Witness wavering weakens case against William Shepherd
One state witness faltered in identifying William Shepherd as the man linked to bacteriology and typhoid germ exposure before the death of William McClintock. The witness, Dr Amante Rongetti, conceded the defendant did not resemble the previously described younger man who visited the hospital.
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Amante Rongetti
Associated Preas
Chicago
William Shepherd
William McClintock
Shepherd
Move to Quash Indictment in Scopes Trial
Tennessee bar association plans a resolution at Memphis urging Frank Thompson to refuse prosecution of John T. Scopes. Dayon hearing looms with District Attorney Stewart seeking quashal over alleged illegal grand jury calling by Judge Raulison, potentially prompting a new indictment.
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Chattanooga
Nashville
Tennessee State Bar Association
Memphis
Frank M. Thompson
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Supreme Court
Scopes
Stewart
John T. Raulison
Raulison
Grand Jury
Marquis of Queensbury Granted Divorce in London
The Marquis of Queensbury was granted a decree nisi in his divorce suit today in London. He alleged misconduct and named Sir James H. Dunn, a Canadian, in financial matters. The case was undefended.
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London
Marquis of Queensberry
Nisit
James H. Dunn
Chicago Round-Up of Gangsters 10 Deportations Promised
Chicago officials said deportation of aliens with provable evidence would follow the extensive roundup of over 300 suspects after gang violence. Police nabbed many aliens amid raids on gang rendezvous and moonshine operations, with a fatal at a southwest cabaret and a push to wipe out gang activity.
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Chicago
The
Associated Press
Ill
Rende Zevous
H. D. Eby
Charles Tremblay
Blue Goose Inn
Sheriff Hoffman
Tremblay
Collings
Denver
Crowe
Collin
Michael Genna
Angelo Genna
Federal Job Holders Lose Quieter Local Land Office Posts
The Interior Department ordered abolishing twenty two receivers of local land offices in eleven states. Registrars will take over duties and the change is expected to save about $60,000 annually.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interior Department
Tax records show rising millionaires in 1923
Washington reports more high earners in the United States yet still below 1916 peak when 206 paid income tax. The Internal Revenue Bureau notes 74 incomes of a million dollars or more in 1923, up seven from 1922.
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Revenue Bureau
Devenue Bureau
May trade balance favors United States by forty two million
Ex ports from the United States during May were $370,000,000 and imports were $328,000,000, leaving a balance of trade favorable to the United States for the month of $42,060,000.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Persia Withdraws From Arms Conference
Persia pulled out of the Geneva arms meeting on June 16 citing the conference decision allowing searches of Persian Gulf vessels suspected of forbidden arms traffic.
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Persia
Associated Press
Geneva
Persia Today
Gulf of Persia
Rioting erupts in Sydney harbor area looting reported
Rioting broke out on both sides of Sidney harbor last night. The British Empire Steel Corporation warehouse at Glace was looted and a privately owned general was raided and cleaned out at Sidney Mines.
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Sydney Harbor
Associated
Sydney
N. H
Sidney Harbor
British Empire Steel Corporation
Glace
Sidney Mines
Royal 222s Regiment Moves Toward Cape Breton
Quebec on June 15 reports the Royal 222s regiment trained for Nova Scotia without public orders announced. It is believed the troops will reinforce forces already on duty in the Cape Breton coal fields.
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Quebec
Canada
Royal 222S Regiment of
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Former President Kruttschnitt Dies After Long Rail Career
Julius Kruttschnitt former chairman and directing head of the Southern Pacific Company died following retirement May 31. His career spanned over 48 years in American railroading, ending with his supervision of Southern Pacific as heir to the Harriman tradition.
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Julius Kruttschnitt
New York
Southern Pacific Company
America
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Dragon Gets Ten Day Jail Term for Tax Case
Federal Judge Symes sentences Dr. John Locke grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan to ten days in jail and a $1500 fine for contempt of court after he failed to produce books for examination by government agents investigating income tax returns.
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Symes
Denver
John Locke
Associated
T’reas
Colo
Grand Dragon
Ku Klux Klan
Locke
Caillaux Declares Decisive Hour Has Struck in France
Beauvais France June 16 M Caillaux minister of finance told thousands in an open air speech that France must help itself to receive aid. He urged sacrifice and financial discipline saying the decisive hour has struck for a nation to cut living standards and balance expenditures.
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Caillaux
France
Beauvais
M. Caillaux
Mexico President Calles Defends Sovereignty in U S Talks
President Calles issued a statement asserting Mexico’s sovereignty and its obligation to international duties. He rejects U S claims of threats and notes Mexico will maintain claims commissions for foreign losses. He also condemns U S insinuations of a world trial and warns against international interference in domestic affairs.
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Mexico
Calles
Kellogg
United States
Maico
Pay Last Tribute to Labor Leader Stone
Railroad executives, labor leaders, and financiers gathered in Cleveland to pay a last tribute to Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and head of its trust companies and cooperative banks. Stone died Friday.
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Cleveland
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood
Associated Prenn
Cleveland, O
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Stone
Women Prizefighters Stage Panama Ring Battle Last Night
In Panama on June 165 fans witnessed the first women’s boxing match in a Panamanian ring. Opponents were Battling Rosa of Colombia and K. O. Maria of Chile. Maria won the decision after eight hard rounds, though Rosa impressed with persistent offense.
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Panama
Rosa
Colombia
Rosa of
Sargent leaves fortune to his two sisters
The will of John Singer Sargent, the American painter who died in London on April 15, was probated today. The bulk of his estate, valued at about a hundred thousand dollars, goes to his sisters Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormand.
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Sargent
Fortune
Ican
London
Emily
Finance Minister Signals New Taxes Without Details
The finance minister warned taxpayers of forthcoming taxes but offered no specifics or figures. He refrained from outlining the nature or scope of the changes while stressing fiscal prudence amid retrenchment and daily sacrifices.
Jamaica Shocks Residents With Sudden Earthquake
A sharp earthquake shook Kingston Jamaica causing excitement in residential districts as residents felt the tremor on June 15. No injuries or damages are reported in the AP dispatch.
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Associated Press
Kingston
Jamaica
Canton Defense Quoted as Safe Any Americans
Consul General Jenkins reported to the State Department that Canton is safe for all Americans and their property. Cantonese military advisers directed the evacuation and credited with the victory.
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Jenkins
State Department
Canton
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mass killings reported after Canton capture by Cantonese army
A dispatch from Hong Kong says more than seven hundred Yunnanese were slaughtered in Canton, after the Cantonese army captured the city. Victims were beaten, hurled into the harbor, and held under with bamboo poles until they drowned.
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New York
Evening Post
Hong Kong
Canton
Chinese Students Demand Break With Great Britain
A large student shopkeeper and worker demonstration in Peking marched to the foreign office and urged the Chinese government to sever ties with Britain. They demanded that Hankow’s Tuchan forcibly seize British concessions there.
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Great Britain
Peking
Foreign Office
Tuchan of
Hankow
Attack Hits British and Japanese Consulates in Kiukiang
In Kiukiang the British concession was invaded while mobs attacked the British and Japanese consulates and looted and burned other buildings after the outbreak in Shanghai on June 15.
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Shanghai
Kiukiang
Flag Day Message From the President
President Coolidge declares in a Flag Day message that the stars and stripes express the sovereignty of the people. The note was received by Dr. B J Cigrand, president of the national flag association, in Chicago Wisconsin on June 15.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Coolidge
B. J. Cigrand
National Flag Association
Rotarians by Thousands Gather for Cleveland Convention
Cleveland Ohio June 15 Thousands of Rotarians descend on Cleveland for the sixteenth annual Rotary International convention. Officials report representation from every state and from twenty five to thirty nations, predicting the largest gathering in the organization’s history.
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Associated Press
Cleveland .O
Rotary International
Rotary
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