McPherson Faces Accusers in Preliminary Hearing
Aimee Semple McPherson and relatives stand accused as prosecutors move toward a preliminary hearing on criminal conspiracy to defeat justice. Dozens of witnesses from Venice, Santa Monica, Douglas, Carmel, Oakland, and other cities are subpoenaed to testify about her disappearance and reappearance amid a storied kidnapping claim.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Istrict
Asa Keyes
Venice
Santa Monica
Douglas
Arizona
McPherson
Carmel
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Oakland
Santa Barbara
Salinas
Miston
Kennedy
Chicken thief in trouble again after long spree
A notorious mountain chicken chief from the Welsh mountains near Reading is back in prison after a raid yielding chickens and other items. His life spans 31 years of freedom and 43 years in jail with repeated reform efforts and preaching, often ending in new sentences for thefts.
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Phoenixville
Farma
Couny
Reading
Italy
Northern Pacific shows larger net income for eight months
Mt Paul Sept 27 News reports Northern Pacific Railway shows net operating income rising by 3 280 762 for the first eight months of 1926 compared with 1925. August 1926 net income reached 2 746 to mark a gain over August 1925. Operating revenues totaled 90 050 578, up from August 1925.
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Mt. Paul
Northern Pacific Way
Moe
Tribune Magnetic Baseball Player Board Preview for World Series
Carpenters install Tribune Magnetic Baseball Player board in front of the Tribune office on West Center for the Yankees versus Cardinals World Series. The display features a rolling ball and bat with steel disk runners and a swinging bat, showing every possible play with side scoreboards detailing game summaries.
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Tribune
West Center
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
West Center Street
Arthur
Arthur and
Garfield
Center
The
Scranton Flyer Collision Leaves Nine Dead In City
At least nine people died and thirty five were injured when the Scranton Flyer of the Jersey Central railroad collided with the Lehigh Valley Limited at a crossover near Scranton Union Station. The crash occurred about 0:45 am and involved a single car overturning. Among the dead identified were Hugh McGee of Allentown and George Goveather of New Haven. others remained unnamed.
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Bethlehem
Scranton ‘ Flyer
Jersey Central Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
A& m
New Union Station
Lehigh Limited
Buffalo
New York
Bape
N. Y
Philadelphia
Jersey Central
Hugh McGee
Allentown
Lehigh Valley
George Goveather
New Maven
Conn
David Baum
Wilkesbarre
D. V. Bhovelin
Addrom
Ingersoll and Company Club
Weather Outlook: Slight Temperature Change Tonight Through Tuesday
The forecast shows generally mild weather with little change in temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Skies remain mostly clear with light winds and no significant precipitation expected.
France Pledges to Pay Foreign Debts and Stabilize Finances
Premier Poincare told the Meuse department council that France has not repudiated foreign debts and will pay them as possible. He spoke of parliament ratifying settlements soon, stressed no rancor toward former enemies, and tied cabinet fate to economy measures and payroll reforms amid franc stabilization efforts.
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Bar Lo Duc
France
Poincare
General Council
Department of Meuse
Eee
Sinking Fund Commission
Reduced Rates Boost Federal Revenue in Year End Figures
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau's annual totals show a $251,859,263 rise in revenue from the previous year as reduced personal income taxes and other levies led to a sharp gain. Total 1926–27 collections reached $2,835,699,802, with New York State producing $69,505,487 in income tax and $164,224,046 in miscellaneous receipts.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
New York State
Michigan
North Carolina
Coal Exports Stimulated by British Strike in 1925
American coal exports rose due to the long British coal strike. Bituminous shipments totaled 3,547,047 tons, with 1,797,000 tons in August 1925. For 1926 including August, bituminous exports reached 14,688,206 tons, up from the previous year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Tonga
Games Report From Boston and Philadelphia
Baseball box score notes show Boston 570 runs and 411 9 innings, mentioning Haccht Smith Jonnard and Hogan with unclear roles in the matchup against rivals WW and Philadelphia.
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Boston
R, WW
Philadelphia
Haccht
F. Smith
Jonnard
Hogan
Cleveland scores and names amid scattered digits
In Cleveland a box score fragment lists Philadelphia 010 030 000- 498-ppm 010 and names Groves Quinn Gray Cochrane plus a firm reference to Renew amid partial data from a historical page.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Crove
Quinn, Gray and Cochrane
Renew
Rescue Effort Pushes Toward 400 Feet Drill Target
In Ironwood Michigan a mine cave in has entombed forty three workers. Rescue teams use three shafts and a diamond drill to reach the eighth level 600 feet below ground. Debris and air concerns slow progress yet hope remains as long as the drill reaches the trapped men with shift boss Tom Trewartha among the survivors.
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Ironwood
Mich
Pabst
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Tom Trewartha
Gibson Reviews the Situation on Disarmament Talks
Geneva September 27 American Minister Hugh Gibson described press criticism claiming the U SAMB delegation sought to slow disarmament efforts as misleading. He cited his proposal for technical subcommittees to focus on technical matters over political ones and warned such criticisms could mislead a wider audience though the committee was not.
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Geneva
Hugh Gibson
Lis
Gibson
Girl Calls Off an Engagement in Shocking Promise
Bohumair Kryl, famed composer, may demand his promised $100000 on daughter Marie 50th birthday if she does not wed. Miss Kryl reportedly engaged six weeks ago to Greek nobleman Spiro Indro Kiraseo. Kiraseo arrived in New York late August. attempts to contact Miss Kryl failed.
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Chicago
Bohumair Kryl
Marie
Misa Kryl
Spiro Indro Kiraeso
Kira
Moro Outlaws Rounded Up Near Ubian
Seven Moros were killed and several wounded when a Moro band clashed with the advance constabulary near Ubian in Sulu province. Three constabulary privates died and five were wounded in the encounter as authorities attempted to round up the insurgents.
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Manila
Constabulary
Adrnace Constabulary
Ubian
Sula
Nakamoto claims new smoke screen aids war effort
Tokyo Sept 27 authorities believe a new smoke screen invented by Professor Minoru Nakamoto head of Kanazawa Technical school chemistry department is invaluable for war. The seven times more effective smoke withstands ordinary wind and is touted as a wartime breakthrough.
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Tokyo
Minoru Nakamoto
Kanazawa
Republicans Nominate Moderate Wet Mills for Governor
New York leaders name Representative Ogden TL Mills a moderate wet to oppose Al Smith. Democrats in Syracuse set to nominate Smith for a fourth term. Wagner of New York expected as U S senator. Prohibition plank debated with calls for enforcement and possible reform of federal statutes. Rumors persist of opposition to Mills from upstate factions and city forces.
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New York
Odgen TL. Mills
al Smith
Syracuse
Smith
Robert I. Wagner
United States
James W. Wadsworth Jr
Albany
Thomas F. Conway
Plattsburgh
Justice Wagner
Lowman
Plorence Schnapp
Madison Square Garden
Portland Gunman Arrested After Attempted Hold-Up
B.G. Mason alias George Edward Graham, 45, a Portland Oregon man, was seized after a late night holdup attempt. Police say he is wanted on a separate $16,000 robbery charge.
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Ralt Lake
Cher
B. G. Mason
George Edward Graham
Portland
Ore
Mason
Romans
Parliament recalled for coal emergency measures
London Sept 27 Members of parliament are recalled from vacation to consider sanction for monthly emergency funds due to the coal strike. The House of Lords will likely approve without debate while Laborites in the Commons plan to oppose the measures.
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London
House of Lords
N of Commona
Rupert Woman Sentenced to Life for Poison Murder
Mrs. Mary Crumroy was sentenced to life in the Idaho State Prison at Boise for the murder of her husband Carl Crumroy by poison. Judge T Bailey Lee ordered no parole eligibility for 50 years. The jury had votes of 9 to 3 and 11 to 1 on first degree murder.
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Rupert
Mary Crumroy
Idaho
Boise
T. Bailey Lee
Carl Crumroy
Lee
Dry question raises rumpus in New York Republican ranks
In New York on September 27 AP reports a rift among Republicans over prohibition. Representative Ogden Mills warns delegates at the state convention amid dry faction tensions driven by rival wet and dry views and independent candidates. Mills argues for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment through state action if the referendum fails.
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New York
New York State
Ogden P Mills
United States
James W. Wadsworth Jr
Hlimself
Milla
Mills
Mr. Mills
Weather notes on Chicago area crops and market impact
A Chicago area weather note says cooler temperatures helped the corn crop improve after a warm spell. Conditions shift for the belt, aiding early stages and giving futures a cautious outlook for marketing.
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Chicago
Bept
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