Shanghai rocked by mob attacks as British and Japanese consulates burn
Reports from Shanghai describe mobs looting and burning British and Japanese property, including the Taiwan Bank branch, after an outbreak at Kuikiang. Six hundred mission residents at Mount Kuling faced threats as American destroyers arrived. British and Japanese ships remain docked due to seamen strikes.
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Shanghai
Kuikiang
Bank of
Taiwan
Mount Kuling
Kaikiang
Hankow
Hong Kong
Maquoketa River Flood Causes Severe Property Loss
In Manchester Iowa on June 15 cloudburst and Maquoketa River flood left streets ten feet deep. Property damage estimated at least 500000 with isolation of the town and business cessation. One woman reported dead and Mrs Cote drowned at Cottesburg as communications failed. Livestock losses and extensive destruction of small stores and tanks were noted. Large portions of the city were inundated.
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Manchester
Iowa
Maquoketa River
Cote
Cottesburg
Public Subscribes to Emotions Says University Talk
Rev. Lloyd C. Douglas of First Congregational Church Akron Ohio warned graduates that the public largely subsists on emotions and listens to montebanks and quacks. He criticized superheated fiction rhythm saxophones and nitroglycerine news, saying small men seek loud leadership and the public is mentally addled. He urged graduates to avoid quick schemes and counterfeit expertise.
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Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Montebanks
Douglas
Witness wavering in Shepherd murder case in Chicago
June 15 news reports a key witness wavering on identifying William Darling Shepherd as involved in bacteriology and typhoid link to the death of William Nelson McClintock. Dr Amante Rongetti hedged on prior statements and discussed potential fronting for $500 while defense seeks further questions about his hospital and medical knowledge. Isabelle Pope, licensed to marry McClintock, may testify later today.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Shepherd
Amante Rongetti
Rongetti
William Scott Stewart
Marquette University
Iss Isabelle Pope
Billy McClintock
Freight rate suspensions amid midwest floods and wrecks
Fallout from Midwest weather includes ICC delaying grain rate hikes from Iowa Rock Island to Frisco Oklahoma for investigation. A lumber yard flooded and washed away, trains tipped and submerged, debris-filled rivers impede Hawkeye and A Y P trails, and Cedar Rapids high line toppled with power out since 2 AM. Mrs. Cole of Cojesbury drowns in floodwaters.
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Associated Pree
Washington
Iowa
Rock Island
Frisco
Oklahoma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Manchester
Oneida
Grant
Hawkeye
Iowa Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Cole
Cojesbury
Here
President Coolidge First Contributor to Disabled Vets Fund
President Coolidge became the first local contributor to the five million dollar endowment fund raised by the American Legion to finance rehabilitation for veterans and aid war orphans. He asked credit for Northampton Post No. 28, an honorary member, with the amount not disclosed.
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Coolidge
Washington
American Legion
Northhampton
Hammill Asks Iowa Help In Defense Test
Governor John Hammill urged Iowa communities to observe National Defense Day on July 4 by forming local committees to plan patriotic exercises. He suggested national guard units report to armories and community assemblies, parades, prayers, and addresses emphasize the defense milestone.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Coolidge
John Hammill
Congress
National Guard
One Killed and Fifteen Hurt in Crossing Crash
Sioux City Iowa June 15 One man was killed and about fifteen persons were injured when a Great Northern united engine crashed into a street car at the grade crossing at least Eleventh and Division streets.
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Sioux City
Great Northern
Prade
Division
The Made Good Family profile in Washington society
A compact portrait of prominent Washington residents who have achieved success and influence. The piece highlights notable character traits, life paths, and little known facts about their rise, aiming to illuminate the people behind public achievement.
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Washington
One Year Old Carl Keck Chooses Path To Fame
An old family superstition links a baby’s first noticed object to his future. When Carl Mott Keck turned one, three items a book an empty bottle and silver money were placed before him. He picked the book sparking hopes he would become a writer editor or poet.
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Carl Mott Keck
Keck
Carl
Mendell Urges Federal Tax Revision in Chicago Speech
Frank W. Mondell, War Finance Corporation director and former House Republican leader, urged tax reform at a Hamilton Club luncheon in Chicago. The speech launches a midwest tour and signals administration plans for next Congress, calling for reduced surtaxes and inheritance taxes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank W. Mendell
War Finance Corporation
House
Hamilton Club
Mr. Mondell
Mid-West
No Opposition to Grain Marketing Company in Iowa
Des Moines reports that the Grain Marketing company faces no apparent barrier to financing in Iowa once a state permit is issued. The Illinois formed cooperative seeks no profit but must meet securities rules, with an informal opinion rumored to favor exemption. Attorney J G Mitchell advocates for rapid financing with anticipated court rulings against Indiana and Illinois commissions.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Indiana
Ilinois
S. L. Ostrem
State Bond and Investment Department
Mr. Ostrem
Ben J. Ghison
Heenwee
J. G. Mitchell
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Illinois
Commerce Commissions
Ledges State Park Listed in Des Moines River Valley
The Des Moines river valley in Boone County hosts Ledges State Park, a 644 acre site shown in a conservation booklet. The area features ancient ripple marks, fossil-like rock formations, giant tree ferns, ebb mosses, and a history of glacial-era wildlife including musk oxen caribou mastodon and Arctic fox. About two hundred bird species inhabit the park. the passenger pigeon last known forty years ago and hald eavle occurs sporadically.
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Ames
Ledges State Park
Des Moines River
Boone County
State Board of Conservation
Award Contracts For Ames Buildings
The Building and Business committee of the state board of Education announced awards for Iowa State College buildings. Netcott Bros. of Ames won the general construction of cattle barns and military stables, C. R. Gates of Ames got the heating and plumbing contract, and H. J. Robertson of Cedar Rapids was awarded wiring. The total cost is about 64 000 dollars and work will start immediately.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Netcott Bros
Ames
State Board of Education
C. R. Gates
H. J. Robertson
Cedar Rapids
Merger Planned for Southern Iowa Mines
Centerville Iowa June 15 The Associated Press reports interests seek consolidation of coal mines in Appanoose and Wayne counties with thirty eight mines under option but financing terms remain incomplete awaiting completion.
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Southern Iowa Mines
Associated Press
Centerville
Appanoose County
Wayne Counties
Millionaires Population Grows in U S Tax Figures
Washington reports rising number of millionaires paying income taxes in 1922 but well below the 1916 peak. The IRS recorded 74 individuals with incomes of $1,000,000 or more, up seven from 1921, with millionaire taxes totaling $35,788,475 and 798,347 other taxpayers adding to a national tax total of $793,962,165.
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Washington
United States
Internal Revenue Bureau
Wounded Officers Identify Tex Maynard in Clinton Shooting
Clinton county deputies identify Tex Maynard as one of three bandits who shot two Clinton deputies near Davenport. Maynard, a former Red Bragzett gang member, was captured on a Clinton county farm after a tip. Howland and Alexander, both wounded, are in Clinton hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
Tex Maynard
Sioux City
Delmar Junction
Jackson County
George Howland
Ferdinand Alexander
Clinton
James E. Risden
Maynard
Risden
Welsh
Davis
Fort Madison
Davenport
Bragzett
Walter Weldt
Clinton County
Delmar
Clinton Hospital
Cadillac
DeWitt
Howland
Severe Iowa storms disrupt crops bridges and transport
Iowa endured wide scale wind and flood damage as storms washed out bridges and railroad tracks, flooded basements, and damaged communications. Reports cited 3.15 inches at Dubuque and over 3 inches at Des Moines with widespread crop losses and rising Mississippi River levels. Wind and hail injured few persons. several towns including Glenwood Ottumwa Burlington and Dubuque reported damage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dubuque
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Illinois Central
Chicago
Great Western
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Glenwood
Ottumwa
Burlington
Keokuk
Red Oak
Elgin
New Hampton
Clinton
Davenport
John Gardiner
Carthage
John Boyd
Butte Broker Shoots Self Amid Market Tragedy
Butte Mont June 15 J B Heilbronner 50 president of Heilbronner brokerage firm shot and killed himself a day after George A Jausier head of another closed firm was found dead in bed from suspected self administered poison in the same period authorities said.
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Associated Tress
Butte
Mont
I. Kk. Heilbronner
George A. Jausier
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W. W. Macinzie
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American Columbia Country Club
Great Western Road
Maquoreta River
the Associated Press
Cecil Timmerman
Hamil
Shakespeare
Mendell
Ames Buildings
U. S
Sioun Cit Kwan
DIY Gang
Por Clinton
Bankers of Iowa
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Bankers of
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