Terrorists Try to Wreck Chicago Bound Express Near Spring Lake
A Chicago bound New York Central express near Spring Lake, Illinois was halted when terrorists piled stones and iron on the track and a small motorcar crashed. One man was killed and three injured as arrests were made, with three suspects confessing to plotting to dynamite the Western Express between Gary and Chicago. Police promise broad action against radical railroad shopmen amid a wave of strike violence and arson targets.
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Hliness Central Express
Spring Lake
Chicago
Sept. l
Milnois Central
Leon Tbeex
Wilmington
Del
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fourteenth Street
Texarkana
Ark
St. Louis
C. A. Lakham
American Woman Delegate to International Roads Congress
Mrs. Charlotte M. Smith will be the only American woman delegate to the International Roads congress in Seville Spain next May. She attends as the accredited representative of the American Highway Education bureau to promote the establishment of good roads with widespread automobile use.
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Charlotte M. Smith
Seville
Spain
Arson Plot Suspects Admit Links to Communists
Four men arrested in the Gary wreck admit to officials they are communists and the three planners are said to belong to the same movement. Government officials refuse to discuss radical ties as a nationwide roundup of radicals is anticipated.
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Gary
Kay
New York Central
Rooney
Chicago
Department of Justice
Forced 10 Confess Plot? Gary Case Shocking Court Scene
In Gary Indiana on September 1 a dramatic Gary city court scene unfolded as John Petrowski stripped to prove the alleged torture used by police to extract confessions about wrecking the Million Dollar Special on the Michigan Central line. Petrowski’s body showed extensive bruising and wounds, his attorney Paul Giazer stating the injuries resulted from police heat to force a confession.
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Gary
Ind
William M. Leann
John Petrowski
Michigan Central Road
Paul Giazer
Subway Crash Hurts Twenty in Jersey City
Twenty per sons were injured in a rear end collision between two Hudson tube trains in thick fog. Eight were taken to Newark City Hospital and one to another hospital in an unconscious condition. The crash occurred between Manhattan transfer and Summit venue station.
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Jersey City
City Hospital
Newark
Manhattan Transfer
Summit Venue
Viscount Lascelles Kicked at York Racecourse
Viscount Lascelles narrowly escaped serious injury after a horse kicked him in the paddock at York. Three year old Backwood, on the way to the post, lashed out with both hind feet striking Princess Marys husband on the chest but Wan was out of reach and only lightly touched.
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London
Viscount Lascelles
York Race Course
Backwood
Princess Mary
Wan
Rebellion in southern Russia sparks independence call
London reports heavy fighting between revolutionists and Red Russian troops in southern Russia. A proclamation from Odessa allegedly establishes an independent government and urges citizens to form an army against Moscow soviet forces. Strong casualties and Crimea uprisings accompany the conflict.
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London
Russia
Odessa
Berlin
Moscow
Crimea
Daily Mail
British gunboat at Vienna signals rising Balkan tensions
Reports from Vienna confirm Hungarian border mobilization amid uprisings in Burgenland and fears of a renewed Hungarian claim. Jugo Slav troops mass on the frontier while Czech divisions move near Budweis as the glowworm arrives as the lone foreign armed force. Romania pledges support to the Little Entente and resists actions against Austrian interests.
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Vienna
Austria
A Nap
Burgenland
Baron Pronay
Hejjas
Hungary
Janmers
Tirdweis
Czechoslovakia
Budweis
Glowworm
League of Nations
Seipel
Lloyd’s
M. Cantacruzene
Neues Wiener Tagblatt
Romania
Premier Nenes Pass Sparks Resistance Across Borders
A report notes that any plan to place Avcetrin under a hegemony would meet determined resistance. The section also mentions a Ruse meeting on Hungarian military activities along the Austrian frontier, reflecting border tensions and similar movements.
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Nenes
Czechoslovakia
Avcetrin
Hungary
American Troops Remain on the Rhine Dispute Grows
Paris reports the U S government has reopened questions about keeping American troops on the Rhine amid French indifference and German support. The dispute centers on unpaid German costs totaling about 270 000 dollars plus potential 40 million dollars in requisitions. The Reichsbank provides marks to cover pay and disbursements for occupation forces.
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Paris
Rhine
Germany
Reichsbank
Rescue 16 From Cruiser Niitaki Sinks Off Kamchatka
Tokyo reports a Japanese crewman in a life jacket from the Niitaki, sunk August 26 off Kamchatka in a violent storm, swam ashore then reached Petropavlovsk to relay rescue for sixteen survivors aboard the Japanese destroyer Maki.
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Tokyo
Niitaki
Kameshatka
Petropavlosk
Maki
Soldier bonus bill passes Senate setting up conference fight
The Soldier Bonus bill won Senate approval 47 to 22 with 27 abstentions and heads to conference with McCumber Smoot McLean for Republicans and Simmons Walsh for Democrats. Supporters say votes hold if vetoed, opponents expect gains. The measure faces a heavy House battle and possible final enactment after conference.
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Washington
Senate
Harreld
Stanley
Jones
N. M
Harris
Spencer
Overman
Johnson
Harrison
Poindexter
Norbeck
du Pont
Ernest
Fernald
Page
Newberry
Watson
Moses
King
Ep Yer
Brandegee
Pursim
Cameron
Capper
Colt
Cumming
Curtis
Gooding
Hale
Wash
Kelloge
la Voilette
Learoet
Lodge
McCormick
McCumber
McLean
McNary
Nicholson
Oddie
Rawson
Shortridge
Stanfield
Sutherland
Townsend
Willis
Ashurst
Broussard
Culberson
Fletcher
Gerry
Hettin
Hitchcock
Kendrick
McKellar
Pittman
Pomerene
Ranedell
Reed
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
Trammell
Walsh
Mass
Mont
Ball
Borla
Calder
Dillingham
Edge
France
Fretinghuysen
Keyes
Nelson
New
Phipps
Voters Split As Senate Passes Bill With 47 To 22 Margin
Absentees Weller and Cowen opposed the measure while a long list of Republicans and Democrats backed it. The final tally was 47 in favor and 22 against with names of supporting and opposing senators recorded.
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Lada
Norrie
Hikins
Caraway
McKinley
Weller
Cowen
League Subcommittee Approves Disarm Pact Plan
Geneva reports that Lord Robert Cecil’s plan for regional or continental pacts to guarantee security and reduce arms was approved by the League of Nations subcommittee. Preparations for the league assembly next week anticipate full committee adoption.
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Geneva
Lord Robert Cecil
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
Strikers Move to Restrain Ry and Aid Prosecution
A dispute over labor actions prompts strikers to seek restraint against Ry with court action. The move aims to prohibit striking practices while prosecutors pursue related charges. The case centers on union activity and management responses in a high tension labor clash.
United States seeks injunction to end railway strike
Attorney General Daugherty filed a fifty page petition in federal court seeking an injunction to prohibit strikers from aiding the strike. The document names Bert M. Jewell as leader, with John McGrath and John Scott also identified in the federation railway department.
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Evening Journal
Chicago
United States
Daugherty
Wilkerson
Bert M. Jewell
Federation Railway Department
John McGrath
John Scott
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results include Boston 5 Philadelphia 4 in Philadelphia and Brooklyn 7 New York 4. Pittsburgh and St Louis had no game due to wet grounds while Chicago and Cincinnati had no game scheduled. American League standings show Chicago 10 Detroit 1. New York 3 Washington. Cleveland 7 St Louis 6. Boston 3 Philadelphia 6.
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National League
Pew
New York
Reccoussegendl
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Incinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Tioston Cueverds
Ft. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Pittsburgh-St. Louis
Chicago-Cincinnati
Respite of Allies Adopted in German Reparations Plan
The reparations commission unanimously adopted a compromise proposed by Belgium and Italy to accept German treasury notes, payable in gold, for 122 remaining payments. French and Belgian officials discussed the deal with Premier Poincare giving conditional approval based on a German gold deposit guaranteeing the payments.
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Poincare
Reparations Commission
Oles Cleared in Own Court Defense in Youngstown
George L. Oles frait and vegetable merchant and former mayor of Youngstown won a trial over sidewalk obstruction. He defended himself in court with spirited cross examination of his rival. He was acquitted but faces a second similar charge from police and was taken to headquarters in a patrol wagon.
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Youngstown
George L. Oles
Oles
Lese
Legionnaires Arrive in Brussels Amid Welcoming Demonstration
An American Legion deputation arrived in Brussels from Paris and were escorted by Belgian veterans to the city. They were greeted by General Jacques and two companies of carabineers in a large popular welcome at the frontier and in Brussels.
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Brussels
American Legion
Paris
Jacques
George Otis Smith News Note
George Otis Smith, recognized figure and director of a United States by 4 survey, is cited for his early statements about an impending coal shortage. His role and comments reflect ongoing concerns over energy supply amid administrative transitions.
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George Otis Smith
Ead
United States
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