SINGER WINS LIGHTWEIGHT CROWN BY KAYO
The anthracite joint Sub-Scale Committee agreed in principle to a five year contract starting Sept 1 with no wage rate change but annual adjustments. A modified check off would allow operators to collect up to 1 dollar monthly in union dues with additional amounts as assessed. Miners agreed to rewrite the reopen clause. The contract draft awaits approval by the Scale Committee of Forty at The Hotel Pennsylvania.
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John J. Leary, Jr
New York World News Service
New York
Ioore
Hotel
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
City officials meet secret session on gas rate case
A secret council meeting in City Hall with Union Gas and Electric Company leaders discussed an equitable gas rate. Council members Julian Pollak H C Blackwell attended along with aides, a New York valuation expert, and the city attorney. The session lasted about an hour and its contents were released only in part. The official hearing date for the writ is set for next Monday.
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Cincinnati
Sey Yen
City Hall
John D. Ellis
Julian Pollak
Council
H. C. Blackwell
Blackwell
Union Gas and Electric Company
Pollak
Mr. Blackwell
Charles O. Rose
Alex Patterson
C. A. Dykstra
A. S. B. Little
New York
Ellis
Edward F. Alexander
Singer Wins Lightweight Title By Forcing Fight Plan
Al Singer defeated Sammy Mandell at Yankee Stadium to claim the world lightweight crown by applying a rushing, aggressive game plan. Singer attacked from the bell, overwhelmed Mandell with speed, and landed a decisive punch to end the bout, proving his prefight prediction correct.
Blaze Destroys Cobb Building In Aurora Business District
Fire of undetermined origin caused about 60000 in damage, destroying the Cobb Building in Aurora Indiana. Fire departments saved the rest of the business section though adjoining stores including People's grocery Beese's drug store and Inez Cobb's book and stationery. Water damage affected several nearby merchants. Insurance was light.
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Commercial Tribune
Aurora
Ind
Cobb
Lawrenceburg
Harry Abbott
People’s Grocery
Beese
W. D. Scripture
Inez Cobb
Greige
Greyhound
Huxsell & Thuermer
W. E. Whitney
Kip to Pay Alice 200000 Alimony in Divorce Decree
A Las Vegas decree in the Rhinelander divorce provides Mrs. Alice Rhinelander with a cash settlement between 200000 and 500000 and annual alimony of 3600 for life. Leonard Kip Rhinelander’s settlement followed a secret agreement and a conference between counsel. The case cited non disclosure of her supposed octoroon status and parental eviction as grounds.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
New York
Rhinelander
Harley Harmon
Leo A. McNamee
Edwards
Norris weighs independent bid after grocery clerk ballot clash
Washington July 17 The veteran Senator George W Norris a Progressive Republican from Nebraska will likely seek re election as an independent after a Broken Bow clerk with the same name forced a split on the ballot. The secretary of state ruled the clerk must remain on the ballot despite late filing.
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New York World News Service
Washington
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Broken Bow
Neb
Budget Plans Weighed by Committee Amid Election Talk
Co ordinated Bond Committee in Cincinnati discussed 1931 bond requests totaling 11.1 million led by major projects like Sundr Major Improvements and Columbia avenues. City figures. University of Cincinnati and public schools outlined. county home needs eyed amid pension concerns.
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Charter Administration
C. A. Dykstra
Ceneral Hospital
Park Board
Charles O. Rose
Council
University of Cincinnati
William J. Shroder
Board of Education
Charles Urban
Board of County Commissioners
Urban
Dykstra
Ohio
Trust Agreement Averts Bank Failure Fallout In Dorger Case
Attorney General Bettman pushes inquiry into Dorger assets with Judge Struble approving a fourfold plan. Western Bank will act as trustee for Clarence and Ruth Dorger assets for creditors including Cosmopolitan Bank depositors. An accountant will trace assets, with courts lifting injunctions as investigations continue.
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Gilbert Bettman
Frank
Clarence
Ruth
Martha Dorger
Robert Goldman
Lester Jaffe
Stanley Struble
Common Pleas Court
Clarence A
Ruth Dorger
Western Bank and Trust Company
Cosmopolitan Bank
Dorgers
State Superintendent of Banks
Frank J. Dorger
Martha
Struble
Bettman
Asi
United States District Court
Woman Believed Belle Gunness Found Alive Near Jackson
A telegram from Jackson, Mississippi reports a woman believed to be Belle Gunness, linked to a notorious early 1900s murder farm, found alive after a farmhouse fire. Investigators recall Gunness lured men with marriage schemes, murdered them, and hid bodies on the farm. Rewards totaling $13,000 had been offered for her arrest.
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la, Porte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Jackson
Miss
Sheriff's Office
la Porte
Thomas B. McDonald
Porter County
Gunness
Parliament Mace Seized by Labor MP Beckett in Commons
In London July 17 a Labor MP John Beckett grabbed the mace in the House of Commons protesting the suspension of colleague Fenner Brockway. An attendant reclaimed the mace, the Speaker named Beckett for disorderly conduct, and Beckett was suspended amid a tense session. Beckett recently wed actress Kyrle Bellew at Gretna Green.
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House of Commons
London
Cromwell
John Beckett
Laborite
Fenner Brockway
MacDonald
Brockway
India
Beckett
Peckham
Kyrle Bellew
Gretna Green
Naval Treaty Debate Stalled as Opponents Refuse Limit
Washington July 17. Senate leaders move to exhaust debate on the London naval pact by night sessions and possibly cloture. Senator Johnson assails the treaty as fictitious and rejects a Tuesday limit, while Senator Watson pushes for cloture. The dispute centers on armament limits and expected vote margins amid reservations and ongoing sessions.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Senate
Johnson
Rep
Cal
Watson
Indiana
Eee Ag
Reed
McKellar
Dem
Tenn
MacDonald
State Department
London
Gas Blast Kills 12 at Mitchell Ravine Shaft
Twelve men died and two were injured when natural gas exploded in the east drift of the Mitchell Ravine shaft, a unit of the San Francisco Hetch Hetchy water project, forty miles southeast of San Francisco. Twenty one others escaped as rescuers battled foul air amid ongoing investigations by federal state and local officials.
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Camp Mitchell
Cal
Mitchell Ravine
San Francisco
Calaveras
Spring Valley
Charles O'Malley
Train Derailment Near Trinidad Injures Several
A Colorado and Southern Passenger Train No. 2 derailed twelve miles south of Trinidad after leaving the city at 8 40. Several coaches overturned and several persons were reported injured though details were not yet available.
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Trinidad
Col
Colorado and Southern
Congress Probers Told Reds Convert Negroes
New York July 17 Congressman probes heard two days of testimony on Communist influence. Matthew Woll AFL vice president alleged Amsterg propaganda and government favoritism toward Soviet firms while deporting white Russians. He warned Communism grows among Negroes intellectuals and youth. Inspector John A Lyons described violence and terrorism linked to strikes by Communists in the city.
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New York World News Service
New York
House of Representatives
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Amsterg
John A. Lyons
Police Department
Marshall Field Engaged to Wed English Widow
Marshall Field, grandson of the Chicago merchant prince, is engaged to Mrs. Dudley Coats of Mayfair, a society figure connected to royalty. The wedding is expected in England next month, as fielding wealth and family ties are noted in an N. Y. World News Service report.
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New York World News Service
London
Marshall Field
Chicago
Prince
Dudley Coats
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Coats
Brinton
Stuart
Lady Coats
Edinburgh
Field
Countess Beatty
Henry
World News Service
Y. World Press Publishing Co
Alleged Communist Commended By Court In New Jersey
Harry Gold was cleared in Federal Court of inciting hostility against the government after the judge praised two acts of kindness. He gave Max Schwartz a ride and money, actions the court said may be Communism but were admirable, urging kindness toward government. The remarks were delivered by Judge Runyon at Newark.
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Newark
N. J
Harry Gold
Max Schwartz
Camp Dix
Runyon
Communist movement feared as it grows in power and boldness
The testimony warned that communism is expanding its reach and urged laws to let the Department of Justice monitor its activities. A witness and Representative John E. Nelson of Maine supported potential deportation measures as a way to destabilize the movement.
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Department of Justice
John E. Nelson
Maine
Ryder Quits Editor Post of Columbus Journal
Robert O. Ryder resigns as editor of The Ohio State Journal Was in Columbus Ohio. Jacob A. Meckstroth will succeed him as editor and editorial director. Ryder leaving for health reasons will relocate with his family to Berkeley California.
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Columbus, CO
Robert O. Ryder
Ohio State Journal
Jacob A. Meckstroth
Ryder
Berkeley
Cal
Murray Hulbert Seeks Legal Sale of 1300 Cases Scotch Whisky
Murray Hulbert former President of the Board of Aldermen and now a practicing attorney seeks to dispose of 1300 cases of Royal Blend Scotch whisky imported in 1921 under a prohibition permit. He proposes sale to hospitals or possible rebottling but faces legal and regulatory hurdles as drugstores cannot buy by the pint and city hospitals already hold stock. He contacted Senator Copeland who referred the matter to J G William Greeff Commissioner of Hospitals. his secretary James C McCormack said the whisky cannot be used.
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New York
New York World News Service
Murray Hulbert
Board of Aldermen
Royal Blend
Gilmour, Thomson & Co
Hulbert
Treasury
United States
Copeland
J. G. William Greeff
James C. McCormack
Singer Knocked Sammy Mandell Out In One Round at Yankee Stadium
In New York on July 17 1924 Singer of New York City knocked out Sammy Mandell of Rockford Illinois in one minute 46 seconds to claim the lightweight world title before about 25000 spectators. Mandell faded and was unable to recover as Singer unleashed a barrage punching him to the mat.
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Ned Brown
New York World News Service
New York
New York City
Sammy Mandell
Rockford
Ill
Yankee Stadium
Benny Leonard
Mandell
Singer
Sammy
Johnny McAvoy
Fragments show warm unsettled Midwest and South with showers
The report outlines Friday and Saturday forecasts for Ohio Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia and Indiana with mostly warm and partly cloudy conditions and scattered thunderstorms in the north. A temperature table lists city highs and precipitation figures for recent hours including Louisville Boston New York Detroit and Chicago with varied rain amounts.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Eastport
Theago
Jack’ville
Duluth
Atlanta
St. Louis
NJ Orleans
Kan. Gy
Galveston
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Pittsburgh
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