Coast Guard faces morale strain from rum run crackdown
New York May 18 AP reports court martials on six guardsmen for smuggling liquor and three for intoxication amid extended jail time and feared enlistment drop. Shortages threaten the blockade fleet as smugglers exploit faster rum runners and crews seek other work while officers discuss the scandal.
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New York
Newark
Coast Guard
Tneteen
Staten Island
Coast Yard
Indiate
Gold Field Grows in East Africa Territory
A Dairy Mail dispatch from Daressalam reports 100 whites and 14 900 natives working what is described as Africa’s largest alluvial gold field on the Lupa river between Lake Tanganyika and Nyasa. The find, first made in June 1923, is expanding with many rushing to the scene and all unclaimed rights observed by the government.
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London
Daressalamanganylika
East Africa
Africa
Lupa
Tanganyika
Nyasa
Bulgar Raiders Pillage Villages Again
London reports continued Bulgarian raids in the central country as bands pillage villages for political motives. Government responds with troops, indicating a clash of internal unrest and strengthened repression after prior disturbances.
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London
Bulgaria
U‘st
Muntry
France Debt Hub As US Seeks Early Funding Deals
Washington reports May 18 that the United States awaits word on debt settlements with nine European nations as France is viewed as central to any first funding move. Officials expect Paris could set the tempo for negotiations on funding arrangements without delays.
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Washington
Thich
France
Unitedates
Lake near Ely Vanishes Under Suspicion
A 500 acre lake three miles northwest of Ely Minnesota is disappearing rapidly. Officials say the body of water may drain completely, leaving dead fish and mud flats. Foresters report a sluice failure and the drainage began last Thursday, with further collapse around nearby properties suspected.
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Ely
Minn
United States
Forestry
Low Lake
Pastor reads Bible cover to cover in 70 hour relay
Reverend A. E. Adiev of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Yucaipa announces a midnight May 30 Bible reading from start to finish without pause. The relay reading is expected to take about 70 hours to complete.
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Terreste
Redlands
Calif
A. E. Adiev
Methodist
Epis
Copal
Yucaipa
Here
Three Injured as Auto Crash on Fort Hall Highway
Three people were seriously injured and one severely bruised in a three-vehicle collision three miles south of Blackfoot on the Fort Hall highway Sunday at 6 30 p m. Dr W F Kettenring and Mrs Kettenring are hospitalized with concussion internal injuries and a broken shoulder respectively. Mrs Facilla and four year old Loraine Costa are also hurt and taken to St Anthony’s hospital. The Costa car rolled over with ten aboard. motorists freed passengers. The driver of the Ford involved was not identified.
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Blackfoot
Fort Hall
W. F. Kettenring
Lynn’s Hospital
James Faeilla
Loraine Casta
James Casta
St Anthony’s Hospital
Bannock Malter Company
Facilla
Ralph Gates
O. 8. L. Coach Shop
Communists Rise Amid Night Attacks in Bulgaria
In central Bulgaria armed bands of disciplined marksmen conduct nightly harassment operations eluding police and troops. A cache of ex icon was found between Sofia and Philippolis and two machine guns with ammunition were located in a communist home in Philippolis.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ichuman
Philippolis
Secret Bulgarian cell run in Kostenetz, police seize weapons
A Sofia dispatch reports police uncovered a secret organization in Kostenetz and nearby towns. Authorities confiscated dynamite, 200 revolvers, ammunition, and 150 000 leva in funds. The dynamite is alleged to be meant to destroy railway bridges between Vakarel and Bjelovo.
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Berlin
Sofia
Kostenetz
Vakarel
Bjelovo
Power Companies Report Deficit For 1924
The consolidated report of Power Securities corporation and Idaho Power company shows a deficit of 80262 after interest taxes and depreciation, contrasting with a surplus of 83759 the prior year in 1923.
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New York
The
Power Securities Corporation
Idaho Power Company
Moore Sponsors for Homeless Children at Conference
New York reports reveal harsh conditions in infant homes with Dr Henry Dwight Chapin calling for reform after noting over half of babies under one die due to neglect. Idaho Governor C C Moore urges stricter immigration laws and proposes Idaho as a refuge and clearing house for homeless or destitute children.
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New York
Henry Dwight Chapin
Child Welfare Conference of America Today
New York State
Chapin
C. C. Moore
Idaho
Moore
United States
Ida‘ho
Fatty Arbuckle Blackmail Case Dropped by District Attorney
Los Angeles reports the district attorney closed any further action in the Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle blackmail incident. Arbuckle, recently starting a second honeymoon, said the request for 12500 was not blackmail. A woman claimed to act for Arthur Arbuckle to cover expenses tied to Roscoe's Virginia Rappe case.
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Los Angeles
Rescoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
J. H. Murphy
Arthur Arbuckle
Roscoe
San Francisco
Fat Man
Virginia Rappe
Rappe
Arbuckle
Mrs. Murphy
District Attorney’s Office
Germany Carries Out Dawes Plan For Economic Stabilization
Berlin May 18 AP Foreign Minister Stresemann announced in the reichstag that Germany will continue to carry out the Dawes plan. He said it remains essential for currency stability and peace in Europe despite opposition. He affirmed ongoing US relations and growing American understanding of Germany's needs.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Reichstag
Germany
Herr Stresemann
United States
Court sets royalty in AT&T suit over Radio Audion tubes
In Wilmington on May 18 the federal district court ruled that reasonable royalties for alleged tube infringements by Radio Audion between Jan 1 1921 and July 9 1323 amount to 80 cents per unit.
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Wins Radio Suurt
Wilmington
Del
Federal District Court
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Radio Audion Company
Deforrest Radio Telephone and Telegraph Company Today
Radio Audion Com
Burley Tobacco Growers Prepare 160000 Checks for 1923 Crop
Lexington Ky May 18 The Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association begun preparing 160 060 checks totaling 12 419 439 87 for distribution to members as second payment on the 1923 crop. This will bring total payouts for the 1922 and 1923 crops to 33 832 367 2f.
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Lexington
Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
Ballgame line scores from today's MLB doubleheaders
Box scores show Philadelphia, St Louis, Cincinnati, New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh results with runs hits and errors. Key players include Gonzales Pearce Decatur Betts Carlson Henline Biemiller Donohue Wing Graham Benton Genewich Gibson Alexander Hartnett Greenfield McQuillan Snyder Sanger Opal Yde Aldridge Gooch Grimes Taylor Ogden Russell Mogridge Ruel Sewell Groves Baumgartner Cochran Perkins Thurston Bchalk Van Gilder Ts Dixon and others.
Twenty Killed Sunday Rides Over Country
A Sunday across the United States saw nearly twenty deaths and many injuries in car railroad crossing crashes. The report lists fatalities in Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Tennessee with several serious injuries and probable fatalities.
Week's Delay in Means Case Hints Atlanta Surrender
DC Supreme Court granted a one week delay in the forgery case of Gaston B. Means as counsel weigh surrender to Atlanta for a two year NY conspiracy term. If Means appeals the New York mandate, he may postpone the Washington indictment.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gaston B. Means
Means
Atlanta
New York
Brookhart
Daugherty
Supreme Court
Saint Therese of Lisle Canonized at St Peter's Rome
Blessed Sister Therese a Carmelite nun from Lisle France known as the little flower of Jesus is now a saint. She was sanctified at a ceremony in St Peter's Rome with 86 lanterns lighting the dome a sign of potential Vatican Italy relations. Therese died in 1897 at 24 after a life spent in prayer. Sixty thousand attended including royals statesmen pilgrims and 12 000 Americans.
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New York
Therese
Lisle
France
St. Peter’s
Rome
Vatican
Italy
St.eter’s
Forty Three Victims Dead in Dortfeld Mine Blast
At Dortfeld Germany a mine explosion left 43 dead and 27 injured as rescuers battled through narrow passages to reach trapped miners. Oxygen had to be dragged because it could not be worn, and many rescuers succumbed to poisonous gases. Messages of condolence came from President Von Hindenburg Chancellor Luther and Prussian premier Dr Otto Braun.
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Dortfeld
Germany
von Hindenburg
Luther
Otto Braun
French Prepare For Offensive In Morocco
In Rabat May 18 the French forces opposing Abd El Krim consolidate their positions and delay the second and final offensive to clear Moroccan tribes. The delay follows a Madrid mission by Louis Malvy to gauge Spain's stance if France advances into the Spanish zone. Abd El Krim strengthens reinforcements as France eyes diplomatic approval to pursue into Spanish territory.
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Rabat
French Morocco
Abu-El-Krim
Madrid
Louis Malvy
Spain
France
Abd-El-Krim
Real Drink Beer for One Nickel in Windsor Ontario
Windsor Ontario and surrounding areas await the May 22 opening of a 4.4 per cent beer amendment to the Ontario dry act. The beverage will be served in hotels with table service only and is expected to attract thousands eager for legally sold beer.
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Windsor
Ont
Liquor Chasers on the Atlantic
Freeport New York May 18 AP reports that rum runners known as bottle fishermen use fast boats and hidden nets to evade Coast Guard pursuit. They deploy discarded liquor cases to obstruct pursuers and even fire machine gun rounds at pursuing vessels to cripple engines.
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Freeport
N. Y
Coast Guard
mid-Atlantic
Tes Island
Yeandel
Pershing May Succeed Spencer in Missouri Senate
General Pershing showed a broad smile as Missouri townspeople petition for his appointment to fill the late Senator Seldon P. Spencer seat. Governor Baker said he will pick a successor after Spencer's funeral, noting he has received hundreds of telegrams but will not answer them.
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Washington
Pershing
Senate
Nator Spencer
Missouri
Jefferson City
Baker
United States
Seldon P. Spencer
St. Louis
Man Falls 200 Feet, Walks Away Hurt Free
Edward Willett, 38, slipped from a 200 foot cliff at Rock-a-Note in Hastings while gathering wild flowers. He somersaulted down the Fractations height, but landed on his feet and walked away with only a sprained ankle.
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Hastings
England
Edward Willett
Rock-a-Note
Davis Trial Details Parole Inquiry Amid Bribe Suspicions
Courthouse reports Jonathan M. Davis on trial for seeking a bribe from A L Oswald in exchange for parole for Walter Grundy. Defense focused on identifying letters to prove Governor Davis acted with good intent, including a January 6 parole inquiry and a letter to the penitentiary warden.
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Topeka
Kan
Jonathan M. Davis
A. M. Harvey
Davis
Frederick Wollman
Glenn Davis
A. L. Oswald
Hutchinson
Walter Grundy
Pollman
Russell
Grundy
Harvey
Oswald
Pipgras Earns Win After Series of Trades
George Pipgras, cut by the Atlanta Crackers for lack of control, was sent to the New York Yankees then to Nashville. He faced Atlanta in Nashville and struck down nine batters, earning a 7 to 6 victory for his new club.
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Atlanta
George Pipgras
Atlanta Crackers
New York Yankees
Yankees
Nashville
Vols
Pipgras
Miles Funeral Planned After General Miles Death
Washington AP reports plans for the funeral of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles were prepared for approval by his son Major Sherman Miles who arrived from Constantinople after the general died suddenly Friday at a circus. Full honors are planned with President Coolidge expected to head the government tribute contingent.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Sherman Miles
Major Miles
Constantinople
New York
President Coolidge
15 year old Cavalier to die in electric chair
William Cavalier, age 15, was sentenced to death for the murder and robbery of his grandmother in Pottsville. Judge Koch stated the jury found first degree murder with mercy recommended, but the law requires the death sentence in such cases. Cavalier showed little emotion as the sentence was pronounced. his mother appeared deeply affected.
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Pottsville
William Cavalier
Koch
Cavalier
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