Bandits Release Rockefeller Relative in China Train Raid
Miss Lucy Aldrich, sister of John D. Rockefeller Jr., freed by bandits after the Shanghai Pekin express hijacking near Lincheng. Reports say one British subject was killed and several Americans were at risk as troops moved to restrain the brigands. A relief train later brought escaped foreigners including Mrs. Robert Allen and Ms. Pinger with details of the attack.
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Phy Phe Avsociated Press
Shanghat
China
Jucy Aldrich
John BP. Rockefeller, Jr
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Jincheng
Pekin
Shantung
Linchenk
Rothman
Robert Scrippe
Phenger
American Army
J. B. Powell
Weekly Review
Shanghai
Tientsin
Investigation of L Mounts Death Begins
Local authorities initiate inquiry into the death of L Mounts as investigators review scene evidence and interview witnesses. The case prompts routine police action and coroner involvement.
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L. Mounts
Rooming House Fire Kills One in La Grange
A fire at a La Grange rooming house early today left one man dead and four others seriously burned. Six residents reportedly forced to jump from a second story window as flames consumed the building. Police suspect a mentally impaired lodger started the blaze.
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Pess
Chicago
la Grange
Sermon Broadcast by Rev. John Simpson From Pittsburg
Rev. John Simpson son of Mr and Mrs J F Simpson will broadcast a sermon from Pittsburg at 1 PM May 20. The Pittsburgh church quartet will sing. Friends are urged to tune in to hear the special message he recently delivered and requested be broadcast.
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John Simpson
J. F. Simpson
Pittsburg
George Bickford Joins Ohio State Orchestra as Booking Agent
George Bickford, formerly of Washington, has joined the Ohio State orchestra and acts as its booking agent. He is one of the two pianists in the group, which includes seven men, two pianos, two saxophones, a clarinet, banjo, and drums. They have played the Orpheum Circuit in Colorado, appearing at the Colorado Theater in Denver and Burns Theater in Colorado, among other large houses.
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George Bickford
Washington
Ohio State Orchestra
Orpheum
Colorado
Denver
Burns Theater
Great Britain to disapprove German reparations proposals
London reports Britain will send a note to Germany within about thirty one hours expressing disapproval of the German reparations proposals and urging a more practical liberal solution to the problem.
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Great Britain
Associated Press
London
Germany
Strained U S China Ties Report Bandit Captures
Washington reports a serious drift in U S China relations after American citizens were seized by bandits near the Shanghai border. Minister Schurman notes the danger and aims to secure release. later notices confirm captives including E W Scripps party members and a Toledo editor.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Pekin
China
Schurman
State Department
Shanghai
Scherman
Tsunaufu
Toledo
Ohio
Neeley D. Cochran
Toledo News-Bee
Scripps- Howard Syndicate
Cochran
Dorothy
E. W. Scripps
Orient
Scripp
Banadits
Trial by Jury Passes Japan Legislature
Both houses of the Diet approve a bill for trial by jury in Japan but implementation is delayed until 1928. The lower house backs the plan unanimously while the peers debate, with some members arguing Japan is not yet ready for jury trials.
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Japan
Associated Press
TOKIO
Diet
Millions for Good Roads Across Central States This Year
A Chicago report states eight central states Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Michigan Missouri Oklahoma and Texas plan more than 181 million dollars for new or improved public highways this year. Missouri leads in cash spent with 46.6 million and 1377 miles of roads. Texas plans 5000 miles and 40 million in total. Illinois adds 28 million for 1012 miles. Minnesota not listed.
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Chicago
Ste
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
New
Stock Exchange Prices Tumble on Fraudulent Checks
Post office inspectors pursue a band of check forgers who mailed about 200 checks totaling over a million dollars to stock brokers in New York Philadelphia Boston and Chicago. Seventy checks averaging 15000 dollars were received by New York houses and similar numbers reached firms in Philadelphia Boston and Chicago. Letters originated across Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts and one from Kansas City Missouri. Prices on the New York Stock Exchange tumbled today as brokers tried to cover after purchasing with worthless checks drawn on Pennsylvania banks.
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Associated Preas
New York
Post Office
Philadelphia
Hoston
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
Boston
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Kansas City
Young men depart for Cedar Rapids plant work
Eight youths set out for Cedar Rapids to begin jobs at the Penic Ford Corn Products Company. The group includes Ward Johnson Ernest Smith Chick McGill Otho Himmelrich Roy Farrier Carl Kelley Chas Brush and Frank Jackson. Merton Teeter, ex-Washington, guides employment as plant superintendent. he and his father-in-law Cass Socum visited last week to recruit for the organization.
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Cedar Rapids
Penic-Ford Corn Products Company
Ward Johnson
Ernest Smith
Chick McGill
Otho Himmelrich
Roy Farrier
Carl Kelley
Chas, Brush
Frank Jackson
Merton Teeter
Washington
Teeter
Cass Socum
Uncle Joe Cannon Celebrates 87th Birthday in Danville
Danville Illinois May 7 Uncle Joe Cannon, veteran congressman, marks his 87th birthday and retirement after fifty years in public service. Notables including Secretary Denby and Governor Small attend as locals hear his message urging faith in government and national resolve.
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Associated Press
Danville
Joe Cannon
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Secetary
Labor
Davis
Small
McCray
Watson
Indiana
Joe
Amelia
Uncle Joe
America
Fifty Die as Wreck Hits Hershey Rail Trains in Cuba
AP dispatch from Havana reports more than fifty killed in two train wrecks near Chucho Desquite on the Hershey electric railway. More than fifty injured, with only two Americans aboard escaping serious harm. Both survived with minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Chucho
Desquite
Hershey Electric Railway
Lenroot Voices Support for World Court at Cedar Rapids
Senator Irvin J. Lenroot of Wisconsin spoke in Cedar Rapids endorsing the world court as backed by President Harding. He said joining would add no greater obligation beyond financial terms and insisted the court is not binding nor entangling. He attacked demagogues, urged business leaders to enter politics, and opposed railroad nationalization.
High School Graduates and Class Photos Highlight Local Event
The article lists graduates and photographs taken by Guther including Aina worth serviors Earl Davis and Meele Thompson. It also documents Wayland class members Glenn Smith Clarence Payne Lisie Zehr Ralph Stuart Paul McChintie Paul Henss Ruth Rittler Irene Conrad Imogene Yount Doris tere Maud Oswalt Verda Rich Mayme Wyse and West Chester school members Mae Foss Earl Griggs Daniel Laubach Grace Duvall Hazel Duvall Willis Ferguson Maurice Bauer Elizabeth Sherbeck Lenora Martin.
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Washington
Guther
Ainaworth
Earl Davis
Meele Thompson
Wayland
Glenn Smith
Clarence Payne
Lisie Zehr
Ralph Stuart
Paul McChintie
Paul Henss
Ruth Rittler
Irene Conrad
Imogene Yount
Doris Tere
Maud Oswalt
Verda Rich
Mayme Wyse
West
Mayor Alberson Visits Ely to See Daughter and Grandchild
Mayor Amos Alberson travels to Ely Minnesota this Wednesday to visit his daughter Mrs Garth Deuel and possibly his grandchildren. The visit is described as a welcome break and a chance for family time.
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Amos Alberson
Ely
Minn
Garth Deuel
Hazel Swisher Visits with Mother O M Swisher
Miss Hazel Swisher spent the weekend with her mother Mrs O M Swisher and returned home this morning.
Not 4 Bare Bear Western Headline
A terse Western headline notes a bear killed in pajamas reported by the Boston Transcript. The brief item reflects a sensational if quirky incident captured in the newspaper.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Northwestern student death inquiry widens with hazing claim
A fisherman testified of a hazing incident near the Northwestern University campus that could involve the death of freshman Leighton Mount. Authorities issued subpoenas to students and officials as part of the grand jury probe into Mount's disappearance and the skeleton found under a pier.
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Chicago
Ill
Northwestern University
Evanston
Leighton
Northwestern
F Leggett
Crowe
Strom
Cik Leggett
A. M. Drovaunsey
Tective
Mount
T Son
J Burns International Agency
J. Allen Mills
Seber
Akron
Ohio
Plowing Corn Amid Wet Fields Delays Continue
Godfrey Juzeler plows early corn along Route as farmers cope with soaking rain and muddy, cloddy fields. Some plan to wait for more moisture before continuing.
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Godfrey Juzeler
Peace Anniversary Marked Amid Ongoing European Turmoil
Essen Germany May 7 The fourth anniversary of the Versailles peace handover to German delegates in France is observed as Europe remains unsettled. Despite the signature on June 28 1919 the Ruhr and Rhine upheavals persist while leaders lament ongoing bickering and repair of relations between Germany and the Allied powers.
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Associated Press
Essen
Ger
Versailles
France
Lusitania
Clemenceau
Brockdroff-Rantzau
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Trianon Palace
Bisman
Wilson
Lloyd-George
Brockdortium
Russia
Cunghie
Berlin
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Ing
Pound
Europe
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