Cincinnati Chosen As Convention City For G.A.R. in 1930
Cincinnati will host the 1930 annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Jacob Secrest and Sol Freiberg led city groups, overcoming Des Moines competition, with support from Mayor Seasongood and business groups. Attendance is projected near 15,000 including affiliated auxiliary organizations.
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Jacob Secrest
Department of Ohio
G. A.R
Amy Pace
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Secrest
Portland
Sol Freiberg
Seasongood
Des Moines
C. W. Blodgett
Michael Heintz
C. H. Toelker
A. B. Adams
Dan Meyers
Women’s Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Gray-haired veterans oppose planned Confederate reunion
In Portland Maine on September 12 veterans who fought in the Civil War rose to denounce a proposed reunion of soldiers once aligned with the Confederacy. They urged preservation of Union memory and condemned revisiting old wartime divisions.
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Portland
Rotary speaker jokes about beliefs and parties
Wade Marr of Raleigh told the Rotary Club at the Hotel Gibson that Rotary International promotes goodwill more than any political party. He joked about belonging to the Methodist Church and being a Democrat while noting Rotary exclusivity and the need to read and write to join.
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Wade Marr
Raleigh
N. C
Rotary Club
Hotel
Gibson
Rotary International
Marr
Ship thought lost on Lake Michigan
Chicago reports the lake steamer Andasta, leaving Grand Haven Monday, overdue by 56 hours and feared lost in Lake Michigan. Airplanes scoured the lake all day with no trace, as Captain A I Anderson and 28 crewmen are believed to be aboard. the Andasta, heavily loaded with gravel, had been leased to a Chicago materials firm for two years.
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Chicago
Andasta
Grand Haven
Mich
Lake Michigan
A. I. Anderson
A. F. M. Schneider
Andasta Steamship Company
Cleveland
Chicago Construction Materials
Grand Hagen
Senate tariff clash recalls old fight over rates
Washington September 12 two aged lawmakers revived their 1920s clash over tariffs in the Senate The elder Senator Farnifold Simmons of North Carolina attacked the “indefensible bill” as Reed Smoot Utah Chairman answered He read his speech as Simmons sought excusal for health reasons and outlined nine objections including high rates on agricultural and common goods and favoritism toward wealthier buyers The debate continued with Senator George Georgia urging modification and Tydings Maryland pressing for clarity on presidential stance
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Washington
Senate
Farnifold M. Simmons
North Carolina
Reed Smoot
Utah
Simmons
Smoot
Wilson
George
Georgia
Tydings
Maryland
Hoover
Stolen Brief Case From Stuart Walker's Car
Stuart Walker reports a brief case containing play manuscripts and records valued around 5000 dollars was lost or stolen. He last saw it Wednesday evening at Taft Auditorium and later found it missing at Leyman Buick sales room. One manuscript titled Echo interested him. the author’s name on the case was not recalled.
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Stuart Walker
Walker
Taft Auditorium
Haddon Hall
Reading Road
Federal Garage
Fifth
Sycamore Streets
Leyman-Buick Company
City
George Dent Crabbs
White Mountains
Death of O J Kvale Opens Minnesota Contest for Volstead
Washington reports the death of Representative O J Kvale of Minnesota clears the path for Andrew J Volstead to reclaim the Seventh District seat. Prohibition forces hope his election signals national gratitude for his dry policy work. Volstead turns 69 on October 30 and currently serves as legal advisor to the prohibition administrator in his district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Washington
O. J. Kvale
Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota
Andrew J. Volstead
Volstead
Kvale
Congress
Volsted
Senate Recesses In Honor Of O. J. Kvale
The Senate recessed today out of respect for Representative O. J. Kvale who died in a Minnesota cottage fire. A resolution of regret was adopted, introduced by Senator Schall of Minnesota.
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Washington
Senate
O. J. Kvale
Minnesota
Schall
Rep
Minn
Death of Congressman Kvale Ends With No Inquest
Fergus Falls Minnesota reports county officials re opened probe into the cottage fire death of Congressman O J Kvale near Battle Lake. Officials decide late today that no inquest will be held.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
O. J. Kvale
Battle Lake
Fourteen Arrested in Gastonia Mob Kidnapping Probe
In Gastonia North Carolina on September 12 14 men named in a Charlotte bench warrant were arrested on charges of conspiracy to kidnap kidnaping assault with intent to kill false arrest and imprisonment Bond was set at 1000 each The public hearing into the anti-Communist mob activities may begin tomorrow with Judge Shaw as committing magistrate Ben Wells a British labor agitator was seized from Gastonia and taken to Cabarrus County after the incident
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Gastonia
N. C
John G. Carpenter
Thomas J. Shaw
Charlotte
Shaw
Ben Wells
Cabarrus County
C. D. Saylor
C. M. Lell
Paraguay Declares State of Siege After Senate Approved
A state of siege is in effect across Paraguay after the Senate approved the President's request following opposition newspapers campaigns deemed a threat to national peace. The Chamber of Deputies had backed the authority to declare the measure, with the Senate concurring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asuncion
Paraguay
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Baltimore Observes 200th Anniversary with Military Parade
Foreign diplomats and Congressmen join Army Navy and Marine officials in Baltimore for the bi centennial charter celebration and the fort McHenry anniversary. Gen. Charles P. Summerall delivers the main address as foreign guests and dignitaries attend the parade through the business district.
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Army
Navy
Marine
Baltimore
Baltimorbe
Ft. McHenry
Fort
Charles P. Sumerall
Marine Corps
Congress
New York
MacDonald Sails Sept 28 for Navy Parley in Washington
Washington reports progress toward an Anglo American agreement on naval limits as Premier MacDonald plans to sail from Britain September 28. Secretary Stimson noted the note to Dawes could foster optimism, with Hoover and Stimson coordinating reception plans for MacDonald in New York and Washington.
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MacDonald
NAVY
Washington
United States
London
Stimson
Dawes
Hoover
New York
Union Station
Esme Koward
Robert van Sittart
British Foreign Office
Robert
England
Aquitania
Fit
Mussolini Reshapes Government Diminishing Cabinet Posts
In Rome Mussolini reduces his cabinet to one core post Interior while appointing Balbo as Minister of Aion Bianchi as Minister of Public Works and Debono as Minister for Colonies. The royal decree also renames Public Instruction and National Economy ministries and shifts the Undersecretary Interior post to Leandro Ardinati.
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Rome
Duce
Signor Mussolini
Ministry of the Interior
Italo Balbo
Aion
Michele Bianchi
Debono
Mussolini
Ministry of Public Instruction
Ministry of Public Education
Ministry of National Economy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Signor Bartelli
National Economy
Signor Belluzzo
Public Instruction
Interior
Leandro Ardinati
Waggoner Weeps in Cell During Visit From Wife
C D Waggoner the New York banker who admitted defrauding six banks faced federal charges as he wept in his jail cell during a visit from his wife She described the shock and urged patience as Delos who stayed in Denver was discussed The scene echoed frontier era justice tied to the jail housing famous outlaws in Newcastle Wyoming on September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner
Newcastle
Wyo
C. D
New York
Delos
Higgen
Denver
Lincoln
Neb
Diamond J. “Slim” Lewis
Nine year old girl unconscious for sixteen days after auto crash
Charlotte Norris lay unconscious in General Hospital after being struck on August 27 while crossing Madison Road at Hackberry Street. Her mother Mrs. George Norris has kept vigil at her bedside at 2912 Hackberry. Her father, a quartermaster on the Island Queen, has returned to work but visits daily. Mrs Norris and her husband filed a $50,000 damages suit in Common Pleas Court against David Fabe of 705 Greenwood Avenue.
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George Norris
Hackberry Street
Charlotte
Sho
General Hospital
Coney Island
Madison Road
Peters Lerchil
Island
Queen
Norris
Common Pleas Court
David Fabe
Greenwood Avenue
LeBlond
Mor
Col Thad H. Brown Named Chief Counsel of Federal Power Commission
Washington reports Col Thad H. Brown former Ohio Secretary of State has been appointed chief counsel of the Federal Power Commission succeeding Maj Lewis W Call. Brown served in World War I era politics, held state offices and later joined the Civil Service and Reserve Corps. He was born in Morrow County and married Marie Thrailkill in 1915. they have a son.
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Columbus
Washington
Thad H. Brown
Ohio
Federal Power Commission
Maj
Lewis W. Call
Col. Brown
Hoover
Brown
United States
Frank B. Willis
Dr. Cooper Re
Cena
Civil Service Commission
Reserve Corps
Morrow County
Marie Thrailkill
Thad H. Brown, Jr
New Life-Saving Sneez Gas Claim by Miss Sherrill
Col Sherrill reports sister Miss Mary L Sherrill of Mt Holyoke has tested a sneeze gas that mixes with regular gas to trigger intense discomfort. The gas allegedly compels an overwhelmed person to cry out and alert neighbors, potentially preventing fatal gas accidents during crises or sleep.
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Sherrill
Mary L. Sherrill
Massachusetts College
Mt. Holyoke
Col. Sherrill
Governors Cooper Invited To White House Visit
Gov. Leslie of Indiana and Gov. Cooper of Ohio along with their wives have been invited to a White House reception hosted by President and Mrs. Hoover. The invitations are described as of a purely special character and are to be extended for the evening of September 13.
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Washington
Leslie
Indiana
Cooper
Ohio
Hoover
White House
Re-elect Superintendent in Sandusky conference
The Rev. R. A. Powell of Bowling Green was re elected district superintendent of the Sandusky conference of the United Brethren Church during the conference in Toledo. The decision came in the second day of meetings held in the annual session.
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Toledo
R. A. Powell
Bowling Green
Sandusky
The
United Brethren Church
Senate Preparing Shearer Subpoena
Senate moves to issue subpoenas in an inquiry into William B. Shearer the navy propagandist. A three to five member sub committee led by Senator Shortridge will oversee hearings with Hoover offering to assist and a first witness likely to be Shearer. Public hearings may begin mid next week with further witness scheduling planned.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Shortridge
California
Allen
Kansas
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
William B. Shearer
Navy
Geneva
Hale
Committee On Naval Affairs
Hare
Maine
White House
Hoover
Senater
Houser
Sh Orridge
Tissu
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Shearer
Edison Honored As Society Notes Shift From Inventor Era
Dr. W E Wickenden, president of Case School, said at the American Society for Steel Treating banquet that the old era of invention yields to laboratory research in industry. Edison is to be made an honorary member, epitomizing the shift from deduction based invention to modern research progress.
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Cleveland
W. E. Bickenden
Case School of Applied Science
American Society For Steel Treating
Revenge motive sparks fire at Kellogg barbecue stand
Charles Zimmer, 25, confessed to pouring five gallons of gasoline and igniting a barbecue stand at 6150 Kellogg Ave to avenge a dispute with Ruth Kelly owner of 563 Channing St. Fire Marshals arrested him. property damage totaled $2,000.
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Kellogg Avenue
Charles Zimmer
Vine Street
Jack Rubenstein
Edward Schaffer
William Gray
Ruth Kelly
Channing Street
Zimmer
Garvey
Bankers Named for International Bank Committee Under Young Plan
Paris dispatch reports Americans slated for the Young plan committee include Jack son FE Reynolds of New York and Melvin A. Traylor of Chicago. The six central bank governors approved the two nominees proposed by Owen D Young and J P Morgan after the Federal Reserve was not authorized to appoint. Cabinet discussions centered on home political matters and Hague conference preparations. Painleve outlined evacuation plans for the Rhineland in line with The Hague accords.
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New York
Chicago
International Bank
New York World News Service
Paris
L’information
Jackson FE
Reynolds
First National Bank of New York
Melvin A. Traylor
First National Bank of Chicago
Europe
Young
Owen D. Young
J. P. Morgan
Federal Reserve Banking
Rambouillet
Briand
National League Assembly
Cheron
Pain Éeve
Rhineland
Shearer Passed as Reporter at Geneva Arms Parley
The Washington Star reports naval observers guarded against William B. Shearer a self styled naval expert amid Navy Department investigations into his activities. He initially failed to show proper credentials for press access then gained admission through American Consul Tuck after presenting credentials.
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Shearer
Geneva Arms Parley
Washington
Washington Star
Geneva
William B. Shearer
Navy Department
The
Star
Tuck
Plane crash near Clarksburg injures two aboard
In Clarksburg West Virginia a commercial Embry-Riddle transport from Cincinnati made a forced landing in a field south of the city after exhausting fuel. Louis E. Stone who was at the controls and passenger C W Hutchinson were slightly injured.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
C. W. Hutchinson
Louis E. Stone
Embry-Riddle Airransport Company
Cincinnati
Here
Stone
Hutchinson
Belmont County School Strikes End By Compromise
Belmont County ends two school strikes after State Director of Education John L. Clifton says arrangements are made for students from McCainsville and Steel to attend centralized schools designated by the State. Thirty-one McCainsville pupils boycotted the local school, holding improvised classes in the yard for ten days.
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Columbus
Belmont County
John L. Clifton
McCainsville
Bellaire
Steel
Martins Ferry
State Department of Educa
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Worcester
Mass
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Democratic Party
D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
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Capital
Mr. Hoover
Sir Robert
Il Duce
Fascist Party
March On
Count Devecchi di Val Cismon
Italy
Holy See
Trac Fl
Federal Post
Power Commission
Hoover Forces
Gov. and
Mrs. Cooper
Hoovers
OHO
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Canton, CO
Allegheny Regional Advisory Board
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
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