Defending Clergyman Murder Case Stirs New Brunswick
New Brunswick New Jersey September 17 1920 The Rev Edward W Hall rector of St John the Evangelics and Mrs Frances Stevens Hall are found murdered in Phillips farm field near Nichol Avenue Bodies laid in field of goldenrod amid questions of motive and possible mislaid jurisdiction Two suspects Mr Mills the sexton and Mrs Hall’s husband though both deny an improper relationship Pieces of a letter found in Hall’s pocket and carved crosses in a cedar near the scene add to the mystery.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Edward W. Hall
Protestant Episcopal Church of St
Phillips
Willie
Tey
Tme
Menis
Hall
Mills
Somerset Ty
New Brunsiwick
Tall
Wren
Fehon Mbion W. Knight
Trenton
D Belek
Bishop Knight
Man leaps from roof after petty theft chase
Samuel Courtez, 35, of 116 Ridge Street, fled after allegedly stealing a sack of potatoes from Arty Chami. He jumped from a fifth story roof at 144 Ridge, landed in a brick courtyard, and was hospitalized at Gouverneur Hospital in critical condition. Police tracked his escape, noting he carried a 150 pound sack before the leap.
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Samuel Courtez
Ridge Street
Ridge
Gouverneur Hospital
Arty Chami
Courtes
Joseph Cohen
Clinton Street
Courter
Eten
Family Voluntary Prisoners On Ellis Island 27 Days
The Morgan family from Tredegar Wales remained voluntary prisoners on Ellis Island for 27 days refusing to abandon Mrs Morgan who is American by birth but denied admission due to a nervous ailment. They declined parole to allow the rest of the family to stay and appealed to Secretary Davis, insisting they will stay with her regardless of outcome. Doris Morgan, speaking for the family, said they would be deported together if needed, prioritizing their mother’s fate over their own prospects in America.
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David R. Morgan
Ellis Island
Morgan
Morgans
Charles
Tredegar
South Wales
Kansas City
United States
Public Health Service
Robert E. Tod
Wales
America
Mother
Major Frederick H Knight Jr Dies at 86 in Sunbury
Major Frederick H Knight Jr aged 86 died late last night at his son Harry Knight's home in Sunbury. He was deemed the only real son of the American Revolution in the country. Knight was the son of Richard Knight who enlisted in the Continental Army at age 12 as a drummer boy.
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Sunbury
Frederick H. Knight Jr
Harry 8. Knight
Knight
Richard Knight
Continental Army
Turkish demands and Greek withdrawal in European Turkey
Kema Pasha presses Britain to withdraw Greek forces from the Tchatalja region and pledges not to attack if Thrace is restored. Near East advices warn of a British cabinet meeting at Lloyd George’s home amid threats of a neutral zone attack. Smyrna reports 25,000 homes burned, 60,000 of 300,000 Christians evacuated, and a rector’s murder precedes a dawn burial, while an angry Bronx Zoo elephant alarms a Sunday crowd.
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Kema Pasha
Tchatalja
Turkey
Thrace
Near East
Moeting
Lloyd George
Smyrna
Bronx Zoo
Ellia Island
Mather
Untermyer
Daugherty
West Fifty-third Street
Huntdred
Westchester Children’s Court
Sammy Chases Runaway Dog From Newark To New York
Nine year old Sammy Holander left Newark after a stray dog named Hobby. He rode a trolley and ferry to Manhattan pursuing the dog, spending all his coins and eating only an ice cream soda given by a kind stranger. Police expect his family will fetch him home soon.
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Sammy Holander
Sammy
South Twentieth Street
Newark
Hobby
Harrison Field
New York
Second Street
Fifth Avenue
Bobby
International style auto race tragedy in Kansas City
A Kansas City 300 mile speedway race ended in tragedy as Roscoe Sarles died and six others were injured. The collision and a tire throw near the northeast turn sparked a fatal blaze and multiple critical injuries to drivers Pete De Paolo Eddie Hearne and mechanics Pickup Hefferman and Henning. Tommy Milton won the 800 mile event in a tight finish over Hartz.
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Roscoe Sarles
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Pete de Paolo
Joe Thomas
Seattle
Jimmy Murphy
Mechanicien Pickup
Sarles
Hefferman
Eddie Henrne
Hearne
Harry Henning
de Paolo
Eddie Hearne
Tommy Milton
St. Paul
Murphy
Thomas
Milton
Hartz
Wild Elephant Rampage Shuts Bronx Zoo Crowd Fleeing
Khartum the Bronx Park Zoo elephant went on a rampage injuring a woman and rattling the crowd. Keepers used spiked poles to subdue him, then chained and restrained him indoors. Explanations cite a child’s refuse or peanut kernels angering him.
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Elephant House
Khartum
Rescue Crew Aims to Free 47 Miners in California Mine
Officials predicted the Kennedy mine rescue would reach the Argonaut line and free forty seven entombed miners before 1 am as survey errors and rock barriers slowed progress. Drilled progress from 8600-foot Kennedy level faced delays from rock and blasting debris with cave-ins possible in lower Argonaut sections.
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Menackson
Calif
Associated Press
Kennedy
Argonaut
Kennedy Mine
W. E. Downs
Bavaria Closes Border To All Tourist Visitors
Bavaria announces no new tourist permits will be issued except to selected individuals with valid reasons. Permits will be for limited periods, and foreigners buying excessive daily necessities or deemed objectionable will be expelled from Bavaria.
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Bavaria
Merlin
Associated Press
Untermyer May Lead in Fight On Daugherty
Representative Oscar Keller introduced impeachment charges against Attorney General Henry M. Daugherty. Lemuel Untermyer considered leading the effort with support from union leaders connected to the Lockwood committee. Untermyer’s assent would hinge on a telegram to Keller after reviewing presented data and pressures from four railroad brotherhoods and labor groups. The article also notes Noble’s sentencing amid the same investigation and the House Judiciary Committee’s pending decision.
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Lemuel Untermyer
Henry M. Daugherty
House Judiciary Committee
Oscar H. Feller
Minnesota
Untermyer
Greystone
Yonkers
Lockwood Committee
Chicago
Keller
Daugherty
Aseues
Washington
Basil M. Wanly
People's Logiative Service
Senator la Follette
Manly
Mr. Untermyer
Europe
Machinists’ Union
Hhe
Attorney General
Nto
Francis H. Nobbe
Tile, Grate and Mantel Association
Nobbe
House Committee On Judiciary
New York Central
Canada cool toward plea of Britain for brigade of troops
Ottawa faces doubt over Britain’s call for a 4000 infantry 500 artillery and 600 other units to fight the Turks. Quebec’s strong representation and prairie pacifists complicate decision. If approved Major General McBrien would command. cabinet to meet and Parliament to be summoned for assent.
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Canada
Britain
Tribune
Ottawa
Great Britain
Quebec
Europe
Progressive Party
Prairies
France
McBrien
Hoe
Rioting In Smyrna Area Leaves Dozens Injured
Thirty people hurt in a race riot near Tenth Avenue and West Fifty third Street as white and black residents clash. Police with 50 officers faced brick barrages from roofs as order was restored after hours of fighting.
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Tenth Avena
West Fifty-third Street
Flower Hospital
James Sheehan
West 145Th Street
William Lannigan
West Sixty-second Street
John McCort
Sheehan
Lannigan
Charles Gardiner
West Forty-seventh Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Leona McCreary
Margaret de Witt
Minotta Street
Smyrna Massacre Report From Amyrna Eye Of Ania
The Turkish sack of Smyrna leaves 25 000 homes burned and countless dead in a vast ruin. Survivors are ferried by American ships to Piraeus and Constantinople while Near East relief workers aid orphans and refugees under tight guard. Many Christians remain isolated as evacuation continues amid threats and violence.
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Amyrna
Associated Press
Smyrna
Ania
Byers
Wiermadaeldantanrirak Atma
Walters
Winona
Piraeus
Litchfield
Constantinople
Jaquith
Near East Relief
The
American College
Paradise
Birthday fete for 112 year old Mrs Urdang sparks tale
In a New York home for aged women at 82 East 119th Street, Mrs Masehi Ur Jang celebrated her 112th birthday with seven octogenarian and centenarian guests. Ages ranged from 102 to 108 as the hostess praised longevity and denounced modern times.
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Masehi Ur- Jang
Lugi Friedlovitch
Lugi
Daughters of Israel
Egat 119Th Street
Gute Fox
Esther Tischler
Beckie Korctaky
Gittle Quchor- Kranzking
G. Goldstein
Maschi Brafman
Lehr Zuckenber
Mre. Urdding
Deea
Gompers to Stump For Friends This Fall
Atlantic City dispatch reports Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor will travel the country this fall to speak in support of candidates friendly to organized labor He said speaking dates are arranged and he will explain to the public why Attorney General Harry Daugherty and Federal Judge Go H Wilkerson should be impeached as demanded by the Federation.
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Daugherty
Tribune
Atlantic City
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Lalor
Washington
Gomyers
Harry Daugherty
Go H. Wilkerson
Federation
Allied Forces Face Turkish Pressure in Smyrna Talks
Constantinople reports Kemal Pasha pressed for immediate Greek withdrawal from the Thracian front and warned the Allies to recognize Angora’s pact or face Turkish pursuit of Greek forces. British envoy Sir Harry Lamb met Kemal as Allied plans to defend the Straits and neutral zones intensify amid cabinet discussions at Chequers Court.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Thhatalja
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Harry Lamb
Sir Harry
Kemal
Smyrna
Great Britain
Straits of the
Dardanelles
Angora
Thrace
Threstens
Haa F
Asia Minor
Kemakieta
Straits
Iamid
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Kansas City New Speedway
California
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White House
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National Guard
Weeks
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Reds
Polo Grounds
Yankees
Browns
St. Louis
Robins
Cubs
Enders Field
Priscilla
Goullet
Piani
Manel Alonso
Howard Kinsey
Hoboken
John Farrell
Quaker Ridge
Brute
Bronx Park Zoo
Josephina Geigerich
Third Avenue
Leonard
Mia
Mia. Geigerich
Fred
Walter Thuman
Richard Richards
Fin Masters
Hurt
Race Smyrna
Loth Ave
U. 5
Woman
Mere Lad
Gompers
Stump
London
Sen Ciated Press
Assas Icar East
Chequers Court
Austen Chambarlain
Law Birkenhead
Robert Steventon
Horne
Winston Spencer Churchill
Chequers Coast
Foreign Office
Mustapha Kemal
Tehatalja
Upie
Equoria
Lloyd Engace
Jugo- Slavia
the Mail
Mustapha Remal
Lord Curzon
Corazon
Hands
Kemal Pasha
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