Typhoon and Christian and Bootleg Profits in 1927 Chaos
Bad news from Asia runs through 1927 headlines. A devastating typhoon in Kiushin Island claims 1 000 lives while China reports 30 000 massacred by Marshal Feng Xubsiang, called the Christian General. In New York, bootleg whiskey and immigration issues mix with a new drug called the Cup-dodger as U S authorities note rising crime and irregular immigration. A murder plot in New York ends with drowning and insurance claims. Science discusses earth crust movement and new measurement tech as humanity probes the limits of knowledge. The Monroe house auction sells for 10 000 dollars amid hopes the Monroe Doctrine endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Feng Xu-bsiang
McAdoo
New York
America
Futile Search for Old Glory Life Raft Near Newfoundland
In St John’s Newfoundland on September 15 captains say the Kyle should abandon the search for the Old Glory life raft as the mid Atlantic drift would have carried it toward Ireland, with no word since Tuesday night from the Kyle. The Newfoundland Railway commission and a New York Daily Mirror representative sponsor the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johns
N. F
Kyle
Maine
New Foundland Railway Commission
New York Daily Mirror
Ireland
mid-Atlantiz
Second Edition FOR SALE Odd pieces of furniture
Odd pieces of furniture offered for sale with contact by phone 776 R at 117 Cayuga Avenue. The brief notice lists the sale as available from a local listing in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayuga Avenué
Unseasonably warm weather takes toll across cities
A heat wave across the Midwest and Northeast caused over twenty deaths, with Chicago facing near 90s and Denver at 53 in the morning, while relief was forecast for tomorrow. Temperatures climbed in Kansas City and central Kansas, and snow was reported in Rabbit Ear Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlewest
Rabbit Ear Pass
Steamboat Springs
Coro
Denver
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Kansas
St Paul
Minn
Texas
Ioneis
Ats
Memphis
St. Louis
Lincoln
Rockford
Omaha
Birmingham
Norfel
Neb
Milwaukee
Des Moines
New York
Mercury
Pittsburgh
Rounding Up Ballot Boxes for 1926 Senate Contest
Harrisburg Sept 15 The work of rounding up ballot boxes for the 1926 senatorial contest between William B. Wilson and William S Ware began in the middle district of Pennsylvania. U S Marshal John Glass and deputies will seize boxes in five counties with a single box set Tioga Lycoming Huntingdon Northumberland and Luzerne to prevent ballot destruction before the September 20 primary. After securing these five counties they will proceed to the remaining 27 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Wm. B. Wilson
William S. Ware
Middle
States District Court of Pennsylvania
John Glass
Shamokin
United States
Marshal Glass
Tioga
Lycoming
Huntingdon
Northumberland
Luzerne
Isadora Duncan dies in bottleneck of French car crash
In Nice France on September 15 world famous dancer Isadora Duncan died after a scarf tangled in a racing car wheel. Mary Desta and an American driver assisted as Duncan reportedly expressed a wish to die shortly before the fatal accident. Duncan’s body was taken to a hospital and later laid in her studio awaiting arrangements. official note says death was from strangulation and injuries from the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
Isadora Duncan
Mary Desta
Miss Duncan
Siss Desta
Miss Desta
Edgar Joses
Josez
Paris
Homestead Councilmen Sentenced in Liquor Conspiracy Case
Five Homestead borough council members were sentenced to one year and a day in Atlanta federal prison for conspiring to manufacture sell transport and possess illegal liquor. Two bootleggers got 15 months each. Additional defendants face later sentencing as appeals are planned.
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Pittsburgh
Homestead
Federal
Atlanta
Edward Etc
Gen McLaughlin
Samuel T. Horgan
Jol H. Richards
James Oates
Samuel Stein
Joe Franks
Banas
M. Gibsa
Aceninis Boniface
Samuel Sickherson
Eer
Canada Cuba and Finland Elected to League Council
In Geneva on September 15 Canada Cuba and Finland were elected non permanent members of the League of Nations Council. They succeeded Belgium San Salvador and Czechoslovakia whose terms expired. Belgium’s request for renewer eligibility failed by a large margin and Foreign Minister Vandervelde said the vote was a matter of principle.
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Geneva
Canada
Cubar J
Finland
League of Nations Council
Belgium
San Salvador
Czecho- Slovakia
Vandervelde
Assembly of Belgium
League
Nurse Cannot Recall Sex of Smith Baby in Cleveland Case
Mrs Sam Smith of Cleveland sues the hospital claiming a boy was born August 22 but the infant was later substituted. Nurse Mia Meyer testified she cannot remember the baby's sex, saying obstetrical cases the same day make it hard to distinguish each child. The nurse was interviewed while visiting Detroit.
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Cleveland
Sam Smith
Ruth Meyer
Detroit
Mia
Common Pleas Court
Smith
Mina Meyer
Cour
Elder Aims to Fly Atlantic Despite Weather Fears
Ruth Elder and co pilot Captain George Haldeman arrived at Roosevelt Field after a 420 mile flight from Wheeling. Elder stated plans to depart for Paris within two to three days if conditions permit. Officials announced new trans Atlantic rules requiring water landing gear radio navigator and expert inspections which the American Girl lacks.
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New York
Ruth Elder
Paris
Miss Elder
George Haldeman
Atlantic
J. F. Lannin
Roosevelt Field
Haldeman
Mother of Lost Aviator Remembered in Paris Gift
Paris report says Mayor James J Walker presented Mme Nungesser, mother of Charles Nungesser, with a 1,000,000 francs check from New York citizens. The sum, about 37,200 dollars, was raised by popular subscription. Walker arrived an hour late and called Nungesser a wonderful son who did much.
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Paris
James J Walker
New York
Mme. Nungesser
Charles Nungesser
Atlantic
Frances
del Sol
Longworth and Nye clash over calling extra session
United Press reports a White House confrontation on Sept 15 over a possible extra or special congressional session. Nye accuses the Republican old guard of delaying progress, linking it to farm relief and flood control while Borah notes sessions rarely start until March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul K. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Congress
Senata
White House
Longworth
House
Coolidge
Borah
Foreign Relations
Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Old Guard
Nya
Senate
Cal
Towa
Rurseyer
Iowa
Hock
Kansas
Rochester Shooting Leaves Hough Dead In Office
Reports from Rochester say David M. Hough broker was fatally shot at his Converse and Hough office. Conflicting accounts describe murder suicide and accident as he left his office with a bullet wound near the heart and died at St Mary’s Hospital. In Erie, Mrs Mary Kin, aged 104, long noted as the oldest woman in the county, died at her home.
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Rochester
David M. Hough
Converse and
Wowan
Erie
Mary K
Erie County
Paris Purged For Legion Meetings
Paris prepares for the American Legion convention as police raid Montmartre and Montparnasse venues to purge tourist robed establishments. Chiappe vows cleansing of the hill while Paris, Cherbourg, and Le Havre welcome Legionnaires with flags and elaborate entertainments as destroyers are ordered to meet the incoming armada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
American Legion
Legion Convention
Montmarte
Chiappe
Montparnasse
Cherbourg
Havre
Legionnaires
Legion
Fall Fashion Show Opens Warren Store Brightly
Warren’s leading social and commercial groups united to launch the autumn season with a lavish style show at Metzger Wright’s Second Avenue store. Twelve prominent local women modeled the new season, as Metzger Wright provided frocks coats and fur for the display amid decorative revamps and a grand stage. Large crowds attended from early hours to enjoy the opening celebration with Smiths Orchestra supplying music. Continued on Page Two.
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Warren
Locnl
Woman's Club
Metzger- Wright's
Metzger-Wright
Second Avenue
Liberty Street
Theta
Smith
Page
Smallest and Largest Post Offices in U S
Niagara walls report shows Chambers, Gr as smallest post office by volume, handling $8,468 in the last fiscal year. New York City tops with postal receipts of $72,699,207, per John H. Bartlett, first assistant postmaster general.
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Niagara Walls
N. Y
Sept. Te
UPI
United States
Chambers, Gr
New York City
John H. Bartlett
Chambers
Bartlett
Weather Outlook for Western Pa and Northeast Regions
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions in western Pennsylvania tonight and Friday. A low pressure system off the New England coast brings light to moderate winds and cooler temperatures in parts of the northeast while high pressure dominates the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Temperatures vary from below freezing in Alberta to near 80s in Atlantic City and Miami areas with clear skies across the lakes to the Gulf.
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New England
Boston
Buffalo
Iowa
Kansas
Arizona
Saskatchewan
Prince Albart
Ohio
Mississippi
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Lake Region
Plains States
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Northwest
Alberta
North Dakota
Lakes
Gulf of Mexea
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Relye Yellowstonea
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Typhoon
Christian
Arthur Brisbane
Conyright
N. Y. American Inc
Asia
Japan
Kiushin Island
Tr. Hull
United States Immigration
Lug
Benjamin Goldstein
Sac
Joseph Lefkowitz
Harry Goldberg
Irvin Rabinzahl
Goldstein
Revhin
Muen
Terra Firma
Lambert
Gurvey
Earth
Ocean
South America
Africa
The
American Historical Preservation Society
Monroe
Thia
Withering Heat
Mid-West
Michigan Lake Resorts
Dancer
Ysadore Denean
Robert W. Candler
John Jacob Astor
BORO
Srere
Gibson
Harry Estep
McLaughlin and Horgan
Secrnet Court of Appeals
Philadelpoh
Cuba
Henry Wood
Ruth
Fall
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