Four elected to the Council of the League
In Geneva on September 16 France allies gain four non permanent seats as Poland Romania Czecho Slovakia and Belgium are chosen. Colombia Chile El Salvador Holland and China also win with Ireland failing to win a seat. Czecho Slovakia secures ninth seat on second ballot amid Latin American protest over caucus.
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France
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Council of the
League of Nations
Poland
Rumania
Czecho-Slovakia
Belgium
Colombia
Chile
Salvador
Holland
China
Finland
Hugh Gibson
Hillary P. Jones
League
Uruguay
Latin America
Germany
Body Exhumed in Houston Mystery of Mamie Bichon
Police hunt for ghouls who exhumed and severely harmed Mamie Bichon whose body was found in a sedan near Houston with a poisoned bottle nearby. Tobacco residue and a note to a man are key clues as investigators seek to link suspects and solve the case. Her unwitnessed will valued at about 10000 largely favors relatives.
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Tex
Mamie Bichon
Miss Bichon
Floods Hit Midwest Hard As Levee Breaches Grow
Chicago reports continued floods in the middlewest causing over a million dollars in damage. A levee on the Skunk river near Waver Town broke, widening a four foot gap to seven feet as farmers and Portops penitentiary workers raced to halt the surge. The river rose another half foot overnight threatening vast farm land.
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Middlewest
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Waver
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Portaps Penitentiary
Elridge Declines Progressive Governor Nomination
Bolso September 16 The Progressive Party candidate B. Elridge filed with the secretary of state a formal declination of the nomination for governor.
Phillies Marathon Run Rich In Double Header
Philadelphia on September 10 saw Louis and the Phillies play a double header with the host club accumulating 23 runs on 22 hits and four Philadelphia errors. Piroe then scored as part of the Phillies offense.
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Louis
Hillies
Phillies
Piroe
Klan adopts new policies after convocation
Washington reports Dr. Hiram W. Evans, imperial wizard, outlining Klan policies after the third biennial convocation. He seeks to keep high living standards for leaders, allows use of a yacht, and endorses demanding foreign debts be paid while opposing foreign dictatorships and anti fascist protests. The final session addressed constitutional amendments and a Mexico religious controversy stance.
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Ku Klux Klan
Hiram W. Evans
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Florida
France
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Peremier Mussolini
Italy
America
Klan
Sahara
Mexico
Michigan
Kellogg
On the Trail of Wu Pei Fu
Cantonese red armies pursue Marshal Wu Pei Pu and his troops after driving them from Hankow. Large forces move north toward Henan as Wu attempts to reorganize with expected reinforcements from Shantung and aid from Sun Chuan Fang.
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Wu Pei Pu
Hankow
Henan Province
Bhantung Province
Sun Chuan Fang
Eastern China
Wu Chang
Mankow
A Pol Fu
Democrats Seek to Abrogate Two-Thirds Majority Rule
Iowa Democratic leaders say 48 national committee members pledge to adopt majority rule at future conventions and predict broad support from convention delegates. The statement cites support across many states and notes 78 percent backing based on 57 opinions.
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Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
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Madge O'Neal
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Ment
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Autopsy details surface in Mrs Crumroy murder trial
Rupert Sept 16. Sheriff Cole testified about autopsies on Carl Crumroy revealing viscera parts. The seven day trial before Judge T Bailey Lee heard about jars of organs sent to Boise Salt Lake City and Twin Falls chemists. Crumroy died Oct 24 after eight days illness with poison from fly paper alleged as cause.
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Mary Crumroy
T. Bailey Lee
Cole
Leonard
Boise
Idaho
Herman Harms
Salt Lake City
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Twin Falls
Cramroy
Chimes Replace Engine Whistles in Omaha Area
Omaha residents along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad will hear new chime whistles replace the shrieking sounds. Eugene Duval, local general agent, and BE K Billcox describe the chime as softer yet audible as far as the former whistle, promising quieter nights along the right of way.
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Eugene Duval
D Or
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Coolidge to Break Up Camp for Washington Trip
President Coolidge will depart from White Pine camp for Washington with minimal packing. Mrs. Coolidge brings only personal clothing and White House linens, while the summer executive offices remain open briefly and mail to Washington will not be forwarded after tonight.
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President Coolidge
Washington
White Pine Camp
Coolidge
Gironde Council Opposes Washington Debt Pact
The Gironde department general council in Hordeau France rejected ratification of the Washington debt settlement. They gave confidence to the French government but urged financial restoration and economic stability without approving the debt agreement.
Davis reaches semifinals in national tennis championship
Vincent Richards, the youthful pop star, advances to the semifinals of the national men's tennis championship by defeating Jacques Brugnon in straight sets 62 61 62. The quarterfinals feature four Franco American matches.
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Forest Hills
Vincent Richarda
Davis
Jacques Brugnon
Leaking gasoline delays Sikorsky New York Paris flight
Westbury N Y Sept 16 The New York to Paris flight of Capt Rene Fonck and three companions was postponed due to a gasoline tank leak on the Sikorsky three motor biplane. The leak flowed at about 10 gallons an hour and a bolt head in the tank had sprung off delaying takeoff. Weather conditions threatened to prevent a start this year and the flight was tentatively rescheduled for tomorrow pending favorable conditions.
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Paris
Rene Fonck
Lecause
Igore Sikorsky
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Ponck
Victim Stabbed By Bandit Gang In Mexico City
Jacob Rosenthal of Long Island was killed by bandit captors in Mexico City after a pursuit by federal soldiers. His body was recovered and sent to Cuernavaca for burial. The captors had demanded a $10,000 ransom from his relatives.
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Jacob Rosenthal
Long Island
Rosenthal
Cuernavaca
Hhot
Reynolds Claims Piano Marathon World Record at 105 Hours
Omala Nebraska reports Bud Reynolds of Columbus Ohio set a piano marathon world record by playing 105 hours in Omala. He surpassed the previous 103 hour mark from San Francisco. Reynolds was fed broth and soup by a cafe manager, paused briefly Tuesday, and continued after an eight minute rest. Doctors checked him twice daily as his fingertips and wrists fatigued and swelled.
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Bud Reynolds
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Ohio
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Frameup alleged in McPherson case tied to Melosh
Los Angeles reports third alleged frame up of evidence in the Aimee Semple McPherson case. Nick Harris, head of a local detective agency, says former membership salesman Harry Melosh offered to provide details to substantiate a kidnapping story and claimed to help stage the frame.
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the Times
Aimee Semple McPherson
District Attorney's Office
Nick Harris
Harry Melosh
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Baseball doubleheader results from Philadelphia to Chicago
Today's games at Philadelphia and other cities show mixed scores. Rhem and Reed teammates led Philadelphia in a 37 to 23 win in the first game, while later matchups featured Reinhart Vick Mitchell and others contributing for Boston and New York in tight or decisive clashes across multiple parks.
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Italian steamer Ellenin sinks off British coast
London dispatch reports the Italian steamer Ellenin sank this afternoon off the British coast with all hands. The nearby steamer Homerie rushed at full speed to the scene to attempt rescue.
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Robby Jones Reaches Final Round at Baltusrol
The veteran Chicago player Chie Sand leads Robby Jones into the final round of the national amateur golf event at Baltusrol. Jones advances as Sand steadies on the course to secure his place in the late stage.
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Robby Jones
Ibaa
Baltus Rol
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Chie Eaan Sand
Utah Bourbons Nominate Cult Tam iout Ticket Long
Democratic congressional candidates to oppose Republican incumbents will be nominated at two simultaneous conventions in Salt Lake City. The state convention will name a U.S. senator and a supreme court justice. several contenders, including for the first district and second district seats, are listed. James H Moyle will deliver the keynote address.
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United States
Supreme Court
Don R. Colton
Weston Vernon
Logan
Democratic National Committee
Salt Lake County
C. Clarence Neslin
E. O. Leatherwood
Thse
Ashby Snow
W. W. Armstrong
W. R. Wallace
Utah
James H. Moyle
Washington and national primary results show Jones leading in Senate race
Early returns from Washington and Oregon show United States Senator Wesley L. Jones leading in the Republican primary with 108 602 votes to Hammond and Griffiths. Bullitt leads the Democratic Senate race in Washington with 8 904 votes. in Oregon Waterman and Shoup lead in Senate and gubernatorial races as returns trail in.
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Wesley L. Jones
Coolidge
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Jones
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World Court
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Austin E. Griffiths
Leekes Henry
A. Scott Bullitt
Kentucky
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Port Townsend
George F. Cottrell
Long Street
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Colo
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Oliver H. Shoup
Waterman
Rice W. Means
George A. Luxford
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Shoup
John P. Vivian
Carl
Milliken
William E. Sweet
Sweet
Paul Prosser
Frank J. Hayes
Willian H. Adams
Juge Samuel W. Johnson
Adams
Johueson
Despondent actor Earl Cavanaugh dies by suicide
In New York on September 16, actor Earl Cavanaugh hanged himself in his apartment using a belt as his wife and daughter Ruth celebrated the daughter's birthday with friends at a nearby restaurant. Police say he was despondent over unemployment and lack of money to visit his dying mother or buy a birthday cake for his daughter.
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Earl Cavanaugh
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