Final Ultimatum Threatens Captives Death Tuesday
A Chinese bandit group issues a final ultimatum claiming American and British captives will be shot next Tuesday if Chinese troops withdraw. Reports from Shanghai date May 18 describe negotiations continuing amid fear for 10 to 20 Chinese and 14 foreign captives held in a mountain fortress near Lincheng.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Marcel Berube
Lloyd Lehrhas
Oachwang
Bernice
Tsaochwang
Tam
Premier Bonar Law Ill Seeks Successor Amid Paris Visit
Premier Bonar Law of Britain, greatly weakened by throat infection, declines a function invitation as Lord Beaverbrook and Sir Thomas Horder rush to Paris. Reports say Beaverbrook discussed a possible successor, signaling a grave political moment and a crisis in leadership.
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United Press
Paris
Premier Bonar Law
England
Premier Point Care
Bonar Law
Lord Beaverbrook
Tor Bonar Law
Beaverbrook
Daily Express of
London
Bonar Law Illness in Paris Sparks Resignation Rumors
London reports Sir Thomas Horder, famed heart specialist, left for Paris to treat Premier Bonar Law as his ill health fuels rumors of an imminent resignation. The Daily Express recall of Heys pledge and Lord Beaverbrook's presence in Paris amplify the speculation.
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Bonar Law
Britain
Thomas Horder
Paris
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
IIL
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Borah Will Oppose Court with Speeches
Senator Borah of Idaho to speak in St. Louis on May 18 outlining a plan to outlaw war without a world court. He will oppose President Harding's world court initiative in a series of speeches starting tonight.
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Borah
Idaho
Harding
Penniless Hei to 1 Millions Fages CWorge Suit Now
Otto Young Heyworth, heir to a $16 million Chicago fortune, faces divorce after 18 months with his actress wife Helen Marie Patterson Heyworth. She sought separate maintenance, alleging cruelty, and accused him of threats and attempted strangulation. They reside in a New York hotel apartment as the case unfolds.
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United Press
Chicago
Otto Young Heyworth
Helen Marie Patterson Heyworth
New York
Heyworth
Cecilia Young Arkemont
Otto Young
Hotel Des Aristes
Bombs Hit Mexican Consulate Area In Mexico City
An explosion rocked an office in the same building housing the U S consulate in Mexico City as officials confirm a second attack within ten days. No injuries reported. a Mexican employee was arrested. The blast occurred during a conference between Mexican and American commissioners seeking diplomatic normalcy.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Mexico City
Washington
Iearnes Today
United States
Claude T. Dawson
Pablo Gomez
Valenti Quintani
Mexican Secret Service
International News Service
Whipping Boss' Trial Suffers New Delay
Cross City Florida May 18 Trial of Walter Higginbotham charged with first degree murder in the death of Martin Tabert in a convict labor camp was halted again when the defense filed affidavits accusing Judge Horne of prejudice. Judge Horne disqualified himself and recessed the hearing until Gov Hardee can name a new presiding judge.
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Cross City
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Walter Higginbotham
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
Horne
Blame Persecutions for Official's Death in Madrid
On May 18 Madrid reports the death of Denis U. He gueral, former governor of Viscaya, shot by trade unionists who are alleged to have persecuted the official. An advertisement follows for San Felice Cigars and Harvesters Great Shade Cigars.
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Denuty Hegueral
Viscaya
San Felice
Harvesters Great Shade
Newspaper Delivery Notice Features Timely Pickup
The Courier delivery guarantees arrival before 5 30. If delivery fails due to carrier error or other cause, customers should call 51 to obtain a copy. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m for correction or replacement.
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One Lone Soldier Remains at Watch on the Rhine
New York May 18 one lone American soldier stays at the Watch on the Rhine as the army of occupation leaves Coblenz The last Rhine force member to return is Lieut P J Davis of the division of criminal investigation aboard the President Buchanan He will not reveal the soldier’s name and says the man will finish lingering duties.
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Army of Occupation
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Coblenz
Ehrenbreitstein
P. J. Davis
Division of Criminal Investigation
Buchanan
Plan to Open War on Towa Dirt Road
Des Moines May 18 sixty roads officials and boosters met to form a permanent association to place Towa road plans on par with Minnesota Wisconsin and Minois through a merger of major routes. Speakers included Engineer Fred White Judge George Lynch I T Meredith and Marvey Ingham. A mass meeting will be called next month to discuss finance and district organization across the 11 congressional districts.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Towa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minois
Lincoln Highway
Jefferson Highway
Waubonsie Trail
Blue Grass Road
Fred White
State Highway Commission
George Lynch
Adair
I. T. Meredith
Marvey Ingham
Alex Fitzhugh
New Poison Pen Note Received by Ryan
Allan A. Ryan a Wall Street financier received another poison pen letter disclosed today when he and Nathan Burkan counsel for George Maxwell met by accident at the district attorney's office.
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New York
Allan A. Ryan
Wall Street
Nathan Burkan
George Maxwell
Ryan
Suburban Derailment Wrecks Rock Island Train
In Chicago on May 18, twenty five people were injured and five seriously when three cars of a Rock Island Joliet Flier derailed. The third car hit a track frog, overturned, and slid down an elevated embankment. the two following cars also derailed. In Louisville, Boyd Winchester, former diplomat and minister to Switzerland, died at 6 40 AM aged seventy six.
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Rock Island
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Louisville
Boyd
Winchester
Switzerland
First Woman Wins International Flying Permit
Linternational News Wire reports Miss Amilia Earthart, an aviatrix, has been granted an international flying permit by the National Aeronautic Association of New York, becoming the first woman to receive such a permit. She soared to 14,000 feet during testing in a 10 horsepower air cooled motor and argued women can be as good pilots as men, citing endurance and nerve.
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Linternational News Wire
Los Angeles
Cal
Amilia Earthart
Aviatrix
National Aeronautic Association of New York
Miss Earthart
Presbyterians Name New Moderator and Committees
Indianapolis May 15 Presbyterians of the United States of America completed the organization of their 135th general assembly with the appointment of J Spencer Chip man as vice moderator and the naming of standing committees. Dr Charles T Wishart new moderator caused surprise by not naming his rival William J Bryan to the bills and overtures committee, instead assigning Rev Hugh K Walker to chair and placing Bryan on the home missions committee. Walker will lead the committee handling the Fosdick overture on Oswald Fosdick with Bryan seen as a liberal opponent and key figure among fundamentalists. Bryan vowed to press evolution views from the floor as the assembly sought unity over scientific questions. L S Mudge stated clerk will report seven overtures approved by the presbyteries.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Presbyterians
United States of America
General Assembly
J. Spencer Chipman
Philadelphia
Charles Tt. Wishart
William J. Bryan
Wishart
Hugh K. Walker
Los Anegros
Bryan
Walker
Harry Emerson Osdick
Fosdick
Charence Macartney
Wosdick
Assembly
Committee On
Freedom
Dollar in Farmer's Pocket Today Shrunk 30 Cents in 10 Years
Chicago May 18 Seventy cents in a farmer's pocket was worth as much as a dollar today according to A B Genung of the bureau of agriculture economics department at a meeting of farm and college extension departments from fourteen cornbelt states. He noted improvements in farmers' situation but noted rural problems remain. He said seven million more hogs were marketed last year with little price change, indicating urban demand fostered by booming industry. A D Sumner, recently in Washington, returned to Waterloo with his wife and daughter as his home.
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Chicago
A. B. Genung
Bureau of Agriculture Economics Department
Department of Agriculture
Inflation in Germany and the money question
The Courier previews Mark Sullivan’s tomorrow dispatch on Germanys inflated money policy and its global implications. Sullivan tackles Who got the money as inflation unfolds and warns that similar measures could spread to other nations adopting the experiment.
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Mark Sullivan
The
Courier
Germany
Mr. Sullivan
Millersburg Cattle Interferes With U S Sky Mail Flight
In May 18 a mail plane from Omaha was forced to descend near Millersburg in Poweshiek County I A cow wandered into the pasture the wrecked plane but no one was seriously hurt The incident involved C Smith of Omaha and disrupted the mail line between Cedar Rapids and Omaha.
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U.S. Sky Mail Line
Cedar Rapids
C. Smith
Omaha
Wenge
Powershiek County
Rossy
Think Gould Victim of Pharaohs Curse
Paris May 15 Gheorgy Jay Gould American financier and railroad magnate died after a long illness on his villa in Mentone linking his death to a superstition about the pharaohs curse begun after Lord Carnarvon. Doctors blamed worry though Gould pondered the mystery and weighed under 100 pounds at death.
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Iternationa News Wire
Paris
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Qlviera
Mentone Loany
Gould
Egypt
Lord Garnarvoy
Tut-Anich-Amon
Valley of the Kings
Lord Carnarvon
Frank J. Gould
Carnarvon
Rauld
Europe
Americans' Property Loot in Vladivostok Seizures
At Vladivostok, Soviet authorities seized more than 260000 in property belonging to American firms including International Harvester and General Electric, following the closing of the American consulate. The American consul’s office was seized, hindering his duties as foreign credentials debate played into the Soviet action. British French and Indian consuls also left. Japanese and Chinese consuls remained.
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General Electric Company
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State Department
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Vladivostok
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Russian Provinces Pledge Help in War
The British mission in Moscow begins readiness to depart after May 15 amid Soviet announcements. Provinces pledge support to Moscow against threats while officials warn against further escalation. Foreign notes place blame for killings on negligent officials as Turkey fears renewed action and Turkish troops restrict leaves.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Tod
Russia
Turkestan
Tiflis
Turkey
George Tchitcherin
George Tchitcherin, People's Commissar
Switzerland
Berne
Vaslav Vorovsky
Italy
Lause
Constantinople
May
Ismid
Tragic Cleveland schoolhouse fire kills many in South Carolina
Camden and Cleveland SC May 18. A stage fire at the Cleveland school followed by a panicked stampede through a single exit left more than 70 dead and many injured as a wooden 40 foot building burned in hours. Governor McLeod planned to attend the funeral of the victims.
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Associated Press
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Perison
Pingel
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Wame
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Galveston Radio Station Signals Record Set At Sea
An amateur radio operator in Galveston Texas sent signals a thousand miles, setting a new long distance record. A ship operator near 100 miles southeast of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean confirmed hearing the Galveston station operated by DW. Rouse, according to American Radio Relay League officials.
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Niles
American Radio Kulay League
DW. Rouse
Galveston
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Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Diver Seeks Body of Last Bridge Victim
In East Moline on May 11 18, divers seek the body of Miss Mary Newton, Davenport, one of six who drowned after fleeing a streetcar and leaping from a trestle into the Mississippi River. R A Shallis of Burlington, wearing a diver suit loaned by the U S government, is diving at the Keokuk dam. five other victims’ bodies have been recovered.
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Mississipni River
R.A. Shallias
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