Mrs Margaret Lansdowne testifies on Shenandoah protest
Mrs Margaret Lansdowne urged that her husband Commander Zachary Lansdowne protested the Shenandoah midcontinent flight. She cited a letter to the chief of naval operations dated August 4 seeking delay until September and a Detroit test flight, both disapproved August 12. She argued weather and mast untested limits made the mission wrong and that the airship should serve war needs, not inland public viewing.
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Washington
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Zachary Lansdowne
Wilbur
Naval Court of Inquiry
Shenandoah
Naval Secretary
Lansdowne
Chief of Naval Operations
Middle West
Great Lakes
Bank Robbers Bind Manager and Escape With Cash
Three armed men held up the North Olmstead Bank near Cleveland Ohio, binding manager G N Dewey and fleeing with about 2500 to 3000 dollars. Dewey loosened bonds and alerted police as the robbers drove east in a large car. Authorities dispatched two Cleveland flying squadrons to patrol between Cleveland and North Olmstead search for the robbers.
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Cleveland, O
North Olmstead Bank
Here
G. N. Dewey
Dewey
Cleveland
North Olmstead
Classified Ads Sell Business Services in Tribune
Advertisers report steady results from daily classified ads in the Commercial Tribune. Ads cover business services real estate used cars and furniture with trained adtak ers ready to assist. Call Canal 6300 today to place an ad and Sunday notices accepted until 8 PM Saturday.
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Canal 6300
Sunday Commercial Tribune
Pittsburgh Music by Radio Cheers Troops in Syria
A broadcast concert from Pittsburgh and London dance music lifted spirits of the besieged French garrison of Sueida in Syria. Colonel Miller reported radio as a vital defensive weapon boosting morale and countering isolation amid a two month siege by rebel Druse tribesmen.
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Beirut
Syria
Pittsburgh
Savoy Hotel
London
Sueida
Miller
Wolf of LaSalle Street Sent to Atlanta Penitentiary
Chicago reports the so called Wolf of LaSalle Street, John W Worthington, being transported from the Federal Building on a stretcher to Atlanta for a two year sentence for mail fraud He earlier sought delays from Attorney General Sargent and left for Mexico after fleeing Los Angeles A daughter Alice accompanied him and a last will is said to dispos e of about 2 000 000 to two daughters Despondent creditors act to recover losses while Worthington began his fortune with a five dollar bet at the race tracks
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Chicago
John W. Worthington
Wolf
LaSalle Street
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Federal
Sargent
Washington
Worthington
United States
Alice
Mexico
Los Angeles
Cliffe
Atlanta
Florida
The
Rockefeller Jr and Milton Wedding Honeymoon in Paris
In Paris on October 9, John D. Rockefeller Jr and his wife were seen in the French capital after arriving on the Majestic. Their daughter Abby and husband David Merriweather Milton said the visit is simply for a long wedding trip and rest. The Miltons canceled Leviathan passage for next Thursday due to the Rockefellers’ arrival.
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Alfred M. Murray
New York World News Service
Paris
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Majestic Today
France
Abby
David Merriweather Milton
Rockefellers
Miltons
Milton
Europe
World News Service
N. Y
World Press Pub. Co
Gangster feud-linked murder shocks New York crowd
New York on October 9 reports another killing tied to bootlegger gangster feuds. Taxicab driver Michael Pironi was shot five times from across the street. two accomplices fled the scene.
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Associated Press
New York
Michael Pironi
Amundsen Eyes North Beyond Pole for New Air Quest
Roald Amundsen arrived in New York to promote a Norge dirigible expedition beyond the Pole seeking unknown Arctic territory. He plans to moor at Fulham and then reach Spitzbergen, with Lincoln Ellsworth pledging part of the $400,000 cost.
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New York World News Service
New York
Roald Amundsen
Mauretania
Norge
Norway
Lincoln Ellsworth
Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Pole
Peary
Crocker
MacMillan
Captain Amundsen
Europe
Scandinavia
Agree On Funding Debt of Czechs
The American and Czecho-Slovakian Debt Commissions reached a swift settlement plan for funding Czecho-Slovakia’s U S debt. The US accepts a 115 million dollar lump sum with 4 percent accrued interest and 3 percent later, over a 62 year amortization, with annual payments starting 3 million then about 6 million later. total around 360 million. Rumanian delegates canceled their voyage as others prepare to arrive.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Czecho-Slovakia
American Debt Commission
Cherbourg
State Department
The
Bishop Brown Seeks Federal Injunction Over Ep iscopal Dispute
New Orleans October report says Right Rev. William Montgomery Brown plans to file in federal court to halt the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops from sentencing him for alleged heresies. He asks to preserve his seat and rights while continuing his challenge to church findings.
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Brown
New Orleans
United States Court
Episcopal House of Bishops
William Montgomery Brown
Ethelbert Talbot
Episcopal Church
United States
Montes
Joseph W. Shorts
House of Bishops
Arkansas
Talbot
Blizzard and snow sweep across Midwest and East
Cold weather paralyzes the region with snow and sleet in Chicago while blizzards strike the West and a rain snow mix chills Ohio and the East. Forecasters warn of frost and sharp temperature drops with warming expected by Sunday. Local reports note early-season frost and overcoats common on campus.
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Ohio
Chicago
Middle West
H. J. Cox
Ohio felt first cold wave as heating plants go on
Ohio felt the initial chill of a westward snow outbreak as heating plants were activated and heavier clothing was worn. Snow fell in parts of Illinois and western states, with light flurries in Toledo Lima and Bowling Green Ohio. Temperatures dropped by up to ten degrees in some areas, and rain persisted across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rocky Mountain
Illinois
Toledo
Lima
Bowling Green
T&m
Northern New York Sees First Snowfall of Season
Snow flurries reported across Watertown Saranac Lake Ogdensburg Binghamton Niagara Falls Ithaca Gloversville and Jamestown marking the season's first snowfall in the region with precipitation noted tonight.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Watertown
Saranac Lake
Ogdensburg
Binghamton
Niagara Falls
Ithaca
Gloversville
Jamestown
Snow first of season blankets parts of Pennsylvania
Snow, the season's first fall, dusted several Pennsylvania points with Glen Summit on Wilkesbarre Mountain reporting the heaviest accumulation of one inch tonight.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Glen Summit
Wilkesbarre Mountain
Mussolini’s New Plan Curtails Parliament Power in Italy
Rome October 9 premier Mussolini unveiled a plan to fascistize all public life and curb parliamentary powers. The executive would govern with the President of the Council, state councillor, and representatives from chambers, directing bills and budgets. Senators to be partly elected by provincial corporations, and Podesta role to replace mayors, while courts and labor are tightened under Fascist control. Fourteen men face trial for manslaughter linked to the Matteotti case. Dumini and alleged co-conspirators await Rome Assizes.
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Beatrice Baskerville
New York World News Service
Rome
Mussolini
Council
Chamber
Senate
Grand Fascist Council
Matteotti
Dumini
St. Louis
Volpi
Viola
Poveromo
Malachia
Evans Charged in 100000 Dollar Dixmoore Golf Fraud
Chicago Oct 9 Charles Chick Evans Jr famed golfer and seven others faced a Superior Court bill alleging they as Dixmoore Golf Club directors arranged a covert land purchase for the course and sold it to the club at a 120000 profit. They allegedly divided profits and bought stock, earning commissions and 59000 more. Chief defendant Charles C Upham organized the club and served as its first president and treasurer.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles
Chick) Evans, Jr
Championship Golf Fame
Dixmoore
Charles C. Upham
Dixmoore Club
Mail Bandits’ Error Loses Them 1 995 000
In Los Angeles a gang that robbed a mail truck last night escaped with six pouches of registered mail but failed to seize the main haul. Investigators say the crew passed up a heavier truck carrying about 2 million in bonds and securities, netting less than 5 thousand in 120 registered parcels.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
P. P. O'Brien
Children’s Ku Klux Klan band robs stores in Berlin
In Berlin on October 9, police rounded up a children’s Ku Klux Klan group after a 13 year old girl and seven boys around 12 were charged with looting jewelry shops and department stores over several months. The group adopted the Klan name after seeing it in newspapers.
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Berlin
Ku Klux Klan
Rain Delays World Series As Umbrellas Run Short
Satirical telegram reports rain halting the world heavyweight baseball title clash. Mitchell testifies blocked by rain committee while Harris declines to let players play in wet conditions. Babe Ruth offers to hold an umbrella. humor notes other officials and spectators awaiting dry weather.
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Harris
Ruth
Pitcher
Mrs. Coolidge
Bucky Harris
Joe Judge
Bucky
Mr. Harris
Smithsonian Institution
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Gene Tunney
Clark Griffith
Little Red Riding Hood
Goose
Grandfather Merple
Boston
Buckey Harris
Judge
Kiki" Cuyler
Tyke
Earl Smith
Pie’ Traynor
Library of Congress
Bill McKechnie
House of Representatives
Blather
Dem
Army
Navy
Washington
Mussolini bans reckless air piloting in Italy
Premier Mussolini announces a decree warning Italian aviators they must fly safely or face a three month ban, loss of pay, and potential further penalties for endangering lives or property. The measure targets reckless flying across military and civilian pilots.
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Beatrice Baskerville
New York World News Service
Rome
Mussolini
Official
Comtieh
N. Y
World News Service
Ee World Press Pub. Co
Actress Granted Divorce From Con Conrad
Francine Larrimore, actress, was granted a divorce in the New York Supreme Court from Conrad Dober known as Con Conrad, songwriter and composer. She cited infidelity.
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New York
Francine Larrimore
Supreme Court Today
Conrad Dober
Con Conrad
Deliberate wreck attempts near Toledo threaten two Pennsy flyers
Rail officials probe two sabotage attempts within sixty miles of Toledo on Friday. A passenger locomotive derailed at Walbridge while a second attempt in Highland near Tiffin was foiled when a watchman spotted a smashed switch and set rails to divert a fast train into a siding. The Walbridge derailment followed about an hour later as No. 159 from Washington to Detroit plunged into a ditch. engineer R J Navarre and fireman G P Shipley, both of Detroit, escaped by jumping and applying brakes.
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Toledo
Walbridge
Highland
Tiffin
No. 159
Washington
Detroit
R. J. Navarre
G. P. Shipley
Ohio realty man arrested in West
O E Hawk a 55 year old former president of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards and once a leading Youngstown dealer was seized by federal agents in Seattle on a cross border smuggling charge. He is indicted in Youngstown on 36 counts for embezzlement and mortgage irregularities tied to home losses totaling about 250000. Hawk vanished June 21 1922 amid Mahoning County probe into fraudulent mortgage schemes. Hundreds of families lost homes and about 200 civil cases followed. He also faces forgery charges.
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Youngstown
O. E. Hawk
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Seattle
Wash
Mahoning County
Grand Jury
Hawk
Shell shocked veteran ends life after three attempts
Chicago report of James Thompson a 30 year old shell shocked veteran who after three suicide attempts in six weeks, following a prior plunge in St. Louis and leg amputation, hanged himself after climbing an elevated rail and leaping from a hospital window.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
James Thompson
Thompson
St. Louis
Ripley man charged after sheriff killed in Kentucky pursuit
William Wilson 30 of Ripley Ohio is jailed in Hamilton County awaiting a Monday grand jury hearing for the murder of Brown County Sheriff George T Kellum. Wilson allegedly confessed to killing Kellum after firing four shots as they attempted to aid a stalled car near Georgetown.
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William Wilson
Ripley
George T. Kellum
Brown County
Hamilton County
Croswell
Rapp
Clermont County
Wilson
Cincinnati
Kellum
Georgetown
Ohio
Fletcher Collins
Vinton County
George Steele
Jackson County
Steele
Harry Peet
Peet
Augusta
Bracken County
McBeth
Kentucky
William Rankin
James Houston
Ohio River
Higgensport
Houston
Dawley
Jackson County reports Sheriff murder case unfolds
George Steele, 35, of Jackson County, is to be indicted for first degree murder in the shooting death of Sheriff Collins of McArthur. Steele surrendered after a pursuit with deputies, was taken to a Jackson jail, and has not been disclosed to remain there or moved. Sheriff McCoy refused to reveal Steele’s location despite reports of a pursuit involving Amy Robinette and tire theft warrants.
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Portsmouth
Jackson County
George Steele
Collins
McArthur
Vinton County
Steele
McCoy
Jackson
Scioto County
Amy Robinette
Mrs. Robinette
Collings
Seinfield
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Rome Assizes
World) Press Pub. Co
Chick” Evans
Children’s Klan
Secretary of Navy
Coolidge
Frank Sullivan
Secretary of the Navy
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