International forger gang finally taken after long chase
An Italian-led forger gang defrauding European banks with forged letters of credit has been captured after a Berlin restaurant keeper sketched a suspect. Ugo Marchesini, the ex Court jeweller to the Italian Royal Family, identified Alessi as a key member. Police recovered clues linking the group with actions in Munich Nuremberg and Marseille.
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International News Service
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Europe
Berlin
Ugo Marchesini
Marchesini
Palmeiri
Marseilles
Alessi
Yokohama
Nuremberg
Germany
Japan
Deutsche Bank
Sorrento
Wilhelmstrasse
Luigi Milani
Rebuilt Yale Organ to Become One of World’s Largest
The Yale University organ, recently rebuilt with 18 000 pipes and over sixty new speaking stops, will rank among the largest in the world. Financed by Yale graduate Truman H Newberry, the instrument now features four keyboards and a new string organ of twenty ranks of pipes.
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International News Service
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Conn
Yale
Truman H. Newberry
Sheffield
Newberry
United Press
New York
United States
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Fordham
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Young
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Michigan
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Jock Sutherland
Big Jim Hood
Bellefonte Academy
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Giant rookie hurlers smoke ball for Washington staff
Washington scouts praise Big Jim Weaver a six foot six and a half rookie as he stars for the Senators with a blazing fastball. Though his record in the Southern League was uneven his earned run mark impressed throwers and he endures Bronx cheers in Yankee Stadium as he eyes a permanent spot.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
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Big Jim Weaver
Weaver
Big Jim
Senators
Big Train
Clark Griffith
Chattanooga
Ivory Hunters
Yankee Stadium
Bronx
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Nick
Little Kenna
Eddie Kenna
India Nationalists Seek Dominion Status in Swaraj Draft
Draft Swaraj constitution calls for Dominion status and transfer of power to Indian people with a two chamber parliament. It proposes a 500 member direct elected house and a 200 member senate elected by provincial legislatures, plus provincial bodies of at least 100 members. The Simon commission studies reforms as national leaders boycott the panel.
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International News Service
Bombay
Simon Commission
India
Commission
Simon Group
Sir John Simon
England
House of Representatives
Meany Crashes Gate to Win World Diving Title
Helen Meany, the American swimmer, won the world diving championship in Amsterdam after she forced past stadium officials at the gate when she arrived without a ticket. She then dressed and competed, securing the title amid the incident and praise for her daring dash.
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Associated Press
Torquay
Eng
United States
Amsterdam
Helen Meany
Miss Meany
Proposal outlines provincial and central government structure
The document details a central executive with a prime minister and six members and provincial executives each with a prime minister and four colleagues. It proposes equal status for provincial governors with dominion counterparts and a supreme court with ordinarily no appeal to the Privy Council.
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Dominions
Supreme Court
Privy Council
Scientists replace lone prospector with high tech ore hunters
At MIT a regional meeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers showcased geophysical tools advancing oil and mineral prospecting. Exhibits featured torsion balance magnetometer and radio seismic devices used to detect salt domes and oil pools deep underground.
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
America
Baron Eotvos
Hungary
Pirates Open 1928 Season With Four Returnees
Pittsburgh reports a lean 1928 roster with only four holdovers from the 1925 pennant drive: George Grantham, Harold Pie Traynor, Glenn Wright, and Ray Kremer. Other stars have moved on or been traded as the club bids to defend its title, while new prospects prepare for the season.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pirates
George Grantham
Harold
Pie) Traynor
Glenn Wright
Ray Kremer
Lee Meadows
Traynor
Grantham Wright
Clyde Barnhart
Grantham
Wright
Kremer
Pirate
Texas League playoff draws 44 019 in Houston
Houston Texas League playoff attendance reached 44 019 with gate receipts totaling 47 620 20 dollars. The Texas League gets 4 762 02 dollars, 19 percent, while the remainder is shared by Houston and Wichita Falls. Sunday crowd in Houston was 16 201, second best for a single game.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Texas League
Houston Baseball Association
Dallas
Dixie series at Wichita Falls and Houston games headlined
Attendance and receipts for the 2026 Dixie series show September 12 in Wichita Falls with 9,322 attendees and $11,005.75 collected, September 13 with 7,008 attendees and $4,049.20, then September 16 in Houston drawing 16,201 attendees and $16,204.60 and September 17 with 10,188 attendees and $11,462.65.
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Wichita Falls
Houston
Vanilla shade described as Parisian velvet gown
A Paris fashion note praises Vanilla as a new shade. The transparent velvet evening gown features a square necked bodice and a rippling circular skirt with a clean even edge.
Buckle Fashion on Satin Blouse Shines in Onyx Design
A satin overblouse features a black onyx buckle outlined with pearls and diamonds. The accessory highlights current trends though the style is described as risky or impractical by critics.
Spurned Suitor Wrecks Home With Acid in Denver
A 60 year old man believed from Kansas damaged the home of Mrs Perc y Willets by pouring acid on furniture drawers dresses rugs and a metal box holding about $1000 in diamonds. The attack followed repeated spurnings by Mrs Willets and left the couple and two detectives with burns while the damage was estimated at $3000.
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International News Service
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Kansas
Percy Willets
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Lochinvar, Sr
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