French claim full control the Fez area
In French Morocco on May 6 Abd El-Krim reportedly mobilized 20,000 Riffian tribesmen for attacks on the French zone, with 5,000 A crossing the border raids into French territory. French outposts, aided by Col. Freydenberg and General Cambay, are being relieved and pressed toward Fez as Marshal Lyautey and Marshal Foch monitor the situation.
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Fez
French Morocco
Abd El-Krim
Colombat
Freydenberg
Tazat
Cambay
Marshal Lyautey
Mabat
Marshal Foch
Faris
Rising clashes in Spanish Morocco as Abd El Krim presses
Fighting between Hitiians and trenching forces grows sharper near the neutral zone between Spanish and French protectorates. Abd El Krim appears to be massing more men as French and native contingents push back the Rif tribesmen. French aviators bomb from entrenched positions inflicting heavy losses with machine gun fire from low altitudes.
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Meilila
Spanish Morocco
Abd el Krim
French losses in Abd El Krim confrontations reported
In Rabat May 6 French authorities report four officers and ten native soldiers killed, with Hissian losses near 600. French HQ says operations to free a forward post continue normally. Abd El Krim's march on Fes appears slowed, as Lyautey returns convinced France holds the line. French columns north of the Quergha river advance then await further developments while keeping to their side of the frontier.
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Rabat
French Morocco
Abd el Krim
Fes
Marshal Lyautey
Quergha
Posters for City Clean Up Exhibit By School Children
Attractive Paint Up and Clean Up posters produced by city school children under Metropolitan Life Insurance sponsorship are displayed at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The posters reflect individual ideas on the annual city clean-up program and many prize winners and honorable mentions will be shown in the chamber office window. the public is invited to visit.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Chamber of Commerce
Yokel Defeats Reed In Ogden Wrestling Match
Mike Yokel, veteran wrestler, defeated Jack Reed of Ogden in a match in Ogden Utah last night, taking the first and third falls.
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Yohkel
Reed
Ogden
Utah
Mike Yokel
Jack Reed
Yokel
Newlyweds Taken to City Jail for Disturbing Peace
Carl Gower and Carrie Cederstrom wed Tuesday at American Falls. Police officer Patrick Duffy arrested them for disturbing the peace on the west side of town and escorted them to the city jail. The couple, amid hurried wedding news, faced handcuffs after their friends failed to locate a key to unlock them. Gower, captain of the Short Line fire department, is a longtime city leader and sister of Bazil Jones of the Pocatello fire department.
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Carl Gower
Carrie Cederstrom
A. W. Jones
American Falls
Mizzo
Patrick Duffy
Gower
Short Line Fire Department
In. Gower
Bazil Jones
Pocatello Fire Department
Wheat Prices Rise Amid Global Demand
Chicago May 6 Wheat futures jumped to 1.66 a bushel in early trading lifting prices by six cents as Spain bought over 2 million bushels in one deal. Foreign buying included wheat shipments from Vancouver to the Orient and Finland's rye purchases. The surge reflected export demand and broader international buying of breadstuffs.
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Chicago
Spain
Vancouver
Orient
Finland
Senator Borah Hails Houghton Address On Europe Policy
Senator Borah of Idaho called Ambassador Houghton’s London remarks timely and wise. He said the speech’s aim to guide American opinion on Europe’s economic problems could be of great importance to both regions. France, Germany, and British observers weighed its implications for loans and security pacts.
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Washington
Houghton
London
Paris
France
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
von Hindenburg
Coolige
Europe
Italy
Borah
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Eight Die in Swissvale Explosion Blast Likely Bomb
Eight members of a single family died in a late night explosion that wrecked three Swissvale buildings near Pittsburgh. Two others are missing and believed burned. Fire officials suspect dynamite or nitroglycerine and probe a local fruit store owner amid threats.
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Pittsburgh
Swisevale
Thomas L.pfar
Swissvale
Clement Jeremias
Carl Keglar
Carl Baldus
Baldus
Marie Kohie
Jeremias
Thomas Pfarr
Coast Guard Builds Great Dry Armada to Block Rum Traffic
New York reports outline a vast blockade against rum runners as 64 coast guard boats and 13 seaplanes form the largest dry armada in history. The fleet, joined by New England departures, targets West Indies routes with Mojave as flagship and a new wireless code to coordinate patrols.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Great Lakes
Atlantic
New England
Staten Island
Detroit
Rumrow
R. Q. Merrick
New Jersey
Coast Guard
West Indies
Canada
France
England
Seabright
N. J
Narrows
Rum Zone
Mojave
Rum Row
Clifton Bay
Washington
Borah Statement Provokes Comment at Arms Conference
Geneva reports quote Senator Borah of Idaho saying only force remained if France fails to pay war debts. The remark sparked heavy discussion among delegates to the conference for the control of traffic in arms, with officials expected to verify the accuracy of the quotation.
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Geneva
Borah
Laho
France
Conference For
Idaho
Idaho Judge 10 Take Bride
A wedding in Idaho will take place at 7 50 P M at the home of Judge J M Terrell. Miss Marian Woods of Little Rock Arkansas will marry Judge George W Edgington of Idaho Falls district judge. Rev G William Barnum will officiate. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J Wood of Little Rock. After the ceremony the couple will live in Idaho Falls.
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Idaho
J. M. Terrell
North Hayes
Marian Woods
Little Rock
Arkansas
George W. Edgington
Idaho Falls
Ninth Judicial District
G. William Barnum
Presbyterian Church
Edgington
Senate
J. Wood
University of Arkansas
Terrell
R. M. Terrell
O. K. Baum
Salt Lake City Moves Against Baseball Pools
Salt Lake City police say they will eradicate all gambling forms, focusing on baseball pools. A downtown billiard hall was raided, three pool sellers arrested, and hundreds of dollars seized. Chief Joseph Burbidge cited ongoing complaints from wives and mothers about gambling.
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Salt Lake City
F Potice
Joseph Burbidge
Paradise apples big season opens early in tomato report
Chicago May 6 The big season for Paradise apples is about to open. A report from the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics says tomatoes in large quantities are moving earlier than usual from the main shipping sections. First reports of tomatoes grown for canning indicate a probable 25 percent rise over the 1924 plantings. Heaviest gains expected in Indiana Arkansas Utah and California.
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Chicago
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Indiana
Arka Osas
Utah
California
Coolidge Seeks Major Cuts in Federal Budget
President Coolidge pushes economy across government with a target cut of up to 500 million dollars, bringing total budget estimates to about 3 billion. Budget Director Lord reports back from a nationwide tour and will draft the next budget with the president while forecasting a 100 million dollar surplus and potential tax reductions.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Lord
Committee Plans Funding for American Falls Celebration
The finance committee of the American Falls celebration met at the Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss fundraising for the Idaho visit of Interior Secretary Jardine and Secretary of Agriculture Jardine. Mayor C. Ben Ross reported at the chamber luncheon. committee members include C. A. Valentine chair, J. C. Galbraith, J. S. Russell, J. B. Bistline and Abe Pierce, with Judge O. R. Baum invited to attend.
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American Falls
Idaho
J. 8. Russell
J. B. Bistline
Abe Pierce
O. R. Baum
Commander Acquitted In Whiskey Find Case
Norfolk Virginia May 6 Commander D W Fuller of the naval transport Beaufort was acquitted by a court martial of all three charges accusing neglect of duty after 500 quarts of whiskey were found aboard the ship when it docked in February.
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Norfolk
D W. Fuller
Beaufort
Naval Base
Campbell convicted in Montana fraud case linked to Senator Wheeler
Gordon Campbell, oil promoter and former attorney for Senator Wheeler, was found guilty by a Montana federal court of using the mails to defraud and fraudulent oil promotion. Wheeler, acquitted in Montana on a separate matter, watched as the case proceeded. Campbell faces additional charges in D C.
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Great Falls
Mont
Gordon Campbell
Kevin Sunburst
B. K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Senate
George M. Bourquin
Campbell
District of Columbia
E. 8
Booth
Interior Department
Bourquin
Leavenworth
Wheeeler
Gordon Campbell!evin Syndicate No
Charles F. Blockhuff
FE. J. Dailey
Ot L. Slattery
Johns
Pratt
Cincinnati
Department of Justice
8. C. Ford
W. F. O'Leary
Department of the Interior
Montana
Washington
Department
Edwin &. Booth
Amundsen Leads Two All Metal Planes Toward Pole
Roald Amundsen starts toward the north pole from Spitzbergen in two Dornier Whales with twin Rolls-Royce engines. The mission, backed by Lincoln Ellsworth, aims to reach the pole and precede MacMillan and Algarsson, who plan separate air expeditions from ships off Spitzbergen.
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Amundsen
South Pole
Norway
Donald BB. MacMillan
United States
Grettir AF Garsson
Great Britain
Hobby
Spitzbagen
Lincoln Ellsworth
New York
Pisa
Italy
Macmillan
Far North
Amundsen ARctic Pole Flight May Start From Danes Island
Weather in Spitzbergen looks favorable for Captain Roald Amundsen’s polar flight attempt. Two planes led by Lieutenant Rieser Larsen with Amundsen aboard and Oscar Omdal with Lincoln Ellsworth as navigator aim to fly about 680 miles to the North Pole, possibly landing or dropping a flag if needed. The craft will fly 100 meters apart at 500 meters altitude and stay in wireless contact as they proceed.
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Stockholm
Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Farm and Hobby
Dantes Island
Oslo
Norway
Amundsen
Danes Island
Rieser Larsen
Oscar Omdal
Linecoln Ellsworth
Pole
Terrorist Violence Reported Renewed in Poland
In Poland a band calling itself the white Russian Communist party robs and murders in Bielowiseka forest areas. They killed a police officer, the head forester, and a forest keeper and wounded four others. Three railroad crashes were averted by vigilant railway workers.
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Warsaw
Poland
Bielowiseka Fuszococa
Communist Party
Shepherd Case Sparks Prosecution Clash In Chicago
Mrs. William D. Shepherd, hiding after a coroner's jury urged she be held as an accessory in the McClintock murders, plans to surrender in Milwaukee. Her husband William D. Shepherd weeps in a county jail cell after multiple denied bail as prosecutors clash with Judge Olson over blame. Bail prospects for Mrs. Shepherd are expected to be smooth, while property disputes over the Kenilworth home remain in contest. A separate report notes a Brooklyn jewelry store heist worth about 50000 dollars, with four robbers fleeing in a car.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Wm. McClintock
Emma Nelson McClintock
Billy’’ McClintock
Shepherd
Harry Olson
Oscar Olson
McClintock
Olson
Kenilworth
North Shore
Young McClintock
Iowa
California
Pene Court
Illinois
Robert H. Stoll
Wim. Scott Stewart
Postponed Chicago Cleveland Game Shows Weather Delays
Rain and cold weather postpone the American League clash between Chicago and Cleveland. In New York Philadelphia, New York beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 after a postponed start. Washington beat Boston 10 to 8 as Ruffing and Ehmke pitched. St Louis edged Pittsburgh 6 to 4 in a postponed cold game. In the National League bill, New York at Philadelphia postponed. Cincinnati at Chicago postponed. St Louis at Pittsburgh postponed due to cold and wet grounds. Boston defeated Brooklyn 4 to 0 with pitching by Batchelder and Graham.
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Chicago
Cleveland
National
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Toledo May Day Brief Mentions Professor Herbert Eber
Fragmentary item notes May events in Toledo Ohio with reference to Professor Herbert Eber of Michigan and Western conditions. Reader interpretation limited by incomplete OCR.
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Ae de Teee
Toledo
Ohio
Herbert Eber
Oniteen
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