Daugherty Not Resigning as Attorney General
Washington dispatch reports rumors surrounding Attorney General Daugherty amid Harding era cabinet chatter. Analysts say no resignation is imminent, noting Daugherty’s firm stance and cabinet stability despite speculation tied to Ohio politics and future senatorial contests.
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Washington, D. C
Daugherty
Abe Martin
Washington
Mr. Daugherty
Aktorney
Harding
Pacific Coast
Br. Daugherty
Mr. Harding
Ohio
Hughes
Fall
Hoover
Melton
New York Evening Post. Inc
Five Held in $250,000 War Risk Insurance Theft
United Press reports a federal fraud jury found a conspiracy to steal 250000 from the War Risk Insurance Bureau. Five ex-employees are indicted: William T. Saulsbury, David W. Griswold, Te nola, Graves, Ben F. Taylor, and Daniel O'Keefe, all previously jailed on similar charges.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Wiliam T. Saulsbury
David W. Griswold
Tenola
Graves
Ben F. Taylor
Daniel O'Keefe
Arbuckle's Wife Heads West to Aid Husband in Trouble
Ros ie Arbuckle known as Minta Durfee leaves New York for San Francisco to help her husband alleged to be in trouble. She says she will be near him to offer any possible aid, despite their five year separation. She plans to be ready to assist as issues unfold.
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Arbuckle
Associated Press
New York
Rosieee Arbuckle
Minta Durfee
Seven Die As Explosion Hits Philadelphia Oil Tanks
Seven workmen are dead and more than a dozen injured after an explosion at the Atlan tic Refining oil tanks in southwest Philadelphia. Firemen expect the death toll to rise to ten or more as flames are kept to the vicinity.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company
Soubwestern
Citizens of Madrid Form an Association to Fight Profiteers
Citizens of Madrid form an association to resist profiteers after the city fixes prices for necessities. Bakers grocers and fruit merchants threaten to join butchers in defiance while the governor vows enforcement and possible prison terms. Police halt a protest after a citizens meeting and arrest several rioters.
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Citizens of
Madrid
Associated Press
Ibut
League Commission Lets Mandates Drop
Geneva report Sept 14 states the League Commission will not intervene in mandates questions pending negotiations between the principal mandatory powers and the United States. The body was formed to study the two main classes of mandates for former German colonies.
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Associated Press
Geneva
United ‘States
Ignecial Commission
The
League of Nations
Venizelos Marries Wealthy Compatriot in London Registry
Exiled Greek leader M. Venizelos wed Mile Schilizzi at Saint Pancras registry office in London. He is 57 and her second husband. she is much younger and a wealthy compatriot.
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Bs United Press
London
Ship Line Agents Confer on Rates Discuss Grain Freight
Representatives of 21 American and foreign trans Atlantic shipping lines met in New York to discuss changes in freight rates, with grain rates believed to be reduced. The gathering was reported by United Press.
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United Press
New York
Newspaper Delivery Deadline Notice
Courier delivery details for home delivery before 3 30 o clock with error remedies. Call 330 to obtain a copy if not received and ensure phone orders reach office before 6 30 p m.
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Turu
Piper
Baby No. 22 Comes to Make Home Happy for Omaha Woman
Omaha memo reports Mrs. Early M. Rowray aged 41 has delivered her twenty second child. She wed at 14 and became a mother at 17, bearing 20 children with first husband. His death four years ago led to a marriage with a man 20 years younger, producing two more children.
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Omaha
The
Associated Press
Neb
Early M. Rowray
Rowray
Pershing Sails for France to Honor Unknown Soldier
Gen John J Pershing sails for Europe aboard the Paris to decorate the unidentified French soldier's grave with the Congressional Medal of Honor and may visit London to place the medal on the unidentified British soldier grave in Westminster Abbey. He plans to stay only a few weeks. his sister Jessie Pershing and brother James accompany him.
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United Press
New York
John ‘J. Pershing
France
Paris
London
Westminster Abbey
Pershing
Europe
Jessie Pershing
James
Convict escape attempt results in kills at Joliet prison
In Joliet Illinois on September 14 six robbers pried bars and climbed to the roof. Theodore Schiller was killed and John Koch and George Williams wounded by guard C J Carlson. John Byran was captured Edward Thorpe and Carl Steena escaped.
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Chicago
Joliet Prison
Theodore Schiller
John Koch
George Williams
C. J. Carlson
John Byran
Edward Thorpe
Carl Steena
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah State Prison
Storekeeper Buried Alive in Ditch Cavern
Des Moines reports a storekeeper named A. F. Rittgers was smothered to death in a ditch cave‑in near Johnston Station. Rittgers, a store owner, was working in the ditch when the collapse occurred. Four workers toiled over an hour before the body was found.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Johnston Station
A. F
Rittgers
President Harding Plays Golf on Long Island Today
President Harding planned to test his golfing eye and arm at the National Golf Club near Southampton, New York, with the Marflower anchored in Gardiners Bay overnight. The return voyage to Washington was expected to begin late today as Harding and his party headed by motor to the club. Ironwood Cuts street car fares to five cents, second reduction in three months.
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Umern Press
New York
Harding
National Golf Club
Southampton
L. Y
Gardiners’ Bay
Hardling
Washington
Associated Press
Ironwood, Mich
Ironwood
Jealous youth shot his sweetheart in Terre Haute
Ray Parse, 17, confessed to shooting Louise Willoughby after jealousy over other boys. Police say he killed her yesterday in his home near her house, then disposed of the revolver and fled to Taylorville. his mother Nettie Parse was later arrested.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ray Parse
Parse
Taylorville
Louise Willoughby
Yvel
Moore Chosen On Second Ballot 10 World Judgeship
John Bassett Moore, United States jurist and Columbia professor, was elected to the international court of justice on the second ballot. The vote marks a milestone in the League of Nations dream, with Moore joining the eleven judges and four deputies. The United States posture remains cautious pending Senate approval.
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United Press
Geneva
Court of Justice
League of Nations
World Court
John Bassett Moore
United States
Permanent Court
the Hague
Assembly
It League
International Court of Justice
Liku Root
Six Nations
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Robert Borden
Canada
Council
Assembly of the League
Rafael Altamiray Creva
Spain
Alejandro Alvarez
Chile
Dionisio Ansilotti
Italy
Ruy Bandosa
Brazil
Antonio S. de Bustamenta
Cuba
Robert Finlay
Great Britain
B. T. ©. Loder
Holland
Yoragu Oda
Japan
Washington
Moore
Harding
Hughes
American Senate
Associice
New York
Eisha Root
Columbia University
State Department
Heavy rains hit Iowa and adjacent states causing impassable dirt roads
Weather Bureau reports heavy rains across Iowa Minnesota and western Wisconsin and parts of Illinois and Minnesota making dirt roads nearly impassable. Towns listed include Albert Lea Algona Cedar Rapids Des Moines Mason City Marshalltown and Waterloo with temperatures ranging from 0.64 to 1.49 inches of rainfall and muddy conditions. Showers expected tonight and Thursday as systems move east. Local temperatures and forecast details are noted amid the heavy precipitation.
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Weather Bureau
Charlés City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charlie
City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
Rosse
Wig
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Yampton
Postville
Water
Lee
Waverly
Clondy
Charles City
Weaport
Te Crosse
Manila
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hainois
Everything's Comin' Down in Gary Prices Drop
In Gary prices and costs fall as wages drop. Rents and divorce costs are cut. Cafes clothing and house rents ease. Physicians reduce call charges to $2 and lawyers cut half their fees for divorce cases.
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Gary
Associated Trust
Ind
U.S. Sets Topics for Armament Talks in Parleys
Washington reports the United States has sent allied powers a tentative topics list for the arms limitation and Far East conference. The subjects hinted include open restrictions, China’s open door, sovereignty, Manchuria, Chinese eastern railway spheres of influence, and mandates. Officials gave no comment beyond noting the list is provisional.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
United States
China
Women May Wear Pants In West Despite Objections
Olympia, Sept 14 United Press: The state attorney general ruled women may wear trousers anytime and anywhere. The decision followed a Zillah town marshal objecting to women parading in hiking pants on the streets. The attorney general stated women have their rights and urged no prohibition.
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United Press
Olympia
Wash
Zillah
Gov't Settles with Q for 6 Million
The railroad administration settled today for $6,000,000 with the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line, settling all claims arising from the federal center.
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Gov't
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Railroad Administration
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail
Federal Centre
Fugitives Named in Iowa and Missouri Headlines
A Charles City escapee, Miller, now in Janesville, Wisconsin, is captured after six years on the run and agrees to return to Iowa to serve out his five year sentence for an earlier hotel robbery. In Missouri, George Degler is identified as a Muscatine murder fugitive by Worcester police, linked to a $21,000 bond larceny case.
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Associated Press
Janesville
Wisert Miller
Charles City
Toute
Hawkeye
Miller
Walworth
Elkhorn
Sone
Iowa
Inother
Worcester
Mess
Hilton
Muscatine
George Degler
John Degter
Hinks
Dublin Sees Deadlock Threaten Irish Peace Talks
Dublin reports fear of a hitch in Irish peace negotiations after Lloyd George couriers sound out positions. Dail approves delegates for Inverness talks and accepts the British proposals while De Valera’s note prompts concerns of possible breach. Delegates named include Griffith, Collins, Barton, Duggan, and Gavan Duffy. London notes dissatisfaction with De Valera's reply and hints at postponing full conference until issues are cleared.
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Wresst
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Couriers
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Inverness
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Dail
Taverness
de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Sinn_Fein
Michael Collins
Robert C. Barton
Eamonn J. Duggan
Sinn Fein
George Gavan Duffy
London
Evening Standard
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Scotland
Reland
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Proeffer New Tax Bill Week from Today
Washington September 14. The tax revision bill to be presented to the Senate one week from today will differ in several essentials from the House measure. Senate finance committee changes include a 2.44 percent increase in the corporation income tax, and the repeal of the capital stock tax starting with the levy due July 1 next year.
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Associated Press
Washington, DC
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Sing Sing Prisoner Makes Daring Escape
Ossining N Y September 14 Seph Sorace, 23, escaped Sing Sing by sawing through cell bars, breaking a trap door lock, climbing a frail stairway, exiting via a wall, diving into the Hudson River, and fleeing toward freedom. The incident highlights a bold prison breakout witnessed amid early dawn.
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United Fresc
Ossining
N. Y
Toseph Sorace
Sing Sing
Hudson
Only One Nebraska Town Eligible to Stock Rate Cut
The Associated Press reports Nebraska will see a livestock shipment rate cut benefiting only one town, Henry, located 504 miles from Omaha. The Interstate Commerce Commission recommended the policy, applying a 20 percent cut for towns within 500 miles Crops this city. Henry remains the sole beneficiary under the specific provisions.
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Nebraska
Ateomance
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry
Omaha
Front Porch Quilt Finished in Downtown Store Window
An AP item notes a pink and white autographed quilt finished as a tribute to President Harding. The blocks bear signatures of Harding and Wilson era figures, authors, and stars. The quilt will be sold with proceeds aiding a Harding charity ward at a local hospital.
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Associated Press
Marton
Harding
Oly
William Ward
Harding Charity
Rush of American Grain Through Montreal Port
Montreal Sept 14 Grain shipments through the port face new limits as Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railways impose permits for grain from American ports bound for Port McNichol and Tiffin Ontario. About 90,060,000 bushels have passed this season, with roughly 40 percent American.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Port McNichol
Tiffin
Ont
Two More Flood Victims Found in Central Texas Toll
Dallas reports two additional flood victims raising the death toll to 196 with indications the final toll may not exceed 200. The central Texas disaster prompts search efforts and cautions as authorities assess the aftermath.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Labor Secretary says fewer idle now than in 1914
Washington reports that unemployment totals are overstated while noting 12 million still at work and $500 million in public works bonds ready. Secretary Davis asserts 5.7 million fewer on payrolls than in March and urges recognizing ongoing suffering while highlighting signs of recovery in cotton and silk industries and continued job placement efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Abor
Europe
Davis
Iehls
Commissioner of Labor
Secretay Davis
McCormick
Bureau of Labor
Department of Lawer
United States
Department of Labor
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