Manpower Drafted to Fight Destructive Fires Across California
July 15 California faces unprecedented forest and brush fires sweeping every region. Authorities conscript hundreds of men including youths to reinforce lines near Mount Shasta, Sisson, Newhall, and Santa Barbara, as fires threaten mills and towns. Twenty plus fires blaze across the state with reports of trapped workers and missing families amid mounting casualties and deteriorating communications.
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San Fran
California
Siskiyou County
Forest Rangers
Mount Shasta
Sisson
Newhall
Siskiyou
Mount Shastan
Santa Barbara National Forest
International Boundary
Salmon
British Columbia
Forestry
Dan Power
Los Angeles
San Libre
Ford Gives $10,000 to Lorain Relief Fund
Henry Ford, the Detroit auto king, has donated $10,000 to Lorain relief fund as announced by the Red Cross. The contribution supports Lorain, Ohio, after the recent disaster, underscoring Ford’s aid to affected residents and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain, O
Henry Ford
Detroit Auto King
Lorain
Red Cross
Old Friends Plan Gigantic Reception for Davis Nomination
Clarksburg West Virginia July 15. Assurances from New York City that John W. Davis will be formally notified of a presidential nomination around July 28 prompted a joint local committee to begin a large reception plan. An executive committee of ten, drawn from the Chamber of Commerce and the Davis for President Club, will organize decorations traffic regulations and lodging for thousands of expected visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
New York City
John W. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
President Club
Million Spent On Mill To Be Run By Electricity
Homestead Pa residents learn over a million dollars in electrical equipment are ordered for a structural steel mill under construction. The new electrically driven facility will replace a steam powered mill declared obsolete and is set to boost local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Twin couples plan double wedding in Omaha
Loren and Lawrence McKie, twin brothers, will marry Verna and Vera Scoville, also twins, in a double ceremony. The two pairs met three years ago during a Dewitt high school basketball trip to Peru, Nebraska, where mismatched courtship led to playful confusion. Loren and Lawrence, both 22, live in De Witt, while Verna and Vera, 21, stay in Omaha.
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Omaha
Loren
Vera
Lawrence
Loren McKie
Verna
Scoville
Verana
Lawrence Melkhie
Dewitt
Neb
Peru
McKie
de Witt
Peril From Forest Fires Ravages West and Northwest
Forest fires rage across the West and Northwest destroying virgin timber. Hundreds of volunteers battle flames as a smoky blood red sky looms over burned mills. Casualties near sixty dead and many injured, with Wheeler's Mill in Penn O'Reill county among early losses. property damage unsure.
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Seattle
Wash
Winny
Wheeler
Coolidge Campaign Plans Openings and Radio Speeches
Washington July 15 Plans for active campaigning for President Coolidge to seek a second term were announced as a series of conferences opening here tomorrow A Republican campaign board headed by the President and William M Butler will map the openings The August 14 date for Coolidge’s nomination notification was set Invitations went out to governors congressmen and party leaders The acceptance speech to be broadcast will headline the Republican effort Dawes will carry the banner west of the Mississippi Coolidge will largely wage a back porch campaign greeting capital visitors from the White House south portico
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Republican Board of Strategy
William M. Butler
National Committee
Republi
Mississippi
Charles G. Dawes
White House
Flyers Reach England After Paris Stopover
In Paris on July 15 the six American world travelers led by Lieutenant Towell Smith visited the unknown soldier's grave and placed a wreath. General Pershing hosted a luncheon at the Hotel Crillon, then an arts reception at Motel De Villier, with events organized by Laurent Eynne, secretary of aviation.
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Paris
England
Towell Smith
France
General Pershing
Crillon
Arts
Motel de Villier
Laurent Eynne
Aviation
French Leader Is Off For London
Premier Herriot departed Paris for London at 10 this morning to participate in the allied conference opening tomorrow. A large crowd, including Chamber of Deputies members, saw him off as they shouted vive Herriot and one trainman urged not to concede an inch.
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Paris
Herriot
London
Allied
Dawes
Chamber of Deputies
Optimistic Roundelay and a Golfing Candidate in Knickerbockers
John W Davis played golf in Long Island with a secret service agent and wore fancy knickerbockers rather than changing costumes as a candidate. Department of Justice orders ban Japanese residents in Hawaii from entering the United States while Hawaii remains U S territory. Olympic athletes are breaking world records as Henry Ford reports selling 1 036 978 automobiles in the first six months of 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W Davis
Long Island
Secret Service
Coolidge
LaFollett
United States
Hawaii
Henry Ford
Five Are Booked In Mayors Court
Herman Wilson of Athens pleaded guilty to a drunkenness charge and paid a ten dollar fine plus costs after arraignment before Mayor I A Koons. Joe Harris colored was dismissed without an affidavit. Wilson and Harris were taken into custody Sunday afternoon by Chief Parker and Officer Maple. Arthur Graham released from county jail last week for possessing liquor appeared later for intoxication. Joe Morris and Cliff Campbell, arrested Saturday on Court Street for fighting, will be arraigned Monday evening. authorities allege they staged a miniature war in front of a Court street pool room.
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Herman Wilson
Athens
I. A. Koons
Joe Harris
Parker
Maple
Arthur Graham
Koons
Joe Morris
Cliff Campbell
Morris
Campbell
Court Street
Prison graft probe planned after arraignments in Ohio
In Columbus on July 15 Governor Donahey ordered a thorough probe into alleged prison graft after E. C. Reed and Herbert Huffman were arraigned for taking money from relatives of state prisoners in exchange for promised leniency. Investigations will be turned over to prosecutors and a grand jury. Reed and Huffman denied the charges as W. H. Smith warned of possible further arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
E. C. Reed
Herbert Huffman
Donahey
Bob Reed
T. Reed
Huffman
Record White Dahlia Grows Six Inch Bloom in City
D. C. Chapple of this city reports a record breaker dahlia a pure white double bloom of the racius variety measuring six inches in diameter. The giant blossom was grown at his Richland avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Chapple
Texans Dominate World Ad Convention In London
Delegates from Houston, Texas attend the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World in London. Houston prepares to host the 1925 convention as the board ratifies the move. James D. Mooney of General Motors Export speaks on leadership and production revival, urging united effort. Sir Robert Horne and former Premier Stanley Baldwin stress international cooperation and American participation in European affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Church
London
Houston
Texas
U. A
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
James TD. Mooney
General Motors Export Company
Wembley
Stanley Baldwin
America
England
Sir Robert Horne
Europe
Thibet Women Seek Beauty Through Suffering Techniques
Darjeeling report notes Thibetese women, like Western counterparts, pursue beauty by inflicting mild pain. They rub face, hands, and neck with melted butter at night and dust with finely powdered ashes at dawn to whiten their complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darjeeling
Thibet
Davis weighs choices for Democratic campaign chair
In New York on July 18 1924 John W Davis weighing candidates to head his campaign The likely four are Frank Polk Vance McCormick George White and C L Shaver Each faced opposition from party factions with Shaver viewed by some as best fit and a possible “dark horse” choice remains possible none selected yet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John W. Davis
Cordell Trull
Davis
Vyet
Frank Polk
Vance McCormick
Pennsylvania
Fortes
George White
Ohio
James M. Cox
C. L. Bhaver
West Virginia
Tolk
Tammany
McCormick
Joseph P. Guffey
Guffey
White
Edmond H. Moore
Shaver
Columbus Gives Full County Relief Quota In Ohio Tornado Drive
Columbus and Franklin county fully subscribed their relief quota for northern Ohio tornado victims with a 29 percent surplus. The Columbus Community Fund Committee will take the entire $38,850 quota from the community chest, while voluntary gifts reached $7,952, creating the excess.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Ohio
Columbus Community Fund Committee
Reckless driving warning on improved Ohio road
Nelsonville Ohio July 15 local officers of the Athens County Automobile club warn drivers abusing the contractor's travel privilege on the Logan road. Speed limit set at ten miles per hour until further notice. Reckless driving may close the road. traffic travels at own risk. Detour progress reported via Carbon Hill with hindering on the Nelsonville end beginning.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Automobile Club
Logan
Carbon Hill
Street paving rushed at Logan Street Logan Oh
Barthiow and Son contractors push Front street paving rushing to Spring street opening the street from the east corporation line to Spring. Grading on the rest near finish bricks laid rapidly. Traffic officers in an English city wear small red lanterns.
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Logan, O
Barthiow & Son Contractors
Front Street
Spring Street
Much Prized Lincoln Sword Among Whetstone Heirlooms
Mrs. Minerva Whetstone of Fairview Letart township died at 73. Her Civil War veteran husband Captain Thomas N. Whetstone died 25 years earlier. In their home hangs two swords, one a gift from Abraham Lincoln, the other from the Hook and Ladder Fire Company of St Louis, both engraved and cherished. Survived by several grown children including Edra Whetstone, a schoolteacher.
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Pomeroy
Minerva Whetstone
Fairview
Letart Township
Thomas N. Whetstone
Captain Whetstone
Abraham Lincoln
Hook and Ladder Fire Company
St. Louis
Missouri
Hocking County Takes Precautions Against Smallpox
Logan July 15. Smallpox spreads in northern Ohio causing several deaths. Hocking County health department urges vaccination to prevent an epidemic. Health commissioner says modern vaccination is safe and the best way to gain immunity and avoid outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ohio
Hocking County
LaFollette Plans Eastern Campaign Drive
Senator Robert M Lafollette prepares a major campaign push along the Atlantic seaboard into the eastern states. His managers aim to win New York Pennsylvania Ohio and New Jersey votes in the electoral college while hoping to attract a strong Eastern Democrat as running mate. Ohio headquarters will open soon in Cleveland.
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Washington
Robert M. Laflollett
LaFollette
Atlantic Seaboard
Lafolette
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Davis
Coolidge
Cleveland
Repairs Start On White's Mill Dam In Athens
Repairs on the White's Mill dam in Athens resume after rains swelled the Hocking river forcing a pause. The project aims to restore drainage and water supply, with a concrete iron and stone structure. If weather holds, repairs should finish within about three weeks. Foundation work began last week but paused due to rising water.
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Hocking
White's Mill
Athens
Joint meet to resume in Logan this week
Nelsonville O July 15 The joint convention of miners and operators of the Hocking district will re convene at Logan Wednesday after a ten day recess. The joint scale committee has been considering district problems and is expected to complete its duties tonight and submit its report to the convention tomorrow.
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Nelsonville O
Hocking
Logan
New Business Indicator Signals Market Bull Move
William J Fuskey reports a new business indicator used by Cleveland Trust Co associates, forecasting a fall in 1924 with a recovery by 1925. The system links stock and bond trends to interest rates, notes a technical bull phase for industrials, and outlines factors like overbuilt industrial capacity and uneven prices across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Fuskey
J. N. & Staff
Cleveland
Leoneard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Co
Fts
Cleveland Ordinance Requires Full Stop at Main Thoroughfares
Mete orists after September 6th must come to a full stop before entering or crossing each main thoroughfare, under an ordinance approved by Cleveland City Council last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Careful home care for delicate summer garments
An instruction note urges readers to wash delicate summer fabrics at home rather than sending them to a laundry. It emphasizes treating cotton, linen, wool, and silk differently, suggests using a booklet on proper processes, and invites readers to request a copy by sending their name and stamps for return.
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Ford
OLD Friends
Vera Scoville
Lawrence McKie
Goolinge
Flyers
Arthur Brisbane
Japan
Department of Justice
W. H. Smith
State Bureau of Identication
Smith
Reed and
William and Mary
Dark Horse
Lincoln
Kenneth Clark
William A. Marakle
Rochester
N. C
Dictatorship of the Loyal Order of Moose
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mee
Tee
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