German Raid Bombards Scarborough Whitby In North Sea
German squadron from Kiel crossed minefields and bombarded Scarborough Hartlepool and Whitby causing extensive damage. Whitby abbey and Scarborough churches and stations were destroyed. Civil casualties reported as locals fled toward Hull.
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North Sea
Whitby
Thenas
Scarborough
Hull
West Hartlepool
Hartlepool
London
Warsaw
Petrograd
Cracow
Dardamelles
Cuxhaven
Wilhelmshaven
General Scott to Lead Naco Mission in Tense Border Standoff
United Press reports Gen. Scott traveling to Naco by order of Secy. Garrison to avert further cross border firing. Three infantry regiments and three artillery batteries arrived to prepare for a possible armed clash if necessary. Maytorena acknowledged Gutierrez order to halt attacks that threaten relations.
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U. S
Scott
Naco
Maytorena
Gutierrez
Paris
Ypres
Belgium
Argonne
Lincoln Highway Covered In One Day Across Nation
The Lincoln Highway run last week logged 3400 miles with 209 officials and drivers detailing road condition markers weather and mileage. Reports from 106 lines show over 75 percent of the route is well marked and driveable from New Jersey to Nevada across varied surfaces. The Detroit headquarters will compile data for transcontinental tourists and note potential springs readiness for riders. The Oklahoma extension via Pontotoc County to Francis Ada Fitzhugh and Roff is mentioned.
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New York
San Francisco
Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway Association
Association
Detroit
Tiillages
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
New York Times
Pontotoc County
Francis
Ada
Fitzhugh and
Roff
Financial conditions improve across United States says bankers
Washington reports to the federal reserve board indicate notable improvement in financial conditions nationwide. Bankers describe credit as exceptionally good with abundant reserves and cheap short term money in recent months.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Question of More Armament Question of More Armament
Washington debates preparedness as the German cruiser Cormorant is interned at Guam with 22 officers and 355 men. The article outlines advocates for a larger army and navy, military training via a standing force, militia reforms, and naval expansion amid debates on neutrality and defense readiness.
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United Press
Washington
Cormorant
Guam
Pacific Ocean
Congressmen Pleased With Smith Lever Bill Gains Support
Southern congressmen welcomed reports on the Smith Lever bill showing rising cotton futures trading on the New York Cotton Exchange. The bill taxes futures at 2 cents a pound and requires grading by the Agriculture Department to curb price manipulation and protect cotton producers in the South. The measure aims to ensure buyers know the grade and price, reducing fraud in delivery and settlements. Tulsa World reports on Santa Fe takeover of Midland Valley and Tulsa rail gains, hinting at new lines to Cushing and Shawnee and promising Tulsa shop growth and a major railway hub status.
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United Press
Washington
New York Cotton Exchange
New York
South
Department of Agriculture
Tulsa
Santa Fe
Cushing
Shawnee
Sapulpa
California
Midland Valley
Texas
Belgrade Reoccupied as Servians Retake Vallejo Area
Belgrade is reported reoccupied by Servians and Valjevo is retaken by Servians. The Austrian campaign in Servia has collapsed, signaling a major turn in the Balkan theater.
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Belgrade
London
Valjevo
Servia
Submarine fleet commander cites defense of U S coasts
Commander Stirling told the house naval committee that major American cities would not be bombarded unless the fleet is first destroyed. He notes the U S lags in submarine development while other nations advance. Hobson pressed to bring Roosevelt as a witness to clarify reports he saw attack plans in Europe.
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Congress
United States
United Press
Washington
America
Stirling
Atlantic
House Naval Committee
Hobson
Roosevelt
New York
Europe
Marriage Licenses Across Ada and Surrounding Towns
Abner Harris aged 22 of Ada with Callie Harland 18 of Ada. Holley Comstock 19 of Ahloso with Rosa Turner 17 of Ahloso. J G Woods 28 of Ada with Williams 28 of Ada. Jesse Lee 18 of Ada Stonewall with Francis 19. Fannie James with L E Lackey of Oakman 28. Bessie Walker 19 and Roy Walker 22 of Oakman. Mattie Davis of Steedman 17 with Roy Walker. Leslie Calvert 31 of Bruges with Etta Horn 30 of Clovis New Mexico. R M Reed 30 of Stratford with Gertrude Owens 20 of Konawa.
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Abner Harris
Ada
Callie Harland
Holley Comstock
Ahloso
Rosa Turner
J. G. Woods
Williams
Jesse Lee
Ada Stonewall
Francis
Fannie James
L. E. Lackey
Oakman
Bessie Walker
Roy Walker
Mattie Davis
Steedman
Leslie Calvert
Bruges
Etta Horn
Clovis
N. M
R. M. Reed
Stratford
Gertrude Owens
Konawa
Moonlight Schools Target Illiteracy in Kentucky
United Press reports Kentucky districts replace moonlight stills with moonlight schools as the rural literacy program reduces the number of illiterates. The 1929 outlook is bright with about 208000 Kentuckians still unable to write estimated.
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United Press
Louisville
Kentucky
Woman’s Forward Movement
New Whale Species Discovered in South Atlantic Waters
Scientists announce a new whale species found in the South Atlantic. Researchers detail distinctive traits and potential implications for marine ecosystems and conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Atlantic
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Fields
Scarborough, Hartlepool
English Coast
Berlin
Nieport
Poland
Kaiser
Madrid
Santiago
Bristol
Dresden
Punta Arenas
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Westende
Yser
Woevre
Admiralty
Dover
Kurna
England
Persian Gulf
Gen. Scott
Garrison
Will
Sturdee
Karlsruhe
Straits of
Makellan
Buenos Ayres
Scharnhorst
von Spee
Monteviedeo
Trieste
Adriatic
Meuse
Vosages
Nish
By Burton K. Standish
W. W. Wotherspoon
Panama Canal
Philippines
Alaska
Hawaii
Wotherspoon
Gardner
Massachusetts
Germany
Great Britain
Smith Lever
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Tulsa World
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