Mississippi Business Men Rally Over Ford Suit
Mississippi revenue official Wy J Miller sues Ford Motor Co in chancery court seeking 12000 damages under anti trust laws. Local Ford dealer T Pate says sales will drop as carriers fear shipment delays and dealers may suspend new car sales or import from New Orleans or Memphis to meet demand.
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Wy. J. Miller
State Revenue
Mississippi
Ford Motor Com
Meni
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Inds County
T. Pate
Ford
Famine Sweeps Chinese Province Amid Death on Doorsteps
London reports famine in Kwei Chow province with millions affected. Roads littered with dead, cannibalism rising, famine spreading to sixty districts as harvest fails and migration empties villages. Opium trade alleged to be brisk as some seek solace in dreams.
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London
Kwei Chow Fé
Daily Ex
Shanghai
Widow of Sheik to Testify in New Haven Murder Trial
The widow Mrs Carolina Bagnano wife of John Sheik Bagnano is to testify today in the Olympia Mack murder trial. She will discuss conversations with Olympia and the state seeks to show she offered to care for Olympia. Coroner Mix also is to be called to relate statements after the shooting near a New Haven theatre.
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Conn
John “Sheik” Bag-nano
Olympa Mack
Bag- 0
Carolina Bagnano
Star Star
Olympia
Bagnano
John Coggins
Bno
Lord De Ramsey Dies After Pneumonia at 77
London May 8 United Press reports Lord De Ramsey former noted British horseman and lord in waiting to Queen Victoria died today of pneumonia at age 77. Tampa Florida May 8 sale announced of 28 46 acres of timber land across Gasparilla Pass from Boca Grande for 1 500 000 to Atlanta and George F. McGlawn of Los Angeles.
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United Press
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Queen Victoria
Tampa
Fia
Gasparilla Pass
Bocarrison
Atlanta
George F. McGlawn
Los Angeles
Dawes Plan Support Voiced by Senator Peer
Arthur Peer of Kansas voiced support here for Vice President Dawes plan to revise the senate lea. A wooden model of a fast passenger locomotive was placed in the banquet room at the Frontenac banquet for railroad officials in Canada. The note mentions a unique bridge in Peking made entirely of Jain with each piece hand modeled.
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Chicago
Associated
Senate
Lea
Arthur Peer
Kansas
Teau Frontenac
Canada
Peking
China
Confusion at Geneva Armament Conference Over Ship Privileges
Delegates express confusion after a secret session reveals proposals on licensing arms sales and public scrutiny of weapon transfers. Rear Admiral Aubrey Smith defends licensing while aims center on curbing illicit trade rather than broad disarmament. Britain Japan and Italy back the license idea. France to study further. American experts silent.
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Geneva
Associated Press
International Conference
Lst
Aubrey Smith
Japan
Italy
Nurmi Expenses Under Scrutiny At AAU Hearing
In New York on May 8 officials prepare for an Amateur Athletic Union hearing led by Fred Reubein over allegations that Paavo Nurmi and Willie Ritola demanded excessive expenses for Drake Relays appearances. K L Wilson of Drake University accuses Quist of seeking 1000 for Nurmi and 3500 for Ritola, while Quist and Nurmi deny involvement.
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New York
Paavo. Nurmi
Fred Reubein
Amateur Athletic Union
Willie Ritola
Hug Quist
Arive
K. L. Wilson
Drake's University
Quist
Wilson
Nurmi
Ritola
Drake
World Methodist bishops gather for dinner in Minneapolis
A large dinner last night welcomed about two thousand bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church from around the world. The spring meeting is under way in Minneapolis with ticketed attendance. Each bishop spoke three minutes at the banquet and a longer address is planned for the meeting. Reverend Charles Locke of St Paul presided and quipped about limiting a bishop to three minutes. Bishop E G Richardson of Atlanta noted the paradox of brief talks and the age of miracles.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Bishops
Minneapolis
Bihops
Charles Locke
St. Paul
Locke
E. G. Richardson
Atlanta
Merger Rumor Discussed by SP President
San Francisco May 8 William Sproule president of the Southern Pacific Railway commented on a Chicago statement by J E German president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway that a merge might occur Sproule said German’s remarks reflect a personal opinion and he has no information on any merger at this time.
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San Francisco
William Sproule
Southern Pacific Railway
Chicago
J. E. German
Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Sproule
Soviet Ratifies Concession Pact With Ayan Corporation
Moscow reports the Soviet government has ratified a thirty six year concession with the Ayan Corporation for oilgold extraction in Okhotsk and Kamchatka. The state may buy all gold produced and will receive five percent of total output. The enterprise reverts to the government at contract end.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Ayan Corporation
Okhotsk and
Kamchatka
Siberia
New Record Slow Flight Noted by French Pilot
A French pilot described setting a record for extreme slowness in flight, noting speeds around 31 to 41 miles per hour and commenting on the craft's reliability and challenging performance at such slow speeds.
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Bytfa Frenen Pad
Enforcement of Prohibition Law Maintains Tough Stance
Wayne B Wheeler defends prohibition enforcement amid Iowa Anti Saloon League critique. He calls farmers backbone of the dry movement and asserts violations exist but enforcement grows tougher. He cites Indiana’s stricter rules and says real test is reducing offenses. He argues most Americans obey laws and calls for continuation of enforcement.
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Leheras
Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Drys
Iowa
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Indiana
Illinois
Bitter protest over Stone Mountain half dollar plan in Missouri
Louis Arensburg of Pittsburgh, head of the Grand Army of the Republic, condemned issuance of 500000 50 cent pieces to finance the Stone Mountain Memorial. He said Civil War veterans object to debasing currency to honor the Confederacy and urged voters to reject the coin scheme. He accused a small clique of stirring old feuds and criticized the Daughters of the Confederacy for clinging to the lost cause.
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Joplin
United States Treasury
Stone Mountain
Louis Arensburg
Pittsburgh
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Daughters of the Confederacy
Kilmer Colors Off Track Amid Sunny Man Death Probe
Willis Sharp Kilmer has suspended his racing colors after the death of Sunny Man at Pimlico from alleged poisoning. Kilmer, ill at his Newmarket estate, added 5000 to a reward offered by the Washington Post for information leading to arrests. The note mentions related political and tax mentions, and cites Detroit Ford revenue figures.
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Washington
Associated Press
Willis Sharp Kilmer
Sunny Man
Star
Kilmer Stables
Haseen
Pimlico
Kilmer
Newmarket
Washington Post
Aircraft Probe by Hoover Suggested
A committee led by Professor Joseph W Roe of New York University recommends an aviation inquiry. The report urges engineers to ascertain exact facts about aviation’s role in industry and national defense and to push for improved air research and standards.
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Joseph W.roe
New York University
Cé Ree
Ontario Judge Accepts 5 Million Nickel Company Offer
Charles P Gar row master of the supreme court of Ontario today accepted a $5 000 000 offer by Dyce Saunders on behalf of undisclosed clients for the assets of the British American Nickel Company. Saunders’ offer was sole bid with a $500 000 bond deposit. The bonds are five British American Nickel Corporation first income bonds dated February 1 1921 each for 100 000 with 15 coupons.
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Toronto
Charles P. Garrow
Supreme Court of Ontario
Dyce Saunders
British- American Nickel Company
Saunders
British-American Nickel Corporation
Miami estate sale sets Florida land price record
The Charlies Deering estate of 212 acres north of Miami sold in Chicago for 6.5 million dollars. A Miami corporation led by Hugh M. Anderson and Roy Wright bought it at 30 600 dollars per acre, the highest per acre price on record for a Florida large tract.
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Miami
Fla
Charlies Deering
Chicago
Hugh M. Anderson
Roy Wright
Florida
Quits Presidency to Be Missionary in Korea
The general secretary of the United Men’s Church League conference resigns as railroad president to serve as a foreign missionary in Korea at $1,000 a year, after giving up a lucrative engineering practice. He says nights bring satisfaction from the good achieved. A commission report on church education is to be presented.
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Columbus
Owie
Piet Sothern
Bk. E. Eart
Rgymen’s Church League Conference
Korea
League
All Women Who Work Health Ad Ends with Pinkham Remedy
An advertisement targets women with menstrual and health complaints. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for headaches backaches cramps and dragging pains, claiming long standing effectiveness for women’s ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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