Heat wave toll rises with forty more deaths in nation
The weather bureau reported 278 total heat related deaths since the crisis began as Chicago records 96 degrees. New York City, New Jersey and Ohio show multiple fatalities while Iowa cities report 90s to near 96 degrees with relief promised later in the week. Insurance men tally more than 750000 dollars in tornado and windstorm losses across northern Iowa.
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Middle West
General Weather Bureau
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Rocky Mountains
Apples Scarce in Iowa Warn Growers Frost Damage Looms
Ames June 6 Apples are expected to be scarce in Iowa this winter due to a sparse Northwestern United States crop. H E Nichols fruit specialist says Iowa growers should protect their crops as frost has damaged northern and southern districts. Des Moines area foresees about 60 percent yield while Charles City district reports about half the crop damaged. In Des Moines area two fifths of the grape crop were ruined by the May 25 frost.
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H. E. Nichols
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Des Moines
Charles City
Nichols
Veteran air mail pilot falls in Lake Washington
Eddie Hubbard, a veteran air mail pilot, plummeted over 4500 feet into Lake Washington near Seattle while testing a new naval plane. He survived with only slight injuries despite extensive damage to the aircraft.
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Seattle
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Lake Washington
Here
Hubbard
State Attempts to Prove Murphy Sane in Judge Hearing
In Cresco on June 6 the state began presenting testimony in district court to challenge Dennis J. Murphy's mental condition. Witnesses testified to forged notes and alleged irregular financial dealings, aiming to show motive for feigning insanity.
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Cresco
State Today
Dennis J. Murphy
Waukan
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Ewing
Sam Clocky
Julia McGinnies
Thomas Ahern
Wm. Cann
Guttenberg
Katherine McCabe
United Church Union Set to Take Effect Next Wednesday
The Presbyterian general assembly adopted the final report of the church union committee in Toronto and cleared the way for the union of the Presbyterian Methodist and Congregational churches in Canada. The United Church of Canada will become a fact next Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Ont
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Church Union Committee
Presbyterian
Methodist
Congregational
Canada
Readiness to Fight Seen Natural in Youth Says Mooseheart Official
Matthew P. Adams of Mooseheart urges parents to equip boys with boxing for self defense and discipline. He argues stages of child growth justify guiding aggression, warning against bullying and overcoddling while promoting peaceful conduct and controlled punching lessons kept private.
Fighters Speak on Wills Bout After Gibbons Win
Tunney says he will fight Harry Wills any time this summer if fans want it, noting his knockout of Gibbons should merit a title shot. Gibbons says he gave his best but the result was not enough to secure a win.
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Adam
Mrs Randall Visits Washington From Crawfordsville
Mrs Charles Randall of Colorado Springs Colorado has been visiting with Mrs Huber and Mrs DeLong in Crawfordsville and yesterday traveled to Washington to visit the homes of T W Randall and M C DeLong.
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Crawfordsville
Charles Randall
Colorado Springs
Colo
Huber
DeLong
Washington
T. W. Randall
M. C. DeLong
Parents Agree on Policy for Child Fighting Behavior
A discussion urges consistent parenting on child fighting. It stresses that both parents should agree on rules and avoid urging fights while the other punishes or shames the child for fighting. The aim is cohesive guidance during practice.
Iowa G A R to Convene in Mason City Next Tuesday
The 1924 G A R encampment in Mason City on June 9 will note dwindling Iowa veteran ranks with 2954 members, down from a peak of 20600 in 1898. Commander Needham died 1924. successors Cowles and Hartman also died recently. Governor Hammill and Judge Willet to speak. Allied groups join the event.
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Pha
Des Moines
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Mason City
JT. W. Needham
Sigourney
Needham
D. BR. Cowles
Ottumwa
Orlando Hartman
Marshalltown
J. P. Risley
G. A R
John Hammill
James Willet
Tama
National Geographic Eyes Tropics For Study Not Polar Regions
The National Geographic Society shows growing interest in tropical America as a vast, largely unexplored region from the Caribbean to the Tropic of Capricorn. Explorers recall a six million square mile jungle where true land travel is slow and perilous, yet the society believes taming it is possible with patient exploration and modern medicine.
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Washington
Arctic
Tropics
America
National Geographic Folk
Brooklyn Man Shot by Extortioner in Financial District Lobby
New York June 6 Thomas Lonsdale Leeming a Brooklyn manufacturer banker and civic leader died after being shot by extortioner Charles Muller who had extorted sums over time. Muller in jail said he had signed two confessions claiming motive including a bequest from Leeming's brother and a separate blackmail demand.
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New York
Thomas Lonsdale Leeming
Brooklyn
Charles Muller
Sine Sing
Leeming
William Street
Financial District
Muller
Veterans and Auxiliary Meet In Iowa Rail Fare Plan
Veterans and the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary plan a joint meeting while the G A R endorses a rail fare rate of one ninth for round trips to Mason City. The arrangement applies to veterans and wives from multiple Iowa points under an identification certificate program authorized by the railroads.
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Veterans and the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Mason City
Iowa
Richard Loeb Ill at Joliet Pen
Richard Loeb, called the Masten Mind, suffers a mental breakdown at Joliet Pen after measles weakened him. Doctors say recovery or fatal end could come within 48 hours. He is in hospital, raving and sobbing for his mother and for Buddy. Leopold unaware of the collapse amid his own appendectomy recovery.
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Masten
Nathan Leopold
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Herman Adler
West Chester praised for fertile corn and fine land
On June 5 the writer extols West Chester and surrounding areas, praising the corn, oats, and general country improvements. They note Rabe Turnipseeds owns 220 acres of prime, well tiled land and recommend driving routes to Keota and Welman to view the area. Persistent pride in local land quality is evident.
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Keota
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Welman
Californians Claim Play Plagiarized by Sidney Howard
In New York three Los Angeles men claim Sidney Howard's Pulitzer winning drama They Knew What They Wanted copied their 1923 play The Fall of the Moon. The suit seeks an injunction and profits from all performances of the Theatre Guild production.
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New York
Sidney Howard
Joseph Grubb Alexander
Ernest Schaver
Wilford North
Los Angeles
Howard
Theatre Guild
The
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Guild
Shellhouse Denied A New Trial In Ku Klux Case
E B Shellhouse, a Ku Klux Klan organizer who lost an appeal in district court following a mayor's court fine for participating in a private ground meeting without consent, was denied a new trial by Judge Smythe. The piece includes unrelated remarks praising county farms and musings on the country and Adam.
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The
Associated Press
E. B. Shellhouse
Wayland
Smythe
Floating Islands Rise on Klamath Lake Bars
In Oregon’s Klamath Lake thousands of floating islands support tall tule growth as high as 12 feet. These platforms are fragile and rarely bear heavy loads, limiting use and access for locals and visitors.
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Klamath Lake
Oregon
Safe Place Answer From London Passing Show
A mother of a large family asks how to keep pies safe from juvenile raids. The response suggests locking the pantry and hiding the key under soap in the boys’ bedroom as a quirky remedy from the London Passing Show.
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London
Cantons War Clouds Loom In Civil Strife Report
From Canton to Peking and Shanghai reports describe near hostilities between Yananese and Kuomintang forces nearing Canton. American diplomats warn of danger, gunboats move in, and foreign residents seek safety as student protests and strikes spread across cities.
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Canton
Yang Hsi Min
Yananese First Army
Kuomintang
People’s Party
Honan
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