Guard opens fire on Shawnee near New York
Halifax dispatch reports U S Coast Guard cutter No 145 fired five four pound shots at the Nova Scotia motor vessel Shawnee about 26 miles off New York. Two shots hit. Captain McLeod to protest to Ottawa. Shawnee, from Bermuda to Halifax, hull damaged, speed reduced, repairs begun in Halifax. Vessel owned by Meteghan Ship Building Co. Weymouth registry, 63 tons net.
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
N. S
New York
John McLeod
McLeod
Ottawa
Bermuda
Meteghan Ship Building Company
Meteghan
Weymouth
Coast Airline Opens Between New York and Miami
On September 19 three monoplanes departed Holmes Airport Long Island marking the first passenger and express airline along the Atlantic seaboard from New York to Miami. The bi weekly service aims for a 14 hour coast to coast run with more planes added monthly toward a daily schedule.
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New York
U.R
Holmes Airport
Long Island
Atlantic Seaboard
Miami
The Athens Messenger Beauty Booklet Offers Personal Care Tips
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet from its Washington Information Bureau about feminine beauty. It promises practical guidance on massage, shampoo, make up, and simple exercises to improve figure and appearance, with a coupon incentive for readers.
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Athens Messenger
Washington Information Bureau
First Heavy Frost Destroys Late Ohio Crops
A severe frost across Ohio damaged late crops in Akron Canton and Youngstown areas while Columbus and Cincinnati felt the chill. Cleveland saw superficial losses. Youngstown hit 33 degrees, with a frost reported in Mahoning County and around St Clairsville. Ward Van Orman observed snow flurries at 6500 feet.
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Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Wilmington
Mahoning County
Ohio
St. Clairsville
Ohio River
Ward T. van Orman
Happy Ireland and The Smallest Mouse in Flight
A quirky two act item features Happy Ireland and The Smallest Mouse performing a playful scene titled Powerful Hamagueht with a focus on safe flying and lighthearted humor. The piece appears in a calendar of brief novelty acts.
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Happy Ireland
Ireland’s Barracks Shift to Dwellings and Uses
A UK telegram reports Ireland moving military barracks to worker dwellings and prisons to broadcasting stations, noting no prohibition yet no “stupendous crime wave.” The tone suggests a cautious, ironic assessment of Irish state adjustments.
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Ireland
Prison Population Report Shows 700 In Irish Free State
The Irish Free State reports a total prison population of 700 as the country maintains a large system with thousands of inmates and occasional uprisings.
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Irish Free State
Strange Tales From Africa Mention Gogos Birth Control
Freder ick G. Carnacan returns from his eighth interior Africa trip with tales of a savage Gogos tribe that has practiced birth control for generations. He notes no prior warning on women's reproductive rights.
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Frederick G. Carnacan
Africa
Small Mouse and Tiny Hyrax Unearth in Curious Tale
A researcher reports a mouse smaller than a bumble bee and a hyrax smaller than a rabbit, noting the hyrax as a close contemporary living relative to elephants. The discovery highlights surprising diversity in small mammals and their distant kin.
No clear event in odd social observation
The fragment expresses that animals seem strange and a proud man is odder, noting that couples with a child within two years of marriage face social disdain though the reason is not explained.
Japan's Hamaguchi to Shape Naval Conference Talks
The naval conference outcome hinges on Japan's stance as Premier Hamaguchi determines terms and accepts concessions. The article notes Japan will speak plainly, with decisions resting on Hamaguchi's leadership.
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Japan
Hamaguchi
Rangers Probe Holes in Borger Murder Case
Texas Rangers and state agencies dig into the killing of John Holmes, Borger district attorney, linking the case to a large liquor conspiracy involving Borger and Hutchinson County officials. The slain reformer had papers tying liquor and vice to local power structures. Holmes had cooperated with federal officers.
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Norger
Tex
U.R
Texas Rangers
Plains
John Holmes
Holmes
Rangers
Borger
Hutchinson
Iowa bans liquor permits for pie eating houses
In Des Moines on September 19, Iowa statutes are cited by Attorney General John Fletcher to prohibit liquor sale permits to eating houses. The ruling targets establishments serving meals with pie, requiring drug stores to abandon intoxicating liquor sales or close.
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Pes Moines
Iowa
John Fletcher
Delay Flight Until Spring After Wreck
Burbank California Sept 19 A non stop flight plan from Tacoma to Tokio involving Lieutenant Bromley was postponed until spring after a factory crash at the Lockheed plant damaged a new ship. Lieutenant Fahy the chief pilot was injured with a fractured arm and severe cuts. The previous Bromley plane had also been wrecked near Tacoma during an attempted start for Tokio.
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Burbank
Calif
U.R
Harold Kromley
Tacoma
Wash
Tokio
Japan
Herbert Fahy
Bromley
Lockheed
Fahy
Aircraft Company
Tieotenant Bromley
Jury Gets Case in Hagerty Killing Trial
Detroit jurors hear the case against Ralph Wood of Wyandotte Michigan and partners Herbert Sullivan and Deet Holt charged with the January 9 killing of Ambrose Hagerty in Circuit Court today.
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Detroit
Mich
Ralph Wood
Wyandotte, Mich
Herbert Sullivan
Deet Holt
Ambrose Hagerty
Wheat prices held steady on world market strength
Prices for Wheat remained firm in Chicago trading as gains at Liverpool and Buenos Aires supported demand. The market was lifted by bullish sentiment in foreign exchanges and overall strength abroad.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Buenos Aires
Eskimos Prefer Store Teeth Over Eating Wear
Dr Reginald Fernald who joined Commander MacMillan on an Arctic voyage reported Eskimos like to remove their teeth before meals to save wear. He noted Dr Karl Langford extracted about 1800 teeth last year and this year Fernald and crew fashioned false teeth for the toothless, though the Eskimos wore them only on Sundays and removed them to eat.
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Newagen
U.R
Reginald Fernald
Donald MacMillan
McMillan
Karl K. Langford
Chicago
Yernald
First Frost Hits Amesville Severo frost reported
The early morning frost reached 32 degrees in Amesville late Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Fr W Gibson recorded the low and noted light crop damage to late corn clover and soybeans as temperatures rose to 42 by 8 30 AM.
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Amesville
Fr. W. Gibson
Columbus Firms to Fight Wage Purchase Law Enforcement
Undismayed by police action four Columbus operators of alleged salary purchasing firms announce they will fight the law banning their business. Stanton Hahn, attorney for the companies, says records were seized and operations will pause. Hahn argues the law is unconstitutional as it bans selling wages which is property disposal and likens the deals to note discounting. He vows to test the constitutionality to the court of last resort.
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Columbus
Stanton Hahn
Hahn
Brighten a Room with Gay Curtains and Lampshades
Autumn days dampen spirits, so add gay curtains and gay lampshades to windows and lights. This simple decor change may transform a room more than a single dream before trying it, lifting mood through color and light.
Handy Bottle Cap Lifter Eases Cream and Milk Bottles
A cheap gadget lifts basteboard covers from milk and cream bottles, sparing users from squirting the contents on themselves and the kitchen. It promises a neater, easier pour and less mess.
Shires Suspended After Philadelphia Fight
Art Shires, White Sox first baseman, was suspended after a reported fist fight in Philadelphia with manager Russell D Blackburn and secretary Lou Barbour. The image shows him leaving for home as Chicago remains his team’s base.
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Art Shires
White Sox
Chicago
Shires
Philadelphia
Russell D Blackburn
Lou Barbour
Cuba Bossed by Machado Is Charge Heard
Senate Foreign Relations Committee will summon Secretary of State Stimson to discuss Cuban American relations amid charges that President Machado rules Cuba through terror. Accusations include suppression of opposition, censorship, electoral code curtailments, property rights violations, and labor union hampering.
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Washington
U.P
Machado
Cuba
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Stimson
Stimson
United Press
Nnach H. Crowder
Buffalo Air Endurance Plane Reaches 200th Hour
In Buffalo New York on September 19 the air endurance craft flown by Btinson and Detroiter, refueled in flight, stayed aloft for 200 hours before a damaged supporting strut forced nose heaviness and affected stability.
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AIR
Joint Statement Hinted on British US Cruiser Demands
Secretary Stimson will not confirm or deny British naval demands. A joint statement is expected during Premier MacDonalds Washington visit. Clarification on MacDonalds agenda and naval aims anticipated with ambassadors kept informed.
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United States
Washington
U.P
Stimson
MacDonald
London
Hoover
Bill to settle Washington Revolutionary claims before House
Representative Hartley of New Jersey will introduce a bill to pay Lucilla Nagel and Ralph Richardson, descendants of James Bell, for supplies to Washington's troops. The claim totals 1890 dollars plus interest, with larger unverified estimates elsewhere.
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Washington
General Washington
Hartley
New Jersey
House
Lucilla Nagel
Ralph Richardson
Bloomfield
N. J
James Bell
Martley
Two Men Die As Fire Hits Powhatan Mine
A Powhatan mine blaze kills two men and overcomes five, with 30 rescued. Lawrence Leach, 40, night foreman, and J A Kurin, 38, die amid black damp. Rescue crews saved others trapped three miles in the workings. several men require medical attention. Fire started after night shift. a spark from a trolley struck a coal car.
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Powhatan
U.P
Robert Hallen
John Stentas
Lawrence Leach
Leach
Kuriin
American millionaire seeks proper haircut in London clash
William Kenny, a wealthy U S contractor, argued for his preferred barber Louis Arico to travel to London for a decent cut. Barbers in Britain refused, sparking an international dispute. Kenny eventually submitted to a local barber while Arico stayed in New York.
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William Kenny
Louis Arice
Kenny
New York
Arico
London
MacMillan Returns From 12th Far North Expedition
Newagen Maine Sept 19 Lieut Commander Donald B MacMillan and nine associates arrived on the Bowdoin after a perilous voyage beyond the Arctic Circle. He described Eskimo schoolhouse at Nain and findings in Baffin Land including two ice caps and a mistaken gold hoax.
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Newagen
U.P
North Atlantic
Bowdoin
Donald B. Macmillan
MacMillan
Arctic Circle
Wiscasset
Nain
Baffin Land
Hudson Strait
Lock's Land
McMillan
Martin Frobisher
Labrador
Frobisher
England
Francis Hall
Wedding Gifts Tax Mansion In Fairfield County
The governor's mansion in Plainville, Connecticut, will be taxed to hold wedding gifts for Florence Trumbull and John Coolidge. A large number of parcels arrive daily, with rooms set aside for display and packing material piling up. Public interest prompts unusual news arrangements for Monday’s wedding at the Congregational Church at 4 pm, including photographer access and press passes, while reporters are restricted from the church lines.
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Plainville
Conn
Florence Trumbull
John Cool
Althoneh
Trumbull
New York
Denton
Connecticut
John
Afiry
British Leader Presses for Global Armament Limits
In Geneva Lord Cecil spoke to the League of Nations Preparatory Disarmament Commission. He demanded general limits on land sea and air forces and trained reserves. He pressed budget cuts and international control to enforce disarmament conventions despite opposition from French circles.
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Geneva
U.R
Lord Cecil
League of Nations Preparatory Disarmament Commission
League
Cecil
Bettman Unravels Tangle in Township
Columbus Sept 19 Attorney General Bettman unraveled a legal tangle over filling a vacancy in Jackson Township Pickaway County caused by the death of a township trustee. The law requires the township justice of the peace to appoint but that official also died, complicating the appointment.
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Columbus
U.R
Jackson Township
Pickaway County
Bettman
Justice of the Peace
Electrification and Mergers Drive Big Rail Investments
U S and Canadian rail systems plan about 80 million dollars in 1929 improvements to boost passenger and freight service. The Pennsylvania Railroad’s 100 million dollar electrification aims to cover 1,300 miles with 365 electric locomotives over six to seven years. Rail rivals push four major merger proposals, including a 2.5 million Delaware and Hudson plan absorbing 16 lines to expand eastern networks.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading
Nailroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaware and Hudson
Rip Van Winkle in New York Court Case dismissed for vagrancy
Guy Van Winkle nicknamed Rip is cleared in Tombs Court after sleeping in an unoccupied building for four nights following a mountains trip. Magistrate Bimpson records case dismissed as Van Winkle, aged 79, admits no crime. Rip leaves with a dollar collected by the court.
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New York
Guy van Winkle
Rip
Catabills
Ike
van Winkle
Bimpson
Tombs Court
Guy
Kip) van Winkle
Maistrato
Rip van Winkle
Giant monoplane planned to carry 60 passengers
In Madrid on September 19 a giant monoplane is under construction able to travel 8,600 miles. The craft will weigh 20 tons when fully loaded and can also carry 6 tons of bombs.
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Madrid
Man seeks rental home with basement furnace and farm needs
Classified note seeks a modern house with basement and furnace for rent. Also offers apples for apple butter and winter use, a 280 acre farm with tenants, and a combined dwelling and business house for rent at $30 per month. Dial 0248.
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Messenger
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