Domestic Tariff Change Urged by Senate Committee
Republican Finance Committee members call for substituting domestic value for foreign value as the basis for ad valorem duties. Chairman Smoot releases an eighty page report detailing House tariff bill changes aiming to end high low cost country inequalities and simplify administration.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Smoot
Senate
Committee On Finance
Tariff Commission
Congress
United States
Graf Zeppelin hero receives welcome after world flight
Cleveland crowds greet Dr Hugo Eckener in a celebration of the Graf Zeppelin around the world flight. Gov Myers Cooper attends a noon banquet as Eckener tours Akron Goodyear facilities before sailing to Europe. Races, exhibitions, and a 100000-strong crowd mark the National Air Races and Aeronautical Exposition closing day.
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Cleveland
Aviation
Hugo Eckener
Beckener
Gov. Myers Y. Cooper
Akron
Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
Europe
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Army
Navy
James Doolittle
Charles A. Lindbergh
Alford Williams
R. G. Greene
Wright Field
Dayton
Roscoe Turner
Hollywood
Cal
Dick Myhres
Defiance
Unrest in Palestine After High Commissioner Proclamation
Reports say unrest persists in Palestine with rioting less likely to widen. High Commissioner Sir John Chancellor’s proclamation curbed violence as air demonstrations occurred in the north and northeast, with casualties totaling 83 Muslims, 4 Christians, 109 Jews killed and 122 Muslims, 10 Christians, 183 Jews wounded.
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London
Palestine
John Chancellor
Colonial Office
Safed
Syria
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Castilian killer refuses appeal to die in chair
Zoilo Rodriguez, condemned for the 10 year old Havana farmhouse murder, declines to appeal and says death is preferable. The victim was 64, gagged and strangled by a false tooth while bound, with Francisco de Pineda named as the executioner who would carry out the garrote if ordered.
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Zoiloier
Emili
Rodriguez
Havana
Francisco de Fineda
Pineda
de Pineda
Associated Press
Zoilo
Bear Takes Girl, 3, From House and Kills Her
A Manitoba report says a farmer’s three year old daughter was carried off and killed by a large black bear after it entered the family home from the woods. The eldest child managed to escape with a sister. the mother had gone to the fields.
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Winnipeg
Man
Lowland
Fred Grorrchuk
Edison recovering from pneumonia after prolonged illness in New Jersey
Thomas A. Edison, aged 82, is convalescing from pneumonia following a cold. Doctors say he had a serious ten day period but is now out of danger and rapidly gaining strength. He remains unlikely to resume laboratory work for two to three weeks.
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Cuermont
Llewellyn Park
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Chubert S. Howe
Mr. Edison
Howe
Edison
Bel Howe
New York
J. "Lammond Mee
Orange
N.J
Charles Edison
Five Boys Escape Detention During Sunday Service
Five youths escaped from the Juvenile Place of Detention in the Courthouse Sunday afternoon during Sabbath services. The fugitives include Gus Cantanzaro and four others tied to a youthful auto theft ring. Cantanzaro was recaptured shortly after. the others fled the city and remained at large.
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Gus Cantazaro
Laurel Street
Robert Ackley
Hensh@ avenue
Edward Bramlage
Francis Jane
Ed Schulte
Vine Street
George Kleii
Renner Street
Cantanzaro
Wi Willingham
Man Leaps to Death From Third Story Window
Albert Kiessing a 52 year old woodworker of 105 Green Street removed a screen from a third floor window yesterday and jumped to the pavement. He died at General Hospital. His sister Mrs Kate Brewer witnessed the event and said he was despondent over ill health.
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Albert Kiessing
Green Street
General Hospital
Kate Brewer
Swindler Admits Greed Led to Downfall in City
Charleston officers arrested Donaldson during a Knoxville Tennessee bricklayer job scam. In a corralled sting, he confessed overselling luck and that about a dozen men had paid $7.50 each for fake work. Detectives Brink and Curtis posed as bricklayers to trap him.
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Charleston
W. Va
G. W. Davi
Donaldson Cay Raee
Alexander Donaldson
Johnstown
Tenn
Gus Stienl
West Court Street
Tennessee
Stien
Joseph Brink
Dan Cutis
Alabaman deputy shot after raid on home
Deputy Sheriff John W. O'Bryan was shot and killed after leaving Hal Schoolhouse near Gadsden Alabama. Ed Heaton, whose home was raided in a prior search, surrendered to police and was charged with first degree murder. O'Bryan had removed a gallon of whisky from Heaton's home during the raid. He was struck by five bullets, the first hitting near the heart.
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Gadsden
Ala
John W. O’bryan
Hal
Ed Heaton
J. L. Gramling
O'Bryan
Heaton
O’bryan
Labor Leader Warns Against Bolshevik Influence in U S
James A. Wilson of the American Federation of Labor addressed a Labor Day crowd at the Cincinnati Zoo. He warned that Bolshevist influence threatens American industry and urged continued vigilance by trade unionists to defend a government of the people. The Zoo drew a record attendance.
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Bolshevists
South
James A. Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Zoo
United States
Mr. Wilson
Alaris Pty
Wilson
Amercan
Lincoln
Ramsay MacDonald forecasts settlement talks on disarmament
In Geneva Premier Ramsay MacDonald said Anglo American talks on naval disarmament could lead to a broader agreement on armed forces. He anticipated a conference among great powers and hoped to visit America this autumn, though travel possibility remained uncertain. The U K leader praised U S participation in the League of Nations movement.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Movement For Peace
League
United States
Dawes
London
MacDonald
U States
Hoover
Premeir MacDonald
America
Ranger's Wife Survives Desperate Wilderness Ordeal
Ida, Sept 2. Louise Higgins wife of a forest ranger spent four nights wandering the Salmon River head and shot herself in despair. She was carried fifteen miles on a stretcher to a cabin and then to White Creek station. Dr Ward said she would recover after a perilous trek and exposure. She lost her horse and subsisted on berries and two carried sandwiches.
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Cascade
Ida
Louise Higgins
White Creek
R. C. Ward
Merlin Higgins
Higgins
Dick Spickelrake
Payette
Preacher Shot After Officers Stop Automobile Stop
The Rev. H. M. Knight of Garrett Illinois is jailed in Adams County on a charge of shooting C. M. Mack Anderson County Sheriff. The incident occurred when Sheriff Mack and Manchester Town Marshal Jess Kidder tried to stop Knight’s car on the A and P Highway near Manchester at about 1 AM. Mack was hit in the left arm and transported to a Maysville Kentucky hospital. Knight, held on a $1,000 bond, faced a mayor’s hearing and a grand jury review tomorrow. his wife and two children were aboard along with a brother and a Miss Hildred Randolph. He claimed the badge was not seen and he thought he was being robbed.
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West Union
H. M. Knight
Garrett
Ill
Adams County
C. M. Mack
Anderson County
Jess Kidder
Manchester
A. and P
Mack
Maysville
Knight
Jordan Knight
Hildred Randolph
Kidder
Greased Boat Wins Regatta On Hudson
An eight oared crew from the Sud Americano of Garcia & Diaz Line won the third international lifeboat regatta on the Hudson. The Mauretanian crew, last year’s champions, finished fourth after using grease on boat bottoms to slide to victory by the Nordic entry.
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New York World News Service
New York
Sud Americano
Garcia & Diaz Line
Hudson
Mauretania
Garcia
Arabs Attack Two Jewish Colonies in Palestine
Arab raids on Hittin and Mizpah in the Tiberias district were repulsed by residents, marking the only incidents amid a newly gained calm in Palestine. Reports said Bedouin movements were observed nearby. The attack on Mizpah involved the area housing Lord Melchett, a British Zionist leader.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Tiberias
Hittin
Mizpah
Melchett
Endurance Shuttle Sets Transcontinental Refuel Pace
Reno at 3:25 p.m. eastbound Shuttle picks up refueling plane for Elko run. Oakland leg completes first part of third coast to coast attempt with refuelings at Reno and other ports. pilots report weather challenges and limited aircraft contact.
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Oakland
Cal
Reno
Elko
Nev
Ira C. Eaker
Bernard Thompson
Boeing
P.S. T
New York
Cleveland
Omaha
Cheyenne
Carlin
Nevada
Barber Shop Robbed in Sunday Night Burglary
Burglars stripped the barber shop of Clifford Bergamyer at 427 Springfield Pike of tools and supplies while the owner was away. Deputies and investigators examined the scene after the break in, noting the shop adjoining his home was emptied except for plumbing and clerical items. Bergamyer learned of the loss Monday morning and plans to restock.
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Clifford Bergamyer
Eliers
Springfield Pike
Bergamyer
Corrupted Coppers Are Back on Jobs
Seventy two policemen branded as unfit by the August 1928 special grand jury were restored to duty by the Civil Service Commission in Philadelphia. Hector Schofield of the Department of Public Safety resumed their work under protest and said back pay should be limited to thirty days.
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Philadelphia
Special Grand Jury
Civil Service Commission
Hector Schofield
Department of Public Safety
Schofield
Ford Visits Lincoln Shrine to Move Historic Courthouse
Henry Ford spent hours in Lincoln to inspect the old Postville Courthouse where Lincoln argued cases and announce its relocation to Dearborn Michigan. He bought the building recently and pledged to recreate Lincoln’s surroundings in Dearborn despite protests. Ford traveled with three men after returning from an Eastern trip.
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Lincoln
Henry Ford
Postville
Abraham Lincoln
Dearbrn
Mich
Ford
T. T. Beach
Dearborn
President Plans School for Blue Ridge Mountain Neighbors
Ray Burraker, a mountain boy who visited President Hoover at the Rapidan camp, spurred plans to educate local children in the Blue Ridge area. The president and Ray's father Pa Burraker discussed improving schooling for the region's uneducated mountain youths.
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Possum
Madison
Ray Burraker
United States
Herbert Hoover
Ray
Hoover
Blue Ridge Mountains
Rapidan River
Graf Zeppelin Position Reports From Atlantic Flight
The Graf Zeppelin provided Navy Department with 11 PM EST coordinates placing it about 600 miles west of Lisbon at 36 15 N 21 15 W. A later intercepted message gave 7 PM EST position at 35 22 N 26 40 W, about 920 miles west of Gibraltar as the dirigible veers south from the first leg of its round the world voyage.
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Washington
Navy Department
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Navy
Graf Zeppelin presses Atlantic crossing toward Friedrichshafen
The Graf Zeppelin continued an ocean crossing heading to Friedrichshafen after leaving Lakehurst. At 4 p.m. EST the airship was 200 miles north of the Azores, with expectations of crossing France within a year. Capt. Ernst Lehmann led a 2400 mile flight in under 31 hours from Lakehurst.
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Azores
French Marine Ministry
Bet
Nantesy
Adee
Ernst Lehmann
Lakehurst
Bay of Biscay
Atlantic
European
Pie battle erupts at Pennant Cake Company shop
Arthur Eppenstein proprietor at 2126 Central Avenue endures a comic pie storm after a door glass is broken by boys entering the bakery. The prank turns tragic with the owner lamenting the mess and damage.
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Arthur Eppensteiner
Pennant Cake Company
Central Avenue
Pilot lands abandoned plane after solo flight risk
A Norton Field captain who had never flown solo before guided an army plane, deserted midair after the pilot was ejected, to a safe landing at Port Columbus. The pilot, Capt. D. H. Young, escaped with a parachute as his companion in the forward cockpit stayed aboard.
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Columbus
Norton Field
Port Columbus
D. H. Young
William JF. Sentner
Capt. Young
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