Factional Fights Reported Across Mexican States In Sept
The AP dispatches describe federal troops clashing with rebels in Jalisco and Nayarit. In Jalisco two battles near Los Mesquites and Portezuelo killed 34 rebels, while a four hour stand by Father Sedano aided troops. A second engagement left 18 dead as rebels fled. In Nayarit troops were ordered to protect American interests near the Amajac gold mines.
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Jalisco
Los Mesquites
Portezueio
Ss Mesquites
Father Sedano
Alberto Parajas
Franciscosa
Florencio Zaragoza
Jesus Mez
Hivila
E Mountains
Naga
Amajac
Secret trial opens over $10,000 damage suit in Utah
Salt Lake City September 29 Judge L B Wight presided as county Commissioner Jon Labrum faced a $10,000 damage action by Mrs Belva Burgner alleging an attempted assault. Labrum refused to answer in deposition earlier and was threatened with contempt, later changing his mind as secret questions were answered. The suit follows three actions against Labrum and commissioners to the home of Hattie Jensen mother of Miss Utah 1926 on July 6. Other plaintiffs include Mrs Lucinda Parr and Mrs Carstensen with dates undetermined.
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Salt Lake City
Jon Labrum
Belva Burgner
L. B. Wight
Labrum
Wlliam H. Stenacher
Rueben T.lquist
Hattie Jensen
Utah
Lucinda Parr
Carstensen
Happy Time Wins Eastern Shore Cap at Havre de Grace
Happy Time captured the eastern shore handicap at Havre de Grace Md finishing ahead of Reigh Count and Ex bar. Time posted 1 12 2 5 with $2 wagering paying 24.70 for the winner, 11.50 for place and 7.70 for show.
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Havre DE Grace
Happy Time
Reigh
Exbar
Verdugo Hills Fire Threat Fanned by Shifting Winds
Winds shifted and appeared to halt a canyon fire in Verdugo Hills Calaveras district threatening several fine homes. Fire crews battled gusty conditions as the blaze sparked concern in the Falen dale area near Wind Stors.
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Falendale
Calif
Canyon
Verdugo Hills
Flood resolution urged quick federal action at meeting
In Beattle on September 28, the Investment Bankers' Association of America adopted a resolution calling on the national government to deal promptly and effectively with the Mississippi flood problem. The action was approved unanimously at the convention.
Indiana corruption cases reach courtroom in Indianapolis
After 13 months of inquiry an extended grand jury has indicted Gov. Ed Jackson Mayor John Duvall attorney Robert Marsh and county chairman George Coffin on bribery and corrupt practices charges. Former Gov. Warren T. McCray may testify for the state.
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India
Ed. Jackson
John Duvall
Indianapolis
Robert Marsh
George W. Coffin
Duvall
Warren T. McCray
Colorado River Dispute Continues With Secret Talks
Denver September 29 A split among upper basin governors surfaced as executive sessions dominated the Colorado river conference. Utah delegate W R Wallace urged recess to press secret negotiations while Wyoming Governor Frank C Emerson reported a settlement proposal for the water division between Arizona and California nearing presentation.
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Denver
Upper Basin
Colorado River
W. R. Wallace
Utah
Frank C. Emerson
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Arigona
California
Brain of Woman Not Inferior to Man Says Research
A study of Helen H. Gardener, a federal official and feminist, concludes there is no inborn mental inferiority in women. Gardener’s brain, bequeathed to Cornell, is compared with 20 others and shows development in vision, learning, thought and expression regions.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Helen H. Gardener
Gardener
Cornell
Ruth Matches 1921 Homer Mark With Second Tee
Babe Ruth tied his 1921 season high of 59 homers by belting his 58th in the fifth inning of the Yankees versus the Senators after U.S. now. He had already hit homer No. 58 in the first inning.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Senators
Report of aviator body sighting in Conception Bay discredited
The Newfoundland authorities debunked a rumor of an aviator body seen near Conception Bay and Harbor Grace. Officials said no identification or investigation would follow. The tale involved two men claiming a helmeted body was sighted between Belle Island and Harbor Grace but lacked confirmation.
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ST. Johns
N.F
Conception Bay
Newfoundland Constabulary
Harbor Grace
N. F
Belle Island
Belie Island
New Foundland
Europe
Amnesty requested for 800 prisoners in Germany
Berlin Sept 29 Amnesty for eight hundred prisoners has been requested by the German League for Human Rights on the occasion of President von Hindenburgs 80th birthday next Monday.
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Berlin
von Hindenbrg
German League For Human Rights
Emerson High Pupils Threaten Expulsion Over Segregation Walkout
In Gary Indiana 1500 students at Emerson High School faced expulsion for the semester if the segregation strike ends. Leaders demand removal of 24 Negro students and segregation in one count with barred athletics while nonstrikers return. Parents back the action amid heated protests and threats to halve the school's enrollment.
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Gary
Ind
Hiases
William A. Wirt
Emerson High School
Wirt
Board of Education
General Storm Brings Rain to South Idaho
Boise reports two tenths of an inch of rain from six AM to noon as a general storm sprawls across southern Idaho. Unsettled weather was forecast and the storm is said to delay late prune movement and apple picking.
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Boise
Idaho
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Poison findings change Mary Atkinson murder case
Enid Oklahoma September 29 brief: revised pathology shows not enough poison in Mary Jane Bailey's viscera to prove fatal prompting the continuation of the preliminary hearing for nurse Mary Atkinson charged with slaying the minister's daughter. Dan Mitchell county attorney noted the unexpected negative report and said clinical testimony will proceed alongside doctors who treated Mary Jane and her mother. Stuart Bailey son of the minister was among the Bailey children affected.
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Enid
Okla
Mary Jane Bailey
State Today
Mary Atkinson
Dan Mitchell
Miss Atkinson
Charles Batley
Mitchell
W. H. Bailey
Oklahoma City
Bailey
Mary Jane
Stuart Bailey
Northern Pacific shows increase in earnings for week
Charles Donnelly, president of the Northern Pacific, reported that the third week in September marked a turn from declines to increases in the road's earnings versus a year earlier. He expected September totals to resemble 1926, and foresees a potential gain in the last quarter offsetting the early-year shortfall.
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New York
Charles Donnelly
The
Northern Pacific
Senator Watson Recovers in Rochester
United States Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, treated in Rochester for a duodenal ulcer, will depart tonight with Mrs. Watson for Washington DC. He has virtually recovered, though must stay on a strict diet for six months. he has been in Rochester for five weeks.
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Rochester
Minn
United States
James E. Watson Watson
Indiana
Ruth Hits Two Homers as Yankees Rout Senators
Babe Ruth led a scoring barrage for New York, hitting two home runs including one with the bases loaded, in a 14 to 4 victory over the Washington Senators. In other action, Jack Bradley limited the Athletics to five hits as Boston won the first game of a late-season series 6 to 1 in Philadelphia.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Senators
Philadelphia
Jack Bradley
Waterbury
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Auto Crash In Phoenix Injures Two Men
Herbert C Schoenher of Allen Indiana is near death and William Crow of Cleveland Ohio is seriously injured after a collision between their car and a street car in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Herman C. Schoenher
Allen
Ind
William Crow
Cleveland
Ohio
Must Stay Home for Turkish Census in October
Constantinople reports a nationwide census to occur October 28 with 60,000 officials collecting the first complete count. Citizens must remain at home, transportation stops, schools close, and leaving before noon incurs fines or imprisonment.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Prohibition Draws Mixed Rail Road and Legal Backlash
J M Gibbons says rail executives oppose prohibition due to effects on workers and a 40 percent rise in accidents since the 18th amendment. John S Wise Jr cites graft from liquor law enforcement, estimating 25 million dollars daily. Lawyers form a committee to condemn prohibition for bar association submission.
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Gibbons
Bankers Club
John S. Wise, Jr
Bar Association
Railway Mail Chief Visits Pocatello On Inspection Tour
Eugene W. Satterwhite assistant general superintendent of the railway mail service spends a few days in Pocatello on a western division inspection. He aims to become acquainted with West Coast men and equipment and commends the local cars as clean well lighted and standard. He entered service as a railway mail clerk in 1898 and has served nearly thirty years.
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Eugene W. Satterwhite
Railway Mail Service
Washington, D. C
Pocatello
A. D. Lawrence
Satterwhite
Medieval Missouri Tornado Devastates St. Louis
A powerful tornado struck St. Louis causing extensive property damage and at least thirty deaths. Among the victims were Hugh Pertle Alvie Anderson Julie Anden and Detective Sergeant Edward Schaaf. Numerous injuries reported as buildings collapsed and debris harmed residents and workers at several plants including Polar Wave Ice and Hydraulic Pressed Brick. A telegraph pole toppled through a roof at Federal Motor Car company and a woman was taken to the morgue. The storm also brought heavy rain and winds.
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ST. Louis
Hugh Pertle
Alvie Anderson
Julie Anden
Polar Wave Ice Company
Joseph Simon
Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company
Edward Schaaf
West End
William Owlsey
Joseph Berry
Mary Potee
Federal Motor Car Company
Vision Returns to German Girl
Paris reports the case of Theresa Neumann, a blind German girl who regained sight in 1924 after intense religious devotion. An international committee of psychic researchers will visit her to record blood tears and stigmata while assessing her status as a medium.
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Paris
Theresa Neumann
Konnersreuth
Germany
International Congress For Phychic Research
Rain Cancels Fourth Day Races at Cache County Fair
Rain prevented the scheduled four horse races at the Cache county fair in Logan for the second straight day. Despite the weather, a fair attendance explored the exhibit building and livestock displays while enjoying free street stunts provided by the committee as the county fair activities continued. The fair closes tonight.
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Logan
Cache County Fair
Boston Man’s Invitations Spark Global Curiosity
Boston officials faced embarrassment as 7300 invitations to the 1930 tercentenary were secretly sent by Dorchester lamplighter William Ryan. He claimed to invite cities worldwide, including Moscow and other nations, seeking to “light the world to a new freedom,” while officials learned of the expansive outreach only after inquiries.
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Boston
Soviet Russia
Germany
Denmark
William Ryan
Dorcester
Amored Inquirers
Nicholas
Borwt Russia
Ryan
World League of Cities
Moscow
Russia
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