Strife Within Tong Threatens Eastward Chinese
Strife within the On Leong Tong spreads from Chicago to Cleveland with talks of ousting Chin Jack Lenn as national president. The fight between Lee Mang and Chin factions alarms Chinese communities as shots are reported and extradition battles unfold amid fears of wider unrest.
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Jack Lenn
On Leong Tong
Whch
An Leong Tong
Chicago
Foy Beasousy Todd
Chin Jack Lenn
National Teac
Chicaxe
Level
Wong Sing
Tong
Cleveand
Lee Mang
Toj Gan
Tongs
Charles F Hike
Chin Jack
Hille
Shoreham Hotel
Varinus
Ong
Chin Tack
Cleveland
Wonk Sing
Jacks
Cateath
George Popham
Popham
Ve Donahey
Ohio
Envoy Asked to Report on Armenian Deportations
Envoy Erwin B Laughin received State Department orders to report details of three proposed deportations aimed at removing Armenian refugees. The inquiry follows reports that thousands of Armenians under care of American Near East Relief were at risk, with protests prompting exemptions for refugee children and a cabinet order threatening penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archang
Greece
Erwin B Laughin
State Department
Ceve O Nf
United States
Aft
Chidren
Ww Jast Relief
Beek Cabinet
Pope Sends Message To K of C Convention
Pope Pius sends a special message to the forty second annual Knights of Columbus convention in New York. Edward L Hearn will report on the organization welfare work in Rome. High Mass opens at St Patrick's Cathedral with Bishop William Turner delivering the sermon.
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New York
Pius
The
Knights of Columbus
Rome
Edward L Hearn
St Patrick's Cathedral
William Turner
Buffalo
Daniel J. Curley
Cnr
Herr Heads Mission to Mexico in 1924
E M Herr, president of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing, to chair a committee organizing the American Industrial Mission to Mexico of 1924 for the American Benefactors Export association. William Wallace Nichols, association president, announced. Frank D Waterman, Illinois Waterman Company president, named vice chairman with Nichols assisting. Mission to leave New York September 8 on a special train with cars at St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. M Herr
Westinghouse Electro and Manufacturing Company
Mexico
William Wallace Nichols
Frank D Waterman
Waterman Company
Michols
Citan
St. Louis
London vibration from underground and traffic shakes city
London faces constant ground vibration from underground railways and heavy street traffic. Professor J A Fleming of the University of London notes buildings 40 feet below the surface feel the effects, with lighter traffic at dawn and dusk reducing tremors as he measures sound via reflected light from a concave mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. A. Fleming
University of London
Fleming
University
Policeman Injured While Stopping Northeast Street Fight
William Lindsey, 32, of 1416 B street northeast, broke away from Officer Haywood at Eighth and H streets NE, seized the night stick, and struck Haywood during a scuffle. Lindsey, charged with assault and intoxication, was subdued. Officer Coffren of Fourth precinct was cut on the head in front of 326 Maine Ave SW while stopping a quarrel. He and Officer Jacobs chased and arrested John F. Jackson, 28, of 735 Rock Creek Church Road NW. Also injured: Rachel Barton, 129 P St SW. Reuben Taylor, 1935 Twelfth St NW. Samuel Fox, 7, treated for knife wounds. William Hickman, 30, struck by a milk bottle. Edward Mickey, 30, stabbed head injuries from an iron pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lindsey
W. M. Haywood
Eighth
Haywood
Lindsey
R. S. Coffren
Maine Avenue
Coffren
T S. Jacobs
John F. Jackson
Rock Creek Church Road
Rachel Barton
P Street
Reuben Taylor
Twelfth Street Northwest
Freedmen’s Hospital
Samuel Fox
Casualty
William Hickman
Pierce Street
Edward Mickey
Panama Elects Chiari by a 9 to 1 Majority
Hodalfo Chiari won the Panamanian presidency in a direct vote by an estimated nine to one over Gen Manuel Quintero who led troops in the 1921 boundary trouble. Chiari, a liberal backed by conservatives and the administration, will assume office October 1 as Dr Porras departs for London as minister.
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Colon
Panama
Hodalfo Chiari
Manuel Quintero
Costa Rica
Senor Chiari
Gen. Quintero
Dr Porras
London
Religion for Every Day Declared World Need
The Rev V I McGowan of Brightwood church urged a weekday centered faith linking Sunday worship to daily conduct. He warned against Sunday piety followed by dishonesty during the week as a national and world need. Interstate Commerce Commission band accompanied, with Richard Backing and Dr Carl Wengerd contributing solos. Pastor John C Palmer presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. I McGowan
Brightwood Mr
Temple Heights
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carl Wengerd
Richard
John C. Palmer
Allow Germans Again To Produce Real Beer
Berlin reports beer can return to strength with 6 percent or more alcohol after war time limits. The government scrapped grain protection rules and allowances eased, ending near beer shortages that deprived Munich and Würzburg taverns of their traditional kick.
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Berlin
Germany
Munich
Wuerzburg
Mussolini Urges Fascisti to Keep Heads in Crises
Premier Mussolini told the grand fascist council to keep their heads amid tempests and sacrifices to defend Italy and fascism. He asserted freedom of the press is unlimited and noted some papers have deserted fascism. The Venice palace gathering drew about 490 attendees.
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Rome
Mussolini
Grand Fascist Council
Venice
Townsend Stricken Dead While Visiting Michigan Physician
Former U S Senator Charles E Townsend died suddenly at the Jackson home of Dr L J Harris while visiting with his wife Mrs Townsend and Mrs Loomis mother of Mrs Loomis He was 68 years old Townsend rose from poverty to become a lawyer at 39 and later served four terms in Congress and six in the Senate He helped shape the Hepburn railroad act and chaired key committees including postal and interstate commerce His death ends a long career noted for education advocacy and boundary work with Canada.
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Jackson
Mich
United States
Charles E. Townsend
L. J. Harris
International Joint Commission
Canada
Charles Kilroy Townsend
House of Representatives
Senate
Concord Township
Jackson County
Mirk
Jackson High School
University of Michigan
Concord
Charles A. Blair
Michigan
Charles H. Smith
Philippines
Townsend
Congress
House
Julius C. Burrows
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Rena Paddock
Nannette B. Loomix
Colored Republicans Aid In Campaign In District
A Colored Republican League organized under Coolidge and Dawes aims to mobilize thousands of local voters and supporters in Washington. Thomas L. Jones, league president and Cleveland delegate, says Colored voters will stay with the Republican party and not join La Follette. The group plans to cast ballots from residents with residency elsewhere and to send speakers to Maryland and Virginia. Colored women affiliated with the party will meet at 1901 Vermont Ave NW at 8 PM to support Coolidge and Dawes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge and Dawes Republican League
Thomas L. Jones
Cleveland
League
Jones
la Follette
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Republican Party
Vermont Avenue
Coolidge
Dawes
Lottery May Decide Nomination in Maine
Portland August 3. Election by lottery may be required to decide the Republican governor nomination after a statewide recount showing Gov Baxter's lead over Senator Farrington narrowing to 42 votes. The statutes specify a lottery conducted by the secretary of State in which the involved candidates would participate.
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Portland
Maine
Baxter
Frank G. Farrington
Ralph O. Brewster
Fire and Police Game Tickets on Sale for Charity
Firemen and policemen sell tickets for the annual game between the two branches of government at $1 each. Proceeds go to relief funds of both departments. Chief Sullivan and Chief Watson urge city-wide support.
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Sullivan
Watson
Simon H D North Dies in His Summer Home
Washington recalls the death of Simon Newton Dexter North at his Wilton Connecticut summer home. North who served as chief statistician of manufactures for the Twelfth Census and later director of the census, lived at 2852 Ontario Road. Surviving are his son Dexter North and daughters Eloise Jenks and Gladys North. funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Washington
SN. D. North
Wilton
Conn
North
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Ontario Road
Simon Newton Dexter North
Chamton
N. Y
Hamilton College
Bowdoin College
University of Ilinois
Utica Morning Herald
Albany, N. Y
Express
National Geographic Society
Cosmos Club
Mies Lillian Comatock
Rome
Dexter North
United States Tariff Commission
Eloise C. Jenks
Philadelphia
Gladys North
Elizabeth Hollingsworth 7 Dies in Pa Vacation
Elizabeth Hollingsworth, seven, daughter of Riverdale prominent family, died of pneumonia at Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania while vacationing. She was a TIfyattsville High School junior active in dramatics. Survived by mother Mrs Marie H Hollingsworth and four brothers John Sherman Donnald York Hollingsworth, all Riverdale. Funeral set for tomorrow at 3 PM at Pinknew Memorial Episcopal Church Hyattsville with two ministers officiating.
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Elizabeth Hollingsworth
Riverdale
Blue Ridge Summit
Miss Hollingsworth
Tifyattsville High School
Marie H. Hollingsworth
John H. Hollingsworth
House of Representatives
John
Sherman
Donnald
York Hollingsworth
Pinknew Memorial Episcopal Church
Hyattsville
Charles Stunroe
W.W. W. Shearer
St. Columba ‘Church
Tenleytown
Mrs Virginia Smith Riley Dies at 84 in Maryland
Mrs Virginia Smith Riley aged 84 of Gershum Montgomery county Md died of heart disease yesterday at home after a ten day illness Funeral services will be held at 11 o clock tomorrow in the home Interment in Congressional cemetery She was born in Loudoun county Va and lived mainly in the District and Maryland after marrying Philander C Riley in 1868 Survived by three sons Dr Benjamin Riley Maj Philander Riley US Army and Smith Riley and four daughters Mrs E T Allen Mrs Elizabeth Mrs Ellen and Miss Harriet Riley of Gershum
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Virginia Smith Riley
Gershum
Montgomery County
Congressional
Riley
Loudoun County
Maryland
Philander C. Riley
Mrs Emma S Thompson obituary at Cecil apartments
Emma S Thompson 68 of the Cecil apartments 1026 Fifteenth street northwest died yesterday afternoon at Emergency hospital after admission on July 24 illness undiagnosed. She was under Dr Snowden's care when she died. She was born in Belleville Ohio came to Washington 33 years ago from Nebraska. Survived by daughter Miss Lora Thompson who lived with her. Cremation planned. Oliver O Provosty former chief justice of Louisiana Supreme Court died at New Orleans home on his 72nd birthday.
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Emma S. Thompson
Cecil Apartments
Fifteenth Street
Snowden
Thompson
Belleville
Ohio
Washington
Nebraska
Lora Thompson
Oliver O. Provosty
New Orleans
Louisiana State Supreme Court
Chairman Butler In New York Today
New York Aug 37 Chairman William M Butler of the Republican national committee is expected to arrive tomorrow for a conference with party leaders at the committee Eastern headquarters Frederick C Hicks director of the Republican campaign in Eastern States announced tonight All the details of the campaign in this territory will be discussed when Chairman Butler arrives From then on there will be a continuous and intensive campaign for the success of all Republican candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Frederick C. Hicks
Butler
Hicks
Apartment Robbery in Alexandria During Sleep
An apartment at 323 North Washington Street in Alexandria was robbed Saturday night or Sunday morning while occupants, J W Sullivan, his wife and son, slept. About $37 was stolen from clothing and drawers, with $14-$15 from Mr. Sullivan’s clothing and a $1 bill from Mrs. Sullivan. A window entry suggests a thorough search without waking the residents.
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ERS
Washington Post
N. Patrick St
Alexandria
Hubajare
J. W. Sullivan
North Washington Street
Auto Crash Leads To Liquor Charge
Police say William E. Clark of 1316 Sixth Street Southwest collided at Third and J Streets Southwest injuring three, including Mabel Moore and Irving Moore. Clark faces charges of transportation of liquor, collision, and failure to display an operator's permit after officers found a half pint of whisky in his car. The crash damaged both vehicles and Mabel Moore was taken to casualty hospital.
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William E. Clark
Sixth Street Southwest
Mauer
Third
J Streets
Clark
Ollie Reynolds
Flrat Street
Reynolds
Mabel Moore
Philadelphia
Irving Moore
Moore
Casualty Hospital
Three Dead and Sixteen Injured In Pittsburgh Crashes
Three people died and sixteen were injured in weekend auto accidents in Pittsburgh and suburbs. Thomas Kennelly of the city fire department and Joseph Riley a police officer died after a Bloomfield bridge overturn crash. George Wilcox died from a skull fracture after a collision between two trucks. Multiple others, including two children, were critically hurt or seriously injured in separate crashes across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Thomas Kennelly
Joseph Riley
Bloomfield Bridge
George Wilcox
Coolidge to Deliver Acceptance Speech After Resting Period
President Coolidge rests to finalize his acceptance address for the Republican nomination. He attended church with Mrs. Coolidge, son John, and Ambassador Warren. In a public letter he offered aid to the National Conference on Outdoor Recreation, praising its healthful, character-building aims and coordination efforts.
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Cuviuse
First Congregational Church
Coolidge
John
Charles B. Warren
Mexico
Hamlin
National Conference On Outdoor Recreation
Rockville Sets Tax Rate 85 Cents Per 100 Dollars
Rockville town council reduces the tax rate to 85 cents per 100 dollars of real and personal property for the new year, down two cents from last year due to a $100,000 rise in the tax base. Receipts total about $19,928 with expenditures budgeted at $18,385, including street work, debt interest, bond redemptions, salaries, street lighting, and public services. The town's tax base is approximately $1.4 million. Community events note young people’s event at Sandy Spring High School, a marriage license issued for Wiels J. Hansen and Mary B. Woods, a three-act comedy by Kensington Christian Endeavor, and plans for Laytonsville Modern Woodmen of America picnic plus local festival listings.
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Rockville
Sandy Spring
Robert Chichester
Wiliam Gilpin
Edward Snowden
Barnsley
Wiels J. Hansen
Chavy Chase
Mary B. Woods
Hatfield
Mass
Christian Endeavor Society
Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kensington
Kensington Town Hall
Virginia Graham
Melcinia Hess
Elizabeth Williams
Messia
Ernest Fisk
John
Raymond Hughes
Grier Linton
Laytonsville
Modern
Woodmen of America
Boyds
Woodbine
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
White Oak
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Mines
St. Rose's Catholic Church
Cloppers
Liberty Grove Grange
Burtonsvillesand
Clarkaburz M
Clarksburg
Hyattatown Farmers’ and Community Club
Hyattstown
Mrs Rosalie Evans Murder Case Tangles Mexico British dispute in Commons
Mrs Rosalie Evans, a British subject, was killed in Mexico after a dispute involving Mr Cummins and Mexican authorities. The case centered on alleged discourtesies and failed representations. The Mexican government expelled Cummins, though he was not recalled, and the matter stirred debates in the house of commons where Premier Macdonald called it a romantic story. American Charge Schoenfield later took over British archives as Cummins returned to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Schoenfield
Fingland
New York
Evans
House of Commons
Macdonald
Attack on Marine Being Investigated at Quantico
Officers at the Marine Corps bar racks in Quantico Virginia are investigating a reported attack on Corps Henry W Bailey who was sleeping in his room on the reservation early Saturday Bailey is in the hospital with a severe head wound from an ax though the skull is intact and the injury not serious Bailey occupies a separate room adjoining an office building. investigation nearing completion Bailey reportedly reported to the hospital around 1 am saying he had been struck with an ax
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Hilla
Chin Jack
Hille
Chin Jac
Woo Fat
Marine Corps Barracks
Quantico
Henry W Ballex
Baisley
Bailey
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K. of C. Convention
E. M. Herr
Chiari
Fascisti
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Simon H. D. North
Mrs
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Arlington
Richard E. Stuart
Fairfax
George Curtley
Alexandria City
Stuart
Samuel G. Brent
Richmond
Rich
Plp
Pigwly Wiggly Stores
Northern Virginia
W. 8. Snow
Fredericksburg
Vienna
Falls Church
Orr
Bon Air
Glen Carlyn
Arlington Coen yeRe Post
Clarendon
Poter
Robert E. Plymale
Sanitary Commission
Good Roads Commission
Arthur Orr
Cherryfale Council
United American Mechanics
Whemer's Hall
Joseph L. Dugan
Holy Name Society
Arlington County
St. Charles’ School
A. A. Moore
C. A. York
Ballston Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Camp Meade
Christian Endeavor Societies
Ballston
Mt. Ida Citizens Association
Potomac Truat Hall
Falls Church Citizens Association
Parish Hall
Lee Highway
Broad Streets
N. S. Shelling
Clarendon Presbyterian Church
Allentown
Edward Douglas White
Ciaceaeldon
Tech
Leeway Citizens Association
Leonard Miller
Rebekah
Potomac
Eastern Shore
Avenue of Ninth
Spa&i
Nash
Hurley Motor Company
14Th Street
N.W
Potomac Insurance Company
District of Columbia
Comony
Washington Coin & Trust
Alexander K. Phillips
Erwood &I
West
William G Carrico
Wisconsin Avenue
Eirkpatric Ostrapata
16Th
Tate
Asphalt Roofing Products Co
BT. Ae
Studebaker
Rosalie Evans
Potomac Rubber Co., Inc. Bond
14Th & N.Y. Ave
Eiseman
N. Y. Avenue
U. S. Treasury
Frank P. Fenwick
Prop
Bellevue
Bellevue Farms Restaurant
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