Typhoon Disaster Strikes Macao Killing and Drowning Many
Hongkong Aug 19 AP reports a severe typhoon at Macao left no less than a hundred drowned and about one hundred killed or injured ashore. Rough seas capsized around fifty junks and sampans while houses collapsed entombing some residents. Rescue teams worked to recover victims as a Rotterdam dredger grounded on a mud bank and a Catholic cemetery chapel roof was blown off.
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Hongkong
Associated Press
Macao
Netherlands Harbor Works Company
Rotterdam
Premier Poincare Addresses Charleville Speech
Prime Minister Poincare delivers a diplomatic speech at Charleville to counter Lord Curzon's arguments and defend France's stance on international affairs. The address emphasizes legal and procedural grounds in a tense exchange over policy.
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Phengh Oeiure
AUR
LEGAL
Poincare
Charleville
Lord Curzon
Two Boys Speak as Chief Orators at Dublin Meeting
In Sackville Street Dublin two 12-year-olds, sons of Eamonn de Valera and Erskine Childers, address a large republican gathering. They denounce the arrest of their fathers and pledge Ireland’s spirit of freedom will endure despite foreign forces and arrests. The crowd remains orderly as a motor officer passes by.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Sackville Street
Eamonn de Valera
Erskine Childers
Friends of Ireland
Young de Valera
Clare
Fate
Dick McKee
Jakine Childers
Liam Meilowes
Former Crown Prince of Germany Sues to reclaim lands
Breslau August 19 The exiled crown prince seeks return of Oels a 26000 acre principality with two castles near Oels town of 10000 inhabitants. Property confiscated after the Hohenzollern abdication a treaty to restore personal property was not approved by the Prussian diet and court action follows amid broader expropriation moves in the Reichstag.
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Germany
Breslau
Oels
Qela
Brauunschweig
Braunschweig
Prussia
Gels
Hohenzollerns
Ancient spear found in body of whale
A harpoon believed to be over a century old was found in the body of a sixty ton whale killed in Tramboldi county California. It bore the inscription Bedford 1829 indicating a New England whaling crew may have encountered the creature.
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San Francisco
Calif
Tramboldi County
California
Bedford
Weather Outlook for Denver and Southwest Regions
Denver and Allg. Thies New Mexico show showers Monday and Tuesday with a slight warmup. Arizona expects fair skies Monday with few east and far north towers. Tuesday remains fair with little temperature change.
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Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
Local Conditions Reported For Twenty Four Floors Ended At Six
Weather summary notes conditions ending 6 p m yesterday under university coordination. Highest temperature around 76 degrees with wind reportedly light to moderate. Day described as partly cloudy with variable winds and clear sections.
Minister's son killed in fall in Bear Creek canyon
Philip W. Christian sen, 11 years old, son of Rev. J. P. Christiansen, pastor of Bethlehem Danish Lutheran church in Denver, fell fifty feet after slipping while climbing to recover his hat. He struck a ledge and tumbled to the bottom, seen by companions Rudolph and Richard Oleen. The accident occurred three and a half miles from Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nug
Philip W. Christiansen
J. P. Christiansen
Bethlehem
Denver
Bear Creek Canyon
Rudolph
Richard Oleen
Post Office Fraud Orders Protect Public From Fake Offers
Washington reports a broad campaign against mail fraud with fraud orders targeting bogus stocks, fake cures, and other schemes. Inspectors gather evidence, hearings are held, and violators face mail returns or court action.
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Washington
United States
Post Offices Department
National Treasury
Postmaster General
New
Rand
Poincare Defends Ruhr Occupation and Allied Union
Premier Poincare in Charleville rejects Curzon note on Ruhr legality citing Versailles as authority. He praises Allied unity, recalls American aid, and urges practical solutions while discounting imperialist charges against France. He notes rising British trade and links unemployment to misread Ruhr effects.
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Charleville
France
Associated Press
Poincare
Lord Curzon
Gustav Stresemann
Reichstag
M. Poinenre
Ruhr
England
Exsen
M. Poincare
Pershing
Arl Abiles
London
Scotland
Great Britain
de Goutte
Curzons
M. Voirture
Europe
Two Army Drowned in Airplane Crash Off San Francisco
Emmett Tanner aged 23 and Robert Langdon aged 21 drowned when their airplane plunged into the ocean about 690 yards offshore from Al Marina. The accident occurred today during a training flight over San Francisco Bay.
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San Francisco
Emmett Tanner
Robert Langdon
Oress
Alarina
Coal Commission Leader Agrees to New Parley on Strike Threat
President Calvin Coolidge aims to avert a coal tie up as George Otis Smith of the federal coal commission orders a new conference between miners and operators after a lengthy talks with the president.
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Coal Commission
Calvin Owlidge
George Otis Smith
Federal Coal Commission
Coolidge
John L. Lewis
Pres.vere United
Samuel D. Warriner
Nine Injured In Denver Area Auto Crashes
Nine people were injured in two Denver area traffic accidents. Near Broomfield a six passenger car rolled three times down an embankment, injuring all occupants including Sigmund Porges 63 and his family. A second crash in Vernon Canyon involved James Kenesawa driving and resulted in injuries to Joseph Du Pois of Albuquerque and Alice Chavan.
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Denver
Broomfield
Sigmund Porges
Siemund Porges
Edna
Helen
Evelyn
Carl L. Tucker
Frank Longan
Porges
Longan
Joseph du Pois
Albuquerque
N. M
Alice Chavan
James Kenezawa
Vernon Canyon
Kenesawa
Ruth Takes Lead In Home Run Race Across Leagues
Babe Ruth of the New York Americans leads the home run standings, three ahead of Cy Williams of Philadelphia, after tying for the top spot earlier. Williams is second with 29, while Kenneth Williams of St. Louis has 22, as leaders from American and National Leagues post their counts.
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Chicago
Cy” Williams
Philadelphia Nationals
Babe Ruth
New York Americans
Ruth
Williams
Kenneth Williams
St. Louis Americans
New York
St. Louis
Heilmann
Detroit
Hauser
Philadelphia
Brower
Cleveland
Pournier
Brooklyn
Miller
Meuse
Hornsby
Louis
France Replies to Britain to Be Forwarded Tuesday
Paris Aug 19 The note from the French government in reply to British foreign minister Durgen on reparations will be forwarded to London on Tuesday and published at the earliest on Wednesday.
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Paris
Associated Press
Great Britain
Lord Durgen
London
Sunday Fire Damages Furniture Store. Loss Billions
A Sunday morning blaze at the American Furniture Co. store on Second Street and West Coal Avenue caused estimated losses between 50 000 and 35 000 dollars. Fire Chief Henderson suffered a severe wrist injury. repairs required tendon surgery. The Execeisior laundry owned the building, insured. insurance may offset losses. Fire crews battled the flames from 1 45 a.m. to 7 45 a.m., aided by the A T S F railway brigade. Mayor Swope helped at the scene as authorities fought to prevent further damage.
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American Furniture Company
Second Street
Weert Coal Avenue
John Livingstone
San Juan
Execeisior Laundry
Henderson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Forl Bowdich
City Department
A. T. & S. F. Railway
Swope
Hlarcc
Five Die as Seaplane Crashes Off Pensacola
A Pensacola seaplane crash near Camp Walton kills five aboard including Albert J. Whitted the pilot. Victims include Mrs. Hubert H. Harper, Frazier Patterson, Hugh D. Brown, and PD Castleman. The craft sank in Santa Rosa sound after a propeller loosening.
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Pensacola
Fla
Albert J. Whitted
St. Petersburg
Santa Fasa Sound
Camp Walton
Hubert HT. Harper
Birmingham
Ala
Frazier Patterson
Hugh D. Brown
Svaticuga
PD. Castleman
Svalicuga
Opposition to the Proposed World War II Bonus
New York Aug 19 Opposing the proposed veteran bonus the National Industrial Conference Board calls it economically unsound and an unfair burden on taxpayers The report cites data from the American Legion and the U S Treasury and argues the plan is unwise and anti social It notes an estimated cost of 4 0 billion and that state bonuses already paid total 350 0 million It adds direct home civilian comparisons are false and that wartime gains were not purely economic.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
American Legion
United States Treasury
Recreation reduces juvenile delinquency in Sieux City
Sieux City reports a drop in juvenile misdemeanors over ten years, with municipal beaches parks and playgrounds identified as key factors. Juvenile officer C. H. Orbin cites recreation outlets as investments taxpayers often overlook, arguing healthy exercise curbs crime and keeps youths from plotting misdeeds.
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Sieux City
C. H. Orbin
Orpin
Alleged kidnappers and floggers nabbed in Macon
Macon Georgia August 19 sheriffs officers captured the first trio of alleged kidnappers and floggers who have terrorized the city for six months. Three white brothers R Hudson C R Hudson and J R Hudson were taken to jail after being caught in the act of flogging two Negroes.
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Macon
Premier May Resign as Japanese Leader Baron Kato Ill
Tokio reports Baron Kato, Japan’s premier, is very ill and unlikely to bear the burden of office much longer. resignation is believed imminent though his condition is not dangerous.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Baron Kato
Japan
Eight Persons Die in Canadian Hotel Fire
A fire swept the Wawa hotel at Muskoka Ontario early today killing eight guests and injuring many others. Fire trapped servants and guests who leaped from windows as flames spread from an elevator shaft. A fast train carrying bodies and injured to Toronto arrived with reports of missing and burned victims.
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Toronto
Huntevile
K. Roger
Cleveland, O
Baggage of Americans in Kidnaping Case Probed in Mosbach
Authorities in Mosbach Germany inspect baggage of Hooven Griffis Victor Neilsen Prince Gagarin and Roger Sperber tied to an alleged plot to remove Grover Bergdoll from the country. Found among Sperber’s items is a list of 22 American officers and a passport bearing Colonel E R Doyle and wife.
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Mosbach
Germany
Associated Press
Hooven Griffis
Victor Neilsen
Prince Gagarin
Roger Sperber
Grover Bergdon
Carl Schmidt
Sperber
E.R. Doyle
Griffis
War Department
Army Intelligence Service
Neilsen
American Legion
Beckett
Mont
Chicago
United States
Paris
Bandits Kill Night Policeman After Detroit Inn Robbery
Seven gunmen robbed the Allendale Inn on Warre and Snyder streets in Detroit early today injuring four people and looting jewelry and cash. A pursuing police motorcycle officer in Monroe was shot and killed when confronted by the same group, which fled in an automobile. Herman Sakelo of Brooklyn was linked to the Detroit hold up and identified as among the seven bandits.
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Detroit
Allendale
Warre and
Snyder Streets
George D. Wilson
Wilson Body Company
Monroe
Here
Herman Sakeloss
Brooklyn
N. Y
Oscar Reinhardt
Lucille Leroy
Allendale Inn
Monros
Oscar Rhinhardt
Pires
Eith
Monroa
Herman Sakole
France to face new problem from Ruhr occupation says Miles
Basil Miles American administrative commissioner of the international chamber of commerce in Paris warns France may not gain much from occupying the Ruhr. He notes coal coke stocks will run out in four to five months and says occupation yields only about one third of former fuel reparation deliveries.
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Washington
France
Ruhr
Basil Miles
International Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Mer. Miles
Notte
Germany
Mr. Miles
England
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Childers
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U. S
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