Americans Out of Bennett Cup Balloon Race
Brussels June 9 AP reports both American entrants were out with the 8-14 down near Dieppe and the Goodyear ITI disqualified after aid given when the balloon fell at sea. Sixteen competitors remained airborne after 24 hours, with favorites including Ernest de Muyter Wade Van Orman and Maurise Bienaime.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
Diephe
France
Auderville
Cape Hague
Department of
Manche
Ville Bruxelles
Capt
LaBrousse
Hespero
de la Rocha
North Sea
Senor Lobes
Elsie
Boulogne
Col
Johnson
Amundsen Rescue Plans Coordinated With Americans
Vernon Prentice, head of the committees appointed by Capt. Roald Amundsen, said he was in contact with Capt. Donald MacMillan about plans to rescue the missing explorers. The Norwegian Aero Association does not expect a separate search but seeks cooperation with the American committee.
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Associated
Resa
New York
Vernon Prentice
Roald Amundsen
Donald McMillan
Norwegian Aero Association
Athundsen
Prentice
Caillaux Plans Large Bank Note Issue in France
Paris reports finance minister Caillaux proposes four billion francs more in bank notes and a matching increase in the Bank of France advances to the government to meet maturing bonds.
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Credit Finance
Associated Press
Paris
Caillaux
Bank of France
Mine Fatalities Drop in First Four Months
Washington June 9. The Bureau of Mines reports 737 coal mine workers killed by accidents in the first four months of this year. The fatality rate is 3.85 per million tons, down from 6.11 in the same period last year.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Mines
President Coolidge Praises Norse Migration at St Paul Address
President Coolidge spoke at the Norse American centennial at Minnesota State Fair Grounds praising Scandinavian migrants who helped build the Northwest agricultural region. A windstorm and light rain tested the crowd as thousands gathered, with several fainting or being injured but no serious harm reported.
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Minnesota State Fair Grounds
Cooldge
Northwest
United States
Mr. Coolidge
St. Paul
Mr. Kellogg
State House
Washington
Minnesota
European Peace Pact Nears Final Agreement
Geneva reports indicate France and Great Britain have reached a complete accord on the four power pact to guarantee Rhine frontiers under Versailles. Belgium and Germany may join if conditions are met with Paris to forward the French reply to Germany for approval.
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England
France
Germany
Belgium
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Great Britain
Rhine
Paris
Brussels
Rome
Bolshevist Plot Blamed for Shanghai Student Riots
Shanghai reports say Bolshevist activity by schoolboys sparked student unrest, with police outlining charges against arrested defendants. The same date notes a dockers strike worsening as 300 seamen from six private coastal steamers walked out in protest.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Parties Lose Grip on Founders Principles Say Lewis
James Duke adds two million dollars to the Duke University building fund raising it from six to eight million dollars at Alumni Day. Former Senator Hamilton Lewis, in Chicago, says Democrats and Republicans may soon cease to reflect founders principles as the nation undergoes a political and moral revolution.
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Associated Press
Durham
N. C
James Duke
Duke University
Few
Duke
Senate
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Georgia club women open council session at Tallulah Falls
The Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs opens its council session at Tallulah Falls with headquarters at the Cliff House. Club women occupy all rooms, giving the event a house party atmosphere. Governor Walker is expected to address the council on Greater Georgia the following day.
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Associated Press
Tallulah Falls
Club Women of Georgia
Council of the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cliff House
Club Wamen
Walker
Council On “Greater Georgia
Weather forecast for Georgia with showers possible
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with likely scattered thundershowers across Georgia. Winds light. Temperatures remain mild.
Walker Grebb Bout Postponed After Walker Foot Surgery
The June 19 boxing card at the Polo Grounds is postponed due to an operation on Mickey Walker's right foot. Harry Wills was to fight Charley Weinert, with Mickey Walker vs Harry Grebb for the middleweight title.
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Grebb
Associated F’rags
New York
Italian Hospital Fund
Polo Grounds
Harry Wills
Charley Weinert
Mickey Walker
Harry Grebb
Walker
Million Dollar Timber Deal Near Savannah
One of the largest timber deals in McIntosh county history, nearly a million dollars, has been completed. The Twin Tree and Lumber Company of Hopkins, Georgia, bought several thousand acres of pine and hardwood timber in McIntosh and Liberty counties from J. L. Miller of Henderson, North Carolina.
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McIntosh
Liberty Counties
Lumber Concern
Hopkins, Ga
Associated
Reas
Savannah
McIntosh County
Twin Tree and Lumber Company
J. L. Miller
Henderson
North Carolina
Americans and Soviets Reach Concession on Magnesium Mines
Moscow reports the Soviet government and Harriman interests reached terms for the Chiatouri manganese concession. The contract, due to be signed, grants American interests twenty years of control over the largest and richest mines of their kind.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Harriman
Chiatouri
Elks Meet in Savannah for Georgia Caroline Pilots Convention
Grand Exalted Ruler and officers of the Biks arrive in Savannah to attend the Georgia Caroline Biks convention set to begin tomorrow. Local and regional delegates join from across the state for ceremonies and meetings.
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Savannah
Price of
Cleveland
More Deaths From Heat In The East
Heat continues to claim lives along the eastern seaboard despite cooler temperatures. New York reports over four hundred twenty seven deaths in the heat wave. Philadelphia notes lingering effects with twenty four fatalities as the heat's impact persists.
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Eastern Seaboard
Associated Press
New York
East
New York City
Philadelphia
Indian Heiress Marries Miami Auto Salesman
Maude Lee Mudd, a 16 year old Oklahoma heiress with a million dollar estate, disappeared from her Miami home on May 21 and married Earl Gordon, a 7 year old automobile salesman from Miami, yesterday.
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Associated Ppa
Council Bluff
Iowa
Maude Lee Mudd
Miami
Oklahoma
Earl Gordon
Inter Allied Dispatch Details German Disarmament Basis
Paris report of the inter allied military control commission, forming the basis of the allied note to Germany on disarmament, was made public yesterday. The document outlines proposed steps and timelines, aiming to constrain German military capabilities in the postwar framework. The disclosure follows ongoing diplomacy and echoes calls for a secure peace arrangement.
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Paris
Inter-Allied Military Control Commission
Germany
Shepherd Jury Near Completion In Foster Son Murder Trial
Chicago reports that the jury in the William D. Shepherd murder case against his millionaire foster son William McClintock is near completion with four more jurors expected to be sworn. Preparations for trial presentation were underway as of June 9.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
William D. Shepherd
William McClintock
Amundsen Party Likely Location in Arctic Region
Copenhagen June 9 report says the best chance to locate Captain Amundsen and his companions is at Cape Columbia in West Greenland. Governor J Daugaard Jenses notes the American MacMillan expedition is heading there as the search unfolds.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
Raald Amundsen
Cape Columbia
West Greeland
Donald MacMillan
J. Daugaard Jenses
Greenland
Fourteen Miners' Bodies Recovered After Kentucky Explosion
Sturges Kentucky June 9 bodies of fourteen miners victims of an explosion at West Kentucky Mining Company were found today brought to the surface. Seven whites and ten Negroes among the victims located more than a mile from the shaft mouth.
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Sturges, Ky
Associated Press
Retrial Sought for Conn. Woman Who Sailed Father of Child Murder
States Attorney Alling announced in New Haven he would seek a retrial for Miss Olympic Marc, unwed mother, over the murder of cabaret singer John Bagnano. The first trial ended with a hung jury after one juror held for conviction.
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Conn
Alling
Chinese General Backing Student Agitation Against Foreigners
Peking dispatches report General Feng Yu-Halang the Christian general issued a circular urging student protests against foreigners. He also wired Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-Lin urging military leaders to cooperate with each other and with the nation to secure the rights of the Chinese people.
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Peking
China
Feng Yu-Halang
Chang Tso-Lin
French Premier Painleve departs for Morocco crisis
Premier Painleve leaves Paris by airplane to Morocco to confer with the governor general about the Riffian invasion and the situation in the French protectorate. He will investigate the situation arising from Abdel Krim's Rift uprising and report back to the cabinet.
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Painleve
Morocco
Associated Press
Abdel Krim
Premier Painleve
Paris
Abdelkrim
Weeks Improves After Gall Stone Operation
Boston reporters say Secretary of War John W. Weeks is convalescing after gall stone surgery and was described as in excellent condition by his physicians.
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Boston
Mass
John W. Weeks
Norwegian Aero Association seeks American relief expedition
June 9 report says the Norwegian Aero Association asked the Amundsen American committee to organize an American relief expedition.
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Norway
The
Norwegian Aero Association
Amundsen American Committee
Riff Tribesmen Pressing French in Morocco
Paris dispatch says Riffian tribesmen push against French forces in the Morocco protectorate with a sudden surge of activity and worsening conditions over the past forty eight hours as reported by Le Journal.
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Associated Press
Paris
Morocco
le Journal
Drought Ends After Kensett Ordinance Bans Song
Kensett Arkansas residents saw rain and a sharp temperature drop after the city council banned public singing whistling and humming of It Ain't Gonna Rain No More. A drought and heat wave broke with showers yesterday as temperatures fell about 40 degrees.
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Kensett, Ark
Associated Press
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New Haven
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John Bagnano
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Moroceo
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