Seven Dead in Midwest Floods Sweep Illinois and Indiana
Severe floods in the Central West devastate Terre Haute and Jacksonville with seven known deaths and about two million dollars in damage. Coal mines idle, railroads crippled, and power plants knocked out as eight inches of rain saturate Illinois and Indiana towns. A Big Four engine derailed in Dudley, Illinois, leaving one worker with injuries.
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Chicago
Terre, Haute
Ind
Jacksonville
Ill
Hainois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Terre Haute
Illinois
Wabash
Lafayette
Davis Gardens
Dudley
Hannibal
New Canton
Whitley
Springfield
Quincy
Storm Floods Downtown Marion Causing Heavy Damage
Heavy rains flood downtown streets and fill basements in Marion Ohio marooning about thirty cars. Scioto River and tributaries swell causing expected heavy crop damage in southwestern Marion County.
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Ohio
Marion
Marion County
Scioto
Pair shot on Dane Street leaves man wounded at hospital
Andrew Law, 36, of 4135 Spring Grove Avenue, was wounded with a gunshot to the left hip while with a companion on Dane Street near Gray Road last night. Richard Moore of 4133 Spring Grove Avenue told Acting Night Chief Dooley that they were picking grapes when two shots came from a thicket. Law was taken to General Hospital by ambulance. Dooley investigated.
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Andrew Law
Spring Grove
Avenue
General Hospital
Dane Street
Gray Road
Richard Moore
Spring Grove Avenue
Seret
Dooley
Law
Moore
Sergi Dooley
Chester youth killed defending girls dragged from car
Bud Hardin a 19 year old Chester resident was struck and killed while defending two female companions from a masked Black group in Upland Pa. Another youth William Hamilton 16 fled and alerted police. Investigators hunted masked suspects as the victims were hospitalized in unstable condition.
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Bud Hardin
Upland
Hardin
William Hamilton
Harding
Hamilton
Cleveland Boy Slayer Granted Ten Days’ Respite
Emanuel Ross the Cleveland boy slayer was granted a ten day stay of execution after the Court of Appeals denied his plea for a new trial. The court gave his attorney ten days to petition the Supreme Court.
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Emanuel Ross
Court of Appeals
Ross
Supreme Court
Veteran ends life to join departed wife in death
William T. Holmes, 35, World War II hero, killed himself at Calvary Cemetery after a note stated Eleanor is waiting for me and it is time to go. He had been wounded and gassed in France.
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Chicago
William T. Holmes
Calvary Cemetery
Eleanor
France
Tragic double suicide at Washington hotel prompts pleas for action
Frederick Halsey Doyle and his wife Mrs. Doyle were found dead by poison at the New Willard Hotel in Washington near the Treasury and White House. Phone pleas from Brooklyn and Providence urged police to locate them and prevent the act. two notes left asked that cremation occur and their ashes not be kept.
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Frederick Halsey Doyle
Brooklyn
New Willard
Washington Police Department
Treasury
White House
Providence
R. I
Doyles
Frederic Halsey
Doyle
Germany’s Stresemann to address Geneva Assembly
Geneva report notes Stresemann will speak for Germany tomorrow on acceptance into the family of nations and Germany’s Versailles obligations. Chamberlain and Briand will reply in welcome addresses as Germany seeks reintegration with European powers. Stresemann arrived after a twenty hour Berlin to Geneva trip to an unstaffed station greeting. only Count von Bernstorff and Consul Aeschmann were observed.
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Germany
Stresemann
Berlin
Assembly
Family of Nations
Chamberlain
Briand
Herr
Count von Bernstorff
Herr Aeschmann
Doyle Linked to New York Lumber Trade in Death Case
Frederick Halsey Doyle once ran a lumber business with offices at 226 West Forty Seventh Street New York. A New Willard Hotel body found with his wife is linked to his past. an elevator operator cited competition as a reason for closing the offices. A request was made to forward Doyle’s mail to Box 1426 Norfolk Virginia.
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South
Portland Avenue
Brooklyn
Washington
Frederic Halsey
Itboyles
Capone and Four Men Accused in McSwiggin Slaying
Chicago detectives name Scarface Al Capone Frank Rio Frank Diamond John Torrio and Bob McCullough as gunmen in the April 27 murder of Assistant State's Attorney McSwiggin and two colleagues. Detective Sergt Anthony McSwiggin cites inside information linking the defendants to the crime.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
William H. McSwiggin
Sergt
Anthony McSwiggin
Scarface al’’ Capone
Cicero
Frank Rio
Capone
John Torrio
Frank Diamond
Bob” McCullough
McSwiggin
James Doherty
Thomas Duffy
Million Demand Filed Against Government Funds
J B Walker of Pasadena California filed suit in the District of Columbia Supreme Court seeking an order for Secretary Work to pay him one million dollars from government funds held for Jackson Burnett an Oklahoma Creek Indian reputed to be the wealthiest of his race in the world.
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Washington
J. B. Walker
Pasadena
Cal
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Work
Jackson Burnett
Britain weighs China policy amid Yangtse action talk
London dispatch reports British policy in China remains muddled with no agreed move toward intervention. Britain may use police-like action on the Yangtse with Hawkins and river gun boats to protect interests at Hankow, while Foreign Office officials caution against expanding British trading aims through violence.
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Yangtse Kiang
Great Britain
China
Hawkins
Wanhsnen
Hankow
Admiralty
Niger
Daily Telegraph
Britain
Japan
Italy
United States
Foreign Office
Chamberlain
Geneva
N. Y
Bread and water diet sparks Nebraskan jail furor
In Tekamah Burt County Jail a hunger strike over a bread and water sentence for Roy Carson, liquor law violator, widens if County Physician can force-feeding. Carson weakens. brother of County Judge Chatt vows legal action to secure sustenance. Clarence Darrow denounces the method as cruel and unusual.
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Roy Carson
Burt County
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J. H. Chatt
Chatt
Isiahi Lukens
Power
Rochester
Minn
George Hubert
Omaha
F. A. High
Nebraska Anti-Saloon League
Greeley
Col
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Darrow
Here
Chatt Belives
United States District Court For
Lady Astor Sees Women Shaping Democracy in Transit Time
Viscountess Astor in New York declares it a transient era for women but says they will make the world safe for democracy. She discusses prohibition, flappers, and politics on WJZ with Carrie Chapman Catt and the League of Women Voters, notes potential US presidents as women, and criticizes coverage of female governors.
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Cal
Viscountess Astor
M. P
America
New York League of Women Voters
WJZ
Lady Astor
England
Carrie Chapmann Catt
The
League of Women Voters
United States
Ma’ Ferguson
Gov. Ross
Wyoming
R’&M
War Begun On Speeding Bosses In Fatal Jewelers Case
Chicago dispatch reports a spate of incidents after a jeweler was killed and six injured as authorities pursue speeding suspects. Farm sleuths, famed for muddy fieldwork, chased bandits and recovered $500000 in gems amid the tense morning.
Grade crossing survey urged city to curb dangerous roads
A report on Cincinnati 434 grade crossings urged mayor and city manager to pass an ordinance requiring drivers to stop at all crossings. A 24 crossing priority list flagged Mitchell Cofton Davis Lane Beechmont Hamilton Blue Rock Rendcomb Montgomery Madison Edwards Paxton Torrence and others for eventual elimination or enhanced protection.
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Beechmont Avenue
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Montgomery Road
Madison
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Madison Road
Marburg Avenue
Paddock Road
Seventy-third Street
Big Four
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Dana Avenue
Torrence Road
Seventy-eighth Street
Seventy-first Street
Winton Road
Brotherton Road
Erie Avenue
Colerain Avenue
Cooper Street
Queen City Avenue
Harrison Avenue
BR & O
Seasongood
Howard M. Wilson
City to curb bus speeding after two fatal accidents
City officials and police launched a speed crackdown after two deadly bus crashes in Cincinnati. Col Sherrill and City Manager G C Smith ordered arrests for speeds over 25 mph and ordered a probe into the incidents. The first crash killed J Clifford Miller, jewelery firm leader, as a bus ran him down at Woodburn and McMillan. The second bus burst into flames after hitting a loading platform on Gilbert avenue, injuring six, with driver Budd R Kauffman charged with reckless driving.
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G. C. Smith
Charles Wolsefer
Edgar Dow Gilman
Public Utilities
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J. Clifford Miller
McMillan _ street
Miller Jewelry Company
West Sixth Street
Cincinnati Motor Bus Company
Woodburn Avenue
McMillan Street
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Kyle
Danner
Jess Seals
Browning Avenue
Seals
Mr. Miller
McDermott and
Portune
Budd R. Kauffman
Main Avenue
Norwood
Erie Avenue
Madisonville
Sherrill
Gilman
Mr. Gilman
Greater Cincinnati
Rum Raiders Banquet Marks 1000th Liquor Case at Seven Mile Court
Special to The Commercial Tribune. Hamilton Ohio September 9 Mayor Morris Y Shuler hosted a chicken dinner for constables and liquor raiders at his home in Seven Mile to celebrate the court handling its 1000th liquor case. He noted nearly five years of raids with fines exceeding $200,000 and reported fines assessed yesterday topped $4,200.
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Seven Mile Court
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Morris Y. Shuler
Seven Mile
Shuler
Anarchy Flares as Greek Fighting Kills Fifty
Reuters reports from Athens describe a mob attacking the central telegraph office with gunfire exchanged with a military guard. The city is described as nearly anarchic with crowds seizing tanks and soldiers mobbed. reports mention clashes with Communists and censorship delaying dispatches.
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London
Reuter
Athens
Canton Police Chief Accused in Bribery Probe Hearings
Canton underworld figures and alleged police connections testified at a Civil Service Commission reinstatement hearing for ex chief S. Lengel. Witnesses linked Studer and Mazer to a vice ring, described bribes paid to Lengel or Curtis, and claimed police laxity in enforcing liquor laws amid talk of perjury charges and arrests.
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Mellett
Canton, O
Underworld
S. A. Lengel
Civil Service Commission
Lengel
S. M. Swarts
Department
Studer
Carl Stu
Mazer
Ginger Grages Under Grilling in Hall Murder
A Hall murder case draws scrutiny as Ginger Grages faces grilling by investigators. Officials leave few details about motive or timeline while prosecutors pursue charges.
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Ginger Grages
Hall
Woman Cleared in Extradition Case Over Diamond Ring Charge
Supreme Court Justice Drahan in Brooklyn discharged Juana Dominjuez who faced extradition to Florida after claims by Dr Jose M Renido of Key West that she stole a diamond ring. She testified the doctor attempted to assault her in Key West last April and she fled with her husband. Evidence showed she could not have been in Florida on April 23, so the extradition charge was dropped.
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New York World News Service
New York
Supreme Court
Drahan
Brooklyn
Juana Dominguez
Florida
Jose M. Renido
Key West
Joseph Dominjuez
Dominjuez
Two Die As Mt Tokachi Erupts In Hokkaido Japan
Mt Tokachi on Hokkaido erupted lava and sulphurous smoke with two people reported missing. Villagers fled in panic as the volcanic activity sent ash and fumes down the mountainside.
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Tokyo
Mt. Tokachi
Hokkaido
Japan
Where To Look for an Apartment No One Can Say
A reflective note on the challenge of locating a suitable place to live. The piece suggests that finding an apartment, room, or house hinges on individual needs and market conditions, with no universal answer. It hints at varying factors like location, price, and availability shaping each choice.
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