Drowning At Campbell's Island After Street Car Collision
Six youths—three men and three women—drowned when they jumped into the Mississippi River to avoid a street car that had lost control near Campbell's Island, east of Rock Island. Identifications linked Miss Ethel Ambers to the tragedy. others include Elsie Dolezal Charles Lanigan Roy Lundy.
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Kart Moline Oil Station
Marages Davenport
Ethel Ambers
Sadies
Elsie Dolezal
Davenport
Charles Lanigan
Roy Lundy
Lanigan
Ambers
Moving Train Radio Link Priced a German Trial
A railcar radio telephone test in Germany connected two travelers between Berlin and Harburg with President Ebert at Wilhelmstrasse and other officials in Berlin. The experiment demonstrates a successful wireless voice link during train travel.
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Germany
Harburg
Ebert
Wilhelmstrasse
Mrs Knight Wagner Ill With Pneumonia
Mrs Knight Wagner of South Iowa Avenue is reported very poorly with pneumonia.
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Knight Wagner
South Iowa Ave
U S and Mexican Commissions Hold First Regulator Talks
In Mexico City on May 14 the American and Mexican commissioners opened talks to regulate disputes between the Obregon government and the United States. Obregon published a decree ordering indemnification for land seizures from 1915 through May 1, 1917.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
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Obregon
United States
Florida Sheriff J R Jones Arrested in Tabert Case
Tallahassee May 14 Sheriff J R Jones of Leon county a principal in the Martin Tabert flogging case was taken into custody on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. Bonds set at two thousand dollars on each charge. Indicted at Pensacola with William Fisher and Walter Higgenbotham following investigation into Ned Thompsons death. Federal authorities to Cross City to arrest Fisher despite state court murder charge.
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Florida
J. R. Jones
Leon County
Martin Tabert
Jones
Pensacola
William Fisher
Uutnam Lumber Company
Walter Higgenbotham
Ned Thompson
Cross City
Fisher
Cutberly
Higgenbotham
Tabert
Rugby Football Origin Traced to 1823 Milestone
The Associated Press reports that Rugby School in England recently unveiled a tablet commemorating William Webb Ellis for first handling the ball and running with it, an act dated A D 1823 that sparked the Rugby game as known today. The marker marks the event during a school game about a century ago.
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Rugby School
William Webb Ellis
Origin of Bungalow Unearthed in Linguistic Note
A linguistic note traces the word bungalow to the term honglaw meaning Bengal style. It attributes the origin to Bengal or Bengalee influence in colonial India and links the house type to messages carried by English and Indian interactions.
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Honglaw
Champion Cow of World Is Guest of Honor at Banquet
Agassiz May Echo, a five year old Holstein owned by Canada's experimental farm near Agassiz British Columbia, is toasted at a banquet after leading the British Columbia Dairymen’s Association in milk production? record 30,886 pounds in 365 days and yielding 1,681 pounds of butter. The animal previously set a new butter record for the period.
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Associated Press
Agassiz Segis May Echo
Here
Tornado Toll Rising Near Colorado City Texas
Reports from Colorado City and surrounding areas describe widespread devastation from a May tornado. Widespread fatalities and injuries are reported at Spade Ranch and nearby farms, with conflicting tallies from Abilene and Fort Worth dispatches. Communications are disrupted and the death toll varies across sources.
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Lorane
Fort Worth
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Big Springs
Chinese Pirates Seize Taishun Steamer Near Swater
The Taishun, carrying 100 passengers, was seized near Swater by pirates disguising as passengers. They overpowered the crew and sailed for about 24 hours before leaving at a creek mouth transferring loot valued around 60 000. European travelers were among the terrorized onboard.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
China
Swater
Hou
Foster Named Deputy Bank Superintendent in Iowa
Des Moines May 14 The state superintendent of banking R L Leech announced the appointment of Car 5 Foster of Guthrie Center as deputy superintendent of banking Foster is a member of the Montieth Savings Bank and the vice president of the First National Bank of Guthrie Center
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Noted author Montague Glass near death after surgery
New York May 14 Practically all hope was abandoned today for Montague Glass author and playwright who yesterday underwent an appendicitis operation at Roosevelt hospital. He became unconscious this afternoon and doctors said he had only outside chance to recover
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New York
Montague Glass
Roosevelt Hospital
Treasurer Burbank in Chicago Today
State Treasurer W. J. Burbank visits Chicago to meet with bond buyers and attorneys on selling a $22,000,000 soldier bonus bond issue. He will also discuss re printing with bond printing houses if needed.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
W. J. Burbank
Grand jury to consider manslaughter in Aubere death
Chicago and state officials resume probe into the death of Northwestern freshman Louis Aubere who died in an auto crash in a hazing incident. The office plans to seek manslaughter indictments as witnesses recount deliberate ramming by one car into another.
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Associated Press
Chicago
States Attorney’s Office
Louis Aubere
Northwestern
Grand Jury
Roscoe Conkling Fitch
Mount
Fitch
Aubere
Russia Proposes Conference After British Ultimatum
Moscow reports a conciliatory note from Soviet Russia expressing regret over the ultimatum and proposing a meeting with Britain to discuss the raised questions and to regulate fully the rights between Russia and Great Britain.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
England
Northwestern Freshman Mystery Deepens as Grand Jury Examines
In Chicago on May 14 the grand jury resumes proceedings into the disappearance of Leighton Mount, Northwestern University freshman. Co-eds at the university will be questioned as investigators seek to learn how a skeleton under an Evanston pier ended up at its resting place, with scores of witnesses yet unable to clarify the case.
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James Patterson
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Mra. J. To Mount
Louis Hawke
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Leighton Mount
Northwestern University
Evanston
Plans for Mothers Memorial in Washington by association
The Mothers Day International Association led by Anna Jarvis announces a permanent Mothers Memorial in Washington. Jarvis cites Lincoln and his mother, urging national honor for all mothers alongside the Lincoln tribute, with Mothers Day observed May 13.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Washington
Wrangel Fleet Sold After Russian Campaign Collapse
Marseille reports that General Wrangel's auxiliary fleet, once large, has arrived from Odessa and is to be sold or broken up after defeats against the Soviet armies in the Crimea. The remaining 12 tugboats and several steamers are now up for disposal.
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Associated Press
Marseille
Russia
General Wrangell
Crimea
General Wrangel
Odessa
Leeper Murder Trial Hears Jurors Excused
In Iowa City on May 14 the trial of Robert Leeper for first degree murder over Roy Wertz death last December moved slowly as 43 of 100 veniremen were excused. Attorneys anticipate the jury box will be filled within three days.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Iowa
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Drann
Six Die as Airplane Crashes Near Amiens
Six persons are confirmed dead after a passenger plane fell thirteen miles south of Amiens France on May 14 including a New Yorker named Schwab. The crash occurred in clear weather and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.
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Associated Press
Amiens
France
Schwab
Willard and Firpo May Meet on June 30
Arrangements for a bout between Jess Willard and Louis Firpo to face Jack Dempsey in a proposed June 30 fight were nearly complete as both champions agreed to meet on June 30 if plans satisfy.
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Willard
Firpo
Associated Press
New York
Jess Willard
Louis Firpo
Yankee Stadium
Jack Dempsey
Iowan killed by dynamite explosion near Tripoli
Premature dynamite blast thought to be used for fishing on Plum Creek, eight miles north of Tripoli, killed Lafe Wood from Frederika on Sunday afternoon.
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Associated Press
Tripoli
Plum Creek
Here
Lafe Wood
Frederika
Casablanca Port Completed and City Rapidly Growing
The Casablanca port project by the French is finished and can anchor fifty steamers in the artificial lake. Morocco’s trade expansion aims to draw tourists with new hotels and roads. Population rose from 20,000 fifteen years ago to 100,000 today.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Tunis
Algiers
Norway Relents on Wine Imports in Trade Pact
In a trade agreement signed this month Norway reversed its strict prohibition stance by permitting Portuguese wines to enter, signaling an economic capitulation that benefits wine importers. The move shifts Norway away from dry policy toward liquor and underscores Portugal’s win over Norway’s codfish trade.
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