Bandits Hold Foreigners In Tientsin Crisis
American F P Day, escaping bandits near Tientsin, reports the abductors may have resumed their interior march with captives. British resident R W Rowlatt is believed held, as several foreigners remain unaccounted. A Canadian merchant Lowe was seized and freed after British intervention. Day recounts the Peking express attack and loot.
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Tientsin
F. P. Day
Day
Shantung
Kweith
Jionan
R. W. Rowlatt
Rowlatt
Reiss and Company
San Francisco
A. Coralli
Allen and
Pinger
Amercan
Lowe
Shanghai
Tsinpu
Bureau of Superbe Affairs
Great War Association
Screen Star Wins Decision
New York May 9 AP Supreme Justice O Malley grants motion permitting Rodolph Valentino to amend his answer in the suit by Famous Players Lasky to enjoin him from working for other producers The amendment claims the company corrupted his manager to withhold knowledge of more lucrative contracts Valentino is barred by an injunction from appearing in any scene production besides a Famous Players Lasky picture and is currently in vaudeville while the injunction stands
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New York
Supreme Justice
O'Malley
Rodolph Valinoy Bercen
Famansayers-Lasky Corporation
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Valentino
Endurance Motorcycle Record Claimed by Arch Rife
Arch Rife of Sacramento completed his seventy-seventh hour of motorcycle riding at 2 am to claim a world endurance record. The previous mark stood at seventy hours nineteen minutes.
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Sacramento
Arch Rife
Jailed Tigress Frets At Cage In Honduras
Tegucigalpha May 9 AP photographs show Clara Phillips resembling the woman held as Mrs Phillips in a Honduran jail. She wears the same blouse and scarf pin as in California. An attempted escape during a tremor was foiled by guards. A companion called Mrs Young is identified as Etta Lay Jackson. Jesse Carson, claiming to be Mrs Phillips husband, is ill in the penitentiary and wanted on arson and murder charges in California.
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Tegucigalpha
Honduras
Clara Phillips
Los Angeles
Phillips
California
Young
Etta Lay Jackson
Tampico
Central America
Jesse Carson
Exchanges Win First Blood in Sugar Futures Fight
Federal Judge Mayer denied the government's injunction to stop the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange and the New York Coffee and Sugar Association from dealing in sugar futures. A direct appeal to the Supreme Court may follow, bypassing the appeals court, with expedited consideration possible.
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New York
Mayer
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
New York Coffee and Sugar Association
Washington
York Sugar Exchange
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Court of Appeals
Rogers, Hough, Manton and Mayer
Ater
Four Americans Reach British Amateur Championship Fourth Round
Four Americans and one English resident survive the third round of the British amateur championship. Francis Ouimet of Boston crowned favorite by British experts, joins George V. Rolan of Texas Willing of Portland John F Neville of San Francisco and Douglas Grant, former Californian living in England, in the pursuit after Holderness defeat.
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San Francisco
E. W. Holderness
Douglas Grant
England
Miner shoots two men in Pomeroy home
J. E. Miller a 53 year old coal miner in Pomeroy Ohio killed Edward Arnold and A W Swiner at his home after claiming they attempted to abduct him to West Virginia where he formerly worked Miller a union man told police of the incident justice sought in the case by local authorities
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Pomeroy
Ohio
J. E. Miller
Edward Arnold
A. W. Swiner
Miller
Arnold
Swiner
West Virginia
Pope Receives King in Rome Meeting
In Rome on May 9 Pope Pius XII received King George VI and Queen Mary amid the ongoing war era diplomacy. The brief audience underscored cordial ties between the Holy See and the British monarchy during the wartime period.
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Pope
Rome
Pope Pine
King George
Queen Mary
Germans Bitter Over Sentence of Krupp Head
Berlin reports denounce the verdicts on Baron Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and two colleagues as monstrous. The press says innocent Germans are punished to save Premier Poincare's prestige and fears Werden court verdict will boost Ruhr passive resistance.
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Berlin
Baron Gustav Krupp von Bohlen
Rote Fahne
Poincare
Werden
Ruhr
Krupp Appealed After French Court Martial
Baron Krupp von Bohlen and six Krupp directors filed an appeal against their sentences handed down by a French court martial at Werden. They are in French military prison awaiting higher tribunal direction. Prosecutors seek death for at least one of seven Germans on espionage and sabotage charges.
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Duesseldorf
Baron Krupp von Bohlen
Krupp
Werden
Wobblies deported from Bonners Ferry Idaho
AP reports no members of the IWW remained in Bonners Ferry Idaho as a citizens committee deported suspects. Committee members watched trains and advised alleged radicals to continue traveling. Several men sent across the Montana line were later seen on westbound trains.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Lwww
Citizens Committee
Montana
Saunders Pulls a New Proposal
Memphis stockholders in conference over Clarence Saunders plan to relinquish control of Piggly Wiggly Stores to a special committee named by current stockholders. Saunders said opposition from powerful local interests motivated his proposal.
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Memphis, Tenn
Pigglys Wigely Stores, Inc
Clarence Saunders
Saunders
Becau
Safe blowers strike two banks in Illinois and Saskatchewan
Bandits blew the safe at the state bank of Bonnie Illinois near Mount Vernon and escaped with 2100 in cash and 22000 in securities. It was unclear if the securities are negotiable. In Pollard Saskatchewan the safe of the Bank of Hochelage branch was blown open.
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Mount Vernon
Ills
State Bank of
Bonnie
Ec&sh
Winnipeg
Bank of Hochelage
British Note Foreshadows Trade Break In Moscow Relations
London May 9 AP The British note to Moscow signals possible rupture in trade relations if Russia does not within ten days offer assurances on propaganda liability for attacks on British subjects and ships and respond to Britain’s test against Russian religious unions. Labor groups fear a break but oppose it.
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London
Moscow
Independent Labor Party
Parliamentary Labor Party
Russia
The
Daily Herald
Austria
Serbia
Parlimentary Labor Party
Ihs
Great Britain
Great Britann Ia
Bank Robbers Making Hauls Across North America
Five bandits blew the safe at the Bank of Hochelaga in Dollard Saskatchewan and escaped with 5500 in cash and negotiable securities after trussing the clerk. In Barnsdall Oklahoma two masked men robbed First National Bank for 4900 in cash 1500 in travelers checks and an unknown amount of checks with five patrons trapped in the vault. In Boone Missouri bandits blew the safe at the State Bank and took 2100 in cash and 28000 in non negotiable bank notes.
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Bank of Hochelaga
Barnsdal
Okla
First National Bank
Lay
Airdrome name ordered changed in wartime report
An AP summary notes a proposed name change from Wasehi to Marshall Field for a wartime airfield near Fort Riley Kansas after General Pershing reference. It mentions a flight between San Diego California and Los Angeles and an unidentified body never found.
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Wasehi
Paris Cashier Shot Dead in Stray Bullets Incident
James M Par melle a cashier at the Paris branch of Guaranty Trust was shot and killed while walking through a street near a police station. An inquiry was ordered to determine if the gunfire came from a police weapon or gang members battling with a detective nearby.
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Paris
James M. Parmelle
New
Guaranty Trust Company
Walcome
Prings
Indian Office Renames Arizona Reservation People of Peace
The Indian Office changes the reservation name from Mogul to Hopi after slang-driven controversy. Officials announced the order today, explaining Hopi means People of Peace and reflects the community’s chosen identity.
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Washington
Indian Office
Arizona
Unseasonable May Cold Grips Central United States
Unseasonable cold and snow flurries sweep the central west with freezing temps in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan and heavy winds on Lake Superior. Milwaukee reports one of the worst May storms while forecasts promise relief and warmer weather soon.
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Chicago
Central West
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Pacific Coast
West
Michigan Peninsula
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Milwaukee
Menominee
Mich
Lake Superior
White Fish Bay
St. Mary’s River
Glenshee
Great Lakes Transportation
Sweets Teland
Detour
Ashland
Wis
St. Paul
Minn
Kansas City
Kansas
Ozarks
Arkansas
Texas
Atlanta
Georgia
New Orleans
Louisiana
Indictments in Whisky Theft Case Followed at Freeport Distillery
A federal grand jury in Pittsburg returned indictments alleging illegal removal of whisky valued at 3 million dollars from the A Gueckenheimer and Bros distillery at Freeport Pennsylvania. The action targets the company four officials and nine others covering two wanes.
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Pittsburg
A. Gueckenheimer and Bros. Company
Freeport
Mac Ready to Wed Nellie Turner in Dayton Ceremony
Lieutenant John MacReady, recently flown from New York to San Diego then to Dayton, will marry Miss Nellie J. Turner of Columbus, Ohio at 4:30 PM. Lieutenant Oakley Kelly serves as best man. the couple will reside in Dayton, Ohio, where MacReady is stationed.
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Tos Angeles
John MacReady
New York
San Diego
Nellie J. Turner
Columbus
Oakley Kelly
Dayton
Ohio
MacReady
Browning Case Before Court In Salt Lake
Preliminary hearing for Marriner and John A. Browning on murder charges over Ballantyne death continues as defense objections to a deathbed remark are sustained. Detectives recount Browning Jr forcing entry, Ballantyne shot, Marriner Browning claiming self defense, Ballantyne widow ill in Ogden awaiting testimony.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Marriner
John A. Browning, Jr
John Ballantyne
Noel Pratt
Brownings
Ballantyne
Pratt
Lester Wire
Wire
John Browning, Jr
Browning
Ogden
Sun Yat Sen forces recapture Shiuhing from Kwangsi troops
Reports from Hongkong say Sun Yat Sen’s Cantonese army has retaken Shiuhing on the West river. Kwangsi forces retreat from Shiuk wan toward a new defensive line on the North river.
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Hongkong
Sun Yat Sen
Shiuhing
Canton
Shiukwan
Hunger Strike Sentry Albiena Brodrick Falls Weak in Dublin
London reports Albiena Brodrick sister of the Earl of Middleton has endured a twelve day hunger strike in a Dublin poor house and is described as in a very weak condition by a Dublin dispatch to the Morning Post.
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London
Albiena Brodrick
Earl of Middleton
Dublin
Morning Post
Schwab Name Forged to Note in $25,000 Case
New York May 9 Charles Schwab grand jury to testify against Mrs M Schwab who allegedly forged the iron master's name last January to a note for $25 000. The matter involves Myrtle B Mayes a Boston businesswoman.
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New York
Charles
M Schwab
Myrtle B. Mayes
Boston
Political move behind the raid on Shanghai Peking express
The raid on the Shanghai Peking express reportedly aimed to embarrass political opponents by triggering internal complications after the kidnapping of foreigners. The motive is suspected to be tied to Chinese faction struggles as of May 9.
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Peking
Foreignuera
Peking Agrees to Meet Bandit Demands in Shantung
Washington reports say the Chinese government will pay ransoms on requests from the Portuguese minister and move quickly to address other diplomatic corps demands. An inquiry is to be conducted and strong military action ordered to quell brigandage in Shantung, with pursuit by Chinese troops continuing and American troops considered only as a last resort.
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Washington
Shantung Province
State Department
Schurman
Peking
Department
Shantung
Foreign hostages demand a year’s pay in Peking
The Times Peking correspondent reports bandits threaten to release captives only after payment of one year’s pay. Diplomats plan to warn the government it will be responsible for captured lives and any delay after May 12 could trigger an increased indemnity.
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London
Times
Peking
Dispatéi
Captives in Lincheng Badly Treated Amid Bandit Hold
Fourteen foreigners including seven Americans are held by bandits near Lincheng, China. A telegram reports captives nearly starving and exposed after long marches while negotiations for release progress. names of some captives listed with word that outlook is favorable. American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai sends a strong protest to Washington via Peking.
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Shanghai
Lincheng
Asi& Development Company
Tsinanfu
J. B. Powell
L. C. Solomon
Pinger and Son
Alen and Son
William Smith
Leon Friedman
V. Bimbee
Emile Gonsburger
Theodore Sappiere
Chevalier Musso
Max Friedman
Liencheng
Leon
Friedman
American Chamber of Commerce of
Washington
Peking
J. A
Cut the Ropes With DeValera
Dublin reports the Irish Free State government rejects Eamonn DeValera peace terms and will not communicate further. President Cosgrave reads correspondence via Senators Douglas and Jameson showing DeValera demanding a September 15 election, shared barracks for Republican arms, and parliamentary seating without oath. The government refused these terms.
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Dublin
Irish Free States
Eamonn DeValera
Cosgrave
Dail Eireann
DeValera
Douglas
Jameson
Free State
de Velers
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Greece
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Romania
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