Terrific quake described by scientists in distant lands
Researchers report a massive May 23 1927 earthquake in Kapsu Province within Ching’s Wild West, detailing tsunamis, rockslides, and a Valley of the Dead where thousands perished. Observers recount mountains sliding, villages buried, and a notable burial of Mathew Benevolent and 300 followers amid the catastrophe.
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Constant Gecdetta Guryey
Kapsu
Ching
Anne Mae
Itso National Genaraphile Society
Fee
Estsmograph
Tetent
Dorset
W. Hall
Upton Clone
Banmasyea
National Geographic Socisty
Kancu
Cour- Sty
Pompeliace
Mathew Benevolent
Ike
Moutntain
Afr
Hall
wBilla
Sren
Threrom
Fea Valley
Nper
Missouri Doctor Invents Unique Rupture Truss
Kansas City story outlines Dr Andrew Katger offering a rupture appliance with no leg girdle belt spring or pads. The Hernia Specialist promises a 30 day trial at no cost with free return if not satisfied, urging readers to request a plain writing coupon.
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Kansas City
Andrew
Kat
Koch
Main Street
Kapsay City
O. O
Grifferead
Record of the Banbu Cataclysm Earthquake and Aftermath
Survivors recount a nightmarish quake that devastated towns across the Windigrass region. Landlords collected rent despite widespread destruction. The event altered the landscape, with loess deposits and unusual surface effects reshaping the area. Ten thousand lives were lost or displaced, prompting massive relief and reconstruction efforts by international groups.
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Adis
United International Famine Relief Society
China
Earth
Local Misadventures and Odd Tales from the Mines and Ponds
A rugged, fragmented sketch covers Olcott and his dealings with kin and friends, including a bout of mischief with a stump and a mule of neighbors, plus rural trades, stolen plow, and odd travelers. Also notes Trebizond bans veils for women to aid earning a living, a funeral wreath bearing memory words, and miscellaneous small-town chatter.
Bradley Re-elected President of West Virginia Coal Association
Joseph G. Bradley of Dundon was chosen for an eleventh consecutive term as president of the West Virginia Coal Association. Walter H. Cunningham of Huntington was reelected secretary after serving since the association’s start over seven years ago. The officers were picked at the session following a southern coal shippers meeting in Washington to form policy on opposition to interstate tariff increases affecting operators in the Pittsburgh and Ohio No. 1 districts. Cunningham reported on state mining legislation enacted this session.
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Joseph G. Bradley
Dundon
Elk River Coal and Lardber Company
West Virginia Coal Association
Walter H. Cunningham
Huntington
West Virginia Southern Coal Company
Washington
Interstate Commerce
Pittsburg
Ohio No. A
Cunningham
Black pair held in double serious case
Jackson Mississippi June 6 two new charges arrested here in connection with a fight last Friday. Rees and Martha Rees were removed by state militiamen to an unknown destination for gate keeping. A squad of soldiers from Vicksburg blocked a highway bridge to Meridian to stop a crowd following the escort. Police refused to release the names of the black individuals. The two women were fatally hurt at a dairy farm residence when an intruder confronted them and struck them.
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Jackson
Miss
Rees
Mick Martha Rees
Vickaburg
Meridian
Here
Biss Rees N
N Msu
Admiral Burrage
Lindbergh
New York
Mauretania
London bobbies must wear helmets nicely
London officials insist that applicants for the police force must have a police man face and meet education, medical, and physical standards. The helmet is deemed essential to maintain dignity and proper appearance, with officers expected to wear it correctly or seek other work.
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London
Drew Improves as San Francisco News Report Emerges
June 6 report says John Drew, 72, noted actor, in San Francisco has shown slight improvement. In Odessa Ukraine five men were executed and three more imprisoned on espionage charges for Romania.
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Drew
San Francisco
John Drew
Odessa
Ukraine
Tempeera
Rumania
Obituary of William Wehrle 63 of 1203 Jedmont Road
William Wehrle, 63, of 1203 Jedmont Road, died Sunday morning at Mountain State Hospital. Survived by one brother John Wehrle and children Mrs. Jonxe Gean, Mrs. L. B. Lucas, Mrs. William Durhin, Mrs. John Coleman of Cincinnati Ohio, Mrs. R J Copill of Bir taingham England, Margaret Lee, Roy, Clyde, Frank, and William Jr., plus 16 grandchildren. Services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the home. burial in Spring Hill Cemetery. The district nurse of Cambertown Nursing Society of Scotland plans to acquire a motorcycle for home visits.
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William Webra
William Wehrle
Jedmont Road
Mountain State Hospital
Wehrle
John Wehrle
Jon Xe- Gean
Lucas
Wiliam Durhin
John Coleman
Cincinnati
Ohio
R J, Copill
Bir- Taingham
England
Margaret Lee
Coal Output Falls Slightly Despite Partial Union Suspension
Washington May reports show weekly coal output at 9,473,000 tons for the period ending May 28, a gain of 200,000 tons from the prior week. The figure matches closely with the same week in 1925 when labor disruptions affected production. Prices have dropped below levels seen before the suspension began.
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Washington
Juma
Sost
Buequ of Mines
Lindbergh Arrives Aboard Memphis After Atlantic Hop
Lindbergh’s arrival aboard the cruiser Memphis follows a tense Atlantic crossing. Weather delays, lost baggage from Paris, and a gala reception await the aviator as he heads toward Washington for a ceremonial welcome by President Coolidge and related events.
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Memphis
Charles A Lindbergh
Crolidge
New York
Paris
President's Wharf
Navy Yard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Monument
White House
Minnesota
Willard Hotel
Firsily
Neuen Prodiery
Bundsy
Lindbergh
Mra Charen L. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Baltimore
Capitol
Americas Fly Atlantic To Berlin Paris Berlin June Cross Aquatic Flight
Berlin reports a large aerial mission to meet the Columbia as Clarence Chamberlin and pilot crew cross the Atlantic in a two man airship. Paris and London papers hail the feat with emphasis on courage and enterprise. Citizens plan celebrations while authorities prepare escorts and signaling to guide the Columbia to Europe.
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Paris
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Atariean
Enterprise
Temelty
Teterboro
Attle m
Clarence Chamberlin
Botinnes
Ms Fight
Edward Shafer
Hollister
Chamberl Tin
Chambllin
Franze
Dellanca
Mont Valerien
Faris
Rome
Landoo
Peris
Kew
York
Mra
Clarence
Chanmbelitn
Charien Levine
Berengaria
Europe
Oeran
Chambelin
Reria
Clarence Chamberlin a Denison Hero Remembered
In Denison Iowa crowds gathered as radio reports and telegraph chatter traced Clarence Chamberlin's wartime aviation career and postwar return. The town's 600 residents marked Armistice Day and Chamberlin’s birthday with stories from his high school days and his ascent from balloon service to aviation, noting his brave feats and two broken arms in his early career.
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Denison
Sowa
Clarence
Denleon
Bomberliz
Columbia
Xnn
Iitte Bue
Coures
oriEas
Humphrey
Schoole Bere
Clarence Waa
Bran
Heerlen
Bey
War
Piule
New York
Docetor
Omaha
Avlaton
Rantoul
Amd
Columbia’s Flight Beats Irish Coast Distance and Delay
A transatlantic scout plane named Columbia completed a 17 hour 13 minute flight, sighted near the Irish coast by the Mauretania 360 miles off the Seychelles area, with weather reports noting favorable conditions. Lindbergh’s earlier crossing from Roosevelt Field to Europe is referenced, while reactions from Samuel Hartman and Sarah Levine convey joy at the mission’s progress and safe progress.
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The
New York Times
Clerence
D. Chamberlin
Chamberlin
At Inatrumene Manufacturing Company
Tegarding Bunge
Iter Tagutred
London
Columbia
Clarence D. Chamberlin
South England
Coast Guard
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Logivh
Europe
Scillies
Inter
Lenttan
Setlly Islands
Land's End
Roosevelt Field
Weather Bureau
Statens
New Foundland
Bannet
Ireland
Levine
Samuel Hartman
Whitch
Ever Bee
Biya Chamberlin
Biya Chamberlin Waited For News of Her Husiend
Charles Lockwond
Brooklyn
Lockwood
Coal men to be decided on the cyl be
Northern districts gain from reduced freight rates while southern shippers fear losses. Interveners urge railroad rate cuts from the south to match northern advantages. The commission may suspend tariffs, allowing court challenges over potential economic control and district disparities in tonnage and cargo flows.
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Ohio
Becaue
Imeerest
Telda
Othepa
Pittsburgh
Whip Ltd
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