Raiders Seize Whisky on Detroit Toledo Train En Route
Federal agents and city police raided three special cars from Detroit and Toledo in St. Petersburg veterans encampment raid. Three Detroit officers face charges for possessing liquor after searches uncovered multiple quarts and numerous suitcases of alcohol. Officers Davis Nimmo and Porterfield led the operation with Big Four police assistance.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Central Union Station
First District
United States
Gregory
Prohibition
Detroit
Toledo
Samuel Smith
William Albrecht
Wayne County
Mich
Patrick O'Hanlon
Smiths
Albrecht
O'Hanlon
Sylvester Davis
Cincinnati
Tyler
Nimmo
Baker
Burbrink
Kleemeyer
Dooley
Brockroegge
Lubbe
Traub
Fourth District
Porterfield
Mr. Davis
Ong
Big Four
BE L. Porterfield
Smith
Judge Rules Half Pint Rum Insufficient For Illicit Car
In Philadelphia on September 24, Judge KE Bartlett of Quarter Sessions Court denied the Commonwealth’s petition to condemn the Otto car of Harry Bratcher as a carrier of illicit intoxicants after police found a half pint of liquor inside. The judge held that a half pint is not enough to establish illegal intent or use.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
KE. Bartlett
Bartlett
Commonwealth
Harry Bratcher
Fixit Family Handy Men Directory Turns To Fall Prep
Winter’s approach brings chores from furnace to roof with many repairs needed. The piece promotes the Fixut Family classified page as a dependable directory of handy men and firms for fall tasks.
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Fixut
Mitchell To Bring 800 Pound Manuscript Load
Colonel William Mitchell traveling to Washington to face the Presidential board of inquiry will bring 800 pounds of manuscript as documentary evidence. He telegraphed the War Department and received authority to ship the material from San Antonio to Washington.
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Mitchell
Washington
William Mitchell
Air Service Controversy Center
Presidential Board of Inquiry
War Department
San Antonio
Shenandoah Wreck Evidence Details Airship Breakup
Naval Court testimony paints a vivid picture of the Shenandoah disaster at Lakehurst New Jersey including engine failures that may have drawn the airship into a storm vortex. Witnesses say the hull began to split before the control car fell with Lieutenant Commander Lansdowne aboard.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
Naval Court of Inquiry
C. G. Hall
Zachary Lansdowne
Lansdowne
Navy Department
Hall
Hilary P. Jones
Mrs. Lansdowne Comments on Shenandoah Inquiry
Mrs. Zachary Lansdowne says the naval court findings reflect her late husband’s actions aboard the Shenandoah. She notes she will not testify unless required and doubts she will be called, claiming she has not been informed of proceedings and expects the facts to emerge.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Zachary Lansdowne
Naval Court
Shenandoah
Vanderbilt widow to receive over seven million in will
Reginald C. Vanderbilt dies September four at his summer home. Probate filings name Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt as primary beneficiary with more than 7 million to her. Two children inherit equal shares of a $5 million trust. remainder guided by Cornelius Vanderbilt will.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
R. I
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
French Debt Proposal Offered by Caillaux Face Doubts
Washington, Sept. 24. France submitted a definite offer to fund its 4 billion dollar debt and Caillaux said he authored the plan. Under Secretary Winston said no official proposal was before the Americans, while other sources indicated French suggestions faced opposition. Talks were set to continue at a mid day joint session.
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Washington
France
American Commission
Joseph Caillaux
Winston
MR A to Become Prince of India in Kashmir Accession
London report says Raja Sir Hari Singh likely to succeed Maharaja Pratab Singh in Kashmir with British blessing. If confirmed the new ruler would have a $5 million annual income, command over 3.5 million subjects, and face oil and rail concessions under British influence.
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John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
London
Kashmir
Sir Hari Singh
Pratab Singh
India Office
Government of
India
King George
Sir Hari
Mr. A
Srinagar
Sir Pratab
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co
Procter Spends Over a Million in Wood Campaign
Depositions in the Procter versus Sprague suit show Colonel William Procter spent about half a million to a million on Leonard Wood's 1920 presidential bid. Testimony notes notes totaling 450000 to 700000 and campaign totals near 1700000 with 1000000 advanced by Procter.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Cooper Procter
Cincinnati
A. A. Sprague
Leonard Wood
Charles E. Estes
Illinois Merchants Trust Company
Colonel Procter
Colonel Sprague
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Robert Smith
United States District Court
General Wood
Nebraska
Fred B. Stanley
Wichita
Kan
William Loeb, Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
H. T. Emerson
Procter
Wood
Smith
Loeb
Frank Mayo Actor Files Bankruptcy Petition
Frank Mayo motion picture actor filed a bankruptcy petition in Federal Court stating debts of 8826.97 with no assets. Creditors include ice and coal dealers butchers and grocers from Los Angeles, where he maintained a home. Mayo is the grandson of a famed legitimate stage star Frank Mayo. His wife is Dagmar Godowsky, a screen actress.
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New York
Frank Mayo
Los Angeles
Mayo
Dagmar Godowsky
Prince Henry Reported Killed in Action Near London
In Wiltshire Eng Sept 24 Prince Henry third son of the King was declared killed in action during a drive to seize London. Leading Hussars he rode into artillery and tank fire and was reportedly wiped out his unit. A fellow officer quipped that the old bean was alive after all while he ate bacon and eggs.
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Wiltshire
Eng
Prince Henry
Henry
Blue
London
Hussars
Three Children Die as Train Hits Auto at Glencoe Crossing
A southbound Louisville & Nashville freight struck an automobile in Glencoe Kentucky killing three children aged 2 4 and 6. Their father Fred Lyons 35 was injured fatally and transported to Covington then St Elizabeth Hospital where his skull fracture left him unconscious. The Lyonses worked at a local canning factory and the mother remained in Glencoe.
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Louisville & Nashville
Glencoe
Covington
Fred Lyons
St&j. Elizabeth's Hospital
Lyons
Canning
Germany to join security pact talks with Allies
Berlin reports Germany will meet allied powers to negotiate a security pact. Chancellor Luther and Foreign Minister Stresemann head the delegation with Dr Friedrich Gauss as secretary general. October 5 is tentatively named for the conference. location and date not fixed.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
von Hindenburg
Luther
Gustav Stresemann
Friedrich Gauss
Foreign Office
League of Nations
Charles MacVeagh Named Ambassador to Japan
Charles MacVeagh of New York was appointed Ambassador to Japan today. His name has been submitted to Tokyo and found acceptable. He is a lawyer with wide experience and the son of a former Cabinet officer. The post has been vacant since the death of Edgar A. Bancroft of Chicago several weeks ago.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles MacVeagh
New York
Japan
Tokyo
Edgar A. Bancroft
Chicago
Brewers Seek Legalization of Non-Intoxicating Beer in Open Fight
The United States Brewers' Association announced an open campaign to legalize 2.75 percent beer with non-intoxicating content. It urged civic temperance groups to join, while a resignation by President Christian Feigenspan was declined. A sub-committee was formed to seek reconsideration.
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New York
United States Brewers’ Association Today
Christian Feigenspan
Anti-Saloon League
Hugh Fox
The
Brewers’ Association
Levi Cook
Washington
Anheuser- Busch Company
St. Louis
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Laloorm League
Man of Mystery Found Drowned in Ohio River
The badly decomposed body recovered from Island No. 3 in the Miami River between Piqua and Troy is identified as Pierce Lincoln of Cleveland. Lincoln, about 50, left a note saying he wished to end it all and was last seen nine months ago. Police initially dismissed the note, but the body matches Lincoln and has been in the water for about nine months.
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Piqua, O
Miami River
Piqua
Troy
Pierce Lincoln
Cleveland
Lincoln
Arthur Gray
Gray Transfer Company
Robert Roney
Harley Sherwood
Girl Wins Freedom in Fur Coat Theft Case
Chicago on September 24 Judge Francis Borrelli spared Barbara Derst 19 of Detroit a six month sentence for stealing a fur coat. She received probation and $20 with support from the judge and courtroom others. She soon married Theodore Jullick 22 of Dayton Ohio who asked for probation for her and announced he would marry her.
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Chicago
Francis Borrelli
Barbara Derst
Detroit
Borrelli
Miss Derst
Jullick
Theodore Jullick
Dayton
Arms conference clash over Coolidge and Congress
Geneva reports say President Coolidge may refuse to accept League of Nations arms talks without US Congress approval. Observers note the league will proceed with private manufacture negotiations and invite the United States, complicating Coolidge’s three point program of tax cuts and world court ties. Domestic opposition could block participation despite broad aims for disarmament and international dialogue.
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Geneva
Washington
League of Nations
Coolidge
Congress
League
United States
Porter
Pennsylvania
Theodore Burton
America
Rsse
N. Ye World News Service
N. Ye. World) Press Pub. Co
Descriptive of Desirable Alien to Be Deported
A Siamese individual from Folsom California with an exceptionally long name was declared an undesirable alien and ordered deportation by W W Husband Assistant Secretary of Labor. The person was convicted of arson and judged ineligible to stay in the United States despite a campaign by friends.
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Washington
Aluminum Company of America Faces FTC Antitrust Complaint
The Federal Trade Commission charges the Aluminum Company of America with monopoly power across virgin aluminum ingots and sheet, control of related utensil makers, and worldwide holdings. It cites favored pricing, market cleansing of secondary aluminum, and dominant stakes in several subsidiaries. The company denies all allegations in its formal answer.
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Washington
New York World
Federal Trade Commission
Aluminum Company of America
Secretary Dé Treasury
Trade Commission
Aluminum Company
United’ States
United States
Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company
United States Aluminum Company
Mellon Concern
American Body Company
Aluminum Manufacturers
Incc
Ases Automobile Castings
Aluminum Die Castings Corporation
Aluminum Screw Machine Products Company
Norske Aluminum Company of Norway
Norske-Nitride Company
Norway
Northern Aluminum Company, Ltd
Canada
Aluminum
Auto Toll Here Rises to 96 in Hamilton County
Hamilton County to 1925 records reports 96th auto fatality after a man estimated 58-year-old Pat McDonough of 231 West Fourth street died at General Hospital from injuries after crossing Fourth Street between Elm and Plum Streets. Witnesses cite stepping into a parked car and into a vehicle driven by James Brockman of 2504 Ida Street. A letter in the victim’s pocket identified him, while Brockman faced no charges.
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Hamilton County
General Hospital
Pat McDonough
West Fourth Street
Fourth Street
Elm
Plum Streets
James Brockman
Ida ‘Street
Donald J. Barrett
Dayton Street
Hamilton
Ohio
Brockman
Atlanta Ball Game Defeats City Hall Bond Issue
In Atlanta Georgia a 2 000 000 municipal bond for a new city hall failed as fans chose to watch the crack ers beat Fort Worth in the Dixie championship series The bond election drew about 6400 votes for and 1200 against though short of 7000 needed to approve The polls stayed open until seven but turnout remained light as sports took precedence over the bond question.
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New York World News Service
Atlanta
Crackers
Ftorth
Life term for Perry Depew in Kewanee slaying case
In Cambridge Cambridge, on September 24, Judge Larson sentenced Perry Depew age 32 of Kewanee to life imprisonment for the murder of his former sweetheart Mrs Pearl Nixson on June 20. Depew claimed insanity as his defense.
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Cambridge
Perry Depew
Kewanee
Pearl Nixson
Larson
Kinezoni Father Kills Daughter in Law in Gunfight
Gary Indiana police say John Kinezoni 68 attacked his wife wounding her then attempted to seize a pistol from Nellie Kinezoni and shot her. Nellie died as nine children looked on. Kinezoni fled, was hunted for two miles and captured after a running gun battle during which a bullet shattered his right arm. He is jailed without bail as investigators await the wife's condition.
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Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Nellie Kinezoni
John Kinezoni
Kinezonji
Trains collide near Chattanooga killing one injuring many
A northbound Dixie Elyer plunged down an embankment and rolled twice, while the Dixie Limited southbound collided nearby near Worley ten miles from Chattanooga. Mrs. H Byers of Cleque Minnesota died from severed arteries. Dozens injured including crew members and travelers from Chicago Minneapolis Portland and other cities. Ambulances ferried victims to area hospitals. cause of wreck not yet released.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Worley
Nashville
H. €. Byers
Cleque
Minn
Dixie Flyer
Dixie Limited
Kukor Malosin
Clarence R. Reilly
A. K. Goodman
Howard Gist
Hart Keen
Chicago
Alex. Nelson
Helmer Hendrickson
Minneapolis
Eric Nelson
C. M. King
Portland
Ore
Betty Jenner
J. Satterwhite
A. W Reine
Cornie Seymour
Train collision near Chickamauga prompts inquiry findings
Nashville Tennessee Sept 24 The failure of the crew on the south bound Dixie Flyer to stay at Chickamauga until meeting the northbound Dixie Limited caused a collision this afternoon. H H Trabue assistant to the general manager of the Nashville Chattanooga St Louis Railway announced the finding tonight.
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Nashvigl
Tenn
Chickamauga
H. H. Trabue
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Trains Collide Near Chattanooga Rail Yard
The Dixie Flyer and the Dixie Limited on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad collided at Worley ten miles from Chattanooga Tennessee. The engines tumbled over an embankment though all coaches of both trains stayed on the track according to the chief dispatcher.
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Atlanta
Dixie Flyer
Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis
Worley
Chattanooga
Tenn
Railway officials confirm no Cincinnati cars in Worley wrecks
Railway officials said last night that there were no cars from Cincinnati nor any destined to this city in either of the trains that were wrecked at Worley.
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Cincinnati
Worley
Druggists Guilty in Alcohol Sales Conspiracy Trial
Five men charged with conspiracy to dispose of alcohol obtained by the Maryland Drug and Chemical Company were found guilty after about an hour of deliberation in a federal court in Baltimore. The defendants include Neufield T. Jones and Winfield Jones, with Maurice H. Caro, Isadore Glassner, and Simon Kelner. Two others, William Cohen and the Bakers, had pleaded guilty and aided the case.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Federal District Court
Maryland Drug and Cheal Company
Neufield T. Jones
Winfield
Washington
Atlanta
Maurice H. Caro
Isadore Glassner
Simon Kelner
Ultimore
Mercy
Glassner
Kenner
William Cohen
Jesse Baker
Charles Baker
Drug Concern
Prohibition
Joneses
Charles Jones
Anti-Saloon League For
Georgia
Avezzano Hit by Strong Earthquakes Again
Rome reports two powerful shocks felt today in Avezzano, about 55 miles from Rome, reviving memories of the January 1915 disaster that devastated Avezzano and Central Italy. The 1915 quake killed 30,000 and injured 20,000, with Avezzano suffering eight thousand deaths.
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Rome
Avezzano
Italy
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Pastor
Maryland Chemical
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