Dr Sun Yat Sen Dies Father of Chinese Republic
Hong Kong May 14 Dr Sun Yat Sen first provisional president of China and often called the Father of the Republic is dead. A rugged career marked by exile and mission to topple the Manchus, he served as president twice and spread a lifelong drive for a Chinese republic. Born Honolulu 1862, he studied medicine in Hong Kong and led a restless, perilous life across China and overseas.
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Prema
Hong Kong
Sun Yat Sen
South China
China
Republic
George Washington
Far East
Dr. Sun
Hawaiian Islands
Honoluin
Dr Sun
All China
Ertperors
Cmal
Sun
Honolulu
Maryland G. C. P. Holds Convention in Baltimore
The Republican state convention in Baltimore on May 14 selected delegates to the national convention in Cleveland next month. Maryland will cast 19 votes and the Cleveland delegation will be instructed to back President Coolidge for the presidential nomination. The primary result last month gave Coolidge 12 to 1 over his unnamed phantom opponent.
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Baltimore
Cleveland
Maryland
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Iowa Frats Open Interfraternity Horseshoe Tourney Victory
In Iowa City on May 14 Phi Kappa Psi defeated Beta Theta Pi 3 to 1 in the opening matches of the Iowa interfraternity horseshoe tournament.
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Associated Preas
Iowa City
Phi Kappa Pass
Beta Theta Phi
Iowa Inter-Fraternity
Billy Sunday heads to Mayo Clinic for repairs
Evangelist Billy Sunday and his wife depart Memphis for Rochester Mayo Clinic where doctors say his kidney function is impaired and he will undergo treatment. Sunday's illness followed by his wife Ma Sunday being injured in an automobile accident and his collapse last Saturday ending his campaign.
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Memphis
Tenn
Wm. A
Billy) Sunday
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Sunday
Ma” Sunday
S. L. Sanders
Gibson urges tougher Iowa liquor enforcement by county attorneys
Des Moines May 14 Attorney General Ben J. Gibson called on Iowa county attorneys to enforce state and federal liquor laws more strictly. He urged longer jail terms heavier fines and immediate confiscation of vehicles used to transport liquor. The letter followed a conference with Governor Kendall who supported its provisions.
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Des Moines
Ben J. Gibson
Iowa
Atorneys
Gibson
Kendall
Many Grocers Claim Better Competition Than Monopoly
J H Mc Laughlin of Jacksonville with the American Wholesale Grocers Association argues in Dallas that 4000 wholesale grocers offer a healthier system than a single manufacturing distributor. He warns Armour and Company and Swift and Company seek to continue unrelated item handling, potentially creating one great packet distributing all foods.
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Dallas
Texas
J. H. McLaughlin
Jacksonville
Florida
American Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Armour and Company
McLaughlin
Tokyo Team May Play Iowa On May Twenty First
The University of Tokio baseball team opens its U S tour at Nebraska and may play Iowa in Iowa City on May 21. The action will be decided by the board in control of intercollegiate athletics.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
University of Tokio
United States
University of Nebraska
University of Iowa
Board In Control
British World Flier Reaches Allahabad in World Flight
British aviator Stuart Mac Laren arrives in Allahabad from Nasirabad during his attempted round the world flight. He plans to depart for Calcutta to continue toward the next leg of his journey.
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Allahabad
Associated Press
British India
Stuart MacLaren
Nasirabad
Calcutta
Iowa crops suffer as cold unsettles growing season
Des Moines report notes abnormally cold and cloudy weather hindering hay and corn germination. Light frost damaged potato vines and beans while moisture shortages threaten hay and pastures. grains like barley and spring wheat progress slow and some replanting discussions arise. Snow fell 2 to 3 inches in the northwest last week.
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Des Moines
Saa
Great Britain to Build World’s Most Powerful Radio Station
London May 14 The Daily Mail claims Britain will host the largest and most powerful radio station worldwide. Construction on a 960 acre site at Allomorten 3 near Rugby progresses with sixteen masts 820 feet tall to carry aerials. The station aims to communicate directly with India and Australia.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britten
Daily Mall
Progess
Allimorten 3
Rugby
India
Australia
Thieves Break Into Train to Steal Silk
Thieves broke into six box cars of a fast westbound merchandise train on the Chicago Great Western railroad in Freeport on May 14. They were after a valuable silk cargo, and the incident sparked a false report that a Chicago & North Western passenger train had been held up.
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Associated Press
Freeport
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago & North Western
Death by own action by Gas Is Popular In Berlin
In Berlin on May 11 gas related suicides prompted firemen to carry oxygen tanks and urge public to call for help. One morning recently ten attempted personal crises by gas were reported and all were saved by firemen.
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Berlin
Oil Committee Ends Hearings On Naval Leases
Washington May 14 The Senate oil committee tentatively closed its hearings on naval oil leases begun last October adjournment held pending possible additional testimony. Senator Walsh said no more witnesses unless Harry F Sinclair is compelled to answer. The panel may add a few pieces to the record if the Sinclair contempt case yields a decision. Most information gathered has been turned over to government law officers.
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Washington
Senate Oil Committee
Walsh
Montana
Harry F. Sinclair
Spencer
Missouri
Sinclair
District of Columbia
Guards Prevent Loss of Life in Kilauea Eruption
HILO May 14 A massive eruption split Halemauma crater endangering eight people. Three injured including Thomas Noles Hawaii National Park superintendent. Rocks weighing one to 300 pounds exploded within 2000 feet, debris up to 25000 feet high. Guards warned sightseers sparing possible death.
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Hilo
Halemauma
Kilauea
Thomas Noles
Hawaii National Park
M E Church Denies Advocacy of Communism
Springfield Mass May 14 The Methodist Episcopal General Conference rejected claims that the church supports communism and the Third Internationale. It affirmed Harry F Ward as beyond conference jurisdiction and adopted a report defending the church against Berlin County Berlin county criticism. John C Willits urged action to reassure Berlin County residents the church does not back communism or anti American aims.
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Associated Frees
Springfield
Mass
Methodist Haren
Third Internationale
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Harry F. Ward
The
Civil Liberties Union
Methodist Federation For Social Service
Civil Liberties Union of Bulletins of
Federation
Berlin County
Michigan
John C. Willits
United States
Northern Idaho Forest Fires Endanger Timber Areas
Four major fires burn in Northern Idaho with about 1 060 acres in one blaze and two others over 600 acres each in Kanikau National Forest. Authorities order district closures to tourists and call in more personnel as a hot east wind drives the flames across dry timberland.
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Missoula
Mont
Idaho
Forest District No. 1
Spokane
Kanikau National Forest
Kanikau Forest
Parsons Graduates Thirty-Six This Year
Parsons College Iowa prepares for commencement on June five as thirty six seniors graduate. Dr A K Steiner will give the address Straight Thinking in a crooked world. Howard McDonald and James G K McClure will lead separate baccalaureate services. Of the class, 27 earn BA, eight BS and one BM with ten BA majors in social sciences.
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A. K. Steiner
Howard McDonald
Parson College
Christian Associations
James G. K. McClure
McCormick Theological Seminary
Summer Session at Iowa Opens June 9
May 24 The first summer session of the University of Iowa will open June 9. The session will close with convocation on July 1 and the second term will begin three days later. The second session closes August 22 leaving a full month before the regular term. The registration board says the last day for first session student acceptance is June 5.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Anatole France Celebrates Radical Victory
Paris May 14 Anatole France member of the French academy and dean of literary men declares in L Oeuvre that the Left bloc victory in Sundays election shows France will peace The writer stresses peace requires preparation and warns against old adages urging unity among peoples of equal culture.
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Paris
Anatole France
French Academy
L'Oeuvre
France
Poincare Considers Step Back From French Politics
Paris May 14 Premier Poincare plans a temporary retreat from politics and will seek senate leave to avoid debates after resigning as head of government He will resume activity when time seems right Speculation grows on a successor as parties weigh the socialists stance amid an imminent chamber opening June 2.
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Preas
Paris
Poincare
Senate
M. Poincare
America
Millerand
M. Harriot
Underwood Quits In Kentucky Race and Endorses McAdoo
Alabama Senator Oscar W. Underwood withdrew from the Kentucky Democratic presidential contest to back William G. McAdoo. Underwood’s move gives McAdoo a clear claim to Kentucky's 26 electoral votes and signals a likely unit-rule adoption at the state convention.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Wm. G. McAdoo
Kentucky
Underwood
McAdoo
Treasury
Wheeler Investigation Clears Senator Wheeler in Indictment
The Senate Wheeler investigating committee ruled the federal grand jury indictment against Senator Wheeler Democrat of Montana unsupported by facts. The 4 to 1 vote acquits him on the charges and closes the inquiry.
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Associated
Washington
Senate
Wheeler Investigating Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Turkish villages destroyed in quake
A violent earthquake in the Erzerum region destroys several villages and claims about fifty lives, reports by The Associated Press from Constantinople.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Erzerum
Leaders Plan to Rush Bills Thru Session
Democratic and Republican House leaders and President Coolidge reached an agreement to push adjournment on June 7. Bills to fit the timetable were discussed with Representatives Longworth, Garrett, Snell, and Garner, aiming for action before the national conventions. A separate Senate push sought a vote on Muscle Shoals development with Senator Norris signaling support. Senator Heflin accused camel companies of blocking Ford's Muscle Shoals project and demanded clarity on the road ahead.
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Washington
House
Coolidge
Congress
Longworth
Ohio
Garrett
Tennessee
Snell
House Rules Committee
Garner
Texas
Senate
Shields
Heflin
Alabama
Norris
Agriculture Committee
Henry Ford
Ford
Trainmen Wage Dispute Ends Without Agreement
A Chicago conference on new wages for about 55,000 engineers and firemen on 90 western railroads ended in a deadlock after days of talks. Railroad managers asked the Railroad Labor Board to step in if commerce is disrupted. Railroads had offered a five and a half percent rise from the New York settlement, but workers refused, saying rule changes nullified the gain.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
New York
Butler Denies Favoring Wet Plank in GOP Platform
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University says he does not advocate adding a wet plank to the Republican platform. He calls such a proposal foolish in response to Harvard president Charles W. Eliot who challenged Butler on prohibition enforcement.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Republican Party
Butler
Charles W. Eliot
Meritus
Harvard University
Eliot
Council Bluffs Declares Extra Flag Day Observance
In Council Bluffs on May 14 officials announced an extra Flag Day observance due to a timing error. Citizens displayed flags at businesses and homes, with some noting the city was a month early and choosing to proceed with daily flag display.
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Council Bluffs
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