Ritchie Withdraws From Democratic Presidential Race
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie quits the Democratic nomination bid as New York Governor Alfred E. Smith gains momentum. Missouri Senator Reed supporters argue blockage while party leaders reassess preconvention alignments and delegate prospects.
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London Roars Welcome For Ocean Flyers Return
Amelia Earhart recounts the Atlantic crossing with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon. She describes rough seas, dizzying heights, and dropping notes to sailors as they landed near shore, claiming to be the first woman to cross the Atlantic.
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Louis Gordon
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John S. Tothill
Memorial Hall
America
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Trethbrush
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Wales
Ireland
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Emerald
Curtis Arrives in Washington for Campaign Talks
Senator Charles Curtis Republican vice presidential nominee lands in Washington for a noon conference with Secretary Hoover. He is invited to lunch at Hoover's home and will not discuss campaign plans before the midday meeting. Curtis then visits his sister Mrs Edward P. F. Gann before returning to meet Hoover.
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Washington
George Akerson
Hoover
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Akerson
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Edward PF. Gann
Mother on Errand, Babes Die in Blaze
Three Geiger children die in Milwaukee fire as mother is away on an errand. Jerome 8 Marvin 7 and Allen 6 months old perished in a blaze at the family home. Father had left for work about an hour earlier, firemen found the upstairs boys near the door and the infant in a front room indicating a failed escape.
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Wis
Jerome Geiger
Marvin
Allen
Albert Geiger
Young Lawyer Wins Scholarship at Yale
Claude R. Brown recently admitted to the Iowa bar has been awarded the McGanhill scholarship for Yale graduate law school. The Drake university alumnus earned the award by meeting the requirement of half his expenses covered through law college after his A B degree. He is the son of Assistant Chief J H Brown of the Des Moines fire department.
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Claude R. Brown
Iowa
McGanhill
Yale University
Law College
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Drake University
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Slayer of Two Dies by Own Pistol Shot
Clarence Pepples, who killed his wife and her friend Walter Forster Sunday night and then shot himself, died today in a local hospital after losing consciousness following the gunplay.
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Iowa Navy Captain Made Rear Admiral Promoted by Coolidge
Washington June 19. President Coolidge approved the promotion of Capt. Harry Eyvin Yarnell U.S.N. to rear admiral. Yarnell, whose home is listed as Independence, Ia.
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Washington, D. C
Harry Eyvin Yarnell
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Coolidge
Yarmnell
Independence
Brain Teasers Test Your Mind At NY Post Puzzles Page
Brain tests at leading universities measure intelligence via elimination puzzles. Readers must remove one letter from each word to form a new word without rearranging letters, as shown by samples like GOT without T yielding GO.
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Newspaper Sees No Scientific Aid in Harhart Flight
London editors questioned Amelia Earhart’s trans Atlantic achievement saying no scientific aid was demonstrated. The Evening Standard contrasted her feat with Mercedes Gleitze’s Channel swim and offered no clear argument to link the flight to science.
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President Coolidge Rejects Clemency Plea by Three Condemned Men
President Coolidge has rejected clemency petitions for three condemned murderers linked to the killing of Policeman Leo W. Busch. The men Nicholas Lee Eagles Samuel Moreno and John Proctor, all facing execution in Washington, would have been the first multiple clemency request acted on by Coolidge.
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Coolridge
Nicholas Lee Eegles
Sanwel Moreno
John Proctor
France to Fortify Eastern Frontier Across Lorraine and Alps
Paris reports a committee led by General Goul laumat approved a frontier defense plan for France’s east. The program envisions deep defense zones using existing works, land seizures, and new transport links with sections costing about 3 million dollars each. An initial 8 million dollars is set for immediate work starting in Lorraine with Metz to Thionville, then Alsace and the Alpine frontier.
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Lower
Alsace
Woman leaped from window to flee beating threat
Mrs Mary Lang 30 leaped from a second story window to escape her husband William Lang former prizefighter after a threatened beating today. She suffered a fractured leg and was captured by motorcycle police after a brief chase.
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Mary Lang
William Lang
Ing
Lang
Bolivian Troops March Barefoot in Indigenous Army
In La Paz on June 19 troops march barefoot or wearing sandals as many Bolivian soldiers, mostly Indigenous, discard shoes and carry them on belts. Report notes the army includes many Indians not accustomed to fortified march gear.
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Bolivia
Fonterar
Funeral for Harry A. Moore Held at Kistner's Chapel
Funeral services for Harry A Moore 24 nephew of J Frank Mac kinster 12120 Jefferson Street were held tomorrow at 2 pm in Kistner's chapel Detroit Michigan death reported Sunday. Rev V G Kelford pastor of Setherchurch officiated with burial at Past view cemetery.
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Harry A.'. Moore
J. Frank Mackinster
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Detroit
Mich
Kistner
Vv. G. Kelford
Setherchurch
Pastview
Weather data fragment incomplete and garbled
Readable portion notes maximum temperatures for Monday and minimum Monday night, and Tuesday 7 am and 11 am readings, plus rainfall 3.25 inches noted as Petrmeena Rainfall Jas night. Exact locations and dates are missing. The text contains OCR errors hindering full interpretation.
Destructive Tornadoes Raze Ohio Towns Killing One
A series of tornadoes and wind storms across central southern Ohio caused one death, over twenty injured, and about 750000 dollars in damage. A Columbus youth Donald Thomas 16 was killed by lightning as the storm hit.
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Ohio
Donald Thomas
Buckeye Lake
Newark
Summer Colony
Bremen Welcomes Transatlantic Fliers Koehl FitzMaurice
Capt. Hermann Koehl Born von Huenefeld and Major James Fitzmaurice received a triumphant welcome in Bremen Germany after their trans Atlantic flight. The city hall ceremonies followed a flower shower from spectators. Baron von Huenefeld praised Floyd Bennett the American flier who died aiding the Greenley island relief effort.
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Hermann Koehl
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James Fitzmaurice
Baron von Huenefeld
Chicago Druggist Slain in California
John I. Glab a wealthy retired Chicago druggist was found slain near his Van Nuys home overnight with a chest wound near his car. Police investigate a feud traced to Chicago while Glab’s wife, gardener M A Wilson, and neighbor F A Krupp are held for questioning. robbery ruled out by a 441 on the body.
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Chicago
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M. A. Wilson
F. A. Krupp
Tolstoy Centenary Observance Planned in Moscow
Tolstoy centenary observance moves forward under A V Lunacharsky with plans for a memorial at Yasnaya Polyana and a teachers dormitory. A 90 volume edition of Tolstoy's works is to be published as part of the celebrations. The commission seeks government pensions for Tolstoy's son Sergius and relatives and for secretary Chertkoff.
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Tolstoy Commission
A. V. Lunacharsky
Campaign Expenditures Hearings Set for Chicago
Senate committee chairman Steiner announced plans to travel to Chicago to hold hearings on campaign expenditures for delegates to the Kansas City convention. He will focus on a $40,000 alleged expenditure in selecting anti-LaFalle delegates in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Texas
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Mason to Lead Rockefeller Effort After Chicago Presidency
Dr. Max Mason resigns as president of the University of Chicago to direct scientific activities for the Rockefeller foundation. He envisions future discoveries simplifying matter interactions, removing ignorance, and expanding humanity’s well being through global scientific effort.
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Max Mason
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Hix Named Business Manager of OWAL College
R Hix of Zearing Iowa named business manager and treasurer of Western Union college at LeMars. He and his family will move to LeMars and he starts Aug 1. His father A D Hix will continue insurance work. R Hix will study recounting. The piece notes a delayed primary canvass due to Ringgold county missing ballots and a reported auto theft at 3 Lafayette Street.
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Royal Family Finances Theatres And Films In Private Outings
London reports reveal King George and Queen Mary pay for theatre seats alongside common patrons. The Prince of Wales favors musicals and sometimes sits with the audience, while the king and queen use private entrances and standard pricing. The royal family also attends films incognito, paying at box offices, rarely recognized by the public.
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Release Husband of Booze Party Victim
Des Moines police released Ida Anderson’s husband Anderson who had been detained after the death of his wife Ida Anderson 53. Inspector Al Pederson ordered the release. The death followed a drinking party at the Anderson flat with seven men detained. body found in an areaway behind the apartment.
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Culbertson Named Ambassador to Chile
Washington reports William S. Culbertson, long time Latin American affairs expert for the federal government, chosen to replace William M. Collier as ambassador to Chile. He has roots in Emporia Kansas and has served on the tariff commission and the federal trade commission.
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William M. Collier
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Kan
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Permits Issued for Deere Work Totals $610000
Building permits totaling 610000 were issued by Building Commissioner D B Toenjes for nine John Deere expansion projects at 400 Miles Street. The nine permits cover structures including a six story brick manufacturing building, foundry, mill room, storage and forge facilities, tractor testing building and a power house with varied sizes and costs.
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Meredith Funeral Service Tomorrow at Masonic Temple
Edwin T. Meredith Des Moines publisher and former agriculture secretary died Sunday night. Services Tuesday at 2 PM at the Consistory Temple conducted by Rev Elmer Nelson Owen not Masonic in nature. Burial at Masonic Glendale. Condolences arrived from across the nation including President Coolidge and John H. Cowles.
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Edwin T. Meredith
Consistory Temple
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Masonic Glendale Cemetery
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Coolidge
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John H. Cowles
Washington
Supreme Masonic Council
Advances in hearing aids highlight 1920s tech parade
Two hundred fifty attendees at the American Federation of Organizations for the Hard of Hearing in St. Louis heard talks on amplified seating devices and new mechanical improvements for defective hearing. Harvey Fletcher of Bell Telephone described progress in hearing aids and an artificial larynx aiding speech after vocal cord loss.
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Bell Telephone Company
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Chiropractors Defer Election Of Officers
The Black Hawk Chiropractors association postponed officer elections to Thursday noon June 28 at Black's tearoom. Dr. Earl Jacoby chairs a committee to draft a constitution and by laws with Drs. G A Wachtler N A Golinvauxy and H R Crouch Cedar Falls. The committee meets tonight at Dr Jacoby's home to set organization rules. Dr O H Hoy spoke on the outstanding symptoms of low blood pressure.
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Rev J R Morgan Born Near Amelia's Landing Place
Rev. J. Richard Morgan, pastor of First Congregational Church, was born about sixty miles from Barry Port, Wales, near Swensea. The article notes Swensea as a Welsh seaside town, described as a large city. The piece links Morgan's origins to the transatlantic flight yesterday carrying Amélia Earhart.
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First Congregational Church
Barry Port
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Amélia Earhart
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Four Charged With Nighttime Larceny
Four youths arrested Saturday and charged with larceny in the nighttime in informations. Names include Margaretia Dorlan 16 and Mrs. Marc Barel Smith 28 of Minneapolis and Vernon Reeab 20 and Harold Matthews 20 of Rochester.
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Marc Barel Smith
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Minn
Vernon Reeab
Harold Matthews
Rochester
Fire Alarms Reported For Two Incidents In City
Tuesday at 13 30 a m Chief’s car and four men respond to T Wartey 424 Fourth West for high water. Thursday 7 32 a m an automobile in the 200 block Sunnyside near Albert Melert causes minor damage from backfire. Better be insured.
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Lindbergh Eyes Amelia Earhart Flight After Comments
Charles A. Lindbergh declined to comment on Amelia Earhart's overseas flight, saying he was interested. He contemplates two possible departures plans including a trip to Madison and a visit to a former schoolmate Delos Dudley in Watertown, who is hospitalized after a propeller injury. Judge A. W. Hasner of Independence attended the Canopus club luncheon at Black's tearoom for an informal discussion.
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Ruth Elder Sends Congratulations to Miss Earhart
Ruth Elder telegraphed congratulations to Amelia Earhart after her historic Atlantic flight. Elder, rescued earlier, said she felt and was with Earhart in spirit and praised the achievement as a milestone by an American girl.
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Coolidge Keeps Office at Cedar Island Lodge
President Coolidge uses his Brule River residence to handle pressing matters at Cedar Island lodge. He ordered files to be brought out for action due to poor road conditions from recent rains. Everett Sanders, his secretary, advised him not to leave the lodge today.
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Stabilization of the Franc Set for Saturday
Paris reports that the franc stabilization is definitively planned for Saturday. A cabinet meeting agreed the final details and a special session this afternoon will finalize the measures. The stabilization law will be sent to parliament after the New York Stock Exchange closes to deter speculation.
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German Editor Shot Dead in Courtroom Faceoff
Vienna reports Bruno Wolf editor of the Neurs Wiener Journal was killed during a courtroom hearing. Oscar Poeff, fellow editor, faced charges after a dispute escalated to gunfire. Wolf was Jewish and Catholic tensions were mentioned amid the confrontation.
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Doc Says Kisses Spread Pyorrhea
New York reports a hygiene expert from the University of Freiburg claims kisses spread pyorrhea. Dr Hermann Becks says stomach ailments may trigger the disease but notes transmission occurs through kissing.
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Coffin Pleads Guilty to Two Liquor Charges
WW A. Comm,ander legal entanglement for alleged liquor law violations since Aug 2 1027 appeared before Judge R W Hasner and pled guilty to liquor nuisance and contempt of court. The judge continued sentence dates for liquor nuisance to Nov 1 and contempt to May 13 while the injunction remains in force. Coffin had previously pleaded not guilty to bootlegging and liquor nuisance before withdrawing and pleading guilty to the second indictment and injunction violation. The bootlegging charge likely will be dropped.
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Ander
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Coffin
Hooch Raid Leads to Stranahan Arrest at Mobile Street Home
A police raid led by Detective Hugh Crumrine found 26 pints of hooch a 10 gallon jug of hooch and a pint bottle half full at 519 Mobile Street, resulting in the arrest of Dave Stranahan today.
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Hugh Crumrine
Stanahan
Mobile Street
Indians to Celebrate Honor to Sen Curtis
Kaw City Oklahoma June 18 a council of Indian tribes to celebrate the selection of Senator Charles Curtis as Republican vice presidential nominee was planned by the Kaw tribe Curtis descendant Benator Curtis invited to participate definite plans to be announced later Raw leaders met yesterday and tentatively agreed to hold the celebration on the Arkansas river
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Charles Curtis
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