Local Red Cross drives for Japan relief closed with partial overage
The Mercer county campaign raised $1565.43 toward a national goal, with other donations continuing to arrive. A Red Cross letter cited a $5,000,000 minimum for Japan relief, but the drive ended after Mercer county exceeded its quota, while more gifts were welcome to Harry L. Greenspon or Mrs. H. X. Morton for forwarding to national headquarters.
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Mercer County
Red Cross
Harry L. Greenspon
H. X. Morton
Mercer County Red Cross
Domination by Klansmen Charged in Tulsa
Governor Walton demanded resignation of Tulsa County jury commissioners and urged sheriff and police commissioner to retire after alleging control by the Ku Klux Klan. He pressed for changes as a condition to revoke martial law with business leaders seeking further talks.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa County
Walton
L. M. Poe
Cana
Hannan
Official List Placed Twenty-three Dead in Naval Wreck
San Diego reports an official list of twenty three dead and missing from the Pt Honda wreck last Saturday night. The destroyers involved were local vessels and the muster will determine if any officers survived.
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San Diego
Cal
Pt. Honda
United States
Mae
Stronger Prohibition Enforcement Reported by Daugherty
Attorney General Daugherty presented a White House summary showing federal prosecutions rising since 1920 with over 90 000 cases terminated and more than 3 000 years of jail time in the last 23 months. He urged relentless action against bootleggers and rings nationwide.
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Washington
Coolidge
Daugherty
United States
Italo-Greek Settlement Talk Proves Laborious in Paris
Paris Sept 12 The council of ambassadors met twice on the Italo Greek dispute with US observer Sheldon Whitehouse but failed to reach a final agreement. British envoy insists on Corfu evacuation once settlement terms are agreed. Mussolini seeks hold on the islands until inquiry into killings by the Greco Albanian boundary commission ends and reparations are complete.
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Sheldon Whitehouse
United States
Mussolini
Italy
Baron Avenzzano
Corfu
Signor
Boundary Commission
Leader Progressive Idea Miners Indicted
Myerscough secretary treasurer of the Progressive International Committee formed last June to push progressive ideas in the United Mine Workers was indicted for sedition by the Allegheny County grand jury. The case cites his federal court writ seeking seized file cases, with alleged admission that the files are his property and contain a radical mailing list.
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Pittsburg
Myerscough
Progressive International Committee
United Mine Workers
Allegheny of Grand Jury
Department of Justice
Prince of Wales Sets Off for Western Ranch Visit
The Prince of Wales ashore at Quebec with no pomp registers at Chateau Frontenac as Baron of Renfrew and prepares to spend a month pretending to be a cowboy at a western ranch amid a fuss free arrival in mid September.
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Quebec
Prince of Wales
Chateau Frontenac
Renfrew and
Iine
Plane crash at Wise county fair injures two
Vaughn Shore and Mrs. Edward Smith suffered serious injuries when Shore’s airplane faltered at about 2 30 pm and nosed into the earth outside Wise county fair grounds near Norton Virginia. Mrs. Smith was unconscious and badly injured. Shore sustained a broken arm and lighter injuries.
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Edward Smith
Alteman
Vaughn Shore
Wise County
Shore
Wise County Fair
Wise Court House
Smith
Pound
Norton
Big Stone Gap
Duff
Clinch Valley
Mussolini Silent on Italy’s Fiume Attitude After Sept 15
Premier Mussolini remains silent on Italy’s move regarding Fiume if Jugoslav accepts the joint commission plan by September 15. Italian newspapers report abroad propaganda and a possible mediation bid by France. Officials note reports of an ultimatum are false and hope for a direct Italy Jugoslavia talks without arbitration remain.
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Mussolini
Italy
Jugo- Slavia
Italo-Jugo- Slav
Fiume
France
Jugo-Slavia
Italo- Jugo-Slav
Joint Commission
Japan Appreciates American Generosity
Washington reports Japan today expressed profound appreciation for American relief efforts after a disaster. Hanthara voiced thanks for the aid and said Americans have often led community relief measures and organized help for the stricken country.
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Japan
Washington
Hanthara
America
Reliei
No Labor Vote as Such in America Sparks W C T U Talk
Columbus, Sept 12. Laura Miller of the W C T U declares there is no labor vote as such in America and criticizes the American Federation of Labor for pursuing political ends. She notes power from bartenders and brewery workers within the federation and questions representation of all American labor. National officers reelected include Anna Gordon, Elia Boole, Frances Parks, Elizabeth Anderson, and Margaret Muns.
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Columbus
American Federation of Labor and
Laura Miller
New York
Department For Women In Industry
America
American Federation of Labor
Anna Gordon
Evanston
Ill
Mia
Elia A. Boole
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frances P. Parks
Elizabeth Preston Anderson
Fargo
N. D
Margaret Muns
State rests case in Macon flogging trial
In Macon Georgia on September 12 the state rested its case against Dr C A Yarbrough who is on trial for rioting tied to the flogging of B F Mills Three witnesses testified Yarbrough was part of the party that flogged Mills and the defense then began its testimony
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Macon
C. A. Yarbrough
B. F. Mills
Yarbrough
Germany Reagt? Guarantees Ruhr Freedom Speech to Editors
Berlin Sept 12 Chancellor Stresemann told newspaper editors he was ready to offer real guarantees to secure Ruhr freedom and that passive resistance cannot solve the dispute. He warned the Versailles mortgages and pledges bind Germany and discussed parallels with French banker M Poincare on security guarantees and a trusteeship concept.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Ruhr
Cuno
Herr Stresemann
Rhineland
M. Poincare
France
Ae Eee
Reich
Germany
Merchants oppose Pinchot plan on coal crisis relief
The National Retail Coal Merchants Association pledged support for government efforts to stabilize the anthracite market while opposing the Pinchot compromise. Roderick Stephens argued price regulation must ensure a fair return on capital and energy, warning against state socialism and threats to private initiative.
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Retail Coal Merchants Association
Washington
National Retail Coal Merchants Association
Roderick Stephens
The
Coal Commission
Tragedy in McKeesport: Mother and Daughter Killed by Train
A mother Mary Milovich and her three year old daughter Stella died after their car was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at Scott Haven McKeesport Pennsylvania. The driver escaped injury and the incident occurred tonight.
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McKeesport
Scott Haven
Mary Milovich
Stella
Loss of Life Among Refugees Appalling
A Tokyo dispatch reports appalling loss of life among refugees crowded into an army clothing warehouse compound. Fire after Toklo car office caused the deaths, with about 32,000 people jammed into the compound burned to death.
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Washington
Army
Houte
Toklo
Emsey
Italian American League backs Coolidge with 600000 members
Utah and Oklahoma Republicans join California visitors in reaffirming support for President Coolidge for 1924. J P Spencer and state officials report strong backing, with P Giordano of the Italian American Republican League pledging 600000 members in 1127 clubs nationwide. Immigration and prohibition weigh on discussions.
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Utah
Oklahoma
Washington
Coolidge
White House
J. P. Spencer
Wyoming
Republican State Committee
Bowers
West Virginia
Chandler
Millspaugh
Missouri
W. D. Sutton
Lon Hooker
Republican National Committee
P. Giordano
New York City
Republican League
Giordano
Sutton
Tobacco Less Deadly Than Thought Says ACS Findings
Milwaukee investigators G. W. Jones W. P. Yant and L. H. Burgess report tobacco smoke is far less deadly from carbon monoxide than previously claimed. In Pittsburg tests in a non ventilated room three subjects smoked various products for two hours with goggles on. blood carbon monoxide saturation never exceeded five percent in two subjects inhaling twenty cigarettes.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Pittsburg
American Chemical Society
G. W. Jones
W. P. Yant
L. BH. Burgess
Stock brokers charged with trading against customers orders
Indictments returned against Burrill Ruskay Eugene Greenhut Geo Proctor and Joseph Shelby of the stock brokerage firm Ruskay accused of trading against customers orders They surrendered and others are expected to be arrested Bail set at 25600 each per Assistant District Attorney Geraty The firm failed in 1922 for 5000000
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New York
Burrill Ruskay
Eugene Greenhut
Geo. Proctor
Joseph Shelby
S. Ruskay
Ruskay
Geraty
Prohibition Blessing Is Baptist Resolution
Parkersburg West Virginia September opening of the Parkersburg Baptist Association annual conference with fifteen ministers and about 200 delegates from thirty-one churches in attendance. Rev J A Young of St Mary's is moderator. A resolution declared enactment of prohibition a blessing. Sessions to continue tomorrow.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Parkersburg Baptist Association
Atendance
J. A. Young
St. Mary’s
Modertor
Beaton and Clark Wed in Los Angeles Ceremony
Kenneth C. Beaton known as K. C. B. and Florence Wood Clark married in Los Angeles today. Beaton is a noted writer and Clark is a prominent social figure in the city.
City Mulls Early 1924 Street Paving Program
City plans to start about six miles of new streets and widen Bland Street in 1924. The engineering department submitted a tentative plan to the directors to begin as weather allows next spring. The sewer program will run this winter and petitions pace street paving. Bids may be sought in January to secure lower material costs and aid property owners.
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Bland Street
Ridley
Fulton Street
Albemarle
Elwood Alley
Carrol
Tidal Wave Destroys San Jose De Cabo Town
Wireless messages from Mexicali report a tidal wave destroying the fishing town of San Jose De Cabo on the Lower California coast near Cape San Lucas. The death toll is unknown but most of the 500 residents reportedly escaped to higher ground after the wave swept the town yesterday.
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Mexicali
Lower California
San Jose de Cabo
Cape San Lucas
Cape Lucas
Thomas M Turner Former Mayor Dies of Heart Failure
Martinsburg West Virginia September 12 Thomas Martin Turner former mayor of this city died suddenly of heart failure today He was past grand master Royal Arch Masons of West Virginia and had held offices in local Masonic organizations.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Thomas Martin Turner
Royal Arch Masons
Est
Virginia
Trainmen Elect Reed Vice President
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen board in Cleveland elected W. L. Reed of Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania as general chairman and vice president to succeed Val Fitzpatrick of Columbus Ohio who recently resigned.
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Cleveland, C
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
W. L. Reed
Mauch Chunk
Brotherhood, Central Railroad of New Jersey
Brotherhood
Val Fitzpatrick
Columbus
Ohio
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Chas. T. Tolley
Sarah D. Clagett
Dé Gore
Curtis Harbuck
W. C. Slasher
L. H. Retland
A. Murphy
Jenkinsjones - Am
Sept
American Red Cross
LAW Administration
Progressive Idea
Wint County Fair
Aiteman, Ky
Taly
Fiame
American Federation
Straight HI
Daris
Chancellor Stressemann
Assurantes
Goolidge
MR. Bowers
Engineering Department
Princeton Avenue
Bland
Lower
California
Thomas M. Turner
Reed
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