Frelinghuysen Heads New Jersey GOP Primary Victory
In New Jersey Senator Frelinghuysen won the Republican nomination over George L. Record by a large margin, 146,948 to 69,922 from 2,054 of 2,464 precincts, setting up a Senate race against Governor Edwards. In Des Moines a Civil War veteran died during the Grand Army of the Republic parade, while tens of thousands of veterans reviewed by Commander-in-Chief Louis Pilcher and National Commander Hanford MacNider drew sweeping public admiration.
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Newark
N. J
Associated Press
Frelinghuysen
Harding
New Jersey
George L. Record
Edwards
Des Moines
Capitol Extension Grounds
M. J. Mackenhausen
White Bear Lake
Minnesota
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
168Th Infantry
Iowa National Guard
United States Army
Louis Pilcher
Brooklyn
New York
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Grand Army
Veterans of
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ohio
Geo. P. Harding
United States
Eckie Murphy Called a Versatile Purdue Captain
Lafayette Ind Sept 27 E K Murphy known as Eckie Murphy to be Purdue football captain this year He is praised as the most versatile player in years capable of filling backfield duties at any position Last season he played every backfield role Coach Phelan plans similar use He weighed 165 pounds and this is his final Purdue year
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Lafayette
Ind
Associated Press
E. EK
Eckie
Murphy
Purdue University
Purdue
Phelan
Boiler Maker
Hyde Park
Chicago
Call Upon Europe to Cut Armaments
Geneva Sept 27 The report of the committee on reduction of armaments before the League of Nations urges European powers to cut total military naval and air expenditures to 1913 levels Excluding Spain Belgium and new states The plan also calls for international conferences on arms traffic and possibly extending the Washington Naval Treaty to League members.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Committee On
League of Nations
Robert @ecil
Spain
Belgium
League
Weather Outlook for Chicago Next Two Days
Weather indications forecast fair skies and slightly warmer temperatures tonight and Thursday. The outlook covers Chicago for the next twenty four hours with dry conditions and mild warmth.
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Chicago
Weather observations and temperatures for late September
Weather summary from Dr. H. M. Stanley covers 24 hours to 7 am with high and low temperatures and rainfall. Readings: Wed 59 inches rainfall 0.59 and 55 low. Thu 0.66 and 40. Fri 0.69 and 56. Sat 0.79 and 56. Mon 0.72 and 46. Temperature at 1 pm today 72.
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H. M. Stanley
Teachers quit as funds run out. 3,800 pupils sent home
In West Bankford Illinois two townships failed to raise money for teacher salaries prompting a walk out. Ninety one elementary schools were closed and 3,800 students sent home for an unexpected vacation. No sadness noted among the pupils as they departed.
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West Bankford
Associated Press
Store Robberies Reported in Towns Near Kewanee
Thieves last night robbed five business houses in Lafayette and took cash from each. Three stores in Annawan were robbed last week, and the Mineral and Sheffield business districts have also been visited in recent nights.
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Kewanee
Lafayette
Annawan
Mineral
Sheffield
Giant jellyfish hauled ashore at Portsmouth beach
A jellyfish weighing more than six pounds and measuring about three feet across was brought ashore on Portsmouth Beach in England, attracting notices from beachgoers and marine observers.
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Portsmouth
England
Train Smashes Big Truck at Crossing. Driver Escapes
Blair Runyon, an Iowa State Highway Commission employee, watched as a fast train struck his gravel-filled truck at a crossing. The engine was hurled 200 feet, the truck dragged half a mile, and Runyon was found on the cow catcher after the train halted. He quipped, thanks for the free ride, to the train crew.
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Cincinnati
Blair Runyon
Iowa State Highway Commission
Runyon
Old Top
Republican leaders rush to avert Brookhart split
Fort Dodge Iowa Sept. 27 Associated Press B B Burnquist chairman of the state Republican committee left Fort Dodge for Des Moines to confer with Republican leaders over the anti Brookhart movement. He aims to prevent any split in the party.
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Fort Dodge
Associated Press
B. B. Burnqquist
State Republican Committee
Des Moines
Burnquist
King of Toughs Inaugural King Sentenced In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on Sept 27 Fred Nolan age 32 was crowned king of a tough waterfront district. His 30 day jail term begins immediately after he admitted leading a 15 member crew to collect nickels under the pretense of a “dick” role. Magistrate Sullivan fined him $25.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Nolan
Nolan
Sullivan
Constantine Abdicates As Greek Fleet Sides With Rebels
News from London and Athens report King Constantine's unconditional abdication after revolutionaries gain naval and military support. The Lemnos arrives with rebels demanding dissolution of the National Assembly and a new government. Colonel Gonatas leads the uprising with mass troop movements and martial law proclaimed.
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London
Associated Press
Reuter’s Limited
Constantine
Athens
Lemnos
Laureum
National Assembly
Order of the People
Park Commission seeks donations for playgrounds
The Park Commission thanks citizens for help in beautifying city parks. Mayor and Councilmen provided aid, while the Boy Scouts donated about 500 dollars and Rainbow Park Improvement Association contributed around 100 dollars. Shellton Jackson gave seventy five rose bushes. Aiming to raise 1000 dollars more to establish adequate playgrounds for the kids.
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the Park Commission
Boy Scouts Association
Rainbow Park Improvement Association
Shelton Jackson
Park Commission
Battling Siki Seeks White Identity After Victory
In Paris Battling Siki, fresh champion over Georges Carpentier, declares he would give 50 000 francs to become white. He fears a color line from Dempsey. Siki is married to a Dutch white woman from Amsterdam, tall and blue eyed, who faced sudden fame in the restaurant crowd.
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Paris
Associated Press
Battling Siki
Georges Carpentier
Siki
Dempsey
Amsterdam
Michael Collins Devoted Time to His Dogs
The late Michael Collins maintained his interest in dog breeding, especially his beloved Kerry Blues, despite his demanding political duties and the struggles of the past six years. He reportedly tended to his hobby even while on the run and during his conflict with de Valera.
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Perfast
Associated Press
Michael Collins
Tme
Ihis
Kerry Blues
de Valera
Collins
Style Show With Living Models at Fall Festival Ball
Creston hosts a joint Fall Festival Ball and style show on October 13 with living models to showcase latest women’s attire. Merchants contribute $1,000 in prizes and display new fall fashions in shop windows from October 5. A raised Pavilion stage in McKinley Park will feature model demonstrations and special attractions.
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Creston
United Commercial Travelers
Creston Council No
United Commercial Travelers of America
McKinley Park
Park Pavilion
Iowa
Indictments Against New Orleans Laundry Association Officials
New Orleans laundries face 46 indictments charging formation of an illegal combination in restraint of trade. Officials and directors of the New Orleans Laundry association are named as defendants. A state attorney general investigation into local laundries is underway.
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New Orleans
Dictments
Storney General
Building New House on Adair Street
Cheetham and Merrill Moore are under construction on a seven room two story frame dwelling at the corner of Adair Street and North Sumner Avenue. When finished it will be modern in every detail and likely offered for rent or sale. Cr. Hegan holds the contract.
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Cheetham
Merrill Moore
Adair Street
Sumner Avenue
Cheetham and Moore
Cr. Hegan
First Gas Street Lamps Supposedly Used in London in 1802
The article notes that the earliest use of gas street lamps is believed to have occurred in London during the year 1802. It discusses the inaugural adoption and historical context of gas illumination in the city streets.
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London
Bandits Killed After Bank Robbery in Eureka Springs
Two unidentified bandits died and two others were seriously wounded after robbing the First National Bank in Eureka Springs. They seized 25,000 dollars in cash and 90,900 dollars in bonds, all of which were recovered when the bandits were shot.
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Eureka Springs
Associated Press
First National Bank
Pace
Artificially grown pearls defy detection in Paris
Paris reports Dr Louis Boutan a Bordeaux professor and pearl expert says experts cannot distinguish real pearls from artificially grown Japanese varieties. He notes Japanese Mikimoto technique makes grown pearls nearly indistinguishable and even tested sections cannot reveal origin.
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Paris
Associated Press
Louis Boutan
University of Bordeaux
Boutan
French Academy of Sciences
M. Mikimoto
Mikimoto
Dr. Boutan
Polish Rail Traffic Shows Increase
Rail traffic in Poland rose by 20 percent in the first half of the year compared to the previous year. The government has purchased 7,500 freight cars from the United States and is seeking loans from other countries to bridge the gap until domestic factories deliver the current order.
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Warsaw
Poland
Associated Press
United States
Cattle Stealing Prevented By Keeping Cows in House
In Nikolaiev Russia peasants shield their cattle indoors amid a livestock shortage and epidemic of cattle theft. Owners with even a single head keep animals under the family roof to safeguard their assets.
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Nikolaiev
Russia
Associated Press
Arranging World Flight From London via Victoria
Victoria B C Sept 27 Arrangements for a flight around the world from London England are being made by Colonel E Broome an aviator of that city who has arrived here from Japan for the project.
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Victoria, B. C
London
England
E. Broome
Japan
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