Seven Hold Up 150 Inn Guests in Detroit Area
A seven man bandits held up the Allen Dale Inn on West Warren Avenue at 3 10 am. they shot two women and four men including the vice president of C R Wilson Body Company, robbed about 150 guests, and fled to Monroe Michigan five hours later after killing a motorcycle policeman Oscar Reinhardt aged 30 a World War veteran. Loot valued at 25000. The dance floor was strewn with debris and guests damaged by bullets. a guest was forced to break a diamond ring with his teeth during the robbery.
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Detroit
Mich
Allendale Inn
West Warren Avenue
C. R. Wilson Body Company
Road House
Monroe
Oscar Reinhardt
U. S. Railroads Reach Hauling Record in First Half
Railroads carried 225,435,608,000 net ton miles in the first six months, a 7 percent rise from the same period in 1920, setting a new freight record according to the bureau of railway economics.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Railway Economics
Ten Drown When Launch Sinks in Mississippi River
Ten people including a family of five perished when a 30 foot gasoline launch sank near South St. Paul Minnesota on August 20. All aboard were lost with no survivors as picnickers returned to the Twin Cities from Fin Bend.
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Mississippi
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Mississippi River
South St. Paul
Twin Cities
Fine Bend
Eight to sixteen dead in Wawa hotel fire in Ontario
The Summer Hotel Wawa at Norway Point on Lake of Bays burned early Sunday. Reports say eight to sixteen people are missing or dead, with eight confirmed missing and likely fatalities among the missing.
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Toronto
Ont
Wawa
Norway Point
Lake of Bays
Muskoka District
Secretary Mellon to Stay in Cabinet as Treasury
Head Washington. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who has just returned from Europe, has definitively decided to remain in the cabinet at the request of President Coolidge, it was authoritatively learned here.
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Mellon
Treasury
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Coolidge
Plane Crash Kills Five Near Pensacola Florida
Four men and one woman died when a commercial seaplane piloted by Albert J. Whitted of St Petersburg, Florida, crashed into Santa Rosa sound near Camp Walton about forty miles from Pensacola.
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Florida
Pensacola, Fla
Albert J. Whitted
St. Petersburg
Fla
Santa Rosa Sound
Camp Walton
Pensacola
Marie Wainwright Dies in Scranton After Notable 1888 Tour
New York reports actress Marie Wainwright died in Scranton Pennsylvania. She supported as leading woman for Booth and Salvini on their 1888 starring tour, according to word received here.
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Marie Wainwright
New York
Booth and
Salvini
Scranton
Canada Rail Order Stands Amid Builder Profit Protests
Montreal August 20 The 3 million dollar order for automobile cars placed in the United States by the Canadian National Railroad will stand despite protests from Canadian car builders.
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Canada
Montreal
United States
Canadian Naional Railroad
Final ratifications exchange ends arms treaty delay
Washington August 17 final ratifications were exchanged at the State Department signaling the act in effect. France, long lagging, at last approved. the four power Pacific treaty also goes into effect. Naval armament limits set ratios 5 5 3 among leading powers with France and Italy at 175. The exchange ceremonies were simple.
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Washington
State Department
France
United States
Japan
Britain
Great Britain
Italy
America
Gompers Defies Injunction in ILGWU Case
Chicago aug 17 Samuel Gompers AFL president publicly defied Judge Carpenter to enforce the injunction against ILGWU members and said he would violate the injunction personally at the earliest opportunity.
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Gompers
U. S
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
George A. Carpenter
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Negro banker cites 70 U. S. banks owned by colored race
In Hot Springs Arkansas on August 17 R W Wright a black banker from Philadelphia told National Negro Business League attendees that seventy banks in the United States were operated by Negroes. He argued this showed Negro skill in managing financial enterprises and joining the commercial and financial world.
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Hot Springs
Ark
United States
R. W. Wright
Philadelphia
National Negro Business League
Hero of Wyoming Mine Disaster Committed to Mental Hospital
Evanston August 20. John Pavlizon an Austrian coal miner hailed as the outstanding hero of last Tuesday’s explosion in Kemmerer Coal company mine No 1 at Frontier near Kemmerer was brought to the state mental hospital here. He is insane as a result of his experiences.
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Evanston
Wyo
John Pavlszon
Kemmerer Coal Company
Frontier
Kemmerer
Church Roof Collapse Kills Twelve in Navarre Donda
In Navarre Donda near Salamanca a church roof collapsed after about 100 spectators climbed up to view a bull fight. Twelve bodies have been recovered and the tragedy is being investigated by local authorities.
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Madrid
Navarre Donda
Salamanca
Five thousand attend Klan initiation near Addison Illinois
In Chicago on August 20 a crowd of about five thousand gathered in an open field three-quarters of a mile north of Addison to witness the initiation of 150 men into the Ku Klux Klan.
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Unois
Chicago
Ku Klux Klan
Addison
Tll
Widow Florence Harding Leaves White House for Friendship Stay
Quietly under a rainy night, Mrs Florence Kling Harding departed the White House with Mrs Coolidge and aides. She will likely spend ten days to two weeks at Friendship near Washington before heading to Marion.
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Washington
Marion
Florence Kling Harding
White House
Executive Mansion
United States
Mrs. Coolidge
Secret Service
Mrs. Harding
Eight Reds Killed in Ruhr French Fight the Rioters
In Aix La Chapelle Germany Aug 18 eight Communists were killed and fifty wounded in an encounter with police at Altdorf seven miles north. Disorders continue and 200 civilians have been sworn in to reinforce security police. Fifteen German civilians wounded Monday have died, total fatalities twenty five.
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Aix la Chapelle
Germany
Altdorf
Communists seize German town after police disarmament
Berlin reports that Dettelin city hall near Essen was stormed by Communists who disarmed police and took control of the town. Militia from a nearby town arrived but were also disarmed. Many were wounded as riots continue across Germany.
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Berlin
Dettelin
Essen
Germany
France Tests Deadliest War Plane with Torpedo Capability
Paris reports at Villa Coublay field a new 600 horsepower torpedo plane capable of dropping 700 kilogram torpedoes. The tests declare it the deadliest war engine yet built for army or navy aviation and promise mass production. The article states the torpedo plane makes dreadnoughts obsolete.
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Paris
Villa Coublay Field
Arrmay
Navy
Flaming Oil Tank Threatens Fort MacArthur
Rivers of flaming oil from a 500000 barrel General Petroleum tank in San Pedro swept through the lowland toward Fort MacArthur. The blaze covered a mile long area and several hundred yards wide endangering officers and enlisted families and causing about 1 million dollars in property losses.
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San Pedro
Cal
General Petroleum Company
Fort MacArthur
Typhoon Sinks British Submarine L-9 at Hongkong
A fierce Hongkong typhoon caused heavy destruction injuring and drowning casualties while the British submarine L-9 was sunk and numerous steamers were wrecked. The disaster ranks among the city’s worst weather events on record with widespread property loss and economic disruption.
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Hongkong
Eight Billion Gallons of Gas Seen for 1923
Chicago reports an estimate that about 8,000,000,000 gallons of gasoline will be required to operate American motorcars and fill export orders during the full year 1923.
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Chicago
Prison Visitors Told to Wear Dusters at Waupun Penitentiary
A Wisconsin penitentiary bans women in knickers and asks female visitors to wear large gray dusters to preserve decency. The rule applies to tourists and other guests during visits.
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Waupun
Wis
State Penitentiary
Miriam Elias Arrives in America Refuses Immediate Stage Offers
Portrait and profile of Miriam Elias the renowned Russian Jewish actress and star of Habima. She has language skills in German French Russian Yiddish and will study English before accepting U S theater engagements. She declines Yiddish and German offers to observe American stage opportunities first.
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Miriam Elias
America
Miss Elias
Habima
U S Market Report Weekly Agricultural Prices
Washington reports week ending August 18 with action across fruits and vegetables including Georgia and Carolinas watermelons priced 2.55 to 4.25 per car, Elberta peaches 2.25 to 3.50 per 6-basket carrier, Irish cobbler potatoes 4.00 to 5.50 per bbs, cantaloupes 50 cents to 1.25, and California salmon tints 2.50 to 3.50. Hay and feeds list No 1 timothy around 21.50 to 23.50, middlings 25, gluten feed 40 75, and white hominy feed 32 50. Live stock prices in Chicago show hogs top 8.85 and bulk 7.15 8.75, beef steers 8.50 12.35, veal calves 8.25 12.00, lambs 11.00 13.75. Grain citations include No 2 red winter wheat 1.03, corn 89–90c, oats 38c. Dairy notes list butter 43c and cheese varieties around 24c.
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Washington
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Tom Watson
Missouri Irish Grays
Maryland
Virginia
Elberta
Arkansas
Elbertas
New Jersey
Kansas
wNo
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
Prairie
Neapolis
tChicago
Iowa
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Leading Citizens of Georgia City Are in the Drys Net
Savannah police rounded up nearly forty citizens in a broad crackdown on liquor law violations. Those arrested include prominent local figures such as a banker, a lawyer, and several merchants amid charges from bootlegging to conspiracy under national prohibition.
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Georgia City
Savannah
General Allen Reports U S Plan To Unsnarl Ruhr Crisis
Gen Henry T Alen who led American forces in Germany says the State Department has before it a plan he proposed for U S intervention in the reparations dispute. The statement came during a talk at the Institute of Politics in Williamstown Massachusetts on August 17.
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Allen
U. S
Ruhr
Williamstown
Mass
Henry T. Alen
Germany
Institute of Politics Here
State Department
Germany Seeks U S Aid to Uplift Europe
Copenhagen reports Dr. Paul Loebe president of the German reichstag says Europe is morally and mentally low and that the United States alone can provide the needed help. He urges America to assist Europe for the sake of the world.
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Germany
Nlow
Copenhagen
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Europe
United States
America
Geddes May Not Return as U S Envoy to America
Aug 17 London report says Sir Auckland Geddes likely will not resume duties as American ambassador. He has been in a London institution for eye treatment and his general health is reported poor.
ZR-1 Ready for Lakehurst Tests
The giant ZR-1, a groundbreaking vessel, is near completion and will undergo indoor tests at a naval station soon. It represents a unique achievement in its class and is set to advance naval research.
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Lakehurst
N.a
Ates
Navy
Naval Atation
Coolidge’s Son Excels in Target Practice at Camp Devens
John Coolidge, son of President Coolidge and a student at Camp Devens Citizens Military Training Camp in Mass, showcases sharp shooting by hitting 48 of 50 targets in practice.
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Coolidge
Reds to Subsidize Foreign Newspapers
Washington reports that the Russian government and its American apologists claim they will stop anti government propaganda abroad while the Third Internationale funds 5,000,000 rubles for overseas newspapers. Officials say Russia maintains 256 newspapers overseas and four in the United States to spread disloyalty and propaganda against capitalist governments.
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Ashington
Russia
United States
R. M. Whitney
Washington
American Defense Society
Communist Internationale
Mr. Whitney
Third Internationale
Lunacharsky
Bolshevist
Tchitcherin
FTC urges tighter Chicago grain futures controls
A federal trade commission report calls for new restrictions on grain futures trading at the Chicago Board of Trade. Proposals include public daily volume data by option, prohibition on brokers and insiders speculating for own account, impartial handling of delivery and default rules, permission for delivery at other markets, and government backed storage capacity to curb price manipulation. The document cites letters from grain merchants and testimonies from hearings on price declines since 1920.
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Urther
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Board of Directors
Chicago
Prehistoric Mimbres Pottery Praised By Smithsonian Expert
Dr. J Walter Fewkes lauds New Mexico Mimbres Valley pottery for naturalistic human and animal figures and geometric patterns. The study notes mortuary bowls buried with the dead, foods of deer and turkey indicating diet, and a plateau origin near Mexico.
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Mimbres Valley
New Mexico
North America
J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Wenkes
Mimbres
Inated
Mexico
Pueblo
Fewkes
Rapid Growth of Local Indebtedness Highlights Taxation Strains
Public finance study by the National Industrial Conference Board shows state and local governments in the United States increasingly relying on public credit for spending beyond tax receipts. Across Arizona California Idaho North Carolina Ohio and other states debts rose sharply from 1912 to 1922 with total bonds sold reaching over one billion in 1922. Some municipalities issue bonds to cover current expenses and exceed legal debt limits.
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United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Arizona
California
Idaho
North Carolina
Ohio
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Mrs. Coolidge and
George B. Christian, Jr
United States Fortress
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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