Four Missing Many Driven From Homes
Floods across Kansas Oklahoma and Texas devastate towns with rising rivers and streams. As torrents swell, four people are dead and millions in damages are reported. Thousands displaced as flood warnings persist and residents seek higher ground.
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French Ok General Talks On Reparation If Allies Agree
Paris France June 11 The French foreign office sees reply to the German note as unnecessary for now but France is ready to resume general discussions on reparations if the Allies decide. American intermediary Roy Anderson and others to travel to the brigands camp in Taocowang for possible release of captives as negotiations proceed.
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Hagen Faces Strenuous Start at Scotch Links
Walter Hagen defending British Open champion endured a tough start in the 36 hole qualifying round in Scotland on June 11. Hagen shot 82 on the new MacDonald Smith course while MacDonald Smith posted 75 and Ted Ray 77.
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Walter Hagen
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San Francisco
Joe Kirkwood
United States
Ted Ray
George Duncan
J. 8 Taylor
Jim Barnes
George Ausbach
Boston
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Athee Treinen
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Gordon Lockhart
Cyril Olley
Abe Mitchell
New York Governor Declares He Is Not A Presidential Candidate
Governor Al Smith of New York reiterates in Chicago that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for president next year. He is en route to French Lick Indiana for rest.
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French Lick
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Hogs in Chicago Drop to New Low for June
Chicago June 11 hog prices fell to 6.75 dollars, the lowest June level since 1911 and the market’s weakest since 1912. The US Department of Agriculture cites large hog receipts as the reason for the decline.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Several Hurt In Georgia Wreck Near Double Run
FITZGERALD Georgia June 11 Several persons were severely injured and others slightly injured when passenger train No 3 of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railway plunged into a washout near Double Run near here last night.
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Fitzgerald
Georgia
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
Double Run
Here
Turkey to pay interest in paper francs, not gold
Lausanne report says Julnel Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation, notified Allies Turkey will meet its debt interest in French paper francs or equivalents rather than gold, after full consideration.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Switzerland
Junell Ismet Pasha
Labor's Bank Plans Formed in Des Moines Meeting
Representatives from over a hundred labor organizations in Des Moines push plans for a labor owned bank called the Labor Trust and Savings Bank. Formation is set for July 1 with permanent officers and directors to be elected. will mirror the Cleveland Engineers bank with stock ownership limits.
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Labor Trust and Savings Bank
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers’ Bank
Cleveland
President Harding Prepares For Long Absence From White House
President and Mrs. Harding returned to Washington aboard the Mayflower after a weekend trip. With under ten days until departure for a Pacific coast and Alaska journey he faces a busy period of preparation for his long absence, including fourteen addresses en route.
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Alaska
White House
Jury Deliberates Forty Hours in Des Moines Murder Case
The jury in the Joe Williams murder trial near Des Moines has not reached a verdict after almost forty hours of deliberation. They reconsidered the second degree murder charge with the possibility of the death penalty and asked the judge for the penalty details.
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Bulgaria Peaceful Today Amid Regime Change Tension
At Sofia June 11 the city experienced complete tranquility as the new socialist government under Alexander Lankoff moves to exile former premier Stamboulisky to avoid bloodshed. Armed cars were sent to Pinevna to disperse peasants resisting the regime amid pessimistic French views and uncertain neighbor reactions.
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Bulgaria
Alexander Lankoff
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Pinevna
Freeman of Sears Heads Iowa G. A. R.
Freeman of Sears Iowa was installed as department commander of the G A R succeeding the late W W Gist in Cedar Falls on June 11.
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Cedar Falls
W. ©. Freeman
le Mars
Iowa
W. W. Gist
Curzon Urges French to Accept Berlin Reparations Note
Lord Curzon met the French ambassador and pressed Paris to accept Berlin s reparations proposal as a basis for negotiations. He said Britain would inform Germany of France s willingness to discuss the proposal collectively with the Allies if the French comply.
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Germany
Origins of Wrongful Acts in Human Action
A quotation attributed to Reverend Robert A. Watson discusses wrongdoing as actions done with dubious consent rather than against conscience. It frames moral decision making as often unclear after the initial choice is overridden.
Investigation into Moran detention sparks wide inquiry
A Wisconsin progressive Republican leader says the senate will probe alleged deals of greater severity than Moran’s unexplained detention. He expects state department heads and all officials to be quized, and notes a plan to question Moran’s disappearance as part of the broader inquiry. He warns the resolution must be broad enough for a thorough search.
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Wis
Moran
Senate
State Department
Bescobel
George Skogmo
Wisconsin
Supreme Court Decision Limits State Gas Export Rules
West Virginia failed to win a Supreme Court challenge to regulate natural gas exports. The court sustained a Kansas case brought by Charles Watt Packing of Topeka, a subsidiary of Allied Packers, ruling the business lacked public interest to justify state wage regulation.
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West Virginia
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Topeka
Kansas
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Five Civilians Dead in Dortmund Amid Arrests
Five civilians were shot dead and one wounded in Dortmund last night. Troops have reinforced and occupied the city hall. More than one hundred persons are under arrest, authorities reported.
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Dortmund
Berlin
Gemany
Milwaukee Railway Grants an Increase To the Trackmen
Chicago June 11 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad announced a wage increase for maintenance of way employees and shop laborers. Increases range from one cent an hour to ten dollars a month effective June 15.
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Associatedress
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Aid Plan Proposed for Near East Refugees
Aimed at bettering refugee conditions and a just settlement program for Near Eastern questions. Bishop W F McDowell presented the letter to President Harding on June 11, signed by fifteen church and philanthropic groups.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Harding
W. F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Funeral for James Gordon Held with Clergy Tribute
Funeral services for the late James Gordon were held Sabbath afternoon at the family home. Rev. Willard Wylie of the Second United Presbyterian church officiated. Pallbearers included W. J. Brooks, T. J. McElhinney, David Wallingford, W. A. Carson, John Warnock, and G. C. Ebner. Interment followed at Film Grove Cemetery at 2 o'clock.
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Willard Wylie
W. J. Brooks
T. J. McElhinney
David Wallingford
W. A. Carson
John Warnock
G. C. Ebner
Film Grove
Passenger Train No 29 Delayed Three Hours
The local Rock Teland passenger train No 29 was three hours late this morning due to an engine failure at Columbus Junction and reached Washington around noon.
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Washington
Columbus Junction
Fire Sunday at Keota Burns Summer Kitchen
A weekend blaze at the Kirkpatrick home in Keota destroyed a summer kitchen. Firefighters found flames issuing from the roof when discovered but prevented spread to adjacent structures.
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Kirkpatrick
Keota
What is beauty in a fleeting coin of time and place
Fragmentary line ponders beauty as a convention shaped by time and place. It hints at beauty being a current currency, minted by social context and momentary perception.
Philadelphia Fire Expected to Reach Over a Million
Fire at Broad Street station in Philadelphia under control morning. Blaze extended through two blocks damaging baggage mail and express rooms and destroying many passenger coaches. Loss expected to exceed one million dollars.
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Anaroialet
Philadelphea
Broad Street
Pivania
Rum fleet grows with eleven British registered vessels
New York June 11 The fleet seized by federal prohibition authorities grew today with twelve vessels reported by Assistant Sol Barnes of the customs service. Eleven ships are British registered and one is French, reflecting an expanded fleet under seizure.
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New York
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Sol Barnes
Custom Service
Maudie the Giraffe Battles Sore Throat in London Zoo
London Zoo giraffe Maudie suffers a long sore throat after a rough journey from Africa. Her keeper and staff monitor her condition daily while ensuring yard containment and care. Maudie’s maid fell ill and died on the trip, but Maudie is recovering.
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Maudie
London
Associated Press
London Zoo
Africa
Leicester troupe thrives after Elizabeth accession
The flett man received performances of plays in Leicester. His troupe formed after Elizabeth I's accession in 1558 and maintained it throughout his life.
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Leicester
Billaabeth
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