June Heat Claims 141 Lives in Five Days Across Regions
The heat wave across the northeast and Midwest claimed 141 lives in the past five days with temperatures above 100. New York City and Baltimore reported record highs, schools closed, and water shortages warned. Prostrations numbered in the hundreds, with deaths spread across Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, and Montana areas.
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Washington City
Middletown
Elmira
N. Y
Waterbury
Springfiel Mass
York City
Mercury
Boston
Philadelphia
Ore
Baltimore
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Sue Pertons
Ohio
Montana
Midwest
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York City
New York State
Pittsburgh
Washington
New England
New Jersey
West
Chicago
Michigan
Kentucky
Missouri
Indiana
Heat Wave Pushes Death Toll Past One Hundred Fifty
Chicago reports rising fatalities as heat tightens across the Midwest and East. Temperatures reach 95 to 100 degrees in many areas with Chicago at 100. Prostrations rise in cities including New York and Pittsburgh.
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New York
East
Chicago
Middle West
Middlewest
Cat Central
Pears
Minnesota
St.als
Tve
Michigan
Pittsburg
Indiana
Murder Complaint Against Youngster
Eight year old John Veres of Lowell was indicted for murder by the Middlesex grand jury in Cambridge. He admitted that with a six year old companion he pushed Vivian Husson aged 19 months into the Merrimack river and threw stones at the body until it sank. the other boy cannot be prosecuted due to age.
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Cambridge
Mass
John Veres
Lowell
Middlesex Grand
Vivian Husson
Merrimack River
Nobles Start For Home After Coast Session
Los Angeles reports a threat received by Clyde Webster Detroit criminal judge and Moslem temple potentate during the 1925 Shrine convention. Police say the author is an ex convict jailed ten years ago by Webster and vowed to settle the score during the Shrine parade or Conclave.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Clyde Webster
Detroit
Mich
Webster
Rhea Et
Ha Peter
Dade
Shriner Conclave Closes with Spectacular Street Parades
In Los Angeles the 1926 Shrine temples imperial council conclave ends after two grand parades the Shrine procession and Hollywood studio float spectacle. Alkader Temple Portland and Alzafar Temple San Antonio lead departures as forty trains head home and visitors linger for vacation at beaches and mountains.
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Los Angeles
Mecca
Imperial Council
Motion Picture Studios
Hollywood
Alkader Temple
Portland
Ore
Alzafar Temple
San Antonio
Texas
Edison seeks inquiry into mother-in-law burial fate
The Evening Post reports Thomas A. Sarson ordered a private inquiry after Elizabeth Hayter, mother of Mrs. Thomas A. Edison Jr., died in Bellevue Hospital and was buried in Potter's field unclaimed until a son arranged for burial. Edison assistant J. D. Miller said Edison asked him to investigate.
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New York
Evening Post
Thomas A. Sarson
Potter’s Field
Elizabeth Hayter
Thomas A. Edison, Jr
Bellevue Hospital
Edison Laboratories
W Orange
J. D. Miller
Lalon
Edison
Stalwart Officer Spreads Oil on Troubled Waters
Police officer Guy Nelson acted as arbiter in a neighborhood dispute on the east side involving children, rabbits, dogs and chickens. He arrived to calm the scene and prevent blows, delivering a verdict after hearing rival housewives' stories.
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Guy Nelson
Bartel
Guy
Olice
Evia
U. & Mails
Life in China Puts Pressure on Women as Strikes Hit Shanghai
Shanghai on June 5 reports a deepening anti foreign campaign with Chinese workers striking and money in short supply. Foreign firms rely on volunteer women workers as Chinese servants desert homes, while tensions rise over student agitators and potential troop movements.
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Shanghai
Calagse
Anne Sparkcgn
Milton Purdy
U. S Court
Cunningham
Chuan-Fang
Hanchow
Western cuts the rate for potatoes and onions to California
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Denver and Rio Grande Western to lower freight rates from Colorado Utah and Wyoming to California for onions from Montrose and potatoes from Montrose. Onion rate drops to 68 cents per 100 pounds and potato rate to 68 cents per 100 pounds. Reduced rates effective June 21.
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Washington
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Montrose
San Francisco
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Macfarlane Wins Open Golf Championship Title
Willie Macfarlane a dark horse pro from Tuckahoe New York won the United States Open on the 36th hole of a playoff defeating amateur Jones of Atlanta 72 to 73.
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Worcester
Mass
Willie Macfarlane
dark + horse
Tuckahoe
N. Y
United States
Jones
Atlanta
Norway Shapes Arctic Rescue Effort With Air Patrols
Oslo reports Norway plans ice edge patrols and two naval scout planes to Spitzbergen for Amundsen expedition rescue. US Navy commander drafts Shenandoah relief plan to base afloat at Spitzbergen with Patoka tender, while Wilbur absent in Washington.
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New York
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Oslo
Kings Bay
Spitzhern
Wellman
Lansdowne
United States Naval
Navy Department
Washington
Wilbur
Patoka
Los Angeles
Port Rico
Shenandoah
Puham
Bard
National Capital Is A Wet Spot
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment claims Washington is one of the wettest cities in the United States with liquor imported for congress members. It cites daily arrivals and rising drunkenness and crime, noting 1924 drunkenness arrests at 9,149 versus 3,568 in 1919.
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Washington
United Stats
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Congress
Association
Editor William L. Taylor Dies at 63 in York
William L. Taylor, 63, managing editor of the York Dispatch and Associated Press member, died today in York Pennsylvania. His death marks a loss to the paper and AP affiliate, with tributes expected from colleagues.
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York, Pa
William L. Taylor
The
York Dispatch
Associated Press
Baseball scores from multiple games across cities
National league and American league results feature Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York with runs, key pitchers, and inning-by-inning outcomes. Notable performances include strong pitching duels and late scoring bursts across classic baseball venues.
Wheat hits five homers for Brooklyn against Cubs
Zach Wheat, assistant manager and outfielder for the Brooklyn Robins, hit five home runs today against the Chicago Cubs. His first shot came in the third with two men on base and his second in the fifth with bone on base.
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Chicago
Zach Wheat
Brooklyn Robing
Cubs
Bone
Germany Fails to Meet Versailles Disarmament Demands
Allied note to Germany lists thirteen noncompliance conditions to evacuate Cologne area. Germany must disband the general staff and cut police from 180000 to 150000, reduce the army to 100000, erase military appearance of security police, alter factories to bar war material, and surrender excess munitions and spare parts.
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London
Germany
Cologne
Missing jewels found in land near Coney Island
Diamonds and jewelry valued at about 39000 were unearthed in Coney Island while investigators probed the collapsed Morris Seliger and Son jewelry house which failed for over 206000 last month. Martina Sieger, head of the firm, leaped from a 15 story Times Square building prior to the bankruptcy being disclosed.
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New York
Coney Island
Morris Seliger and Son
Martia Sieger
Times Square
Loebs Mind At Breaking Point
Richard Loeb, jailed for the Bobby Franks murder, is described as delirious from measles by prison doctors. Delirium is noted as uncommon after measles, with some experts doubting sham delirium while others argue confinement and prison life push his mind to collapse.
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Loeb
Joliet
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Herman Adler
Harry Patterson
French budget crisis eases after Caillaux concession
Paris reports finance minister Caillaux partially yielded to Socialist pressure during a three hour meeting with Louis Loucheur and socialist leaders. The clash centered on balancing the budget versus enacting reforms, with Caillaux resisting a capital levy while arguing for U.S. debt settlement through budgeting discipline. London notes franc weakness on foreign exchange amid debt and Moroccan concerns.
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Paris
Caillaux
Louis Loucheur
Chamber
Painleve
Callaux
M. Loucheur
M. Caillaux
United States
France
London
Heat Wave Closes NYC Businesses After Record Run
Five day heat spell in New York City breaks a 32 year record. Merchants' association reports many stores will stay shut tomorrow. Metropolitan Life Insurance plans to close with about 9,000 employees affected as heat curtails business.
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New York
New York City
Merchant’s Association
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Anti Foreign Strike in China Expands
Shanghai dispatch reports growing anti foreign protests across cities in China. Police disruption rises with about one eighth of the force quitting and 150 900 workers abstaining from work. Officials say Bolshevik money is not proven. Russians allegedly back Chinese student involvement to advance the Moscow program.
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Shanghai
Suicn
Mnicipal Council
Moscow
Civil unrest in Canton as Kuomintang faces military pressure
Civil administrators brace for a clash as martial law is proclaimed in Canton. Inhabitants flee to Hong Kong while merchants seek action against military control. Kuomintang leaders deny communism and pledge socialism and democracy as government aims. Banks close. valuables moved to the foreign settlement. Wu Te-Chen and other officials remain reticent.
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Canton
China
Hong Kong
Kuomintang Party
Wu Te-Chen
Navy withdraws Tatsuta dispatch to Shanghai with 300 marines
The Navy Department said orders to dispatch the cruiser Tatsuta from Sesebo to Shanghai with 300 marines have been temporarily withdrawn. The government considers the move potentially unnecessary pending further developments.
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Tokio
Navy Department
Tatsuta
Sesebo
Shanghai
Tommy Gibbons Tunney Fight At Polo Grounds Tonight
The Tribune promotes a fifteen round bout between Tommy Gibbons and Gene Tunney at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The event starts 10 pm Eastern daylight time, 7 pm Mountain time, with ringside returns relayed over the Associated Press wire. Preliminaries begin at 6 pm. main event blow by blow coverage to follow.
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Tommy Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Polo Grounds
New York City
Tribune
Utah Weather Calls Pair Tonight and Saturday Warm
Weather brief notes a pair of warm periods expected tonight and Saturday. Forecasters predict mild temperatures across the state with light winds and no significant precipitation. Local stations urge readers to stay hydrated and check updates for any changes.
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Utah
Three plots to blow train thwarted in Spain
In Barcelona on June 5 AP reports three bomb plots aimed at King Alfonso XIII were stopped. A rail bomb near the royal train and an attack at a meeting hall were foiled, delaying the king’s Madrid return. Barcelona, Catalonia’s center, has long been tied to independence currents and political upheavals following the Rivera coup.
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Barcelona
Spain
Bill Hing Alfonse
Madrid
Alfonso
Adrid
Catalonia
Wilita
Wilitory
Terete Seeber
Hives
de Rivera
Fourteen Arrested in Barcelona Over King Alfonso Plot
Report from Perpignan describes fourteen young students and officials arrested in Barcelona linked to a bomb plot against King Alfonso. The device, weighing 175 pounds, was to explode the royal train near the Madrid line using an electric trigger. prisoners deny involvement.
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Perpegnan
France
Barcelona
Alfonso
Madrid
Coast Guard Scrutiny Over Treatment Of Pleasure Craft
Senator Edge of New Jersey complains to the treasury about coast guard crews off the New Jersey coast using unjustified practices toward pleasure craft. Assistant Secretary Andrews replies that some responsibility for failing to stop when signalled rests with the pleasure boat crews.
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Coast Guard
Washington
Senator Edge
New Jersey
The
Treasury
Andrews
Death of Frank B. Gleason Tied to Anthrax Case at Convention
Frank B. Gleason of Boston, a Shriners member, died in Los Angeles after contracting anthrax linked to a defective shaving brush. He was en route to the 1925 convention, removed for treatment in Riverside, and later continued to Los Angeles. The body will be sent to Boston tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Frank B. Gleason
Boston
Riverside
Man Kills Father In Law Then Dies by Own Action
Ole Sims of Hamilton killed his father in law W. H. Shuts in Chariton Louisiana, and then died by his own action while pursued by a posse. The killing followed an attack on Shuts during a dispute over Sims's wife and reconciliation efforts.
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Chariton
Ole Sims
Hamilton
W. H. Shuts
Shuts
Prominent Utah Doctor Sabeathiel Ewing Dies
Salt Lake City reports the death of Dr Sabeathiel Ewing a renowned physician and former exalted ruler of the local lodge born in Utah He had served as a judge and was a longtime leader in the community according to AP dispatch dated June 6.
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Salt Lake City
Sabeathiel Ewing
Ewing
Saltee
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