Congress Blamed For Postal Losses At National Meeting
Postmaster General New told a large national postal gathering that misallocation of postal rates is a critical problem. He defended service, praised postal workers, and urged increases while criticizing Congress for delaying reforms. Continued on Page 4.
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Plant OW Ag
APY
Postal Service
New
National
Stiate Postal Organization
Pepe
Haboko
Mnpos
Postimster
Concresd Maud
Limited Derailed Train Injures Two Near Pittsburgh
A derailment 20 miles north of Pittsburgh injured two aboard the Pennsylvania Haditoad flyer from Pittsburgh to Buffalo. Engineer G Miller and another passenger were hurt, Miller seriously. The locomotive overturned and was cut free after rescue efforts. several cars derailed, with two cars remaining on the tracks and the cause under investigation.
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Pittsburgh
Pan
APY Oa
G. Miller
Mirena J. Ue Richarn
Buffalo
Oil City
Dawes Turns 60 Amid Quiet Workday in Chicago
Vice President Charles G. Dawes marked his sixtieth birthday in Chicago with a routine office visit and an informal reception for a diplomat. He attended the funeral of Bdene A. Bancroft, a historian to James and wars, and planned to depart that evening for Mitus fon, Wis.
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Cthcago
Charles G. Dawes
Holle
Dite
Bdene A. Bancroft
Jamin
Wars
Tle
Banner Farm Year Predicted Across United States
Detroit report notes agricultural conditions nationwide. Tadwin T Meredith, Des Moines publisher and former secretary of agricultural tire, cites farmer earnings rising from 4 ú to 22 per acre by 1924 and forecasts higher returns in 1925. Meredith avoids comment on the report amid speculation he is boomed for a 1928 presidential run.
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Detroit
Aug
United States
Tadwin T. Meredith
Des Moines
Aprical Tire
Meredith
Isostasy Theme Pops Up In Verse From Scientist
Southampton August 27 AP Modern scientists show a spark of poetry as Professor W A Parkes of Toronto reads verse at the British Association meeting. He explains earth quakes can be part of balance in the crust and riffs on isostasy through humorous lines and questions about rock layers and gravity.
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Southampton
W. A. Parkes
Toronto
Canada
British Association For the ‘Advancement of Science
Isastasy
Tsastasy
Murder on the Coast Solves a San Francisco Case
Investigators say the murder of Mrs Loren, a nurse and divorcée, is solved after dismembered remains were found near El Cerrito and Richmond. Mrs Ferguson, the suspect’s mother, led to a San Francisco businessman and a physician connected to the case. Jane Peubody, a San Francisco beauty parlor operator, surrendered but denied knowledge and was not held.
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Oakland
Calif
Jessin
Loren
Ferguson
San Francisco
Jane Peubody
Last tribute to Edgar A Bancroft in Chicago funeral
A simple funeral at Fourth Presbyterian Church honors Edgar A Bancroft late ambassador to Japan before burial in Galesburg Illinois. Prominent attendees include Tsuneo Matsudaira Japanese ambassador to the United States Charles G Dawes honorary pallbearer and other officials and lawyers from Bancroft law firm. Public baths in Constantinople numbered ten.
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Chicago
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Edgar A. Bancroft
Japan
Galesburg
Tsuneo Matsudaira
United States
Charles G. Dawes
William Howard Taft
Y Fas
Kellogg
Bancroft
Constantinople
Coal strike hopes rest on narrow path
From Wilkes Barre Pa and Washington Aug 27 29 reports say business leaders press operators to reopen wage talks with miners on terms to be reconsidered. a chase from Hagelnu to Wilkes Barre highlights the fragile effort to avoid a mining shutdown as Sept 1 looms with government staying hands off.
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Wilkesbarre
Wilkesharre
Atlantic City
Uhl
Uht
Ralph A. Amerman
Scranton
Lewis
Washington
French Triumph in Morocco as Amessef Range Captured
In French Morocco north of Taza the French forces captured the Dejebel Amessef range, recaptured Dahar, and routed Branes tribesmen who fled with their flocks as French tanks advanced. Operations, led by the eastern battle front, continue with coordinated wings converging on a single point amid resistance, while leaders in Kekia plan further stands in rugged terrain. Marshal Lyautey is recalled to France, with Miurshiul Pelain taking over military command in Morocco.
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French Morocco
Taza
Dejebel Amessef
Dahar
Morocco
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Tsoul
Volumis
Tlhe i Branes
Kekia
Branes
Marshal Lyiutey
France
Counfer
Miurshiul Pelain
Benton Harbor Gets Direct Chicago Bus Service
Michigan August 27 report says a merger will bring direct bus service from Benton Harbor to Chicago with connections to Muskegon Ludington and Grand Rapids. The move is aided by sale of Alden buses by O L Alden and Safety Motor Coach of Chicago. An official noted plans for a seaplane link between St Joseph Benton Harbor and Chicago.
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Mich
Chicugo
Muskegon
Ludington
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Alden
O. L. Alden
Lane Safety Motor Coach Company
Chicago
Safety Motor Coach Co
Concorn
St. Joseph
Service Not Dangerous Air Route Operations Described
A wartime notice reports ongoing non dangerous air service between Washington and nearby points. It notes extensive miles flown and loads moved, with no deaths and only minor injuries among personnel. The airway connects two cities including Detroit.
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Ave
Aremy Ain Ser Viet Tits
Por Lheverre Witc i Cdeserthes
Airwene
Tve
Tn Lyris
China
Bumper corn crop yields less money for farmers
Des Moines August 8 report by C D Reed director of weather and crop reporting service notes that a bumper corn crop often means higher costs and lower profits for farmers. He cites 1924 and 1921 as examples where large yields did not translate to proportionate income, arguing that more corn can reduce dollars per acre and farm returns despite higher output.
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Des Moines
Town
C.D. Reed
Reed Haseen
Wallace
Iowa
Towa
Reed
Bross
Accused Slayer Of Wife Ends Life
Dr. Thomas W. Young a dentist on trial in Los Angeles for murdering his wife and burying her body in a cistern killed himself in his county jail cell by a wire. His death ends the trial. Two acquaintances testified that he offered them money to claim they had seen Mrs Young alive after she disappeared weeks before. He planned to file an alienation suit against his father-in-law Frank W Hunt.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Thomas W. Young
Frank W. Hunt
Jazz Matricide Sentenced in San Francisco Case
Dorothy Elingson a 17 year old girl was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting her mother Anna Ellingson and was sentenced to one to ten years in state prison by a San Francisco jury August 27 in a murder trial result with a manslaughter verdict.
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San Francisco
Calif
Dorothy Elingson
Anna E. Ellingson
Foster Heads Workers Party Choice in Chicago
In Chicago on August 27 AP wire reports Foster was chosen as head of the Workers Party of America a communist organization at the party convention.
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Foster
Workers! Party
Chicago
APY Wiliam
Workers’ Party of America
Anglo French Debt Pact Talks Amid London Talks
London reports the United States may demand Greece settle its debt and claim inability to pay due to urgent obligations. Paris notes the tentative funding agreement with Caillaux and the British chancellor, with no official statement until Caillaux returns. French officials express relief at no surrender and discuss having no external observers. Gaillaux returns to Paris. councils convene to review London talks.
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London
Daily Telegraph
United States
Greece
Paris
Caillaux
M. Cuillaux
England
Washington
France
M. Gaillaux
Council of Ministers
Highway Engineers Leaving Ludington For Lansing Posts
Resident Road Engineer F. B. Crampton and assistant Harold Thatcher are ordered by the state highway department to report to Lansing. Crampton, known in Ludington for overseeing concrete bridges over the Sauble Pere Marquette and Lincoln spans, will depart immediately. Thatcher will remain on duty for several days before heading to Lansing and is expected to take a resident road engineer post next spring. W. R. Cooledge of Clare will temporarily replace them to supervise concrete spans over Lincoln river branches north of Scottville.
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F. BR. Crampton
Harold Thatcher
State Highway Department
Lansing
Crampton
Ludington
Ninth District
Sauble
Pere Marquette
Lincoln
Phatcher
Widges
Highway Department
Thatcher
Court House
Wv. R. Cooledge
Clare
Lincoln River
Scottville
Right of Assembly Discussed by Ku Klux Klan
Buckeye Lake Ohio August 27 AP report notes a Ku Klux Klan national conference debating peaceful assembly as a priority while also tackling separation of church and state and deportation of criminal aliens. The gathering runs through Saturday as discussions continue. SZARBADEA Hungary reports three killed when a storm collapsed a church tower with six missing climbers.
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Ku Klux Klan
Szarbadea
Hungary
Radio guided display by Selfridge units opens Tit tle Creek meet
At Tit tle Creek a three day aerial race meet opens with Army pilots from Selfridge Field Mount Clemens using radio command to receive stunt orders from a ground control. Major Thomas G Lanphier coordinates the display while Cook Chanute and other fields contribute planes. Thirty commercial aircraft and numerous Army planes will pass in review tomorrow at 1 pm as the event kicks off.
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Army
Selfridee Field
Mount Clemens
Mien
Tittle Creek
Ain Rice
PWS
Selfridge
Thomas G. Lanphier
Mets
Crimp
Cook Field
Battle Creek
St Lawrence Ship Channel Defended Amid Oil of Claims
The Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater Association defends the St Lawrence ship channel project, arguing cargo liners and smaller freighters handle most world ocean traffic. They say Leviathan and Majestic type ships won’t dock at Duluth or Chicago, and that many vessels operate with drafts under 30 feet.
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Washington
Leviathan
Majestic
New York
Fry
Boston
St. Lawrence
New Orleans
Galveston
Indictments in Restaurant Horror Are Filed
Boston reporters say a grand jury returned indictments charging manslaughter in the restaurant tragedy. Names cited include Linton Mart, vice president of Charles Gow Cay, and Charles Leurey, a superintendent, tied to the collapse that killed Belin Jordan and others.
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Boston
Linton Mart
Charles
Gow Cay
Charles Ba. Leurey
Martin M. Bane
Buster
Belin Jordon
Fragmentary report of fatality at Ruste Fallon incident
Unclear text recounts a fatal event involving a person near Mascistin perhaps named Bob. The piece mentions sisters, a disappearance, a body found, and officials noting the death as self-inflicted. Details are garbled and uncertain due to damaged OCR.
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Ruste Falon
Dare
Former Speed King Marries Beside Bureau in Ann Arbor
Sammy Ross, former state automobile racing champion, raced to obtain a marriage license for Marjorie Bergeon in Ann Arbor as the new five day waiting rule took effect. He was turned away in Jackson as they were nonresidents and arrived at 5 pm just as the clerk’s office closed, securing the license.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Sammy Ross
Marjorie Bergeon
Ross
Jackson
Sammy
Cupid
Famous Fishing At The North Bayou Draws Crowds
The North Bayou fishing grounds filled on Sunday as campers arrive from multiple states to enjoy the summer. A Plymouth Indiana party reported quick success after returning from Reed City with bass and pickerel. A fisherman hauled a 10 pound pickerel from shore using a Minnow. A $25 cup prize from J. S. Stearns was offered for an upcoming contest drawing contestants from surrounding counties and Mason.
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Plymouth
Ind
Jelf
Reed City
North Bayou
Mason
J. S. Stearns
Weather forecast for Ludington and vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight becomes unsettled by Friday with rising temperatures. Moderate to fresh winds from the southeast and east.
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Ludington
Rescue Efforts Amid Heavy Seas Save Four Men
Captain Nels Palmer issued a timely tip just before press time enabling The News to report an foundering boat incident in mid lake near Suathle Inn. Four men Hamlin Willis Mackey Theodore Jacob Bolton Johnson struggled as heavy seas broke over the craft and exhaustion set in.
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Nels Palmer
Mart Hamlin
Willis Mackey
Theoore Jacobol
Robert Johnson
Middle Bayew
Andrew
Loren Gallup
Chicago
Joseph Cnubertson
Philadelphia
Marshall Martin
Ludington
Suathle Inn
Martin
Amiren Gallup
Joseph Cuthertson
Michigan Fires Sweep Forests Cheboygan and Emmet County
Fires continue to ravage Cheboygan and Emmet county forests with hundreds of acres burned. Fire crews struggle as rain prayers go unanswered and plowing fails to halt the spread. A marsh west of Cheboygan holds a key area as back firing and favorable winds shape the containment effort. Nearby reports note fires extending to the lower end of the upper peninsula with crews unable to stop the blaze.
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Cheboygan
Mich
Emmet
Here
Tamarack
Strait
Upper Peninsula
Boise Blanc Island
Voices of Dead Will Be Heard in England Radio Plans
London Aug 27 AP Voices of the dead will be heard across England as the British Broadcasting Company partners with talking machine firms to transmit voices of Theodore Roosevelt Adelina Patti and Sir Bierkbohm Tree among other prominent figures long dead to be heard by the current generation through the ether.
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London
England
British Broadcasting Company
Theodore Roosevelt
Adelina Patti
Bierkbohm Tree
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