President Coolidge to Accept Party Nomination Tonight
President Coolidge will formally accept the Republican nomination in Continental Memorial Hall with 25 million radio listeners expected. The event features 12 broadcasting stations, floral decor, uniforms, and a large turnout, followed by Mondell announcing the nomination and the president delivering a 6500 word acceptance on foreign and domestic issues.
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Washington
Coolidge
Harding-Coolidge
William M. Butler
Rocky Mountains
Continental Memorial Hall
Army
Navy
National Committee
Jason Neple Pierce
Frank W. Mondell
Cleveland
America
Millions suffer as floods strike parts of China
Refugees flood into Peking with tales of death and hardship as floods devastate North and other districts. Food runs low, famine fears mount for ten million. The American embassy reports conditions to Washington and Red Cross aid is sought. Over 50,000 dead, thousands sick or injured, millions homeless. relief urged in Chi Li Kwang Si Kwang Tung Hunan and Honan.
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Peking
China
Washington
Red Cross
Chi-Li Kwang-Si
Kwang-Tung
Hunan
Honan
Germans Accept France Terms for Ruhr Evacuation
London report says the Central News circulated that Germany has accepted France's terms for the evacuation of the Ruhr.
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London
Central News
France
Ruhr
Late Returns Do Not Change Hocking Vote
Complete unofficial returns show no change in the Hocking County outcome after 22 precincts. Bizer seems to have won the Democratic nomination for representative, while Davis carried the county over Siber and Donahey defeated Beatty. Fall results loom with Nixon possibly unopposed for county surveyor. Electors backed the school bond two to one.
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Joseph Siber
Brashares
Rizer
Stephenson
Ellinger
Chase
Spencer
Steward
Shaw
St. Clair
Zeigler
Miller
Watermelon Vendor Fined for Hidden Booze in Elyria
Charley Jones sold watermelons in Elyria but charged high prices. Police halted the sale after finding three bottles of liquor hidden in a melon. Mayor Harry Hinckson imposed a $300 fine.
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Charley Jones
Elyria
Charley
Harry Hinckson
Chariey
Foster Concedes Nomination After Gallia Returns
Congressman I M M Foster concedes the nomination of Thomas Jenkins of Ironton as Gallia returns show unfavorable results. Official canvass pending Lawrence county votes. Foster pledges to abide by his prior pledge and remains a loyal party supporter despite defeat.
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Jenkins
Gallia
I. MM. Foster
Thomas Jenkins
Ironton
Lawrence County
Davis Wins Republican Nomination for Ohio Governor
Columbus Aug 14. Former Governor Harry J. Davis of Cleveland wins the Republican nomination for Ohio governor in a field of eight with Joseph H. Sieber the closest rival among the Klan candidacy supporters. Early totals show Davis leading with about 70 thousand votes over Leiber, as secretary Brown notes. Final results hinge on remaining precincts, with Supreme Court and state treasurer races still unsettled.
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Columbus
Harry J. Davis
Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph H. Seiber
Akron
Davis
Leiber
Thad Brown
Supreme Court
J. PD. Clark
W. J. Kinder
A. I. O'Neil
G. A. Starn
James E. Robinson
Frank W
FE. E. Denune
H. G. Deweese
Secretary of State
Brown
Sieber
White
Durand
Burke
Harris
Cable
Smith
Donahey
Beatty
Three Escaped Prisoners From County Jail Recaptured
Three of eleven inmates who escaped from the Athens county jail Tuesday night have been recaptured. John and James Enochs and Andy Thompson returned behind bars after police found one brother at home in Athens and the other near Hocking. Thompson surrendered after officers opened fire in Chauncey, and a general crackdown on suspicious figures followed the escape.
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Athens County
John
James Enochs
Andy Thompson
Enochs
Athens
Hocking
McKinley
Cady
Thompson
Chauncey
Sieber
Campaign Song Parodies and Fashion Notes By Arthur Brisbane
The column parodies John W. Davis campaign songs comparing them to Champ Clark and Hays Wheeler verses. It shifts to a fashion anecdote about Deauville women painting legs as an ancient trend, noting prior body painting before silk garments.
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John W. Davis
Champ Clark
Hays and Wheeler
Earthquakes Shake Japan. No Casualties Reported
Reports of strong shocks southwest of Nagoya on Honsho island and minor tremors in Nagoya Kyoto Osaka and Kobe caused public alarm but no casualties or damage were noted.
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Tokio
Nagoya
Hondo
Kyoto
Osaka
Kobe
Pomeroy Misses 2 Train Connections Delay Messenger
Oliver Hartley reports The Messenger is missing the usual daily information from the Pomeroy Bend area due to missed train connections this morning. This disruption affects coverage of local happenings in the region.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Oliver Hartley
Flood Threat Worries Pekin Area as Flood Waters Rise
Resurgence of flood waters in Chili-lih province causes alarm for Tianjin and nearby Pekin. Fifty towns northwest of Tianjin already submerged as regional devastation spreads.
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Pekin
Bert Kuhn
Shanghai
Chili-lih
Tien Tsin
Squirrel with rabies sinks teeth on neck in Alabama story
In Albany Decatur Alabama August 14 W B Jester reports a squirrel leaped from a high limb landing on his back and biting his neck. He developed rapid neck swelling and a physician diagnosed hydrophobia indicators. Doctors say it is common for squirrels to suffer hydrophobia.
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Albany-Decatur
Ala
W. B. Jester
Jester
Pasteur
British stand by as debt parleys move toward Ruhr evacuation
London reports stress on evacuation dates as German, French, and Belgian negotiators clash over timing. The Council of Fourteen delays to seek direct settlement while Chancellor Marx signals Bundestag approval risks if Ruhr is delayed. Hughes in New York expresses hope the Dawes plan will be adopted soon.
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I. N.S
London
Ruhr
Gustav Stressmann
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Rhur
Council of Fourteen
Marx
Berlin
Thur
Reichstag
France
New York
Dawes
Charles Evans Hughes
Europe
Ice again closes Greenland harbor delaying flight
Ice has closed Angmag salik harbor in Greenland, forcing a postponement of Lt. Lowell Smith and Lt. Erik Nelson’s rescheduled flight from Reykjavik reported today. The same dispatch notes the fewest cases of sleeping sickness among tramps and dairymen.
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London
Angmagsalik
Greenland
Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
Reykjavik
Iceland
Tenor Chaliapin Finds No Profit in Singing in Russia
Famous basso Fedor Chaliapin says music pays better in America or England. He cites a Russian concert in Luoga paid six months later with ten pounds of flour one ham five pounds of sugar and odd potatoes to illustrate low earnings in Russia.
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Russia
Fedor Chaliapin
America
England
Chaliapin
Luoga
Former prize ring idol McCoy held in death case
Los Angeles August 14 Police grilled Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy over the death of Theresa Mors. Police allege he confessed to his sister of killing Theresa Mors and injuring W G Ross and Mr and Mrs Schapp. McCoy denies killing Theresa and says she shot herself after he tried to calm her during an argument. Police dispute his story citing wounds inconsistent with self-infliction.
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Calif
Norman Selby
Toreg
Kid McCoy
Thresa Mors
Fashionalle Nottinghem
McCoy
Asa Keys
Mia
Mors
Mc- Coy
Herman Cline
New York
Ross
Cleveland
Beverly Hills
Schapp
Theresa
Officials of coal company tied to large illegal still raid
Three officers from the Riddle Coal Co. were arrested after state and county officers raided the Murray City mine Tuesday night, seizing a 40 gallon still, 350 gallons of mash, 20 jugs, tubs and equipment. Jack Slater Mode Lewis and Ov Coburn pleaded not guilty and posted $500 bond each for August 25 hearing. Walter Hoath, found intoxicated, was fined $25 and costs.
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Walter Hoath
Miller
Court Expert Quits After Service to King George
Herbert A. Trendell, renowned for mastery of court ceremonial and etiquette, will retire soon from his post as chief clerk in the Ceremonial Department of the King's household in London.
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London
Herbert A. Trendell
King George's Household
Tate to Show Young Slayers Were Normal
In Chicago the Leopold and Loeb trial nears a verdict as the state argues the defendants were normal youths who abducted and murdered Bobby Franks. Defense lawyers challenge the methodology and timing of the state examinations claiming bias and improper conduct.
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Tate
George H. Holmes
SN. S. Stat
Chicago
Franke
Dickey” Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Kit Bobby Franks
John R. Caverly
Dre. Hug
T. Patrick
Ada
Franks
Loeb-Leopold
Fai
Atata’s & Ney
Ata‘n’s
Ate Torney
Atate
Dickey
Babe
La Follette Endorsed by Federation for Presidential Candidacy
The American Federation will formally notify Robert M. La Follette today of the endorsement of his presidential bid. Arrangements were completed to receive a federation committee to present the official support.
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Labor IN Charge
Washington
Ator
Robert M. la Follette
American Federation of
la Follette
British Tank Steamer in Distress Off California
A British tank steamer sent distress signals off Point Loma California reporting dire need of help, prompting naval officials to take action.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Recka
Point Luis
Calif
Rade
Building Time And Home Planning Booklet Readies Projects
A fragment outlines a booklet titled Building Time and Home Planning, described as a guide to rounding out steps for home building. The text suggests long planning and investment in a stud filana project, with references to homes and construction timing.
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Filana
Be 'Jon Tion
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