Train Plunges Into Flooded Creek Stranding Passengers
Twelve killed as westbound Rock Island train No 5 plunges from a weakened bridge into Landsman Creek near Stratton Colorado. A cloudburst drenched the area, turning a dry wash into a raging torrent, with many passengers injured and salvage operations under way.
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Stratton
Col
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Goodland
Kans
Denver
Rock Island
Chicago
Burlington
Limon
Colorado Springs
Morris Gest
New York City
Prohibition Agents Raid Belvedere Convent Doors
In Belvedere a convent housing Mexican refugee nuns was raided by prohibition agents. District Attorney Baron Fitts ordered warrants for future violations found, deputies forced entry without a warrant, a damages payment followed, and apologies issued. Bishop J Cantwell lawyer Isadore Dockweiler questioned the raid motive.
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Wee Angeles
Prohibition
Belvedere
Baron Fitts
Mexico
Fitts
Five British Army Airmen Injured in RAF Bomber Crash
Five British army airmen were seriously injured when a Royal Air Force bomber crashed in fog between Alcom and Basingstoke after a night flight from an airfield near Winchester. The aircraft struck a bank and somersaulted into a field during a forced landing.
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Aldershot
Eng
Royal Air Force
Alcom
Basingstoke
Winchester
Beckley Man Convicted of Extortion in Wyoming County
Beckley resident C. L. Lilly was found guilty of extortion in the Wyoming county circuit court at Pineville. A motion to set aside the verdict was filed and will be heard at the October term. Lilly remains free on bond. The case involved Lilly and Hal He W. Sushkoff, a woman attorney, who allegedly sought to quash the indictment for a $5,000 payoff.
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Beckley
C. L. Lilly
Wyoming County
Pineville
Lilly
Hal- He W. Sushkoff
Bluefield Building Destroyed In Major Fire
Bluefield Va. fire destroyed a three story office building today causing about 30000 dollars in losses. Records of three fraternal orders with offices in the structure were burned and two neighboring buildings were damaged.
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Bluefield
Violators of Day Law 4 Pushed to Pay Extra
In Taylor county, violators of Day Law 4 face an added $40 penalty, with Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt stating strict enforcement. Notices from Sheriff W. J. Mays and other officials indicate a $25 addition to fines for liquor enforcement, on top of the $10 minimum and $6 to $11 costs. Holt urged cooperation among local lawmen as enforcement begins, continuing on page four.
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Taylor County
James C. Holt
W. J. Mays
Holt
John L. Wittman
J. O. Jaco
Zach
Prohibition Department
American interests watch row over Chinese railway seizure
Washington, July 18, American concern rises as China seizes the Chinese Eastern Railway. Harbin hosts 150 American citizens while Manchuria grows as a market for U S goods. The line, built by Russians in 1896, links to the Trans Siberian at Harbin, cutting mileage by 568 miles.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Harbin
Manchurian
Man
Churia
China
Russia
Japan
Vladivostok
Manchuria
Chang Hsenh-iang
L. M. Karashan
C.T. Wang
National Geographic Society
Highwaymen Grab Big Sum Near Chicago
Three robbers stole 22000 in jewelry and cash from Frederick Grabner race horse owner his wife and companions as they returned from Arlington Park. A sedan blocked their path two robbers with pistols entered the Grabner car removing jewelry from the women and cash from the men. Losses cited at 10000 for Mrs Grabner 9850 for Mrs Siegel and 1500 for a three carat diamond ring. Grabner lost 200 cash.
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Chicago
Frederick Grabner
Grabner
Ruel J. Siegel
Grabners
Siegels
Arlington Park
Windy City
Siegel
Rotary founder struck by heart stroke during address
Chicago July 18 Paul P Harris 61 founder of the Rotary club movement was stricken with a heart ailment yesterday while speaking at Coldwater Michigan He was taken to a hospital his home here was advised
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Chicago
Paul P. Harris
Coldwater
Mich
Pittsburgh Bus Wreck Injures Many Near Street Car
Pittsburgh on July 18 reports many injuries after a bus crashed into the rear of a street car. Officials blame a woman passenger who poked the driver in the back trying to steer the bus to her home, saying her action caused the collision.
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Pittsburgh
Violence in New Orleans violence resumes in strike turmoil
New Orleans officials report the street car strike is unsettled as citizens and the mayor pursue settlement efforts. A long line of patrons forms around a city commission meeting while federal prohibitions impede union actions. A new establishment, the Green Room Grill, opens in a vacant loft. An explosive device with 12 sticks of dynamite is cited in the chaotic scene.
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New Orleans
Citizens’ Committee
New York
City Commission Council
Green Room
Russo-Chinese Conflict Could Involve 547,813,000 People
A hypothetical extremal clash between Russia and China would draw over a quarter of world population and about seven percent of global land. Active forces might top 2,000,000 with reserves near 22,000,000, based on best available data and official estimates. The Soviet note asserts rights from the 1924 Peking-Mukden pact, defends Moscow's position, and rebuts Chinese charges of persecution in Soviet territory as hypocritical.
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Russia
China
Ator Possciensuim
Moscow
Peking-Mukden
Florida Bank Failures Rise As Depositors Seek Cover
Five million dollars in cash arrives from Atlanta and a federal official pledges funds to restore confidence as 15 banks in the region closed yesterday and 23 in two weeks. Two $1,000,000 currency depots were expected to aid depositors. Comptroller Ernest Amos blames unnecessary withdrawals and a low mood, worsened by the Mediterranean fruit fly. Daytona Beach plans 10 percent cash advances to small depositors. Bowling Green State Bank fails to open, bringing total in two days to 16. The Bowling Green bank had capital and surplus of 24,000, deposits 300,390.55, assets 42,168.41.
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Tampa
Fla
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Florida
Miami
Ernest Amos
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Amos
Citizens Bank and Trust Company of
Tallahassee
State Banking Department
State Bank of
Bowling Green
Bowling Green Bank
Five Men Burned in Oil Ship Explosion at Muskegon
Five men were burned, three seriously, when an explosion rocked the oil tanker Panoil in Muskegon harbor. The tanker, loaded with 16 000 barrels of crude oil, caught fire immediately after the blast. Damage was estimated at 40 000 dollars and the cause remained undetermined.
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Muskegon
Mich
Flying Director to Make Island Trips
Herr Grunau, director of a German flying school, flew from Sylt to the Faroe islands in eight hours then to Iceland in five and a half hours. He said excellent weather prevailed. The plane will stay five days in Iceland for reconnaissance trips before returning via Scotland.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Herr Grunau
Sylt
Schleswig
Faroe Islands
England
Grunau
Scotland
Charles Forepaugh Circus Founder Dies at 92
Charles Forepaugh, pioneer circus man and brother of the late Adam Forepaugh, died yesterday at his son in law C W Matlacks home in West Berlin New Jersey. He was 92 and claimed to be the first to put his head in the mouth of a monkey.
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West Berlin
N. J
Charles Forepaugh
C. W. Matlack
Adam Forepaugh
East Asia crisis grows as Russian Chinese move troops
The AP reports rising tension as Russian and Chinese forces mass along the Siberian Manchurian frontier after Russia breaks diplomatic ties. Budenny recalled, front lines reinforced, and China rushes troops toward Manchuria while diplomacy seeks avoidance of war. Kin and Harbin consulates close. Moscow orders Russian officials home as the Sino Russian split deepens.
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Associated Press
Russia
Budenny
Amur
Kin
Giant Docks Destroyed By Costly Seattle Fire
Fire destroyed the Union Pacific dock in Seattle causing nearly 1 million dollars in damage. Five firemen and a dock worker were hospitalized from smoke exposure after a blaze fought by 31 companies and three fireboats. A discarded cigarette is blamed. The steamship Hauna Loi caught fire but was moved to the bay and saved. Harbormaster A A Paysee was rescued after jumping into the water.
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Seattle
Union Pacific
Hauna Loi
A. A. Paysee
Attempt on Austrian president foiled near gate
In Vienna during July 1918 a suspected assailant named Anton Leitner a tailor's assistant was arrested after suspicious actions pointed to a plot to ambush President Miklas with a loaded revolver. Police investigated and initially feared a plan to kill Chancellor Streeruwitz.
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Vienna
Miklas
Austria
Anton Leitner
Leitner
Streeruwitz
New Junk Law Requires Dealers to Be on Guard
State Tax Commissioner T C Townsend announced new junk laws causing alarm among dealers and police. Junk dealers must buy a $25 operating license from the county clerk and obtain a license for each agent at 10 each. Agents' licenses grant statewide territory and authority to operate in any city. The rules include check up provisions and stricter oversight.
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T. C. Townsend
Homer Selvey
Selvey
Lloga
Mangas
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