Punitive measures urged by Peking council over bandit raid
The Peking council of ministers urged China to take punitive action to free foreigners held by bandits who attacked the Shanghai to Peking express near Suchow. Reports describe brutal conditions, forced marches, and two to three thousand brigands fortified in hill towns as soldiers and captives clashed.
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Peking Council OF Ministers
Associated Press
Washington
Council of Ministers
Peking
Shanghai
China
Negotiations Begin for Release of American Prisoners in China
Advices from Yenchow Fu dated May 8 report negotiations underway for the release of prisoners held by Chinese bandits near Lincheng. One American major is said to be wounded among the captives.
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Yenchow-Fu
China
Lincheng
Old-Time Religion Picked Over by Modern Scholars
The Tyeon Lectureship Foundation announced plans to rewrite the Bible using 20th century science ethics and philosophy. Reverend Stuart Tyrnon will spread the new interpretation nationwide, declaring the Bible a medieval inheritance and the old order fading.
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Associated Press
New York
Tyeon Lectureship Foundation
Inv
J. P. Morgan
Stuart J. Tyrnon
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Ouachita Parish Voters Support Bond Issue for Courthouse
Voters in Ouachita parish show steady interest in a 400000 bond plan to build a new courthouse and jail. Early morning turnout was low at the courthouse but activity rises mid day with clubs and Chamber of Commerce volunteers canvassing neighborhoods and prompting votes in favor.
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Ouachita Parish
Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
S. M. Collins
West Monroe
British Subject's Death Reported by Shanghai Officials
A Shanghai dispatch notes a ransom demand of 2 million dollars for foreigners held by Chinese bandits after a Pekin express raid. Two foreigners were killed, including a British subject, Joseph Rothsman. captives were moved into hills and priced by rank for ransom while Kiangsu troops move to the area.
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Shanghai
Shanghai, May
Peking
Joseph Rothsman
Tsinan Fu
Shun Pao
Kang Tung Yu
Kiangsu
Nanking
Miss Aldrich Seized by Bandits on Shanghai Express
Miss Lucy Aldrich sister in law of John D Rockefeller Jr and Miss McFadden were captured by bandits near the Shantung border on the Shanghai Peking express. Aldrich reached a hospital in Tsinan Fu and is bound for Tientsin. Scripps reports Miss McFadden endured two days in captivity and a harsh six mile forced march with scant food and water.
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Tientsin
China
May
Messes
Dugard Jacobsen
Mise Coralli
Peking Express
Suchow
Lucy T. Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Minnie McFadden
Schonberg
Tsinafo
Day
Aldrich
Associated Press
Peking
Lucy Aldrich
Rhode Island
Miss McFadden
Shantung
Miss Aldrich
Tsinan Fu
Standard Oil Company
Robert Scripps
Mr. Scripps
Rockefeller Jr Gratified By Sister-in-law Release
John D. Rockefeller Jr., working at his Seal Harbor Maine country home, expressed relief upon news that his sister in law Miss Lucy Aldrich had been released by bandits in China.
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Seal Harbor
Maine
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Lucy Aldrich
China
Chancellor presents government views on reparations reply
In the House of Commons the chancellor of the exchequer Stanley Baldwin said the government regrets the Franco Belgian reply to the German reparations note and will issue its own view in a separate reply with minimal delay. He indicated Italy was likely in accord and suggested a joint Allied message could have been made.
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Associated Press
London
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Italy
Baldwin
Germany
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Paris Sees French Note as Invite for Serious German Proposal
In Paris today French officials interpreted France’s latest note as an invitation for Germany to present a serious proposition. France remains conciliatory and hopeful that by clarifying its position Germany will accept paying concessions. Officials noted Germany’s recent proposals failed to deliver expected gains and cited a possible shift in German psychology toward willingness to respond. A small sign cited was Germany dropping claims that France aims to retain the Ruhr indefinitely.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Germany
Five teen communists removed from Prussian diet scene
Associated Press report notes May Day event in Berlin where 15 communists including two women created disorderly scenes in the Prussian diet. The president suspended the sitting and had the disruptors removed from the chamber.
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Prem Berlin
May
Judge Hints at Secret Society Inquiry Without Naming It
Crowley May 8 Judge William Campbell of the district court told a jury that any organization meeting by bonfires in secret places with members in white suits and masks is a proper subject for grand jury investigation. The organization's name was not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Crowley
William Campbell
District Court
Grand Jury
British Warn Russians Over Looming Diplomatic Break
A lengthy note on complaints against Soviet Russia was handed to Maxim Livinoff by UK envoy Robert Hodgson. The British mission warned Britons in Russia to be ready to depart on short notice amid deteriorating Russo British relations.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Maxim Livinoff
Robert M. Hodgson
British Foreign Office
Britain Demands Soviet Compliance in Trade and War Warning
London reports a strong British note sent to Moscow as an unofficial protest over the Zepliak seizure and Russia’s conduct toward British vessels and personnel. The note, a virtual ultimatum, demands propaganda controls, Soviet liability and compensation, and withdrawal of Soviet communications, with a ten day deadline for reply.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Ronald McNeill
Foreign Affairs
House of Commons
Moscow
Zepliak
James Johnson
Murman Coast
House
McNeill
Labor
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Robert M. Hodgeson
Trial grows out of shooting at Krupp works
Krupp Von Bohlen and several directors were sentenced by court martial to up to fifteen years in prison and fines of 100 million marks for the Krupp plant shooting on March 31. Other officials received lesser terms. workmen stole a motorcycle and received short sentences.
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Associated Pres Werden, May
Krupp von Bohlen
Krupp
Hartwig
Oesterlen
Bruhn
Baur
Schaeffer
Captain Duvert
France
Germany
Baron Krupp von Bohlen
Schraepler and
Cuntz
Gross
Mueller
Krupp Court Martial Seeks Heavy Sentences
The prosecution in the Krupp court martial in Werden demands 15 years plus 100 million marks for Baron Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach, 10 years plus 100 million marks for three directors, 20 years plus 100 million marks for two absent directors, and a severe penalty for Herr Mueller who is alleged to have organized the attack on the French government.
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Werden
Germany
Krupp
Baron Krupp von Bohlen
Halbach
Works
Herr Mueller
Mueller
Attorney Removed From Office By Associated Press
In Jackson Mississippi on May 8 Judge Edwin Holmes issued an order removing C. W. Sullivan as United States commissioner for the Hattiesburg division of the southern district. The removal cites negligence for failing to file appearance bonds of prisoners with the United States marshal. Sullivan is described as a practicing attorney.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
United States District Court Today
Edwin Holmes
C. W. Sullivan
United States
Hattiesburg
Southern District
United States Marshal
Sullivan
Explosion at H O Cereal plant in Buffalo injures one man
An explosion at the H O Cereal Company plant in Buffalo this afternoon caused the collapse of two floors. About one hundred women workers in the packing rooms escaped unharmed, while a single man was hospitalized.
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Buffalo
N. Y
H. O. Cereal Company
Board Announces Advance in Wages to Standard Oil Employees
Chicago May 8. The Standard Oil Company announces a $2,500,000 yearly wage advance affecting 22,000 employees. An hourly raise of five rents per hour takes effect May 16 for most refinery workers. Salaried staff will receive salary adjustments on July 1, with increases determined individually.
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Chicago
Standard OW Company
Indiana
London Real Estate Valuation Sets Tax Basis
London local tax valuations show real estate at 49 336 345 pounds. Westminster is the richest parish at 8 007 976 pounds, while St George in the East is the poorest at 211 666 pounds. The City of London ranks second with 6 396 982 pounds.
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Assciated
London
Westminster
St. George’s
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