Mountain High Waves Strike Atlantic Liners Enduring Horror
Nine more trans Atlantic liners arrived in port with tales of horror and many injuries after 100 mile per hour winds and 80 foot waves battered the Atlantic. Hospitals treated homeward Americans among others as crews reported wrecks and rescues along the storm swept coast.
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Atlantic
New York
Weather Bureau
West Indies
Yeatenday
White Star
Homeric
Munson
A. L. Mohler
J. Madison
Nordfarer
South American
Porta
E. Pafenback
Toledo
M. R. Andrew
Cleveland
Ee H. Wells
Pittsburg
Thomas G. Ashton
Mary Ransom
Engineer Harry Sargent Clings to Post Upholding Tradition
A railroad wreck at Millfield yesterday night left one dead as No 6 derailed. Harry Sargent, the driver from Middleport, remained with his engine until crushed and rescued, while a crowd gathered amid shattered rails and spilled cargo. A man described the first on scene who sought transportation, and a dining car passenger was hurled to safety. Witnesses recalled Sargent’s bravery and the crowd’s shocked reactions.
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Harry Sargent
Middleport
Fisher Field Proves Fine Producing Territory With 19 Wells
Fisher field has 19 producing wells after two new wells this week. A gasser on the Radford lease yielded 800 600 feet and a 25-barrel oil producer on the Whaley farm marked the third success on that lease. Only one dry hole in 20 wells has been drilled, with total investment near 100 000 dollars. The Townsend gasser on the Smoot lease is reported to supply Athens Chauncey with gas and a 2 600 000 foot yield.
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Fisher
Fisher Field
Frank Gross
Radford
Mt. Vernon
Whaley Farm
A. D. Townsend
Townsend Oil and Gas Company
Athens
Pittsburgh
Chauncey
Townsend Gasser
Logan Gass Company
Ma Ferguson Victory Dominates Texas Primaries
The piece argues Ma Ferguson’s Texas gubernatorial win reflects a victory for Texas womanhood despite Klan opposition. It notes the Klan failed to defeat Ferguson, praising her slogan Me For Ma, and cites Clarence Darrow attributing the Leopold-Loeb case motives to heredity wealth and Nietzsche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma” Ferguson
Texas
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Heredity
Wealth
Nietzsche
Darrow
Duchess seeks injunction in Berkley Square eviction case
London report states the Duchess of Westminster seeks a restraining order to prevent the Duke or agents from evicting her from Berkley Square home. Solicitor T J O Connor appears for the Duchess as affidavits of a controversial nature are filed. The Duchess has sailed to America aboard the Majestic.
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London
High Ife
Coolidge Eyes Western Campaign Stops After Vermont Vacation
President Coolidge plans a Washington return with a broad campaign outline and speeches mapped from Vermont. He may tour Kansas City St Louis or Chicago before election day and address events including the World Fraternal Congress and a La Fayette statue unveiling. The Ku Klux Klan issue looms as a campaign topic.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
Washington
Capital
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Baltimore
LaFayette
America
W. M. Butler
Ku Klux Klan
Holy Name Societies
Coolinge
Ludlow
Coal Trains Move North From Pomeroy in Tragic Mix
In Pomeroy Ohio on August 28 two long coal trains totaling 100 cars moved north over the K and M line toward the Great Lakes. The coal originated in West Virginia and was transferred from the Chesapeake and Ohio at Charleston. Local lake shipping season is starting but a mishap left conditions troubling.
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Pomeroy
Great Lakes
West Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio
Charleston
Toledo Boy Admits Wreck Plotted for Thrill
Ralph Roberts ten year old Toledo boy confessed to wiring a timber on the K and M line at Millfield to spark a wreck for thrill. Engineer Harry Sargent, fireman Peter Klein, and passenger Joseph Schmidt were injured or killed as the locomotive derailed and turned over. Passengers escaped as Sargent and Klein stayed at their posts to control the train until the crash.
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Hal K, Wells
Ralph Roberts
Millfield
Harry Sargent
Toledo
Charleston
Peter Klein
Joseph Schmidt
Sargent
Kelin
Forgit
L. W. Sanders
Roberts Boy
Young Roberts
Sanders
Fred Russell
Ralph
Karl Roberts
Frank Roberts
Klein
Athens
Tie
Schmidt
Columbus
W. Va
Lindley Sprague
Chauncey
Millfield Wreck Draws Thousands of Curious Drivers
After the K and M southbound passenger train No 6 wreck near Millfield Athens county an estimated 48 000 to 12000 people swarmed the scene. Cars jammed roadsides bars lined the routes and Deputy Sheriff Barres supervised traffic as crews reported 40 to 50 passengers across three coaches with little serious injuries.
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Miltiveld Ns
Iquren
Athens County
Millfield
Sing Sing
Peter Barres
Frank Minner
Albany Wreck Delays Freight Train. Wrecking Crew Repairs Line
A freight No. 83 second section derailed two miles south of Albany. No injuries reported. Corning wrecking crew to Millfield worked all night and repaired the damaged track enough for trains to resume Thursday morning, creeping over the repaired section.
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Albany
Hobson
Corning
Millfield
Squirrel Season Opens September 15 in Athens County
Athens county hunters will begin squirrel season on September 15 and run until October 20. Licenses are on sale at the office of T. L. Morgan, clerk of courts. Sundays are closed during the hunting season.
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Athens County
France Considers Strict Budget to Reduce Debt
Paris August 28 cabinet directs Premier Herriot and Finance Minister Clementel to draft a rigid national economy program. Leaders in the economy campaign declare France must eliminate the mounting debt.
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Paris
Herriot
Clementel
D Eeciere
France
Explosion in Greek arsenal kills and wounds many
Dispatch from Athens reports a Greek naval arsenal explosion causing numerous deaths and injuries among workers and nearby residents. Local authorities investigate causes as relief teams assist the injured.
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London
Athens
Aviators Die in Italian Crash Near Gallaretta
Three aviators were killed when their aircraft caught fire and crashed near Gallaretta Italy, according to a Rome dispatch.
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London
Gallaretta
Italy
Rome
Assault on Rev Noah Vining in Pomeroy
An intoxicated man named Batey assaulted Rev Noah Vining in Pomeroy Ohio. After Vining refused to pray for him, Batey slapped the clergyman in a disputed incident described as a prayer request gone astray.
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Pomeroy
Noah Vining
Batey
Vining
Jim
Ee Ee
Davis Prepares Midwest Campaign Amid Broadside Plans
Democratic nominee John W. Davis remains at his Locust Valley home drafting an Labor Day address for Wheeling West Virginia and an agricultural speech for Omaha. He aims to win farmer votes with tariff relief lower freight rates and a federal crop news agency. Davis will consult running mate Charles W. Bryan before finalizing the Western trip itinerary, including Lincoln Omaha and Denver stops. He may also campaign in New England and the Mid-Atlantic coast on a tentative swing.
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Locust Valley
N. Y
John W. Davis
Davis
Wheeling
W. Va
Omaha
West
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Davia
New York
Chicago
Tomaha
Tincoln
Denver
New ‘England
President Coolidge
Judge Cavarly to rule on Leopold and Loeb case
Chicago August reports the Leopold and Loeb case moves toward a verdict. Judge John R. Caverly prepares to rule on whether the two youths receive life imprisonment or the death penalty after weeks of testimony and complex mitigating and aggravating factors. The State seeks death. the defense resists. A further appeal chain looms including possible Illinois Supreme Court review and executive clemency.
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George R. Holmes
J. N. B. Stall Corp't
Chicago
Leopold Loeb
Bobby Wu
John R. Cavéhely
Caverly
Jtimy
Aga |Caverly
Nathan Leopold
Richard Lewish
Eupreeme Court of
Ilionis
Neessary
Springfield
Cook County
Dicky
Crowe
Csss
Vagabond Days and Healthful Outings Promised
Fragmentary text promises pleasant healthful outings and economy from a nationwide booklet offer. It urges readers to request the book for free distribution and guidance before starting a trip or camping season.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotian
Canso
Julia F. C
Cape Breton
Anna MacDonald
Grand Banks
Yarmouth
Lizzie
Neil's Harbor
Miller
Prince Edward Island
Kitty Witty Shoala
Prince Edward Islands
George Wilcock
Los Angeles
Walter F. Wederbrook
Piqua, O
Buster
Wederbrook
Ohio
Piqua
Dirty Creek
Athens Country Club
Ma Ferguson
Young
Arthur Brisbane
May
Klan
George FE. Durno
Mal K. Wells
Cara
Millpets
Jon
Dair
Louise
Kioin
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WM. K. Hutchinson
New Jersey
J. i Epterte
Aenae, Bureet
Ashington
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