Senate probes campaign fund in Cox quota list case
Testimony at the Senate committee hearing reveals concerns over a 61-city quota list. Blair and Henry Owen describe the fundraising scheme and a rejected Form 101 substitute. Kinney and Kelly discuss county quotas and city chairmen roles while officials deny executive involvement. The panel aims to finish hearings by Saturday night.
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Chicago
Cox
Ways and Means
John A. Kelly
G. DeForest Kinney
Mennes
Ohio
Illinois
Jehu
Saints
Kinney
Look
Henry Owen
Blair
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Owen
Spencer
Senator Reed
Kenyon
Kally
Pomerene
National Committee
Fortold
Lord Mayor in Serious Condition, Update Awaited
London report says the Lord Mayor remains in a more serious condition as of late September 9, with officials awaiting further medical details and a formal statement on his status.
Movie Beauty Near Death From Mercury Poisoning
Olive Thomas, motion picture actress, lies in critical condition at the American hospital in Neuilly after ingesting a solution of alcohol containing 12 grams of bichloride of mercury. Dr. Joseph Choate warns the situation is serious but recovery is hopeful. recovery remains doubtful despite prompt aid from her brother Jack Pickford and fears for her safety.
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Paris
Olive Thomas
Neuilly
Joseph Choate
Miss Thomas
Choate
Precipitation Surges Past Cheyenne 1920 Record
Cheyenne’s 1920 rainfall, once near normal five days ago, now climbs more than two inches above the long term average. Since January, total precipitation reaches 13.95 inches versus the 11.56 inch average for the period.
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Cheyenne
Weather Bureau
Mining and Oil Concerns Incorporated Formed in Wyoming
Articles of incorporation filed with the Wyoming secretary of state list Western Iron Metal Company of Glenrock with capital stock 25600 dollars and par value 1.00, directors Sam Winner Martin Holmes Chas Annona Otis B Barker and Lee G Spencer. Cody Milling Company of Cody with capital stock 50000 dollars and par value 1.00, directors W T Hoge Dorothy M Trimmer Dwight E Hollister and Pred N.
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Wyoming
Pred N
Irish Crisis Stirs on Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Father M M English of Whitehall Montana says U S officials will investigate baggage search and letter seizure by Irish soldiers. He claims protest of American citizenship ignored and brother Patrick detained in Limerick. He recalls threats of being shot and notes Sinn Fein songs among the Irish passengers aboard.
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New York
M. M. English
Whitehall
Montana
Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria
State Department
Ireland
Father English
Benator Walsh
de Limerick
Limerick
Patrick
English
Queenstown
Liverpool
God
Who Am I Belgian Boy Seeks His True Heritage
A Belgian government effort follows a boy named Charles Louis who, traced to Brustele in 1914, was cared for by a French priest after German entry and brought to America. He now returns to Belgium seeking identity, noting aristocratic bearing in speech and manners and that his father was addressed M Le Prince.
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Charles Louis
le Prince
Brustele
America
Belgium
Senate committee divided over pursuing Cox charges
Chicago telegraph edition reports the senate campaign inquiry split on whether to press Governor Cox’s charges that the Republican National Committee seeks to corrupt voters. Senators Reed and Pomerone push forward, while others question leads, with subpoenas possible in New York as tests continue.
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Chicago
Senate Committee
Cox
Republican National Committee
Edge
Kenyoo
Spencer
Reed
Pomerone
New York
William Doloe Thompson
Ways and Means
Reed Hholley
Esatera
Pte
Edmen H. Core
Youngetown
John Jones May Face Fresh Larceny Review
The Natrona County district court ruling convicting John Jones of larceny was set aside on appeal citing errors by the lower court. The case returns for further proceedings with Jones to receive another chance at a verdict.
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John Jones
District Court of
Natrona
Jones
Cox Pledges Ireland Cause Idea At Montana Meets
Governor Cox closed his Montana campaign with a pledge to present Ireland's cause to the League of Nations if elected. He assailed Republicans over the so called corruption fund and labor issues, and attacked Hays Upham Blair and Harding while touring Helena Anaconda and Butte. He urged reclamation development and spoke to copper region workers.
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Butte
Mont
League of Nations
Cox
Ohio
Montana
Helena
Anaconda
League
Court House
Sodar
Pitt
Ireland
Erie
Chicago
Will H. Hays
Upham
Harry M. Blair
Hays
Harding
Wage Dispute Ties Up Southern Rail Lines
A wage dispute triggered a strike by locomotive and firemen on the Southern Pacific, halting freight yards in El Paso Tucson and Los Angeles since Tuesday night. Passenger service suffered as most trains ran late while union claims of back pay unsettled with Southern Pacific officials persisted.
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EL Paso
Tuscon
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Tuscan
Rapeon
Reasen
Hbat
Wor
Pittsburgh Woman Dies at Hotel Here
Pittsburgh woman dies at a local hotel after suffering a fall while en route from a funeral service in a neighboring town. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Barley-Bricker Bros chapel with Rev. J. B. Stubblefield presiding. The body will be shipped to her family.
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Pittsburgh
Plainshoe ‘Troman
Strick
Yelwatone
Barly-Bricker Dross Chapel
J. B. Stubblefield
Dormas Attacks Harding Over Dollar Wheat Policy
Congressman Fred Dormas criticizes Senator Harding for his past support of $2 wheat and for now opposing it amid current price volatility. Dormas frames Harding as duplicative, noting wartime context and farmer hardships while urging consistent policies.
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Dormas
Chicago
Fred Dormas
Democratic National Committee
Harding
Minne— State Fair Grounds
St. Paul
Fie
Benator Harding
Congressional
United States
Divorce Suit Filed in Indianapolis by Rosehart Block
Mrs. Rosehart Block filed for divorce in Indianapolis on Thursday from William J. Block Jr. The suit names Block as a wealthy alleged draft evader with ties to Indiana.
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Rich Ee
Indianapolis
Ind
Rosehart Block
William J. Block, Jr
Weather Forecast For Wyoming Weekend Uncertain
Forecasters predict unsettled conditions across Wyoming Friday and Saturday with cooler temperatures and possible precipitation. Delays and closures advised as winds shift, and residents should monitor updates for timing and impacts.
First Air Mail Delivered in Cheyenne City
The first air mail to Cheyenne lands at 6 p m in a De Havilland Four piloted by Murray with eleven pouches holding about 400 pounds of letters. The route from Omaha to San Francisco includes a 453 mile leg in 236 minutes. Cheyenne officials highlight the field’s size and better facilities than other western air mail fields.
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de Haviland
Andurreay
Cheyenne
New York ‘City
Murray
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Flying Field
Wilam C. Denning
Tribune Publishing Company
State Leader
Eea Ey Roth
Mw Firel O5
Mere Apes
Chicago
First Air Mail Reaches Cheyenne From Omaha Bee
The inaugural air mail to Cheyenne arrived at 5 51 pm from Omaha. A letter from Victor B. Smith of the Omaha Bee congratulates Cheyenne on the new air service linking distant cities. The note recalls the rail journey once took a week, now twelve hours by train, and five or four hours by air, signaling closer ties between the two states.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Omaha Bee
Omaha
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Coenen
THE
Victor B. Smith
Wyoming Land Office Error Costs State Six Thousand
The Wyoming State Land Office erred by selling a 320 acre tract out of turn at Gillette, giving Fitch the east half of Section 1-52-74 at ten dollars per acre. Fitch later bid thirty dollars, but the sale had been declared at ten. The Supreme Court orders the state to transfer the land to Fitch at ten per acre, leaving the state and school children to lose six thousand dollars overall. The case notes the error occurred during the 1918 sale and was tied to an employee’s departures during bidding.
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Wyoming State Land Office
Gillette
Campbell County
State Supreme Court
Te of Wyoming
EK. L. Fitch
State Board of School Land Commissioners
State of
Wyoming
A. Baker
State of Wyoming
Fitch
State Land Office
Supreme Court
Ber
Plate
Court House
Harding Jubilant Over Reception On Early Campaign Return
Senator Harding returned to Marion on Thursday night from his first campaign trip since nomination and prepared to resume a front porch campaign. He and his managers praised the three day journey and hinted at more trips in September. He spoke at Janesville Wisconsin and Rochester during the tour and appeared from his car platform to address cheering crowds. General Pershing joined the train at Chicago and shared remarks as the party traveled through Indiana and Ohio.
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Harding
Marion
Mindesotn
Janesville
Wiswhere
Rochester
Marding
Vale
Husdeede
Twin Cities
J. J. Pershing
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Washington
First Eastbound Air Mail Leaves San Francisco Tomorrow
The inaugural eastbound mail flight in regular oceanic air mail service is set to depart from Marina flying field at 6 30 tomorrow morning marking the approach of the first air mail plane from New York City.
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San Francisco
Marina
Golden Gate
New York City
MailPlane Flies Trans-Continental Test Flight
Frisco California Sept 9 A mail carrying airplane weighing 400 pounds completed preliminary test flights for the trans continental dial mail service landing at the flying field late today two hours fifteen minutes from Reno Nevada in the test program’s early phase.
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MATL
Frisco
San Francisco
Meno
Nevada
Stopped at Mather Field on Flight to San Francisco
A wall airplane piloted by Stan Hope and Boggs paused at Mather Field near Sacramento for 15 minutes during the final leg of a journey from Salt Lake to San Francisco. The aircraft departed Mather at 4 14 pm.
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Mater Wimad Bacramento
Cal
Stanhope, Boggs
Salt Lake
Mather Field
San Francisco
Banto
Porty 4menth Clevelands Dabo Math States
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Cleveland and Dabo Math states with unclear context. Names and places are incomplete, making a coherent event hard to determine. The readable bits suggest a sports or local event involving Cleveland and a person possibly named Dabo.
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Megistar
Mint
Dorothy Kea
Toent Gual
Sui
London
J. B
Senate
Erin
South
Walwington
Bilis Asby Yost
Capitol
Roth
Cleveland
Dabo
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