Two Chicago Cashiers Surrender in Mobile Grand Larceny Case
Bell and Roberts, both 30s and employed by Si. Lynch & Company of Chicago, confessed at Mobile police headquarters to misappropriating about 1400 in cash and securities. Detected after disappearance from Chicago, they stated they planned surrender after extradition talks.
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T. Bell
Si. Lynch & Company
Chi- Ils
Nelson C. Roberts
Bell
Chicago
Mfe
Roberts
Hughes
Chicago Police
J. O'Shaughnessy
Edward J. Gilson
Busis
Ben
St. Joseph
Mobile
Wbile
Detec- Phillips, Moody and Warren
Irrange Arrest Ordered By Judge After Accident
Record shows Irrange was ordered held in jail after a wreck at Sprins wenmue and Ann streets. The accused, a son of Simpson Sr, faced charges of reckless driving and failing to stop, with Roy Scheffer as complainant. The case, tied to a police detail for Saturday, includes an appearance by McClure Jr and D F Murphy in recorder's court.
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Tion
Sprinswenmue
Ann Street
Rein Simpson
McClure
Rec
Roy Scheffer
D. N. Edington
Schaffer
Woolf Named Vice President at First National Bank
Junius W. Woolf was named vice president and remains cashier of the First National Bank after a Wednesday board meeting. He began with the bank in 1885 and was cited for untiring energy and hard work in support of the institution.
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First Bank
Junius W. Woolf
Woolf
Ner
Ing
D. P. Bestor
First National Bank
Richardson Arrested for Whiskey Charge Under Prohibition Law
Fancy Richardson, identified in a racially charged report, was arrested by police on a charge related to possessing five cases of whiskey under the Prohibition law. He faced a fine of $100 or 100 days in jail as recorded today.
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Fancy Richardson
Chattanooga City To Take Trial Run From Chickasaw Shipyard
The Chattanooga City, last vessel built at Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company, will have a trial trip next Thursday before loading steel rails for the Far East after returning to Mobile. Launch of the Chattanooga on September 14 ends local shipbuilding for an indefinite period. Most workers are preparing the ship, with J C Barr, the plant’s general manager, set to return from Canada for the trial.
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Chattanooga
Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company
Chickasaw
Mobile
Far East
J. C. Barr
Canada
Taylor Dedicates Himself to Work For City's Growth
City Commissioner R. V. Taylor addressed the Kiwanis Club pledging to dedicate efforts to Mobile’s upbuilding. He urged citizen cooperation, noted past mistakes, and stressed ten miles of docks and a Baldwin County bridge as key to long term prosperity through agricultural and commercial growth.
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Kiwanis Club
R. V. Taylor
Mobile
Baldwin County
Materials to Wage War Upon Ants to Be Ordered Friday
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce asked the state entomologist for immediate ant eradication. Materials for the campaign will be ordered Friday and deployment could begin once chemicals arrive. Dr. Hinds will set local costs and supervision, with the plan covering six hundred city blocks over two to three weeks, placing ant poison in every property block.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Hinds
Electrician Fined for Carrying Pistol in Mobile
R A Bryant an electrician and longtime Mobile resident was fined $50 in recorder's court for carrying a pistol concealed on his person. Special Officer McCauley testified locals on Franklin and St Francis streets complained about crowds at the corner at night. Bryant said he carried the pistol for protection while returning from the Crown theatre.
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R. A. Bryant
The
Recorder
Mobile
Recorder’s Court
William McCauley
Franklin
St. Francis
Bryant
Crown Theatre
Police Bribe Charge Probed In New York
Ju es V Behr assistant general manager testified before the Meyer committee about a company paying 1000 to Police Inspector Dominick Henry as gratuity. Piers on the Hudson River lie in the district once commanded by Henry. The money paid in 300 sums in May and June was turned over to Henry who was under suspension.
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New York
Ju'es V. Behr
Meyer Committee
Dominick Henry
Hudson River
Henry
Behr Sa
Aged man held in youth’s death case in Alabama
In Muscadine Alabama John Lambinack 22 was found dead and a 75 year old storekeeper J W is being held in connection with the death.
Peace Conference Prospects Dim in UK Irish Talks
London reports say Sinn Fein may be excluded from talks as Prime Minister Lloyd George and ministers push for Eamonn de Valera to withdraw his claim to Sinn Fein representation. Cabinet members urge that the Irish delegation enter only as non sovereign delegates and that guarantees avoid raising the Separation issue. The Times notes divisions within the government on the approach.
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London
Sinn Fein
Pri
Lloyd George
Gairloch
Southern Ireland
Bride Found Dead in Connecticut Lake Honeymoon Tragedy
The body of 23 year old Norah Kettelle, a Radcliffe graduate on her honeymoon, was found in Lake Mashapaug after she disappeared from a camp on September 13. Her husband John Dunster Kettelle of Cambridge, Mass, reported her missing as most of her clothing remained at the camp and the cottage boat was found abandoned along the shore. The coroner and state police will conduct examinations before removal.
Government changes in Honduras soon
Tegucigalpa reports that on October 10 the Honduran government will cease to function and a provisional Central American council will assume control and implement the basic law of the new Central American republic. The council stays until February 10, 1922 when federation government begins, with elections for federal councillors in each member country. Policarpo Bonilla is urged to run for council.
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Tegucigalpa
Hond
Federal Council of
Central America
Policarpo
Lodge displeased with absentee list in Senate
Washington September 22 Senator Lodge criticizes absent Republican senators for indifference to Senate work. He notes 26 of 59 were missing at the opening session and says they may receive firm notes from Senator Curtis urging them to get on the job.
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Washington
Lodge
Senate
Sen
Curtis
Tragic double death in Little Rock man kills wife then self
Police seek motive in a rooming house incident where Edgar Hayes killed his wife Leona 23 and then shot himself in the temple. Leona worked at a local beauty parlor and had lived with her mother at the previous week.
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Little Rock
Edgar Hayes
Leona
Drys Force Beer Bill Ahead of Tax Revision
In Washington Sem 22 radical drys push to take up the anti beer bill as tax revision is considered. Senate vote to proceed 41 to 23. Prohibition leaders press for quick passage with Sen Willis of Ohio signaling admin backing may come later.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Penrose
Sen. Willis
Ohio
Pres. H. King
Arbuckle party witness details Virginia Rappe illness
Sherman testified before District Attorney Swann that Virginia Rappe drank and was hilarious at Roscoe Arbuckle’s San Francisco hotel party. He described frequent trips between Arbuckle’s room and his own to handle business calls, and said Arbuckle noted Rappe’s illness as the party continued.
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New York
Virginia Rappe
Roscoe Arbuckle
San Francisco
Lowellerman
Swann
Sherman
Arbuckle
Swan
Miss Rappe
Mr. Arbuckle
Rappe
New York City
Pacific Coast
More Than 100 Russian Anarchists Freed Under Bonds
Washington report says over 100 Russian anarchists are at liberty under bonds backed by 600000 in Liberty bonds deposited with the labor department. Deportation blocked by Russia's refusal to accept them. effort to open borders to about 100 insane and other Russians also failed. Only 400000 remains for year end deportations.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Department of Labor
Russia
Voluntary Sentry In Front Of Wilson Home Arrested
James A. Whalen a 42 year old former Des Moines rail clerk was placed under observation at Washington asylum hospital after police arrest in front of former President Wilson's home. He had sent many letters protesting conditions and declared a hunger strike before admission.
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Washington
James A. Whalen
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington Asylum
Pres. Wilson
Whalen
Railway Mail Service
Wilson
Weather Roundup for Alabama and Mississippi
The weather summary notes generally fair conditions with no change expected into Friday. Backup details are sparse in the fragment, but expected to be mild with calm or light winds.
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Washington
Mississippi
Oppau Blast Toll Rises Amid Gun Experiment Report
Paris reports confirm 850 bodies recovered from the Oppau plant blast with 2500 injured. Mayence dispatches note the explosion likely happened during experiments for a new gun compression, details of its qualities remain unclear.
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Paris
Oppau
Badische Aniline Company
Mayence
Oppau Plant Blast Death Toll Soars and Destruction Spreads
Amsterdam reports 150 million marks in damage from the Oppau plant explosion. French troops and volunteers rescue amid ruin as gas masks are needed and windows shatter in Mannheim. Casualties near 1,500 feared. investigators await clear figures amid widespread fumes and a gaping crater.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
Badische Aniline Company
Oppau
Berlin
Mayence
Germany
Despi Eendibi
Mannheim
Paroled convict held for slaying at Pine Bluff
Hal A. Cooper paroled convict is jailed in Pine Bluff on a murder charge. He allegedly smuggled the gun used by Tom Slaughter in an escape attempt that killed a guard. Cooper was arrested at Van Buren and moved here. he had denied the smuggling but admitted a bribe offer.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Hal A. Cooper
Cooper
Tucker Farm
Tom Slaughter
van Buren
Slaughter
Fort Smith
Death of Sir Ernest Cassell Prominent British Financier
London reports the death of Sir Ernest Cassell financier and philanthropist who helped float large national loans and aided development in Egypt Argentina and Mexico He was financial adviser to King Edward VII and attended the monarchs deathbed He was knighted in 1905 and honored by France Sweden Turkey and Japan
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London
Ernest Cassell
Egypt
Argentina
Mexico
Ernest
Edward VII
Edward
France
Sweden
Turkey
Japan
Poland Bristles for War After Ultimatum Threat
Marshal Pilsudski of Poland has issued an ultimatum to the Soviet representative in Warsaw threatening to sever diplomatic relations. Four dispatches printed today from Moscow are cited as the source of the claim.
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Berlin
Marshal Pilsudski
Poland
Warsaw
Moscow
Bryan Bryan Sees Armament Conference as World Threat
William Jennings Bryan warned that failure of President Hardings arms limitation conference could revive militarism and prompt new armament races. He urged public pressure for disarmament and said a failed talks might shift voters against current cabinets, with parties uniting to support a hard stance. Bryan planned to attend informally during the conference.
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Washington
Harding
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Bryan
Republican Party
Chicago Libel Suit Faces General Demurrer
The city of Chicago sues the Chicago Tribune for 10,000,000 in libel. The paper seeks a general demurrer citing freedom of the press, arguing insufficient evidence to justify a suit that could threaten a newspaper’s survival. The case centers on coverage of municipal finances and bond sales.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Tribuna
Police Seek Men After Quarrel With W Monroe
Police seek men linked to a fatal family assault in Dowagiac Michigan. William Monroe threatened a man to stop pursuing his daughter Neva 17. Monroe and his wife and daughter were killed. Ardit h Monroe 10 was beaten but survived and remembers little of the attack.
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W. Monroe
Dowgaiagc
Mich
William Monroe
Monroe
Neva
Detroit
Ardith Monroe
Jury Holds Hadley for Wife's Murder in Coroner's Verdict
In Richmond Virginia a coroner's jury finds Dr Wilmarth Amos Hadley responsible for his wife's death, ruling she was drowned after being drugged by him. Hadley sits in Henrico county jail as he awaits counsel and reaction from family in Texas.
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Richmond
Wilmarth Amos Hadley
Henrico County
Webb
Sydnor
Hadley
Friendswood
Texas
Murder case hears in women’s court at San Francisco
Report from San Francisco dated Sept 22 describes the press hearing in the Roscoe “Patty” Buckle murder case. The courtroom buzzes with guards, spectators, and legal teams as witnesses prepare, amid church bells and the famed vigilant tone around Virginia Rappe’s tragedy.
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Freda Slumm
Oy Dane
Incscnstional
San Francisco
Roscoe
Patty" Buckle
Portsmouth
Robert Louis Son
Lazarus
Virginia
Film case involving Arbuckle death in murder inquiry
In Los Angeles reports say First National ordered today a nationwide exhibition halt while investigators review the Roscoe Arbuckle case. The inquiry focuses on a possible murder tied to the Virginia cafe scene and Fatty Arbuckle’s involvement, with 3200 exhibitors represented in the action.
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Los Angeles
Virginia
Rappe
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle Arrest Details Emerge in Shelter Cellar Confusion
Los Angeles reports reveal Roscoe C Arbuckle had a key to his cellar and a housekeeper Catherine Fit said the key was given to Ralph Camarillo the district attorney. The cellar was stocked with liquor and entered by Camarillo and the housekeeper during Arbuckle trip to San Francisco leading to his arrest.
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Los Angeles
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
Catherine
Arbuckle
Ralph Camarillo
Mies
Camarillo
Arbucklet
Wis
San Fransico
Operators' Customs Blamed for Coal Mine Troubles
Washington dispatch reports that the practice by which coal operators in West Virginia fields pay sheriffs is cited as a major cause of miner discontent and recent mine disorders. Attorney General England told the investigating committee that while the law bans such employment there is no penalty or consequence, and he warned that mine operators waging a march to Logan threatened intimidation.
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Washington
West Virginia
England
Mini
Logan
Kiwanians From Four States Meet in Memphis Convention
Representatives from Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Arkansas attend the four state Kiwanis convention in Memphis Tennessee. Officials to be elected tomorrow after sessions featuring welcome addresses and committee reports. Senator John Shine of Mississippi slated to speak at a banquet. The event includes concerts and planned discussions.
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Memphis
Tenn
Kentucky
Tennsippi
Arkansas
John Sh Lame
Mississippi
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