Wreck on Boston Elevated Kills Two and Hurts Many
A four car Boston Elevated Railway train derailed on a sharp curve after brakes failed. Two men were killed and more than twenty injured, several seriously, as cars plunged from the elevated tracks into Beach Street area. The leading car left the rails and struck Beach Street station. a following car tore across a building roof while the rear cars remained on the structure.
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International News Service
Boston
Boston Elevated Railway
Beach Street
Hoover Reposes Quietly in California Homecoming
Herbert Hoover spent a quiet Sunday in his home state of California after his nomination. He attended church at Stanford Memorial Chapel, rode in a car in the afternoon, and remained home with family. No San Francisco conference occurred as plans were deferred. Senator Hiram Johnson is expected as a guest and to play a role in the campaign.
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Associated Press
Stanford University
Calif
Herbert Hoover
California
Stanford University Memorial Chapel
James Rolph
San Fancisco
Wilbur to Confer With Coolidge in Wisconsin
Curtis D. Wilbur secretary of the Navy will meet President Coolidge at Cedar Island Lodge during a cross country trip. He plans to attend the Hoover notification ceremonies on August 11 and will observe Pacific fleet tactical exercises en route to the Pacific coast.
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United Press
Superior
Wis
Boy 13 dies in highway accident near Eving
Cassel Watson of Shady Grove was crushed when a truck overturned while turning. He died almost instantly. The truck driver suffered only minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Eving
Cassel Watson
Shady*Grove
Watson
Six Japanese Soldiers Die in Shantung Clash
The war office announced six Japanese soldiers were killed and 24 wounded in a clash with 3,000 irregular Chinese troops near Chou Yang Chih in Shantung on July 20. The report identifies the location and date of the engagement.
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United Press
TORIO
War Office
Chou Yang Chih
Shantung Province
City Finishes Weed Cut. 125 Complaints Filed
Weeds in vacant city lots are nearly all cut after an intensive clean-up campaign by city inspectors. City Manager Jeff Bartlett says response to the order was satisfactory, with noncompliance to be prosecuted. A Shanghai paper mill uses river reeds as raw material with a 45,000 tons per year capacity.
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Jeff Bartlett
Shanghai
Fall Ranch Sells for 860800 to Empire Sheep and Land
Albert B Falls famous Southern New Mexico ranch near Three Rivers in the Tularosa Basin will pass from his hands after Clay Mann of the Mann Commission says he contracted for its sale for 860800. The Empire Sheep and Land company plans large scale sheep raising and will take possession after four months.
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United Press
Denver
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
Clay Mann
Mann Commission Company
San Angelo
Dallas
Texas
Mann
Fall
Empire Sheep and Land Company of Texas
Three Rivers
Tularosa Basin
Lincoln National Forest
Mescalero Indian Reservation
Matin
Blane Broken Drawbar At Circus Wreck
A broken drawbar caused a 20 car circus train to derail at Place's Crossing near Farmington New Hampshire killing four and injuring eight others. The deceased include Reginald Paggett from Lynchburg Virginia George Munroe of Baltimore Maryland William M Glienicka of Philadelphia and Clar ence Williams of Charleston West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Farmington
N. H
Bernardi
Place's Crossing
Here
Reginald Paggett
Lynchburg
Virginia
George Munroe
Baltimore
Maryland
William M. Glienicka
Philadelphia
Clarence Williams
Charleston
West Virginia
Mystery Man's Body Placed in Evere Vault
The body of Captain Alfred Lowenstein a Belgian financier killed when he fell from a plane over the English Channel was buried in a temporary vault at Evere Cemetery in Brussels on Sunday. Only family members attended.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
Alfred Lowenstein
English Channel
Evere
Tourist Asks Ontario Cop How About Flannels
An American tourist in Hamilton Ontario arrived bundled in heavy clothing a toboggan and a sleigh and asked a local policeman how far north he could travel before needing to wear heavy underwear. The scene drew chuckles from residents as the traveler sought warmth related guidance.
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Ontario Cop
Associated Press
Hamilton, Ont
Amarillo Declares City Free from Contagion
City health officer Dr. R. M. Walker reports Amarillo is entirely free of contagious diseases. The last scarlet fever case and the smallpox case have been lifted from quarantine, marking the first such clearance in over a year.
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Amarillo
R. M. Walker
Wales Wedding via Telephone at Llandaff Cathedral
Mrs W H Brain could not attend her daughter Mollie Sugden wedding at Llandaff Cathedral Wales. The service was broadcast by microphone and a special telephone line to the bride's home in Cardiff due to the illness. The groom is Flight Lieutenant Ronald S Sugden of Liverpool.
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Wales
Mollie
Llandaff
Landhaff
W. H. Brain
Cardiff
Ronald S. Sugden
Liverpool
Dumas Names Steele to Be School Head
The Dumas school board elected S. R. Steele former Amarillo High School instructor and in charge of the HI V work here as superintendent of Dumas schools. Local officials received word Saturday that the offer was very attractive.
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Dumas
S. R. Steele
Amarillo High School
Tunney trains hard with Nujol routine claim
A 1920s promotional piece portrays heavyweight champion Gene Tunney endorsing daily Nujol use for digestion and conditioning. It asserts personal success with seven years of regular use and describes external rubs and non medicine claims from Standard Oil Laboratories.
Offer Keeps Steel Consideration While Salary Rises
The statement notes a substantial salary increase with an offer that Mr. Steele has not definitively accepted yet.
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Steele
Must Have Permit to Place Signs Warning in Amarillo
The placing of signs whether temporary or permanent without a building permit must be discontinued in Amarillo per A. W. Smalley. The warning stresses permit requirements for sign placement and aims to enforce city regulations.
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Amarillo
A. W. Smalley
Building code ruling guides sign enforcement in Amarillo
A building inspector states the new ruling is part of the building code and Amarillo police are instructed to report sign placements on their beats. Water rants are issued for removal and persistent violations will be dealt with according to the law. Also warns against drying sponges in the sun to prevent rot.
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Amarillo
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