New York Gun Battle Opens Anticrime Drive
Two fatal shootings and a gunfight marked the start of District Attorney’s new crime crackdown. A taxi driver Madonie was killed in Eldridge Street coffee shop, Ignazio Pacio died on First Avenue, and Meyer Lewis was shot near Suffolk Street as six shots rang out. Police pursued five attackers on foot and in a car after a car chase on the West Side.
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A.P
Attor
Onic
Tak
Ignazio Pacio
First Avenue
Thirth Street
Ting
Meyer Lewis
Glazer
Suffolk Street
Lewis
Madonie
Lower West Side
Pareaso
Banton
General Gang
Financiers Cancel Railroad Proposal
New York Oct 5 The Interstate Commerce Commission delays ruling on the Chicago Oak Island and Pacific Railway plan to gain control of the St Louis South Railway. Speyer & Co bankers for the road cancel the sale of 7.5 million Island notes to finance the project.
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New York
Beetethen
Interstate Sran
Chicago, Oak Island, and Pacific Railway
St. Louis South Railway
Speyer & Co
Several Injured in Trolley Smash-Up in Chicago
A street car siding was torn away when a large truck sideswiped a trolley on October 6 in Chicago. Several persons were injured and two killed in the crash, a large truck involved in the collision.
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Chicago
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Mentioned in Local Notice
A brief OCR snippet from Wellston Ohio notes Mrs and WM Butts being very sick and mentions Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a remedy. The readable text is fragmented with errors and lacks clear dates or names beyond Lydia Pinkham.
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Butts
Woman ruler jeopardizes peace in India’s Bhopal throne
London dispatch outlines Begum of Bhopal seeking a special order to install her third son on the throne, challenging succession rules and risking unrest in Indian governance while Britain weighs preserving control and peace in the Far East.
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NEA Service
London
India
Great Britain
Far East
Begum
Bhopal
Orient
Prince of Wales
Opal
New Jersey
Lord Birkenhead
Self defense plea in Cobb County murder case
Mrs Minnie Lou Carson, 61, mother of 13, sits in Cobb county jail awaiting grand jury action for the murder of Thomas Brown, 23, her boarder. She insists she acted in self defense as Brown, drinking, moved to strike her with a brick.
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Marietta
Minnie Lou Carson
Cobb County
Thomas Brown
Brown
Florida coop living as housing shortage drives rents
In St Petersburg on Oct 6 Dr. W. B. Wyman Florida city health officer described a housing crisis with three chicken coops converted into tiny apartments rented to northern real estate prospects for 18 dollars a week. He said chickens will regain their roosts as soon as possible.
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Petersburg
Fla
United Press
W. B. Wyman
Road Asks Permit To Issue Bonds
The New Orleans Texas and Mexico railroad requested from the Interstate Commerce Commission authority to issue 8 million dollars of first mortgage bonds. The funds would be used in connection with securities of the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf railroad.
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Washington
J.N
New Orleans
Texas and Mexico
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
San Antion, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad
Jackie Stands Up for Navy Fireman Injured in Knife Attack
George Bohlender, a naval fireman, was stabbed in Norfolk, Virginia, after alleged resentment of navy criticism. He is hospitalized with neck and body wounds. surgeons stitched 25 wounds in the neck and throat.
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Norfolk
N.S
Navy
George
Bohlender
Naval Hospital
Spanish nobles to pay U S visit
Melilla Morocco Oct 6 International News Service reports King Alfonso of Spain and General Primo de Rivera, head of the military directory, will visit America in 1927. Primo says a directory form of government would continue in Spain for three years.
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Melilla
Morocco
International
Alfonso
Spain
Primo de Rivera
Abd- Wi-Krim
America
Ahnoun
Primo
Patrick Retains Air Chief Place
Washington Oct 6 The War Department announced Major General Magon Metz as chief of the Army Air Service and Coolidge plans to name him for a second four year term at this post, as previously indicated.
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Washington
Magon Metrick
Army Air Service
Coolidge
War Department
Steamship Hermosa Sends Distress Signals From Sea
Navy radio reports the steamship Hermosa sending distress signals with location given as 344 degrees from Fort Stevens and 170 degrees from Pachena Point. Nature of trouble not announced. A Russian explorer reports discovery of a hitherto unknown race on the Peora river and five Briar notes of briar but of a French root species.
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Seattle
Wash
Navy
Hermosa
Fort Stevens
Pachena Point
Peora
French push resumes in Rif as sun dries roads
In Morocco the French resumed operations after rain, moving toward Hassi Medlam to secure the Mawloula and Kert valleys. Abd El Krim reportedly shifts focus to the Spaniards, concentrating forces in Djebala as fighting continues in the central front.
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Morocco
Hassi Medlam
Mawloula
Kert
Fort Borteaux
Abd-El-Krim
Djebala
Amundsen's Maud Returns to Seattle for Sale
Captain Roald Amundsen's exploration schooner Maud, after three years drifting in Arctic ice, returned to Seattle and was ordered to be sold. The seven crew members will be dispersed as the voyage ends amid a quiet welcome and reports of a fatal illness to the Norwegian assistant engineer Syversen.
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Seattle
Roald Amundsen
Maud
North Pole
Pernore
Syverson
Amundsen
Alaskan
Pole
How To Detect High Blood Pressure Ee T
A concise guide outlines simple methods to identify high blood pressure using home checks and symptoms. It emphasizes regular monitoring, understanding systolic and diastolic values, and when to seek medical advice for persistent readings.
Hidden dangers of high blood pressure warn readers
The article warns thousands of people risk serious health effects from high blood pressure including Bright's disease apoplexy and sudden death. It lists warning signs such as dizziness breathlessness head pains flushed face nervousness and fatigue and urges immediate home checks and treatment.
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Bright
Chicago raids crack down on gambling dens
State detectives raided multiple Chicago gambling houses arresting about two hundred men and confiscating paraphernalia. Jim Moran's near a police station and Bill Lewis' south side house yielded large hauls as others were stopped during craps and poker games. The raids followed police promotions amid graft scandal history tied to ex police leaders.
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Chicago
Goddess of Chance
Jim Moran
Moran’s
Bill Lewis
South Side
West Side
West Side, Eleven Men Arrested At “Lovin's Putty” Anister’s. Anister
Charles C. Headley
Execution Set for Alabama Man in Florence
Sam Greenhill, convicted for the murder of a guard at the Muscle Shoals government reservation, will be hanged in Florence on Friday October 9 after a commutation to life was refused by President Coolidge.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sam Greenhill
Florence
Muscle Shoals
United States District Attorney's Office
Coolidge
Amundsen Expedition Abandoned After Severe Cold Weather
Captain Oskar Wisting led the Maud's crew as Amundsen halted the expedition due to extreme conditions. Dr. H A Sverdrup oversaw science with F Malmgren and others. a Curtiss biplane crashed after brief flights. Crude copra oil factors into soaps and cosmetics.
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Amundsen
Oskar Wisting
H. A. Sverdrup
F. Malmgren
Omdal
O. Dahl
C. T. M. Olonkin
Carl Hanson
Maud
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertisement
A vintage advertisement promotes GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC claiming it strengthens and invigorates, restoring color and appetite. The pitch targets general health benefits with the familiar 60c price point.
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GROVE
Arkansas approves state road project in Harahan dispute
Arkansas state highway commissioner James G. Creveling Jr ends hopes of Arkansas siding with Tennessee. He announces official approval of the project after a conference with Attorney General Frank M. Thompson and plans a meeting with Governor Austen Peay. DP’s R E Toms notified Creveling of Arkansas submission.
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Nashville
United States Department of Agriculture
State of
Arkansas
First Decree Found in Excavation At Cont Divorce Site
A papyrus fragment unearthed at the cont site records the first decree fully authenticated. In Greek marriage rites two kings appear, one of gold and one of silver, as part of the ceremonial description.
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