Sunnyland train wreck near Victoria leaves many dead
At least twenty people die and over thirty are injured when the Sunnyland passenger train from St. Louis to San Francisco derails near Victoria Mississippi, plunging a 40-foot embankment after derailment from tracks spreading over 300 yards. Among the dead listed is Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Jordan of Carrollton Georgia.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sunnyland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Victoria
Miss
O. O. Jordan
Carrolton
Bankers and labor back Federal aid road plan
Washington reports broad backing for the highway building program from both bankers and organized labor. The American Bankers Association and the American Federation of Labor approved continuance of federal state cooperative road construction, noting support from income taxpayers across sectors.
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Washington
United States
American Bankers Association
Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
American Association of State Highway Officials
Negro slayer resentenced to die in electric chair
Charles Alton, a Black man and foreman for a local mob company, was resentenced in Atlanta to die in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Milledgeville. The execution date was set for November 14.
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Atlanta
Charles Alton
D James
Inledgeville
Tries to Dislodge Crumb With Pistol Fatality
In M'Crory Arkansas a lunch incident led to the accidental discharge of a pistol while attempting to dislodge a bread crumb choking Terrance Kealing five. Virgil Storey, a bystander, seized the pistol and its misfire struck Kealing in the back, killing him instantly.
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Crumb
M’crory
Ark
Terrance Kealing
Kealing
Virgil Storey
Ealing
Greece and Bulgaria Agree to Evacuate Frontiers
At the League of Nations council meeting in Paris on October 27, M. Carapanos announced that via Romania’s mediation a direct agreement was reached for Greek and Bulgarian forces to withdraw from their territories. Greek troops will begin withdrawal immediately and Bulgarian troops will not hinder them until crossing the frontier, with officers to restore border guards to their posts.
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Paris
Greece
M. Carapanos
League of Nation
Romania
Bulgaria
Army flier wins Schneider Race at Bayshore
Lieutenant James Doolittle of the Army set a new world speed record for seaplanes and led all seven laps of the 50 kilometer course at Bayshore. He averaged 232.573 miles per hour, beating the previous unofficial seaplane record by 43.753 mph set by Lieutenant Ralph Ofstie the year before.
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Baltimore
James Doolittle
Army
United States
Jacques Schneider
Bayshore
Doolittle
Ralph Ofstie
Oklahoma Senator Wins One Point In Prohibition Dispute
Senator Harrold Republican Oklahoma wins a skirmish with the treasury department over senate voice in appointing prohibition officials. He protested the dismissal of Rev. C I Thoroughman at Lawton and announced a satisfactory talk with Secretary Andrews leading to Thoroughman’s reinstatement.
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Washington
Harrold
Oklahoma
Treasury Department
Andrews
C. I. Thoroughman
Lawton
Jones County Sheriff Gets 18 Months
Clarke Middlebrooks Jones county sheriff was sentenced to eighteen months in the Federal penitentiary G E Rape a former county policeman drew a one year sentence after a jury verdict of guilty on a conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law trial. A motion for a new trial will be heard December 7.
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Macon
Senators dispute USDA cotton yield estimate
Senator Caraway of Arkansas and Senator Harris of Georgia challenged the Department of Agriculture's estimate that this year's cotton yield would reach 15,226,000 bales. Caraway argued the figure is unattainable given belt conditions, while Harris doubted the final total.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Caraway
Arkansas
Harris
Georgia
Farmer fatally shot in family feud near Cordele
In Wilcox county Georgia on October 27 Dave Goodman a leading local farmer died from wounds after a fight with his brother in law Hood who says the pistol was used in self defense. Hood surrendered to the Dooly county sheriff. Goodman left a widow and six children. Funeral services were held at Smyrna church in Dooly county.
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Cordele
Dave Goodman
Wilcox County
Hood
Dooly County
Tippettville
Goodman
Smyrna Church
Negro Held for Assault in Georgia Farm Incident
Gray Ga Oct 27 Guss Barron 17, a half witted negro, jailed in Jones County on a charge of assault with intent to murder after he shot at Jim Morton a Jones County farmer bullets missed. A younger Barron brother was seen entering Morton’s chicken house and led to the shooting. Morton reported to Sheriff Middlebrooks who arrested Barron.
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Gray
Guss_ Barron
Jones County
Jim Morton
Barron
Morton
Middlebrooks
Georgia Crop Largest Since 1920 Forecast
Georgia’s greatest cotton crop since 1920 is forecast by the state crop reporting service with a final yield of 1,120,000 bales, up five percent from the prior estimate. Nationwide figures show ginning to Oct 18 total of 9,519,784 running bales, with a probable lint yield of 164.7 pounds per harvested acre, up from 152 pounds.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Washington
Visits Wife Ends With Jail Stay in Macon
Charles Cherry, 1613 Broadway, went to visit his sick wife at Macon Hospital and refused to leave, prompting nurses to summon help. Police were called as he used one telephone to call the Mayor while hospital staff summoned a patrol wagon. He was placed in City Barracks after being described as drunk and disorderly.
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Charles Cherry
Macon
Broadway
Macon Hospital
City Barracks
Lizzie Cherry
Cherry
Williams
Scuffle in Canoe Fells Two Men in Cumberland River
In Clarksville Tennessee on October 27 a canoe overturned during a scuffle over possession on the Cumberland River near Dover. Harlan Lewis 22 and Leroy McGregor 20 drowned while Frazier Brewer 22, who fought with them, was thrown in but clung to the boat and was rescued. The river dredging resumed to recover the bodies.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Harlan Lewis
Leroy McGregor
Cumberland River
Ralls Landing
Dover
Frazier Brewer
Atlanta Woman Fractures Jaw Yawning
Mrs L G Smith of 25 Rhodesia Avenue Atlanta Ga yawns widely and dislocates her jaw prompting rush to Grady hospital for X rays. Physicians prepare relief measures but the jawbone slips back into place before surgery. She suffers no serious aftereffects and leaves for home.
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Atlanta
L. G. Smith
Rhodesia Avenue
Grady Hospital
Be quiet or else you’ll hear others’ thoughts about you
A terse admonition about silence and perception. It implies that remaining quiet prevents others from discerning your thoughts while you remain unaware of theirs. The line hints at social psychology and privacy in conversations.
Painleve Demands Majority In French House of Deputies
Paris October 27 Premier Painleve and his cabinet resigned after failing to secure a favorable majority in Parliament for restoring French finances. The collective resignation was presented to President Doumergue, prompted by radical and socialist faction support at their congress for a tax on capital.
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Paris
Plainleve
Painleve
Doumergue
Disappointing glimpse into limited knowledge
A terse musing notes that despite effort the speaker feels knowledge is scant. It captures a sense of discouragement about learning how little one actually knows and hints at the humility of inquiry.
Taxpayers Seek More Relief in Tax Reduction Debate
Bids for portions of the Treasury's three hundred million tax relief plan piled up as taxpayers from various interests pressed for relief from special levies. A majority sought outright repeal of taxes in the new revenue measure the House Ways and Means committee prepares to draft next week.
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Washington, C
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
President Coolidge Proclaims Thanksgiving Day
President Coolidge proclaimed Thursday November 26 as Thanksgiving Day urging gratitude for the many and great blessings received by the people during the past year.
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Washington
Coolidge
Aviation Toll in 1925 Reaches 63 Lives Lost in US
Washington reports that 63 lives were lost in 1925 as America's aviation sector expanded. Nineteen civilian fatalities include stunt flying and parachute failures, while 25 military personnel died in air crashes. The year also notes 14 deaths in the Shenandoah disaster and one airman from the airmail service.
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Washington
America
William Mitchell
Mitchel
Airmail
Charles Ames
Bellefonte
Tourists Turning Route 3 Popular for Florida Travel
Jimmie Lott told Times-Recorder that Route 3 now carries 75 to 100 tourists daily through Americus en route to Florida. He praised the route as the shortest to Florida and said more would come as awareness grows. Prospect Park serves as a tourist camp with many visitors using it for overnight camping.
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Florida
Americus
Jimmie Lott
Times- Recorder
Lott
Prospect Park
Bear bite prompts rescue of bootleg rum drinker
In Atlanta on October 27 a man from Lithia Springs, E Joiner, was sobering at police headquarters after trying to calm a bear on a theater sidewalk. He was bitten when he reached through cage bars to pet the animal, the incident tied to bootleg rum remedies.
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Atlanta
E Joiner
Lithia Springs
Moving Picture
Joiner
Bruin
Irene Castle's Babe Dies Three Hours After Birth
Chicago reports the second child of Mrs. Frederick McLaughlin formerly Irene Castle died after three hours of life. Mrs. McLaughlin miscarried to hospital Wednesday following a fall from her horse. the first child named Irene was born last January.
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Chicago
Frederick McLaughlin
Irene Castle
McLaughlin
Irene
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