Eight Soldiers Die in Camp Grant Trench Mortar Blast
A trench mortar explosion at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois killed eight soldiers including Captain O A Browning and injured six others with several losing limbs. An inquiry led by Major General Milton J Foreman will probe the cause as officials note overloading of the mortar and the death toll comes two days after a phosphorus grenade incident injured fifteen spectators.
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Rockford
Camp Grant
Milton J. Foreman
Eighth Illinois Infantry
O. A. Browning
Eighth Infantry
Browning
Thirty-third Division
Chemical Warfare Service
Leo Flanders
SLAIN 34 INJURED IN NEW TONG WAR TIDE
In New York Ho Kee a member of On Leong tong and restaurant cook is slain after a false report that a Hip Sing tong member was killed in Boston. In Boston two Chinese and a white man are wounded in an On Leong attack as Yee Yip a Hip Sing associate returns home past his wife Flora Yee and infant on the doorstep.
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Associated Press
New York
Ho Kee
On Leong Tong
Chinatown
Hip Sing Tong
Boston
Yee Yip
Flora Yee
Yee
800 Transfer Workers in New York Strike
The 800 chauffeurs helpers and clerks for the New York Transfer Company and the Westcott Express Company struck at midnight to win an eight hour day with pay. New York relies on taxis private cars and independent expressmen to move 10000 trunks daily. Companies are not operating no strikebreakers and no hires are planned.
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John J. Leary JR
New York World News Service
New York
New York Transfer Company
Westcott Express Company
Redfield Records Record Heat With 106 Degree Day
Redfield D. Aug. 24 government thermometer marked the year’s high at 106 as a forty mile wind whipped through. Crops and pastures are drying up.
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Redfield
Furniture and Futures Openings in Classified Ads
A local business used Commercial Tribune Classified Ads to announce an opening for a young man to learn the furniture business and received many calls the same day. The ad promotes help wanted across home office or factory settings and invites readers to place a classified ad at Canal 6300.
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Commercial Tribune
CANAL
Oldest Irish Man Joseph McSweeney Poses With Wife
Belfast Aug 24 Joseph McSweeney of Donegal who says he has seen 116 birthdays and is the oldest living Irish man has been photographed for the first time beside his wife aged 80. McSweeney born in 1809 remains vigorous and quick of wit.
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Belfast
Joseph McSweeney
Donegal
McSweeney
Warrant Says Former Roomer Grand-Larceny Case In Huntington
A warrant charges a former roomer at 911 Elms Street with grand larceny for stealing Mrs. Fay Freeman’s jewelry valued at 6 900 from her Huntington home. The thief fled with cash and jewels, being tracked to Indianapolis before the arrest process.
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Elms Street
Joseph O'Connell
Huntington
W. Va
Fay Freeman
C. W. Freeman
Eighth Street
Cabell County
Cincinnati
Robert M. Magee
Elm Street
Magee
Third Street
Central Avenue
Indianapolis
Freeman
Mageen
Safe High in Air Ends With Tragic Office Trucking Crash
John Farnsworth 32, a chimney painter for Peerless Glass, worked from a 160 foot high bosun chair above Long Island City. After five hours aloft he descended and was struck by a backing motor truck, suffering a fractured hip and internal injuries at St. John’s Hospital.
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Long Island City
N. Y
John Farnsworth
Peerless Glass Company
Manhattan
Farnsworth
St. John’s Hospital
Standard Oil of Indiana Cuts Gasoline Prices
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced a two cent per gallon cut on gasoline and naphtha products and a one cent cut on kerosene. The reductions, claimed to be to meet competition, apply to its territory across Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma South Dakota and North Dakota.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
South Dakota
North Dakota
Phillips Promises Denouement in New Jersey Conspiracy Case
Red Bank detective Chief Smith pledges a Sherlock Holmes styled denouement with arrests of high officials. Phillips declines to name others, promises a statement tomorrow. Reported gunfire at the mansion and a hospitalized figure linked to the so called banker and arch conspirator.
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Phillips
Ottering
Sherlock
New York World News Service
RED .Bank
N. J
Max Phillips
Jack M. Smith
Monmouth County
Sherlock Holmes
New Jersey
Red Bank
Elwell
Dot King
Mr. Smith
Stone Road
Rue
Kent
Harry Lewin
Greater
New York City
Frank H. Berg
Lewin
Mr. Berg
Mr. Lewin
Orr
Brooklyn
Chief Smith
Monmouth County. “What's the Shooting For?” To the Outsider, Prior To Mr. Smith
George Cohan
L. Reussile Jr
Mr. Phillips
World News Service
Justice of the Peace
Phillips Billiard Room
Countess Boursky
Phillips Place
Hylin
Smith
John J. Quinn
Freehold
Langdon Morris
Monmouth County Grand Jury
Berg
Rulif Lawrence
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
New York
Joseph S. Marcus
Majestic Hotel
Episcopal Bishop denounces removing obey from marriage vows
The Bishop of Colorado rails against eliminating the word obey from Episcopal marriage rites. He condemns modern family life as diminished by cela ration of authority, arguing a family is a headship driven unit and warns the church to preserve traditional order amid reform efforts in Portland and New Orleans.
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Episcopal
New York
Colorado
Irving Peake Johnson
Episcopal Church
Charles L. Slattery
Massachusetts
Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Johnson
Witness
Church
Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius
América
Bigamist Gets 7 Years in Ohio Penitentiary
Akron Ohio August 24 Harry Chaffie alias Henry De Chavess 33 a United States soldier confessed bigamist and was sentenced to seven years in the Ohio Penitentiary by Common Pleas Judge L S Pardee He admitted four marriages with one dissolved His first wife died He said I love the ladies and they all look good to me and I cant live without them Judge Pardee advised him to move to Turkey He had wed Sarah Levy in San Antonio Texas then Rose Martin in Cincinnati and Alice Kerody of Youngstown and Barberton last year
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Akron
Harry Chaffie
Henry de Chavess
Ohio Penitentiary
Common Pleas
Turkey
Judge Pardee
Chaffie
Sarah Levy
San Antonio
Tex
Cincinnati
Rose Martin
Alice Kerody
Youngstown
Barberton
Madison Square Garden to Open with Major Events This Fall
New York announces the new Madison Square Garden will open with a ball game in late November, followed by the six day bicycle race in December and a championship boxing bout likely on December 7. The venue will seat 20 000 spectators.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Watch Found in Hotel Excavation Worth 750
Workers uncover a gold pocket watch in the hotel cellar at Haverstraw New York during construction. A local jeweler appraises it at 750 dollars and notes its good condition despite years of burial. The case bears the inscription Russell Saber Midland Chemical Company Dubuque Iowa.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
Russell Saber
Midland Chemical Company
Dubuque
Montreal Fire Drives 61 Families from Homes
A late night fire in Montreal started in an ice house and destroyed an apartment building and twenty dwellings. Strong winds spread sparks over two blocks. water pressure hindered firefighting. three firemen were overcome by smoke and several others injured by falling glass. By 2 a.m. the blaze was under control though a three story dwelling remained burning. no deaths reported.
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Montreal
Emery
Sanguinez
White Plains Hero Dives to Save Submerged Car Victims
Ralf Craig, 17, a White Plains high school athlete, heroically dived into Kensico Reservoir when Frederick Fowler’s sedan was pushed off the highway between White Plains and Armonk. He opened a door and pulled out Edith Fowler, 10, and Alice Blair, 9, from the ten feet deep water. Fowler, his son Frank Strol Jr., and Mrs Strol crawled free. Police confirmed the license number of the car that caused the crash.
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New York World News Service
White
Plains
N. Y
Ralf Craig
White Plains
Armonk
Frederick Fowler
New Rochelle
Kensico
Craig
Fowler
Edith
Alice Blair
Frank Strol, Jr
Tablet Unveiled To Nye As Clean Humor Praised
Dedication of a memorial window and unveiling of a bronze tablet honor Bill Nye the humorist during a three day birthday celebration in Fletcher North Carolina. Frank Wilson Nye pledged to return home to help memorialize his father while recounting Nye's life story.
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Associated Press
Fletcher
N. C
Calvary Episcopal Church
Bill” Nye
Les
North Carolina
Edgar Wilson Nye
Clarence 8. McClellan, Jr
Nye
Loot mail on train with express messenger beaten
A Santa Fe train n75 arrived at Santa Ana with mail pouches torn open and contents scattered. Officials could not estimate the loss. The express messenger was found badly beaten and said to have been probably tired.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Santa Ana
American Railway Express Company
Dayton Manufacturer Confessed Bank Robber Seeks Suicide
Fred C. Nickel a 46 year old Dayton inventor and factory owner confessed to robbing the North Dayton branch of Dayton Savings and Trust Co of 210,000 on August 14. He was arrested at his Nickel Manufacturing Company and later attempted to kill himself in police custody after detailing the crime and his motive tied to mounting debts. The loot recovered in his garage totaled 18,000 with further investigation planned including a potential grand jury session and arraignment set for tomorrow.
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Dayton
Fred C. Nickel
de Luxe
Dayton Savings and Trust Company
Nickol
Montgomery County Grand Jury
Albert H. Scharrer
Central
Scharrer
Common Pleas
Papperson
Grand Jury
Nickel
Nickel Manufacturing Company
Helen Sammet
Miss Sammet
Nichol
Sammet
Yendes
Richmond
Ind
Knowles Tool and Manufacturing Company
Knowles
Toledo
Jury Fixes Dorothy Ellingon Manslaughter Verdict
In San Francisco on August 24 a seven woman five man jury with twelve hours of deliberation found Dorothy Ellingon, seventeen, guilty of manslaughter in the killing of her mother. They emphasized rehabilitation over punishment and recommended a reform school sentence if possible, citing human frailty and a need for treatment.
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New York World News Service
San Francisco
Cal
Dorothy Ellingson
Dorothy
Mary T. Gamage
Anne Pritchard
Alma D. Harris
Mary A. Hart
Mabel Jeffs
Margaret
Most Valuable Shoe Brush Hidden Diamonds Found
A shoe brush carried by two men at the New York Customs House yielded diamonds worth 54970. The men Henry Marguelies and Abraham Treppel face additional charges after agents also found 40000 in candy boxes. They arrived from Holland May 30 and were later arrested in Syracuse New York.
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New York World News Service
New York
Customs House
Treasury Department
Canada
Henry Margueliés
Brooklyn
Abraham Treppel
Manhattan
Montreal
Holland
Rouse’s Point
N. Y
Marguesies
Treppel
United States
Syracuse
Treasury
Roberts
Flower dispute ends in murder on Lincoln Highway
Dominick Deangelio and Anthony Catri, both of Cartaret NJ, were returning from a holiday outing when Deangelio plucked a flower at Pietro Amaturo’s yard. Amaturo fired a .45, killing Deangelio and wounding Catri. Amaturo was captured and charged with murder.
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New York World News Service
Keansburg
N S
Lincoln Highway
Here
Dominick Deangelio
Anthony Catri
Cartaret
N. J
Pietro Amaturo
de Angelio
Amaturo
Catri
Ideal Beach
Fire Threatens Saluda as Town Seeks Aid
Fire from a lumber mill spreads to nearby homes in Saluda amid drought, threatening the town. The Columbia Fire Department sends a truck and equipment, with appeals for help to Augusta Georgia Greenwood and Newberry South Carolina.
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Columbia, &. C
Saluda
Columbia Fire Department
Ipment
Augusta
Greenwood
Newberry
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Standard Oil OF
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Sedan
Fred C. Nickol
Dayton, O
Ee Helen Sammier
Niece
Branch
Jazz Girl
Hart
Flower
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