Nevada Senator seeks federal action to end California fires
Senator T L Oddie urged President Coolidge to stamp out California forest fires threatening life and property and endangering Nevada’s scenic and economic interests. He cited fires near Truckee river and warned of wide spread timber loss and damaged watersheds. Rains temporarily checked fires in Idaho and the Coeur d Alenes region but new blazes continued near Beeler and Pine Creek.
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Associated Press
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T. L. Oddie
Nevada
Coolidge
California
Truckee River
Nevada Line
Kellogg
Idaho
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Alenes
Amy-Mathhless Minin Company
Kerter
Cork
Pine Creek
Beeler
Settleme
President Coolidge Prepares for Nomination Campaign
Washington Aug 18 President Coolidge works on government business and the agricultural situation as Republican leaders gather before the Cleveland convention. They call on the White House and meet with Secretary Slemp while reports focus on the War Finance Corporation and the Agricultural Credit Corporation under the president’s direction.
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Washington
David W. Mulvane
Kansas
Winslow
Massachusetts
Taylor
Tennessee
Tudge
War Finance Corporation
T. Jaffrey
Agricultural Credit” Corporum
Kid McCoy Held as Murder Suspect In Los Angeles
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy confessed the murder of Mrs. Mors at her sister’s home after a shooting. Police link the crime to a disputed reconciliation with her ex husband, with witnesses describing a broader violent incident at Mors Antique Shop and nearby millinery store.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
Ils
Cline
McCoy
Mors
N ‘Shields
Samuel Schapp
MM Soy
Ub Mors
Schapp Millinery
Tectives
Schapp
Albert Mors
Ann
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Northwest harvest wheat crop report hints good yields
In Minnesota and South Dakota wheat harvest is in full swing and will be general in North Dakota and Montana next week. Telegraphic survey shows yield in the Dakotas and Minnesota higher than in 1923.
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ST. Paul
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Minnesota
South Dakota
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Dakotas
Veterans denounce move to honor south on coin
Boston report details the fifty eighth Grand Army of the Republic encampment where Civil War veterans mourn Confederate leaders and criticize a congressional act to coin Pisces commemorating Stone Mountain carving. J G Saltzgaber cites questions over who determines the obverse design with Jefferson Davis and other confederates.
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Associated Press
Boston
Grand “Army of the Republic
Congress
Cool Mdge
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Saltzgaber
United States
Jefferson Davis
Robert B. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Parensbers
Uniontown
Jk FS
Wawis
Loeangelen
Death Toll Rises From Chinese Floods and Famine
The relief commission estimates 13 to 14 thousand dead and nearly fourteen million affected across China. Kalgan reports 30 deaths while floods hit Hunan and other provinces. Peking metro area spans 12 counties with greater impact expected.
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Vreen
China
Kalgan
Hunan
Peking
Chi
Klan Friends Lose Arkansas and Ohio Primary
The Associated Press reports Arkansas and Ohio results from August 12 13 show Harry L. Davis of Cleveland nominated for reelection as Ohio governor on the Republican ticket. Davis led a field of eight in Ohio with Victory Donahey winning on the Democratic side. In Arkansas the primary produced a close contest with Tom Klans candidate leading a strong field, while Joseph DB. Sieber a Ku Klux Klan figure trailed significantly.
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Associate Press
Little Rock
Ark
Tuonsayra
Tom Klan
Associated Press
Colomate
Oller
Harry L. Davis
Cleveland
Goveror
Ohio
Reptillian
A. Victory Donahey
Davis
Joseph DB. ‘Sieber
Ku Klux Klan
British battleship ordered to Sudan amid Sudan unrest
The Marlborough is ordered from Zara Dalmatia to Alexandria to respond to Sudan trouble. Weymouth to Port Sudan and Clematis to aid, while London papers claim conspiracies by Egyptian interests seek to oust Britain and restore Egyptian rule. Egyptian government allegedly recalls a raised battalion blamed for Atbara disturbances.
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Associated Press
London
Sudan
Imiralty
Marlborough
Zara
Dalmatia
Alexandria
Weymouth
Colombo
Ceylon
Port Sudan
Clematis
Egypt
White Fag Society
Cairo
Atbara
U S Water Forge Assembling for Big Assault
Secret mobilization of over a thousand workers trains destroyers and minesweepers for a major wartime operation. Mechanics prepare warcraft as patrols guard against spy leaks while a key fleet plan remains undisclosed.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Treasurer Wrecks Connecticut Bank in Putnam
Putnam Connecticut August 13 agents moved rapidly in an ongoing bank wrecking case involving state treasurer Walter H Gilpatrick family ties and a warrant for arrest by Colin Hartt Assistant United States District Attorney Washington an inquiry into bank losses and assets anticipated to meet obligations Citizens began organizing a new bank as the situation unfolds
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Associated Press
Putnam, Conn
Putnam
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United States
Colin
Hartt
Washington
Walter H. Gilpatrick
Moet
Lowes
Dorris Acquitted in Double Murder Verdict
Jury clears Charles W. Dorris, Long Beach realty operator, of killing wife Theresa Dorris and Pasadena capitalist Henry D. Meyer. Court records note Dorris testified a quarrel over a $25 000 note led to the shooting. Meyer and Mrs Dorris were found dead in Dorris's Long Beach apartment.
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Los Angeles
Charles W. Dorris
Long Beach
Kid McCoy loses sweetheart by bullet route
Los Angeles reports Norman McCoy, eight time boxing figure, implicated in the death of Therma Mors. Police consider murder while McCoy’s revolver and evidence at the Davenport apartment are investigated. The case follows a frantic search and Mrs Mors’s ex-husband’s turmoil amid the investigation.
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Los Angeles
Ievion
Norman “Elby
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Morn
Tino
Smivert ‘Mors
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Itter
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Tin
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Mors
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McCoy
Davis Sets Speaking Tour After Clarksburg Nomination
New York Aug 13 John Davis returns from Clarksburg West Virginia where he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination and prepared for a speaking tour. A statement last week left unclear his support of the national ticket but after reading the address he indicated he would back Davis.
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Associated Press
New York
Clarksburg
Johnve
Davis
Davie
Ann Luther Loses Heart Balm Case in Los Angeles
Judge Valentine dismisses the claim saying the verbal agreement between White and the actress falls under the statute of fra nd and the court will not become party to wrongful acts by either principal. The ruling emphasizes the court as a place for administration of law and justice.
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Associated Pro Se
Los Angeles
Valentine
US Aviators Ready for Greenland Jump if Weather Permits
Patrol craft Reid and Billingsley left Reykjavik to take stations along the Greenland coast. The U S cruiser Richmond will carry Rear Admiral Magruder and assume position a few miles offshore this evening as weather conditions determine a jump to Greenland.
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Greenland
Reynavik
Tooland
Reid
Billingsley
Reykjavik
United States
Defense Strikes Down Alibi Theories In Leopold Loeb Case
Chicago August reports state experts attacked defense theories in the Leopold and Loeb case. Dr Church testified both youths showed no mental disease or abnormal endocrine issues. Prosecution highlighted discrepancies in emotional displays and challenged defense alienation claims.
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Associated Presa
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan F. Leopold Jr
Robert Franks
Church
Spain
Alleniats
Coast Man Jailed for Girl's Death
Gan Francisco police charged Marty McDonald a janitor with the murder of 19 year old Andrietta Hildebrand a telephone operator. Investigators traced movements on the night of the killing and he remained in custody tonight.
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Associated Press
Gan Francisco
Marty McDonald
Andrietta
Hildebrand
Nations Deadlocked Over Evacuation Time In London Talks
After two five hour sessions the French and German delegates remained deadlocked over the evacuation time under Herriot and Marx. The leaders plan to reconvene at 9 am to seek an agreement while American officials offer outside assistance if desired amid tense negotiations.
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Associated
London
Herriot
France
Marx
Germany
Theunis
Belgium
Louie Louchour
M. Herriot al Qron
Stresemann
United States
Ruhr
Bandit Slain During Attempted Robbery Near Seattle
In Seattle area on August 13 an attempted bank robbery at the Sooqualmie Valley bank ended with a bandit slain after an exchange of gunfire with a sheriff and accomplice. A deputy and suspect traded shots at the bank exterior as an escape car rolled away. one of the robbers was hit and killed.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Sooqualmie Valley Bank
Starwich and mix Dept
Starwich
Brown
Bla
Girl Helps Lover Conceal Corpse of Rival
Florence McKinney confesses she witnessed the killing of Cora May Kaber and helped hide the body. Emil Zupke accused of the murder. McKinney and Zupke arraigned in Benton Harbor jail while she claims he lured the rival to death and planned marriage.
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Plorence McKinney
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Kaber Fat
Zupke
George Bride Zupke
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