Wheeler in Cleveland Courts Voters With Constitutional Amendment
Montana Senator and vice presidential nominee for the independent ticket speaks in Cleveland addressing business leaders and a large crowd. He pushes a constitutional amendment to curb Supreme Court power and vows to punish corruption in government while promoting reform and accountability.
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Cleveland
Wheeler
Montana
New York City
Daugherty
Ohio
la Follette
Supreme Court
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Justice
Interior
Republican Party
Ballyhoo
la’ Follette
Atlanta
Treasury
Legion 1925 Convention Set for Omaha and Paris Invite
In St Paul Minnesota September 17 1924 the American Legion selected Omaha as the 1925 convention site and accepted an invitation from France for the 1928 gathering in Paris. M Landis received an ovation after a keynote on the Legion’s constitutional role and the importance of voting while urging prison for those who skip elections.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Omaha
Kenesaw M. Landis
American Legion
Legion
Landis
Philadelphia
France
Paris
Louisville
Woman 64 Swims 16 Miles in Ocean to Mark Birthday
Mrs. Ann Van Skike swam 16 miles in the Santa Monica ocean to begin her sixty fourth year, taking nine hours in the water. She said she is getting stronger each year, after last year’s 12 mile birthday swim.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Ann van Skike
Death penalty for two youths in Baltimore case
Governor Albert C. Ritchie said no action on execution dates for Claude Dobbs, 17, of Baltimore, and Thomas J. Foran, 18, of Philadelphia, sentenced to hang for the murder during a May jewelers store robbery. Charles Mullen, Baltimore, received life. appeals to Maryland Court of Appeals noted.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Claude Dobbs
Thomas J. Foran
Philadelphia
Louis Cohen
Dobbs
Foran
Charles Mullen
Maryland Court of Appeals
Ritchi
Loeb
Leopold
Gorter
Stanton
Frank
Chicago
Baxter
Accords Likely to Shape League Pact Today
Geneva report says regional accords between states may form part of the draft protocol by Dr Edouard Benes. The sub committee on disarmament approved a framework for supplementary alliances that apply only when an aggressor declines an arbitral sentence and sanctions are activated. French offer on an institute of intellectual cooperation sparks concern over potential French dominance.
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Geneva
Douard Benes
League of Nations
League
M. Boncor
Senor Fernandez
Brazil
M. Locheur
France
M. Politis
Greece
Benes
Paris
League of Nations Committee On International Cooperation
Boy Willie Dalton Acquitted In Bond Theft Trial
Chicago rich and poor echoed in the trial as sixteen year old Willie Dalton was found not guilty of bond theft after two prior juries failed to reach a verdict. His defense argued lack of intent amid bond intoxication from daily contact with securities. prosecutors contrasted with notable cases of leniency for the rich.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Willie
Dalton
Nathan F. Leopold
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Darrow Offers Help to Save Bernard Grant
Clarence Darrow, age 67, says he is willing to aid in saving Bernard Grant from hanging. He opposes capital punishment, cites Grant's youth, and has telephoned Grant’s attorney Thomas Swanson to offer help. Darrow notes he retired from legal practice years ago and explains his ties to the Loebs.
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Associated Press
Charlevoix. Mich
Clarence” Darrow
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Bobby Franks
Bernard Grant
Len Small
Ilinois
Grant
First arrest in $50,000 New York jewelry robbery
Detectives arrested Montague Pike, 29, a civil engineer, on extortion charges after a Monday night jewelry theft at the home of Edith Bobe. Pike claimed he would reveal the location of missing jewels to Irene Flaherty if she paid $400 for the information.
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New York
Edith Bobe
Montague Pike
Irene Flaherty
Bobe
Eight Held in Daylight Bank Robberies Across Dayton and Middletown
Dayton and Middletown authorities report eight men held on suspicion in two daylight bank robberies. Boyd Moore of Middletown identified as the suspected lone bandit in the East Dayton Savings and Trust heist of 2100 dollars. Other arrestees include Earl Lloyd Frank Lambert Johnny Walker Leslie Kindred Ray Kelly Eddy Yorgan and Arthur Pely, with Kin dred arrested in Corbin Kentucky. Lloyd reportedly confessed to involvement in the Middletown bank job and statements link several suspects to two teen informants.
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Dayton
Middletown
Boyd Moore
R. P. Dickson
East Dayton
Dayton Savings and Trust Company
Webster
Moore
Earl Lloyd
Frank Lambert
Johnny Walker
Leslie Kindred
Ray Kelly
Eddy Yorgan
First National Bank
Arthur Pely
Lloyd
Kindred
Corbin
Kentucky
United States and Ohio Bankers’ Association
Divorce recalls cruise of Gowens in Speejacks
In Cleveland on September 17 a divorce granted to Mrs. Jeanne Gowen wife of Albert Y. Gowen of Speejacks fame becomes effective in thirty days after an uncontested hearing. Alimony was settled privately. Mrs Gowen testified the voyage around the world aboard the forty foot yacht Specjacks ended in coldness and she charged extreme cruelty and neglect of duty. They married in New York on July 18 1919 and have no children.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Jeanne Gowen
Albert Y. Gowen
Speejacks
Common Pleas
A. G. Newcomb
New York
La Follette to Speak to Sold-Out New York Garden
Senator La Follette will address a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York on his first New York appearance of the Presidential campaign. Reserved seats sold for 55 cents to 2.20, with receipts to boost the campaign fund. about 7,000 free seats will complement the 7,824 seats on sale.
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Associated Press
New York
la Follette
Madison Square
la Follette- Wheeler
Inquiry Stirs Call for Police Reform in Juvenile Case
Judge Hoffman hears Patrick Kilgariff urge a transcript for Chief of Police and Safety Director after Patrolman Connell admits striking Earl Wilder, a railroad watchman, amid testimony of injuries and a private badge find. Wilder pleads guilty to contributing to juvenile delinquency. sentence awaiting advisement.
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Charles W. Hoffman
Patrick Kilgariff
Charles Connell
See
Earl Wilder
East Pearl Street
Wilder
Connell
Cashman
East End
Mr. Kilgariff
Hoffman
Baby Lipstick Incident Shapes Custody Battle in Court
In New York Sept 17 Supreme Court Justice Levy weighs removing Rosebud Young two and a half from both parents custody amid allegations of parental impropriety and a lipstick incident in court. He will adjourn to Saturday to decide suitable schooling and potential reconciliation.
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New York
Supreme Court
Levy
Courtland H. Young
Dorothea Campbell Young
Follies
Justice Levy
Rosebud Young
Young
Davis Promises Tax and Tariff Reform in Des Moines
Democratic nominee John W. Davis outlined further tax reductions and tariff revisions aimed at stability and business confidence in Des Moines. He attacked the Payne Aldrich tariff, contrasted Democratic and Republican tax plans, and cited debt reductions under Democratic policy. He spoke at the Coliseum before departing for Chicago.
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Des Moines
John W. Davis
Davis
Coliseum
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
J. Davis
America
Congress
Cleveland
Mellon
Ee Meredith
Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
Barge Wrecked in Gale Off Lewes Delaware
The barge Corrogoman was torn from its anchorage and driven ashore on Shear Shoals during a terrific gale in the lower Delaware Bay. The captain and three crew members were rescued by coast guards as several steamers sought shelter behind the breakwater tonight.
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Associated Press
Lewes
Del
Delaware Bay
Coast Guards
Shanghai Holds Line In Battle For City
Shanghai reports two days and a night of stubborn Chekiang defense against Kiangsu assault. By Sept 18 a lull followed heavy attacks with positions unchanged. Re-enforcements from Langwa, six miles south, were rushing to bolster exhausted front lines.
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Shanghai
Kiangsu
Langhwa
Here
End of rebellion seen in Guayaquil after rebel defeat
In Guayaquil on September 17 observers deem the revolt against the federal government ended following a crushing rebel defeat. Local reports describe the collapse of rebel resistance and the consolidation of government control.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Treasury Defied Harding Order to Stop Bond Destruction
Chicago and Washington reports expose Treasury Department bond duplication and destruction orders defied by officials. Charles B. Brewer testifies before the House committee that interest coupons paid early and duplicate bonds surfaced in Boston and Noblesville. President Harding ordered destruction stopped after Mellon note. hearings continue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Charles B. Brewer
Department of Justice
House
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Brewer
Treasury
Harding
Louis A. Hill
Hill
Mellon
King
Rep
Ill
Boston
Mass
Noblesville
Ind
New aerial warfare advances hailed at Franklin Institute centennial
Government experts unveil new weapons and tactics in Philadelphia as the centenary event honors the Franklin Institute. They describe unmanned bombers invading cities, a camoufl age nullifying aerial camera, a ship sinking air bomb, and chemistry radio controlled manless planes able to incapacitate nations.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
W. A. Moffett
Patrick
Army Air Service
Squier
Signal Corps
Joseph S. Ames
Johns Hopkins University
Government Advisory Council On Aeronautics
Prince of Wales Tours New York Sights
The Prince of Wales spent a day in New York City visiting Julia Richman High School the Museum of Natural History and two newspaper plants in a refined tour. He toured The New York Times editorial and mechanical departments and pressed a press button at The Herald Tribune office to start the presses for a Sunday edition.
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Syosset
N. Y
Prince of Wales
New York City
Museum of Natural History
Lascelles
Julia Richman
Prince
Adolph Ochs
Louis Wiley
New York Times
The
Herald Tribune
Whitelaw Reid
Ogden Reid
Julian Mason
Earthquake Steals Hundreds of Lives in Erzerum District
A massive earthquake last Saturday destroyed 102 villages and killed hundreds across the Erzerum district, with the Turkish government reporting unknown total deaths. The Red Cross sends aid as delayed reports from Constantinople indicate many bodies recovered in 21 villages, amid ongoing tremors.
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Armenia
Red Cross
The
Associated Press
Constantinople
Erzerum
London
Constantinoople
Davis Questions Donahey Aims In Ohio Campaign
Republican nominee Harry L. Davis condemned Governor Donahey's administration and alleged a corrupt honesty in voting for re election. He charged contractors gain from state deals and board sales at high prices while Donahey leads Ohio. Davis spoke to county chairmen and attendees at a GOP dinner outlining his campaign strategy.
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Roosevelt
la Follette
William Howard Taft
Taft
Illinois
Len Small
Associated Press
Columbus
Donahey
Harry L. Davis
Republican Campaign Committee
Davis
Ohio
Steel firms pledge to end Pittsburgh plus pricing system
United States Steel Corporation and other concerns notified the Federal Trade Commission that they will conform to the order abolishing the Pittsburgh plus system. Respondents said they will comply "in so far as practicable" without admitting the order's validity or the commission's jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
World Flyers Land In Omaha in Westbound Flight
America's around the world flyers touched down at United States Air and Mail Field near Omaha Nebraska from Chicago. Lt Lowell Smith led the delegation era as crowds surpassed thousands. Lt Leigh Wade met his sister in Denver. The route planned tomorrow includes St Joseph Missouri Muskogee Oklahoma and Dallas Texas with a stopover in Muskogee overnight.
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Mail Field
Ft. Crook
Omaha
Neb
America
West
Chicago
Lowell Smith
Leigh Wade
Cassopolis
Mich
C.A. Francis
Denver
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Muskogee
Okla
Kansas City
Dallas
Tex
Woman May Die In Covington Auto Wreck
Miss Lucille Lunsford 30 of Covington near death at St Elizabeths Hospital after a wreck at Madison and James. Ralph L Piper 26 of Hamilton held in Covington Jail on drunkenness and reckless driving charges. Piper lost control at Madison James. Lunsford was thrown from the car.
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Lucille Lunsford
Scott Streets
Covington
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Ralph L. Piper
North Ninth Street
Hamilton
Latonia
Swinsford
Piper
Weing
Coviington
Madison and James Avenues
Lunsford
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Coolidge
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Commercial Tribune
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