Mount Vernon Gas Tank Blast Kills Two In Ohio Fire
A Mount Vernon gas tank explosion as an auto truck drew gasoline sparked a fire that swept eight other tanks and sent flames into the Kokosing river. Two youths Ted Squire and Ralph Simpson died, two firemen were fatally injured, and others were burned as residents aided efforts to control the blaze.
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Ohio National Guard
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Ted Squire
Ralph 8Im
Milton Parrot
Ee Sebach
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Hildreth
Jay Mingong
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Knox Oil Company
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Air service over Atlantic to begin within two years
Stockholm report quotes Sen Hedin stating trans Atlantic air travel will be established within two years. He notes Junkers models weighing sixty tons with 27.80 passenger capacity and a twenty nine crew could complete the voyage in two days. He cites European progress and cites Shenandoah disaster as a caution.
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Stockholm
Sen Hedin
Hedin
Junkers Company
Germany
New York City Votes in Historic Primary Election Day
New York City voters head to the polls as forecasts predict the largest primary turnout in U S history. Polls open at 8 a m close at 9 2 p m with extraordinary police precautions to ensure a fair count. Governor Smith campaigns for James J Walker against Mayor Hylan amid national attention and shifting odds from Wall Street betting.
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United States
New York City
James J. Walker
al” Smith
Jimmy” Walker
New York State
Smith
Hylan
Walker
Hoover Plans Radio Inquiry to Fix Nationwide Reception
Washington reports a $126,000 appropriation for a comprehensive radio survey to improve reception nationwide. Hoover will seek congressional approval with cooperation from government bureaus and major universities, aiming to study interference from fading, static, and man made sources.
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Icommerce
Hoover
Gangrese
Coolidge
Senate
House
Mperte
Radio Gat
Today Washington Will Shudder Asia Is Not Christian
In 1925 Arthur Brisbane warns of radical influence as Saklatvala, a Communist British MP, addresses Washington conferences. He questions fate of a Communist speaking against the stars and stripes and contemplates punishment or exile as a moral test for U.S. leaders.
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Washington
Asia
Saklatvala
Saklatvaia
London
The British Allow Free Thought and Dissent
A fragment notes that Britons are free to think and speak, a cause the article links to imperial policy and support for King George and his family. It cites liberal tolerance as a reason for maintaining the throne and empire, urging a continuation of free expression.
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George
Hismily
France Seeks Pact Conference With German Leader
An allied memorandum handed to Herr Stresemann by the French ambassador proposes a conference between the German chancellor and allied foreign ministers to discuss a European security pact. The unsigned brief suggested holding the meeting at the end of October but did not specify a location.
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Berlin
Herr Stresemann
Athens Country Club Meeting Tonight Election of Officers
Members are called to a 7:80 o'clock meeting at the Athens Country Club clubhouse. Officials will be elected and a large turnout is expected.
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Country Club
Athens Country Club
German Union Seeks Answers On Underpricing Of US Goods
Berlin reports the German trade union federation will send a 14 member study commission to the United States starting September 17 to investigate why American goods sell at prices similar to German products despite higher U.S. wages. The group, representing 4.5 million workers, aims to explain cost structures and wage pressures and expects to meet President Coolidge.
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Berlin
All. German Trade Union Federation
United States
First German Labor Bank
Coolidge
Russia offers partial debt recognition to France in secret move
London report says Soviet ambassador Leonid Krassin in Moscow negotiates a partial debt settlement with France. The plan would pay small bond blocks held by French citizens while refusing big holders, mainly British, aiming to win French socialist sympathy. Agreement expected to surface after Geneva talks.
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Russia
France
Leonid Krassin
Moscow
Krassin
Geneva
Souvenir Trade Crackdown Reported in Lancaster
Federal agents collected hundreds of pounds of missing Shenandoah souvenir parts in Lancaster. They said prosecutions would follow against those who commercialized the items, but no arrests were made.
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Lancaster
Shenandoah
Prince of Wales Delayed by Chile Snowbound Railroad
The Prince of Wales remains in Santiago awaiting the reopening of the trans-Andean railroad blocked by snow as storm conditions delay travel through Chile on September 15.
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Santiago DE Chile
Prince of Wales
Chile
Traction Line Ends Service After Saturday Rush
F L Alderman of Athens National Bank says the traction line service ends late Saturday due to lack of riders. A court order allows a sale or reorganization of the business with the line shut Saturday night. The property has been offered for sale twice with no bids, and service would have been discontinued today if not for a brief extension to allow passengers to adjust.
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Athens National Bank
Oclick
Rment
Methodist Conference Opens in Columbus
Delegates to the 114th annual Ohio conference of the Methodist Episcopal church began arriving in Columbus. The conference opens Wednesday at Third Avenue M E Church with Bishop William F McDowell presiding and runs through next Tuesday. The Ohio conference laymen's association will also hold sessions this week.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Third Avenue M. E. Church
William F. McDowell
Priest Gorski Shot by Cheka in Biewennka
Vienna report says Father Jan Gorski a Polish priest was killed by the Cheka aboard a train in Biewennka. He was talking with passengers about Poles banished to Archangel when a Cheka agent overheard him and charged him with revolutionary propaganda after finding letters from banished Poles. He was executed on the spot.
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Jan Gorski
Biewennka
Gorski
Archangel
Cheka
Spanish Forces Gain Ground in Western Morocco and Alhucemas
General Primo de Rivera stated that Spanish victories near Tetuan and the Benkaik action halted Jeballa tribal uprisings. He praised the Alhucemas landing as strategically crucial, aided by naval air support, and predicted a conclusive Moroccan settlement.
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Morocco
Marshal Petain
Alhucemas Bay
Primo de Rivera
Benkaik
de Rivera
Primo
Druggists Meet Columbus Campaign for Guenther
Ohio delegation plans a push at the National Association of Retail Druggists convention in Memphis the week of September 21 to reelect Henry Guenther of Cleveland as treasurer. Guenther has served one term and is a candidate for mayor of Lakehurst, a Cleveland suburb.
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Henry Guenther
Cleveland
National Association of Retail Druggists
Ohio
Memphis
Ohio Pharmacutical Association
Guether
Lakehurst
Police Killings Shock Albany Area In Colonie Inn Incident
A Schenectady policeman and an alleged kidnapper died early today in the Colonie Inn on the Albany Schenectady road after a shootout that ended the confrontation. Investigators describe the incident as a deadly confrontation between law enforcement and suspects in a kidnapping case.
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al Kiden
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League fears Coolidge disarmament move
Geneva Sept 15 adherents of the League of Nations fear President Coolidge may invite an arms parley. Officials doubt action on disarmament before next year and worry a formal invitation could injure the league’s prestige if accepted by leading nations.
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League of Nations
Coolidge
League
Union Is In West Virginia To Stay Demands
Van A. Bittner in charge of United Mine Workers affairs in northern West Virginia calls for a large demonstration at Fairmont on September 2¢ to show the union is entrenched in the region. He urges all miners to participate to enroll a record showing unwavering labor presence.
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A. Jmiller
United Mine Workers
United Mine
Ohio
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van A. Bittner
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Coun
Plans for Ohio road work overhauls at conferences
Plans to finance future highway construction and road improvements across Ohio will be considered at conferences. A special conference will select the approach and funding strategy for upcoming projects.
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