VETS MEET FACES BOOZE DISPUTE AT LEGION CONVENTION
Omaha October session of the seventh annual American Legion convention opens with ceremonies and committee meetings in drizzle. Delegates and visitors discuss key issues including aeronautical committee stance on Colonel William Mitchell while President Coolidge’s arrival and address tomorrow loom over the event. He will lead the grand parade and review the proceedings from the reviewing stand after a morning address.
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Omaha
Neb
Aeronautical Committee
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Legion
Coolidge
Legionaires
Seattle Woman Branded on Arm by Intruders
Mrs. M. E. Taylor of Seattle reported that two women and a man entered her home while she slept, bound and gagged her, and branded the letter T on her left arm with a chemical. Her husband found a newspaper cutout note at the door and his wife bound in bed upon returning from a night shift.
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Seattle
Oct. S
M. E. Taylor
Taylor
Menace of Communism Reflected in AFL Session Report
Atlantic City Oct 5 The American Federation of Labor presidency led by William Green presented a year of growth and activity in a report to the AFL executive council. The document highlights Samuel Gompers death as a crucial event and plans a union memorial while recalling his leadership and the federation's achievements amid a challenging period.
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Atlantic
Bankers Elect Oscar Wells President in Atlante City
Oscar Wells, president of the First National Bank of Birmingham, Alabama, was elected president of the American Bankers' Association at their convention in Atlantic City.
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Oscar Wells
First National Bank of
Birmingham
Ala
American Bankers’ Association
Atlante City
State Orphans Home Boss Faces Board of Education Crisis
W H George, superintendent at Twin Bridges, stands under fire by the state board of education with his scalp hanging in the balance over a pending explanation. The outcome hinges on a satisfactory justification presented to officials.
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W. J. George
State Orphans Home
W. H. George
Twin Bridges
Science Saves AED For World Battle
Riga to the Daly Ex Press reports a rejuvenation operation on Clara Zetkin aged 68 described as the grandmother of German communism. Dr Serge Voronoff, assisted by Soviet health commissar M Semashko, performed the procedure as part of a push to preserve experienced revolutionaries for the cause. If these operations persist, the world revolution may gain new life.
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London
Riga
Daly Ex Press
Clara Zetkin
Serge Voronoff
M. Semashko
Fife
State Charges Record Changed on Appeal in Scopes Case
In Knoxville Tennessee the Scopes evolution case faced a dramatic issue as the State asks the Tennessee Supreme Court to strike a bill of exceptions. The Attorney General and state counsel allege ink alterations show the word thirty was changed to sixty in the minutes, arguing the time limit for filing the bill must be set by the court minutes. The motion insists the Raulston court minutes are conclusive on the timing despite any alteration.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Oct. S
Supreme Court of Tesneseny
Frank M. Thompson
Associated Counsel
Supreme Court
John T. Rawlston
Dayton
Raulstan
Pirates Ready for World Series Opener Against Washington
Pittsburgh fans buzzed with feverish excitement as the Pirates, National League champions, prepared to meet the Washington entry in the first World Series game on Wednesday. The club exuded confident resolve despite the looming challenge.
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Pittsburgh
Baseball Sun
Pirates
Washington
Hucky Har
Fearful Arizona Reds Wil Stage Revolt
United States Marshal George Mank warned Attorney General of danger of reprisals by the Walapai Indians after the execution of Grocea Tyson Sunyamie, a Duck of their tribe, carried out at Prescott on October 19. Mank sought authority to swear in deputies to quell potential uprising as federal officials issued warnings to the Walapai to deter payback.
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Phoenix
Ariz
United States
George Mank
Bargeant
Prescott
Mawlt
Cana
White Collar Jobs Under Scrutiny at State University
The state board of education will investigate yearly overhead of 65000 for white collar positions at the state university. Judge W B Rhoades of Great Falls led the inquiry, aided by C H Foot of Kalispell and John Dietrich of Helena, with findings backed by state accountant data. The probe, announced yesterday, tags expenditures as clerical hire and related “soft jobs.”
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State University
State Board of Education
W. B. Rhoades
Great Falls
Rhoades
C. H. Foot
Kalispell
John Dietrich
Helena
Four Young People Die in Small Room near Seattle
In Renton south of Seattle, four youths died from asphyxiation in a hotel room. R. F. Sampson and William E. Holmes, each from Renton and Kennydale respectively, plus two 16 year old girls believed from North Bend, were found after Mildred Costello detected a gas smell. A heater gas leak caused the tragedy. three beer bottles were found in Holmes’s car.
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Seattle
Oct. S
R. F. Sampson
William E. Holmes
Renton
Sampson
Holmes
Kennydale
Wash
North Bend
Solmes
Mildred Costello
Holmes Automobile
Temple of Phlisties uncovered in Beisan discovery
Philadelphia reports that the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Beisan in Palestine has unearthed the ancient temple of Astoreth, sanctuary of the Philistines. The find includes a three column oblong structure, a foundation deposit casket with electrum ingots, and a shrine with cult artifacts.
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Philadelphia
Astoreth
Saul
Galboa
University of Pennsylvania
Beisan
Palestine
Alan Rowe
Diety
Exhumation Permitted in Denver Showman Case
The body of Frank J. Tammen, a Denver showman who died in Chicago last November while honeymooning, was slated for exhumation tomorrow or Wednesday. County court officials indicated the move was requested by counsel for Anthony Tammen, son, in a suit to remove his stepmother Vida Tammen as administratrix of the estate valued at 1,?76,000.
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Tenver
Cole
Get. S
Frank J. Tammen
Denver
Chicago
Anthony Tamimen
Vida Tammen
Locarno Peace Pact Talks Delayed by Stresemann Illness
Locarno Switzerland October 5 German foreign minister Gustav Stresemann fell ill and the plenary session of the security conference was postponed amid fears of an assassination attempt on Stresemann and Chancellor Stresemann. The conference opened with Europe seeking political reconstruction and a new basis of equality among nations.
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Locarno
Switzerland
Gustav Streseman
Europe
Germany
Grice
Washington letters sold to Rosenbach company
New York today reported the sale of 180 Washington writings among 400 to 500 papers from the Revolutionary era. The buyer was a Rosenbach client, a New York banker whose forebears were Washington contemporaries. The collection fetched 50 000 to 65 000 dollars.
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New York
Washington
Rosenbach Company
Lord Cornwallis
Mra
Elizabeth Powell
Martha Washington
Andover Academy
Harvard
Pilot of Air Mall Not Located Yet
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania an air mail search for Charles H Ames who disappeared since last Thursday night continued into dusk with no trace. Four veteran fliers familiar with the mountains have been ordered from Chicago to join the large hunt that has lasted four days, according to Carl I Egge tope supervisor of air mail.
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Bellefonte
Charles H. Ames
Carl I. Egge
Air Mail Service
Ames
Chicago
American escapes from chink band in Manchuria
Harvey J Howard of Rockefeller hospital Peking escaped from bandits last July and reached Harbin after a perilous river journey on a Chinese gunboat. He described harsh captivity and near starvation but said he was not badly treated except for rough tracking by pursuers.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Harvey J Howard
Rockefeller
Peking
Leanning
Sungart
Steward
Nero
Thonginng
Fansom
Kent
Howard
Church Denies Prohibition Report Responsibility
The Methodist Episcopal Church issued a formal statement denying responsibility for the recent prohibition report published by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. The church asserts it did not author or endorse the report and rejects any linkage to its conclusions or recommendations.
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Washington
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wouness of Churchess of Christ
America
Abandoned Efforts To Recover Bodies From Sunken Sub
Washington ordered halt to operations after divers failed to enter the torpedo room of submarine 3-51. Admiral H Christy directed the final move as crews were unable to recover the crew remains from the sunken vessel near Camden on Oct. F-. The halt followed new instructions from Washington and the entry impasse.
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Camden
Washington
Divera
I, H Christy
Attack True Bills in Sinclair Affair
An indictment charging former Secretary Edward Trohens and Tintry Sinclair with conspiracy in cannestion was filed today in the supreme court of the district at Moluntia. George T T Meaver, an attorney, argued against the validity of the indictments as insufficient and the charges.
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New Indletmenta
Inter
Int Valli
Edward Ts Trohens
Tintry S Sinclair
Supreme Court of the District
Moluntia
George T T Meaver
Ted A
Camp Fire Girlies Campaign Against Flapper Image
In New York City an activist Camp Fire Girls group totaling about 16 000 members organizes a crusade opposing the use of the term flapper and what it conveys about young women. The federation declines the effort and drafts Colleen Bootes, dubbed the perfect flapper of London, to lead the campaign.
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Ie USA
Limdom
No Action On Army Trial Await Davis Mitchell
Six naval air officers opposed Colonel William Mitchell s plan for reorganization before the president s air board while disciplinary proceedings against him are considered at the war department. The officers endorsed a department of national defense but disagreed on remedies for air personnel dissatisfaction caused by current organization. One officer, Lien, spoke as the debate continued.
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Washington
Oct. S
William Mitchell
National Defence
War Department
Department of National Defense
Lien
World Union Addresses Causes of War at Inter-Parliamentary Union
Washington reports the Inter-Parliamentary union conference opening with broad calls to abolish economic barriers, demilitarized zones, and armament limits. Adolf Braun of Germany and Brigadier General LE Spears of Great Britain presented resolutions urging demilitarization and freer trade. The discussion focused on removing barriers that divide Europe and hinder prosperity.
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Washington
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Mebate
Sesson
Toon
Adolf Braun
Germany
LE. L. Spears
Great Britain
Europe
Quake At Managua Cracks Buildings
Managua Nicaragua Ort 3 Several buildings were cracked and inhabitants driven to a park by a severe earthquake that shook the city last night. The tremors lasted about twenty seconds.
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Managua
Nicaragua
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