Germany joins League of Nations delegates head to Geneva
Germany becomes a League member and its delegation led by Gustave Stresemann travels to Geneva to assume duties. Spain's status and the council's reorganization spark debate while American veto rights complicate advisory opinions.
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Germany
League of Nations
League
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Geneva
Gustave Stresemann
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Spain
Madrid
Council
Brazil
Francisco Urrutia
Colombia
Berlin
Boersen Zeitung
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
World Court Conference
Council of the League
Bandits Split Half Million Jewel Heist in Illinois
Three Chicago bandits robbed three diamond merchants of jewelry worth a half million dollars on an Illinois Central train near Champaign. They fled in a taxicab toward Urbana and then by foot, pursued by sheriffs and posses across Champaign and surrounding counties.
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Champaign
Ills
Chicago
Illinois Central
Here
Buckley
Central
Ill
Loda
Hll
New Orleans Limited
Mattoona
William Davidson
Risken
Davidson
Mattoon
Paxton
Sirosky Biplane To Washington Flight Test
The New York Paris Sikorsky biplane lifted at 9 20 a m EST from Westerlo NY for Washington in a long test flight. Captain Rene Fonck commanded with Lt Alan Snody as navigator. Two passengers, John Hambietoh a Baltimore banker, and Jr R Mayer of New York joined 16 crew and mechanics aboard making 18 aboard.
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Westeruay
N. Y
Sikorsky
Washington
Rene Fonck
Alan Snody
John Hambietoh
Baltimore
Jr. R. Mayer
New York
Poindexter in Durham in serious condition
Durham AP dispatch reports W N Poindexter Jr of Waughtown remained in serious condition after a Tuesday night crash on Little River road. E K Powe Jr of the same city recovered from minor injuries. Poindexter suffered two broken legs and other injuries with possible leg amputation discussed but not performed by midday.
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Purham
W. N. Poindexter, Jr
Waughtown
Little River Road
E. K. Powe, Jr
Poindexter
Alleged Assault Case Heard in Municipal Court
Doc Long and Theodore Gibson faced trial on criminal assault charges in municipal court with Justices Brown Andrews and Muse presiding. The case drew a large crowd as the defense and prosecution debated whether proceedings should be closed to the public. The elder of two accusers testified she was stopped on the afternoon of August 29 while en route to church.
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Doc Long
Theodore Gibson
W. G. Brown
R. E. Andrews
C. C. Muse
Tom Gold
Guilford County
E. Barnhart
T. W. Albertson
Thomas Gold
L. B.williams
Louis Teague
J. C. Bower
C. E. Barnhart
Whitmire Ordered Held for Murder in Masters Death
Whitmire was ordered held without bond for the December grand jury on a murder charge after a hearing before Justice P E Shuford in Rosman area. Oscar and Arthur Petit were released. Masters body was found after a three week search and a prior incident report.
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Brevard
Louis Whitmire
Justice of the Peace
P. E. Shuford
Jess F. Masters
Rosman
Oscar
Arthur Petit
Whitmire
Masters
Appeal Looms Over Ross Sentence In Double Murder
Supreme Court to hear W L Ross of Warren county appeal next Tuesday amid 34 exceptions claiming defense was hindered by lack of proper alienist examination. Ross killed Mr and Mrs Odum on May 16 and was sentenced to die a week later. Other docket items include appeals by J B Crowder and R A Strickland and J T Jeffreys.
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Raleigh
W. L. Ross
Warren County
Sidney Odum
Supreme Court
Ross
Odum
Warrenton
Colley
Boone
Nashville
Cramner
Sallie Bett Ross
J. B. Crowder
Henderson Bank
R. A. Strickland
Pick Grand Jury For Hall Mills Case Friday
In Somerville New Jersey the Hall Mills grand jury will be drawn tomorrow by order of Supreme Court Justice Parker. County Judge Frank L Cleary received instructions for selecting 23 persons from a pool of 125 names that include four women two ministers two county officials and various professionals. The grand jury first meeting is set for September 21.
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Somerville
N. J
Hall-Mills
Supreme Court
Parker
Frances Stevens Hall
Willie Stevens
Henry Carpender
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Frank L. Cleary
Board of Free Holders
Dory crews guard swimmers in Catalina Channel attempt
Long Branch Cal Sept 9 AP Dory crews armed with rifles will patrol to deter sharks and other dangers as eight swimmer teams two attempts tackle currents in a noon start from the mainland to Santa Catalina Island. The squad of six men and two women is chosen by Fred Cady of the Los Angeles Athletic club and will be escorted by the yacht Sultana with observers aboard.
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Long Branch
Cal
Dory
Santa Catalina Island
Fred Cady
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Sultana
1919 Returns for East Carolina Tobacco Growers and Georgia Votes
Tobacco markets open strong as 1926 season begins with higher opening prices and large sales across the belt led by North Carolina floors in Wilson Greenville and Kinston. In Georgia, Senator Walter F George wins a decisive primary with 39 428 votes to 20 737 for Russell while Governor nominees and local races shape up in Atlanta and other districts.
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Bright Belt
South Carolina Belt
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Walter F. George
R. B. Russell
Supreme Court
George
Russell
G. Hardman
John N. Holder
George Carswell
Joe Wood
Carswell
Hardman
Holder
Wood
E. E. Cox
Charles R. Crisp
W. C. Wright
Sam Rutherford
Carl Vinson
W. C. Langford
W. W. Larsen
W. D. Upshaw
Lester J. Steele
Decatur
W. A. Sims
Upshaw
Steele
Sims
M. S. Tarver
Gordon Lee
Charles G. Edwards
Charles H. Brand
Thomas M. Bell
James K. Hines
State Supreme Court
R. Eve
Hines
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Ku Klux Klan
Justice Hines
Alex W. Stephens
Court of Appeals
J. P. Highsmith
Civil War Breaks Out In China Blood Poison Hospital
A society girl Miss Adele Bowne Carpenter plans marriage to Dr. Robert E. Brennan who is ill with blood poisoning from a charity patient. In China Marshal Sun Chuan Fang declares war on the Canton government as Wu Pei Fu’s forces clash, with 50 000 men to be deployed in two weeks for central China control.
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New York
Adele Bowne Carpenter
Consuelo Vanderbilt Smith
Robert E. Brennan
Louisville
Peking
Sun Chuan-Fang
China
Canton
Nanking
Sun
Kiangsu
Central China
Wu Pei Fu
Hiangsu
Highland Falls Bride-to-Be Remarries Royal Circle
Miss Anne Huntington Tracy heiress to Mrs. Pierpont Morgan's family will wed Prince Simon Constan tins Sidamon-Eristoff. The groom served in Russia and works as a mechanical engineer in Bayonne New Jersey.
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Highland Falls
WN. Y
Anne Huntington Tracy
Pierpont Morgan
Simon Constantins Sidamon-Eristoff
Russia
Bayonne
N. J
Portrait of Andrew Mellon Ties Hospitality to Europe Prosperity
Andrew W. Mellon is quoted by a journalist stating he has seen no hint of inhospitable mood in Europe and suggests his portrait in the region may boost its prosperity. The remark reflects Mellon's view on cultural and economic ties shaping Europe’s welcome of American influence.
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Tondon
Andrew W. Mellon
Europe
Vermonters Failing To Hook Black Bass In Long Fishing Night
Paul Smith's in New York reports that President and Attorney General Sargent attempted a 40 mile fishing trip to catch black bass but came up empty as darkness fell.
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Paul Smith
N. Y
Sargent
Ade Says Dreiser Uses His Story Brick in a Skyscraper
Brook Indiana report notes George Ade responds to Theodore Dreiser borrowing material for a novel. Ade quotes the New York Herald Tribune saying most writers work on small, grounded structures while Dreiser builds a massive skyscraper. He jokes any shared source was welcome.
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Brook
Ind
King Vidor Weds Film Star Elect Eleanor Boardman
King W. Vidor, film director, and screen star Eleanor Boardman married last night at Marion Davies's Beverly Hills home. They departed for a honeymoon tour after the ceremony, destination not announced.
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Los Angeles
King W. Vidor
Eleanor Boardman
Beverly Hills
Marion Davies
Restraining Order Stops Labor Official Over Queen City Agency
Judge Michael Schenck issued a temporary restraining order preventing State Labor Commissioner Grist of Raleigh from closing the Queen City employment agency in Charlotte. Ernest L. Barton an operator of the agency will file a complaint charging false prosecution. Barton argues the Supreme Court has deemed employment agencies useful and notes Grist arrested earlier for alleged registration fees. the case was not pressed in police court.
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Charlotte
Grist
Raleigh
Queen City
Michael Schenck
Civil Superior Court
Ernest L. Barton
Barton
Supreme Court
State board ends nightie rule for prisoners in Raleigh
In Raleigh the state board of health reversed a mandate requiring prisoners to wear nightgowns. In Dunn three men escaped unhurt after a service station explosion demolished the building and shattered windows over a block, with the blast origin undetermined.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Dunn
Reverend Cory urges debt wipe as path to world peace
Raleigh audience heard Reverend A E Cory of Kinston declare that erasing American war debts would be a major step toward peace. He warned that another major conflict could be looming after his European tour.
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Raleigh
A. E. Cory
Kinston
Cory
Baltimore steamship company eyes New Bern harbor service
Officials from a Baltimore steamship line inspected New Bern harbor seeking to establish regular service to northern ports.
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New Bern
Baltimore Steamship Company
Ahoskie Hosts Small Confederate Veteran Reunion
In Ahoskie nine Confederate veterans gathered for the annual reunion with Historian Henry Clay Sharp. No formal exercises were held as they shared a picnic feast and debated how many would return next year for the reunion.
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Ahoskie
Henry Clay Sharp
Baltimore Girl Sets White Lake Swim Record
A Baltimore girl swam two and a half miles across White Lake in one hour setting a local swimming record.
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Fayetteville
Baltimore
White Lake
Chicago Potatoes Trade Slows On Jewish Holiday
Chicago potato market reports 40 car receipts on track 101 with total U S shipments 614. Prices are mixed as trading slows due to the Jewish holiday. Wisconsin bulk round whites sell at 3.10 to 3.25, Minnesota sacked sandland Ohios 2.75 to 3.85.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Sandland Ohios
Daugherty and Miller Quiz Halts in New York
German metals magnate Richard Merton testifies in the Daugherty Miller case after Buckner outlines that $6.5 million in government funds were delivered to him at a Ritz-C Carlton champagne dinner in 1921. The trial adjourned for Jewish New Year observance.
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New York
American Metals Company
Merton
John T. King
Republican National
Connecticu
Ritz-Carlton
King
Midland National Bank
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
Mal S. Daugherty
Harry M. Daugherty
Mr. Buckner
Harry Daugherty
English Woman Fails In Swim Across the Channel
The English girl known as Jane Darwin began swimming the English Channel from Cape Gris Nez at 10 26 last night and abandoned the attempt at seven o clock this morning after about eight and a half hours in the water. Rough seas and a southwest wind against an east going tide hindered progress. She used an overarm stroke throughout and was not exhausted when pulled from the water and talked of attempting again.
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Dover
Eng
Capy
Jane Darwin
Cape Gris Nez
Fine Men For Voting When Not Registered
In Salisbury on September 9 AP reports W H Booe and Floyd Satterwhite two white men were fined 25 dollars each plus costs by Rowan count y court for disturbing and interfering with the August 24 municipal election. The incident occurred at the North Ward polling place when their names were not on the registration book. They used threats and rushed the ballot box. both pleaded guilty.
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Salisbury
W. H. Booe
Floyd Satterwhite
Rowan County
North Ward
Mary B Finan Elected President of Catholic Alumnae Group
Mrs Mary B Finan of Chicago was elected president of the International Federation of Catholic alumnae at a convention in South Bend Indiana Her name was the sole candidate and she is an alumna of Mount St Joseph College Dubuque Iowa
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South Bend
Ind
Mary B. Finan
Chicago
International Federation of Catholic Alumnae
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