Poison liquor probe as nine die in Brooklyn raids
Police crack down after nine deaths from alleged poison liquor in Red Hook areas. District Attorney cites extraordinary measures with warrants ignored. Hundreds of gallons seized and six arrests. three charged with homicide as investigators probe Vitale and others connected to bootlegging rings amid a citywide drive.
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Shackled for Months at Ohio Industrial School
Ohio investigators report extreme punishments at Lancaster Boys' Industries school. Inmates wore iron shackles for long periods as meals were tainted and foul. Superintendent Hastings is dismissed after a state welfare inquiry found brutal discipline and unsafe conditions.
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De Valera and Childers Reported Captured
Reports claim Éamon de Valera and Erskine Childers are prisoners of the Nationalists. Confirmation is lacking, and details vary. Childers, said to be wounded, was allegedly captured in the Kenmare and Killarney district during operations.
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Committes Call in Chicago as Rail Strikes Loom
Delegates from the striking railway shopmen's union meet Monday in Chicago amid reports of imminent severance pacts between strikers and some railroads. The AFL convention sees talk of a waning general strike as leaders press for settlement and peace.
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May Require 13 Days to Reach Entombed Miners
Jackson California September 6 The Associated Press reports experts believe it will take from seven to thirteen days to reach the forty seven men entombed in the Argonaut Mine. Rescue crews work through two abandoned tunnels from the Kennedy Mine toward the Argonaut while officials decline comment. Advances include a five foot gain on the 8600 foot level and new timbering as crews press forward through muck with limited working space.
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Greek Revolt Forecast and King Quits Adrias
LONDON reports The Times says King Constantine has left Athens with no reason given. Dispatches from Smyrna and Paris describe Greek resistance, Turkish advances toward Smyrna, and mass refugee movements as Mustapha Kemal’s forces push across Asia Minor.
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Nine Dollar Tailor Made Suit Noted in Washington
Washington report notes John Martyn private secretary to Secretary Weeks wore a nine dollar tailor made suit at the War Department. He bought the fabric from Panama Canal flour sacks costing a quarter each and used eight dollars for an improvised two piece suit. Martyn says flour sack suits are common among Panama Canal officials.
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Police Sergeant Shoots Girl and Kills Himself
A 39 year old Acting Detective Sergeant Alfred Blass shot Miss Dorothy Brights twice in the left breast after she refused his marriage proposal and then killed himself with a gunshot to the temple. The incident occurred at Brights’s apartment on Broadway and 1st Street in Brooklyn. Brights was wounded but expected to recover. Blass had announced plans to resign and move to California, and had lived with his parents at Etna Street.
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Declare Only One Dry Loss
CHICAGO September 6 The Union Signal official publication of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in its current issue reports that in Congressional primaries held this year in twenty states only one dry Congressman was defeated. It notes that of 256 Congressmen named 220 were renominated and 182 had voted for prohibition while thirty eight were wet.
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Grackles Sprint From Chester Hill After Firework Onslaught
A Mt. Vernon tale reports a flock of several hundred grackles settling in Chester Hill trees and keeping residents awake with nightly chatter. Police chief Atwell staged a pyrotechnic response using rockets and candles, sending the birds fleeing toward New York City as dawn broke and residents finally slept.
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Failure of Walk-Out Declared in Light of Strike Collapse
Washington reports cite T DeWitt Custer of the Association of Railway Executives denying any shopmen settlement and declaring the strike collapse near. Figures show recruitment of 165,000 to 305,000 workers since July with essential transport maintained and Labor Day handling record volumes.
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General Strike Fails To Gain Ground As AFL Leaders Gather
Atlantic City witnesses AFL labor leaders converge to map policy against Daugherty injunction and railroad shopmen strike. Samuel Gompers arrives, voices humane approach and hints public opinion undermines a broad strike. Preliminaries push toward Washington or Atlantic City for ensuing talks.
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Shipbuilding venture eyed to prop up American flag service
Washington reports a new American shipbuilding and operating company with $30 million capital may form to maintain the flag on trans Atlantic routes and keep shipyards active after armament limits. Plans include two 70,000 ton electric drive passenger vessels and purchase of Emergency Fleet vessels.
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Cyclonic Storm Devastates Stamford Leaving Many Missing
A cyclonic storm swept Stamford causing massive damage and blackouts. Arthur Hatter, Herbert Hull, and two friends were reported missing after venturing into Long Island Sound. Chickens died under falling hail at Sound Beach. A three ton pergola was ripped from its foundation at H. K. Dalton’s home on Lone Island Sound. Trees, wires, and debris cluttered streets as residents took shelter.
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Policy Board to Meet in Chicago Over Strike Talks
Chicago hosts a policy committee meeting of six shop craft unions as seven shopmen heads for Baltimore for talks with rail executives. Secret settlement terms are reportedly prepared while unions and roads deny progress.
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