Trade push to expand U S foreign commerce in 1926
Washington reports a vigorous push to grow U S foreign trade as officials project over 9.5 billion dollars in the next year. Secretary Hoover leads a campaign to place American manufactured goods in markets worldwide. Government offices keep manufacturers in touch with foreign demand amid hopes of reaching near 10 billion in total trade by July. Continued on page 2.
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Sent
United States
Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Jpan
Ninth annual parade marks Army of the Republic gathering
In Grand Rapids Michigan the ninth annual ARMY of the Republic parade attracts Civil War veterans and local delegates led by Matt, 104, believed the living Civil War veteran, born 1821, as organizers plan routes and encampment details amid bids from Des Moines and other cities for the event’s 1926 gathering.
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T Army of the Republic
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Ibalances
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County saves on purchases in Lorain County
Lorain county taxpayers saved 499.28 in August under the county purchasing system led by F. L. Ellenberger acting purchasing agent. All county buys are bid openly and awarded to the lowest bidder who meets standards, ensuring low prices without sacrificing quality.
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Lorain County
F. L. Milenberger
Ellenberger
Earthquakes Reported Across Indiana Towns
A series of tremors rattled communities from Mount Vernon to Vincennes and Petersburgh this morning starting around 5 50 am with shocks lasting from six to twenty seconds. No serious damage was reported though Indianapolis Evansville and nearby areas felt vibrations and residents reported awakening. A separate tremor in Harrisburg Illinois occurred at 5 57 am with two shocks lasting six and five seconds respectively.
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Indiana
Mount Vernon
Ind
Mr. Vernon
Posey County
Indianapolis
Evansville
Evyansville
Petersburgh
Vincennes
Harrisburg
Ills
Illinois
Destroyer to guard liner at pirate wreck site
Shanghai Sept 7 The American destroyer Noah proceeds to the Chusan Islands to guard the Typhoon wrecked Chinese steamer Feo Ching carrying 300 passengers and $30,000 in gold bullion. The ship bound for Foo Chow was wrecked in a pirate infested district and passengers were moved to Nipgpo.
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Shanghai
Noah
Chuasan Islands
Feo Ching
Foo Chow
Nipgpo
Channel Swim Still Delayed At Cape Griz New Rocky
Stormy Channel weather eases but delays Gertrude Ederle second English Channel attempt from Cape Griz New Rocky. Start planned around :20 tomorrow. turbid waters may force postponement to next week if winds and tide fail to calm. Weather after early September often hampers crossing.
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Cape Griz
Nez
English Channel
Gertrude Ederle
Miss Ederle
Cape Griz New Rocky
Thousands at State Fair Today in Columbus
Thousands attend the Ohio State Fair as cooler weather helps boost attendance to a new record. Tue attendance hit 49,674, edging last year’s day two total. organizers expect the navy dirigible Shenandoah to fly over the grounds Thursday.
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Columbus
State Fair
Doctor Kills Self at Home in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis Ohio on September 2, Dr Dell Hartinger a prominent and wealthy physician from Middleport near here killed himself at his office. He shot himself with a shotgun in the back room and died almost instantly. He left a note to his wife but its contents were not made public. A daughter was to depart today for Paris to study art.
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Dell Hartinger
Middleport
Here
Norfolk
W. H. Ellis
Berkeley
Elbert Harris
Tana Auto Party
New York Court Rules Home Rule For Cities Valid
The New York Court of Appeals held the state home rule amendment valid, reversing the appellate division. The decision, handed down within a day of appeal, saves about 172 local laws passed by cities under the amendment.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Court of Appeals
First Department
Mysterious rifle attack wounds Prohibition officer
John Mulcahy, a Federal Prohibition officer, was seriously wounded by four mysterious rifle shots in the woods at Bedford Camps near Lowell, Massachusetts. He was taken to a local hospital by State officers. his condition is listed as critical by hospital authorities.
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Lowell
Mass
John Mulcahy
Bedford Camps
Mulcahy
Thea Campa
Riffs Hold Up Shell Fire on Moroccan Coast
Sept 2 dispatches from Madrid report Spanish and French forces preparing a joint attack on Rif tribesmen. Bombardment continues as General De Rivera plans the offensive. Alfonso XIII wounded during reconnaissance near Alhucemas Bay as Magaz resists landings.
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Paris
Alfonso XIII
Alonse- Mas Bay
Tetuan
de Rivera
Hendaye
France
Alhucemas Bay
Primo
Shenandoah Ready for Western Trip Field Flight
Shenandoah prepares for a long voyage from Lakehurst aboard a 38 member crew led by Zachary Lansdowne. The dirigible will fly via Scott Field near St Louis and pass over Philadelphia Wheeling Pittsburgh Columbus and Indianapolis before continuing to Kansas City St Joseph Des Moines and Milwaukee then Minneapolis and Milwaukee toward Lakehurst with stops announced along the route.
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Scott Field
St. Louis
Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Jnr
Philadelphia
Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburg
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Iowa
Eau Claire
Fon du Lac
Milwaukee
Wis
Minneapolis
Henry Foard
Detroit
Lakehurst
Michigan
Toledo
Sandusky
Cleveland
Ohio
Bootlegger George Remus Wins Release After Prohibition Years
Atlanta dispatch reports George Remus once head of a Cincinnati bootlegging ring declared he is through with liquor forever. He has completed nearly three years in federal prison and is now a free man after the warden bade him farewell.
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Atlanta
George Remus
Cincinnati
Sam
Federal
Cotton States Urged to Value Pig Production
Washington set Sept 2. Department of Agriculture urges Southern states to boost hog production for home consumption. Experts say every farm should raise enough pork, with the South urged to make hog raising a major enterprise though less than the Middle West. Sunken hog numbers in the region noted. ten cotton states in 1920 estimated 13,570,900 on farms.
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Washington
South
Department of Agriculture
Ecotion States
Fivery
Department
Middle West
Pseo
President in conference on road mergers in Mass
President Coolidge presided at the summer White House in Swampscott as he neared ten weeks in office. Senator James E. Watson visited to press railroad topics including voluntary mergers to improve service and prices. The ICC inquiry into freight rates and the 1929 Esch-Cummins plan looms as Congress weighs potential changes.
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Swampscott
Coolidees
White House
James E. Watson
Indiana
Gentle Interstate Commerce Committee
Watean
Coolidge
Congress
van Sweringen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Scotland Yard Mystery Over Disappearance of Prince Ahmed
Whispers in London place Prince Ahmed Seif Ed Din at the center of a baffling case. Disappearing from a New Haven recreation pier after years in an English asylum, he may have left with an attendant. The motive remains unknown, with theories ranging from asylum fatigue to possible kidnapping by Egyptian relatives.
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London
Ahmed Seif Ed Din
Scotland Yard
Prince Ahmed
Fuad
Egypt
Nastiings
England
Navy prepares to send second plane to Hawaii
Split lines report Navy planners moving a second aircraft toward Hawaii as the PN-9 search drags on. In San Francisco the missing plane PN-9 remains unseen as storms lash the Pacific. The crew list includes Commander John Rodfers from Havre De Grace and Lt. Byron Connell of Pittsburgh.
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San Francisco
PN-9
Pacific Wastes
Pacific
Demand to Eliminate Future Strikes in Anthracite Mining
Philadelphia Sept 3. Operators demand elimination of future strikes and suspensions in anthracite mining in a statement by Major W A Inglis, chairman of the operators negotiating committee, replying to John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers. Lewis warned miners must strike. Inglis accuses him of refusing work pending a contract. Stores credit suspensions in Hazelton districts were noted, with exceptions for long- standing workers. Miners enjoy a holiday as work suspensions began Monday midnight amid regional tensions.
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Philadelphia
W. A. Inglis
Inglis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Hazelton
Edward W. Parker
Anthracite Bureau of Information
Father Balks Lovesick Son in Pittsburgh Case
William Newkirk, 14, of Cleveland, ran away to wed actress Kitty Wargo of Minessport Pennsylvania. He was found in Pittsburgh on the way back to Cleveland and admitted he aimed to marry Wargo. Magistrate De Wolf held a morals court hearing and remanded him to his father.
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Pittsburgh
Béye
William Newkirk
Buckinghan Road
Cleveland
Kitty Wargo
Minessport
Cleve—Li
Newkirk
Wil Mam
de Wolf
Miss Wargo
Prowler robs branch office on East River street
A prowler broke into the Branches of the Fleischman Yeast Co at 502 East River Street after 2 am, stealing a Rocks Gas Co coupon book, two cartons of yeast, and several light bulbs. Entry was made through a back door, the officer reported everything OK at the time.
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Prowler
Fleishman Yeast Co
River Street
the Rocks Gas Co
O. K
Refuses To Let Aviator Proceed
TOKIO Sept 2 Soviet Ambassador Kopp is set to protest Japan's decision to require a Russian aviator who landed inside the prohibited military zone near Shimonoseki to dismantle and move his plane outside the zone before continuing. The war minister refused the request to take off inside the zone, citing an explicit law. A second Russian aviator flying from Peking to Tokio arrived in Tokio this afternoon.
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Tokio
Kopp
Shimonoseki
Peking
Four Divorces Filed in Lorain Common Pleas Court Today
Four divorce petitions filed in the Lorain Common Pleas Court today, three from Lorain residents. Alex Leader seeks divorce from Julia citing persistent harassment over children Mary Irene and Anna. Victoria Prochnick seeks divorce from Joseph on grounds of extreme cruelty and neglect with alleged blows and a drunken spree. Alta Shoup seeks divorce from Clare for gross neglect and cruelty with drunken abuse and requests alimony and custody of Madeline and Kathleen. Elizabeth Wilford sues Gilbert claiming he loves another woman and causes distress, asking for alimony and custody of Jack.
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Alex
Julia
Mary
Irene
Anna
Victoria Prochnick
Worain
Joseph
Victoria
Chil
Joe
John
Victor
Alta Shoup
Clare
Madeline
Kathleen
Elizabeth Wilford
Gilber
Sbe
Jack
May Offer Soviet Bonds for Sale
Moscow reports that bonds of Soviet municipalities may be offered in American and European markets under new Soviet legislation. The measure would free municipalities from subordination to higher authorities and allow them to issue and float bonds where they choose. It would also grant local authorities scope in monetary matters and extend to nationwide and local interests. In other news, Carl Baron, a local jeweler, faces a libel suit over an incident involving Silver Co.
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Moscow
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