Former Alien Custodian In Same Case In Post War Fraud
The federal court opened a prominent postwar fraud case charging former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas M. Miller with conspiring to defraud the United States. Indictments claim bribes of 391 000 and 7 million dollars in cash and liberty acts to German claimants of stock. Jury selection began with a large pool of salesmen and many potential jurors excused.
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Harry M. Daugherty
Harding
Thomas M. Miller
Julian W. Mack
Miller
Robert 8. Johnstone
Daugherty
Max D. Steur
United States
Uckner
Hissistant
Kenneth F. Simpson
Daugherty Miller
American Metals Company
Mack
Lesmen
Doughty
Miler
William Travers Jerome
Illiam Rand
James N. Linda
Columbus
Ohio
Revolt in Spain Reportedly Suppressed With Disputed Details
London reports conflict in Madrid as mutiny within the Spanish army appears contained though officials admit casualties in Pamplona. General Primo de Rivera denies broader disorder and a cabinet council plans to fix responsibility and punish the rebels.
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London
Offir
Madrid
Primo Rivera
Pamplona
Andrivate
Indife
Ret
Primo de Rivera
Women pallbearers to honor Mrs Marietta Gore in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg West Virginia on September 7 194? women will act as pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs Marietta T Gore widow of Governor Howard M Gore fulfilling her wish. The Clarkaburg central Women’s Christian Temperance Union members will serve at services today.
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Clarkaburg
W. Va
Marietta T. Gore
Howard M. Core
Mra. Gore
Clarkaburg Central
Omen
Christian Temperance Union
Goro
Happily Married Seventy Years in Twin Couples
Minneapolis reports two couples marking 70 years of marriage. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Long of Minneapolis, aged 92 and 90, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stephens of St. Paul, aged 90 and 88, celebrated the anniversary at the Long home. The double wedding occurred at a wooden courthouse in Wabash Indiana on September 7, 1856.
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Minneapolis
James H. Long
J. P. Stephens
St. Paul
Wabash
Ind
Primaries in Nevada Arizona running today
Denver September 7 AP reports Nevada and Arizona voters went to the polls in state wide primaries. In Nevada the key GOP senatorial race pitted Tasker against L Oddie and Reno mayor F R Roberts. Oddie supports the world court while his opponent does not and has been accused of being wet. In Arizona Governor Punt seeks a sixth term, opposed by FE Ellingwood and J J Cox with river issue emphasis and Ralph H Cameron mentioned.
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Denver
Nevada
Arizona
Colorado River
Tasker
L. Oddie
F. R. Roberts
Reno
Oddie
G. W. Punt
FE. E. Ellingwood
Young
Tucson
J. J. Cox
Storm Catches Gotham Crowd In Severe Thunderstorm
New York reports the heaviest storm of the season during the holiday rush. The city faced two fatalities and more than twenty injuries after a subway landslide, building collapse, and lightning strikes in Brooklyn and Staten Island. A ferryhouse residence and trolley car were hit, and two men died leaping through subway windows onto the third rail. Sand and gravel buried two six car Coney Island trains.
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New York
Brooklyn
Lower East Side
Staten Teland
Coney Island
Spent His Life Behind the Bars
Boston reports Jess arding Pomeroy the New England state prisoner who lived in solitary confinement for 50 years. He was jailed at 15 for first degree murder and sentenced to hang but commuted to life plus solitary. His mother petitioned for pardon yearly until her death, and he remains hopeful at 65.
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Boston
Mass
Jessarding Pomeroy
Lars
Pomeroy
Death of Doña Dolmira Mitre de Roseno at 97 in Buenos Aires
Doña Dolmira Mitre de Roseno, sister of General Bartolomé Mitre and aunt of Don Jorge Mitre, pivotal Argentine figures, died aged 97 in Buenos Aires. Her death marks the passing of a lineage linked to La Nación and historic press leadership.
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Tuenos
Aires
Dona Dolmira Mitre de Roseno
Croneral Bartolmo Mitre
Naclon
Satin-America
Don Jor Mitre
la Naelon
Broadcasting Has Semblance of Being Over-Commercialized
A New York query on the cost and reach of broadcasting the Dempsey Tunney fight features offers from $25 000 to $50 000 for exclusive rights while noting ongoing feeds to home listeners. The piece surveys advertising’s intrusion into news and adventure in media, citing various potboilers and stunts.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Sesqui-Centennial
Hokum Soap Company
Paris
Ace Typewriters
Syndem
Floating University
Gertrude Aderle
Dover
Clemington Carson
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Inventor Arango Dies in Para-Chute Test Over Gulf
Havana reports Engel Arango, inventor of a parachute and buoyant belt, died during a test at about 5,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico. He jumped from an airplane before spectators. the device failed and Arango drowned when he fell into the water. His body was recovered.
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Havana
Engel Arango
Arango
Gulf of Mexico
Brothers die on same day in separate states
Warren Campbell 65 of Ogden and his brother David 69 of Preston Idaho died nearly at once yesterday. Warren perished at his north Ogden home while David died at a cowman’s residence in Idaho Falls. They were natives of North Ogden.
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Ogden
Warren Campbell
David Campbell
Preston
Idaho
Warren
North Ogden
David
Idaho Falls
Noth Ogden
Death by own action pact claims two in Kearney tragedy
In Kearney Nebraska Pearl Waite aged sixteen and Ernest Miller eighteen died by self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a ravine near Lake Kearney. A note hinted at a death pact and joint burial in one grave amid hints of opposition to their contemplated marriage. The bodies were found in a rented automobile with two empty revolver chambers nearby.
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Miller
Hoots Sues Tribune Over Alleged Misinformation
Roy Hoots filed a district court suit against Chas Sumner editor of the Pocatello Tribune and the Tribune Company for defamation. He seeks 5000 actual damages and 5000 exemplary damages claiming the paper printed misinformation about an arrest involving a car theft and a man named James Collins. He was questioned and released after the officers hunted the pair.
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Roy Hoots
Chas, Sumner
Pocatello Tribune
Tribune Company, Limited
Star
the Tribune
Hoots
Leger
James Collins
World Series planning meeting called for Sept 11
Chicago reports that Commissioner K M Landis called a conference to plan the 1926 world series to be held in Pittabur on the morning of September 11. He invited the first four clubs of the American and National leagues to attend. The American clubs named are New York Cleveland Washington and Philadelphia. The National clubs named are St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburg and Chicago.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Pittabur
Judge Landis
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Oregon Trail Coin Dies to Be Ready Soon
Washington reports the treasury will issue 50 cent Oregon Trail commemorative coins within a week after the minters prepare the dies. The coins, produced only on Oregon Trail Memorial Association orders or for par value, were authorized by Congress despite Treasury objections. Coins depict a prairie schooner with “In God We Trust” and “Oregon Trail 1926 7,” the reverse shows 1926 with an Indian over the continent and “United States of America Half Dollar.” Ezra Meeker and others argue the issue honors pioneers and national significance. law Public Law No. 235, 60th Congress authorized the coinage.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Mint
Oregon Trail Memorial Association, Incorporated
Congress
Andrew Mellon
the Treasury
Charles 8S
Dewey
Tearny
Chage
Philadelpha Mint
Treasury
Oregon Trail
North America
United States of America
Ezra Meeker
Edmund Seymour
New York
Oregon Trail Association
West
Bennington
Baseball scores from Boston and other cities on a game day
Scores and brief results from multiple games across cities including Boston New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and New York with pitchers and batters named for key at bats and decisive plays reflecting a busy schedule and uneven innings across venues
Pheasants Damage Crop Reduced In Idaho Fields
Idaho farmers in Nampa and Rupert saw less pheasant damage to corn this year after creosote preparations were distributed by the state game department. State game warden R FE Thomas said reports from farmers supported the improvement.
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Boise
Idaho
RFE
Thomas
Nampa
Rupert
State Game Department
Gunman Killed After Party Near Twin Lakes Roadhouse
Chicago dispatch reports Jack D. Carlisle a Chicago clothing salesman and noted adventurer was killed on a dirt road near Twin Lakes Wisconsin. Authorities say Carlisle’s throat was slashed and his head nearly severed. his wife and a small party had visited a Twin Lakes roadhouse before the incident.
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Chicago
Jackson D. Carlisle
Twin Lakes
Wis
Jack Carlisle
Mexico
Carlisle
Veteran driver dies during harness heat at Aylesford
Harry C. Lydiard, 78, a famed harness racing figure, collapsed in his sulky during a 2:20 trot heat at Aylesford N S Sept 7. Briar Mae finished second as the horse crossed the finish line with reins dragged. Dr. Bason cited apoplexy as the cause of death.
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Aylesford
Harry C. Lydiard
Briar Mae
Lydiard
Honda
Briar Muse
Torpedo Lady
John McGregor
Frank Foster
Kingston
N. 8
Briar Mao
Aubrey the Great
Bason
Suzanne Longlen and Browne to Meet in Pro Tennis Tour
News from New York reports Suzanne Longlen voices delight at a pro match against Mary Browne as Mira Browne turns professional. The Browne tour, linked to Charles C. Pyle, could bring substantial earnings with guarantees ranging from 15 000 to 100 000 plus gate percentages. Lenglen offers a prize for each opponent who wins five games in a two set match.
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New York
Suzanne Longlenin
Mary K. Browne
Mira Browne
Mile
Defiglon
Nice
Miss Browne
Charles C. Pyle
United States
Janmes
Miss Throwne
Engine and five cars in river dive near Granite
Four investigations moved forward into the Scenic Limited wreck near Granite Colorado as the death toll rose toward 80. President Pyatt blamed excessive speed on a shot curve with Lillis at the throttle and die. Roads rules capped speed at 30 mph on that curve. Interpreting inquiries, coroner, interstate commerce and state public utilities agencies prepare hearings in Salida. Acetylene torch crews continued search through wreckage for bodies. Four additional corpses were recovered, bringing the count to 80 with many still missing. In Chicago a Labor Day rail collision killed 25 and injured 125 as a suburban train telescoped a holiday special four miles from the city.
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Leadville
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Scenic Limited
Granite
J. J. Pyatt
G. M. Lillis
Arkansas River
Lillis
Pyatt
Salida
Denver and
Rio Grande
Conches
B. D. Turner
Hastings
Minn
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Oil board report warns on six year supply outlook
The Oil Conservation Board at Washington preliminarily projects a six year theoretical petroleum supply for the United States. President Coolidge sees this as a warning to guard oil stocks for national defense and commerce. The board aims to conserve resources and prevent waste while aiding strategic planning. Major Arthur Brooks, longtime White House steward and valet to Presidents since Taft, has died in Washington. Coolidge mourns the loss and praises Brooks’ character.
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Oil Conservation Board
Washington
Natural Petroleum Resources
United States
Cook
Arthur Brooks
White House
William T. Taft
Coolidge
McCoolidge
Major Brooks
Jlouse
Wright scandal shrouds Madison trip to Orion Springs
In Madison on September 7, Miriam Noel Wright, estranged from Prank Lloyd Wright, was headed toward the Wrights’ Orion Springs villa. Authorities report she sought admission to the premises amid a tense sequence on route.
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Madison
Wis
Mia
Miriam Noel Wright
Lloyd Wilght
Tasin
Wrights
Orion Springs
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