Earthquakes devastate Santa Barbara area with many deaths
United Press reports at least thirty killed and hundreds injured as a massive quake rocks Santa Barbara and nearby towns. Gibraltar dam breach floods wreckage, relief trains prepare from San Luis Obispo while air reconnaissance and wire lines fail.
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Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Radio and Courier
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Frasi¢heoo
Gibraltar
San Louis Obispo
Texas crop uncertainty slows district business review
The Eleventh Federal Reserve District reports Texas crop prospects affect rural merchandise and retailer purchases. Conditions are generally favorable with timely rains, but drought areas especially in the south dampen agricultural and livestock outlooks.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Eleventh
Federal Reserve District
Drouth
Legislature Enacts Law on Rejection of Vea Eyesight
A terse legislative line asserts the law aims to reject the eyesight of the vea in Texas and that strict enforcement is necessary to achieve this purpose.
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Texas
Army and Navy Officers Drafted for Prohibition Enforcement
Washington June 29 Army and navy officers eligible for service will be drafted into prohibition enforcement under the new system Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews announced He said their character and training suit them to direct the work and political independence is an added advantage.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews
Canton Expels British Consuls Amid Disputed Orders
Canton authorities, per Velrin and contested by the Daily Express, ordered the British consuls to depart from Canton today, surrendering control over European affairs in the city as tensions rise between nations.
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United Prevs
Slondon
Dans
Canton
Velrin
Daily Express
Ambassador Schurman Calls On German President In Cordial Meeting
Berlin June 20 America's new ambassador to Germany Jacob Schurman presented credentials to President Von Windenburg. He said the United States seeks full mutual friendship and cordial relations. Foreign Minister Stressej aan accompanied Von Windenburg.
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United Press
Berlin
America
Germany
Jacob Schurman
von Windenburg
Schurman
United States
Stresse- Jaan
von Slindenburg
Rival Generals Compete for Control of Pekin Government
A communiqué reports a power struggle in Pekin with Manchurian general Chang-Tso Lin and the so-called Christian general Liang vying for authority. The message frames the contest as a tug between regional factions and the local regime.
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Chang -Tso Lin
Liang
Comic Strips Aid 70 Digestion Claim Draws Support
New York June 29 Reading Newspaper comics is healthful and a neurologist says it helps the tired worker. Dr Frederick W Seward urges neurasthenics to seek humor and subscribe to comic magazines to relax mentally. He praises comic strips as beneficial for emotional control and stress relief during daily life.
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New York
Frederick W. Seward
American Institute of Homeopathy
Dr. Seward
Carbonner
65 Reported Killed in Big Quake Today
Refugees stream into San Francisco from Santa Barbara as officials confirm the quake's toll at least 65 dead. Rescue teams rush to affected areas amid power outages and collapsed structures.
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San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Earthquake Ravages Santa Barbara Reported Heavy Losses
Refugees from Santa Barbara arrive in California stating a disastrous quake has wrecked much of the city. An eyewitness says State street is a wreckage zone with most downtown buildings destroyed and heavy casualties feared.
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United Press
Venture
Calif
Santa Barbara
K. B. Hollister
State Street
Fire devastates Santa Barbara as death toll climbs
June 29 Santa Barbara suffers a deadly blaze with 65 dead counted by 109 o clock this morning. Fire spreads rapidly with firemen and volunteers struggling amid limited resources while Southern Pacific tank cars rush water to the city to aid the effort.
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San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Tuscania Collides With Fishing Ship Fourteen Lost
A Cunard liner Tuscania collided with a fishing schooner Rex off Quero Bank on Sunday in fog. Fourteen fishermen were lost, survivors aboard the Tuscania reported the collision. The Tuscania was en route from Glasgow and was due in New York tomorrow. Captain David Howe reported the incident.
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United Presse
New York
Cunard
Quero Bank
David Howe
Glasgow
Scotland
Government study estimates large farm power potential and cost cuts
Washington report from June 29 notes only about 1 percent of land currently used for crops, with potential to expand to 60 percent as population grows. It cites horses, mules, tractors and engines as main power sources and highlights power labor costs accounting for about 60 percent of farming expenses. Average worker hours vary by state from 480 to 10,000 annually, with about 3,000 hours of productive labor per worker.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
California
Abandoned newborn found in lonely graveyard in Higgins
A weeks-old baby girl, left in a cemetery, was found by Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Peugh near a relative’s grave in a small wicker basket. Milk bottle scorched, ants and insects crawled over the basket, the child sunburned from treatment and a town-wide search followed.
Poetry Spade a Garden Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Fragmentary OCR notes reference poetry and a garden project tied to Fort Wayne. Readable elements name a local publication and a gardening theme, suggesting a brief community note or literary item in the Fort Wayne Gazette.
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Fort Wayne Journal Ga
Colonel Coolidge Improves, Recovery Expected
PLYMOUTH Vt June 29 The President's father Colonel John Coolidge showed marked improvement and physicians said he was well along the road to recovery aside from a possible age related heart complication and risk of blood clot the dangerous phase of his illness was rapidly passing.
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United Press
Plyfouth
John Coolidge
J. F. Coupal
Ready to Serve Meat Loaf and Ham Bar Special
Local eatery promotes a ready to serve menu featuring Boiled Ham Baked Ham Develed Ham and Veal Loaf made in house alongside hot barbecue and assorted cheese varieties for quick meals.
Evacuation of the Ruhr to Finish by August 16 1925
Quai dOrsay states France will withdraw its army from the Ruhr gradually with evacuation completed by August 16 1925, in line with London conference agreement.
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Ruhr
United
Yung
Quai D’ Orsay
France
London
Chinese Demand British Settlement Over Hong Kong Incident
June 29 report from Hongkong states the Canton government seeks compensation from Britain for killings in the Shameen trouble last week and demands handing Hong Kong back to China.
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United Press
Hongkong
Cantor
France to Send Debt Commission to United States
Paris reports France will dispatch a debt commission to negotiate the settlement of the debt owed to the United States. Speculation centers on Finance Minister Caillaux possibly leading the mission as the Caillaux plan appears to clear a path for talks.
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United Press
Paris
Quai D
Death of W N Andrews at Allen Memorial Hospital
W N Andrews died Sunday night at Allen Memorial Hospital after several days of illness. The remains will be moved to Telephone for interment. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 4 PM with burial in the Telephone cemetery. The notice mentions the attorney for the deceased.
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W. NI. Andrews
Allen Memorial Hospital
Those who fall out over religion fall out first
A compact aphorism from the Greenville Piedmont notes that religious disputes precede broader estrangements, suggesting inner doubt triggers subsequent distancing from faith communities.
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Greenville Piedmont
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