American Cars Dominate Indy 500 Finishers
Tommy Milton won the 500 mile race in 5 hours 28 minutes 6.27 seconds at 91.4 mph, with eight of the ten money finishers American. Second was Harry Hartz, third Jimmy Murphy, followed by Earl Cooper and L. L. Corum in a famed Flivver. The purse totaled $35,000 for Milton, in a field of international entrants and a 135,000 crowd. A Fayette, Indiana boy Hubert Shoup died after a fence collapse during the race.
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Indianapolis
Tommy Milton
United States
Milton
Harry Hartz
Los Angeles
Jimmy Murphy
Hartz
Murphy
Earl Cooper
L. L. Corum
Flivver
Frank Elliott
California
Eddie Hearne
Max Sailer
Prince de Cystria
Phil Shafer
Christian Werner
Arvelt
Speedway
Indiana
McCray
Cleveland
Hubert Shoup
la Fayette
Tom Alley
Escaped Idaho convict captured in Walla Walla
James Warren, who escaped from an Idaho state prison farm May 26, was captured by police in Walla Walla Washington yesterday. He will be returned to Idaho to serve out a life sentence for murder.
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Walla Walla
Wash
James Warren
Idaho
Kennecott Utah Copper Exchange Offer Expires Today
The Kennecott Copper corporation offers Utah Copper shareholders 1 1 2 percent Kennecott shares for each Utah share. No official stock-tender estimate is available and there is no plan to extend the exchange date.
Panic at Petrograd Opera House Fire in Finland
A theatre fire at the Petrograd opera house in Helsingfors causes a deadly panic as audience members ran for exits. Performers’ costumes caught fire and flames spread to the scenery. despite the safety curtain being lowered, many were killed. Fire brigade efforts failed and the building burned to the ground.
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Helsingfores
Finland
Petrograd Opera House
German marks hit new record against dollar in New York
The German mark slid about 2.5 points over the holiday in New York trading, quoted at 0.0014 dollars or 70,175 marks per one U.S. dollar, a record low.
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New York
Ball Ammunition Causes Panic at Memorial Service
In Martinez California May 31 an ammunition salute at veterans graves caused a small panic injuring several people The American Legion firing squad used the shells over protest by post commander J F Mafino The rifle volley snapped two high tension wires toppling a horse and sparking a grass fire ending the memorial day ceremony with no serious injuries reported
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Martinez
Cal
American Legion
Legion Post
J. F. Mafino
Bandits Free U S Army Major and Englishman in China
Major Robert A. Allen U S A and W Smith of Manchester England were released by bandits on Pasetzuku mountain. Major Roland W Pinger and Lee Solomon moved to a lower level as negotiations continue. Twelve captives remain including Leon Friedman Jerome Henley and John Powell. Major Allen and Major Pinger stationed at Manila were taken May 6 near Suchow.
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An Tlentin
Pasetzuku Mountain
Robert A. Allen
W. Smith
Manchester
England
Roland W. Pinger
Lee Solomon
Tsao Chwang
Major Allen
Mr. Smith
Major Pinger
Mr. Solomon
Leon Friedman
Chicago
Shanghai
Jerome A. Henley
New York
John B. Powell
Powell
Paotzuhu
Majors Allen
Pinger
Manila
China
Suchow
Ordnance Corps
Allen
Robert Allen, Jr
Roland Pinger
Associated Press
Sap Club
Death of Noted Clergyman Sterritt in Washington
Washington May 31 AP Dr Janes MacBride Sterritt 76 rector emeritus of All Souls church and founder here shot himself to death. A respected Episcopalian cleric and university instructor he lectured in ethics and philosophy at various institutions and once led the Society for Philosophical Inquiry.
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Washington
Janes MacBride Sterritt
Sterritt
All Souls Church
Society For Philosophical Inquiry
Albany Governor Deliberates On New York Wet Bill
In Albany today Governor Smith weighed repeal of the Mullan Gage state enforcement act amid a flood of partisan letters and a packed Capitol hall. Supporters warned repeal would invite bootlegger dominance. opponents stressed state success in enforcement and urged restraint from federal-first policy.
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Mullan-Gage
Albany
N. Y
Mayernor Smith
East
State House
New York State
Orville 8
Pland
State Anti-Saloon League
Ellwood Henrick
Chemists’ Club of
New York
Democratic Party
Petroleum Ranks Second in Manufacturing Importance
New York May 31 AP Petroleum ranks second among manufacturing industries per 1921 census data compiled by the American Petroleum Institute from the census bureau. Petroleum products valued at 1.52544 billion, surpassed only by slaughtering and wholesale meat packing at 2.200942 billion. In 1919 refining ranked seventh and in 1905 it stood at twenty first.
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New York
American Petroleum Institute
Census Bureau
Setback for Bootleggers Courts Ease Whiskey Prosecution
The US circuit court of appeals ruled the government need not prove whiskey's alcoholic content or beverage fit in dry law cases where indictments specify whiskey. This decision narrows proof required in bootlegging prosecutions.
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New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeal
Receivership Sought for Knights of Ku Klux Klan
In Atlanta on May 31 an emergency petition in Fulton County Superior Court seeks receivership for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. David M. Rittenhouse and others of Philadelphia accuse Imperial Wizard W H Evans and Emperor W J Simmons of collusion in a recent leadership dispute. Judge Humphries issued a temporary restraining order blocking Klan fund use and a June 9 show cause hearing. The order also restricts funds for a Klonichum meeting in Washington on June 1 2, halts headquarters removal, and names twenty additional Klansmen in the suit. The petition accuses Colonel Simons of violating patriotic principles and trying to turn the Klon into a money making machine.
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Atlanta, Ga
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Fulton County Superior Court
David M. Rittenhouse
Philadelphia
W. H. Evans
W. J. Simmons
Humphries
Klonichum
Evans
Washington
Emperor Simmons
Colonel Simons
Klan
Anti-Saloons Leader Warns on New York Repeal
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League urged at Governor Smith’s public hearing that repealing New York’s Mullan-Gage act without a substitute would nullify the eighteenth amendment and strip officers of enforcement power. He warned New York would become a magnet for bootleggers and liquor traffickers from other states.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
New York State
Tom Tunners
Wheeler
U. S. Supreme Court
New York
Ruhr Strikers Return to Jobs After Short Shutdown
Ruhr strikes affecting about a half million workers have largely ended. Thousands resume labor this week and officials predict most will be back to work by next week. Police force reorganization is planned to address demonstrations and maintain order.
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Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Oca
Fae
Melba Considers Parliament Bid Amid Convalescence
Mme Nellie Melba the famed opera star says she has not decided but is open to a political run in Britain. She told the Daily Mirror she could speak well and has a few brains, while still convalescing from a recent operation.
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London
Mme
Nellie Melba
Daily Mirror
Clara Phillips Vows Fight To Regain Good Name In Texas
Clara Phillips who was convicted of murder in Los Angeles said she will fight to the last court to regain her freedom and her good name. She arrived in San Antonio after leaving Houston with her sister Mia Jackson and others, describing threats, coercion by Jesse Carson, and brutal treatment during transport. Her sister-in-law Sadie Phillips and Mrs. May Jackson supported her as authorities fenced off reporters.
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San Antonino
Texas
Clara Phillips
Hammer
Toda
Southern Pacific Railway
Associated Press
Mia
Etta Mae Jackson
Eugene Biscailuz
Walter Hunter
San Antonio
Los Angeles
San Quentin
Alberta Meadows
Biscailuz
Sadie Phillips
Honduras
Carsen
Etta Mae
Mexico
Rae
Gray
Mae Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Houston
Clara
United States
Solitary Cell Planned for Mrs Phillips in Los Angeles
Los Angeles May 31 AP Plans to send Mrs Clara Phillips to San Quentin were scrapped as Asa Keyes said she would receive notice of a motion to dismiss her murder conviction appeal before the court of appeals. She will be held in solitary confinement at Los Angeles county jail after arrival tomorrow night, jailer Mark Bailey said.
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Los Angeles
Clara Phillips
San Quentin Penitentiary
Asa Keyes
Court of Appeals
Hammer
Los Angeles County
Mark Bailey
German plan for reparations declared impractical
Berlin dispatch reports that high German officials deem the industrialists renovation plan impossible to accept. Social democrats and left parties oppose its terms, especially the abolition of the eight hour day.
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London
Berlin
Crippled Children Saved From Flames In Pittsburgh Fire
A fire destroyed the children's hospital in Pittsburgh on May 31 causing the relocation of over 100 crippled young patients to the nearby Magee Maternity Hospital. No lives were reported lost though four firefighters were injured. The blaze began with a water heater explosion and the damage was estimated at a substantial amount.
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Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburch
Magee Maternity
Two Oregon Short Line Veterans Die on Wednesday
Two veteran employees of the Oregon Short Line railroad died Wednesday. Lawrence Rasmussen, a claim adjuster, died in a Pocatello hospital, and L. J. Eyes, 25 years head of the ticket office, died in Sandy near Salt Lake City. Both men were Salt Lake Masons. Rasmussen belonged to the Pocatello temple.
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Sal Lake
Oregon Short Railroad Company
Pocatello
Idaho
Lawrence Rasmussen
Sandy
Salt Lake
L. J. Eyes
Mr. Rasmussen
Mr. Eyes
Masonic
Temple
Boy 11 Strangles Self While Teasing Dog in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn Francis Dangieri 11 was found dead by his sister last night with two neckties used as a noose around his neck. Police initially suspected murder due to an open window and dog Brownie crying over the body. Later reports said he slipped his head through the noose to tease the dog and accidentally hanged himself.
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New York
Francis Dangieri
Brownie
Francis
Brooklyn
Eleanor
Case on trial in circuit court over rail merger
In St Paul on May 31 AP the government seeks a decree clarifying how the 1920 Railway Transportation Act shields railroads from the Sherman Act. The case, from Utah filed 1914, targets the Southern Pacific Central Pacific merger. Judges Sanborn and Lewis will hear the matter.
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St. Paul, Minn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Beck
Washington
Solicitor General
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court
District of Utah
Walter H. Sanborn
St. Paul
Robert E. Lewis
Denver
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Judicial Department
Administrative Commission
Congress
Southern Pacific
Kiwanis elects leaders at Atlanta convention
Ed mund F. Arras of Columbus Ohio was elected international president of Kiwanis clubs international at the closing session. Denver Colorado was chosen as the 1924 convention city. Vice presidents elected were Douglas J. Scott of Winnipeg and George E. Snell of Butte Montana.
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Atlanta
Edmund F. Arras
Columbus
Ohio
Kiwanis Clubs International
Denver
Colo
Kiwanis
Douglas J. Scott
Winnipeg
George E. Snell
Butte
Mont
Former world bantamweight Pete Herman regains sight
Pete Herman former bantamweight champion who has been blind for over a year and bed-bound for 87 days had the bandages removed by Dr. Jonas Rosenthal and said he could see in one eye. He embraced his wife and vowed to return as a manager not a fighter.
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New Orleans
Pete Herman
Peter Gulotta
Jonas W. Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Herman
Italy Wins Control of Castelorizo After Turkish Withdrawal
Rome reports Turkey withdraws its claim to Castelorizo allowingItalian sovereignty. The decision follows talks between Ismet Pasha and G C Montagna at the Near East peace conference.
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Laussnne
Turkey
Castelorizo
Asia Minor
Ismet Pasha
G. C. Montagna
Claude Kitchin Dies Former House Leader in North Carolina
Claude Kitchin former Democratic leader in the U S House died at 6 14 am in Wilson North Carolina. The death followed a stroke in 1920 and long illness with family at his bedside. He served over twenty years in Congress and never lost his temper in debates cited by colleagues. Funeral planned for Scotland Neck.
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Mr. Kitchin
Dr. Woodard
Kitchin
Congress
Albany
N. Y
Scotland Neck
House of Representatives
Claude Kitchin
North Carolina
James R. Mann
Illinois
Brick
House
Model Cities for Shrines near Washington For convention
Allad in cities designed to house 30 000 to 40 000 persons arise near Alexandria Virginia and Bennington and Eckington Maryland for the Shriners convention next week. Pullman homes provide water and sewerage systems playgrounds baths police and fire departments. Shuttle trains will run from the towns to Washington. Runners from the north will live aboard cars at Gennington Eckington. Tracks laid with 700 car accommodations at Beanington and Eckington.
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Washington
Alexandria
Bennington
Eckington
Gennington
Beanington
Valuable Feline Cleopatra Dies After Live Wire Contact
In Los Angeles on May 21 AP reports Cleopatra the cat known as the $10,000 cat died after touching a live wire while chasing a mouse in a government evidence storeroom. Officers mourned her, and officials increased her valuation to $50,000, acknowledging the animal’s role in safeguarding labels and evidence.
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Los Angeles
Cleopatra
Denver
Po ' Held
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ONE Day
Petroleum
Maurice Campbell Conradi
Lausanne
Switzerland
M. Veronsky
Melba
Carson
Mrs. Phillips
Oregon
Italy
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