Tragic Memphis Train Crash Kills Family Near Knoxville
Milas Williams Bearden Tenn and two daughters Nadine and Ruth died when their car was struck by the Memphis Special passenger train near Knoxville Tennessee. Mrs Williams and a third daughter were seriously injured and taken to a hospital as investigators blamed heavy rain for poor visibility. Trainmen reported the whistle and electric bells functioning at the crossing. The engine sustained minor damage but the train remained on track.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Milas Williams
Bearden
Nadine
Ruth
Memphis
Southern Railway
Irish Officer to Study U S Coast Defense Training
Lieutenant Charles Trodden of the Irish Free State army will travel to Fort Eustis and Fort Monroe to study coast artillery and harbor defense training. He joins the 52 coast artillery unit while reviewing US methods, as part of a broader six-officer training program authorized by the War Department.
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Newport, News
Charles Trodden
Irish Free State Army
Fort Eustis
Trodden
Coast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
War Department
Irish Free State Legation
United States Army
Hugh MacNeil
Joseph Dunne
National Guards
Militia Bureau
Washington D. C
Michael Costello
Patrick Berry
Second Corps
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Citizens
Bean Collins-Powell
Tank School
Camp Meade
Lawyers in Session in Norfolk Discuss Virginia Bar Plan
Spirited morning session of the Virginia Bar Association at Virginia Beach focused on a proposal to create a self governing body with power to set admission standards and enforce ethical conduct. Debate highlighted questions of constitutional validity and control.
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Norfolk
Virginia Bar
State Bar Association
Virginia Beach
Four dead and twelve missing after Kentucky mine explosion
An explosion 250 feet underground near Clay Kentucky leaves four men confirmed dead and twelve others unaccounted for. Rescue teams work to reach the site and stabilize conditions as the mine remains dangerous. Authorities coordinate with the company to assess cause and safety measures.
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Clay
Kentucky
Tripartite plenary session closes in friendly mood
A Geneva dispatch says the tripartite plenary session closed amicably after brief compliments from the British and Japanese heads to Hugh S. Gibson leader of the American delegation, who thanked them in return.
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London
Geneva
Reuters
Hugh S. Gibson
Doctor on Stand in Le Bouef Trial
Dr. Thomas E. Dreher testified he is on trial for murder in Franklin Louisiana as James Beadle allegedly shot Le Bouef and split his body open. Mrs. Ada Bonner Le Bouef attended the court as the third defendant while witnesses praised Dreher’s good character and recounted a night voyage near the negro school where Le Bouef was killed.
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Franklin
Thomas E. Dreher
James J. le Bouef
James Beadle
le Bouef
Ada Bonner le Bouef
Dreher
Beadle
Dr. Dreher
R. M
Morgan City
Johnson City And Bristol Men Hurt in Auto Crash
E H Moore of Johnson City sustained a fractured wrist and S I Everett of Bristol was slightly injured when a Chrysler roadster carrying them overturned three times on the Jonesboro road near Johnson City. They allege a Studebaker sedan, speeding, struck them and then fled the scene. Moore, from Asheville, N C, received medical care after the wreck.
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Johnson City
E. H. Moore
National Sanitorium
S. I. Everett
Bristol
Jonesboro Road
Moore
Everett
Chrysler
Studebaker
Asheville
N. Cc
German transatlantic air service announced after tests
A joint statement from Junkers Air Plane Works and North German Lloyd Steamship Company in Dessau Germany says a transatlantic air service from Germany to America will be inaugurated if current tests prove satisfactory. The plan aligns aviation and sea power to open new cross ocean travel pending trial success.
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Junkers Airplane Works
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Dessau
Germany
British Plans Chief Block Geneva Talks End In Deadlock
The three nation naval conference in Geneva ended without agreement after nearly seven weeks of talks on limiting cruisers destroyers and submarines. American delegation head Hugh S Gibson stated the proposals followed the invitation and noted Britain sought more cruisers while Tokyo favored minimum figures. The session adjourned sine die after a vote of thanks to Gibson and the conference was continued on page four.
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Geneva
Tripartite Naval Conference
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Hugh S. Gibson
Mr. Gibson
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiral Ishii
Ambassador Gibson
Coolidge
Gibson
Los Angeles Shaken by Major Early Morning Quake
An earthquake struck Los Angeles and suburbs at 4:22 am with a sharp downtown tremor and a ten second double shake. Santa Monica reported a heavy thud and a rolling vibration while Pasadena and Hollywood printers woke. San Bernardino felt the quake at 4:24 am. El Centro and Santa Barbara did not. No damage was reported at any location.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Pasadena
Hollywood
San Bernardino
el Centro
Imperial Valley
Santa Barbara
Here
Collapse of Navy Meet Shapes Postwar Programs
Washington faces mapping a naval building program based on national security needs after Geneva failed to reach agreement. Officials say Britain’s cruiser plan and the conference collapse drive the U S toward a guided era of naval expansion, with Congress under pressure to set a credible defense build.
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Washington
Geneva
Japan
Coolidge
Congress
Seven Killed by Explosion in Mine at Clay Kentucky
Clay Kentucky August 4 Three unidentified bodies were recovered by rescue workers at West Kentucky Coal Company's No 7 mine after an explosion that killed seven men with nine still missing. Positive identifications were made for James Meyers 66 George Cole Mark Townsend and Arthur Shelton among the bodies found yesterday.
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Clay
West Kentucky Coal Company
James Meyers
George Cole
Mark Townsend
Arthur Shelton
Seven Year Battle for Radicals Freedom Reaches Focus
Boston reports that Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti face execution in a week at Charlestown State Prison unless federal avenues of appeal arise. Governor Fuller rejected their clemency plea, stating he agrees with the jury and that the last hope rests with possible federal intervention.
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Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Governor Fuller
Massachusetts
Boston
Charlestown State
Alvan T. Fuller
Commonwealth
Sacco Vanzetti Case Captivates World Interest
The Sacco and Vanzetti case began with the April 15, 1920 murder of Frederick A. Parmenter and guard Alexander Berardelli at Slater and Morrill’s South Braintree factory. The payroll robbery led to charges against Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti on May 5, 1920, sparking a global campaign for their liberation and debate over mistaken identity that spread across Europe and the Americas.
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Massachusetts
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Associated Press
Frederick A. Parmenter
Slater and Morrill Company
South Braintree
Mass
Alexander Berardelli
Parmenter
Europe
Central
South America
New Phase Emerges In Cal Coolidge Primary Debate
Washington reports a new phase in debate after President Coolidge said he does not choose to run in 1928. Associate Justice J A Van Orsdel says his statement eliminates him from primaries by precluding filing acceptances of nominations in those states. Congressional observers weigh this interpretation against other views.
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Washington
Coolidge
J. A. van Orsdel
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Beatrice
Nebraska
Weather summary for Virginia and Tennessee report
Weather data from U S weather station shows Virginia cloudy with possible showers tonight and Friday and light east northeast winds. Tennessee partly cloudy with showers in the east and a warming trend Friday. Readings as of 6 pm daily record yesterday high around 80 and last year’s low. last 24 hours rainfall recorded at 0.30 inches.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Ipo
One of seven men found guilty of flogging charges
Eugene Doss was found guilty of assault and battery and kidnapping by a Blount County jury in Alabama for flogging farm youth Jeff Calloway. Eight to ten years in state penitentiary was imposed. As the verdict came after 18 hours, trial began for L. A. Clayton, another indicted man. Also, Dr. L. S. Fennell, Klan leader, was fined fifty dollars for contempt of court due to a street speech attacking Birmingham newspapers.
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Ongonta
Ala
Eugene Doss
Blount County
Jeff Calloway
Trail
L. A. Clayton
Calloway
O. A. Steel
Doss
State
Clayton
L. S. Fennell
Tarrant City
Birmingham
Fennell
O. A. Steele
Ohio National Guard Deployed to Mine Disturbances
Five Ohio National Guard officers were dispatched by Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson to five counties where mine disturbances have occurred. They are to remain in the counties until further orders.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Frank D. Henderson
Henderson
Miniature City to be Built for Byrd Antarctic Expedition
New York reports Commander Richard E. Byrd plans a major Antarctic expedition costing about 250000 dollars. A base at Discovery Bay will host a miniature city of thirty with portable houses from Norway, radio contact, an airstrip, and fuel by coal and oil. Team includes Floyd Bennett.
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Norway
Discovery Bay
Byrd
New York
New York Evening Post Today
Richard E. Byrd
Edsel Ford
South Pole
United States
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
Sacco Sympathizers Hold Meeting In New York
An antiwar rally organized by the Workers Party was shifted to support Sacco and Vanzetti after Governor Fuller refused to intervene. Bertram Wolfe said the move responds to the emergency, with the men said to have only six days to live unless labor acts, and signals broader protests to come.
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New York
Workers Party
Sacco
Vanzetti
Bertram Wolfe
Fuller
Wolfe
Carmody elected supreme knight at Portland convention
Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rapids Michigan is elected supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus at the Portland convention. A Mexican delegation urges the United States to adopt a hands off policy in Mexican affairs. President Coolidge at the summer White House appears happier and more talkative after declaring he does not intend to run in 1928, with Washington political leaders seeking a clearer announcement.
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Martin H. Carmody
Grand Rapids
Mich
Portland
Oregon
Supreme Knight of Knights of Columbus
United States
Mexico
Coolidge
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New York Evening Post
U.S. Coast Defense
Britain
James le Bouef
Los Angeles and Suburbs
Navy Meet
Pres Coolidge
Sacco-Vanzetti
Sacco, A
Cal
L. A
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