Train Wreck in Mississippi Kills 20 and Injures Dozens
A Frisco Birmingham to Memphis flyer derailed between Holly Springs and Victoria Mississippi killing at least twenty people and injuring forty to fifty as rescue teams and ambulances rushed to the scene. The eleven-car Sunnyland train, carrying 200 passengers, plunged down a forty foot embankment after the rails spread on a curve near an isolated spot.
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Memphis
Jenn
Frisco
Leager
J. W. Ryan
Caneer
D. McDowell
J. D. Tallichie
Tupelo
Miss
Roger Martin
Mable ‘Hendricks
Birmingham
Kansas City
Unknown Woman Buried After Albany Find
The body of an unidentified woman found near the Albany McArthur state highway on Sunday was buried Monday by Undertaker T. W. Coe in Martin Cemetery. Clothing and limited personal effects were kept to aid identification. authorities believe she was about 55, likely from Vinton County, and may have traveled through the area.
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Albany
New Albany-McArthur State Highway
T. W. Coe
Martin
Here
Coe Undertaking
Athens
Vinton County
Leas
Bert Bolts
McArthur
Baltimore , Ohio
Navy Loses Schneider Cup in World Air Race
Washington Oct 27 The Navy failed to clinch a major international airplane record as Lieut. Jimmy Doolittle of the Army won the Jacques Schneider Cup at Baltimore. The year was a jinx for the Navy and a banner one for the Army which also took the Pulitzer race at Mitchel Field.
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Washington
Navy
Baltimore
Jimmy Doolittle
Army
Mitchell Field
Navy Day Look Ahead Cabot Lodge on Woodrow Wilson
Arthur Brisbane argues Navy Day should focus on future warfare with three dimensional fighting machines. He predicts air ships and underwater submarines will dominate attack and defense, displacing traditional iron ships as flying vessels evolve. He dismisses the view that flying ships merely aid the fleet, urging forward thinking for U.S. naval power.
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Cabot Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
Italy
United States
Navy Celebrates 150th Birthday to Rally Confidence
On Navy Day Washington marks the services 150th year and Theodore Roosevelts birthday with a nationwide broadcast from ships and stations. Admirals claim the fleet is fit and ready and invite the public to inspect ships aircraft and crews amid critics after recent disasters. Admiral Eberle leads the defense asserting critics wish to harpoon the navy for sinister ends.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Modern Children's Crusade Has Happy Ending This Time
In Pittsburgh on October 27 a group of twenty seven Los Angeles Whitney chorus children, exhausted and short of funds, were rescued by the Children's Service bureau and placed in a private car supplied by the city club and railroad officials. They had traveled to Philadelphia for the Sesquicentennial since August 1 under H. E. K. Whitney’s leadership.
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Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Whitney's
Children’s Service Bureau
City Club
Philadelphia
H. E. K. Whitney
Ambush Near Cremona Targets Fascisti Leader
Italian reports say a train believed carrying General Secretary Farinacci of the Fascisti party was ambushed en route to Cremona. Gunfire struck the carriage, but Farinacci was not aboard and not a passenger on the train.
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Rome
Farinacci
Fascisti Party
I Cremona
Pomeroy Bend Miners Benefit From 1917 Wage Scale
Miners in the four Pittsburgh Coal company mines at Pomeroy Bend earned 65911.95 in the last month under the November 1917 scale. Payroll for the two weeks ending October 15 amounted to 33978.61 with about 500 workers paid an average 67.96 each. All four mines near Pomeroy lead in adopting the wage scale.
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Pomeroy
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy Man Drowns Off Swan Creek Ferry
J R Montgomery a 44 year old river man from Pomeroy drowned after falling from a ferry boat into the Ohio River at Swan Creek below Gallipolis. The body had not been recovered at the time of the report.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
J. R. Montgomery
Ohio River
Swan Creek
Unknown Soldier Relics Tied to Shaw Burial in France
In Bangs Texas Hugh T Ramsey recounts the exact France location where the Unknown Soldier’s body was taken and ties it to Shaw’s burial place. A photo shows Shaw, casualty of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, displayed above the article.
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Shaw
Bangs
Tex
Hugh T. Ramsey
France
Ramsey
Logan Schoolgirl Missing After Sunday Evening Out
Mae Gage, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Gage, vanished from her Fast Second street home in Logan about 8:15 Sunday. The East End school student was last seen walking with a friend to a confectionery. she is described as slim, 5'4", fair hair, blue eyes, wearing a brown fur-trim coat, black hat with yellow band, satin slippers.
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Logan
Mae Gage
Lew Gage
Fast Second Street
East End
Henry Ford seeks permission to buy another railroad
Henry Ford applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to acquire the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railway valued at about 13.0 million dollars as of March 31. He would gain control by purchasing thousands of shares and issue new stock and bonds to be swapped for DT&I securities.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway
Ford
D. T. and I
Auto King
Commission
Detroit and Ironton Railway
Henry, Edie and
Clara J
Mrsa
New Road
D. T. and L
Greece and Bulgaria Agree to Peaceful Reductions of Forces
Greek and Bulgarian troops will withdraw after a 24 hour League ultimatum. Staff officers meet at Demirkapou at 4 pm to reestablish frontier guards and begin rapid withdrawal. Bulgars will not advance, Greeks move into own territory as evacuation proceeds. Refugees from Petrich endure rain, hunger, and exposure as talks in Parta seek a durable peace.
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Harry K. Reynold
London
Greece
Bulgaria
League Council
Demirkaou
Noto
Ue Territ
Parta
Balkana
Vienna
Petrich
Germany to Learn Evacuation Plan on December First
London report says Germany will be shown British and French evacuation plans for the Cologne area by December 1 and expects completion by January 15. British troops now in Cologne will move to the Wiesbaden area as part of the plan. Germany’s note on disarmament responds to Allied expectations under the Versailles treaty with minor gaps cited.
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London
Germany
Cologne
Welsbaden
Foreign Office
Rhineland
British Foreign Office
Old Man Defeats Zivic in Pittsburgh Fight
Paul Doyle described as a "broken down old man looking for work" knocked out Jack Zivic in the fourth round of a ten round bout in Pittsburgh. The referee ruled Doyle the winner after the fight went the distance.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Doyle
Jack Zivic
Child Fatally Burned in Candle Fire
Two year old Virginia Gaugh daughter of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Gaugh died at Miami Valley hospital from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire from a candle she obtained in an unexplained manner last night in Dayton October 27.
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Dayton
Virginia Gaugh
Nicholas Gaugh
Miami Valley Hospital
Burglary Suspect Escapes After Home Alarm
In Cleveland on October 8 a burglar wearing knickers and stockings entered Jacob Bader's home on Pasadena Avenue and stole between 35 and 30 dollars from his trousers pocket before Mrs. Bader's scream roused her husband who pursued the intruder as police sought guards and a burglar.
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Cleveland
Daved Grant
Jacob Bader
Pasadena Avenue
Ami
French Cabinet Resigns Over Caillaux Finance Plan
The Painleve cabinet quits after failing to agree on a financial program with finance minister Caillaux. Former Premier Werrlot was offered the premiership but declined, while Briand left to chair the League of Nations council.
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Paris B
Painieve
M. Caillaux
Werrlot
Seasion
Painiave
Joseph Caillaux
Painleve
Caillaux
Aristide Briand
Council of the
League of Nationa
Don Chafin Heads South to Federal Prison
Don Chafin former Logan County sheriff and central figure in Southern West Virginia politics was en route to Atlanta to begin a two year sentence in the federal penitentiary after a year old conviction on a prohibition violation charge.
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Charleston
W. Va
Don Chafin
Logan County
Wesst
Virginia
Atlanta
Mine Disaster Report From Roane Iron Mine
R. M. Lambie chief of the Bureau of Mines today prepared an official report on the Roane Iron Company mine disaster near Rockwood Tennessee. Eight miners were killed and four bodies recovered. The mine was sealed after an explosion and fire, in the hope of eventual extinction.
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Charleston
W. Va
R. M. Lambie
Bureau of Mines Today
Roane Iron Company
Rockwood
Tenn
Lambie
Southern Electric in Athens absorbs four companies
Columbus October 27 The Southern Ohio Electric Company of Athens was authorized to acquire four electrical properties with a value exceeding 3 million dollars. The assets include Mutual Electric of Middleport 359 723 dollars Hocking Power of Nelsonville 870 051 dollars Athens Electric of Athens 366 045 dollars and Southern Ohio Power of Athens 2 499 250 dollars. Financing approved includes 25 074 shares of no par stock 1 per share 1 964 700 dollars in 7 percent preferred stock to be sold at not less than 85 and 2 000 000 in 7 percent bonds 30 year term.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Company of
Athens
The
Utilities Commission
Mutual Electric Company
Middleport
Hocking Power Company
Nelsonville
Athens Electric Company
Southern Ohio Power Company
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Anthracite Coal Strike Faces Prolonged Hardship Across East
Acute coal shortages threaten consumers as 158,606 miners remain on strike. Operators and miners deny any settlement prospects while New York leaders urge stockpiling soft coal to ease New York City dealers. John L. Lewis insists on wage rise and continued dues checkoff amid ongoing conflict.
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Philadelphia
Remore
Samuel D. W
Warriner
Charles W. Herry
New York State Commission
Newport
Eral Berry
New York City
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of
Ie Peace Prospects
Lewis
West Virginia double murder probe widens after arson deaths
Sheriff A M leads hunt in Sutton for two men suspected in the shooting of an elderly couple, found dead and burned at a mountain cabin near Burnaville. Autopsy reports confirm bullet wounds. authorities recover about a hundred dollars in gold believed to be the couple’s savings. Several posses search the surrounding rugged area as officers withhold names.
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Sutton
W. Va
Thia
Thorities
Campaign to raise funds for a new stadium in Portsmouth
A campaign started in Portsmouth aiming to raise 126000 dollars for constructing a new high stadium.
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N.S. Stadium
Portsmouth
Oct
Free booklet on meat selection and preparation for women
A free booklet offering guidance on choosing and cooking meat including cuts, broiling and roasting tips. Contains basic instructions and suggestions targeting homemakers, with emphasis on practical kitchen tasks.
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Tennessee
Perry County
Corning
Allison Linscott
Beatrice Wright
Ohio
Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
John Rodgers
Emery Rosendahl
R. E. Byrd
Edward W. Eberle
Lapper
East End School
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway
OEY
Southern Electric
the Utilities Commission
West Virginia
Prederte J. Dhester
Tees Bee
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