Chicago takes stand against racketeering war plan
Col Albert A Sprague announces a new anti racketeering committee with 338 influential members from banking, departments stores, railroads and telecoms to back a fighting drive in Chicago. The move follows Judge John McGoortys order to the September Grand Jury to stamp out racketeering now and forever.
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Chicago
Sprague
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
John P. McGoorty
Criminal Court
Secret Six formed to fight city crime underworld in 1920s
A Tribune report traces a June 9 start when Alfred J. Lingle was hired by a gangster, sparking a murder and the reveal of racketeering. The Secret Six, six unnamed businessmen, investigated crime and exposed ties between gangsters and politicians, as Capone attempted to unify racketeers under his banner, prompting Judge McGoorty to vow action against a so called super government.
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Alfred J. Lingle
Tribune
Lingle
Jack Zuta
Underworld
Scarface al Capone
McGoorty
Atlanta seeks census correction in Supreme Court filing
The District of Columbia Supreme Court was asked to issue a writ of mandamus to compel Census Director W. M. Steuart to designate Atlanta's official census figure as 60,692 rather than the Bureau’s 270,367. The petition was filed for newspapers, business interests, and hotels in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
W. M. Steuart
Athens Messenger Publishes World Religions Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers a booklet detailing religions worldwide and in the United States. It provides statistics and Bible references without bias and urges readers to obtain a copy via a coupon for ten cents to cover costs.
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The
Athens Messenger
United States
No League For Colorado Roosevelts Mussolini In Uproar
Brief item notes lack of league for Colorado and references to Roosevelt Mussolini, Peggy Duncan, Atom, and rubber from petroleum in a fragmented old clipping.
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No League
Colorado
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Peggy Duncan
Atom
Shaw Wins Republican Colorado Senate Nomination Fight
George H. Shaw defeated Hodges for the Republican senatorial nomination in Colorado. Shaw focused on opposition to the League of Nations the International Bank and the League Court as his main issues. Hodges learned that official thinking done in Washington is done outside of Washington.
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George H. Shaw
Mr. Hodges
Colorado
Shaw
League of Nations
The
International Bank
League Court
Hodges
Washington
Governor Roosevelt backs repeal of prohibition amendment
The New York governor's stance shifts the state toward a wet stance and signals potential resistance by state authorities to bootlegging suppression. The shift implies increased cooperation with illicit liquor networks, leveraging underworld influence and sub rosa arrangements while limiting official action.
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Roosevelt
New York State
New York
Mussolini snubs league as Grandi quits Geneva
Mussolini shows displeasure at the League of Nations with Grandi leaving Geneva abruptly without explanation. France advances a plan for a United States of Europe while the league appears puzzled by Mussolini’s decisive stance compared with other statesmen.
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Mussolini
Grandi
League of Nations
Geneva
France
United States
Europe
League
South African swimmer Peggy Duncan conquers Channel
Peggy Duncan, a 19 year old from South Africa, completes the English Channel in 16 hours 15 minutes. She falls short of Gertrude Ederle's record but proves endurance in cold water, while public notice warns of the toll of such swims on hearing and memory.
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Peggy Duncan
South Africa
Gertrude Ederle
Miss Ederle
Remarkable South African Girl Wins Robben Island Swim
A 15 year old from South Africa fled a convent to swim from Robben Island to Cape Town. Twelve started. six were men. She finished alone despite a man-eating shark that needed harpooning.
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South Africa
Robben Island
Cape Own
Refugees from Santo Domingo Hurricane Reach Port Puerto Rico
The mine sweeper Grebe arrived with 21 refugees, welcomed by hundreds at San Juan docks. Officials plan to send the survivors to different towns via the Red Cross after a dazed but noncritical reception.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
Red Cross Organization
Car Found After Theft From Athens Buick Showroom
A Buick sedan stolen from the Athens County Buick Company showroom early Monday was recovered badly wrecked near Coshocton on Thursday. Police identify four men in the car who fled with another vehicle, but no trace of them has been found.
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Athens County Buick Company
Coshocton
Athens
Navy planes carry relief to Santo Domingo via Cuba
Three Navy transport planes departed from Cuba carrying relief supplies bound for Port au Prince and onward to the Dominican capital, a Navy announcement said.
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Washington
U.P
Santo Domingo
Byvamo
Cuba
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Navy Department
Wheeler Joins Wets in Stand at Washington
Sen Burton Wheeler of Montana, long a prohibitionist, urged repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and favor state control of liquor. He became the first widely regarded dry senator to back repeal, aligning with Gov Roosevelt of New York who announced a similar position this week. Wheeler said prohibition should be a state matter, though not a radical dry.
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Washington
U.P
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
Roosevelt
New York
Congressional assaults on enforcement spark senatorial probe push
In Congress last session several speeches attacked enforcement and urged a senatorial investigation of enforcement methods. Senator Walsh seeks re election as a dry while Montana has gone wet in two referendums. Several city senators said they would back a repeal amendment if their states desired it. Republicans Jones and Oddie and Democrat Sheppard with Walsh and Wheeler’s Montana ally are taking such a stand. Dry circles report moves to strengthen the Anti Saloon League after recent primary losses. A dry leader hinted at a return to Wheeler tactics.
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Congress
Walsh
Montana
Jones
Washington
Oddie
Nevada
Sheppard
Texas
Wheeler
The
Anti-Saloon League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Nationalists Launch Drive Against Northern Reds in China
In Shanghai the Nationalist Government began a major push against northern coalition armies from Peiping Feiping, with Chiang Kai-Shek directing and hoping for a decisive victory. Reports also mention Communist activity south of Hankow terrorizing the south and threatening the Nationalists from the rear.
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Shanghai
China
U.P
Feiping
Hankow
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Peiping
Chiang Kai-Shek
Explosion Injures Twenty in Troy Auto Sales Building
A gasoline tank under an auto salesroom exploded in Troy on September 12, injuring twenty people, some seriously. The blast razed the building and two adjoining structures, with debris projected nearly a mile and fire quickly spreading.
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Troy
N. Y
U.P
Dr. C W Super Celebrates His Eighty Eighth Birthday Today
Dr. Charles William Super former president of Ohio University and long time Athens resident marked his eighty eighth birthday at home on West Union Street He recalls the early growth of the university detailing its 1879 entry as Greek professor and later achievements such as the music department commerce department and the first state appropriation.
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Charles William Super
Ohio University
Athens
Music
Department of Commerce
Super
Dr. Super
Pan Europa plan wins praise as nations rally at Geneva
At the League of Nations assembly in Geneva on September 12, Aristide Briand’s European federation idea drew strong support. Delegates from many nations lauded Pan Europa as a potential means to unify political and economic structures and address disarmament and security failures. Dutch foreign minister Beelaerts Van Bickland praised the plan.
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Geneva
U.P
Aristide Briand
League of Nations Assembly
League
European Federation
Europe
Holland
Jonkheer Beelaerts van Bickland
Not Crazy? Cincinnati Youth Charged With Stepfather Murder
Beahr, 28, was charged with murdering his stepfather Harry Schroer, 48, a city department chauffeur. Police believe the suspect may be mentally unbalanced after he stabbed Schroer in the head with an icepick Tuesday. Schroer died last night.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Beahr
Harry Schroer
Schroer
Hurricanes Disturbance Near North Carolina Coast
The Weather Bureau reports a hurricane level disturbance off the North Carolina coast. It is expected to move inland toward the coast south of Beaufort this afternoon and then weaken as it advances.
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Washington
U. & Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Beautfort
Labor unions weakest now leader states in 20 years
Cincinnati report quotes Daniel J. Tobin, head of the International Brotherhood, stating unions are at their weakest in two decades. He blames unemployment, overproduction, and sped-up machinery, saying relief is not in sight as delegates close the 12th convention.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Daniel J. Tobin
Indianapolis
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Stablermen
Helpers of America
Brotherhood
Tobin
Sobbing coma grips Worcester boy in school
In Worcester Massachusetts 12 year old Joseph Ruseckas lapsed into a sobbing coma when he could not remember a lesson. He remained on the danger list after nearly 49 hours of unconsciousness. Doctors doubted recovery. Intermittent sobbing ceased briefly but might resume.
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Worcester
Mass
U.P
Joseph Ruseckas
Ruseckas
Bandits Rob Payroll From Plant-Butler Staff
In Cincinnati two bandits held up two shoe company employees and fled with a 5166 payroll for the Plant-Butler Company, a former shoe manufacturer.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Butler Company
Canada Plans Tariff Wall to Boost Made in Canada
Ottawa reports two key Canadian Parliament items. a broad tariff plan to curb US imports and spur domestic manufacture, plus repeal of the liquor export act to end US-bound liquor exports. Tariffs aimed to be enacted quickly, with a possible blanket rate and later detailed revisions. Liquor exports now route via St Pierre and Miquelon, reducing export volumes and revenue.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Dominion
Richard &. Bennett
Markets and Customs Department
Great Lakes
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Newfoundland
School Bus Overturns Injuring Dozen Near Wooster
A loaded school bus skidded on a wet road near Madison Hill south of Wooster and overturned today injuring about twelve of the 23 children aboard. Some serious injuries required hospital treatment at Kinney and Smith Hospital in Wooster where seven remain. No fatalities reported.
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Wooster
U.P
Madison Hill
Kinney & Smith Hospital
Flight planned for cross Atlantic goodwill tour
Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte will start September 15 on a 26 day goodwill tour of the nation. The flight will visit 31 cities with over 75 cities to see the Question Mark, their famed sesquiplane aircraft, according to a committee of 45 organizers.
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Coste
Bellonte
New York
U.R
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Lion roams crowd as circus escapes in Port Royal
A lion escaped from a cage during a circus in Port Royal Pa drawing a 15 000 person crowd. The animal roared prompting a child to yell look at the big dog and several women to faint while circus hands taggled it under police supervision.
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Port Royal Pa
Exhumation Planned for Judge MaCrery in Graft Probe
The body of Magistrate Andrew MaCrery will be exhumed to probe his death amid graft suspicions in New York City. Official records cite heart failure, but investigators allege he died after failing to pay the final portion of a bribe for his judgeship. U S Attorney Charles H. Tuttle says he found evidence linking Martin J Healy to monthly payments from American Book Company to influence school book selections. Healy faces a separate Supreme Court inquiry over a $10,000 payoff tied to George F Ewald's magistrate appointment.
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New York
Andrew MaCrery
New York City
MaCrery
Charles H. Tuttle
Martin J. Healy
Tammany
American Book Company
Healy
Supreme Court
George F. Ewald
Magnatrate
Book Company
Board of Education
Tuttle
Navy Reading of London Treaty Builds Policy Plans
The Navy General Board meets to decide building policy under the London Naval Treaty. It weighs current and future ships, cost near 1 billion dollars, and economy goals of the Hoover administration. Unemployment may push toward full treaty fleet, but high costs loom over the decision.
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Washington
U.P
Navy General Board
Hoover
Adams
Senate
Dawes to Speak in Liverpool at Rail Centennial
United States ambassador Charles G. Dawes travels to Liverpool for a speech tomorrow during the centennial celebration of the Liverpool Manchester railway line. The trip highlights U.S. participation in a major British rail anniversary.
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London
U.P
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Liverpool
Manchester
Pledge tax cut tops Ohio Republican platform debate
Columbus reporters note the platform committee voted down two anti prohibition resolutions 18 to and endorsed a law enforcement plank identical to the 1938 state platform. The platform pledges real estate tax cuts and intangible property tax equity along with education aid good roads anti lynching civil liberties and farm relief.
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Resolutions Committee
Joseph N. Ackerman
Cleveland
Frank Harrold
John E. Jones
Cuyahoga County
Tts
National Republican Administration
Tta
Cooper
Republicans Unanimous On Platform At State Convention
Columbus September 12 Adoption of the party platform with no dissent marked the conclusion of the Republican State Convention after a one hour session Friday morning. The body adjourned at 11 30.
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Columbus
Last Allied Troops Withdrawn from Sarre Base
The League of Nations council ordered 300 allied soldiers protecting Sarre Basin rail lines to depart on Sept. 12. German foreign minister Julius Curthus had pressed for withdrawal, signaling a shift amid tensions before the upcoming German vote.
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Geneva
U.P
Europe
League of Nations Council
Sarre
Julius Curthus
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