Japan Seeks Racial Equality Stance at League Assembly
Paris dispatch notes Japan plans to press the racial equality issue for Japanese emigrants before the League of Nations in Geneva starting November 15. Japan seeks recognition denied at Versailles, with Viscount Ishii possibly leading talks and 62 additional representatives attending.
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Paris
General Assembly
League of Nations
Geneva
Wilson
Japan
League Assembly
League
Viscount Ishii
Fiume
Shantung
Webb and Adams wed in orderly L D S ceremony
Mr Elmer Webb of Lamere Mill and Miss Mary Adams of Carpent er formerly of The Plains were married recently by Andrew C Barnhouse of the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Witnesses from The Plains Hamley Run and Dexter attended. The couple received many gifts and a bountiful dinner followed. Mr Webb prepared a home for them.
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Elmer Webb
Lamere-Mill
Mary Adams
Carpenter
The
Plains
Andrew C. Barnhouse
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Hamley Run
Dexter
Mr. Webb
Clergy Replacements Amid Northeast Ohio Conference Session
The Northeast Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cleveland accepted the resignation of secretary E A Simmons of Cleveland and selected Rev J B Manley to fill the vacancy. Rev Charles L Goodell and Dr George B Dean spoke during the day’s business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
E. A. Simmons
Cleveland
Northeast Ohio
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. B. Manley
Charles L. Goodell
George B. Dean
Bolsheviks Prepare General Offensive Against Poland
United Press reports in London that after mobilization the Bolsheviks plan a major offensive to regain prestige by capturing Warsaw. Fighting spreads across the Polish front, with Trotsky said to direct operations from Lithuania as Poles and Lithuanians pause in Augustow.
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United Press
London
Poland
Russia
Warsaw
Lemburg
Trotsky
Lithuania
Augustof
League of Nations
Riga
Leper
Beresina
Prohibition Japanese Immigration Favored by Foreign War Recruits
Reported at a Washington encampment on September 15 a plan favored by the foreign wars retreat group calls for restricting Japanese immigration to the United States as a solution.
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Washington
Castle Hill Votes Sparse for Democrats in State Election
In Castle Hill Maine Democrats barely show up. The village registered 10 percent of voters for Frederick H Parkhurst Republican governor elect and for Bertrand G Mc Intire Democratic candidate in yesterday's statewide election.
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Castle Hill
Maine
Frederick H. Parkhurst
Bertrand G. McIntire
Hunger Striking Cork Lord Mayor Near Death
Terrence MacSwiney, hunger striking Cork lord mayor, lay in a comatose state most of last night as doctors weighed his fate. His sister Annie visited him in Brixton prison and reported his delirium and requests for funeral rites in Irish. Mary MacSwiney urged Americans to pressure Britain by withdrawing loans to Britain to force her brother's release.
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London
Terrence M McSwiney
Cork
Annie
Brixton Prison
Lin Fein
Terrence MacSwiney
MacSwiney
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Mary MacSwiney
England
Plane Crash Near Pemberville Kills Two Pilots
Post office officials investigate a fiery air plane crash near Pemberville Ohio that claimed the lives of Walter Stevens 37 of Oakland California and Russell Thomas 23 of Cleveland. The all metal craft appeared to struggle at about 1500 feet before plunging and bursting into flames as Stevens attempted an emergency landing.
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Cleveland
Post Office
Pemberville
Ohio
Walter Stevens
Oakland
Cal
Russell Thomas
Post Office Department
Stevens
Toledo Gunmen Battle Ends With Fatal Shootout
In Toledo Ohio detectives trap a gang led by Joe Forrest after a ten minute gun battle in a bandit apartment. Archie Dennison is killed, Detective Quinn is wounded, Cowboy Hill lies critically wounded, and Hill faces likely death in Mercy hospital.
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Toledo
Cowboy Hill
Mercy Hospital
Hill
Steven Quinn
Archie Dennison
Quinn
Joe Forrest
Italians seize more factories as unions push control
Rome reports new factory seizures by Italian workers as talks resume under government oversight. Owners resist union control but some propose profit sharing. Troops guard power plants while Brescia and Turin incidents emerge. workers receive wages via cooperative coupons.
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Cammillo Cianfarra
United Press
Rome
Milan
Verona
Sciavallo
Carmen
di Geneditti
Turin
Focal Chamber of Labor
Brescia
Cox and Harding greet Western voters from trains
Gover nor Cox appears on a special train greeting Western voters. He enjoyed the reception and plans more trips before election day. A photo at the right shows Cox in a familiar pose from recent weeks.
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Cox
Harding
Gov. Cox
Arrow
West
University Salary Ledger Shows $1,000 End Balance
A financial report from President Ellis’s office at Ohio University lists regular appropriation of $186,620 plus special funds and carries. It shows total salaries at $241,820 with a grand balance of $1,000, and a committee on salaries consisting of Alston Ellis C Davidson and E J Jones.
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Ellis
Ohio University
Balnce
T 2
Alston Ellis
C. C. Davidson
E. J. Jones
Denver Policeman Wounds Self While Firearm Practice
Not a gunman, Denver police man R A Phearsis was chasing a thief when he fired his revolver and wounded his own hand. The fugitive did not stop.
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Denver
R. A. Phearsis
Phearsis
Murder in Heart of City Hits Fur Dealer Store
In New York on September 15 Michael Rabinowitz a fur dealer was shot and killed in his Eighth Avenue store across from the Pennsylvania Station. His wife was critically wounded. The shooter identified as Harry Von Reed entered the shop tried to grab a safe key, exchanged shots with Rabinowitz, and fled after being restrained.
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New York
Michael Rabinowitz
Eighth Avenue
34Th Street
Harry von Reed
Rabinowitz
Senator Brock to seek state aid in Pine Mountain murder case
Harlan Ky Sept 15 Howard Brock state senator travels to Frankfort to obtain state aid for solving the murder of Lura Parsons Pine Mountain school teacher attacked and slain near Harlan last Tuesday. A clash has developed between prison and county officials over investigation methods.
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Harlan
Howard Brock
Frankfort
Lura Parsons
Pine Mountain
Death and legal struggle in hunger strike case in Cork
The Sept 15 Cork hearing on James Hennessey and other hunger strikers turned into a race between death and law as Hennessey, convicted of possessing a bomb, sank into a coma. Other prisoners near death. Kenney collapsed upon learning his wife’s pregnancy. doctors cannot predict lifespans without data.
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Cork, Inc
James Hennessey
Willis
Hnnessey
Kenney
Three Newport Children Die After Poison Suspected
Cincinnati Sept. 15 Three Williams children aged four years, two years, and four months died at their Newport home after illness beginning Tuesday evening. Coroner Walter Hughes reports the deaths may be linked to rat poison found outside the house. Doctors say the children died in convulsions and investigators search for a definite cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Carl Williams
Fast Second Street
Newport
Kentucky
Walter Hughes
Shirley Williams
Carl, Jr
Stanley
M. J. Sauter
Martin
Leo
Hughes
Baruch Face Migratory Bird Act Charges
Washington September 15 Justice Department officials announced a suit filed against Bernard M Baruch former head of the War Industries Board and a friend of the President for alleged violations of the migratory bird act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Wilson
The
War Industries Board
French President to Resign This Week
Paris reports President Deschanel will resign within days due to neurasthenia and worsening mental condition. The French foreign office confirmed the move today and cited his health as the cause.
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Paris
Deschanel
Sugar Prices Expected to Fall Soon in Cleveland
Sugar dealers say a flood of imports will reach the United States within six to eight weeks, signaling a potential drop in prices as stockpiled cargos and rising stores ease the market. The claim notes plentiful supply could push sugar down to ten cents a pound.
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Cleveland
United Cee
Organization Men Win Governors and Senate Seats in New York
In Albany and Montpelier on Sept 15, Republicans swept New York state primaries with Judge Nathan I. Miller winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination over George F. Thompson by 120000 plus. James Wadsworth Jr. renominated for U S Senate while Alfred K. Smith secured the Democratic gubernatorial nod unopposed. Harry C. Walker, the Democratic nominee for Senate, defeated George R. Lunn three to one.
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Albany
N. Y
Democratic
New Yor State
Nathan I. Miller
George F. Thompson
James W. Wadsworth Jr
United States
Alfred K. Smith
Harry C. Walker
George R. Lunn
Montpelier Ver
James Hartness
Hartness
Curls S. Emery
Mail planes used were German built not all metal Lawson type
Washington reports two U S Army airmen died when a mail plane near Pemberville Ohio crashed earlier. Officials corrected initial claims saying the craft was German built rather than a Lawson all metal model. The German planes were tested by the army navy and post office with John M Larsen of New York City arranging the German acquisition.
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Washington
United States Mail
Pemberville
Germany
Post Office
United States
Army, Navy and
Post Office Departmente
John M. Larsen
New York City
S‘ted
Oil Town Burns in Major Fire in Texas Block Loss
A weeklong blaze in Ranger Texas destroyed most of two business blocks today with an estimated $1,000,000 loss. One firefighter was seriously injured. The fire began in a rooming house and spread through nearby structures.
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Ranger
Texas
Asylum Used to Bury Woman in Kansas Secret
Alleged abducted 30 years ago Madam de May said to have been hidden in a Kansas asylum. Friends report she was a wealthy French woman and Gov Allen promised an investigation into her identity after claims of robbery of her fortune and secret confinement.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Madame de May
Allen
Women Clubs Mobilize for 100 Percent Poll Attendance
Mrs. T. G. Winter announced that club women nationwide will push for full female turnout this fall to secure pledges from Congress for a legislative agenda. The General Federation of Women's Clubs plans action during the December to March session, including the Fass bill for home economics in schools, Shepard-Towner aid for mothers and childbirth, and a Smith-Towner education department proposal.
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Washington
T. G. Winter
Congress
Smith-Towner
Meads Pleads Guilty in Dartmouth College Slaying
Meads son of Illinois attorney pleads guilty to manslaughter in the death of Henry E. Maroney at Dartmouth College last year. He is sentenced to 15 to 20 years at hard labor. both victims were Dartmouth students.
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Oodsville
N. H
Sapperte Meads
Illinois
Henry E. Maroney
Darthmont College
Meads
Dartmouth
Notary Certifies 16 Foot Corn Stalk Measurement
L. E. Gunderman a notary public in Villesca Iowa affixes his seal to an affidavit certifying he measured corn stalk grown by W C Broaddus and found it to be 16 feet long.
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Des Moines
L. E. Gunderman
Villesca
Iowa
W. C. Broaddus
Election Tension as Illinois Voters Hit Polls
Chicago police and sheriff deputies guard polling places amid a bitter Republican fight between Frank Lowden and William Hale Thompson factions. Private watchers monitor booths for fraud as officials brace for possible violence. Lowden supporters accuse Thompson of wrecking Chicago, with McKinley and Oglesby leading the U S Senate and governorship tickets. Len Small and Frank I Smith also appear on the slate.
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Chicago
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
William Hale Thompson
Lowden
Thompson
Weters
Ralles
Public Service
William B. McKinley
United States
John G. Oglesby
Frank I. Smith
Len Small
Akron man sentenced to death for double merchants murder
Sentenced to die by the Common Pleas Court Judge Ahern Ernest Goldsmith 21 of Homestead Pennsylvania confessed murderer of two Akron merchants in an attempted holdup on August 18 in Akron.
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Akron
Common Pleas
Ahern
Ernest Goldsmith
Homestead
Girl Becomes Youngest College Student in California
A Berkeley area teen, Leto Fall, age about fifteen, is noted as the youngest college student on record. Home base listed as Berkey, California.
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Leto Fall
California
Berkey
County Boards To Probe Prices Of Eats
Ohio Fair Price Commissioner John Pfeiffer urges county fair price boards to inquire into restaurant food prices. He notes the core issue is relief for the suffering public and demands reporting profiteering to the U S district attorney. An executive order requires posting prices for public information and calls boards to enforce it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
John Pfeiffer
United States District Attorney
Personal Crisis Reports In Canton Area
Roy Meese, 21, is found dead by hanging at his home near Louisville. His mother spoke with him half an hour earlier as he complained of illness. John Meese and neighbors cut the rope and removed the body from the barn rafters.
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Suick
Canton
Roy Meese
Louisville
Political shooting mars Chicago state primary
Bloodshed erupted in Chicago during the state primary as Michael Fennessey a campaign worker for a democratic senate candidate was shot and killed by policeman Thomas Powers after an argument near a voting booth Powers was placed under arrest and faces charges based on the incident.
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Chicago
Michael Fennessey
Thomas Powers
Powers
State Ballots to Include Taxer and Socialist Tickets
Columbus report states that federal ballots for the November election will be certified to county election boards on Thursday. Secretary of State Smith announced that in addition to the Democratic and Republican tickets, single tax and socialist tickets will appear on the ballot after securing more than 9 979 signatures.
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Columbus
Smith
Democratic
Republicc
War Council of Dry Leaders at Capital
Washington September 15 Prohibition Commissioner Kramer addressed the national conference of the anti saloon league on enforcing the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act. The war council drew dry workers from every state to plan a congress friendly to strict enforcement and a president who will appoint a commissioner favoring rigid laws. Speakers included J A White Ohio A J Finch Colorado C O Jones Georgia B K Shumaker Indiana and Atticus Webb Texas.
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Washington
Kramer
The
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
J. A. White
Ohio
A. J. Finch
Colorado
C. O. Jones
Georgia
Harding Urges Proposals for Peace to Women Voters
President Warren G. Harding writes to Republican women urging a united approach to prevent war and foster friendly world relations. He says the two party system offers social justice and urges women to support the party offering the best path to national harmony.
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Raymond Clapper Marion
Warren G. Harding
Harding
America
Geneva
United Kingdom
United Press
Ohio
Marion
Sioux Falls
Ohama
Missouri
Nebraska
Fifteenth International Congress Against Alcoholism Opens
Delegates from the United States arrive in Washington for the fifteenth international congress against alcoholism to begin September 21. Official U S representatives named by Secretary of State Colby include Senator William S Kenyon of Iowa, Rep Alben W Barkley of Kentucky, Rep S D Fess of Ohio, Father J G Beane of Pittsburg, Col P H Gallahan of Louisville, Dr Howard H Russell of Westerville, Miss Anna A Gordon of Evanston leader of the National W C T U.
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Washington
Colby
William 8. Kenyon
United States
Iowa
Alben W. Barkley
Congress
Kentucky
S. D. Fess
Ohio
J. G. Beane
Pittsburg
Catholic Total Abstainers League of America
P. H. Gallahan
Louisville
Howard H. Russell
Westerville
Anti-saloon League
Anna A. Gordon
Evanston
Ills
Roosevelt Wins Court Victory Over Harriman
In New York on September 15 Kermit Roosevelt secured a permanent injunction from Justice Lehman preventing W Averill Harriman's company from abruptly canceling a contract with Roosevelt's firm.
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New York
Kermit Roosevelt
W. Averill Harriman
Lehman
Harriman
Roosevelt
Musicians End Strike in Chicago Theatres
Picture theatre musicians won a 40 to 50 percent pay raise ending a strike that began July 5. About ninety percent of Chicago theatres were affected by the stoppage.
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Chicago
Moving Picture Theatre
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