move represents a complete victory for the workers. The Kenilworth miners are not affiliated with any union.
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Salt Lake City
Kenilworth
Independent Coal and Coke Company
Dtke
Kenilworth Pees
Nlon
Thomas Riley Marshall and His Plainspoken Virtues
Thomas Riley Marshall, a prominent American statesman, fused humor with a simple faith in God and man. He refused to wear a diplomat’s cloak, stood firm for his convictions, and guided Senate rulings with fairness while delivering biting rebukes to pompous colleagues. His famous quip advised the country to crave a good five cent cigar.
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Thomas Riley Marshall
Senate
Marshall
Meron Dies at 70 in Bankhead Highway Association Service
Colonel Beneham Cameron, agent of the Bankhead Highway Association, died in the afternoon. He was 70 years old. Ralph Meron, June 1. AP report.
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Meron
Ralph
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Beneham Cameron
Bankhead aeeegatighWay Association
Mystery shrouds death of broker
Detroit report on the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen convention opening with 100 000 members represented by 1000 delegates. President Robertson pledges a hands off policy by railroads and discusses tactics to keep workers within unions and questions of a home base in Cleveland Ohio.
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Detroit
Mich
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Ohio
D. BR. Robertson
Explorers’ North Pole Trek Prompted by Rescue Interest
London observers note the Amundsen Ellsworth party may not return by air and face a long land trek back. Across the world rescuers rally. Italian Duke of Abruzzi and Dr. Jean Charcot are named as leaders of a new search effort.
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London
Amundsen-Ellsworth
North Pole
Duke of
Abruzzi
Jean Charcot
France
National interscholastic track meet entries set record
Chicago June 1 AP Twelve hundred schoolboy athletes from 30 states were named to compete in the national interscholastic track and field championship meet at the University of Chicago Saturday. The entry list breaks all previous records for the event.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
First Deaths From Heat in Chicago
Two deaths linked to heat shock Chicago as May 21 marks the second hottest in 64 years. One victim is a baby who died from heat exposure and another a swimmer who drowned in the city’s heatwave conditions.
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Chicago
Utah Weather: Partly Cloudy Then Warmer
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight with a rise in temperatures into Tuesday. The webed forecast calls for a warmer pattern continuing into the early workweek.
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Utah
President Urged To Do His Riding In Private Cars
Railroad officials persuaded President Coolidge to travel in a private train or private cars for safety and efficiency. He will head to St Paul on June 8 to speak at the Norse American centennial, after earlier Chicago trips. A later stop to Annapolis for the naval academy graduation is noted, with a plan to leave for Swampscott after June 22 for a semiannual vent business meeting.
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Washington
President Cool
St. Paul
Minn
Coolidge
White Mouse
New England
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Swampscott
Vent
Deaths of Dee Reynolds Parsons and TOM MARSHALL SUCCUMBS TO HEART ATTACK
Two prominent figures die within days of each other. Dee Reynolds Parsons, wealthy Chicago broker, perishes in a north side apartment fire after breakfast with police officer James King and his wife Mrs Parsons suffers burns but survives. Tom Marshall, former vice president under Woodrow Wilson, dies in Washington hotel from a heart attack, with plans for Marion Indiana burial and civil and Masonic funeral rites.
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White House
Wilson
Marshall
Chicago
Polies
Dee Reynolds Parsons
North Side
Parsons
Fir
King
Upper Sheridan
Marion
Ind
Washington
Coolidge
Atendance
Cauepeeieile
Senate
Monay
Baseball Scores and Highlights From Today’s Games
Brooklyn racked up a 42 run tally as Grimes and teammates struggled while Emil Meuse of New York Giants hit two home runs off Burleigh Grimes. Philadelphia and Chicago also posted wins in a day of mixed results across multiple venues.
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Emil ‘'Trish
Meuse
New York
Giants
Terry Scrum
Burleigh Grimes
Perdicaris dies in London after Tangier affair
Ion Perdicaris, linked to the 1904 Raisuli seizure of the American citizen and his English stepson Cromwell Varley, died at his home in Chislehurst England. The case helped spark an international crisis involving the United States and the Moroccan sultan, with warships sent and a demand that Perdicaris be released alive or Raisuli yield.
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Ion Perdicaris
Raisuli
Morocco
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Perdicaris Weer
Tangier
Cromwell Varley
Langier
Prepa
Haji
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Raisuti
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