Two Known Dead in Owl Plant Fire
A fire at the Utah Oil Refining plant in Salt Lake City killed two workers, with fears of more casualties among decedents and missing employees. The blaze, sparked by a lightning strike on a 1.5 million gallon tank, caused massive losses and extensive injuries.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Oil Refining Company
City Gremen and Company
Walter Romney, Jr
George H. Larrabee
Romney
Larrabhea
Immigrants Released After Weeks in Custody at Ellis Island
A haggard group of about 6 000 European immigrants released to cheers in their native tongues. Officials say most of the 5 000 held for weeks at Ellis Island or aboard ships were freed thanks to an act attributed to the Congress of the United States.
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New York
Europe
The
Congress of the United
Stunt Flier Killed in Calgary Air Crash
Calgary Alberta. Alf Mahee four stunt men died when A Fleming the pilot was likely fatally injured as their airplane crashed from about 100 feet during a stunt.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alf Mahee
A. Fleming
Denver Flood Toll Rises Across Colorado
Floods last week in Colorado reportedly left 106 dead, with officials and residents from across the state reporting casualties. The tally reflects widespread devastation and calls for relief as communities assess damage and begin recovery efforts.
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Denver
Colo
Arkansas River Rises Six Feet Five Inches, Still Rising
Tulea Oklahoma authorities report the Arkansas River rising six feet five inches and continuing to climb, per a local weather bureau announcement. The warning emphasizes ongoing gradual increases and potential impacts on nearby areas.
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Arkansas River
Tulea
Okla
Father Slays Son in Des Moines Home Tragedy
R. M. West shot and killed his son Myron West, 16, while he slept at their Des Moines residence. West was arrested following the fatal shooting, authorities reported.
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Des Moines
R. M
Government urged to buy Cape Cod canal for 911 million
Secretary Weeks recommends Congress purchase of the Cape Cod canal for 911.5 million. In Madrid, Ernesto Paster, a torero, dies from injuries in the bull ring.
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Washington, D. C
Cape Cod Canal
Congress
Weeks
Madrid
Ernesto Paster
Torapdor
Negro Held for Murder in Des Moines Incident
A reported lame man calling himself Perman was arrested in Des Moines on suspicion of involvement in the murder and assault of Sara Thorsdale a school teacher near Valley Junction over a week ago. Fourteen Killed in Madrid Wreck. An express from Madrid collided with a Toledo train near Villaverde killing fourteen and injuring many.
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Murger
Des Moines
Perman
Connecion
Sara Thorsdale
Valley Junction
Madrid
Toledo
Villaverde
First National Bank
Williame
GC. A. Wilkingon
Ijlinol Central
Lilliat
Graceland College
Lamont
Abraham Lincoln
Bert Morrison
Fort Dodge
Carroll
Morrison
Estherville
G. Zentz
Battle Creek
Zentz
Admiral Sims Sparks Anglo American Pact Applause in London
Admiral William S. Sims urged closer Anglo American French ties in London at a luncheon, declaring his pro British and pro French stance while defending his honesty. He praised the Grand Fleet and urged a politics free maritime cooperation among nations, arguing future peace hinges on good will among English speaking peoples.
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London
Wiliam K. Sims
Hlowever
Washington
Senate
Adiral Sims
Admira Sims
Yau
Grand Fleet
United States
Frahie
Jowas
Somers Former Grand Army Commander Dies in Kokome
Personal Orlaid A. Somers aged seventy eight former national commander of the Grand Army of the public died at Kokome Indiana.
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Orlaid A. Somers
Grand Army of the Public
Kokome
Ind
Foreign Crown Brings Girvhlo of Japan to Passaic
A Paris pass holder left for Brussels while Paris reports Greek steamer Rouboulina sank after hitting a mine with many believed dead. Munich sees the assassination of Karl Bareis, Bavarian Independent Socialists leader, as a German and Balkan scene of unrest continues.
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Crown
Girvhlo
Japan
Pass
Paris
Brussels
Athens
Aegean
Karl Bareis
Munich
Mrs Badge Receives $500000 For Living Expenses
Mrs Apnal Thomson Dodge widow of Horace B Podge automobile maker will get $500000 for living expenses for one year as ordered by Judge Durfee in probate court in Detroit Michigan. Greek fleet bombard Heraklee on the Black Sea near Constantly y Rope sparks huge excitement in Athens London and London telegram report notes.
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Black Sea
London
Athens
Heraklee
Various Iowa news items mix romances crime and farming
A mixed Iowa roundup reports a honeymoon couple planning missionary work in Peking after marriage in Jows Falls, an air mishap near Town City, and a cornfield landing with minor injuries. It also notes long school attendance, mail robbery probes, political bribery cases, con men jailed in Newton, a rattlesnake killed near Greenfield, and bigamy proceedings in Sioux City.
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Paul Reynolds
Jows Falls
Peking
Howard T. Gordon
Estherville
B. Long
Chicago
Town City
Ethel Derrickson
Coin High School
Short Line
Iowa Falls
Post Office
Charles D. Campbell
L. Lee Evans
Council Bluffs
C. E. Parker
St. Anthony
Idaho
G. H. Davis
Salt Lake City
J. J. Coughlin
Newton
J. C. McElhany
Sevilla
Greenfield
George Slater
Aeron Waxman
Kansas City
Sioux City
Russia
America
Waxman
United States District Court
Charles F. Kramers
Panore
Guthrie County
Montgomery County
Dillon
van Buren County
Boone County
3. L. Moore
Boone
Canada
Colorado
Montana
Vermont
New Hampshire
Wisassin
A. R. Corey
A Sinister Bird of Prey Haunts a Thames Mystery
In twilight London, Jesse Hexam drags up another drowned corpse as John Harmon’s fortune saga unfolds. Nicodemus Boffin, Bella Wilfer, Silas Wegg, and secretive John Rokesmith steer toward wealth and deception amid a web of love, vengeance, and hidden pasts.
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Jesse Hexam
Thames
London
Bird of Prey
Bea
Hexam
Lizzie Hexam
Jolly Fellowship-Porters
Mr. Venus
Baffir
Harmon
John Harmon
England
Nicodemus Boffin
Wegg
Mr. Boffin
Bagely
Bella Wilfer
Mr. Bostin
John Rokesmith
Rogue Riderhood
Jesse Haxam
Heram
Jesse
Eugene Wrayburn
Lizzie
Fanny Cleaver
Bradley Headstone
Bello
Bella
Slias Wegg
Dramatic Confrontations End in River Tragedy and New Beginnings
Lizzie Hexam vanishes and is pursued by lovers as Eugene tracks her through London. A tangled plot culminates in Rogue Riderhood’s death on the Thames and Headstone’s escape. Bella Wilfer evolves into Bella Rokesmith as Mr. Boffin relinquishes the Harmon fortune. Eugene and Lizzie wed after his recovery, and the Boffin household flourishes with Eugene Wrayburn’s return.
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Lizzie Hexam
Headstone
Eugene
London
Silas Wegg
Mr. Boffin
Riderhood
Hugene
Riderhead
Lizzie
Buergene
Botfin
Mr. Wegg
Boffin
Bella Wilfer
Bella Rokesmith
Bella
Bella Harmon
Harmon
The
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
United Kingdom
Dominions
Eton
Mass
Caroline Herschel and the impossible multiplication table
Caroline Herschel, famed discoverer of eight comets and collaborator with her brother in astronomy, reportedly struggled with the multiplication table and kept a copy on hand at all times.
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Caroline Herschel
Durability of Roads and Heavy Traffic in 1920s Plan
A A A good roads board chief George C Diehl argues for road classification by capacity and weight limits. He envisions separate freight and passenger routes with parallel high capacity roads and a traffic control department to manage heavy trucks and interstate movement.
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George C. Diehl
A. A.A. Good Roads Board
Chief of Engineers
War Department
Diehl
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Union Pacific
Ughter
Highway Department
Farmer Back of Good Roads
A farmer resists road improvements, arguing long term benefits in saved time for farming operations and market access. He emphasizes that seasons demand quicker transport and that roads eventually pay for themselves through community savings and more efficient movement of people and merchandise.
Much Good Road Building The Automobile Drives Better Roads
The article notes that last year saw national strides in road building spurred by increased auto travel and suggests earlier communities did little to improve roads. It argues better roads came with the rise of cars and the wider range of travel they enabled.
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United States
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