Brooklyn Shooting Slows Family Heiress and Self-Destructs
Miss Mildred Hanan, daughter of the late John Hanan of Hanan & Son, was wounded three times in Brooklyn as she left an apartment with importer John Boland. Mrs. Grace Lawes, 42, fired then killed herself in a jealousy driven incident linked to the Hanan family. Boland could not explain how Lawes learned of the visit.
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New York
Mildred Hanan
John H. Manan
Hanan & Son
Brooklyn
John
Boland
Grace Lawes
Hanan
Park Avenue
Manhattan
Vanderbilt
Miss Hanan
May Merge Army and Navy
Washington reports a plan for reorganizing executive departments to be submitted on September 20. It contemplates merging the War and Navy departments and eliminating one cabinet head. Secretary Weeks would likely lead the proposed new Department of National Defense, with Secretary Denby stepping down.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee On Reorganization
War and Navy
Denby
Weeks
Department of National Defense
Margaret Wintringham Elected to Commons in Lincolnshire
London sept 24 Mrs Margaret Wintringham a Liberal was elected to the house of commons representing the youth division of Lincolnshire in succession to her predecessor.
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London
Margaret Wintringham
Nberal
House of Commons
Lincolnshire
Baseball scores summary national and american leagues
National League results include Chicago beat Boston 15 to 5 and Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 0 with New York at St. Louis postponed by rain. American League results show Philadelphia 4 Chicago 6, New York 4 Cleveland 2, St Louis 1 5 Washington 2 Detroit 1 Boeten 2 14.
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National League
New York Eee Pevevene
Ols
Pittaburga Coccseevseee
Adeie
ST Lavuis
Cvdeeereseseaveds
Toston Oereeerereervee
Cinemnatt
Brooklyn
Sebele
Philadelphia
Perret
New York
Cleveland Bees
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Boson
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boeten
Woman to Become Second Commons Member in Era
The text notes a woman will be the second to sit in the commons after Lady, with Wintringham receiving 296 and 7,705 votes and James George 4,873. It highlights major female involvement in the election campaign and marks a historic milestone.
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Lady Astor
Buehand
Tom Oo Hivingham
Aving
Wintringham
Alan Hotching
James George
Iabor
Allies demand Hungarian withdrawal from Burgenland
Paris dispatch reports the council of ambassadors telling Hungary to evacuate Burgenland in a brief period or face forceful expulsion by the allies. Ivan Praznov sky, Hungary peace delegation head, received the note.
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Paris
Hungary
Burgenland
West Hungary
Austria
Trianon
Ivan Praznovsky
Baergenland
Abe
Trade Outlook Brighter as Recovery Broadens
New York Sept 24 After a period of slow improvement renewed momentum in the business cycle has materialized with the advancing season. Traders report improvements across sectors while prices remain volatile in speculative channels. The trend points to steadier markets with more spot activity and cautious commitments aligned to actual needs. Dun's lists show a shift toward more advances and firmer raw materials and finished goods. Commercial failures this week total 831, down from 865 last week and 285 the prior year.
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New York
Dun
Great Honor Planned for Unknown U S Soldier
Arlington holds a burial on November 11 with full military honors for an unidentified enlisted man from World War I. The funeral escort includes artillery, cavalry, infantry, Marines, sailors, National Guard, and a Marine band. Secretary Weeks and Secretary Denby select pallbearers and body bearers from across the services. President Harding will deliver the oration.
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Washington
Army
Arlington National Cemetery
Weeks
Regar Infantry
National Guard
Marine Band
Denby
Regular Army
Pavy
Merine Corps
Navy
American Legion
Capitol
Arlington Amphitheater
Harding
Funeral rites for Minute gang to be led by Rev Charles Henry Brent
The funeral will be presided by Rev Charles Henry Brent, formerly a chaplain with the American expeditionary force. A Minute gang will be fired at Fort Myer as the funeral cortege moves from the Capitol to Arlington. The body, to be chosen to avoid future identification, will be transported to the United States on the battleship Olympia, Admiral Dewey’s flagship. It is scheduled to reach the Washington navy yard after dark on November 9.
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Charles Henry Brent
American Expeditionary Force
Minute’ Gang
Fort Myer
Capitol
Arlington
United States
Olympia
Dewey
Manila Bay
Washington Navy Yard
Maximilian Fardin Cancels U S Lecture Tour
German author Maximilian Fardin has canceled his United States lecture tour due to persistent bronchitis, announced by his manager. A cablegram from New York reported the illness as the cause of the cancellation.
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Harding
Inc
New York
Maximilian Fardin
United States
Hardin
Tax measure up again Monday in Senate
Washington Sept 24 the tax revision bill postponement until Monday was announced by Senator Penrose head of the finance committee. He said printed copies would not be ready until Monday but the measure would be taken up then and pushed through promptly with no further delay. Senator Simmons urged delaying for study. Penrose insisted on Monday action.
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Washington
Penrose
Senates Finance Committee
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Renrose
Arrest at Vicksburg sheds light on Dowagine murders
A fugitive from the Jacksonville insane asylum, identified as J F Lewis and Gus Hogan, was arrested at Vicksburg 35 miles from Dowagine after confessing to the grisly Monroe family killings before later denying knowledge. Fingerprint tests by E A Evans aim to confirm identity. Ardith Monroe remains hospitalized but improving as investigators press for details.
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Dowagiac
Mich
William Monroe
Mary
Neva
Vickburg
Dowagine
Jacksonville
J. F. Lewis
Gus Hogan
Kalamazoo
Wyman
Vicksburg
Lewis
Timets Hospital
Monroe
BE. A. Evans
Chicago Bureau of Identification
William
Donald Kinney
E. A. Evans
Bureau of Identification of
Chicago
Kinney Brothers
Navy officer death rumor denied in Copenhagen
Capt. TH. Mayfield commander of the destroyer Childs said no American officer or petty officer was missing from his ship amid rumors of a suicide in a local cabaret. He suggested the man was likely the mate of an American tramp steamer.
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Copenhagen
TH. Mayfield
Childs
Death of Dr Jose C Barbosa Publisher of El Tiempo
San Jose Puerto Rico September 24 Dr Jose C Barbosa publisher of El Tiempo is dead after an operation He helped found the Republican party and served in the insular senate He was a member of the executive council from Civil Government established receiving appointments from four presidents McKinley Roosevelt Taft and Wilson
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San Jose
Porte Rico
Jose C. Barbosa
el Tiempo
Doctor Barbosa
Republican Party
Senate
Executive Council
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Oppau Blast Probed Inquiry Into Factory Explosion
French chemists investigate Oppau Germany after a vast blast killed about 1,100 and wounded 4,000. Destruction at the town near Mannheim leaves desolate ruins with soldiers in French uniforms clearing debris and recovering victims.
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Paris
Oppau
Germany
Mayence
Journal
Mannheim
Mannheim-Ludwigshafen
Verdun
Flanders
Akron Woman Confesses to Acid Attack that Killed Husband
Mrs Minnie L Derr of Akron aged 42 admitted throwing acid into the face of her husband Alvin B Derr while he slept. He died from inhaling fumes. Charged with murder, she broke down after funeral services and cried out her admission. Her four children heard the scene.
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Akron
Ohio
Minnie L. Derr
Peoples’ Hospital
Alvin BR. Derr
Four Russian famine aid leaders sentenced to death
The Bolshevist extraordinary commission in Russia has condemned to death four members of the all-Russia committee for combating famine. Names include N. M. Kishkin S. N Prokoepovitch Catherine Kuskova and M. Avarkissoff, former provisional government leaders and leaders of the Russian cooperative movement. The report was received in New York via the Berlin committee.
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New York
Bolshevist Extraordinary Commission
all-Russia Committee For
Berlin
N. M. Kishkin
N Prokoepovitch
Catherine Kuskova
M. Avarkissoff
Russian Co-Operative Movement
Millionaire's Son Is Killed In Auto Crash Near Ann Arbor
William Graver eighteen son of W F Graver Beverly Hills treasurer of Graver Tank died in an automobile crash four miles north of Ann Arbor where he was a University of Michigan sophomore. He and fraternity brother Manley Kerns were en route to Flint to visit Kerns mother dying in a hospital. Their car struck an unlit farm tractor stand and overturning twice caused fatal neck injuries to both teens.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
William Graver
W. F. Graver
Beverly Hilla
Graver Tank Company
University of Michigan
Young Graver
Manley Kerns
Flint
Kerns
Eugenists Say Love Should Not Be Affected By Eugenics
Maj Leonard Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, told the second international congress of eugenics that eugenics aims to purify love in marriage, not replace romance with cattle breeding ideas. He urged American youths not to fear the term and explained the movement's benign goals.
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New York
Maj
Leonard, Darwin
England
Charles Darwin
Darwin
Passengers In Dublin Searched For Arms On Truce Anniversary
Dublin on September 24 reports the first post truce inspections. Auxiliary police searched travelers from Holyhead Wales and examined baggage for arms. No arrests were reported at Dublin or Kings Town on the mailboat arrival.
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Dublin
Ireland
Holyhead
Wales
Kingstown
Value of Fools
A reflective quip on folly and wisdom suggesting the fool-killer would prevent learning from mistakes if constantly at work, implying wisdom comes from folly and experience.
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Smith
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Ardith
Moscow
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