Fifty Americans Killed In Tokyo Report
Refugees recount Tokyo quake and fire horrors aboard the Empress of Canada voyage to Shanghai. Billy Coutts, noted American society figure and equestrian, describes almost miraculous escape amid Korean looting bands and ruined Yokohama streets. Official despatch lists at least fifty American deaths in Tokyo earthquake and fire.
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Shanghai
Japan
Billy Soutts
Brl
China
Coutts
International News Service
Today
Tokio
W. M. McBain
Jean Curry
Zushi
Pegligee
Yokohama
Miss Coutte
McBain
Canada
Worthington rites set for Norwalk man
Ervin Worthington 77 of Norwalk Ohio died at 3 pm Monday at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by one brother Elijah of Cleveland. Funeral from Carl J Tawn Funeral Home Court Street Thursday at 2 pm Rev W L Burner officiating. Burial Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Ervin Worthington
Norwalk
Ohio
Elyria Memical Hospital
Elijah Worthington
Cleveland
The
G A
Carl J. Taw
Legion Urges Immigration Restriction At Ohio Convention
Springfield Ohio September 11 resolutions favoring tighter immigration laws were adopted by the American Legion state convention. Other actions reaffirmed national adjusted compensation, retirement of Sergeant Samuel Woodville, a $500 library donation for the soldiers and sailors home at Xenia, and commendations to naval units and Commander Anthony Nicklett. A Franco Belgian Ruhr policy was rejected. Women’s auxiliary officers were elected and will attend the San Francisco convention October 15-19. Also a resolution pressed Secretary Hughes to aid the release of Hoo Yen Griffin, imprisoned in Germany. Elyria boy John Gross, 13, is missing again from 434 Sixth Street, last seen Friday.
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Springfield
American Legion
Legion
Samuel Woodville
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
Xenia
Naval Reserve
Ohio Naval Militia
Anthony Nicklett
Ruhr
Rhineland
Ralph Cole
Cleveland
Cole
Womans Auxiliary of the
Thomas
Maxwell
Fremont
T. H. Halliday
Columbus
BE. Moore
H W. Palmer
Greenville
R. H. Jackson
Nelsonville
Halliday
HS Mullholland
Toledo
Ntional
San Francisco
Womens Auxiliary
Hughes
Hoo‘yen Griffin
Hamilton
Germany
Grover Bergdoll
Auper Slacker
Womans Auxiliary
Dirigible ZR 1 Flies Over New York in Historic Flight
The silver ZR-1 dirigible passed over Manhattan at 11:43 AM amid crowds as three Army planes escorted it from Mitchell Field New York to the bay and East River. The 40 minute display showcased potential wartime use and demonstrated maneuverability above Broadway and the Hudson River with 30 crew and a welcoming flotilla of film planes.
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New York
Manhattan Land
Broadway
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Z Ri
E. H. Barkdall
Clyde B. Finter
Newton H. Longfellow
Woolworth
Staten Island
Yonkers
East River
America
Navy
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
McCrary
Tiver
Jersey Palisades
Grant
Riverside Drive
Hudson
Ellis Island
Lakehurst
Manhattan Island
Flogging Trials Open in Macon Courthouse
Trials of nine men charged with flogging that terrorized the region for ten weeks began in Macon Georgia with dentist C A Yarborough among the first defendants. J D Patrick and J E Bloodworth appeared before Judge Will Gun as a crowd filled the municipal court and fifty witnesses testified including former governor Thomas W Hardwick.
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Macon
C. A. Yarborough
J. D. Patrick
J. E Bloodworth
Will Gun
Thomas W. Hardwick
Five Die in German Riots in Dresden
Five persons were killed and many injured in unemployment riots in Dresden Germany today. Springfield reports election of officers and state meeting plans were features of the American Legion convention's concluding sessions.
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Dresden
Germany
Springfield
American Legion
Conesom
Death of Red Leader Doubted by Russ Envoy
Berlin reports the Russian embassy denied claims that Leon Trotzky was assassinated in Moscow. A Berlin despatch cited no confirmation from Moscow and noted Trotzky and Lenine as Soviet founders, with previous assassination rumors and Trotzky's 5 million man army claims discussed.
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RED
RUSS
Berlin
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Trotzky
Nikolai Lenine
Bolshevism
Russia
Totzky
Lenine
Clevelander 5 Found on Rail Tracks Near Shawville
John Flandera, 40, of 4026 Muriel Avenue, Cleveland, was found by a passing train lying beside railroad tracks near Shawville station. He was taken to Memorial hospital in serious condition with head and shoulder wounds and heavy blood loss. His status improved slightly. he may recover. He is married, and his brother arrived from Cleveland. It is unclear how he came to Shawville and he may have been hunting for work.
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John Flandera
Muriel Avenue
Cleveland
Memorial Hospital
Flandera
Shawville Station
Shawville
Wreck of Siberian Express Kills Two, Injures 150 near Omsk
Riga dispatch from Moscow reports the Siberian Express derailed near Omsk, killing two people and injuring about 150. The incident, recorded today, highlights a major rail disaster with numerous casualties and questions about safety measures.
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Riga
Omsk
Moscow
Summon Owners Of Unlit Autos In City Night Crackdown
Police began a campaign against automobiles left in public streets at night without lights. Officers towed and inspected a dozen cars, left notices on each for owners to appear in police court, and warrants were issued. A prior notice in the papers warned auto owners and the ordinance then took effect.
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Vipers
Parole Recommendation Reached for Weldon Wells
Columbus news reports the State Clemency Board recommended commuting the life sentence of Weldon H. Wells to parole. Wells was convicted of slaying Mona Simons in a room in Hovel Deshler in 1917, a case that drew local attention.
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Columbus
Weldon H. Wells
Don+ahey
State Clemency Board
Young Wells
Mona Simons
Hovel Deshler
Tug Ben Burns In West Virginia Incident
A tug named Ben owned by the Ohio River Gravel Company caught fire while entering the port at Wheeling West Virginia and burned to the water's edge. Superintendent John Cawthorn was burned while the crew reached shore safely.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ben
Ohio River Gravel Company
John Cawthorn
Engineer C W Purington and family killed in quake
Washington dispatch reports Colonel C W Purington an American engineer formerly with the geological survey and his two children died in the Japanese earthquake disaster. A Miss Symond traveling with the Puringtons also perished, while Mrs Purington survived. The message was received at the Navy Department from Admiral Anderson commanding the Asiatic fleet.
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Washington
Tokio
State Department
Cyrus E. Woods
U. S
Erle R. Dickover
United States
Kobe
Doris Babbitt
Joseph Coohabrigel
Brunnell
F. L. Elliot
Firth
Jean Grattan
L. H. Jinks
Jinks
Simpson
Kirsehoffer
George Komer
Jennie Kuyper
T. J. Laffin
Carl Lewis
Misa Lynch
Markell
C M. Masons
Mitchell MacDonald
C. W. Purington
Geological Survey
Navy Department
Admiral Anderson
Symond
Purington
Hold Trio In Bank Robbery Confession Unfolds
Dayton OhioSeptember 11 Robbery of Hollandsburg bank last July cleared up with the confession of J J Webster and arrest of two others He implicated Webster who said the job was planned days before The trio divided 9000 in bonds 2600 cash later Kress and Davis were arrested Webster had been arrested in Tennessee and brought to Greenville and confessed Eugene Red Webb Springfield under arrest today charged with complicity in the Farmers National Bank bank robbery at Greenville last Tuesday He was identified by bank employees as one of the robbers Jean Foley Springfield woman is jailed as Webb accomplice Burton Carter Springfield false held for alleged complicity Webb and the Foley woman arrived in Springfield driving a new touring car laden with baggage
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Dayton, O
Hollandsburg
J. J. Webster
Webster
Oscar Kress
Charles Davis
Dayton
Kress
Davis
Tennessee
Greenville
Eugene “Red Webb
Springfield
Farmers National Bank
Greenville Jast
Jean Foley
Webb Burton Carter
Spinefield
Darke County
Webb
Chicago
Foley
Man Sues Over Knife Wound Injury in June Assault
John Bombir sues George Zrezzeran seeking 5000 dollars for injuries after a June 1 knife assault that slashed his right arm and sent him to Amherst Hospital. he contends he will be out of work long-term and seeks damages.
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John Bombir
George Zrezzeran
Amherst
Inquiry into GEA disaster sinks ships near Point Arguello
A naval board led by Rear Admiral Pratt investigates seven U S destroyers wrecked on Devil's Jaw reefs two miles off Point Arguello in dense fog. Dead, missing, and injured are listed amid ongoing efforts to recover bodies from the Young and Delphy as Rescue teams battle heavy seas.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
W. V. Pratt
Battle Fleet
George GC. Day
Pacific Submarine Division
David S. Sellers
Naval Training Station
San Diego
U. S
Point Arguello
Naval Board
Robison
San Francisco
E. W. Kattlelle
Young
Chauncey
Deply
Fuller
Nicholas
P. Lee
Woodbury
Delphy
W A. Conroy
Cottage Hospital
Harry Krauss
St. Paul
Ming
Shock
John Brecker
The
St. Aul
Minn
John King
Mulga
Ala
M. G. Scherer
Missouri
Gilbert Bauschman
Cypress Hills
N. Y
W. C. McGhey
Astoria
L. J
Arthur Lund
Deltphy
Jamestown
Cuba
Dimming law enforcement to curb night auto accidents
Sheriff Underhill and Chief Stankard announced they will enforce the rule requiring dimmed headlights 300 feet from oncoming traffic. They warn that city and county areas will be covered and prosecutions will follow violators. In Columbus, Sept 11, a commission reply contends Governor Donahey abolished electric wire inspector and the utilities commission lacks staff to probe Ottawa wiring issues.
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Underhill
Stankard
Ofkers
Columbus
Donahey
State Utilities Commission
Govenor
Ottawa
Davison Held Over Booze Charge After Raid At Home
Ernest Davison with a police record faces a second liquor charge after a four raid on his 1921 Middle Avenue residence. Officers found a twenty gallon still and a buried jug with an un analyzed liquid. He was jailed, arraigned before Mayor Jones, pled not guilty, and released on bond. Four other liquor traffickers were disciplined or jailed, including Gamarata Londto Buheletti and Edward Schultz, all facing fines of 1000 dollars and costs or vehicle confiscation.
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Davi ‘Son
Coats
Davison
Jones
A. R. Webber
Tony Gamarata
Tony Londto
Tony Buheletti
Cleveland
Murray Ridge
Wellington
Edward Schultz
Avon
Refugees converge on Kobe after Yokohama quake
Kobe becomes a central relief hub as hundreds of refugees from Yokohama arrive daily. American sailors transport the seriously injured to a city hotel turned hospital. Red Cross coordinates care while relief ships carry Americans and Chinese, British, and other injured to Kobe. News notes ongoing aid shipments to Yokohama and warnings to families. President Hoover asks the coal commission to secure affordable coal for the public.
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Kobe
Yokohama
Japan
Red Cross
United States
Home Ministry
Klan Ordered to End Influence in Oklahoma Politics
Oklahoma City Sept 11 The Ku Klux Klan was ordered by Governor Imes Walton to erase its influence over state, city and county elections. The proclamation prohibits masked parades and demonstrations as a precaution against disobedience of the decree.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Ku Klux Klan
Oklahoma
Imes . Walton
Kat’ Klux Klan
Walton
Johnny Hobday Hurt In Crash
Johnny Hobday aged 43 of RD 4 was hospitalized after his automobile collided with a street car on West Bridge Street at midnight. He suffered a slight fracture of the left jaw, facial cuts, and extensive bruising to the nose left leg and body while the street car conductor and motorman reported the cars were running slowly.
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John Hobday
Mn Memorial Hospital
Bridge Street
Hobday
Ja Sad
Gootwin
Slack
Kills Own Son Beneath Auto Scene Details Unknown
Fragmentary OCR text reports a fatal incident involving a parent harming a son near a vehicle. No clear names, locations, or dates are readable. The fragment provides unreadable phrasing and lacks verifiable details for precise attribution or context.
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Fawin Worthington Des
White House
Coolidge
Daugherty
Elyria
John Gross
Sixth Street
John
London
Central News
Berlino
Mouscow
Dora Kaplan
Poland
Charles R. Crane
Clevelander
Ghloren Die
GEA
Avon Man
Webber
Ernest Davison
Middle Avenue
Sherif Underhill
Paris
Poincare
France
Foreign Office
Chamncellor Stresemann
Gagmany
Stresemann
Seren
Cooholse
Kun
Johnny Hobday
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