Security pact killed as German diplomats blame France
Berlin reports the security pact plan is dead as Germany demands definite western borders and neutral entry. France will not abandon Poland and will push for the League of Nations before any pact, while Germany warns of an unconditional No and seeks a neutral stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
New York World News Service
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Reich
League of Nations
Briand
Silesia
Poland
Stresemann
Artice XVI
von Seeckt
Great Britain
von Hindenburg
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
P Pub. Co
Fitzgerald Erred in Office at Brotherhood Convention
The Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks voted 819 to 682 to sustain charges of misconduct in office against E. H. Fitzgerald, president, over his attempt to form an investment company tied to the Cincinnati bank. The action does not remove him but may affect future elections. Fitzgerald said he received a square deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
E. H. Fitzgerald
The
Brotherhood of Railway and
Brotherhood
Fitzgerald
Brotherhood Bank
Cincinnati
Grand Executive Board
G. C. Milam
G. S. Levi
P. E. Zeigler
Evacuation Dispute Over Cologne Strains Allied Rifts
Paris May 8 The British and French governments clash over Cologne evacuation with London pressing for August 15 date and Paris demanding conditions from the Council of Ambassadors. Briand cites Versailles terms while French push disarmament reports. Britain fears bad blood and seeks a broader five power publication to avoid new tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arno Dorsch-Fleurot
New York World News Service
Paris
Cologne
Ruhr
Germany
Council of Ambassadors
Lord Crewe
Briand
General Walch
Marshal Foch
Reichswehr
von Hindenburg
CaParigh
Geeren
Sheriff Fined for Allowing Prisoners at Movies
Sheriff J. B. Crane of Fallon County was fined $500 in Federal Court at Carson City for treating federal prisoners as guests. He permitted prisoners to accompany him on arrests attend movies alone at night and roam the jail grounds. The sheriff said he aimed to be just and humane and claimed no escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Fallon County
J. B. Crane
Carson City
Airplane Vanishes in Arctic Snowstorm on Far North Flight
In Alaska a three man plane on the farthest north flight recorded disappeared during a snowstorm between Rampart and Brooks. Noel Wein pidot, who carried two passengers beyond the Arctic circle, reported engine trouble and a forced landing between Rampart and Brooks. No word on the fliers' condition as rescue efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Rampart
Brooks
Noel Wein
Pidot
Arctic Circle
Wiseman
Wein
Signal Corps
United States Army
Ship on Rocks Off Nova Scotia Resting Easy
HALIFAX May 8 The Danish steamer Jensen which sailed from New York in ballast for Montreal struck on the rocks near Whitehead about 125 miles northeast of Halifax at 7 o clock tonight. Captain Kofred sent a wireless message saying no immediate assistance was required but would wait until morning before asking for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Ans Jensen
New York
Montreal
Whitehead
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Kofred
Rum smugglers fight back against navy blockade
Coast guard reports guerilla tactics by whisky runners disrupting guard boats and sinking vessels. Wrecking of the destroyer Jewett and holes bored in a ship’s hull show organized land support for rum operations alongside armed port guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Washington
Coast Guard
Jewett
Sandy Hook
New York
Yeandel
Billared
Guard
Air Ambulance Speeds 150 Miles To Norfolk Mother
Mrs A B Meekins wife of a coast guardsman at Kinnekeet Station ten miles north of Cape Hatteras was flown to Norfolk in a naval ambulance plane at over a mile per minute. The E 5 L jet carried a mechanic doctor and a nurse and made the 150 mile trip in one hour thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Norfolk, Va
A. B. Meekins
Coast
Naval Air Station
Hampton Roads
Jilts scientist weds ex husband in Paris custody case
Laura Merriam Curtis, daughter of ex governor William Merriam of Minnesota, marries her former husband James Freeman Curtis after an earlier engagement to Harrison Williams. The couple first wed in 1912, Curtis once a Harvard athlete and Treasury official. She had divorced in Paris on April 15, 1924, citing desertion as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Laura Merriam Curtis
William R. Merriam
Minnesota
Harrison Williams
Washington
James Freeman Curtis
Curtis
Harvard
Treasury
Pheron E. Catlin
St. Louis
Treasury Department
Navy Rum Trial Halted In Beaufort Court-Martial
Court martial proceedings against officers of the Naval transport Beaufort on liquor aboard ship charges covering January 30 to February 24 were halted when objections by counsel for defendant Frank M. Hendricks, a machinist, to the court’s personnel were sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Associated Press
Norfolk
Beaufort
Frank M. Hendricks
Daring Los Angeles Flight Returns From Porto Rico
The dirigible Los Angeles, departing Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, said in a telegram to the Navy Department it expects to reach the Florida coast near Miami by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow and then head north along the East Coast toward Lakehurst New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Washington
Mayaguez
Porto Rico
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Florida
Miami
Man Known as Superman Hurt Demonstrating Feat of Strength
In Martinsburg West Virginia Earl Love of Fayette County was severely injured while performing a feat of strength. He allowed a spectator to place a stone on his chest and break it with a sledge hammer. A rock fragment struck his head and possibly fractured his skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superman
Martinsburg
W. Va
Earl Love
Fayette County
Love
May Festival at Music Hall Delights with Pierne and Johnson
Fourth night of the May Festival features Pierne’s St Francis of Assisi in Cincinnati premiere and Edward Johnson as soloist, drawing larger audiences. Florence Austral’s debut sparks widespread chatter, Ethyl Hayden praised for Bach Passion performances, and Dan Beddoe shines in St Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pierne
St. Francis of Assisi
Edward Johnson
Music Hall
Florence Austral
Austral
Ethyl Hayden
Fred Patton
Miss Hayden
George Meader
Nevada van der Veer
Robert Maitland
Frederick Stock
St. Francis
Dan Beddoe
Deadly capsizing on Mississippi floods both vessel and officials
A government vessel capsized in the Mississippi with four dead and thirteen missing. The disaster unfolded as Educcation Board members deadlocked over extending religious instruction for students. William J. Schrader’s absent vote is seen as decisive next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Names of 39 on ill fated steamer Norman list
Members of the Mid-South Association of Engineers published the roster of 39 persons known to have been aboard the government steamer Norman when it sank in the Mississippi River south of Memphis. Names include Major D H Connolly, Major D H Gillette, Professor W G Kirkpatrick, Mrs Kirkpatrick, Captain W G Stromquist, Prof Robert H McNeily, and others from Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Norman
Mississippi River
Here
Mid-South Association of Engineers
D. H. Connolly
United States Army Engineers
D. H. Gillette
Paul H. Norcross
Atlanta
J. S. Keene Allen
Greenville
Mississippi
W. G. Kirkpatrick
University of Mississippi
J. A. Dorroh
Child
Griffin Walker
Fulton
E. H. Bowser
Walter F. Schult
C. C. Reams
Ralph Bosard
W. A. Wiersman
John R. Fordyce
Hot Springs
Arkansas
L. L. Hidinger
Robert H. McNeily
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Faxon
Paducah
C. W. O’key
Burgess B. Brier
Joseph P. Carey
W. M. Gardner
H. B. Hunter
Southern University
C. E. Shearer
Paul Morcross
Lydia Hidinger
Charles Miller
Little Rock
Ark
G. L. Anderson
W. M. Hammond
Roy Thompson
Jack Cothran
Will Moore
Tom Plunkett
Crewes
Prof. Kirkpatrick
Major Gardiner
Kirkpatrick
Dorroh
Cow Island
Coahoma Landing
Tennessee
Tom Lea
Tennessee Construction Company
W. W. Deberard
George Foser
Mehis
Ashoure
SK. R. Armistead
Lake Cormorant
Armistead
Choctaw
Cowe Island
Monitor
Chisca
Deering Fortune Divides Among Three Women
New York May 8. Charles William Case Deering heir to the Deering Harvester fortune left two ex wives and a California widow portions of his estate totaling about a quarter to each of three non related women. He died May 11 1924 at age 1% and faced a separate $60 000 breach of promise suit restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles William Case Deering
William Deering
Deering Harvester Company
Deering
Mary Wentworth Bartlett
William Bartlett
Chicago
Helen Moyer
California
Helen Elizabeth Bates Stoddard
San Francisco
Anna Rogers Case Mill
Bristow
R. L
Helene de St. P. Conrad- Rowan
Robber Shoots Victim After Hesitation to Raise Hands
Frank Richter, a 109 Green street resident and Carlton Machine Tool Company machinist, was shot in the right shoulder by a tall, poorly dressed man near Third and Plum after he hesitated to raise his arms. Richter sought help at Central Police Station and was later admitted to General Hospital in stable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Richter
Green Street
Richter
Central Police Station
General Hospital
Plum Street
Carlton Machine Tool Company
Spaniards Defeat Riffians Near Sidi Mesaud in Melilla Front
Madrid reports a severe Spanish victory over Riffian tribesmen near Sidi Mesaud Melilla sector. About fifty Spanish casualties, many lightly wounded, with rebels suffering heavy losses and prisoners. Caid of Amarusen praised for loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madrid
Sidi Mesaud
Melilla
Ouergha
Defense of Tetraethyl Gasoline At Hearing
Dayton Ohio May 8. Thomas Midgley Jr General Motors vice president and father of ethyl gas says field experience supports safety of leaded gasoline. He cites 300 million gallons sold through 20 000 stations in 27 states with no station or worker harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Dayton
Thomas Midgley
General Motors
World News Service
Robert Kehoe
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Midgley
Rahway
Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Weary Caravan Returns After Praises For Cincinnati Tour
The Cincinnati Caravan of Commerce, after a four day tour through 35 Indiana and Ohio towns, trains into Cincinnati at 8 PM. Car 4 led by George Kearns staged concerts and nocturnal outings to keep spirits high. D C Kellar cites direct reach to about 250000 people and broader impact on another 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles K. Swafford
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Station
Indiana
Ohio
Esberger
George Kearns
Columbus
Kearn
D. C. Kellar
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Foreign Office
Samuel Spewack
Clerks’ Brotherhood
H. Fitzgerald
Nova Scotia
Uncle Sam
mid-Atlantic
Consignee
Rum Row
AIR Ambulance
Cape
Jilts Scientist
Laura M. Curtis
Piegt
Ogle
UE Atoll
Board of Education
William J. Shroder
Board of Educcation
William J. Schrader
Shroder
Henry Pearce Atkins
Federation of Churches
Louis E. Lee
Sunday School Associations
James G.heller
Heller
Avondale
Samuel Aci
Rabbi Heller
Ach
United States
Walter Kirkpatrick
Phis
J. F. Dorroh
Dean Dorrah
University of Mississippi Engineering Department
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