Debt funding to be cleared next Congress
Washington reports the American debt commission aims to settle all war debt funding by the next Congress. Focus shifts to France and Italy loans while smaller wartime borrowers are pressured to act, with Czecho-Slovakia and Latvia already moving to fund debts and Estonia, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Liberia eyeing action.
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Washington
American Debt Commission
France
Italy
United States
Latvia
Pipp
Esthenia
Debt Commission
Roumania
Jugo-Slavia
Liberia
Armenia
Czecho-Slovakia
Cone
Vergen
Great Britain
Bank of England
Woman's body hacked to bits in Oakland murder case
Police seek Gordon R Rowe, San Francisco accountant, for questioning in the suspected murder of Mrs. Bose's Loren, an Oakland nurse. Detectives say a severed finger tip found in El Cerrito swamp suggests the body was dismembered to avoid identification, as searches continue for Rowe and his wife.
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Oakland
Calif
Gordon
Rowe
San Francisco
Bose
Loren
Fruitvale
la Costa County
el Cerrito
French Debt Mission Heads to United States on Sep 16
Paris reports Finance Minister Caillaux will sail on the liner Paris September 16 to begin debt funding negotiations in the United States. He will be accompanied by one ex minister while the rest of the French mission follows later. No disagreement over the ratio of political to financial members is reported though selection is tight.
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Paris
Caillaux
United States
M. Caillaux
Briand Con Arias
Financiare
Forest fires race through Michigan region under siege
In Traverse City on August 29, forest fires across the area brim with danger as lines of firebound efforts fail. Blazes have scorched about 8,000 acres north of a town, spreading daily with 30 foot wide gaps and defying containment efforts despite firefighting actions.
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Traverse City
Mich
Doreves
Vron
Ingo
Bouan By
Ruth Suspended and Fined by Yankees Boss
Babe Ruth, home run king, is suspended indefinitely by manager Miller Huggins of the New York Yankees. He is fined 5000 for general misconduct after deserting the team. Ruth packs for New York, leaving his hotel and suitcases behind.
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Huggins
Yankees
St. Louis
Babe Ruth
Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
Ruth
New York
Yankee
Roth
Mark Roth
Glundhouse
Babe
Buckingham Hotel
Public lands survey funds allocated by interior department
The interior department allotted 840 290 for survey and re survey of government lands for the coming fiscal year distributing 125 500 to the Federal supervisor's office 47 300 to Alaska 57 500 to Arizona 57 000 to California 52 040 to Colorado 50 500 to Idaho 59 160 to Montana 41 420 to Nebraska and South Dakota 43 040 to Nevada 57 000 to New Mexico 59 590 to Oregon 63 660 to Utah 38 040 to Washington 44 040 to Wyoming and 45 000 for Eastern districts Thirty thousand dollars for surveying on Indian reservations is further divided among Arizona 1 000 California 1 400 Colorado 3 200 Eastern district 5 000 Montana 17 500 South Dakota 500 Washington 1 200 Reserve fund 500.
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Washington
Congress
Interior Department
Federal
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Montana
Nebraska
South Dakota
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Miners cited for contempt in Wendel mine picketing case
A contempt of court citation against 37 union miners was filed in Grafton circuit court by Maryland Coal company for West Virginia. The complaint charges the miners with picketing at the Wendel mine in violation of an injunction and attempting to persuade non union workers to quit. The case was sent to Judge Warren B. Kittle in Philippi for consideration.
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Grafton
W. Va
Maryland Coal Company
West Virginia
Wendel
Warren B. Kittle
Philippi
Byington Sentenced in Lava for Liquor Charge
Charles Lee Byington was brought to Pocatello from Lava by Deputy Sheriff Charles Bell and must serve a third day in Bannock County jail. On June 8 he was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail on a liquor charge with suspended sentence for good behavior. authorities say he violated the no. The commitment was issued by Justice of the Peace Theo Monron Martin of Lava precinct.
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Charles Lee Byington
Pocatello
Lava
Charles Bell
Bannoc County
Hastile
Byington
Theo. Monron. Martin
Justice of the Peace of
New Equipment Arrives on Rifian Front
Casa Blanes reports a bombardment squadron of the latest type arriving at the Rifian front for service. Five planes carry a crew of pilot observer and three machine gunners and are armed with an inch cannon.
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French Morocco
Riffiana Bach
Widow Charged With Murder Sues for Insurance
Chicago August 29 AP Mrs Bernice Zalmaytho after a fourteen year prison sentence for her husband’s death filed suit against New York Life Insurance Co to collect the $5,000 policy under the double indemnity clause. Her attorney says she seeks the money to appeal the conviction.
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Chicago
Bernice Zalmaytho
Ison
Theew York Life Insurance Company
Koerner offers another chance after embezzlement confession
Gustave Koerner, head of National Refrigerator in St. Louis, decides to give Henry J. Bonn a new chance after Bonn confessed to embezzling 2500 dollars. Koerner notes a prior loss of 20000 from a former employee and says he will not prosecute Bonn. He later says Borgmann’s arrest was a mistake and that Borgmann is back at work.
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St. Louis
Gustave Koerner
Henry J. Bonn
National Refrigerator Company
Koerner
Borgmann
Baseball Scores From City Stadiums and Crosstown Games
A string of amateur and minor league mentions lists multiple games at Boston Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Brooklyn. Highlights include Pittsburgh’s 13 run outburst against Philadelphia and Brooklyn’s 39 to 6 win over Cincinnati. box scores note pitchers hitters and final tallies for each matchup.
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Boston
Chicago
Gonzales
Graham
Ryan
Smith
O’niel
Philadelphia
Yde
Decatur
Betts
Eiaate
Millstead
Hartnett
Merauard
Pittsburgh
Wilson
Suany
Kremer
Gooch
Couch
Pierce
Brook der
Taylor
Deberry
Ryen
Louis
New York
Reinhart
O'Farrell
Necht
Wirner
Huritzinger
Bentley
Cleveland hosts Boston in baseball game recap
In Cleveland the Boston team played a 9 to 2 loss to Cleveland. The scoring line shows Cleveland leading with hits and runs, while Boston struggles on defense and offense. Complete game details will appear in the Sunday Tribune.
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Cleveland
Boston
Matting
Pleinich
Speecy
L. Sewell
Sunday Tribune
Harris Hits Two Home Runs for Senators in Chicago
Joe Harris of the Senators belted his second home run of the game against the White Sox in Chicago. The inning featured Goslin on base and Edwards listed for Chicago as part of the contested match.
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Chicago
Joe Harris
Senators
White Sox
Goslin
Bane
M Edwards
Ten candidates entered for Wisconsin Senate race
Madison August 29 AP Ten candidates entered the race for the unexpired La Follette term. Six seek the September 15 primary and four run as independents in the September 29 special election. Republicans four in the primary Roy P Wilcox Robert M LaFollette Jr Francis E McGovern and Daniel Woodward. W G Brice is the Democrat candidate and John Work the Socialist. Primary contenders include Edward F Ditmar Arthur Barry George Bauman and Albert Sliter with varied affiliations.
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Madison
Wis
Senator la Follette
Roy P. Wilcox
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Francis E. McGovern
Daniel Woodward
Wilcox
Ku Klux
la Follette
Orge Bauman
Albert Sliter
Tapped Wire and Caught Men In Diamond Smuggling
New York August 29 AP customs agents trapping two men after tapping a steamship pier telephone line. Arraigned on charges of smuggling thirty unset diamonds valued at 15000 dollars. The scheme allegedly involved steamship staff and jewelers with Marcelle Jean and Sol Band linked to arranging delivery.
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New York
Marcelle Jean
de Grasse
Sol Band
Maiden Lane
Jean
Band
Truth serum test succeeds in Windsor conference
Three Detroit men Victor Malacha j John Birong and Le Roy Moffitt of Tilbury Ont underwent a truth serum test by Dr R Ernest House before an I A I identification committee in Windsor Ontario The subjects were awakened hours after administration and showed the serum's efficacy according to House and committee members
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Windsor
Ont
R. Ernest House
International Association For Identification Holding
Malacha J
John Birong
Detroit
Leroy Moffitt
Tilbury
House
Muscle Shoals Plant In Action In Alabama
Muscle Shoals plant began supplying electric light power as a single unit of a four unit battery went into operation at Wilson dam. The Wilson dam project, near seven years in development, will produce about 640000 horsepower.
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Department At
Washington
Wilson Am
Wilson Dam
Williams and Richards Win National Doubles Tennis Crown
R Norris Williams of Philadelphia and Vincent Richards of Yonkers captured the national doubles tennis title in Brookline Massachusetts defeating Patterson and Hawkes of Austria in four sets 6-2 6-1 6-4 11-8.
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NEW Tennis Chamsps
Brookline
Maas
R. Norris Williama
Philadelphia
Vincent Richards
Yonkers
N. Y
Pew
America
Patterson
John Hawkes
Austria
Hylan Fires Back at Governor in Radio Exchange
New York August 29 AP Mayor Hylan accused Governor Smith of blind subservience to Hearst and denied links to Klan representatives. He recalled Hearst support aiding Smith’s 1920 election and questioned Smith’s claim of a long fight for reform. Smith campaigned for Walker and the Tammany ticket while taunting Hylan as a fighter.
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New York
Hylan
Smith
William Randolph Hearst
Albany
Muniei
Ees
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
Alfred E. Smith
Gambs
Ames Rolph
San Francisco
Walker
Bootleg Queen and Pals Indicted in New Orleans
Federal jury secretly indicts a woman dubbed The Queen of American Bootleggers on rum running charges in New Orleans. Five men from New Orleans Kansas City St Louis and two western cities are named in the sealed indictment set for public release next week. In New York Sheriff Henry Chase calls claims that county jail prisoners were temporarily released to aid bootlegging operations absolutely false and foolish.
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New Orleans
Kansas City
St. Louis
New York
Henry Chase
Dade County
Florida
Bootlegging in County Jail Sparks Federal Probe
In Dade county Florida federal prisoners were released temporarily to bootleg at night and were confined by day. United States District Attorney William Gober ordered an investigation targeting the sheriff jailer and guards amid reports of bribery and improper prisoner privileges.
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Rhea
Fla
Dade County
United States District
William Gober
Gober
Educator Alderman Named Specialist in Adult Education
R L Alderman of Portland Oregon a member of the council of education of the National Educational association was appointed a specialist in adult education in the bureau of education a position created by the last congress He will address problems of pat s graticn home and prison education.
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Washington
R. L. Alderman
Portland
Oregon
Council of Education
National Educational Association
Bureau of Education
Quiet in Syria as Damascus Remains Undisturbed
Paris reports Syria shows improving conditions with Damascus undisturbed though Sacdia remains besieged by rebel tribesmen. Dispatches note no Druze raiding party approaching the French area.
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Paris
Sacdia
Damascus
Two Die as Giant Hail Hits Belgrade Area
Two persons killed and many injured by giant hailstones in Belgrade region during a cyclone. During the day another violent storm ripped through a part of Bosnia, causing extensive damage.
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Belgrade
Bosnia
Young's death by own action raises estate questions
Los Angeles reports Dr Thomas Young committed suicide in his jail cell before verdict in the murder case of his wife. He had assigned his share of her estate to his defense counsel, prompting questions of inheritance rights and potential civil action. Medical examiners found his brain healthy but noted limited emotional control centers.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Young
Thureday
John Scoope
Grace Grogan Young
Young
California
Ut Young
Frank W. Hunt
Patrick Grogan, Jr
Patrick Grogan
Oliver King
Cooper
Cecil Reynolds
Victor Parsons
Paul Bowers
Lewia Weber
Craishorn
Lincoln’s Friend William Stoddard Seriously Ill
William Stoddard, 490-year-old journalist and former private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, is seriously ill at his Madison New Jersey home. Stoddard first proposed Lincoln as presidential timber in 1868 and later served four years as secretary to the president’s official family.
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Madison
N. J
William
Miners Strike Set to Begin Monday Amid Coal Battle
Philadelphia reports the anthracite strike will start Monday at midnight as mules surface or stay below to signal expected duration. Operators and miners reach 24 hour deadlock on 10,000 maintenance jobs, with pay scales and retroactive September 1.
Anthracite Labor Disruption Triggers Plant Suspensions
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on August 29 workers from coal firms were brought in to fill scarce labor amid a looming suspension. Lehigh Valley Coal plans to shut Tomhicken and Springbrook mines tonight until a wage deal is reached, idling about 700 workers a day before contract expiration. Hazleton and Mahoney division output surged to 39 259 tons daily for the week and 5 147 cars, exceeding normal 30 009 tons. The suspension will also affect 750 employees and a $58 000 monthly payroll across the division.
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Wilkes-Barre
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Tomhicken
Springbrook
Hazleton and Malloney
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Losin
Hazelton and Mahoney
Protracted Strike Strands Mine Work in Ragged Pa District
Rugged conditions escalate as hundreds of miners in Reranton, Pennsylvania begin an extended strike. Workers load belongings, plan for a prolonged stoppage while contract miners decommission jackhammers and prepare to store equipment ahead of a renewed contract.
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Reranton
Gunder Ground
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