Campaign fund charge hits Cox over 1918 donation
Washington Sept. 24 An implied charge that Governor Cox Democratic presidential candidate received a 1918 concealed contribution of 5000 from Dayton Metal Products Company was raised as the Senate campaign investigating committee shifts tactics. On demand of Democratic members inquiry ordered. Ohio campaign outside committee jurisdiction. Officials of Metal Products Company and City National Bank of Dayton to appear with papers.
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Housemaid's Job De Luxe Advertised in City Help Wanted
Providence desk notes a sensational help wanted ad promising a wealthy east side lifestyle. The copy pledges perfumed baths limousines and nightly amusement behind a $35 weekly wage, with meals and alter toilet articles supplied.responsive replies already pouring in.
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Providence
East Side
Streckers Injured in Auto Crash Near West Brim
Charles B Strecker, assistant United States treasurer, was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident last night near West Brim. Police reported the crash occurred on West Brim Road with minor injuries to a passenger. Rescue teams transported the injured official to a local hospital for treatment, and investigators are reviewing the scene.
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Charles B, Streckker
United States
West Brim
Boston financier Strecker injured in Brimfield bridge crash
Charles B Strecker assistant United States treasurer and president of Equitable Trust Company Mrs Strecker and her brother a Mr Mayor of St Louis were injured when their car struck a bridge railing above Boston and Albany tracks in Brimfield The car narrowly avoided a 40 foot plunge when a wheel locked against a stone post
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West. Brimfield
Charles B. Strecker
Boston
United States
Equitable Trust Company
Accident on Route From New York to Boston Reported
An accident occurred shortly before o'clock as a machine en route from New York to Boston collided. The incident disrupted travel and prompted emergency response, with authorities investigating the cause and recording witness accounts.
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New York
Boston
Mary Swiney Says Brother Weaker After Prison Visit
London dispatch reports Mary Male Swiney visited her brother Lord Mayor MacSwiney at Bri prison this afternoon and said he was very much weaker. Two American visitors, Rev James St Cotter of Ironton Ohio and Mrs W A King of the Catholic press national board, were denied access by the home office.
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James St Cotter
Ironton
Ohio
W. A. King
National Bo
Catholic Press
United States
Canada
Home Office
Man Named as Fixer in 1919 World Series Inquiry
Cook county Grand Jury foreman H H Brigham said the jury has the name of the man who fixed the 1919 World Series for Cincinnati to win. Brigham cited a representative of gamblers who offered White Sox players money to throw games to the Reds. He said testimony prompted subpoenas for Arnold Rothstein Will Burns Abe Attell and others.
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Cook County
Grand Jury
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Cincinnati Reds
Arnold Rothstein
New York
Milionaire Turfman
Havre de Grace
Will Burns
Abe Attell
Ketcham Named Commander in Chief of G A R
William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis was elected commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. The next encampment’s city to be chosen by the national council. Other officers named include George A. Hosley Boston senior vice commander in chief J E Gandy Spokane junior vice commander in chief the Rev W A Boswell Wichita chaplain in chief Dr C W Burrill Kansas City surgeon general Walton Webber Columbus and Lewis Pilcher Pittsburg trustees of the permanent fund.
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Spokane
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Kansas City
Walton Webber
Colusbus
Ohio
Lewis Pilcher
Pittsburg
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President Wilson Rejects Move to End Treaties
Washington September 24 President Wilson declines to terminate specific commercial treaties as directed by Congress in the merchant marine act saying such a course would conflict with the United States long maintained respect for its international engagements.
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Wilson
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United States
President opposes merchant marine treaty notice plan
State Department announced the President rejects a 90 day notice requirement to terminate commercial treaties restricting U S control over discriminatory charges abroad. The President also says Congress overstepped its authority, with Secretary Colby supporting the stance and citing President Hayes 1879 China treaty refusal as precedent.
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United States
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Hayes
China
Convicted of Fixing in Series Spurs Comiskey Attacks
A report highlights accusations of fixing surrounding a baseball series as Comiskey’s stance comes under fire. Johnson’s position is challenged amid heated claims of manipulation and bias.
Benton Repeats His $100000 Fund Charge
Chicago September 24 Harry R Brigham foreman of the Criminal Court Grand Jury said the panel is convinced the alleged crooked work by baseball players in league with gamblers involved questionable transactions and a fund totaling 100000 continues to be central to the inquiry.
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Harry R. Brigham
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Babe Ruth's 50th Home Run Stuns Baltimore Crowd
Babe Ruth revels in a doubleheader at Cincinnati where he hit his 50th and 51st home runs. He notes a perfect 1.000 batting mark in the second game, while old friends from St Mary's and the Baltimore Orioles era cheer him from the stands, recalling his rise from local roots.
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Baltimore
Sciiw
Senators
Gaba
Acosta
Baltimore Orioles
Trial marriage urged by plaintiff in breach case
Col Milton H French testified in a $50,000 breach of promise suit by Mrs Genevieve Howard that she proposed a three weeks trial marriage. He said she suggested separations if unsatisfactory and claimed she noted that actors and public figures had trial marriages. He ridiculed the idea.
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Genevieve Howard
Boston
Cotorél Milton H.french
Portland
Milton H. French
Thomaston
Sealed verdict ordered in Oxford case trial
The trial in United States Court lasted two days and Judge Clarence Hale ordered a sealed verdict to be returned at the morning session. Colonel French testified about visiting Oxford while despondent over domestic troubles and drinking, and stated he did not return to Melrose to spare his people. A. S. Littlefield, defense counsel, said the woman pursued French for over a year and argued he never planned to marry her, noting his drinking at the Hotel Oxford.
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United States
Clarence Hale
Oxford
Colonel French
Melrose
A. S. Littlefield
Faber II Invincible After the First Two Innings
Cleveland pitcher Mails, a fledgling major leaguer, silenced Chicago as the Indians won 2 to 0 to even the series. The win restored Cleveland’s momentum in the pennant race, with strong support from the Indians’ lineup.
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Invincible
Cleveland
Indians
Wmhter
Chicago
Crow-Elkhart cars cut to prewar prices
Elkhart Ind September 24 The Crow Elkhart Motors Corporation announced that all models will be sold at prewar prices. The move comes amid general industry conditions and affects the company output across its entire range.
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Elkhart
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Crow- Elkhart Motors Corporation
Weather Outlook for Sandy Hook to Hatteras
Gentle to moderate south winds and overcast skies. Saturday to Monday forecast calls for variable temperatures, partly cloudy to cloudy conditions, and increasing unsettled weather from New England to the middle Atlantic States.
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