Miriam Ferguson Wins Texas Governor Nomination in Anti Klan Victory
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson the first woman nominee for Texas governor won the Democratic primary over Felix Robertson. She led by about 77 000 votes with 725 000 ballots counted and tacked on the anti klan platform as decisive in Texas politics. Robertson sent his congratulations by telegram.
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Dallas
Miriam Ferguson
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Felix Robertson
Texas Election Bureau
Ferguson
Robertson
Associated Press
Ku Klux Klan
Union
Klan Organizer Charged With Church Burglary
William C Moyers a Ku Klux Klan organizer arrested in Newmarket Tennessee on charges of burglary of St Marys Cathedral Burlington. He and William E Mc Creedy and Gordon Wells were returned to Chittenden County Jail and await a preliminary hearing likely early this week Moyers waived extradition proceedings in Tennessee
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Burlington
William C. Moyers
Newmarket
Tenn
Vermont
St. Mary's Cathedral
William E. McCreedy
Gordon Wells
Chittender County
Moyers
Tennessee
Quarrel Over Gambling Blamed for Johnson Slaying
In Youngstown Ohio Benny Johnson 27 was shot to death early today in a dispute over a gambling game. No witnesses to the shooting but two men ran from the scene after three shots struck Johnson. Police hold two suspects in the murder case.
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Youngstown
Benny Johnson
Johnson
Bandits Take Car as They Demand Vehicle No Money
Two armed bandits stopped Ralph Reichert and a female companion on Clifton Avenue near Mill Creek yesterday morning at revolver point. They forced them from Reichert’s car and one bandit drove off in the machine while another pursued in the bandit car.
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Ralph Reichert
Glendora Avenue
Reichert
Clifton Avenue
Mill Creek
Hermit John E. Johnson Found Dead in Cleveland One-Room Home
John E. Johnson, 66, known locally as an eccentric hermit, was found slain in his Cleveland one-room house. Police say he was struck likely with a hammer or club. a blood-stained tool and missing wallet were found nearby. Evidence suggests robbery not sole motive. Johnson, widow since June, had spent years converting a frame garage into a medieval looking four-room cottage. Numerous unusual artifacts filled the home, including statues, wax figures, pencils, coal stoves, and a dust-covered violin once played nightly. A loaded revolver lay unused. No relatives traced in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
John E. Johnson
Matowiz
Johnson
George Harvey
England
C. Bascom Slemp
Union Church
James M. Lucey
Northampton
Mass
Coolidge
Mr. Lucey
Lucey
Massachusetts Assembly
White House
Mr. Coolidge
Mr. Billings
Mars Continents Claim Sparks Astronomical Debate
Berlin reports Prof Kasi mir Romuald Graff of Hamburg Observatory asserts continents on Mars based on canals and land areas as seas appear yellow and obscure. London dispatch notes William Marconi aboard the Electra off Lisbon says tests to contact Mars show no clear advantage over prior attempts.
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Berlin
Kasimir Romuald Graff
Hamburg Astronomical Observatory
Mars
Giovanni Schiaparelli
London
Associated Press
William Marconi
Electra
Lisbon
Portugal
Earth
Mars observations unchanged says Frost of Chicago
Prof Edwin B Frost of the University of Chicago and director of the Yerkes Observatory says current Mars observations add nothing new. He notes water and atmosphere have long been known and disputes claims of life evidence beyond a possible fungous growth.
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Chicago
Mars
Edwin B. Frost
University of Chicago
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Frost
Schaer
Jungfrau Observatory
Switzerland
Coolidge Invites Dawes To Vermont Conference Visit
President Coolidge invites his running mate Charles G. Dawes to Plymouth Vermont for a conference after Dawes spoke in Augusta Maine. Dawes to lunch with Coolidge at the Coolidge home. The visit follows Dawes and Davis denouncing the Ku Klux Klan.
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Coolidge
Dawes
Vermont
Plymouth
Charles G. Dawes
Maine
Augusta
New England
Mr. Dawes
Mr. Coolidge
Calvin, Jr
John W. Davis
Ku Klux Klan
Mr. Davis
Agriculture Fails To Yield Fair Wage For Farm Operator Since 1920
Washington dispatch reports Agricultural Department experts find U.S. agriculture since 1920 produced low returns on invested capital and failed to give the average farm operator and family a fair wage. The study traces price drops, income declines, and asset write downs through 1923 24, with a reported 60 to 72 percent drop in farmer income and 3.1 percent return on capital in later years.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Couwlidge
France approves London conference plan after long debate
The Chamber of Deputies voted 336 to 204 to approve the Dawes plan execution and express confidence in Premier Herriot after 35 hours of debate. The session featured disruptions by Communists and sharp remarks on France’s security and Ruhr occupation.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
London
Dawes
Herriot
M. Herriot
Figaro
France
Marshal Foch
Foch
Rhine
M. Reibel
Ruhr
Dawes Plan Seen Slashing World Prices Global impact eyed
Brussels reports an exam of the Dawes plan effects suggests world prices will drop by about 10 percent. Ruhr coal may undercut British coal in the Mediterranean as of 1924 trends. Dortmund to be evacuated by Belgian troops early September. Lippevesel customs post to be abandoned. If trends hold, the 1923 class may avoid 2 extra months of service.
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Brussels
Charleroi Gazette
Ruhr
Mediterranean
Dortmund
Libre Belgique
Lippewesél
President Coolidge Names Salt Pork and Gravy Favorite
In Plymouth Virginia on August 24 President Coolidge was asked about his favorite dish. He replied that a slice of salt pork cooked crisp with milk gravy and melting butter on top is his preferred meal. He noted he does not care for pie and doughnuts despite their frequent appearance on the table.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
Three Killed in Oklahoma Feud Battle
Three men died and one was wounded in a highway gun battle twenty one miles east of Tulsa. The feud began after an argument between children of two families, escalating when a confrontation at Homer McMillen’s house led to shooting. Charles Young, 45, Tulsa, was shot in the leg. Malcolm Young, 19, a county highway officer, and Lane Young, 5, both of Tulsa, were brothers killed in the clash.
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Tulsa
Okla
Malcolm Young
Lane
Feace Brother
Homer McMillen
Catoosa
Charles Young
Young Brothers
Youngs
McMillen
Ferguson resigns from Ku Klux Klan calls summons foolish
Jim Ferguson the defeated Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Arkansas releases a letter saying he resigned from the Klan and calls a local summons for trial on insubordination foolish. He blames Klan votes for Cazort’s loss and says his bid hastened Comer’s downfall amid discontent in Little Rock circles.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jim Ferguso
Ku Klux Klan
Ferguson
Lee Cazort
Cazort
Tom J. Terral
Comerism
Arkansas Klan
J. A. Comer
Darrow Appeals to Spare Leopold and Loeb
Clarence Darrow closed his appeal to save Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb from the gallows as the pair in jail weighed their views on death. Leopold said he would face death as life without comfort or faith while Loeb hoped to forget and discuss something pleasant. Darrow resumes tomorrow as defense argues against the state’s murder verdict.
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Chicago
Clarence
Darrow
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Robert Franks
Loeb
Leopold
Mr. Darrow
John R. Caverly
Benjamin Bachrach
Robert E. Crowe
Caverly
World Flyers Arrive at Mgtat in 126 Miles Two Hours
Nine dead and nine injured as a tornado hits St Philip's Church Patricks Louisiana eighty miles from New Orleans. The deceased include Stephen Hayden and Ivan Hubbell along with several others. pastor families named. additional injuries and a separate fatality from a road accident near Gahana Ohio.
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Mgtat
Louisiana
New Orleans
St. Philip's Church
Patricks
Stephen Haydell
Arthur Hubbel
Virginia Hubbel
Belfort Haydell
Florence Fernandez
Mildred Troxciler
Burk Waguespack
Philomene Hymel
R. J. Simon
Edmond Waguespack
Marie Haydell
Amelie Breaux
Rubert Waguespack
Frank Abadie
Six Die as Train Hits Auto Near Sterling Nebraska
Six persons, an entire family, were killed when a Burlington train traveling between St Joseph, Missouri and Lincoln struck their automobile at noon one mile west of Sterling Nebraska. The Hoehne family members named include Chris 38 Emma 36 and children Zelma 11 Arthur 9 Alfred 7 Walter 1.
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Lincoln
Neb
Sterling
Burlington
St. Joseph
Chris’ Hoehne
Emma Hoehne
Zelma
Arthur
Alfred
Walter
Family of Six Die in Wreck at Blind Crossing
In Groveton New Hampshire a northbound Boston and Maine train struck a car carrying six people two miles south of town. Five occupants died instantly and the sixth William Donohue died later from injuries. the others were Mrs. William Donohue and four children.
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Groveton
N. H
Boston & Maine Railroad
Here
William Donohue
Plane crash near Champion leaves two aboard
In Champion, five miles north of Warren Ohio, a commercial airplane nose-dived during a landing. Passenger Raymond Castile, 28, Bristolville, died from a fractured skull. Pilot Oliver Martin, 25, Warren, was not seriously hurt and stayed with his plane after the crash.
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Warren
Champion
Here
Raymond Castile
Bristolville
Oliver Martin
Martin
Stowaways Barred as ZR-3 Prepares for Sea Flight
German personnel will man the ZR-3 airship with Captain George W. Steele Jr. and Lieutenant Commander Sydney M. Krauss aboard. An American mix of Navy and Army officers and a to be chosen mascot will accompany the voyage, with stowaways to be dropped overboard if found. The dirigible, inflated and ballasted, awaits its initial flight planned for Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
United States Navy
Zeppelin
George W. Steele, Jr
Sydney M. Krauss
Frank M. Kennedy
United States Army
Two Die in Auto Accidents Near Columbus
Two youths were killed near Columbus today. Paul Brown eight, son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Brown of Columbus, died when the truck carrying boy scouts was struck by a passing car near Alton, west of here.
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Columbus, CO
Columbus
Paul Brown
Leslie Brown
Alton
Here
Farmer killed by fast train at Devon crossing
Vernon French a 33 year old farmer of Devon Kentucky was killed when struck by a Southern Railway freight near the Devon crossing as his stalled car stood on the tracks. He was dragged several hundred feet and died en route to Covington. He left a widow and three children.
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Vernon French
Devon
Ludlow
Southern Railway
French
Covington
Cincinnati
John Allison
Two Girls Drown When Car Leaves Road in Creek
In Watertown New York Aug 24 a car with five girls and two men left a road and plunged into a creek near Mannsville Two girls Lulu Cushman 17 of Mannsville and Edith Kay 17 of Rochester were trapped under the submerged vehicle in two feet of water Edith Wheeler 17 of Mannsville was seriously hurt Ross Cushman 23 of Mannsville and Lynn Cooley 24 of Pierrepont Manor were only lightly injured.
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Associated Press
Watertown
N. Y
Mannsville
Lulu Cushman
Edith Kay
Rochester
Edith Wheeler
Ross Cushman
Mannville
Miss Cushman
Lynn Cooley
Pierrepont Manor
Planes to be overhauled before trip to Labrador
Army aviators reached Ivigtut Greenland after 126 mile leg from Frederiksdal in just over two hours. Locatelli missing. Milwaukee and Danish authorities search. Planes to be serviced before next 500 mile water crossing to Indian Harbor Labrador.
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Ivigtut
Smith
Indian Harbor
Labrador
Locatelli
Iceland
Frederikscal
Milwaukes
Patrick
Army Air Service
Kork
Milwaukee
Frederiksdal
Greenwich
O. K
Army
Navy
Fredericksdal
Raleigh
Bay Island
Richmond
Gulf of Maine
Pictou Harbor
Nova Scotia
Boston
Greenland
Ivigta
Girl's Body Found Off Gloucester After River Canoe Trip
Miss Julia Hitchcock of Springfield Mass was found dead today in the ocean two miles off Bay View. She disappeared with Mrs Thomas Galt of St Louis after a squall struck the Annisquam River on August 7. Mrs Galt's body was recovered days earlier.
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Gloucester
Mass
Julia Hitchcock
Springfield
Bay View
Hitchcock
Thomas Galt
St. Louis
Annisquam River
Mrs. Galt
Planes Search Greenland Coast for Missing Locatelli
U S forces from the cruiser Richmond and Raleigh scanned about 5000 square miles off East Greenland Aug 23 seeking Italian aviator Lieutenant Locatelli. Rear Admiral Magruder heads the patrol as Danish ship Islands Falk aids the coast search with Eskimo crews deploying in skiffs and boats.
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Locatelli
Associated Press
Richmond
Greenland
United States
Raleigh
Thomas P. Magruder
Islands Falk
Cape Farewell
Marescalchi
Italy
Falk
Becti
Cca
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