Boy of 19 Confesses to Awful Acts in Kidnapping
Harrison Noel 19, son of a prominent Montclair family and former Harvard student, led police to a thicket near Van Geisen Gap where Mary Daly aged 6 was found shot to death. He admitted firing two bullets into the child and claimed responsibility for the earlier killing of Raymond Perce, whose body was found in a culvert after the kidnapping.
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Montclair
N. J
Associated Press
Harrison Noel
Harvard
van Geisen Gap
Mary Daly
Noel
Raymond ‘Perce
Pierce
Rainbound Great Northern Trains Delayed Near Butte
Heavy rains near Butte wash sand and gravel onto roads and rails. Tracks blocked as dirt and boulders force Northern Pacific detour via Garrison. Locomotive diverted. restoration expected by early morning. Flooding drenches Silver Bow Creek and flooded cellars reported in Butte area.
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Silver Bow
Hast Hutto
Butte-Anaconda
Crown
Butte
Aviator Defends Plane as Eagle Attacks at Sea
Lieutenant James M. Bovard, completing a 10 day reserve aviation training at Mitchell Field, reported an aerial encounter 3000 feet above Long Island. He said a bald eagle gripped his leather helmet with claws until the propeller blast toppled the bird. He displayed an eagle feather and helmet scratches as proof.
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New York
Assessers Press
James MM. Roward
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Bovard
Danish Waiters Win Tip Claim in Court
Copenhagen court upholds a waiter's legal claim to tips against a restaurant. The dispute involved a waiter seeking ten percent of the bill as a tip after the proprietor failed to pay. The decision was rendered in the fall, confirming the waiter’s entitlement under local practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Sept
Associated Prena
Hold Four for Wrecking Train in Kentucky Plot to Rob It Alleged
Four persons arrested on murder charges linked to the Knoby Lick wreck near Stanford Kentucky where a Louisville and Nashville passenger train struck and engineer Fox Dudderar died. Herbert Hail Oscar and Elvie Dishon and Oleg Kidd charged with plotting to wreck the train. Seven others named.
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Kentucky
Stanford
Associated
Knoly Lick
Louisville and Nashville
Fox Dudderar
Herbert Hail
Oscar and
Elvie
Dishon
Oleg Kidd
Labor Day and the AFL's Rise to Eight Hours
The piece recalls Labor Day origin in New York 1882 and the AFL's drive for an eight hour day. It notes AFL founders in Pittsburgh and growth to national impact, with wage earners and employers benefiting. It mentions early opposition, progressive legislation, and the 1880s push culminating in widespread shorter workdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
Labor Day Vision of the American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor is praised for advancing child education and protections from labor exploitation. It credits laws on education, shorter work hours, and immigration limits, while noting past constitutional defeats and continued efforts to secure nationwide labor reforms for workers, farmers, and society.
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Amerca
United States
Puthe Strut Jsle
Conorest
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Ghor
Torkmen
Tabor
Salvage Work Underway on Shenandoah Wreck
Salvage operations began today as U S Navy officers, led by Commander Klemm, started retrieving the wreck of the Shenandoah. The team will be towed to Kalpeharst for study and planning, amid inquiries into the crash attributed to a storm encounter.
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Caldwell
Olin
Shenandoah
United States Navy
Jacob HW
Wem
Lakeauest
Nootaal
Klemmeard
Anere
Ueih Pn
Iicec Patinn
Pair found shot dead in Dyke Town residence
Unidentified young man and woman were discovered shot to death in a three-room house near Dyke Town, St Tous County. The bodies were found riddle with bullets in a suspected double homicide. Police said the scene shows signs of a violent struggle and foul play is suspected.
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St Leu
Moa
Associated Press
Dyke Tht
St Tous County
Shenandoah Commander Recalled After Ship Wreckage Incident
Shenandoah commander Zachary Lanalowne led the vessel after a storm wrecked the ship, sparking an inquiry into the loss and the crew’s response. Officials state investigations will determine fault and lessons for future operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zachary Lanalowne
Shenandoah
Wis
Navy searches after PN-9 No.1 seaplane drift off Oahu
Honolulu reports weary searchers off Hawaii after a week failed to locate the PN-9 No.1 seaplane en route from San Francisco to Honolulu. A drifting derelict Japanese sampan was found in Kanai channel, while Langley and seaplanes prepare air reconnaissance to sweep a 30 by 120 mile area east and south of Oahu for the missing aircraft and crew.
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Honolulu
Associated Ess
Navy
San Francisco
Hawaiian Island
Kanai Channel
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Tangiey
Langtey
PN-9
Isand
Oahu
Montana State Fair Parade and Nighttime Stage Show
Opening feature highlights the Montana State Fair parade uptown with flag raising by a Boy Scout patrol. The program includes Hutte Mines band, acts by Bernard Dooley and Scot Grey, and multiple races with dancing, trapeze and equestrian displays. Fireworks cap the evening finale.
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MontAna
Dor Smith
Alfonse
Daslight Fireworks
Frank Curran
McGre
Bernard Donley
Doc Smith
McGee
Toc
Smith and Alfonse
Bernard Dooley
Three Die in Illinois Tornado at Brownstown
A tornado struck Brownstown Illinois at about 2 PM damaging the National Trail garage and surrounding buildings. Three killed and a dozen injured, five seriously, as the cyclone, about 13 minutes long and less than a mile long, swept through the town. Victims include Mrs Frank Evel and her six year old son of Ashland Ohio and the three year old son of Walter Kemper Mattoon Illinois. The old National Trail entry to town was torn up and the garage building demolished with an estimated $10,000 loss. a $40,000 Christian church was partially wrecked.
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St Low
Tress
Brownstown
Here
Frank Evel
Ashland
Ohio
Walter Kemper
Mattoon
Fran Evel
Exel
Kemper
W. D Gray
Far Daily
Panama
Fiden McCormick
Silas Davis
McCormick
Christian Church
Prelate Collapses at Frisco Pulpit During Sermon
Bishop Charles T. Mead of Deaver Colorado collapsed while concluding a sermon at St John’s Methodist Episcopal church in San Francisco. Physicians said he would be temporarily confined but expected to proceed with the Pacific coast conference of the German Methodist Episcopal churches later this week.
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San Francisco
Sept
Charles T. Mead
Deaver
Colo
St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
Mead
German Methodist Episcopal Churches
Ted
Princesses Arrive for State Pageant Fortunes and Fun
Eleven oncoming trains bring princesses from across the state to a coastal venue. Rooms overflow with clothes and accessories as the women prepare for four days of events. Chaperones field thousands of questions about duties and attendance in a lively social pageant atmosphere.
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Florence
Sanden
State fair opening signals community funded expo
Wealth of exhibits and a bustling opening mark the Montana Lewistown Clark County fair. The event is financed by local taxpayers with leaders like Secretary J Burke Clements declaring all set. Horse racing returns with an international slate of officials led by Frank Risk the starter and L J Rose the judge.
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Commercial Club Room Bureau
J. Burke Clements
Montana
Lewin
Clark County
Lorse Racing
Great Northern Railroad
Victoria
B. T
Canadian Parkin
Salt Lake City
WW. H. Gleason
Frank Risk
L. J. Rose
San Diego
West Gate to Fair Opens Evenings at State Grounds
The west gate into the State fair grounds will be open evenings only starting at 6 o'clock. A marshal will direct drivers to the west gate near the viaduct, with a large parking space available for those entering this gate. Officials say the west gate will speed crowd flow for night shows, urging Helena residents to use it, while other gates stay open day and night.
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Helena
Near Goal on Schools Relief Effort in Montana
Sam D Goya, Montana state campaign chair, reports three quarters of the goal for earthquake relief in Gallatin County. Donations include 770 from the Eastern Star Mogtson and 250 from the Montana Realm of the Ku Klux Klan. Workers building on damaged schools in Gallatin have sent 170 in wage payments. Goal regions Missoula Gallatin Silver Bow Deer Lodge Ravalli may contribute half the total, with hopes to open in October for 2000 affected children to resume classes.
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Sam D Goya
Helena
Gallatin
Lewis and Clark
Cascade
Yellowstone
Park
Gora
Order of the Eastern Star
Mogtsan
Mons
Tana
Ku Klux Klan
Goza
Montana
Missoula
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Ravalli
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