Michigan Convicts Escape Bold Pen Delivery
Authorities say three Michigan convicts escaped via a bold pen delivery plan carried out over weeks. Only leaders of the group were armed as officers recaptured two and hunted a third.
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Michigan
Benton Ford
Franklin Todd
Toledo
Hadley State Bank
Lapier County
Ed Haight
Haight
Haights
Roy Sypher
Syphr
Sypher
O. Johnson
Moody Leads Ferguson in Texas Race as Returns Trickle In
In Dallas and statewide reports Moody holds a healthy lead over Governor Ferguson in the Democratic run off for Texas governor. Early returns from counties show Moody about two to one, with Moody urging Democrats to unite and move beyond the campaign.
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MOODY
Ferguson
Texas
Sir Moody
Dallas
Tex
Dan Moody
Miriam A. F Son
Texas Election Bureau
Guson
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Fguson
Reto
Miki A. Ferguson
Trammell to seek withdrawal of world court ratification
Florida Senator Trammell announces a plan to introduce a resolution in Congress to withdraw the Senate's ratification of the world court. He cites European developments and reservations affecting adherence and expects a committee review by Senator Borah.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Trammell
Florida
Europe
League of Nations
Gooding
Trepublican
Idaho
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Geneva
State Department
United States
Durham Man Released After Murder Charge Waives Examinat
Fab H. Page, 37, arraigned in Durham before Recorder Paul C. Graham on murder charges in the death of his father L. H. Page, 69. He was released on bond of 15 600 after his attorney waived examination. Page killed his father last Wednesday morning after an argument and fist fight. He remained in sheriff custody until bond was set and paid.
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Durham
Fab H. Page
Paul C. Graham
L. H. Page
R. P. Reade
Page
Fab Page
Twenty five Die In Houma Hurricane Toll
Twenty five persons are dead after a hurricane struck Houma Louisiana. P E Siddler Red Cross rep reports the toll and appeals for aid. Governor Crane and a Tennessee relief team are mobilized. The War Department authorizes blankets and cots from New Orleans for dispatch.
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Washington
Houma
American Red Cross
P. E. Siddler
Crane
Tennessee
War Department
New Orleans
Registration of School Students Begins Tomorrow
Registration for the 1926-27 High Point high school year starts tomorrow. Freshmen at 8 45, sophomores 10 15, juniors 1 30, seniors Tuesday at 9. About 900 students are expected. registration helps plan openings two weeks before classes begin.
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High Point High School
L. R. Johnston
Johnston
Guard of Honor Carries Rodgers Body to Maryland Home
Commander John Rodgers U S N hero of the Hawaiian flight is borne home to Havre De Grace Maryland after his plane fell into the Delaware river He was killed at the Philadelphia navy yard The body lay in state as Marines sailors and the navy band formed a guard of honor and the body was sent to Arlington National Cemetery for burial.
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Philadelphia
John Rodgers
Delaware River
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Maryland
San Francisco
Honolulu
Navy
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Rodgers
Havre de Grace
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Navy Yard
Skiles R. Pope
William M. Bowlin
Thay
Byron J. Connell
W C C T U To Meet Tuesday Afternoon
A called meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held Tuesday at 4 PM at Mrs. J. W. Hedrick's home on North Main Street. All members are urged to attend.
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J. W. Hedrick
North Main Street
Pola Negri heads east to tragedy in private car
Pola Negri traveled in private car toward an emotional funeral in New York after the death of Rudolph Valentino. She spoke to reporters through a door and said she would do her best to bring his body to Hollywood and hoped for a final film and a future home with children, while grieving and ill from prior collapse.
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New York
Rudolph Valentino
St. Malachi’s Church
Pola Negri
Valentino
California
Chicago
Kansas City
Miss Negri
Hollywood
Florence Heim
Pola
Thousands greet channel swimmer Mrs. Corson at Dover
Mrs. Clemington Corson of New York, 28, mother of two, swam the English Channel from Cape Gris Nez to Shakespeare Clift in 15 hours 28 minutes. Crowds cheered from cliffs as her husband Clemington Carson rowed beside her in a Dory praising her achievement and comparing her to Miss Ederle.
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Dover
Clemington Corson
New York
English Channel
Miss Ederle
Mrs. Carson
Associated Press
Building permits hover near weekly average in New Orleans area
Building permits stayed around the weekly average in the past six days, totaling about 48 050 last week down from 55 000 the prior week. Dr. F G Woodruff received a 10 000 permit for a Hillcrest street residence, the largest grant of the period.
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F. G. Woodruff
Hillcrest Street
High Point
Diary Reveals Love For Boy Accused in Death
Dorothy Elizabeth Kirk’s diary shows growing affection for Ermil Frenchy Balanescu, a 21 year old medical student charged with manslaughter in her death. In Cleveland court today he pleaded not guilty, bond set at 3000 dollars, case adjourned to September 6.
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Cleveland, O
A. P
Dorothy Elizabeth Kirk
Ermil
Frenchy” Balanescu
Balanescu
Dorothy
Balaenscu
Funeral Services Held For Aged Negro Woman
Last Thursday funeral services honored "Aunt" Sophia Mack a 75 year old Black woman who died last Monday. More than 50 people attended including white residents at the Colored Baptist church where the pastor led the rites and praised her Christian life. White speakers also gave talks. Mack was a familiar figure in the community having lived and worked in local homes most of her life.
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Sophia Mack
Colored Baptist Church
Sophia
Furniture Sales Institute Planned For The Southern Market
The Southern Furniture Journal reports interest in creating a Retail Sales Institute during the Mid-summer Market at High Point. A committee including Fred Tate Lewis Brooks Walter Lambeth to link retail dealers with the market was formed, with C F Tomlinson John A Gilmore Hugh A Murrill Jr named to plan.
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Southern Furniture Market
Hugh Murrill
Southern Furniture Journal
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Association of Furniture Salesmen
Brooks
Fred Tate
Continental Furniture Company
North Carolina
C. F. Tomlinson
Southern Furniture Exposition Building Company
Lewis Brooks
Walter Lambeth
John A. Gilmore
Southern Retail Dealers Association
Hugh A. Murrill, Jr
Weevil Infestations Cloud North Carolina Cotton Outlook
State agriculture warns cotton growers to watch for weevils caterpillars and hoppers after recent rains. Reports show up to 20 percent damage in some areas, with army worm risk growing and potential yield impact despite a 73 percent crop rating.
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Enteneriss Bureau
Hota
Raleigh
State Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
North Carolina
Noted Gunman Killed in Downtown Robbery
Police shot and killed John Waters a Detroit New York gunman during a sensational downtown holdup of an alleged gambling house Waters identified by fingerprints and records as John McGovern whom Detroit police want.
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Chicago
John Waters
Detroit
New York
Waters
John McGovern
Deportation Charges Filed Against Arrested Youth
Deportation charges are filed against a youth in Albuquerque who claims to be Baron George Frederick Von Krupp Jr. Immigration officials announced the action. Wilmington police report warrants in Delaware for issuance of worthless checks and embezzlement and plan to extradite the youth.
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Albuquerque
N. M
George Frederick von Krupp, Jr
Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Bank bomber identified after fatal Pittsburgh incident
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Ellwood City police identified the bomber found dead as Jim Robick, a reportedly radical and queer figure. Meanwhile a Washington telegraph confirmed fingerprints matched Mike Chowick, allegedly released from Waupun prison in 1915. Authorities consider Robick and Chowick the same person as they search for final confirmation.
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Pittsburgh
Ellwood City
Here
Jim Robick
Farmers Deposit Savings Bank
National Bureau of Identification
Washington, D. C
Mike Chowick
P. A. Conners
Robick
Chowick
Conners
Discord Flights S-35 Progress Clears Turmoil
Early preparations for a trans Atlantic flight by S-35 crews faced reported discord. Lieut Allan Snody and Captain Rene Fonck pushed to add aircraft equipment while friction over oil types was acknowledged and then resolved.
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New York
Allan Snody
R . Fonck
Rene Fonck
Harold Hartney
Compan
Federal funds earmarked for Hawaii road construction
Territorial officials announce that the federal government will soon provide about 200000 dollars for road construction in Hawaii. Part of the allotment will fund the Chain Craters highway to connect nine active craters.
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Honolulu
Feder
Hawaii
Chaina Craters
Decline in English Clergymen Despite Population Rise
London Aug 28 and the church faces shrinkage in ordained ministers with the Church of England dropping from about 20,000 to 16,000 since the century’s start.
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London
Althous
Church of Enland
Immigrant Train Carries 588 To Western Farm Centers
A special train from Winnipeg carried 588 emigrants to western farm centers. The group represented fifteen nationalities from Central Europe and other regions, highlighting a diverse migration effort.
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Winnipeg
Man
Vario
Cntral Eurog
Rogers' Body Arrives From Philadelphia Crash
The body of Commodore John Rodgers, who died in an airplane crash at the Philadelphia navy yard, arrived by motor convoy to Havre de Grace, Maryland, from Philadelphia tonight aboard a funeral procession across the city.
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Lonia
Valentino Funeral
Sonia
Mich
Trammel
Court Idea
France
Durham Man
Big Band
Lawrence Grassi
Canmore
Alberta
Alpine Club of Canada
Tonquin Valley
Jasper National Park
Grassi
Guard OF Honor
Body OF Rodgers OF Navy
Polo
Jean Acker
Channel
Morgan City
Lower
Terrebonne
Thibodaux
Gulf of Mexico
Point Au Chine
Furniture Sales Institute
Carolina
Bank
Waupun
Wis
J. P. Black
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