National Crime Commission Formed To Fight Crime Nationwide
Twenty three prominent business and professional leaders in New York established the National Crime Commission to combat crime across the United States. Assemblyman F Trubee Davison was named chairman with access to unlimited funds and a plan to form local clearing houses in major cities for swift action and financing.
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New York World News Service
New York
National Crime Commission
Elbert H. Gary
Assemblyman
F. Trubee Davison
Davison
Gary
Canson
George ,W. Wickersham
Unite States
Richard Washburn Child
Italy
William B. Joyce
National Surety Company
Charles 4. Whitman
Commission
Swift
Crime Co Ission
Crime Commission
Rioting Clashes Between Klansmen and Opponents in Reading Mass
In Reading Massachusetts a siege atmosphere formed as Ku Klux Klan factions and anti klan groups totaling up to 1700 engaged in rioting. Shots were fired stones clubs and tear gas used with over twenty injured. Police and state troopers moved in to separate sides and restore order.
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Reading
Mass
Parker
Rental Ads Save Time for Cincinnati Tenants
A Cincinnati housewife advertised a furnished room for rent in the Classified Page and found a good tenant the same morning. The ad suggests readers save shoe leather by using commercial Tribune rental ads to fill vacancies quickly.
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Cincinnati
Weeks to resign as War Secretary October first
Charles D. Hilles of New York is the leading name mentioned as Weeks's successor as War Secretary after Weeks resigns on October 1. Weeks plans to retire for health reasons and pursue physical recovery, with Acting Secretary Dwight F. Davis seen as the logical successor but political factors point to a New York pick.
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Charles D. Hilles
New York
Weeks
New York World News Service
Swampscott
Mass
John W. Weeks
Washington
Massachusetts No
President Coolidge
Coles Island
West Gloucester
Woman leaps from second floor in presumed embezzlement case
Mrs. Margaret Elsner, 20, of Covington, jumped thirty feet from a Traction Building window after being asked to report to Crim Ryan Detective Bureau. She suffered only scratches. police planned to arrest her on embezzlement charges tied to $2.50 marked money from Kline Brothers. Her husband and father-in-law visited the hospital as bond talks began.
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Traction
Margaret Elsner
East Fourth Street
Covington
Paul Ryan
Detective Bureau
The
Abe
Bureau
Elsner
Thomas Elsner
Kline Brothers Company
Edward J. Henneberg
Greenup Street
Bathers Held Up Park Robbery at Starlight Pool
Eight hold-up men robbed bathers and pool officials at Starlight Park Bronx taking several thousands in valuables. Special policeman Sidney Rohn was wounded in the left shoulder as the robbers fled. Four robbers dressed in bathing suits emerged from the pool to join the raid and another four entered Miss Nay White's booth from the rear to seize the loot. Patrons in street clothes were searched and warned against movement.
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Associated Press
New York
Starlight Park
Bronx
Sidney Rohn
Miss Nay White
Rohn
Federal Day Unit 10 Undergoes Drastic Inquiry
In Chicago on August 12 Elmer L. Ivey vowed a full probe of the Narcotic Division after arresting Will Gray Beach and three assistants on charges of selling seized narcotics back to distributors and addicts. The inquiry may reach 208 federal officials. raids were planned as Patrick Roche and Clarence Converse warned the Chicago investigation would reveal a national scandal. Beach claimed he bought illicit goods with his own money as philanthropy toward users, while admitting the narcotics are government property and pledging cooperation.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Elmer L. Ivey
Special Intelligence Unit
Will Gray Beach
Congress
Patrick Roche
Clarence L. Converse
Irey
Converse
Beach
Alonzo
Baxter
Willie May
Indianapolis
Indiana
Moy
Philadelphia
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Columbus
Roche
Earthquake Shakes California and Montana Towns
A noticeable quake rattled dishes in Ventura Cal at 10 45 this morning with no damage reported. Earlier Livingston Mont felt a slight tremor around 7 50 listing affected Shields River Valley towns.
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California
Montana
Ventura
Cal
Associated Press
Livingston, Mont
Livingston
Shields River Valley
Divorce hearing clouds liquor tales as Lake Orion rumors surface
In Alpena Michigan Aug 12 during Frank D Scott divorce action witnesses recite tales of keyhole spying bootleg liquor and alleged party nights at Lake Orion as Mrs Edna James Scott denies wild party claims while Judge Emerick disciplines spectators and bars adjoined testimony.
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Alpena
Mich
House
Edna James Scott
Washington
Frank D. Scott
Scotts
Frederick Sikes
Washington House
Ward H. Peck
Congressman Scott
Rockefeller
Gould
Mr. Scott
Scott
Floren Dallaw
Four Thousand Cattle Slaughtered Over Foot and Mouth Contact
In Houston on August 12 four thousand range and dairy cattle will be slaughtered and buried this Thursday. Dr Marion Imes of the Bureau of Animal Industry announced the move as part of the foot and mouth disease eradication campaign. The cattle had contact with the few Harris County cases since the plague’s reappearance in the area.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Marion Imes
Bureau of Animal Industry
Harris County
Loyalty and Ability of New Prelate Extolled at Installation
Archbishop Dowling extols Archbishop McNicholas at his installation in Cincinnati. The sermon combines historic, scriptural references and emphasizes the bishop as shepherd and father guiding the flock, seeking unity and loyalty in the archdiocese.
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John T. MacNicholas
Cincinnati
Vicar of
Domitian
Nero
Decius
Diocletian
Crares
St. Peter's Cathedral
Calvary
Warl
Dowlinz
Austin Dowling
Archdiocese of St. Paul
McNicholas
Christ
Palestine
Saint Christina Relics Arrive in United States Shrine Planned
The Homeric brought Saint Christina’s remains to America with papal permission. Bishop Schrembs of Cleveland secured relics after a 1919 request and a 1950 pilgrimage to Rome, with the saint to rest in Cleveland Cathedral as a Western Hemisphere pilgrimage shrine.
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New York World News Service
New York
White Star
Homeric
Southampton
St. Christina
Urbain
Pius XI
United States
Cleveland
Joseph Schrembs
Rome
Pope Pius
America
Benedict XIV
Saint Christina
Christina
Tyre
Boléna
Italy
Schrembs
Gallagher
Detroit
Pius XV
Battle in the Wheat Pit Between Chicago and New York
In Chicago on August 12 a power struggle in the wheat pit pitted New York against Chicago as Jesse L. Livermore and followers sold 8.5 million bushels of September wheat. Prices fell from 1.67 to 1.57 while Arthur W. Cutten and his group absorbed sales. The day ended with a local rally lifting prices above 1.64 and a 4 percent gain.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
New York
Jesse L. Livermore
Arthur W. Cutten
Cutten
Five Convicts Escape Oregon Prison After Guards Shot
At Oregon State Prison in Salem guards were shot as five inmates staged a pre arranged break at 5 55 p m Three escapees were Tom Murray Elsworth Kelly and James Willows Jones led the assault and was later killed A posse pursued the fugitives with Kelly and Murray captured within a week while Jones remained at large for two months The incident sparked a statewide manhunt and raised questions about prison security
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Salem
Ore
Oregon State Prison
Ning
James M. Holman
Sweeney
Oregon
Bert Jones
Tom Murray
Elsworth Kelly
James Willows
B Jones
Rioting in Tientsin as Chinese guards fire on crowd
Chinese guards opened fire on a large crowd in Tientsin injuring and killing several and leading to the arrest of about 300. Rioters, mainly mill workers and students, attacked guard posts with iron rods and stones. The disturbance spread to nearby mills with damage reported at the Yuto Japanese mill.
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Tientsin
China
Gu Fds
Paocheng
Yuto Sine
Unidentified Woman Found Unconscious On Road Near Union Ridge
A young woman about 18 was found unconscious with bound hands and feet on a road near Union Ridge Cemetery in Chicago. Highway police took her to a hospital. she was not identified.
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Associated Pre
Chicago
Union Ridge
Archbishop McNicholas welcomed by Cincinnati crowd at Music Hall
A large audience filled Music Hall for Archbishop John T. McNicholas installation reception with Cardinal Mundelein and bishops present. Vice Mayor Morris and Monsignor Nau delivered welcomes stressing loyalty to the new archbishop and Catholic unity.
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Free City
Knights of St. John
Knights of Columbus
Plum Street
St. Louis Church
Eighth
Walnut Streets
McNicholas
Bernard Moeller
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Hoben
West
Cardinal Mundelein
Bishop McNicholas
Jerusalém
Joseph Pirten
Superior
Wis
Music Hall
John T. McNicholas
S J. Peter
Mundelein
Charles Young
J. Alfred Schehl
School of Music of
Mt. St. Mary
St. Gregory
Broome Morris
Richard Crane
Louis J. Nau
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