Bandit Chief Bitter Enemy of Army Leader
In Tientsin a ransom or other terms demanded by the Shantung hill bandits for returning foreign captives appear the only feasible move. Major Pinger and Major Allen Jr. were freed with two boys returning to anxious mothers. Women remain in bandit hands. negotiations continue haltingly with a Kiangsu general. Bandits fault feelings with the local commander complicate talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
Shantung Hills
Gach A Cenres
Roland Pinger
Pinger
Pinger—Holand, Jr
Anther Boy
Robert Allen, Jr
Major Allen
Pinger and Allen
Senora Manuel Andra Verea
Senora Verea
Kiangsu
Chang Ching-Yao
Hunan
W. A. Reimert
Chang
Liencheng
Tiaochuang
Standard Oil Company
Lucy Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
American Chamber of Commerce
China
Woman killed by bandits stirs fear on north China routes
In Shanghai reports misidentified a concubine of General Chang Tso lin aboard a seized express train. Advices say she was killed barbarously near Kaoshantsu while en route to Wepeng to visit farmers. North China travel halted as trains run empty and routes shift. The National Union of China Chambers of Commerce seeks mediation at Liencheng and offers to guarantee ransom terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Geeral Chang Tso-Lin
Badnits
Manchuria
Mukden
Kaoshantsu
Wepeng
China
Tientsin-Pukow
National Union of China
Chambers of Commerce
Liencheng
Hamilton Statue to Be Unveiled in Washington
William G. McAdoo, former treasury secretary, accepted invitation to attend the unveiling of an Alexander Hamilton statue in Washington on May 17. The project was financed in 1918 during McAdoo’s tenure, and a New York woman funded it anonymously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
New York
Batting Race in Full Swing Across Leagues
Chicago May 12 AP The race for the 1925 AL batting crown centers on Harry Heilmann Detroit leading with .vt while Glenn Myatt of Cleveland sits second at .223 Myatt played 10 games Heilmann 16 with the numbers reflecting games through Wednesday Dave Collins White Sox leads in steals and sacrificehits Babe Ruth tops scoring with 18 in 19 games Other leaders include Cobb Burns Veach Speaker Rice Jamieson Collins Williams Riechele in various high marks In the NL Bill Southworth Braves leads at .448 Charlie Grimm Pittsburgh second at .432 Hornsby 4th at .405 Wheat 424 Hornsby has 26 runs Sammy Bohne leads in steals with seven 10 game leaders Frisch Mueller Gooch Bottomley Flack Hartnett and others in the 10-plus games group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry Heilman
Detroit
Glenn Myatt
Cleveland
Heisman
Myatt
Dave Collins
White Sox
Babe Ruth
Cobb
Burns
Boston
Veach
Speaker
Rice
Washington
Jamieson
EL Collins
Miller
Philadelphia
Williams
St. Louis
Riechele
National League
Bill Southworth
Braves
Charlie Grimm
Pittsburgh
Rogers Hornsby
Cardinals
Zack Wheat
Brooklyn
Hornsby
Sammy Bohne
Reds
Frisch
New York
Mueller
Gooch
Bottomely
Flack
Pat Hartnett
Eeeeerke
Rebel uprising under control in Macedonia reports
Sofia May 12 AP government measures to repress Macedonian revolutionary organizations have been carried out without serious incident and many suspects have been arrested. London May 12 AP Bulgarian legation in London discredited reports of revolutionary disturbances in Bulgaria, saying disorders were confined to Macedonia. Rumors in Constantinople were said to be enemy inspired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
London
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Constantinople
Citizenship candidates face hearing in McKenzie court
Superior Judge A B McKenzie admitted 22 of 75 applicants to citizenship in a recent hearing in Dey and Wet Martinez Calif. One applicant, Joseph Schmidt, was asked if the country is wet or dry and replied he did not want to tell the truth or a lie, saying it is both ways but supposed to be dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dey
Wet Martinez
Calif
A. B. McKenzie
Joseph Schmidt
Schmidt
Sonoma prep for centennial flag raising celebration
Sonoma California gears up for a centennial event from June 30 to July 4 marking the 100th anniversary of the Friars of Sonoma mission voyage and Mission San Francisco de Solano, plus the 75th anniversary of July 4, 1846 when the first American flag rose in Sonoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonoma
Cal
Sonoma Mission
San Franccisco de Solano
California
Mass for Knights opens state convention in Sacramento
Sacramento will host the twenty-first annual Knights of Columbus state convention with Right Reverend Bishop P. J. Keane celebrating the high mass to open the event in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights
Sacramento
Calif
Bisop P. J. Keane
The
Knights of Columbus
Bandits in Shantung Hold 14 Men and 2 Women
Washington dispatches say fourteen men and two women are believed held by Chinese bandits in Shantung. The captives include J. B. Powell editor of the Weekly Review Shanghai Leon Friedman of China Motors Shanghai Lee Solomon of Shanghai and Majors Robert Allen and Roland Pinger of the United States Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Peking
Wso
Shantung
J. B Powell
Weekly Review
Shanghai
Leon Friedman
China Motors Corporation
Lee Solomon
Robert Allen
Roland Pinger
iUnited State Army
Flenter Makes Final Appeal in Idaho Bond Vote
Guy Flenner of the Idaho Reclamation association urged voters to turnout for the bond and contract election ending tomorrow. He warned overconfidence could defeat the measure and urged supporters from Pocatello American Falls and elsewhere to vote the bonds and contracts through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Ida
Guy Flenner
Idaho Reclamation Association
Pocatello
American Falls
Northwest
French Coining German Money Leaked From Ruhr Occupation
Berlin reports Dr. Otto Von Glasenapp, Reichsbank vice president, says French and Belgian forces seized 27,187,000 marks in German currency in the Ruhr and issued counterfeit notes totaling 35,000,000 marks from a plate taken at the Muelheim printing plant. He cites new 20,000 mark notes appearing from Frankfurt, Mannheim, Belfield, Deremond, and even Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ruhr
Otto von Glasenapp
Reich Bank
Maelheim
Glasenapp
Frankfort-on-Main
Manheim
Belfield
Deremond
Holland
Muelheim
Vernon Coast League Hero Slams Five Homers in One Game
Pete Schneiders, Vernon Coast right fielder, hit five home runs in yesterday's Lake game, driving in six runs as Vernon won 36 to 1. He cleared the bases twice and matched a record by surpassing the previous single game homer mark of four set in 1894 and 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Suly
Pete Schneiders
Rght
Vernon Coast League
Pere Lake
Vernon
Murph
Bodie
Locker
High
Strand
Leslie
Salt Lake
Wilson's Story Deemed Mostly Bunk in Bomb Case
Washington dispatch reports Herbert Wilson, jailed in Los Angeles on a murder charge, is not believed to be involved in the Wall Street bombing. William J. Burns notes Wilson claimed to have built the bomb but had no knowledge of nitroglycerin use, and his tale adds little new information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Los Angeles
Department of Justice
Herbert Wilson
Wall Street
William J. Burns
Wilson
Burns
Department
Postponed American League Games Rain Delays
Rain postpones Boston at Chicago New York at Cleveland and other AL and NL matchups. Box scores note Harris Ox and Wright on Detroit lineup with Seachary Collins Cole Woodall for National League. San Francisco and Sacramento games played with limited scoring. Seattle and Salt Lake also listed.
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American League
Boston
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Eepeeeeresees
Seachary Aid Arritr
Collins Cole
Woodall
Dempsey Giants Arena Near for Gibsons Fight
In Shelby Montana promoters report over a million feet of lumber moved for the July 4 Dempsey versus Tommy Gibbons heavyweight title arena. Carpenters are at work and more workers will join Monday. A Swift Current fan deposited 10000 for tickets and national sales push toward 200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Mike Collins
Imatch
Swift Current
Canada
Collins
Dempsey Bout Deal Sealed With Deposit Arrangements
Great Falls National Bank wired $100000 to Harriman National Bank for the first payment on the $300000 purse for Jack Dempsey's July 4 bout with Tom Gibbons at Shelby Montana. Dempsey has placed $50000 on deposit as a forfeit if the contract fails to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Falls National Bank of
Montana
Harriman National Bank
Jack Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
Shelby
Mont
Harriman Bank Vice President Named Sole Arbitrator
New York May 11 AP Vice President Noble of the Harriman National Bank will serve as sole arbitrator of any differences on the terms of the Dempsey Gibbons boxing contract announced this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Noble
Harriman National Bank
Dempsey-Gibbons
Lusk Expected to Boost Liquor Crackdown for Shelby Fight
Helena May 11 AP Addison K Lusk Montana prohibition director plans for increased forces to curb liquor violations ahead of the Dempsey Gibbons fight in Shelby July 4. Division Chief Carl Johnson Seattle will supply his force with Washington adding at least 12 men for about 35 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Johnson
Seattle
Washington
German Gang Blows Bridge in Sabotage Action
Sabotage gangs dynamited a main line railway bridge between Waltrop and Seine in Germany in apparent retaliation for a French court martial verdict at Duesseldorf sentencing Albert Schle getter and six others. Burgomasters of Waltrop and Seine arrested. fines expected. Interferes with coal and coke transport from Dortmund district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fssen
Duesseldorf
Albert Schlegetter
Waltrop
Seine
Dortmund
Weather outlook for Washington Monday
Forecast shows unsettled conditions across the Northern Rocky Mountains and Plateau regions with potential mud from lingering systems. Southern Rocky Mountain and Plateau areas expected to see variable skies and milder temperatures near the cold front passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Fifth Annual American Legion Pacific Convention Expected
San Francisco hosts a five day national convention October 15 to 19 with about 250 000 World War veterans expected. Lt Gen Hunter Liggett serves as general chairman and has begun preparations for the largest Pacific Coast gathering to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
American Legion
Hunter Liggett
Pacific Coast
Scottish Rite Reunion Dates Set for Reno May 15 18
Reno Nev announces the Scottish Rite reunion for May 15 to 18. Twenty nine degrees will be conferred during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Death of General Henry M. Roberts Ends Long Career
Brigadier General Henry M. Roberts retired US Army and author of Roberts Rules died today in a Hornell sanitarium. He was born in South Carolina and served in Civil War era defenses, oversaw a Vancouver to Puget Sound expedition route, and helped design Galveston sea wall and bridge to the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry M. Robert
Ut S A
Robert
Hornell
South Carolina
Vancouver
B. C
Puget Sound
Washington
Philadelphia
New Bedford
Galveston
Texas
Police Roundup Of Northwestern Students In Mount Case
Chicago May 12 AP state attorney Crowe ordered a roundup of 41 Northwestern students who left campus after Leighton Mount vanished as part of the investigation. He aims to verify a claim by Mrs. Mount that Walter Dill Scott expelled sixteen students after the class rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
Leighton Mount
Northwestern University
Mount
J. L. Mount
Walter Dill Scott
Pregrott
J. Allen Mills
Fishmen
Akron
Ohio
Crowe
Blanton
New York
Katherine Hotchkiss Mills
Crow
Mills
Debates Over Freak Legislation Highlight Kansas Session
In Topeka on May 11 AP reports Kansas lawmakers treated freak bills with mixed zeal. A mobile tag proposal grew to include top and bottom tags before the clause was struck. A pension bill for farmers was amended to absurd terms and then killed in committee. A resolution backing Henry Ford was rewritten to support Warren G Harding for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate Agricultural Committee
Henry Ford
State Affairs Committee
Warren G. Harding
Ford
Daylight Saving Starts at Standard Oil Plant
Richmond California The Standard Oil Company of California begins daylight saving for its workers with shift times 7:25 a m to 4:25 p m. The change affects the companys local operation and workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Calif
Standard Oil Company of California
Predicts big majority for project bonds
Twin Falls reports from the Big Aumeriden Falls reservoir district indicate a strong vote today on authorizing two million seven hundred thousand dollars in bonds and approving the tentative U S government contract. Manager Gray Viehner predicts a 90 percent bond and contract approval with opposition fading after organized effort. A celebratory mood spreads as towns plan events and Boise may send visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Tribune
Aumeriden Falls
United States
Ring ‘Gray Y Viehner
Campai
Boise
Pocatello High Drops Opener to Twin Falls in Idaho
Twin Falls defeats Pocatello 6 to 3 at Lincoln Field in a pitchers duel. Garrity holds Pocatello to five hits while Erickson allows six and fans four. Keeney Atkinson delivers timely hits driving in five of Twin Falls six runs as the Bruins claim the night game and set up another contest the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Idaho
Pocatello
Lincoln
Garrity and Erickson
Keeney Atkinson
Bruins
Public urged to store coal for future needs
Washington May 11 AP General adoption by consumers of storing coal may reduce price shocks and labor unrest. Bureau of Mines and Carnegie Institute experts report methods to prevent spontaneous combustion and deterioration. Store by drying coal, remove fine material, and avoid mixing different bituminous types to cut fire risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Buresta Fof
Arnegie Institute of Technology
Joseph D. Davis
Bureau
John F
Institute
Girl directs symphony in Oakland high school
Miss Irma Nader, 16, a junior at the Technical High School, conducts the school orchestra consisting of fifty five members in Oakland California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony
Oakland
Calif
Irma Naderer
Technical Hi School
Big Bruisers Lead Milk Fund Boxing Carnival Lineup
New York May 12 AP describes four heavyweight contenders in the Milk Fund event at Yankee Stadium. Willard 6 6 returns from era to challenge Floyd Johnson. Luis Firpo, Argentine hero, attracts attention. Jack McAuliffe II, 6 3 and 22, seeks Upset potential. Johnson and Firpo vie for crown as Dempsey era looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Milk Fund
Yankee Stadium
Willard
Floyd Johnson
Luis Angel Firpo
Jack McAuliffe II
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard Willard
Giant
Plains of Kansas
White Hope
Jack Johnson
Havana
Toledo
Frank Moran
Rob Martin
Bill Brennan
Fred Fulton
Jersey City
Johnson
Luis Firpo
United States
Jim Jeffries
Jack McAuliffe
Firpo
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Robert P. Scripps
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Luque
Keck
Coueh
Hargrave
Wingo
Marquard
O'Neill
Bagby
Glazner
Grimes
Taylor
St. Tegeree
Hames
Hardel
Barfoot
Stuart
North
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Behan
Weinert
M S
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Rhe
Gettes
Yele
N. Dumovich
Cheaves
Fussell
O'Farrell
Scott
Snyder
Fisses
Scroeder, Eckert and Livier
Hughes and Baldwin
Arlett
Mari
Ely
Thomas
Read
Penner
Peeeer
Koch'er
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Schurman
Jacob Gould Scherma
Cainene Governium
Dempsey
Lusk
Roberts
Northwestern
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Twin
Erickson
L. Cox
Garrity and Mussel
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