Flood devastates Leon Mexico city industrial area
A dam break sent a wall of water through Leon de los Aldamas in Mexico, drowning nearly a thousand and destroying a major manufacturing center. The National Geographic bulletin notes Leon’s tannerys and mills were hit, with walls and dikes failing to contain the flood.
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Washington
Leon
Mexico
National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C
Johnstown
Dayton
Collah
Ted Woolen
Leon de Los Aldamas
Mexico City
el Taso
Texas
Leonses
Czech Driver Flips During Berlin Speedway Race
A Czech driver’s car looped and somersaulted in a speedway event in Berlin. The vehicle landed upright among spectators with no fatalities reported.
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Berlin
Denaturing Alcohol to Foil Bootleggers in Industry
Washington officials will seek a new denaturing agent for industrial alcohol after a conference with Frank Dow and James M. Doran. The aim is to make the product unfit for beverage use by adding a strong scent and bad taste, while ensuring harmlessness, with government chemists to develop the method.
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Washington, D. C
Prohibition
Frank Dow
James M. Doran
Prohibition Unit
Winston
The
Treasury
For Sale 1924 Ford Touring with Extras
D L Hackett offers a 1924 Ford touring ready for travel at the Christian church parsonage. The listing highlights balloon tires bumpers automatic shield swipe Cowell lights motor meter and many other extras.
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D. L. Hackett
Christian Church
Wheat, fires, and farm news from Athena area
Fire nearly destroyed Charles Baddeley’s wheat separator on the Taylor place northeast of town as the straw stack ignited soon after startup. The Kirk place yields about 51 bushels per acre. Stone & Potts threshing outfit concludes season with a fight between workers Montgomery and Tabor.
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Taylor Place
Charles Baddeley
Umatilla
McNichols
Charles S. McNichols
Kirk Place
Stone & Potts
Montgomery
Tabor
Harvest Hands
John
John Gross
Walla Walla
Athena
Louis LaBrache
Clarence
Louie
Mamie Cawthorn
A. C. McIntyre
Corvallis
Ed Koontz
LaGrande
Frm
Portland
Koontz
Lucy Jenkins
Hood River
Joseph Lieuallen
Grace Hudspeth
Weston
Pendleton
Stella Anderson
Fred Boyd
Cecile
A. L.swaggart
Town
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Goodman
Oregon
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Secord
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Napa-Tan
Main Street
Pearl
Manello
Marcelling
F. B. Wood
J. E. Froom
Athena Hotel
Lilla Kirk
Miss
J. L. Harman
J. A. Baddeley
Fred Baddeley
M. J. Bagley
Bagley & Ely
Joseph N. Scott
Palouse
A. L. Swaggart
Alex Johnson
Phoenix
Arizona
Swageart Boys
Roy Beck
Holdman
Mr. Beck
Velma Wilkinson
State University
Eugene
Will
Scott
Otho Reeder
St. Louis
Zion National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
C. M. Eager
Agent Athena
Oreg
Sam
Pendleton, Oregon
Watts & Prestbve
Attorneys-At-Law
Will. M. Peterson and
G. H. Bishop
Freewater
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
Ting Ting Tin
First National Bank OF Athena
Penn Harris
Troy Laundry
Whitehead’s Barber Shop
Lee Whitehead
Twin City Cleaners
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