Mississippi mob burns accused negro at stake
L. Q. Ivy, a negro timber cutter, is burned to death by a mob near New Albany Mississippi after confessing to attacking a farmer’s daughter in Utah community. More than a thousand people attend. officers retreat as crowds block roads. Two alleged accomplices are captured and released, a third is jailed and later freed.
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Pispatch
New Albany
Miss
L. Q. Ivy
Ivy
John W. Roberts
Utah
Roberts
Union County
Reese
Lee County
Aberdeen
Holly’ Springs
Sheriff Roberts
Etah
Japanese approve appointment of new American ambassador
Tokyo informs Washington that Charles MacVeagh, New York attorney and United States Steel Corporation assistant general counsel, is acceptable as America's envoy. A Harvard and Columbia graduate, he succeeds the late Edgar A. Bancroft, continuing the MacVeagh diplomatic lineage.
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TORIO
Charles MacVeigh
New York
America
MacVeagh
United States Steel Corporation
Wayne MacVeagh
United States
Turkey
Italy
Edgar A. Bancroft
Harvard
Columbia
President Coolidge Escapes Auto Danger in Street Crossing
United Press Dispatch reports President Calvin Coolidge was nearly struck by a car during an evening walk in Washington. Secret Service agent John J. Fitzgerald pulled him to safety and detained driver Nathan D. Smith for cutting corners and endangering a pedestrian. Bail set at 3500 dollars.
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John J. Fitzgerald
Secret Service
Fitzgerald
Nathan D. Smith
Baltimore
United States
Coolidge
Swampscott
Mass
Federal Grand Jury Opens in Indianapolis for Two-Week Term
The federal grand jury met in Indianapolis for a two week session with about 80 cases to be investigated. District Attorney Ward said no major conspiracy cases would be addressed this term. The same jury roster from last June will serve. Twenty eight charges of federal liquor violations, sixteen drug cases, nineteen postal cases and eight Mann Act cases are slated for presentation.
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Indianapolis
Ward
Lawyer Al Jennings Loses His First Case
In Albuquerque New Mexico on September 21 Jennings remarked his client was ill and bootlegging for health. Judge C L Phillips sentenced Albert Barnes to thirty days in Luna county jail marking Jennings first federal court appearance as an attorney.
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Alberquerque
N. M
al Jennings
New Mexico
C. L. Phillips
Albert Barnes
Luna County
Official Inquiry in Shenandoah Disaster Opens Today
A naval board of inquiry convenes in Lakehurst New Jersey this afternoon at 1 p m to fix responsibility for the Shenandoah dirigible wreck that claimed 14 lives. The first day focuses on pre liminaries and assembling records as witnesses are sworn and exhibits prepared for questioning.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Board of
Summer’s End Brings Freezing Temperatures Across Canada and U.S.
Freezing weather hits southern Canada as a cold front moves south over the central states. Chicago reports 50 degrees before dawn with top coats in use. Forecasters expect continued cold, increasing clouds, and showers in Indiana Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Canada
Central States
Montana
Indiana
Allinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Heat drops as Indiana cools after rain
Relief from a heat wave arrived in Indiana after a rain last night. The Weather Bureau forecasts cooler conditions as high pressure moves in from the northwest, expected to keep temperatures lower than the past week.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Auto Wreck Near Wayne Kills 1, Injures 37
An official inquiry opened into the collision between a Hoosierland Flyer fast water urban car and a traction car near Wayne Indiana. Bert Wilson of Peru died instantly and thirty seven passengers were hurt, one probably fatally, as the traction car overturned tossing seventy five passengers.
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Wayne
Ind
Plan to enforce prohibition through liberal liquor policy debated
Washington reports a new plan to ease prohibition by liberalizing the Volstead act and seeking brewers support against bootleggers. The idea sparks clash among churches, the Anti Saloon League, and brewers ahead of a United States Brewers Association convention.
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Mucho Press Dispatch
Washington
Anti-Saloon League
United States Brewers’ Association
New York
Brewers
Wayne B.B. Wheeler
League
Congress
What Won't They Do for Money in Chicago
Alleged graft in the coroner's office leads to firings as three staffers are accused of taking watches and jewelry from dead bodies at the morgue and replacing them with lower value items. An auction of goods from 400 estates brought in less than 250 dollars and occurred without the coroner's knowledge.
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Chicago
Oscar Wolff
Wolff
Panama Plans Bridges Across Canal Network
The Panama Republic officials urge highway bridges over the canal. An American delegation visiting Panama for the Pan-American congress of highways was urged by President Chiari to press the matter, with a cablegram to the commerce department. Panama needs multiple bridges to connect its road system across the canal.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Panama Republic
United States
Pan-American Congress of Highways
Buenos Aires
Panama
Argentina
Chiari
Commerce Department
Executions Mark Police Electrocution in Pennsylvania
Two members of a Cambria county gang, Tony Pezzi and Michael Bassi, were executed by electric chair at Rockview penitentiary in Bellefontaine Pennsylvania. The killings trace to a 1924 train hold up that yielded an $83,000 payroll and the death of express messenger John Garma.
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United Press Dispatch
Belle Fontaine
Tony Pezzi
Michael Bassi
Cambria
John Garma
Rockview
Bassi
Pezzi
Cambria and Indiana
Wheensburg Coal Co
Garman
Terre Haute
Cambria County
Pazzi
Laurel
Moosic
Lackawanna County
Edward Murphy
Lockhaven
World's Biggest Horse Gaining Weight in Nebraska
Lubber, claimed as the world's largest horse, has added over 200 pounds in a year and now stands above 20 hands, weighing about 3000 pounds. The five year old cross between a Shire and Belgian, bred in Nebraska, travels Nebraska county fairs but has found no rival in his class.
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Wisner
Blubber
A. I. Ponton
Pouton
Lubber
Nebraska
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Indiana and Kentucky
Residents of southern Indiana and western Kentucky reported three distinct earthquake shocks felt Sunday, marking the third scare in five months. The tremors caused brief alarms in Evansville and surrounding communities as residents described shaking homes and rattling windows.
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Evansville
Indiana
Kentucky
Little Red Headed Girl Confesses in Taxi Holdups
Chicago United Press dispatch reports a teen named Mrs Elizabeth Casselman alias Cu Juman age 16 confessed to planning and taking part in taxi cab robberies with her husband and two men. They used a butcher knife to threaten drivers as they sought funds to flee to California.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Cu Jman
California
Chicago Husband Held After Death of Wife
Arthur Holt a 48 year old assistant sales manager was detained in Waukeegan in connection with the death of his wife Clara Holt 50. Coroner reports indicate multiple gunshot wounds making murder likely despite family statements that she killed herself. Albert Harog Clara’s husband was questioned and a formal arrest was expected after the coroner’s inquest.
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Waukeegan
Arthur Holt
The
Consumers Co
Clara Harey
Trults
Albert Harog
Clara
Chicago
A. V. Smith
Smith
Standard Oil of New Jersey Chairman Dies at 61
Alfred Cotton Pedford, chairman of the board of directors of the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, died at his home in East Norwich at age 61. The obituary notes his leadership and age at death.
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East Norwich
L. L
Alfred Cotton Pedford
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Army Air Service Probe Opens Amid Funding Criticism
Acting Secretary of War Davis told the national aircraft commission that army air service equipment is inadequate in numbers and poor in condition. Lack of funds, he said, stems from administration policies, though he warned against panic and stressed need for proper funding and unified command.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Army Air Service
Davis
National Aircraft Commission
Secretary of War
Asa
Army
Navy
Gerald Chapman Files Plea to Save Death Sentence
Hartford Sept 21 Gerald Chapman known as prince of bandits under a death sentence filed through his attorneys a brief in support of the appeal from his conviction for murdering a policeman at New Britain. The brief cites twelve alleged prejudicial errors in the trial including failure to link evidence properly and prejudicial conduct by the state’s attorney. The argument is expected next month.
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Hartford Conn
Gerald Chapman
New Britain Conn
Chapman
Mayors Urge Checkoff to Support Miners in Anthracite Region
Mayors and burgesses from sixty cities in Pennsylvania's anthracite region sent letters to mine owners urging them to grant a checkoff for miners' unions. The United Workers issued the statement last night describing the request.
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Bhy
Cack
The
United Workers
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