French Spirit Lauded At Arctic Mass Meeting In Bogota
In Bogota Colombia a mass meeting praised French youth and a liberty rising anew. Washington statesmen including a former president and former cabinet members endorsed a declaration honoring France. The document lauds France, its generals, and the ideals of liberty, culture, and justice amid wartime ruins. A New York dispatch reports supply shipments to Eskimos and Crocker Land expedition efforts, detailing Neptune sailing to aid explorers with pork, tobacco, candles, phonographs, and other goods.
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Bogota
Republic of Colombia
Washington
Republic
Daniel Coronado
Seventeenth Street
France
Albion
America
New York
Neptune
St Johns
Newfoundland
Arctic
Robert A Bartlett
Peary
Arctics
George B Cluett
Denmark
Crocker Land
Robert E Peary
American Museum of Natural History
American Geographical Society
University of Illinois
Donald B MacMillan
Six sentenced for murder near Minden against Reeves family
On June 30 John Long White pled guilty to the murders of John Nelson Reeves his wife and three children about 11 miles north of Minden. Long received life terms in the State penitentiary at Baton Rouge. State witnesses tied Henry Waller a white farmer to the case. Waller and two Black defendants Stewart and Heard were jailed. Peters and Tyson were sentenced to hang.
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Muinden
John Longwhite
John Nelson Reeves
Minden
Baton Rouge
Henry Waller
Math Peters
Chester Tyson Larkin Stewart
Anderson Weard
Reeves
Wailler
Waller Stewart
Heard
Peters
Tésan
Two conscription objectors jailed for failing to register
In Philadelphia on June 3 Frank Jetto Jr and Stephen Stanley were sentenced in U S court to one year in prison for wilful failure to register on June 5. Stanley described himself as a revolutionary socialist seeking to overthrow the capitalist system. Otto pleaded guilty and said forcing two men to serve when conscience opposes it is wrong. The judge ordered they be duly registered after serving their sentences. Also reported, Maj Gen von Radtke, son of historian Von Radtke, died at Jena aged 79, a longtime leader in the German Boy Scout movement.
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Philadelphia
Frank Jetto, Jr
Stephen Stanley
Stanley
Otto
Tudge Thompson
Berth
London
von Radtke
Jena
Boy Scout Movement
Teach Zone Corn Remedy Promise of Instant Relief
An advertisement touts Teach zone goat drops as a cheap corn and callus remedy. A few drops applied to tender areas allegedly remove soreness instantly and loosen the corn or callus for easy lifting with no skin irritation. Women are urged to keep a bottle on the dresser for quick relief.
Galapagos Barred as Whitesboro Returns from Galapagos Bound Trip
Guayaquil June 30 The Whitesboro arrived from San Francisco with agricultural implements for the Galapagos Islands but was sent back to Panama by Ecuador authorities who refused to recognize private lease rights to the islands. The Galapagos lie 738 miles west of Ecuador.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Whitesboro
San Francisco
Galapagos Islands
Panama
Galapagos
Pacific
Strike on Race Issue Ends in Schenectady
In Schenectady New York on June 30 the 5000 machinists and helpers of the General Electric Company ended a strike begun June 16 over removing a colored college student, Wendell King, from working among them. After mediation by three State mediators failed, the company and workers settled the dispute and workers will resume work tomorrow, King remaining in his current position during the settlement.
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Schenectady
N .F
General Filectric Company
Wendell King
Iss
Canada to aid Hoover in food policy effort
Ottawa reports that W J Hanna Canada's food controller will return to organize Dominion policy in cooperation with Herbert Hoover. Hanna said conferences in Washington had been successful and he will lead the policy effort starting immediately.
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Ottawa
W J Hanna
Canada
Dominion
Herbert C Hoover
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MacMillan
Mac%Itllan
Harrison
Hunt
Meixilla Bay
la Khtah
Crockerbank
Henry Faifield Osborn
George H Sherwood
Chaiman
The
Eskimos
Louisiana
Gien
Tor Bnees
Hoover
Hanna
Ize Dominion
Box
Goc
Berkley
Lanaburgh & Hro
Tom
Bungalow House
Lansburgh & Bro
Regis
Lanasbargh & Bro
Cen Ae
Georgette Crepe
Wistaria
Copenhagen
Prica
Shetland
Burgh & Bro
Marseilles
Lanaburgh & Bro
Orec
Warren
Lansburgh & Rho
Nainsook
Smith's
Iansburgh & Bre
Ecru D. M. C
Perle
Deansburgh & Bro
Floor
Burgh & bin
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