President Harding Enters Ohio During Cross-Country Trip
President Harding on the Presidential Special train crossed into Ohio in the early hours en route to St. Louis for a formal address. He and Mrs. Harding greeted crowds on the observation car as the trip west continues, with stops planned in Kansas City and Milwaukee for Rotary events.
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Associated Press
President Harding
Parkersburg
W. Va
Harding
West Coast
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
St. Louis
Maryland
West Virginia
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Panama
Porto Rico
Washington
Suspect Lived Dual Married Lives In Chicago
Fred G. Thompson, called the girl bandit who killed Richard Tesmer, is revealed by police to have acted as husband to Marie Clark for two years while also living as the wife of Frank Carrick for thirteen years. Neighbors knew him as Mrs Frances Carrick. Carrick says he learned Thompson was a man six months after their marriage, yet they lived as lawful spouses.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fred G. Thompson
Richard C. Tesmer
Marie Clark
Frances Carrick
Thompson
Frank Carrick
Carrick
President Harding Waves From Train At Old Swimming Hole
The president, on train near Martineburg, views a summer scene recalling his youth. Boys swim under a hot sun as Harding greets them with a smile and cap wave. He then relaxes, enjoying scenery along the upper Potomac after long hours of official toil.
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Mr. Harding
Potomac
Lawyers Urged to Educate on Constitution Defense
R B E L Saner of Dallas urged lawyers to lead a national education campaign to return the country to the Constitution at the Iowa State Bar Association convention in Mason City. Buell McCash of Bloomfield was elected president of the state association of county attorneys at the closing session. Morning speakers included William Evans, supreme court judge, and Attorney General Ren J Gibson.
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Associated Press
Mason City
United States
R. BE. L. Saner
Dallas
Texas
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Buell McCash
Bloomfield
Association
State Association of County Attorneys
William Evans
Supreme Court
Ren J. Gibson
Nine Colored People Die in Chicago Fire Tragedy
Chicago Ill June 21 Ten persons nine of them negroes and an unidentified white man burned to death when a three story tenement housing 160 tenants caught fire early today about thirty negroes injured. Firemen suspect a basement moonshine still as the possible cause while police and rescuers saved about fifty tenants and others leaped from windows as one exit collapsed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Mellon Working on Booze Problem Grave One He Says
Secretary Mellon opened talks in Washington on June 21 to address the new ship liquor issue sparked by foreign shipping firms planning to bring alcohol into American waters under their governments seals. He stated a general right to serve contraband exists, but warned destroying foreign government seals would pose a grave problem for U.S. authorities.
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Mellon
Associated Press
Washington
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Passengers’ Misconduct Triggers Driver Responsibility
England traffic ruling holds drivers responsible not only for vehicle control but now for passengers who misbehave during the trip. The change requires drivers to enforce orderly conduct or face potential repercussions.
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England
River explorers at Clinton for anniversary voyage
The 250 year Mississippi voyage by Pere Jacques Marquette and Monsieur Joliet will be commemorated in Clinton tonight with an Indian pageant hosted by the Clinton chamber of commerce and St Edwards Knights of Columbus. The modern explorers will land in Clinton and are to be welcomed by Mayor H W Cowles. The party of eleven will depart tomorrow night for Davenport for another celebration.
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The
Associated Press
Clinton
Pere Jacques Marquette
Monsieur Lous Joliet
Mississippi River
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
St. Edwards Knights of Columbus
Orda
Redmon
Iowa State Historical Society
Greater Burlington Association
Marquette
Joliet
H. W. Cowles
Davenport
Cunard Liner Carries Alcohol for Return Voyage
Southampton June 21 The Cunard liner Perengaria sailed for New York last Saturday with a cargo of sufficient alcoholic liquids for her return voyage under seals and regulations similar to those used by the White Star liner Olympic which sailed yesterday.
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Southampton
Cunard
New York
White Star
Olympic
Wonman Fined on Charge of Keeping Still
J C comments from Boston Tran script note a man fined for staying still. The brief item records a local fine and quotes a contributor’s remark about gender roles.
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Wonman
J. C
Boston Transcript
Des Moines Street Railway Strike Probable Tonight
Des Moines street railway officials announced bargaining would not reopen, signaling a strike ballot among employees tonight. The wage dispute with workers remains unresolved as tensions rise prior to voting.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Des Moines, Is
Des Moines Street Railway Company
Lava Streams Threaten Italian Towns Near Etna
Mount Etna erupts as lava flows divert into a side road toward Castiglione and Linguaglossa. Dense ash clouds linger while explosions and panicked crowds describe a crisis as rescuers aid residents in the fire lake shaping the valley.
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Associated Press
Catania
Italy
Mount Etna
Linguaglossa
Castiglione
Wisconsin Senate kills repeal of Seveson law
In Madison on June 21 the Wisconsin Senate defeated Assemblyman Tucker's bill to repeal the Seveson prohibition enforcement law by a 19 to 12 vote. No supporters or opponents spoke, and the outcome was as expected.
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The
Associated Press
Madison, Wis
Assemblyman Tucker
Senate
Significance in Number Three in Superstitions
Discussion notes a superstition linking the number three to death. It cites the Near East practice of placing three wax tapers by a deathbed and holding three lights as a sign of death, suggesting cultural beliefs around triads and fate.
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Near East
Fire Destroys Penn-American Refining Plant in Oil City
An explosion in a vapor line at the Penn American Refining plant near Oil City ignited a fast spreading fire that put ten stills at risk and endangered seven thousand barrels of oil. The blaze threatened nearby tanks of gasoline and benzine and prompted precautions in Rouseville as a two million dollar refinery faced the crisis. State police ordered street closures and merchants moved stocks as the emergency unfolded.
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Associated Preesa
Oil City
Penn-American Refining Company
Rouseville
Library workers of state to meet in Iowa City
The fourth annual conference of library workers of Iowa will be held in Iowa City June 27 and 28 with delegates from nearly all 200 libraries and Iowa Library Commission officers. Highlights include Loleta Dawson on starting county libraries and Charles Brown on librarianship as a trade or profession.
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W. Virginia
United States
Alaska
West Virginia
President Harding
Cumberland
Harding
Washington
Pacific Coast
Martinsbore
W. Va
Iowa City
Library Workers of
Iowa
Iowa Library Commmission
Walter A. Jessup
Loleta I. Dawson
Wayne County
Detroit
Mich
Charles H. Brown
Iowa State College
Mary E. Hazeltine
University of Wisconsin Library School
W. S. Maulsby
University of Iowa
Julia A. Robinson
Des Moines
State Library Commission
Col Palmer Re-elected President Of Hornet's Nest Brigade
Col David J Palmer of Washington Iowa past national G A R commander was re elected president of the Hornet's Nest brigade in Ottumwa in the final session of a two day conference The group unites the second eighth twelfth and fourteenth Iowa Civil War regiments J E Kent of Perry was re elected secretary treasurer
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
David J. Palmer
Washington
Iown
National
Hornet's Nest Brigade
Iowa
J. E. Kent
Perry
Arrests in Los Angeles hold up gang crackdown
Police announce arrests of four men and two women linked to a bank messenger heist. Bonds totaling 21 000 were recovered. The raids target the gang responsible for the February 13 266 000 bank hold up in which messenger Sam McGee was killed and a second man wounded.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Cal
Sam McGee
Belgian Corporal Killed as German Guards Open Fire at Mars Post
A Belgian corporal and a private were killed and another private wounded at Mars near Recklinghausen when two Germans at a control post drew revolvers and fired as officers tried to seize them. The incident prompted authorities to investigate and officials said action would follow in the town and district. German sources report food shortages in the Ruhr as railroad disruptions and gasoline scarcity worsen supplies for workers and civilians. French and German authorities dispute food deliveries with Essen Dortmund Boochum and Gelsenkirchen among cities affected by the shortage, while about 266 trucks reportedly crossed frontiers to deliver aid.
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Pssen
Germany
Mars
Recklinghausen
AI LA Chapelle
Belgium
Siskingmuehlen
Dorsten
Essen
Ruhr
Dortmund
Boochum
Gelsenkirchen
Expel One Suspend Another on New York Curb Market
New York June 1 suspends one member for a year on the New York Curb Market and expels another. Benjamin Alexander is the expelled member and A B Moley of A B Morley company is suspended.
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New York
Benjamin Alexander
A. B. Moley
A. B. Morley
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