Central West Storm Toll Rises To Seven Amid Flood Losses
Seven deaths reported in the central west as floods from the equinoctial storms cripple industry and agriculture across Indiana and Illinois. Regions from Ohio to Nebraska faced heavy rainfall, with Terre Haute and Mattoon recording record damage. Losses run into millions as roadways, bridges, and rail lines fail, farmers confront crop failures, and several deaths are attributed to electrocution and drowning.
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Chicago
Central West
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Nebraska
Terre Haute
Ind
Mattoon
Ill
Jacksonville
Lake Bracken
Galesburg
Aurora
Missouri
Teachers Of State Take Chance On Their Pay
In Burnsville eight Stanley McCormick school teachers returned to work as the school plans to reopen. LeRoy Jackson says salaries are uncertain but teachers will take a chance on payment. Yancey County commissioners face an injunction and a pending appeal expected before the October Supreme Court hearing. The school long received support from Mrs Cyrus H McCormick of Chicago in memory of her son Stanley to educate mountain youth.
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Stanley McCormick School
LeRoy
Jackson
Yancey County
Supreme Court
Cyrus H. McCormick
Chicago
Stanley
War Between Greek Factions Reported in Athens Turmoil
In Athens a clash between mutineer republican guards and army troops sparked days of heavy fighting. About 1,000 mutineers surrendered after failing to seize the city while mobs attacked telegraph offices and tanks were seized amid a state of near anarchy. censorship delayed further reports.
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London
Athens
Pangalos
Condylis
State approves expert aid for rate case scrutiny
Governor McLean allows the state corporation commission to hire experts to examine Western Union and Postal Telegraph rate increase claims and lets the attorney general aid civic groups opposing the rise. Judge Bond orders injunction complainants to post a 1500 indemnity bond by Sept 15 to restrain highway project through Varina Fuquay.
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Raleigh
McLean
State Corporation Commission
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Attorney General
Raltigh
W. M. Bond
Highway Commission
Varina-Fuquay
Chamber Drive Tops fundraiser total near twenty seven thousand
High Point chamber of commerce forward movement drive went over the top with a noon tally of about twenty four thousand nine hundred sixty eight dollars. Eighteen of twenty one canvassing committees reported and final totals are expected to exceed twenty five thousand by over two thousand dollars. A final report and meeting are set for Friday at the Sheraton Hotel.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Chamber of Commerce Forward
Strike of 3000 Chicago Musicians Ends Settlement Reached
Chicago contractors and the musicians union reached a four day bargaining agreement. The contract raises pay by 4.50 dollars a week for two years and 38 dollars weekly for the third year. Musicians will return to work today with a new contract pending one final point on its length.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk
Evergreen Park
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Union Trust Company
Vaudevie
Storm warning issued for tropical disturbance northeast of Porto Rico
Reports to the weather bureau indicate a tropical storm centered about 500 miles northeast of Porto Rico and moving northwestward. Advisory at 10 a.m. notes indications of an apical disturbance likely heading toward the northwest.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Porto Rico
Potatoes Receipts Point to Slow Trade in Chicago Market
Chicago reports show 32 carloads on tracks and 74 on order, US shipments total 788. Market remains firm as Wisconsin sacks and bulk round whites move 315 to 330, Minnesota sacks and sandal and Ohio s 250 to 275 per quality.
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U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Sandl
Ohios
Germany Joins League As Spain Resigns At Nations Meet
Geneva report notes Germany seated with delegation at the League of Nations assembly while Spain’s resignation note to Madrid is reportedly held up to avoid embarrassing Germany’s entry. Dr. Gustav Stresemann, Reich foreign minister, outlines need for economic cooperation and disarmament progress.
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Cuba
Gustave Stresemann
Reich
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Pacific
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Stressemann
Briant
France
M. Briand
Geneva
League of Nations
Paris
Madrid
May Change Sentence for Bread and Water Prisoner at TEKAMAH
Roy Carson a 35 year old man in fourth day of bread and water jail diet awaits a county physician examination to determine if the diet should end or if release is possible. Thomas Nelson 58 who was sentenced with Carson to sixty days on bread and water is to be taken into custody tomorrow. Both men appealed to the state supreme court and lost. The case draws local attention to a brother seeking enforcement and another seeking a life long friend’s sentence change.
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Tekamah
Neb
Roy Carson
Carson
Thomas Nelson
Orville Chatt
Nelson
State Supreme Court
Republicans Seek Clarity on Johnson Hayes Campaign
Raleigh dispatch notes seasoned Republicans across North Carolina question Johnson Hayes activity and what his actions signal. They see little support for Hayes amid a weak field and anticipate a standard 100000 vote Democratic majority when the statewide primary and general election arrive.
Archbishop of Bahia condemns show over moral concerns
In a pastoral letter the Archbishop of Bahia cautions Bahian Catholics against attending a certain show, citing a clash between New York and Paris styles worn by actresses and local moral standards.
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Bahai
Brazil
New York
Paris
Atlantic City pageant nude by 1935 art trend warns Rev Cox
The Rev. Cox of old St Patrick's church in Pittsburgh predicts that if current fashion trends persist the Atlantic City beauty pageant will be staged nude in the name of art by 1935.
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Pittsburgh
Cox
League of Social Action Formed in Asuncion
In Asuncion Paraguay society women form the League of Social Action to combat exaggeration in dress and promote modest attire among the community.
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Asunction
Paraguay
League of Social Action
Lady Astor Defended On Hair Style Remarks
A New York report quotes Lady Astor denying a claim about her hair while praising short hair for women. She remarks on hats, health, and the discomforts of long skirts and curls, contrasting views on women’s fashion and personal appearance.
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New York
Astor
Woman to Command Trans-Atlantic Steamer
Captain Marie Maligony, already an able seaman pilot and secretary on the Black Sea, is slated to command a trans-Atlantic steamer. Mme Alexandera Kollantery, with radical views on marriage, will serve as minister to Mexico.
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Marie Maligony
Sec
Black Sea
Mme
Alexandera Kollantery
Mexico
Jimison and Stewart Case Settled In Rowan Court
In Salisbury on September 10 AP reports the affray case against W. H. Stewart publisher of the Carolina Watchman and Tom P. Jimison Charlotte lawyer was settled in open court. Both pleaded guilty and were taxed with costs with Jimison paying for both. The men renewed their friendship and forgave the incident. A publisher demanded a retraction after a prior confrontation leaving the editor with a dislocated nose and bloody face.
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Carolina Watchman
Tom P. Jimison
Charlotte
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Jimison
Spain Withdraws from League of Nations
A Geneva dispatch reports Spain officially announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations, noting the move follows Paris and Geneva discussions.
Spanish resignation note sent to Geneva confirms status
Reuters Madrid correspondent says Spain has forwarded its note of resignation from the League of Nations to Geneva. The move signals Spain's formal exit steps as diplomatic channels are engaged.
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London
Reuter
Madrid
League of Nations
Geneva
Roxie Stinson at Daugherty Miller bribery trial in New York
Roxy Stinson attends the bribery trial linked to former Attorney General Harry M Daugherty and former Alien Property Custodian Thomas W Miller in New York. She testified before a grand jury about her former husband Jess Smith and his alleged ties to Daugherty, but federal prosecutors may not call her to testify.
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Roxy Stinson
Jess Smith
Washington
Miss Stinson
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Emory R. Buckner
Smith
Daugherty
Senate
Richard Merton
Merton
Upshaw Seeks Recount Of Georgia Primary Votes
W. D. Upshaw, defeated in the Georgia Democratic primary by L. J. Steele, said he will seek a recheck of Campbell county district election figures amid charges of heavy spending by liquor interests. Upshaw led Fulton county and Atlanta mayoral votes, while George led in statewide unit votes. A run off for governor appears likely on October 6.
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Baltimore
New York
New Jersey
W. D. Upshaw
L. J. Steele
Campbell County
Georgia
Upshaw
Washington
Fulton County
Sims
Prohibition
United States
Walter F. George
Supreme Court
R. B. Russell
Russell
World Court
George
Malcolm Tarver
Gordon Lee
Charles H. Brand
Thomas W. Bell
Charles G. Edwards
Presbyterians 10 Discuss Building Plans for Church Edifice
Announcement states the First Presbyterian church will discuss building plans before Sunday services led by Rev. Charles P. Cobbe. Members pledged over $106,000 for the work after purchasing a site on North Main Street in the Cox section for $75,000, a plot over two blocks in size.
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First Presbyterian Church
Charles P. Cobbe
Cox
North Main Street
Canton man surrenders to police in disorderly house case
Canton Ohio Sept 10 AP Carl Studer charged with operating disorderly houses in Canton surrendered to police this morning and will face two warrants charging him with perjury in the civil service reinstatement hearing of S A Lengel deposed police chief. Police had sought him in vain all night.
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Ohio
AP Carl Studer
Civil Service
S. A. Lengel
French Channel Swimmer Sets New English Channel Record
Georges Michel, a Frenchman, completed the English Channel swim from Cape Gris Nez to England in 11 hours 6 minutes, a new record and the third time this season the record has fallen. He arrived at St Margaret s Bay amid favorable seas with wind increasing near the last two miles.
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Georges Michel
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Cape Gris Nez
France
England
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Gertrude Ederle
New York
Michel
St. Margarets Bay
Dover
Deal
Gris Nez
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