Shanghai Defenders Brace for Kiangsu Assault Near Nanjiang
Amid reports of Kiangsu forces pressing toward Shanghai, Chekiang defenders hold lines near Nanjiang as observers face access limits. Fire from Liuho to Tsing Pu rises with new defense positions, bomb drops near Nanjiang, and Parisian-style French Concession defenses tighten.
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Shanghai
Kiangsu
Lungwha
Honan
Anhwei
Liuho
Kiating
Hwangtu
Tsing Pu
Nanjiang
Yangtse
Chang Tsos plane drops bomb near two ships
An aircraft attached to Chang Tso Lin’s forces dropped a bomb between two foreign ships anchored near Chinwangtao breakwater in Chihli province. Neither vessel sustained damage.
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Chang
Peking
Chang Tso- Lin
Chinwangtao
Chihli
Chang Claims Victories Over Peking Armies Across Manchuria
In a Mukden communiqué Chang Tso Lin the Manchurian leader reports decisive successes against central Peking forces at Jehol and along the Chihli border near Chinchow and Chaoyang. He says his second and fourth armies cross the border and seized large quantities of munitions at Fuhsinsin.
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Chang
Peking
Tokyo
Mukden
Chang Tso-Lin
Central
Jehol
Chihli
Chinchow
Peking-Mukden
Manchuria
Chaoyang
Fuhsinsin
Bishop Proposes Modern Religion Blending Psychology Biology Sociology
In Cleveland Bishop William Montgomery Brown of Galion Ohio proposes a religion based on psychology biology and sociology to replace traditional theology. He plans to unveil the concept October 14 before a bishops’ court.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
William Montgomery Brown
Galion, O
Protestant Episcopal Church
Brown
Mrs Coolidge Attends Rally Alone at Montgomery County
Mrs Calvin Coolidge attended a Republican Women’s Club meeting in Chakarlhat at Charles I Corby’s country estate in Washington without her husband. She heard speeches praising her husband’s record, shook hands with attendees, and returned to the White House for dinner.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Army airmen land in Dallas on world flight
Six pursuit flyers arrive at Love Field after a 225 mile leg from Muskogee. Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith leads the group amid cheering Dallas crowds. Welcoming events include a banquet and theater party as weather governs the next leg to El Paso.
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Dallas
Tex
Love Field
Lowell H. Smith
Leigh Wade
Erik Nelson
Muskogee
Louis Blaylock
Charles Saville
Chamber of Commerce
Lieutenant Smith
Smith
Texas & Pacific Railroad
el Paso
Associated Press
United States
Il Paso
Tucson
Ariz
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Cal
Clover Field
Los Angeles
Crissey Field
San Francisco
Eugene
Ouore
Seattle
Wash
Legion Elects James A Drain 5 Commander
James A. Drain of Washington DC was elected National Commander of the American Legion on the sixth annual convention's final ballot. Drain led on the first ballot with a large majority as McQuigg and Spafford trailed. Pershing named permanent distinguished guest. New vice commanders were also chosen and Mrs. O D Oliphant became National President of the American Legion Auxiliary.
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ST. Paul
James A. Drain
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Drain
John R. McQuigg
Cleveland
E. E. Stafford
New York
Texas
May Peterson
John R. Quinn
California
McQuigg
Spafford
Missouri
John J. Pershing
Eugene Armstrong
Connecticut
Frank McFarland
Kansas
A. L. Perry
Panama
William Stern
North Dakota
Peyton H. Hogue
Kentucky
Legion
Omaha
Joseph Lonergan
Durand
Ill
Indiana
Stewart Long
O. D. Oliphant
Trenton
N. J
American Legion Auxiliary
Oliphant
Franklin Bishop
Boston
Prince of Wales Poses for Movie Photographers at Syosset
The Prince of Wales on his private lawn obliged film crews by posing for cameras in staged poses. He followed the director’s orders, joked about smiling, and urged staff to act natural. Luncheon guests greeted him as he smiled through the shoot then played golf and planned a trip to Canada.
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Syosset
N. Y
Prince of Wales
Edward
Prince
H. R. Winthrop
Louis E. Stoddard
Devereaux Milburn
R. E. Strawbridge, Sr
R. E. Strawbridge, Jr
Malcolm Stevenson
R. L. Bacon
H. B. Hurndall
E. G. Atkinson
Phipps-Hornby
Kirkwood
Louis Lacey
T. P. Melville
Steven Sanford
Sanford
Thomas Hitchcock
Watson Webb
W. Lockett
H. S. Nicholas
Al Smith Again Faces Run for Governor
Governor Al Smith, urged by Democratic leaders and Norman Mack, appears likely to seek re election as the party’s candidate. He showed buoyancy in talks with reporters and allied leaders as he weighed a return to office amid pressure from NY and national factions.
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Madison Square Garden
John W. Davis
Garden
Davis-Bryan
Syracuse
New York State Fair
Tie
Norman E Mack
New York
Mack
George W. Olvany
Tammany
Smith
the Biltmore
Coney Island
al Smith
New York State
Tragic Suicide of Russell B. Guild at Somerville Home
Russell B. Guild 21, of Walnut Hills, was found dead with a bullet in his temple in the attic of his sister’s home at Summerville Ohio. A note in his pocket hinted at despondency. He had been visiting since Labor Day and was engaged to Cecelie Whitaker of Somerville. The body was to be taken to Cincinnati.
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Russell B. Guild
William A. Morris
Woodburn Avenue
Walnut Hills
H. R. Pollock
Summerville
Hamilton
Pollock
Guild
Senator Harrison to Speak in Cincinnati October 17
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi will address a Cincinnati audience on October 17. He will speak in Kentucky at Frankfort or Lexington the day before his Cincinnati appearance.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Frankfort
Lexington
Anti Klan Plank Eyes Republican Platform
Worcester Massachusetts September 19 A proposed plank would denounce the Ku Klux Klan by name in the Republican State Convention platform. The Resolutions Committee discussed the measure and reportedly the Klan would not be named, with focus on reaffirming National Convention references. Matthew H Bullock, a Black committee member, would not push beyond committee arguments.
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Associated Press
Worcester
Mass
Resolutions Committee
George W. Knowlton, Jr
Matthew H. Bullock
Ex messenger for Struthers & Hiscoe wins $82000 seat
How ard Martin Johnson aged 27, who joined the firm as a messenger twelve years ago, was backed by Struthers & Hiscoe of the Stock Exchange with an $82,000 seat and a partnership on the exchange.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Struthers & Hiscoe Today
Exchange
Howard Martin Johnson
Mae Urdang Celebrates 114th Birthday in Harlem Home
In New York on September 19 Mae Urdang marked her 114th birthday at the Harlem Daughters of Israel home. Participants included her “young” 100 year old brother and her 89 year old boy. She regards her centenarian brother as a mere stripling and shares sisterly advice. She eats little meat or eggs, consuming bread, cereals, soup and coffee.
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New York
Mae Urdang
Harlem
Daughters of Israel
Former examiner accused in Municipal Savings case
Beatrice McCalhan, stenographer witness, identifies Fred D. Baker as the man who prepared a supposed false financial statement for Municipal Savings and Loan as of December 31, 1923. The statement is linked to Merritt A. Vinson's trial on charges of perjury regarding the same document. The judge said the trial will resume Monday.
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Cleveland
Fred D. Baker
Municipal Savings and Loan Company
Beatrice McCalhan
Merritt A. Vinson
Municipal Loan and Representative Realty Chain
Vinson
C. L. Newcomer
Bryan, O
Fatally Hurt in Train Wreck at Cleves Plant
G. E. McCright of Lawrenceburg Indiana, 33, was fatally injured when two small gauge trains at the Fort Miami generating plant under construction at Cleves Ohio collided. He was thrown under a car after the crash and died at Bethesda Hospital hours later after initial aid and transport by Dr. Charles F. Cully. He leaves a son, a brother and a sister.
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G. E. McCright
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Ft. Miami
Union Gas and Electric Company
Cleves
McCright
Bethesda Hospital
Charles F. Cully
Minnesota in play as Coolidge eyeing La Follette split
Lawrence notes Minnesota as a swing state with La Follette challenging Coolidge. He cites Farm-Labor history, shifting farm fortunes, German vote dynamics, and a strong Republican push in primaries. Magnus Johnson faces Thomas D. Schall, while a Coolidge landslide could swing electoral votes.
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the Commercial Tribune
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
la Follette
Coolidge
Hughes
Farmer-Labor Party
Democratic Party
Northwest
United States
American Legion
St. Paul
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Twin Cities
United States Senate
Republican Party
Schall
Magnus Johnson
TornadoKills and Injures Residents in Missouri Towns
A Missouri tornado swept Annapolis and Ellington in southeast Missouri this evening, killing several and injuring a number, with heavy property damage reported amid limited telephone updates from St. Louis. The storm center lay about 150 miles southwest of St. Louis.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Annapolis
Missouri
Ellington
Wheeler Speech Attacks La Follette Amid Teapot Dome Echoes
A crowd about 5200 at Music Hall heard Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana denounce La Follette and hinge his stance on agriculture. He warned that the Teapot Dome inquiry barely scratched the surface and promised bigger scandals to come.
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Wheeler
Music Hall
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Herbert S. Bigelow
People’s Church
Senate Investigating Committee
Teapot Dome
Cincinnati
Columbus
Washington
Hynickas
Daughertys
Coolidges
Life menaced dairy man in Cincinnati milk dispute
H B Benning of the Co operative Milk Producers Association alleges armed men have halted and intimidated truckmen hauling milk to Cincinnati. Albert Freytag filed a complaint with county officials after a former Health Department employee allegedly drew a revolver and threatened him. The incidents tie to a long running clash between the cooperative and Milk Exchange factions.
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Co-operative Milk Producers’ Association
Cincinnati
H. B. Benning
Albert H. Freytag
Mt. Healthy
Chester H. Durr
The
Exchange
St Miami River
Venice
John Freytag
Dawes Attacks La Follette At South Dakota Rally
In Sioux Falls Charles G. Dawes urged common sense on the agricultural problem and attacked La Follette’s candidacy. Governor McMaster and Senator Norbeck backed Coolidge Dawes ticket, with McMaster pledging support for the ticket and for cheaper gasoline after a Coolidge led inquiry. Dawes warned irrigation expansion risks overproduction and pressed for a nonpartisan commission to solve farm issues.
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Sioux Falls
Congress
W. H. McMaster
South Dakota
United States Senate
Dawes
Coolidge-Dawes
McMaster
la Follette
President Coolidge
Republican Congress
Coolidge
Norbeck
Johnson
California
John W. Davis
Lincoln
Coliseum
Omaha
Democratic Party
Davis
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Bay State
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Lawrence
G. O. P. Banks
David Lawrence
Assail Administration
Ohio
Senator Wheeler
Jesse Smith
United States Treasury
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