Shrine parade lights up Washington in 20000-strong procession
In Washington on June 5 20 000 Nobles of the Mystic Shrine marched across Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to the White House as President Harding and Imperial Potentate James M McCandless observed. The four day convention featured band after band loud music and elaborate temple pageants while heat and humidity sent many to hospital and aid stations.
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Washington
Pennyylvania Avenue
Mystic Shrine
Capitol
Washington Eirere
White House
Noble Warren G. Hardy
James M.cCandless
Shriners
Bagdad
Wichita, Kansas
San Francisco
Nashville
Tenn
Shimimy
Hard
Congress of the Seas
Potomac River
America
Garden of Allah
Imperial Council
Harding
Pennsylvania Avenue
Relief Work Ended as US Aid Quietly Exits Russia
Colonel William N. Haskell informs acting Premier Kameneff the American Relief Administration will leave Russia with the coming harvest, ending two years of active service. He notes expected harvest surplus will cover internal needs and aims to evacuate all relief staff by August 1 while Quakers, Mennonites, Catholics, and the Y M C A plan continued winter work.
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Moscow
William N. Haskell
Kameneff
Russia
M. Kameneff
Haske
Enmonites
Woman Politician Loses Voice in Campaign Struggle
London June 5 AP Mrs Clinton Phillipson known as Miss Mr Russell recently elected MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland suffers voice loss from the campaign. It was stated she will not take her seat in the House until Thursday.
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London
Clinton Phillipson
Russell
House of Commons
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland
Texas Editor Sues the Klan Over Publication Damages
El Paso Times city editor Hal F. Kelly sues the Ku Klux Klan for 850000 in state court. The suit names Frontier Klansman publisher L. Sirmanas and other defendants alleging publication of a defamatory weekly sheet and lists a roster controversy and an article claiming Kelly drank while intoxicated.
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el Paso
Ku Klux Klan
Hal F. Kelly
el Paso Times
L. Sirmanas
J. Isaacks
Charles Degroff
J. A. Borders
J. M. Crawford
W. J. Moran
Frontier Klansman
Sirmans
C. L. Sirmans
Kligeraph
Hal F. Kells
the Times
Kelly
Bolivia Declares State Service Amid Miner Strike Fears
Buenos Aires June 5 AP The Bolivian government has decreed a state service in several departments amid claims that mine workers are planning a revolutionary strike. La Paz reports an open rebellion began at one point but government measures aim to prevent further spread of the movement.
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Buenos Aires
la Paz
Small Adjudged Officially Dead In Toronto Case
Ambrose Small a Toronto theatre owner who vanished in December 1919 was declared dead by the appellate division of the high court. The ruling allows an affidavit for her will probe while noting the estate is worth about 2 million dollars and that a $50,000 reward had been offered.
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Toronto
Ambrose Small
High Court
Small
Union Pacific Loses Official
Chicago and Omaha report the death of A. L. Lind say Craig a noted railroad passenger official born in St Paul in 1861 He served as general passenger agent for Oregon Railway and Navigation in Portland Great Northern in St Paul Chicago Great Western in Omaha and Union Pacific in turn reflecting a long career in railroad circles
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Chicago
A. L. Lindsay Craig
Union Pacific
Omaha
Mr. Craig
St. Paul
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Portland
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
PROVINCES MAY BE TRIFLE DRY
Attorney General A. M. Manson of British Columbia expects a favorable Canadian Senate vote on a liquor import bill. The measure would bar private importation to BC, limit it to government agencies, and give the province full control of liquor traffic, shutting nine private bonded warehouses.
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Seattle, Inc
A. M. Manson
British Columbia
Seattle Post-J Intelligencer
Canada
Dominion Senate
Ottawa
Senate
Ram
House of Commons
Manson
Three boats captured in ram running fleet raid
In Victoria on June 5 AP reports three boats were added to four seized Saturday night at Discovery Island near here. The ram running fleet, operating between British Columbia and Puget Sound, saw four men arrested and three held for deportation.
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Victoria
B. C
Discovery Island
Here
Ram
British Columbia
Puget Sound
Paris Steamer Strike Threat On Wine Allowance Question
Paris reports stokers and firemen on French steamers may strike if not guaranteed their daily wine allowance in New York harbor. The issue could prompt diplomatic correspondence with Washington.
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Paris
New York Harbor
Washington
Royalists Suppressed as French Chamber Rallies Behind Republicanism
Paris June 5 AP The chamber of deputies approved measures to curb royalist activity during a heated session. It ordered placards of anti royalist speeches by Herriot and Broussere and the Interior Minister Maunoury, with votes 378 61 and 520 44. Premier Poincare remained unshaken amid clashes as Daudet’s remarks were barred from publication.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Chamber
Herriot and
Brousee
Interior
Maunoury
France
M. Maunoury
M. Brousse
M. Brousee
Poinéare
Fraternalism Lifts Burden of the Nation
President Harding addresses the Imperial Council session of the Mystic Shrine praising fraternal union as protection against conspiracies. He warns that secret fraternities must uphold loyalty to the republic while noting dangers of organized destruction from disloyal acts.
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Washington, Jones
Harding
Imperial Council
Mystic Shrine
Republic
Sarre valley administration dispute near settlement
Paris reports in League of Nations circles that Britain will withdraw its demand for a council inquiry into the Sarre regime after a March 7 ordinance is modified. The Sarre government agrees to the changes and miners return to work, though about one third of sixty thousand still strike.
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Paris
Sarre Valley
League of Nations
League Organization
League Council
Sarre
French Belgian talks open with memoranda issue discussed
Brussels reported Franco Belgian conversations to start with an explanation of the cancelled memoranda and a discussion of technicalities. The second stage covers Ruhr administration, customs, currency form, provisioning of occupied regions, and Franco Belgian control of Rhine railways and stock divisions. Premier Poincare expected back in Paris tomorrow.
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Brussels
Scond
Ruhr
Rhine
Paris
Near East conference backs Turkish judicial advisers
Lausanne June 5 The Near East conference acts to remove a key hurdle in the peace process by approving four foreign advisers for Turkey They will monitor proceedings in all cases and make recommendations to the Turkish ministry of justice They must be informed of all and domiciliary searches.
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Lausanne
Turkey
Ministry of Justice
Pasha Refuses Allied Proposals at Peace Conference
Lausanne June 5 Ismet Pasha head of the Turkish delegation refused to accept allied concessions for Anatolia in the peak treaty now under negotiation He claimed no authority to bargain and a private meeting with delegates also failed to yield a result.
Winter wheat backward across most regions afoot
Washington reports the US Department of Agriculture semimonthly crop review shows winter wheat backward in most areas except parts of the southwest and Pacific coast due to drought heavy rains and floods. Chinch bugs and Hessian fly are active. harvesting has begun in the southwest.
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Washington
Southwest
Pacific Coast
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Running Riot on Class Laws
Thomas R. Marshall argues in Hamilton Ohio that class legislation threatens representative government. He warns against shifting from three branches to a pure democracy ruled by passion and self interest, likening class tyranny to monarchy and urging protection of life liberty and property.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Thomas R. Marshall
Cardinal Zaldevilla Romero Shot in Spain Sparks Vatican Shock
Rome reports Pope Pius mourns Cardinal Zaldevilla Y. Romero shot and killed in Saragossa Spain. Papal reaction frames death as political, citing anti-Catholic motives tied to Catholic election gains and calls for peace for the departed prelate and Spain.
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Rome
Pius
Zaldevilla Y. Romero
Saragossa
Spain
Bathing Beauties at Rockaway Swim In One Piece Suit
New York reports that Rockaway Beach police lifted bans on one piece bathing outfits. Damsels previously restricted by edict may now appear abbreviated stockingless in the surf as police ease Summer attire rules.
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New York
Falk
Rockaway Beach
Government Sues Wilson Over German Patents Sale
In Wilmington, the government contends President Wilson acted improperly in selling 4800 German dye patents and trademarks to the Chemical Foundation. Isador J. Krescil, for the defense, argues the suit challenges wartime presidential authority and calls the sale a major war effort.
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Wilmington
Del
Wilson
Chemical Foundation
United States District Court
Isador J. Kreseil Af
Delaware Corporation
Francis P. Garvan
Henry W. Anderson
Frank L. Polk
Krescil
J. Kreseil
Kreseil
Counsel
Defense
War Veterans Plan Legislation
Washington June 5 AP An ominous legislative program for disabled war veterans will be drawn up by Veterans bureau representatives and national veteran organizations for action by the next session of Congress, announced by the Disabled American Veterans of the World War.
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Washington
Veterans Bureau
Mexico Extends Its Main Line to Gulf of California
The National Railway of Mexico orders 300 experienced construction men from the Rio Mayo railroad in Sonora for immediate transport to Lower California. Work begins on the Mexicala to Gulf of California line, according to the AP report from Mexicala.
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Mexicala
Lower California
National Railway of Mexico
Rio Mayo
Sonora
Gulf of Cali
Big bootleg raid targets New York hotels
New York on June 5 AP reports federal prohibition agents, led by R. Merrick, raided the Pontchartrain hotel in a four hour search from attic to cellar. The raid, the most significant since the repeal of the state enforcement law, found liquor and required the owners to appear before a federal commissioner.
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New York
R. Merrick
Ote Pontchartrain
Sechnegar
Burned Alive to Appease Rain Goddess in Rhodesia
In Salisbury on June 5 six tribe members were sentenced to death for burning Manduza to death to appease a rain goddess. Drought blamed on the goddess alleged violation by the chief's son, who was executed. the rain began to fall after the act, defense cited high motives and historical parallels.
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Salisbury
Southern
Rhodesia
Manduza
Hebrie
Beise Mother Granted Transit to Dying Child
In Ogden Utah on June 6 AP reports two California traveling salesmen helped Mrs O J Johnston reach Boise to her dying child. Unable to pay fares she fainted after being turned away with her six month old. E J Kissel and James L Lawrence funded a ticket and train officials held the train five minutes to allow her to board with her infant.
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Ogden
Utah
California
O. J. Johnston
Boise
Gussie
E. J. Kissel
James L. Lawrence
San Francisco
Mormon Church Grants Change to Temple Garments
Salt Lake June 5 permission to modify temple garment specifications has been granted by President H J Grant. The reform eases ankle length rulings, shortens sleeves and legs, and relieves strings by allowing alternatives to buttons for temple attendees including youths and young wives. The change is not compulsory and applies to existing temple rites wearers.
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Salt Lake
H. J. Grant
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Joseph Smith
Cotton Takes Jump on New York Market
Cotton rose sharply in New York trading as fears over new crop prices and reports of boll weevils pushed futures higher. The market closed 85 points above yesterday and 120 points above Monday’s low.
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New York
Gasoline production hits record daily rate in April
Petroleum refiners produced gasoline at 20 634 756 gallons per day in April a new daily record. May 1 stocks reached 1 336 417 871 gallons a new high. Output rose 3 percent from March and consumption rose vs April 1922. Exports totaled 67 646 460 gallons. Kerosene production listed at 181 948 259 with total oil stocks at 1 272 978 330 gallons.
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Washington
Department of the Interior
Department
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