Premier Kato of Japan Dies After Long Illness
Premier Tomasaburo Kato died in Tokio at age 70 after a prolonged illness that weakened his heart. Official reports cited stomach trouble and hemorrhoids, with cancer rumors denied. a cabinet resignation was anticipated after his funeral. Former Minister Uchida to act as premier until a successor is named.
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Tokio
Tomasaburo Kato
Baron Kato
Japan
Baren Katu
Susing
Uchida
Ance
Cowber Yamamoto
Den
Formosa
Saito
Korea
Nobuaki Makino
House of Peers
Kato
Washington
Karen Kato
United States
Auto license records show unreported ownership in county
County assessor W. OH. Rood and Lester Taebull are reviewing automobile licenses and spring property appraisals. They report about one in five property owners who bought a vehicle failed to admit ownership and obtain a license. Dodgers will be interviewed and proper appraisals made.
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W. OH. Rood
Rbikbart County
Lester Taebull
Concord
Autos Damaged In Crash No One Hurt
A Chevrolet touring car driven by Clarence Metzer of rural route 4 collided with a Buick roadster driven by Harry Kadle of the city at the Third and Jefferson intersection. The impact shoved the Chevrolet onto a sidewalk and Frank Blender’s lawn. Three tires blew out, with front and rear fenders damaged on the Chevrolet and the Buick’s front axle bent and front wheel damaged. Both drivers were en route to work.
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Clarence Metzer
Harry Kadle
Frank Blender
Third
Jefferson Streets
Cool snap again expected for northern states
A high pressure system from the south combined with a low north of the Great Lakes pushed temperatures up in the northern states. Weather bureau reports say another cool spell is due before Sunday, though not as strong as the recent cold snap.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
City board to study resurfacing Fifth Street and water lines
At a regular meeting Mayor Wimpler and engineers ordered plans for resurfac ing Fifth street from Lincoln avenue to the New York Central tracks. Funds are lacking and Sixth Street and other sections may be deferred to 1924.
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Board of Public Works
Wimpler
Kinney
Sol" Demyafsky
Fifth Street
Sixth Street
Lincoln Avenue
Purl Street
Main Street
New York Central
Wiggin American Author Dies After Operation
Kate Douglas Wiggin died at 66 in Harrow England after an operation she underwent shortly after arriving from the United States. Her husband George C. Wriggs was en route to England as news reached Harrow. The novelist fell ill during her voyage to England last June.
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Harrow
Eng
A. P.i
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Transcontinental air mail record falls in three days
Pilot Wesley L. Smith landed in Hemstead at 11 14 Eastern Time completing a relay flight from San Francisco in 28 hours 14 minutes breaking prior records. Other notes include Dlot K Vance's test flight from San Francisco to New York and statements by Paul Henderson on coast to coast night operations and 24000 miles of flights with 8000 under a lit night airway.
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N. Y
Wesley L. Smith
Air Mail Service
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Kelly
Army Air Forces
New York
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Army
Wempstead
Paul
Collins
Hazelhurst Field
Air Mail
Washington, D. C
A. P
Paul Henderson
Henderson
Student Ends Life by Cutting Throat at Grandmother’s Home
A 24-year-old Tri-State College graduate, St. Cisir Van Auken, killed himself with a butcher knife at his grandmother Mrs. Frank Van Auken’s home in Angola Indiana. Police attribute falling eyesight from overwork as a contributing factor.
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Angola
Ind
St. Cisir van Auken
Tri-State College
Frank van Auken
Cuno Government Proposal Stands on Reparations
Berlin AP report says Chancellor Stresemann reaffirmed the Cuno government offer to meet Germanys reparations obligations. He argued sacrificing part of the German economic system could safeguard sovereignty and aid the reparations program.
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Berlin
A. P
Cumo
Germany
Stresemann
Cubin
Train Wreck Kills Over Fifty in Vilna Warsaw Route
A train from Vilna to Warsaw derailed near Lida crashing into a dam. More than 50 people were killed and about 100 injured, with the carriages filled largely by Jewish passengers. The flood waters worsened the casualties.
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Warsaw
Jewish Telegraph Agency
Vilna
Lida
Coolidge Abandons Cabinet Meetings in Shift in Work Style
President Coolidge cancelled today's cabinet meeting the third in succession. He has met only once with his full official family and prefers individual conferences with department heads to cabinet sessions. Absences of several cabinet members in the capital are cited as a contributing factor.
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Washington
A. P.P
Coolidge
Elkhart man arraigned on fraudulent check charges
South Bend reporters record P. H. Ives of Elkhart arraigned in city court on charges of issuing a fraudulent check. The complaint came from W. H. Nichols, proprietor of the Twentieth Century garage, with trial set for August 28.
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South Bend
P. H. Ives
Elkhart
Gqm
W. H. Nichols
Twentieth Century
Suburban Home and Castle Sold in Indiana and Winona Lake
Through the W. W. Poyser agency Qmer Saebnit sold a three and thirty eighty acre suburban property on Indiana avenue West Side to John J. Troyer of LaGrange County for 6000 dollars. Killarney Castle at Winona Lake once Dr. Loid Dickey’s home was sold to Dr. John Hamilton of Cleveland Ohio for 7500 dollars.
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Qmer Saebnit
Indiana Avenue
West Side
John J. Troyer
Lagrange County
Killarney Castle
Winona Lake
Loid. Dickey
John &. Hamilton
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana Weather Forecast Turns Cooler This Weekend
The forecast calls for a fair night and Saturday with cooler temperatures, especially in extreme northern regions. Local authorities warn of chilly conditions across Michigases and nearby areas as winds shift.
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Indiana
Gene Seeth
Highest taxes in history to be levied here next year
Goshen city and county officials propose levies that would push the total property tax rate to about 3.15 to 3.20 per 100 dollars of valuation, with Goshen city rate rising from 1.0314 to 1.13 and the county levy increasing from 22 to 31 cents. Authorities cite higher expenses, including judge pay hikes and election costs, as reasons for the increase.
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Leviathan Beats Olympic in Atlantic Race to Southampton
The Leviathan arrived in Southampton at 12:35 p m Greenwich time after departing New York, with officials estimating it beat the Olympic by at least 12 hours. The Olympic left New York the prior Saturday and was not expected to reach Cherbourg until about 6 p m local time.
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Leviathan
New York
Greenwich
White Star
Mympic
Cherbourg
United States
New Flagman at Big Four North Main Crossing
Frank Leas succeeds William Cripe as flaxman at the Big Four North Main street crossing.
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Frank Leas
William Cripe
Big Four North Main Street
Fréd Querbalt Arrested in Mishawaka on Intoxication Charge
Fréd Querbalt of Elkhart was arrested in Mishawaka on a drunkenness related charge. Authorities reported the incident occurred in the vicinity of the downtown area and Querbalt was taken to the county jail for processing.
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Fréd Querbalt
Elkhart
Mishawaka
Unmasked Bandits Hit Troy State Bank in Broad Daylight
Two unidentified bandits entered the Troy State bank in Perry county and forced the cashier clerk and taxi driver into the vault before fleeing with between 4 000 and 5 000 dollars. They escaped in a car brought from Cameron and were later located abandoned in a cornfield near a bridge on the new Boston road about a mile from Tres by a citizen posse led by Sheriff Hemphill.
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Tell City
Ind
Troy State Bank
Troy
Perry County
Came'ron
Tem
Hemphill
New Boston Road
Tres
Enlarging Dewart Lake by Raising Water 18 Inches
Dewartlake near Milford and Selam Kosciusko county is being enlarged and beautified by raising the water level about 18 inches flooding adjacent low lands and improving beaches Redman Park becomes a popular resort area The lake outlet has been dammed
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Dewart Lake
Milford
Salem
Kosciusko County
Redman Park
K K K Members Facing Prison in Tulsa Riot Case
Three confessed Ku Klux Klan members from Broken Arrow faced prison terms after pleading guilty to riot in the flogging of farmer Ben Wagner near Broken Arrow. Judge Williams imposed a two year minimum sentence amid defense pleas for leniency.
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Tulsa
Okla
Aug
A. P
Ku Klux Klan
J. C. Walton
Tulsa County
Ben
Grove €. Sykes
Earl Sak
Broken Arrow
Ben Wagner
W. B. Williams
King
Fal Crossland
Wagner
Sykes Brothers
Sak
Crossland
Former Law Partners Of Thomas R. Marshall Dead
Columbia City Ind Aug 24 William F F McNagny 75 former law partner of Thomas R Marshall and 1892 congressman from the 12th Indiana district died at his home He was dean of the Whitley County Bar Association and practiced law there for more than 45 years Diabetes gangrene is named as the cause He is survived by two sons Robert and Philip both in the family law firm
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Columbia City
Ind
William F.F. McNagny
Thomas R. Marshall
Congress
Indiana
McNagny
Whitley County Bar Association
Robert
Philip
Transfer of Valparaiso University to Ku Klux Klan Nears Completion
Valparaiso Indiana reports that all terms for transferring Valparaiso University to the Ku Klux Klan have been agreed and closure is expected in a few days. Wilton Elrod, editor of a klan publication, announced after a conference with university officials. Henry Kinsey Brown, principal debtor and son of the founder, participated.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Valparaiso University
Ku Klux Klan
Wilton Elrod
Henry Kinsey Brown
Huge Waterspout Strikes Genoa Coast Injuring Dozens
A massive waterspout lashed the Genoese riviera yesterday causing heavy damage. The principal affected towns were Estri Pegu Gornignano and San Pier D Arens with numerous injuries reported.
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Genoese Riviery
Estri
Pegu
Gornignano
San Pier D’arens
Picture of Harding Tomb Shown in Marion Photo
A photograph shows the tomb where Warren G. Harding lay at Marion Ohio as honors were paid. C Arthur Whitte and son Dallas appear beside the tomb in the image published in the New York Tribune rotogravure section on August nineteenth and now displayed at C B Stiver Furs store.
Intervention Not Planned as Anthracite Stoppage Threatens Public Need
The coal commission announced no new intervention to end the anthracite strike. It urged full cooperation from consumers, coal operators, and distribution agencies with federal and state aid to ensure domestic fuel for homes and industry. Chairman John Hayes Hammond said intervention would not serve the public interest while recognizing vital worker and miner interests.
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Washington
A. P
The
Coal Commission
John Hayes Hammond
Gompers On Possible Soft Coal Strike
Milwaukee August 24 Samuel Gompers AFL president warned a sympathetic soft coal miners strike to aid the anthracite walkout could be the most powerful coal strike ever. He said he had no information on its likelihood and joked that if it happened he would be one prophet about the outcome.
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Gompers
Milwaukee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
International Photo Engravers Union
Mr. Gompers
Fears eased on potential coal strike spread in Illinois
In Chicago on August 24, Franklin Farrington, president of the Illinois miners, announced there would be no suspension of work in the bituminous fields despite sympathy for the anthracite strike. Operators and union officials reported ample bituminous stockpiles above ground to meet any emergency demand in the Midwest.
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Chicago
A. P
Inlinois
Frank Farrington
Ilinois
Middlewest
Indiana miners to skip sympathy strike over hard coal action
Indiana bituminous coal miners will not join a sympathy strike if one is called in the anthracite fields. John Hessler, president of UMWA district 11, and William E. Mitch, district secretary, issued statements detailing the stance affecting almost the entire state soft coal region.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
John Hessler
United Mine Workers of America
William E. Mitch
Miners Ready to Supply Coal to New England
Pittsburg district miners can meet New England coal demand on a day’s notice if anthracite shortages force open market sales.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
New England
Italy demands decision on Fiume status from Jugo Slavia
Premier Mussolini presses the joint commission to settle Fiume by September 1 after reports of an ultimatum to Yugoslavia. A semi official communique says the word ultimatum was unwanted. The Belgrade government is accused of delaying final action.
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Jugo- Slavia
Italy
Fiume
Rome
A. P
Mussolini
Joint Commission
Jugo-Slavia
Belgrade
Goshen Man Released on Bond Ahead of Monday Trial
Karl Berkey, 24, of Goshen, arrested on Lincoln highway near Dunteps Tuesday night for drunken driving after residents reported his car weaving. He was released from Elkhart jail on a $250 bond furnished by his parents. He faces charges of driving while intoxicated.
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Karl Berkey
Goshen
Elkhart
Berkey
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