Chicago fears flare as Moorish Temple raid sparks unrest
In Chicago the Moorish Holy Temple of Science raid leaves Officer Gailesher and John Stephenson dead or gravely wounded while another officer and a guard are injured. Sixty arrestees, blockaded by police and National Guard, follow violence in the South Side with fear of a 1920s style race riot though officials report most locals oppose the cult. Moses Jackson nicknamed the sheik is wounded. Prophet Noble Drew Ali had died recently amid related turmoil.
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Chicago
South Side
William Gailesher
John Stephenson
Jesse D. Hultz
Stewart McCutcheon
Moses Jackson
the Sheik
Greene
Noble Nrew Ali
Stevies
Confer to Settle Street Car Strike
Washington September 20 William Green AFL president will confer here tomorrow with Amalgamated Association of Steel and Electric Railway Employees officials to settle the New Orleans street car men's strike. The meeting will include W J Moyn, president of the street car men’s association, and Will Fitzgerald, vice president.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Association of Steel and Electric Railway
New Orleans
Green
W. J “Y2hon
Street Or Men
Itagerald
Fog Forces Plane to Abandon Flight
In Indianapolis heavy fog grounded the refueling plane during a bid to set a new endurance record. After 149 hours and 86 minutes aloft, pilots Lieutenants Walter Peck and Lawrence Genara battled rain and thick fog, making contact only briefly before deciding to land at 5 40 this morning, ending the attempt.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Weather Cloudy The Same Tennessee and Virginia Forecasts
Tennessee mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with probable showers in the east portion. Virginia mostly cloudy with showers in the south tonight and Friday and in the north portion Friday, slightly cooler there, with gentle to moderate northeast or east winds.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Rio Grande Wipes Out Entire Town San Marcial
Floodwaters from the Rio Grande inundated San Marcial New Mexico washing away adobe homes and destroying the Santa Fe railroad. About 200 refugees remain in hills west of town lacking food and shelter while aid efforts by Red Grass and Socorro residents move tents and supplies into the flooded area. Rescue boats saved 54 people marooned in three remaining buildings. Reports say water is slowly receding though conditions remain dire.
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N. MM
Rio Grande
San Marcial
N. M
Santa We
Harvey House
Socorro
Matdalena
Rosedale
Mulligan Gulch
San Mareijal
Santa Fe
San Marejal
Best Friend is Driver Death Car
Memphis dispatch reports a school wagonette driven by neighbors struck and killed J. E. Jordan a 79 year old retired lawyer in Raleigh suburb as children were being taken to a school. Driver Wedge 73 said witnesses marked the collision unavoidable and that Jordan stepped into the street. He applied brakes but could not avoid the fatal impact.
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Memphis
J. E. Jordan
Raleigh
Jorden
Wedge
Wag
Jordan
Sledge
Sherif
Senator Borah Blasts Flexible Tariff Policy
In a Senate floor speech Senator Borah charges the flexible tariff has failed, citing selective duty cuts and raised rates, arguing the system shifts rate making to a closed commission and does not aid agriculture versus industry. He calls for clear presidential guidance on the bill’s industrial schedules as winter approaches.
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Washington
Barah
Kaho
Senate
Hoover
Borah
Perah
Tariff Commission
Congress in Session As Tariff Debate Proceeds
Senate continues tariff debate while House meets at noon to release actions. Senate agriculture committee questions James C. Stone, vice chairman of the farm board, as Senate naval subcommittee continues its investigation of William B. Shearer’s activities at Geneva.
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Senate
House
Senate Agriculture
James C. Stone
Farm Board
Senate Naval
William B. Shearer
Geneva
Mrs Pantages Convicted in Manslaughter Trial
Los Angeles report details Lois Pantages found criminally responsible for a fatal collision with a Japanese gardener. She collapsed sobbing as verdict read, with Judge Hardy set to sentence her next day. Her husband Alexander Pantages faced separate charges as the trial continued. Houston chosen as the 1930 WCTU convention city in Indianapolis meeting.
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Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
Pantages
Condi
Juro Rokumoto
Carlos Hardy
California
Max Steuer
New York
Alexander T. Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Wunable
Wilder says fund not expended for lobbying purpose
Washington report shows a 143000 fund raised by shipbuilders for lobbying on the Jones-White merchant marine bill was not used for lobbying. Laurence Wilder, former American Brown Boveri Electric president, testified of a 1927 Geneva conference observer role by William B. Shearer and a quarrel over its handling.
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Wilder
Washington
Lawrence R. Wilder
Senate
William B. Shearer
Geneva
Laurence 2
American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation
Clinton L. Bardo
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Shearer
Bardo
Barde
Laurence R. Wilder
American Brown Boveri Electrice Corporation
Byzo
England Reels Over New Prince of Wales Biography
London reports a sensational new biography about the Prince of Wales created by two English journalists and an American publisher in London. The work, submitted for approval to Sir Frey Thomas and Palace sources, claims the prince keeps marriage plans private and remains uninterested in a marriage of convenience.
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England
Prince OF Wales
London
Dogfrey Thomas
St. Jame’s Palace
Prince of Wale
Miller L Huggins Killed In Action In Baseball
Baseball mourns as Miller Huggins, 49, Yankee leader, dies after erysipelas and influenza complications. Funeral at Church of the Transfiguration in New York with Colonel Ruppert and Edward Barrow among mourners. Body to Cincinnati for burial beside his parents E S Barnard cancels AL schedule. NL to observe moment of prayer.
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Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
New York
Huggins
Asociated Press
Miller L Huggins
Yankees
Edward King
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Church of the Transfiguration
Fifth Avenue
East Twenty Ninth Street
Cincinnati
Barnard
Washington
Huggins’ Bier
Jacob Ruppert
Edward G. Barrow
Miller
Science
Florida
University of Cincinnati Law School
Ohio
Violent Quake Grips Island of Hawaii After Tremors
RILO Hawaii September 26 AP reports a violent earthquake rattled western Hawaii for the second day, driving residents from homes as tremors—about 150 in total—continued through the evening. Buildings fell, a seismograph at Kealakekua was ruined, and authorities feared volcanic eruptions from nearby volcanoes.
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Island of Hawaii
Hawaii
Kealakekua Vag
Island
Ndeat
Tropical storm nears Nassau as Florida eyes uncertain path
The Bahamas report Nassau silent as the storm appears almost stationary northwest of Nassau. Weather officials warn the center may drift east or northeast, threatening southeast Florida. Refugees return to fatiguing relief areas while Cuban and Miami stations monitor radio communications and barometer readings for changing hurricane risks.
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Bahamas Islands
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Bahaman Capital
Washington Weather Bireau
Nassau
Father Gutierrez Lanza
Belen Observatory
Havana
Cuba
Father Lanza
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Coban
Florida Everglares
Okeechobee City
Jupiter
Miami
Domira
Great Abaco Island
New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
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Drew Pierzon
Miller L. Huggins
Mity
William J. Chipman
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St. Louis
Bahamas
The
Associated Press
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Demira
Abaco Islands
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