Michigan Central and New York Central Trains Collide in Michigan
A head on collision at a lonely junction near theMichigan border killed 27 and injured over 100 as New York Central Train No. 151 struck Michigan Central Train No. 20 during a crossing with a derailed switch. Rescue workers, farmers, and volunteers battled flames and aided injured passengers, with many taken to Chesterton Michigan City and Gary Indiana.
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Union News Service Porter
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New York Central
New York
Boston
Chicago
Michigan Central
Detroit
Toronto
Chesterton
Michigan City
Gary
Liberty League of America founders quit over blue law tension
Four of the five incorporators of the Liberty League of America told Assistant District Attorney Banton they felt they had acted unwisely and would resign at once. The incorporators were summoned after a newspaper article accused the group of advertising for canvassers to recruit members and take a percentage of fees.
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Blue Law
New York
Liberty League of America
Banton
Bad Man in Hazard Duel Ends Legal Manhunt
Lexington reports say Kelly Robinson, termed a mountain bad man, fired on Deputy Sheriff John Smith in Hazard on a Sunday afternoon crowd. Smith was wounded in the head but expected to survive and Robinson was killed in the ensuing gunfight. Robinson reportedly had two notches on his gun.
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Lexington
Kelly ' Robinson
Hazard
John Smith
Smith
Om Robinson
U.S. Destroyer Woolsey Sunk After Pacific Collision
The destroyer Woolsey was cut in two when it collided with the merchant ship Steel Inventor near Coiba Island off Panama. Fifteen crew members are missing, one is dead, two injured, and 112 accounted for. The incident was reported by Admiral Rodman to the Navy Department. Thomas Woodcock, first class engine man, was killed.
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Washington
United States
Woolsey
Steel Inventor
Coiba Island
Panama
Navy Department
Hugh Rodman
Navy
Rodman
Thomas Woodcock
Boy Bank Robber Dalton Returns to Chicago
William Dalton, 17, who stole 772000 in bonds from Northern Trust, is back in Chicago. The bonds were returned to the bank vaults as Dalton faces grand jury action and possible indictment. He was arrested in Heyworth, transferred from Bloomington, and housed in a detention home due to age.
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Chicago
William Dalton
Northern Trust Company
Dalton
Bloomington
Heyworth
Paul Draper
New York Raid Closes White Light Distict Venues
Over 100 cabaret saloon and restaurant operators and workers were arrested in a city wide liquor raid on 64 establishments in the white light district. They were released on bail pending arraignment before United States Commissioner Hitchcock. Three score prohibition agents gathered evidence for possible charges under the Volstead Act as they aimed to close these venues as public nuisances. The raid signals continued federal enforcement with the lid reportedly staying down.
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New York
White Light District
United States
Hitchcock
Score Prohibition
Expulsion Demand from Constantinople Over Bolshevik Propaganda
French authorities in this city presented a demand for the expulsion from Constantinople of Bronislav Kondish a Moscow based commercial agent recently arrived. He claimed to represent the Russian co operative trade associations and had powers to grant import permits to Russia. The demand asserts Kondish is a Bolshevik propagandist.
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Constantinople
Bronislav Kondish
Moscow
Russia
Kondish
Dog returns with plea in Yorkton mystery
A dog that left Manuel Ries's farm near Yorkton Saskatchewan ten days ago returned wearing a note begging that his parents have funeral services held by the German Baptist Church minister. Police organized search parties to locate Ries.
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Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Manuel Ries
German Baptist Church
Ries
Earthquake felt with distant seismograph reading
A rather severe earthquake was recorded at Georgetown University Seismological Observatory, estimated 4,200 miles from Washington. The event was detected at the observatory, indicating a distant tremor with noticeable intensity.
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Washington
Georgetown University Seismological Observatory
Women gain right to attend political meetings in Japan
In Tokyo the House of Representatives adopted a bill allowing women to attend political meetings and join associations, annulling a prior ban. The measure, deemed a key step toward emancipation, was sent to a committee after preliminary discussion.
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Japan
Tokyo
House of Representatives
House
Ohio Gleanings Spotlight Local and State News
Attorney E A Tinker named to succeed Waltermire on the public utilities commission with a 6000 salary. Akron man Gobitto Ermengilbo 38 dies after stepping in front of a train. Great Lakes navigation prep as Toledo freighters load. Robbery at a Cleveland wayside inn nets 1600 cash and 400 gems. Delphos plant of Hindo & Dauche closes over vaccination refusals. Fire losses total 46809680 with 89300 fires reported statewide over five years.
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E. A. Tinker
Chillicothe
Public Utilities Commission
Beecher W. Waltermire
Findlay
Harding
Marion Commandery No
Knights Templar
Gobitto Ermengilbo
Akron
Toledo
Great Lakes
Nola Gascia
Cleveland
Hindo & Dauche Paper Company
Delphos
Health Board
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Ohiio
Youngstown
Athens
Gail Hays
Child’s
Lena Krug
Joe Penna
The
American Legion
Ohio
E. C. Shaw
Second National Bank of
Marshall Sheppey
Berdan & Company
State Board of Administration
William A. Scullen
John P. Farrelly
Logan Clay Products Company
Richland Public Service Company
Mansfield
Iphia Doke
Branchester
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company
Heidelberg University
Tiffin
L. A. Pugh
Kenton
Civil Service Commission
Peter Ever
Michael Lassies
Conneaut Council
Conneaut Water Company
Henry County
Sharon Church
Napoleon
Ohio Sugar Growers’ Co- Operative Association
John P. Brookins
Prospect
Melvin M. Brown
Pomeroy
Ohio Service Star Legion
Canton
Warren City Hospital
Peter Charley
Kiwanis Club
L. V. Vocke
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
John Brainard
Port Clinton
General Fireproofing Company
Relief for a Young Girl with Painful Cramping
A reader reports relief after using a compound advertised for cramps and other ailments. The anecdote credits the product with improving headaches irregularities and a general sense of illness, urging others to try it based on a young girl’s experience.
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Lydia
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Mabel Foote
Parma
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F. W. Bush
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Fostoria
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Lima
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Marietta
L. H. Brush
Salem
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Sandusky
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Youngstown Trunk Company
Youngstown School Board
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Xenia
Fenton D. Chew
L. D. Wilson
Edward Davis
Strand Theater
John M. Good
Springfield
Howard Hayman
Ohio Retail Clothiers and Furnishers’ Association
Sol Wolf
Bellaire
Jacob Victor
St. Marys
Robert Levy
Columbus
Samuel Kress
Dayton
Homer Robbins
Memorial Hospital
Fremont
Seneca County
Melissa J. Wyant
Galion Kiwanis Club
RE. P. Monroe
Sugar Grove
Lancaster
Bellefontaine
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Charles Heaston
Q. A. Randall
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