Fire Rips Macon Brown House Killing Many In Hotel
Fire at the Brown House in Macon Georgia killed and injured numerous guests with more than a dozen believed buried in debris. Coroner and inspectors plan to resume searches with 100 convicts as state officials join the investigation and report to Bibb county grand jury.
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Macon
F. J. Bishop
Lee Wages
Bunkner Drug Company
Bibb County Grand Jury
Atlanta
Horace Weems
Brown House
Auto accidents kill man on Richmond Petersburg pike
In Petersburg Virginia one man died and several were injured after six Sunday crashes. W R Mears died when his car hit a dirt barricade at about 50 mph, the vehicle rolling twice and pinning him. Companion Hugh Steinman escaped with minor injuries after a long New York departure.
Arizona State Capitol Threatened by Flood
Severe weekend rains cause Cave creek runoff to flood Phoenix water reaching the state capitol basement and first floor. An eight foot high wall of water washed out Grand canal section and flooded from Phoenix to Glendale nine miles, threatening extensive property damage and loss of life.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cave Creek
Arizona Canal
State Capitol
Grand Canal
Glendale
Shooting Reported From Gate City Virginia
In Gate City Virginia Bascom Compton aged 21 or 22 fired on Andy J. Elliott aged about 40 and H M Williams aged about 30 near Wood on Clinch river bluff. Elliott was shot through the body and jaw while Williams was hit in the chin and arm. Compton surrendered to officers Monday morning and was jailed for a hearing.
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Gate City
Andy J. Elliott
H. M. Williams
Bascom Compton
Clinch River Bluff
Wood
Elliott
Williams
Compton
Elliot
Bill to bar under-15s from entering church in Yucatan
The Associated Press reports Merida Yucatan legislatures consider a bill banning children under 15 from Catholic churches. Priests allowing entry could face a 500 dollar fine. Constitutional objections cited, but lawmakers with a radical tilt may push it through.
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Associated Press
Merida
Yucatan
Senators Clash Over Harding Address In Senate Row
The Senate, after a lengthy 12 hour session, adopted all provisions of the shipping board deficiency bill totaling 48.5 million dollars and set a Tuesday vote. Debate centered on President Harding and a House criticism, with La Follette and Lodge leading challenges to executive influence on legislation. Borah warned against surrendering judgment to the president in the bonus dispute.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Shipping Board
Trammell
Florida
la Follette
Wisconsin
House
Cochran
New York
Congress
Lodge
Wilson
Republic
Borah
Idaho
Mr. la Follette
Spanish Troops Battle Moor Tribesmen in North Africa
Madrid reports Spanish forces clash with Moorish tribesmen in sharp, inconclusive encounters. Tribesmen near Sidi El Hadi and Zazamen bombarded by planes as Moors shell Spanish positions at Sidi Ahmet and Sidi El Hadi. Spanish artillery responds.
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Madrid
Spain
Sidi el Hadi
Zazamen
Sidi Ahmet
Monument Unveiled for A E F at Flirey France
In Flirey Lorraine a monument to the American Expeditionary Forces was unveiled with Marshal Foch, Louis Barthou and Ambassador Herrick present. Major John G. Emery placed a wreath on Lieut Jefferson Feigel's grave as Harding Pershing and other dignitaries were named honorary citizens. The obelisk bears doughboy bas reliefs and faces the old front while Flirey is largely rebuilt.
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Flirrey
France
Lorraine
American Legion
Legion
Marshal Foch
Louis Barthou
Ambassador Herrick
Flirey
Legionnaires
Metz
John G. Emery
Jefferson Feigel
Emery
M. Barthou
Legion of Honor
Argonne
Harding
General Pershing
Ambassador Jusserand
Henry T. Allen
Army of Occupation
Germany
George W. Wickersham
Douglas Robinson
G. M. Minor
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Etain
Poincare
United States limits Panama mediation stance on border dispute
Washington informs Panama as friendly mediator that Costa Rica may not delay jurisdiction over territory long judged to Costa Rica by the White award. Simultaneously marines from Quantico embark for the canal zone at state department request, Major Thomas S. Clark commanding. No plan to deploy forces beyond this action is indicated.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Costa Rica
Hughes
State Department
Canal Zone
Quantico
Thomas S. Clark
Alaska Records 390 Home Steads Filed
Three hundred ninety home stead applications have been filed in Alaska indicating strong homesteading interest. The filings reflect ongoing settlement activity in the territory as settlers seek land for farming and shelter. Local officials note the numbers suggest steady migration and potential community development in rural areas.
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Alaska
Sand blast wood carving yields satisfactory results
The technique of carving wood with a sand blast shows satisfactory results as observed in the latest tests. This method produces clean edges and high detail, indicating potential for broader use in decorative work and craftsmanship.
Two Jellico Officers Killed in Line of Duty
Jellico deputies P. C. McDonald and Andy Wortham were shot and killed near Lafollette while trying to arrest Fred Jones and Virgil Renfro. Jones and Renfro, with two women, had been firing at passing cars all day and were later detained by Harvey Earp. Local fears of mob violence rise as suspects are jailed.
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Jellico
Shreiffs
P. C. McDonald
Andy Wortham
Lafollette
Fred Jones
Virgil Renfro
Jones
Renfro
Renfra
Harvey Earp
Traveling Alaska court roams Yukon basin villages
Alaska's traveling federal court plans weeks of sessions in the Yukon basin. District Attorney R F Roth and staff travel by boat, steamers, dog team, and mushing to reach remote interior and coastal communities for trials.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon Basin
R. F. Roth
H. C. Kelly
Iditarod Country
Japan approves president plans for Pacific arms talk
Foreign Minister Uchida says a proposed international convention on Pacific and Far Eastern questions should be called to discuss armament limits and peace. He notes Japan will issue its formal reply after the diplomatic advisory council reviews the draft on Aug 23 and aims to appoint delegates by Oct 10 to attend the Washington conference.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Uchida
Kokusai Agency
United States
Japan
Washington
Mail Order Detective Killed on First Job in Georgia
Eatonville Georgia Bill Hardy 35 a mail order detective shot and killed during an attempted arrest at a Putnam cotton mills craps game J E Ponder 38 wounded as Hardy died on duty County officers and citizens pursue Brozia Harris 30 a negro suspected of firing the shots Detectives license and federal badge found on Hardy though not part of federal prohibition officials.
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Eatonville
Bill Hardy
J. R. Griffin
J. E. Ponder
Hardy
Putnam Cotton Mills
Brozia Harris
Georgia
Food for starving children to be shipped from New York
Washington reports a new shipment plan to send food and munition supply ships to the Soviet famine relief effort. The American Relief Administration, led by Walter Lyman Brown, aims to feed Russian children with foods chosen for their dietary needs, distributing meals at kitchens with two daily feedings. Hoover estimates monthly costs at 1.25 to 1.5 million dollars, funded from U S treasury and voluntary contributions.
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Washington
Atlantic
American Relief Administration
Russia
New York
Riga
Walter Lyman Brown
Organization
Letyinoff
Hyt Kitchen
Hoover
United State
War Department says it has cut expenses and trimmed services
Washington reports the War Department has implemented broad economies since March 4 under Secretary Weeks. The panel noted savings from reducing the army by 92 000, shifting funds, surveying appropriations, and disposing of 97 surplus real estate parcels to avoid a deficit. General Pershing and General Harbord were praised for leadership decisions.
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Washington
War Department
Weeks
House Military Committee
Kahn
General Pershing
General Harbord
Refining Company Official Ends His Life by Hanging
Walter N. Lipe 60 of Canajoharie vice president of the American Refining Company hanged himself Sunday night at his home in Gloversville N Y. In the absence of his family he hanged to a stairway railing. No motive given. Widow and two daughters survive.
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Gloversville
N. C
Walter N. Lipe
Canajoharie
American Refining Company
JURY SELECTED IN FEUDIST BAiley MURDER TRIAL
In Mount Vernon Kentucky the jury for murder trial of feudist John Bailey began forming. By noon nine jurors were accepted as Bailey and Beverly D White families watched. guards and feuding factions kept calm with no arms found during a courthouse search.
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Mount Vernon
John Bailey
Knox County
Beverly D. White
Bailey
Jim
George
J. D. White
Beverly
James Dillon
London
Sandford
Lee
Open Sessions Disapproved by Lodge at Conference
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi withdrew his amendment to demand open sessions at the disarmament conference due to opposition by Senator Lodge. Lodge called the amendment out of place and impolite and said he would not insult the nations invited to participate.
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Lodge Washington
Lodge
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Alleged murderers moved for safety after Jellico incident
Jellico Tennessee and Virgil Reno were taken to Jacksboro for safety today after a mob threatened lynching. Deputies C. P. McDonald and Andy Wortham were killed last night when they attempted to arrest two men and two women for disturbing the peace.
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Jellico
Tenns
Virgil Reno
C. P. McDonald
Andy Wortham
Jacksboro
Tenn
Officer and Quarry Killings on Border War
Federal prohibition agent Frank Hicks of Duluth and an unidentified man were killed in a gun fight with liquor runners near International Falls on the Canadian border. Hicks was slain by a smuggler who was then killed by George King, another federal agent.
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Duluth
Minn
Frank Hicks
International Falls
Hicks
George King
Runaway Heir Claims Identity and Inheritance in England
Hopkinsville Kentucky reports a young man once posing as Mortimer De Puyster declares he is Lord Harold, heir to the Earl of Witherson. He says he will travel to England to claim a one hundred million inheritance after a stint as a vagrant in the Louisville workhouse last year.
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Earl Hopkinsvill
Mortimer de Puyster
Lord Harold
Earl of Witherson
England
Louisville
Officers Rescue Negroes From Mob Across River
Sullivan Indiana officers reached the Jeffersonville reformatory on the Ohio opposite Louisville with three black arrestees after rescuing them from a mob. The trio had been charged with assaulting three white officers in Louisville, and the officers and prisoners made a 100 mile automobile trip with women passengers aboard.
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Louisville
Sullivan
Ind
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Ohio River
Pioneer Railroad Leader E P Randolph Dies in Tucson
Tucson reports the death of E P Randolph, longtime president of the Arizona and Eastern and the Southern Pacific de Mexico, described as a pioneer railroad man of the Southwest, who died last night in Tucson Arizona.
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Pioneer
Tucson
Ariz
E. P. Randolph
The
Arizona & Eastern
Southern Pacific de Mexico
Southwest
United States rejects hostilities over Costa Rica action
Washington notified Panamanian authorities that the United States will not permit any hostilities arising from Costa Rica's occupation of the Coto region. The note emphasizes American stance and seeks to quell regional tensions.
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United States
Washington
American State Department
Panama
Coto
Costa Rica
Medals Awarded to Old Family Servants in Paris
The Official Journal lists 624 silver gilt and silver medals awarded by France's Ministry of Labor for long service in the same household. Thirty years is the minimum, with wearers earning a ribbon badge. The record holder is Madamoiselle Levasseur at 71 years with one employer. Silver-gilt medals go to 44 recipients, silver to 580. many entries show decades with Paris families.
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Paris
Official
Ministry of Labor
Madamoiselle Levasseur
Madamoiselle Marie Andrieux
Delaporte
M. Michael Joseph Delpove
M. Cassel
Madame Collette Geiger
Madame Ray
Mosnier Couples Serve Together in Special Family Case
In a noted case, M. Jean Mosnier aged 33 and Madame Jeannie Mosnier aged 34, along with Madame Escot, are highlighted for serving together within the same family unit.
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M. Jean Mosnier
Madame Jeannie Mosnier
Madame Escot
Mountain Feud Trial Opens With Weapons Searches
In Mount Vernon Kentucky the John Bailey murder trial began with strict weapon searches for all entering the court. Soldiers and deputies screened clansmen and women. two pocket knives found. Both sides requested continuances due to absent essential witnesses. judge Bethurum adjourned to Tuesday and ordered censorship of telephone lines to block witness notices.
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Mount Vernon
John Bailey
Bailey
White Mountain
Commonwealth
Bethurum
Walker
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G. O. P. Solons
U.S
Refining Company
Late Telegraph News Associated Press
Mountain Feud
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