Police Seek Ambrose Small Through Writ In Des Moines Case
Des Moines Iowa Aug 15 Chief Roscoe Saunders obtained a writ of habeas corpus to compel surrender of a man alleged by private detectives Frank Harty and John J Brophy as Ambrose J Small Toronto theater owner missing since 1919 The case centers on locating the man amid mystery over his true identity and whereabouts with a $5000 reward offered for Small's return to Toronto authorities.
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Ses Moines
Iowa
Roscoe Saunders
John J. Brophy
Frank Harty
Ambrose J. Small
Toronto
Utterback
Des Moines
Ambrose Amall
Harty
Brophy
Small
Bricken
Dublin
Associated Preas
Sinn Fein
Dublin Castle
Lloyd George
Eamonn de Valeri
Mansion House
Bail Eireann
Irish Republican Army
John Anderson
Ireland
Dall Mireann
de Valera
Lloyd Clwarge
Seventeen Seamen Die In Japanese Coastship Wreck
Forty five seamen are believed drowned after the freighter Shoshu Maru was wrecked by a typhoon near the Loochoo Islands off Kobe Japan. Only one crew member survived the disaster.
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Kobe
Japan
Loochoo Islands
Troops Deployed to Suppress Cotton Mill Strike
Governor Cameron Morrison ordered two National Guard companies to Concord to quell unrest from a months long cotton mill workers strike.
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Ralmigh
N. Cy
National Guard
Concord
Cameron Morrison
Dinordera
Tax Revision Bill Is Ready
Representatives from the House Ways and Means Committee decide not to formally introduce the administration tax revision bill until after 6 PM. The move prepares the plan for the upcoming fiscal policy debate in Washington.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Man Killed Under Auto in Wites Park
Wites Park Cole Aus Mu Carl Hajl of Denver was killed when the automobile he was repairing slipped off a jack and crushed his head. His wife witnessed the accident.
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Wites Park
Cole
Aus
Carl Hajl
Denver
Witnesed
Deadlock over terms slows Irish relief talks and peace aims
Ulster talks proceed amid a broader stalemate as Eamonn De Valera rejects Dominion status while Lloyd George seeks Irish settlement. The Riga relief stalemate with Litvin and Hoover dominates the day as Ireland’s future status remains unresolved.
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Belfast
Eamonn de Valera
Lloyd George
Ireland
Ulster
James Craig
Beotland
London
Associated Preag
Fingland
Dublin
Preas
Dal Bireann
Freight rates on livestock may be reduced
The interstate commerce commission said Western and Mountain Pacific livestock rates are not unjust but urged railroads to cut them to 80 percent of current levels, not below 50 cents per hundred pounds. Emergency reductions last May remain in effect, with no clear traffic impact shown.
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Washington
Western
Mountain Pacific Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tenth Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
A. B. Ramsey
Federal Reserve Bank At
Kansas State Railroad Commission
Woman struck by turnip in Denver streetcar incident
Miss Serle Hart of Denver was knocked unconscious when hit by a turnip while returning home from a local park on a streetcar. Miss Dora Casavex, seated with Hart, was also injured as several turnips were hurled through car windows. police or witnesses noted the event. D. R. Philips of the Parkersburg Rig and Reel company then left for San Francisco on firm business.
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Denver
Serle Hart
Dora Casavex
Miss Hart
D. R. Philips
Parkersburg Rig and Reel Company
San Francisco
Mob hanged Jerome Whitfield after arrest near Jones county
In Kingston North Carolina a mob of about 1500 to 2000 armed men captured Jerome Whitfield a Black man accused of confronting a white woman in Jones county. They hanged him from a roadside tree and riddled his body with bullets.
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Kingston
WN. C
Jerome Whitfield
Jones County
Road conditions report from the district office
The highway department issues today a road conditions bulletin noting Grant Highway segments from Nebraska line to Node fair, Node to Shawnee good, and Shawnee to Orin fair. Yellowstone Highway shows Platte county line to Careyhurst good and Careyhurst to Glenrock very fair with rough stretches Glenrock to Casper and Casper to Shoshoni improving. The Birdseye Pass over the mountain route to Thermopolis remains passable for in good condition and not overloaded vehicles. Thermopolis to Yellowstate Park is generally good with the Shoshoni Lander Road listed as good except rough between Riy.
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State Highway Department
Grant Highway
Nebraska Line
Node Fair
Node
Shawnee
Orin Fair
Yellowstone Highway
Platte County
Lne
Careyhurst
Glenrock
Casper
Caspar
Shoshoni
Cara
Birdseye
Thermopolis
Yellowstate Park
Track star dies after dirt track record attempt
Albert W. Burns of Oakland California, 27, was fatally injured in a motorcycle race at the Tolmdo grounds when he crashed on the first lap while attempting a one mile dirt track record of 285 seconds. Burns had previously raced here two years ago at the Casper track events.
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Tolmdo
Ohio
Albert W. Burns
Oakland
Cal
Farr Grounds
Burns
Casper
Preliminary hearing for murder pair postponed in Los Angeles
A. C. Burch and Mrs. Madelynne Obenchain faced murder charges in a Los Angeles court for the killing of J. Belton Kennedy. They requested more time to plead with extension granted to August 22, defense seeking additional counsel and possible motions.
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Los Angeles
A. C. Burch
Madelynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennety
California
Sidney N. Reeve
Kennedy
Beaver
Glen
Obenchain
Burch
Chicago
Reeve
Asa Keyes
Mrs. Obenchain
Keyes
de Burch
Nightball Scores Report from New York Opposed by Philadelphia
New York team beat Philadelphia with a 15 to 0 margin after a slow start, powering ahead with a 9th inning surge. Key players Meadows Brugsy Barnes Salles and Snyder contributed to the offensive burst for the Batteries.
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New York
Philadelphia
Meadows and Brugsy
Barnes, Salles and Snyder
Baseball box score snippet shows Cleveland win
The line score lists Cleveland 200 000 270 and Chicago 000 007 331 with pitchers Batterlesa McWeeney Hodge Schalk Morton and ONeill. The fragment confirms a Cleveland victory on a contested scoring sequence.
Dozen Hurt in Denver Auto Crashes
Twelve persons were injured in five automobile accidents in Denver Sunday and early today. Police held six men in jail as a result of the incidents. None of the injured will die.
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Denver
Jali
Serbian King Peter Near Death in Balkan Crisis
Washington report says King Peter of Serbia, age near 80, is near death after collapsing Saturday. He has not regained consciousness and remains in critical condition as reports arrive from Belgrade.
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Washington
Peter of
Berbis
Greeks Begin Second Offensive Against Turkish Nationalists
The Greeks have started a second offensive as Turkish Nationalists retreat toward the Sakaria river without resisting, signaling continued actions in the campaign.
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Akaria
Blackburn Held on Threats to Kill Wife
G Blackburn is held by city authorities on a charge of threatening to kill his wife. The threat reportedly occurred during a family disturbance, and Blackburn is being held for trial this evening.
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G. Blackburn
Ths
Maid
Blackburns
Train washout halts Colorado & Southern routes near Chugwater
A heavy rainwash damaged tracks near Chugwater Wyoming forcing detours for north and southbound Burlington trains. The disruption, reported to Cheyenne and Casper, expects several days to repair after a washout that closed the line and sent No. 20 around Sterling and another train around Bridgeport Nebraska.
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Colorado & Southern
Chugwater
Wyo
Burlington
Divislon
Cheyenne
Casper
Denver
Sterling
65 Year Old Hiker Finishes Half of Long Walk to New Mexico
Anna Davis 65 from Kansas City walked from her home to Denver then planned to reach New Mexico to join her brother on the Mexican border. She travels about seven miles daily carrying a Marine medal of her son who died in France. She rested at police headquarters after arriving.
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Uenge
Anna Davis
Denver
Kansas City
Davis
New Mexico
France
Four Die in Fire at Point Breeze Oil Works
Four persons were killed two are dying and numerous injured when a blaze at the Atlantic Refining Point Breeze oil works in Philadelphia caused an estimated one million dollars in damage. The dead are William Hanifan 30 Hugh McClune 35 James Mulhearn 27 and Frank Johnson 4
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Philadelphia
Point Breeze
Atlantic Refining Company
William Hanifan
Hugh McClune
James Mulhearn
Frank Johnson
Canal bill to vote October tenth reaches Senate approval
Washington August 15 The agreement for a final vote October 10 on Senator Borah's bill providing free canal passage for American ships traveling through the Panama Canal was reached today by the Senate.
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Washington
Borah
Panama Canal
Senate
Ford declines Colorado highway bonds
Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile maker, refused to purchase 2 million dollars in Colorado state highway bonds. A message to State Treasurer Arthur M. Strong states that Ford makes no investments in bonds or other securities.
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Denver
Aug
Henry Ford
Detroit
Colorado
Arthur M. Strong
Ford
Strong
Mexican State Secretary Heads to Washington D C
JAUREY Mexico Aug 16 The chamber of commerce received a hologram from the state department stating Alberto Pani secretary of state would arrive tomorrow en route to Washington D C The message also said researchory would go as a personal representative of President Obregon to engage in negotiations for the government
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Jaurey
Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
State Department
Alberto Pani
Washington, D. C
Researchory
Obregon
Charges of murders and terror by Marines in San Domingo
Senate committee hears Horace Knowles report accusing American marines in 1918 San Domingo of murders terrorizing locals and burning homes. The document says no justification for troop deployment and claims life on the island was more secure than in New York.
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Washington
San Domingo
Senate
Horace Knowles
Miiner
Dominican National Commission
United States
Knowles
Tule
Island
Broadway
Central Park
New York
Harding Seeks 200000 for World Conference
President Harding asked Congress for 200000 to cover costs of the world conference. He transmitted a letter from Under Secretary Fletcher and an invitation to participate, noting the amount reflects two months of sessions and may require more funds if meetings extend.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Fieicher
Dawes
Budget Bureau
Pletcher
Denver waiters vote on strike over wage cut
More than 400 Denver union waiters vote on a strike after a restaurant owner announced wages would drop from two dollars to two fifty a day. An earlier rejection of the cut led to today’s ballot with about 400 workers affected and 200 in shops not cutting wages.
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Denver
J. M. Osborn
Waiters’ Union
Osborn
Albert A. McVittie
Restaurant Keapers Association
Harding makes quiet drive to Baltimore visit
President Harding traveled from Washington to Baltimore in a private automobile to see Mrs. Harry M. Daugherty who has been ill for a month at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was accompanied by Mrs. Harding Attorney General Daugherty and George R. Christian secretary to the president.
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Baltimore
Washington
Harding
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mire Harding
Daugherty
George R. Christian
Chita Rule Is Upset Reports Reach From Soviet Dispatch
An A S H dispatch from Shang Chung Manchuria cites a Russian wireless message claiming the Rolchevik committee in Moscow has been arrested and the Chita government overthrow report remains unconfirmed due to communication gaps in the War Eastern republic of Biberia.
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Torio
Ang Liew
Chita
Biberia
Chia
Asahi Shimbun
Shang, Chung
Manchuria
Moscow
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Riga
Latvia
Associated Press
Russia
American Relief Administration
Maxim Litvin
Soviet Famine Relief Committee
Herbert Hoover
Relief Administration
Treland
England
United Kingdom
British Commonwealth Group
Abemeeives
James
Empire
Irish Republican Congress
Commission
Los Angles
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