Five Men Rob Wellston Bank in Broad Daylight Hold Up
Wells ton Trust Company in Wellston Missouri was robbed by five masked bandits who held six employees at gunpoint and looted the vaults before fleeing in a stolen car. Deputy Sheriff Julius Schoenbein arrived after the entry and helped track the bandits, who abandoned their vehicle along the Fee Fee road. The getaway car had been left in an alley behind the bank.
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St. Louis
Wellston Trust Company
Wellston
William Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Julius Shoenbein
Shoenbein
Central Township
Sheriff's Office
Clayton
Sheriff’s Office
Schoenbein
Fee Fee Road
St. Charles Rock Road
Jimmy
Thomas H. Glancy
Navy Head Recalled by Coolidge May Quit
Washington reports say Secretary of the Navy Curtis A. Wilbur may resign. associates call the rumor ridiculous and say no White House or President hint supports this claim. Wilbur traveled from San Diego to Washington by air then train to address cabinet duties.
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NAVY
Coolidge
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Curtis A. Wilbur
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Cal
Wilbur
Naval Air Base
Riverside
White House
Tornado Injures Dozens Near Poplar Bluff Iron Reynolds Counties
A tornado struck Iron and Reynolds Counties injuring many in Annapolis Leadanna Hogan and Ellington. About 50 000 to 100 000 in damage with delayed reports as communications failed. Percy Collier Mrs Collier and a one year old were among those hurt along with others in the crippled towns.
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Poplar Bluff
Iron
Reynolds
Annapolis
Percy Collier
Leadanna
Collier
L. L. Halter
George Schumate
T. W. Cook
William Hosford
Cook
Hosford
Bismarck
Hogan
Ellington
France to repay war debt to United States says Spencer
Washington senator Seldon P. Spencer, back from six weeks in Europe, predicted France would pay its war debt in full. He cited reparations talks as a basis for broader negotiations on French obligations and noted improved European confidence aided by the Dawes plan. He attended the Interparliamentary Union in Berne and visited several European countries.
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Washington
Seldon P. Spencer
Europe
France
United States
Spencer
Interparliamentary Union
Berne
Switzerland
United States Senate
England
Holland
Belgium
Paris
Brussels
Lusitania Claims Approved by Mixed Claims Commission
Washington reports awards totaling 97015.20 to American claimants in five Lusitania cases announced by the German American Mixed Claims Commission. The commission has disposed of sixty two cases in which the United States sought compensation for surviving natural dependents of Lusitania victims.
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Washington
Mixed Claims Commission
United States
Bandits Rob Five in Garage Theft at Kewanee
Five men including Fred Martin proprietor of a local garage were robbed by three unmasked bandits who entered while they listened to radio music. The assailants took money rifled the safe and drove away in a new automobile after fueling it.
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Kewanee
Ill
Fred Martin
Gedney Farms Hotel Destroyed in Million Dollar Fire
Fire leveled the Gedney Farms Hotel near White Plains New York causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Officials say the blaze ruined the seven brick chimneys two elevator shafts and most of the building. The hotel had been a popular retreat for Manhattan socialites.
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White Plains
N. Y
Gedney Farms
Manhattan
Oil firm puts 10 million claim on German actions in Romania
Standard Oil Co. Romanian subsidiary Romano-Americana values damages at 10,000,000 from German occupation of Romania and seeks reimbursement under Daaves plan. Clarence Darrow, famed for saving Leopold and Loeb, is ready to mount a similar plea for Bernard Yanis in a Chicago case involving a policeman's murder.
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Standard
Bucharest
Rumania
Standard Oil Co
Germany
Daaves
Darrow
Chicago
Claréncer Setragroy $ Ager
Nahe
Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Bernard Yanit
Yédi
Hoitig
Detover
Plans for 14 Story Kitchenette Homes in Chicago
A building corporation announces a four story apartment project on Chicago North Side. The $3.2 million structure will include 898 small kitchenette flats on a site bought for $300,000.
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Chicago
Fator Convicted of DWI in Jamaica Court
Lester M. Fator riding for Harry M. Sinclair's Rancocas stable as M. Fator was found guilty of driving while intoxicated. His automobile license was revoked and he was fined 50 dollars in Jamaica Court.
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New York
Lester M. Fator
Harry M. Sinclair
Rancocas Stable
M. Fator
Jamaica
Arbitration Plan Submited Changes World History
The draft arbitration and security protocol by Foreign Minister Benes of Czecho Slovakia impresses League delegates as a transformative document. It cites an American influence led by James Shotwell Tasker Bliss and David Hunter Miller defining an aggressor state by refuting arbitral jurisdiction.
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Geneva
Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
League of Nations Assembly
United States
James T. Shotwell
Tasker Bliss
David Hunter Miller
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Branting
Sweden
Dr. Benes
League of Nations
Coolidge Declares Religious Liberty Core Of American Freedom
President Coolidge told Holy Name Society delegates that civil political and religious liberty are the essence of American government. He argued the Constitution bans religious tests for office and champions ordered liberty, property rights, and opposition to socialism and communism.
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Washington
Coolidge
Holy Name Society
United States
America
Holy Name Societies
Weekly Menu Suggestions and Mushroom Toast Recipe
A reader shares a weekly menu with breakfasts dinners and suppers featuring light summer dishes. It includes a mushroom on toast method and a chicken with oysters bake with steps and ingredients.
Browning Quote on Stumbles and Stance
A reflective line notes resilience as a worm remains unbowed by falls while cautioning that looking down can cause dizziness. It frames perseverance with a literary aphorism about humility and steadiness.
Thrifty Homemaker Canning Ideas for Quince and More
Busy days for thrifty housewives include jam from quince and cranberries, quince honey, and pepper relish. Also featured are turnip croquettes Ritz tomatoes and orange jelly with mint cherry garnish, all prepared for sterilized jars and serving cold.
200 Homeless in Breckenridge After Flooding
Breckenridge Texas faced severe flooding when Gonzales Creek overflowed its banks, flooding more than a hundred homes and leaving over 200 residents homeless. Rescue parties evacuated residents as water rose, with rainfall peaking at over four inches before receding later in the day. A separate notice from Washington reported August food price increases of about 2.6 percent per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Breckenridge
Tex
Gonzales Creek
Jarownda
Washington
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Nebraska Permits Gasoline Warrants for Retail Sale
Lincoln Frost District Judge allows the state to issue warrants to buy gasoline for resale to the public at retail prices. The ruling affirms Nebraska’s authority to support public fuel supply and maintain price safeguards.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Frost
Nations to Invite United States and Others to Disarmament Talks
Geneva reports the United States Germany and Russia will be invited to join the League of Nations Disarmament Commission to prepare the agenda for the International Conference for the Reduction of Armaments to be held in Geneva next June. The commission will include naval and military experts and diplomatic officials plus labor and capital representatives.
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Geneva
United States
Germany
Russia
League of Nations Commission
League
Disarmament Commission
Continental Gas and Electric to Acquire KC Power and Securities Minority Stock
The Continental Gas and Electric Corporation announced the purchase from the Illinois Power and Light Company of minority stock in the Kansas City Power and Securities Corporation.
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Kansas City Light Co
New York
Ti¢ Continental Gas and Electric Corporation
Illinois Power and Light Company
Kansas City Power and Securities Corporation
Tornado in Thorpe Wisconsin Deadly Toll Rises
Five men are dead in a Wisconsin tornado at Thorpe with two others killed and twelve to fourteen injured. The storm caused heavy property damage across the region.
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Thorpe
Wis
Billville Briefs From The Riverbank Rodeo Poker Night
We were not present at the New York convention yet the fellows managed without us. The fish were not biting yesterday but we kept a sharp game on the riverbank. We dropped the book review feature and American Literature missed the mark for us. Women in this neighborhood are not harming husbands, the common verdict says most aren’t worth killing.
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New York
French Wisdom on Wit and Society
A short reflection notes that pretensions reveal small souls. It warns that a fool may see correctly yet lose himself in pride. It counsels using wit in social life while keeping the heart at home.
Man questioningly aims for train and slips at station
A commuter strolls into a suburban railway station and hurries to the platform. He slips on the steps, recovers his bag and umbrella, and asks the gate official if he is going the right way to the train. The official coldly replies that his choice looks bad.
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