Jerome is Acquitted in Thaw Backlash
Jerome is acquitted of gambling on station property in Coaticook Quebec while awaiting immigration action on Harry Thaw. The judge apologized for humiliation, Jerome thanked the court and praised Canadian reception, but Thaw mocked the outcome saying it saves him 250 dollars. Officials foresee a two year delay as Thaw appeals proceed to the Privy Council in England.
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Coaticook
Que
William Travers Jerome
Grand Trunk Railway
Harry K. Thaw
Mulvern
Sherbrooke
Jerome
Canada
Dominion
New York
Montreal
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Andra Reousseau
Lora
Ottawa
Out
Privy Council
England
Great Fire Devastates Hot Springs Arkansas
A massive blaze in Hot Springsark began in a negro cabin and swept West Mountain area, destroying a mile long and seventy to ten blocks wide eastern district. Estimated losses exceed 48 million with about 2000 people homeless. no fatalities reported though several were minorly injured. Major buildings including county courthouse, high school, Park Hotel, Moody Hotel, Princess Hotel, Iron Mountain station, and Arkansas Sanitarium were burned. utilities and numerous smaller structures also destroyed. Fire fanned by shifting winds and explosives used to clear paths.
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Hot Springs
Ark
West Mountain
Ttia
County Court House
Park Hotel
Moody Hotel
Princess Hotel
Iron Mountain
Arkansas Sanitarium
Delegates Named for Dry Farming Congress at Tulsa
The governor appointed delegates to the international dry farming congress to be held in October at Tulsa Oklahoma. Iowa is not usually included in the district but many townspeople show interest in the dry farming theories and practices this year more than ever. Appointed were C. Loupee and P. Miller of Cornell Bluffs, O. W. Hunt of Logan, and W. S. Baxter of Hed Oak.
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Tulsa
Oklo
Iowa
IC. Loupee
PW. Miller
Cornell Blutts
O. Www. Hunt
Logan
W. S. Baxter
Hed Oak
Blackmailers McArtors Taken to Fort Madison Penitentiary
In Spencer Indiana William and H C McArtor two brothers were convicted of blackmailing Frankogenkrans and were moved to Fort Madison state penitentiary by Sheriff Lidman. H C Modrio led the sheriff to a home show a stash of 3200 dollars claimed as his share of the spoils with more cash pending. Before departure they reportedly testified to grand jury about Matt Adair’s alleged link to the gang.
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Spencer
William
H. C. McArtor
Frankogenkrans
Fort Madison
Lidman
H.C. Modrio
Rosenkrans
Mgt
Yfort Madnor
McArtors
Matt Adair
Armenian Claims Father Driven From Home in Nebraska
Local Armenian man Morris Casyer says cattlemen in Grant County terrorized his elderly father forcing him to flee. He traveled to Lincoln seeking his parent, who allegedly spoke Armenian, arrived from Armenia a year ago, and was warned to abandon the homestead or leave the area under threats. The son, Americanized yet distressed, reports the elder was taken to Omaha or Lincoln, with the menacing demand to never return.
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Menian
Nebraska
Lacals
Grant County
Morris Casyer
Lincoln
Omaha
Casyer
Armenia
Gasper
Omahe
Slayer Saved From Lynch Mob Near Guthrie
Laewie Green, a black bootlegger, shot two Guthrie policemen after being arrested in Guthrie for his attack. Sheriff Mahoney ferried Green to safety toward Perry as a mob gathered. With fuel low, the sheriff abandoned the deputy and escaped into woods, then boarded a freight to bring Green to safety in Newkirk.
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Newkirk
Oklo
Laewie Green
Guthrie
Mahoney
Perry
Mulhall
Sheriff Mahoney
Eight Negro Convicts Suffocated In Harlem Cell
Richmond Texas September 9 Eight negro convicts confined in the dark cell of camp No 3 on the state farm at Harlem near here suffocated and four others are seriously ill from foul air due to poor ventilation. Negligent homicide charged again at Sergeant Wheeler and two guards after coroner’s investigation. The dark cell had been used for punishment since whipping post was abolished. The cell measures about ten by seven by seven feet with ten one inch ventilation holes. The negresses were among a dozen placed in the underground cell for alleged laziness in the cotton field.
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Richmond
Tex
State Farm
Harlem
Sergeant Ltd
Wheeler
Bond
Japan Nobi Against Foreign Office Stir At Nanking
Fifteen thousand protesters gathered in Hibiya park demanding military action after the Nanking incident. They pressed to enter the foreign office as gates were locked, delegates climbed the barriers, and Baron Makino agreed to meet them on September 18 after hours of agitation and a police block.
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Tokyo
Mortinvo Ave
Polite
Japan
Hibiya Park
China
Foreign Office
Nanking
Offairs
Nobuaki Makino
California
Flotala
Inal Rickehaw
Baron Makino
Underground trail found in conspiracy to smuggle Chinese fugitives
Detectives report an underground railway aiding the apirii ng away of Chinese criminals and fugitives, with entrances for Orientals into the country. The alleged conspiracy runs from British Columbia to Hongkong with branches in many U S cities and at least one in Mexico. Police regard the discovery as national in scope.
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Chicago
Charles Sing
British Columbia
Hongkong
Mexico
Tornado Kills One and Injures Eight at Circus Tent
A stall tornado struck the Yankee Robinson circuit tent in Albin on Sept. 1, killing Edward McConville at twenty-one and seriously injuring eight others. Victims include Earl Oddoffar Albia with broken ribs, Mrs Tony Trevisol Albia with a scalp wound, and several others from Albia Moville and Kansas City with various injuries. The crowd fled as the tent collapsed and a tunnel-shaped cloud descended within 200 feet of the center.
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Kansas City
Ivy
Bishop
Moville
Edward Cunninghaw
Edward Mack
Stephen Quick
Big Top
Polty
Transport Buford sails for refugees to Mexico
San Francisco dispatch reports the army transport Buford leaving to evacuate Americans from western Mexico. Charles Jenkinson leads the mission under the state department and Red Cross banner for safety. Roughly 1000 Americans may return, with a possible second trip. First port of call is Manzanillo on Sept 16 and the voyage could run four to six weeks.
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San Francisco
Buford
Americana
Pert
Mexico
Charles Jenkinson
State Department
Red Cross
Manzanillo
Reckless Engineer Linked to Decorah Rock Island Wreck
State railway commission report pins blame on the engineer in charge for a Decorah branch Rock Island wreck. Investigation found the train was scheduled for twenty eight miles per hour but ran at forty five. The track condition was cited as contributing. two people died and about twenty were injured near Oelwein.
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Des Moines
Sept
Decorah
Rock Islanil
State Railway Commission
Oelwein
A Curious Coughing Plant and Quick Worm Remedy
A Proney notarist notes a tropical plant that coughs, its fruit like a bread bean, and its leaves expelling gas with a childlike coughing sound. Ad follows for Kickapoo Worm Killer with claims of worm removal and appetite restoration. Also a minister praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a superior liver and bowel regulator.
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H. Stnbenuoll
Dr. King
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