American Legion tribute to American dead in Paris
General Pershing and National Commander Savage led a tribute atop Mount Valerien for 1300 American dead in Paris. Marshal Foch and dignitaries attended as inclement weather reduced turnout. speeches honored liberty and sacrifice.
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General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Commander Savage
Paris
Mount Valerien
John J. Pershing
Menard P. Savage
American Legion
Pershing
Savage
Mrshall Foch
Freech
Sheldon Whitehouse
W. W. Haris
Milton Foreman
Debeny and
Gouraud
T. Beatles Mott
M. Bowin
Seine
L'Hopital
Foch
Legionnairs
Legion
Arc de Triomphe
Suresnes
France
Weather forecast for upper Mississippi valley, plains and mountains
Mostly fair weather across northern portions through the week with showers likely in the southern areas and seasonable to rising temperatures by midweek. Southern Rocky Mountain region to the plateau shows considerable cloudiness early, with occasional showers and above normal temps, turning fair in eastern Colorado after Tuesday with near normal readings.
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Mippi
Missouri Valley
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Colorado
Chicago Seethes As Fight Nears
Chicago awash with lawyers and injunctions as ticket speculators and ex-champions flock to Soldier Field for the upcoming three million dollar bout. Gene Tunney nurses a black eye at his lake villa camp as fighters wind up conditioning for the anticipated crowd of around 160,000 next Thursday night.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
Gene Tunney
Lake Villa
Ack Dempsey
Lincoln ‘Fields
Tunney
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
George F. Getz
John C. Righeimer
Illinois State l Athletic Commission
George Lytton
State Street
Devon
Chuck Wiggins
Jackie Williams
Wirins
Gene
Jack Sharkey
Richard
Jack
Shayker
Pirates take first game of doubleheader against Brooklyn
Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 2 to 1 in the opener and 6 to 1 in the second game as the Pirates extended a winning streak to eleven. Eliott, Henline, Kremer, Smith, and Jablonowsky starred for Brooklyn while Petty, DeBerry, Aldridge, Gench, and Pittsburgh pitchers contributed for the home team. Cincinnati and Chicago also posted wins in a busy baseball day across the region.
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Pitsburgh
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Tom
Petty
DeBerry
Aldridge
Gench
Eliott
Henline
Kremerie Smith
Mincinnati
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Downing
Reds
Fitzsimmons
Giants
Luque
Kolp
Jablonowsly Oevuy
New York
Boston
Chicago
Gennewich
Gibson
Bush
Hartnett
Goldsmith
Urban
Carlson
Gonzales
Philadelphi
St. Louis
Ines
Pruett
Wil Reinhart
Snyder
Doctors to Confer on Smith Baby Case in Cleveland
Preparations were completed for a Monday conference of Cleveland physicians to decide how to establish the parentage of the disputed Baby Smith. Mrs. Sam Smith nurses a girl she claims is not her own, after being told her newborn was a boy. A habeas corpus action seeks the original baby boy, with blood tests possible, and a grand jury investigation was requested by McConnell.
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Cleveland
Smith
Sam Smith
Fairview Park ‘Hospital
McConnell
Edward C. Stanton
Army totals rise to 115000 in August enlistments
Washington report states the regular army increased to 115000 enlisted in August with 5600 new enrollments. Under a congress authorized program the army aims to maintain 13750 average strength for the year and reach a maximum of 121450 by February end. A. V. Noble denies Klan involvement in the disappearance of Rev Willis J Jordan. Noble says he is a Klansman but believes Klan members did not participate in the alleged abduction. Eliminators Douglas Radio.
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Washington
Regular Army
Columbus, Ga
A. V. Noble
Willis J. Jordan
Second Avenue Epee Methodist Biscopal Church
Ku Klux Klan
McAdoo Declines Candidacy for 1928
AP reports William G. McAdoo will not run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1928. He states his aim is to preserve Democratic principles and back a leadership that advances the party’s policies, urging field clearing for a strong future leadership. Governor Alfred E. Smith comment on McAdoo’s decision remains sought.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
William G. McAdoo
Calls on Smith to quit in Democratic race
Washington Sept 17 AP Senator Harris of Georgia urged Governor Smith to withdraw from the race and allow a unifying candidate acceptable to both Smith and McAdoo factions. He warned the next Democratic convention could echo the Madison Square Garden confrontation unless a consensus choice is found. Harris noted broad Georgia opposition to Smith’s nomination after visiting 50 counties.Continued on Page 2
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Washington
Smith
William G. McAdoo
Harris
Georgia
Madison Square Garden
McAdoo
Treasury
Bound to Track by Bandits in Woodland Cal
Fred W. Niemann an electrician, escaped death when two enraged holdups tied him to railroad rails after finding only $3. He freed himself just before the Oregon Limited train roared near, after fifteen minutes of frantic struggle at Southern Pacific tracks.
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Woodland
Cal
A. P
Fred W. Niemann
Neimann
Southern Pacific
Oregon Limited
Ocean Hop Fails Over Atlantic Flight from Baldonnel
A transatlantic attempt from Baldonnel to New York failed after four hours of flight under strong headwinds and dense fog. Pilot MacIntosh and Commander Fitzmaurice landed safely at Beale Strand near the Shannon after returning to land due to worsening weather. The mission, aided by civic guards, was undertaken despite no disaster to the crew.
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Ballybunnion
County Kerry
Trensh Free State
Atlantic
Xenia
Willian RB
Teeds
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The
Shannon
Robert Uws McIntosh
James
Fitzmaurice
Civic Guards
New York
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Baldonnel Field
Feelock
Ireland
Galway
Report Praises Lawrence Card System From Miss Browning
Miss Mary Browning assistant supervisor of primary grades Norfolk Virginia commends Lawrence public schools for their REBT BEY report cards. She notes the cards include grades height weight personal and social habits and work study behavior and were devised by a Lawrence elementary school teacher committee.
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Mary Browning
Norefolk
Virginia
Lawrence Public School
Miss Browning
Lawrence
Pilot Dead In Crash Between New Brunswick And Plainfield
A Fokker passenger plane crashed this afternoon between New Brunswick and Plainfield killing the pilot and injuring several passengers. Seven victims were brought to Moehlenberg hospital in critical condition, with many unconscious and rushed to the operating room upon arrival.
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Plainfield
J. S
Fokker
Maidway
New Brunswick
Moehlenberg Hospital
Flier Postpones Hopoff For German Aviator
Otto Koennecke delays flight to United States via Orient due to adverse Danube weather. The postponement shifts departure to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, with the route toward Angora to be attempted again in better conditions.
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Cologne
Germany
Otto Koennecke
United States
Orient
Danube
Koennecke
Angora
Orkey
Woman Victim Of Peculiar Accident
Mrs. Henry W. Keiser, 40, of 742 Maine, was electrocuted in her basement while removing a cord from a water-soaked wire. About 110 volts passed through her body, neighbors report she was killed between 8 and 10 this morning. Her husband, returning from work at the University of Kansas, found her. funeral plans were pending her mother’s arrival from Billings, Montana.
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Henry W. Keiser
Maine
University of Kansas
H. T. Jones
Drs. Keiser
Cnrd
Promised to Ohey Klan
Indianapolis Sept. 17 AP Doctor George S. Henninger Methodist minister testified that Mayor John Duvall took an oath not to receive instructions from any group in Marion county other than the Ku Klux Klan The testimony was admitted over defense objection Duvall is tried on affidavit charges he promised William H. Armitage three city appointments for 10000 and Armitage's campaign aid
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Indianapolis
George S. Henninger
John H. Duvall
Duvall
Marion County
Ku Klux Klan
Wm. H. Armitage
Armitage
Payroll Robbery At Nashville Federal Can Company
Two well dressed masked men entered the Nashville Federal Can offices before noon and robbed six employees of the payroll totaling 1436 dollars, driving away in a company car with plans to leave uptown. In Kansas City a contractor named Edward Messmer, 32, was lightly wounded when he resisted bandits demanding 100 dollars. the attackers fled.
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Nashville
Fenn
Federal Can Company
Kansas City
Edward Messmer
Paris Faces Attack on Modern Babylon Charge
Geneva report says the French delegation will fight to a finish against the claim that Paris is the modern Babylon. Senator Labrousse, on the assembly’s social welfare committee, vows to refute the league committee’s report on traffic in women and children, which currently remains secret but is said to cast France and Paris in a negative light.
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League
Paris
Babylon
Geneva
League of Nations Assembley
Labrousse
Assembly
France
What A Modern Hospital Will Mean to Lawrence
Dr Jonny Outland will speak at a chamber of commerce luncheon on hospital plans in Lawrence. Reservations are urged for nonmembers and all interested in the hospital project are invited to attend Tuesday noon at the chamber building.
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Jonny Outland
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Premet
Antialcohol Forces Lose First Round
Geneva September 17 the anti alcohol forces lost the first round in their battle to urge the league of nations to act against excess liquor. Finnish delegates to the league announced a modified resolution, abandoning the original demand for active investigation and a permanent committee on alcoholism.
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Geneva
A.P
League of Nations
League
Corn Looks Good As US Corn Leads World Crop
Chicago September 17 AP Near miracles mark both corn and wheat. The US corn crop leads the world due to favorable heat and growth, with many areas now in danger of frost passed. Canada raises its official wheat yield estimate by 100 million bushels, and movement of Canadian wheat to market accelerates as stocks rise and more grain heads toward terminals.
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Chicago
United States
Northwest
Kimes Alibi Testimony Closes in Oklahoma Murder Trial
Matthew Whimes sought an alibi in the murder trial of W. J. McAnally, the police officer slain during a bank robbery. Whimes testified about being at his mother’s bedside in Van Buren, Arkansas, while the robbery occurred, and described plans to flee to Canada after his Arizona capture.
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Okla
D ¥Me Muather
van Buren
Ark
Beses
Matthew Whimes
W. J. McAnally
Kins
Rimess
Rimes
Vo P Crowe
Mont Peta
Matt
Hays
Kimes
Beges
Pal
Arizona
Canada
Honors extradition order for two Kansas murder suspects
Denver dispatch reports Governor Adams honoring extradition requests for Ray Wagner and Gilbert Tipton, both tied to the murder of Sheriff Govan Mills in Hamilton County Kansas. Pueblo police say the two confessed, extradition seen as a formality.
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Denver
Adams
Ben S. Paulen
Kansas
Kan
Ray Wagner
Gilbert Tipton
Govan Mills
Hamilton County
Pueblo
KU Registration Surges as Student Enrollments Grow
At noon today 2921 students registered at the University of Kansas with late enrollees still arriving. The night total reached 8895, up 27 from the same period last year’s pace. Morning hours were set for late enrolments as the gymnasium remained crowded with students and instructors. Changes in enrollment were also made to ay.
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University of Kansas
Tangas
Haskell
Columbia
A . Foster
George
Kansas
Steven
Andersen
Barsan
Marloty
Marshall
Memiv
Barton
Rowrbens
Mitebolh
Brown Montconerp
Butler
Mataaiepui
Hemken
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Clomidshorn Colter
Pattawitomle de
Rawlins
Republic
Russelh
Sroe
Sherman K
Jorge Smith Crannaenidl
Missouri
Kansas City
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Ihn Low
Washington
Welyyrett Manes
Missonian Wien
Olloww
Ds Cna
Germany
Canada
Hawaii
India
Mexico
Philippine
Exhumation Considered in Bailey Poison Probe
May exhale to determine if Mrs. Charles Bailey was poisoned before death. County attorney Daw Mitchell and Oklahoma City pathologist Dr W H Bailey to discuss autopsy timing and chemical tests. Embalming fluids reportedly contained poisons, aims to compare with Mary Jane Bailey viscera analysis and Mary Atkinson murder charges.
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Okla
Charles Bailey
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Daw Mitchell
W. H. Bailey
Oklahoma City
Mitchell
Bailey
Temporary order bars Twelfth Street theatre from indecent show
Kansas City judge grants a temporary injunction to stop alleged indecent performances at the Twelfth Street theatre after prosecutor James Page cited public protests. Hearing for a permanent injunction set for September 30.
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Kansas City
Twelfth Street
Justice Court
Ren Terre
James R. Page
Terre
Tey
Page
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