Shanghai Stores Reopen Amid Strikes Amid Turmoil
Shanghai reports show eighty percent of stores reopened after recent disturbances while some remain closed, seemingly bankrupt. Chinese student unions urged Canton to seize the Shameen foreign settlement, and food supplies at Chunking tightened as local merchants refused to sell to foreigners. Student demonstrations continued in Amoy with acute tensions as Allied ships approach.
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Caillaux Finance Proposals Adopted by Chamber of Deputies
Paris June 27 The chamber of deputies approved Finance Minister Caillaux proposals. Article two raised paper circulation by six billion francs with a note of 528 to 119 and article three authorized a sold basis to exchange for national defense bonds by 373 to 26. Remaining articles were adopted by a show of hands.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
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Creditors of Clara Kimball Young to Collect Her Salary
New York creditors of Clara Kimball Young were allowed to seize $1,400 of her $1,500 weekly salary while she stays in California under a court order. The action followed a judgment for legal services filed by Detroit lawyer Robert W. Brownson. The case arose after Young was taken from a theater to a California superior court to assess living costs.
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New York
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California
Robert W. Brownson
Detroit
Jude
No hope to rescue four Ajax mine workers in Idaho
Wallace Idaho June 27 four men trapped in the Ajax mine near Burke were declared beyond rescue tonight with no signs of life. Rescue crews pressed efforts after equipment used by the four was recovered and foreman Arthur Anderson voiced cautious optimism about reaching the entrapped men alive.
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Idaho
Ajax Mine
Burke
Arthur Anderson
College Student Admits He Helped in Blackmail Plot
SAN FRANCISCO June 27 A UC senior Pliss Baker admitted to police he helped plot a blackmail attempt to extract $50,000 from mining magnate Daniel C. Jackling. Baker said he acted with an associate George Beeman who is being sought. Beeman allegedly cut phone lines to the Spreckels home as part of the plan. Baker described their study of crime and the Loeb Leopold case and said he pursued a more perfect crime.
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University of California
City
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Rudolph Spreckels
San Mateo
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Baker
Pal
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Beeman
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Hillsborough
Lawyers Protest Evolution Trial in Dayton
Dayton residents watched Memphis reports as resolutions were introduced by the Tennessee Bar Association protesting using trials as publicity. Dudley Pell Malone told Chattanooga listeners there is no conflict between science and religion. Henry Higgins Lane of Kansas declined to testify, though his work on science and faith was cited as potential aid.
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Associated Press
Dayton, Tenn
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Memphis
Tennessee Bar Association
Tenn
Dudley Pield Malone
Chattanooga
New York
Henry Higgins Lane
University of Kansas
Lane
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Fiance of Drowned Man to Receive $20,000
Iowa City Iowa June 27 Miss Anna B Champion fiancée of George Putnam who drowned in the Iowa river last Saturday will receive $20 000 in insurance Putnam had taken out a 19 000 policy with double indemnity and made his sweetheart sole beneficiary Miss Champion is the ward of a prominent local family
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Iowa City
Anna B. Champion
George Putnam
Putnam
Miss Champion
Chariton Boy Accidentally Shoots Man Near Marion County Line
Lysle Wirene a 19 year old farmer's son accidentally shot and killed Homer Abcock 17 at Henry Smith's home near the Marion county line Chariton Iowa date June 27 Abcock was working for Smith and the youths were reportedly playing soldier when the gun discharged tearing away Wirene's breastbone in the tragedy
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Lysle Wirene
Jess Wirene
Homer Abcock
Henry Smith
Marion County
Wirene
Abcock
Smith
Bridge Collapse Hurts Four At Waterloo Balloon Event
A crowd of over fifty on a Cedar River bridge at Waterloo caused a wooden walk to give way. Four people were injured including Mrs. Fred H. Schram with a compound leg fracture and Fred H. Schram with a severely sprained back. Cecil Beard suffered cuts and bruises while Margaret Pickett broke a hand. The fall dropped walkers about 15 feet.
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Cedar River
Fred H. Schram
Cecil Beard
Margaret Pickett
Nine Drowned as Tugboat Sinks in St Lawrence River
The Ocean King, a tug crewed by nine men, sank after a collision with the Canadian Pacific liner Marloch in the St Lawrence River near Quebec. Rescue teams prepared to recover the bodies as the vessel buckled and exploded boilers corrupted the engine room. The Marloch steamed from Glasgow for Montreal.
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Biferta
Ocean King
St. Lawrence
Glassen
Scotland
Montreal
F. E. Stevens
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
The forecast for the week starting Monday calls for mostly fair weather with scattered thunder showers possible. Temperatures are expected to run above normal across the region.
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Missouri
La Follette Admired Across Senate Despite Rift
Washington notes Robert M. La Follette was deeply respected by fellow senators for his knowledge on railroads tariffs and monetary issues. The Wisconsin statesman lingered in memory after his independent 1924 bid and death, with peers recalling his honesty and impact on Progressive politics.
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Friends of Coolidge Start Movement to Buy His Residence
A Swampscott dispatch reports supporters have pledged 125000 dollars to buy White Court for President Calvin Coolidge. The president noted he might not like the gift but would not oppose a congressional appropriation for a summer White House if the offer is declined.
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White House
Seizure of Six Thousand Alcoholic Cases Off Louisiana
Mobile police and customs authorities moved to remove roughly six thousand cases of liquor from the captured schooner Marion Adams off Southwest Pass Louisiana. Two percent of crew aboard the vessel were arrested as the coast guard Saukee seized seven small boats nearby during the raid. The haul is described as the largest single seizure since the blockade began along American coasts weeks ago.
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Mobile
Ala
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Southwest Pass
Louisiana
Marion Adams
War Department to dispose of Muscle Shoals power
Washington June 27 The War Department plans to dispose of power generated at Muscle Shoals during testing of the main generator units starting in August and lasting several months No lease of Muscle Shoals will be made Major General Taylor has asked firms if they want power from the forthcoming test Ford and eastern industrial plants were invited to consider purchase The move aims to aid testing operations and generate revenue to cover expenses
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Recover One Body From Gillis Theater Ruins in Kansas City
One body has been recovered from the Gillis theater ruins in Kansas City after the explosion and fire that devastated the building Thursday night. Fire officials expect the death toll to be two or three, revising earlier higher estimates. City detectives questioned A G Peinberg, owner of a jewelry store in the building, as investigators consider the blast origin may lie there.
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Gillis Theatre
A. G. Peinberg
Credit Belongs to Mormons Test of the Gatloy System
The article notes that the Mormons stand as the test population for implementing the present gatloy system. It highlights their role in evaluating how the new method functions in practice and suggests implications for broader adoption.
Shelby Mayor Arraigned Over Alleged Wife Confinement
Shelby Iowa mayor J M Sutton was arraigned before Justice J D Dunlavy on a charge of kidnapping his wife Ile ig. He waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury in Harlan on $1000 bond. Townspeople say confinement has lasted two years and the maximum penalty is five years.
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J. M. Sutton
Justice of the Peace
J.D. Dunlavy
Ileig
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Harlan
Armenian Storm Devastates Erivan Causes Losses and Homelessness
Tremendous cloudbursts from Mount Ararat hit Erivan causing many deaths and millions in ruble property damage. Rivers overflowed inundating the region and leaving thousands homeless. American Near East Relief assists government relief efforts.
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American Near East Relief
Another Wheeler Probe Is Possible
Shadows of a new investigation loom over Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and his former client Gordon Campbell as witnesses from recent Wheeler Campbell trials are subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Spokane Washington. Wheeler was acquitted of pressuring Interior Department claims while Campbell was convicted of using the mails to defraud and sentenced to two and a half years in Leavenworth. both remain under indictment in Washington for conspiracy to defraud the government in obtaining government leases.
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Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Gordon Campbell
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Campbell
Leavenworth
Hoth Wheeler
Washington
Kansan Admits He Tried to Kill Wife
Charles B. Davies, a retired Concordia merchant, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill in a plot to murder his wife last fall. He was sentenced to one to ten years at Lansing State Penitentiary with hard labor, after conspiracy with gunmen from Kansas City.
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Concordia
Kan
Charles B. Davies
Lansing
Davies
Kansas City
John C. Hogin
Hogin
Shepherd Acquitted in Chicago Murder Trial
Chicago jurors clear William Lorling Shepherd of murdering his foster son William Nelson McClintock. State's Attorney Crowe says the mother’s death lacks evidence of murder and will consider a no bill. Trial began six weeks ago with wide public attention and controversy over witnesses.
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