Legionnaires Welcome in Rome Healing Bonds After War
In Rome 960 American Legion members led by Commander Howard P. Savage were welcomed with a solemn tomb ceremony at the Unknown Soldier site and a papal greeting from Pope Pius XII at St. Peter's. The visit featured Italian flags, a wreath for Allied dead, Swiss guards, and a reception by Prince Potenziani in Clementine Hall. Frank Schobel of Philadelphia, blinded in WWI, received special blessings.
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Rome
Howard P. Savage
Italy
America
Piazza Venezia
St. Peter’s
Pius
Clementine Hall
Frank Schobel
Philadelphia
Europe
Prince Potenziani
Two Mail Clerks Plead Guilty in $34,000 Robbery Case
Allen A. Bruce and James F. Smith admitted conspiracy against the government in the theft of a mail pouch valued at $34,000. Bruce, a Reno railway mail clerk, and his wife face further actions as $7,100 was recovered and $7,400 accounted for. Bruce claimed $12,000 was cached near Reno missing since postal inspection. Sentencing set for Tuesday.
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Carson City
Allen A. Bruce
James F. Smith
Bruce
Reno
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Westwood National Bank
Lost youth in New York detours to St Louis
Nichard J. Reynolds, missing for days and found in St Louis, told Val O Farroll he will not return until the fuss ends. He complained the attention would prevent him from doing as he pleases even with money and plans to return quietly once the uproar dies down.
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New York
Nichard J. Reynolds
St. Louis
Val O’farrell
O'Farrell
Reynolds
Investment bankers urge permanent end to Mississippi flood threat
The Investment Bankers Association of America urged the federal government to permanently control Mississippi flood waters, citing loss of life and national economic impact. Gov. John E. Martineau of Arkansas condemned federal inaction, while the group backed federal and state efforts to curb investment trust abuses and stressed careful scrutiny of industrial securities disclosures.
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Seattle
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
John E. Martineau
Arkansas
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
United States
Charles D. Dickey
Philadelphia
Association
Committee On
Arrest Yuma trio in kidnapping case
Acting on advice from California authorities Yuma County deputy sheriffs arrested Robert Ferris 21 and Cecil David 25 and detained Miss Bobbie Hood 16 who accompanied them from Bakersfield California California officers hold a felony warrant against Ferris and David charging them with kidnapping.
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Yuma, Ariz
California
Yuma County
Robert Ferris
Cecil David
Miss Bobbie Hood
Bakersfield
Cal
Yuma
Ferris
David
Coast Theater Manager and Employees Arrested Over Fight Film
In San Francisco a theater manager and seven staffers were arrested on federal warrants for showing the Tunney Dempsey fight film. Tex Rickard named in action. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles to probe the incident. 300 spectators present as the film halted in the second round.
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Los Angeles
San Francesco
San Francisco
Tex Rickard
New York
Eugene Bennett
Gong
Cullen
World League adjourns until December session in Geneva
The League of Nations council finished its work and will reconvene in December. Debate centered on whether advisory opinions from the world court require unanimous approval, a condition cited as a factor in the United States not joining the court. Titulescu argued unanimity is needed, while others claimed it is mere procedure. The council president urged caution on a hasty decision.
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Geneva
League of Nations
World Court of Justice
United States
Council
Salamis
Greece
World Court
Urrutia
Colombia
Germany
M. Titulescu
Romani
America
Senor Villegas
Chile
Constance Talmadge Begins Divorce Case in Edinburgh
American film star Constance Talmadge testified in her divorce suit against Captain Alastair William MacIntosh before Lord Fleming. The action, not to be defended, centers on alleged misconduct at Brighton last June. Further evidence is set for October 15.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Constance Talmadge
Alastair William MacIntosh
Captain MacIntosh
Brighton
England
Goebel Lands at Phillips Field in Oklahoma Stop
Art Goebel trans Pacific flight winner landed at Phillips petroleum field in Bartlesville Oklahoma at 3 03 p m He was greeted by Frank Phillips a principal backer Then he planned to fly the Woolaroo to Tulsa for the international petroleum exposition Phillips likely accompanied him.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Art Goebel
Dole
Trans- Pacific
Phillips Petroleum Company
Frank Phillips
Tulsa
Phillips
Safe cracked in Holbrook. thieve escapes with cash
In Holbrook Arizona last night a thief blew open the Shell Oil Company safe and fled with 120 dollars in cash and seventy gallons of cacoline. Police set on the lookout for the suspect.
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Holbrook, Ariz
Yeges
Shell Oil Company
Poison found in viscera clouding Oklahoma poison mystery
Evidence introduced at the Enid preliminary hearing shows affectionate relations between Rev Charles Bailey and nurse Mary Atkinson amid the high profile case accusing Atkinson of poisoning his daughter Mary Jane Bailey. Dr. W H Bailey reported poison in viscera was insufficient to cause death earlier, altering the charge dynamics.
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Enid
Okla
Mary Jane Bailey
Charles Bailey
W. H. Bailey
Oklahoma City
Dan Mitchell
Garfield County
Bailey
Oklahoma
Episcopal
Mary
Atkinson
Mary Jane
Stewart Bailey
Navy Heads Press Magruder Row Heats Up In Washington
Rear Admiral T P Magruder’s magazine critique of Navy conduct sparks a formal inquiry into possible penalties after a New York Times interview. Secretary Wilbur ends the open case yet keeps review of regulatory violations ongoing while Magruder defends his statements.
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Washington
T. P. Magruder
Wilbur
New York Times
Saturday Evening Post
Magruder
W Il
Department
Admiral
Macruder
Navy
Long distance telephone links Mexico and United States inaugurated
Washington opens direct Mexico City Washington line as President Coolidge and President Calles speak by telephone. The event includes musical broadcasts and a formal program with AT&T and ITT executives and diplomatic officials. About 300 guests attend with headphones to hear the conversations.
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Washington
Mexico City
Coolidge
Pan-American Union
Calles
National Palace
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
Genaro Estrada
Wilbur J. Carr
American State Department
Ambassador Teller
Arthur Schoenfeld
Walter F. Gifford
F. S. Howe
Indians Add Color To Dedication Of American Falls Dam
Full blood Bannock and Shoshone Indians in regalia enhanced the dedication of the American Falls dam and reclamation project near American Falls Idaho. Officials from the state, Congress, and the Reclamation Service attended along with hundreds from Utah Nevada and Idaho. The 90 foot high dam spans nearly a mile and creates a large artificial lake covering about 48 square miles. The old American Falls town was moved two miles to prevent flooding when the gates closed. Reservoir water will irrigate 7 000 plus acres.
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Pocatello
Idaho
American Falls
Here
Congress
Reclamation Service
Utah-Nevada
Raging Waters Cut Off Ruggell Residents in Liechtenstein
Nearly 100 residents of Ruggell in Liechtenstein are isolated as boats attempting rescues are wrecked by the Rhine flood. Homes risk collapse as dams break at Benderam and the Swiss government sends troops to assist, but efforts remain futile.
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Vienna
Ruggell
Liechtenstein
Duchs
Switzerland
Benderam
Mexican Oil Lands Damaged By River
Floods from the Panuco river north of Tampico cause up to 6 million pesos in damage and displace about 5 000 people. Drilling and oil-field operations are suspended and transport is disrupted as workers and residents seek higher ground.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Panuco
Excelsior
Clay's Grandson Dead
Great Falls South Dakota September 28 AP John A Clay 86 grandson of Henry Clay died at a hospital in Terende
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Great Falls
S. D
John Aa. Clay
Henry Clay
Colorado river compact defended by five member panel
A five member committee appointed by Chairman George H. Dern defended the 1922 Santa Fe compact's upper basin rights to 7.5 million acre feet annually, saying beneficial consumptive use includes power generation and cannot be eroded by lower basin prior uses. The panel rejected claims the pact cedes federal rights, as delegates sought a path to end a five year dispute and move toward agreement among Arizona California Nevada Utah and Wyoming.
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Denver
George H. Dern
Colorado River Conference
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
Taylor
Parley Record
Utah
Arizona
California
Nevada
Iowa Aviator Captures First Prize in Portland Air Derby
Des Moines aviator Leslie C. Miller won first prize of 31000 in the Spokane Portland air derby class BTM. He flew an Eagle rock biplane from Spokane to Swan Island in 4 31 5. C W Meyers of Detroit took second in a Waco biplane with 4 42 44 elapsed. Gerald F. Smith of Tacoma finished third in 4 54 06. Jack Parshall of Portland placed fifth in 5 02 50. Cecil Langdon of Aberdeen forced to land near Hood River engine trouble.
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Portland
Ore
Leslie C. Miller
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington City
Swan Island
Miller
C. W. Meyers
Detroit
Waco
Gerald F. Smith
Tacoma
Eaglerock
Meyer
I. J. Deter
Tarrytown
N. Y
Travelair
Jack Parshall
Cecil Langdon
Aberdeen
International
Hood River
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Ariz
Nayarit
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Compostela
Ahuacatlan
Las Cruces
Bardamanio Gonzalez
el Pillaco
Daniel Cruz
Pillaco
Mississippi River
U. S
Committee On Investment Trusts
Lord Onslow
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Dr. Loudon
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Signor Scialoia
Box Eller County
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