Wilbur Seeks Naval Board After White House Meeting
Secretary Wilbur met President Coolidge at the White House and proposed a special board to study the relative importance of air submarine and surface craft in the navy. He said the panel would help adjust the budget and that discussion focused on technical budget details, not his Seattle speech. He also explained remarks on U S Japanese relations and noted the western campaign for California.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilbur
Coolidge
White House
Seattle
Pacific
Army and Navy
California
LaFollette
Cool Weather Hurts Crop Outlook in Midwest States
Des Moines reports continued cool weather across the central and eastern United States slowed crop maturation. Light frosts in many Upper Mississippi valley areas and eastward hinder late vegetation growth, with frost damage noted though specifics are limited in the week ending Sept 17 per USDA weather and crop bureau.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
United States Weather and Crop Bureau
New Jersey Woman Elected Leader of Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. D Oliphant of Trenton New Jersey named national president of the American Legion auxiliary at the conclusion of the sixth annual convention. Mrs James A Drain of Washington D C elected national commander as delegates head home after a pledge to boost rehabilitation and child welfare work. The 1925 conventions for the Legion auxiliary and other groups will be held in Omaha.
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ST. Paul
Minn
The
American Legion
James A. Drain
Wshington D. C
Russell G. Creviston
John KR. Quinn
Drain
D. Oliphant
Coolidge Defines Campaign Issues at Massachusetts Rally
The Associated Press reports from Worcester Massachusetts that President Coolidge’s message to the Republican state convention pledges loyalty to his policies. The platform highlights economic stability and common sense in government as central themes for the coming election with calls for patriotism and nationwide support.
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Associated Press
Worcester
Mass
Coolidge
Frank Foo
Republican Committee
Massachusetts
Republican Party
George Gilbert Fred Bartholomew
Cnmic
Triplets Named After Presidential Figures in Aurora
In Chicago a couple from Aurora plan to name their newborn triplets after President Coolidge John W Davis and Senator La Follette They telegraphed the figures but a La Follette reply questioned certainty of the next president and suggested keeping the La Follette child regardless of outcome.
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Coolidge, la Follette
John W. Davis
Chicago
Roy Lee
Aurora
Cooldge
LaFoollette
LaFollette
Robert Jr
Congress
Coolidge
Davis
Ald
Corn Crop Progress Varies Across The Midwest In Wet Season
Weekly agricultural report notes heavy rain in the upper Midwest and lower Lake region, relief from drought in the southeast, and improved soil in the southwest. It reports mostly poor corn progress due to cool weather with frost in parts of Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys, but maturity advancing in the Great Plains and Missouri. Threshing slowed in central northern states with some Minnesota shock damage.
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Western Lake Region
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Appalachian Mountains
Plains
Ohio
Mississippi
Great Plains
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Dawes Campaign Stops Reach Dubuque and Waterloo
General Charles G. Dawes Republican vice presidential nominee stops at Dubuque and Waterloo Iowa on his route to Chicago. He attacks La Follette, defends constitutional rights, and urges common sense in solving agricultural issues amid crowded portable platforms and brief speeches.
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Waterloo Waterloo
Charles G. Dawes
Sioux Falls
Dubuque
General Dawes
Gelena
Ill
Dawes
Chicago
South Dakota
Defective Machinery Cited in Ammonia Explosion Verdict
A coroner's jury found the Vallandingham grocery explosion of August 28 caused by defective machinery parts and welding repairs to the ammonia refrigeration apparatus. The tank was improperly constructed for the pressure. The verdict recommended state legislation to require regular inspections of refrigeration machinery and pressure tanks.
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Prema
Vallandingham
Holy Name Convention Opens Third Day of Session
The Holy Name Society convention in Washington enters its third day with main sessions focused on lay activity welfare work and related challenges. Cardinal Dougherty presided a high pontifical mass at Catholic University stadium while Arch Bishop Curley of Baltimore gave an address of welcome in the gymnasium after the mass.
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Holy Name Society
The
Associates Press
Washington
Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Catholic University
Pittsburgh
Curley
Baltimore
Ainsworth School Superintendent Visits Town
Supt W. G. Robertson of the Ainsworth schools is in town today on a business visit, meeting local officials and inspecting facilities.
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W. G. Robertson
The
Ainsworth Schools
La Follette Alarm Dominates South Dakota Speech
In Sioux Falls an audience packed the Coliseum as the speaker opened with a half hour attack on the La Follette candidacy. He warned that La Follette would destroy balanced government, replace it with rule by Congress, and labeled the movement a major threat to the constitution, while urging farmers to reject empty promises of reform.
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la Pollette
Congress
Lhanes
Dawes
la Follette
Sioux Falls Coliseum
South Dakota
United States
Robert M.trollette
Eugene V. Debs
LaFollette
West
Europe
Brookhart Endorsed by Iowa Farmer Union in 1920
In Des Moines Iowa the Iowa Farmer's Union adopted a resolution endorsing Robert LaFollette and Burton Wheeler for president and vice president. They also endorsed Senator Brookhart for reelection praising his service and condemned the highway commission as autocratic. The union called for direct elections for president, vice president and supreme court justices and urged tax relief and reduced overwork in offices.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farmer's Union Today
Robert M. LaFollette
Burton K. Wheeler
LaFollette
Wheeler
the Union
Sa Iwth W. Brookhart
State Highway Commission
The
Supreme Court
Illinois pastor accused in wife’s poison murder case
Mount Vernon Illinois Sept 20 A jailed minister Rev Lawrence M Hight faces updated murder by poison charges. State's attorney Frank G Thompson says new evidence supports a June to July poisoning pattern with purchases at Mount Vernon and Kenton drug stores. A photo of Mrs Wilford Sweetin found at the parsonage links similar death cases, though Hight denies knowledge of the image and claims another may have placed it there.
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Mount Vernon
Lawrence M. Hight
Inn
Frank G. Thompson
Thompson
Hight
Kenton
John Webster
Benton
Wilford Sweetin
Sweetin
Snow falls in Rock Springs first of season
Four inches of wet snow covered Rock Springs this morning marking the season's first snowfall. The report notes the snow began in the early morning hours in Wyb. on September 20.
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Rock Springs
Wyb
Former Prohibition Officer Takes Own Life Aboard Liner
Former federal prohibition agent C W McCarthy who had been jailed on assault and liquor sale charges on arrival from the far east died aboard the President Grand liner after swallowing poison. He had been traced from Florida to Tennessee and China before the arrest.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
C. W. McCarthy
Florida
McCarthy
Far East
President Grand
Tennessee
China
Grant
Pensacola
World fliers land at Sweetwater before Dallas hop
Army world fliers refueled at Sweetwater Texas then prepared to resume the cross country trip to El Paso and Seattle. Lt Wade said his plane was unharmed while Lt Smith led the Chicago into the next leg amid strong winds.
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Associated Press
Sweetwater
Texas
Army World Fliers
Dallas
Boston II
Wade
Love Field
Lowell H. Smith
Chicago
el Paso
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Smith
Brooks and Kelley Fields
San Antonio
Col
C. C. Culver
Eighth Army
United States
Seattle
Storm damages Hot Springs as tornado hits city
Hot Springs Arkansas records estimate property damage from a tornado that dipped into the city yesterday, with losses pegged between 100000 and 150000 dollars as of today. Local authorities and investigators assess the scene and resources are directed to recovery efforts.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Republicans to Meet in Burlington Des Moines and More
P R Baldridge secretary of the republican state committee announced that congressional district conferences will be held in Burlington September 29 in Oskaloosa September 1 and in Des Moines October 1.
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Des Moines
P. R. Baldridge
Republican State Committee
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Defenders of Shanghat Win Battle Today
Shanghai fronts report Chekiane troops repelled Kiangsu invaders and regained position near Hwangtu west of the city as Chekiang forces reinforce. Air patrols sighted from Lungwha and major artillery activity reported along the Shanghai Nanking railway line.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Shanghai-Nanking
Kiating
Hwangtu
Here
Lungwha
Kashing
Cheklang
Clemency Plea and 90 Day Reprieve for Bernard Grant
A petition asks Governor Len Small to extend clemency for Bernard Grant a 26 year old Chicago man condemned to death for murder. The request is sent to the pardons division with a hearing likely planned. Small grants a 90 day reprieve dated to January 16th for Grant while Walter Krause remains in the supreme court awaiting October advisement.
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The
Associated Press
Springfield
Bernard
Chicago
Len Smally
State Division of Pardons and Paroles
Len Small
Bernadr Grant
Walter Krause
Supreme Court
Cool Weather and Showers Predicted for the Week
Weather outlook for the coming week calls for cooler temperatures and showers across the Lower Missouri and Mississippi valleys. The period begins with rain in the early days, easing midweek, then returning at week’s end as a new system approaches from the northwest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Missouri
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Rock Springs, Wyo
Shanghat
Hwang
Chihli
Mukden
Manchuria
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Jehol
Se Chihli
Mancayan
Quinsan
Conme Tral
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