Flashes of Life News Snapshots Across Cities
In Yonkers a 100 foot television tower will rise atop a theatre. Chicago anticipates near term movie or boxing showings of world series or championship fights. New York plans a Byrd Beacon cross illumination to guide flyers, a $100000 red orange 75 by 37 foot cross gifted to Broadway Temple. Madison reports coal search trouble and a gold fishing license button for Coolidge.
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Chicago
H. B. Ives
Bell
New York
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Broadway Temple
Charles W. Bob
Byrd
Madison
Wis
Coolidge
Tribal Chiefs Said to Own Flivvers and Wives
A months trip notes that the portrayal of tribes is exaggerated. It claims some chiefs own two Flivvers and about 200 wives each, challenging common depictions.
One Dead in Perry Cattle Dip Shooting
In Perry Florida a cattle dipping dispute led to a pistol duel between Elzie Morgan a 33 year old cattle owner and Bill Towles a 29 year old range rider. Morgan was fatally wounded and Towles was shot twice in the head but now expected to recover though his sight was initially believed lost.
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Perry, Fla
Elzie Morgan
Bill Towles
Morgan
Towels
Valdosta
Towles
North China railroads disrupted by Mukden troops
Rail traffic in North China faces delays after Mukden evacuees took most rolling stock from the Peking Mukden line and to the south and west from the Peking Hankow, Tientsin Pukow, and Peking Suiyuan rails. Reports also note Shansi troops led by General Ten Hsui Ling entering Peking.
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Peking
China
Mukden
Peking-Mukden
Peking-Hankow
Tientsin-Pukow
Peking-Suiyuan
Shanghai
Ten Hsui- Ling
Grant man’s pony shows off by running in circles
A shetlana pony owned by Jeff Kelso of Grant Nebraska demonstrates lively behavior by circling for onlookers. The scene highlights rural farm life and small-town pet antics with local owner and animal on display during an informal gathering.
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Jeff Kelso
Grant, Neb
Lindbergh and Party Take Off From Indianapolis
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh with Major Thomas Lanphier and Col. Henry Breckenridge launched from Indianapolis at 6:30 AM for an unannounced destination. The flight aims to survey possible T A T Inc stops on the transcontinental air route.
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Col. Lindbergh
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles A. Lindbergh
Thomas Lanphier
Henry Breckenridge
St. Louis
Attorney General of Mass Impeached Resigns
Boston reports that Attorney General Arthur K. Reading, impeached by the House for misconduct and maladministration over fees from the Decino Club and United L. A. W. subsidiaries, has formally resigned, sending letters to Governor Fuller and legislative leaders.
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Mass
Boston
Arthur K. Reading
House of Representatives
Fuller
Senate
House
Reading
Decino Club, Inc
United L. A. W. Corporation of
Worcester
London April Marks End of First Year in Office
An unnamed London official marks the close of their first year in office as April highlights ongoing plans and routine duties. The report notes stability and continuing projects without major changes or upheaval.
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London
Bank of England rate hits new high amid gold withdrawals
The 4 12 per cent rate marks a record run for Bank of England as withdrawals of gold and the rise in the U S federal reserve rate push the policy higher. Initially thought temporary, the rate remains elevated due to global demand for gold and monetary tightening abroad.
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Bank of England
Federal Reserve
United States
Man Who Made Fortunes From Cotton Dies With Little
Eugene B. Scales, who left New Orleans with 28 cents and a 200 diamond ring to build a trading fortune in cotton, died of heart disease at 70 in New York. He amassed 8 million, faced bankruptcy, then losses, and later another windfall in war wheat before further decline.
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New York
Eugene B. Scales
New Orleans
Mr. Scales
Dallas
Texas
Paris
Central Texas Cotton Oil Company
Temple
Bromwood
Waco
Corsicana
Taylor
Chicago
Postponed Wedding of Miss Merrick in London Today
London June 6 The postponed wedding of Mary Ethel Isobel Merrick daughter of a night club proprietor and the Earl of Kin n oull took place at St Marylebone registry office this afternoon. Earlier raids on Mrs Kate Merrick s clubs led to the delay and public appearance was avoided by the family.
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London
Earl of Kinnoull
Mary Ethel Isobel Merrick
St. Marylebone Registry Office
The
Daily Express Today
Kate Merrick
May
Harl of
May Merrick
Forty Three Club and the Manhattan Raid and Closure
A raid led by authorities on May 24 shut down the Forty Three Club and the Manhattan, both owned by Mrs Merrick, amid enforcement actions against alleged illicit operations.
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Forty Three Club
Manhattan
Prohi Agent Shot in West Virginia Nearing Death
Parkersburg West Virginia June 6 A Prohibition agent O B Summers deputy commissioner shot from ambush while trying to arrest five liquor runners on Elizabeth Pike twenty miles east of Parkersburg He is near death at St Josephs hospital A bullet punctured his chest and right lung Residents refused to help Summers lay in the road while Burdett the constable phoned for aid The liquor runners escaped
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Parkersburg
West Va
Elizabeth Pike
Here
O. B. Summers
West Virginia
St. Joseph's Hospital
W. C. Burdett
Summers
Burdett
Cotton Briefs from New Orleans Weevil Report
The boll weevil report after the market closed shows bearish initial reaction due to smaller hibernate to May 15, but report qualifiers soften that view. Heavy weekend rains damaged cotton across the belt, especially in the eastern belt and Louisiana. The American Cotton Growers' Exchange notes 27.5 percent of members report live weevils in fields versus 23.6 percent a year ago.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
American Cotton Growers’ Exchange of
Memphis
Weekly Weather and Crop Summary Issued Today
The weekly weather and crop summary was issued today, detailing current conditions for farmers. It covers rainfall, drought indicators, soil moisture, temperatures, and crop health observations across regions.
Former Peking Dictator Chang Tso Lin Wounded in Bomb
Tokyo reports the war minister confirms Chang Tso Lin is alive in serious condition after a bombing near Mukden on Monday. Foreign dispatches deny his death and say his condition is improving. The cabinet vows to protect Japanese nationals in Manchuria and Mongolia and to remain neutral in any Chinese power shift.
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Tokyo
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Mukden
Foreign Office
China
Manchuria
Mongolia
Britisher Arrested in Atlanta on Cuba Embezzlement Charge
A British citizen, A. G. Roberts, 47, sought by Cuban authorities for embezzling $43 080 from Punta Allegra Sugar Company in Baracua Cuba, was arrested in Atlanta on a Cuban Consul request. Roberts waived extradition but offered no further comment.
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Atlanta
Cuba
A. G. Roberts
Florenzio Guerra
Roberts
Punta Allegra Sugar Company
Baracua
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Omasville
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Badger
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Alice O'Brien
St. Paul
Perry
North China
Chichester
Piamond
Walker
Nicaragua
Gordon Johnston
Wall Street
Miss Merrick
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