Daugherty Not Blamed for Graft in Major Trial
New York report says Richard Merton exonerated Harry M Daugherty and Col Thomas W Miller in the American Metals case. Merton denied any idea the $50,000 paid to John T King was for government use as Buckner clashed on key points. Judge Mack ruled neutral wartime seized assets must be returned, aiding the defense and limiting Daugherty’s exposure.
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New York
Richard Merton
Harry M Daugherty
Thomas W Miller
Exallen
United States
Allorne
Emory
John T King Q
Buckner
Merton
Julian Mack
United States Supreme Court
Mack
Max Steuer
Daugherty
Steuer
Yaquis Seize Obregon Amid Mexican Troop Rush
Mexico confirms Yaqui capture of General Obregon and says 5,000 troops from Sonora will converge on Yaqui country under General Matus. Tourist Jacob Rosenthal of Woodmere, New York, was kidnapped while his party, including his daughter and son in law, were held up and robbed on a highway near Cuernavaca.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Matus
Sonora
Jacob Rosenthal
Woodmere
Mexico
Joseph Ruff
Jack Zahle
Quernavaca
Alfonso Checks Spain War Army Restless
Madrid reports the war proclaimed in Spain after a mutiny in the artillery corps was quelled by a decree from King Alfonso Yet unrest remains and passive resistance pervades the army with an open revolt considered likely The discontent stems from Gen Primo de Rivera actions and new promotion rules favoring election over seniority
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Primo de Rivera
Indiana Court Enjoins Dempsey Tunney Fight
A Chicago Coliseum club petition for an injunction to stop the Dempsey Tunney heavyweight title bout in Philadelphia on September 23 was granted by Judge Clinton Givan in Superior Court here. The judge ruled that the ownership of the contract by the Chicago club constitutes a property right though the injunction’s effect in Pennsylvania remains uncertain.
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Indianapolis
Chicago Coliseum Club
Janek Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Clinton
Givan
Superior
Givau
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Maine Returns Show G. O. P. Victorious
Reelection of Gov Ralph O Brewster appears assured as results from 588 of 683 precincts indicate Brewster won 80,927 votes to Ernest L McLean's 60,571. All four Maine U S House members were reelected, and a constitutional amendment to bar state funds for private institutions was defeated.
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Portland
Maine
Ralph O Brewster
Brewster
Ernest L McLean
France Reduces Army and Seeks Peace in League Move
France issues a decree to cut the army by 2,700 officers and remove 1,200 temporary ranks, while trimming conscripts and training to one year. Briand and Stresemann pledge peaceful aims as Germany joins the League, with disarmament urged and a subcommittee appointed to widen nonpermanent council seats. Spain resigns from the League, thanking the body for its attention but signaling withdrawal.
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Paris
Ministerial Council
Geneva
France
Germany
Aristide Briand
League of Nations
Herr Stiesemann
League
Briand
Herr Stresemann
Mariand
Stresemann
Streseman
Fish Rescue Efforts Accelerated By Floods In Illinois
William J. Stratton, director of the State Department of Conservation, reports flood disasters have more than doubled fish rescue work. Crews remove fish from landlocked ponds and sloughs, selling rough fish or returning them to rivers, while fine fish are shipped to inland waters for forestocking. Most work will continue into fall, with risk of loss if backwaters freeze. Doves remain plentiful but weather has hurt shooting. push to advance dove season opening to August 10 next year.
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Game and Fish News
William J. Stratton
State Department of Conservation
Illinois
Stratton
Washington briefs outline tariff, airlines, and politics
The Agriculture Department lists 19 bean classes after a trade suggested reclassification. Commissioner Henry H Glassie of Maryland gains reappointment to the tariff commission by President Coolidge. Northwest Airways of Detroit will operate the Chicago Minneapolis St Paul air mail route from October 1 Senate. Capper predicts a Republican Congress and a Coolidge run for another term, breaking the third term tradition.
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Department of Agriculture
Henry H Glassie
Maryland
Prccess
Tarif Commission
Coolidge
Northwest Airways, Inc
Detroit, Mich
Chicago
Minneapolis St Paul
Senate
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Capper
Congress
Valentino's Will Omits Natacha Rumbova for $1 Bequest
Rudolph Valentino leaves a third of his estate, worth over $1,000,000, to Teresa Werner his aunt by marriage, who stood by him during a separation from his second wife Natacha Rumbova. The former wife receives $1. Mia Werne is to share equally with Alberto and Maria Guglielmi, siblings of the lead actor.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Rudolph Valentino
Teresa Werner
Mariage
Natacha Rumbova
Winifred Hudnut Ia
Mia Werne
Alberto
Maria Guglielmi
Pistex
Fictitious Moiiion and the Matrimonial Race
A humorous overheard exchange centers on Moiiion, a fictitious young woman. At thirty she remains unmarried and two friends mock her, noting Vaiion’s poor progress. One quips she seems on her twelfth lap when glimpsed in her living room through a window.
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Moiiion
Vaiion
Life's Obligations and the Burden of Kindness
A reflective aphorism argues that mutual help is a societal debt and that those who recognize a superior capacity in others should neither conceal nor withhold aid. It warns that failing to assist amounts to injury.
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Rushin
Not Apt Description of Birds Appetite Rumor
A reader notes the phrase bad appetite misleads about birds that eat several times their own weight daily, highlighting how small eaters have strong appetites and challenging the common label with observations of avian feeding behavior.
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Yanguas Y Messia
Washington Briefs
Valentino
Wadhams
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale, Ill
Campbell’s
Oleo
Elmwood
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