Wayne Wheeler Dies After Long Prohibition Crusade
Wayne B Wheeler, longtime head of the Anti Saloon League and driving force behind prohibition advocacy, died at a sanitarium in Battle Creek Michigan at age. His death followed months of illness and the toll of years of tireless temperance work. He had recently moved from Little Point Sable after a fatal oil stove accident that claimed another family member. Wheeler, 33 years a lawyer and leader, shaped the modern anti liquor movement and left a lasting mark on the national drive for the eighteenth amendment.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Wayne B. Wheeler
Ohio
Miller
Robert Wayne Ler
Howard Hyde Russell
Wayne B Jer
Wheeler
Little Point Sable
Jalists
Jer
Eeler
Francis Scott McBride
West, Ohio
Mr. Wheeler
Wayne B. R
United States
Keld
Anti-Saloon League
Copeland Returned to Boise for First Degree Charge
Paul Copeland a fly employed by Frank Starr will be returned to Boise to face a first degree murder charge in the death of a farmer near Eagle Idaho. Copeland was arrested in St Louis after disappearing in April and his body was found in a shallow grave two weeks ago with charges filed against him. Boise deputy Swanholm will escort Copeland to Ada county for arraignment.
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ISE
Paul Copeland
Frank Starr
Swanholm
Ada County
Farmer
Spring Hill
Eagle
Copeland
St. Louis
Plane lands in India as transearth flight nears record
Wil S Brock and Edward F Schlee reached Calcutta after flying from Allahabad and Karachi, covering 485 miles to add to their 8,120 mile leg. The Pride of Detroit cleared the Dumdum airdrome in calm conditions before weather worsened. The next legs include Rangoon and Tourane with a Pacific finish via Hawaii.
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Calcutta
British India
Wil S. Brock
Edward F Schlee
Allahabad
Harbor Grace
N. F
Karachi
Allahabad City
Calcuttangoon
Burma
Pride
Detroit
Dumdum
Asiad
Brock
Schlee
Ased
Rangoon
Tourane
Indo-China
Shanghai
Sekee
Pacific
Hawaiian
Lon don to London plane Old Glory departs for Rome
Old Glory monoplane with J. D. Hill at the controls and Lloyd Bertaud navigating left Old Orchard Maine at 12 23 pm EST for Rome. The craft carried Philip Payne liaison for Hearst as passenger and was joined by the Royal Windsor flight ready to depart from Scarboro Maine. The London to London flight Sir John Darling was postponed until tomorrow morning for overhauling.
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Marbor Grace
N. F
London
Sir John Darling
Llers
Terry Tully
James Medcalf
Caribou
Old Orchard
Old Glory
J. D. Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
Philip Payne
William Randolph Hearst
Rome
Royal Windsor
Windsor
Ont
England
Scarboro
Delegates Arrive for League of Nations Assembly in Geneva
In Geneva Sept 6 AP reports the eighth League of Nations assembly opens with a lineup of one head of state, two prime ministers, 18 foreign ministers and 9 cabinet rank statesmen. Delegates include 52 ministers plenipotentiary and en voys, six ambassadors, 12 senators, 30 deputies, plus 31 titled officials. The chief of state is President Giuseppe Motta of Switzerland. Lithuania and Luxembourg send premiers. foreign ministers headlined by Briand, Chamberlain, and Stresemann.
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Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Assembly
Speaker
Guiseppe Motta
Lithuania
Little Luxemburg
Briand
France
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
Stresemann
Germany
New Brunswick Ends Prohibition After 11 Years
New Brunswick resumes liquor sales as the intoxicating liquor act takes effect. Nineteen government retail stores under the Liquor Control Board open at 9 am with permits required for purchases. In Chicago the will of J Ogden Armour is filed for probate revealing a roughly 1 million estate left to his daughter Lolita and an annuity to her husband.
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ST. John
N. B
Province of
New Brunswick
Provincal Liquor Control Board
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Lolita
John J. Mitchell, Jr
Missing Corning teacher held for ransom in letter demand
Miss Geanie E. McClure a Corning schoolteacher missing since August 30 is said to be held for ransom. A Buffalo postmarked letter dated September 3 delivered to her uncle Duncan McClure asks for money for her release. Police received the note.
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Corning
N. Y
Geanie E. McClure
Duncan McClure
Johnson City
Buffalo
Real Estate Transaction Ends in Fatal West 44th Street Gunfire
Two men were killed and two seriously wounded in a West 44th Street law office after a real estate transaction devolved into gunfire. The incident occurred at Bijur Hertz and Sternberg near Fifth Avenue. Local police launched an investigation into the shooting and motives.
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New York
Bijur, Hertz and Sternberg
West 44Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Navy halts in search of missing Hawaiian fliers
San Diego Calif Sept 6 AP The search by Omaha flagship of Rear Admiral Luke McNamee and destroyers for missing Hawaii fliers ends with no trace found after covering about 450000 square miles. McNamee says no sign of Cole fliers. Simultaneously two submarine divisions stop the search and head toward San Diego from the 135th meridian, due Thursday.
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NAVY
San Diego
Calif
Omaha
Luke McNamee
Paul Hamilton
Stoddert
Thompson
Kennedy
Somers
J. F. Burs
Honolulu
McNamee
Ridley McLean
135Th Meridian
Epidemic Breaks Out in the East Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia on September 6 AP reports three new infantile paralysis cases bringing the total to 30. Precautions close theatres and bar crossing the bridge to Chesapeake Ohio. Opening of grade schools next Monday is under consideration.
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Huntigton
W. Va
Huntington
Chesapeake
Ohig
Little Series Opens Thursday for Utah Idaho League Title
The Utah Idaho league title series between Pocatello and Idaho Falls will open Thursday in Idaho Falls. The best four of seven series starts with two games at Idaho Falls and two at Pocatello. Umpires named are Andy Ware Tom Davis and Tom McQuillan. Idaho Falls games start at 3 30 each day.
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Ogden
Idaho Falls
Fred M. Nye
the Loop
Pocatello
Nye
Andy Ware
Tom Davis
Tom McQuillan
Davis
Vanderbilts and Rockefellers At 1900s Polo Event
The Marquis of Blandford, heir to Duke of Marlborough, and Consuelo Vanderbilt visit New York to witness international polo matches among the 8000 Labor Day observers. At Pocatico Hills Rockefeller shows his public speaking and singing side during a flag raising for Rev. Aloysius Dineen. Detective Tunney urges his brother John Joseph to adopt a foundling, hoping luck for J J as a bachelor with an import business.
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Associated Press
New York
Europe
Vanderbilt
Marquis of Blanford
Duke of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Pocantico Hills
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Aloysius C. Dineen
Thomas Tunney
John Joseph
Thomas
J. J
Redfern Given Directions To Coast By Ship
A plane sighting near the Norwegian steamship Christian Kroh reported that Redfern asked the ship to head toward the mainland. The craft circled for about 50 minutes, signaling that land was about 20 miles away, with weather described as ideal for flying.
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New York
Paul R. Redfern
Christian Kroh
Port Au Spain
Trinidad
Kingston
Jamaica
Redfern
Venezuelan
Cayo Grande and
el Roque
Wreck of Shasta Limited Near Zamora Wounds Three
Three passengers were seriously injured when the Shasta Limited on the Southern Pacific line from San Francisco to Portland derailed near Zamora California. Injured include R F Brice of Boston with a broken back and R F Briggs with a broken pelvis. A relief train rushed doctors and nurses to the scene as crews cleared the track, with no fatalities reported due to steel-car construction.
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San Pranciso
Sept
Shasta Limited
Southern Pacific Lines
Portland
Zamora
Calif
R. FE. Brices
Boston
Mass
Rfef. Briggs
Estelle Dorway
Osler Avenue
Victoria
B. C
Woodland
John Miller
E.G Tarr
Sacramento
Ad Wolgast Declared Insane at Los Angeles Hearing
Former world lightweight champion Ad Wolgast was found hopelessly insane at a Los Angeles hearing. He was ordered transferred from the General Hospital psychopathic ward to an asylum.
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Los Angeles
Ad Wolgast
General Hospital
Salvation Lassies Serve Doughnuts for Doughboys in Paris
Salvation Army workers Helen Purviance and others handed out doughnuts at American Legion HQ beside the Seine as veterans lined up for their first Yankee cooking since the war. Paris legionnaires enjoyed the treats and asked for seconds amid the busy distribution. Salmon fishing season in Everett ends at midnight as runs peak with millions of salmon heading to spawning grounds, promising strong catches in coming years.
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Paris
Helen Purviance
Salvation Amy
American Legion
Seine
Paris Legionnaires
Miss Purviance
Salvation Army
Everett
Wash
Pacific Coast
Father of Boy Charged With Matricide in City Today
Dr H C Hill father of Harry Hill of Streator Illinois who is charged with matricide and held in Seattle awaits extradition. He passed through Pocatello en route to coast, appeared shaken and refused to answer questions about his son's case or his destination.
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H. C. Hill
Harry Hill
Streator
Illinois
Seattle
Washington
Pocatello
Mr. Hill
Sy & Tribune
Doctor Hill
Dr Hill
Dr. Hill
Pocatello Tribune
Beattle
Ruth hits two homers to match 1926 record in Boston
Babe Ruth belts two homers in the first game and one in the second as the Yankees sweep Boston 14 2 and lose the nightcap 5 2. St Louis Cardinal offense drives a doubleheader win over Chicago 4 3 and more Baseball scores from Sept 6 AP reports.
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Boston
Babe Ruth
Yankees
New Yorkers
ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia
Eddie Rommel
Washington
Athletics
World Flight Log Tracks Long Route From Allahabad To Ablahabad
The log lists a world flight on September 6 with a distance of 485 miles covered 8 030 miles overall. It notes the present world record holders on the Siberian railway about 2 000 miles north of Calcutta and records August 27-28 Harbor Grace to Croydon 2 350 miles and August 29 Croydon to Munich 600 miles. It follows September 1 delays in Constantinople and routes to Bardan Irak Baghdad to Bunder Abbas and Karachi to Ablahabad with miles specified for each leg.
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Allahabad
India
Siberian
Calcutta
Harbor Grace
N F
Croydon
England
Munich
Germany
Belgrade
Juge Slavia
Constantinople
Bardan
Irak
Bagdad
Bunder Abbas
Persia
Karachi
Ablahabad
French flier Callizo stripped of honors over forged barograph
Jean Callizo, famed altitude flyer, was stripped of his records by the French Aero Club after a hearing found charges of falsified barograph records proven. The decision clears Sadi Lecointe of the altitude record and credits Lt. John A. MacReady with the world record.
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Paris
Jean Callizo
French Aero Club
Callizo
Sadi Lecointe
John A. MecReady
United States Army Air Forces
Old Glory plane bounds for Rome from Maine beach
The monoplane Old Glory lifted from the beach at 1 22 pm eastern daylight time with three men aboard bound for Rome. Hull and co pilot Lloyd Bertaud commanded the takeoff as Phil Payne witnessed the moment and weather reports predicted favorable conditions.
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Old Glory
Rome
Pocatello Independent District 1 Election Results
Polls close at 6 p.m. today for the Pocatello Independent District No 1 school election in progress since 1 p.m. at Central High Bonneville and Roosevelt schools. Two board members will be elected for three year terms from five candidates Mrs W J Ingling Richard Wells Isaac McDougall Roy Black and D Worth Clark. Voter interest is noted but turnout not heavy.
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Pocatello Independent District No. 1
W. J. Ingling
Richard Wells
Isaac McDougall
Roy Black
D. Worth Clark
Central High School
Bonneville School
Roosevelt School
Ruth Gehrig power lights up Red Sox-Yankees tilt
In Boston, the Yankees routed the Red Sox 14 to 2 in the opener as Babe Ruth blasted two homers to bring his season total to 46 and Lou Gehrig added one for his 45th. The homer spree stole the spotlight from the lopsided scoreline.
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Boston
Yanks
Red Sox
Ruth
Gehrig
Babe
Lou
Tunney suffers eye cut. bout postponed
Gene Tunney sustained a one inch cut near his right eye during a sparring session with Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis. The injury will keep him from boxing tomorrow and may sideline him for two or three days.
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Lake Villa, II
Gene Tunney
Chuck Wiggins
Indianapolis
Todu
Tunney
Coolidge Expected to Return in Strong Health to White House
President Coolidge is reported in perhaps the best health of his terms, with twelve weeks of work and play boosting his strength. Friends believe his vigor will help him govern confidently as he resumes duties from the White House.
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Rapid City
S. D
Coolidge
White House
Tintic Standard Mining Declares 40 Cent Dividend
Tintic Standard Mining company will pay a 40 cent per share dividend on September 29 to holders of record September 17. The total payout amounts to 461000 dollars, with three quarters of the year totaling 1383000 dollars.
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Tintic
Salt Lake City
Tintic Saandard Mining Company
James W. Wade
Retirement of Fidel LaBarba Opens Flyweight Tournament
The New York state athletic commission was advised of Fidel La Barba of Los Angeles retiring as undefeated world flyweight champion. At 22 the reigning title holder's withdrawal clears the way for an elimination tournament to crown his successor.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Fidel la Barba
Los Angeles
Utah Judge Finds Pari Mutuel Legal in Lagoon Meet
In Farmington Utah Judge George S Barker ruled pari mutuel betting on horse racing does not violate state law. He denied injunctions against Davis County officials and Attorney General Harvey H Cluff allowing the Lagoon track to continue its 25 day race meet started August 27.
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Farmington
Utah
George S. Barker
Second
Lagoon Jockey Club
Davila
Stae
Harvey H. Cluff
Lagoon Track
Barker
Williiam FP
Kyne
Pacific Coast
Davis County
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