Coolidge weighs Belgian debt plan amid toothache in Vermont
President Coolidge in Plymouth, Vermont, weighs extending easier terms to Belgium on the 7.9 billion dollar debt while secretaries Mellon and Smoot report to him on Belgian negotiations. Belgians press that a Versailles promise allows Germany to pay via reparations, seeking debt division pre and post armistice with favorable terms.
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Washington
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Italy
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White House
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Great Britain
Wilson
Versailles
American Debt Funding Commission
Theants
Paris
Germany
Veteran Irish Official Retires
Belfast report notes August Alfred P Magill of the Ulster Home Ministry retires after a storied career as secretary to five Irish Chief Secretaries. He was at Dublin Castle until abolition and knew the inner workings of government during the Blain Fein era.
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Belfast
Alfred P Magill
Ulster Home Ministry
Ireland
Magill
Dublin Castle
Battle over site for northern Ohio feeble minded home
In Syria on Aug 18 a controversy grows over the 810 million state institution intended for 3,800 mentally disabled residents. Debate centers on abandoning the 1,100 acre Grafton site for a nearer Cleveland location as water supply tests show 9000 gallons daily, while officials push to consider a 10 million to 10 million project and dispute water needs and site viability.
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Ohio
Grafton
Cleveland
Cuyahoga Co
W. R. Comings
Elyria
Harper
Bender Cleveland
McAyeal
Akron
Davie
Comings
Chapman’s Pal Still At Large Threats Reach Toledo
Toledo notes that George Anderson a Chapman ally is hiding in the city after a death threat mailed on Secor hotel stationery. Federal agents and police hunt for Anderson who is believed protected by underworld associates and ready for a gun battle if cornered.
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Keenan
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Anderson
Chapman
Reginald Forsythe
Atlanta
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Dewey Brothers
Manchester
Ohio
Windsor
Canada
Champan
Ludwig Schmidt
George Anderson
Gerald Chapman
Ben Hance
Muncie
Ind
W. J. King
Columbus
Secor
Anders
Infants Rule In Dublin Town
Dublin held a baby week with three days of baby competitions and an Irish dancing and home craft exhibition. Sir Simon Maddock opened events featuring a parade of babies in decorated prams from creche to town hall, with leaders Mary Kettle and Kathleen Lynn active in promoting infant welfare and maternity training.
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Canton Daily News
Dublin
Ireland
Silmon Maddock
Simon Maddock
Mary Kettle
Tom Kettle
Westminster
Kathleen Lynn
de Valera
Republican
Moroccans Embrace Black Magic and Sorcery Beliefs
Paris dispatch describes pervasive Moroccan belief in demons and the evil eye, with rituals from talebs to moon-paste recipes. It details household cures, amulets, exorcisms, and lavish magical practices across cities, citing examples of demonic signs, snake eaters, dagger jugglers, and elaborate moon-charmed water preparations.
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France
Taleb
Morocco
Mecca
Cost of living rising in Stockholm reports
Stockholm sees a general price rise driven by higher food costs. Sara of the Stockholm restaurant group warns of sharp increases with veal up 3.85 percent, mutton 25.25, beef 12.62, pork 34.98, herring nearly doubled, flour 9.35 percent higher, bread 15.28, and coffee up 91 percent.
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Canton Daily News
Stockholm
Sweden
Moscow
Europe
Sara
NO CLEW LEFT BY DAYTON BANDIT
The phantom bandit in blue robe and mask robbed the North Dayton Savings branch, escaping with 28000 dollars after locking workers in a vault. A 2500 dollar reward posted by Dayton Savings and City National Bank may aid the arrest, with other banks likely to contribute.
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Muncie
Ind
Fight Staged In Sing Sing Prison Riot Injures Ten
Eight convicts including Vincent Gaffney were placed in solitary confinement after a large melee at Sing Sing prison. Knives, razors and crockery were used as weapons during the brawl that erupted after a “cheese party” member insulted Gaffney following a movie viewing. Guards restored order with batons.
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N. Y
Sing Sing
Vincent Gaffney
Cheese
Vince” Gaffney
Tammany Party
Gaffney
James Cleary
Age Triumphs In British Polo Game
Winston Churchill leads the House of Commons polo team to a 6 to 2 victory over the House of Lords at Hurlingham. The win shows age can prevail with players aged 57, 50, 33, and 51 on the Commons side against Lords stalwarts aged up to 82.
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Canton Daily News
London
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House of Commons
House of Lords
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Commons
W. W.W. Shaw
Frederic Guest
Davin Wallace
Mrs. Churchill
Lord Cromwell
Lora Digby
Lora Carnarvon
Marquess of Waterford
Mother Slayer Awaits Hear In Fayetteville
A 14 year old, John Westmorland, is jailed awaiting prosecutorial decision after confessing to shooting his mother. Neighbors recall a troubled home and a disputed claim of accidental shooting as siblings testified. The case hinges on whether the boy will stand trial after police and officials assess evidence.
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Fayetteville
Chicago Loeb
Leopold
Westmoreland
John Westmorland
Jean
Severa
Slaveg
John Westmorlana
Stinnes Works Near Failure in German Automobiles Crisis
Berlin report on Edmar Stinnes Agaworks facing insolvency as a 100000 mark loan fails. He transfers half of Agaworks shares to employees to avert collapse amid wage delays. A bankers’ sting accusation further jeopardizes his finances and credit. The liabilities are estimated at 5 million marks.
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Berlin
Hugo Sting
Edmar Stinnes
Agaworks
Towar
Edmund Stinnes
Hig Stinnes
Het Stinnes
Smn
Stinnes
Dress Question Perplexing Onf Conyright 1925 Milan
Milan churchmen push strict dress rules as a priestly dispute erupts over short sleeves and bare arms in St. Agatha church. A sexton warned a kneeling woman as nude depictions of St. Agatha spark a witty exchange about modesty and indecency.
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Canton Dally
Milan
Italy
Patriam
Venice
St. Agatha
Agathas
Abbot Sa
Orleans
Politicians Turn to Drama with London Plays
Two prominent politicians, Sir Patrick Hastings and Shaw of Dumferline, have debuted stage works. Hastings, ex attorney general, presents African melodrama The River to packed houses. Shaw, a judge-advocate, offers Mary Queen of Scots history piece Darnley a Historie, which critics received well.
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Canton Daily
London
Eng
Patt Hastings
MacDonald
Shaw
Dumferline
Tommy
Sir Patrick’s
Lord Shaw
Mary
Sweden moves to form voluntary cavalry amid disarmament plans
Disarmament plans spark formation of voluntary cavalry alongside an existing rifle force. Communists and social democrats protest, arguing conservatives aim to forge a national fascist body to subdue workers. Politiken urges workers to build a rival defense unit.
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Sweden
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