Relatives oppose claim in death of Dr. Thomas Young
In Los Angeles Aug 28 Associated Press reports Dr. Thomas Young killed himself in a jail cell before a jury could rule on his guilt in the murder of his wife Grace Grogan Young. His death leaves unsettled questions of whether he could inherit her estate and prompts possible civil action by the heir Patrick Grogan Jr. Four alienists concluded Young’s brain was healthy and he was mentally responsible.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Thomas Young
John S. Cooper
Grace Grogan Young
Young
Frank W. Hunt
Patrick Grogan Jr
Patrick Grogan
California
Olive King
Cooper
Paul Dowers
Lewis Weber
Wifes Affections Valued at 500000 in LA Suit
Attorneys for J Paul Fernal filed a $500000 alienation of affections suit in Los Angeles. Maxwell of Beverly Hills allegedly induced Fernal's wife to leave him and live in Hollywood where Maxwell runs an automobile agency.
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Associated Los Angeles
J. Paul Fernal
Chicago
David C. Maxwell
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
Maxwell
Hollywood
Spirit Lake Residents Battle Idaho Town Fire
Spirit Lake residents fought to slow a spreading blaze that neared homes on Aug 28. Humidity helped firefighters hold back flames as villagers loaded goods for retreat and dug trenches around power line poles to a Newport Washington utility to protect cols and lines from the fire.
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Associated Press
Spirit Lake
Idaho
Washington Power Company
Newport
Wash
No Glew Found in Slayings of Pretty Nurse
Oakland August 28. Mrs Bessie Loren El Cerrito swamp murder victim was alive near her parents home on night of August 20, about 24 hours after disappearance. Under Sheriff Veale said statements from J P Kofoed news stand proprietor place Loren at his stand between 8 and 9 pm August 20. Investigators probe Loren correspondence, revealing many wealthy and prominent men involved in her life. Continued swamp search yielded no new clues.
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Oakland
Bessie Loren
el Cerrito Swamp
W. T. Ferguson
Annie Ferguson
W. M. Veale
Contra Costa County
J. P. Kofoed
Mrs. Loren
Veale
el Cerrito
Cozy Cove
Smith and Walker Target Hylan Strongholds in Queens
Governor Smith and Senator Walker move from Brooklyn to Queens as part of a campaign against Mayor Hylan. Lyons and Waterman hold Republican meetings, opening Lyons campaign. Bitter Democratic rhetoric follows governor’s Brooklyn speech and urban sniping continues.
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New York
Smith
James J. Walker
Brooklyn
Queens
Hylan
Frank D. Waterman
John J. Lyons
Lyons
City Hall
Arnold Rothstein
Thomas L. Chadbourne
Transit Company
Tammany Hall
Senator Walker
Chinese Tong War Truce Talks Continue in New York
Delegations from the Hip Sing and On Leong tongs met with Assistant District Attorney Pecora to discuss peace terms. An armistice is in effect while negotiations proceed, with DA Banton and the Chinese Benevolent Society chairman named as final arbiters. The truce extends until next Monday afternoon for arbitration on alleged violations.
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New York
Pecora
Hip Sing Tong
On Leong Tong
On Leongs
Hip Sings
Boston
Banton
Chinese Benevolent Society
Indictments Grow as New Orleans Prohibition Case Expands
Federal grand jury probes into liquor violations with 34 indicted yesterday and over 50 possible in the case. Negro comptroller Walter Cohen and officials face charges as banks are ordered to turn records over for five years. Bail set at $5,000 for each accused as a raid wave and possible new indictments unfold.
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Federal
New Orleans
Associated Press
Federal Grand Jury
Arthur N. Sager
Internal Revenue
H. D. Clayton
Alonzo C. Patterson
Anson Cravelet
Arthur Battistella
W. A. Walsingham
Senate
Harding
P Dent Harding
Cohen
Joseph Johnson
Two Others Seek La Follette Seat in Wisconsin Election
Gilbert Sliter of Stanley and George Bauman of Milwaukee filed papers for the special election to fill the La Follette term. Sliter runs as independent Republican, Bauman as independent under socialist designation. Edward F. Dithmar of Baraboo appears on the ballot as Coolidge Dawes Republican. Other candidates include Francie E. McGovern and John Work, Milwaukee, plus George Bruce and Woodward.
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Associate Press
Madison
Wis
la Follette
Gilbert Siiter
Stanley
George Bauman
Milwaukee
Sliter
Bauman
Edward F. Dithmar
Baraboo
Coolidge-Dawes
American envoy is laid at rest in Illinois
Edgar A. Bancroft former ambassador to Japan was buried at Hope cemetery in Gal esburg after a Congregational service led by Rev. Charles Be McKinley. The rites were simple yet impressive and connected to Knox College where Bancroft served as a trustee.
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Galesburg
Edgar A. Bancroft
Japan
Orient
Hope
Charles BE. McKinley
Central Congregational Church
Knox College
Bancroft
Knox College Board of Trustees
Perfect Crime Solved by Sharp Sleuths in Dayton
A respected Dayton manufacturer and inventor, Fred C. Nickol, is in custody after confessing to robbing the North Dayton branch of the Dayton Savings and Trust. Police traced the crime to his disguise and alibi setup, aided by his travel records and a staged Toledo stay.
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Wred C. Nickol
Deyton
Ohio
Helen Summer
Nickol
Dayton
Central Press
Fred C. Nickol
Dayton Savings and Trust
Pzo
VUU
Nickel
Nicke
Toledo
Relief drive gains momentum in Silver Bow county
About $1,800 was collected by solicitors in Silver Bow county's earthquake relief drive yesterday. The total on hand is now slightly over $6,500 with a $10,000 goal. The drive continues into next week at Montana Power company offices.
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Silver Bow County
Drive
Montana Power Company
British and Mexico Resume Full Official Diplomacy
London reports the Foreign Office plans to restore full official diplomatic relations with Mexico after a period of strain. The move signals renewed formal ties and ongoing cooperation between the two nations.
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Associated Press
London
Foreign Office
Mexico
Cloudburst Damage Estimated at 200000
Flood near Verde Utah washed out a mile of track several small bridges and rails on the Denver and Rio Grande Western line. Estimated damage is about 200000 with repairs expected to take a week. No railroad workers were injured as traffic is diverted via Union Pacific tracks.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Verde
Utah
Here
Union Pacific
Arctic expedition eyes new work in Greenland and Labrador
The MacMillan Arctic expedition reports better weather after a tough North run. Peary leads toward Umanak bay with Navy planes aboard and may conduct airplane flights if conditions hold. Commander MacMillan may transfer to Bowdoin as the voyage continues and returns home. Bowdoin endured a rock ledge grounding of over ten hours before washing off.
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Greenland
Labrador
Associated Press
Washington
Melville Bay
Umanak Bay
Disco Island
National Geographic Society
Navy
Bowdoin
Coal Suspension Plans Completed in Anthracite Strike
Philadelphia August 28. After a 24 hour deadlock 16 000 pumpmen engineers electricians watchmen and other maintenance workers will stay on duty in the mines during the suspension union leaders mailed the suspension order to 325 locals rallying 158 000 involved in the walkout. The pact is called an advanced step protecting union interests while owners issue a hostile policy calling for a contract of perpetuity and eternal opposition.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Debt Commission aims to fund all wartime debts
Washington reports progress as the American debt commission pushes for funding pacts with major wartime debtors including France, Italy, and Czecho Slovakia. Officials note stern actions with small debtors and indicate talks with the Czech nation will move quickly, while Esthonia and Latvia show near agreements. The treasury has not set a date for Czecho Slovakia’s delegation arrival.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
Congress
American Debt Commission
France
Italy
Treasury
Czecho Slovakia
United States
Banks Form Quartet to Liquidate Stinnes Debts
Berlin August 28 a banking syndicate reorganized to manage Hugo Stinnes affairs by grouping four Berlin banks the Deutschebank Diascanto society Darmstaedter bank and Dresender bank The lineup assures liquidation of Stinnes obligations and the group will assume notes papers and credits formerly held by others
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
D” Banks
Deuschebank
Diascanto Society
Darmstaedter Bank
Dresender Bank
Stinnes
Financiers Wife Leaves Fortune to Her Children
The will of Jane Norton Morgan filed for probate in Mineola New York bequeaths the bulk of her estate to her four children Henry Sturgiss Morgan Jun ius Spencer Morgan Frances Tracey Pennoyer and Jane Norton Nichols with $150000 to each child. The husband J P Morgan receives English property including Wallis Estate Alderham Abbey and Hereford real estate for life and use of household effects in the US. She urges him to eventually pass the property to their sons but notes his ownership rights are unrestricted.
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Associated Press
New York
Jane Norton Morgan
J. P. Mor
Mineola
N. Y
Henry Sturgiss Morgan
Junius Spencer Morgan
Frances Tracey Pennoyer
Jane Norton Nichols
Morgan
England
Alderham Abbey
Hereford
United States
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