Flood Strikes Fort Worth as Trinity Rises Readily
Fort Worth reports the Trinity river flood as nine inches of rain broke records. Thirty six dead or missing are listed with eleven unaccounted in several towns. Levees failed after a late Tuesday break prompting grand jury action.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Associated Press
Trinity River
Marine
Sycamore
Clearforks
East First Street
John G. McCain
Forth Worth
Bible Reading Revival Feature at Central Baptist Church
Revival meetings at Central Baptist grow more engaging with old time gospel songs. A quartet including Fry Boswell Howell and Marshall performed I Want To Live My Life For Jesus. Bible reading rises nationwide with 975 chapters read by readers today. Dr Farrington spoke on Two Visits of the Angels and The Indifferent Sinner. Ten members joined church membership.
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Central Baptist Church
Messrs
Fry
Boswell
Howell
Marshall
Jesus
Amerius
Miss Herndon
Publishers urged to cut waste in shops at convention
New York April 26 The American Newspaper Publishers association declared against any move to impose a 44 hour week in newspaper plants and warned there will be no cuts to advertising or subscription rates. T R Williams Pittsburg Press president urged members at the opening session to curb waste, back the apprenticeship school move and avoid skilled help shortages.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
T. R. Williams
Pittsburg Press
Twenty Die In Fire At Malaga Government Buildings
Twenty persons died and thirty were injured when a blaze swept the government buildings in Malaga, Spain, last night and continued to burn today. Rescue units battled the flames as officials assessed the damage and the cause remained under investigation.
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Malaga
Spain
Associated Press
Memorial Day Message by Mrs A McD Wilson of Atlanta
Memorial Day tribute by Mrs A McD Wilson president general of the Confederate Southern Memorial Association recalls Columbus Georgia April 26 1866 and the origin of Memorial Day. She praises the women of the South for pledging to perpetual wreathing of graves and keeping the memory of heroic dead with reverent devotion.
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A. McD. Wilson
Atlanta
Confederated Southern Memorial Association
Memorial Day origins traced to Columbus Georgia 1866
A southern group of women in Columbus Georgia on April 26 1866 laid the groundwork for Memorial Day by decorating Linwood Cemetery graves of soldiers and forming a memorial society. The practice spread south and north, leading to a national conversation on a unified holiday while many states still mark Confederate Memorial Day or Memorial Day under various dates.
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America
Columbus
Linwood Cemetery
John Tyler
Joseph E. Johnston
Carolinas
Charleston
South Carolina
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis
Virginia
Memorial Day Dates Observed Across States
April 26 marks observances in Alabama Florida Georgia and Mississippi. May 10 lists North and South Carolina. May 30 is the general date for all states and possessions unless noted. June 3 sees Louisiana Tennessee celebrate on May 30 and observe Confederate Day marking Jefferson Davis birthday.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Louisiana
Tennessee
Jefferson Davis
Two Policemen Slain in Anniston Shooting
In Anniston Alabama on April 26 Policemen Joe T Holliday and C B Hurst were killed by Policeman Marshall Welch who then drove to an undertaker and surrendered Welch claimed Holliday was shot in self defense and Hurst was accidental.
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Anniston
Ala
Joe T. Holliday
C. B. Hurst
Marshall Welch
Welch
Holliday
Hurst
Federal Court in Albany Postponed to June 26
United States district court for the Albany division has been postponed from June 19 to June 26 by Judge Beverly D. Evans. A longer session is expected, so both grand and traverse jurors will be summoned. The notice was received via a letter to Geo. F. White, deputy clerk, from Albany officials.
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Albany
United States District Court For
Albany Division
Beverly D. Evans
Geo. F. White
Grand
Traverse
Irish Parley Continues in Dublin Conference
In Dublin on April 26 Free State Republican leaders renewed talks with labor leaders present. The conference resumed this morning and adjourned this afternoon until Saturday, as discussions continued.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Japan shaken as volcano erupts near Tokyo quake hits city
A morning quake at 10:15 in Tokyo caused structural damage and disrupted waterworks. Mount Asamayama erupted a day earlier, sending ashes and smoke over the region. Deadly impact is limited to a few, with Americans and Europeans unaffected. Yokohama suffered severe shaking and the Chinese quarter was largely destroyed. Seismographs were damaged hindering exact readings.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Mount Asamayama
Thisity
Yokohama
Missing seaplane found. passengers safe
Miami reports the sea plane Santa Maria missing since Monday morning on a Key West to Nassau flight with six aboard has been found at Wilson Island. The passengers were taken to Nassau by a small boat while the pilot and mechanic stayed with the aircraft. a naval plane relayed the message from Havana.
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Miami
Fla
Santa Maria
Keywest
Nassau
Wilson Island
Havana
SONS OF VETERANS RE-ELECT OFFICERS AT MEETING
At the annual meeting held at the courthouse this forenoon the local Sons of Confederate Veterans re elected all officers for the coming year. John W Shiver was named commander and Gordon Howell adjutant.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans
Court House
John W. Shiver
Gordon Howell
Memory of the Gray Soldiers Tribute Poem
A nostalgic verse recalls a marching cadence with cannon thunder and drums honoring the gray veterans. It speaks of loyal sons and fathers, raised muskets, tears and kerchiefs, and flowers from hillsides laid at soldiers’ graves as a sacred memory of respect.
Hundreds Respond to Gypsy Smith Call in Albany
Gypsy Smiths Albany evangelistic campaign has drawn hundreds nightly as sinners pledge to Christ or rededicate their lives. The evangelist denounces church officials living as if at anarchy with God. The meetings, hailed as Albanys most effective, will close Sunday night.
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Albany
Gypsy Smith
Christ
Remembering the Gray and the War’s Quiet Honor
The passage reverently recalls Lee and Confederate ideals, praising Christian chivalry, the sanctity of soldiers, and restraint toward civilians. It frames the conflict as lost yet worthy of memory, urging prayer for divine assistance and a vow not to forget the fallen “men who wore the gray.”
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Lee
Early Genoa Talks Hint at Conference Collapse
London dispatches report an Allied note to the Russian delegation at Genoa outlining four demands on war and pre war debts, potential mercatorium, damages indemnity, and restoration of confiscated property. London editorials warn the Genoa conference may be near failure as opposition grows to Lloyd George’s stance.
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London
Associated Press
Genoa
Exchange Telegraph
Northcliffe Journals
Lloyd George
Soviet Russia protests Polish participation at economic conference
Genoa April 26 Reuters Soviet Russia sent a note to the Polish delegation remonstrating against Poland joining with the Allied powers to discuss a separate Russia Germany treaty. Russia claims the Riga 1921 treaty covers all relations and warns Poland of implied breach while a strong Red Army remains near the border. Experts compile new Russian proposals for government review as delegates push for a working accord.
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Genoa
Associated Press
Russia
Poland
Germany
Riga
United States Reserves Debt Rights in Russia War Debts
Richard Washburn Child American ambassador to Italy informs the Genoa conference that the United States reserves all rights on repayment of war debts due from Russia These debts include private bankers loans and advances to the Kerensky government
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London
Associated Press
Richard Washburn Child
Italy
Genoa
United States
Russia
Evening Standard
Kerensky
Water Tank Explodes in Burning Residence
Fire at the cottage home of A. E. Jackson on Northern Heights Tuesday morning caused a water tank in the heating system to explode. The tank was hurled through two adjoining lots while the house burned completely. Fire department and spectators escaped unharmed, with partial insurance coverage on the loss.
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Cordele
A. E. Jackson
Northern Heights
Paper Makers Reject Wage Terms in Strike Vote
New York April 26 The International Brotherhood of Paper Makers voted overwhelmingly against accepting wage reductions proposed by manufacturers of newsprint. Leaders said the union will press for higher pay and oppose concessions in price and hours.
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New York
Associated Press
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Mia Carey
Yse
Have Faith in Yourselves Chief Memorial Address
Judge Walter F. George of Vienna delivered the Memorial address in Americus praising self reliance and urging citizens to solve postwar problems by their own efforts rather than government. The program honored Civil War heroes with impressive stage design and a large gathering of veterans, civic leaders, and students applauding the speaker.
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Americus
Walter F. George
Vienna
Georgia Court of Appeals
Rylander Theater
Judge George
Frank Harrold
H. D. Watts
James W. Harris, Jr
Americas
Clarence Niles
Lawson Stapleton
Legion Auxiliary
John W. Shiver
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Dan Chappell
American Legion
Camp Sumter
Sons of Veterans
J. G. Holst
Pace
Stephen Pace
Lee
Jackson
George
Flapper Slang Glossary Snippet From 1920s Dictionary
A terse sample from a BLAPPER Dictionary listing terms like IR TIGHT-Very attractive and ANKLE EXCURSION describing a flapper walking home. It includes APPLE KNOCKER a hay shaker, and BARLOW a flapper, with BARNEY defined as a suave flapper.
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Barney
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