U S S Rochester Sent to Nicaragua Amid Crisis
Washington reports the U S S Rochester was dispatched to Nicaragua as tensions rose after a strong note to Chamorro regime. Marines from Galveston were landed at Bluefields amid anti American sentiment and Chamorro protests. Geneva notes the League of Nations may intervene under Article XXI despite Monroe Doctrine limits.
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Chamorro
United States
Galveston
Bluefields
Geneva
League of Nations
Nicaragua
Mexico
League
Bathrobe Barrage at Church Sale Sparks Suspected Heist
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation depicts a tense street scene as a man in a bathrobe rushes to a church rummage sale to reclaim his suit donated by his wife. The cop questions the unconventional attire and intent amid heightened urgency.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Wychwood Estate Donated for Public Nature Preserve
Mrs Frances Kinsley Hutchinson widow of Charles Lawrence Hutchinson has gifted the Wychwood estate at Lake Geneva Wisconsin to the state. The 72 acre largely primeval forest area will be maintained as a bird wild flower and small animal preserve with an endowment fund for ongoing care.
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Charles Lawrence Hutchinson
Lake Geneva
Wis
Frances Kinsley Hutchinson
Wisconsin
Old Feudal Obligation Herring Pie Sent to King Each Year
A Yar mouth community continues a historic feudal duty by presenting the King of Great Britain with a yearly herring pie as payment. The custom endures despite modern changes, linking local heritage to national symbolism.
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Great Britain
Yarmouth
United States Paper Currency Design and Silk Threads
The article explains U S paper currency as one piece of paper with a two sided design. It notes silk carendas in the paper as a distinctive feature used in making United States money. Silk threads are embedded during paper manufacture.
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U. S
United States
Toll in hurricane rises to nineteen as searches continue
Rescuers move through debris in lower Terrebonne and La Fourche parishes delivering food water clothing and medical aid. The death toll stands at nineteen with more than a dozen missing, including seven aboard the tug Patton which sank near Convent on the Mississippi River.
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New Orleans
Terrebonne
la Fourche
Mississippi River
Convent
Ships collide in Mor skol canal kills hundred
In the Mor skol canal near Leningrad Russia the Russian steamer Burevestnik collided with the German steamer Groine. One hundred persons perished and a majority of the victims were Russians.
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Leningrad
Russia
Burevestnik
Groine
Morskol Canal
Here
Plebiscite Bill Advances in Philippine Legislature
The Philippine House passed the plebiscite bill after Governor General Leonard Wood veto and sent it to President Coolidge. The Senate had previously approved the measure, moving toward independence confirmation.
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Manila
Philippine House of Representatives
Leonard Wood
Senate
President Coolidge
German swimmer sets Channel record in 12 hours 40 minutes
Otto Vierkoeten swam the English Channel in 12 hours 40 minutes, shaving two hours from the prior record set by Gertrude Ederle on August 6. The feat establishes a new record for the fastest Channel crossing by a German swimmer.
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Dover
Otto Vierkoeten
English
Gertrude Eiderle
Farm Prices Hit Low in Two Years on Aug 15
The Agricultural Department reports the monthly farm products index fell to a two year low on August 15, reflecting declines across major crop and livestock prices and signaling weak market conditions for farmers.
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Washington
The
Agricultural Department
Government to Sell Oil Lands in Osage Indian Territory
The Interior Department authorized an auction on September 30 for oil leases on 80,000 acres of Osage lands in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Interior Department
Oklahoma
Wisconsin Campaign Slush Funds Under Senate Probe
Washington talk centers on whether Reed committee on campaign expenditures will investigate the Wisconsin primary. Opponents of Senator Lenroot allege stalwarts backing his renomination are using large slush funds.
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Wisconsin
Washington
Reed Committee
Senate On
Lenroot
Ferry Boat Capsizes on Megna River Tragedy
A Megna river ferry capsized in Bengal India. Of the 100 passengers aboard four were drowned and reported dead, with rescue efforts underway.
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Crown Noakhal
Bengal
India
Megna
Government funds tied to five liners bid call
Washington reports the Shipping Board has called for bids on five large passenger liners with a total of 31 million dollars in government funds tied up in the vessels. Bids are returnable November 8.
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U. S
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Port Madison Reserve for Sale in Washington
War department invites bids to purchase Port Madison military reservation near Puget Sound entrance. Bids are returnable September 27 and the sale location is the Port Madison area in Washington.
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Port Madison
Washington
War Department
Puget Sound
First Aerial Sleeper Lands Berlin to London
The first airplane sleeper with berths for four passengers and a washroom porter arrived at Croydon after a 9 hours 48 minutes flight from Berlin with a stop at Amsterdam. The wireless telephone equipped craft was praised by the pilot for a very satisfactory journey.
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Berlin
London
Croydon
Amsterdam
Five Robbers Steal $8000 From Brodhead Bank
Five masked men robbed the Bank of Brodhead in Wisconsin and took $8,000. They fled the scene in a closed car, authorities said.
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Brodhead
Wis
Bank of
Australia Cuts U S Freight Rates
The Australian trade commission announces immediate reductions of freight rates to the United States and Canada by ten to twenty percent, affecting goods shipments.
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Washington
the Trade Commission of Australia
United States
Canada
Russia Buys Canadian Horses In Test Purchase
Winnipeg reports Russia plans to ship six hundred Alberta horses to Moscow as a test order. If the animals meet expectations, Russia promises larger future shipments and ongoing trade.
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Russia
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alberta
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U.S. S. Rochester
Ition
Kickert’s Auto Sales
Harvey
Willys-Overland Fine Motor Cars
159Th
State Street
Holland
Dolton
Elmer R. Berger
Calumet District
Riverdale
Lincoln Avenue
Chrysler
Twin City Garage
the House of Service
Roseland District
Chicago
John J. Vanderaa
Teninga Bros. & Co
Michigan Avenue
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