Empress of Scotland Disabled by Submerged Wreck
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Scotland was damaged after striking a submerged wreck on the voyage from Hamburg to Southampton. Passengers face delays as the ship is dry docked and a replacement vessel is sought. many are scattered between Southampton, London, and private lodgings. Some itineraries are canceled with sailings from Liverpool delayed for weeks.
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London
Ang
Southampton
Tondon
Canadian Pacific
Liverpool
Iinpress
Scotland Sachs
Soutlarmpton
Atlantic Park
Gene Southampton
Isha
New York
Eimpress
Scothand
Hawpurg
E J Mentzer 65 Dies Suddenly in Los Angeles
E J Mentzer aged 65 died suddenly at his Los Angeles home. A resident of Goshen for 25 years he is survived by his wife Agnes Ash and four daughters, with a brother in Chambersburg and other relatives. The body will be shipped to Goshen for burial after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fao J. Miller
South
Eporathy A. Mentz Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Mr Mentzer
Goshen
Mentzer
Berg
Chavabersburg
Panid
Ashland
Agnes Ash
Chicago
Sareth Plcaapsen
Lawn Ange Es
Miller
Dickinson
Ho Dy, Farge
Oh FR Sweitzer
South Bend
Benjamin
Chiumbersburg
Pat Rosen
Claude Lee
Wey Acuts i
Wrigley to Lead Public Fund for Fog Memorial
Wealthy Chicago man William Wrigley Sr has agreed to spearhead a one cent per penny collection across the nation to raise funds for a Fog Memorial. Donations will be melted down to create a state of ladedie Boy as a tribute. The plan ties to President Harding era events with a pet dog to be presented to Mrs Harding.
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Boston
Wiliam Wrigsey
Chicago
Tax levies fixed for local districts
Tax levies in this section fixed for Kendallville city at 5 cents per $100 of assessed value, South Bend school city at $1.07 per $100, and LaPorte school city at $1.33 per $100.
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Kendallville
South Bend
Laporte
LaPorte City Engineer Seeks Reassignment
LaPorte on August 22 report says Burtis P. Thomas, city engineer, is unsatisfied with current conditions and desires to be reassigned. He indicates preference for a change in duties or posting.
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Laporte
Burtis
Thomas
Shipley Held Without Bond in Bank Robbery Case
George Shipley was held without bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice Grigsby in Grade county. Two witnesses identified him as a participant in the First National Bank of Rush Springs robbery. A man living near Purcell also named Shipley as involved, with others driving a Studebaker car and a damaged pump linked to the case.
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Chickasha
George He Shipley
Matt Sankey
Sherity
Grade County
Middleberry
Judo
First National Bank of
Hash Springs
Ho L. Grigsby Shipley
Pfarris Puntles
Rush Springs
Shipley
Tipit
Purcell
Flo
Dig
Fates Fae
No de Puts
Adriana Melton
Will Lion
Do. Ho Brown
Lavce
Sunnyside Avenue Paving Contract Awarded in South Bend
The Bleth-Riley Construction Company of Gosheen wins the Sunnyside avenue paving contract in South Bend from Washington to RaSalle avenues for 830 40.
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Bleth-Riley Construction Company
Gosheen
Sunnyside Avenue
South Bend
Washington Avenue
RaSalle Avenue
Elkhart County Commissioners Set Budget Meeting
The Elkhart County board of commissioners will meet at the courthouse tomorrow to determine the 1924 county expense budget.
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Elkhart
No Frost Seen Across Lowlands Last Night
Low temperatures stayed unusually mild with signs of frost on lowlands but no damage reported.
Nationwide search for kidnapped New York infant
Police in 9 000 cities and towns across the United States and Canada circulated alerts to aid in finding three month old Lithian McKenzie who was snatched from a Manhattan perambulator last Saturday. In New York 185 detectives plus others from Jersey City and local citizens continue the search involving taxi drivers and interested residents.
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New York
United States
Canada
Lithian McKenzie
Manhattan
Jersey City
taNicah
Piggly Wiggly Files Accounting Suit in Memphis
Aug. 20. The Piggly Wiggly corporation sues Clarence Saunders former president and head of Piggly Wiggly Investment Co seeking an accounting of class A stock sold and an injunction to stop disposal of money or notes from the sale.
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Memphis
Divers Fail To Find Japanese Sub. 84 Perish
Divers could not locate the Japanese submarine 79 which sank off Awaji Island near Kobe. Eighty four Kawasaki dockyard workers and crew perished after the sub surfaced then listed and sank during its first post trial transit. Submarine engineer Yanagawa survived along with the captain and chief officer.
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Tokio. Ang. Weta
Awaji Island
Kawasaki Dockyard
Kobe
Yanagawa
Two Die In Storm At Indianapolis
Two persons are reported killed and thousands of dollars in damage after an electric wind and rain storm hit Indianapolis. Augusta Henry of Sulphur Springs Texas was killed by lightning and John J Caldwell was killed when a bolt struck a tree he sheltered beneath.
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Indianapolis
Augusta Henry
Sulphur Springs
Texas
John J. Caldwell
Alleged Kendalville Robbery Suspects Admit Guilt
Tima Monahan and Walter Holland, brought from Goshen, confessed this morning to the Guy Sawyer home robbery near Kendallville. They said they disposed of a pocketbook with $2 a watch and a revolver along the highway and planned to reach Goshen by 4 o clock.
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Kendallville
Tima Monahan
Walter Holland
Goshen
Guy Sawyer
Tim Monahan
Rodberry Mandar O
Guy Sawer
Kendalville
Beck Drug Store
North Main Street
Sawyer
Rowever
Uesh
Httie Vane
Monahan
Houlland
Indiana and Lower Michigan Weather Forecast
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight with slightly cooler readings in extreme south Indiana. Temperatures rise on Thursday as conditions remain sunny and dry. In Lower Michigan, fair weather continues tonight into Thursday with a warming trend expected Thursday.
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Indiana
Lower Michigan
Thureday
French Note on Reparations Seeks Practical Settlement
Paris reports Premier Poincare answers Marquis Curzon on reparations. Germany must pay reparations to evacuate the Ruhr and end occupation, with no reduction unless France gains equal credit for war debts. British ideas to reassess pay capacity rejected. inter allied debts await full German payment of 30.6 billion gold marks.
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Paris
Germany
Ruhr
France
Poincare
Marquis Curzon
Trents
Lord Curzon
Ruher
The
Hague
Foreign Office
M. Poincare
Great Britain
Catholics Endorse Pius Settlement Plan in Ruhr Brawl
Milwaukee convention of the Roman Catholic Central Society passed unanimously a resolution endorsing Pope Pius efforts to settle the Ruhr controversy and stating the United States can meet its moral obligations in Europe without foreign alliances.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukkee
Pius
Ruhr
United States
Euurope
Roman Catholic Central Society
London Reparation Note Draws Cautious British Reaction
With Baldwin absent, Curzon and other ministers offered no official view on Premier Poincare’s latest reparations note. London officials saw the French summary as a notable advance yet remained cautious, noting the conciliatory tone despite lingering disappointments over indemnities.
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London
Baldwin
Lord Curzon
Poincare
Elkhart Fireman Drowns During Lake Fishing Trip
Rey Kochenderfer a 29 year old New York Central fireman from Elk hart Indiana drowned while fishing near Hutchinson lake Jones Mich He fell through a glass section of the boat and disappeared His companion Harley H Hecht swam to shore and notified Mrs Albert Reams of the tragedy Kochenderfer born December 11 1893 served in World War I with Co E 11th Engineers fought at Argonne St Mihiel and Verdun He entered railroad service in 1916 and rejoined after wartime duty He was a Mason and member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers He leaves a brother a sister and a niece He could not swim.
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Jones, Mich
Rey Kochenderfer
New York Central
Elkhart
Ind
Hutchinson Lake
Pew
Kochenderfer
Harley H. Hecht
Hecht
Albert Reams
Shelby
Co. E
11Th Engineers
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Verdun
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Warsaw Man Dead George A. Thomas 66
Warsaw man George A. Thomas aged 66 died after a reported incident in Warsaw. Police and medical responders found him unresponsive at his residence and declared him dead at the scene. The investigation continues with local authorities reviewing circumstances surrounding the death.
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Warsaw
George A. Thomas
Gasoline Sold At Six Cents In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on August 22 gasoline dropped to six cents a gallon at a local service station run by Roy Gehr. He credited a small refinery project with a new process for the fuel and said he could still profit at the low price. Previously the minimum was nine cents with other stations ranging up to 17 cents.
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Los Angeles
Calif
A. P
Roy Gehr
Elkhart Girl Sues for 15000 Damages in Truck Crash
In South Bend on August 22, CC W Mc Millen files in St Joseph Superior Court a $15,000 damages suit against Samuel Norton for a November 1922 Elkhart crash. Six year old Helen Louise Mc Millen was struck near Main Street and Jackson Boulevard while returning home from Samuel Strong School, dragged 25 feet, and left crippled. Norton’s truck allegedly traveled 20 mph and in a careless manner. The action cites residence of Norton in St Joseph County as basis for filing.
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South Bend
CC. W. McMillen
Samuel Norton
St. Joseph Superior Court No.vu
Elkuhart
Helem Louise McMillen
Defendent
North Aktintreet
Samuel Strong
Main Street
Jackson Boulevard
St. Joseph County
Norton
Inventory shows four months of hard coal supply
Washington Aug 22 A Pot government survey finds hard coal stocks in storage enough to meet normal requirements for more than four months, issued amid the anthracite miners and operators dispute reaching a production stoppage risk.
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Washington
Miners and operators stalemate as wage talks drag on
Miners union officials and anthracite coal operators remain in Atlantic City awaiting federal guidance after wage talks collapsed. The September 1 contract deadline looms with no agreement in sight despite coal commission involvement. Arbitral offers from operators were rejected and government plans remain unclear. Little hard coal has been received in Goshen this summer, with none arriving since the dispute began.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States Coal Commission
Coal Commission
Lewis
Goshen
Coolidges Move Into the White House in Quiet Arrival
President and Mrs. Coolidge moved into the White House after lunch at the Willard hotel. They drove up quietly without ceremony and entered the executive mansion as their personal effects had been sent ahead.
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Washington
Dog Attacks Youth Then Dies in New Wor
A stray dog bit 17 year old Leroy Stisker in the right foot near New Wor on August 22. An ambulance was summoned but the dog suddenly quivered and fell dead before aid arrived.
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New Wor
Leroy Stisker
Weather delays five mail planes in transcontinental test
Storms and fog across Wyoming disrupt the second day of a five day mail plane test. Westbound crews press to regain time while Cheyenne crews battle fogs and delays near Sherman Hill.
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Cheyenne
Sherman Hill
H. G. Boonstra
Rock Springs
Wyo
Second Planes Leave for 28 Hour San Francisco New York Flight
The second air mail plane in the 28 hour San Francisco to New York test left San Francisco at 3:28 a.m. Pilot C. K. Vance flew toward Reno with the New York mail. In Hempstead the second westward plane departed Curtis Field at 11:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time bound for San Francisco.
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Wyoming
San Francisco
Cheyenne
Omaha
H. A. Collison
Laramie
Wyo
New York
E. M. Allison
Collison
New York Mail
Air Mail
C. K. Vance
Reno
Nev
Hempstead
N. Y
Curtisfield
Former Fort Wayne Man Pilots Air Mail Flight
Fort Wayne reporter notes pilot Art Smith once lived in the city. He flew air mail plane No 2k on the New York to Chicago leg, landing at Bryan Ohio at 6 05 p m and departing for Chicago at 6 12 p m after refueling with gasoline and oil.
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Fort Wayne
Art Smith
New York
Pilot Wagner Delivers Mail Then Flies On
Cleveland air field receives eastbound mail plane from Chicago. Pilot Wagner lands at 12 59 p m and Pilot C Eugene Johnson transfers five bags and departs for New York at 1 62 p m.
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Cleveland
Wagner
Chicago
Air Mail
C. Eugene Johnson
New York
Suit for Sale of Collectible Assets In Elkhart Court
Elkhart Commercial Finance Corp. sues S. J. Litwiller and Joseph and Ida B. Andrews seeking a court show cause for bonds and stocks. A judgment of 1250 dollars was entered against Litwiller on July 3. Sheriff Fonds found no property on August 21 for execution. The complaint lists preferred capital stock of Hawkine Mortgage Co.
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Elkhart Commercial Finance Corp
S. J. Litwiller
Middlebury
Joseph
Ida B. Andrews
The
Finance Corporation
Litwiller
A. W. Fonds
Hawkine Mortgage Co
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Giant OF the Air
U. S
Friedrichshafen
U.S. Naval
C. P
E. J. Mentzer
Los Angeles, Calif
Wrigely
FOG Memorial
Oklahoma
Piggly Wiggly Asks
Corporation
Clarence Saunders
Will Och
Elkhart Railway
Michigan Lake
Coolidges
White House
T L. Wagner
Bryan
Ohio
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