Indiana Attorney General Seeks Review of Shumaker Sentence
A Chicago report notes MGM offices broadcast that Martin Jensen flown from San Diego to New York via Chicago with a docile lion named Leo aboard. The trip aims to become the second nonstop California to New York flight after the 1927 milestone by Lieuts. Kelly and MacReady.
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Flying Lion
Chicago
New York
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Martin Jensen
San Diego
Cal
Jensen
Leo
al G. Barnes Circus
California
Camp Kearney Mesa
Metro- Goldyn-Mayer
MacIntosh Flies From Dublin to Sea Then Fails to Reach New York
Captain MacIntosh and Commandant Fitzmaurice attempted a Dublin to New York flight in the monoplane Princess Xenta. After about 300 miles, heavy fog forced them back east, they landed safely at Beale Strand near the Shannon mouth after just under four and a half hours aloft. The episode follows Miss Ruth Elder’s road to an air pilot license as aviation circles note evolving courage and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. " Macintosh
James C. Fitzmaurice
Dublin
Ireland
New York
Beale Strand
The
Shannon
MacIntosh
Ruth Elder
Dixie
Geo Ban
Cuba
Mass
Dark Horse May Seize Reins in G.O.P. Field
Washington analysis identifies Hoover Hughes Dawes and Lowden as front runners for the 1928 Republican nomination while Pershing is courted by a hidden set of ex-congressmen. Senator Watson of Indiana and Senator Willis of Ohio are highlighted as potential dark horse figures with influential backing and strong oratory appeal. Illinois splits between Lowden and Dawes complicate coalition building as party insiders seek a decisive convention strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Hughes
Dawes
Lowden
Leonard Wood
Pershing
Longworth
Watson
Senator Watson
Indiana
Harry Daugherty
Harding
Lord
White House
Willis
Congress
Iinois
Illinois
Paper delivery deadline notice from Courier
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30. If the carrier’s error or other cause prevents receipt by that time call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 5 30 p m.
Legionnaires Hit Paris in Big Jam
About 3500 American legionnaires arrived at St. Lazare station on September 17 after 10 trains from Havre and Cherbourg, sparking a porter and taxi crisis in Paris. Gendarmes assisted as delays mounted but the group kept good humor with war-era quips amid light rain.
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Havre
Cherbourg
Paris
St. Lazar
Two Insane Girls in Auto Smashup Injure Five
Centerville Iowa September report says five people were injured when a car overturned near Bloomfield while transporting two insane girls to Mt. Pleasant state hospital. The occupants were pinned beneath the vehicle but rescued. injuries described as minor for most.
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Centerville
Bloomfield
Mt. Pleasant
Mery
Anna
Snob
Cincinnati
Earl Gaugenbaugh
John Kulyrick
Court Rules Mortgages Void in Polk County
Des Moines reporters note a Des Moines municipal court ruling by Judge Sellers that a mortgage failing to include the words for Polk county in the notary’s attestation is void. The decision cites a state supreme court opinion.
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Des Moines
INS
Polk County
Sellers
State Supreme Court
Burned Rock Island Wreck Cleared Up
Wrecking crews of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific early today cleared nine freight cars from tracks 11 miles from Washington Ja nine cars burned including five crude oil cars one flour car and one lumber car after a fire caused by a hot box and a broken journal no injuries trains rerouted via Ottumwa over Milwaukee
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Washington
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Ottumwa
Milwaukee
McAdoo Declines 1928 Democratic Presidential Run
Washington dispatch reports William Gibbs McAdoo informed friends he will not seek the 1928 Democratic nomination. He cites advancing Democratic principles and the need to avoid a personal contest, preferring to work as a private citizen to advance leadership and policies. Gov Alfred E. Smith of New York declined to comment on McAdoo’s decision.
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Washington, D. C
William G. McAdoo
George F. Milton
Chattanooga, Tenn
Milton
McAdoo
Madison Square Garden
New York
Gov. Smith
Smith Seen As Easy Winner In Democratic Race
Wilbur W. Marsh former treasurer of the Democratic National Committee and Waterloo manufacturer said McAdoo’s withdrawal foreshadows a Smith nomination. He urged Iowa to endorse Smith without the unit rule, predicting 26 Iowa votes for Smith and a possible roll-call avoidance. Senator Fletcher of Florida urged Gov Al Smith to follow McAdoo and clear the way for a new state in the party.
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Wilbur W. Marsh
Democratic National Committee
Waterloo
McAdoo
Marsh
Courier
Smith
Iowa
Washington, D. C
INS
al Smith
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
William Gibbs McAdoo
Fletcher
State to prosecute insane man for attempted murder of officers
Sheriff H. T. Wagner announced that Fred Scheufele will be charged with assault with intent to commit murder after escaping from the state hospital for the insane and shooting Deputy Sheriff Dilworth and Detective Crumline. Scheufele, badly wounded, is expected to recover and faces trial to determine insanity and commitment to the state reformatory at Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Wagner
F. W. Edwards
Fred Scheufele
State Hospital For
W. F. Dilworth
Hugh Crumline
Scheufele
Department For the Criminal Insane
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Wagner
Hugh Crumrine
Fred Scheu- Tele
Independence
Allen “Memorial Hospital
Dilworth
Crumline
Des Moines Sees 90 Degree Heat Returns
Des Moines on September 17 faced sultry heat as temperatures rose above 90 degrees after a brief relief. The state weather bureau forecast generally fair conditions and cooler for Sunday as roads remained generally good with some rough spots from recent rains.
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Des Moines
State Weather Bureau
Town Automobiles Association
Althorough
Cockburn Paroled From Reformatory After Diabetes Treatment
Des Moines payroll padder Cockburn was released on parole from the state reformatory in Anamosa, Iowa, after serving three and a half years of a five year sentence. He planned to enter a hospital immediately for diabetes treatment with his parents, brother, and sister meeting him at the gate and taking him to the family home where care had been ongoing for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Russell Cockburn
Des Moines
State Reformatory
Cockburn
Schlee and Brock Sail for Home on Korea Maru
Edward F. Schlee and William Brock sailed for the United States aboard the Korea Maru after a luncheon on board. Their hosts in Japan presented gold drinking cups, and Schlee said their Pride of Detroit plane would be ready to fly to Detroit on arrival at San Francisco, then depart for Michigan at the earliest opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Schlee
William Brock
United States
Schlee
Detroit
San Francisco
Michigan
Dodge in Hawaii for Custody of Children
Horace E. Dodge Jr arriving in Honolulu for custody battle over his two children. He traveled incognito on the ship, wearing crew dungarees and using the alias Hugh D. McGaughy, while his former wife had recently remarried Lieut. Benjamin Franklin Manning.
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Honolulu
INS
Horace E. Dodge, Jr
Detroit
Benjamin Franklin Manning
Dodge
Hugh D. McGaughy
Baseball Today First Game Scores Across Leagues
American League reports indicate Philadelphia and Detroit games with varied innings and late scoring. National League features Brooklyn and New York in tight contests. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and other clubs posted decisive innings as box scores show multiple pitchers and late rally elements.
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Philadelphia
Vangilder
Schang
Watberg
Cochrane
Perkins
Detroit
Sevenes
Bomon
Billings
Holloway
Bassler
MacFayden
Bennet
Lundgren
Hofmann
Moore
New York No
Faber and Crouse
Shocker and
Collins
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Petty
Deberry
Aldridge
Gooch
Gama
New York Co
Cincindau Vies Seeser
Fitzsimmons
Taylor
Luque
Kolp
Sabianowski
Bukeforth
Picinich
Weather outlook for week in upper Mississippi valley
Chicago Sept 17 Mostly fair weather expected in northern portions through the week with showers more likely in southern portions. Temperatures will be seasonable early then rise by midweek across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Maish Pilots Fly Dagk From Death In Ocern Wastes
Dublin Sept 17 fog and wind over the North Atlantic almost doomed Capt R H MacIntosh and Cmdt James Fitzmaurice as they tried to fly the Princess Xenia from Ireland to New York. After two hours of turbulence and heavy rain they landed at Bally-bunion, County Kerry, and credited the craft and crew with a near miracle. The pair praised the Xenia, a sister of the St Raphael, and said no further attempts from this side of the Atlantic would be made this year.
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Dublin
North Atlantic
R H. MacIntosh
James Fitzmaurice
Xenia
Europe
America
Fitzmaurice
MacIntosh
William B Leeds
St. Raphael
Old Glory
van Lear Black
Baltimore Sur
Ines
Atlantic
Chicago Reformer Seeks Stop to Fighters at Soldiers Field
Chicago reformer Rev Elmer Williams seeks an injunction to halt next Thursday’s prize fight at Soldiers Field claiming the stadium is a war memorial and the boxing event desecrates it. Subpoenas were issued for Jack Dempsey Gene Tunney and Tex Rickard to appear before Federal Judge George A Carpenter Tuesday morning in the suit as a taxpayer.
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Chicago
INS
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Tex Rickard
George A. Carpenter
Elmer Williams
Mr. Williams
Soliders Field
Watson Denies Involvement In Shumaker Contempt Case
Indianapolis and Rochester reports detail a petition to reopen the Shumaker contempt case against anti-Saloon League head Dr. Shumaker. The motion cites newly discovered evidence of alleged political influence by Senators Watson and Robinson and others. Senator Watson issued a statement from a hospital denying any contact with a judge or involvement in the case.
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Indianapolis
Ind
IPHA
E.s. Shumaker
Indiana, Supreme Court
Shumaker
Arthur Gilliam
Robinson
Watson
Indiana
Supreme Court
Indians and Saloon League
U. S. Supreme Court
Gilliam
James
Clyde
Wald
Henry Lane
Wilsson
Mexico
Boyd * Gurley
Indianapolis Times
Nesses
Wilson
Republcan Party
Dre" Shumaker
Uest
Supreme
Senator Watson
Dr. Shumaker
Farm
Rochester
Minn
James E. Watson
Fonck Eyes South American Flight For Record Reach
Capt. Rene Fonck, the French ace, said he may cancel his NY to Paris attempt to pursue a longer distance record in South America. He plans to start perhaps next week from Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires using his new biplane, aiming for a distant objective.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Rene Fonck
New York
Paris
South America
Xande
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Ilkor
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Shummaker
Ss News
Elder
Legion
John J. Pershing
Marshal Foth
France
American Legion
Suresnes
Howard P. Savage
Gourad
de Beney
Ragenau
Hart
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Arc de Triomphe
Roosevelt Field
Spokane
Glendive
Mont
Department of Commerce
Dark Horse
C.P. Tandem
Ohio
By Mark Sullivan
Legionnaires
Rock Island
Chattanooga
Hugh. Crumaine
Fred. Scheupelh
Indépendence ‘State Hospital
Sane
Brock
Ban Felice
Henry George
Idelita
Marin
Havana
Schigars
Baseball Today
Maish
Dagk
Ocern
Wastes
Macintosh and
River
Ballybunion
County Kerry
Fonck
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