Chinese forces clash near Shanghai amid heavy fighting
On September 18 a large mobilization of United States Marines and international troops occurred as Chinese forces attacked Shanghai. The assault led to fierce street fighting with scattered reports of crossings and lines, while Yuan and Chang Teo Lin tensions sparked a broader war declaration.
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Anghal
Sone
Cui
Shanghai
Nbesinung
Pel Ko Kan
Hang Chow Duepoudencs
Aly” Che
Yuan
Prhin
Chang’ ‘Teo. Lin
Ve Whosa
Ilaria
Poki
Last Bodies of 35 Miners Retrieved in Kemmerer Mine Disaster
Remermer mine workers recovered the final bodies of 35 miners who perished in the Kemmerer Coal Company incident as rescue teams faced debris hindering surface access. Only twelve men survived the blast as four bodies were located with difficulty. In Hammond Indiana, a separate tragedy claims 16 year old Harriet Yeager who died from burns when a car fire erupted during fueling of a running motor.
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Kelmherer
Wyoming
Kemmerer Coal Company
Gurface
Hills
Hammond
Ind
Harriet Yeager
Burns
Armenia Earthquake Kills 114 in Turkish Armenia
London dispatch reports 114 dead and many injured after strong earthquakes in Turkish Armenia. Twenty two villages were destroyed as aftershocks rattled the region.
O Donnell Heads Hardware Dealers District Meeting
Patrick S. O'Donnell of O'Donnell Hardware was elected district chairman at the Indiana Retail Hardware Dealers Association meeting held Wednesday evening. County chairmen were named for Daviess, Dubois, Pike, Knox, Sullivan, Martin, and Shoals counties. About forty merchants attended as W. W. Besley of Bataged Stores won a $5 prize in the open discussion on margins and profits. C. W. Helfgeson led the session. next meeting will be in Vincennes in spring.
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Vincennes
Patrick S. O'Donnell
O'Donnell Hardware Company
Indiana Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
Daviess County
W. B. Allen
Dubois County
Robert R. Mehringer
Jasper
Pike County
Henry Read
Petersburg
Knox Enynty
T. M. Shircliff
Sullivan County
J. G. Frazee
Sullivan
Martin
Charles Slate
Shoals
Besley Opera Batged
C. W. Helfgeson
Indiana Retail Hardware Association
Engine plows 300 ft into cornfield after collision
The Chicagoan limited train on the Santa Fe bound for Chicago plowed into a freight train near Galesburg on September 18. The impact sent cars scattering but no one was injured. the engine and fireman rode 600 yards into a cornfield to escape harm as a box car buckled onto the eastbound track.
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Galesburg
The
Chicagoan
Santa Fe
Chicago
Defense Cites Franks Case. Boy Is Freed
Chicago reports that 16 year old Willie Dalton, who fled a bank with bonds worth 772000, was acquitted on all charges after two hung juries. His lawyers argued he lacked intent and suffered bond intoxication from wealth exposure. The defense echoed calls for leniency comparing to Leopold and Loeb cases.
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Franks
Boy
Chicago
Willie” Dalton
Willie
Legion Urges Navy to Meet Five Five Three Ratio
St Paul sept 18 The American Legion national convention urged congress and the navy to raise the U S navy sea power to the five five three ratio of the naval armament agreement The naval affairs committee noted the ratio now sits at five four three with the United States at four amid open contests for national commander candidates Harbord was touted to unite the delegates while John J Pershing drew interest but not secured support The leadership race centered on Gen John R McQuigg Edward Stafford and James Drain as the convention opened
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St. Paul
Mian
American Legion National Convention
Congress
Navy Department
United States Navy
Naval Affairs Committee
United States
FLIERS EN ROUTE TO MUSKOGEE OKLA
Army around the world fliers began a 300 mile hop from St Joseph Missouri to Muskogee Oklahoma at 1 24 pm with nine escort planes. They landed in St Joseph at 12 19 from Omaha and weather along the route was favorable.
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Muskogee, Okla
St. Joseph
Muskogee
Okla
Omaha
Darrow and Grove to Clash Over Grant Pardon
Chicago reports attorney Clarence Darrow will appear before the board of pardons to seek mercy for Bernard Grant, sentenced to hang October 17 for the policeman murder, as State's Attorney Crowe prepares to oppose pardon or commutation. The piece notes Burlington Virginia’s 106 year old resident Mrs Freeman Willete paid real estate tax.
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Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Crowe
Victor
Darrow
Board of Pardons
Bernard Grant
Burlington, Va
Freeman Willete
Democratic Meeting At City Hall Tonight
The first public meeting by the Democrats will be at City Hall tonight at 7 30. John W Kern, son of the late Senator Kern, a Indianapolis lawyer, will be the principal speaker on campaign issues from a Democratic viewpoint. The public is invited to attend.
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City Hall
John W. Kern
Senator Kern
Kern
Indianapolis
Indiana
Patton Seeks Lost Sister After Thirty Years
Louis E. Patton of Marshall Texas seeks his sister Lucien Spaulding, last seen in 1874 when both were orphans in a county home. They were adopted separately by different families and have lived apart since. he hopes to locate Phoebe Hayes, who adopted his sister, to find her and reach his sister.
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Louis E. Patton
Lucien Spauldling
Ba¢iéhs County
Ghilgrén
Patton
Lucien
Spaulding
Phoebe Hayes
Louis &. Patton
William
Phans
the Ume
Patten
Pattons
Marshall
Tex
Washington
Phoee Hayes
Coolidge Gives Focus to Speech Writing With Three Engagements
President Coolidge trims schedule to devote time to crafting addresses. He will address the congress of Holy Name societies this Saturday in Washington, speak in Philadelphia on September 25, and attend the October 1 dedication of the First Division monument. Rumors about Klan references are denied by organizers. He also reviewed marines returned from Antietam maneuvers.
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Congress of Holy Name Societies
Philadelphia
Coolidge
Antietam
Everett Anderson killed at Dam No. 47 in Evansville
Everett Anderson aged 19, foreman for the National Construction Contract Co, was jerked from a twenty foot lock wall at Dam No. 47 Newburg when a rope caught his leg. He died instantly, the first serious Ohio River dam accident since work began eighteen months ago. Rich deposits of zirconium and hafnium were found in Madagascar.
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Evansville
Ind
Newburg
Everett Anderson
National Construction Contract Company
Anderson
Ohio River
New Trouble at Wheatland Mine Resumes Work
The Standard Coal mine at Wheatland reopened but at a reduced scale as ten to fifteen men refused to work. About twenty men were reported to be on duty. The Wheatland local appointed a committee to go to Indianapolis to raise the issue with national UMW officers.
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Standard Coal Company
Wheatland
Fasue
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Indiana Republicans Confident of Victory in November
Indianapolis dispatch reports Clyde A. Wald state chairman predicts Republicans will safely carry Indiana on national, congressional and state tickets. He says the party organization works efficiently with full confidence of victory in November.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Clyde A. Wald
William Butler
Rebel tribesmen slain in two Afghan battles
Alababad India Sept 18 Three hundred rebel tribesmen were killed in two main battles with royalist forces at Ja Jimaiden and Logar according to Afghan newspapers describing severe fighting today.
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Ja Jimaiden
Logar
Come-to-Church Day Planned by Washington Protestant Churches
The Ministerial Association of Washington announces a city wide Come-to-Church day on October 5 with plans for strong Sunday school participation and heightened attendance through Easter. The nationwide campaign aims to boost revivals in November and repeats last year’s successful simultaneous effort with October preparations.
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Washington Today
Hanner
Former Evansville Doctor Held On Narcotics Charge
Dr F J Freshley once practicing in Evansville captured in Dixon Kentucky after a six month search. He is jailed in Louisville awaiting a preliminary hearing before being moved to Indianapolis for federal arraignment. He previously served a year in Atlanta federal prison for narcotics selling and is alleged to have resumed narcotics dealing after release.
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Evansville
Ind
F. J. Freshley
Dixon
Louisville
Indianapolis
A. B. Anderson
Freachiey
Mary
Iowa
Freshley
Atlanta
Davis Confidence After Chicago Arrival in 1932 Campaign
Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis arrived in Chicago amid a large procession led by party leaders and crowds. He planned a speech in the stockyards district tonight as Illinois Democrats express renewed optimism about the ticket. Davis leaves for Gary Indiana and Fort Wayne Indiana on a multi day eastward swing starting Saturday.
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Chicago
Illinois
John W. Davis
Des Moines
Davis
Stock Yards
Stock Yard
Gary
Ind
Ve ‘ Sgadth Bénd
Ft.Wayned Ind
Jewelry store break in near Maine and East First streets
An attempted break in at the T. D. Cloud Jewelry on the corner of Maine and East First was foiled when intruders toppled a ladder and fled after entering a rear door panel. The scene yielded no clear clues, police say. Freshly cut silage gas poses CO risk to workers in unventilated silos.
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T. D. Cloud
Maine
East First Streets
Mr. Cloud
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