Ape Man Gordon Northcott Arrested in Canada
Detectives report Gordon Northcott known as the ape man was arrested at Okanagan Landing near Vernon B C after boarding a boat on Okanagan Lake. His mother Louisa Northcott is not with him and may be in Calgary under investigation.
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Vancrever
B. C
Gordon Stuart Northcott
Riverside
Cal
Okanagan Landing
Vernon
Okanagan Valley
Forbes Cruickshank
Northcott
Cruickshank
Morley Green
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Okanagan Lake
Penticton
Louisa Northcott
Calgary
Gordon
Spences Bridge
Vancouver
Cariboo
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sicamons
Young Northcott
Texas Democrats press Hoover to speak in Texas and Ohio
A Texas Democratic group led by Thomas B. Love urges Herbert Hoover to add Texas and Chicago to his speaking circuit as he returns from New Jersey campaign travel. They claim Texas is in play and say Smith supporters revolt against Gov. Alfred E. Smith.
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Texas
Hoover
Fess
Ohio
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
New Jersey
Lone Star
Thomas B. Love
Dallas
National Democratic
Love
Alfred E. Smith
Calgary woman linked to Riverside murder farm case
Calgary police identify a detained woman as Mrs. Louisa Northcutt, suspected by Riverside County authorities in the so called murder farm crimes. Los Angeles reports an alleged evidence page from the Northcott case ties two Pomona boys Nelson Winslow and Louis Winslow to the farm and to Northcott.
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Calgary
Alta
Louisa Northcutt
Riverside County
Cal
Canogan Landing
Northcott
Los Angeles
Pomona
Riverside
Nelson
Winslow
Louis
Sheldon Clark
Gordon
Stuart Northcott
Winslow Boys
Mexico
Welcome students with home cooking and spare room
An advertisement suggests Cincinnati families offer board and room to visiting college students. It promises increased weekly income with minimal effort and notes young guests seek a homelike, courteous, well managed environment.
Auto Tire Ring Busted by Cincinnati Patrol
Six teenage thieves aged 15 to 19 formed an auto tire theft ring in Cincinnati. They, with a female shopkeeper Mrs Sophie Barrack, sold tires at 2022 Western avenue. Officers led by William Hochstuhl arrested them after a trail from Arthur White to his home revealed accomplices. Several cars and tires were stolen including from a city patrolman.
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Ueld
Cincinnati
William Hochstuhl
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Hochstuhl
West End
Arthur White
Bank Street
Lorraine White
Elmer Reese
Hewitt Avenue
Roby Looper
Freeman Avenue
George Ashford
Western Avenue
Carl Sherrad
Buckstreet
Thomas Carey
Kindel Avenue
Sophie Barrack
Fred Sperber
Sherrad
Carey
Ailanthus Street
Arriot Butcher Held After Kirchner Murder Case Evidence
George Miller a 40 year old butcher was held on bond to appear in Hart County Court after his Coroner jury testimony in the Miss Lulu Kirchner case. The inquiry also involves the death of William Farris 35 at his sister’s home believed a gunshot wound.
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Horse Cave
George Miller
Hart County Court
Lulu Kirchner
Cincinnati
William Farris
Miller
Mrs. Martin
Miss Kirchner
Mrs.Martin
Farris
Diesel air engine touted as revolutionary aviation power
Packard Motor Company announced test flights of a diesel aircraft engine in a Stinson-Detroiter monoplane piloted by Walter Lees and Capt. L M Woolson. The 200 horsepower air cooled diesel uses compression ignition with no spark plugs, weighs under three pounds per horsepower, and promises lower fuel use and safer operation.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Company
Packard
Walter Lees
L. M. Woolson
Truman Newberry
Michigan
Woolson
Grand Army of the Republic parade in Denver marks 62nd annual review
In Denver on September 19 the sixty-second Grand Army of the Republic parade featured Civil War veterans of '61 marching with muskets and crutches. Commander Elbridge Hawk reviewed the line as hundreds watched along a seven-eighths mile route. The event drew about 2,000 veterans and closing ceremonies set up for a leadership election among at least four contenders.
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Denver
Grand Army of the Republic
George A. Hosely
West Somerville
Mass
Sons of Union Veterans
Jackson
Mich
Illinois Department
Elbridge Lafayette Hawk
Sacramento
Cal
Hawk
Long Beach
Republic
Rhode Island Department
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maryland
Michigan
Indiana
Auburn
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
Gettysburg
Ohio
City Auditorium
Ramos Gin Fizz Father Remembered In New Orleans Obituary
Henry Charles Ramos, 72, died at his New Orleans home after co founding the saloon era and inventing the world famed Ramos gin fizz. The piece notes his barroom discipline and the recipe for the famous drink, detailing ingredients and method.
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New York World News
New Orleans
Henry Charles Ramos
Henry Charles
Ramos
Henry Ramos
Chicago dropout confesses to seventy home robberies
Joseph McKay, a former Central High School honor pupil, admitted robbing seventy Evanston homes including that of James A. Patten, the former wheat king. He said the burglaries were for thrills and he did not intend to kill anyone, adding that professors and teachers at the high school who disdained him suffered.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Evanston
Joseph McKay
Central High School
James A. Patten
Century Athletic Club Buys Garfield Corner for 1 1/4 Million
The Century Athletic Club announced it purchased the northeast corner of Elm street and Garfield place for 468800 to build a new fifteen story clubhouse. The site includes five parcels from West Eighth street and is held on a perpetual lease with purchase option. Construction is planned to begin next year with an estimated cost of 1250000 and a 700 member base rising to 1000 life members at roughly 700 each.
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New Century Athletic Club
Elm Street
Garfield Place
E. H. Riddle
West Eighth Street
P. G. Tuttle
Otis Hess
E. O. Smith
A. E H. Ot
Plight of Homeless Is Pitiful Declared in Florida Relief Call
In West Palm Beach on September 19 Howard Selby chairing the Palm Beach County Red Cross urged aid to save thousands of lives. He reported about 8 000 persons in the lake region needed clothing food and medical help as deputies returned from Pahokee Canal Point and South Bay with bodies and noting boats were inadequate. A sea skiff would be sent into the area today to improve relief efforts.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Howard Selby
Palm Beach County
Red Cross
Bob Baker
Pahokee
Canal Point
South Bay
Aging Indiana man slain near Broad Ripple Park
The body of 60 year old Harry Linfert of 1433 Elm Street was found in a pond near Broad Ripple Park after he left home seeking work and new surroundings. His sister Mary Linfert identified him from clothing tied to a suit cut from a single bolt. Detectives traced him to his landlady Elizabeth Keyser before confirming the murder suspect remains unidentified.
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Harry Linfert
Elm Street
Broad Ripple Park
Olis
Mary Linfert
Calhoun Street
Joseph Brink
Indianapolis
Cine Tailoring Company
Vine Street
Brink
August Schwartz
Schwartz
Linfert
Lin
Honolulu Boy Abduction Seeks Gill Jamieson Ransom Raised
A nationwide search for Gill Jamieson, 10, son of Frederick W. Jamieson, intensified as kidnappers demanded 10000 dollars. Police, miltary and volunteers scoured Honolulu with a reward of 6000 dollars offered by the Hawaiian Trust Co and 1000 by the sheriff. A schoolteacher, a Chinese Hawaiian classmate and others provided clues while witnesses described the kidnapper as Asian or Spanish.
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Honolulu
Gill Jamieson
Frederick W. Jamieson
Hawaiian Trust Company
Patrick Gleason
George Awana
Jamieson
Gill
Mary Wynne
Henry Kaisan
Panahou
Frederick Jamieson
Thomas Square
McKinley High School
Mutual Telephone Company
Tempest Roars North as Liners Face Dangers
The West Indian hurricane devastates Puerto Rico and Florida with death toll rising toward 2000 and damages near 100 million dollars. Gale warnings stretch to New England as shipping faces continued peril and warnings save crews. Early counts place 1000 dead in Puerto Rico and 259 in Florida, with Maryland Delaware and New Jersey feeling its force.
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New England
Porto Rico
French West Indies
Florida
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Gen Agramonte Still Drinks at 98 in Mexico City
Gen Charles Henry Montgomerie Agramonte, aged 98, remains an active attorney in Edward L. Doheny’s firm and hosts a birthday gathering at his Popotla home. He recalls fighting in five wars, witnessed Balaklava, Bull Run, and Gettysburg, and says he still drinks bourbon.
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New York World News Service
Mexico City
Ger
Charles Henry Montgomerie Agramonte
Edward L. Doheny
Popotla
Paris
Fletcher
Rome
Mexico
Sheffield
James A. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Agramonte
New Zealand
Balaklava
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Tear gas quiets prison rioters in Maryland
In Maryland Penitentiary tear gas bombs were used to quell a prison disturbance that began Monday night over claims of cruel and inhuman treatment by guards. About 800 inmates joined the protest. 208 remained active, some barricading cells, while others stopped for food and returned to work.
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Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
Negro Policeman Slain in Cleveland Bootleg Case
Ernest Ford a Black traffic officer was shot and killed in Cleveland Ohio when he stopped at a house suspected as a liquor dispensary. Police investigate bootlegger involvement.
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Cleveland, O
Ernest Ford
Siam Signals Adherence to War Renunciation Pact
Siam notified Washington of its intention to adhere to the treaty renouncing war becoming the thirty third of forty nine nations to sign on. This shows continuing momentum toward a broader international commitment to pacific settlement and collective security.
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Washington
Siam
Payments Revealed in NELA Influence Probe
Federal Trade Commission records detail payments by the National Electric Light Association to writers and speakers across 1925–26. Harold Phelps Stokes and William Allen White are named, with checks for speeches and articles, plus extensive advertising expenditures.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
National Electric Light Association
Recoover
George F. Oxley
New York
Harold Phelps Stokes
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Oxley
John D. Sherman
Estes Park
Colorado
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
White
A. J. Marshall
William Allen White
Epice
Emporia
Kan
Association
San Francisco
George L. Hoxie
Los Angeles
Robert E. Healy
Commission
Mutus Friend
Oxiey
Hoxie
James Mavor
Ontario
Northeast gale batters Atlantic coast shipping and resorts
New York reports a northeast gale from Atlantic City to Boston with gusts over seventy mph and seas heavy enough to ground small craft. The storm, labeled extremely dangerous by the Weather Bureau, disrupted Manhattan utilities and prompted coast guard aid to vessels near Lewes and Long Island Sound.
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New York
North Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Atlantic City
N. J
Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
Boston
Eastport
Samuel P. Curtis
Philadelphia
Lewes
Del
Coast Guard
Atlantic Highlinds
Staten Island
Long Island Sound
Mamaroneck
Manhattan
Battery
Manhattan Island
Seaboard
Gale Strikes Atlantic City As West Indian Hurricane Lashes Shore
High waves flood inlet streets in Atlantic City New Jersey as the West Indian hurricane drives 60 to 72 mph winds. Trees uproot and signs tear free while windows fail and trolley service halts. Waves crash over the inlet and spray soars up to fifty feet. boardwalk largely intact but blocked by spray.
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Atlantic City
Maine
Atlantic Avenues
One Killed as the Gale Pounds Baltimore
Baltimore reports a West Indian hurricane storming through the area with a forty six mile per hour wind. Emory Riley fifty died when struck by a falling tree. Many trees down, a house roof torn off, and widespread telephone outages along the eastern shore and Ocean City. Crops damaged as the storm wallops Maryland.
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Baltimore
Emory Riley
Ocean City
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Spencer
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Tatoo
Des Moines
Garfield Plac
Century Athletic Organization
Selby
Cincinnation
Lad
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Associated Press
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