Disorder in China Army Brings Hope
Reports from Shanghai describe the heaviest fighting yet along the Shanghai Nanking railway line as rival Chinese factions clash near the city. In Mukden Manchuria, disorder in General Chang Tso Lin’s forces prompts Japanese protest and possible troop readiness to restore order. The turmoil could aid central government forces approaching Peking.
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Shanghai
A. P
Shanghai-Nanking
Tokio
Chang Tso-Lin
Mukden
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Chang Tsu-Lin
Peking
Chili Province
Wan Pei-Fu
Bean King Vanishes as Liabilities Loom in Albion
Lewis E. Sands, famed "worlds bean king," disappears leaving his wholesale bean plant idle. Company liabilities reportedly range from 300000 to 500000 dollars. His father left Albion years ago, and Sands carried the business from a 15 year old helper to a Wall Street backed employer. During World War I he supplied beans to Allied armies and is said to have earned over a million dollars from contracts. Friends say the strain of business may affect his health.
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Albion
N. Y
Lewis E. Sands
Henry Sands
Lewis
Sands
Lewis Sands
Wall Street
Iris
Plantation Manager Shot on Highway Near Tunica
W E Barbee a 36 year old plantation manager was shot and killed on a road near Tunica Mississippi last night A posse searches for Jesse Fields a black farm worker suspected of the crime Fields once drove Barbee s car loaded with furniture claimed it belonged to another man Barbee found Fields house empty and after returning along the road learned of his death Mrs Barbee heard two shots and found her husband dead with the abandoned automobile nearby
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Tunica
Miss
W. E. Barbee
Jesse Fields
Barbee
Memphis
Fields
Wild lion hoax disrupted by boys in Texas neighborhood
In Harrison County Texas the reported lion sighting sparked a large hunt but investigators found the beast was a fake created by local youths terrified by masked Klansmen. They used a bear hide and a bull skin over a barrel to mimic the animal and its noise.
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Shreveport
Marshall
Texas
Harrison County
Davis and Bryan Attend Omaha Ball Game Together
Democratic candidate John W. Davis and running mate Governor Charles W. Bryan visited Omaha to watch a baseball game. Their relaxed expressions showed genuine interest beyond politics.
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John W. Davis
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Hines Says Vet Bureau Cleared of Inefficiency
General Frank T. Hines told the American Legion in St Paul that the Veterans Bureau has been cleaned up and cannot advance without public confidence. He praised Legion cooperation, warned of attacks on the bureau, and cited rehabilitation and hospital access gains since July 1 1921, with 75 000 rehabilitated and 40 000 in training.
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ST. Paul, Minn
United States Veterans Bureau
Fank T. Hines
American Legion
Hines
Legion
Veterans Bureau
Chicago Students Attend Church in Prison at Joliet
Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb attended Illinois State penitentiary church services in Joliet. They joined hymns and listened to Father Leo’s sermon, with the priest citing You cannot serve God and Mammon. In the afternoon the Franks killers wrote letters to friends and relatives. mail was censored by the warden.
Man Sets Fire to Self at Chicago Funeral
In Chicago, a mourner at two funerals drenched himself with kerosene and set his clothes on fire. Despite bystander efforts, the flames engulfed him and he died.
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Man
Self
Chicago
Resignation of Peterman Sought From Louisiana Highway Board
Wilson T. Peterman resigns as chairman and member of the Louisiana Highway Commission at Governor Fuqua’s request to take effect October 1 1924. W. F. Cooper will remain vice chairman and changes reportedly shift posts to Will Atkinson Jones Irving and David with new state highway engineer role.
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Peterman
Dear Peterman
Louisiana Highway Commission
Commission
Will Atkinson
Shreveport
Jones Irving
New Orleans
Wooten
David
Rapides
W. H. Rhodes
Atkinson
James M. Fourmy
Hammond
Louisiana Dominates U.S. Carbon Black Production in 1923
United States Geologic Survey reports 1923 carbon black output largely from Louisiana. The state produced 191.947 billion cubic feet of gas yielding 1.2 pounds per 1000 feet with 25 plants, up from 18 in 1922, selling at plants for 8 dollars a ton. Other states combined produced 4.133 million pounds.
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Washington
Fep
United States
Louisiana
United States Geologics Survey
West Virginia
Kentucky
Texas
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Montana
Pennsylvania
Monterey in Path of Oil Field Blaze
A massive oil tank blaze near Monterey California began after a lightning strike on a 55000 barrel tank. Four soldiers died and over thirty were injured as flames spread to eight tanks and a fourth explosion sent fire into New Monterey destroying five homes. The Presidio fought the fire while the town faced threats to wharves and fishing plants.
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Montrey
Calif
Monterey
California
Monterey Presidio
Presidio of
New Monterey
Presidio
Old Monterey
Scrapping Warships to Bring Enormous Saving
In Los Angeles on September 15 1921 Secretary of the Navy Curtis D Wilbur said scrapping American warships under the Washington disarmament pact will save the government about 225 million dollars immediately. He spoke to congregations at Temple Baptist and Wilshire Boulevard Congregational churches.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Curtis D. Wilbur
Temple Baptist and
Wilahire Boulevard
Red Riding Hood Dream In Elizabeth Jordan Story
In a dream Elizabeth Jordan recounts a stark snowbound scene where a lean gray wolf nears a girl. A doctor interprets it as a childhood fright resurfacing from subconscious depths and prompts memories of Red Riding Hood.
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Red Riding Hood
Intruder Sees Prince of Wales On Estate Grounds
In Syosset New York a man climbed a fence at the James A Burden estate and asked to see the Prince of Wales on personal business. He was escorted off the grounds and later found loitering in the trees. troopers detained him and put him on a train to New York, likely shell shocked.
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Syosset
N. Y
James A. Burden
Prince of Wales
United States
Hwe
New York
President and Mrs Coolidge Return from Potomac Cruise
President and Mrs. Coolidge with their party returned to Washington aboard the Mayflower docking at the navy yard just after 8 this morning. They proceeded directly to the White House after an uneventful weekend cruise on the lower Potomac River.
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Washington
Mrs Sally White’s Reno Divorce Leads to New York Marriage
Mrs Sally White, newly divorced from Abraham White in Reno Nevada, traveled to San Francisco where she wed Ferdinand Fleischman a New York florist. She becomes the third Mrs Fleischman.
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Reno
Nev
Abraham White
Sally White
New York
San Francisco
Ferdinand Fleischman
Fleischman
Laborites In Louisiana Back Wisconsin Man For Presidency
Independent progressive forces in Louisiana formed a state organization to back Robert M. LaFollette for president and B. K. Wheeler for vice president. They elected officers and electors from districts across the state and endorsed the ticket at a convention in Alexandria.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
B. K. Wheeler
Montana
LaFollette
Wheeler
J. A. Erbland
Shoren
J. W. Ford
Eans
F. C
New Orleans
Heber Storra
C. A. McCain
Colfax
Fineran
Thomas J. Greer
A. A. Leerosen
J. L. Woods
Progressive
J. H. Bernard
Orleans
J. W. Jemison
D. A. Warnack
Lafayette
Caddo
J. L. Singhal
Ouachita
Ora Page
East Baton Rouge
E. P. Clunan
Beauregard
W. J. Clover
World fliers depart Dayton for Chicago on transcontinental flight
Army world fliers leave McCook Field in Dayton at 10 am for Chicago where they will stay overnight before continuing to Omaha and then Seattle. The 230 mile leg is expected in a little over three hours as planes receive overhaul and crews rest after the weekend.
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Dayton
Ohio
Army World Fliers
McCook Field
Chicago
Omaha
Seattle
Poor Management Cited as Main Cause of Retail Failures
Washington report from the Department of Commerce identifies poor management as the chief cause of retail business failures in a review of the morgue of business failures released today.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Sunday Opens Revival in Elmira Tabernacle
Rev. Wm. A Sunday opened a six weeks campaign in a specially constructed tabernacle in Elmira New York. More than 20000 people attended the morning afternoon and evening services marking his first campaign since illness in Memphis Tennessee last May.
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Elmira
N. Y
Wm. A
Sunday
Memphis
Tenn
Davis Flays G O P Tariff as Pernicious Act
Missouri barbecue opener features Democratic nominee Jon W. Davis criticizing the GOP tariff and praising Missouri leaders including Dr. Arthur W. Nelson. He recalls Champ Clark and cites 1920 campaign discontent, noting impact on wheat pork and meat duties and warnings from Republican authorities.
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Davis Flays G
Eastwood Farm
Brunceton
A. P
Missouri
Jon W. Davis
United States
Arthur W. Nelson
Davis
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
East
Brother Accused of Fatally Slaying Sister With Axe
In Lafayette Louisiana on September 15 a five year old boy killed his elder sister Anastasia Boudreaux 18 by striking at her neck with an axe while her head lay on a chopping block The sister asked for death and the boy carried it out The injuries included a severed ear and a fractured skull Doctors said her condition was now reported favorable with a chance of recovery.
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Lafayette
Anastasia Boudreaux
Boudreaux
Tie in pitchers’ duel as Adams Cooney and Schmidt match
Pittsburgh and Boston settle for a 2 2 tie after a tight game. Adams Mort Cooney and Schmidt deliver strong showings.
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Natio
Pittsburgh
Boston Adams
Mort Cooney
Jury venue fight delays murder trial in Ouachita parish
Defense motions to quash the special venire for the Roberson and Hays murder case were overruled by Judge Fred M. Odom. The hearing drew a crowded courtroom as prosecutors and defense debated whether 30 or 300 names made up the qualified jury. The trial, set for later in the day, hinges on whether the venue will proceed or a delay will occur.
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Howard Roberson
Luther Hays
Adolph Epsteine
Fred M. Odom
Odom
News- Star
Ouachita Parish
David I. Garrett
Sterling M. Netwon
H. H. Russell
Epsteine
Roberson
Quachita Parish
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John WI Davis
Chas
W. Bryan
Legionairres
Joilet
Fuqua
MR. Wooten
Monroe
E Senorita
Eva Platt
Mexico City
Senorita
Mexico
Sonora
U. S
Louisiana Field
Elizabeth Jordan
Intruder
Prince
President’s Party
Messary Fleischman
Laborites
Louisiana Progressive Group
World Fliers
Elmira Tabernacle
Roberson and Hays
Little Brother
Indiana Girl
Baseball Today
Chicago Jones
Crouse
Hofmann
Faber
Oiverersnnensice Cement
Lee Wale Mogridge and Ruel, Collins and Woodall
Tie
Schmidt
Ison
Neil
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