Kidnapping Case in Hawaii Triggers Vigilant Hunt
In Honolulu authorities and hundreds of deputized citizens launched Hawaii's most intensive manhunt for Gill Jamieson, 10, who was kidnapped and killed. A Japanese suspect, Harry Kaisan, admitted writing the ransom letter under a truth serum but later denied involvement. Gill's body was found near a Waikiki canal. a ransom of 10,000 dollars had been demanded. Fourteen Japanese and a Filipino were arrested as the search continues.
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Honolulu
U.P
Hawaii
Gill Jamieson
Harry Kaisan
Kaisan
Gill
Waikiki Beach
Frederic W. Jamieson
U.R
National Guard
Wallace Farrington
Harry Kaisen
Jamieson
Kaisen
Police overcoat purchases deemed illegal in Greenville case
Greenville Dark County officials allegedly spent 175 on police overcoats last winter without council authorization. State Bureau examiners released findings covering November 1, 1926 to July 25, 1928, labeling the purchase an illegal payment.
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Columbus
Greenville
Dark County
State Bureau of Accounting
Submarine Runs Aground At Panama Bay Point
Washington reported the submarine 8 17 ran aground at Juan Point Almirante Bay Panama yesterday. No crew members were injured and naval tugs stood by as divers prepared to refloat the vessel.
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Washington
U.R
Juan Point
Almirante Bay
Panama
Navy Department
Relief Program for Striking Ohio Miners Adopted by Federation
The Ohio State Federation of Labor approved a relief plan to aid striking miners, aiming to organize statewide fundraising and public support so workers can endure winter and sustain collective bargaining. Lee Hall and other leaders cited nonunion operator pressure and 14 000 nonunion miners in Ohio. A separate measure seeks to curb injunctions in labor disputes, while another resolution targets banks railroads and local officials viewed as anti labor.
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Columbus
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Ohio
Nett House
M Mining
Lee Hall
United Mine Workers of America
G. W. Savage
Dave Watkins
Hall
Hoover Not 10 Answer Omit Sells Himself
Herbert Hoover plans no personal retort to Alfred E. Smith during his western tour. Republican speakers and party chairman Hubert Work will deliver responses while Hoover sticks to a quiet campaign, emphasizing policy over personal attacks. State groups push ahead, initial complaints of inactivity fading as momentum grows.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
United Press
Smith
Hubert Work
National Committee
Hoover
Omaha
Democratic Party
Iowa Farmers Oppose Hoover and Brookhart at Union Meeting
The Iowa Farmers Union declared against Herbert Hoover for president and opposed Senator Smith W. Brookhart. Brookhart faced heckling as he accused union leaders of double crossing farmers, while a prior Brookhart faction had cheered him four years ago for opposing Coolidge and backing La Follette.
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Des Moines
U.P
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Herbert Hoover
Smith W. Brookhart
Brookhart
Union
Farm Union
New York
President Coolidge
Robert M. la Follette
Hiker Shooters Await Trial On Murder Charge
Loreda Boyle an 18 year old hitch hiker faces a preliminary hearing on a second degree murder charge in Akron after she allegedly shot Robert P. McCormack who gave her a ride. She claimed she shot to prevent an attack and said she plans to devote her life to teaching young girls not to ride with strangers.
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Akron
U.P
Loreda Boyle
Miss Boyle
Robert P. McCormack
Woman pleads for renewed search for kidnapped daughter
Toledo police are urged by Mrs. George Fisk to intensify efforts to locate Marian Fisk a 16 year old Whitler School student believed abducted.
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Toledo
George Fisk
Marian Fisk
Whittler School
Labor leader kidnapped from Detroit union office
Detroit police report Max Ruben secretary of the Motion Picture Operators Union was abducted from his eighth floor office by six gunmen. Police suspect ransom motive amid a dispute after a wage increase, with three suspects arrested as bomb and crime squads investigate.
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Detroit
Mich
U.R
Max Ruben
Ruben
Crack Flying Squad On Way to Virginia
SCOTT FIELD Illinois September 21 The United States Air Corps second bombardment group en route home from the Pacific Coast to Langley Field Virginia arrived here from Kansas City for a fuel stop. Planes left Kansas City at 6 10 a m and covered the 285 miles at about 100 miles an hour landing at 9 a m After an hour they planned to resume eastward flight with a probable first stop at Dayton Ohio.
Rising Water Slows Everglades Rescue Efforts After Storm
Heavy rains flooded the Everglades hurricane area cutting off rescue work in West Palm Beach. Red Cross official A L Schafer called 700 to 800 deaths in the county a fair estimate and said many bodies may never be recovered. Boats will resume searches when feasible.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
U.P
Everglades
A.L. Schafer
National Red Cross
Girl Singers Will Try for Glee Club
Ohio University announces tryouts for the Girls Glee Club led by director Mrs. Margaret Benedict. Last year’s second glee club members meet at 7 pm Tuesday for alto trials, new candidates. soprano trials follow at 7:30 pm Tuesday. new soprano candidates meet at 7 pm Wednesday.
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Ohio University Girls’ Glee Club
Margaret Benedict
Trench Graves Dug For Hurricane Victims In Florida
Steam shovels dig trench graves as steam shovels trench graves for hurricane victims. West Palm Beach relief centers crowded with refugees as typhoid inoculation is ordered to curb disease. Boats search Everglades for bodies while unconfirmed Palm Beach County death toll ranges 700 to 800.
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Florida
Everglades
Miami
Okeechobee
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach County
Republicans at Columbus Plan for Campaigns
In Columbus a gathering of county committee chairs secretaries and state delegates discussed the statewide Republican push for national and state tickets. Arthur Nixon Dayton led the central committee. Col Carmi Thompson Cleveland presided. Myers Y Cooper gubernatorial nominee and Senator Simeon D Fess spoke to about 200 attendees at a luncheon.
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Columbus
State Central Committee
Arthur Nixon
Dayton
Central Committee
Col
Carmi Thompson
Cleveland
Myers Y. Cooper
Simeon D. Fess
Democrat asks election probe for Columbus
Gov Donahey forwards complaints about Franklin County primary irregularities to Attorney General Turner asking for an investigation if deemed important. The move follows J H Kauffman’s attacks on ballot rotation requirements and alleged county frauds.
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Columbus
U.R
Franklin County
Edward C. Turner
Vic Donahey
Turner
Donahey
J. H. Kauffman
Kauffman
Cuyahoga County
Red Cross Seeks 5 Million for Storm Relief
Red Cross officials urged a minimum of 5 million dollars to aid 400000 hurricane victims in Porto Rico 16000 Florida families and others in the Virgin Islands. Relief workers report rising death tolls and possible epidemics with bodies found along Florida roads and caskets moving from West Palm Beach.
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Porto Rico
Bahamas
Florida
Miami
Jacksonville
Washington
U.R
Red Cross
Virgin Islands
West Palm Beach
A. L. Schaefer
Lake Okeechobee
Porto Ricans
Mabbitt K. Reckford
Red Cross Relief
Link Between Congressman and Philadelphia Beer Raid
Police raid on the Weisbrod and Hess brewery yielded names of prominent Philadelphians including an unnamed congressman. District Attorney John Monaghan said several arrests were expected as 100 saloon-keepers testify about the beer traffic. The grand jury probe follows allegations of police laxity and bribery by bootleg interests.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Weisbrod and Hess
John Monaghan
Grand Jury
Schoenleber
Go After Slot Machine Men After Bombing
Cleveland officials ordered all slot machine distributors detained for questioning after a renewal of slot machine warfare. Two bombs damaged Nathan Weisenberger's home. two people were lightly injured. Inspector Cody directed rounds up, while Chief Graut and Safety Director Barry conferred on new policy.
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Nathan Weisenberger
C. W. Cody
Jacob Graut
E. D. Barry
John Mack
Cody
Weisenberg
Mann Repudiates Oklahoma City Criticism by Smith
Governor Smith in Oklahoma City linked Col. Horace A Mann to the Fellowship Forum, drawing repudiation here as Mann denies any association with the organization or its platform.
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Washington
U.P
Smith
Oklahoma City
Horace A. Mann
Fellowship Forum
Mann
Bootleg Bottle Case Stirs Judge in Pomeroy
Judge Cora Roberts contemplates a bootleg liquor case from Union Avenue where Steve Eblin’s yard hid a partly filled bottle buried under a pear tree. Neighbors testified to Eblin’s good character but evidence against him led to a lengthy legal study of whether yard burials constitute possession.
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Pomeroy
Cora Roberts
Union Avenue
Steve Eblin
Thomas Fork
Eblin
Robers
Solomon
Gil Expected To Be Elected in Mexico
Mexico City report says Emilio Portes Gil, Secretary of the Interior, likely to be named Provisional President on the first ballot in a joint session of Congress next week. The choice reduces uncertainty over a successor to President Calles for the 14 months until the November 1919 election.
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Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gil
Interior
Mexico
Congress
Calles
Harry Lauder Sings and Collects 110
Aberdeen Scotland September 21 Sir Harry Lauder entertained Aberdeen Rotary Club and after singing collected 22 pounds sterling for the Joint Hospital Fund under the Duchess of Richmond and Gordon.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
U.P
Harry Lauder
Aberdeen Rotary Club
Blind inventor Charles Parkin dies in Cleveland
Funeral services are planned tomorrow for Charles H. Parkin a blind inventor and honorary life president of the Ohio State Commission for the Blind in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Charles H. Parkin
Ohio State Commission For the Blind
Lindbergh Takes Air Ride in Cleveland
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh landed at Cleveland airport and soon flew with Ambassador Myron Herrick of France over the city in an air ride yesterday afternoon.
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Cleveland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Myron Herrick
France
City
Typhus and Cholera Hit Nationalist Troops in China
A Manchester Guardian dispatch from Peking reports outbreaks of typhus and cholera among Nationalist troops in Ching. The alert notes epidemics as leaders struggle to contain the spread and maintain troop health amid conflict.
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London
Manchester Guardian
Peking
Ching
Walker Backs Smith Amid Whispering Campaign Attacks
In Newark New Jersey on September 21 Mayor James J Walker addressed 12000 attendees at the Armory in support of Democratic nominee Alfred E Smith. He condemned the whispering campaign targeting Smith, speaking from the same platform Hoover used earlier.
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Newark
N. J
U.P
Alfred KE. Smith
James J. Walker
Herbert Hoover
New York
Armory
Large turnout at Athens Grange meeting in Jacksonville
Athens Grange drew a large audience at the Jacksonville School House with Canaanville providing music. Talks by L F Efaw, Rev I P Day, Tom H Johnson and Mr Speer accompanied humorous readings. A debate on rural police was held with Athens winning. substitutes included Otis Allen and Mary Faye Easterling for Canaanville.
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Athens County
Athens
Jacksonville
Canaanville
L. F. Efaw
I. P. Day
Tom H. Johnson
Speer
Rutledge
York Township
Secret Service rounds up alleged counterfeit ring in Toledo
Secret Service operatives said they captured the alleged leader Stanley Bliss described as the mastermind of a counterfeit ring that dumped fake money across several states. Bliss held on 20000 bond and arraigned with wife Esther Bliss Rudy Jines former husband of Esther Mrs. Mary Filipowicz and Elsie Kowaski on the same charge.
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Toledo
U.P
United States Secret Service
Stanley Bliss
United States
Frederick W. Gaines
Esther Bliss
Rudy Jinines
Bliss
Mary Filipowicz
Elsie Kowaski
Curtis Campaign Passes to Indian Voters in West
Senator Charles Curtis among Rosebud Indians as GOP farm vote drive resumes. About 400000 Indian voters nationally, including 20000 in South Dakota, are seen as potential supporters while Curtis promotes tariff and farm measures on a western tour ending in Valentine Nebraska.
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Curtis
Sheridan
Wyo
U.P
Charles Curtis
Rosebud
South Dakota
Valentine
Neb
Smith Quietly Ends Whispering Campaign in Oklahoma City
Governor Alfred E. Smith closes the whispering campaign in Oklahoma City as he denounces religious politics and defends his record. Dr. John Roach Straten campaigns with him while laying out anti Hoover views amid crowd tensions.
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Thomas L. Torres
United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Alfred EB. Smith
Giakome
Denver
Colo
Smith
Oklahoma
Jack” Walton
Walton
John Roach Straten
Calvary Baptist
New York City
United States
Hoover
Benator Owen
New York
Alms House Inmate Sentenced for Life
An elderly inmate at an alms house in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania was sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of another man who had allegedly carried tales to the superintendent. Richard Gaughan aged 76 faced the life term after the fatal incident. In a separate note from Denver Colorado John Rees of Brokenheath was chosen at the closing session of the Grand Army event.
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Wilkesbarre
Alma House
Richard Gaughan
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Washington, D. C
Paul R. Mallon
Iowa
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Fears
Crack Flying Squad
Virginia
Glee Club
Tallahassee
Atlantic
Gulf
St, Petersburg
Daytona Beach
Okeechoee
Fila
South Florida
Republicans AT Columbus Plan For
Cooper and
Fess
Meigs County
Gil
Jimmy Walker
Secret Service
Onio Methodists
Condoms Appeal
Mrs. Willebrandt
Straton
New York Baptist
Alms House
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