Coolidge Drops Harding Rail Consolidation Plan
President Coolidge appears to abandon the Harding era push for compulsory regional railroad consolidation. Voluntary consolidation is now allowed under the transportation act, and railroad leaders urge noninterference as Congress faces a potential clash with La Follette and Brookhart factions and a broader freight rate revision.
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International News Service
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Harding
Cummins
Fawy
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Harding-Cummins
Kansas City
Congress
LaFallette
FE BS Areata
White House
President Coolidge
LaFollette, Brookhart, Et al
Passengers Taken Off Ship Grounded Near Providence
In New York on Sept 21, the Colonial line steamer Lexington struck a sand bank 13 miles south of Providence and grounded at Warwick Neck while en route from New York to Providence. About 150 passengers were taken ashore by the steamer Sagamore, which lay alongside and allowed boarding by stepping across rails. The Lexington was reported not in danger and was expected to be re floated at high tide this afternoon.
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New York
Colonial Line
Lexington
Providence
R. J
Sagamore
Warwick Neck
Fire in snowsheds halts S P. traffic
Fire in the snowsheds along the Southern Pacific railroad in the high Sierra today halted traffic on the main line east of the railroad. Three trains fought the flames at Spruce telegraph station that lit 1,000 feet of sheds. The Spruce station and two cars of lumber burned before the blaze was controlled. Through traffic will continue until 4 pm.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
High Sierran
Tre
Telegraph
Spruce
Thru Trafic
Dead Man Found Sitting in Chair in Des Moines
Des Moines, Sept 21 The body of George L Koehl was found upright in a chair at his home when his wife and mother returned after spending the night with neighbors. Koehl, a pharmacist, is believed to have accidentally inhaled gas in the kitchen and died before rescue. He was 47 years old.
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Des Moines
George L. Koehl
Koehl
Drunk Driver Fined and Ordered to Church Services
Chicago on September 21 Judge John F. Haas sentenced Edward Miller to attend church services every Sunday for a year after convicting him of driving while intoxicated. Miller, aged 0, was fined 125 dollars and witnesses testified he traveled at 35 miles per hour.
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Chicago
Edward Miller
John F. Haas
Miller
Bulgar Government Suppressing Revolt
Athens report details clashes in Sofia between rebels and police with casualties and arrests. Bulgarian cavalry charged crowds. a policeman killed by a bomb. Government claims crackdown stabilizes northern districts as censorship and disruption hinder direct reporting.
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Athens
Pasles
Sofia
Salonika
Bulgaria
Hulgaria
Stara
Seagrova
Nova Zamora
Chirpan
Red Cross State Council Announced for Iowa
Des Moines September 21 state office announced the Red Cross council members in charge of all Iowa work. Names include Judge Hubert Utterback Des Moines chairman Mrs R H Vorland Iowa City vice chairman Walter St John Des Moines secretary Dr J F Clarke Fairfield F H Allen Clinton Will A Pre Sidora Mrs J B Blythe Mason City Prof T F Fobin Ninian EB V Hoppe Ottumwa John Resan Adel Mrs H H Garter Cordon O R Patrick Atlantic AL Falkenhamer Algona Mrs W S Sagic and Alton councilors.
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State Council
Red Cross
Iowa
Hubert Utterback
R. H- Vorland
Iowa City
Walter St. John
F. Clarke
Fairfield
F. H. Allen
Clinton
Will A. Pre
Sidora
J. B. Blythe
Mason City
T. F. Fobin
Ninian EB. V. Hoppe
Ottumwa
John Resan
Adel
H. H. Garter
Corrdon
O. R. Patrick
Atlantic
AL Falkenhamer
Algona
W. 8
Sagic
Alton
Chicago Armmy Would Void Weapon Law to Stop Beer Killings
Chicago investigators question around 30 suspects amid six gangland beer killings over recent months. Police expect breakthroughs on the three latest slayings as evidence against noted suspects grows. State's Attorney Trawe plans to ask the Supreme Court to strike down the deadly weapons carrying law to curb beer wars.
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Chicago
Armmy
Robert £.Trawe
Supreme Court
Quills Abandoned by English Court
London reports Southwark county court abolishes quill pens after 150 years replacing them with steel pens. Barristers lose a traditional tool once used for writing and other display or distraction techniques. Court aides note quills aided witnesses and eased tension in trials.
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London
Southwark County Court
Orange W C T U to Meet Tuesday
Orange Township announces an all day meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union with a noon picnic at the school house next Tuesday. Mary Irwin, a national board member, will speak. A public session will be held in the evening at the church.
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Orange Township
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mary Irwin
National Board of Secretaries
Radio Log Testimony Ties Mast Removal to Bearing Errors
North Island inquiry into the Point Arguello disaster hears that removing a radio mast may have skewed compass bearings. Testimony from Lieut. Commander John A. Ashby cites interference with radio reports used by the ill fated squadron. The naval board reviews logbooks and three compass bearing requests from the Delphy a flagship in the days leading to the wreck. A telegram allegedly from J R Stapler claiming two sets of bearings could have steered ships ashore on San Miguel Island is discussed.
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International News Wire
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San Diego
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Point Argueblo
John A. Ashby
Eleventh Naval District
Board of Inquiry
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Naval Board of Inquiry
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Nves
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Edward H. Watken
De-Stroyer
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Riverside Drive
New York
Heaviest Iowa DUI Fine At Independence Window Crash
Sept 21 Independence Iowa reported insurance man Cars Allem 38 drove through a plate glass window of a furniture store while intoxicated. A justice imposed a $750 fine plus $25 and costs totaling heavy penalties. He was allowed days to pay.
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Wadar Rapids
Iowa
Allem
Independence
Gov Kendall to Start Home Oct 3 From Honolulu
Des Moines dispatches report Gov Kendall, now in Honolulu for rest, will begin the trip home on October 3. His vacation has yielded noticeable health improvement with daily walks and him saying he feels fine. Kendall was first warned last December.
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United Press
Des Moines
Kendall
Honolulu
Ele
Italy Begins Evacuation of Corfu Amid Greek Apology
Italian troops and guns are reportedly being embarked from Corfu as the ambassador conference sets September 27 for evacuation. Athens and Rome relay that formal evacuation orders were issued today, with prior air and naval movements redirected after Greece offered apologies for the incident at sea. Geneva reports Mussolini’s victory as the League of Nations accepts sending the Crete dispute to an international jurists commission.
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United Press
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Ttalians
Jorfu
Teday
Rome
Italy
Greece
Janina
Corfu
Bay of Phalteron
Geneva
Mussolini
League of Nations
Assembly
Council
League
Frisco Postmen to Have Half Holidays Plan Favored
Public referendum in San Francisco sought opinions from post office patrons on a weekly half holiday with reordered deliveries. Of 10 600 questionnaires sent, 9 986 replies approved the plan. Postmaster James E Power announced the measure will take effect tomorrow benefiting nearly six thousand men.
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San Francisco
Cal
James E. Power
Knoxville Woman Warpath at Municipal Polls
In Knoxville on September 1 Mrs. MM Higgan demanded of Ro Williams whether she voted for the alderman candidate. Williams replied no and Higgan allegedly struck him, prompting bystanders to report she punched him and he fell to the pavement.
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Knoxville
Knoxville. Tern
MM. Higgan
Ro Williams
Williams
New York Press Strike Moves Toward Contract
International Printing Pressmen union and New York Publishers association prepare a contract after days of strike. Mayor Berry proposes outlawing the local union and renewing cards for workers who return. Publishers report 70 percent of normal output in eight page editions amid disrupted news supply.
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New York
George L. Berry
Associated Press
International Printing Pressmen’s and Assistants’ Union
New York Publishers’ Association
International
International Union
Berry
Lhe
News
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Stolen Auto Coughs and Dies in Front of Sheriff's Office
Stolen automobiles reportedly broke down before the sheriff’s office in Elkhorn Wisconsin prompting officer Hat to question three men Irving Brown Cattney Uluits Samuel Morton and Charles Morton. They were held on a charge of auto theft in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati with reported battery pairs Leythor Meadows and Breave Riney.
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Wis
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Sherife
Elkhorn
Wili
Irving Brown
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Samuel
Charles
Nationa Morton
Chicinnati
Pittsburgh
New York
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Meadows
Wife Seeks Freedom From Man Who Kept Silence 20 Years
Spokane newspaper reports Mrs Netuie B Hammerly seeks freedom from her husband who has not spoken to her in twenty years since their 1899 Luverne Minnesota marriage. She alleges he has refused to talk except when necessary, communicating only through their children.
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Netuie B. Harmmerly
Rhis Elty Aleks
Hammerly
Luverne
Minn
Fourth dies from effects of blast at Standards Lab
Washington sept 21 the bureau of standards mourns a fourth death from the laboratory blast as three others die last night and six more are injured. victims james indie urban cook and stephan lee had been testing evaporation methods believed to save hundreds of millions of gallons of gasoline. officials say an engine test for navy airship zr-1 was among recent tasks linked to the tragedy. secretary taft orders inquiry into the accident and cause.
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Pasvilia
James J. Indie
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Urbani
Cook
Staphan Lee
New London
Conn
Logan
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Sampan
Navy
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Douwhick
Ohio Tourist Lies at Point of Death After Auto Smash
A Davenport woman, Miek Ann Domaine, lies at the point of death in a local hospital after a car crash 16 miles north of the city. Automobile occupants James Power Gilnert and Ben Loving, from Youngstown to Des Moines, are under arrest with claims of intoxicated and deckless driving.
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Associated Press
Davanport
Miek Ann Domaine
Youngstown
Des Moines
James’ Power
Ou Gilnert
Ben Loving
Domaina
Trist
Thomas Taggart Ill in Massachusetts
Thomas Taggart former Indiana senator grew “much better” after sudden illness at his summer home in Yarmouth Wyannisport Massachusetts. He was to be taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston later that day after suffering hemorrhages overnight. two physicians attended him through the night.
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Wyannisport
Mass
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Smmer
Oklahoma Klan Story Sparks Impeachment Push in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports a military court case against Ku Klux Klan leaders as Governor Walton moves to impeach. Witnesses describe flogging and Klan activity in Oklahoma County while McBee, the so called country lawyer, calls a special session to probe government actions and defend American liberties. The capitol braces for a high stakes session with dozens of lawmakers already arriving.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gia Ku Klux Klan
Oklahoma County
Lepe
Finp
Anch
J.C. Werton
Rubicon
Jowett
Oklo
McLee
Walton
McBee
Eriglatnes
Aldrich Blake
Oklahome County
J. M. Wright
Tom Cayner
W. Clark
Walwa
Maupin
State of
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Jewatt
Marriam
Tulsa
Jewett
TRS
Austin
Tex
New Mexico
Oklahoma
State Capitol
International News Wire
Okta
Oklahoma House of Representatives
W. J. Cunningham
Sapulpa
Cunningham
Boulder
Colo
Jeff Pullen
University of Colorado
Oklahoma Legislature
Pullen
Sauerkraut Turns to Alcohol In Warehouse Tale
In Cedar Rapids a probe found 104 gallons of white grape wine in barrels labeled sauerkraut seized by prohibition and county authorities. The wine, stored last April by I D B Ralstone, a former grocery manager, leaked from a barrel revealing alcohol. Ralstone is missing and the storage house staff reported the incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Prohibition
I. DB. Ralstone
Starsroom
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