Negro Maniac Seized After Kidnap Drive in New Jersey
A fugitive, a Black man, killed a chauffeur and wounded another to kidnap Mary Daly, six, in Montclair. Raymond Pierce, once linked to the case, was found dead in a culvert. A $3,000 reward was posted for the kidnapper’s arrest as police, state troopers, and armed citizens hunted the escapee who had mistaken Dorothy Coates for the Daly girl.
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Mont Clair
Mary Daly
Liberty
John Sandlin
Sandlin
Kidnper
Raymond Pierce
Pierce
Joseph Bowers
New York Trust Company
Daly
Dorothy Coates
Dorothy
Sheriff's Office
Jones Takes First Round in National Amateur Golf
Bobby Jones of Atlanta led Watts Gunn by four up at luncheon after the first round in the National Amateur Championship at Oakmont. The match opened with halved holes and swings as Gunn won the fourth and tenth, Jones captured the eighth and thirteenth through nineteenth to finish four up.
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Oakmont
Penn
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Watts Gunn
Clemont
Wetts Gunn
Gunn
Jones
Ford sued over alleged theft of payment idea
New York dated September 5 Edward G Moore filed suit against Ford Motor Company claiming the automaker unlawfully converted to its own use his weekly purchasing plan for buying automobiles.
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New York
Edward G. Moore
Ford Motor Company
Record Heat Swamps City as September Tops History
Friday brought unprecedented heat with a 110 degree reading at J. Parrot-Poole’s home and 108 to 109 in other sites. Across the South many cities shattered old records while residents sought relief indoors and on porches as the heat lingered into night.
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EAT
Mercury
J. Parrot — Poole
Americas
Poole
Mr. Poole
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Savannah
Columbus
Americus
Crisp County Breaks Cotton Receipt Record
CORD ELE Sept 5 figures show Crisp county harvested and housed 5600 bales of cotton in August, a county record. The season runs strong with warehouses full and activity around the clock as gins operate day and night.
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Crisp County
Cordele
Mosquitoes Blamed for Postponed Weddings in Parish
In Tanipahoa parish mosquitoes blamed for delaying five outdoor weddings in one week as dry winters and heavy rains disrupt aquatic life. Local health officials say the insects are mostly harmless, while merchants profit from repellents and citizens burn oils and smudge rags to deter them. Screens help keep pests out when doors are closed promptly.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Tanipahoa Parish
Diki Diki Moro Dwarf Dies in Zamboanga Funeral Noted
Manila reports the Moro dwarf Diki Diki of Jolo died recently in Zamboanga after catching a cold. At 237 inches tall and 25 pounds, he was 49 and survived by his wife Bunjung Fatima, 35 inches tall and 20 pounds. The couple’s marriage two years ago drew wide notice. His funeral followed Mohammedan rites and drew thousands. Diki Diki had long toured carnivals in the Philippines and nearby islands.
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Manila
Diki Diki
Jolo
Philippines
Borneo
South Sea
Zamboanga
Bunjung Fatima
Probe Continues Into Shenandoah Dirigible Wreck
Investigation at Caldwell Ohio continues into the Shenandoah disaster hampered by looting of debris and the missing barograph. Most of the 14 victims are en route to Arlington or family graves. President Coolidge hints at building a new military dirigible.
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New York
Caldwell
Ohio
Arlington National Cemetery
Coolidge
White House
Navy
Belle Valley Mourns 14 Shenandoah Victims
In Caldwell Ohio on September 5 the village laid to rest the 14 victims from the Shenandoah disaster. About 300 residents, determined to preserve reverence, kept mourners away from the morbidly curious as they honored those lost in the dirigible’s fatal clash with the elements.
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Caldwell
Ohio
Belle Valley
Farmers urged to bring hogs early to sale pens
County Agent Cliett urges farmers to bring hogs to the Americas sale pens as early as possible to avoid heat. He advises placing two to three inches of wet sand in wagon bottoms before loading to keep hogs comfortable during transport.
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Americas Pens
Cliett
Breach promise suit filed for $100,000 in White Plains
Miss Julia I Tichenor filed a breach of promise suit in the supreme court against John C. McCambridge of New York seeking damages of $100,000. The case was entered in White Plains on September 5.
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White Plains
N. Y
Julia I’. Tichenor
Supreme Court
John C. McCambridge
New York
Banks Closed for Labor Day Across the Americas
Banks will be closed all day Monday September 7 for Labor Day. Other institutions businesses and storekeepers will remain open. Court house officers will not observe the holiday.
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Americas
Court House
Germany's President Longs for His Hanover Cottage Life
Berlin dispatch notes Paul von Hindenburg, 78, lonely for his Hanover home, granddaughters, and horse. He finds Wilhelmstrasse pomp difficult, favors a sparse office with two pictures, including a memory of a lost son, and continues a plain, soldierly routine away from crowds.
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Germany
Wilhelmstrasse
Paul von Hindenburg
German Republic
Hanover
Capital
Kanover
Hindenburg
Page Five
Dynamite Caps Scatter as Lightning Strikes Malden Home
John W. Swan of Malden sat by a stove sorting dynamite caps when lightning struck the Boston area home Friday. He was knocked from his chair and caps scattered but did not explode, preserving the house from disaster.
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Boston
John W. Swan
Malden
Swan
Times-Recorder Gift Distribution Offer Calls for Action
The Times-Recorder promotes a Free Gift Distribution tied to a $10,000 prize pool inviting Americas and surrounding readers to join a commission based sales effort. No experience required. entrants can earn 15 percent commissions plus potential rewards up to $25 daily. The campaign highlights diamond prizes and urges immediate contact with the campaign office to begin.
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Times-Recorder
Code and
Aie
Americas
Americus
Fire Threatens Georgia Town in Prostration Fire
Two men are in serious condition suffering from heat prostration as a blaze destroyed two homes and damaged several structures in Irwinton Georgia. The fire, which began Friday afternoon, once threatened the entire town.
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Georgia
Irwinton
Hett
Falls Heir To Big Estate Quits Job Goes To Ball Game
James Nolan, an Illinois Bell Telephone collector, quit his job after revealing to his aunt that he and two sisters are sole heirs to Mrs. Matthew C McMillan of Pittsburgh Pa. The estate is estimated between 400000 and 2500000. His first act after quitting was taking his wife to a ball game. Also noted: a New York doctor found a heart on the right side.
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Chicago
James Nolan
Illinois Tk i Telephone Company
Aiepanione
Matthew C. McMillan
Fittsburg
American Window Glass Co
Nolan
Convicts Seek Bodies of Two Slain Women Near Bolton
A gang of convicts digs along the Chattahoochee near Bolton to locate the remains of two unnamed women whom W C Parris says he saw murdered in 1920. He claims a woman ordered the killings and that he was forced to witness the scene then spared by swearing secrecy.
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Atlanta
Chattahoochhee River
Bolton
W. C. Parris
New Holland
Jed
B. L. Jett
South Carolina
New Holand
Hall County
Parris
John A. Boykin
Chattahoochee River
Gajagh
Arris
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Shenandoah
Ava
NEA
Ford
Arineton
Caldwell Bars
Milton Bronner
Berlin
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