Captives in Great Danger From Chinese Bandits
Fourteen foreign captives, including at least seven Americans, are reported in grave danger after being seized by bandits near Suchow. The Chinese government ordered ransom negotiations, while military around hill strongholds aims to secure release. Reports detail escapes and ongoing efforts by foreign ministers and officials amid tense operations.
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Las T
Shanghat
China
Lenching
Peking
Shantung Province
Use the Army to Free Kidnapped Africans in China
Ellen Stone who endured 178 days with Turkish bandits in Macedonia 1901 02 urges employing the United States Army to rescue Africans claimed to be kidnapped by Chinese bandits.
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Ellen Stone
Macedonia
U. S
Federal Judge Knox strikes down dry law portion
Federal Judge Knox voided part of the Volstead act limiting liquor prescriptions by physicians and issued an injunction blocking enforcement actions against Dr Samuel Lambert. The ruling raises questions on its potential impact on the Harrison narcotic act and may affect cases involving Dr Ernest Aieup for prescribing narcotics. The judge said the 18th amendment was designed to end beverage alcohol not to end liquor use.
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New. York
Knox
Samuel Lambert
United States
Hayward
Ernest Aie
Irish Leaders Refuse Further Talks With De Valera
In Dublin on May 9 the Irish Free State government rejected De Valera peace terms and announced there will be no further communication with the Republican leader, President Congrave stated in the Dail Éireann.
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Dublin
Ireland
Eamonn DeValera
Congrave
Dail Éireann
British Propose Big Increase in Air Force
London May 9 The cabinet has reached the conclusion that a considerable increase in the British air force is necessary the Duke of Devonshire secretary for the colonies informed the House of Lords today.
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London
Duke of Dvonshire
House of Lords
Americans Hold Lead in British Amateur Golf Championship
Four of the invading American golfers remained in contention after the third round in England while another British champion was eliminated. Winners include Dr. C. F. Willing, Portland. John F. Neville, San Francisco. Francis Quimet, Boston. George Stotan, Houston. and Douglas Grant, Longdon formerly California. Edith Cummings of Chicago, the lone American entrant in the Ladies Open, was eliminated by Miss Wickenden 5 and 4.
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Eng
A.P
England
Dr. C. F. Willing
Portland
Ore
John F. Neville
San Francisco
Francis Quimet
Boston
George Stotan
Houston
Tex
Douglas Grant
Longdon
California
Burnham
Enx
Edith Cummings
Chicago
Great Britain
Wickenden
Neville
Flying Hero Weds Today in Los Angeles
Lieut. John MacReady, who with Lieut. Oakley Kelly completed the nonstop New York to San Diego flight, will marry Miss Nellie Turner of Columbus Ohio in Los Angeles according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John MacReady
Oakley Kelly
New York
San Diego
Nellie Turner
Columbus
Ohio
Los Angeles Times
Stones and Flames From Etna Ramp Up Again
Dispatches from Rome report Mt Etna erupting more violently with lava flow shifting from the southeast to the northwest. The eruption drives stones and long tongues of flame as activity intensifies.
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Mount Etna
Rome
Italy
Mt. Etna
Government Injunction Is Refused in Sugar Action
Federal Judge Mayer denied the government's request for an injunction to restrain the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange and the New York Coffee and Sugar Association from dealing in sugar futures. The decision came in New York on May 9.
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New York
A.P
Mayer
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
New York Coffee and Sugar Association
Myrtle
George Gordoi Battle
Hayes
Three Americans Escape From Chinese Bandits
Peking China May 9 A P reports Major Roland Pinger Major Robert Allen and Pinger Jr have escaped from Suchaw bandits who held up an express train early last Sunday morning This escape brings total to 14 escapes or releases to date Also mentions a Philadelphia preacher advancing no hell claim and a response about divorce prices.
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Peking
China
Roland Pinger
Robert Allen
Pinger
Roland, Jr
Howe
Sheriff of Ohio County Indicted for Alleged Conspiracy
Federal grand jury indicted 87 people including Sheriff Harry Clouse of Ohio County, Sam Johnson truck dealer, Joseph Bennett deputy jailer, on conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act. Prosecutor Carl Bachmann delays impeachment until after trial.
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A-P
Wth Sxty
Capias
Tristate
Harry Clouse
Ohio County
Sam Johnson
Joseph Bennett
Carl Bachmann
Sheriff Clause
Artificial forces shape coal prices in labor dispute
J. G. Bradley of the Bituminous Coal Operators committee told the National Resources Production Group at the U S Chamber of Commerce in New York that artificially created shortages controlled coal prices for consumers. He argued production costs mattered less than absentee labor control by miners and railway unions.
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New York
May &, AP
J. G. Bradley
Bituminous Coal Operators Special Committee
National Resources Production Group
United States
Cha
Ber of Commerce
Indictments End Long-Running Whiskey Theft Case
Federal grand jury returns indictments in a liquor fraud case stemming from the removal of about 90,000 gallons of whiskey valued at $3,000,000 from the A Guggenheimer & Bros Co distillery in Freeport Pennsylvania. The company four officials and nine others face charges for operations spanning 1921 and 1922.
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Pittsburgh
A. Guggenheimer & Bros Co
Freeport
Minn governor anxious to serve amid senate appointment talk
ST PAUL Minn May 9 Governor J A C Preuss says he will resign to accept a U S Senate seat if the Minnesota Supreme Court allows gubernatorial appointment to succeed the late Knute Nelson, a decision he announced today amid the state political standoff First prize from Clarksburg Telegram contest won by Graf ton lady Ella Walch led the campaign prize list with a 2198 Cadillac and gold prizes as top awards and she thanked supporters for helping her win
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ST. Paul, Minn
J. A. C. Preuss
United States
Minnesota
Knute ‘Nelson
State Supreme Court
Clarksburg
Grafton
Ella Walch
Kennall
Winter Snow Falls In May In Graf ton City
May snow surprises Grat ton residents as flakes drift down in a rare late spring event. Farmers note the white blanket may protect budding fruit despite unusual cold in this early May snowstorm.
Snow Storm in Grafton Echoes 1906 Episode
Residents awoke to a sudden snow storm in Grafton reminiscent of a May 10 1906 event that blanketed the state. Observers warned that lingering cold could threaten fruit crops unless warm weather returns.
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Grafton
Cold Weather Spreads Across East in Forecasts
May 9 report from Washington notes widespread cold, frost and possible snow in the lower Lake region and upper Ohio Valley. Forecasters predict freezing temps into Kentucky and southwestern Virginia, with unusually warm weather west of the Rockies.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Alabamia
Georgia
South Carolina
Lower
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Virginia
Rocky Mountain
House Adds 122000 To Public School Fund
Charleston May 9 The House of Delegates passed a budget amend ment adding 122000 as a deficiency appropriation for the general school fund. The session also trimmed and expanded various education and university appropriations while Senate proceedings continued with long adjournments awaiting House action.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegate
House
Senate
Septimus Hall
Ford
Boards of Education
Brooke County
Cliftonville
Pennsylvania
Cratz
Moore
Education Department
Morris
Zimmerman
Byrne
State Board of Education
General School Fund
House of Delegates
State University
Dey
Orate Ash
Will
Monongialia Couny
Davison
Vection
Bluefield Sees May Snow Blanket District
Snow continued through the night and into today as the Bluefield district in Bluefield West Virginia was covered by a white blanket marking the first May snow in many years.
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Bluefield
W. Va
British Note to Russia Home Problem Reveals Labor Reaction
London May 9 British note to Moscow seen shaping domestic labor fallout with the Independent Labour Party and Communists decrying a break in trade relations. The move triggers debate over London Moscow relations amid tensions. Hull report says Russian gunboat seized English trawler Lord Astor near Murmansk for alleged fishing in Russian waters.
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London
A.P
Moscow
Independent Labor Party
Parliamentary Labor Party
Russia
Hull
Eng
Lord Astor
Murmansk
German sentences spark Berlin press outrage
Berlin reports condemn Gustav Krupp vootohlen and allies sentences as monstrous. Communist Rote Fahne accuses verdict of punishing innocent Germans to save Premier Poincaré’s prestige. Many papers fear the Ruhr will rally to stronger passive resistance.
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Berlin
Gustav Krupp Vootohlen
Rote Fahne
Poincar
Werden
Ruhr
Weather Outlook Promises Cloudy Skies and Cool Night
The forecast indicates mostly cloudy conditions with a cool night and a potential drop in temperatures Thursday. Winds remain light as mountain areas may see scattered showers and heavier forested terrain could dampen outdoor plans.
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