Woman Buys Stock in League of Nations Then Learns Truth
A Birmingham woman reports a Chicago promoter named Miss Sarah Benson sold stock in the League of Nations promising profits from wartime materials and farming implements. She paid 4.59 per share without reservations, while others were told Wilson preferred shares at 6 dollars. The hoaxer disappeared after appeals, leaving the victim shocked and wary.
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League OF Nations
Birmingham
Ala
Shirley
Wilson
Steamer Abandoned in Sinking Condition off Tortugas
The schooner Tlugo D. Paynes owned by R L Snow of Rockland Maine was abandoned in a sinking state off Tortugas. Loaded with 375000 feet of lumber valued at 55000 dollars it sailed from Mobile on August 27 to San Juan Porto Rico. Demasted and waterlogged the crew of seven under Captain I B Norton were picked up by a Cuban steamship and headed to a Cuban port.
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Mobile
Ala
Tlugo D. Paynes
R. l L. Snow
Rockland
Maine
Tortugas
San Juan
Porto Rico
I. B. Norton
Three Figures in Boston Strike Chicago
Sept 19 continuation of J A Chaplin testimony before the federal grand jury investigating the big five packers to see if Sherman act violations occurred. Government lawyers say jail sentences will be sought if convictions follow. Boston criticism grows over police strike handling with Mayor Peters blamed for slow action and Governor Coolidge saying troops could have been ordered earlier. Rear Admiral Bowles is among prominent volunteers aiding police.
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Chicago
J. A. Chaplin
Swift & Co
Federal
Boston
Peters
Coolidge
Bowles
Air Express plans Cologne to Berlin passenger line
Frankfurt am Main September 19. Prussian commerce ministry approves an Air Service Joint Stock Company to run mail and passenger flights from Cologne with Cologne as center to Berlin Hamburg and other cities. The firm plans 200 airplanes with capital of 15 600 000 000 marks.
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Air Service
Coloene
Berlin
Hamburg
Cologne
Diamond weighing scales poised to turn on a lash
A report describes precision in balance scales where even an eyelash tip could tip the weight, underscoring extraordinary accuracy for weighing diamonds and valuables.
Hand skin pores count and normal human skin note
The article states that a normal human hand contains about twenty five thousand pores. It highlights the dense skin pores distribution on the palm and fingers as a general anatomical fact.
Meeting to Set World Series Details in Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission chairman Herrmann announced a Cincinnati meeting on Monday to discuss world series matters including opening game location and admission prices. President Johnson of the American League met Herrmann briefly during his Cincinnati visit en route to Chicago.
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Cincinnati
Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
J. B. Johnnson
Johnson
Chicago
The Only Man at the Summer Resort
Fragmentary transcript cites a man at a summer resort with scattered dialogue about who was present. The text is unclear and difficult to fully restore, but hints at a personal encounter or confrontation near a hotel and a dark scene. No clear names, dates, or organizations emerge from the readable portion.
Parliament cloakrooms attendant honored for 43 years service
PrP P C Fa Pay O'Connor presents William Broadbent a $2250 testimonial check from the Defense for Broadbent’s 43 years as cloakrooms attendant at St. Stephen’s Chamber within Parliament buildings once Cromwell’s stables.
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London
O'Connor
House of Commons
William Broadbent
St. Stephen's Ehanel
Oliver Cromwell
Rev De Barch Elected Bishop in New York
New York Sept 19 Right Rev Charlies Gumner Burch suffragan bishop of New York was elected bishop of New York on the third ballot at a special diocesan convention yesterday He succeeds the late Bishop David H Greer The text notes a historical England law about punishment for missing a spouse or child in the seventeenth century.
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de. Barch
New York
Charlies Gumner Burch
Protestant Episcopal Church
David H. Greer
Kidney Health Advice From Old Remedy Sals Jad Salts
A vintage health note promotes drinking water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts before breakfast to flush and stimulate kidneys. It claims the remedy, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, cleanses urinary waste and prevents bladder weakness, warning against excess drugs.
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