12 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1921
Page
1
San Francisco dispatch reports Fatty Arbuckle remains jailed after a murder charge tied to the death of Virgilia Rappe. Police and prosecutors voice confidence in the charge, while defense efforts to secure bail or a loophole continue amid intense public and legal scrutiny.
Munich. Sept 11. Minister resident von Kale and Minister of Justice Rothe resign from the Bavarian cabinet amid the dispute over obedience to Berlin’s mandate. The resignations remove the main opponents of the compromise with the Hessin government, while Premier von Kahr faces pressure to seek confidence votes as the coalition debate continues.
The industry situation in America shows a crisis easing with rising activity across sectors. Poston leads revival with textile gains, Pittsburgh mills reopen, Detroit and Toledo hire new workers, Syracuse and Elmira return staff while Rochester lingers. Chicago sees improvement in South Chicago steel and building trades. Retail sales rise as workers return. Baltimore reports 29000 unemployed though some part-time work is offered.
Harvey Willard Church, a boy brakeman from Adams Wisconsin, confessed to Chief Investigator Ben Newmark that he alone killed Bernard Daugherty and Carl Ausmus, Packard Motor Company agents in Chicago. He later named other unnamed accomplices. State's Attorney Crowe said a trial would begin soon. Church claimed motive was to gain money for a car. Parents learned of the confession later, as investigators feared their reaction. Church described the grisly work in their home garage and a grave in the yard. The coroner questioned the confession, citing possible accomplices and physical impossibilities.
Pittsburgh observers report a bottom in industrial unemployment as large employers resume or expand operations. United States Steel mills in Homestead and Duquesne operate on limited schedules, affecting about 2,100 idle workers. Carnegie Steel mills in Mahoning Valley add 1,500 workers as plants run 40 to 70 percent. Coke plants in Fayette County reopen next Monday, boosting several hundred jobs. Bessemer Limestone and Cement near maximum cement output in August, surpassing 1,000,000 barrels a year. Rail freight shipments rise, signaling improving employment. Gustave Kahn of Travison Steel states the worst mood is past and the trade has turned.
Industrial gains in Syracuse reduce unemployed from about 10 000 to 7 000 in recent weeks. Merrell Soule Co. receives 5 million dollar German orders for powdered milk, Smith Wheel Co. starts work on a new automobile wheel, Neurn Car Corp begins operations on a three wheeled auto. Ham plant operates at full capacity amid renewed activity.
A Washington report for Senator Wesley Jones accuses secret rail and foreign shipper pacts of diverting cargo from U S Shipping Board vessels. It argues preferential rates and foreign flag control cut U S share of oceangoing freight, urging commodity transportation companies under Shipping Board and Interstate Commerce to fix joint rail and ocean rates.
Six Siberian natives of the Tayukstji tribe visiting Seattle with Captain Roald Amundsen rode in a car and, within two blocks, crowded under it to seek the spirit that moved the machine. Amundsen calmed their alarm and the group continued the city tour.
As flood waters recede in a 10,000 square mile area, San Antonio reports 47 dead with about 250 missing and up to 300 feared. Other Texas towns tally 13 dead. Property losses run into millions, with downtown districts flooded and power and lights out. Rescue efforts continue with authorities and relief workers draining basements and aiding displaced residents. Hospital and city services strain to restore water and electricity while measures to prevent epidemics are put in place.
In Baltimore on September 11 1920 news reports the marital split of Perley R Spiker and Emily Knowles Spiker after Emily allegedly eloped with a noncommissioned U S Army officer and later left her husband and home. The couple wed February 8 1920 in Fall River Massachusetts and have since been estranged. The Spiker family keeps details private as a search for Emily continues and rumors circulate about divorce requests.
Borough President Henry I Curran, amid cheers at Park Republican Club in the Bronx, outlines campaign issues and cites Hylantis rule as a New York setback. Supporters citywide rally to secure Republican mayoral nomination as tomorrow’s primary nears. Leading writers announce aid to Curran against Hymanism and Tammany.
Thurston Hawksworth, fifteen, son of Dr. Hawksworth of Saratoga Springs, was found by a Simpson Street detective and turned over to the Children's Society on a charge of juvenile delinquency. He left home Thursday seeking wealth in New York City by entering the stock market and broker professions, saying he was inspired by visitors’ tales of opportunities in the city.
The Swiss Federal Council accorded extraterritorial rights to former Emperor Charles of Hungary, exempting him from taxation in Switzerland. His annual expenditures there are reported at 1,225,000 Swiss francs.
President Warren G. Harding told about 500 veterans of the 6th Division at the Ritz Carlton that the nation would spare no effort to aid wounded and disabled servicemen, while noting those who returned unimpaired had earned compensation through supreme service. He pledged to use influence to secure full support for veterans and received a key to the city from Mayor Bader before departing for New York.
Nelson of Malden surrendered himself at the state prison after a visit and discussion with prison reformer Thomas Mott Osborne. He had escaped on May 11 while serving an indeterminate term for robbery and assault and said he had been elsewhere in the naval prison at Portsmouth. Osborne accompanied him, and no punishment was imposed for the escape. Nelson stated the Mutual Welfare League would benefit from his return and that he would resume work as a pianist in the prison once released.
Paris reports an American syndicate led by Charles H. Sna bin J Leonard Replogle Frank A Munsey and Thomas J Felder completed negotiations to take over Archduke Frederick of Austria and Archduke Albrechts vast land and industrial holdings estimated over 200 million dollars The properties span Austria Czech Slovakia Ingo Slavia Poland Romania and Italy and include steel works mines dairies sugar plantations factories and the Albertina Museum Archduke Frederick a World War commander and heir's fortune is described as built on business management rather than royal gifts.
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