Dry and Wet Clash Over Stanley Amendment in Beer Bill Fight
Congress heatedly debated the Stanley amendment to the beer bill as dry and wet factions clashed. Senator Ashurst of Arizona refused to sign the conference report, and lawmakers pledged to organize opposition until a compromise is approved. The House meanwhile passed a war finance measure to fund agricultural exports with strong support and moves toward joint agreement before recess.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Treasury
Sterling
South Dakota
Joint Conference Committee
Campbell Willis
Ashurst
Arizona
Dyer
Missouri
Wayne B. Wheeler
Councel
Anti-Saloon League
House Bone Drys
War Finance Corporation
Department of Commerce
Wingo
Arkansas
McFadden
Banking Committee
Police officer shoots nurse then suicides in Modesto
Lorin D. Carmichael a former Modesto police member shoots and kills hospital nurse Mrs Clarice Swarteel and then shoots himself. He dies several hours later. Police say gossip about Carmichael’s relationship with a young girl contributed to his resignation from the force.
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Modesto, Cal
Lorin D. Carmichael
Clarice Swarteel
Carmichael
Smugglers Target Rainy River Route With Heavy Whiskey Load
U S customs report a Winnipeg led plot to import liquor valued at over 600000 dollars into the United States via the Rainy river and Beaulettes routes. Warnings have been sent to border officials along the line to curb the operation.
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Duluth
United States
Rainy River
Winnipeg
United States Customs Office
Appeal Filed In Pickford Moore Divorce Case
In Carson Nevada the Attorney General prepared a notice of appeal to the supreme court from Judge Langan’s dismissal of the action to annul the divorce proceedings of motion picture actress Mary Pickford and Owen Moore. The appeal will be filed with the county clerk in Minden directed at Gladys M. Moore known as Gladys M. Fairbanks and her attorneys.
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Carson
Nev
Supreme Court
Langan
Mary Pickford
Owen Moore
Fowler
Minden
Gladys M. Moore
Gladys M. Fairbanks
Naprapaths Claim Half Insanity Cases Curable
Naprapaths from across the country converge at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago and assert that at least 50 percent of insanity cases are curable. Dr Charles Enlor Smith, president of the Chicago College of Napropathy, says patients could be released as cured within weeks if access to Kankakee or Dunning institutions were possible.
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Chicago
Sherman
Kankakee
Dunning
Charles Enlor Smith
Chicago College of Napropathy
Pay Carmen Delegates In American Currency
A special force of tellers from the Bank of Nova Scotia will pay delegates at the carmen convention in Toronto. Delegates, who voted themselves $13 daily, will receive wages and expenses in American currency to avoid exchange losses.
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Toronto
Ont
Bank of Nova Scotia
Six Auto Crashes Leave One Dead in Petersburg Vicinity
In Petersburg Virginia one person died and several were injured across six automobile accidents. N. Robert Mears died on the Richmond Petersburg turnpike when his car hit a dirt barricade at about 50 miles per hour. The vehicle overturned twice, pinning Mears beneath. His companion H Steinmann escaped serious injury.
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Petersburg
N. Robert Mears
Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
Mears
H. Steinmann
Four Held as Swindlers Tied to Worthington Case
Four men and women were arrested by federal authorities on August 23 as associates of John W. Worthington an alleged international swindler in Chicago. Assistant district attorney John V. Clinnin said about a dozen others were being sought.
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Worthington
Chicago
John W. Worthington
John V. Clinnin
Service Men to Parade in Down Town St Louis
Former service men out of work will march through downtown St Louis to protest unemployment after a store advertisement for ten clerks drew about 100 ex servicemen to seek work and organize a parade.
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St. Louis
Miners Ordered Back to Work in Kansas Coal Fields
The United Mine Workers announce miners at the Dean Milling Company and the Reliance Coal Company have been ordered to return to work after a strike blamed on Hiwat was called off.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dean Milling Company
Reliance Coal Company
Kansas
United Mine Workers
Foreign bonds under scrutiny for blue sky law violations
Washington reports bond issues from foreign municipalities offered in the United States are being examined by the government for possible blue sky law violations.
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Washington
Kentucky Deputy Shot in Ambush at Yellow Mountain
Hindman Kentucky deputy sheriff Lawrence Conley aged 33 was fatally shot five times in an ambush at Yellow Mountain north of Hindman. Moonshiners are blamed in the killing according to reports reaching here.
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Kentucky
Hindman
Lawrence Conley
Yellow Mountain
Here
Senate debate over Harding and the soldiers bonus bill
Washington reports a heated senate debate sparked by President Harding's appearance opposing the soldiers bonus bill amid ship building and defense legislation. Republicans Lodge Borah Knox Kellogg defend executive Addresses while La Follette attacks executive interference as unconstitutional.
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Harding
Senate
Shipping Board
LaFollette
Wisconsin
House
Cochran
New York
Congress
Lodge
Wilson
Borah
Idaho
Mr. LaFollette
Mr. Lodge
Knox
Pennsylvania
White House
Kellogg
Minnesota
Mississippi town notices and arrests across the region
A Mississippi roundup reports arrests in Clayton Lambert and ongoing capture efforts for a burglary gang. Other items note a bond issue approval in Marks, revival plans in Chalybeate, cotton shipments in Clarksdale, and preparations for Labor Day events in Meridian with government air visit talks.
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Meridian
Oliver Lowry
Highland Park
Camp Meeting Blessings Highlight Oxford Gatherings
A Mississippi camp meeting at Oxford draws crowds from across counties and states. Pastors L. M. Lipscomb T. J. Hopper and W. A. Wilson lead fervent services as old friends, teachers, and visiting families including A. W. Langly James Porter Prof. and Mrs. Bush attend, with children’s hour by Miss Calloway and helpers. The piece thanks benefactors like A. B. Cole and Pomp Black and calls for planning a larger event next year. Attendees listed by hometown include many Mississippi and neighboring state families.
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Oxford
L. M. Lipscomb
T. J. Hopper
W. A. Wilson
New Albany
Brother Wilson
Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Tuternacle
A. W. Langly
James Porter
Oakland
Dick Mathews
Bat Slaughter
Calloway
Alston
Eugene Bush
Gill Johnson
Imre Prof
Mrs. Bush
Imne
Messrs
A. B. Cole
Pomp Black
Tabernacle
Church
Akiyahapi Camp Fire Girls Host Dinner and Mock Circus
The Akiyahapi Camp Fire Girls held a July 29 dinner at Mrs J A Christian’s home to teach proper table setting serving and etiquette. August 11 featured a mock circus with big tent show side shows and four clowns drawing praise and funds for benevolent causes. Active members were named at a ceremony including Edith Kirkwood Ellen McLean Louise Blassingame and Gladys Beanland.
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J. A Christian
Asterbilt
Myra Hume
Wilma Hicks
Rosa
Edith Kirkwood
Ellen McLean
Louise Blassingame
Gladys Beanland
Elizabeth Branham
Dorothy Oldham
Auto Turned Turtle Kills Osceola Man in Arkansas
A car two miles west of Osceola overturned killing T. E. Farley a prominent Grider Ark planter instantly and injuring his companion Victor A. Kleiber a public accountant of Osceola who is expected to die.
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Osceola
Ark
Here
T. E. Farley
Grider
Victor A. Kleiber
Ways and Means Seeks Tax Effect Study Commission
The House Ways and Means Committee plans to ask the Senate Finance Committee to amend the tax revision bill. It would create a commission to study how various taxes affect business and government revenues and to advise on federal taxation of state and municipal tax exempt securities.
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Ways and Means
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reading officer Reiffe found dead in office
Lott W. Reiffe naval officer in charge of U S customs at Philadelphia and longtime Democratic leader in Berks county was found dead in his Reading office, having died by asphyxiation after a period of ill health and two strokes.
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Reading
Lott W. Reiffe
United States Customs
Philadelphia
City Swelters as Lake Fish Die from Accidental Acid Spill
Thousands of fish were killed when acid leaked into University Lake near the northern city boundary. Workers removed countless dead fish over two nights, easing a790 offensive stench that filled the area while investigators traced the source of the acid likely to an offsite facility.
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Hie
la la
University Lake
Union church revival and parish updates
The article reports ongoing church meetings led by Brother Juarance at Central Church near the campground and Brother Lipscomb assisting Rev. Winfield Robertson at Pine Flat church. It notes Sunday union services at Cumberland Presbyterian church with Rev. Mitchell, and Rev. Lawrance preaching at the Presbyterian church. A new road to Mt. Zion Church is praised.
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Brother Juarance
Central Church
Brother Lipscomb
Winfield Robertson
Pine Flat Church
B. Y
P. U.s
Epworth
Christian
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Mitchell
Rev. Lipscomb
Winfield Robinson
Lawrance
The
Presbyterian Church
Central
Mt. Zion
Pike
A. F. Calloway
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