Princess Margaret Born At Glamis In Stormy Night
In Glamis Scotland August 22 a princess, fourth in line to the throne, was born to the Duchess of York. The Duke of York and other royals attended as bells rang and beacons lit the night sky amid a storm. Birth recorded by Home Secretary J R Clynes to notify King George and others.
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Glamis
Scotland
Duchess of York
Glamis Castle
Margaret
Strathmore
Hunters Hill
J. R. Clynes
Aihlie Castle
Home Secretary
James II
Clynes
George
Sandringham
Archbishop of Canterbury
Meyor
London
Duke of York
Earl
Countess of
Old Glamis
Princess Elizabeth
Prince of Wales
Income tax relief prospects fade for 1930 payments
Treasury officials warn that dwindling tax receipts and rising expenditures make a continued one per cent reduction unlikely without action by Congress. If Congress does nothing, the 1928 higher tax schedule would take effect next year for 1930 income, with returns due in 1931. Braden notes targeted farm revaluations and farmer groups push for further reductions. 28 counties have already seen relief.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Mellon
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Commission
Mussolini Wears Cotton In Quiet Power Play
The article notes Mussolini’s image shift toward a softer, practical regime as he consolidates influence. It contrasts his public conduct with traditional leadership symbols, highlighting a pragmatic approach over grandiose displays.
Bootleg Ring Leader Donates to Dry Senator in 1926 Race
A Seattle bootleg kingpin who runs a thriving ring gave $6,000 to Senator Jones in the 1926 campaign for re election.Jones, described as drier than dry, is credited with the Jones Law. If effective it would jail 60 percent of bootleg customers, underscoring the paradox of bootleggers backing a dry candidate.
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Seattle
Senator Jones
Senator Jones Linked to Bootleg Donation Fear for 1932 Senate Bid
Senator Jones denied knowledge of a $6,000 contribution from a bootlegger to his dry campaign. Friends worry the tainted donation could hurt his 1932 Senate run and damage prospects.
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Jones
Senator Jones
Senate
Too Much Wealth Challenges Nation Says Editorial
The piece laments Wall Street cheer amid abundance of copper oil and wheat. It argues that excess in key wealth sources hurts producers and the economy, leaving a rich society bored and unable to find real problems or plans.
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Wall Street
Government must recognize slump in American prosperity
The article notes an impending need for the government to acknowledge a current slump in prosperity and a slowdown in vigorous economic growth, suggesting spending adjustments are necessary.
Officer shoots youth during drunken fight near Shadyside
Constable Robert Monroe pleaded not guilty on his own recognizance after shooting Charles Allman during a confrontation at Edward Smith's home near Ballonia. Allman, alleged to be intoxicated, resisted arrest as a miner's wife intervened. Witnesses included Allman's sister Ethel and brother Jacob, with Albert Piatt also detained as a material witness.
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Bellaire
U.R
Robert Monroe
Charles Allman
Shadyside
Allman
Edward Smith
Ballonia
Smith
Ethel
Jacob Allman
Albert Piatt
Pratt
Real Bargains Offered Today
Classified ad roundup lists a gasoline engine for trade in exchange for baled hay. peaches packed in heavy syrup priced at 5.52 dollars per case. buyer seeks a load of real calves at top prices. three acres of corn for sale capable of yielding 50 bushels per acre.
McPherson Orders Mother Out Of Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson, bedridden at Las Tunas Beach, approves a Temple Board resolution ejecting Mrs. Minnie A Kennedy from Angelus Temple amid a three day estrangement. Kennedy, in Brentwood sanitarium, insists she is already out. Kennedy's chauffeur blocks elders who arrive to convey the action.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie A. Kennedy
Temple Board of Elders
Mrs. McPherson
Las Tunas Beach
Mrs. Kennedy
Miss Kharvina Barzek
Miss Barzek
William Booth
Robert Boyd
W. G. Cooper
Catholic Theatre Movement Targets Obscene Plays in New York
Active head Mgr. Michael J. Lavelle rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral leads a crusade for theatrical reform with broad support from various religious groups to purge the New York stage of obscene plays.
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New York
Mgr
Michael J. Lavelle
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Van Lear Black Disappears From Yacht Sabalo Off Jersey
Wealthy Baltimore publisher and aviation enthusiast Van Lear Black is missing after reportedly falling overboard from his yacht Sabalo off the Jersey coast. He had traveled over 126000 miles as a passenger in many flights worldwide.
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van Lear Blacklight
Baltimore
Jersey
Black
Safe and Sane Bus Operation Demanded Now
Ohio Public Utilities Commission launches a statewide survey and inspection of bus operation. Inspectors will confront bus company representatives with data on law violations defective equipment fast schedules and incompetent drivers. After 80 days another investigation will determine if certificates face revocation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Baron Ruggles, Last of Lumber Barons, Dies in Mannstree
Charles F. Ruggles, 84, a noted timber magnate with holdings across the United States, died at his Mannstree home after a remarkable, frugal life. The lone, unmarried figure lived above his office, cooked his own meals, and wore moccasins and a long beard, never wearing a necktie.
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Mannstree
Mich
Charles F. Ruggles
United States
Ruggles
California
Florida
Carolinas
Casey Leads Field in Grand American Handicap Shoot
Dan Casey of Toledo shot from the 17 yard line and broke 97 targets to lead early finishers in the Grand American Handicap Championship, held under the Amateur Trapshooting Association of America in Vandalia Ohio.
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Casey
Vandalia
A.R
Dan Casey
Toledo
Amateur Trapshooting Association of America
Alfred E Smith telegram hoax shocks New York readers
New York August 22. The Alfred E Smith telegram declaring the Democratic party would soon control the national government is exposed as a hoax. Smith learned no such message originated from his office or Democratic headquarters. This is the second prank targeting him within a year, the first involving a Springfield banquet stock market crisis question.
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New York
U.R
Alfred E. Smith
Joel Parker
Democratic
Washington
Smith
Springfield
Mass
Jowett Shouse
Democratic Executive Committee
Boxer Jack Kuehl Arrested After Ring Death
San Francisco boxer Jack Red Kuehl was arrested on a manslaughter technical charge after the death of 18 year old John Anderson following a boxing match the previous night. Doctors attributed the death to brain hemorrhage. Anderson’s second pro bout followed a previous loss here and recent headaches.
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San Francisco
Calif
Jack “Red” Kuehl
John Anderson
Anderson
Nine men sentenced to death for hoarding Russian silver
Nine men charged with hoarding Russian silver coin were shot Thursday. They were sentenced to death for counter-revolutionary activities.
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Moscow
Body of Andree Found Near Franz Joseph Land
The body of Swedish engineer Salo August Andree, vanish from Dannes Island during a 1897 North Pole balloon attempt, was found near Franz Josef Land by a Norwegian expedition aboard the Brattvaag. One companion’s body is also recovered. both are fully dressed and well preserved. Fraenkel and Strinberg were the other two explorers on the ill fated voyage.
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Salomon Andree
North Pole
Oglo
Norway
U.R
Salomon August Andree
Dane's Island
Spitzbergen
Dagbladet Today
Franz Joseph Land
I Brattvaag
Andree
K. Fraenkel
N. Strinberg
Deigreen, North
Young Wife Admits Cruel Murder of Husband and Lover Freed
Mrs. Daisy Randall Clayton, 23, confessed to prosecutors that she killed her 62 year old husband Amos Clayton with an axe at their Fairmont home. She contradicted an earlier claim that her lover Fay Dunn, 27, committed the deed, and Dunn was released. A note by the bed, blood stained clothes, and the axe were found. Clayton died at 4 PM after the morning attack. Financial strains and age gap cited as motives. She has two children, Ethel and Joann.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Daisy Randall Clayton
M. BE. Morgan
Fay Dunn
Amos Clayton
Here
Dunn
Audit Controversy Colorful Says Examiners Hit Fairness
H. Gibson of Westerville, one of eight examiners who conducted the State Highway Department audit, sent a letter to state auditor Tracy charging the audit was biased toward Republicans and against Democrats. The dispute follows their July dismissal after tensions over audit conduct and Governor Cooper's office saying it had no jurisdiction.
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Columbus
U.R
State Highway Department
State Auditor
Joseph T. Tracy
H. &. Gibson
Westerville
Gibson
Cooper
Charles Jones
Murder Trial Under Way in Georgetown Case
Opening arguments were heard in the first degree murder trial of John Zellar 34 of Cincinnati for the May 13 slaying of Robert Clemons 68 a farmer. Taking of testimony will begin Friday.
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Georgetown
John Zellar
Cincinnati
Robert Clemons
Trio Ordered to Tell Story to Grand Jury
Federal Judge Burroughs ordered Mia Ewald, Martin Healy and Thomas Tommaney to answer questions before the federal grand jury probing former Magistrate Ewald's tax return and bench appointment purchases. They had refused before citing self incrimination and county testimony about a $10,000 loan. They were taken to testify immediately.
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New York
U.R
Warren W. Burroughs
Bertha Ewald
Martin J. Healy
Thomas Tommaney
Ewald
United States
Charles Tuttle
Burroughs
Dawes Heads to Dordogne on Archaeology Tour
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes departed from Victoria Station aboard the Golden Arrow for France to study archaeology in the Dordogne region. He waved his underslung pipe and noted he would take plenty of tobacco despite forecast bad weather over the Channel.
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London
U.R
Charles G. Dawes
Victoria Station
France
Dordogne
Ohio film censorship delay tied to penitentiary riot fears
A Democratic State Headquarters statement says the Ohio Board of Censors delayed approving The Big House due to worries it could spark turmoil after the penitentiary riot and to avoid political effects near the fall election. John V. Clifton noted judgment was suspended after consulted advisers.
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Columbus
UPR
State Board of Moving Picture Censore
Big House
Ohio Board
Tte
Ohio
Motion Picture Owners Association
Ohio Penitentiary
John V. Clifton
Ita
Wife and infant held as police seek missing husband
Mrs. Bessie Worthington, 29, and her week-old baby are held in the Detention Home while officers pursue Thomas James, 40, on a theft warrant. Detectives found Worthington and child near destitution after locating James absent. she says she left seven children in Greenup Ky two years ago and mentions C. T. Eggers in Portsmouth.
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Columbus
Bessie Worthington
Portsmouth
Thomas James
Rosa Stevens
James
Greenup
Young Bill White Wins in Kansas
William Lindsay White son of famed Emporia Gazette editor secures the Republican nomination for state representative at Emporia. He ran a house to house canvass with no favorable mentions in his father’s paper and entered Kansas politics in a debut bid.
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William Lindsay White
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Kansas
Bill
Rains Delay Final Day at Seventy-Ninth Athens County Fair
Crowds gathered as plans to drain a muddy track and stage horse races faced rain delays. A comedic mule act was planned between races with fireworks expected if weather permits. 4-H demonstrations and an Ohio State fair exhibit will feature styles, farm machinery, poultry, cattle, horses, wine, and Grange booths in Floral Hall.
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Athens County
Rank Biddle
Ohio State
Wreck of Islander Off Cornwall Yields Two Bodies
Coast Guards recover two bodies from the Islander yacht wreck off the Cornwall coast. One identified as Commodore Honey L. King Conservative MP, the other believed to be Sidney Searle. The second body found near Looe.
Punished figure led flour racket in New York, testimonies say
Witnesses testified that Daniel Richter muscled into control of New York flour associations and levied tribute on jobbers truckmen and others. When his mandates were ignored, gangsters armed with iron bars imposed punishment.
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New York
Withest+es
Daniel Richter
Athens Messenger Publishes Rat and Mouse Booklet
Due to drought, pests like rats and mice will rise as food grows scarce. Eve should stay alert and informed. the booklet, prepared by experts, covers prevention, traps, and poisons. Available from The Athens Messenger for a nominal charge and postage with coupon.
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Aimee Messenger
Frederic J. Haskin Information Bureau Director
Frederic J. Haskin is identified as Director of the Information Bureau in Washington DC. The entry lists his name and address components including street city and state.
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Baby
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Mussolini
Eastern
Aimee
Temple
Baron
Michigan
Pug
North
Fairmount
Daisy Clayton
Clayton
Joann
Dawes
Bill White
Athens
Frederic J. Haskin
the Athens Messenger
Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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