Germany Votes Entry to League of Nations
Sept 23 Berlin reports the German cabinet unanimously supports joining the League of Nations with equal rights to other powers. President Ebert chairs a meeting noting Saar minority issues and disarmament link to entry. Sept 25 London indicates Britain will back equal participation for Berlin in the league council.
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Berlin
League of Nations
Germany
Ebert
Saar
League
London
Foreign Office
Britain
League Council
Cities Unite to Form Gas Price Defense Network
Pittsburgh leaders convened a regional meeting to organize mutual protection against rising natural gas prices. Ohio western Pennsylvania and West Virginia cities formed a defense group and planned a Oct conference with multiple Ohio and Pennsylvania cities and West Virginia towns to build a permanent tri state alliance against large gas firms.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Penna
West Va
Oho
Johnstown
Altoona
Erie
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Springfield
Dayton
Youngstown
Wheeling
Clarkburg
Huntington
W. Va
C. O. Rose
West Virginia
New York
Al Smith Again Seeks Office In Democratic Bid
Albany reported September 23 1930 Governor Al Smith signaled plans to accept the Democratic nomination for reelection and predicted the renomination of the current state ticket He had earlier said he would not run but aides and party officials urged him to run while noting Roosevelt may be the likely Republican nominee
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Albany
Smith
Syracuse
Tye
Roosevelt
Norman E. Mack
Mack
Church Campaign Aims to Rebuild Torn-Down Church
The First Congregational church began an $80,000 drive to reconstruct a church destroyed by a tornado in Lorain. Pledges of $70,000 have been raised from members, with near $100,000 expected by campaign end. Typhoid deaths rise in nearby Wheeling with Carl Stranger and Thomas Skillicorn among victims.
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Lorain
First Congregational Church
Wheeling
W. Vz
Carl Stranger
Thomas Skillicorn
Bei
Bootleg Gang Invades Homes in Revenge Plot Near Toledo
Eight Toledo bootleggers attacked farmers in Lambertville Michigan early today. They raided four homes, fired shots, wrecked interiors, and killed farm animals. Henry Hobart was wounded. Kaiser Karpanty is hospitalized with leg and arm wounds in critical condition. Seven suspects detained by police for identification.
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Toledo
Lambertville
Mich
Henry Hobart
Kaiser Karpanty
St Vinecent’s Hospital
Hobart
Engineers 10 Form a Union
At Painters Hall C H Kopp organizer for the AFL the Steam and Operating Engineers applied for a local union charter. The charter will stay open until the next meeting Monday October 13 with officer nominations. A broad membership drive begins immediately.
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Painters’ Hall
C .H. Kopp
American Federation of Labor
Steam and Operating Engineers
Divorces Sought After Short Married Life
Sarah Graves files for divorce from John Graves alleging marriage on January 15 1920 and abandonment on March 27 with no contact since. She seeks a divorce and alimony.
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Sarah Graves
John Graves
Crucial Stage of Campaign Persists as Election Looms
A six week crucial period before the November election sees President Coolidge and Dawes seeking momentum. Secretary Hughes launches the Republican offensive with a Marion Ohio speech while others join in mid October. Western states and potential La Follette strength raise concern for both parties ahead of a possible House decision.
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United States
House of Representatives
Charles E. Hughes
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Coolidge
Dawes
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Washington
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Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Utah
Former Elyria Man Robbed in Cleveland Drug Store
George Karpus a former Elyrian was held up last night in his drug store on Oregon Avenue near East 24th Street Cleveland. The bandit stole 45 dollars from the cash register and forced Karpus to disclose a hidden 76 dollars before fleeing. he escaped.
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George Karpus
Oregon
E. 24Th Street
Cleveland
Secret Love Blamed in Mount Vernon Pastor Slaying
Mount Vernon Illinois pastor Lawrence N Hight is jailed on a charge of poisoning his wife Eusie Sweetin age 31. Sheriff Holcomb says motive is secret love for Mrs Sweetin and authorities allege the preacher pursued her while trying to convert her. An arsenic container was found in his home and Hight admits buying poison for rats.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
Lawrence N. Hight
Hight
Holcomb
Eusie Sweetyn
Mrs Sweetin
Sweetin
Yau Driver
Sherf
Ashbury Bumpus
Dr. Hight
Bumpus
Wight
Virs Sweetin
Body in lake identified as Robert Loring Pratt
The man found in a lake near Ver milion three weeks earlier has been identified as Robert Loring Pratt of Euclid Village. Pratt a painting contractor and WWII veteran had been sought as an amnesia victim after a nervous breakdown. The body will be reinterred in Cleveland or Toronto.
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Vermilion
Potter’s Field
Robert Loring Pratt
Euclid Village
International Conference Plan Stirs Coolidge Position
The League of Nations’ proposal to sponsor a European armament limiting conference next summer does not change President Coolidge’s stance on holding such a conference in the United States. He has long said the U S would initiate it only when Europe is stable enough for a successful result. White House officials reaffirm today that Coolidge’s position remains unchanged.
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Washington
S@DL
League of Nations
Europe
Cooldge
White House
Coolidge
Sach
Chinese blow R R bridges shut rail line to Chehiang forces
Shanghai dispatch reports twenty bridges between Kashing and Hangchow destroyed to halt troop movements. The Chehiang supply railroad runs part time due to labor trouble. All fronts are quiet except for occasional artillery exchanges.
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Shanghai
Kashing
Hangchow
Chehiang
Genoa bandsmen avert panic during five earthquake shocks
Foreign news from London reports Genoa municipal bandsmen remained calm and played through five earthquake shocks, helping prevent a stampede. Almeria notes shop closures amid price slump. Madrid reports Enrique Gonzales presenting credentials as Mexican minister. Tangier cites serious fighting in East Alcazar near the cleared frontier with Rif rebels.
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London
Genoa
Daily Mail
Almeria
Spain
Tangier
East
Alcazar
Grand Jury May Report Thursday
The grand jury adjourned yesterday until Wednesday morning. A number of new cases are hung prepared for investigation and as soon as this is done the jury will report probably by Thursday. The county jail is packed to capacity with nearly seventy prisoners. Many men have been jailed for liquor charges unable to pay fines for six to eight months with no release in sight.
Elven Estimates Arouse Crippled Children Debate in Chicago
Edgar F. Allen, president of the International Society for Crippled Children, spoke in Chicago asserting 480000 crippled children in the United States. He argued economic terms put productive value at about 10000 per child and that curing costs 1000 could boost productivity. he urged rights and funding through law or philanthropy.
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Edgar F. Allen
Elyria
International Society For Crippled Children
Chicago
Illinois Society For Crippled Children
United States
Davis to reply to Daugherty open letter and tour plan
Democratic nominee John W Davis prepared to answer former attorney general Harry M Daugherty about Republican corruption claims. He planned a speaking tour with McAdoo and discussed eastern campaign drives starting in Providence and continuing along the Atlantic seaboard and through midwest cities including Buffalo Cleveland Toledo Springfield and Kansas City.
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Joan W. Davis
New York
John W Davis
Harry M Daugherty
Daugherty
Senate
Department of Justice
Davis
Wilhau Gibbs
McAdoo
Tney
Providence
Atlant
Seaboard
Cho
Ndawa
Ihinos
Missour
Kansas
Tro
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Springfield
St Louis
Sturbam Fire Destroys 12 Buildings Shelters 150
Montreal report says flames devastated the village of Sturbam twenty five miles from the city, destroying twelve buildings and threatening the rest. One hundred fifty homeless sought shelter in the parish church as water shortages hampered firefighting from a shallow pond. The parish church escaped early, damage pegged at $100000.
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Montreal
Que
Sturbam
Pastor and Matron Planned Deaths to Remove Obstacles
Philadelphia report details a letter by Major Kendrick about General Butler's fate as director of public safety. In Mount Vernon Illinois a widow Hassie Sweetin confesses to poisoning her husband Larry Hight plot to marry rev Lawrence Hight. The confession recounts arsenic doses given July 26 27 and final dose July 28 with tomato soup.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
Hassie Sweetin
Wilford
Lawrence M. Hight
Grant Holcomb
Frank G. Thompson
Lawrence Hight
Apri
Rev. Hight
Wilford Sweetn
Annie Hight
Hight
Benton
Holcomb
Joseph Holcomb
Means Owes Income Taxes and Faces Lien in Washington
Washington, Sept. 23. Gaston B. Means, key witness in the Daugherty inquiry, faces a $267,615.40 lien in District Supreme Court over income taxes for the past three years, with $214,090.52 owing plus more than $50,000 in interest and penalties. Means was absent from Washington, reportedly heading to an unannounced destination, after a quasi repudiation of testimony. Attorney General Stone said Means must pay taxes and the case will be expedited. Wheeler-Brookhart committee reassembly appeared unlikely before the election. In Ohio, Knights of Columbus plan a field meet at Highland Park to raise funds for tornado victims.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Daugherty
Galen L Tait
Internal Revenue
District of Baltimore
District Supreme Court
Means
Sixteenth Street
Lmelight
Wheeler-Brookhart Committee
Stone
White House
New York
Hquor Bithdrawals
Atlanta
Wheeler-Brookshart
Senator Wheeler
Illinois
Cider Party Probe Put in Hands of Baltimore Prosecutor
United States attorney Woodcock of Baltimore to act on the cider party tied to Representative John P Hill Republican of Mainland. Assistant Attorney General Mabel Willebrandt said action would come before week’s end as part of enforcement of prohibition activities.
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Washington
John P Hill Republican
Mainland
United States
Attorney Woodcock
Baltimore
Department of Justice
Tn‘dar
Mabel Willebrandt
Ass.stant
George Knipper Arm Injury After Car Overturns
George Knipper of Abbe y road suffered a cut and bruise to his left arm when his Ford rear overturned after wheels locked while traveling to a Middle avenue filling station. He was brought to a doctor for treatment.
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George Knipper
Abbey Road
Middle Avenue
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