Billy Sunday Visits Arthur Burch in Jail
Los Angeles special report recalls Billy Sunday meeting Arthur Burch in a county jail corridor amid other inmates. The evangelist recalls Northwestern sports figures while greeting the accused as he and his wife Ma Sunday offer encouragement and a brief moment of humanity.
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Arthur Burch
Los Angeles
West Side
Chicago
Arthur ©. Burch
Madalynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Billy
Ma” Sunday
Traeger
Burch
Sunday
Arthur
Bill Burch
Northwestern University
Herman Ridgway
Northwestern
Yale
Billy Rogers
Young Burch
Tex Rickard Indicted Over Dempsey Carpentier Films
Chicago federal grand jury charges Tex Rickard fight promoter with transporting prize fight films from New Jersey to New York and into Illinois. He faces possible prison time if convicted. Bond set at 10000 dollars. trial date to be fixed. Rickard barred from exhibiting the films at Miracle and would be arrested if he attempted to show them. The films had been shown in Chicago for wounded soldiers.
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Chicago
Tex Rickard
New York
Illinois
Rickard
Liberty
New Jersey
New York City
Landis
Clyne
Flyer falls to death during nose dive attempt
Monmouth Illinois September 4 A C McMann age 32 from Davenport IA a commercial flyer died after attempting a nose dive and plunging 6000 feet his death was witnessed by a large crowd at the scene
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Monmouth
A. C. McMann
Davenport
Colorado & Southern seeks to abandon Buena Vista Romery branch
The Colorado & Southern railway petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon its Buena Vista Romery branch, a 10 mile narrow gauge line, on Sept 3 in Washington.
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Washington
Colorado & Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buena Vista
Romery
War Fraud Cases to Be Barred by Statute of Limitations
Washington reports that criminal prosecutions for several war contract frauds may be barred by the statute of limitations. The three year period after an overt act applies to conspiracy to defraud, with many contracts completed before the November 11 1918 armistice.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Sinn Fein press for peace terms amid Irish talks
London dispatch reports Sinn Fein argues for settlement and resumes talks with Britain. De Valera’s note to the British government awaits publication as Prime Minister prepares for a Scotland meeting with King George and potential negotiations. Miss Mary McSwiney casts doubt on Dominion home rule and reaffirms demand for independent republican status.
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Griliah
Daily Express
Sinn Fein
Inverness
Juuaruddy
de Valera
Dublin
King
Scotland
King George
Miss McSwiney
Misa Mary McSwiney
Brin
Shackleton Expedition to Sail Around September 12
London report states Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition will depart around September 12. Delays in outfitting the Quest push back preparations. Financiers wish Quest to carry delegates from each British self governing dominion as the voyage begins from Capetown.
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London
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
Africa
Quest
Sir Ernest
Capetown
Mine Strike Spreads in Southern Colorado
United Press reports the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company mine strike spreading in southern Colorado. About 3,000 miners may walk out while roughly 1,000 already strike to protest a 30 percent wage cut, according to union officials.
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Denver
Colorado
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Escapees Surrounded Near Martel After Jail Break
Four of nine Lancaster county jail escapees are now surrounded in a corn field near Martel. The men, all sentenced to state penitentiary terms, had been held in jail due to overcrowding. The report notes other statewide averages: New York state income $5 020.09, national average $2 784.05. personal income tax $296.05 nationally, $35.27 in New York.
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Nob
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Martel
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Jal
New York State
Martial Law Looms as Bandholtz Moves in West Virginia
Washington reports a presidential proclamation declaring martial law in the Mingo district of West Virginia could follow Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz approval. Federal troops moved into Coal River area as miners and state forces clash, with trains and aircraft supporting the operation and reinforcements en route from Camp Dix.
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Supreme Court
Mingo
Charleston
W. Va
Coal River
H. H. Bandholtz
Boone-Logan County
Kansan City
Bandholtz
Wilson
Baudholtz
Chesapeake & Ohio
Madison
Army of Mintra
Bank bandit robs bank then dines next door
In Bhreveport Louisiana on Friday D B Pimenta looted a bank taking about 1000 dollars. He then walked into a nearby restaurant and ordered a large meal which was interrupted by police responding to the crime.
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Bhreveport
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Pimenta
Duke of Manchester Pursues Film Career in America
The Duke of Manchester plans a movie debut with Flo arriving in America in November to film his plot area. the Duchess will not accompany him, and Jennie Jacoba, a booking agent, announced the move. The duchess is former Miss Summersman of Cincinnati.
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New York
Duke of Manchester
Flo
America
Jennie Jacoba
Miss @ummerman
Cincinnat
Japan’s Air Power Seen Lacking Yet Poised For Growth
International dispatches note Japan is building a navy capable of contesting American fleets though its aircraft program shows meager reports and a high Japanese airman death rate. Analysts split on whether Japan will master the air, with some predicting reliance on foreign crews and others asserting persistence may yield progress.
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Washington
Japan
America
Navy Department
War Department
United States
Orient
Brumfield arraigned pleads not guilty in murder case
Roseburg Oregon September 2 Dr M Brumfield pleads not guilty after being indicted for first degree murder. A motion to quash the indictment is overruled. Attorneys file affidavit of prejudice against Circuit Judge Hamilton and seek a change of venue or new judge. No action taken yet.
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Roseburg
Ore
M. Brumfield
Reading Iron Co Reduces Pipe Prices Amid Slump
Reading Pa September 4 A Reading Iron Co announces a price cut on all pipe types from 10 to 12 per ton to spur business. It marks the fourth reduction this year, effective immediately. Dr Fridtjof Nansen plans a Paris trip to seek 10 million pounds sterling in European loans for Russian famine relief. An Academical Sport association drive aims to provide German youth style physical training to curb moral decline. Kopiat dictionaries now list nearly 100000 words. Railways seek taxation on motor transport traffic. Turkish civil service bars bachelors from official posts.
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Reading
Reading Iron Company
Fridtjof Nansen
Paria
Turkey
Harding Scored for Bonus Delay at Legion Meet
Spirit Lake Iowa September 9 Special. President Harding and Senator Kenyon drew sharp fire from Daniel Steck national executive committeeman voicing concern that both backed delaying the bonus bill and sent it to the finance committee. Governor Kendall urged aid for ex service men and praised the American Legion while a set of resolutions calling for wage, education and policy changes were adopted by the convention.
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Harding
Kenyon
United States
Iowa
Daniel F. Steck
Ottumwa
Towa
American Legion
Steck
Senate
Finance Committee
Ff. W. Galbraith
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Nate Kendall
Kendall
Washington
Des Moines
Legion
Donald Macrae, Jr
Council Bluffs
Women's Auxiliary
Auxiliary Unite
W. A. Pickett
Department of Education
Constabulary Kills Nine Moro Bandits on Lebac Island
Manilla Sept 3 Nine Moro bandits have been killed by a constabulary patrol on Lebac island in pursuit after a reported robbery and murder. The Moros fought with guns. no casualties were reported among the constabulary.
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Maninla
Lebac Island
Stamps Found in Car Identified as Stolen Loot
Federal officers identified stamps found in a car as part of a postal loot from Brown County Kansas. W J Welch, arrested after a car crash in Sioux City, faces investigation and custody.
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Noh
Nession
W. J. Welch
Sioux City
Brown County
Kansin
Welch
Moscow releases American writers
All American and British correspondents in Moscow were detained by the Cheka during Soviet inquiries but most were released after nationality was established. Two British representatives remained detained for identification.
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Moscow
Berlin
Cheka
Fanmoun
Beitieh
Rumor of Cabinet Resignations Stirs Washington
A Washington rumor campaign hints at resignations from top officials like Mellon Hoover Daugherty and Lasker as a political mystery. Democratic managers deny party backing while Hoover dismisses the idea as unfounded and Small’s gubernatorial peril is cited as a possible trigger.
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Washington
Randolph C. Shaw
Mellon
Congress
White House
Treasury
House Committee
Plight in Samara as famine feeds on clay and silt
Special Cable Dispatch reports from Moscow on Samara province where famine drives people to eat clay and river silt. The crisis has caused thousands of Hoos and over 900 deaths due to malnutrition and poor feeding.
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Special Cable Dispatch
London
Daily Herald Dispatch
Moscow
Samara
Heavy taxes eyed in revenue revision bill
Washington reports the Senate finance committee will file a revenue revision bill by September 21. Chairman Penrose and experts said the House program will not raise enough funds to cover federal operating expenses even with stricter economy. Details of proposed increases were not described.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Penrose
Treasury Department
Spanish 60,000 Troops Prepare Melilla Offensive
Madrid reports 60,000 Spanish troops with aircraft and armored cars massed at Melia for an imminent offensive against Melilla. Shelling disrupts the government quarter as residents reinforce windows and doors amid the escalating attack.
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Melia
Bpantah
Melilla
MLL Reser
Britain halts treaty talks with Afghanistan
The Daily Telegraph reports Britain will not sign a friendship treaty with Afghanistan, negotiations broken off effective Tuesday. Also noted are Mexican made shoes now sold in Boghiod and remarks on dry weather wear and a public market fire affecting 62,007,187.
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Universal Service
London
Daily Telegraph
Creat Miithin
Afkhaneth
Bn Tueday
Diseases in Russia Struggle Amid Scarce Soap and Food
Louise Bryant describes dire living conditions in postwar Russia. Scarcity of soap, fat, and food worsens hygiene and health, with lice spreading typhus and widespread underfeeding causing headaches and indigestion. Yet theaters, offices, and schools remain open as hope persists for aid and recovery.
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Moscow
Russia
Panama
Daya
Russia-Soviet commercial pact near as Paris envoy arrives
Alexandre Kebbeff, emissary of the Russian Soviet government, reached Paris to negotiate a commercial treaty with France. The move follows Britain’s concessions and pressure on France to restore open business ties, with French interests urging swift Soviet recognition to prevent England from controlling mineral and forest wealth.
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Paris
Cc. F. Bertelli
Alexandre Kebbeff
Russia
I*rance
England
M. Krussine
Kobchbeffs
Krance
Ofields
Tussi
Uuetaus
Axgorubaljan
Washington
Soviet "Agent" Indicted in Chicago for Fraud
Milwaukee glove maker Max Shallmann was indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago on charges of posing as an agent of a foreign government and misrepresenting himself. He allegedly sold contracts for the Russian Soviet government to U S firms, misleading manufacturers in Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Chicago
Max Shallmann
Milwaukee
Unie
Shallmann
Cinginnat Ant
Cleveland
Russians Starving as Farmers Destroy Corn
A dispatch from Petrograd reports food transport shortages alarm peasants who plan to migrate to cities. In Kurek wealthy landowners burn corn crops fearing continued Soviet control.
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Wardaw
Petrograd
Kurek
Woman Kidnapped By Two Men In Car Ambush
A 16 year old woman, Miss Marie Vonesia, was abducted by two men named Feday and Khinaeed while walking to work. The assailants approached in an automobile and forced her into the car’s rear compartment to flee the scene.
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Loula
Marie Vonesia
Wan
US Cotton Aid Plan Reported By War Corp
The War Corporation announced Friday a plan to advance up to one million dollars to support the exportation of cotton. The aid aims to back shipments and stimulate wartime cotton trade.
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Asaiel
War Corporation
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