Midnight Riot Halts Ledoux Jobless Auction in New York
Hundreds of jobless men women and children flooded Fifth Avenue as Urban Ledoux known as Mr Zero attempted a midnight auction to aid the unemployed. Police on horses and motorcycles charged the crowd dispersing the demonstration outside Bryant Hall near Bryant Park. Ledoux escaped in a taxicab after authorities halted the event and dispersed the crowd.
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New York
Ledoux
Fifth Avenue
T Taust
Mr. Zero
Boston
Gage
Bryant Pars
Hryant Hall
Park
Sixth Avenue
Ledloux
Ge 2
Joux
Bryant Wand
Jacob Iz
Spo
Goldstein
Portieth Street
Actar
Phil
Broad
Aed
Milwaukee Officials Face Arrest Over Election Day Hiring Refusal
Milwaukee officials including H. B. Esram, president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, and three other line officials faced arrest warrants issued by County Judge Reighleiter. They are charged with refusing to employ workers required by statute to permit them to vote on election day.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
H. B. Esram
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Reighelter
Old Strike Not Ended in Kern County Oil Fields
In Takernfield California 1500 oil field workers were ordered to work while union leaders say 7000 others remain on strike and are prepared for a long bitter struggle if necessary.
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Takernfield
Cal
Ulng
Kern County
Food Prices Jump in August in Washington DC
Wholesale prices rose 2.75 percent from July with wholesale food costs leading the gain at 185 percent. Police seized 14 dynamite sticks and 100 sticks of TNT after trapping five dynamiters attempting to bomb a shoe repair shop. One suspect was shot in the side and may die as officers held the scene for ten hours following a mysterious tip. Burke, 23, among those captured, faced severe injuries and potential death.
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Washington, D. C
Department, Labor
Chicago
Bat Rs
Burke
Hidden New York bootlegging empire uncovered
E C Yellowley announces a vast New York bootlegging ring that manufactures and ships illicit liquor nationwide. He says one headquarters man is jailed and many more will be caught as the syndicate operates through wholesale druggists with government permits.
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New York
Yellowley
Railroad shopmen vote to go out on a strike
Sixteen hundred members of five federated railway shop unions met at the Second Artillery armory to protest the U S railway labor board decision. The vote to strike is on hold awaiting union leadership action, with many fearing a general railroad shutdown if a strike occurs.
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Second Artillery
United States Railway Labor Board
B. M. Dewel
Railway Employee Department
American Federation of Labor
Federal Board
Iowa
Detroit Police Prohibit Klan Civil War Film Showing
A motion picture depiction of Ku Klux Klan activities from civil war days was banned by Detroit police after protests by several citizen committees. The action halted the screening amid public concern over Klan imagery.
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Detroit
Ku Klux Klan
Megra
Nebraska Correspondent Killed Near Rock Creek Park
Nebraska correspondent for the New York Herald Morgan was killed in an incident near a bridge spanning Rock Creek Park after a fall from about 250 feet. The event involved multiple Nebraska papers and occurred in Washington DC vicinity.
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Nebraska
Washington, D. C-B
Morgan
New York Herald
Rock Creek Park
Triple Missouri Tragedy Shocks Kansas City
In Kansas City Missouri Carl Wetzell shot and killed his wife and Miss Ora Meyers a roomer in the house where he lived then killed himself. The cause of the shooting is not known.
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Kansas City
Carl Wetzell
Ora Meyers
Robbers Hold Up Circus Treasurer in Vancouver
Three unmasked robbers seized the Sells Floto circus treasurer in Vancouver Washington, obtaining between 28000 and 90000 in cash and drafts. The incident, reported to Vancouver police by Jose Condon, left Mrs Grace Hannaford aged 60 and her son Poodles Hannaford injured during the search of the mother.
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Circus
Pottlang
Ore
Sells Floto Circus
Vancouver
Wash
Aad
Jose Condon
Grace Hannaford
Irish Cabinet Considers Plebiscite After Inverness Setback
Dublin President Hamenn Da Va jera summoned the Simm Fein cabinet to assess Lloyd George’s cancellation of the Inverness conference. Lloyd George’s telegram shocked the Irish public, disrupting the optimistic national mood and prompting talk that the cabinet may recommend a plebiscite.
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Fish
Dublin
Hamenn da Vajera
Simm Fein
Lloyd George
Inverness
Canada Cuts Grain Rates Through Port William Export
The railway association announced a further 7 cent per hundred reduction in grain rates for export through Atlantic ports from Port William. This adds to the 3 cent early-year cut and the 5 cent January reduction, shaping a sustained rate relief for grain products. Newport R. I. reports. A bronze medal named Raconnaisance Francaise was awarded by France to Dr. Harriet A. Rice for wartime service in French military hospitals.
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Canada
Montreal
Port Wilhiam
The
Railway Association
Newport. R. 1
Raconnaisance Francaise
Harriet A. Rice
Arbuckle Indicted for Manslaughter in Rappe Case
San Francisco grand jury votes 12 to 2 to indict Roscoe Arbuckle known as Fatty for manslaughter in the Virginia Rappe death. Indictment to be filed in the superior court as inquest resumes with witnesses like Miss Prevost, Miss Blake, and Miss Provost to be recalled.
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Durers
San Francisco
Roscoe Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Roscos
Fatty
Arbucile
Virginia Rapne
Zey Provost
Alice Blake
Arbughlé
Miss Rappe
Grand Jury
Arbuckle
Miss Prevost
Mathew Brady
Brady
Arpucckle
Bamtina Meade Delmont
T. W. B. Leonard
Roscoe Butt
Giant Pipeline Plan to Link Gulf to Pacific in Mexico
Clay I Yerby of Los Angeles has a concession to build a pipe line from Puerto Mexico on the gulf to Salina Cruz on the Pacific. J Flynn in Mexico City says multiple lines are planned. Project cost is about 10 million dollars gold and would shorten east to west coast transport by 11 days, cutting 2300 miles versus the Panama route.
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Mexico
México City
I. Yerby
Los Angeles
Cal
Pureto
Gulf Coast
Salina Cruz
Pacific
J. Flynn
Mexico City
Yerby
Panama Canal
Women to Clean Up Movies in San Francisco
San Francisco women organized to address crime in movie venues. The group, active in law enforcement circles, will discuss the issue at a special meeting. They previously supported the prosecution of the Howard Street gangsters last year.
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San Francisco
Cali
Not Pauper Salt Not Pauper Story in Attic Death
A fragmentary account describes a girl named Salt Not Pauper nicknamed Sal, four years old, who died in a dreary attic room after her identity remained unknown. Authorities found securities totaling about 100,000 dollars concealed in her room, with reports of her giving to the poor. Also noted is a Washington decision: Inter State Commerce Commission approves railroad rate cuts on five midwest stock shipments, saving shippers 10.4 million dollars annually.
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Chicago
Sal
Hays. Securities
Washington
Middlewest
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Interstate Commercs Commission
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Nada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Irish Columbia
A. Cook
Waterstown
S. Dak
A. Garrett
Bit Jackson St
St. Paul Minn
World Series Lottery Blocked Arrests Halt Ticket Sale
Police arrested three men and confiscated 10,000 World Series tickets in St. Louis as a lottery aimed at attendance was frustrated. In Washington twelve coast artillery commands shifted to reduced personnel as the army trims to 150,000 men.
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St. Louis
Coast
Washington
Coast Artillery
Farm Pool Bill Prominent in Congress Plan
New Orleans report: A farm pool bill to cosign farmers assets and issue debentures for a year-round market will be introduced in Congress next month. A. F. Lever, of the farm team board, spoke to the interstate farm congress.
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New Orleans
Congress
A. F. Lever
Farm Team Board
Interstate Farm Congress
Death Claims Mining Man in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs reports the death of famed mining engineer Gole-Alten L. Dickerman, a well known figure in mining circles, after a recent incident at a local site. The death prompts tributes from colleagues and mining organizations.
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Death Chaims
Colorado Springs
Gole
Alten
L. Dickerman
Engi
Nations extend invitation to Holland and Belgium conference
Washington, Tokyo, Paris have formally accepted the U.S. proposal that Holland and Belgium be admitted to the forthcoming international conference when pending far eastern questions involve them. China is similarly invited.
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Holland
Belgium
Washington
Japan
France
United States
China
Killers Get Life In Arizona Murder Sentences
Manuel Gareta and Jose Perez, convicted of murder in Tombstone Arizona, were sentenced to life terms. Court records show the men received brutal, premeditated convictions and will serve their sentences in state custody. The case details remain under court seal and are subject to appeal.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Manuel Gareta
Jose Perez
Isher
John
Bayer Aspirin Adverts Guide to Safe Use and Pricing
An advertisement explains authentic Bayer Aspirin tablets bearing the Bayer cross as safe for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatic pains earache toothache and more. It notes 12 tablet tins cost a few cents, with larger packs sold by druggists, and cites physician tested dosage over 21 years.
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Bayer
By Way of Explanation from a Kansas City Star excerpt
The presiding elder asks why many parents sing to children and Gap Tohnsom of Rumways Ridge replies that he avoids it after a prior incident where his whipping provoked children to tears, the maw reportedly flinging hot water on them to make them stop.
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Gap Tohnsom
Ridge
Ems
Kansas City Star
Hall's Catarrh Medicine for Deafness Relief
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous membranes of the Eustachian tube. Inflammation causes rumbling or partial hearing loss, and complete closure risks permanent deafness. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts on blood and mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and aid natural restoration. Circulars free. available from Druggists.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lives of two children saved by Roseman serum
In Oelwein two children survived infantile paralysis after serum treatment. The report highlights local health efforts and ongoing medical trials in the era, noting community responses and the broader public health context.
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Reg
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Lyle Thompson
Clinton
A. Ambramson
Iowa City
I City
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Cherokee
J| Reeder
Ar Reeder
Dan Marcus
Aipath
Tracr
Chickasaw County
Jack Burke
Peoria
Rae Metal
Lester
Harris
Clare Wright Harris
Robert Martin
Bendit
Curlew Bank
Ethel Easton
Martin
M Pal
Miss Easton
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Francis
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Muydar
Broesmit
W. E. Torney
Riceville
Torney
Methodist Is Pay” Church
Bishop
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