Doomed Libag Refugees Flee Mayon Volcano Eruption
Liberty coast town Libag in Legaspi province reports lava flows from Mayon Volcano destroying villages and forcing thousands to flee toward Libag. Cholera fears rise in refugee camps as two suspected cases appear. Army aviators Goddard and Corkille photographed the caldron, estimated 400 feet across, as eruptions continue at night.
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Soldier of fortune shot entering home in failed foray
Louisville July 1 Jack Carney 32, veteran of AEF and French Foreign Legion, was shot probable fatally by his brother in law David Wilson 19 as Carney tried to force entry to kill his estranged wife Jean Tesis Wilson. Carney, once married in Louisville, was described as a former advertising solicitor. he died at City Hospital. Wilson was paroled.
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Army Flyer Killed As Combat Planes Collide In Air
Kansas City July 1 Private G Thackaberry of Kansas City in the Air Corps Reserve was killed when an army plane carrying him as a passenger collided with another Army craft about 1500 feet. Lieut Green’s ship damaged only a broken propeller. Campbell, piloting the other plane, ordered Thackaberry to jump and landed safely.
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Avery Hopwood Dies While Bathing at French Resort
American playwright Avery Hopwood died suddenly while swimming at Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera. A prolific dramatist, he gained fame for farce comedies many based on French works. Born 1882 in Cleveland, Hopwood wrote hits such as Fair and Warmer, The Bat, and Gertie’s Garter with collaborators including Mary Roberts Rinehart and Wilson Collison.
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Miss Bluebeard
Dr J R Mott Resigns From Y M C A Leadership
New York July 1 After forty years as head of the Y M C A in the United States Dr John R Mott has submitted his resignation effective in October He will become President of the International Missionary Council His wartime service included directing roughly 200 million dollars for military and prisoner of war efforts and he received the Distinguished Service Medal from the American government and decorations from multiple countries including Italy France Poland Greece and Japan He founded the World's Student Christian Federation which now operates in 3 000 colleges across forty countries under his guidance the Y M C A has expanded to more than thirty nations
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United States
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Adrian Lyons
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International Missionary Council
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France
Poland
Greece
Japan
Student Christian Federation
Boy Nine Struck and Killed by Car in Massillon
Howard Piper nine year old son of Mr and Mrs William Piper was instantly killed in Massillon Ohio when he ran in front of an automobile this afternoon.
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Howard Piper
William Piper
Smith Aims Fifteen Speeches In Hoover Campaign
Gov Alfred E Smith is likely to deliver about fifteen speeches during his two month bid for the Presidency, focusing on strategic regions and broadcast on a national radio network. The plan reflects a shift from one long tour to radio driven messages and varied stops with distinct content. Hoover, meanwhile, paused his acceptance speech work to attend church, with farm issues drafted and prohibition likely to be addressed.
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Commerce
Ochs Honored On Fifty Years Of Chattanooga Times Ownership
Adolph S. Ochs receives tributes in Chattanooga as it marks fifty years since he began owning The Chattanooga Times. Notable figures including George Foster Peabody and Rabbi Nathan Krass praised his citizenship and journalism. Governor and local leaders plan further events, with commander Byrd set to speak at the banquet. President Coolidge also sent congratulations for the milestone.
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Heart Disease Fatal To Michael Doyle Democratic Leader
Michael J. Doyle a Michigan Democratic leader and noted attorney died at his home after six weeks of heart disease He was described as the wheelhorse of the Democratic party in Michigan His five sons four of whom are lawyers are Republicans
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Michigan
Doctor and two children killed in Clinton plane crash
Three people died when a small airplane crashed on the new links at Clinton golf course in Clinton Illinois. The dead include Dr Homer K Lambert the pilot and his daughter Betty aged 4 both of Clinton and Shirley Lambert 14 of Toledo Ohio.
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Auto Upsets In Covington After Dog Races Fatal, Injures
Two killed and three hurt in Covington as a car carrying dog races attendees overturned after leaving Springdale. Victims: John McClarnon 30 died at St Elizabeths Hospital. Donald Ehme 19 killed instantly. Injured: Henry Bell 22 not expected to live. Clarence Hagin 4 West Eleventh Street hurt but not serious. Edward Malone 20 bruised. Driver McClarnon attempted to turn west on Eleventh while speeding north on Madison. Car overturned twice, then struck by truck driver Frank Brown later cited. Continued on Second Page.
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Orchard Street
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Russell Street
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Fred Schnabel
Liddell Street
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Springdale
Frank Brown
Wade Street
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Pillice Court
Robert Kox
Fin Street
Cincinnati
Gangster Yale Killed in Brooklyn Shooting
Police say Frank Yale, a Brooklyn gangster linked to Capone, was shot to death by four men in a large sedan in a quiet Brooklyn district. Yale, 35, was driving alone when ambushed, crashed his car, and died from head and face wounds.
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Deaf Congregation Observes Communion in Silent Service
At Wesley M E Church East Fifth Street a Congregation of the Deaf observed the Lord's Supper in a hushed, pantomime filled service. Rev Albert P Smith led the sermon through sign language while choirs and readings unfolded in silent gesture and hand movements.
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Alabama ends convict leasing ban convicts moved to farms and camps
Seven hundred Alabama convicts were released from coal mines to state farms and road camps near Birmingham. The abolition of the leasing system, opposed as inhumane, led to transports by truck and train guarded with bloodhounds as workers moved to Flat Top and Aldrich mines locales and new home camps.
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Flat Top
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Robbery victim regains memory in Los Angeles case
Alfred Wills Moran, who identified himself as Howard Moran’s son and Secret Service relative, walked into Los Angeles police claiming memory of being knocked unconscious and robbed in New York City over a year ago. Chief Moran in Washington said his nephew disappeared June 18, 1927, after living in Bogota New Jersey with a wife and two children.
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Thirty Hurt in Chicago Street Car Collision
Chicago report says more than thirty people were injured when two crowded street cars collided on the way to parks and beaches. Several children were trampled as passengers were treated locally.
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Methodist minister quits race over Smith support in Arkansas
Dr. A. C. Millar, Methodist minister and editor and Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, withdraws from the race citing unwillingness to back Gov. Alfred Smith for president. In a letter to J. St Utley, he says he would back Senator Joe Robinson if he could trust his associates.
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A. C. Millar
Arkansas
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J. St Utley
Democratic State Central Committee
Elegance Dead Paul Poiret Withdraws From Fashion Throne
Paris July 1 Elegance is dead Paul Poiret the Paris dress designer says automobile and sports have made women forget how to be attractive and he will retire to a chateau with memories Paris is no longer elegant foreigners dictate styles he calls designing costumes an art now a business and he will retire after predicting the end of an era and noting the world awaits to see what Parisiennes wear next.
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Obregon Elected Mexico's President for Six Years
Gen Alvaro Obregon was elected President of Mexico for a six year term starting December. He was the sole candidate and supporters were expected to control the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. Voting proceeded quietly in Mexico City with no reports of trouble.
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Plutarco Eliag Caltes
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Dawes Brother Resting After Abdominal Operation
Rufus C. Dawes, banker and brother of Vice President Dawes, was reported resting easily today after an abdominal operation Saturday in Chicago.
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Rufus C. Dawes
Dawes
Lover's Tragedy After Poisoned Heart Breaks
Charles Denver and Beulah Frazier, childhood sweethearts from Butler Kentucky, died in a linked tragedy of unfulfilled love. Beulah drank poison after Fred Meinze’s death. Denver slashed his throat in a Newport hospital bathroom, hoping to join her in death. Denver survived, bound to endure life without his beloved.
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Beulah
Beulah Frazier
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Fred Meinze
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Public debt reduced by over nine hundred million dollars
Washington announces a surplus of 398 million dollars and a public debt reduction exceeding 900 million, with a tax cut over 220 million as the fiscal year ends. Secretary Mellon notes receipts of 4.042 billion and expenditures of 3.644 billion, with 367.1 million already applied to debt retirement and more planned for 1929.
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Death Follows Allahs Parade in Khargpur India
A Mohammedan procession near a Hindu temple in Khargpur led to fierce clashes. Fifteen people were killed and twenty five wounded as Hindus and Sikhs attacked the crowd. Two women died while shielding relatives. Police sent reinforcements as the situation remained volatile.
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