Reds Rally Past Dodgers 7 to 2 for Seventh Straight Win
The Reds beat the Dodgers 7 2 to widen their pennant lead. Eppa Rixey pitched a full game, Babe Herman homered and tripled, while Zitzmann, Pipp, and Cruz contributed key hits in a dominant performance at Ebets Field. The win marks Cincinnati’s seventh straight as they head to the Polo Grounds.
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REDS
Brooklyn
Ebrets Field
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Polo Grounds
Pound Petty
Jess Petty
Robins
Dodger
Zitzmann
Butler
One Dead as Lightning Strikes Cincinnati Fire Tower and Police Station
Everett Rich, 21, of Norwood, an employee of Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone, was killed by lightning during a storm that hit downtown Cincinnati striking the fire tower at City Hall and the Second District Police Station. Rich had been hunting near Lebanon and died when a tree was struck. Firemen were dazed by the bolt in the fire tower. several police officers were in the Second District Station and unharmed. A house fire at 303 Broadway started by electric wiring from the lightning.
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Everett Rich
Stewart Park
Norwood
Cincinnati
Bell Telephone Company
City Hall
Second District
Lower Broadway
Rich
Lebanon
Jerry Sullivan
Robert Stoffregen
Elmer O'Neil
Gus Unter
Warner Edwards
Conrad Wendel
Broadway
Nellie Miller
Marshall
Disappearance of Daugherty King Letters Stuns Trial
Witness testifies letters between Harry M. Daugherty and John T. King vanished after King's death. Documents last seen in March 1926 were removed to Bridgeport and have not reappeared. Prosecutors say the letters could shed light on a conspiracy involving Daugherty Miller and Jesse Smith and reveal details of Liberty bonds and a $441,000 fee.
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New York
Harry M. Daugherty
John T. King
Connecticut
Thomas W. Miller
John D. Durkin
King
Daugherty
Miller
King’s Bank
Bridgeport
Jesse Smith
Richard Merton
American Metal Company
York
Merton
United States Treasury
Durkin
Fonge 10 Begins Trans Atlantic Dash At Dawn
Capt Rene Fonck and three companions plan a nonstop New York to Paris flight in the biplane S-35 with Lieut Lawrence Curtin as navigator. A 60 mile sea test preceded takeoff anticipated at dawn if Grand Banks weather clears. Curtin reported 6000 feet altitude and optimism for the venture. President Coolidge sent good wishes for the flight.
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New York
Rene Fonck
Paris
Lawrence William Curtin
U. S.N
Navy Department
Fonck
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Lieut. Curtin
President Coolidge
White House
Fenck
American
Sikorsky
Curtin
Fonck, Teader
Trunk Seizure at Hotel in Embezzlement Case
Miss Rose Friedman of New York testified in Cincinnati that salesman David Saslaw embezzled funds. A deputy sheriff attached her trunk in a downtown hotel, taking clothes and jewelry while the court case continued.
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Rose Friedman
New York
Cincinnati
David Saslaw
Saslaw
Miss Friedman
R. Friedan Jewelry Company of
Froome Morris
Raymond J. Kunkel
Harry Wolpa
West Fifth Street
Wolpa
Kansas City
Ku Klux Klan Adopts Hands Off Mexico Policy At Convocation
WASHINGTON Sept 15 The Ku Klux Klan closing its third biennial convocation unanimously adopted a resolution urging the U S government to refrain from intervening in Mexico's religious dispute between Calles government and the Catholic hierarchy The resolution calls for protection of American citizens and preservation of the Monroe Doctrine from European interference Dr Hiram W Evans Imperial Wizard to present copies of the resolutions to Secretary Kellogg at the State Department Also at the meeting changes to the Klan constitution were approved requiring members to attend Protestant churches each Sunday The session included a memorial service for fallen Klansmen notably those killed in the Herrin riots The event featured a draped coffin and a fiery cross symbol on stage with a drill team assisting
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Mexico
Klan
Knights of Columbus
Coolidge
Kellogg
Calles
Hiram W. Evans
State Department
Michigan
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Republic of Mexico
United States of America
Evans
Grand Dragon of
Virginia
Love Doctor Vamped Him Says Ex Wife’s Suit
Lynn G. Lawrence accuses Grace Palmer Craig a noted love doctor of using psychoanalytic charms to lure him from his wife. The deposition in a divorce case describes clandestine meetings and a morning raid on Mrs Craig's studio. Lawrence admits being influenced and discusses follow up instructions from the studio.
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Charmer
New York World News Service
San Francisco
Lynn G. Lawrence
University of California
Ae Grace
Palmer Craig
Year-Round Necessity: Convenient Transport Facilities
The accessibility and constant availability of the quick transportation facilities have made it essential in daily life, underlying their ongoing importance.
Roxie Stinson Marries Oil Man Amid Daugherty Trial
Roxie Stinson, once linked to former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, secretly wed Phillip E. Brast on September 3 in Covington Kentucky. They plan to reside in Covington then move to Tulsa Oklahoma. Brast, son of Oklahoma oilman M. E. Brast, works for Dayton Coal and Oil Company.
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Washington D. H
New York
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Roxie Stinson
Daugherty
Miss Stinson
Jesse W. Smith
Washington
Fend
Covington
Phillip E. Brast
Tulsa
Okla
Brast
Columbus Automobile
M. E. Brast
Oklahoma
Dayton Coal and Oil Company
West Virginia Hollings
Smith
Couple Married After Clerk Office Inquiry
The Kenton County Clerk's office revealed a marriage license issued by Deputy Clerk Theodore Selhurst and a marriage performed by Rev. W. E. Miller of Grace Reformed Church. The bride aged 35 from Washington, D. C., and the groom 29 from Columbus. The license was not listed in the office’s newspaper day list.
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Kenton County
Covington
Theodore Selhurst
W. E . Miller
Grace Reformed Church
Washington
Injunction to Stop Bread and Water Diet Refused in Burt County
TEKAHAMAH Neb Sept 15 An injunction to halt a bread and water punishment for Roy Carson a liquor law violator was refused Three others in jail Nelson Saltzman and Dirks face continued sentences Carson may appeal to Governor McMullen for a respite Judge Fitzgerald ruled jurisdiction lay with the county physician and the law The governor said courts are available for justice
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Tekahamah
Neb
Burt County
Roy Carson
Carson
Thomas Nelson
Farmer
Max Saltzman
Fred Dirks
Harlington
Dirks
Fitzgerald
R. C. Hunter
McMullen
State Pardon Board
Orville Chatt
Carson, Son
Saltzman
Rochester
Minn
Hunter
Chatt
Smith
Nelson
Itzman
Inn
Indict Four In Hall Mills Murder Case
Jury out after ten minutes as widow, cousin, and two brothers are indicted in the Hall-Mills murder case. The case draws top spreading attention while the court records reflect swift jury action.
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Hall-Mills
Death by own action shadows evangelist case
Dr. A M Waters, 55, linked to the Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance, died from poison in Los Angeles. Authorities consider possible arrest of McPherson while prosecutors locate Joe Watts as a suspect in the kidnapping narrative. McPherson resumes duties at Angelus Temple as inquiries continue into the May to June disappearance.
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Los Angeles
A. M. Waters
Aimee Semple cPherson
McPherson
Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff
Bernice Morris
R. F. McKinley
Long Beach
Steve
Joe Watts
Long
Asieeninad
McPhern
Pilgrim Holiness Church proposes skirt and hair rules
At Frankfort Indiana the Pilgrim Holiness church assembly tabled two resolutions. One would require women over 18 to wear skirts not more than nine inches from the ground. The other would ban bobbed hair for girls under 12. Proponents were mainly women, opponents mostly men.
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New York World News Service
Frankfort
Ind
US Citizen Jacob Rosenthal Held by Bandits in Mexico
Mexican police located the distant mountain region in Morelos where Jacob Rosenthal of Long Island is held captive by bandits and hope for his release tomorrow. The U S Embassy filed a formal note with the Mexican government confirming the kidnapping and urging action as Rosenthal’s health fears rise amid the dangerous search ongoing in the region.
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Mexico City
Wild Mountain
State of Morelos
Jacob Rosenthal
Long Island
United States
N. Y
Rosenthal
Americans in Mexico fear Rosenthal's dead
In Mexico City Americans believe Jacob Rosenthal the wealthy Woodmere merchant kidnapped in Morelos is dead. Gen Roberto Cruze leads the search for the bandits after no trace of Rosenthal since the abduction. The theory grows that the captors killed him to escape pursuit. Other coverage notes four indictments in Somerset County NJ for the 4 year old Phillips farm double murder.
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Arthur Constantine
New York World News Service
Mexico City
Jacob Rosenthal
Woodmere
L. L
Morelos
Roberto Cruze
Rosenthal
Henry Stevens Arrested at Home After Bench Warrant Issued
Henry Stevens was arrested at his residence during the night following a judge’s report that led to an immediate bench warrant. Police acted on the warrant and took Stevens into custody without incident.
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Henry Stevens
Prosecutor Introduces New Woman Witness in Farmhouse Case
Four years and two days after the discovery of the pastor and choir singer bodies on Shady Lane Farm a new woman witness testifies. The proceedings focus on the ongoing investigation and potential motive as prosecutors outline key evidence and timeline.
Prince of Wales Enjoys Incognito Visit in Paris
The Prince of Wales spent a private three day stay in Paris incognito as the Earl of Chester, dining in intimate venues and visiting small theaters. He traveled to London by afternoon train, keeping his royal identity hidden while sharing in local theater songs and light humor about foreigners.
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Arno Dosch-Fleurot
New York World News Service
Paris
Prince of Wales
London
Earl of Chester
Maurice
Edward VII
Biarritz
Confessed Slayer of 12 Held Sane on Trial Eve
Tom Johnson, accused slayer, was declared sane by alienists in Minneapolis on Sept. 15, twenty four hours before his trial for the December murder of Leonard Erdall. Johnson had confessed claiming he killed a dozen people after returning from Seattle six weeks earlier. He pleaded not guilty to the murder charge to seek a trial in another state.
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Somersville
N. J
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor R. Mills
Phillips
New Brunswick
Somersetounty
Frank L. Cleary
Supreme
Charles W. Parker
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Francis Stevens Hall
William Stevens
Henry Stevens
Lavallette
New Jersey
Henry de la Bruyere Carpender
Somerville
Willie
Carpender
Somerset County
Minneapolis
Minn
Tom Johnson
Leonard Erdall
Johnson
Seattle
Dempsey Denies Tunney Rounds for Film Value
Boxing coverage from Atlantic City reports W N World News Service notes Dempsey rebutting rumors he would let Gene Tunney stay for multiple rounds to enhance film for the Philadelphia bout. The piece is a critical, camp-ditto column from a New York World News Service critic.
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Igoe
New York World News Service
Atlantic City
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
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Johnson Funeral
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Edward Rich
Union Gas and Electric Company
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Day
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Charles W. Waterman
Rice W. Means
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Millard Tydings
Fred W. Green
Ionia
Alexander J.groesbeck
Merigo
U. S
Edward O'Toole
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