Tong War Tension Grows Across U S
Police rush to curb a new Chinese tong war as Hip Sing and On Leong factions clash. Telegrams sent to 75 cities, with deaths and injuries mounting in New York Chicago Minneapolis Pittsburgh and St. Louis. A Chinese restaurant proprietor Louis Kwong was fatally shot in Baltimore.
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New York
A. P
Hip Sing
Charles W. Gould
The
Hip Sings
Boston
N. Y
East
Middle West
Chicago
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chinatown
Sioux City
George Carr
St. Paul
Carr
Low Suey
Baltimore
A. P. Louis Kwong
Druid Hill Avenue
Steck Gains 52 in Two Iowa Counties
In the Iowa senate recount covering Taylor and Union counties, Daniel F. Steck, Democrat, added 52 votes to reach a net gain of 855. The 69 county total had Brookhart at 271,522 and Steck at 281,629 with ballots challenged. state totals show 275,192 for Brookhart and 281,048 for Steck from these counties. An additional 4,015 ballots were counted, with Steck winning 2,435 and Brookhart 1,580. Separately, Soviet Russia ordered 6 million dollars worth of equipment for electrification of rural districts.
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Washington, D. C
A. P
Daniel F. Steck
Senate
Taylor
Union
Iowa
Brookhart
Steck
Gas prices drop as motorists enjoy lower rates
Automobilists across the country now pay the year's lowest gasoline prices with many cities reporting cuts of 3 to 5 cents a gallon from July peaks. In 30 representative cities the average remains about five cents above last summer’s low, while New York oil leaders deny a trade war, attributing price cuts to overproduction.
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New York
N. Y
A. P
Girl Matricide Sentenced to San Quentin
Dorothy Ellingson seventeen was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting her mother Anna Ellingson to death in January. She was sentenced to from one to ten years in San Quentin with no leniency and paroled after one year.
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San Francisco
Calif
A. P
Dorothy Ellingson
Anna Ellingson
San Quentin
Steamer President Garfield Grounds Off Cape Cod in Fog
The Dollar Line steamship President Garfield ran aground on Half Moon shoal off Cape Cod at daybreak in dense fog. A Coast Guard cutter headed from Woodshore to assist. no danger reported. The Boston to New York voyage carried 70 passengers.
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Boston
Mass
Dollar Line
President Garfield
Half Moon Shoal
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Acuhsnet
Woodshore
New York
Letts Busy Day in Washington on Arsenal and Shenandoah
Congressman Letts held meetings with government officials on Rock Island Arsenal funding and Mississippi river improvements. He urged timing for the Shenandoah dirigible to reach Des Moines during daytime at the Iowa State Fair and discussed contracting with private plants versus arsenals with Comptroller General McCarl.
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E. G. Dougherty
Washington, D. C
Congressman Letts
Washington
Rock Island Arsenal
Letts
Congress
Army
Navy
Navy Department
Robinson
Des Moines
J. Raymond McCarl
McCarl
MacMillan Arctic Expedition Resumes Southward Voyage
The MacMillan Arctic expedition resumes its southward voyage after weather binding for several days along the northwestern coast of Greenland.
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Washington, D. C
A. P
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Greenland
Attempted Bank Robbery Foiled In Luverne, Iowa
Robbers tried to crack the Luverne State Bank safe, burned two holes in the door with an acetylene torch, then fled leaving their tools behind. Wires out of town were cut, but the town remained unaware until morning. No injuries or further damage reported.
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Algona
A. P
Luverne State Bank
Luveren
First locomotive to reach Washington DC still runs
The first locomotive to enter Washington, D. C., remains operable nearly a century later, able to run under its own power.
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Washington, D. C
Blacksmith Suffers Lockjaw After Ice Water Drink
G Aldaya of Elko collapsed into a four hour jaw lock after drinking ice water. Doctors say the condition was caused by ice water irritating the throat glands, requiring intense medical effort to release his jaws.
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Reno
A. P
G. Aldaya
Elko
Storm Strikes Brawley Demolishing Buildings and Killing Woman
A storm that hit Calipatria and swept into Brawley left at least one dead, Louise Venezuela, and damaged the Southern Pacific station and Globe Grain plant. Wreckage searches continued at dawn as lanterns revealed downed lines and widespread debris.
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Railroad and Power Company
Debt deal by Britain and France on French debt
British chancellor Winston Churchill and French finance minister M. Caillaux announced an in principle agreement on funding the French debt to Britain. The plan envisages 62 annual payments of 12.5 million pounds, with France given a partial moratorium until 1930 and subject to detail and creditor equality.
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London
A. P
Winston Churchill
M. Caillaux
Great Britain
France
Mr. Churchill
Clothing of Carlisle straw pile murder victim described
Iowa academic Dean Teeters identified the clothing as basket weave Jamestown cloth skirt in blue or white, half wool half cotton, with Jersey weave from a sweater and possible silk in another piece. The hair was auburn, and an official planned a dentist examination of the victim's teeth.
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Des Moines
Carlisle
Dean W. J. Teeters
College of Pharmacy
University of Iowa
Jamestown
Dean
James J. Risden
State Bureau of Investigation
New Air Service Cuts Lyon to Budapest Time
A new air service now lets travelers fly from Lyon France to Budapest in twelve and a half hours, promising quicker regional connections and enhanced travel options for European trips.
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Lyon
France
Budapest
Civil Service Sets Open Exam for Agricultural Post
The Civil Service Commission said it will hold an open competitive examination for chief of the bureau of agricultural economics after Thomas F. Cooper of Kentucky was named to the post temporarily. Cooper, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, would succeed Dr. Henry C. Taylor whose tenure ended recently.
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Washington, D. C. Ag
A. P
Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Department
Thomas F. Cooper
Kentucky
Jardine
Cooper
College of Agriculture
University of Kentucky
Henry C. Taylor
Rales
Civil Service Law and Rules
Deming
Commission
Brookhart Attacks Papers at Bedford Farmers Picnic
Senator Brookhart criticizes newspapers for misreading farmer issues at a Bedford picnic. He addresses the vote recount, promises to restore senate committee reports if not seated, and predicts another election soon.
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Bedford, In
A. P
Brookhart
Senate Committee
Weather Snapshot for Iowa and Illinois Regions
Iowa sees mostly fair skies tonight and Thursday with some clouds. Warmer conditions tonight in the northwest, cooler in the southeast, then rising temperatures Thursday. Illinois reports generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday afternoon in the far north portion.
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Iowa
Illinois
Wilcox Opens Wisconsin Senate Campaign Challenging Progressives
Roy P. Wilcox launched his campaign in Lake Geneva as the Republican contender for the Wisconsin U S Senate seat left by the late Robert M La Follette. He condemned the progressive wing and costly state programs while praising President Coolidge and urging a return to GOP leadership. He cited state spending rising from 14 469 206 in 1914 15 to 33 623 722 in 1923 24 as proof of fiscal excess.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Wisconsin
Coolidge
United States
Senate
Robert M. la Follette
Roy P. Wilcox
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Wilcox
President Coolidge
Iowa State Fair Opens With Health Contest For Babies
Des Moines August 26 An eventful opening of the seventy first Iowa State Fair under clear skies brings a busy ground with about 10 000 paid admissions expected today. Judges for the babies health contest begin this morning as livestock exhibits are nearly ready. The saddle and society horse show is forecast to be the largest in fair history with extra equipment needed.
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Des Moines
C. F. Curtiss
Agricultural Division
Iowa State College
Ames
State Banks in Liquidation Receive Additional Aid
Des Moines Aug 26. Four more Iowa banks in liquidation are receiving state aid. Massena State bank $21 945.33, What Cheer Savings bank $22 793.51, Farmers Savings bank Hamburg $34 458.59, and Citizens State bank Anita $37 044.88.
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Des Moines
A. P
State Banking Department
Massena
Artist Shouts Liar At Dr Straton In Louisville
Frederick Werygold an artist jailed on bonds after shouting Liar at Rev Dr John Roach Straton during an evolution speech. He now says he overstepped etiquette and apologizes for the interruption. Straton linked modernist teachings to crime, immorality, and WWI tensions.
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Louisville
Frederick Werygold
John Roach Straton
Dr. Straton
Luther
Goethe
Schiller
Germany
Nietzche
Wergold
Straton
Weygold
Frankle
Crops Big and Prices Up Say All Observers
Chicago August 26 The Associated Press reports bumper crops and better prices across the Midwest with improved financial conditions cited as offsetting crop damage. Fed by high crops and prices, the livestock market expects profit from feeding corn to cattle. Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois observers note stronger hog prices and dairy gains amid larger grain and livestock movements.
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Chicago
iBy
Associated Press
Middle West
National Bank of Commerce of
Everett ©. Brown
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Wisconsin
Paul Nyhns
Madison
ENTER LEAGUE GERMANY TOLD INSIST ON ARBITRATION
Paris notes to Berlin urge Germany to join the league of nations and honor the Versailles treaty as the basis for mutual guarantees. They demand obligatory arbitration in all disputes to prevent further recourse to arms and reject limited arbitration for only western frontiers.
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Paris
A. P
Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
Pitchfork Army Stages Manhunt in Hastings
A large crowd of about 300 farmers and townspeople armed with shotguns clubs and pitchforks will search the Hastings area today for a man suspected in the slayings of Clarence Yager and Mrs. Lawrence Bird found on a highway near Hastings earlier this week. The suspect is described as a man who has harassed motorists at the highway.
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Hastings
Neb
Clarence Yager
Lawrence Bird
Here
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