Bride of Week Murdered by Young Husband in Wisconsin
Milwaukee dispatch reports George P. Cummings from Grand Rapids fled after his bride of a week, found murdered at a Wittenberg tourist camp. An army blanket shroud covered her body in a shallow grave. the husband later left the scene. A farmer aided his car escape, paid $25, and returned to discover the grave. The woman appeared older and had married Cummings last Saturday. Cummings was pursued as he fled toward Wausau. the arrest outcome was not included.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Pammkee
Wittenberg
George P. Cummings
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cummings
North Woods
Wausau
Reverend Henry C Minton Funeral Held in San Anselmo
The funeral for Reverend Henry Collin Minton a former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States and former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton New Jersey was held today at his home in San Anselmo. He died Saturday in the San Francisco area surrounded by family.
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San Francisco
Henry Collin Minton
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
First Presbyterian Church of
Trenton
N. J
San Enselmo
Indictments Quashed in Keeney Mooney Blizzard Case
In Fayetteville West Virginia June 16 the state in circuit court nolle pressed all indictments against C Frank Keeney former district president United Mine Workers of America Fred Mooney ex secretary treasurer and William Blizzard a sub district official relating to March 1921 actions.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
C. Frank Keeney
United Mine Workers of America
Fred Mooney
William Blizzard
Drug Shipment Confiscated in New York Harbor Smuggling Bust
Drug seizure valued over 2 million dollars uncovered a large smuggling operation hidden in 5000 scrubbing brushes. Treasury agents arrested Abraham Palowits and Otto Anderson after watching cases from the President Roosevelt arrival and tracing them to a German syndicate.
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New York
Hoboken
N. J
D. H. Haterbrook
Treasury Department
United States
Roosevelt
Esterbrook
Treasury
Abraham Palowits
Otto Anderson
Easterbrook
Bremen
Germany
Indians Refuse to Leave Graves of Forefathers
In Knik Alaska natives cling to ancestral burial sites at the head of Cook Inlet amid hardship. They blame railroad growth and white ranches for ruined trapping, saying generations of kin died on these grounds and they will stay despite pressure to relocate.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Knik
Cook Inlet
Romantia
Slemp Refutes Resignation Amid Coolidge Campaign Turmoil
Secretary to the President C Bascom Slemp denies resigning and vows ongoing involvement in the Republican campaign. He travels to Cincinnati for a family medical matter, then plans advisory committee work amid earlier reports of rifts with campaign managers Butler Stearns and supporters.
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Washington
C. Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Cincinnati
Butler
Frank W. Stearns
Tam
P. W. Slemp
Slemp
White House
World Airmen Land in Saigon at 2 P M
Three American army airplanes completing a world flight landed safely in Saigon the capital of French Cochin China at 2 o clock this afternoon. Earlier dispatches from Touraine said the engine of Lieutenant Lowell Smiths aircruiser had been replaced and the crew planned to depart. The Touraine to Saigon leg covers about 300 miles.
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Hong Kong
Saigon
U S Rifle Team World Champions in Rheims
The United States rifle team won the international tournament in Rheims France with a three day grand total of 5284 points. Switzerland finished second with 5184 points and Gunnery Sergeant Morris Fisher of the United States Marine Corps won the individual rifle championship with 1075 points across standing kneeling and prone positions.
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Rheims
France
United States
Switzerland
Morris Fisher
United States Marine Corps
Jewelry salesman reports robbery near Waukegan
A. Zusman, a Temple Jewelry salesman from Chicago, was robbed on the Waukegan road between Forest and Highland Park. Three automobile bandits took about $35,000 worth of dia mondeau jewelry in the daytime incident reported June 16.
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Waukegan, Ill
A. Zusman
Temple Jewelry Company of
Chicago
Waukegan Road
Pe Forest
Highland Park
Corset Forbidden by Paris Fashions Dictators
Paris fashion writers declare the corset doomed as style leaders predict a new straight silhouette for 1924. They cite a global push for athletic women and masculine lines, with lower heels and sandals appearing in the Grand Prix era.
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Paris
Dakota Storm Ravages South Dakota Killing At Least 12
Storm swept nine counties causing extensive damage across the region. Officials report 12 dead, numerous injuries, and property losses exceeding 1 million dollars. Bijour Hills and Glad Valley areas hardest hit with homes barns roofs destroyed and lines down.
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Mitchell
8. D
South Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee and St.ar
Bijour Hills
White Lake
Sioux City
Iowa
Murdo
Chamberlain
Huron
Draper
Vivian
Tornadoes flatten Huron business district damaging hundreds
Two tornadoes struck Huron South Dakota Saturday evening wrecking virtually every building in the business district and causing thousands of dollars in damage. No lives were reported lost though numerous minor injuries occurred as frame structures and houses were demolished across the town.
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Huron
Weasington Springs
Here
Woods Opposes Exclusion Act In Talks On Japan Policy
Ambassador to Japan Cyrus Woods returning from Yokohama urged Washington to reconsider the Far East immigration exclusion law. He warned Japan would accept selective treaties but resents the act as a blow to national pride. He said anti American press attacks do not reflect government policy and foresees lasting but non warlike friction.
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Woods
Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
America
Dark Horses Prancing on Bourbon Track
New York June 16 AP Democratic leaders from across the nation converge for the pre convention maneuvering week. Key figures include Corbett Hull Homer Cummings James Bruce Kremer Normal Mack George White Burt New and expected arrival of William Jennings Bryan. Talks center on committee chairmanships and possible dark horse bids led by John W. Davis and Senator Ralston. Nicholson touts a quiet bid with limited campaigning and rare pamphlet distribution.
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New York
Corbett Hull
Tennessee
Democratic National Committee
Homer 8. Cummings
Connecticutt
James Bruce Kremer
Montana
Normal E. Mack
Buffalo
George White
Ohio
Burt New
Indiana
Wm Jennings Bryan
Wm. G. McAdoo
George KE. Brennan
Chicago
Illinois
Edward Moore
Youngstown
Smith
Albany
Cummins
Committee On Resolutions
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Walsh
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Senator Ralston
Davis
West Virginia
Missouri
Charles A. Greathouse
Meredith Nicholson
Ralston
Thomas Taggart
Nicholson
Iston
Today’s Games and Player Pairings Across Leagues
Fragmented lines show matchups including Wheeler, Alexander, Blake and Hartnett versus Beaton Vries with Pittsburgh and Brooklyn on slate. Cincinnati and Brooklyn appear with Rixey Hargrave and Grimes Taylor noted alongside other names, though text is garbled.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Rixey and Hargrave
Spanish fighter meets Johnson in New York bout
Andreas Balsa who calls himself heavyweight champion of Spain will debut in the American ring tonight meeting Floyd Johnson of Iowa in a scheduled ten round bout in New York.
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New York
Andreas Balsa
Spain
Floyd Johnson
Iowa
Explosion on Mississippi Probed by Naval Court
San Pedro California June 16 AP reports a naval court of inquiry investigates the pre mature explosion that killed 48 men aboard the USS Mississippi. Theories cite abnormal air pressure in the breech a left on powder tags and a possible gun fault. Observers note delays in firing and witnesses from both ships to be called.
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San Pedro Calif
Mississippi
Naval Court of Inquiry
New Mexico
Naval Court
Court of Inquiry
Trona Field
Navy board resumes Tenessee blast probe with 18 witnesses
The naval board probing the Mississippi explosion that killed 48 reconvened at San Pedro to hear testimony on the Tenessee. Investigators focus on three probable causes including low air pressure in the cleaning apparatus, a possible linen tag on TNT bags igniting the charge, and a gun mechanism defect.
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San Pedro
Calif
Naval Board
Naval Menare
Kiwanis Delegates Flood Denver Convention Centers
Denver, June 16. Special trains bearing Kiwanis delegates arrive as the eighth annual convention opens. More than 4,000 visitors registered by noon at convention headquarters with clerical staff rushing to register about 3,000 more before the evening session.
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Denver
Colo
Kiwanis Club
Et al
Robbers buried loot believed by detectives
Chicago police say a gang buried the loot from a $3,000,000 mail robbery at Rondout Illinois and seek three more suspects and the cache. Seven men held include J H Wayne and James Murray with Wayne wounded. Investigators link pouches to Wall Street banks and a delayed Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train.
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Chicago
Rondout
Ill
Morgan Collins
Wall Street
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
J. H. Wayne
James Murray
Wayne
Murray
Wonderlich Improves After 250 Mile Race Injury
Altoona reports Jerry Wonderlich, injured when his car skidded off the track in the 250 mile race, showed improvement today as hospital officials announced.
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Wonderlich
Altoona
Jerry Wonderlich
Maine Voters Nominate Candidates Across Gubernatorial Races
Maine voters went to the polls to nominate Republican and Democratic candidates for governor, U S senators, state officers, and the legislature in Portland on June 16.
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Portland
Maine
Battleship West Virginia Runs Aground in Norfolk Channel
Washington reports the battleship West Virginia aground in the Norfolk channel. The Navy advised the ship is stuck but understood to be in no danger.
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Washington
West Virginia
Agro l
Norfolk Channel
Bess
Iowa
Five Balloons Reported In Gordon Bennett Cup Race
Brussels reports say five of 17 balloons taking part in the Gordon Bennett cup race are accounted for. Be at 6 30 a m north of Melun and southwest of Paris. another balloon passed Tours. Ciampino lands near Thiereville after traveling about 85 kilometers.
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Brussels
The
Aero Club
Solbosch Plain
Lidtaroane Wiuk de Muyter
Belgium
Melum
Paris
Spencer
Tours
Labrousse
Ville de Bruzelles
Soissons
Prince Leopold
Rhineland
Tornado Hits Weasleytonngs Area Causing Widespread Damage
A tornado swept through Werrington Springs and surrounding region up to twenty miles from Leru, causing extensive property damage estimated near 800 million dollars. Residents reported widespread destruction across the city and countryside.
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Werrington Springs
M. C
Weasleytonngs
Leru
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Sven Englund
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Englund
Edith Sattler
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Woods Opposes
National
Philadelphia
Wheeler
Alexander
Blake and Hartnett
Mitchell and Wilson
Pittsburgh
Beaton Vries
Nat Ateraes
Cooper
Btone
Schmidt
Barnesl
O'Neill
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Boston
Pete
Detroit
Ferguson
Stoner
Bassler
R.H.E
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Bush
Schang
Coveleskie
Myatt
Johnson
Colorado Capital
Battler
Fecamp
Ciampino
Joseph Kelly
Thiereville
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