Pictures Seized As Plane Awaits Dempsey Tunney Fight
Federal court in Chicago charged a conspiracy to transport motion pictures of the Dempsey Tunney fight in violation of interstate commerce laws. Five film copies were seized while loaded for Canada. four were released to a Newfoundland firm under bond. Sonenshine denied possession by 4 p.m. or risk a $100,000 loss. Gene Tunney ready for any challenger. Rickard eyes next heavyweight elimination bouts.
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Chicago
Tunney
Oscar R. Loring
Criminal Division
Attorney General's Office
Wilkersom
Lms
Canada
Wilkerson
Henry Sonnenshein
Goodsrt Motion Picture Company
U. S
Glass
Cricago
Planay
Federal Sage Fame
HuNerReht
Thep Clenshine
Good ~Art Palma “Company
Tiberty
Bond
James R. Glass
Sonenshine
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tanney
Dempsey
United Press Today
Rickard
Gene Tunney
Billy Gibson
Gibson
Global politics and aviation debate unfold in 1927 era news
A fragmented 1927 column surveys government by the people and a critique of democratic systems, interwoven with boxing weigh-ins, Bolshevik debt talks, and bold aviation feats. It notes Dempsey's weight, radio fight coverage, and Germans' air and shipbuilding advances while urging state action to defend regions amid limited federal foresight.
Coolidge backs Yellowstone as vacation site option
President Coolidge favored spending next summer near Yellowstone National Park if possible avoiding the White House heat of the 1928 campaign. Estates in Jackson Hole were recommended after taste tests this summer, with talks of a permanent summer White House rejected to avoid setting a precedent for successors.
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Washington
Coolidge
Yellowstone National Park
White House
Jackson Hole
Yellowstone
Bhief
National Park
Black
Cooldge
Allegheny Highway Progress Delayed Until Thanksgiving
Harrisburg report states that Route 66 between Tionesta and Tidivate known as the Allegheny highway will not open before Thanksgiving Day. About two and a half miles remain under construction as rumors of an earlier opening circulate.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Houte 66
Tionesta
Tidivate
Floods Displace Thousands in Mexican River Disaster
At least 7,000 to 10,000 people were left homeless as the Anuco River overflowed, destroying 1,200 homes and causing two to three million dollars in damage. Panuco, Acambaro, and Salamanca bore the worst impact, with Acambaro hardest hit and reports of 22 soldiers missing unconfirmed. Relief funds flowed from chambers of commerce and charities. Cyclone warnings continued along the Gulf coast, and malaria threats rose among displaced oil camp residents as Tampico shipped in nurses and supplies.
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Mexico City
Anuco
Panuco
Acambaro
Salamanca
Acambero Siding
Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Vera Cruz
Paungo
Tampico
Alleged Madman Shot and Killed by Cop in Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports George H. Kummer age 60, assistant general passenger agent of the Chicago and Eastern Limos railroad, shot and killed by a policeman after allegedly attacking his divorced wife with a butcher knife. Mrs Kummer and Miles Brabazon confirm Kummer had recently left a sanitarium and was under care at his wife’s home when the incident occurred. The officer fired to defend himself from what police described as a mad attack.
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Chicago
George H. Kummer
Chicago and Eastern Limos Railroad
Hummer
Kummer
Miles Brabazon
Chas. B. Cheysler
Chrysler
Pettora
E. P. Okes
St. Loui
Frisch
Frank Prisch
Speed of Train Blamed for Broadway Limited Wreck
Pennsylvania officials urged speed reduction on the curve near Gallitzin Pennsylvania after the Broadway Limited derailed with two deaths. Investigators found no equipment or track fault and noted conflicting crew testimony on the train’s speed.
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Wreck OF Broadway Ltd
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gallitain
Altoona
Broadway Limited
John P. Doheney
Accidents Bureau
Pennsylvania Public Service Commission
Doheney
Dohoney
Honey
Page Thirtees
Navy Critic Rear Admiral Triggers Political Storm
A rear admiral's magazine article criticizing naval overhead sparks a political storm in Washington. Critics say the piece targets system flaws rather than officers, citing 24 officers at a naval medical school and 55 admirals across ranks. Magruder, 60, a World War I veteran from Gazoo County Mississippi, commands cruiser divisions on the recent Australian cruise.
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Washington
Navy Today
Navy
Thomas Pickett Magruder
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
MacGruder
Magruder
Army and Navy Journal
Navy Department
Maler
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Charleston
3. C
Navy Yard
Aren Adaee
Meares
Navy ‘Medical School
Naval Hospital
Congress
Gazoo County
Miss
Naval Academy
Principals Oppose School Fraternities Conference Outcome
Harrisburg report notes normal school principals meeting to discuss Greek letter frats in state supported schools. They oppose fraternities formed on scholarship not open to all, favor inclusive social organizations. No formal action taken. The session prepared for the November 2 9 and 4 district and county superintendent conference.
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Harrisburg
Dirigibles Return to Langley Field After East Coast Cruise
The army airships TC-9 and TC-5 landed at Langley Field Virginia after a Lakehurst New Jersey to Langley cruise without incident. The two airships completed their east coast mission and are back in their hangars.
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Langley Field
Little Salesmen Lost Between General Wow and Beech Street
Partial OCR text shows a fragmented advertisement or notice mentioning Beech Street and a sales item. Readable pieces reference Beech Street and a rare item for sale with stray words suggesting a storefront or catalog entry.
River Sailors Locate Body of Unidentified Woman
Falls River sailors and Niagara Falls witnesses report an unidentified woman, about 40, who sat on a bench, then waded into rapids and was swept over the cataract. A trace of her body was found. she wore a long black coat and no hat.
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Niagaraiver
N.Y
Hoss
Tate
Niagara Falls
Weper
Newsa
Last Doughboys of Second AEF to Be Home Christmas
Paris dispatch notes the last doughboys of the second A E F to be out by Christmas. About 2160 travel by ship from Havre Cherbourg and Antwerp with eight hundred fifty more on two steamers. Additional thousands depart by rail or air as Europe awaits their return.
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Second
Paris
A. BE. P
Havre
Cherbourg
Antwerp
Europe
Knights of Columbus
Legionnaie
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Five Erie Firemen Injured in Barn Collapse
Five Erie firefighters were seriously hurt when a wall collapsed during a blaze in a two story barn. Captains Amann Andrews Sweitzer and pipemen Sullivan Moore sustained bruises and burns. three others were treated at a hospital. The blaze is blamed on tramps. Separately Secretary of Labor Days ordered an investigation into Fascisti activities amid reported oaths to the Duce.
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Erie
Amann
Andrews
Sweitzer
Sullivan
Moore
Washington
Fascisti Activites
Fascisti League of North America
J. R. Thomas
Baltimore
Davis
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Bodies of three found at auto wreck in ditch
Ashland Kentucky authorities report the bodies of a man a woman and a child found in an overturned car in a roadside ditch. A passing motorist heard a baby's cries and rescued the infant who was thrown clear and expected to recover.
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Auto Wreck
Ashland
Tragedy strikes mining camp hostess in Coverdale death
In Coverdale a boarding house party hosted by Mrs. Helen Postek 46 ended with her death after a revolver discharged during the gathering attended by two boarders and four police. State police investigated the fatal shooting, locating the wounded hostess who died from the chest wound.
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Pittsburgh
Helen Postek
Coverdale
Postak
One Killed Three Hurt In Greensburg Crash
A car overturned on the Greensburg highway injuring four riders. Michael J. Opsunk, 22,Hydenville, died instantly. Injured were John Starenchak, 19, South Greensburg. Andrew Forkey, 21, South Greensburg. Walter Kowatsky, 20, South Greensburg. Starenchak and Forkey were in serious condition at Greenstate Hospital. The steering gear locked and the car, driven by Starenchak, overturned.
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Greensburg
Michael J. Opsunk
Hydenville
John Starenchak
South Greensburg
Andrew Forkey
Walter Kowatsky
Greenstate
Starenchak
Forkey
Aviation crowd throngs Venice for cup races
Tens of thousands will watch the 1927 Schneider cup race on the Lido as British hydroplanes seek to outpace Italian and American entrants. The course forms a 25 km base triangle with 14 and 11 km sides, seven laps. The event follows a dramatic pre-race setup in Venice with entries from Britain Italy and the United States aiming for speed records.
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Vienna
Charles A. Lavine
Walter Hinchcliffe
Venice
Columbia
Ame
England
India
Hinchcliffe
Aspern Field
Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
Lido
Bucintore
Great Britain
Bng
Mano di Bernardi
Hampton Roads
San Hico- Ietle
Malamacc
Monaco
France
United States
Italy
Weather Forecast for Western Pa Weather Guess
Western Pennsylvania forecast calls for increasing cloddiness and warmer tonight and Sunday with showers in extreme west areas Sunday afternoon. Monday cooler. Central U.S. remains under a high pressure system with variable temperatures, rain in the southern plains, and rising cloudiness eastward toward Indiana.
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Ducinava
Rocky Mountains
Elkins
West Virginia
Canadian Northwest
Plains
Indiana
Chicago
Cleveland
Miami
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington
Yellowstone Park
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Tanney
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Koennecke
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Kemel Pasha
Tos
Cologne
Gerhart Friesser
Bonn
Mauretania
Cy Caldwell
New York City
Mr. Caldwell
Nungesser
Cech
Pir
Allegheny Highway Progress
Trepanuco River
Brooklyn
Reese
Cincinnati
Pennsy
Storm
Facisti League
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