California Forest Loss Tops All in 1924 Fire Season
San Francisco reports California suffered the worst forest fire season in its history in 1924. Total fire damage surpassed five million dollars with 2 057 fires burning 3 088 039 acres, 71 percent man caused and 29 percent lightning. Federal spending neared a million dollars with state and local costs adding to protection efforts.
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San Francisco
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United States Forest Service
State Forester
Federal Forest Service
California
State of
Forest Service
Los Angeles
Presto
U. S. Forest Service
California Forest Protective Association
Paul G. Redington
He Wasn't Like Lot's Wife But It Cost Him $10
A youth, J Sheeley, riding a motorcycle on Lafayette Street, sped up to challenge a touring car with four officers. The car honked, the klaxon sounded, and Sheeley topped 34 miles per hour before being ordered into the notice station. Judge J Beem fined him 16 dollars plus costs in municipal court.
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J. Sheeley
Lafayette Street
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G. B. Beckwith
Beem
Ex-State Dry Chief Gets 2 Years in Pen
Russell, former prohibition director of Ohio, found guilty on 47 conspiracy counts under the federal prohibition law and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary with a 5000 dollar fine. Traer milliner Margaret O’Hern dies after months of illness. survived by sisters Emma, Nejile, Mrs Redmond, and Mrs Corrigan.
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Prohibition
Ohio
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Margaret O'Hern
Emma O'Mera
Miss O'Hern
Tomah
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Eye's Secret at Crystal Opens Week in Waterloo
The Crystal Theatre opens Eye's Secret a Betty Compson and Jack Holt drama based on The Moon Flower with humor and possible tragedy in scenes from d Enville to the Riviera. Also Sally the big musical comedy comes to Scand al with Colleen Moore and noted cast. Strand Theatre headlines Sally with Colleen Moore, Leon Errol and others. Waterloоо Theatre shows The Signal Tower with Vicenta Valli, Plaza features Pegsy Florine and Rudy Wintner's Garden Girls Revue, plus Rudy Wintner's New Clerk and other acts at Rialto.
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Jack Holt
Zoe Algins
France
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Sally
Miss Moore
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Rudy Wintner
Garden Girls
Chicago
Fenight
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Wintner
Rialto Thubat
Iowa Production Slumps Amid Long-Term Coal Decline
Official figures compiled by L. E. Stamm show 1924 coal output at 44.95 tons, far below 1922 and 1906 benchmarks. Monroe County led production, while Marion, Polk, and Dallas trailed with smaller totals as war demand faded and imports rose, signaling a continued downturn in Iowa coal.
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L. E. Stamm
State Board of Mine Inspectors
Towa
Monroe County
Seovice
Marion
Anpanoose
Polk
Bocas
Dallas
Tawa
Tilinnis
Kentucky
Thimnets
Coal Wealth Ties State Jobs and Railroads
Coal production remains a major economic driver with town consumption near 14 million tons yearly. Railroads account for about half the usage, while coal interests argue that 371 million dollars spent outside the state harms 15,000 miners and related businesses. A consolidation effort in Nes Moines and Polk County aims to reduce production costs.
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Tawo
Nes Moinea
Polk County
Stockport Buries Victim of Flood
A drowning victim found near Cedar Creek was buried at Stockport Cemetery after simple ceremonies. The body, recovered yesterday about a mile from the flood site, was identified as coming from the nearby town, with the funeral honoring the deceased in somber, quiet rites.
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Alrowneil
Cedar Crark Mondlay
Texas
Chris
US Will Try Liquor Cases at Mason City Mason City da
For the first time in history the criminal docket in federal court will be tried in Mason City when court opens Thursday before Federal Judge George C. Scott. About 10 Howard cases have been transferred from Fort Dodge, where only civil cases had been tried.
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Mason City
Bestlativis
Deackut
Tursiday
George C. Scott
Fort Dodge
Youthful Earl Seeks Real King Not Uncle George
In London on June 20 the Earl of MacDuff son of Prince Arthur of Connaught insists he can spot the real King of England. He has learned the national anthem and told his nurse he wants to see our noble king. When shown a man walking with the Duke of Connaught the boy sees only Uncle George not the king and remains unconvinced.
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London
Earl of MacDuff
Prince Arthur of
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Judge Leonard Honors Friends Gift at Re election
In New Orleans on June 20 judge Emile Leonard faced jeweler Benjamin Halpern charged with disturbing the peace. Halpern produced a silver roving cup from Leonard's friends to commemorate his re election. Leonard thanked the donors and dismissed the case, noting the presentation as a fitting gesture.
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New Orleans
Wrei
Emile Leonard
Benjamin Halpern
Halpern
Polier Cour
Judzie Lennard
Tudge
Leonard
Flivver Roe’s Kangaroo Hop Shocks Cambridge
In Cambridge Massachusetts a garage man unveils a 1921 flivver modified to hop like a kangaroo. When powered on the car leaps into the air with back wheels drawn near the front and the operator leaning back to feel the kangaroo thrill.
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Cambridge
Mass
Ivory King Hits Waterloo With Radio Royal Welcome
Harry M Snodgrass known as Ivory King arrives with his company in Jefferson City Mo for a Waterloo theatre revue. He tours the east and has a $3500 purse from listeners. He is accompanied by wife son and J M Whitten as former WOS announcer. The troupe will perform in Dubuque after Mason City stop.
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King of the Ivories
Wiatertoo Theatre
J. A. Witten
WOS
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Keeper of Mahomet relics arrested in Istanbul
Constantinople June 20. The hereditary keeper of the sacred relics of Mahomet was arrested for selling precious silver relics to hazar merchants and replacing them with cheap plated copies. In confession he said he did this to gratify the expensive tastes of his eleventh wife.
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Constantinople
Mahomet
Hazar
Thin Ice Synopsis of Rosalind Nash Love Plots In Cabaret
Rosalind Nash pursues money through a marriage plan while a complex circle of loves and betrayals unravels. She confronts Nick Blake and Alvin Hives as she recalls Madeline, Jack Armstrong, and Allen Norris, realizing her life has become shallow and judged by Broadway society. Her disillusionment grows after Maddie reveals Jack’s fortune and Rosalind sees Nick’s disrespectful nature and her own flawed choices.
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Stadvéline Browning
Jack Armstrong
Rorge
Rosalind
Dorothy Richards
Htose
Berieve
Nick Blake
Alvin Hives
Madeline
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Omething
Nicky
Nicky Blaka
Jack Arena
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Tivoli
Peomte
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Altho
Alvin
Allen Norris
Diamond Bracelet Gift Sparks Risky Move
Rosalind receives a dazzling platinum bracelet engraved with Richard Stuyvesant Blake. She hides it back in the box, writes Nicky’s address, then rents a messenger to deliver it. The act frees her mood despite lingering depression as the chapter ends with a hint of consequence.
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Rosalind
Richard Stuyvesant Blake
Nicky
Rosalind Faces Choice After Sleepless Night
Rosalind, exhausted from Wheky and a restless night, debates going to the Thy Oli to perform tonight. She tears up a note of resignation, contemplates finances and future plans, then answers a messenger with a package, signaling a possible shift in her resolve.
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Osalind
Thyoli
Dorothy
Rosalind
Miss Nash
Princess Leaves as Dancer Enters in Budapest Tale
Princess Medjidie Mustapha, 26, leaves Prince Abdul Kadir after 11 years of marriage amid adding four dancing girls to the harem and about 25000 dollars in jewels. She renounces her two sons, plans to live in Western style, and rejects Mohammedanism as foolish for educated women. The prince appeals for divorce but she refuses to return.
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Budapest
Medjidie- Mustapha
Medjidie
Abdul Kadir
Prohibitionists Appeal to Stop Rum Running Across Border
A Canadian delegation led by Rev. Ben Spence urged Prime Minister Mackenzie King to curb liquor smuggling along the U S border. They cited disgraceful conditions on the St Lawrence Niagara Detroit and St Clair rivers as evidence of ongoing illicit trade.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Ben Spence
St. Lawrence
Niagara
Detroit
St. Chase
Canada
Playground Ball Leagues Formed by Waterloo Director
Playground ball leagues for boys and girls in Waterloo were organized by Victor Read, the playground director. First games are set for next Tuesday afternoon with each team playing two games weekly over seven weeks across four divisions. Girls leagues are under Miss Eihel Short. Volleyball leagues for all ages to be organized next week following a playground commission meeting in the municipal courtroom.
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Waterloo
Victor Read
Midzeis
Eihel Short
Myth of the unconscious mind sparks world hysteria claim
London June 20 Dr Joseph Shaw Bolton of Leeds university attacked the Freudian theory saying the discovery of the unconscious mind threatens to exacerbate world hysteria. He described the unconscious mind as possessing abominable mechanisms unworthy of its discoverer.
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London
Joseph Shaw Bolton
Leeds University
Bolton
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