Hundreds marooned in Newport hotels in flood
Little Rock Ark August 23 a large portion of Newport residents in a town of 5000 are marooned in two principal hotels and the courthouse after 5 to 12 feet of water from the Tevee's break floods the town. Two white boys drown near Newport bringing flood deaths to eight as steamboats halt rescue efforts and the White River rises to a standstay near. No corpses found when flood recedes.
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White River
Mewport
St. Louis
Meramec
Gasconade
Ozark Mountain
Missouri
Valley Park
Valkey Park
Major
Meat consumption in England per capita noted
The report states England’s meat consumption stands at 119 per person. It points to dietary trends influencing health and policy discussions, with emphasis on per capita figures and potential benchmarks for future analysis.
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England
Gillespie Held Without Bond in Death of Foreman
A. Q. Gillespie, 23, manager at Ponce de Leon ball park, shot and killed Fred Drummond, a black worker, after ordering him to work and after Drummond allegedly cursed and threw rocks. Gillespie was bound over to the grand jury in Recorder Johnson's court. Police officers Arnold and Fain arrested Gillespie.
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A. Q. Gillespie
Burns Street
Fred Drummond
Ponce de Leon Ball Park
Gilespie
Arnold and
Fain
Glileaple
Forged Prescriptions To Secure Narcotics Charged
Joseph Smith and Frank Walker were arrested yesterday by United States Deputy Marshal Lee Howley for forging prescriptions to obtain narcotics. With Commissioner Carter away, J B Gaston was summoned from Gainesville for preliminary hearings Tuesday morning. One defendant, Joseph South, is on a $100 personal bond for a prior Harrison Act infraction.
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Joseph Smith
Frank Walker
United States
Lee’ Whatley
Carter
J. B. Gaston
Gainesville
Joseph South
Harrison
Froneterger
Ginsberg Arrested Over Cheating Charge at Decatur Street Theatres
Abe Ginsberg, owner of a Royal theater on Decatur street, was arrested by Detective J. Ro Bla on a cheating and swindling claim. Accused by A. Ginsberg of a pawn shop, and by Bre. Williams of 400 loaned money not repaid, he awaits trial before Recorder Johnson after a held bond.
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Royal Imoving Peture Theater
Decatur Street
J. Ro Bla
A. Ginsberg
Bre. Williams
Central Avenue
Autoists to be tried by recorder Tuesday
Recorder Johson will try four men arrested Monday for muffler cut-out violations. The four are Chon of 247 Spring Street, EH Maddox of 107 Whitehall Street, FL Jones of 286 Edgewood Avenue, and Glen Parker of 121 Simpson Street.
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Gfteen
Chon
Spring Street
EH. Maddox
Whitehall Street
FL. Jones
Edgewood Avenue
Glen Parker
Simpson Street
Officer Exonerated in Killings After Standoff Incident
Auguste Ge August 23 Special Police Officer Arthur Williamson was exonerated by a coroner's jury after shooting and killing George Brooks a colored man following a reported resisting arrest incident. Witnesses say Brooks along with four others refused to move prompting Williamson to attempt arrest. The three others allegedly jumped on him as he struggled, leading to the fatal shot.
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Auguste
Arthur Williamson
George Brooks
Williamson
Brooks
Walsh Would Have Government Seize All Colossal Fortunes
The nation’s industrial relations commission remains deadlocked after two years, with a majority report proposing inheritance confiscation for fortunes over one million dollars. Labor allies support the idea, while employer reps and Professor Commons oppose it, the life of the commission ending August 23.
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Commission On Industrial Relations
Congress
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Frank P. Walsh
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San Francisco
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Harriman
Baron d Estourneles Visits German Prison Camps
Paris August 2 Baron d Estourneles de Constant reports from Belle Tele camps that German officers have orderly aides and impeccable appearance. Prisoners praise baths, gardens and liberty though guards remain necessary. Kitchens employ skilled chefs. dining offers four courses. Visitors include US embassy reps Red Cross clergy and neutral charity agents. Prisoners have magazines wicker chairs on beach and an improvised gym but sleep twelve per dormitory.
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Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
Belle Tele
The
Temps
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Baron Histourneles
Baron d'Estourneles
Germany
United States
Ted Cross
New Greek cabinet oath of office heard by crowd
Athens August 23 The new Greek cabinet was formed today and took the oath of office in the presence of a large crowd which cheered premier Eleutherios Venizelos Menelaus Menizelos? The ministry includes premier and foreign affairs Eleutherios Venizelos war minister General Danglis marine M Miadulia finance M Renoulles interior M Gafayams justice M Rektavin communications M Eyamantadis public instruction M Tsirimakos national economy M Michalakopoulos.
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Menizelos
Eleutherios Venizelos
Mineler
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M. Renoulles
M._Gafayams
Justice
Ammunition Purchases Reported From U S Soldiers
In El Paso at least several thousand rifle rounds from the Sixteenth Infantry vanished after a Mexican man Jesus Real was arrested on a charge of buying ammunition from United States soldiers. Investigations indicate soldiers sold cartridges to Mexicans who supplied revolutionary factions. A number of soldiers are said to be under arrest.
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EL Paso
Texas
Jesus Real
United States
Sixteenth Infantry
Detroit to vote on buying street rail system
Detroit city council fixed November 2 for a special election on purchasing the Detroit United Railways street car system. The council street railways commission and D U R directors approved a contract, to be submitted to voters for approval.
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Midh
Detroit United Railways Company
Street Railways Commission
The
School Peace League Votes Wilson Medal
The American School Peace League in session at Oakland awarded its annual medal to President Wilson for distinguished peace services in the prior year. J. Condon of Cincinnati was recommended to succeed himself as president, with William Howard Taft as honorary president. The vocation training scope remained a live issue as speech-maker J. Stanley Brown urged that high schools need not supply ready-made human units for machines focused on profit.
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American School Peace League
Wilson
National Educatonal Association
Tiabdal J. Condon
Cincinnati
Peace League
William Howard Taft
J. Stanley Brown
Joliet
Ili
Warship California to Begin Construction in New York Navy Yard
New York on August 23 announces the battleship California will have its keel laid on September 10 in the New York navy yard. It will be the first fighting craft with electric propulsion, following trials in the collier Jupiter. About 12,000,000 pounds of steel are staged for use, and California will resemble the battleship Arizona but displace 82,009 tons compared with Arizona’s 32,100.
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Arzona
Abraham Ruef Leaves San Quentin Prison
San Francisco Aug 23 gates at San Quentin opened to free Abraham Ruef paroled Saturday after four years five months and fifteen days of a fourteen year sentence for offering a bribe to a supervisor Ruef's relatives motored to Orlandos county to escort him home He may stay three months before returning to the city He was the sole San Francisco graft case convict to serve time and he plans entry into real estate with an estimated fortune of 450000 dollars.
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San Francisco
San Quentin Prison
Abraham Ruef
Hondosino County
Abe Ruet
Galveston Still Lacks Fresh Water Supply
Divers today report a section of the submerged water main crossing the bay from the mainland, about 400 feet long, carried away by the recent hurricane. This will delay supplying the city with fresh water through the main. The week has passed since the city mains were filled with water, and each day increases the risk from uncleaned sewers.
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Galveston
Texas
Deputies Called to Check Strikers in Allegheny Strike
Pittsburg deputies were dispatched to protect West Penn Traction property as violence from the Allegheny division strike escalated. After a derailed and stoned car, twelve deputies patrolled Tarentum Breckenridge and Natrona districts. Service ran at intervals but stopped at dark.
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West Penn Traction Company
Allegheny Division
Tarentum
Breckenridge
Natrona
Child Killed at Game in Pittsburg Baseball Event
A four year old child died yesterday in Pittsburg while watching a baseball game after being struck in the heart by a bat said to be in the hands of Charles Kleber also four Bleber is detained by police awaiting further action.
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Ausat
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Cis
Charles Kleber
Bleber
Leonhardt Dies in Denver at 54 Former New Orleans trade chief
A F Leonhardt longtime leader of the New Orleans Board of Trade and former postmaster here died suddenly in Denver Colorado. He was 54 years old.
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Leonhardt
New Orleans Board of Trade
Denver
Colo
Three Blind Tigers Barroom Whisky Confiscated
Three blind tigers were captured by Officers Gorman Allen and Carter Saturday night and whisky of all kinds seized to stock an amateur barroom. Frank Worthy Baby Brown and Henrietta Morris, all three ebony-bu…
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Allen
Carter
Frank Worthy
Baby Brown
Henrietta Morris
Recorder Johnson
Aes
Medical Inspection Of School Children Draws Large Crowds
Crowds of school children and parents gathered for the first medical inspections under a new health department program. Dr. W. N. Adkina praised the neighborhood organization as physicians and nurses staffed four buildings yesterday. Inspections planned for Williams Street Oakland City Highland and Georgia Avenue schools. Tuesday sites include Ery Street George W Adair Greenwood Avenue and Ira Street.
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Health Department
Reorganized
Health Inspection Department
W. N. Adkina
Williams Street
Oakland City
Highland
Georgia Avenue
Ery Street
George W Adair
Greenwood Avenue
Ang Ira Street
Hatfield urged to call special session to repeal post prohibitory law
In Charleston on August 23 pentlown circulated in Parkersburg and other cities urging Governor Hatfield to convene a special session of the legislature to repeal the post prohibitory law that took effect last year. Two special sessions have already been held.
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W. Va
Parkersburg
Hatfield
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