Mary Miles Minter Targeted in Hollywood Plot Rumors
Mary Miles Minter, nicknamed Dresden Doll of the Movies, faces sensational rumors of a plot to harm her tied to the William Desmond Taylor murder. Sigrid Holmquist, nicknamed the Swedish Mary Pickford, rents Minter’s Hollywood home amid alleged break ins and revolver incident. Minter delays $1,000,000 lawsuit against her mother until her mother’s operation recovery.
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Mary Miles Minter
Hollywood
Cal
Sigrid Holmquist
Mary Pickford
Mies Holmaquist
Miles Minter
Miss Holmquist
Miss Minter
William Desmond Taylor
Submarine Trapped Men Rescued After Air Hose Hull Access
Thirteen officers and twenty five sailors were trapped in submarine 38 after a cap tore off a sea valve letting water flood the motor room. Ortelan hauled a line as a diver cut hull an opening for an air hose. Air pumped for 14 hours freed the crew, who remained unconscious from oxygen deprivation.
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San Pedro
Chignik Strait
Ortelan
Destruction of 7 Battleships on Pacific Coast
Crows began the destruction of seven battleships in two Pacific Coast navy yards under Washington treaties. The ships include Montana at Mare Island California under construction, and Nebraska New Jersey Rhode Island Vermont all at Mare Island, plus Connecticut at Bremerton.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast Navy Yard
Washington
Montana
Mare Island
Georgia
Nebraska
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
Bremerton
Natives Strike Complicates Arctic Expedition Plans
Natives at Kotzebue refused to work halting Harold Nolte’s expedition to gather Eskimo families for Wrangell Island. The Donaldson left Kotzebue with one family aboard. last contact was August 9 near Point Hope. Captain Louis Hansen departed Kotzebue after disputes with Nolte over expedition conduct.
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Nome
Kotzebue
Harold Nolte
Wrangell Island
Point Hope
Louis Hansen
Donaldson
Noice
Bank robber arrested in Mexico linked to Warren vault heist
A dispatch from Springfield dated August 27 reports Joseph B. Marino, alleged arch conspirator in the February First National Bank Warren heist, arrested in Mexico. The Department of Justice says steps are under way to secure extradition.
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Springfield
Mass
Mexico
Joseph B. Mareino
First National Bank
Warren
Department of Justice
Mrs Wilson Leaves for New England Visit
Mrs Woodrow Wilson departs for a week in New England marking the first absence longer than a day since the former president fell ill. The journey is viewed as a sign of his improving condition and steady progress.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
New England
Wilson
Plan to ship liquor to Yukon by aeroplanes
Vancouver reports a proposal to carry liquor into the Yukon and Atlin district by air over the Alaska panhandle. Politicians from Yukon and Atlin suggested the idea, now reviewed by the Provincial Liquor Board to determine if U S prohibitions extend into the atmosphere and how far.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yukon
Atlin
Alaska Panhandle
Provincial Liquor Board
Premier Poincare Speech at Dedication in Gondrecourt
Premier Poincare spoke at the dedication of the Y M C A plate on the City Hall in Gondrecourt France on August 27. He said the best aid comes from self help and noted the Ruhr campaign as proof that France and allies acted rightly in the war.
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Gondrecourt
France
Poincare
Tale stranger than fiction ends in Alaska reunion
Frank Nelson and Louis Jacobson, half brothers long separated by misfortune, reunite after decades apart. Their journeys from the Alaska wilds to New Mexico and back span family illness, relocations, and an orphanage ordeal, ending with a peaceful reunion at Priest River, Idaho.
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Alaska
Priest River
Idaho
Alaskan
New Mexico
Frank Nelson
Louis Jacobson
Tacoma
Mr. Jacobson
Frank
Tater
Louis
Jacobson
United States
Coal Parley Under Way In Harrisburg Talks
Aug 27 Governor Pinchot summoned leaders from both sides of the anthracite controversy to his office in Harrisburg and warned a suspension of mining could follow on September 1. He adjourned until this afternoon for a renewed round of talks. Both sides pledged cooperation to reach a settlement.
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Marrisburg
Pinchot
Auto Accident Claims Two Miners Near Tonopah
In Tonopah two mining men died in a car crash early Saturday two miles south of town. Henry Weber, a leading mine operator, is dead and John T. Overbury, a mine promoter, was instantly killed in the same collision.
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Tonopah
Henry Weber
John T. Overbury
Here
Cy Williams Tops Babe Ruth for Home Run Record
Cy Williams surpassed Babe Ruth by belting his 33rd homer in the fifth inning against St Louis as Ruth stood at 32 with no runners aboard. Sherdel was pitching and the Philadelphia game unfolded with Williams ahead in the race.
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Cy Williams
Babe Ruth
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Sherdel
Ruth
A L. Against Any Clemency in War Cases
The American Legion protests executive clemency for war law violators. Vice-Chairman Taylor says the letter to the White House was prompted by press dispatches noting the president’s regret over retaining prisoners for expression.
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Washington
American Legion
White House
Taylor
National Legislative Committee
United States
Canada May Follow U S Wheat Price Standard
Spokane report notes Canada likely to align with U S wheat pricing if a standard is adopted. Alberta Attorney General Trowne and Dominion Public Affairs Rei toured U S wheat regions with Washington Wheat Growers officials. Canadians urge farm bureaus to form a wheat marketing organization, with Australia also weighing a stronger pool. Brown and Reid planned further study in California and Montana.
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Spokane
Wash
Canada
United States
Trowne
Alberta
Dominion
United
Washington Wheat Growers
National
A. C. Adams
Washington Association
Aaron Sapiro
Adams
Australia
Brown
Reid
California
Montana
Belgium Calls For Direct Reparations Talks
Brussels on August 27 says Belgium has exhausted exchanging diplomatic notes with Britain on reparations and that time has come to resume direct questions.
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Belgium
Brussels
Improvement Is Shown Twelfth Reserve District
John Perrin, Federal Reserve Agent of the Twelfth District, reported that summer business in the district was considerably larger than last year. The report shows a general downward trend in prices with the exception of lumber, lead and zinc.
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San Francisco
John Perrin
Federal Reserve
Pepper Says He Will Pardon 21 War Time Prisoners
Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania declares unconditional pardons for 21 Sacramento prisoners convicted under wartime laws after reviewing each case. The Joint Amnesty committee released the statement noting Pepper’s independent investigation led to the pardons.
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Pepper
Washington
Joint Amnesty Committee
Senator Pepper
Pennsylvania
Sacramento
Heavy Rains Flood Rio Grande Uproot Juarez Residents
Heavy rains around Juarez drive hundreds from lowlands as the Rio Grande rises. Flood damage already totals about 1,000 homes with many homeless. Three deaths have been reported as of today in the El Paso dispatch.
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EL Paso
Juarez
Rio Grande
Bride who wrote decalogue loses divorce suit
A Chicago divorce case centers on Elsa Miller Thompson once known as the diamond horseshoe lady. The former Seattle musician authored the Bride's Ten Commandments urging wives to yield control and affection. Thompson won custody of one child after a dispute over alleged spousal aggression. A separate Cordova Theatre musician, Miller gained local renown before marriage.
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Melville Nw
Juumpeen
Chicago
Elsa Miller
Alaska
Miller
Thompson
Seattle
Cordova
Cordova Theatre
Northwestern
Sumner Strait
J. G. Nord
Horeshoe
Sensational Rich Strike of Ore Near Rossland Canada
SPOKANE Aug 27 The Bunker Hill Sullivan Mining Company confirms a sensational rich strike of gold ore near Rossland British Columbia. The ore is extraordinarily rich, railways refuse to handle it, and ore is sent to the smelter in auto trucks under armed guards. The strike occurred at the old LX. LL mine.
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Spokane
Bunker Hill Sullivan Mining Company
Rossland
B. C
LX. Ll
Klan Parade Riots Lead to One Death in Carnegie
Pittsburgh Aug 27 The Ku Klux Klan offered rewards totaling 7500 for information on those responsible for last Saturday's riots at Carnegie in which a Klansman Thomas Abbott was killed and several Klansmen wounded. Police barred the parade, clashes occurred at a bridge, shots fired, two arrests made as streets later patrolled by county officers.
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Pittsburgh
Ku Klux Klan
Carnegie
Thomas Abbott
Editors Urged to Use Power in Ending War
New York August 27 Walter Wallman a journalist published a letter from late President Harding dated June 15 urging American newspaper editors to wield their influence to end war. The letter supports referendums on America’s duty in world organization for abolition of war and states the United States should not join the League of Nations while keeping hope for a world association and understanding.
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New York
Walter Wallman
Harding
America
United States
League of Nations
Attorneys General Call Nationwide Oil Industry Probe
Kansas Attorney General Charles B. Griffiths and Oklahoma Attorney General George F. Short urged all state AGs to launch a nationwide investigation into the oil industry. They claimed Standard Oil manipulated the gasoline market to cripple about four thousand mid country producers. The request came at a meeting of state attorneys general in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Charles B. Griffiths
George F. Short
Kansas
Oklahoma
Standard Oil Company
Negro Section of Town Shot Up by White Men
Savannah officials scour East Savannah and surrounding county to find unknownWhite assailants who fired more than 100 shots into negro homes. One negro dead and several wounded after a quarrel over whiskey. motive suspected racial violence.
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Savannah
East Savannah
Irish Free State Holds General Election Today
Dublin Aug 27 The Irish Free State is holding a general election to return members to Dail Eireann. A public holiday slows banks and business. All citizens over 21 may vote. Predictions say no party will win a majority. coalitions unlikely to be formed. De Valera seeks 30 candidates in Clare. Labour and Farmers hope for gains. Republican candidates may number up to twenty.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Dail Eireann
DeValera
Labour
de Valera
Parmer
Clare
Republican Party
James Larkin
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Chignik Straits
Pacific
Arctic
Ruhr
A. L
Tire House
General Oil Industry Investigation
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