England Finds Way to Get Around Washington Naval Treaty
Washington dispatch reports Britain seeks to build vast commercial air plane liners convertible to warships to surpass France in air power. D Ey ncourt proposes subsidized liners to ferry planes across routes between Great Britain, New York, and other ports with rapid conversion on arrival.
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England
Washington
Robert S. Thornburgh
U. S
France
Navy Department
Eustace O’eyncourt
London
D‘eyncourt
D'Eyncourt
British Admiralty
Navarriers
Condon
Cally
D’eyncourt
Great Britain
New York
Australia
Montreal
Boston
Clarke argues League of Nations council equality
Cincinnati May 18 Judge John H Clarke former US Supreme Court associate justice told opponents of the league that England would have six votes but every nation must agree in the council he described as an executive board for the league.
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Cincinnati
League of Nations
England
America
John H. Clarke
United States Supreme Court
Clarke
Judge Clarke
Electric workers approve wage rise at CCC&S
Elyria dispatch reports motormen and conductors of both divisions of the Cleveland Columbus and Southwestern Electric Co. voted to accept a 12 14 per cent wage increase rather than 15 per cent initially demanded. The new scale will be 46 50 and 54 cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Cleveland, Columbus and Southwestern Electric Co
Reds Demand Swiss Action Over Vorovsky Killing
Moscow May 18 George Tehitcherin people s commissar for foreign affairs sent a note to Switzerland holding the Berne government responsible for the assassination of Vaslav Vorovsky Russian envoy to Italy observer at the Near East peace conference at Lausanne The note demanded dismissal of negligent officials and punishment of those responsible.
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Moscow
George Tehitcherin
People’s Commissar
Switzerland
Berne
Vaslav Vorovsky
Italy
Lausanne
Red Cross Offers Aid to Camden After Tragedy
From national headquarters the American Red Cross pledged help to Camden South Carolina area. International News Service reported first news of loss of life and prompted a quick call to Atlanta headquarters for immediate support.
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Red Gross
Camden
Washington
Ata
American Red Cross
Camden, & C
Med Ss
Atlanta
Soviet fears of foreign powers looming war on Russia
Izvestia in Moscow May 18 warns Britain seeks to divert Russia from Turkey and asserts a military offensive against Russia is possible. Provisions pledge provincial support to Moscow should war arise as tensions with Turkey Britain and France strain relations with Poland Roumania.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Russia
Turkey
Tur
Great Britain
Poland
Roumania
France
Mexico City consulate bomb partial wreckage inquiry
The United States state department ordered the American consul in Mexico City to rush all possible details on the bomb explosion that partially wrecked the consulate. The telegram indicates ongoing inquiry into the attack and seeks full information for official action.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico City
English suffrage leader elected at Rome convention
Mrs Corbett Ashby of England was elected president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance at the Rome convention. Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt of New York declined the honor.
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Rome
Corbett Ashby
England
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Bigamist says he married twice due to being crazy
A man accused of bigamy explains his two marriages as the result of insanity, and observers express agreement with his self assessment. The remark frames the legal and moral questions surrounding the alleged offenses and the defendant’s mindset.
Piggly Wiggly Units in Chicago Sale Reported
Memphis Tenn May 18 Clarence Saunders Piggly Wiggly chief would neither confirm nor deny a report that the Chicago chain of Piggly Wiggly stores has been bought by National Tea Co for about $1,000,000. Locally Saunders stance is viewed as admission of the sale.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Saunders
Chicago
National Tea Co
Saunders
It Is Cheaper to Move Than to Keep Up With Neighbors
A concise note argues that relocating offers financial relief versus sustaining costly home improvements or lifestyle upgrades to match neighbors. It contrasts ongoing maintenance costs with relocation savings.
Girl Wins the Coveted Red Cross Life Saving Prize
Miss Mary Buhner of St. Petersburg Florida earned the Red Cross life saving first prize of 50 for her daring effort to rescue a companion after a giant barracuda attacked during a swim off the St. Petersburg piers on June 17 1922.
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Washington
Mary Buhner
St. Petersburg
Fla
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Buhner
Dorothy McClatchie
Northwestern Star Palmer Released After habeas Testimony
Chicago May 18 Charles Chuck Palmer Northwestern football star was released on a writ of habeas corpus after testifying about solitary confinement. He denied Violet Bachman story claiming he knew where Leighton Mount would be found and faced questions about a skeleton identification. Palmer, member of Sigma Nu, and other student cases loom as testimony continues.
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Chicago
Charles
Chuck) Palmer
Northwestern
Leighton Mount
Palmer
Violet Bachman
Mount
Norman A. Campbell
J. A
Aubere
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Escape of Whitfield and Marie Price Stuns Syracuse Police
John Leonard Whitfield and 15-year-old Marie Price fled Syracuse within 12 hours after a day spent hiding in the underworld. Police learned of the escape as the two sought safety following the slaying of a Cleveland policeman.
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Syracuse
N. Y
John Leonard Whitfield
Cleveland
Marie Price
Trial opens in Florida murder case over Tabert slaying
In Cross City Florida on May 17 the prosecution drew first blood early in the trial of Rosa T W Higginbotham for first degree murder in the Martin Tabert case. Judge Morne quashed the jury venire due to alleged irregularities in its drawing.
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Cross City, Fla
Rosa T. W. Higginbotham
Martin Tabert
M. F. Morne
Sugar Creek bridge opens. detour discontinued
The new concrete Sugar Creek bridge on the state highway is now open to the public and the detour around the old structure has ended. Weather delays slowed opening, while work on the Sunday Creek bridge near Chauncey continues and will be rushed to completion with haste.
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Sugar Creek
Davis
Sunday Creek
Chauncey
No. Easy Path to Job? Marry Boss's Kin, Says Editor
A wry remark suggests marriage into a boss's family as a simple route to steady employment, reflecting on work security and social norms of the era. The quote hints at job markets and nepotism without naming individuals or places.
Tragic South Carolina schoolhouse fire claims 74 lives
A rural Camden area two story schoolhouse burned after a kerosene lamp exploded during graduation exercises. Seventy four people, many children, died from burns and smoke, with dozen more injured as panicked crowds jammed the single rear stairway and windows. Rescue crews mapped a long line of charred bodies as the community mourned.
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Camden
Here
Cleveland
South
J. J. Johnson
First Baptist Church of
Johnson
Stork at the Zoo Officers Wounded in German Attack
In Dortmund Germany on May 18 nine police officers were wounded repelling an attack. The incident occurred at a local zoo as officers faced armed assailants and efforts were made to control the scene.
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Dortmund
Germany
Death of George J. Gould Tied to Pharaohs Curse Rumor
George J. Gould Sr., American financier and railway magnate, dies at his French Riviera villa after a lengthy illness. A Menton despatch notes local belief in a Pharaohs Curse linked to Gould and Lord Carnarvon’s tomb visit amid suspicions of a voodoo superstition spreading since Carnarvon’s death.
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Paris
George Jay Gout
French Riviera
Mentonet
Gould
Egypt
Lord Carnarvon
Tut-Ankh
Lord
Cairo
Kerosene Lamp Crash Sparks Fire
Panic spread after a lamp crashed and started a blaze. The lamp was one of three hanging kerosene lamps whose fastenings had loosened with time.
Prisoners Hunger Amid Bandit Hold in Chinese Temple Fort
American and other foreign captives are held in an old temple on Paotzuku mountain. They face limited food and scarce water with negotiations for release deadlocked. Lloyd Lehrbas, a reporter who was captured and escaped, reports a looming wait of a week or more. An express service is formed to deliver rations through bandit lines.
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Edna Lee Booker
I. N
Shanghai
Paotzuku
Lloyd ‘Lloyd Lehrbas
Lehrbas
Tsao Chwang
Paotzku
Carl Crow
American Chamber of Commerce of
Lehr
Caito
Search for Whitfield in East Cleveland area May 18
Reports confirm John L. Whitfield, alleged slayer of Patrolman Dennis Griffin, was near Syracuse New York. State police set roadblocks on all major routes while search centers operate in East Cleveland and surrounding areas.
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East
Cleveland
John L. Whitfield
Dennis Griffin
New York State
Whitfield
Syracuse
Denver Fireman Killed in Rock Island Train Collision
Fire man James Robison of Denver died after two Rock Island passenger trains collided in dense fog west of Denison Kansas, according to reports to Rock Island offices.
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Denver
Colo
James Robison
Rock Island
Den
Kas
Nervy Woman Earns First International Pilot Permit
Los Angeles newspaper notes Miss Earthart, an aviatrix, has received an F A I international flying permit from the National Aeronautic Association New York. She tested to 14 000 feet with a 60 horsepower air cooled motor and asserts women can fly as men. She believes women will prove invaluable as scout flyers over enemy lines in light craft.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Aaa
Earthart
Aviatrix
National Aeronautic Amesociation
New York
Mise
Ling
Miss Earthagt
Bryan Not Ready to Quit in Indianapolis May 10
The article notes William Jennings Bryan, defeated as moderator, would push to force Darwinism issues if given opportunity by the 135th General Assembly and Presbyterian church. It cites fears by commissioners about past actions and mentions Dr. Charles Frederick Wishart commenting on the victory.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
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