Davis Attacks Klan as He Courts Labor Votes in Chicago
Democratic nominee John W. Davis spoke in Chicago and Gary Ind to rally labor support. He predicted a Democratic victory, attacked corruption in the Republican cabinet, denounced the Ku Klux Klan, and urged 100 percent American allegiance and universal equal rights.
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Chicago
Illinois Democracy
John W. Davis
Gary
Ind
Wheeling
W. Va
Davis
Democratic Party
Coolidge
America
United States
West Evangelists to Lead Fall Campaign
The Edwards Walker Evangelistic company of Kansas City Mo will headline a fall campaign for the Christian church. They have spoken in several Ohio cities and will move to Pittsburgh for a two month engagement after their Ohio meeting. Reverend Chatley praises their character and methods as above reproach and urges all church members to attend Sunday services for plans ahead of the evangelistic team’s arrival.
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The
Christian Church
Edwards- Walker Evangelistic Company
Kansas City
Ohio
Pittsburg
Chatley
Carrie Bragon Death Mystery In Taunton Inn Owner Case
Taunton Massachusetts police questioned Ernest Belanger after the Rainbow Inn owner Carrie Bragon 23 was found dead near a taxicab location. Belanger held on 1000 bond to answer Sept 22 on assault and drunkenness charges.
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Tauton
Mass
Carrie Bragon
Rainbow Inn
Fast Blackstone
Ernest Belanger
Belanger
Wilbur Affair Sparks Campaign Talk Abroad
Washington dispatch shows Wilbur’s return from California fuels Democratic criticism and rumors of discord with Coolidge. Shaver demands publication of Wilbur speech amid Japanese protest chatter. Separately, fighting rages in Chekiang with Kiangsu forces splitting lines near Techang.
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H. K. Reynolds
Washington
Wilbur
President Coolidge
White House
California
Coolidge
Pacific Coast
Denver
Shaver
Democratic National Committee
State Department
London
Liuho
Techang
Shanghai
Central News
Legion to Back Boy Scouts in Logan Ohio Move
Logan Post of the American Legion endorses the Boy Scout movement in the city. Wood Bowen named representative on the city governing council and Kerwood Martin as alternate on the committee, both Legionnaires, to aid in building a strong Scout organization. Selection made Tuesday evening.
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Logan, O
Logan
American Legion
Wood Bowen
Kerwood Martin
Young boy admits part in hold ups in Ohio and Kentucky
A boy claiming to be George Kohl of Erlanger Kentucky is held for Columbus authorities over an oil station robbery and manager shooting. He admits involvement with Leroy Ham Mond and other street crimes as investigations expand to three chain-store holdups and related Assessments in Cincinnati. The report notes council action setting an October 10 deadline for paying assessments and mentions a greyhound’s speed of 35 miles an hour.
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Cincinnati
George Kohl
Erlanger
Columbus
Kohl
Grand
Athens National Bank
Council
Families plead mercy for two Chicago youths in murder cases
Bernard Grant and Walter Krauser families press Gov Len Small for clemency as Leopold and Loeb’s life sentence sparks public pity. Fathers describe poverty and inability to hire high priced lawyers while relatives insist their sons are innocent or not wholly responsible for the killings of Policeman Relph Sanders.
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Chicago
God
Bernard Grant
Bernard
RelJph Sanders
Walter Krauser
Leopold
Loeb
Grant
Krauser
Loci
Walter
Supreme Court
Charles Krauser
Bertha
Bobby Franka
Len Small
Chicago Crime Commission
Death of pastor's wife linked to arsenic poisoning investigation
In Mt Vernon Ill a case centers on Rev Lawrence Hight pastor of Inn Methodist Episcopal church as coroner tests confirm arsenic poisoning in the death of his wife Anna While a second inquiry into William Sweetzer's death proceeds police report a found arsenic box at the pastor's home and a restaurant worker denies statements about tainted meat exposure A church conference meeting looms in Carbondale as further chemist reports are awaited
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MT. Vernon
Ill
Lawrence M. Hight
Inn Methodist Episcopal Church
Anna
William Sweetzer
Sweetzer
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Carbondale
Nelsonville Pupils to Tour New York Coal Orchard
Nelsonville Ohio invited fifth grade and up to inspect the New York Coal Co orchard at Hamley Run farm. The project farms 12 000 to 15 000 apple bushes with varieties like Delicious Jonathan King David. Bus transport by parents and civic clubs, and light refreshments, are planned for next Monday after school.
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New York Coal Company
Nelsonville
Hamley Run
Lght
Hamiley Run
Jonathan
Athen County
New York Coal Co
Reverend Denies Guilt in Wife’s Death Statement
Rev Hight told district ministers he is not guilty of his wife’s death, stating he had nothing to do with it. He spoke of losing his wife, breaking up his home, and his children being separated from him. He asserted he is not guilty of any wrongdoing.
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Hight
Davis claims against Donahey to be released later
Ohio Republican candidate Harry L. Davis says he will disclose facts behind the charge that Governor Donahey received gifts from contractors at the proper time. Donahey had challenged Davis to name a specific instance he accepted gifts, which Davis did not publish immediately.
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Columbus
Donahey
Harry L. Davis
Ohio
Davis
Reasoner to Face Jury Trial for Resisting Officer
Proceedings in the court of Mayor J A Koons against J A Reasoner on a charge of resisting an officer were continued after a Thursday hearing. Reasoner pleaded not guilty, refused to waive examination, and demanded a jury trial to be held next Thursday evening in the mayor's court following a Saturday night altercation with Captain Maple after Reasoner was arrested on a traffic charge.
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J. A. Reasoner
Reasoner
Maple
Boy Crash Victim Improves After Surgery
James Shafer of Mechanicsburg is recovering in a Columbus hospital after an operation for internal injuries from a garage collapse on President Street. He was on his way home from school when he stopped to watch workers. wrecking of the old building was begun to clear space for a new university structure.
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Columbus
James Shafer
Mechanicsburg
Shafer
President Street
Debtors Show No Immediate Plan to Liquidate US Debts
Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois returned from Europe and said major European debtors have no immediate plan to liquidate US obligations. He urged decisive US action to collect the debts but urged waiting for the Dawes plan to take effect before demanding repayment.
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Washington
United States
Medill McCormick
Illnois
Europe
McCormick
Decision Soon in School Case Against Chauncey Dover Leader
Athens county board of education seeks ouster of B. M. Thompson, Chauncey Dover township superintendent, with judge saying ruling will come in days after hearing on temporary restraining order. Attorneys clash over self governance, district superintendents' duties, and legislature provisions as to village and township boards.
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Athens County Board of Education
B. M. Thompson
Chauncey-Dover Township
L. G. Wortsell
Boards of Education
Dover Township
Chauncey
R. D. Williams
County Board of Education
Thompson
John Woolley
Board of Education
Livy Manuscript Discovery Doubted by Official Panel
In Naples on September 19 the famed Livy manuscript claim unraveled as Professor Di Martino Fusco admitted before government commissioners and Senator Coocit that the alleged discovery of Livy’s history of Rome and Christ’s life is a false claim.
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Naples
Livy
di Martino Fusco
Rome
Christ
Coocit
Wheeler tours Ohio attacks the Ohio gang in Columbus
Sen. Burton Wheeler progressive running mate to La Follette tells Ohio voters in Columbus that a Coolidge win would approve Daugherty Burns and Mannington and vows to widen attacks into Dayton and Cincinnati. He rails against the Ohio gang and defends reform moves while warning of a government crisis if the Washington corruption is not addressed.
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Columbus
Washington
Prince Als
Burton K. Wheeler
Robert M. la Follette
Dayton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wheeler
Harry M. Daugherty
William J. Burns
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Montana
Ohio Gang
Lincoln
Coolidge
America
Superintendent Named After School Board Succession
May decision by joint boards following the school committee's refusal to reappoint the Chauncey Dover High School principal, prompting a new superintendent appointment.
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Chauncey- Dover High School
Mulford Sentenced to 2 to 3 Years in Mansfield Reformatory
In Pomeroy Ohio common pleas court Judge Miller sentenced Stanley Mulford to two to three years in Mansfield Reformatory for conveying laws and files into the county jail to aid Jesse Little and other prisoners in an escape bid. He was found guilty at the last term.
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Pomeroy, CO
Common Pleas Court
Miller
Stanley Mulford
Rm Mansfield Reformatory
Jesse Little
Heavy Artillery Fire Near Shanghai Seaport Warns of Collapse
Shanghai beleaguered as Chinese forces clash around the port amid deserters from Chekiang troops. Reports say Chekiang leadership faces ouster, Hang Chow looms under threat, with authorities forecasting possible fall as fighting intensifies.
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Bert Kuhn
WN. S
Shanghai
Lihee Huangtu
Jodé Kiang-Su
Afangsu
Nanjiang
Shamghat
London
Posall
Ned
Fen
Gem
Jun Chang-Feng
Tuchan
Fukien
Ing
Hang Chow
Chekiang
Lu Yung Hoelang
Jing
Hsiang Hatau
Lu Yung Halang
Morrocan Trial Draws Crowd With Colored Fan Ads
In Casablanca Morocco a perfume shop from a murder trial drew attention as spectators waved multicolored fans bearing ads for the firm. The case, linked to a long affair, drew predominantly women to the courtroom. A note recalls the first free library funded by Andrew Carnegie in Dumfries Scotland, established July 27 1881.
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Morocco
Court Room
Andrew Carnegie
Dumf ‘Hine
Scotland
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