Senator Edwards Named in Rum Deal Trial
In Jersey City a charge claims Senator Edward I Edwards backed a Weehawken liquor conspiracy involving ten police and two civilians. Treasury agents Hurlbut and Wilson testified Edwards received and held 3800 dollars for Griffin to pay for 100 cases of liquor later returned when liquor delivery was not pursued.
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Jersey City
N. J
United States
Edward I. Edwards
New Jersey
Weehawken
Treasury Department
Charles J. Hurlbut
Lionel Wilson
Wilson
William Griffin
Edwards
Griffin
John Milton
Hudson County
Washington
Hurlbut
First National Bank of
Senator Edwards
Caldwell
Huribut
Hiquor
Dorothy
Auto Speeder Given 20 Years for Killing Two
Kenosha Wisconsin judge F B Belden sentences Edward Thomas twenty two to twenty years in prison after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter for killing former Coroner Truman Parker and his daughter Jane. Thomas drove the car that struck them and fled the scene. Three other occupants face accessory after the fact charges. Edward Newman, another party member, died by suicide two weeks after the crash.
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Kenosha
Wis
F. B. Belden
Edward Thomas
Truman T. Parker
Jane
Thomas
Parker
Edward Newman
Communists Strip Leon Trotzky of War Power
The Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party in Russia relieves Leon Trotzky of his duties as chairman of the revolutionary war council. He faces possible expulsion from the party and key political bodies unless he renounces his anti Leninist attacks and conforms to party discipline.
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Moscow
Leon Trotzky
Revolutionary War Council
Communist Party
Russia
Nicolai Lenin
Causes for Gratitude as Moral Standard Boost
A reflection praising those who elevate our standards, awaken good impulses, and enrich us spiritually and morally, inspiring stronger commitments to serve others and act with greater generosity.
Pershing Cheered in Buenos Aires on South American Tour
Gen John J Pershing and party arrived in Buenos Aires after a Chilean journey. A large cheering crowd greeted him at the station as he began an itinerary of official calls and entertainment. He met President de Alvear and dined with Washington ambassador Le Breton, while recalling Theodore Roosevelt’s 1913 visit at Bariloche.
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Buenos Aires
Valdivia
Chile
John J. Pershing
General Pershing
Justo
United States
Honorio Pueyrredon
Buckes Aires
American Legion
de Alvear
Washington
Thomas le Breton
Pershing
T. R
Andes
Bariloche
Lake Nahuel-Haupi
Argentina
Theodore Roosevelt
Luther Tells Reichstag He Will Back Dawes Plan
Chancellor Hans Luther presented his ministry and pledged to observe all provisions of the Dawes plan. He promised to press allies for Cologne evacuation and to seek early withdrawal, arguing it essential to Germany’s economic recovery and compliance with the London agreement.
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Luther
Reichstag
Dawes
Berlin
Marx
Hans Luther
London
Cologne
Germany
Tariff Proposal Aimed at Uprooting Cheap Imports
Secretary of Commerce Hoover urged a tariff on agricultural products to curb cheap imports and raise living standards to boost per capita consumption. He told the President's agricultural committee that the farmer's stability depends on countering cheap foreign labor and low export market standards.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Agricultural Committee
Commerce Secretary
Wounded Chicago Officer Kills Bandit and Captures Pal
Sergt. Ralph Cheney of the motorcycle detail killed one robber and captured the other after a shootout. Russell M. Clark, a bandit in the drug store raid, was killed. Jacob Banz, his companion, identified as driver, is under arrest.
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Chicago
Russell M. Clark
Jacob Banz
Mitty
Otto Malm
Edward Lehman
Sergt
Ralph
Ding”) Cheney
Clark
Stock Swindler Travels De Luxe to Prison
Texarkana figures Jimmie Cox famed for oil field promotions travels in a drawing room car to Leavenworth Kansas to begin a five year sentence after conviction for using the mails to defraud in a $100 000 stock scheme.
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Texarkana
Ark
Jimmie”’ Cox
Arkansas
Leavenworth
Kan
Wheat Prices Hit $2.03 In Chicago Market
Chicago reports wheat in the market at 2.03 a bushel signaling a price surge that lifts flour costs to their highest level since World War I. Small bakers pass higher costs to customers with loaf prices rising to 8.5 to 10 cents per pound depending on size.
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Chicago
Jackson Fire Threatens City and County Buildings
Fire in the Crandall Electric basement in downtown Jackson imperils the business district. The county building is in flames and officials predict total loss. Six firefighters are hospitalized after exposure. Historic German war widows figures show 200,000 remarried, with 386,000 widows of soldiers remaining.
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Jackson
Mich
Crandall Electric Company
Amatea
Berlin
Two Killed and Two Injured in Navy Plane Crash
A sea plane F-5 L No 8590 wrecked in Escambia bay killing Clarence Linville and Harry Maxwell Young while injuring two others. The incident is reported in Pensacola with aviation personnel named and details sparse.
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Pensacola
Escambia Bay
Clarence Linville
Harry Maxwell Young
Mandy
Lizin
Price and Beauregard Debate Fortifications in Civil War
General Sterling Price, noted as a fierce Confederate fighter and scholar, visits Corinth with Beauregard to inspect a string of fortifications. Price acknowledges the system as unique, saying I done tak er, and the plan proves highly effective as described by the Kansas City Times.
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Sterling Price
Missouri
Beauregard
West Point
Corinth
Miss
Price
Kansas City Times
Horsehair in Water Sparks Superstition About Snakes
The piece notes that the belief a horsehair in a puddle becomes a snake is unfounded yet popular. It explains how hair objects in water tend to wriggle, fueling the superstition despite the lack of truth.
Aerial Photos Guide Lighthouse Site on Hawaiian Rock
Aerial photographs helped determine a suitable location for a lighthouse on an inaccessible rock island at the western edge of the Hawaiian chain, guiding placement and safety considerations.
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Rock Island
Gems Used as Playthings in Early South Africa
The first large diamond found in South Africa is said to have been hidden in a sorcerer’s feather bag. Several authorities note that early South African diamonds were often valued as powerful symbols within local power structures.
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South Africa
Claimed Prophetic Gift Joanna Southcote Draws English Following
A 19th century domestic servant Joanna Southcote stirred England in 1814 with pretended miracles and a claim to be the woman of Revelations. Her bold assertions attracted a large following exceeding 100,000 people.
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Joanna Southcote
England
Look There Goes Your Painted Father
In the mid Atlantic a school of whales spooks as a Zeppelin flies overhead. A widowed whale mother exclaims to her children about the seen aircraft in a moment of emotion.
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mid-Atlantic
Rooster Rolls Ostrich Egg in Yard Demonstration
A rooster in the chicken yard rolls an ostrich egg to show what is possible in other places. He calls out the hens and stresses no insinuations or reproach as he narrates the demonstration.
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Everybody’s Magazine
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Solon
Jackson, Mich
Groun
Houston
Gibbs
Cravens
Dargan Company Review
Hares &Savingsi Bank OF Riverdale
Horace Holmes
Oee
Chrysler
Dolton 5
Twin City
Dolton
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