BEER PROVED A GOOD SOURCE OF REAL CASH
Prohibition officials allege shipments of beer valued up to 9 million dollars entered Chicago from eastern breweries with railroad connivance. The grand jury hears of a wide scheme involving five breweries five railroads and numerous officials and officers. Investigators say names were suppressed and that payments flowed to railroad workers policemen dry agents and brewery financiers from a two dollar per barrel split.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Judge Ernest Le blanc Hangs Self After Killing Family
In Yonne France on October 23, Judge Ernest Le blanc, facing retirement and crushing poverty, hanged himself in his office after killing his wife aged 73 and his niece Marie Louise Kollon, a 7 year old orphan. Police propose the deaths followed by the judge’s suicide amid financial distress.
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Jcrgy
Department of
Yonne
France
Ernest Leblanc
Marie Louise Kollon
Ferguson halts highway contract payments in Texas
Governor Miriam A Ferguson ordered suspension of payments to contractors for highway topping work in a letter to Frank V. Lanham. Attorney General Dan Moody called it a belated move to protect state interests amid a broader fight over highway contract awards.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Frank V. Lanham
Texas Highway Commission
Orae
Dan Moody
James E. Ferguson
Vernor
Es of
Texas
Menied
Arevernor
American Bond Company
World Record Page Schedules Weekday Edition
In St Louis in October the St John Lect Bimeteht Codey edition is declared a new high page record for a metropolitan weekday issue. Local advertisers funded the edition which includes more than 480 columns of advertising.
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St. Louis
mereReTn
Bn Rce
Clash Between Lingayat Groups Triggers Violent Eruption
In Uttangi near Madras on Oct 23, three people were killed and many injured as two Lingayat factions clashed during a procession. Police intervened, about 1,000 villagers attacked officers with stones as buckshot was used, and a deputy superintendent was among the injured.
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Madras
India
Uttangi
Rockefeller Recognized as Useful Citizen by Howe
In Chicago on October 23 E. W. Howe praised John D. Rockefeller for founding the Rockefeller Foundation, calling him the world’s most useful citizen of all time. The remarks appeared in an address noted for highlighting his philanthropic impact.
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Chicago
Rockefeller Foundation
John J. Rockefeller
E. W
Howe
Kansas
Sea
Katy
Raid on cafe over prohibition raid leads to trial
In Los Angeles on October 23, during a raid at T Bone Rileys cafe music fueled conviviality. A raiding officer testified owners ordered instruments but received alcohol instead. Frank Hogan, a cafe owner, was held for trial in federal court on Volstead Act violation charges.
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Los Angeles
T-Bone Riley
Frank Hogan
Hogan
League moves to avert Balkan clash amid Greek Bulgarian fighting
Paris reports the League of Nations officers convene under Briand to investigate the Greece Bulgaria dispute. Frontier clashes in the Struma valley threaten wider war as Greek and Bulgarian forces clash, towns burn, bridges and stations suffer bombardment, Petrich reportedly abandoned, and Sofia and Athens exchange claims while diplomacy seeks restraint.
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Paris
League of Nations
Briand
League Council
Greece
Bulgaria
Demirhissar
Sofia
Athens
Struma
Aegean Sea
Petrich
Vienna
Marestinovo
Marinopole
Eee
Belgrade
Riams
Youthful killer gets a reprieve in Utah
Ralph W. Seyboldt, a youthful slayer of Salt Lake Patrolman David H. Crowther, avoided execution at Utah State Prison after a plea to the firing squad was considered. The case, tied to escapes and a return from California, leaves Seyboldt with a death sentence suspended while companions also faced prison terms.
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Eait
Steady Rise in Business Seen By Bank of America
New York Oct 23 The Bank of America reports a steady month to month rise in overall business volume in key industries and trade. The review notes an ongoing upward trend in the near term with improvements broadening across sectors.
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New York
Bank of America
Old Timer Missing in Idaho Region
A brief clipped item reports an elderly man missing in Idaho. The note mentions M. Salmon as a referenced name and notes a driver or section of a route, but details are fragmented and unclear. Authorities likely issued a missing person inquiry and requested public assistance.
Chinese Leaders Join Issues In Power Struggle
Chinese civil war tensions rise as Wu Pei Fu and Chang Tso Lin vie for control. Wu gains support from Kiangsu officers while Chang Tao Lin's forces move toward Hsuchow. Diplomatic corps ignore Wu plea to delay the customs conference. General Feng Yu-Hsiang says he will cooperate with Wu against Chang Lin.
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Peking
Central Provinces
Hankow
Wu Pei- Fu
Central Alliance
Chang Tso-Lin
Houan
Wu Pei Fu
Kiangsu
Tientsin-Pukow
Chang Tao Lin
Hsuchow
Nanking
China
Shanghai
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Kalgan
Reuter
Chang Tso Lin
Feng
Henan
Two Bodies Recovered From Submarine 8-51
Newport R I Oct 23 Two corpses were recovered today from the sunken submarine 8 51 by navy divers. It was not stated whether the bodies were inside or outside the vessel. They will be brought to the naval base for identification by fingerprints, an expert from Washington said.
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Newport
R. I
Navy
J. H. Taylor
Bureau of Identification
Washington
Paul Deasser
Navy Hospital
New London
Conn
City of Rome
Ar Jle
Brooklyn
Norfolk Navy Yards
Summers keeps job while jail term enforced
Codes Utah October 23. Summers pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He remains employed but must lodge at county jail for 306 days and be imprisoned nightly from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. He cannot drive for one year and will stay at a county facility at his own expense.
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Utah
Ers
Emetera
Summers
Nebraska Beet Tops the Scale
Beett's Bluff Nebraska Oct 23 AP John Kellum of Morrill Neb has harvested a 32 pound beet believed to surpass a Fort Morgan Colorado farmers claim of the world's largest sugar beet. The Colorado beet weighed 26½ pounds, according to advices received here.
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Beett’s Bluff
Neb
John Kellum
Morrill
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Train Derailment Injures Engineer Near Hudson Iowa
Engineer Jim Liddell of Des Moines was slightly injured when Great Western train No. 56 derailed near Hudson Iowa about 1 30 am. Eleven day coaches and nine sleeping cars were jolted as the line cars left the track. One car listed sharply but no derailment of others occurred. the injured were treated at a nearby hospital.
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Waterton
Jim Liddell
Des Moines
Eeab
Chicago
Great Western
Hudson
Ioe
Here
Echo
Wealthy Woman Alleges Husband Stole Funds
A Washington woman told police that 984 500 dollars given to her by her husband in St Louis under the name John W was a theft. The report notes the couple's finances and the police involvement as investigators sort the claim.
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Wash
Washington
St. Louis
John W
Mitchell on trial in court martial over Shenandoah comments
Col Mitchell faces court martial on charges of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. Specifications accuse him of discrediting the war and navy departments in statements after the Shenandoah crash and at San Antonio, with a possible general court martial to follow.
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Washington
Mitchell
San Antonio
Shenandoah
War Department
Air Services
Kyle Rucker
Judge Advocate’s Office
Joseph R. McMullen
Representative Reid
Illinois
Kay
Navy Department
War and Navy Department Administration of Aeronautics
Ares
Anthracite Strike Quiet as Operators and Miners Stand Firm
Philadelphia reports the eight week coal suspension unchanged with no surface signs of production. Negotiations circulate about a five percent rise but leaders Samuel Warriner and John Lewis report no change and miners seek ten percent for contract men amid ongoing efforts to resolve the wage dispute. Northwest Pennsylvania coal fields remain calm.
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Philadelphia
Samuel D. Warriner
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Hazleton Pa
Scranton
Hazleton
Thomas Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Great Britain Faces Rising Unemployment in August
Washington reports to the commerce department show Britain’s unemployment rising at the end of August. Increases were sharp in coal mining textile manufacturing and tin plate milling with 1,418,000 jobless by September 13 versus 1,191,600 previously.
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Washington
Great Britain
Commerce Department
Zee
Steel Chief Predicts Era of Prosperity
Elbert H. Gary chairman of U S Steel told the 28th general meeting of the American Iron and Steel Institute that the industry will enter a great era of prosperity. He predicted orders will flood in so fast that members may not need to go to another room for business.
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New York
United Ore
Elber H Gary
United States Steel Curation
American Nand Steel Institute
Quack cures under fire at public health meeting
Final sessions of the American Public Health Association denounced quack cures for measles and other diseases. Dr. Kebler warned that commercial schemes fraudulently exploit the public, with millions taken from buyers. He urged enforcement of federal mail law to curb these schemes and protect health.
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St. Louis
American Public Health Association
Lyman F. Kebler
Bureau of Chemistry
Washington
Kebler
Iing
Assembly of Physicians
Zingher
New York City
Young Wood makes fortune in Tampa real estate game
New York dispatch reports Osborne Cutler Wood, son of Major General Leonard Wood, claims he has built wealth in Tampa real estate after six months abroad. He says he will not lose his Wall Street gains to gambling again and notes a past $1,000,000 stake tied to Cannes losses. He arrived from Cadiz with little cash and started as a real estate salesman for $50 weekly with D. P. Davis.
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New York
Gazeke
Osborne Cutler Wood
Leonard Wood
Wall Street
Cannes
Eee
Palm Beach
D. P. Davis
Svorce
Wilmington
Senator Smoot Sees Reduction and Veterans Hospital Plan
Salt Lake City reports Senator Smoot returning from Washington with hopes that next Congress will fund a new United States veterans hospital in Utah, preferably Salt Lake City. He advocates tax cuts including a 20 percent surtax cap, a 50 cent reduction in normal taxes, and opposes raising the $5,000 exemption, while supporting tax reform ideas to benefit the state.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Heed Smoot
Reington
D.C
United States Veterans Hospital
Smoothe
Salt Laxe City
Utah Solon
N York Brief Clipping Reflects Sparse Readability
Fragments indicate a brief city note or notice with unreadable OCR, offering limited readable facts and few context clues. The readable fragments mention a person or entity briefly but lack dates places or concrete actions.
League of Nations faces Greek Bulgarian clash fear of war grows
Geneva dispatch reports Greece and Bulgaria escalating border incidents. Greece accuses Bulgaria of provocative artillery fire near Struma and Maxivopet, wounding five Greek soldiers. Athens cites Article 11 obligations and warns the League to act, while Bulgaria claims defensive moves.
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Bulgaria
League
Meubess
Sfeeti
Balearian
Aonegav
M. Ekartleff
Greece
Rich
Maxivopet
Lee Sear
Laman Wa
V Covo
Boeing Reg
Unclear Bulbish Text Fragment Mentioning District Governor
Fragmentary report describes a district governor commenting on morning activities with references to Bulgaria and aviation terms. Readable details are limited and no clear event or outcome emerges.
Disaster at Egyptian religious feast in Tanta
London reports a deadly incident at a large religious ceremony in Tanta Egypt with fifty four dead and many injured. initial accounts describe panic as police attempted to clear a passage for the minister amid a crowded crowd.
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London
Tanta
Egypt
Ae Groke
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