Masquerader Caught Amid Throngs as Air Crash Kills Six
Mineola New York September 23 six crew members including First Lieutenant Raymond E Davis died when a Martin bomber crashed during army maneuvers at Mitchell Field. The aircraft plunged nose first after a high altitude dive as spectators watched a nocturnal flying circus illuminated by four giant searchlights.
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Thomas Benfield
David H. Stiven
Edward H. Kane
Henry Ray Nichols
Irving M. Whitney
Mitchell Field
Long Island
New York City
Second Corps
Weaver
Raymond Je&. Davis
Danville
Til
Army Air Service
Langley Field
Hampton
Davis
de Havilands
Fall Elections Stir Red Flags for America
Special Correspondent David Lawrence surveys the 1922 political landscape across twenty-one Northern states on the eve of fall campaigns. He notes postwar restlessness, rising taxes, farm price deflation, and questions whether Republicans can maintain power amid a changing electorate.
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America
Lawrence
The
Commercial Tribune
David Lawrence
Washington
Marital Reconciliation Shifts Tiernan Family in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on September 23 reconciliation returns to the Tiernan household. Augusta Tiernan resumes harmony with Professor John P. Tiernan and plans to stay in South Bend. Their ten month old child remains with the couple along with Tiernan’s two daughters. The couple’s reunion follows a curiosity sparked by an anonymous bouquet and court scrutiny over their domestic relations.
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South Bend
Ind
Tiernan
Augusta Tiernan
John P. Tiernan
Tiernans
Harry Poulin
Allied note backs Turkish claims in near East settlement
Paris reports say allied conference will seek return of Constantinople to Turkey and free passage through the Straits under League oversight. Conditions include Thrace and Adrianople restoring to Turkey with demilitarized zones and straits free, plus Turkey admitted to the League. Plan may shift to Venice conference with Turkish Greek and allied generals.
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Paris
Associated Press
Near East
Angora
Constantinople
Adrianople
Thrace
Turkey
Maritsa
Sea of Marmora
Bosporus
League of Nations
League
Venice
Mudania
Lord Curzon
London
Franklin Bouillon
Smyrna
Foreign Office
Chanak
Pelle
du Mesnil
Kemal
France
Poincaire
Angola
Pres
Robbery by Two Negroes on City Bus Near Hillside
Two armed black men halted a C. H. & C. bus on Hillside avenue around 9 pm, forcing driver Charles Martin to surrender receipts taken since 4 pm. Five passengers aboard were not harmed as robbers fled into a nearby thicket near Elkwood Park after rifling the driver’s pockets.
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Waite
Hillside Avenue
Charles Martin
Clark Street
Martin
Anderson’s Ferry
Cincinnati
Elkwood Park
Moving No Easy Task For a Daily Newspaper
The Commercial Tribune notes its morning issue is abbreviated due to new machinery not yet fully operational. Production remains active, with most important news present despite condensations. The magazine section will return to full size next Sunday and improve.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Fireman Heroically Quells Boiler Blast at Newport Plant
A boiler explosion at the South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway reserve power plant in Newport half-burned fireman Emil Pfaff who crawled to shut a gas valve. The blaze caused $20,000 in damages, with service to streetcars later unaffected.
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South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway
Twelfth
Lowell Streets
Newport
Emil Pfaff
Keturah Street
Pfaff
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Covington
Albert King
King
City of
Traction Company
Daniel Gosney
Masquerader for The Commercial Tribune
Detective Ora Slater recounts a stunt as The Masquerader to test pursuit by crowds and reporters. He describes near captures, mental strain, and his decision not to repeat the assignment for $1,000, noting the unescapable tension of being hunted.
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Ora Slater
Masquerader of The Commercial Tribune Captured in Cincinnati
After a chase through Cincinnati, The Masquerader was seized at 12 11 yesterday afternoon steps from an automobile in front of the Hotel Metropole. Edward Weingartner identified him from a Tribune photo and claimed the $100 reward, amid a crowd press to glimpse the suspected man and the unfolding scene at Fountain Square.
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George Golde & Co
Vinestreet
Weihgartner
the Commercial Tribune
Debci
Mr. Stater
Federal Building
Slater
The
Commercial Tribune
Weingartner
Fountain Square
Mr. Slater
Orie
Widow gives interview on New Jersey murder case
Mrs. Hall widow of Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and widow to be questioned after bodies of Hall and choir leader Eleanor Reinhardt Millis were found. She recounts events from September 13 to 16 and denies jealousy or suspicions while declining gossip about Hall and Mills. Authorities had sought explanation of the September 4 murder.
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New Brunswick
Associated Press
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Reinhardt Millis
Hall
Wedding-Ready Lover Shoots Self After Fiancée’s Reproach
James Allender 23 of Avondale shot himself at his fiancée Viola Bradford's home after she reproached him for drinking. He was taken to General Hospital with two bullets near the heart, with doctors expressing slim chances of recovery. Bradford had said they planned to marry next Saturday and had argued over his drinking.
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James Allender
Lincoln Avenue
Avondale
General Hospital
Allender
Viola Bradford
East Fifth Street
Miss Bradfor
Anna Allender
Barney Wessell
John J. Gibbons
Second District
Miss Bradford
Nominations Killed in Senate Adjournment
Forty nine nominations, including forty three Postmasters, failed to win Senate confirmation as Congress adjourned. One nominee, L C C Weimer of Dayton Ohio, faced opposition from Senator Pomerene a Democrat from Ohio.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
L. CC. Weimer
Dayton
Pomerene
Ohio
One-Day-Old Infant Says Mother Three Times
A one day old infant at Mason City Illinois cried mother three times shortly after birth yesterday. Doctors concluded it was an accident and not an intentional speech act. The child, born to Mrs. Peter Zantes at the hospital, has since cried in the usual infant manner only.
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Harry Poulin
Mondo
Poulin
Cannon
Joseph M. McCafferty
Asis
Mason City
Peter Zantes
Apital
$200,000 Counterfeit Seized in Chicago Raid
In Chicago on Sept 23 Secret Service agents raided a site and seized a complete counterfeit plate producing $20 notes. Captain Thomas I Porter said the operation exposed what may be the nation’s largest counterfeiting ring. Four more arrests were expected by treasury agents.
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Chicago
Rvice
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Thomas I. Porter
Secret Service
Treasury
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