Japans Flood Toll Rolls Through Osaka Kyoto Kobe
Torrential rains and floods hit Osaka Kyoto Kobe paralyzing industry for a second time in ten months. Sixty two dead with many missing and thousands displaced. Floods inundated 150000 homes and 19 million yen in damage with bridges washed away and railways ruined.
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Osaka
Kyoto
Kobe
Kyushu
Shikoku
Hondo
Keishohokudo
Korea
Japan
Gojo
Kamo
Fukuoka
Nagasaki
Yamaguchi
Snakes Unseen in Matanuska Valley Says Old Residents
In Palmer Alaska colonists hear no snakes in the Matanuska valley and locals claim no poisonous animals inhabit the region. The article also notes the whippet as a fast dog bred from greyhound and terrier.
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Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
State rests in dynamite case at Marksville trial
In Marksville Louisiana Albert Tate Mansura cotton gin operator faces dynamiting charges for the August 11 attack. The state rested after presenting witnesses including Clarence McGee who said white men asked him for directions to Tate home. John Davis testified Tate hired him to help with the plot. The defense began its testimony with Joseph Regard and Tom Lemoine Jr detailing Tate’s movements August 11 and involvement in the case.
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Marksville
Albert Tate
Mansura
Clarence McGee
McGee
Mr. Tate
John Quincy Davis
Tate
Davis
Joseph Regard
Regard
New Orleans
Tom Lemoine, Jr
Moreauville
Charles I Four-Poster Gives Decorators Cue
London observers report a revived Charles I four-poster bed blending historic grandeur with modern comfort and airiness. The bed is described as built-in with a canopy flush to the ceiling and dust-free design, keeping headboard space airy and protected.
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London
Alchemist Speaks on Polymerization Boosting Airplane Speed
A renowned alchemist claims a new polymerization process under development could raise aircraft cruising speed to five hundred miles per hour. His statement signals a potential breakthrough in early aviation technology.
Man Purchases Coffin Then Commits Death by Own Action
Eugene Holt aged 70 walked into a Houston funeral home selected a coffin went home and shot himself fatally He died at hospital Justice of the Peace Tom Mases ruled death by own action Holt had been in ill health for months He is survived by a sister Mrs Nora Raney and a brother George Holt of Nashville Tennessee
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Houston
Texas
Eugene Holt
Justice of the Peace
Tom Mases
Nora Raney
George Holt
Nashville
Tenn
Marionette club forma tion set at recreation center
City recreation department schedules a Marionette club formal organization at 7 p m at the recreation center 124 1 2 DeSiard street enrollment open to residents 14 and older with no charge. Local Mass at St Matthew s church marks Father Charles Kirk s first post ordination service.
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City Recreation Department
DeSiard Street
Charles Kirk
St. Matthew's Church
Lake Charles
Family gathering plans and proposed labor league noted
The notice mentions an event for members and their families with ice cream and cake provided. It proposes forming a labor league for wives of council members. Mrs. E R Dawson and daughter leave for San Antonio, Texas, for several weeks. McDonald Wilkerson and J D Wilkerson have returned from a Texas vacation.
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Labor League
E. R. Dawson
San Antonio
Tex
McDonald Wilkerson
J. D Wilkerson
News-Star—World
Texas
Harmony Chapel to Dedicate New $5,000 Church at Home-Coming
Ruston June 29 Special Harmony Chapel Methodist church one mile north of Hico plans a red letter day with a home coming at 11 a m and a dedicatory sermon at 2 p m for the new church edifice valued at 5000 dollars The event features Rev W F Roberts former pastor Rev H W Cudd presiding elder Rev Louis Hoffpaulr assisting and Bishop Hoyt M Dobbs delivering the dedicatory sermon L M Green leads the building committee and a basket lunch will be served noon Fifteen towns are named Nashville in the United States indicating the breadth of attendance expected.
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Ruston
Harmony Chapel Methodist Church
South
Hico
Harmony Chapel Church
Louisiana
Harmony Chapel
W. F. Roberts
Franklin
H. W. Cudd
Louis Hoffpaulr
J. B. Williams
Minden
W. M. Pollock
Mansfield
J. W. Mitchell
Lufkin
Texas
Williams
Hoyt M. Dobbs
L. M. Green
J. C. Owens
G. B. Fowler
S. F. Fowler
E. O. Foster
Spider Won’t Bite Reporter In Amarillo Standoff
Amarillo reporter Gene Elo failed to provoke a venomous spider after 30 minutes, ending the standoff with no bite and no danger to bystanders. The incident occurred in Amarillo, Texas, on a June 29 report.
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Amarillo
Texas
Gene Elo
Local Reporter Fails to Get Bite from "Black Widow" Spider
Elo taunted a large spider in front of witnesses and a physician but the eight legged creature refused to bite. He plans to try a more aggressive spider next week calling it medical research as deaths from bites have been reported in various states.
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Elo
Historic tavern saved on Richmond Peters burg pike
The Half Way House, a famed colonial era tavern on the Richmond Peters burg pike, has been purchased by W. Brydon Tennant of Richmond who plans to restore it.
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Richmond
Richmond-Petersburg Pike
W. Brydon Tennant
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