Wheat and Cotton Declines Threaten Rosy Dreams
Theodore H. Price notes a dull midsummer week with wheat and cotton dropping to season lows. He cites political rumors affecting markets, alongside promises of compensations in cattle and hogs as a counterbalance, while warning that fall farming prospects depend on weather and pests.
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Theodore H. Price
Commerce and Finance
New York
P. S. Dupont
General Motors Corporation
Gov. Smith
John J. Raskob
General Motors
Dupont
Raskob
Radio Corporation
Trust Company Loses $104000 in Forged Checks
New York police disclosed that Manufacturers Trust Company was swindled for 104000 through a series of forged checks on a single wealthy depositor. The forgeries occurred over ten days via an account opened at Chelsea Exchange Bank, with the forger using a copied signature and depositing proceeds to his own account before withdrawal. No bank employees are implicated. investigators tie the crime to a band led by The Scratcher, amid two arrests in other forgery cases.
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New York
Manufacturers Trust Company
Coughlin
Chelsea Exchange Bank
Chelsa Exchange
J. E. Conroy
Trust Company
the Scratcher
Raiders Close Two Fashionable New Orleans Gaming Clubs
National Guardsmen under Gov Huey P Long shut down two upscale gaming venues near New Orleans, the Jai-Alai Fronton and the Arabic Club, seizing equipment and questioning about 225 patrons including many women. A Times-Picayune photographer was beaten while filming. Guardsmen burned or destroyed gambling paraphernalia as authorities pledged to prevent reopenings in St Bernard Parish.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
St. Bernard Parish
Neil Simmes
Times Picayune
Fleming
Liberty Loan bonds to drop on August fifteenth
The Treasury announced Third Liberty Loan 4% bonds will be purchased for the sinking fund at 1004 32 plus accrued interest if tendered by August 15, with later purchases at par plus accrued interest. Acting Secretary Lowman described the August 1 authorization allowing bondholders to tender through Federal Reserve Banks.
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Washington
Treasury
Third Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve Banks
Lowman
Woman Sues Dormont Borough for 25000 in Arrest Case
Elmira Jones Burger of Cleveland has filed suit in Pittsburgh seeking 25000 from Dormont Borough claiming unlawful arrest and six years confinement. She says she was held July 29, 1922 without a warrant while living briefly in Dormont and lost a 2500 per year job due to the arrest.
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Pittsburgh
Elmira Jones Burger
Cleveland
Dormont
Donahey Urges All To Vote In Ohio County Polls
Governor Donahey issues a proclamation urging all voters to cast ballots on Tuesday August 14. He notes Ohio and many counties are evenly split between the two major parties, making it possible to "turn the rascals out" if state or local leaders become wasteful or corrupt.
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Donahey
Columbus
Ohio
Vote of Woman Accepted After Ballot Review
Prosecutor Taft investigates questionable ballots from the Board of Elections special meeting. Mrs Elizabeth Hottendorf, whose ballot was among twenty five rejected, will have her vote accepted after the board finds the signatures differed from another Mrs Hottendorf. Indicted Sidney Nathan and William H Daveran face charges. both cases proceed as prosecutors expand voter checks for the upcoming election. The board will interview residents who missed last week’s registration and tally absentee ballots with new scrutiny.
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Taft
Board of Elections
Elizabeth Hottendorf
Richmond Street
Franco Syrian Crisis at Hand
Jerusalem reports Franco-Syrian relations have reached a crisis over the new Syrian constitution. The French High Commissioner M. Ponsot has refused to consent to the document as is, seeking changes on frontiers, army, and martial law provisions. A compromise was rejected 42 to 8, and dissolution of Parliament is anticipated.
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Jerusalem
Paris
M. Ponsot
Syria
National Army
Out of Fire Into Net Lady Marries Then Fails
Loretta Wilson, 22, wed Charles W. Edwards, 18 years her senior and a divorced father of three, after fleeing from Poughkeepsie to Norwalk. They lived in Connecticut a month then moved to New York. A confrontation at the Hotel Manger with a returning Mrs Edwards led to police involvement.
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New York World News Service
New York
Loretta Wilson
Hell On
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Charles W. Edwards
Highland
Norwalk
Conn
Connecticut
Manger
Edwards
Timothy Coffee
Rescue Efforts Under Way as Storm Hits New Jersey Coast
Philadelphia reports a gale sweeping New Jersey Delaware and Chesapeake bays with boats stranded and damaged. Rescue efforts save 21 aboard, including a man clinging to a mast in Delaware Bay. No deaths yet but several craft wrecked near Barnegat Inlet and Delair. Temperatures plummet to 59 in Philadelphia with heavy rain and wind.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Delaware
Chesapeake Bays
Smoky
Rotterdam
Delaware Bay
Jersey
Atlas
Dela Ware
Weather Bureau
Maryland Beaten by a Severe Northeast Storm
A fierce northeast storm slammed Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore causing extensive damage to shipping and crops with no reported deaths. Roads bridges and communication lines were disrupted from Chestertown to Cambridge while Chesapeake Bay traffic suffered. An unidentified steamer grounded in Delaware Bay and the Emma Giles with 200 passengers ran long overdue after failing to depart Galesville. South Commerce Street in Centreville flooded three feet as Millington lost outside contact due to a power outage. A New York World News Service report notes a 60 mile gale off the New Jersey coast, grounding a whale and forcing an airplane to land near Atlantic City.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Delaware
Chestertown
Cambridge
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware Bay
Tolchester Company
Emma Giles
West River
Galesville
Galesville. South Commerce Street, Centerville, Md
Millington
New York World News. Service
New York
New Jersey
Asbury Park
Cape May
Atlantic City
Toombs released on bond in Chicago law case
Roy C. Toombs president of the International Life Insurance Co was freed on $10 000 bond in Chicago and must appear tomorrow to answer larceny by embezzlement charges. A 185000 check photo aided the arrest tied to missing securities totaling about 3500000. Hearing praised as perfunctory to clarify police understanding. charges expected to be dismissed.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Roy C. Toombs
International Life Insurance Company
George A. Curran
Toombs
Howard Sidener
Gerk
Sidener
John Stege
Yellow ink on digits to keep Greek voters honest
In Athens Greece Aug 12 Greek voters will dip a finger in yellow ink to be marked for three days to prevent repeating at the polls. The proposal was made by rival leaders to Premier Venizelos and won his approval.
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Athens
Greece
Venizelos
Five Die in Ohio Traffic Accidents
Cleveland and surrounding areas report multiple fatalities and injuries from traffic crashes. Key victims include 18-year-old Charles Shaw crushed under a flipping car in Cleveland and 9-year-old Fred Heatley killed when entering a moving bus path.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Alliance
Emma Garrett
Steubenville
Frank Garrett
Fatal auto crash marks eighty fourth in Hamilton County
Yesterday morning Edward N Becker 59 of 6157 Lower River Rd died at St Mary's Hospital from a fractured skull suffered August 4 after being struck by a car while running for a C L & A car at Stop 42 Addyston Marshal Rudisell said the driver is unknown The death occurred in the First Police District Maj John Seebohm declined to investigate citing lack of hospital location and police records Meanwhile 16 year old Wayman's Branch Ky resident Hungier sustained cuts when his car collided with another on Madison Pike near Chisel Branch Rd His mother was injured in the crash David Stone of Fayette County drove the other car Kenton County Patrolman Michael Wagner charged Stone with reckless driving Hungler was taken to St Elizabeths Hospital by C J Crawford 514 Watkins St Deitrich 83 of 1522 Kemper Ln suffered a compound left leg fracture after being struck by a car driven by Stanley Lanter of 28 Conway Ave Lanter was arrested for reckless driving.
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Hamilton County
Edward N. Becker
Lower River Road
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marshal Rudisell
Addyston
Becker
John Seebohm
Charles Hungier
Wayman’s Branch Road
Independence
Madison Pike
Chisel Branch Road
David Stone
Fayette County
Kentucky
Hungler
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
C. J. Crawford
Watkins Street
Kenton County
Michael Wagner
Stone
Thomas Deitrich
Kemper Lane
General Hospital
Stanley Lanter
Conway Avenue
Eastern Avenue
Lanter
Woman assumes blame in Coshocton fatal shooting
In Coshocton, Mrs Blanche Martin 27 was jailed on 1000 bond as a material witness in the death of Edward Rose 31 a Coshocton furniture dealer. Miss Evelyn Sigman 31 confessed to shooting Rose and awaited arraignment on a second degree murder charge with 3000 bond. Earl W Rodd also held as material witness.
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Coshocton
Blanche Martin
Piqua
Edward Rose
Evelyn Sigman
Rose
Martin
Piquan Company
Discontented Wives Husbands Plot to Kill Spouses Charged
In Charlotte on August 12 a murder plot by discontented wives and a husband left one dead, six under arrest, and three seriously ill. S W Daniels alias Prof Brandarini confessing to selling poison to Mrs E F Pressly and Mrs L M Lockamy, who intended to kill their husbands. Lockamy died June 5. her widow soon married Pressly. Police report several others bought poison to harm their mates. Daniels profited from 15.50 to 500 dollars. Arrest followed a shoplifting tip.
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Charlotte
N. C
S. W. Daniels
Brandorini
E. F. Pressly
L. M
Preacher
Daniels
Famine Threat in Russia If Crops Do Not Improve
Paris dispatch reports famine could grip Russia this winter as July yields reach only 40 percent of normal grain. Drought in Ukrainian wheat belt and Central Russia limits supply, forcing reliance on Crimea and Siberia. Soviet authorities publish price scales 20 percent higher to spur surplus sales, while Stalin shifts to appease peasants to boost wheat purchases.
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New York World News Service
Paris
Russia
Crimea
Siberia
J. V. Stalin
Leon Trotzky
Stalin
Lenin
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co
Train strikes picnic bus killing two youths in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee picnic for St. Stephens Athletic Club youths ended in tragedy when a Chicago Milwaukee & Pacific train struck the truck carrying fourteen boys. Two died Cyril Labaj aged 14 and Arthur Knapp aged 18, nine others were injured, with four seriously hurt including Anton Hovenac John Martinke Fred Carsky and William Towan, all aged 18 or 19 and from Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
St. Stephens Athletic Club
Chicago Milwaukee & Pacific
Cyril Labaj
Arthur Knapp
Anton C. Hovenac
John Martinke
Fred Carsky
William Towan
Workers Accept Wage Cut in Railway Conference Card
London August 12 delegates to the Railway Association conference approved provisional agreements between railway unions and companies reducing wages by two percent across the board by an overwhelming majority.
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London
Railway Association
Necktie Makers Unite in German Protective Association
German necktie manufacturers have formed a protective association named Behntgemeinschaft Deutscher Eranattenfabrikanten to address trade problems. About seven percent of the industry is represented in the effort.
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Berlin
Behntgemeinschaft Deutscher Eranattenfabrikanten
Croatian Peasants Pay Final Homage to Raditch Leader
In Zagreb Aug 12 thousands of Croatian peasants and delegates paid final homage to Stefan M Raditch. His body lay in state two days before burial beside deputies killed in June. A 7 hour procession with Sokols, Peasant delegates, and floral tributes followed by clergy.
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Zagreb
Jugo Slavia
Stefan M Raditch
Raditch
Croatia
Four Die in Dutch Plane Crash at Aviation Display
Four people were killed when a plane crashed among spectators at an aviation display in Heerlen near Maastricht. The accident was caused by a motor failure in the aircraft.
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Amsterdam
Heerlen
Maastricht
Danbury Freeing of Bessie Ireland in Paycheck Forgery Case
Mrs. Bessie Ireland, 19, freed from Putnam County Jail after her husband’s forgery charge led to a newborn expectancy and legal complexities. Sheriff Wallace Secord transported her to Danbury Hospital for delivery planning, while ongoing extradition questions remained unresolved as the apparent grand jury case proceeded.
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New York World News Service
Danbury
Danbury Hospital
New York State
Ireland
Sheriff Secord
Hoover Deluged With Messages From Friends
Candidate's views on prohibition attract nationwide attention as supporters flood Hoover with letters and messages. The articles notes broad public interest and rapid response from supporters across the country.
Hoover Acknowledges Nixon? Not Exactly.
Herbert Hoover, after accepting the Republican presidential nomination, reels from telegram responses and weighs editorials while opponents debate his stance on the Volstead Act and constitutional limits. He stresses anti-partisan views on prohibition, hints at farm-relief plans, and plans further elaboration in an August 21 speech at West Branch Iowa.
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Stanford University
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Herbert
Stanford University Stadium
Hoover
West Branch
Ila
Honduras Publishes Note On U S Marines Entry
Tegucigalpa officials released the American Minister’s request for U S Marines to enter Honduras to reach Nicaraguans. The press decries both the request and the government authorization that sent a small Marine detachment under Lieut. Col. Joseph A. Russell to Dani town near the Nicaraguan frontier amid ongoing tensions.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Bionhduras
Joseph A. Russell
Danii
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Mayhew
Felice
Crystal Gazer
Woman
Mate
Paul Raditch
Bassarichkek
Avala
M. Matchek
Svetozar Pribitchevitch
Independent Democratic Party
Serbia
Slovenia
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Black Sea
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Matitch
Fourth Army
Stefan Raditch
Alexander II
Stork
Meooagea
Edi
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Associated Press
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