Tennessee River Goes to Work at Wilson Dam
The Tennessee river becomes navigable as Musele Shoals turbine starts at 8:18 am. Wilson dam hosts 18 units totaling 624000 horsepower with future plans for 800000 HP. Army engineers and Alabama Power oversee sale of test power and navigation from Paducah to Knoxville.
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Associated Press
Florence Ula
Tennessee River
Appalachian
Musele Shoals
Wilson Dam
Tennessee
Georgia
Carolinas
Alabama
Alabama Power Company
Paducah
Knoxville
Tenn
Anthracite Strike to Halt Rail Freight Across Seven Lines
The August 29 report says a Sept. 1 anthracite suspension will lay off 150000 workers plus 10000 rail staff, with mines stalled after two extra days. Major carriers Delaware and Hudson Lehigh Valley Lackawanna Erie Pennsylvania Lehigh and New England face shutdowns of shops and crews, starting with roundhouse and locomotive teams.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Bren
Delaware and Hudson
Lehigh Valley
Lackawanna
Erie
Pennsylvania
Lehigh and
New England
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Hazelton
Hazelton and Mahoney
Montana Elks Name J M Montgomery President
J M Montgomery of Kalispell was named president of the Montana State Elks association at a two day meeting in Kalispell. New officers include Col Tom McTague as first vice president and G L Steinbrenner as second vice president, with other posts filled by local leaders. The group will vote on changes to the constitution and by-laws, then host a banquet and dance at Glacier hotel and a Flathead lake camp picnic.
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Kalispell
J. MW. Montgomery
Montana State Elks’ Association
Tom McTague
Deer Lodge
G. L. Steinbrenner
Missoula
Charles Trott
Billings
Fred J. McQueeney
Butte
R. A. Gibbons
Helena
A. D. Williams
Havre
Art Baker
Lewistown
Charlies Wegner
Great Falls
Jack Duggan
Eastern
Montana
Frank T. Merrill
Charles EB. Johnson
Glacier Hotel
Lake McDonald
Flatheed Lake
Lincoln's Secretaries Quietly Remembered by Nation
William O. Stoddard, 90, longtime journalist and former private secretary to President Lincoln, died at his Madison home. A Rochester graduate, he first urged Lincoln's nomination in 1859 and served on the president's staff for four years. He later remained active in writing and business before health declined.
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Lincoln
New Jersey
Associated Press
Madison
N. J
William O. Stoddard
Abraham Lincoln
University of Rochester
Central Illinois Gazette
Champaign
Via
White House
Union League of America
U. S&s
Arkansas
Mr. Stoddard
Famous grid star run down by auto on Boston street
Frederick C. Church Jr. known as a grid star was struck by an automobile while crossing a street near Kenmore station in Boston. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with injuries after a theater and hotel party.
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Boston Street
Associated Press
Boston
Frederick C. Church Jr
Muriel Vanderbilt
Massachusetts General Hospital
Church
Kenmore Station
Fraud charges filed against Ku Klux Klan leaders
In Little Rock Arkansas on August 24 a suit filed in Pulaski chancery court accuses Mbie Gill Comer imperial coin of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan and her husband James A Comer grand dragon of the realm of Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of waste extravagance and misappropriation of funds. The suit is brought by Miss A B Cloud imperial klaliff Mrs D K B George chief imperial klaklan and Miss Flora Alexander a Dallas member.
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Preas
Little Rock
Ark
M Bie Gill Comer
Imperial Coin
Women
Ku Kilan
James A. Comer
Realm
Aneas
Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Pulaski
Union Jack Denounced by British MP Saklatvala Speech fuels Battersea conference
Communist MP Shapur Saklatvala denounces the Union Jack and vows revolution as he departs for the United States to promote working class solidarity. Tom Mann and James Larkin address the two day Battersea meeting with calls against employers and imperialism.
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Associated Press
London
Shapura Saklatvala
United States
Battersea
Communist Party
Saklatvala
Bombay
North
House of Commons
Ameria
Mione
Sakiatvela
Tom Mann
International Transport Workers
James Larkin
New York
Governor Smith
Larkin
President Coolidge Saluted by Son at Camp Devens
Swampscott August 29 President Coolidge commander in chief of the army received a salute from Seve John Coolidge his son during a publicity event at Camp Devens. After marching with 1400 comrades the youth saluted his father and the president returned the gesture before calisthenics with the camp trainees.
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Associated
Rem
Upper basin states oppose lower Colorado River works
Governors Morey of Colorado Nellie T Ross of Wyoming and Dern of Utah urged Congress to block flood control power or other developments in the lower basin until upper basin rights are protected. They urged cooperation but warned against large projects without consent and called for action to safeguard Colorado river allocations.
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Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Congress
Morey
Nellie T. Ross
Dern
Evada
New Mexico
Centro
Nellie Taylor Ross
Colorado River
Senate
Nevada
Upper Basin
Federal officers seek land dealers
Federal agents issued warrants nationwide targeting the Florida Land Company. Jacob Waecter, former banker and head of the firm, alleged to run a $1,500,000 business since March, is principal target and may flee. His brother Nathan Vactor was arrested here. he is the only person in custody.
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Ansoe
Chicago
Federal
Vlals
Fiorida Land Company
Warranta
Mattis
Jacoba Waecter
Florida Jrand Venture
Loyola Records Heavy Earth Shock
An earth shock with strong seismograph readings was recorded at Loyola University New Orleans. Father Abel, seismologist in Charlie, suggested the quake may have been 2000 miles away and reached peak intensity between 4 55 and 5 00 CST. Vibrations began at 4 55 and lasted until 5 30.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Loyola University
Pather Abel
Eharlie
Family of Eight Killed in Union Pacific Train Crash
Conrad Meyer his wife and six children from Mitchell Ned aged 10 months to 10 years died when their automobile was struck by Union Pacific train No 26 near Scott's Bluff Nebraska. Investigators said Meyer waited for a freight to pass before crossing. The family had visited Frederick Colorado and were returning home.
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Associated Press
Julesburg
Col
Conrad Meyer
Mitchell
Ned
Union Pacific
Scott's Bluff
Neb
Meyer
Lincoln Highway
Meyers
Frederick
Macmillan Arctic Expedition Seeks New Life Forms
Dr Walter N Koels chief naturalist reports from Etah Greenland on the MacMillan Arctic voyage. They describe water with cloudy jelly like sediment, winged snails and the tiparis a bull head shaped fish with a suction ventral fin. They note Greenland red poll juveniles and purple wandpipers as rare finds for American museums.
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National Geographic Society
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Associated
Prose
Walter N. Kools
Walter N. Koela
Etah
Greenland
Tiparis
United States
DIES AFTER HEART WEAKNESS LEAVES TAXI FOR HOME
Harold Holmes well known for cars died after being picked up by a taxi near Hast Park street and carried to his sister Mrs J Raver s home at 2631 Hannibal avenue. He had telephoned her saying he was ill and died before arrival. Coroner Holland will hold an inquest likely. Dr Whitford noted a possible heart issue after a superficial check.
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Harold Holmes
Holmes
Hannibal Avenue
J. Raver
Tmalek
Buits
Hast Park Street
Whitford
Holland
Helmes
Sinter
Aleo W& Taxi
Movie Star's Wife Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles
Gladye Lille files suit in superior court against Milton Bills the motion picture actor charging desertion. Custody of their 14 year old daughter Dorothy is sought. They married in London May 26 1919 and Bills deserted in August 1924. Bills is in New York while Lille reportedly left for Australia.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Milton Bills
Gladye
London
Bille
New York
Lille
Australia
River Yields Body Of Miles City Boy
The body of the boy Theorge Dills, aged about 14, who drowned while attempting to swim the Yellowstone River near Miles City, was recovered by railroad workers near the Powder river mouth about 40 miles west. The remains were brought to Miles City and private funeral services are planned for Monday afternoon.
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Irena
Miles City
Theorge Dills
Yellowstone River
Cheyenne Teland
Powder River
Mitchell asserts super plane built for Paris run
Col William Mitchell former army air service head says an American super airplane capable of nonstop flight to Paris with a ton of explosives has been perfected but testing permission is withheld. Producers claim planes can reach Peking with one Nome stop and speeds of 413 miles per hour for 60 hours.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Paris
Peking
Nome
Army
Navy
Two Montana Teams at Springfield for International First Aid Contest
Montana sends two teams to the Springfield international first aid meeting. The Leonard mine team from Butte, winners of the J R Hobbins cup, and the Zinc Plant No 1 team from Great Falls will represent Montana. The Great Falls squad aims to defend its title after prior success.
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Great Falls
Leonard Mine
Montana
Springfield
Leonard
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Zinc Plant
Great, Falle
Hobbins
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
The
Gardens
J. R. Boardman
Bureau of Safety
Anaconda Company
C. M. Careell
Ph Trythill
Karl Lyford
Staureetu & O'Connell
Cleve
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Muscle Shoals
South
Wilson
Montgomery
Montana Elks
William C. Stoddard
Frederick Church
KLAN
British House
England
Corporal Coolidge
President
Loyola
Macmillan
Arctic
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