Coolidge Urges Unity From Melting Pot At Norse Centennial
President Coolidge addressed the Norse-American Centennial at Minnesota State Fair grounds praising unity through diversity. He cited America's fusion of races as a model for world peace and noted Scandinavian immigrants' contributions while recalling the 1850s Norwegian voyage of 52 to America aboard the Restauration.
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Minnesota Welcomes President Coolidge at Norse Centennial
President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge arrive in Minnesota amid large crowds to attend the Norse American Centennial at the state fair grounds. They dine with Kelloggs, then speak at the fair midway and attend a state capitol reception. Local officials and senators greet them during a public luncheon in Minneapolis.
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Veterans of Civil War gather in Mason City
In Mason City the dwindling number of Civil War veterans assemble for a formation while auxiliaries hold initiatory ceremonies. Attendees include Adjutant J P Risley Des Moines L J Kron Hampton S C Spear and J J Farrington others expected to arrive include Commander Orlando Hartman Marshalltown. An evening camp fire will feature Governor Hammill Judge J W Willett and G A T members as the W R C sponsors Lincoln picture and a memorial tree planting over at Hast Park.
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Des Moines
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Ottumwa
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Balloon race reports long distance landings in France
In the Gordon Bennett cup race balloon Miramar skippered by Captain O W Spencer and eight others landed in France near Dieppe and Beaumont de Lomange after long flights from Brussels. American S 14 and year 111 also finished, while Elsie was destroyed on landing when its rope caught a train leaving one injury.
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Nation Has Only Living Ex-President and One Living Ex-Vice President
Washington June 8 A newspaper reflection notes that with the death of Thomas R Marshall the nation now has one living ex president and one living ex vice president Taft and Coolidge. The piece surveys Marshall’s popularity frankness and humor and contrasts the office of vice president with the presidency. It also discusses foreign affairs from Shanghai to China and the impact of foreign powers on Chinese and treaty port communities.
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Washington
Reform Committee Proposes Legal System Changes
The Iowa State Bar Association committee proposes separating civil trials at night and reconvening next day, allowing prosecutors to cite defendant silence as guilt, and merging law and equity into a single civil action. It also suggests courts can order jury deliberation after a directed verdict motion and outlines appellate guidance on verdicts.
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Des Moines
Law Reform Committee
Iowa State Bar Association
Dubuque
Supreme Court
Balloon Hespero Susanags Crashes Into North Sea
In Brussels on June 8 a Spanish balloon named Hespero Susanags fell into the North Sea. Pilot de la Rocha and passenger Senor Lobez were rescued by a passing trawler. The balloon was lost.
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Los Angeles Dirigible Returns After Engine Trouble
The dirigible Los Angeles hovered over its Lakehurst hangar after turning back from a planned Minnesota flight due to engine trouble. It landed at 1:40 a.m. and carried 37 crew members. This marked the first forced schedule change since its handover from Germany last October following a 5,060 mile flight.
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Brooks Field officer killed in Texas crash
Lieutenant E. A. Sears Jr., Brooks Field instructor newly assigned from Manila, Philippines, was killed when a Brooks field aircraft plunged 500 feet in a tail spin near San Antonio. Cadet Roy A. Strickland was injured with a broken arm and facial injuries.
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Ardmore Baby Killed as Home Destroyed by Windstorm
A six month old child of Mrs. C. R. Howard died when the home of Audrey Killian on Ardmore's outskirts was leveled by a windstorm last night.
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Six Men Entombed After Kentucky Mine Explosion
Six men, four described as Negro, were entombed in Mine No. 9 at West Kentucky Coal Co in Sturgis Kentucky after an explosion damaged entry No. 1. Officials rechecked the scene this afternoon to confirm the count and status of the trapped workers.
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Tornado Strikes Vian Area Killing Woman and Damaging Homes
A tornado five miles south of Vian Oklahoma late Sunday fatally injures Mrs. Mary McConnell and destroys two farm houses while an infant in her arms survives unhurt. Emergency crews assess the scene as residents brace for aftereffects.
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Nine railway workers die as freight train overturns near Peru
A west bound Chesapeake and Ohio freight train overturned on a curve near Converse Indiana fifteen miles south of Peru. Nine tracklayers and one trainman were killed, buried beneath the engine and cars. Officials warned fatalities could rise to eleven.
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Three Drownings Reported in Iowa Sunday
Iowa reports three drownings on Sunday with a fourth missing. Harry Hamm 11 of Clarinda drowned at Lake Crabil two hours after entering the water. Delmar D. Kline near Cedar Rapids drowned in the Cedar River in view of family. Frank Peterson 15 of Iowa City died while attempting to rescue two sisters. Eli Blankenship 48 of Muscatine, a fingerprint expert, is missing after an overturned craft was found below Muscatine on the Mississippi River.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City
Eli Blankenship
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Drowning of Frank Peterson After River Swim Lesson
In Iowa City Frank Peterson age 15 drowned in the Iowa River below Ryerson bridge after diving in to save his sisters Helen 22 and Grace 19 who waded too far. The body was recovered in twenty minutes, pulmotor attempts failed after two hours. He leaves six sisters four brothers and parents. No inquest.
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Keokuk Plans Guides for Visiting Editors Tour
Mississippi River Power Company to provide guides for Southern Illinois Editorial Association visitors arriving Sunday June 8. Editors will tour the Keokuk Lock and Dam and hydroelectric plant while Chamber of Commerce and city council arrange additional entertainment and a tour of Keokuk's historic sites.
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Iinois Editorial Association
Chamber of Commerce
Wilton Junction Lumber Yard Fire Damages Town
Fire swept a lumber yard and other buildings at Wilton Junction, 12 miles northeast of Muscatine, causing about 30000 dollars in losses. The blaze threatened the town but destruction was narrowly avoided.
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China Riots Spread Amid Shanghai Mills Strike
Reports from London and Peking say the Chinese situation grows more serious as strikes spread to multiple cities. Delegations from foreign legations head to Shanghai to assess rioting linked to the Japanese mill strike while Chinese students distribute demand notes calling for redress and political reforms.
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Relief From Heat General In State Des Moines
Weather across Iowa cooled after a sudden temperature drop. Fort Dodge Atlantic Clarinda recorded about 54 degrees, Davenport 1.66 inches of rain, Port Dodge 75 and Atlantic 64. High winds damaged outbuildings and trees in some areas. Neola relief efforts aided by Camp Dodge equipment helped homeless families.
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Iowa
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Clarinda
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Port Dodge
Sioux City
Neola
Camp Dodge
Banker's Wife Commended for Quick Action in Cottage Grove Bank Robbery
Des Moines June 8 The Iowa Bankers Association praised Mrs Miner wife of the Cottage Grove State Bank president for her quick actions during a bank robbery She feigned a faint rolled toward the floor plug and activated the burglar alarm exemplifying resourcefulness in crisis.
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