Jewels Are Seized From Kid McCoy Sister in Murder Case
Five thousand dollars' worth of jewels reported missing from Mrs. Mors were recovered by police from Jennie Thomas sister of Kid McCoy. McCoy, indicted for murder, received the jewels after Mrs. Mors's death and before his arrest. McCoy pleaded not guilty as arraignment proceeded. Dagmar Dahlgren and neighbor Iva Martin testified about a heavyset man leaving the Mors apartment before the fatal shot.
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Los Angeles
Albert A. Mora
Jennie Thomas
Kid McCoy
Pugilet
Herman Cineers
Thomas
McCoy
Mors
Weat Lake
Cline
Hia Tral
Charles S. Crail
Dagmar Dahlgren
Fred
Albert A. Mors
Nora Bayes Not Engaged to Cody Denies Pair's Engagement
Paris August 26 Lew Cody film actor sharply denies claims of engagement to Nora Bayes now in London. He says he would be glad if true but adds the news is pure fiction in a spirited yet friendly denial reported by Special Cable Dispatch.
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Special Cable Dispatch
Paris
Lew Cody
Nora Bayes
London
Cody
Flight to Greenland Scheduled for Today
Reykjavik Iceland August 206 The American round the world fliers and Locatelli Italian aviator will accompany them on the North American leg and depart for Frederickdal near Cape Farewell East Greenland at 2 oclock tomorrow morning The decision was made at dawn aboard the US cruiser Richmond during a conference with Rear Admiral Thomas P Magruder and Lieut Lowell H Smith The Richmond will leave Reykjavik at 7 this evening to patrol about 70 miles west of here.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
A. P
Liest. Locatelli
North American
Frederickadal
Cape Farewell
Greenland
United States
Richmond
Thomas P Magruder
Lowell H. Smith
Round-The-World Fliers
Locatelli
Roaykjavik
Here
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde sets 100 fires in Manhattan
New York August 20 A 26 year old self described Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde confessed to police that he caused more than 100 incendiary fires on Manhattan island in recent months to see fire engines in action It will be his second hospitalization for insanity asylums from 1915 to 1919 He admitted to two letters to Fire Marshal Brophy claiming a dual personality and a plan never to be caught The man says spinal meningitis in 1944 sparked his fire mania and he was identified after leaving a fire before discovery CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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New York
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Manhattan Island
George C. Gustow
i&Kenista
Bloomingdale
Middletown
Gustow
Amsterdam Avenue
Brophy
Odd
Brazilian federal forces sink rebel troop vessel near Parana
Reports from Piraja via La Nacion describe Brazilian federal troops sinking a steamship carrying rebels near Tibirica after heavy fighting. Rebels were drowned as patrols were attacked at Campos Novos, about 200 miles west of Sao Paulo and near the Parana border. Azevedo Costa forms a federal brigade with Santa Catarina, Parana, Minas, and Sao Paulo forces. Rio papers claim federals pursue and deny rebel gains.
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Buenos Aires
Parana
Tibirica
Piraja
la Nacion
Santos
Campos Novos
Sao Paulo
Azevedo Costa
Santa Catarina
Parana Minas
Rio Janeiro
Do Comercio
Hughes regrets not visiting Italy in Rome message
In Rome on August 20 American Ambassador Henry P Fletcher transmitted Secretary of State Hughes regrets to Premier Mussolini for being unable to visit Rome during his European trip. Hughes hopes the visit is postponed and vows to come when the occasion presents itself.
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Rome
Henry P. Fletcher
Italy
Mussolini
Hughes
Signor
United States
New York to Enforce Respect for the Flag Order
New York police commissioner Richard E Enright issued an order, prompted by the General La Fayette post of the American Legion, requiring patrolmen to report improper flag display or disrespect and to arrest if needed. The action targets disrespect of the U S flag and limits on using it for commercial purposes.
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New York
Rose Leads for Senate in Wyoming Primary
Late returns from yesterday's Democratic primary for United States senator show Robert R. Hose of Casper with 4054 votes, Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Cheyenne with 3075, and Leroy Laird with 1739, from 288 of Wyoming's 800 precincts. O’Mahoney had telegraphed Rose conceding the nomination.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
United States
Robert R. Hose
Casper
Joseph C O'Mahoney
Leroy Laird
O'Mahoney
Rose
Doctors transplant shin bone into spinal column at Johns Hopkins
Doctors at Johns Hopkins hospital performed what is described as a remarkable bone graft, moving a piece of shin bone from the lower right leg to Forrest Wieford's spine in Newport West Virginia. He had a dislocated vertebra three years earlier and his condition worsened until surgery. A diseased vertebra was removed and the shaped shin bone inserted to support his back. The operation was pronounced successful.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Forrest Wieford
Newport
W. Va
Wieford
Hopkins
Snow and Heat Strike Two States and Kansas
Light snow covered the Salt Lake City and Ogden hills and Rock Springs woke to a thin snow cover amid an early morning storm. Kansas faced a heat wave with temperatures near 100 and readings of 104 in Liberal and Hutchinson, with forecasts of about 100 again tomorrow.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Ogden
Rock Springs
Wyo
Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Mercury
Liberal
Hutchison
Weather Bureau
Mrs Otto Lehman Granted Divorce in Chicago
Mrs Marie Dorothea Lehman was granted a divorce from Otto W Lehman after a ten minute hearing on grounds of extreme cruelty. Attorneys said Lehman would pay her 650 dollars a month for life and provide a substantial cash settlement. Lehman had previously married Dr Fred W Blesse and aided his medical education by singing in a cabaret before meeting Lehman.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Marie Dorothea Lehman
Otto W. Lehman
Lehman
Fred W. Blesse
Ben Hur Riot Breaks Out Near Rome
In a near-serious riot near Rome, profascists and antifascists working for an American film company clashed while producing Ben Hur. Carabineers were called to quell the disturbance as tensions rose from Matteotti sympathy actions.
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Rome
Moving Picture Company
Nrofascisti
Giacomo Matteotti
Fistle
Matteotti
Leopold and Loeb Hear Fiendish Coward Denunciations
Chicago August 20 Nathan F Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb stood unmoved as assistant state’s attorneys branded them fiends and dastardly cowards while describing the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks. Prosecutors urged hanging as the only fit punishment as defense counsel led mitigation and rationalization before Judge John R Caverly.
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Chicago
A. P
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
John R. Caverly
Robert Franks
Joseph Savage
Loeb
Leopold
Thomas Marshall
Coolidge Aims for Stronger U S Europe Ties At Paris Parley
President Coolidge prepares to direct American participation in a Paris conference and back the 100 million dollar German loan. The plan seeks wider European cooperation, export promotion, and progress toward arms limitation, with the London agreement as a foundation for lasting peace.
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Coolidge
Albert W. Fox
Plymouth
Paris
America
Germany
Europe
United States
Hughes
New Haven
London
Weeding Keeps Coolidge Boy Out of Golf Match
President Coolidge unknowingly prevented an interesting golf match when Allen Bryant challenged his friend John Coolidge. John cited his father’s weed pulling in the garden, saying he is not strong at golf but does know how to pick weeds. The note mentions Bryant’s grandfather Dick Brown living on a Plymouth, Vermont farm.
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Washington Post
Plymouth
Coolidge
Allen Bryant
Dick Brown
John Coolidge
John
Bandits Stage Mock Train Robbery On New Mail Car Test
Pseudo bandits in a staged attack on a New York Central train demonstrated the new banditproof mail cars equipped with warlike devices. Six actors played robbers. three listed as killed, two captured, one missing. Officials called the demo a success and planned to equip 3,000 mail cars. The scene unfolded at Tilly Foster 61 miles from New York with a loaded locomotive, flares, cameras, and numerous officials observing.
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Tilly Foster
N. Y
A. P
New York Central
Post Office Department
Washington
New York City
New York
Tilly Foster Reservoir
New York Post Office
Floyd Montgomery
Dial Will Be Tried On Fighting Charge
United States Senator N B Dial and State Insurance Commissioner John J McMahon faced a fighting charge after a campaign meeting dispute in Gaffney South Carolina The trial was postponed until after the campaign when McMahon requested a jury trial Both men were released on bond and Dial reportedly left town The incident began when Dial seized a chair during a heated exchange and spectators intervened The meeting was then called off
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Gaffney
D. C
United States
N. B. Dial
John J. McMahon
Senate
Dial
McMahon
South Carolina
Engineer Killed In First Air Flight At Langley Field
Newport News Virginia August 20 Stephen Bromley Jr aeronautical engineer with the national advisory committee was instantly killed on a first flight when their JN 6 trainer plunged into Back River from about 1000 feet Smith J de France American ace major in the reserve service and general aeronautical engineer with the advisory committee was injured and expected to die this evening Bromley had his neck broken and de France injured about head and body rescue teams from Langley field and reservations rushed to aid the men as the seaplane sank in shallow water near the incinerator plant
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Newport News
Stephen Bromley
National Advisory Committee
Smith J. de France
Reserve Service
Advisory Committee
Langley Field
Back River
Bromley
Bromley, Who Was Making This First Flight, Had His Neck Broken J and Mr. de
France Ia
Langley
Eleven Kaiser's royal carriages go begging in U S
The Washington Post reports eleven ornate carriages bearing imperial arms from Warsaw, once used by the Habsburgs and Hohen zo lle rns for coronations, are being stored in the U S after Otffinowski bought them postwar. He died in Warsaw. Government charges total about 14 000 dollars for storage, insurance and customs brokerage as it moves to sell.
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Washington Post
New York
Germany
Hohenzollerne
Warsaw
Otffinowski
America
Farmer and tenant die in duel near Mooresville
Aug 20 A pistol duel on Lecke McKnight’s farm four miles from Mooresville NC leaves McKnight prominent local businessman and Grover Stutts tenant dead. Eyewitness H P Deaton says both fired multiple shots after a stated misunderstanding at the Stutts family farmhouse.
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Charlotte
Lecke McKnight
Mooresville
Grover Stutts
H. P Deaton
Moorerville
Stutts
H P. Craven
McKnight
Wos
Beaton
Wealthy baby heiress draws crowds at fair show
At the Central States fair Aurora Illinois Aug 20 hundreds of women rushed to glimpse the daughter of Lester Norris of St Charles heir to Johns Gates vast fortune valued at 40 900 000. The infant Mia Nortig fled crying I wont have this publicity while the baby impressed by scoring above 39 in a display of perfection indicating high expectations for the heiress among the world s wealthiest children.
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Washington Pont
Aurora
Ill
Lester Norris
St Charles
John W Gates
Mia Nortig
Georgia Closes Wedding Season On Five Day Waiting Period
Georgia announces a five day halt on new marriages after a state act signed August 18 by Gov Walker. Secretary of State G Mclendon and assistant attorney general interpret the law to forbid marriages for five days from August 18 and for five days thereafter until license applications are posted.
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Atlanta
Georgia
G. McLendon
Secretary of State
Baye
Walker
Countess Gizycka Begins Three-Week Canadian Rockies Trip
Countess Gizycka formerly Misa Eleanor Patterson of Washington D C leads a private Banff expedition into the Canadian Rockies with a companion, packer, guide, wrangler, and cook. She plans to stay three weeks, departing Banff dressed in buckskin with a wide brimmed Mexican hat.
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Montreal
Quebec
Gizycka
Misa
Eleanor Patterson
Washington, D. C
Banff
Canadian Rockies
204 Philippine Scouts Convicted of Mutiny
Manila August 21 AP report says a court martial found 204 Philippine scouts guilty of mutiny for joining a revolt. They were sentenced to five years with hard labor and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
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Manila
Philippine Scouts
France Moves Toward Dawes Plan Steps At Cabinet Meet
France prepares to appoint French officers and experts to work with Germans on Dawes plan tasks. Evacuation plans hinge on London agreements signed after August 70, with large French and Belgian railway staffs in Germany to be reorganized. Political debate centers on Britain’s London accord and Paris’s stance toward Ruhr evacuation and Versailles terms.
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Parise
Quarionun
France
Dawes Plan
Ruhr
London
Germany
Orrupation
Haf
Foreign Office
Oday
Hermiot
Kio
Senate
M Herriot
Dawes
Versailles
Belgium
Tage
Macdonald
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Brazil
U.S
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Otto Lehman
Ben Hur Roman
Marshall
Clarence S. Darrow
Mr. Marshall
Darrow
Illinois
Savage
Bobby
New Arms
Coolidge Boy
First Air
Steven Bromley, Jr
Maj. de France
Kaiser
Herriot
Parliament
Macdonalds
Britain
Moroneare
Tamarros
Dierriot
Senwann
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