Aged St Louis couple missing after Toledo visit
Wealthy St Louis couple Charles Kern and his wife were last seen leaving a railroad train in Defiance Ohio with a $70,000 bank check. Police fear abduction by swindlers and are investigating multiple leads across Defiance Toledo and St Louis while noting telegrams urged them off the train and into a sedan with an Illinois plate.
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Defiance
Ohio
Charles Kern
St. Louis
Hans
Toledo
Mercantile Commerce Bank and Trust Company
Louis
Secor
Toleds
Defiance Ohio
Lefiance
Kern
Ward
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bie
Illinois
Piles Healed After 35 Years
Mr John A Raab of Dulles City Alabama reports a complete cure from chronic piles after 35 years and urges sufferers to request a free copyrighted book from Thornton Minor Clinic in Kansas City Missouri detailing a mild, sure treatment for hemorrhoids and rectal diseases.
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John A. Raab
Dulles City
McGee St
Kansas City
Naivy
Market lifts on weather hopes but action remains dull
The stock market rallied midday after lukewarm crop reports showed less deterioration than feared. Rail, farm implement, and mail order shares stayed under pressure while Warner Bros gained on talk of a possible reorganization. Alaska temperatures vary from 50 below to 80 above as summer reports emerge.
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Claude A. Jager
Associated Presh Financial
New York
U.S. Crop Reporting Board
Warner Bros
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
American Osan
Westinghouse
Dupont
Wall Street
Alaska
Yeast King Kin's Kin Faces $100,000 Breach Suit
Madge Mitchell of Los Angeles has filed a $100,000 breach of promise suit against William N. Fleischmann, a member of the Cincinnati yeast fortune, after a pre-honeymoon trip to Honolulu ended with her returning to California. Fleischmann now resides in Beverly Hills. The article notes Alaska’s annual fish harvest value at about $50,600,000 along 26,000 miles of coastline.
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William N. Fleischmann
Cincinnati Yeast
Honolulu
California
Madge Mitchell
Los Angeles
Fleischmann
Beverly Hills
Calif
Alaska
Aviator Paul Montgomery Arrested Over Providence Bombing
Murphysboro Illinois August 12 AP Paul Montgomery a 24 year old aviator was arrested by Sheriff William Flanigan for investigation in connection with the airplane bombing of mining properties near Providence Kentucky yesterday. Montgomery admitted lifting off to sober up after a Sunday night intoxication and said he saw a strange plane but could not identify it as the bomber. Authorities indicate he will be held for federal questioning as union actions in Southern Illinois over mine field organization are noted.
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Murphysboro
Paul Montgomery
William Flanigan
Providence
Montgomery
Overbee
Dixon
Kentucky
Rome
Dallas
Tex
Bob
Pinckneyville
Pickneyville
Jackson County
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Adolph Gehrmer
Bar Bolters in Arkansas Primary
Arkansas Democratic party enforces a ban on bolters from the 1928 presidential election in the biannual state primary. Enforcement varies by region, with some areas reporting strict adherence and others more moderate application across the state.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Democratic Party
Kruschen Salts Diet Ad Claims Quick Fat Loss
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a daily morning remedy to banish fat and restore natural attractiveness. It promises cleansing of wastes, toning of organs, and visible health improvements, with a money back guarantee and a testimonial of a 19 pound four week loss.
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G. A. Fischer Brug Co
Montana
ADYV
Record Flight Nears Endurance Mark At St Louis
Monoplane Greater St Louis piloted by Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine neared a new world endurance refueling record at Lambert St Louis field. They held 528 hours with about 27 to go to equal the Hunters of Sparta Illinois 654 hours and planned to fly at least eight more days. John Hunter said they would not break Greater St Louis record this year if a new mark is set.
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ST. Louis
Greater St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Jackson
O'Brine
Hunter Brothers
Sparta
John Hunter
Lambert-St. Louis Field
O’brine
Ike
Lift Corns Right Out With Radox Foot Bath
England sends a new method to remove corns and soften callouses. Use two tablespoonfuls of Radox in a gallon of hot water for 3 to 4 nights, then sit out the corns. Foot bath promises relief for burning tired feet. ask for Radox at G A Fischer Drug Co or leading druggists.
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England
G. A. Fischer Drug Co
Hunters Back Home After Near Record Flight and Fund Drive
John Hunter cautions that Jackson and O Brine may break the record with support from St. Louis manager Harry Perkins. The Hunters say their pursuit cost about $100,000 in contracts. An oil firm pledges $100 per hour aloft, up to 70 hours or $7,000, to fund the flight and fireworks celebration plans in Sparta Tl.
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John Hunter
Harry Perkins
St. Louis
Hunter Brothers
Jackson and
O'Brine
Perkins
Sparta
Jackson
Frost Reports Hit Franklin As Heat Record Falls
Franklin PA, Aug 12 AP Frosts were reported around the town marking a shift from a week of heat to unseasonably cold. The official thermometer showed 37 degrees the hottest Aug 12 on record here. Damage to already drought-stricken crops remains undetermined.
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Franklin
Church Property Spared At Auction In Kansas City
Mrs. Jessie W. Walker won alimony from her former husband Carl C. who led a local sect. After defaulting on installments, she auctioned off church furnishings including a 2 xylophone, shotgun, electric ice box and 192 chairs. A crowd held back the sale as funds were raised, allowing the congregation to keep listening to the xylophone.
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Kansas City
Jessie W. Walker
Tabernacle
Carl C
Man Dies From Mexico Fire Injuries
Frank Kunkle, 28, who was badly burned in a blaze that destroyed 175,000 gallons of fuel oil and the heating plant at C. & Wenneman & Sons Greenhouse in Mexico Massachusetts died at Audrain hospital. The fire occurred Thursday and left Kunkle injured before his death Friday night.
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Mexico
Frank Kunkle
C. &. Wenneman & Sons
Audrain
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Monterey Peninsula
Inancial News
Yeast King’s Kin
Schultz’s
SNOER
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E. High St
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U.S. Public Health Service
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Honey Creek
Lutheran Church
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