Fraud Suspects Tied to Florida Land Bubble Bust
Federal warrants target a Chicago firm linked to a 10 million dollar Florida land scheme. Arrests include Jacob Factor as president and A Hensius and others, accused of promoting wildcat deals. Authorities say Facii and associates netted about 1.6 million from Orange County land exploits.
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Chicago
Florida
Florida Land Company
Leo Koretz
Henry C. Beitler
United States
Jacob Factor
A. Hensius
Maurice
Newton Feldman
Faci
Orange County
War debts settlement plan targets congress action
Washington reports the American debt commission has a new program to complete funding negotiations with war-time debtors and secure agreements by the upcoming congressional session. Officials say stern measures toward smaller debtors and assurances from France and Italy support progress.
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Washington
America
Congress
American Debt Commission
France
Italy
Officials Indicted in Rum Ring Conspiracy in New Orleans
Walter L Cohen New Orleans district comptroller Dr L A Meraux sheriff of St Bernard parish and thirty two others including Alon Patterson and Arthur Battistella were indicted by the federal grand jury for conspiring to violate the national prohibition act. The indictment charges a plot to move 4250 cases of liquor from Havana Cuba to New Orleans between June 1 and August 10.
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New Orleans
Walter L. Cohen
L. A. Meraux
St. Bernard Parish
Alon
Patterson
Arthur Battistella
Federal Grand Jury
Cohen
Meraux
Havana
Cuba
Rebels near Damascus as French reinforcements patrol
Dispatches report Hous Druse rebels twelve miles from Damascus in Syria. New French troops are said to have arrived in Damascus and are patrolling the streets.
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Jerusalem
Syria
Damascus
Two Bodies Found In Arkansas Well Near Hart Graves Farm
Police reported the bodies of William Hart-Graves aged 67 and an unidentified man found in a well on Hart-Graves’s Hot Springs homestead. It is believed the pair had been submerged for about nine days.
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Arkansas
Hot Springs
Ark
William Hart-Graves
Hart-Graves
Here
Memorial meeting on Bryan memorial in Washington
Josephus Daniels announced a gathering to discuss erecting a memorial to William Jennings Bryan. The meeting is planned for early September in Washington.
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Bryan
Greenville
S. C
Josephus Daniels
William Jennings Bryan
Washington
Japanese swimmer abandons Channel swim after two hours
Setsu Nishimura, a Japanese long distance swimmer, gave up his attempt to cross the English Channel after only two hours and five minutes in the water.
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Channel Meats
Dowyer
Setsu Nishimura
English Channel
Britain and Mexico Resume Relations Negotiations
London sources say discussions are under way to resume diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Mexico after a period of tension. The talks aim to reestablish formal ties and normalize cooperation between the two nations.
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Britain
Mexico
London
Great Britain
Soviet Killings Reported in Minsk After Warsaw Executions
Warsaw dispatches say seventy Polish prisoners in Minsk jails were executed by Soviet officials as reprisals for three communists killed in Warsaw. In Los Angeles, Dr. Thomas W. Young a dentist on trial for murdering his wife committed suicide in the county jail.
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London
Minsk
Warsaw
Los Angeles
Thomas W. Young
Dean of Wall Street Celebrates 102nd Birthday
John A. Stewart chairman of the board of the United States Trust Company New York oldest of Wall Street financiers marked his 102d birthday at home in Morristown New Jersey with family and friends in reflection on a long career on Wall Street.
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Wall Street
Morristown
N. J
John A. Stewart
United States Trust Company
New York
Houston Slaughters Two Thousand More Cattle Over Disease
In Houston Texas the foot and mouth disease has spread to a herd on the north side of the Houston ship channel prompting authorities to slaughter about two thousand additional cattle to curb the outbreak.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Ship Channel
CALL COAL STRIKE IN EAST SET FOR SEPTEMBER
Philadelphia reports John L. Lewis calls a September 1 suspension in hard coal fields after miners fail to secure a 10 percent wage increase and other demands. About 158000 workers would walk out, with 10000 remaining for maintenance to prevent flooding and cave-ins. Washington notes officials fear a prolonged shutdown may affect national supply, with visible hard coal stock expected to cover demand only through December.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
May complicate debt talk in U S France talks
Washington officials expect France to press for terms similar to Britain for funding debts to the United States. France will be told it owes the United States more than Britain and must have higher annual payments.
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Washington
France
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Recount of Quantrill Guerrillas Reunion and Midwest News
Seven aging men, remnants of Quantrill’s guerrillas, reunite beneath Wallace’s Grove near Kansas City to swap Civil War reminiscences. The item also covers Missouri road fights over Highway No. 2, state park dedication at Round Spring, and political notes from Jefferson City to Trenton including sheriff’s action and a bank fraud charge.
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Kansas City
Frank
Jesse James
Cole
Jim Younger
Wallace’s Grove
William C. Quantrill
Lawrence
Kan
Quantrill
Missouri
Frank James
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Callaway County
Fulton
W. Palmer Clarkson
Comerce
Good Roads Committee
North Callaway County
MaCredie
Highway Commission
Round Spring
Shannon County
State Penal Board
Nix
Lonnie Affronti
Boonville
Missouri Reform School
Bismarck
S. D. Bryan
Galesburg
Ill
Louisiana
Lacey G. Henry
Farmers’ Bank of
Annada
State Finance Department
Jefferson City
Nick Harstine
J. A. McDonald
Clarksville
Henry
War debts on own merits Swampscott opinion
Settlement of the French and Italian indebtedness to the United States should be based on each nation's ability to pay. The terms need not mirror those granted to Great Britain or Belgium, in the President's view.
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Coolidge
Swampscott
Mass
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
Hoover to Speak in West on River Freight
Herbert Hoover secretary of commerce will discuss river transportation in Kansas City on October 19. Representatives from Missouri Valley and Southwest states will be invited. The session aims to attract all interested in lowering freight costs.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Missouri Valley
Southwest States
Officials shrug at Lewis call for miners walkout
Washington reports show government officials avoiding excitement over John L. Lewis calling out the anthracite miners on September 1. The prevailing view in official circles is the miners versus operators dispute will be brief and settle quickly.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Flier From St Paris Injured in Casa Blanca Crash
Col. Charles Kerwood of Chicago a member of the American squadron serving the sultan of Morocco broke his right arm in an airplane accident at Casa Blanca and is eliminated from participation in the upcoming offensive against Abd-el-Krim.
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St. Paris
Casa Blanca
Charles Kerwood
Chicago
Morocco
Abd-el-Krim
Jardine to Leave Walter Reed Hospital Soon
Secretary Jardine has recovered enough from treatment to expect discharge in a few days. He underwent tonsil removal and received care for a long-standing digestive ailment at Walter Reed.
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Jardine
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Interurban Car Collision Claims Two Lives in Illinois
A collision between an interurban car and an automobile near Rockford and Freeport, Illinois, killed two people and seriously injured two others, according to a report to the local dispatcher.
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Rockford
Ill
Here
Freeport
Indian Flier Reaches Manila in Rainstorm
Italian airman Commander Francesco de Pinedo completed a perilous flight from Antimonan to Manila amid a heavy rainstorm. He had endured several days of stormy conditions before landing in the Philippine capital.
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Manila
Francesco de Pinedo
Italy
Japan
Antimonan
Fire levels San Antonio refinery in Texas
A fire at the Texas Refining Company plant in San Antonio, Texas, destroyed the facility early this morning, injuring three firefighters and causing about 350000 dollars in damage.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas Refining Company
Plane Brings German Bonds to Croydon for Dawes Plan
An airplane landed at Croydon airdrome carrying German bonds valued at 9.6 million pounds. The securities are part of Germanys security offered for the 40 million pound loan under the Dawes plan.
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London
Croydon
Germany
Allies Withdraw From Ruhr Sanction Cities
French and Belgian troops have evacuated Düsseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrort the sanction cities they occupied since 1921 leaving the Ruhr area.
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Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Germany
Düsseldorf
Duisburg
Rubrort
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Jack Hill
Good Roads Club
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