Death of John Young sparks California prize fight ban bid
In Los Angeles action rises after the Vernon bout tragedy. Senator William F. E. Brown pushes initiative petitions to ban prize fighting in California. Young’s death prompts church and women's clubs to back the measure as Vernon promoters cancel scheduled bouts and await campaign outcomes. John Young’s body prepared for shipment to Glen Rock Wyoming as an inquest is set for tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William FE. Brown
California
John (Bull
Young
Vernon
Jess Willard
Glen Rock
Wyo
Gem yacht slides into mud at launch in Boston
The $150,000 honeymoon yacht Gem built for William Ziegler of New York launched in Boston with Mrs. T. N. Sanburn christening. The 165 foot vessel bogged on a mud bank, requiring a tug and 20 men to refloat. The Gem, rated at 2200 horsepower, is expected to reach 20 knots once clear.
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Boston
William Ziegler
New York
T. N. Sanburn
Fairhaven
Slavery Still Flourishes in the Philippines Says Worchester
Washington reports Commissioner Dean Worcester found slavery and peonage widespread in the Philippines including Manila. He cites cases of child trafficking to China, a girl sold for pigs and a cloak, and argues officials and assembly members obstruct prosecutions and maintain peonage on farms. He notes a league of secrecy and withheld facts among constabulary officers.
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Washington
Philippines
Manila
Dean Worchester
War Department
China
Philippine Assembly
Worcester
Philippine Constabulary
Philippine
Will Work for Interest of the Philippines
President Wilson and Governor General Francis Burton Harrison say Philippine independence will be guided by the archipelago’s best interests. The White House indicates no immediate independence plan, but a policy of preparing for independence within a few years as the United States preserves trusteeship.
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Washington
United States
Philippine Islands
Archipelago
Wilson
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippine
White House
Betieves
United Austen
Philippines
Buites
Famous sportsman after Denver club bid
Ed Smith of Chicago, noted fight critic and referee, is seen as a potential owner of the Denver baseball club within two weeks if Progent owner Justos OC Medill can seal a deal for a major league or American association club. They spent sev eral hours in conference, but President McGil will refrain from action.
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Denver
Colo
Ed Smith
Chicago
Nxt
Justos OC
Medill
McGil
National Druggists Convene With Narcotics Policy Debates
The National Association of Retail Druggists opened its convention here today with delegates from New York Chicago Boston Louisville and other areas arriving. Key issues include regulation of narcotics sale and patent medicine distribution as major agenda items.
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Gincinasti Ofio
National Association of Retail Druggists
New York
Chicago
Oston
Louisvile
Logielajon
Eala
Cartoin
Germans Celebrate in Kelheim Bavaria Anniversary Event
The German rulers and city leaders from Hamburg Bremen and Lübeck gathered in Kelheim to commemorate the 1813 defeat of Napoleon. Emperor William and Bavarian Regent hosted guests in a grand hall as about 4000 visitors arrived via the single valley route from southern Germany.
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Kelheim
Aus
William
Hamburg
Bremen
Lubool
Bavaria
Praal Hall
Winring
Vallysad
la Butciniuilares Alperia
Germany
Hawker Chases 1600 Mile Coast Flight For 25000 Prize
English aviator Harry G. Hawker started at 5 30 am from Southampton in a bid to fly around the English and Scottish coasts within 73 hours for a 25000 prize. He reached Ramsgate at 8 10 am after 160 minutes covering 144 miles. He then continued to Yarmouth and Scarborough with crowds cheering as he logged 96 miles in 46 minutes and 150 miles in 183 minutes amid light mist on the Channel coast.
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Southampton
England
Harry G. Hawker
Hawker
Ramsgate
Yarmouth
Scarborough
Yarsmouth
Embassy Takes Up American Murder in Constantinople
The U S embassy in Constantinople sends Acting Vice Consul Lewis Heck to investigate the killing of Dr Charles S Holbrook an American missionary in Soushehir Asiatile Tur e Reports say he was shot in a garden mistaken for the Armenian owner Two Turks allegedly sought to punish the Armenian and the murderers await trial though private reports suggest a deliberate act The case remains under inquiry.
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Constantinople
United States
Lewis Heck
Charles S. Holbrook
Soushehir
Asiatle Ture
Holbrook
Lynn
Mass
Dr. Holbrook
Bible House
Train Hits Auto Killing Five Near St Johns Indiana
Chicago reports five killed and three injured when an auto carrying a family and others was struck by the Hoosier train on the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville line one mile north of St Johns Indiana. The dead include Alexander Rubin his wife and 2 year old daughter Mrs L B Rubin another child Lee Rubin Jr and two more adults Isidor Schiller and Amanda Kahn were badly hurt.
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Chicago
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
St. Johns
Ind
Alexander Rubin
L. B. Rubin
Lee Rubin, JR
Lee Rubin
Lee H. Rubin
Aun Merchant
Isidor Schiller
Amanda Kahn
Real jip case was this stunt by gypsy
A. L. Hammond of Dallas county Iowa filed a suit for 400 dollars against Alice Woerz a woman detective claiming she did not locate a gypsy woman nor return 4090 he had paid 4000 for treatment of rheumatism. Hammond says the gypsy woman promised a cure and that Woerz received 100 for locating her but failed to perform.
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Deg Moines
A. L. Hammond
Dallas County
Sait
Alice Woerz
Hammond
Meat Inspection Debate in West Faces Tight Requirements
Western lawmakers criticize meat inspection standards arguing they must be strict and free from foreign influence. Senator Cominijic and eastern colleagues press for robust inspection rules to prevent undermining national aims, warning against plans they say aid trusts.
Gear recalls men in Topeka team recall notice
In Mincoln Nebraska on August 26 Manager Dale Gear of the Topeka Western league club announced the recall of Pitehay Dulough and Infielder Gmissi from the Grand Island club of the Nebraska State leagues. Both players were signed early in the season and are to report here today.
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Gear
Mincoln
Neb
Dale Gear
Topeka
Pitehay #Dulough
Gmissi
Grand Island
Two Airm en Die in French Meet
In Rotten France on August 25, French aviator M Montelent and a passenger were killed in a hydroplane race near Calais. Montelent was among nine competitors from La Pape Paris facing a fatal crash during the flight over the Flanders coast.
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Rotten
France
M. Montelent
Passenex
Fiyde Aeropiia Ss
Montetent
Milady Wins Fight Steps To Be Lowered
Philadelphia reports claim the Pennsylvania Railroad will raise platform levels to reduce hobble skirt accidents. The campaign cites many women injured entering cars, noting trials at North Philadelphia and Wilmington stations show accidents drop to near zero when platforms align with car steps.
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Milady
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Madamo
North
Wilmington
Snake Traps Itself With Two Fake Eggs
Salina Kansas, Aug 25. Christ tenson at his home in Marquette kept two hen nests separated by a partition. A bull snake crawled into one nest and swallowed a china egg, then found the other nest and swallowed its egg. The snake wedged itself, unable to back out. Mr. Christenson found the snake at egg gathering time and cut it in two to recover the eggs.
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Salina
Kan
Christ Christenson
Marquette
Woman Dying After Burglar Scare Hits Home
Philadelphia on Aug 25 a woman, Mrs Orlando H Kepler, lies near death after a burglar stood beside her bed Saturday night triggering shocks that may have caused a brain clot. Her son John Drexel Kepler, away in Buffalo, fears for his mother while police identify suspect Man Tallent, a violent offender with a reported mental imbalance. The burglar entered by prying a kitchen window, leaving a silver service, tableware, and cash as proof of the raid.
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Philadelphia
Orlando H. Keplis
North Pitty-fifth Street
William D. Bacon
North Fifty-fourth Street
John Drexel Kepler
John Tallent
Sixty-first
Thompson Streets
Kepler
John Kepler
Man Mas Mecord
Tallent
Eastern Penitentiary
Pucrally
North Fifty-fifth Street
Boyle
Moyamensing
Keplers
Lightning kills four in Arkansas hayfield and barn collapse
Four people died in an Arkansas storm near Ovirk yesterday during a 20 minute electrical event. Russell Snow and his partner Mee Bert Moore were fatally struck in a hayfield, Frank Kessingler perished in his wagon, and Sid Harmon plus Charles Harmon fell from a barn roof. Harmon died instantly while Darron Erles tragically hung between life and death.
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Oxark
Ark
Ovirk
Russell Snow
Staterinaw
Bert Moore
Frank Kessingler
Sid
Charles Harmon
Harmon
Erles Darron Itely
Coal Land Bill Sent to Senate by Public Lands Panel
Washington report says a bill to let Milwaukee Road subsidiaries sell 2,089 acres of Montana coal land to Republic Coal at a low price, about 115 cents per ton, with Interior Secretary to fix the price. The measure, backed by Senator Meyers, aims to open 10,000,000 tons of high grade coal and provokes conservationist opposition.
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Washington
Milwaukee Railroad
Montana
Senate Public Lands Committee
Senator Meyers
Ite
Republic Coal Company
Milwaukee Road
Meyers
Secretary of the Interior
Public Lands Committee
Lane
Senate
State goose herd lacks equilibrium at Nebraska prison
Lincoln Neb Aug 25 a large flock of geese at the state penitentiary under Warden Ferton grew slowly. The state board of control ordered an investigation and enlisted an inspector to inventory property across institutions. The penitentiary report shows eight ganders and one goose. The board will review findings and take action to improve efficiency and stop misdirected effort or duplication.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Penitentiary
Ferton
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Plymouth Co man a fighting governor
Vernon Whitney, a Plymouth County native from Akron, is described by officials as a fighting governor. He served in the Philippine constabulary from 1907, rose to captain, earned a valor medal near Lake Lanao in 1911, and was commended for gallantry in a San Patricio battle last year in which he was wounded. He resigned to become civil governor of Jolo.
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Vernon 5Ernor
Jolo
Philippine Ands
Akron
Plymouth County
Whitney
Philippine Constabulary
Lake Lanao
San Pa Cotta
Constabulary Eea
Cut Pennies In Two Gave Men Their Due
Sixteen bricklayers on an Oakland job worked 15 minutes then were laid off for lack of material. They demanded a full hour’s pay of 87 1/2 cents per hour as per union scale. Contractors paid by the fraction, giving each worker staggered payments including an eight and a half cent piece chopped in two.
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San Francisco
Cal
Oakland
Kansas farmers push tariff relief on Argentine corn
A Kansas grain trade note reports farmers urged removal of tariff duties on Argentine corn imports to ease drought effects on the corn crop. They propose importing 40 to 50 million bushels to feed Kansas stock.
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Ope
Kan
Kansas
Premier Samuel Sails for Canada Tour
Britain’s postmaster general Herbert Louis Samuel sailed from Liverpool for Quebec. He will spend two months touring Canada, with visits planned to New York and Washington.
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England
London
Herbert Louis Samuel
Liverpool
Quebec
Canada
New York
Washington
Garrison Trip Opens Wyoming Visit With Fort Russell Tour
Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison arrives in Cheyenne with Brigadier General Ayleshire and attaches. A committee including Governor Carey and Mayor Gill will meet him. The party to stay overnight at Fort D. A. Russell before inspecting the post tomorrow and continuing to Denver.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Lindley M. Garrison
Ayleshire
Joseph M. Gcarego
Wyoming
D. W. Gill
Nhe
Fort D. A. Russell
Denver
Uncle Sam Pleased With July Business
Washington announces July trade results showing exports exceeding the previous year by over 11 million dollars and the 12 month period adding more than 253 million in goods sent abroad. The International department notes the United States becoming a major shopping center as imports lag behind exports.
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Washington
International
United States
Department Commerce
Goode
Yalin
City Hall Bomb Mystery Fueled by Colored Cambric
New York August 25 detectives traced a bright colored cambric around four sticks of dynamite found near Mayor Nors window. The fuse had been lit but went out before detonation. Investigators weigh motives from protest against city government to possible targeting of the marriage license bureau. Italian workers near the subway blast site appear linked by the cambric, a cloth favored by Italian working women.
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New York
City Hall
Mayornor
Dynamite Found Near Mayor Gaynor in City Hall
A deadly charge of dynamite was found near Mayor Gaynor's office windows in New York City Hall. The 40 percent dynamite sticks and detonator could have wrecked the building. detectives investigate while the mayor stays at his desk amid a cautious police cordon and reports of prior threats.
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City Hall
New York
Gaynor
Mr. Gaynor
Male
Broadway
Hall Park
Couple Die in Suspected Poison Pact in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on August 2, Roy Gross aged 22 and an unnamed woman died in a suspected suicide pact. Karl Pritchard awakened by a faint odor found the couple in bed with arms linked and two glasses nearby. Police know little about the tragedy. Gross had been staying at Pritchard’s home for about 10 days and the woman had not been seen before.
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Indianapolis
Roy Gross
Gross
Karl Pritchard
Pritchard
Hague Will Hear Bryan Peace Plan
Secretary Bryan's plan will be presented at the Inter Parliamentary Union conference in The Hague on September 1 by Senator Burton of Ohio. Burton sails from New York as one of seven committee members representing France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Greece, the United States, and Frush to plan a permanent Hare court. Evyat's plan would bind nations to arbitration and suspend war preparations until grievances are settled.
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Washington
Bryan
Burglar Strikes Council Bluffs Library
The public library in Council Bluffs Ta opened with a break in on August 25. The small safe was drilled open and its contents scattered, including papers and a few old Confederate bills, but apparently no money was taken.
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Council Bluffs
Sheriff resigns over lashes order in Pew case
Klamath Falls Oregon August 22 Sheriff Charles Low refused to execute a 15 lash sentence on William Pew for wife beating, saying he would go to jail or resign rather than carry out the court order, after facing contempt penalties from Justice E W Gowan.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Charles Low
William Pew
E. W. Gowan
Family reunion after six decades in Chicago meet
In Chicago from 3135 East Nine tieth Street to Bloomington Kansas and back, George Phil and Hewitt relatives reunited after 60 years apart. AHe found his daughter and another relative in a surprising turn as a telegram summoned the father to Chicago where he was welcomed by Mrs Hewitt and the family.
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Chicago
Alin
George Phil
Bloomington
Kaw
Bia
Mm Obanda Hewitt
East Ninetieth Street
Baba
Jorta
Mra
Roti
Hewitt
Phillipe
Jaf
Phillips
Hawani
Million of cash from treasury coming to Iowa
Washington will allocate 1,000,000 dollars for crop moving relief to Des Moines and Sioux City. The money, to be spread through smaller town banks, aims to aid crop movement with Sioux City handling South Dakota and northeast Nebraska shipments. Bankers praise the plan though awaiting final details and timing adjustments.
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Treasury
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Sioux City
Treasury Department
ex+ pata
Wke
South Dakota
Nebraska
JJ. J. Large
First National Bank
McAdoo
T. A. Black
Security National Bank
Army Aviator Schmidt Killed In Halberstadt Flight
Lieutenant Schmidt of the army aviation corps died today in Halberstadt Saxony after a long flight from Goslar thirty miles away. During a spiral descent one wing collapsed and the aircraft plunged to the ground, ending the aviator’s life.
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Halberstadt
Prussian Saxony
Schmidt
Army Aviation Corps
Goslar
Songs for Death and Double Funeral in Yonkers Tragedy
Ruth Hamilton died today after a night of brief lucidity spent praying to die and join her lover Charles Rich who shot himself after mortally wounding her on Wednesday. The couple, once sweethearts for a few months, reportedly planned to die together for love.
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Yonkers, N
Ruth Hamilton
Charles Rich
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