Franco British Naval Pact Defies U S Disarmament Policy
President Coolidge signals Franco British naval accord defies United States disarmament policy and Geneva conference outcomes. White House briefing notes say the agreement between France and Britain does not alter U S policy and could prompt the United States to boost its own armaments. Coolidge’s frustration centers on tri power talks failing to secure broader naval reductions.
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U.S
Coolidge
Washington
United States
White House
Geneva
Destructive Porto Rico Hurricane Report Warns of Homelessness
Governor Horace Towner reports tens of thousands homeless after a powerful Porto Rico hurricane. Relief and reconstruction costs are expected to reach into the millions as the storm devastated communities and left extensive damage across the island. The appeal was sent to the War Department for the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
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Washington
Porto Rico
War Department
Horace Towner
Island
Department
Bureau of Insular Affairs
San Juan
Wilbur
Charleston
D. C
Henry M. Walter
The
Red Cross
Regular Republicans back Friedlander Lindsay in Hamilton race
Edgar J. Friedlander and Walter N. Lindsay, Citizen Republicans, win full backing of the Hamilton County Republican organization for county treasurer and state representative. Fred Schneller, committee chair, says a campaign vice chairman will relieve Edward Schorr of routine duties as plans unfold. Campaign HQs to be established as the group lines up business and professional leaders for the ticket.
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Edgar J. Friedlander
Walter N. Lindsay
Fred Schneller
Hamilton County
Republican Central Committee
Republican Club
East Ninth Street
Edward D. Schorr
Lindsay
Schneller
Herbert Hoover
Schorr
Toombs Named in Personal Bankruptcy Suit
Roy C. Toombs owner of International Life Insurance Co of St Louis and Toombs Daily of Chicago faces a bankruptcy petition filed by J B McCutchan claiming $216 450 in purchases of insurance stock. He allegedly concealed stock transfers to James Bruce New York banker and was briefly jailed on embezzlement charges before posting $5 000 bond for October 8 hearing.
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Chicago
Roy C. Toombs
International Life Insurance Company of
St. Louis
Toombs & Daily of
J. B. McCutchan
Toombs
McCutchan
James Bruce
New York
Misson
Abducted Boy Ranieri Still Missing as Police Probe
Chicago reports doubt that ten year old Billy Ranieri will be returned alive as his Italian family and a contractor push for his release independent of police. Police hold two suspects while searches continue and fears of further kidnapings rise at local schools.
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Chicago
Billy Ranieri
Frank Ranelli
Tony Ranieri
Ranieri
Gordon Erickson
Ingersoll Sets Up College Fund
The residuary estate of Robert H. Ingersoll known for the dollar watch will fund a college education trust for worthy boys. The will filed in New York on September 14 names a Robert and Roberta Ingersoll foundation to administer the trust with a trustees board. Personal effects go to Naomi B. Lewis of Greenville. Real estate on South Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan, to be sold within two years with proceeds divided among six relatives.
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New York
Robert H. Ingersoll
Dollar Watch” Fame
Ingersoll
Denver
Robert
Naomi B. Lewis
Greenville
Washington Avenue
Lansing
Mich
Tornado Rips Rockford Suburban Area Strikes Rockford Cabinet Plant
A violent tornado struck Rockford Illinois on September 14 causing extensive wreckage at the Rockford Cabinet Company chair factory. The disaster killed at least 30 people and left 50 to 100 buried in debris while hospitals filled with the injured and firefighters worked through twisted wreckage and downed wires.
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Rockford
All
Rockford Cabinet Company
Fred C. Olson
Eighteenth Avenue
John Lane
Chicago
Union Furniture Cousing
Blake
Rockford Gas and Electric Company
Chamber of Commerce
Tice Tos
Denial Sought Over Reports of Payrolled Relatives in GOP
Columbus Ohio September 14 Harry D Silver chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee said he will likely issue a formal denial of reports that the GOP paid relatives of Anti Saloon League leaders at state headquarters The claim tied to E J Moore and Rand Dustman and the use of relatives in the campaign office sparks political tension with Gov Begg supporters and party leaders in Ohio.
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Columbus
Harry D. Silver
Republican State Executive Committee
George W. Bender
Cleveland
Anti-Saloon League
Silver
Silver Sa
Senate Bender
League
E. J. Moore
Freeman Dustman
Florence Moore
Moore
Rand Dustman
Arthur Evans
Dustman
Department of Adjusted Compensation
Republican
Business College
Miss Moore
Begg
Bender
James T. Begg
G Yernor
Mr. Begg
Republican Executive Committee
Trailer Company of America Formed To Buy Trailers
Substantial holdings in the Trail mobile Company of this city and the Lapeer Trailer Corporation of Lapeer Michigan have been acquired by the Trailer Company of America a bowling company just organized here. Capitalization is 100000 shares no par common stock and 2000 shares preferred. Officers include J Englaender president S B Winn vice president and GM A J Woltering secretary treasurer. The two Trailmobile and Lapeer firms will operate as separate units with national distributors and brands. Caleb W former president has retired and directors are L W Childress J Englaender S B Winn Simpson and Herman Bayless.
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Trailmobile Company
Lapeer Trailer Corporation
Lapeer
Mich
Trailer Company of America
J. Englaender
St. Louis
S. B. Winn
Oakley
Caleb W
The
L. W. Childress
S. B.winn
Prep . Simpson
Herman Bayless
Comps. Ly
Prisoner Admits Murder in Dr. Dapper Slaying Near Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh dispatch reports John F. Meckley, 24, a robbery suspect and ex convict, confessed to killing Dr. Harry R. Dapper on a rural highway over stolen liquor and drugs. Police race to corroborate details and locate the doctor’s car said to have been sold in Detroit. Investigators pursue gang member “Rags” Maratta as discrepancies surface.
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Pittsburgh
John F. Meckley
Harry R. Dapper
Here
Meckley
Dapper
Detroit
Dr. Dapper
Michigan City
Henry Dapper
Ft. Pitt Brewing Company
Frank Maratta
Maratta
Frank
Duncan, AFL Leader, Dies in Quincy Mass
James J. Duncan, First Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and key member of its triad with Gompers and Morrison, died in Quincy, Mass. He served as Second Vice President from 1894 and as a national officer until his death. He advised President Wilson on Interstate Commerce and held envoy roles in Russia 1917 and the Paris peace mission 1919.
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Washington
Quincy
Mass
James J. Duncan
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Duncan
Morrison
Jim
Nly
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Senate
Russia
Oil giants plan to curb production to raise prices
A group led by Standard Oil of New Jersey president Walther Teagle and involving Sir Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch Shell and Sir John Cadman of Anglo-Persian discussed restricting crude output to curb chaos from overproduction. The plan reportedly includes Robert Stewart of Standard Oil Indiana and Robert G. Stewart of Pan-American Petroleum, with W. Mellon of Gulf Oil joining.
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New York World News Service
New York
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
England
Berengaria
Teagle
Henri Deterding
Royal Dutch Shell
John Cadman
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Robert Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Stewart
Robert G. Stewart
Pan-American Petroleum Company
W. L. Mellon
Gulf Oil Company
Andrew W. Mellon
Hotel Manager Dies Suddenly at Vernon Manor Mt. Auburn
Frank L. Hay, 60, longtime hotel executive and manager of Vernon Manor Hotel Mt. Auburn, died suddenly in his apartment. Doctor Erwin Strachley cited heart disease. He had led dining car service for the Pennsylvania Railroad and headed Glacier National Park Hotel, later owning hotels in Montana and Wisconsin. He leaves a widow, two daughters and three sons, including Norman Hay of The Associated Press in New York.
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Frank L. Hay
Vernon Manor
Mt. Auburn
Erwin Strachley
Vernon Place
Hay
Butte
Mont
Portland
Ore
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Glacier National Park Hotel
Montana
Wisconsin
Cincinnati
St. Paul
Minnesota
M. Hay
Norman Hay
Associated Press
New York
Morosco Sued for Divorce in Los Angeles
Oliver Morosco Mitchell known as Oliver Morosco, stage producer, is sued for divorce by wife Selma Faley Mitchell in Los Angeles Superior Court. She alleges extreme cruelty, says he beat her on September 7 and deserted her that day.
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Morosco
Los Angeles
Oliver Morosco Mitchell
Oliver Morosco
Selma ‘Faley Mitchell
W C Fields Cleared as Canary Torture Case Ends
In New York on September 14 Magistrate Simpson dismissed a complaint by Humane Society agents accusing W C Fields of torturing a canary used in his Broadway act. The dead canary lay in its cage on the bench as photographers filmed. Fields argued he treated the bird well. The court found no evidence of torture.
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New York
Humane Society
W. C. Fields
Ma Fields
Simpson
Astor founder charged in 39 million suit for concealment
John Jacob Astor and his heirs face a federal charge of concealment and fraud in a $39,000,000 action brought by Evan B. Lewis to recover the share of early partner John Nicholas Emerick. The suit, filed in May, centers on a trust paper found by Edna Carnahan and aims to divide Emerick's two thirds partnership interest among his descendants.
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Astor
New York World News Service
New York
John Jacob Astor
Astor Fortune
John Nicholas Emerick
Thacher
Woolworth
Evan B
Lewis
Philadelphia
John. Nicholas Emerick
Ednad Carnahan
Christine Campbell
John
Thomas Emerick
Edna Carnahan
Emerick
Otner
John Jacob
Hoover Curtis Hold Final Campaign Conference Before East Swing
Hoover and Curtis held a preparatory session before the closing campaign push. They cited confidence of victory in New Jersey Pennsylvania and the national ticket while outlining speeches and a Newark to Trenton itinerary with key state leaders and Senator Edge.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
New England
Newark
N. J
Hoover
Hubert
Trenton
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Princeton
Senator Edge
Russia Opens Arms to Foreign Capital in Key Industries
Moscow reports a broad policy shift allowing foreign concessions in mining, machinery, paper pulp, autos, artificial silk, leather, with tax simplifications and duty free imports for initial plant construction. The plan aims to attract foreign capital and publish a list of available concessions in several languages.
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Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Council of Peoples’ Commissars
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