Four Cook County Jail Officials in Contempt to Face Hearing
Henry Foerst Hans Thompson and James Fitzgerald among four Cook County jail officials named in a bribery case involving Terrence Druggan and Frank Lake. Westbrook Forest and Thompson held on bail as details of illicit payments emerge. Lake testified of bribes for jail privileges and hospital transfers while Druggan faced his own contempt proceedings.
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Henry Foerst
Hans Thompson
James Fitzgerald
Lake
Hoffman
Chicago
Terrence Druggan
Frank Lake
Wilkerson
Cook County
Druggan
Wesley H. Westbrook
Heavy Forest
Westbrook
Forest
Thompson
Fitzgerald
Druggan-Lake
Peter Hoffman
Franklin R. Percival
Federal
Wealthy widow found murdered in San Antonio
Ada McCobb fifty nine wealthy widow died after being found in a bloodied room. Mable Longworth Sheridan thirty, living in the same boarding house, is jailed on murder charges. Diamonds valued at ten thousand dollars missing from McCobb’s effects. Papers show trunks in San Francisco and Mexico City. a San Francisco letter and a world tour in 1921 are noted. Sheridan is mother of two young girls.
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San Antonio
Texas
Ada McCobb
Mable Longworth Sheridan
Bexar County
Free Admission For Youths Under Fourteen At College Game
All city youths under fourteen will be admitted free to the football game this afternoon between Bluefield College and Alderson College at the fair grounds. Beaver High School and Princeton High School teams are guests. kickoff at 3:30. All others must pay.
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Bluefield College
Alderson College
Fair Grounds
Beaver
Princeton
President Coolidge Takes Hand in Fleet Corporation Rift
Washington moves to resolve disagreements between Leigh C. Palmer and Fleet Corporation board over ship sales, operations, and economy. President Coolidge summoned Commissioners Plummer and Hill for views while questioning the board’s independence and control of $350 million in government property. Some expect a move to oust Palmer if he does not retire, others seek more information before action.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Leigh C. Palmer
Fleet Corporation
Mr. Palmer
Coolidge
Palmer
O'Conner
McGraw Beats Vincentini In Detroit Lightweight Bout
Detroit lightweight Phil Mc Graw won a judges decision over Louis Vincentini, a Chilean lightweight, in a ten round bout. Mc Graw led most rounds, succumbing only in the final stanza.
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Detroit
Phil McGraw
Louis Vincentini
McGraw
Gold Coast King Visits New York
King Nana Amoah III of the Gold Coast arrives in New York aboard the Cunard liner Acquitania for a visiting tour of American cities with large Black populations. The 49 year old Protestant ruler studies achievements of his race to apply back home and travels incognito in vivid state robes.
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New York
Nana Amoah III
Gold Coast
West Africa
Cunard
Acquitanta
Amoah
Mitchell silent on controversy as he arrives for air board hearing
Colonel Mitchell, wearing a broad rimmed Texas hat with snake band, greeted by a crowd at Union Station in Washington. He declined to discuss the controversy over national air defense, saying he would speak before the air board. A parade accompanied his arrival.
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Washington
Mitchell
Texas
American Legion
Army Air Chief
Union Station
Costello Post
Governor Pinchot Charged With Traffic Violation
Towanda Pa September 25 Chief of Police R J Mulligan of Athens filed a complaint before Justice L F Shaw accusing Governor Pinchot of operating or permitting a car to operate in violation of borough traffic rules. The charge stems from a Bradford County visit when the car allegedly ran a traffic signal at Edge and Main Streets Athens. Justice Shaw notified Pinchot by letter of the charges.
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Towanda
R. J. Mulligan
Athens
Here
Justice of Peace
L. F. Shaw
Pinchot
Bradford County
Co 6
Edge
Main Streets
Justice Shaw
Mr. Pinchot
Disbarred Attorney Sued for Half Million in Boston
Boston records reveal disbarred attorney Daniel H. Coakley being sued for 500000 by Mrs. Oda Pappathanos. She claims he withheld most of 160000 placed with him to settle charges against Auburn Maine shoe maker Horatio G. Foss. Coakley denies the claim.
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Boston
Daniel H. Coakley
Oda Pappathanos
Horatio G. Foss
Auburn
Maine
Foss
Coakley
Mayor Hylan Considers Independent Run For Mayor
New York September 25 Mayor Hylan who was defeated for the Democratic nomination on September 15 by State Senator James J Walker told supporters at city hall he would give serious consideration to a petition to run on an independent ticket. Delegates from the Progressive Party the Hylan five cent fare club and independent Democrats of the Bronx urged him to run independently. He had previously said he would retire but said he would weigh the appeal. He must decide by October 6.
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New York
Hylan
James J. Walker
City Hall
Progressive Party
Hylan Five Cent
Democrats
Bronx
Dead Man's Pocket: Bram Fatally Shot After Times Square Raid Link
Federal and city investigators pursue leads in the death of David Bram, Kansas City drug and whiskey pickpocket, found shot in a sedan after a collision near the East River. A supposed stool pigeon tied to a Times Square bootleg raid is suspected. Bram carried $1430 and a Hebrew mezuzah.
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David Bram
Sedan
New York
Kansas City
Upper East Side
Bram
Times Square
East River
Pinger
Toledo
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Federal agencies weigh in on Chinatown unrest and tongs
Washington and New York dispatches report Chinese residents in New York Cleveland and Boston facing evacuation and condemnation amid feuding tongs Hip Sing On Leong and Chinese merchants. appeals seek federal Trade Commission action and immigration oversight while Ohio's Cleveland developments prompt diplomatic notes. In Scranton Major Inglis rejects further wage increases but supports arbitration to end the anthracite strike as miners idle since Sept 1.
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Washington
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Hopkins
Chinatown
State Department
Alfred Sze
Hip Sing Tong
Federal Trade Commission
On Leong Tong
Donahey
Ohio
Ohio City
Chinese Merchants Association
Hip Sing
The
Trade Commission
Labor Department
East
Middle West
Department
Immigration Bureau
Tongs
Scranton
William W. Inglis
John Durkan
Durkan
Inglis
Major Inglis
United States Coal Commission
Extreme vigilance at Western penitentiary guards in Pittsburg
Guards at the Western penitentiary in Pittsburg used extreme vigilance after seven men arrived in autos and surveyed the walls, prompting a lock in of all prisoners. Warden Ashe notified, detectives called, suspects disappeared before dawn and the prison later reported quiet.
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Pittsburg
Western Penitentiary
Ashe
Pittsboro City
Clerks Demand 10 Percent Wage Increase Nationwide
Cincinnati report says the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers Station Express Employees will push for higher pay. BE Fitzgerald confirms committees will negotiate for raises, with a ten percent demand already filed with Eastern railroads including New England district and about 35 000 members.
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Cincinnati
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
BE. H. Fitzgerald
Brotherhood
New England
Tunney Knocks Bartley Madden Cold in Third Round
Gene Tunney of New York dominated Bartley Madden in a three round bout at Minneapolis. Tunney's swift left and hard right connected repeatedly as promoter Lily Gibson hailed him as the leading white challenger for Jack Dempsey or Harry Wills.
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Minneapolis
Gene Tunney
New York
Jack Dempsey
Bartley Madden
Lily Gibson
Tunney
Harry Wills
Wills
Dempsey
Gibson
Harry Greb
Madden
Robbery by Dutch Anderson Strikes Tipp National Bank
The Tipp National Bank at Tippecanoe City was robbed yesterday by George Dutch Anderson, a famed gunman, as reported by sixteen post office inspectors. The bandit took about $100 after identifying himself to cashier Staley, but a vault time lock limited the haul. Anderson was in the area when the crime occurred, and a nationwide search is underway.
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Troy
Ohio
Tipp National Bank
Tippecanoe City
Here
Exiday
George
Dutch) Anderson
Post Office
Derson
Staley
Dutch Anderson
President Coolidge to Attend World Series Game
President Coolidge plans to attend the opening game in Washington of the world series between Washington and Pittsburgh. After two games in Pittsburgh, the teams will return to Washington for the Friday October game date.
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Washington
Coolidge
Pittsburg
Pittsbore
American view of French debt offer stated in negotiations
Secretary Mellon stated the American view that the French initial payment of 25 million dollars was inadequate. Borah proposed showing European loans and rates to argue for France’s ability to pay. Mellor and Caillaux remained optimistic but cautious about progress in the Franco American debt talks.
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Washington
Mellon
Treasury
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alfred
Hoover
Funding Commission
United States
Farming Commission
France
Eiher
Mr. Mellon
Mr. Hoover
M. Caillaux
West Virginia Observes Fire Prevention Week
Governor Gore issued an executive proclamation designating Oct 4 to 10 as Fire Prevention Week in West Virginia. The measure urges citizens, schools, churches, and civic groups to eliminate fire hazards year round, noting most fires stem from negligence and stressing resource conservation and safer communities.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Gore
United States
West, Virginia
Con Man Attacks Golfer in Altoona Incident
George Patterson aged 63 of Columbus Ohio general agente for the Pennsylvania Railway was attacked by a cow while playing golf in Altoona Pennsylvania. He was in town for an athletic meet and received antitoxin treatment after a severe hand wound. Patterson withdrew from the golf contest.
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Man
Con
Altoona
George Patterson
Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railway
Patterson
Bluefield Motorcade Receives Warm Welcome Across North Carolina
Bluefield's Goodwill motorcade completed a flawless trip through Bland, Wytheville, Mt. Airy and Winston-Salem with large crowds and friendly receptions. Banquet hosted by Salisbury Chamber of Commerce, speeches by local officials, concerts, and tours highlighted the welcoming journey.
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Salisbury
N. C
Bluefield
Bland
Wytheville
North Carolina
American Legion
Foland
Wilson, Lucas
Brown D. BE. Hoffman
Mt. Airy
Winston-Salem
Salem Female College
Rondthaler
Henry C. Nee
Chamber of Commerce
J T Scopes Enrolls at Chicago University
John Thomas Scopes arrives in Chicago to enroll as a graduate student at the University of Chicago, specializing in geology. He notes liberal thinkers exist in the South and expresses a wish to return to Tennessee to teach once his case allows.
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Chicago
John Thomas Scopes
Dayton, Tenn
University of Chicago
Dayton
Tennessee
State Supreme Court
South
Tennesee
Child Found After Reported Kidnaping in Baltimore
Gertrude Benzel eight was reported kidnapped this morning on her way to school and found tonight at her uncle John A Brown's home. Brown says the girl came willingly and cites a restraining writ against her father Charles Benzel to pursue adoption.
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Baltimore
Gertrude Benzel
John A. Brown
Brown
Charles E. Benzel
Benzel
Gertrude
Viscount A Hamao dies after severe burns in Tokyo
Viscount A Hamao, president of the privy council, died at 4 p.m. today from injuries suffered yesterday when he was severely burned.
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Tokio
Viscount A. Hamao
Privy Council
Testimony on Shenandoah gas cells conflicts at inquiry
At Lakehurst N J on September 25 witnesses including James Collier and several Shenandoah survivors gave conflicting accounts of gas cell failures before the airship broke up. Collier described deflated No 9 and forward bags while others testified no signs of failure.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
James H. Collier
Collier
Rigger
C. BE. Rosendahl
No. 9
No. 8
Paul Foley
Admiral Jones
Rosendahl
Arthur Carlson
Peckham
Frank Masters
Col
C. G. Hall
S. Halliburton
Wesleyan half back leaves hospital for Clarksburg trip
Irish Garrity, Wesleyan half back, discharged from a Buckhannon hospital after blood poisoning, will accompany the team to Clarksburg for tomorrow's game against Waynesburg College but cannot play. Athletics director Carl Miller noted eligibility will be discussed with Waynesburg authorities.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Irish Garrity
Wesleyan
Clarksburg
Waynesburg College
Carl Miller
Waynesburg
Weslayan
Katy Hasterday
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M’graw
Luis Vincentini
Africa
Nana Amoahil
Texas Post
Snake
Dutch
President Coolidge
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Scopes
Chicago University
Rigger Collier
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