Bank failure shocks Toronto as Home Bank suspends payments
Aug. 18 The Home Bank of Canada has suspended payments and its affairs placed in the hands of a curator by the Canadian Bankers Association. Directors reported a large amount of bad debts among assets and said resources were so impaired that no readjustment could meet the situation. May 21 annual statement showed deposits of 22 million dollars.
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Toronto
Home Bank of Canada
Canadian Bankers Association
Spurgin begs to surrender to face justice in Chicago
William C. Spurgin former president of the Michigan Avenue Trust Company who fled to Mexico before a 1921 bank closure is reported to seek a chance to return to Chicago. El Paso dispatches say he is broke and surrounded by former bodyguards who now fear they may hurt him as he owes them money.
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Chicago
William C. Spurgin
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Mexico
Georgia
el Paso
Tex
Spurgin
Believe Tanker Struck By Lightning Wrecked Swift Star
NEW YORK Aug. 18 The scorched body of a man believed to be a sailor was found among wreckage in the Caribbean Sea. The tanker Swift Star, which vanished with 28 aboard, was declared struck by lightning.
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New York
Strawn
Caribbean Sea
Swift Star
Kiel Canal Open to Foreign Vessels in Court Ruling
The Permanent Court of International Justice ruled against Germany and for Great Britain in the Kiel Canal case. Damages are ordered for the Wimbledon owners after the steamer was barred from the canal in 1921 amid hostilities between Poland and Russia.
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The
Hague
Permanent Court of International Justice
Kiel Canal
Germany
Great Britain
Wimbledon
Poland
Russia
High-Salaried Women Hold Important Government Posts
Washington Aug 18 Women are becoming a larger factor in running the government. Miss Louise Stanley will head the new bureau of home economics at the Department of Agriculture starting September 1 and will oversee services for rural workers and assist home-makers. Other high earners include Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt 7500, Mrs. Helen M. Gardener 5000, Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueggeman 4000, Miss Margaret Hanna, Miss Lillian Atcherson, and Miss Margaret R. Wilson in various posts across agencies.
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Washington
oAssociated Press
Louise Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
Miss Stanley
University of Missouri
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Helen M. Gardener
Civil Service Commissioners
Bessie Parker Brueggeman
Employee's Compensation Commission
Margaret M. Hanna
State Department
Lillian Atcherson
Diplomatic Corps
Margaret R. Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Wobblies Injunction Case Taken Under Advisement
Sacramento August 18 Judge Bulck took under advisement whether a permanent injunction would curb the Wobblies activities in California after closing arguments in Superior Court while preserving the temporary injunction in the interim.
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Sacramento
Bulck
Wobblies
California
Americans deny kidnapping charges in German hearing
In Mosbach Germany August 18 Hoover Griffiths and Victor Neilson deny all charges in the alleged attempt to kidnap Grover Bergdoll. Griffiths argues his car had little gas to reach Heidelberg while accused of planning to take Bergdoll to Paris. In Hankow August 18 Catholic priests Rev Michael McHugh and Rev Daniel Ward abducted by Chinese bandits have escaped after disguising in Chinese clothes.
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Mosbach
Germany
Hoover Griffiths
Victor Neilson
Grover Bergdoll
Griffiths
Heidelberg
Bergdoll
Paris
Hankow
Michael McHugh
Daniel Ward
Millionaire Widow Credits Oil Bets For Wealth Gain
Lottie E Morse of Fullerton says earning a million dollars in a year from oil investments is not difficult. She and her late husband built wealth from farming and orange groves before Union Oil sparked the rise. After widowhood she leased 1000 acres of oil land between Ranger and Breckenridge fields, receiving offers far above cost and expecting a sale.
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Los Angeles
Lottie E. Morse
Fullerton
Union Oil Company
Morse
Ranger
Breckenridge
Naval treaty takes effect. 28 ships to be scrapped
Washington August 18 The Navy Acting Secretary Roosevelt says the naval limitation treaty is effective through ratification with orders sent to builders and metal dealers. The plan reduces the American fleet by twenty eight capital ships totaling about 750000 tons, including eleven under construction and seven battleships to be scrapped.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Ranches Raided as Bandits Steal Horses and Wagons
In Calexico on August 18 bandits raided ranches within five miles driving off horses mules wagons harness and implements valued around 10000 dollars before escaping across the border.
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Calexico
San Pedro Oil Fire Subside After Million Dollar Damage
San Pedro reported the oil fire subsided after 10 pm with damage estimated at 1 million dollars. Soldiers firemen and policemen guarded the scenes. Officials blamed incendiarism for the explosion while a Fort MacArthur blaze sent 500000 barrels of oil boiling into the canyon and sea prompting desperate efforts to stem the flow.
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San Pedro
General Petroleum Company
Fort McArthur
Fiescf
Wed at 18 Divorced At 20 and Still Too Young to Marry
In St Clairsville Ohio Bertha Seal Sayer seeks a marriage license at 21 after a 1920 marriage at 18 and a 1921 divorce. Ohio law requires parental consent for women under 21, contested by Sayer who notes she was allowed to marry previously. Clerk cites changed times as reason.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Bertha Seal Sayer
Seal-Sayer
Clarence Sawyer
Sayers
Bertha
Women War Veterans to Be Admitted to Homes
Indianapolis reports that women who served in World War I will gain admission rights to National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. About 50,000 women received honorable discharges, and executive officers will be instructed to accommodate female veterans at homes across Ohio Wisconsin Virginia Kansas California Indiana Tennessee and South Dakota. Officials of the American service men's organization commend the ruling.
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Indianapolis
Lemuel Bolles
National Adjutant
The
American Legion
George H. Wood
National Homes For
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Ohio
Wisconsin
Virginia
Kansas
California
Indiana
Tennessee
South Dakota
Amservice Men's
Parachutes Seen as Key to Reducing Air Crash Fatalities
E. R. Calthorp reports 90 airplane crashes in the six months ending June 30 with 106 deaths and 64 injuries worldwide. He argues parachutes and skilled use are essential to materially lower fatalities.
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London
E. R. Calthorp
Mr. Calthorp
Captain Bartlett Plans Arctic Water Route Expedition
Nelson British Columbia reports hullnet suspensions of lumbering due to harassment and safety risks. Captain Robert A. Bartlett, commander of the Roosevelt, announces plans to explore a water route from Alaska through the Arctic, leaving Seattle next June or July to drift with the ice toward Greenland or Spitzbergen, expecting a four to five year voyage.
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Washington
Robert A. Bartlett
Roosevelt
Peary
North Pole
Alaskan
Arctic
Bartlett
Seattle
Bering Strait
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Arrest Sheriff Whitaker in Potter County Conspiracy Case
ARREST SHERIFF SERIOUS CHARGE AMARILLO Aug 18 Sheriff Jess Whitaker Potter County has been arrested on conspiracy and being an accomplice in the kidnapping tar ring and feathering of bridge worker E C McDonald last Wednesday night Charges filed by Captain Hamer Texas Rangers Epidemic of Floggings AUSTIN Aug 18 In an effort to stop flogging wave Acting Governor Davidson has dispatched State Rangers to Port Arthur where two citizens were whipped last night Rangers already at Amarillo report several arrests.
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Amarillo
Jess Whitaker
Potter County
E. C. McDonald
Hamer
The
Texas Rangers
Austin
Tex
Davidson
State Rangers
Port Arthur
Two Negroes Lynched in Georgia in One Day
ATLANTA August 18 Two negroes charged with attacks on white women were lynched in Bleckley and Coone counties in Georgia yesterday. The killings followed town tensions and mob action, reflecting violence during the period.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Bleckley
Coone
Saunders Resigns as Head of Piggly Wiggly
MEMPHIS Aug 18 Clarence Saunders resigns as President of the Piggly Wiggly Corporation and the directors accept the move.
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Saunders
Head Piggly Wiggly
Membhis
Clarence Saunders
Spokane Tops U S as Hottest Place Yesterday
Spokane Washington registered a maximum of 99.2 degrees yesterday making it the hottest place in the United States.
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Spokane
U. S
Wash
United States
Disorders End As Fighting Ceases In German Town
London dispatch reports three Communists killed and eight wounded in renewed clashes at Datteln last night. Order is said to have been restored following the exchange of fire.
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London
Datteln
Oder
Radiator steams spared by new building owners tool
The National Association of Building Owners and Managers research committee says it has invented a stethoscope like device to detect steam loss in leaky radiators. The gauge helps measure waste and save thousands of tons of coal annually by identifying malfunctioning steam systems.
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Chicago
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Typhoon Strikes Hongkong with Terrific Force
Aug 18 Hong Kong wrecks as typhoon devastates harbor. British submarine L-9 sinks with one survivor. Ming Sang sinks with two saved. Empress of Australia rides out the storm. Winds reach 130 mph, feared European casualties. Manila observatory warned in advance to avert greater loss.
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Hongkong
Ming Sang
Manila Observatory
Eamonn de Valera Taken To Military Barracks
Dublin dispatch reports Eamonn de Valera removed from Ennia and taken to the military barracks The rebel leaders will later be interned in Mount Joy prison indicating a harsh crackdown in Ireland by authorities.
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Eamonn de Valera
Dublin
Ennia
Mount Joy
Four Unidentified Killed in Train Auto Crash
Four unidentified persons were killed and a fifth seriously injured when an electric train struck their automobile near Los Angeles on August 18. Police said the victims were occupants of a car that stalled on the tracks causing the collision.
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Los Angeles
Mrs. Harding Leaves White House For Last Time
Mrs. Warren G. Harding quietly departed the White House for the final time, heading to the home of Edward B. McLean. The Coolidges are expected to move into the White House next week.
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Mrs. Harding
White House
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Edward B. McLean
Coolidges
Alaska Salmon Pack Shortfall Predicted This Year
Advises to representatives of the salmon packers indicate the total Alaska salmon catch will fall short of last year. Bristol Bay output expected to be about 300000 cases lower, while Southeastern Alaska shows a good catch.
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Bristol Bay Pack
Alaska
San Francisco
Bristol Bay
France's silent premier spends days writing notes
Paris reports Premier Poincare writes extensively while speaking little, spending 12 to 13 hours at his desk daily. He personally reviews every Foreign Affairs document, correcting or amplifying in his own hand. A notable July 15 speech was sent to printers without edits.
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France
Paris
Poincare
Briand
Foreign Office
Count Peretti de la Rocca
M. Hermitte
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oon
Gure
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