Village raids sweep Calumet district in vice crackdown
Hammond Indiana police and federal agents arrest 200 people in a mass roundup in the Calumet district. Mayors and chiefs of police are charged with conspiracy. Girls of school age are among the barmaids and operators amid a broad vice and liquor ring. State officials say civil enforcement has collapsed, prompting talk of martial law by Governor Harry Leslie.
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Hammond
Ind
Calumet District
Raleigh Hale
Regan
Harry Leslie
Northwestern aviator eyes nonstop coast to coast flight
Spokane reports northwestern pilot WN. B. Mamer intends a nonstop cross country endurance flight refueling in midair to prove freight and passenger planes can avoid ground stops. He plans to reach San Francisco for early refueling then continue east to New York and back via Washington Detroit Cleveland Chicago and other cities, with a message to the Department of Commerce from the nation’s capital. His co-pilot Art Walker is also a veteran flyer, and Mamer previously won second place in a New York to Spokane air derby.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
WN. B. Mamer
Mamer
Felta Feld
Portland
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Omaha
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Detroit
St. Paul
Aberdeen
French Prison Has Big Financial Row
PARIS Aug 14 There are 126 bankers in the financial row of Le Sante prison. Nearly all ran banks but did little real banking. They trimmed customers, but profits were minimal. Many were duped by extravagant women or stock market guesses. Parliament ordered clean legal records for new banks and barred ex convicts from applying for charters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
le Sante
Crown Point Marriage Mill Brings Whoopee Brides Fame
Crown Point Indiana becomes a divorce mill hub as Chicago couples marry in a quick ceremony. Judge Kemp issues rings from plush boxes, Beatrice Kemmett Debus seeks annulment after a drunken Crown Point ceremony. Vancouver Island fires threaten timber, with crews battling blazes along the Fraser River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pac
Northwest
H. B. Kemps
Crown Point
Ind
Beatrice Kemmett Debus
Inn
Gretna Green
Court of Domestic Relations
H. E. Kemp
Kemp
Kemp Ha
Rudolph Valentino
Beatrice
Debus
Henry Lewis Debus
Air force credited with averting Afghan war in Kabul siege
Sir Francis Humphreys described how British planes from Bagdad and Egypt under the siege of Kabul flew 1100 miles in a day to evacuate 600 people and rescue King Amanullah’s entourage. More than eighty journeys totaled 35 000 miles with two aircraft lost, aiding a peaceful retreat and likely averting a larger conflict.
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Shrewsbury
England
Sir Francis Humphreys
Kabul
Bagdad
Sir Francis
Egypt
Alps
Gasoline Line Explosion Kills Five Men in Cal Refiner
A Shell Oil Company refinery gasoline line exploded causing five deaths and a sixth man gravely injured. Flames followed the burst pipe carrying crude oil and gasoline at high pressure and temperature. Property damage runs to several thousand dollars.
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Wilmington
Cal
Shell Oil Company
Return from trip of Lieut N.8 Haugen and family to Juneau
Lieut N 8 Haugen of the U S Coast Guard and Mrs Haugen returned to Juneau aboard the Alameda after a week in Ketchikan where they were guests of Lieut Haugen’s parents Mr and Mrs J Weibust who Summer in Ketchikan and own the Independent Salmon Cannery. Lieut Haugen also has an interest in this cannery.
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Haugen
U. SC
Juneau
Alameda
Ketchikan
Lieut. Haugen
J. Weibust
Lieut
Survey Planned for New Lake on Taku Inlet
A new lake near Taku Inlet, 17 miles from Juneau, will be surveyed immediately to aid a pulp and paper mill project. J. A. Cameron said engineer A. J. Ela will survey after telegraphing R. A. Kinzie, with a development permit to be filed with the Federal Water Power Commission.
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Cameron
Taku Inlet
J. A. Cameron
Juneau
A. ‘W. Radford
Navy
Alaska
R. A. Kinzie
California Syndicate
A. J. Ela
Federal Water Power Commission
Mr. Ela
Taku Harbor
Speel River
Point Greeley
Bull Rampage Kills Woman in Valencia Home
A bull rampaged through Valencia today killing a woman in her home after goring three horses and frightening residents. The bull was captured and taken to the bull ring to await a chance against matadors.
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Valencia
Spain
Alaska Juneau July recovery shows large income surplus
The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company reports for July a gross recovery of 282 500 with a net surplus of 96 900 after operating and other expenses. The monthly statement from San Francisco headquarters details tons mined and milled at 321 200 and receipts including gold at 274 500 and byproduct values totaling 282 500.
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Alaska Juneau
San Francisco
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Juneau
New York
Ebner
Confession Privilege Extended to Non Catholics in Italy
Rome reports the new Penal Procedure Code grants Protestant and Jewish ministers the same privilege as Catholic priests to refuse testimony on confidential matters. The measure aligns with Lateran treaties, applies to state religion ministers, and preserves freedom for other sects. Cardinals gain domicile testimony in legal actions, reflecting their sovereign-like status. In Turin some landlords offer cash prizes for each child born in their buildings. In New York Walter Clark, ex governor of Alaska, and Juliet S. Clay wed, conducted by Rev. Edward Erickson.
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Rome
Rocco
Senate
New York
Walter Ke, Clark
Charleston
Virginia
Dally Mall
Alaska
Juliet Saunton Clay
Edward Erickon
Clark
Northwestern Sails for Southeast Alaska Ports
Northwestern steamed out of Seattle at 9 PM for Southeast Alaska with 153 first class and six steerage passengers. Among those bound for Juneau are R B Oxreider and family, Mrs B Levi, L B Kuhre and family, W George and wife, Zelma Zerkes, Impi Aalto, Otto Johnson, Mrs Brewer, J C Anderson and families, plus two steerage passengers. Paul Neal, a 15 year old Chicago jockey, entertained himself with baseball with his sisters and practiced on the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Northwestern
Alaska
Juneau
R. B Oxreider
B. Levi
L. B. Kuhre
W. George
Zelma Zerkes
Impi Aalto
Otto Johnson
Brewer
J. C. Anderson
Paul Neal
Chicago
Plano
Flood Devastates New Mexico Villages and Stock
Severe floods along the Rio Puerco River swept San Acacia away and inundated San Marcial. Hundreds of livestock were killed and property damage runs into hundreds of thousands. Residents evacuated. no lives reported lost, though drowned animals posed health risks.
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Alburquerque
N. M
San Acacia
San Marcial
Rio Puerco
Hurricane in Vermont Roars Across Rutland Area
A hurricane battered a 25 mile path from Lake Bomessen to Middlebury, Vermont, destroying cottages and buildings. No deaths reported. livestock killed, crops ruined, and roads blocked by fallen trees. Hail up to silver dollar size damaged homes and autos. Lake Bomessen summer colony hardest hit with twenty cottages blown over. One boat capsized. occupants rescued but injured.
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Rutland
Vermont
Lake Bomessen
Middlebury
Former U.S. Marshal of Nome Dies in Seattle
Albert J. Loew, who served as United States Marshal at Nome, Alaska from 1896 to 1906, died in Seattle at 67. He is survived by a son Herbert and a daughter Mrs J M McMillan, both residents of Seattle.
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Seattle
Albert J. Loew
Nome
Alaska
Herbert
Mra J.M. McMillan
Sweden finds answer to big work problem
Stockholm Aug 14 From 1914 to 1924 Sweden spent 64 100 900 for relief of unemployed says a report of the State Unemployment Commission The present unemployed figure is a minimum but in 1922 the monthly average reached about 150 000 One fifth of the sum was dole the rest went to constructive relief Works included road and railroad building totalling over 1800 miles farmament and the building of 54 tion grounds
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Minneapolis
Minn
Stockholm
Sweden
State
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Vice Reign
Indiana City
Rtland
Salt
N. B. Mamor
Art Walker
Edward Stanley
Vancouver Island
Fraser River
Oregon
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Montana
British Columbia
Pend O’reille
Colville
Kaniksu
Selway
Lalo
Butte
Blackfeet
Missoula
Vancouver
Maser River
Vackman Road
Amanullah
Legation
India
Royal Air Force
Kinzie
Ela
New Lake
Taku
Charles Bird
Springville
Utah
Turin
Italy
N.Y
U. S
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