Chinese Forces Clash Near Manchurian Border Line
Reports from Peking say Chinese and Manchurian troops clashed at Chaoyang in Northern Chihli about 20 miles from Manchuria. Chang Tso Lin moves toward Jehol and reports claim the Peking Mukden railway was cut on the Manchurian side to deter a northern invasion. Dr W W Yen becomes premier and appeals for cooperation amid crisis.
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Peking
Chaoyang
Chihli
Manchuria
Chang Tso Lin
Kow
Chengtehfu
Jehol
Chang
Shanhaikwan
Kiangsu
Che
Explosion Entombs Fifty-Five at Kemmerer Mine No. 6
Fifty five men working on repair at Kemmerer Coal company Sublet Wyoming were entombed when a powerful blast collapsed the mine portal at 1 30 PM rescue crews are rushing to the scene while smoke pours from the shaft and officials fear all workers may be dead. One man was later reported rescued unconscious from Mine No 5 in Sublet.
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Kemmerer, Wyo
Kemmerer Coal Company
Sublet
Wyo
No. 5
Kemmerer
Frontier
Denver
Denver Post
Warlord Chang Tso-Lin Declares War on Tsao Kun
Chang Tso Lin, Manchurian warlord, proclaims intent to wage war against Tsao Kun the president of China. He plans to advance to Chin Chow to assume command.
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Chang
China
Shanghai
Apve
Chang Tso-Lin
Tsao Kun
Chinchow
Dawes Attends Legion Session at National Convention
General Dawes Republican vice presidential candidate visits the American Legion during its national convention in St Paul. He reviews the parade with National Commander Quinn while Legion officials reiterate he came as a Legionnaire.
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St. Paul
American Legion
Peorkas G. Dawes
Legion
Dawes
Evanston
Illinois
Quinn
Charles P. Donnelly
Northern Pacific Raiway
Albert D. Alcorn
Spanish Wear Veterans
John J. Tigert
Donnelly
Alcorn
Tigert
Harvard cuts varsity squad as coaching changes begin
Cambridge Mass Sept 16 AP Harvard football coach Fisher on the second day of practice reduced the varsity group from 21 to 37 men, a record from the previous opening tally. He cited the late start date, agreed by the big three, as the reason for a shorter but intensive training period.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Fisher
Sound of His Private Morse Call Restores Phelan to Con sciousness
In Vancouver on September 16 AP reports J T Phelan superintendent of the Dominion Telegraph Company regained consciousness after six days in a coma. A bedside private Morse code ticker nicknamed PN signaled his recovery with a feed of milk and a smile.
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Vancouver
B. C
J. T. Phelan
Dominion Telegraph Company
Phelan
Brazil Rebels Seize Two River Ports in Parana Region
Reports from Posadas Argentina say Brazilian rebels captured the river ports of Guayra and Mendez on the upper Parana. Federal forces suffered losses and fled by river to Puerto Aguirre where authorities disarmed them. A panic spread among local inhabitants as refugees reached the port.
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Buenos Aires
Guayra
Mendez
Parana
Brazil
Exposadas
Argentina
Puerto Aguirre
Parna
Metal workers strike spreads across Vienna provinces
In Vienna on Sept 16 AP reports a metal workers strike expanding from early last week to all provinces leaving about 350,000 men idle. Despite the broad action, the mood improves as employers invite workers to a conference over higher minimum wages and new terms for piece workers.
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Vienna
Portland Wins Next Convention
Herbert A. Thompson of Williamton Michigan was elected grand sire of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at the sovereign grand lodge in Jacksonville. Portland Oregon was chosen as the site for the 1925 convention.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Herbert A. Thompson
Williamton
Mich
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Portland
Oregon
President's Cake Maker Betty Wilson Dies at 64
Nashville mourns Betty Lyles Wilson a domestic science expert known as the presidents cake maker for Wilson Taft Roosevelt and McKinley She died last night at age 64 in Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Betty Lyles Wilson
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
McKinley
Pastor Scorches Leopold Loeb Verdict in Sermon
Chicago reports Reverend W. G. Macnamee of St. Patrick's Church received police protection after threats following his Sunday sermon. Detectives searched the rectory for a potential kidnapping but found him unharmed. He criticized Judge John R. Caverly's life terms for Leopold and Loeb and urged tougher standards on the bench and preservation of capital punishment.
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Chicago
W. G. Macnamee
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Leopold-Loeb
Father Macnamee
John R. Caverly
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Moore Comments On Loeb Leopold Case
Governor Moore said the Loeb Leopold murder case was a grave mis carriage of justice and would prompt others to believe crime earns light sentences. He spoke to a delegation seeking clemency for M. Anderson, a first degree murderer serving life in Idaho.
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Loeb
Leopold
Chicago
C. ©. Moore
M. Anderson
Idaho
Rebel Leader Assassinated in Sofia Clash
Sofia September 16 AP reports the assassination of Tedor Alexandroff head of the Macedonian revolutionary group on August 31. Reprisals killed Aleco Pasha and several Macedonians. authorities say many attackers surrendered to police. The move, linked to a Bolshevik faction, followed Alexandroff’s strong opposition to Soviet alliance.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Tedor Alexandroff
Macedonia
Alexandroff
Aleco Pasha
Radjenett
Kovatcheff
Barbers Push Dermatology Study as Profession Elevates
Indianapolis September 16 AP Safety razors push barbers to elevate work to a profession with dermatology study outlined at the Journeymen Barbers International Union convention. Jacob Ficher secretary treasurer reports on union activities.
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Indianapolis
Journeymen
Barber's . Intertional Union
Jacob Ficher
Coolidge Cabinet Meetings Highlight Political Outlook
President Coolidge presses government business in a semi weekly cabinet session and follows with talks with officials about the political climate nationwide. Reports indicate growing La Follette strength in some states while Coolidge remains favored to win reelection with Harding in Washington.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
la Follette
Inle
Samuel
Davis Makes Many Pledges On Campaign Traversal
Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis spent Sept. 16 at Eastwood Farm Missouri resting with Dr. Arthur W. Nelson and drafting a Des Moines speech. He assailed the Fordney McCumber tariff and pledged honest government from top to bottom. The Davis party plans Des Moines stop, then Chicago and Indiana addresses with schedules to follow.
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Eastwood Farm
Bunceton
John W. Davis
Arthur W. Nelson
Missouri
Des Moines
Davis
Towa
Chicago
Indiana
Wheeler Leads Broad Tour as Independent VP Candidate
Senator Wheeler of Montana, running mate on the Independent ticket, leaves New York for a nationwide stumping tour. He will speak in Pittsburgh, then five Ohio cities, Chicago on September 20, Illinois, Minnesota, Denver, Montana, the Pacific coast, California, and finally St. Louis around October 20, with Daugherty and Dawes as focal topics.
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New York
Wheeler
Montana
United States
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Daugherty
Illinois
Chicago
General Dawes
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Denver
Pacific Coast
California
St. Louis
Ulster Cabinet Maintains No Irish Boundary Commission Rep
The Ulster cabinet met in London and decided to adhere to its prior stance not to appoint a representative on the Irish boundary commission established by the Anglo Irish Treaty.
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London
Ulster Cabinet
Irish Boundary Commission
Six Die As Auto Crashes Into Crowd In Newfoundland
In St Johns Newfoundland on the topsail road an automobile carrying British naval officers and veterans of the Newfoundland regiment struck a crowd. Six men were killed including Lieutenant Commander J D O Callaghan Lieutenant Burroughs Captain G J Whitty and Lieutenant William King. Leonard Reid was arrested on manslaughter charges.
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G. J. Whitty
Great War Veterans’ Association
New Foodland Regiment
William King
Royal Air Force
George Harrison
Chatham
N. B
Bannk
Montreal
Clinton Dudler
St. Johns
Charles Dudler
Scottish Free Masons
Newfoundland
Whitty
King
O'Callaghan
Burroughs
Harrison
Dutler
Reid
President Reid
The
New Foundland Railway
Navy Budget Talks Spark White House Deliberations
Washington Sept 16 AP The withdrawal of Secretary Wilbur from his western trip was decided as President Coolidge planned talks on navy budget questions. The president weighs large ship repairs and aviation funding while considering future action amid air power trends and defense needs.
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Washington
Wilbur
Coolidge Desider
Navy
White House
San Diego
Navy Department
Budget Bureau
Coolidge
Congress
Army
Department of Submarines
Flight fliers delayed from Omaha hop by fog and poor visibility
United States Air Mall Field Maywood Ill Sept 16 The 440 mile hop to Omaha the next stage of the flight for the ground the world fliers was postponed to 8 am tomorrow due to exceptionally poor visibility. Lt Lowell Smith postponed after over half an hour overcast conditions and a fog bank around Chicago. If conditions clear, possible brief flyover of Davenport Iowa Moline and Rock Island.
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United States Air Mall Field
Maywood
Ill
Omaha
Lowell Smith
Smith
Chicago
Associated Press
Davenport
Iowa
Moline
Rock Island
Liggett Heads Army Association
Major General Hunter Liggett retired has been elected president of the Association of the United States, chosen at a convention in St. Paul during the American Legion gathering. Liggett commanded the First American Army in France and resolutions praised General Pershing and urged support for the national defense act provisions.
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St. Paul
Minn
Hunter Liggett
Association of the Gene of 7
United States
American Legion
Liggett
First Americas Army
France
John J. Pershing
Army of the
La Follette Plans Extended Campaign Stump Tour
Washington reports that Senator La Follette, pending formal plans, is expected to begin an extended stumping tour by October 1 after an address at Madison Square Garden. He will stay in the metropolis for several days to confer with supporters and then announce remaining speaking dates.
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Washington
la Follette
Madison Square Garden
New York
Metropolis
Washie
L. L
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Buffalo
N. Y
Maria Gualtieri
Caverly
Moore
Loeb-Leopold Case
Capital
Army Association
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