Americans Behind Secret Klan‑Like Group Arrested in Berlin
German police in Silesia arrested Otto Strohschein and Gotthard Strohschein both American citizens born in Germany and longtime Chicago residents. A third American Don Burton Gray is said to have left Germany. The group named Knights of the Fiery Cross aimed to unite 1000 Germans against Jews, with rites modeled on the Ku Klux Klan and vows of death for traitors.
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Berlin
Knights of the Fiery Cross
Ku Klux Klan
Silesia
Otto Strohschein
Gotthard Strohschein
Chicago
Don Burton Gray
Germany
United States
Treasury Tax Reductions Expected in Congressional Proposals
Washington report notes treasury recommendations to Congress may cut surtax rates to a 20 percent maximum, repeal the income tax publicity section, and consider reducing or eliminating the estate tax. Multiple officials indicate the proposals aim to simplify the tax system and relieve taxpayers.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Congress
Danish Bowdoin joins Peary team at Godthab Greenland
Washington September 10 The Bowdoin steamship of the McMillan arctic expedition after an eighty mile gale rescue of crews from two small boats near Taulk island has joined Peary at Godthabb Greenlan e.
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M’millan
Peary Washington
Taulk
Bowdoin
McMillan Arctic Expedition
Peary
Godthabb
Greenlane
Weather man forecasts chilly weekend in Atlanta
Atlanta weather office predicts a cool spell with temperatures dropping by Sunday. C F Von Herrmann reassures residents that many will need blankets as a cold front moves through the region.
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Atlanta
C. F. von Herrmann
Names of Nominations In Gift Distribution Announced Tomorrow
The Times-Recorder announces a mammoth gift distribution campaign with more than 10 000 in cash and prizes. It invites Americas residents to participate with 5000 credits per accepted name and promises a first list published Monday. The offer requires no investment or experience and urges readers to start now, with continued details on page three.
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Times-Recorder
Times-Recorder’s
Americas
de Genearane
Clue Found in Search for Missing Plane
Honolulu dispatch reports a Hawaiian man found two aviators coats on Keaukahakeaa Beach on Hawaii Island. The coats were left undisturbed and are being investigated as a potential clue in the PN-9 No. 1 missing plane case. Jackets marked U.S. Navy were later found near Leleich Point, ten miles south of Hilo, to be delivered to battle ships for identification.
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Honolulu
Keaukahakeaa Beach
Island of Hawaii
Hilo
Advertiser
Leleich Point
Pearl Harbor
SAN ANTONIO LEGION TO BACK MITCHELL
The American Legion of Texas will vigorously oppose a secret court martial of Colonel Mitchell if he faces trial in Texas over criticisms of the war department. The group pledges to advocate publicly to prevent a closed door proceeding.
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SAN Antonio Legion
Mitchell
San Antonio
American Legion of Texas
Texas
War Department
Old Mariners Blink As Derelicts Roams Sea
West Indian waters are reported to host one of history’s best known derelicts. The four mast Governor Parr, a British lumber laden schooner, has drifted for nearly two years beyond crew. Last sighting placed her near Africa. a Tortugero report 300 miles northeast of the Virgin Islands may confirm the derelict’s identity.
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Washington
Navy Department
Hydrographic Office
Special Coast Guard
Governor Parr
Professional Lover Mauled By Mr. Husband
London readers learn of a banker’s daughter drawn to a man hired by her parents to break up her romance. The trick backfired as she fell in love with the professional. When the lover vanished she grew ill, and later a married woman hired the same man. the husband confronted him and mauled him on the street, sending him to a hospital.
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London
Noel indicted for murder and kidnaping in Newark case
Harrison Noel, who confessed to killing six year old Mary Daly and Raymond Pierce, was indicted for Pierces murder and the child kidnaping in Newark. An additional murder charge for the child may be sought in Passaic County where the girl was killed. Police barred interviews with the defense attorney James D Carpenter.
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Newark
N. J
Harrison Noel
Mary Daly
Raymond Pierce
Pierce
Noel
Passaic County
James D. Carpenter
Jersey City
Dix W. Noel
New York
Chicago
Remus Barred From Home By Wife Suit
Cincinnati Ohio September 10 George Remus former Cincinnati bootlegger was made defendant in an injunction barring him from visiting his residence. The order was sought by his wife Imogene Remus in a divorce suit filed days earlier. Remus remains jailed unable to post 25000 bond pending removal to St Louis on a conspiracy indictment under the national liquor law. a US district court hearing is set for Friday.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
Imogene Remus
Remus
St. Louis
United States District Court
General Mitchell to Keep Quiet Awhile
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 10. Unless there is some development at Washington, he likely will have no more formal statements to issue until his interview with Colonel George Nugent of the coast artillery, assigned by the inspector general to investigate charges made by him against the air service administration. Colonel William Mitchell, eighth corps area air officer, said Colonel Nugent is expected to arrive Friday or Saturday.
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San Antonio
Washington
George Nugent
Coast Artillery
Inspector General’s Department
Air Service Administration
William Mitchell
Eighth Corps
Nugent
Hundred Men Hear Gosnell on World Court and US Entry
More than 100 business leaders heard Furman University professor Cul len B. Gosnell discuss the World Court, predicted U S entry when Congress convenes, and argue the court operates under the law. He cited Harding Coolidge Hughes and Root as supporters, while noting Republican opposition. Local leaders W W Dykes and J E Mathis spoke as well during a noon luncheon at the Windsor Hotel hosted by Kiwanis Palladium and Rotary clubs.
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Cullen B. Gosnell
Furman University
Greenville
S. C
World Court
United States
Gosnell
Harding
Coolidge
Hughes
Root
America
Hays
Prof. Gosnell
W. W. Dykes
J. E. Mathis
Mr. Dykes
League of Nations
Mr. Gosnell
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Windsor Hotel
Kiwanis, Palladium
Rotary Clubs
Fred Smith
Kiwanis
Mistrial Declared in Byfield Versus Candler Suit
Atlanta Sept 10 A mistrial was declared today in the damage suit of Mrs Clyde K Byfield against Walter T Candler the Atlanta millionaire for 100000 The jury impaneled late Wednesday reported after noon that it could not agree The first trial ended in Candler winning but a new hearing was granted by the higher court The suit claims improper conduct by Candler toward Byfield during an ocean voyage
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Atlanta
Clyde K. Byfield
Walter T. Candler
Candler
Byfield
Homes Demolished as Gale Hits Sumter Area
A Wednesday gale up to 50 miles per hour toppled Negro houses and snapped telephone and telegraph poles near their bases. Huge oaks were uprooted and lightning struck homes, with several trees and lines torn down in Taylor Street Reese Park and surrounding areas. No injuries were reported, though a lightning bolt narrowly missed Barlow Council on the Leslie Road. South Georgia Public Service crews worked overtime to repair damaged lines as outages affected residents.
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Sumter
Barlow Council
Council
Leslie Road
Taylor Steed
Reese Park
South Georgia Public Service Company
Taylor and Rees Park
Columbus Man Killed by Bolt in Wood Mill Incident
In Columbus Georgia a lightning bolt struck a small saw mill shanty on the Macon road wounding two and killing John B. Downs 40, operator. Mrs Downs and Emmett Lawson were knocked unconscious as the frail shelter burned and collapsed in the rain.
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Columbus
Macon
John B. Downs
Mr. Downs
Four Held By Coroner's Jury In Jones Affair
In Gray Georgia a coroner's jury found Floyd Malone county policeman and Frank Tucker deputy murdered on August 28. It charged Atkinson Etheridge Grover Cleveland Etheridge and Homer Green with murder and held Ernest Etheridge as an accessory. The verdict also named other parties unknown as guilty.
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Gray
Floyd Malone
Frank Tucker
Atkinson Etheridge
Grover Cleveland Etheridge
Homer Green
Ernest Etheridge
Chinese Tong War Breaks Out Anew in New York
Chinese Tong warfare flares anew in New York with fatalities despite a peace treaty. Police hold tong leaders responsible after two Hip Sing tongmen are killed and three On Leong tong officials, including the national president, jailed on charges of conspiracy to incite the slayings.
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New York
Five Bandits Rob Mail Wagon Near Winona
Five men held up a Winona mail wagon at 4 30 a m took registered mail from 50 to 60 bags bound and gagged the messenger then fled toward the twin cities in an automobile authorities reported the daring robbery occurred in Mid Sept 10 in Winona Minnesota with the bandits driving off in a car after selecting registered mail from the pouches
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Winona
Mid
Twin Cities
Two Air Mail Routes Proposed in Addition to Nine
Chicago Sept. 10. Two air mail routes in addition to the nine already proposed will be advertised after the return of Irving Glover to Washington Saturday. The routes are Denver to Cheyenne and Washington to Jacksonville.
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Chicago
Irving Glover
Washington
Denver
Cheyenne
Jacksonville
Typhoid Serum Urged as Free Preventive Sumster County
Dr J W Chambliss urges residents to take free typhoid serum offered by the County Health Board. Immunization runs about 100 per day, far from enough to cover the county in two years at that rate. He warns unnecessary deaths from typhoid and notes a rain aiding farmers to spot wet ponds breeding mosquitoes. calls for drains cleared now to prevent illness.
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Sumter County
County Health Board
J. W. Chambliss
Chambliss
Ship Terminal Fire Rages At Tampa Yard
Fire broke out at the Tampa Shipbuilding and Engineering ship terminals around 9 p.m. and continued for hours, causing about 500000 dollars in damage per owner Ernest Kreher. By 11 p.m. most main buildings were destroyed and the blaze moved toward Texas Oil Company tanks as four fire departments fought to halt it.
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Tampa
Fla
Tampa Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Atx
Ernest Kreher
Texas Oil Company
Texas Company
Rioting in Detroit Leaves One Dead One Wounded
In Detroit on September 10 a riot near a house in a mixed neighborhood left Leon Briener dead and Eric Houghberg seriously wounded. A crowd of several thousand gathered after a black family moved into the white area. Police reserves were called as missiles were thrown. both white men were shot by those within the house. Ten black men and four black women were arrested after police found a packed residence, Dr Ossian Sweet’s house, with occupants claiming self defense.
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Detroit
Mich
Leon Briener
Eric Houghberg
Kroughberge
Ossian Sweet
President Coolidge Leaves Summer Retreat for Capital
President Coolidge, after eleven weeks at his Swampscott retreat, heads to Washington in high spirits about gaining a writer in Congress as shaped by talks with administration leaders. Representative Longworth of Ohio, future speaker, forecasts House approval of a tax cut bill and substantial income-rate reductions before year end, enabling final action before March 15.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Washington
Congress
Representative Longworth
Ohio
House
Longworth
President and Mrs Coolidge Depart Salem for Washington
The special train carrying President and Mrs Coolidge left Salem for Washington shortly before midnight. Coolidge will reach the capital this afternoon traveling the same route he used to come to the north shore eleven weeks ago. They boarded their car on a siding about an hour before departure and had retired before the train pulled out.
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Salem
Mass
For Real Thrill Try A Leap In A Parachute
Charles P. Stewart recalls a wartime parachute jump described by an army aviator who found the anticipation worse than the fall. He details the unease aboard the balloon basket, the unfamiliar gear, and the initial fear before the chute opens. The narrative continues on page seven.
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Mr. Husband
Margaretta Curry
Oklahoma City
Edward Browning
Browning
Dorothy Sunshine
Margaretta
Los Angeles
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Jones
Dr. Chambliss
Party
Charles P. Stewart
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