California Earthquakes Hit Southern California Cities
A series of tremors struck southern California from San Bernardino to Santa Barbara, with the strongest quake in San Bernardino causing major damage at the county hospital and Hall of Records. No deaths reported. several windows shattered and buildings damaged, including injuries to two men in a rooming house.
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Redlands
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Arizona
Imperial Valley
Arizona State
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Hemet
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Jave
Rivera
Barstow
Needles
County Hospital
Hall of Records
Shriners Hold Annual Field Day at Electric Park
Shriners in red fezzes and white outfits gather for a town field day at Electric Park. About 309 Shriners and wives attend, with E Kahir temple band arriving and a parade from Lincoln and Washington parks to the event. Athletics include boys and girls races, sack races, ball and hole contests, and other contests, followed by a picnic lunch and evening dancing.
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Milwaukee Contract System outlawed by Board Atkins Iowa
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway violated the Transportation Act by contracting out Atkins Iowa workers at the coal chute cinder path boiler room and engine house to Addison Miller. The U S railroad labor board ruled the contract wage and working rules violated decision No 2 and ordered reinstatement discussions with the affected employees or their representative.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Addison Miller
Atkins
Couar Chute
United States Railroad Labor Board
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
Kills Wife Two Children Then Himself in Tennessee
In Columbia, Tennessee, Ophir Dugger, 40, driven by ill health and unemployment, killed his wife with an ax, severed his children’s heads, and slashed his own throat with a razor at his sister’s home on Carter's Creek. The victims were Mrs Ophir Dugger, 38, Mabel Hugger, 9, Catherine Pegger, 14.
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Ophir Dugger
WN. J. Jacobs
Carter
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Mabel Hugger
Catherine Pegger
Tuck Law Rulings Shaped by County Finances
Des Moines July 23 Attorney General Gibson issued five rulings interpreting the Tuck law guiding counties to live within income. Rulings cover Jasper Jefferson Clark and Van Buren counties, allowing pre July 4 contracts to be funded, warrants up to collectible revenue, and that primary road funds are separate.
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Gibson
General Assembly
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Cass, Gark
Jasper
van Buren
Attornney
Board of Supervisors
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Ithe
Clark County
Relawtu
Stranded sailors face danger in foreign ports
Havra France July 23 Un wary American seamen sign faulty articles of employment on foreign vessels and find themselves stranded jobless penniless in Europe. Some are jailed as vagabonds while others await consular aid. The Y M C A at Havre has helped many, but funds are exhausted as more sailors seek relief.
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Havra
France
Europe
America
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Brookhart to Speak in Series for Extra Session
Senator Smith W. Brookhart returned to his Washington home and will deliver the first speech in a series urging an extra session of Congress. He will address the Farmers' Union meeting at Eldon in Warello county next Saturday with delegates from seven counties to attend. He plans to rest and visit with hometown folk in the coming days.
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Farmers’ Union
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Farmer's Union
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Speeders Pay Stiff Fines in City Court
Police court this morning imposed penalties on speeders and a drunkenness case. James G. Easton paid 16 dollars and costs for 35 mph on Fifth Street Bridge, J H Gaffner 13 dollars and costs for 33 mph, H H Strayer awaits a hearing at 9 a m tomorrow on a continuance, Jim Batton 25 dollars on intoxication with 15 dollars suspended on a liquor pledge, Athbert Krueger forfeited a 25 dollar bond on the same charge.
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Fifth Street
J. H. Gaffner
H. H. Strayer
Jim Batton
Athbert Krueger
Way Build Sister Ship for Leviathan
New York July 23 The Shipping Board may build a sister ship to the giant Leviathan. Commissioner Meyer Lissner announced as the vessel returned from Europe. The board seeks 125 million dollars from Congress and 75 million to construct the sister ship and several George Washington type vessels.
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Europe
Congress
George Washington
Lissner
Jury in priest murder trial dismissed in Montreal
Montreal July 23 The jury trying Father Adelard DeLorme charged with the murder of his half brother Raoul DeLorme in January 1922 reported at 2 05 this afternoon that a verdict could not be reached and Justice LeMieux dismissed the twelve men.
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Montreal
Adelard DeLorme
Raoul DeLorme
Whistles Blou Start of YWCA Building Ceremony
Whistles and chimes mark the start of construction for the YWCA building at Mulberry Street and Park Avenue. A festival observance will welcome the first shovel full, with WLC AL officials and building committee members in attendance and TILA Maine Company holding the contract.
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TILA
Maine
Fifty Tribesmen Killed in Afghan Border Clash
A Peshawar dispatch reports fifty Autch and Mianzwtl tribesmen killed in fierce fighting on the Afghanistan border. Violence continues as clashes erupt across the region amid ongoing tribal hostilities.
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Bombay
Afghanistan
Pesh-1 Awar
Two Waders Drown in Mississippi Near Clinton Shore
Clinton Ta July 23 Following recovery of the bodies of Miss Ella Heiden 21 and Edward Seigmeir 19 both of Freeport Ill who were drowned in the Mississippi river near here yesterday afternoon coroner chief Kellogg announced today that no inquest will be held as the double drowning was clearly accidental. The bodies will be taken to Freeport tonight for burial. The two victims were members of a party at a summer camp on the river south of Clinton and were wading in shallow water near the shore. Miss Heiden stepped into deeper water and according to witnesses grasped the arm of Seigmeir. The bottom was muddy and slippery and both went under. Searchers immediately began seeking the bodies recovering that of Miss Heiden within less than two hours but that of Seigmeir was not found for seven hours.
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Ella Heiden
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Edward J. Brundage
Beattle
Len Small
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Cal
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Russia
Germany
Nebraska Banker Killed in Belmond Car Crash
Lyman Steenblock, cashier of a Douglas Neb bank, died in Belmond Ia from injuries after a car driven by his brother Lewis Rolfe went into a ditch Saturday afternoon. His skull was fractured. He leaves a widow and a small child.
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Textbooks bought through school office to save money
State Briefs cover Manchester where public school textbooks will be purchased by the superintendent’s office to secure bulk discounts. Adel reports Harold Gillespie, 25, a farm hand, held on assault with intent to commit murder after a fight near Perry. Ottumwa notes Charles Nicholson died by gas inhalation at his daughter-in-law’s parents’ home, illness cited as cause. Burlington reports 19 month old Jacqueline Kinslee rescued after falling into an abandoned chicken yard well of 10 feet. Chariton records John Coons, 40, a coal miner, killed in a collision while riding with E. W. Pierce. Pierce unharmed. Des Moines pilot Raymond Fisher and F. C. McCarty injured when their airplane fell about 70 feet. both expected to recover.
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Adel
Harold Gillespie
Homer Davidson
James Lanning
Burlington
Jacqueline Anne Kinslee
E. G. Kinslee
Cightern
Chariton
John Coons
E. W. Pierce
Pierce
Des Moines
Raymond C. Fisher
F. C. McCarty
Weekend Accident Deaths in Iowa Report 13 Fatalities
Weekend summary reports 13 Iowans died from accidents including five auto crashes, one fire death, and six drownings. Notable incidents cover Waterloo near Winthrop train collision, Atlantic child killed by car, Creston and Clinton drownings, and other autos turning deadly. Also recorded are carbon-copy suicides and a boy's death by dynamite.
State Rules Issued for Loans on Grain in Iowa
Des Moines reports that the Iowa secretary of agriculture issued rules for a warehousing act guiding local boards and senate plans. The act authorizes farmers to insulate grain on the farm and obtain certificates for loans, aiding holdback of wheat until market recovery. Grain must be insured against fire and windstorms before certificate delivery.
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Des Moines
Portieth General Assembly
Raymond Cassady
Cassady
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Waterloo P. O. Builder Atkinson Dies in Iowa City
Webster City Ia July 33. Atkinson widely known as a contractor and builder died at a local hospital after a stroke. He had constructed many private and government buildings in Des Moines Waterloo Omaha and other cities and was in good health until last Thursday.
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Waterloo
Omaha
Lawando Gire GATL Bail Posted in Assault Case
Lawando Gire, of Wausau Wisconsin, released on $1500 bail after July 10 assault with intent to kill against her stepmother Mrs Anna Lawando. Brief filed in diary notes indicate ongoing case and local coverage.
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Gatl
Wausau
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Anna Lawando
Hughes Sets Policy on Recognizing Soviet Russia
Secretary of State Hughes declares the United States will not recognize the Soviet government while it pursues world revolution and suppresses foreign rights. In a letter to Samuel Gompers he cites autocracy, confiscation of American property, and propaganda as key obstacles. The missive responds to Senator Brookhart’s call for recognition and notes Moscow’s aim to destroy existing governments.
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Samuel Gompera
Lahor
Gompers
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Russia
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Hughes Ietter
Smith W. Brookhart
Jaws
Weelk
State Department
Plane crash kills Cross and unidentified woman at Santa Fe Springs
Aerial photographer William L. Cross and an unidentified woman died when the plane he was piloting suddenly plunged nose first, falling 109 feet at Santa Fe Springs. The incident comes amid a global stream of diplomacy, labor unrest, and regional incidents reported across major cities from Los Angeles to Berlin.
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William L. Cross
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Hughes
Samuel Gompers
Chicago
Donald D. Richberg
National Conference On Railway Valuation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sitka
Harding
Alaska
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Vancouver
Mason City Hosts Welfare Workers Conference Opening
About 50 Iowa social welfare workers registered for the twenty fourth Iowa State conference of social work in Mason City. The opening union service featured talks on coordination of community forces and child welfare, with leaders from Des Moines Davenport Council Bluffs and West Union. A picnic at Clear Lake closed the day’s program.
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Iowa
Iowa State Conference of Social Work
Harry Olson
Chicago
Seasion
Ralph J. Leed
Pub Ho Welfare Bureau
Des Moines
Atterback
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Davenport
Gertrude Stafford
West Union
Holly C. Brown
Red Cross
Council Bluffs
Claudine Rogers
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Hubert Utterback
Deg Moines
William Hodson
Minnesota
Russell Page Foundation
Laura Taft
Iowa Children's Home Society
Horace Hollingsworth
Associated Charities
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Tom Moore Sued for Divorce by Renee Adoree in Los Angeles
Los Angeles film star Tom Moore is sued for divorce by Renee Adoree. The suit cites three years of marriage and alleged infidelity, referencing in the complaint that Moore stayed out late and criticized her past. Moore was previously married to Alice Joyce.
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Tom Moore
Renee Adoree
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Alice Joyce
Incidents Ended Cabinet Crisis Says Gen Wood
Maj. Gen. Wood governor general of the Philippine Islands in an exclusive interview with the International News Service minimizes recent cabinet resignations as a local political issue. He says the government is functioning normally with subs appointed as chiefs, all within the organic law. He notes no widespread disturbance and praises the Filipino people while confirming two resignations, Laurel and Fernandez, were accepted under reasonable conditions. Aguinaldo urges law and order and proposes settlement at a conference rather than demonstrations.
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Steps from Stalled Car Into Death Path
Mildred Madden, 18, died in a Creston hospital after last night’s accident. She stepped from a stalled automobile into the path of an oncoming car and was thrown clear of the road. She was part of a six motorist party. others blamed the stalled machine for the crash.
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Creston
Mildred Madden
Miss Madden
Neighbors Help Widow Harvest 64 Acres of Oats
Fifty neighbors aided widow Abrs. Roy Todd on her 54 acre farm near Manchester Ta. by cutting and shocking 64 acres of oats while wives prepared dinner. The act followed her husband’s drowning in Sand Creek.
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Manchester
Roy Todd
Sand Creek
Man Killed at Sioux City Rail Crossing
Joseph Zenedia, 34, of South Omaha Nebraska, was killed instantly when struck by a Chicago Northwestern railroad train last night near Sioux City. He was employed by the railroad at the time of the accident.
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Sioux City
Joseph Zenedia
South Omaha
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Chicago Northwestern Railroad
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Marital Woes Prompt Divorce Petition in Waverly
Lilian Bender seeks divorce from Hazle Bender in Waverly claiming cruelty after he left their Riverside Drive home a week ago to stay with his parents at Edwards Street. She cites his World War I injuries and alleges earnings of 27 dollars weekly plus 18 dollars monthly government aid, asking for 75 dollars monthly support, $110 attorney and suit costs, custody of their year old son, and an injunction to bar him from contacting or interfering with the child.
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