Navy Powers to Shield America from Air Attack
The International News Service reports the U.S. Navy along with coast artillery and other branches have developed defenses to make seacoasts and cities impregnable to air attack. New anti aircraft guns, a 0.80 caliber gun, a tracer bullet, an air warning rounder, balloon carried nets to guard key sites like canals and arsenals, and a gas defense are all tested or nearing success.
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International Newad
Washington, D. C
America
Army
Namy
Coast Artillery
Proauce Department
Chemical Warfare Service
Navy
Botunder
Bandit Gang Holds Maj Allen Freed Without Ransom
A cablegram reports that Maj Allen Freed is held by bandits who are pressing only slightly and delaying open hostilities. Bandit chiefs are said to be eager to negotiate with Chinese officials. Regular food medicine and clothing supplies are being sent to the prisoners.
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Maj. Allen
Page One
Powell
Clara Phillips Faces New Efforts in Murder Conviction
Clara Phillips described being forced by gunmen to flee from a cell, expressing innocence and intent to prove she was wrongly convicted. Authorities planned to notify her of a motion to dismiss appeals before sending her to San Quentin, with solitary confinement arranged upon return to Los Angeles County Jail.
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Hammers
Crain
Altho
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Tosa Angeles
Del
Clara Phillips
San Quentin Penitentiary
Keyes
Court of Appeals
Hammer
Hailey
Turkey Drops Claim to Candorizo Island
Lausanne May 31 Turkey has withdrawn its claim to Candorizo island off the Asia Minor coast and recognizes Italian sovereignty after talks between Ismet Pasha and G G Montagna at the Near East Peace Conference. Johnson Heads Opera in Chicago. Herbert M Johnson elected president of the Chicago Opera Company following Mary Gardens' appointment as director general.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Turkey
Candorizo
Asia Minor
Ismet Pasha
G. G. Montagna
Johnson
OPERA
Chicago
Herbert M. Tohnson
Chicago Opera Company
Mary Garden
Opera Company
Chicago Civic Opera Association
Four Missing at Clear Lake Trigger Search for Bodies
Four locals including Dan Hickok Bess Parks and George Stoneback are feared drowned after vanishing from a fishing trip at Clear Lake Iowa. A capsized boat was found at Reillys Point with a six foot depth as 47 draggers join the search. Stoneback works as a traveling representative for Chittenden Eastman in Burlington. his wife and child live in Topeka Kansas.
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Clear Lake
Dan’ Hickok
Bess Parks
George Stoneback
Burlington
Topeka
Kan
Iowa Kiwanis Club Prize Winners Announced at Closing Session
Atlanta May 31 prize awards recognized districts and clubs for attendance and achievements. Davenport Iowa won gold, Rock Island Illinois took second, while Pacific Northwest and Capitol District prizes were also presented. Arras Columbus served as denominational president as Denver was chosen for 1924 convention.
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Atlanta
Aiwanis Clubs International
International Convent
Ta Lliness
Iowa
Pacific Northwest
Capitol
Washington
Margiaimt
Davenport
Rock Island
Arras
Columbus
Denver
Colo
Girl Attends S. S. 12 Years Without Break at Brighton
May 3 report notes Mary Margaret Helmick age 17, daughter of Mrs. H. W. Helmick, has a perfect Sunday school attendance record for 12 years and three months at Presbyterian and Methodist churches in Brighton. Glen Need, 18, of Sioux City, has eight years of perfect Sunday school attendance.
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Brighton
Glen Need
Sioux City
Mary Margaret Helmick
H. W. Helmick
Presbyterian
Methodist
River sheriffs raid houseboat stills on Mississippi
Davenport Iowa May 31 police and state officers from Iowa and Illinois dismantled nineteen houseboat distilleries on the Mississippi. One boat held about fifteen hundred gallons of mash ready for use. Sheriff Brehmer of Scott county led arrests in Iowa waters while Sheriff Edwards of Rock Island acted in Illinois jurisdiction. It marked the first cross state booze raid cooperation here.
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Davenport
Mississippi River
Iowa
Ilinois
Brehmer
Scott County
Edwards
Rock Island
Timois
Flood Peril Passes in Sioux City as Water Recedes
Flood danger in Sioux City subsides after swollen rivers begin to fall. Police had warned residents near the Jowlandsa to prepare to evacuate, but weather cleared and officials say damage is not believed to be heavy as conditions return to normal.
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Sioux City
Cooper Case to Jury About Suppertime
In Dubuque Iowa arguments in the Cooper conspiracy case in federal court will end at 3 p m today under a three hour limit per side set by Judge Seat. The case is expected to go to the jury around supper or soon after and a verdict is anticipated tonight by federal court officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Trial of Jon Williams Opens as Jury Seated in Barba Case
In Des Moines on May 21 the third trial of Jon Williams, Negro, charged with murder of Sara Barbara Thursdale, began with brief opening statements. About 75 witnesses were summoned. the panel includes Elsie Snender, 22, and Jacob Hartung, 77, the oldest juror. On May 31 Private Jar Mouree of the Fourteenth Cavalry was wounded at Fort Des Moines during target practice, likely to recover.
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Deg Moines
Jon Williams
Sara Barbara Thursdale
Valley Junction
Elsie Snender
Jacob Hartung
Des Moines
Jar] Mouree
Fourteenth Cavalry
U.S. A
Fort Des Moines
Rural Sheik Sued by Forlorn Maid
Shenandoah Iowa May 31 All the sheiks do not live on main Street according to a 320000 damage suit filed by Miss Fern Dell against Ira Daugherty farmer for breach of promise She claims Christmas day 1922 was to have been their wedding day but that Mr Daugherty refused to carry out their verbal agreement Miss Bell says she is still willing to marry him but that the rural lover still refuses.
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Shenandoah
Main Street
Governor Gains Strength and Plans Commencement Speech
Des Moines reports Gov Ken dall showing steady health gains over the weekend. He rode in an automobile yesterday and can manage official duties and correspondence. His ability to speak at Parsons College commencement in Fairfield on June 7 remains doubtful.
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Des Moines
Kendall
Parsons College
Fairfield
Governor Grants Extradition Papers
Governor Ken gall issued extradition warrants for Hubert Winton, wanted in Dade County Florida for receiving stolen goods, held in Davenport Iowa for habeas corpus hearings. Winton is alleged evasive from justice and extradition proceeds to Florida. Gordon C Locke awarded the Big Ten medal for scholastic and athletic proficiency in Town, IA.
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Des Moines
Kengall
Carey A. Hardee
Florida
Hubert Winton
Davenport
Winton
Dade County
Davis Urges Hands On Work in Curriculum
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis told Memorial Day listeners in Davenport Indiana that high school education should emphasize practical work over memorization. He warned graduates lack basic tools like a pick and shovel for earning a living and urged greater emphasis on manual training in the curriculum.
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Davenport
Secretary of Labor
James J. Davis
Davis
Missionary Says Cannibals Remain In South Seas
Rev Maurice Frater reports cannibalism not extinct among South Sea natives in New Hebrides where he has labored 20 years. He describes feasts with plump victims and dangerous rites during a Westminster church lecture tonight with slides and tales of native priests and a hospital blast.
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Maurice Frater
Weatminster Presbyterian Church
New Hebrides Island
Mr. Fraters
South Sea Islands
Eebridus
Westmingler Church
Frater
Pfirst
Westminster
Northminster
East Park
Cedar Haights
Des Moines Man Edward Roth Identified After Train Death
The body of a Rock Island passenger train victim killed Tuesday was identified as Edward Roth aged 36 of Des Moines by his wife Mrs. Roth. The report notes an unidentified man named Lelong was also killed in the incident.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Edward Roth
Des Moines State Briefs Overview Endowment and Legal Incidents
In Des Moines pledges to Simpson College endowment reach 825000 toward a 2000000 goal for 30 counties. A Sioux City case cites divorce triggering a daughter's death by shooting and suicide by husband. Other items note Memorial Day remarks by Howard J. Clark, hope for Gladys Mapes recovery, and traffic squad injuries after a motorcycle collision.
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Des Moines
Simpson College
Sioux City
Joseph Riedel
Rose
Riedel
Howard J. Clark
Clark
Winterset
Gladys Mapes
W. Hyatt
Arthur Johnson
Nurses Save 100 Children From Blaze at Pittsburgh Hospital
A fire destroyed the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with the Moorehead homestead main building. Nurses under Mrs Ford moved over 100 crippled children to Magee Maternity Hospital while workers and nearby residents ferried them by car to safety at neighboring hospitals.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Jhildren’s Hospital
Magee Maternity
Moorehead
Ford
Fire at Petrograd Theatre Claims Many Lives
Fire swept through a Petrograd opera house during a performance causing panic and many deaths and injuries. The blaze started when an actor's costume ignited and quickly spread, destroying the theatre.
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Petrograd
Helsingfors
Cardioscope Aims at Beating Heart Surgeries
Chicago May 31 A new surgical instrument called the cardio scope was announced at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery meeting. Invented by Dr Duff and Allen of George Washington University it enables inspection of a beating heart and may enable previously impossible operations to treat heart leakage.
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Chicago
American Association For Thoracic Surgery
Duff &. Allen
George Washington University
Howard Wilienthal
Prombet
Lilienthal
Holland Hit By Storm Causes Damage And Loss
Holland reports gale and hail damage Tuesday afternoon. Wind blew rock from the elevator building and many chickens were killed by hail. One woman is said to have lost 200 dollars in the incident.
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Holland
Government ownership cited as aim of railroad valuation conference
Digest notes six western railway presidents signed a statement claiming government ownership is the real purpose behind the valuation conference held last week in Chicago. The roundup also reports incidents and remarks from cities including Martinez and Paris, with varied political and cultural notes across nations.
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Chicago
Western Railway
Martinez
Cal
Paris
Camille Choevillard
France
Spokane
Wast
Moody Staten
London
Max Beerbohm
Tuckahee
N. V
White House
Youngstown
J. OH. Clarke
United States Supreme Court
Greenville
Tenn
Andrew Johnson
America
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Settlements Threatened by Fires in North Woods
East Coast dispatch reports growing danger from forest fires in the Kebetogema district of northeastern Minnesota and a new blaze in northern Michigan threatening settlements and pulpwood operations. Firefighting efforts involve federal foresters and about 100 volunteers amid spreading flames along Rainy River and near Lake Kabetogema. Canadians flee White River as fires approach from the east.
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United Press
Washington
E. C
Kabelogemadis
Minnesota
Federal Forestry Service
John McClaren
Middlewest
Superior National Forest
Forest Service
McClaren
Michigan
St. Paul
Minn
Kabetogema
Twin Cities
Figure Vehicles Can Carry All if Chicago Carmen Call Strike
Traffic experts estimate that motor and horse drawn vehicles could carry 2,695,000 passengers daily during a street railway strike in Chicago. Steam railroads serve 159,000 and could increase capacity. Surface and elevated lines carry 2,750,000 daily as Mayor Dever plans talks with traction officials about wage demands of 10 cents an hour.
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Chicago
Dever
Southern Imports Increase in March
Washington May 31 reports from the commerce department show Latin American imports rising sharply in March shipments to the United States. South American imports more than doubled from March 1922, while North American imports from Canada Mexico and Cuba grew about 60 percent.
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Washington,d. C
Latin America
Canada
United States
Commerce Department Today
Mexico
Cuba
Coal in Germany to Cost Half More
May 31 report says coal prices in Germany will rise 53 percent starting tomorrow due to wage increases for miners and further depreciation of the mark. The move, announced by authorities, will raise costs across the country’s coal market.
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Germany
Rertin
Pretty Maid from Barred Zone Cart Enter Land of Free
Margareta Storm a 14 year old born in the barred zone has been refused admittance to the United States and ordered deported. Her father is German and once wealthy. her mother was Siamese, causing the barred status. She was sent for adoption by her uncle Reinhold Storm of Carios Minnesota.
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Pretty Maid
Land of Free
New York
Margareta Storm
Ellis Island
Siam
Reinhold Storm
Carios
Minn
Cox Buys His Fourth Newspaper Property
Canton May 21 James M Cox Dayton publisher and former Democratic presidential nominee has acquired ownership of the Canton Daily News from H H Tim ken and C W Altord. This adds a fourth paper to Cox group joining the Dayton News Springfield News and News Metropolis Miami Fla. Price not announced. Ownership effective with today issue.
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Canton
James M. Cox
Dayton
Canton Daily News
H. H. Timken
C. W. Altord
Cox Group
Dayton News
Springfield News
News-Metropolis
Miami, Fla
Two Men Jailed in Lansing Murder Case
Lansing police held two men for questioning in the murder of Mrs. Pearl Brittan. One suspect, Crowley, was brought from Muskegon and connected to a carnival sighting in Lansing when the crime occurred.
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Lansing
Mich
Pearl Brittan
Crowley
Muskegon
Ford May Be Bidder for Shipping Fleet
Silver Creek residents say Henry Ford may back the government ship fleet bid through John W. Slack of Silver Creek New York. Detroit reports doubt Ford's involvement and says he stated last week he was not bidding on the fleet.
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United Press
Silver Creek
Henry Ford
Filver
John W. Slack
Ford
Altho Slack
Detroit
Mich
N.Y
Ruhr Strikes Ebb as Workers Return to Jobs
May 31 Duesseldorf reports Ruhr disturbances easing with thousands of workers resuming former employment. By next week most will be back in plants as authorities plan police reorganization under French restrictions to handle demonstrations.
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Duesseldorf
Ruhr
German Troops Massing at Muenster Reported
Paris dispatch notes German forces including heavy artillery cavalry and engineers massing at Muenster near the Ruhr border. French observers and German communists report Reich troops moving since Sunday with official explanation of summer maneuvers.
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Paris
Muenster
Creferd
le Journal
Ruhr
Noted Churchman Ends His Own Life
Washington May 1 James M Sterrett Episcopalian clergyman and university instructor shot and killed himself here today He was 76 years old rector emeritus of All Souls church which he founded He served in various churches and lectured on ethics and religion across the country He also served as president of the Society for Philosophical Inquiry
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Washington, D. C
James M. Sterrett
Preserver of Vanishing Trees Receives Medal
Boston May 31 Professor Charles W. Sargent director of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University was awarded the Meyer medal through the American Genetic Association Washington for his services in preserving vanishing tree species.
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Boston
Charles W. Sargent
Arnold Arboretum
Harvard University
Meyer
American Genetic Association
Washington
Curb Brokers in New York Face Bankruptcy Petition
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in federal court against Jones & Baker, a major curb market brokerage house in the United States, signaling serious financial trouble for the firm.
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New York
Jones & Baker
United States
Prominent Citizens Attend Wertz Party in Trial Context
Iowa City May 31 The defense rested in the Robert Leeper slaying case as former state representative B A Baldwin testified about a Wertz home stag party the night before the December killing. Baldwin said Wertz drank little grape wine and appeared not intoxicated. He added many Iowa City men and a University of Iowa faculty member attended. Prosecution also highlighted Wertz’s friendly character. Later Byron Johnson a University of Iowa student testified Leeper claimed Wertz had him arrested and vowed to kill Wertz, supporting the allegation that Leeper planned the slaying. Final juror pleas expected tomorrow.
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Peasiona City
B. A. Baldwin
Johnson County
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Baldwin
Wertz
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wortz
Johnson
Leeper
Price of Dog Tax Doubles for Those Slow on Payments
The price of dog licenses will jump 100 percent tomorrow morning. Male gilded tags cost $1 and female $2 until closing time today. after May 31 the price rises to $2 and 34 respectively. About 603 licenses for 1923 issued by noon, with at least 200 dogs believed in the city. Persons getting dogs after June 1 avoid delinquent penalties.
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Charles C. Mackay
Waterloo plast erer John W Sly dies after long illness
John W Sly longtime Waterloo plasterer died Sunday at 145 am following over two years of invalidism He worked on major buildings including James Black store and Majestic building Born July 4 1854 in Ohio he lived in Waterloo 30 years Survived by widow Edna two sons John D and Gra Sly two daughters Mrs Jennie Quail and Mrs Nancy J Bell nine grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral at Kistner funeral home Reverend G N Derbyshire presiding Burial at Fairview He resided with Mrs Bell 210 Oneida Street Also reported Jessie Kathryn Niles funeral held yesterday at St Pauls Methodist Church Born December 21 1884 Dodge Center Minnesota married February 17 1905 to Kenneth L Niles five children Avis Herbert Howard Stuart and Chester Axis died in infancy A sixth child Elizabeth Kathryn Niles born May 26 Mr Niles died March Mrs Niles survived by five children mother Mrs Ida Mary Goutermont sister Mrs Callie Ntazen and brothers James Warren and Warren in Waterloo and others
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John W. Sly
James Black
Majestic
Ohio
Waterloo
John D
Gra Sly
Cedar Rapids
Jennie Quail
Nancy J. Bell
Edna Sly
Bell
Oneida Street
Kistner
G. N. Derbyshire
First Baptist Church
Fairview
Jessie Kathryn Niles
St. Paul's Methodists Church
C. E. Luce
Dodge Center
Minn
Kenneth L. Niles
Avis
Herbert
Howard
Stuart
Chestier
Axis
Elizabeth Kathryn Niles
Niles
Bar
Ida Mary Goutermont
Callie Ntazen
Watson
Wis
Leylong Beach
Cal
James
Avon
Wareren
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Que Jackson
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Cooper
Williams Jury
Iacke
Town City
Gordon C. Locke
Denison
University of Town
Audbrey Devine
Locke
Devine
Town
Tioward Jones
New Hebrides
John Wanasucker
Mission House
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England
North Woods
Wisconsin
Ontario
Port Arthur
Ont
Carmen
Cox
Wolman
Paris Journal
Wertz’ Party
Lundin
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Huron Street
Tony Degleo
Blackhand
Degleo
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Dubu Cooper
de Tshawin Cpncer
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