Shangeal ruler seizes control of Kiangsi province
Shanghai reports General Sun Chuan Fang seizing Shanghai and marching to occupy Kiangsi after storming the city from General Chang Tso Lin. Sun orders troops into the Yield as Soochow is occupied with little resistance. Tsing Tao sees alarm as mutinous sailors threaten bombardment over back wages.
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General Sun
Shanghai
Shanhai
Sun Chuan Fang
Chang Tso Lin
Kiangsi
Sun
Soochow
Shanghai-Nanking
Chang
Tsing Tao
China
Chamber of Commerce of
War fears rise as Chekiang governor trains amid tensions
Reports from Peking note Chekiang province war preparations masked as maneuvers fueling speculation on broad North China conflict. General Chang Two Lin reportedly advocates peace while urging Kiangsu governor Yang Yu Ting to avoid clash by backing down.
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Peking
Chekiang
North China
Chang Two-Lin
Yang Yu Ting
Kiangsu
Chang
Proclamation
Shanghai
Goveramnane
Chang Teo Lin
Pacific
Capital tax proposed by French radical and socialist parties
Nies France October 17 radical and socialist congress vote to introduce a capital levy bill in parliament. Finance minister Kar ae not bound by the measure and may act if disapproval arises during the session.
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Nies
France
Radical and Socialist
Th Et
Hig Minesty
Baby Rip Van Winkle Awakened by Solar Rays in London
London specialists at a hospital treat two year old boy once aging like an old man. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cohen of Highgate had slept motionless for a year and fed only by artificial nourishment. After solar ray therapy and a fruit juice diet he began to cry and grow teeth.
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London
London Hospital
Rip
van Winkle
Joseph Cohen
Highgate
Air board ends hearings on U S air power and defense plan
Washington reports the President's air board adjourned hearings after three weeks of testimony. Members debated military and civilian air policy with Navy and Army witnesses. Chairman Morrow and Secretary Davis agreed on a forthcoming report to President Coolidge before December congress.
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Washington
Air Board
Coolidge
Congress
Dwight F. Morrow
Dwight F. Davis
Davis
Wm. Mitchell
Army
Navy Air Service
Sommere
J One Mitchell
Department of National Defense
Naval
J. C
Iedan
United States
Court grants petition to adopt the appellation Charles Monroe
A man nicknamed cucumber sought permission in superior court to drop the confusing label and assume the name Charles Monroe. Judge Elliot questioned the vegetable association, but the petition was granted.
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Charles Monroe
Elliot
Terrific Wind Sweeps Kentucky Counties
A tornado and high winds struck four central Kentucky counties, injuring more than twelve people and causing extensive property damage. The Bowling Green area faced the heaviest impact with unroofed homes, demolished buildings, and damaged telephone lines disrupting communications. In Woodsonville a baby and two adults were injured. a woman was bruised after being hurled from a buggy and several farms near Thomas Lashing suffered severe losses.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Camner
Woodsonville
Thomas Lashing
Lacey Smith
Papers Out for Townleyite Papers Out for Hastings Wrecking Bank
Wash Oct 17 AP Ex papers in force for return ey John H Hastings financier of North Dakota to war state charged with wrecking the state bank of New England in North Dakota he was arrested in Seattle October 7.
Football Scores From Cities Across the Northeast
Scores show ties and decisive wins with Colgate tying Lafayette 7 7 in Philadelphia and Army defeating Notre Dame 27 0 in New York. Other games include Dartmouth beating Harvard 6 56 at Hanover and Brown routing Bates 0 48 in Providence.
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Philadelphia
Colgate
Lafayette
Washington
Mount St. Mary
Columbus
Obie Beate
Calumn State
Marietta
Bridge
Harvard
Holy
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Providence
R. I
Brown
Bates
Ott Speieatelt
Springfield
New York
Army
Notre 'Demg
Tax Reduction Plan Aims to Kick Off Congress With Cuts
Washington reports a definite agreement among House leaders to push a tax reduction bill at the December opening. The plan seeks at least 300 million dollars in relief next year, with income tax cuts and higher exemptions proposed by Garner. Enactment is targeted by March 1, while estate tax retention is debated to reach residents in districts without inheritance taxes.
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Washington
House
Congress
Green
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Garner
Texas
Mellon
Treasury
Freen
District of Columbia
Florida
Elk season curbs urged near Sun River preserves
Helena Montana October 17 game wardens seek permission to reduce elk numbers in the Sun River and Spotted Bear regions to prevent starvation as forage supplies fail. Warden Hill notes one elk per hunter remains the bag limit but urges moving hunting pressure away from preserves to ease excess herd growth.
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Helena
Mont
Pacific North
Robert H. Win
Sun River Key
Warden Hill
Criminal Gang Leaders Nabbed in Major NYC Case
New York AP reports police arrested a woman and seven men accused of heading a criminal gang active for six years. The group allegedly supplied subordinates with pistol silencers, committing a bank robbery, at least one murder and numerous hold ups. Police call it one of the era's most important captures. further arrests expected.
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New York
Rolice
Air Races Crash Near Mitchel Field Fatalities
Air races at Mitchel Field ended in disaster as the Honeymoon Express crashed near Salem Pennsylvania killed three men including George H Burgess 38 of Brooklyn aviation editor Maurice Button 23 of Dayton and Dayton Herald photographer Verne Timmerman 24. The companion plane with Lt Clifford G Nutt and Capt J C Pratt landed safely. Eleven other planes diverted or landed near Langindfield Moundsville and Bolling Field amid rain and fog.
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Bollingfield
Washington
D. C
Dayton
Ohio
Langinfield
Moundsville
Here
Mitchelfield
N. Y
Honeymoon Express
Salem
George H. Burgess
Brooklyn
Wilbur Wrightfield Dayton
Verne Timmerman
Dayton Herald and Journal
Maurice, Button
Clifford G. Nutt
J.C. Pratt
Insurance sows doubt in mine disaster widow
Mrs. Margaret Turner of Trenton revealed her husband William Turner, a mine foreman, is alive after an $85,000 insurance payout linked to his supposed death in a coal mine explosion. A sister-in-law claimed extra payouts and police pursue others involved amid alleged tampering with electrical wires and extradition talks.
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New York
Margaret M. Turner
Trenton
N. K
Wm. H. Turner
F. Farley
Turner
Joy Jacks
Austria
Norway
Jacks
Juve Jacks, Jr
Jacks, Jr
Williamson
W. Va
Mcarr
Pikes County
Pirates to Divide Spoils of Battle After Victory
The new champions will receive $5,700 each, while the Senators get $3,500. Giants and Athletics runners up in the leagues will share about $1, which leads to $17,000 for the finalists.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Senators
Giants
The
Athleticos
Reecevely
Res
Reward Offered for Missing Son Earnest Rothman
Spokane announces a ten thousand dollar reward for locating Earnest Rothman a 23 year old from Troy Idaho believed drowned in Alaska near Tihuk Creek last month or for recovering his body. Ole Bohman his father a Troy banker said he received word from Nome radio about the rescue attempt near the Siberian mission and that Rothman who studied at Stanford and Idaho declined further details.
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Spokane
Wash
Earnest Rothman
Troy
Idaho
Tihuk
Alaska
Ole Bohman
Bohman
Nome
Siberian
Behman
Young Behman
Stanford University
California
University of Idaho
Navy inquiry hears City of Rome message on Block Island loss
Whitcomb P Curie a Tropical Radio operator testified that the City of Rome sent early messages claiming the submarine 8-51 rammed and sank off Block Island. He said the navy yard relayed later that the 8-51 was rammed and sunk and provided position details.
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Washington
City of Rome
Block Island
Whitcomb P. Curie
Tropical Radio Company
Naval Inquiry Board
Boston Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Rome
Curie
L. Lira
Boston
Wiremen Strike Disrupts Eastern Line Traffic
Wilmington N C October 17 A strike of wiremen on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad was announced today by the railway employes federation halting repairs and yard work along the eastern main line. The action affects freight and passenger movements as dispatchers warn of delays and service interruptions across the region.
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Wilmington
N. C
Auantie Coast Line Line
of Railroad
Security conference yields Rhine Pact and league ties
At Locarno Switzerland on October 17 delegates hailed a landmark security conference. The Rhine pact binds France Germany and Belgium to restraint and peaceful cooperation while an understanding on joining the league of nations looms. German policy figures praised the accord as healing past wounds and advancing mutual trust.
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Golemiies
Eevee Lief
Conon
France
Germany
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
Aginst
Ihepes
Aioe Ee Sarees
Stresemann
Ee Eet
Ean
Senator Borah Opens Campus Rally Under Republican Aegis
Chicago on October 17 reports that William E. Borah chairs the Senate committee and will open a campus event under the auspices of the Women’s Republican organization. Ticket details appear in the program.
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Chicago
William E. Borah
Sosate F Committee
Women’s Receveit Republican
Canada’s Foreign Trade Fee Brief Mentioned in Ontario Note
A terse Ontario item notes Canada may impose a foreign trade fee. The fragment references Ottawa and Oct timing but lacks full details or context.
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Ottewa
Ifada
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