B Die and Hundreds Imperiled by New York Cloudburst
Kingston New York reports a cloudburst in Ulster County imperiling hundreds. Three brides swept away and motorists stranded as bridges, roads, and a country club were submerged. At Napanoch and Lackawack, boats evacuated residents while dams threatened power and darkness. Four Missouri River boys drown in a capsized boat near St Joseph.
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New York World News Service
Kingston
N. Y
Ulster County
Greenhillsland
Rosendale
Ellenville
Napanoch
Hank Falls
Hudson Gas and Electric Company
Stone Ridge
Ashokan
Rondout
Sullivan County
New York
Middletown
White Sulphur Springs
Napanoch Country Club
Ontario & Western Railroad
Missouri River
ST. Joseph
Here
George Edward Roberts
Henry Roberts
Edmund J. Adams
Lyle Herbert Adams
Emmett Adams
Ollie Hessler
Christ Hessler
Mr. Adams
Louis K. Randolph
Buchanan County
Emméett Crouse
Carl Hessler
Tornado Hits Elliott Iowa. Two Die in Farm Home Collapse
A twister struck Elliott Iowa killing James H Jervis and his five year old son and critically injuring Mrs Jervis as their farm home was demolished. In nearby Oakland Southwestern Iowa was isolated with lines down hindering damage assessment across Pot tawattomie County.
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Twister
Elliott
Iowa
Des Moines
Oakland
Pottawattomie County
Massacre in Macedonia fan sparks new Revolt faction
Sofia report states a feud in the Macedonian revolutionary organization after the murder of Gen. Protogheroff led to fifteen Protogheroff followers killed in a mountain pass. Michailoff rivals gained leverage as Protogheroff supporters were lured and shot. two escaped. Protogheroff was killed last month. Michailoff escaped jail and is believed to gain control.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Alexander Protogheroff
Eged
Ivan Michailoff
Protogheroff
Michailoff
Revolutionary Organization
Million Stolen by Enemies Claim Affects Toombs Interests
Chicago August 26. Roy C Toombs writes that the Chicago Herald and Examiner says the Toombs Daily Company was robbed of 1 million in government securities in 1923. He testifies in federal bankruptcy and receivership cases amid missing 3.5 million in assets and failed underwrite of 4.5 million loan through International Life deal.
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Chicago
Roy C. Toombs
Chicago Herald and Examineromorrow
Toombs
Toombs & Daily Company
International Life Insurance Company
St. Louis
International Life
Train Derailment In Tunnel No 4 Delays Shasta Limited
The Shasta Limited running from San Francisco to Portland derailed an engine and eight cars inside Tunnel No 4 in Douglas County Oregon at 1:15 PM. No injuries were reported. The derailment involved the engine mail car two baggage cars an express car one coach and a diner. Wheels left the track on two Pullmans but no cars tipped. Officials suspect heavy rain softened the roadbed caused the rails to give way.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Shasta Limited
Portland
Reuben and
Brandt
Douglas County
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Kellogg Briand Pact Arrives In Paris For Historic Signing
Paris reports the Kellogg Briand pact signing with Kellogg Briand and Stresemann set to join British and other foreign ministers. The ceremony aims to renounce war, with ushers in royal style and a clock room gathering around Briand, Kellogg, and other signers.
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Quay d'Orsay
Becq de Fouquires
Briand
Kellogg
America
Cushendun
Britain
France
Stresemann
Germany
Hymans
Belgium
Zalewski
Poland
Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Mackenzie-King
Canada
Cosgrave
Irish Free State
Manzoni
Italy
Uchida
Japan
Maclachlan
Australia
Smuts
South Africa
Monsieur Briand
Locarno
Wright Marries Olga Milanoff in Desert Romance
Internationally famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright wed Olga Milanoff near San Diego, after finalizing divorce from Miriam Noel Wright. The pairing follows turbulent Taliesen affairs linked to past relationships with Mamah Cheney and subsequent charity of Wright’s life.
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Frank Wright
Love Nest
Desert
Danseuse
Chicago
Imperial Hotel
Tokyo
Frank Lloyd Wright
Arizona Desert
Olga Milanoff
Montenegrin Dafier
Wright
Miriam
Noel Wright
Ivan Lazovich
Militza Milanoff
Cetinje
Montenegro
San Diego
Cal
Rancho Santa Fe
Charles Knight
la Jolla
Taliesen
Mamah Borthwick Cheney
Ildren
Forest Park
Miriam Noel Wright
Officials Try to Disarm Troops, 100 Die in China
In CHEFCO China on August 26 fighting erupted as authorities moved to disarm 200 soldiers suspected of disloyalty. Casualties exceed 100, with most victims among resident troops. The rest fled to the countryside, joining bands of deserters turning to banditry for livelihood.
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Chefco
China
Peace Treaty Finishes Four Similar Agreements Effort
Paris reports the Kellogg pact to be signed by fifteen nations tomorrow, completing a series of five non aggression accords built from Genoa 1922 through Havana 1927. The piece traces origins to Lloyd George driven efforts and early Cannes proposals, noting Britain and the United States guarantees and French insistence on Versailles terms.
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Paris
Frank G. Kellogg
Aristide Briand
Lord Cushendun
Stresemann
Germany
Herr Stresemann
North Station
France
Kellogg
Briand
Genoa
Havana
Pan- American Congress
Lloyd George
Russia
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
League of Nations
Cannes
Nude swimming becomes habit on French Riviera
Report from Paris notes a shift to nude swimming at Cap Antibes on the French Riviera. Bathers discard skimpy suits as heat rises, with nude swimming practiced only at night when beaches are free of crowds. Americans and English are among participants.
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New York
World News Service
Paris
French
Riviera
Scandinavia
Russia
Cap Antibes
N. Y
Vanity claims another victim in train crash near Loveland
Mrs Frances ONeal 16 of OBannionsville Ohio died at Good Samaritan Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries after an auto crossed Baltimore and Ohio tracks and was hit by a freight train. The infant in the car survived with minor injuries.
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Vanity
Frances O'Neal
O’bannionsville
Loveland
Good Samaritan Hospital
O’neal
Rose Walbers
Baltimore & Ohio
Marshal Parker
Baltimore& Ohio
Cincinnati
Man jailed after attempting interview with Gov Smith at Freehold
Thomas Connahan of Wayne Junction, Pa, used a portable typewriter and fishing gear in a bid to interview Gov. Smith about a presidential candidacy. He was held in $1000 bail for investigation after demanding a jury trial. bail later reduced to $250. Conditionally he planned to see Smith then Hoover and write about them.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Thomas Connahan
Wayne Junction
Philadelphia
Smith
Freehold
Connahan
New Monmouth
Connaharm
U S Aircraft Tender Avocet Runs Aground In Storm
Chefoo China Aug 27 The United States aircraft tender Avocet attached to the Asiatic squadron went ashore in a heavy storm. It is believed to have only slight damage and will be refloated at the next high tide.
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Chefoo
China
Avocet
Portugal Inaugurates Telephone Link With Germany Switzerland Belgium
Lisbon announces the start of telephone communications with Germany Switzerland and Belgium as of August 26 signaling a new step in international telephony. The move connects Lisbon with multiple European capitals, expanding cross border services.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Smiths Nullification Program Warns Of Civil War Crisis
The Rev. John Roach Straton in a Cavalry Baptist Church sermon denounces Gov. Alfred E. Smith as the bitterest foe of moral progress and political wisdom. He accuses Smith of liquor policy shifts and a nullification program causing national peril and lawless spirit.
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New York
John Roach Straton
Cavalry Baptist Church
Alfred E. Smith
America
Gov. Smith
Straton
Cavalry Church
Alfred Smith
Albany
Capitol
Brookhart Hails Hoover as Farm Prosperity Champion
Senator Brookhart of Iowa at a Crown Point rally pledges Hoover’s election will bring farm prosperity. He credits Hoover with keeping farm prices high during and after World War I, criticizes George Peek and the Democratic platform, and warns against Federal Reserve policies harming agriculture.
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Crown Point
Ind
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
George N. Peek
Moline
Ill
Peek
United States
Brookhart
George Peek
Co-Crerarae
Democratic Party
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Law
Peek's Farm Board
Hoover
Food Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Hoover Spends Quiet Sunday at Home Before Campaign Work
Herbert Hoover kept a quiet Sabbath at his Washington home and attended the Friends Meeting on I Street. He planned new conferences with friends and party leaders to map out his approach for the presidential campaign, focusing on the Eastern states and coordinating with Dr. Hubert Work and lawmakers Tilson and Newton.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Associated Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Friends Meeting House
I Street
Hubert Work
Tilson
Connecticut
Newton
Minnesota
Greece Struggles With Dengue Fever Epidemic
In Athens and Piraeus the dengue outbreak worsens with 300 shops and 72 factories closed for lack of workers. The Hygiene Ministry has split Athens into fifteen zones with committees to treat patients and enforce prevention, while the National Economy Ministry urges banks and public agencies to grant relief to debtors affected by the fever.
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Athens
Greece
Piraeus
Ministry of Hygiene
Ministry of National Economy
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