Caillaux Grieved as France Sees Debt Settlement Fail
Joseph Caillaux and the French debt commission sail home aboard the France after failing to secure a five year funding deal for France’s 4.2 billion dollar debt. He may return to Washington in six months to resume talks as Paris and Washington weigh concessions and future loans amid market slumps.
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New York
Heart of
France
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Myron T. Herrick
Lotus Club
M. Caitliaux
America
M. Caillaux
Washington
Paris
Stock Exchange
Bourse
Provident
Lucien Lamoureaux
Borah
Walsh
Montana
Curtis
Coolidge
Kellogg
London
United States
Britain
Noted Irish Lawyer Stephen Ronan Dies at 95
Dublin reports the death of Stephen Ronan, a former lord justice of appeal and privy councillor before the Irish Free State. Born in 1848, he was regarded as one of the era's leading Irish lawyers.
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Dublin
Stephen Ronan
Firpo Plans Return to Ring After Rest and Settlement
Buenos Aires dispatch reports Angel Firpo intention to fight again aiming at the Spalla Paolino winner for a Fitropa championship and a possible rematch with Jack Dempsey. Firpo says a year’s layoff has helped and cites settlement of a lawsuit with a former manager in the United States as a key factor.
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Buenos Aires
Angel Firpo
Jack Dempsey
Fitrop
Dempacy
Firpo
United States
Secretary Weeks Leaves Hospital After Seven Months Ill
Secretary Weeks, back in Washington after seven months illness, declined to state if he would resume duties at the War Department. He and Mrs Weeks attended a White House luncheon, and he said he would see reporters one of these days. He returned to clear out his Washington home sold earlier. He said he felt better though not as well as he looks.
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Washin
President Coolidge
War Department
Weeks
Mra. Weeks
White House
White Mouse
Waewineee
Goo Health
Blamag
Robber proved ex employee of Union Pacific
Omaha reports the death of R. H. Porter shot after robbing a Union Pacific passenger train. Porter, once a trusted employee, had been discharged for drunkenness. He looted passengers in two Pullmans, then died after a running gun battle with a railroad detective. A coroner's jury cleared officers of liability.
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Omaha
Neb
R. H. Porter
Union Pacific
Porter
Missouri Pacific
Mitchell Praises Board Amid Wartime Strife
Washington reports Colonel William Mitchell easing harsh words for the president’s aircraft board. He said officers can now express opinions more freely, contrasting with earlier constraints. Major General Mason M. Patrick, head of the air service, is praised as a regular fellow though his views differ slightly. Mitchell laments missed trip to the American Legion convention in Omaha.
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Washington
William Mitchell
War and Navy Departments
Mitchell
Mason M. Patrick
Air Service
American Legion
Omaha
French Federation Pursues Dundee After Championship Dispute
Paris reports the French boxing federation presses Edouard Mascart to stop Johnny Dundee from boxing in the United States. Dundee was suspended in January for sailing to America to box Fred Bretonnel without fulfilling the contract.
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Paris
Johnny Dundee
Edouard Mascart
United States
France
Dundee
America
Fred Bretonnel
Oil Fight in Circuit Court in San Francisco
The Doheny oil lease appeal over Elk Hills naval oil reserve leases valued at about 100 million dollars moves to San Francisco. The case before Federal Judge Paul McCormick of Los Angeles will be argued before the U S circuit court of appeals starting Monday and continuing into Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
California
Doheny
Paul . McCormick
Los Angeles
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Irish Protest Parade On Capitol Grounds
Irish Republican sympathizers staged a parade on the Capitol plaza to protest excluding Irish delegates from the Inter Parlamentary Union Congress. Police said banners were unlawful on Capitol grounds. marchers left after protesting.
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Washington
Capitol
Inter-Parliamentary Union Congress
America
Ireland
United States
Britain
Spaniards Take Adjir Stronghold in Morocco
AP reports Spanish forces capture Adjir and clear the sector of rebel tribesmen. French authorities redouble preparations as Madrid notes native regulars conducted a post capture inspection along the Guis river with no enemy forces found.
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Tex
French
Morocco
Adjir
Madrid
Guis
Root offers sane plan for world peace
Elihu Root argues that disputes between nations will arise and mere nonaggression pacts suffice not. He describes codification of international law as essential to expand peacetime courts and the League of Nations era institutions, urging a joint path toward a general international conference to define and enforce law.
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Root
Washington
Elihu Root
Theodore Burton
Interparliamentary Union
League of Nations
Hague
Pan-American Union
American Institute of International Law
Bank Reserve Deficit Deepens Across Clearing Banks
The actual condition of New York clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows a reserve deficit of 21.533 million dollars. This marks a drop of 40.762 million from last week when excess reserves stood at 19.229 million.
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New York
Fireman Dies of Injuries in Tunnel Cave-In
Benjamin F. Moaby fireman died from injuries after a cave-in in the Chesapeake and Ohio tunnel at Churchill Richmond. About forty workers were trapped. engineer Tom Mason was also missing and unaccounted for. Rescue crews and steam shovel work continued as dangerous gases delayed progress.
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Richmond
Benjamin F. Moaby
Chesapeake and Ohio
Churchill
Walla
Tom Mason
Police Probe Leads to Premature Release Outcome
Fragmentary text notes a Newark police inquiry involving an individual named Richard and a pending decision. Details are unclear, but the report signals an early release or turn in the case.
British Dry Movement Launch Quietly in London
London reports the largest prohibition campaign yet to be launched in Great Britain after months of secret planning. The Daily Mail lists 26 methods to be adopted, mirroring United States prohibitions. Organizers push local option with a keynote appeal to women.
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London
Great Britain
The
Daily Mail
United States
Lincoln becomes dedicated carrier of national defense in Boston ceremony
Secretary Wilbur presided at the Lincoln launching in Quincy as he praised aircraft’s role in navy strategy. He argued unbroken congressional support for Lexington and Saratoga proves lawmakers back air power and emphasized the navy spirit of courage, initiative, and readiness.
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Mass
Lincoln
Wilbur
Navy Department
Lexington Christened as Navy Carrier in Quincy Ceremony
The Lexington, a massive aircraft carrier, slid into the water at Bethlehem shipyard in Quincy with Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and naval officials present. Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson christened the ship as Wilbur defended naval conservation and praised Navy spirit. The Lexington is a sister ship to the Saratoga, launched in Camden, New Jersey last May.
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Quincy
Mass
Lexington
Ore River
Gearda
Bethlehem Wilding Corporation
Navy
Wilbur
Naval
Mra
Theodore Douglas Robinson
Camden
N. J
Executioner Loses Job in Copenhagen
From Copenhagen on October 3 the chief executioner has lost his job and shown no earnings for a year. No Dane has been sentenced to death in this period.
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Copenhagen
Beer Runners Cost the Jobs Federal Men
Chicago October 3 AP Terry Druggan and Frankie Lake wealthy beer runners and jail sentence servers were in today for good but two U S deputy marshals lost their jobs in the process. Walter Zippman and A C Pollack were discharged after Sheriff Crawford of Sycamore reported liquor smell on arrival at the jail following a long trip. Eleven federal and county officials have lost their jobs since the jail scandal surfaced involving Druggan and Lake. Druggan occupies a cell in Sycamore jail while Lake remains at Wheaton pending contempt action and related investigations.
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Chicago
Terry Druggan
Frankie Lake
United States
Walter G. Zippman
A. C. Pollack
Druggan
Sycamore
Palmer G. Anderson
Edwin Crawford
William Beary
Lake
Wheaton
Jude Wilkerson
Cook County
Bandits Make Two Good Hauls In Two Cities
A masked robber with a revolver and an accomplice robbed George Alexander, wool mill day master, as he was entering the Lawrence mill. Officials did not reveal the stolen amount. In St Paul, three men robbed a New York diamond merchant and seven other people at J A Gerber jewelry store, escaping with stones valued above 150000 dollars.
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Lawrence
Mass
George Alexander
American Woolen Company
St. Paul, Minn
New York
J. A. Gerber
Rain Delays Final Round At National Women’s Golf Championship
For likely the first time, play in the championship finals was postponed by heavy rain. If weather clears, 18 holes will be played at 2 PM today and the remaining 18 on Sunday.
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St. Louis
Sham battle upsets Gotham in staged air defense drill
In New York City the army's sham battle evoked Wall Street fears as anti aircraft fire and sirens echoed through lower Manhattan. Agencies reported thousands of workers fled to the streets while troops from Governor's Island and equipment from Millers Field simulated an attack as part of a publicity event for next week's national air races.
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New York
Oct
Wall Street
Financial District
Manhattan
Lower Manhattan
Governor's Island
Millers’ Field
Diver crew recovers fifth body from submarine 851 off Camden
Divers retrieved the body of Paul D. Berk engineman from submarine 851 at Camden near Block Island. Captain King says most of the crew remain unaccounted and believes the collision was the Rome’s fault, noting the sub was struck and sank with at least fifteen aboard. The 851’s crew, including Berk, were reportedly on watch when the vessel collided with the City of Rome.
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Camden
Block Island
Paul D. Berk
Shoeshakersville
Berk
New London
E. J. King
Gatch
Rome
King
Sharks hinder Block Island rescue as crew bodies sought
Off Block Island on October 3 the rescue fleet searched for bodies from the 8 51 disaster while a school of shovel nosed sharks six to eight feet long swam nearby. Diving halted as seas grew rough after Paul D. Berk was recovered. Navy Diver Wilson suffered ill effects on surfacing.
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Camden
Block Island
Paul D. Berk
New London
Navy
Wilson
Berk
Newport
Lark
Health chief urges avoid kissing and handshakes
Leningrad reports the commissioner of health campaigns against kissing and handshaking for hygienic reasons. He urges friends to exchange a tary salute instead, practiced in ya.
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Leningrad
Commissar of Health
Postponed Major League Games Due to Rain Delays
Baseball schedule shows Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Washington at Boston postponed by rain. Philadelphia and New York games listed with unclear scoring, while Detroit at St. Louis also postponed. Several note weather as the reason for delays and next-day makeups are hinted.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Heinen Faults Ignore Danger Signals In Shenandoah Wreck
Lakehurst N J Oct 3 AP The Shenandoah court of inquiry debates immediate attachment of the air ship disaster claim as evidence officers in charge allegedly failed to observe clear danger signals. Captain Anton Heinen argues drift and winds misled orders while testimony notes helium valve reductions contributed to the ship's breakup.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
Foley
Washin
Anton Heinen
Navy
Stege
Jos. B. Anderson
Lansdowne
Heinen
Lieutenant Anderson
Czech Debt Talks Begin With Czecho-Slovak Mission
Washington on October 3 reports the treasury prepared to host a Czecho-Slovakian debt mission next week. Officials said the Czech delegation would be ready to start conversations Monday to settle the debt after Paris discussions.
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Washington
Treasury
Mane
Olney Newell Dies in Denver After Short Illness
Colorado journalist Olney Newell aged 80 died in Denver following a brief illness. A veteran of state papers since 1878, he wrote as Jason B. Pepper and once published outlets at Fort Collins and Boulder.
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Denver
Colo
Olney Newell
Colorado
Jason B. Pepper
Fort Collins
Boulder
Woman Picks a New Prince and New York Romance
New York reports Aimee Crocker Gouraud, heiress to $ millions, returns from Paris with a fifth husband candidate Prince Mistilan Galataine. Previously wed and divorced, she flaunts lavish lifestyle, with rumors of elopement and several lawsuits surrounding affairs and alleged alienation of affections as she moves between Paris and New York society.
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New York
Aimee Crocker Gouraud
Rowin Crocker
San Francisco
Bac
Paria
Alexander Mishknickoff
Mistilan Galataine
Princeon
Waldorf
Prines
Princess Galatene
TH. Porter Ashe
Jackson Gowraud
Paris
Phoene Alexander
Yv Gouraud
Prince Rees
Bruno Behill
Behill
Perry Pagani
Wae
Henry F
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