Berlin asks U S to return war property
Berlin's German ambassador delivered a note to Secretary Kellogg demanding the return of seized German properties held by the alien property custodian. The note links the property dispute to Germany's debt obligations for wartime damages and notes the issue is tied to congressional authorization limits. The value of retained property is about 600 million dollars, and authorities say Congress must act to dispose of it.
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Washington
Aga von Maltzan
United States
Kellogg
Berlin
Germany
State Department
Congress
Better Trade Reported Near for United States
At Rainbo Garden 1 500 visitors from the Interstate Merchants' council heard Chicago leaders discuss improved national and Middle West business. Fred W. Sargent of the Chicago and North Western spoke on the Panama Canal's impact. John W. O Leary of the Association of Commerce claimed the ghost of 1924 bad business is gone and optimism rules. C W Hall predicted rising low prices and better goods quality soon.
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Chicago
United States
Great Middle West
Interstate Merchants’ Council
Rainbo Garden
Chicago Association of Commerce
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Panama Canal
Middle West
John W. O'Leary
Association of Commerce
Davison Heads National Body to Fight Crime Wave
The National Crime Commission formed to reduce violence through education and legislation elected I Trubee Davison chairman. Elbert H. Gary’s offices hosted the meeting. Davison will appoint a finance chair and an executive committee with state representation. The group, currently 100 members, aims to grow to thousands.
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Davison
New York
National Crime Commission
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
I. Trubee Davison
Nassau
S. 1
Riot Ends in Reading as Troopers Break Up Klan Clash
State troopers quell riot between 400 Ku Klux Klansmen and 400 anti Klansmen in Reading Massachusetts as rocks clubs and tear gas explode injuring about a score of men. Fighting began when the Klansmen tried to disperse.
Marshal Petain to Lead French Army in Morocco
Marshal Petain will direct the offensive against Abd el Krim in Morocco where 200000 French troops are being reorganized. He will be in supreme command as commander in chief, with the operation opening in September.
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Marshal Petain
Morocco
Taris
Abd-el-Krim
French Troops Drive Druses From Suieda in Syria
French troops drive the besieging Druses from Suleda in Syria and take incomplete possession of the city. Noncombatant Druses flee villages to escape bombing attacks as reported by a dispatch to the Times from Jerusalem.
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Suieda
London
Suleda
Syria
Times
Jeru- Balen
South Dakota Cuts Gas Price at State Stations
South Dakota moves to lower gasoline costs as F W Marmon director of gasoline sales wired state stations to cut prices by a cent a gallon.
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Imetro
South Dakota
F. W. Marmon
Mob Violence Fatalities in Mississippi Town
A mob attacked and killed a Black man identified as Seobey in Sidney Townes while he was being held in connection with the deaths of Jacob McMullen, a 65 year old farmer, and Mary Long, age 70, who were reported dead in the same incident.
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Seobey
Sidney ‘Townes
Jacob ‘McMullen
Farmer
Mia
Mary Long
South's Best Baby Charles M. Lamm Jr Wins Prize
The southern prize winner baby, Charles M. Lamm Jr, is the son of Mr and Mrs C M Lamm of Wilson, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia. At nine months he is said by physicians to be more developed than a typical one year old, with nine teeth, walking, and speaking clearly.
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Charles M. Lamm, Jr
C. M. Lamm
Wilson
N.C
Richmond
Jones's Excitement Sparks Mixed Reactions in Hades Image
A fragmentary dialogue notes Jones's evident excitement upon seeing his wife. The speaker compares him to a person frantically searching for a fire escape in a depiction of hades, suggesting a vivid, chaotic reaction.
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Jones
Hades
U.S. Crops Valued at Four Billion Dollars in 1825 Report
Washington based government crop report shows wheat at 679 million bushels and corn at 2.596 billion. Oats barley and rye add 416 128 and 47 million dollars respectively, totaling near 4.5 billion. Wheat fell 191 million bushels from last year and Kansas wheat stood at 66 million, its weakest in two decades.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Kansas
U. S. Dope Sleuths Arrested in Chicago Raids
Four U S narcotic division chiefs led by Col Will Gray Beach were suspended and charged with bartering drugs for robber loot. Special Agent Converse cites partial confessions. Twenty opium joints in Chinatown and elsewhere in Chicago were raided. Also detained with Beach were Dennis J O Brien Alonzo Baxter and Harry Dietrich.
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Chicago
Will Gray Beach
Federal Narcotic Division
Illinois
United States
C. L. Converse
Chinatown
Colonel Bench
Dennis J. O'Brien
Alonzo Baxter
Harry Dietrich
Cinderella's Romance at End Adoption Is Void
Mary Spas, daughter of Bohemian immigrants from Astoria, saw her adoption by Edward W. Browning, a wealthy New York realtor, declared null by Surrogate Daniel Noble. Mary left court with her parents and Mr. Browning as rumors of marriage were denied.
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New York
Mary Spas
Astoria
L. L
Edward W. Browning
Daniel Noble
Mary
Mr. Browning
Cinderella
Governors Seek Pardon for Warren T. McCray
Governors of 14 states with seven jurors who convicted him and 80 bankers who suffered from his fraud joined others in asking Attorney General Sargent to recommend a pardon for Warren T. McCray former governor of Indiana. The attorney general seemed impressed by McCray’s long career of service to Indiana.
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Warren T. McCray Washington
Sargent
Warren
T.—Mccray
Indiana
McCray
Will of Edward Rector Awards De Pauw Major Gift
The will reveals an estate near 2.3 million dollars from Edward Rector favoring De Pauw University with additional gifts to establish hundreds of scholarships and fund new buildings. Widow Mrs. Lucy Rector receives a ten thousand dollar annuity, while distant relatives share about seventy one thousand dollars.
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de Pauw University
Chicago
Edward Rector
Rector
Lucy R. Rector
Consuelo Vanderbilt to Wed in January in New York
Consuelo Vanderbilt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wil Mam Vanderbilt, will marry Earl E T Smith, a Yale student, son of Sydney J Smith and Mrs C Whitney Carpenter Jr, early next January. The wedding is expected at St Patrick's Cathedral.
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Consuelo Vanderbilt
New York
Wil Mam K. Vanderbilt
Earl E. T. Smith
Yale
Sydney J. Smith
Mirs. C. Whitney Carpenter, Jr
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Negro Get Life Term In Cook County Rape Case
In a historic Cook County trial jurors returned a life sentence for rape after convicting James Grant colored of assaulting Mrs. Frances Hackett in Chicago. The verdict was announced by Chief Justice Jacob Hopkingcourt.
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Chicago
Cook County
Jacob Hopkingcourt
James Grant
Frances Hackett
Georgia Tax Bill Defeated in House Debate
Atlanta officials report the Georgia House of Representatives defeated a proposed constitutional amendment to provide for an income tax. The vote halted the initiative and leaves tax reform unsettled for the state.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Georgian House of Representatives
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
Mrs Henry House of Wyandotte Michigan reports relief from a long illness by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes starting the remedy after a doctor suggested it and says she keeps a bottle on hand with consistent improvement. The note ends with a standard sales line promising the product is for sale by druggists everywhere.
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Wyandotte
Michigan
Aby
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Henry House
R. F.D
Mic
Lydia E. Pinkham
Feminine Philosophy Dialog on Summer Resorts
Mrs Brown and Mrs Stith discuss returning to the familiar summer resort. They reflect on friendship and new acquaintances delivering satisfaction, noting that old friends and new encounters offer fulfillment.
Charcoal Costs Push Hill Town Residents to Electric Heaters
A Latin American hill town faces soaring charcoal prices that have many households switching to electric heaters. The shift reflects rising energy costs and limited local resources as residents seek affordable warmth.
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Hill Town
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