Middle West reels as heat breaks, storms devastate farms
Severe wind and hail storms lash Iowa Illinois and Kansas destroying crops and property. Western Illinois McDonough County sustains 600000 to 800000 in damage while citywide losses run high. Temperatures top a hundred in Topeka Emporia and Jefferson City as cooler weather looms.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Middle West
Mercury
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Illionia
McDonough
Illinoia
Hiandsville
Clochester
Murphyboro
Town
Poweshiek
Rock Island
Brighton
Cedar Rapids
Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Guernsey
North English
Topeka
Colonel J
Emporia
Newton
Jefferson City
South Dakota Farmer to Get Custom 15 Inch Shoes
A South Dakota farmer weighing 250 pounds will receive two specially made 15% shoes from a Omaha merchant for a cost of $20. The shoes require two days labor and most of a kangaroo hide. They measure 14 inches long with a 6 inch widest spread.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
South Dakota
N J Howard dies in Southwest Texas car crash
N J Howard, 68, pioneer settler of Nocona, died in an automobile accident near Mercedes while touring Southwest Texas with a party of friends. He owned substantial land in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Nocona
N. J. Howard
Mercedes
Howard
Texas
Oklahoma
Rumor of General Chang Tso-Lin's Death Denied
The Shanghai dispatch notes that rumors of General Chang Tso-Lin's death are contradicted. The report mentions daily life details about food, commerce, and industry, and ends with an odd local ad line about headlights and a Buick Cadillac garage at Third and Polk.
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Shanghai
Chang Tso-Lin
Buick
Cadillac
Polk
Auto Crash Damages Car Carried Queen Wilhelmina In Holland
In a street collision a reckless driver’s car struck a vehicle carrying Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. The queen was unharmed though the incident caused damage to the automobile and drew swift police attention.
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Wilhelmina
Holland
Progressive Canning Club Boosts Truck and Freer Growth
Deaf Smith county residents celebrate the Progressive Canning club northeast of Hereford. Ten ladies organized a canning cooperative, erected a modern canning house with a 190 quart pressure cooker, and have stored five beeves, vegetables, and hundreds of cans for sale to Hereford merchants. Local plans include larger gardens, more poultry, and fruit trees under a year round live-at-home program, with similar efforts spreading to other Deaf Smith communities.
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Hereford
Deaf Smith County
Canning Club
Severe Chicago quake recorded by seismograph
An earthquake shock registered by the U S Weather Bureau seismograph at the University of Chicago beginning 6 18 a m central standard time. The maximum intensity noted here was 4 525 miles with no direction given and reached 6 42 a m, with shocks continuing at 7 45 mm.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
University of Chicago
Zionist congress trouble persists in Vienna attacks
In Vienna on August 19 authorities struggle to control Zionist congress unrest as anti Semite Hakengruzler resumes attacks on individuals suspected of Jewish identity. Personal assaults were severe and several arrests were reported.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Zionist Congress
Hakengruzler
Buckeye Crude Prices Reduced In Buckeye Lines
A 45 cent cut in the price of Buckeye crude was announced by purchasing agents, dropping the new price to 1.80 per barrel. The reduction mirrors a broader drop in Pennsylvania oil earlier in the week. Miss Doll Bordwell of Seminole visited Mr and Mrs Harry Young at 701 A Buchanan Street for the weekend.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Doll Bordwell
Seminole
Harry Young
Buchanan Street
Grace Williams
Ruby Brown
Linnie May McDowell
Martha Mitten
Florence Smith
Canyon
Amarillo
Simmons University Heads Ready for School Opening
Abilene August 19 Simmons University faculty return from summer assignments across the country to begin the new term on September 1. Dean Julius Olsen travels from Minnesota with a Kansas trip planned notices. Faculty members, including Dr O E B Baker and Mrs Baker others, spent summer study and teaching at Petersburgh Estes Park and Texas universities.
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Globes Abilene
Simmons University
Abilene
Julius Olsen
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Minnesota
Kansas
Dirs
O. E B. Baker
Simmons
Petersburgh
N. Y
Contractor restrained from using state equipment on private contracts
Houston August 19 Judge Ewing Boyn denied an injunction filed by Attorney General Dan Moody against Sherman and Youmans Construction Co road contractors. The ruling prevents the use of state owned equipment on private contracts pending further order.
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Ing Boyn
Dan Moody
Sherman
Youmans Construction Company
University of Texas students pursue advanced study in varied fields
The article notes several faculty and students from the University of Texas and other institutions who will continue studies through the long session toward doctorates or master’s degrees. It lists Leola Seastrunk, Mary Preston Vineyard, Odessa Kuykendall, Miriam Carpenter, Roxie Grove, Grady Harlan, Dewey O. Wiley, and others, plus a Canyon group visiting Amarillo.
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University of Texas
Leola Seastrunk
University of Colorado At Boulder
Mary Preston Vineyard
University of Mexico
Odessa Kuykendall
Simmons
Miriam Carpenter
Roxie Grove
H. Grady Harlan
Dewey O. Wiley
Conservatory of Music In
Chicago
City considers Polk street paving and West Sixth Boulevard
At a city commission meeting, plans for paving Polk street center from Tenth to Seventeenth and a Polk whiteway from Tenth to Thirteenth were discussed, along with extending fire limits and creating a West Sixth Street boulevard. Property owners and real estate representatives urged action on these proposals.
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Polk Street
Tenth
Seventeenth
Polk
Thirteenth Streets
Sixth Streets
Tyler
City Commission
8. P. Vineyard
Jeff Blackburn
G. T. Oliver
Bill Askew
D. Roach
T. W. Cotten
Albert Randall
Amarillo
Bivins
Beaumont Pitcher Hal De Viney Suspended Indefinitely
Fort Worth August 19 Hal De Viney beaumont pitcher who was cut on the forehead in a fight with umpire Jack Daly Tuesday is indefinitely suspended by Texas league president J Doak Roberts who will visit Fort Worth to investigate the eighth inning incident after Smith hit a homer off De Viney.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Hal DeViney
Beaumont
Jack Daly
Pres. J. Doak Roberts
Texas League
Roberts
Smith
Deviney
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad Valued at 6.07 Million
Washington August 19 the interstate commerce commission tentatively fixed a valuation of 6 070 000 for the Panhandle and Santa Fe railroad property The corporation shows a capitalization of 7 815 297 and its property investments are noted as part of the record
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Emmerce Commission
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad
DANGER SIGNALS OF INDIGESTION WARN HEALTH WARNING
A health warning lists indigestion signs such as gas fullness after meals and a dull lazy feeling. It urges use of Ferraline to aid stomach liver and bowels and promises refund if no relief. The ad is from The Feraline Co Atlanta Ga and targets seasonal digestive issues.
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The
Feraline Co
Atlanta
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