Republicans in New York seek harmony on liquor issue
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler withdraws as gubernatorial prospect while Senator James Wadsworth backs a candidate aligned with Referendum support. Wadsworth touts a campaign focused on national issues as party factions press for enforcement and the drys push for a reform plank. Butler, president of Columbia University, withdraws from politics to focus on duties.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
James W. Wads- Worth
Wadsworth
President Coolidge
Paul Smith
Franklin W. Crisman
Smith
Butler
Columbia University
Trail ends for baby bandits Forest Gence and brother
Pueblo, Colo. Aug 21 AP Forest Gence 21 and his 14 year old brother Leslie faced decisive end to their crime spree. Forest surrendered and received a 20 to 30 year sentence for robbery with a gun. Leslie was shot by officers and is in hopeless condition after resisting arrest. sister relatives offered little aid. A second item notes fifty gallons of alcohol seized in a Des Moines garage operated by ex city official Ben Woolgar with no arrests.
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Pueblo
Colo
Pueblo County
Forest Gence
Leslie
Forest
Des Moines
Ben Woolgar
Woolgar
Flight Around South America Planned by Army Planes
Washington reports a plan by the state and war departments for five army airplanes to fly around South America. The project aims to map routes and demonstrate U.S. aviation capabilities during travel.
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South America
Washington, D.C
State and War Departments
Mexican Catholics Seek Constitutional Change in Mexico
Catholic episcopate plans to petition congress to amend religious clauses of the constitution. A two thirds vote in congress and state ratifications are required. A new nationwide party will back the amendment while avoiding Catholic branding. Church-state separation is urged and conditions for resuming services are noted amid an ongoing economic boycott.
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Mexico City
Mex
Mexican Congress
Diaz
Congress
Episcopate
T Pensor
Calles
Mexico
League For Defense of Religious Freedom
Lake Erie ship sinks in gale leaving three missing
The Steamer Harold S. Gerken sank eight miles off Erie, Pennsylvania, in a 50 mph gale. Sixteen crew members were rescued by the car ferry Maitland, while four men in a lifeboat remain missing. Coast Guard and Erie harbor tug Buffalo join the search as communications fail.
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Cleveland, C
Howard S. Gerken
Erie
Lake Erie
Maitland
Uranus
Ashtabula
Gerken
Buffalo
Cleveland, O
Harold S. Gerken
George McMinn
Richard Freeman
Herman Wageman
William Logan
N. Y
Intercity Radio Telegraph Company
J. BR. Gamble
Canada
Heyman
Coast Guard
Erie. Pa
Erie Coast Guard
Valentino Faces Slight Abdominal Infection After Surgery
Rudolph Valentino, the film star, had a slight spread of infection in the abdominal wall today after an operation for appendicitis and ulcer removal last Sunday. Doctors issued a bulletin saying there is nothing to cause undue anxiety at the moment.
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New York
N.Y
Rudolph Valentino
Costume Festival of Artists Shakes Woodstock Valley
In Woodstock New York the annual Maverick costume festival drew thousands as painters writers musicians and actors mingled in color filled revelry. Notables including Robert Chanler Ben Hecht Allen Dean Cochran Prof J K Shotwell and Pamela Winton Brown joined the night long dances and crowded halls with costumed art and music.
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Woodstock
N. Y
Catskills
Nicht
Rip van Winkle
Robert Chanler
Lina Cavaliere
Ben Hecht
Chicago
Allen Dean Cochran
Cincinnati
J. K. Shotwell
Columbia University
Pamela Winton- Brown
Church merger discussed at Iowa synod convention
Delegates at the thirtieth annual Iowa Evangelical Lutheran synod convention resumed discussion of a merger with the Ohio and Buffalo synods in Dubuque Iowa. A vote is expected later today. A synod president to replace Dr. F Richter of Clinton will be chosen, with the result due to be announced Monday. Dr. Richter retires after 1904 service as president due to age.
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Dubuque
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Governor Ham opposes bank guaranty idea before editors
Governor John Ham spoke to newspaper editors in Mason City yesterday and voiced opposition to the concept of bank guaranty legislation. His remarks framed the policy as impractical and potentially risky for financial stability.
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Mason City
John Hammill
Windstorm Bats Great Lakes Region and Fort Wayne Toll
A violent wind and rainstorm roared through the Great Lakes region causing docked ships and delayed schedules. The Fort Wayne disturbance killed two children and damaged buildings as the storm swept the city late yesterday.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Greater Buffalo
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Detroit
North American
Chicago
Cleveland
Gerken
Canora
Canadian Steamship Lines
Toronto
Lewiston
Fort Wayne
Ind
Sioux City Loyalties Back Stewart for Senate
Sioux City residents pledged support for Sioux City's first U S senator David W Stewart at a community reception last night as he renewed his loyalty to Iowa farmers and was cheered by thousands of friends and admirers.
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Sioux City
David W. Stewart
United States
Senator Stewart
Now Jim Corbett Plans To Tie Up Gene Jack Fight
James J. Corbett the former heavyweight champion obstructs the Dempsey Tunney bout with claims of priority. He plans five international bouts at the Sesqui Centennial stadium including a Dempsey Wills match and seeks an injunction to halt the battle. Tex Rickard promoter faces continued litigation over the arrangements.
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Philadelphia
James J. Corbett
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
New York
Chicago
Tex Rickard
Corbett
John H. McDevitt
FARM LEADERS' SCHOOL IN OUT
Saugatuck Michigan August 21 AP farm bureau leaders from eight states Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Illinois closed a summer training school with 150 attendees. American Farm Bureau Federation president Sam H Thompson lauded growing interest in agricultural prosperity and public education urged by S J Duncan Clark editor Chicago Evening Post.
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Saugatuck
Mich
Farm Bureau
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Sam H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
S. J. Duncan Clark
The
Chicago Evening Post
Quarrel Over Darning Socks Triggers Murder
Clayton Van Doran, 23, a Union Pacific clerk, confessed to killing his wife Elsie 25 at their Carter Lake cottage after a quarrel over darning socks. He described striking her, dragging her to the stairs, and later disguising the evidence before driving away. He claims insanity may be his defense.
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Council Bluffs
Clayton van Doran
John P .Tinley
Tinley
Union Pacific Railroad
Elsie
Carter Lake
Here
van Doran
Grace Shearer
Davenport
Solution Expected in Mellett Murder Case
Cleveland report says How ell Leuck, assistant U S district attorney, expects a quick solution to the murder of Don R Mellett Canton publisher and crusader. Warrants will be issued Monday for two Canton men. Des Moines girl Jane Miller, 8, fatally injured by a motor bus yesterday.
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Cleveland, O
Don R. Mellett
Canton
Howell Leuck
United States District Attorney
Des Moines
Jane Miller
Weather Outlook Promises Unsettled Weekend Across Midwest
Iowa trends toward increasing cloudiness tonight with warmer readings in central areas. Illinois remains fair tonight and Sunday then unsettled Sunday night. Upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys face showers and thunderstorms this week, a heat wave, then cooler days. River stages show varied changes from rising near La Crosse and Dubuque to falling at Keokuk.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi
Missouri
St Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
St. Louis
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HEINZ
H. J. Heinz Company
Mad Creek
Ninth Street
Ry Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
Great Lakes Vessels Report
Ft. Wayne
Jim Corbett
Gene Jack
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