Coast Guard Probes Bermuda Tug Safety After Storm
Norfolk August 26. A hurricane swept Virginia and Carolina coasts sinking the tug Mildred McNally near Pamlico Sound. Its 10 crew members escaped in life boats. Coast guard stations from Cape Charles to Cape Henlopen were questioned about the Bermuda and three barges heading for Cape Henry at daybreak. Telegraph lines were down.
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Norfolk
Pamlico Sound
Virginia
Carolina
Mildred McNally
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Cape Charles
Cape Henlopen
Southern Transportation Company
Bermuda
Cape Henry
Northeastern storm on North Carolina coast nears peak
A tropical disturbance moving northeast from the Bahamas lashed the North Carolina coast with hurricane force winds and heavy rain. Weather warnings covered Beaufort to Cape Henry with tides flooding Ocracoke Island and fear for 600 residents, though officials believed all were safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
North Carolina
Atlantic Seaboard
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatterans
Wilmington
Bahamas
Beaufort
N. C
Cape Henry
Atlantic City
N. J Ocracoke Island
World fliers may follow army air service plan
Washington officials lacking detailed plans assume the world fliers will follow the tentative schedule from Invigtut Greenland to Indian Harbor Labrador, moving as planes are prepared for the 500 mile drive, per August 26 dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Service
Invigtut
Greenland
Indian Harbor
Labrador
Klan Gathering Broken Up at Camp Custer
Thirty five persons were placed in the guard house at Camp Custer after a detachments of the guard dispersed a Ku Klux Klan gathering on the military reservation. General Mosely, commanding officer, said further meetings by the klan or similar organizations would be severely handled.
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Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Mosely
Democrats press anti Klux plank for Ohio platform
Columbus dispatch reports that anti-klan democrats on the state executive committee intend to push a strong anti Ku Klux plank at the state platform convention. They seek formal approval before the presidential candidate speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Executive Committee
Coad to Address Copdele Meeting and Dusting Demos
Atlanta committee plans two demonstrations for boll weevil control with B R Coad present at Cordele after Athens. Dusting of cotton and pecans to be shown, with lectures by Prof J Phil Campbell and USDA officials, followed by a barbecue and speeches. Special railroad rates offered for Athens on August 26 and Cordele on August 28.
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Atlanta
Athens
North Georgia
Cordele
South Georgia
B. R. Coad
J. Phil Campbell
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Campbell
United States Department of Agriculture
Darrow's Greatest Fight to Save Leopold and Loeb
Clarence Darrow, at 67, makes a final supreme plea in Chicago to spare Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb from the gallows. The courtroom crowds cheer as Darrow delivers the climax of his famed career with Benjamin Bachrach nearby. Leopold and Loeb watch intently.
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Clarence F. Darrow
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
John R. Caverly
Old Lion
Darrow
Benjamin Bachrach
Bachrach
Leopold
Nathan
Dickie Loeb
Seaboard Patrons to Meet at Cordele to Plan Train Schedule
Seaboard Air Line patrons in the Cordele division will meet on Wednesday September 3 to discuss a new plan to replace the Shoo Fly service. Plan No 1 proposes trains 11 and 12 east of Americus with Savannahlike timings and trains 15 and 16 west of Americus with morning and afternoon departures through Cordele Americus Montgomery. The meeting will include Americus representatives from a Rotary club committee seeking to restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line
Cordele
Americus
Columbus
Albany
Seaboard
Savannah
Cordelo
Montgomery
Rotary Club
Columbus-Albany
French Senate Begins Discussion of Pact
Paris August 26 The French senate opened debate on the pact negotiated at the London international conference with plans to vote on it before nightfall. The discussion frames the national response to the accord and sets the stage for parliamentary approval or rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
Davis Addresses Ohio Dem Convention on Common Honesty
John W. Davis told Ohio Democrats that his sole message to the country was common honesty in government as he addressed the state convention in sessions today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Columbus
Ohio
John W. Davis
Burglar Surprised In Hart Yancey Home
Chief John T. Bragg and Officer Redmond surprised a burglar in Hamilton Yancey’s home after a neighbor reported a flashlight moving in the rooms while the family was away on vacation. The intruder was identified as Mr. Yancey returning home unnoticed, with light attracting attention across the street and a terse exchange with officers following.
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John T. Bragg
Redmond
Hamilton Yancey
Yancey
Bragg
Billie
Mr. Yancey
John B. Ansley
Yarcey
Abe
Aniston Ice and Coal offers free water for pool plan
Anniston Alabama August 26. The An niston Ice and Coal company offers to supply free water for a city swimming pool near their plant on Ninth Street between Noble and Gurnee avenues. The water would be limited to three hundred gallons per minute and aimed at poor children under sixteen.
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Anniston
Ala
The
Anniston Ice and Coal Company
Ninth Street
Noble Street
Gurnee Avenue
Ice Company
Ferguson Majority Hits 91000 in Dallas Returns
Dallas August 26 The tally for Mrs Miriam Ferguson over Felix Robertson for the Democratic nomination for governor passed 91000 this morning with more returns to be received.
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Dallas
Miriam Ferguon
Felix Robertson
White Faces Trial Or Pobbery Of Clewis At Tarp
The trial of George B. White, the first of four defendants charged with robbing A. C. Clewis, a Tampa banker, of 24000 last April, began in Tampa. Three other defendants face trial later. One alleged former Tampa policewoman has confessed and provided full details of the conspiracy behind the holdup. The robbery occurred while Clewis was moving the stolen money from a branch bank to a large Tampa bank where he serves as president.
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Tampa
George B. White
A. C. Clewis
Clewis
Continue Case Against McCoy in Murder Charge
Kid McCoy, ex-boxer, appeared in Superior Judge Crail’s court to plead to murder and related charges but the hearing was adjourned after a legal argument over adding Mrs Jennie Thomas to the grand jury witness list. McCoy seemed composed and well-dressed, despite family illness concerns and his precarious position.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Kid McCoy
Charles 8. Crail
Jennie Thomas
McCoy
Mary Selby
Final Demand for Death Penalty Launched by Crowe
Chicago readers saw State’s Attorney Crowe insist on the death penalty for Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, arguing mercy has no place in extreme violence. Clarence Darrow closed his plea with a note on mercy, tears visible as he urged kindness to overcome hate. The judge, moved but steady, faced the culminating courtroom moment.
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Chicago
States
Crowe
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Omar Khayam
Clarence Darrow
Leopold and Loeb
John R. Caverly
Darrow
Cook County
Leopold
County Schoolsinherit plan to resume Monday sessions
Rural white schools of Sumter county will reopen next Monday morning with all schools opening simultaneously. J. E. D. Shipp, chairman of the county school board, and trustees announce a governor-style gathering for parents and teachers to meet. All trustees urged to attend as Thalean school plans a major meeting with A. H. Jennings coordinating with E. T. Moore in Americas.
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Sumter County
J. E. D. Shipp
County School Board
Thalean School
A. H. Jennings
Americas
Shipp
E. T. Moore
Chief Petty Officer Dies in Explosion at Cavite
Manila August 26. James Egan of Omaha Nebraska a chief petty officer was killed today in an engine room explosion on the submarine lying at Cavite navy yard. The submarine was undamaged. Investigation of the explosion has already begun.
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Manila
James £. Egan
Omaha
Neb
Cavite Navy Yard
State convention adopts anti klan plank in platform
In Columbus on August 26 the Democratic state convention approved as its platform the anti klan plank based on John W. Davis Seagirt address. Delegates cheered as the resolutions committee reported and the secretary read the plank.
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Columbus
John W. Davis
Seagirt
Resolutions Committee
Cattle Market Slumps After Wilson & Company Withdrawal
Chicago cow and pig traders saw stagnation on August 26 as Wilson & Company pulled back from buying and other large firms followed suit. The packer had announced plans to fight receivership, and the market remained quiet throughout the day.
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Chicago
Livestock Exchange
Wilson & Company
Wilson & Company Packers
Governor at Manila praises Tiedeman work on malaria
Manila August 26 The Rockefeller Foundation will continue to pay half the costs of malaria control in the Philippine Islands, a two year joint effort with the Philippine health department. Vice Governor Eugene A. Gilmore announced that Walter D. Tiedeman, foundation malaria expert, directed experiments in Laguna province and will remain on the project for the rest of the year. The foundation will also cover half the remaining expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Rockefeller Foundation
Philippine Islands
Philippine Health Department
Eugene A. Gilmore
Health Department
Gilmore
Philippines
Laguna
Walter D. Tiedeman
Tiedeman
United States Army
Souther Field
Americus
Georgia
Andrew Harris Held for Theft in Police Barracks
Police chief John T Bragg used a clever investigation to arrest Andrew Harris a former Pinkston porter on theft charges. Eva Lou Patterson was also implicated admitting buying items from Harris and later identified as Pinkston stock. Harris denies the accusation claiming the woman's story is false.
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Andrew Harris
John T. Bragg
Harris
Pinkston Company
Brage
Eva Lou Patterson
Pinkston
J. E. B.mclendon
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Little Joe
Klin
COAD
Copdele
Hart Yancey
Concern
Mrs. Ferguson
Tampa Bank
M’coy
CPOWE
Cleveland
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