MacDonald at Ottawa amid quiet social duties in Canada
Premier MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel rest in Ottawa with teas and luncheons, avoiding formal engagements. Reporters pressed him on naval base talks with President Hoover, but he gave noncommittal replies. Back in England coal industry troubles loom as operators resist longer workdays and wage cuts. A Michigan case links witchcraft superstition to a murder, while Capone’s gang ties surface in New York smuggling raids. Germany faces a nationalist push for a referendum on reparations, with Stresemann seen as a stabilizing force amidst opposition. Market experts warn against amateur bets amid a recent stock drop and renewed broker loans.
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MacDonald
Ottawa
Romaay MacDonald
Ishbel
Hoover
Halifax
N. S
Canadian Ship Captain Indicted in Smuggling Plot
Washington reports Captain John MacLeod of the Canadian ship Shawnee indicted by a federal grand jury on a conspiracy charge linked to a major rum smuggling syndicate. The raid findings describe Capone ties, wrecked shipments, and an extensive operation with profits and protection payments across Detroit New York and Chicago.
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Washington, D. C
Lowman
John MacLeod
New Jersey
Legation
State Department
Coast Guard
New York Harbor
MacLeod
Coast Hard
Canada
United States
Detroit
New York
Chicago
John R. Watkins
Toledo
Ohio
Prohibition
Greg.Ory H. Frederick
Chitego
Capone
Walkinson
Tin
Ie Syndicate
General Motors
United States Steel
Wall Street
Rum Corporation
Hoover to Leave Sunday for Ford Jubilee Talk
President Hoover departs Sunday for Detroit to attend Henry Ford's Golden Jubilee in Dearborn and will speak only at a dinner in Independence Hall replica. He then visits Cincinnati Edison lab, Eden Park dedication, and Louisville waterways address aboard a river steamer, with brief Madison stop and a final return to Washington.
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Washington
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Hoover
Detroit
Light
Dearborn
Henry Ford
John ©. Lodge
Ford
Cincinnati
Edison
Menlo Park
Cincinnatti
Gibson Hotel
Ohal
Eden Park
Louisville
Lauisville
Madison
Ind
Gov. Leslie
Mississippi
C.S.T
Loavisrill
Courier Delivery Cutoff Stated for Home Delivery
The Courier will be delivered to homes before 7 40 oclock. If the carrier errs or delivery fails, call 6100 so a copy can be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Boilermaker Sentenced for Freight Train Theft
Hammond Indiana October 18 Mike Michaels a boilermaker began serving a 186 day jail term after being found guilty of stealing a freight train and driving it for a joy ride. Police say he forced the crew to evacuate at gunpoint and headed the engine east.
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Hammond
Ind
Siwsy
Mike Michaels
Michaels
Waggoner Plea Change Denied in Mail Fraud Case
New York October 18 A motion by Charles D Waggoner a Telluride banker to change his plea of guilty to not guilty was denied in federal court before Federal Judge Frank J Coleman The court reserved decision on another motion seeking a reduced maximum sentence of 15 years Coleman noted no practical reduction would occur and said he had urged parole after five years following the sentence.
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New York
Charles D. Waggoner
Telluride
Galo
Frank J. Coleman
Waggoner
Elwood M. Rabenold
Coleman
Federal Parole Board
Man Shot in Wife's Home Takes Blame
Denver, Oct. 18. Prominent attorney William Bryan Quigley, 30, lay near death from a chest wound after being shot while visiting his estranged wife Mrs. Virginia. Quigley, a World War veteran, declared it was all his fault. He has been involved in legal actions including an alienation of affections suit by William Kunkel, a New York millionaire, and separate suits in March charging he stole the affections of Princess Marie Alimova of Rusalx.
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Denver
Colo
Wilam Bryan Quigley
New York
Quigley
William Kunkel
Virginia
Deendant
Kunkel
Marie Alimova
Rusalx
Des Moines 9-Year-Old Steals Detective's Watch
A nine year-old boy confessed to breaking into Des Moines detective Joe Lochr's home and stealing a watch, which he sold for a dollar. Police say he is the youngest juvenile arrested in Des Moines.
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Dan Moines
UPI
Des Moines
Toray
Joe Lochr
Lobby probe eyes tariff secrets and Evanson ties
Washington reports reveal Senate lobby committee questions about tariff rate secrecy and whether Evan son aided Senator Bingham via Connecticut Manufacturers' Association links. Letters from BE Hubbard to Charles Byanson suggest knowledge of rates and coordinated efforts to influence policy, with Evanson admitting spying on tariff developments. A separate note mentions a tunnel fire near the Diomiato Niones home in Council Bluffs.
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Washington, D. C
Kent Hubbard
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Senate
Walsh
Hubbard
Charles L. Byanson
Bingham
Connecticut
Teapot Dome
Evanson
Finance Committee
Byanson
Hyanson
L Walsh
Council Bluffs
Diomiato Niones
Niones
Senate tariff debate moves through Friday session
In Congress the Senate continues tariff debate as the finance committee weighs measures. Caraway hears officers from Connecticut manufacturers association about lobbying. Senate commerce subcommittee opens hearings on applying court wise laws to the Philippines. Senator Johnson of California accuses Republican colleagues of jugglery on the tariff bill and a motion for night sessions to speed the discussion is proposed. The Senate adopts an amendment to provide counsel for consumers before the tariff commission. Senator Reed accuses that W. Atterbury and J. R. Grundy influenced the appointment of Albert L. Watson as a Pennsylvania judge, while Senator Bingham defends his actions. The House met and adjourned without business.
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Senate
Caraway Committee
Connecticut Manufactturers Association
Senate Commerce
Philippines
Benator Johnson
California
Senate Finance
Tie
Seator Bingham
Connecticut
Charles L. Byunson
Reed
Pensylvania
Vv. W. Atterbury
Joseph BR. Grundy
Albert L. Watson
Pennsylvania
House
Japan for slash in world navies
Japan accepts Britain's invitation to the five power conference in London next January and backs Hoover’s naval reduction policy. The note publicized by the State Department says Japan will negotiate with Britain beforehand to aid the talks and will report its view on the Washington London provisional agreement.
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Washington
D. C
Hoover
Japan
London
State Department
Great Britain
Open Petition to Drop Young Plan
Berlin reports a campaign to repudiate the Young Plan gains momentum as the Nationalist party aims to secure signatures for a referendum. Leaders expect to gather near five to six million supporters while acknowledging 4.63 million signatures are still required, with nationwide registration just begun.
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Berlin
WUPH
Germany
Bellet
Settle old fight on one man cars in Des Moines
Des Moines Oct 18 The street car men’s union accepted a new contract after a lengthy session, granting a two way wage increase while the street railway company gains authority to operate one man cars when necessary. Wages rise from 59 to 62 cents an hour over three years, with a 5 cent immediate rise if one man cars are used. The agreement covers future wage adjustments and operating authority.
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Des Moines
Oil magnate says $100 loan was friendship loan
Edward Doheny testified at Albork Fall’s bribery trial that the $100,000 was a loan to an old friend in need and not a bribe. He described conversations with Rear Admiral Robison supporting the Pearl Harbor contract and said he never discussed preferential lands.
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Washington, D. C
Edward JL. Doheny
Albork B. Fall
Fall
West
J. K. Rabison
Navy
Elk ,Hills
Doheny
Admural Robison
Pearl Harbor
Robison
Pearl ‘Harbor
Japan
Oie
Carrie Estelle Doheny
Fail
New York
Los Angeles
Kingston
Pall
Gray Eagle
Witnese
Lfe
Edward &. Doheny
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
United States
Bik Hills
Bank Hold-Up at Peru Indiana Ends in Firefight
Six bandits robbed the First National Bank at Peru Indiana of an estimated fifty thousand dollars. Police shot wounded bystander and a policeman as the gang fled in an automobile. Two victims, Officer Deveny and H K Howenstein, were injured but not fatally. Police Chief Albert Brown said the exact loot was not yet confirmed.
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Peru
Ind
First National Bank
Peiceman John Deveny
H. K. Howenstein
Michi Kan City
Albert Brown
Black woman Held on Complaint by Des Moines Girls
Carter, a Black woman in Minneapolis, is held on a complaint from two Des Moines girls who say they were held two days in a hotel run by Carter. The girls, Joy Williams and Patricia Melneke, traveled from Devils Lake, N C, and paid $5 for a room before being confined. Police raid followed a tip from a Chinese hotel patron, and the case prompts a search for the porter who recommended the hotel.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Tribesmen kill 50 Legionnaires in Algeria raid
In Oran on October 1 Moorish tribesmen raided south of the Atlas mountains, killing fifty legionnaires and native soldiers and wounding twenty one. The attackers left many dead on the field according to reports from French forces. In Clinton, Ta., an aged man died after falling or jumping from the Lyons and Fulton high bridge into the Mississippi River, with searchers locating his body after four hours.
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Oran
Algeria
Atlas Mountains
French Foreign Legion
Legionnaires
Clinton
Fi—Willam J. Brick
Lyons and Fulton High Bridge
Mississippi River
Fugitives Nabbed in Washington Held for Iowa Officers
Two men believed to be Bud Morehurst and Cecil Briggs wanted at Clarinda Virginia for jail breaking are being held in Wakina Washington awaiting arrival of Iowa officers. The suspects gave names Sam and John Cornwell.
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Iowa
Wakina
Wash
Bud Morehurst
Cecil Briggs
Clarinda
Sam
John Cornwell
Thief Steals 30900 in Consul Jewelry at Home
Police disclosed a daring burglary at the home of Berthold Singer, consul general for Turkey, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, missing jewels valued at 30,900 dollars. Investigators reported no clues and said the thief acted within the past week. The second item notes the resignation of Rev. Gowan Williams to become rector at St. Mark's, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
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4INSI
Berthold Singer
Illinois
Des Moines
Qet
U.P
Gowan ‘Do
Willams
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Glen Ellyn
Chicago
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Charman Caraway
Senate Lobby Committee
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Byangom
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Day
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
Legislative Tariff
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Grinday
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Havana
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Henry George
Idelita
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Edward
Rin
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Indiana
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