Nine Die In Lehigh Limited Scranton Flyer Train Crash
At Bethlehem Pennsylvania on Sept 27 a collision between the Scranton Flyer of the Jersey Central and the Lehigh Limited of the Lehigh Valley killed nine and injured about 35. The crash occurred at 5 45 am at a bush junction near Union Station as both trains entered the station. Engineers Henry Smith of Manhchunk and others were among the injured.
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Bethlehem
Scranton “Flyer
Jersey Central Railroad
Lehgh Limited
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Henry Smith
Manh Chunk
Central
Smith
Lehigh Valley
Sossover
Lehigh Ley
Union Station
Buffalo
New York
Flyer
Binghamton
N. Y
Philadelphia
Jersey Central
Hugh McBee
Allentown
George Geventher
New Haven
Conn
David Baum
Wilknesbarre
D. J. Shovlin
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Henry Schmidt
Maudh Chunk
Louis C. Baer
Lehighton
George Engler
Wilkesbarre
Thomas A. Menzaworski
University of Pennsylvania
Erie
Henry and
John Basta
Parsons
Henry R. Deiley
Abraham Benioff
A. Charles Landis
Lehigh University
Newport
St. Luke’s Hospital
Premier Poincare assigns blame for war at veterans rally
In a St Germain address before war veterans he blames Germany, promises a new friendship will not shift his stance. Dean Inge of London predicts Britain will lose global power, claims America won WWI. Miami hurricane district holds undamaged churches filled with funeral and mass services. Mrs McPherson delivers sermon and criticizes the district attorney over courtroom appearances on conspiracy charges.
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Poincare
St. Germain
Germany
Dean Inge
St. Paul’s London
Great Britain
America
Mrs Crumroy, Idaho Mother of Nine, Convicted of Murder
Mrs Mary Crumroy, the mother of nine children from Rupert Idaho, was convicted of second degree murder for poisoning her husband. The verdict concludes a sensational domestic case that drew local and regional attention.
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Mary Crumroy
Rupert
Idaho
Autumn of 1926 Debuts in North Carolina
A cool front reached North Carolina with temperatures dropping from mountains to the coast. Wilmington sees light coats as the mercury sits around sixty, Raleigh reports 58 at 8 am, Asheville 56, Salisbury and Charlotte near 55. Cloudy conditions with possible showers forecast statewide tonight.
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Noth Carolina
Wilmington
Raleigh
Asheville
Salisbury
Charlotte
Winson-Salem Sees Early Cold Snap After Warm Summer
Winston-Salem reports the lowest temperature of the season with a 24 hour period ending at 8 am showing a high of 88 and a low of 54 degrees. The 54-degree low is three degrees above last year on September 27, as a cooling trend began Sunday bringing a winterlike feel to the morning.
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Winston-Salem
Miami Storm Loss Placed at 73 Millions
Miami and nearby communities in the hurricane zone began rehabilitation after a Sabbath. The storm caused property losses estimated at about 75 million dollars, with 20 million in home damage, 2.5 million in apartments, and millions in offices, ferries, ships, and utilities. Red Cross relief centers and disaster workers moved to coordinate aid across Florida ports and inland areas.
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Greater Miami
Miami
Fla
Ofice
Meyer-Kiser
Worsh
Bay Front
Iss
Miami River
Marine Committee
Avy
Coast Guard Forces
Todé
Sailin
Bay of Biscayn
Temperature Drops Prompt Light Overcoats In Wilmington
The city saw a sharp cool spell as temperatures fell to 60 degrees causing beachgoers at local resorts to switch to light overcoats. Paul Hess of the weather bureau notes this level is not unusual for the season, recalling a 42 degree low on September 27 from previous years.
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Wilmington
Paul Hess
Weather Bureau
Arrest of Wake County shooting suspect deputies
W J Norwood deputy sheriff and four special deputies were arrested on orders of Coroner L M Waring as he probes the death of Bilie Dean who was shot while fleeing arrest. The deputies, named Chester Smith Alton Mangum Plummer Leonard and W E Murray Dean faced bonds after the incident near Raleigh.
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Raleigh
W. J. Norwood
L. M. Waring
Bilie Dean
Chester Smith
Alton Mangum
Plummer Leonard
W .E., Murray
Dean
Black Mountain Railroad seeks abandonment of Yancey track
The State Corporation Commission heard the Black Mountain Railroad Co petition to abandon 12.163 miles of line in Yancey County under the 1920 transportation act. The SCC will forward recommendations to the Interstate Commerce Commission. W. J. Pless represented the railroad, J. W. Bailey opposed. The line runs from Bollen's Creek to Eskota with a spur to Pensacola in Yancey County.
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Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
Black Mountain Railroad Co
Yancey County
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. J. Pless
Marion
J. W. Bailey
Bollen’s Creek
Eskota N. C
Pensacola
Mexico Vessel Stranded Off Progresso Believed Safe
The Mexico of the New York and Mexico Mail Line, stranding outside Progresso, is believed in no danger. An official statement issued today says a distress signal was sent and other ships have been alerted. The ship carried about 80 passengers aboard.
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Vessis
New Yormer
Mexico
New York
Aba
Port of Progresso
Bribery Trial Proceeds in 14th Day Over Seized German Assets
In New York on September 27 the government began the fourteenth day of the conspiracy trial of Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller. It aimed to trace a further $50,000 of a $441,000 alleged bribe to hasten release of $7,000,000 of seized German properties. The case ties King and Merton to Liberty loan bonds and implicates bank transfers, with testimony detailing deposits and allocations linked to Daugherty and his son.
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New York
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Man Properties
United States
Emory M. Buckner
Daugherty
Miller
Liberty Loan
John T. King
Connecticut
American Metal Company
Richard Merton
Societe Suisse Pour Valeurs de Metaux
Vera V. Veail
Midland National Bank
Otis and Company
Cleveland
Merton
King
Max S. Daugherty
Max D. Steuer
Buckner
Mal S. Daugherty
Wisconsin Supreme Court Denies Beer Referendum Injunction
The Wisconsin state supreme court denied an injunction to block the proposed referendum on beer at the November election. The decision was announced in Madison on September 27.
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Madison, Wis
State Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Virginia Tops Casualty List In Southern Traffic Fatalities
A survey by the Associated Press shows eleven states reporting 39 deaths and 235 injuries in the past week. Florida and Virginia led with eight deaths each, followed by North Carolina seven, and Virginia and Tennessee tied for 29. Arkansas reported 32 injuries.
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Associated Press
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Break in Klan Rule in Colorado Politics
The four year Ku Klux Klan control in Colorado politics ended at the primary as Senator Means, a Klan candidate, was defeated. Clarence C. Hamlin, Colorado Springs publisher, led the anti Klan faction despite the ticket endorsed by Dr. John Galen Locke, a Klan leader in the state.
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Ku Klux Klan
Colorado
Senator Means
Clarence CC. Hamlin
Colorado Springs
John Galen Locke
Worn Men Strive Valiantly To Respond To the Mute Appeal
Five drown near Pomeroy Ohio when a skiff carrying nine passengers capsized while ferrying from Pittsburgh. Among the dead are four women and a seven month old child. The river was high and the accident occurred near Mason City on the West Virginia side.
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Pomeroy, O
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
A. C. Feoulk
L. R. H. Foulk
John Meir
Robert Humnell
Will Sponagel
West Virginia
Mason City
Funds Pour In for Storm Florida Relief Drive
The Red Cross relief appeal in High Point has gathered 339.30 today, adding to 455 previously received, totaling 494.20 from local contributions. Winston Salem leads the state in gifts, with a 5500 check from a famous millionaire and manufacturer. Florida needs food clothing and shelter as storms devastate communities, and North Carolinians are urged to contribute through the Enterprise.
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American Red Cross
Enterprise
High Point
Florida
Winston- Salem
Red Cross
North Carolina
Kiwanis Cleb
Roar Gane
Ee Sycca
Two Friends
Chee
Brown
James Johnson
Cege
Eae Kester Machinery Co
District Attorney Promises To Remove Mystery Veil of McPherson Kidnaping
In New Orleans a foundation planned by Henry C. Prevost will fund scholarships for Jesuit High School students, supporting 60 to 70 awards annually to honor his son Francis J. Prevost. In Los Angeles evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson faced felony charges in a kidnapping related case as preparations moved forward for multiple defendants to answer conspiracy and obstruct justice counts. A key witness described a Carmel sighting, delaying court proceedings briefly.
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McPherson
New Orleans
Jesuit High Schow
Henry C. Prevost
New Orleans Stock Exchange
Francis J. Prevost
Jesuit High Today
Los Angeles
Aimee Sempie McPherson
Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff
Minnie Kennedy
Sielaff
Kennedy
Ralph Harshey
Santa Barbara
Calif
Carmel
Hershey
Aimee Sempe McPherson
Angelug Temple
Douglas
Ariz
Asa Keyes
Venice
Santa Monica
Evangelist
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Mills to Run Against Al Smith for Governor
Republican leaders in New York nominate Representative Ogden L. Mills a moderate wet to oppose Governor Al Smith in the state race. Democrats will back Smith in Syracuse as they convene for statewide nominations including U S senator and judges. Prohibition debates loom as upstate factions clash over enforcement and Volstead act changes.
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New York
Ogden L. Mills
al Smith
United States
Court of Appeals
Syracuse
Smith
Robert F. Wagner
Supreme Court
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Albany
Thomas F. Conway
Plattsburgh
Justice Wagner
Upstate
Seymour Lowman
Florence S. Knapp
New
Madison Square Garden
National
Democratic Party
Mills
Franklin W. Cristman
Wadsworth
Frederick H. Seward
Christman
Prohibition agents seize two large stills near Clingland Wilkes
Federal agents Shipplett and Kennedy seized a 200 gallon steam still and a 100 gallon copper still near Clingland in Wilkes county. No arrests were made. Officers destroyed 1000 gallons of beer and 200 gallons of apple pomace at the larger site and 190 gallons of beer plus some brandy at the other. The raids suggest preparations for a large upcoming run.
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Prohibition
Shipplett
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Scranton ‘‘Flyer
Miami Hurricane District
North
Carolna
Greensboro
Palm Beach
Cross
Henry Mixer
Disast&lief
May
Qehglas
Wake County
Corporation Commission
Jack
W. H. Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Pacific Coast
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Red Grange
Trudie Ederle
Trudie
Red
Aid
Ironwood
Mich
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Grocer Bay
Congregation
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