End of a Hero: Navy Balloon Crash Story Unfolds
Port Stanley fishermen search Lake Erie for Lieutenant J B Null missing after the A-6698 balloon tragedy. Roth’s body recovered. Null gave his life as ballast to save his pilot. Roth to be returned to Cedar Rapids for funeral. Arlington option declined.
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Port Stanley
Ontario
Lake Erie
J. B. Null
Null
L. J. Roth
Roth
Indianapolis
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Roth
Louis Roth
Navy Department
National Cemetery
Arlington
Cleveland
Hanford
American Legion
Harding Aboard Henderson En Route to Alaska
President Harding and party aboard the U S S Henderson reach Taku Bay en route to Juneau Alaska for a 24 hour stay. Cabinet members plan conferences with Alaskan leaders in Juneau and Seward during a three day Gulf of Alaska voyage.
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Associated Press
Harding
U. S. S. Henderson
Henderson
Taku Bay
Janeau
Alaska
Juneau
Seward
Gulf of Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Hoover Wallace
Governor Preus In Auto Accident
In Belle Plaine Minnesota a car collision near town injured Mrs Ben Quibell of Fort Dodge and shook Governor J A O Preus. He borrowed another car and traveled to Leverne to deliver a public speech that night.
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Preus
Jess
Belle.plaine
Minn
Ben Quibell
Fort Dodge
J. A. O. Preus
Women Weave Carpets in Persia
A historical note explains carpet weaving in Persia is carried out almost exclusively by women, highlighting their central role in the craft and its traditional male avoidance of the loom.
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Persia
Record Heat Mark Reached by Mercury This Afternoon
The official weather observer’s thermometer hit a new summer record at 2 30 pm recording ninety five and a half degrees, surpassing last Saturday’s mark by half a degree. Forecasters call for cooler weather and possible thunder showers tonight as the day ends.
Yeomen weigh sites for proposed children's home
Representatives from eight cities presented arguments to a Yeomen committee in Des Moines as 25 cities remain under consideration for the Brotherhood of American Yeoman children’s home. A three to four city shortlist will be set, with more deliberations planned. The project is the estimated ten million dollar home to be built on a 1500 to 2500 acre reserve.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
The
Brotherhood of American Yeontman
St. Louis
Seattle
Okeogee
Oklahoma
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Hutchinson
Kansas
Shenandoah
Ames
Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
R. A. Pearson
Town State College
Leviathan Reaches Cherbourg on First Under Our Flag
Cherbourg France July 10 The giant liner Leviathan arrived today on its first trans Atlantic voyage as a passenger ship under the American flag.
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Leviathan
Cherbourg
France
Des Moines Woman Dies After Fire At Son's Home
Mrs. Mathilda Grossman died in a Des Moines hospital from burns after a fire in her son Edward L. Grossman’s home. She is believed to have struck a match while seeking a light switch, igniting her clothing as the flames spread before other family members were alerted by a milk wagon driver.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Mathilda Grossman
Edward L. Grossman
Rum Running Big Business Off Florida
Chicago Daily News reports that rum running along the South Atlantic coast grew so vast that poor island residents grew wealthy, creating a new “bootlegger's paradise.” Nassau and Havana are named as major entry points, with Bahamas duties from liquor shipments totaling 2.798 million dollars in 1922 and an estimated 2.6 million gallons entering the U.S. via the Bahamas after dilution. The piece notes liquor floods Atlantic ports from Halifax and other points, and that pre prohibition quality whisky would have been unaffordable in the United States.
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South Atlantic Sea Board
Lttle Islands
Chicago Daily News
Florida
Nassau
United States
Gam ST
Havana
Bahamas
Halifax
Atlantic
Fewer Unfilled Orders for Steel Decline in June
New York reports United States Steel unfilled orders at June 30 totaling 6,336,261 tons, down 595,090 tons from May end. The figures reflect a slide in domestic demand as inventories adjust. Stronger production and demand trends influence steel markets amid shifting industrial activity.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Cattle Tariff Burdens Pennsylvania Feeders
Washington reports the 2 cent per pound cattle tariff set in 1922 harms Pennsylvania and western feeders. Canadian cattle surplus—about 200000 head yearly—may go to England instead of the U S for fattening, costing American farmers millions. Farm bureaus urge tariff relief. no action yet.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Alleghenies
American Farm Bureau Federation
England
U States
Farm Bureau
Pennnsylvania Farm Bureau
Illinois Bureau
National Organization
Tariff Commission
J. F. Ryan
Canadian National Bureau of Breeding
Great Britain
Canada
United Kingdom
Governor Kendall Testifies in Railway Tax Case
Des Moines Iowa July 10 Governor Kendall told judges Ladd that Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway property in Iowa is assessed on a different basis than real estate and appears under assessed rather than over valued He outlined methods used by the executive council in valuing taxes as testimony closed for the roads and state evidence continued later. A W Walrath tax expert of the Chicago Great Western testified for the state.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Towa
Kendall
Jedgescott M Ladd
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western Roads
Executive Council
Gibson
Interstate Commere Commission
A. W. Walrath
Chicago Great Western
Intense Heat Claims Life of Charles A. Burch at 40
Associated Press report from Cedar Rapids Iowa notes Charles A. Burch, age forty, was found dead in bed this morning. Coroner says death due to heart trouble brought on by extreme heat in July.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Charles A. Burch
Canadian cattle tariff debated by 1922 Senate
In 1922 the senate considered a tariff noting the Canadian cattle supply was too small to impact U S beef prices. The Farm Bureau Federation opposed and fought the tariff vigorously citing potential injury to Canadian producers.
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Senate
Farm Bureau Federation
Fredericksen Held Under Bonds After Preliminary Hearing
Clinton county district court bound Ray Fredericks en over to the September grand jury on a first degree murder charge for the July 3 fatal shooting of Harry Garrde. Bond set at ten thousand dollars after a late afternoon hearing. He allegedly fired the fatal shot during a struggle over a revolver also linked to a prior injury to Clarence Hines.
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Associated Press
Clinton, In
Harry Garrde
Ray Fredericksen
Clinton County
Frederichsen
Fredericksen
Clarence Hines
Wheat sells at dollar a bushel in Chicago
Wheat fell sharply with September delivery at a dollar per bushel as Chicago received the first car of new 1923 crop wheat. Prices closed two and a half to three and five eights under yesterday's close.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Failure of Bank Not Tied to Fight, Stanton Says
In Great Falls Montana July 10 the Stanton Trust and Savings Bank failed to open with president George H Stanton stating the bank’s failure had no bearing on the July 4 Dempsey Gibbons championship fight. Stanton helped raise part of the funds paid to Dempsey on his guarantee.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
Shelby
Stanton Trust and Savings Bank
George H. Stanton
Stanton
Dempsey
Hoodoo Chasers to Meet in Des Moines
Traffic men from wholesale houses and railroads will gather for the Hoodoo Chasers annual convention in Marshalltown Friday the thirteenth. The group, formed years ago by the late E H Draper, honors Wight Lewis Iowa railroad commissioner as an honorary member. Last year more than 400 attendees joined the event.
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Associated Press
Marshalltown
Hoodoo Chasers
E. H. Draper
Western Grocer Company
Wwight Lewis
Iowa
Liquor Served on American Vessels Under Study
Washington July 10 report finds liquor served in dining saloons aboard Shipping Board vessels beyond the three mile limit. Officials doubt police power to curb passenger drinking unless crew are involved. Passengers reportedly supplied and served their own liquor.
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Shipping Board
Three Mile
Associated Press
Washington
Road Methods Exhibit at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES July 10 An exhibit arranged by the State Highway Commission will show road improvement methods including grading graveling and paving. Motion pictures photographs and actual exhibits will illustrate steps and material samples for different road works for boards of supervisors and officials.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Jilted Suitor Kills Himself Outside Girl's Home
SIOUX CITY July 10 Jilted Evelyn Paulson his sixteen year sweetheart Claud Eschelman shot and killed himself in front of the girl's home Eschelman drove to the home and shouting goodbye I m thru then shot himself in the heart in the yard per AP report
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The
Associated Press
Sioux City
Evelyn Paulson
Claud Eschelman
Eschelman
Helen Ring Robinson Dies At Colorado State Capitol
Denver June 10 Helen Ring Robinson Colorado state senator writer and suffrage leader died here today after a brief illness She was about 45 years old and widely known throughout the west for her suffrage work.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Ring Robinson
Colorado
Tme
West
With Records of Good Deeds If your life seems a blank get work and sit out
A Boston script line urges action over idleness, advising to seek work when life feels empty and to remain engaged rather than sit out. The concise moral suggests practical effort as a remedy for lackluster days.
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