London wrestles with terms of Anglo French debt pact
London reports in big type that American dispatches show amazement and irritation over the provisional debt agreement terms. The scene centers on United States insistence on foreign debt policy and suspicions that Britain’s Churchill and Caillaux used moral pressure. Officials deny intent to provoke a clash with the United States.
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London
United States
Snente
Winston
Smoot
American Debt Commission
Churchill
Caillaux
Great Britain
Wheat Market Buoyant After Opening Rally
Chicago reports foreign interests selling wheat at the opening but buyers and short-covering push the market to above 1.57 for September before offers at that level capped gains. September hit 1.5744 and December 1.57 before a minor pullback. Corn and oats showed early strength with mixed follow-through and provisions edged higher slowly.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
General Commission
Rae Oy
Suspects Painting Wheels Tied to Kansas Sheriff Shooting
In Sioux City two men Pete Borger and Johnny Nykes are held over the Colby Kansas sheriff and a North Platte Nebraska victim killed by bandits. They were found in a Sioux City garage painting the wheels of a stolen car matching the description of the two wanted men.
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Sioux City
Drn ‘Pratt
Colby
Kansas
Id "Mark
North Platte
Nebraska
Pete Borger
Johnny Nykes
New Church Planned in Ogden as Mission Work Expands
Mrs. F J Cox was elected president of the Women's Home Missionary Society at the Utah mission conference in Ogden. Mission Superintendent CC W Hancer reported growth in Utah Methodist membership and higher minister salaries, with increased missionary giving. An Ogden purchase of the James Pingree home will be the site of a new church edifice and a community house.
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Ogden
F. J. Cox
Women’s Home Missionary Society
Utah Mission Conference
A Episcopal Church
Tony
CC. W. Hancer
Methodist Churches of Utah
Utah
James Pingree
French Forces Gain in Moroccan Campaign as Tribesmen Surrender
In Fez and Oued Matloha area French troops report completing enveloping moves against rebellious tribes. Submissions arrive from several groups including Beni Aghel and Bafen while Djebel Mespaond and Djebel Medieouna are occupied. American aviators conducted first combat flight, droppedmba, food, and ammunition to allied posts and Spanish outposts.
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Fez
French Morocco
Boichet
Terrane
Beniaghel
Oued Matloha
Psolh-El-Kash
Djebal Mespaond
Djebel Medieouna
Ouevzan
Aea
Morgan heiress Jane Morgan's will filed for probate
Mineola New York August 28 AP the will of Mrs Jane Morgan wife of J P Morgan was filed for probate. She leaves 150000 to each of her four children and the England Wallhall estate plus life use of personal effects to her husband. She notes she would have given all to him but he prefers the English estate and other Hertford real estate.
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Mineola
N. Y
Jane Oe
J. P. Morgan
Walthall
England
Wallhall Estate
Aldenham
County of Hertford
Two Aviators die in air collision at Maywood field
At Maywood airfield two army planes collided during approach killing Lieut. Taleot P. Happy Smith and passenger Captain William L. Heptig. The other pilot Lieut. R. Douglass escaped unharmed. A military inquiry will probe if stunting caused the crash and why parachutes failed to deploy.
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Chicago
United States Army
Maywood
Taleot P
de Haviland
Chanute Field
Camp Grant
R. Douglass
Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Michigan
Smith
Curtis
William Page
Curtis Shi
Smit
Heptig
Government May Lease Dirigibles for Atlanta Base
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. announced that Atlanta air base plans may host the navy airships Shenandoah and Los Angeles if a lease with a Hammond and Young backed firm is approved. Vanderbilt noted Hammond and associates bid for the dirigibles and the Atlanta lease would be preferred if government consent is granted.
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Atlanta
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Navy
Bank Robber Trapped After Vault Escape in Vancouver
Bank manager M. G. Wilson and two assistants were cornered by Joseph Leonard, 18, who fired at the vault lock as police arrived. Leonard entered the bank with two pistols, corralled staff, but Wilson fled out the door to summon police, and Leonard fired nine bullets at the lock before surrender.
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Vancouver
B. C
M. G. Wilson
Joseph Leonard
Wilson
Leonard
President at Plymouth on Mayflower voyage
The Mayflower carried President and Mrs Coolidge from Swampscott to Plymouth to view historic sites and then to Cohasset for lunch with W. Baron publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Secretary and Mrs Saunders Col A Cheney and Major J Coupal joined as guests.
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Plymouth
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Cohasset
W. Baron
Wall Street Journal
White Court
La Follette Receives Medal at Des Moines Camp
Robert M. La Follette of Fort Madison Iowa nephew of the late Senator La Follette won a military medal at a presentation at Fort Des Moines Citizens Military Camp. George E K Stride of Omaha was named a boxing champion among other honorees.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert M. la Follette
Fort Madison
Senator la Follette
Citizens Military
Fort Des Moines
la Follette
George EK
Stride
Omaha
Slayings Lead to Electric Chair Sentence in Richmond
Rudolph Disse, 20, found guilty of killing his sweetheart rival and a police detective in Richmond Virginia, was sentenced today to die in the electric chair on October 7. The court rejected mercy pleas and set the fate amid a flood of witnesses and courtroom drama.
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Richmond, Va
Rudolph Disse
Public lands open for settlement totals by state
The Interior Department announced that 184,716,846 acres of vacant and unappropriated public lands in the U S are open for settlement excluding national forests. Surveyed land totals 129,606,234 acres with Nevada the largest and Louisiana the smallest amounts.
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Washington
Interior Department
United States
Nevada
Louisiana
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Delaney-Berlenbach Title Bout Called Off
News from New York states Jack Delaney of Bridgeport Conn cannot box Paul Berlenbach of New York on September 11 for the light heavyweight title due to threat trouble. Efforts are underway to match Mike McTigue the former champion against his conqueror on that date.
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New York
Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Conn
Paul Berlenbach
Mike McTigue
Lost registered mail package dropped in Salt Lake City
A package directed to San Francisco was accidentally dropped in Salt Lake City en route from Chicago. The package contained only registered mail and had no value. Inspectors traced the mistake to a Chicago office clerk.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cloudburst disrupts Denver and Rio Grande Western traffic
A cloudburst between Woodside and Price Utah washed out trackage and bridges halting Denver to Salt Lake City service. Arroyos turned to torrents, with repairs expected in three to four days as trains rerouted via Union Pacific. Highway bridges also washed out in the storm district.
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Denver
Colo
Denver and Fio Grande Western
Salt Lake City
Woodside
Price
Utah
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Grand Junction
Fire destroys mills and damages area in Woonsocket
A large fire in Woonsocket Rhode Island destroyed the Park Spring Knitting and Bleaching Company mill and the Frank Prue Knitting mill. Two factories were razed and fifteen dwellings damaged, with damage estimated at 220000 dollars.
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Woonsocket, R. I
Park Spring
Frank Prue
Norse voyage home after 73 day Atlantic crossing in yawl
Three Norwegian mariners led by Andreas Grimsoe completed a 3500 mile Atlantic voyage in a 45 foot yawl, returning to port after 73 days at sea. They followed Leif Erikson’s path, describing rough weather and aging navigation tools, with mayor Enare Laussen sending a message to Norwegian-Americans. Others who attempted the voyage last year are believed dead.
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New York
Atlantic
Leif Erickson
Epee Andreas Grimsoe
Aeeonners
Norway
Por
Ulrich Icketram
Johan Greagend
Cook
Werp
Enare Laussen
Droennoey
Arthur
Hildebrand
William Nutting
John Twodall
Migratory Bird Ruling Announces Oct 1 January 15 Hunting Window
Washington announces changes in migratory regulations. Idaho and Oregon sportsmen may hunt coot gallinules jack snipe black bellied and yellowlegs from October 1 to January 15. Wood ducks and swans are barred during this period per the biological survey.
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Washington
Idaho
Orean
Borah Objects to England Interference in French Debt
Boise Aug 28 AP Senator Borah chairman of the foreign relations committee says France US debt should be settled without England. He notes a three cornered conference may be proposed but warns it would not satisfy taxpayers and urges France and the United States to settle on current terms. He critiques London maneuvers as transparent and unnecessary.
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Boise
France
United States
England
Borah
Senate
M. Cailaux
Frech
Washington
United Tes
London
Baseball scores from today across National and American leagues
Box scores show games in Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Chicago St Louis and Brooklyn with runs hits and errors. Notable lineups include Morrison Oldham Adams Sheehan Ring Kremer Wilson and others contributing across multiple innings.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Morrison
Oldham
Adams
Sheehan
Smith
Ring
Pierce
O'Neil
Kremer
Wilson
Robbery at Philadelphia Pay Car Nets $9100 in Stampe
Seven men raided a Philadelphia rapid transit pay car at Sixth and Willows streets early today. A pistol fight with the crew followed as the robbers escaped with 9100 while the payroll inside the car totaled 80000.
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Philadelphia
Sixth and
Willows Streets
Seyboldt to face firing squad for third death sentence
Salt Lake City notes Ralph W. Seyboldt, convicted slayer of Policeman David Crowther, is sentenced to death for a third time and will die by firing squad on September 11. He killed Crowther on October 12, 1923, robbed him, and hid the body along the Jordan River. His two accomplices remain imprisoned in Utah.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Ralph W. Seypoldt
Salt Lake
Reyboldt
David Crowther
Jordan River
Ludlow
Calif
Los Angeles
Seyboldt
Supreme Court
Board of Wardens
Seybaldt
E. A. Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Rogers
Prisoner Returns to Cell After Five Hour Rooftop Siege
Paris August 28 AP reports Leon Nuleter lured by the dinner bell reentered Choir Midi prison after an escape via an upper window and roof. He defended with an iron bar and shirt wrapped hand, taunting authorities as guards, police, and firefighters watched. The crowd cheered as the dinner bell ended the standoff.
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Paris
Leon Nuleter
Midi
Nuleter
Union of Methodist Churches Approved by Southwest Conference
Albuquerque on August 28 reports the Southwest Spanish Mission conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church North voted unanimously to unionize with the southern Methodist churches. The vote aligns with nationwide church reconciliation efforts and paths toward broader cooperation.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Southwest Spanish Mission Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, North
Southern Methodist Churches
Hotel Fire Displaces Eighty Guests in Toledo
A Toledo hotel wildfire forced eighty guests to flee in sleeping attire into the street in the early hours. The blaze caused about $120,000 in damage in the downtown district.
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Toledo
Three Held on Murder Charge in Train Robbery
In Los Angeles on August 28, Everett C. Lewis Robert Lee and Pearl Anderson were jailed as murder suspects for the Santa Fe No 75 robbery near Ocean Side last Monday night. Ex press messenger Elmer Campbell was shot fatally as the mail car was looted using a rope ladder entry. Police traced the trio through an automobile linked to Lewis and found a rope matching the rope from the looted car.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Ocean Side
Veteran Express
Elmer Campbell
Everett C. Lewis
Robert Lee
Miss Pearl Anderson
Lewis
Lee
Lis Angeles
Campbell
Wigan
Toledo
Kidnappers Plead Guilty to Extortion in San Francisco
Bliss Baker and C Russe Crawford university students pleaded guilty to extortion charges in an attempt to obtain 50000 from Colonel Daniel Dockling. They lured Mrs Iris Ling from the city with a fake call and claimed her kidnapping to force the ransom.
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San Francisco
Bliss Baker
C. Russe Crawford
University Studen Today
Daniel Dockling
Baker
Crawford
Jackling
Iris
Firing on Smugglers Off Lake Worth Inlet
West Palm Beach Aug 29 AP revenue cutter fought two vessels inside Lake Worth Inlet firing one pound shells as fast as possible and forced the smugglers and liquor runners to sea. Capture seen as probable but not yet reported. Six Negro aliens were captured after swimming ashore. others may have escaped.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Lakeworth Inlet
United States
Seaplanes Readied for San Francisco to Hawaii Flight
A crew of aviation mechanics works in eight hour shifts to overhaul three navy seaplanes for a non stop attempt from San Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands leaving Monday at 2 p m. Officials confer at Crissy Field to finalize flight plans under National Aeronautical association rules.
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San Francisco
Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Crissey Field
National Aeronautical Association
San Diego
Jas. H. Strong
PB-1
Missing registered mail case probes air route theft
Chicago reports a missing consignment of registered mail believed to have left by air for San Francisco. Postal inspectors question a clerk and many employees while checks extend to Omaha Denver Cheyenne Salt Lake City and other air line points. Value unclear until contents are verified. possible inclusion of bank mail.
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Chicago
San Francisco
C. M. Christiansen
Francisco
Air Service
Christiansen
Omaha
Denver
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Body of Ed Bancroft Brought Home to Galesburg
The body of Ed Bancroft arrived in Chicago from Tokyo and began the final journey to his burial in Galesburg Illinois. Vice President Charles G Dawes and Japanese ambassador Tsueno Matsudaira attended the services as honors for Bancroft were planned with church bells tolled and business halted in the afternoon burial.
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Galesburg
Chicago
Ed Bancroft
Tokyo
Servin
Illinois
Charles G. Dawes
Tsueno Matsudaira
United States
Bancroft
College Bella
Central Swedish conference backs merger with Episcopal Church
The Central Swedish Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church recorded an unanimous vote approving consolidation with the Protestant Episcopal Church, south.
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Chicago
Central Swedish Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church Today
Come With the Episcopal Church
South
Rebel unrest in Syria reports quiet after Damascus clash
Paris dispatches say Syria remains quiet with no major events since Monday when rebels were checked south of Damascus. Djebel Drusediat tribal factions continue opposing government forces, according to AP.
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Paris
Syria
Djebel Drusediat
Damascus
Chicago Northwest votes for unity with Methodist Episcopal Church
The Chicago Northwest annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted 117 to 26 to unify with the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Chicago
Methodist Pepcepal Church Today
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Air force officers die in midair collision
London reports three flying officers were killed and one injured when two heavy air force planes collided in midair during a training flight. The incident occurred as they were maneuvering, with emergency services rushing to the scene.
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AIR London
Flyng
Hea Tae Bie
Coal Miners Called Out Next Tuesday in Strike Showdown
Anthracite miners order work stoppage starting next Tuesday affecting 168000 workers and 828 mines. Operators dispute demands for full maintenance shifts and warn of $1,000,000 daily wage losses and regional disruption while arbitration and talks continue to seek a general agreement.
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Philadelphia
W. W. Inglis
Atlantic City
Inglis
Lewis
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
Mayor Hylan Faces Third Term Fight Amid Rifts
New York scene heated as Governor Smith assails Mayor Hylan as subservient to a super boss and cites alleged K K K ties at the 1924 Democratic convention. Hylan counters from Queens naming a poolroom king and gamblers as the party’s real base, while George Olevany of Tammany fires back.
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New York
Smith
Hylan
Brooklyn
Campaten
Walker
Tammany Designee
Queens
Mmany Nail
Arnold Nothstein
George Olevany
Tammany Hall
Repub
Aon Waterman
Primarie Eas
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