Mellon Says Current Federal Spending Will Not Exceed Limit
Secretary Mellon announced that federal expenditures for the current fiscal year will stay within the 4 034 billion limit, denying reports of 370 million in additional deficiency appropriations. He said the program, approved by the president and Ways and Means, will be carried out with planned deficiencies for railroads settlements and veterans training, while revenue measures remain on track.
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Washington
Mellon
House
Congress
Treasury
Postmasters to Favor Veterans of World War
President Harding issued an executive order establishing a fixed policy to give veterans of the World War preference in postmaster appointments. The civil service commission will add five points to examination scores for wartime government service, waive certain fire limitations, and count wartime service toward required business experience.
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Washington
Hlarding
Civil Service Commission
Lewis Defeats Basham For English Middleweight Crown
London Oct 14 Ted Kid Lewis retained the English middleweight title by defeating Johnny Basham in the twelfth round of a 20 round bout. Basham’s seconds waved a towel as Lewis rained punishment, Basham suffered a badly battered ear and blood flowed freely. A right to the jaw dropped Basham in the eleventh, the gong saving him.
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Associated Press
London
Ted Kid" Lewis
England
Johnny Basham
Basham
Lewis
Lewes
Drasham
Pastors Chosen for Burial of Unknown Soldier at Arlington
Gloversville N Y Oct 14 Rev Francia A Kelley pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart has been named by Secretary of War Weeks to conduct Catholic rites at the burial of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day. Rev Charles H Brent will lead Protestant services.
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Gloversville
Francia A. Kelley
Church of Bacred Heart of
Chaplains' Corps Overseas
Episcopal Church
Iowa gun battle leaves two dead and one wounded
A gun fight four miles northeast of Council Bluffs, Iowa, between officers and a gang of suspected thieves and bootleggers, killed Special Officer Murray of the Northwestern railroad and another suspected thief. Policeman Elmer Lane was fatally wounded and died soon after. Three others fled. one was killed by return fire. Lane is hospitalized with a neck and breast wound. Murray's home was in Norfolk, Nebraska.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Get
Murray
Northwestern Railroad
Elmer Lane
Lane
W. A. Bennett
Lena Snyder
Bennett
Nofolk, Neb
Mahoney Sentenced to Hang on Jan 6
Seattle jury sentenced James I. Mahoney for first degree murder in the slaying of his elderly wife Kate M. Mahoney and burying her body in a trunk in Lake Union. He was set to be hanged January 6 at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington.
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Seattle
Wash
James I. Mahoney
Kate M. Mahoney
Lake Union
State Penitentiary
Walla Walla
Judge Landis Detained Delays Chicago Federal Court
Judge K M Landis, telegraphing from New York, said business after the world series has detained him. He will not return to Chicago to preside over federal court until October 24, instead of the expected October 17.
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Landis
Chicago
K. M. Landis
New York
Testimony on Deaths Of Four Other Persons In Southard Case
Prosecution seeks to admit evidence on four deaths linked to Lyda Meyer Southard as the trial expands. Montana doctor details final illness of Harlan C. Lewis, husband of the defendant, noting poisoning symptoms. Chemical analyses and medical histories will be presented for all four deaths.
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Southard
ASSOC
Twin Falls
Idaho
Meyer
Harlan C. Lewis
Billings
Mont
James Wernham
Montana City
Lewis
Weather Outlook for Denver and Southwest States
Denver and Cole on October 14 report Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy with little temperature change for New Mexico and Arizona. North portions unsettled with fall south and little change in temperature. Local university records show a partly cloudy day with trace precipitation and modest humidity shifts through 6 p.m.
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Denver
Cole
New Mexico
Arizona
TOCAL
Ee UW
Adjournment Tied to Irish Conference Examined
London reports that adjournment to the Irish conference until next Monday has no political significance. Sinn Fein claims the interval is used to gauge sentiment in Ireland. A sensational tale of uniforms for the Irish army and a London escort is ridiculed by Sinn Fein leaders.
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Associated Dress
London
Associated Press
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Dail
Batck
Ireland
Stan Fein
Trish Republican Army
Trues Purp Oses
Maison
Western Conference Football Contenders Set for Key Tests
Western conference teams at gridiron action with pivotal clashes shaping season outlook. Hliners meet Iowa in Iowa City as early test for title chances, Ohio State faces Minnesota in Columbus, Wisconsin hosts Northwestern, Michigan tangles with non conference Michigan Aggies in Ann Arbor, Purdue meets Notre Dame, Chicago drills ahead of Princeton clash while Indiana rests.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hliners
Iowa
Iowa City
Columbus
Ohio State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Michigan
Michigan Aggies
Ann Arbor
Purdue
Notre Dame
Princeton
Indiana
Chinese found during search for smuggled drugs on freighter
Chinese laborers were discovered hidden in ballast tanks of the British freighter Helenus during a customs search for drugs. Fifteen were found alive and malnourished, and one man known as No. 1 Chinaman or boss, Fong Yow, was arrested on charges of organizing the smuggling for $1000 per head. Authorities questioned the group at Ellis Island and pursued reports of another Chinese passenger reportedly thrown overboard.
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Associated Press
New York
Clee
Ellis Island
Fong Yow
KLAN WIZARD S ILLNESS HAMPERS HOUSE INQUIRY
The House Rules Committee halted its inquiry into a congressional investigation of the Ku Klux Klan due to illness of Imperial Wizard William J Sims. A Washington physician treated him for bronchitis exhaustion and throat affliction after he collapsed at the hearing. Pending whether additional witnesses will be summoned remains unresolved.
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Associated Press
Washington
William J. Simmons
Ku Klux Klan
House Rules Committee
Edward Young ¢Larke
T Imperial Kleagle
Klan
Elizabeth Tyler
Buildings to Draw Attention at Washington Arms Parley
Preparations in Washington for the upcoming arms conference include the French renting the Marshall Field house at 2600 Sixteenth Street for their representatives. The Japanese embassy has leased the residence at Twentieth and Massachusetts Avenue for its delegates. Two wings of the new navy building are reserved as offices for foreign delegates attending the conference.
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Washington
Marshall Field House
Nay
Navy Building
Marshal Field
Twentieth and
Massachusetts Avenue
Funeral for Senator Knox Attracts Nation’s Leaders
Washington October 14 government affairs paused as President Harding and other top officials attended the simple Episcopal service for Senator Knox of Pennsylvania former secretary of state and attorney general. The ceremony at St John’s Episcopal church featured a front row for the president and Mrs Harding and close colleagues. The body then moved to Philadelphia and Valley Forge for burial with two large floral tributes from Congress and the White House. Knox’s senate seat will remain draped in black for thirty days.
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Washington
Harding
Senator Knox
Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
Alfred Harding
Washiston
Christian
Sherrell
Coolidge
Gillett
Knox
Supreme Court
Taft
Hughes
Mellon
Hoover
Weeks
Hays
Senate
House
White House
Philadelphia
Vailey Forge
Memorial Chapel
Knox funeral train reaches Philadelphia in honor
The body of Senator Philander C. Knox arrived in Philadelphia with his widow and family. A plain black coffin bore a single rosebud wreath from President Harding and Mrs. Harding. Hundreds gathered as the hearse carried the body to Valley Forge for funeral services the following day.
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Philadelphia
Philander C. Knox
Harding
Valley Forge
Knox
Lessons in Fighting Fires for Boston Boy Scouts
Boston Boy Scouts will take six week lessons in fire fighting under the city fire department starting in October. The course mirrors probationary fireman instruction with some lessons in the department drill yard to learn apparatus handling. Successful students earn the scout merit badge plus a certificate issued by Fire Commissioner Murphy.
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Associated Press
Oston
Mass
Boston
Murphy
Grand Jury Probes Lorena Fight Shown by Waco Report
The McLennan county grand jury, in extraordinary session, examined about thirty five witnesses to investigate the October 1 Lorena fight during a Ka Klux Klan parade clash. Sheriff Rob Buchanan was wounded and hospitalized, and the panel adjourned to October 19 without a report, with further witness testimony expected.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
McLennan County Grand Jury
Lorena
Rob Buchanan
Prohibition Chief Signals Clean Sweep in States
Washington Oct 14 Prohibition Commissioner Haynes announced a determined plan to correct weaknesses in enforcement corps across states. He ordered a thorough house cleaning in Pennsylvania and shifted personnel including John Exnictos to Pittsburgh. Rumors of McConnell resignation were denied as a state director was deemed in need of the commissioner's program.
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Washington
Prohibition
Haynes
Pennsylvania
John Exnictos
Pacific
Pittsburgh
Exnictos
Samuel B. Wolfe
Bureau
H. G. Nuter
McConnel
McConnell
Auditor Weathering Heavy Breeze off the Passes
New Orleans dispatch reports the shipping board steamer Auditor, 250 miles southeast of South Pass, is able to weather the heavy breeze after tugs supplied fuel following a wireless call for assistance. The vessel remains afloat and in no immediate danger despite being out of fuel.
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Tike
Associated Press
New Orleans
Shipping Board
Auditor
South Pass
Capital Ungafe in Philippines Warning Issued
The American Chamber of Commerce approved a cableto John S. Hord urging no further American investment in the Philippines until permanent territorial status is fixed. The reply praised protection only in Manila and major centers, warning provinces lack security amid political antagonism from past era.
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Manila
Associated Press
American Chamber of Commerce Today
John S. Hord
Chambers
Washington
Philippines
Hord
United States
Swift, Pawnee Company
New York
Manila Street Railway
Chamber of Commerce
Cebu
Nello
Zamboanga
Harrison
Hightower Sentencing Set After Murder Conviction
W A Hightower, itinerant baker, convicted of first degree murder in the death of Father Patrick Heslin, Colma priest, faces sentencing with a life imprisonment recommendation. A motion for a new trial and an appeal are planned. Hightower maintains innocence and claims he could have cleared himself by violating confidences.
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Associated Press
Redwood City
Calif
William A. Hightower
Baker
Patrick FE
Heslin
Colma
Hightower
Treaty Ratified by Colombian Senate
Bogota Colombia Oct 13 The Colombian senate after lengthy debate today ratified the treaty with the United States by which Colombia is to receive 24000000 dollars The treaty follows earlier ratification by the U S senate in April and stems from tensions over the Panama route acquisition relations between the two nations.
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Associated Press
Bogota
Colombia
Colombian Senate
United States
United States Senate
Panama
Railroads seek new wage cuts as rates stay steady
Representatives of U S railroads announced they cannot cut freight rates now without bankruptcy and will seek further wage reductions from the labor board. A later conference with union leaders failed to yield a settlement, with leaders noting discord and warnings of a strike by about eighty percent ready to act.
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Associated Preas
United States Railroad Labor Board
Warren S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway
T. S. Binkerd
Association of Railway Executives
Mr. Lee
Warren 8. Stone
L. BE. Sheppard
Order of Allway Conductors
W. 8. Carter
Brotherhood of Locomtive Firemen and Engineers
PF. Cc. Cashen
Switchmen's Union of
North Ameri
Labor Board
Branch Post Office Robbed in San Francisco
Four armed masked bandits robbed the Rialto branch post office in downtown San Francisco. They held up three clerks and fled in an automobile with one pouch of mil. About 200 registered parcels were on the porch. The corner of Mission and New Montgomery streets is two blocks from Market Street, near the banking district. Officials anticipate a high amount involved due to the branch’s large registered business.
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San Francisco
Calif
House opposes increasing the House size in 146 to 142 vote
Washington reports the House rejected a plan to grow from 435 to 460 members, voting 146 to 142 to recommit the Siegel bill to the census committee after nine hours of debate. An amendment to reapportionment without size change failed 140 to 146, and a 425 member reduction amendment was defeated amid party lines.
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Washington
House
Census Committee
Fairfield
Indiana
Barbour
California
Repreeve Tinkham
Mate
Tinkham
Negroca
Massachusetts
Senate
Siegel
Lareen
Georgia
Rankin
Mississippi
Mondell
Cooper
Wisconsin
Reedy
Maine
Men to Return to Work as Shops Open Monday
Oelwein Iowa October 14 seven hundred men will return to work after a long layoff when the Chicago Great Western railroad shops reopen Monday morning following the layoff period and deferment of duties.
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Oelwein
Chicago, Great Western Railroad
Speed Up The Replacement Of Democratic Federal Officers
Washington Oct. 14 Senator Elkins Republican West Virginia urged speeding replacement of Democratic federal office holders with Republican appointees. He wrote to every cabinet member and told Harding that Republicans are impatient and disappointed at eight months without firings. He accused Democrats of an organized plan to keep loyal appointees in power. He said Republicans must fulfill promises to rid the government of inefficient appointees.
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ASSOC
Washington
Elkins
West Virginia
Harding
Steel Corsets For Bomb Squad Members In New York
New York on October 14 reports steel corsets for bomb squads as a new protective gear. Ten pairs have been purchased after testing with bullets, to be distributed to officers in the tomb Italian and infant squads in emergencies. Weigh six pounds, made of silk canvas and Norwegian steel, with possible wider rollout later.
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Associated Press
New York
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