Italian steamer Principessa Fafalda disaster rescue tally
At Montevideo Uruguay on October 26 AP reports 1,224 rescued from the Italian liner Principessa Fafalda after collision or disaster off Brazil. Of 1,258 aboard 34 were still missing late today with rescue totals showing 450 saved by mose and Athena each, 202 by Empire Star, 122 by Rosetti, plus 300 rescued by Avalona in earlier dispatches.
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Fall
Brazil
U. S. Point
Montevideo
Uruguay
Principessa Fafalda
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Formose
Athena
Empire Star
Rosetti
Avalona
Warfield leaves estate for aged women home in Maryland
S Davies Warfield, former Seaboard Airline Railway president, died in Baltimore and left a will directing that residuary estate valued between 3 000 600 and 10 000 000 dollars be used to found the Anna Emory Warfield Home for dependent elderly women at Manor Glen farm in Monkton Maryland. He named five friends to take over his Seaboard holdings and to vote the stock to advance his plans for the company and the south, with no changes to control or expansion policies anticipated.
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New York
S. Davies Warfield
Seaboard Airline Railway
Baltimore
Seaboard
W. W. Miller
Anna Emory Warfield
South
Miller
Warfield
Romania Ready to Act Against Plot Over Carol Return
Romanian government signals readiness to arrest opposition leaders and declare a state of siege to thwart Crown Prince Carol's attempt to reclaim the throne. Martial law would seize government buildings as Bratianu faces a tough parliamentary showdown amid a tense political crisis.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Oet
Bratiano
Romania
Carol
Paris
Magda Lupescu
People’s Party
M. Manoilescu
Manoilescu
Jilava
Fireproofing Standard Proposed by Steel Institute
The American Institute of Steel Construction backed a new fire proofing specification during its annual Pinehurst session. The plan, created with the United States Bureau of Standards, defines required fire resistance for building sections and aims to reduce dead loads and costs while enabling safer, fully fireproof tenement construction in cities.
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Pinehurst
American Institute of Steel Construction
United States Bureau of Standards
United States
Canada
Institute
Lee H. Miller
Cleveland
Steamship Principessa Malfada Sinking Sees Most Saved
Reports from Rio de Janeiro indicate over 1,200 aboard the Principessa Malfada were largely saved after a boiler explosion caused the ship to sink off the Brazilian coast. Ten steamers aided the rescue as survivors reached Bahia in small boats.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Principessa Malfada
Bahia
Principessa Mafalda Sinks After Boil Shipboard Explosions
Reports say the Italian liner Principessa Mafalda sank near Abrolhos rocks after boiler explosions. About 1,208 aboard, including 741 passengers bound for Montevideo and Buenos Aires, were aboard with 400 rescued by Ethena and 200 by Empire Star. cause under review and survivors unconfirmed.
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Abrolhos Rocks
Genoa
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Baleine
Caravellas
Bahia
Pernambuco
Navigazione Italiana
Brazil
Argentina
Montevideo
Steamship Office
S O Sery
Ethena
Empire Star
Formose
Racioleien
Santa Barbara Islets Charted Off Baleine Point
The Abrolhos rocks near Baleine point lie 30 miles southeast, covering about 1 percent of a mile. Santa Barbara islet stands 131 feet high, about 0.75 miles long and 200 yards wide with a lighthouse at the east end. Other islets are small. pilots report Santa Barbara largely safe except a reef at the west end and three smaller islets to the south.
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Santa Barbara
Baleine Point
Curtis Solemnly Opens 1928 Presidential Bid From Kansas
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, Republican Senate leader, enters the 1928 presidential race. He says he would be a candidate if Kansas delegates favor his nomination but rejects being a stalking horse or used as a favorite son. Curtis, 67, from Topeka, has generally supported Coolidge but voted for the McNary Haugen farm relief bill.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Roy L. Bone
Topeka
Curtis
Coolidge
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Greensboro Opens Bids for Tri City Airport Lighting
The Greensboro council opened bids from firms to light the Tri City airport at Friendship and deferred contract award to study equipment options. R H Milton Co, Greensboro, was the low bidder at 7000 dollars. The council also awarded 1,905,000 dollars in improvement bonds to Guardian Detroit Co at 4.32 percent interest.
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Greensboro
Tri-City
Friendship
R. H. Milton Company
Guardian Detroit Company
Detroit
Suit Started For Big Amount In Federal Court
Stafford Company of Readville Massachusetts filed in district federal court this morning against Aileen Mills Incorporated of Biscoe seeking 22761 plus interest on 35968 from last December.
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Greensboro
Stafford Company
Readville
Mass
Aileen Mills, Inc
Biscoe
Chief Justice Stacy is Last Victim of Robbers
Thieves in Raleigh have struck notable residents in recent days. Chief Justice W P Stacy now has only one suit left from an extensive wardrobe after intruders took the rest when his home was unoccupied for about an hour. Gov McLean's mansion grounds were entered days earlier and an overcoat robe and suitcase were taken from a guest's car.
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Raleigh
W. P. Stacy
Ruth Elder Stricken By Influenza in Lisbon
Ruth Elder American aviatrix is ill with influenza and confined to bed in Lisbon. Her planned departure from Lisbon to Madrid en route to Paris has been postponed indefinitely after a rough night with chest pains following a forced sea descent of the plane the American Girl.
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Lisbon
Ruth Elder
Madrid
Paris
Horta
Ruth Elder Plans Alternate Pilot Role in Madrid Flight
Ruth Elder, eager to fly again, may serve as alternate pilot on a Junkers craft from Lisbon to Madrid with George H. Haldeman as co-pilot. Major Sarmiento Beires leads Portuguese aviators joining the 300 mile Alverca run, amid a dramatic reception by crowds and a police cordon.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ruth Elder
Junkers
Madrid
Spain
George H. Haldeman
Royal Spanish Aero Club
Sarmento Beires
South Atlantic
Alverca
Ruth
Limata
Azores
Horta
Carmona
Receivers Report on Central Carolina Warehousing Finances
Receivers A. P. Powell and S. E. Coletrane report for the Central Carolina Warehousing corporation auditors findings in federal court. Total receipts were 105131.11 with 65429.37 from the east and 39701.74 from the west. Disbursements totaled 32781.72 leaving a balance of 72349.39. An allowance of 5000 was given the two receivers and attorneys' fees total 4700.
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Greensboro
A. P. Powell
S. E. Coletrane
Central Carolina Warehousing Corporation
Tobacco Co-Ops
Chicago Mayor Invited To England Amid Library Controversy
Chicago mayor Thompson faces a calm after a bid to visit England and offers to buy or burn library volumes amid charges of pro British influence. The censor Herrmann accused. injunction hearing postponed as no books are to be burned immediately.
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Chicago
Thompson
England
Milwaukee
Wis
William McAndrew
King George
A. J
Sport) Herrmann
Sir Edwin Stockton
Chicago Public Library
John G. Drennan
Herrmann
Grant Park
Lake Michigan
Iva Rayner
Magruder Seeks White House Appeal Over Detachment
Rear Admiral Magruder said he would urge Secretary Wilbur to reconsider his order detaching him from command of the fourth naval district. Friends say he may appeal to President Coolidge after a full official review of the magazine article controversy and events leading to the action.
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Philadelphia
Magruder
Wilbur
Fourth Naval District
Coolidge
United States Navy
Ruth Elder Offered 147000 for Ice Cream Testimonial
Ruth Elder and Capt. George Hadleman rejected opportunities totaling 147000, according to promoter Thomas H. McArdle. Offers included 50000 for appearances as Queen Guinevere and King Arthur, 12000 weekly for ten rooms, 5000 for endorsement of a cold cream, 5000 for a hair net testimonial, and 75000 for a film engagement.
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Ruth Elder
New York
Ruth Nder
George Hadleman
Thomas H. McArdle
McArdle
Guinevere
King Arthur
England
Aviatrix
Schwartzbard Freed in Paris Acquittal Stirring Crowds
Samuel Schwartzbard, who killed General Simon Petlura in vengeance for Ukrainian pogroms, was acquitted in Paris after a high profile trial. The verdict sparked cheers inside the courtroom and onlookers outside the Palace of Justice as crowds gathered amid mixed reactions from Ukrainian sympathizers.
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Paris
Samuel Schwartzbard
Simon Petlura
Palace of Justice
Ue de la City
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Producers and Refiners Corporation
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Texas Oil Company
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Teapot Dome
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William E. Leahy
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Wryoming
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Julius Rosenwald
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Durham
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