Lost Lives in Long Island Water Spout Damage
A violent water spout near Long Island Sound killed two men and left another missing. Cottages toppled, trees uprooted, and debris blocked roads near Glen Cove with more than 500000 dollars in damage reported in Bergen County New Jersey and Ridgefield Park. Local yachts were struck and a house belonging to actor Lynn Hammond was demolished.
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York
A. P
Manhate Island
Long Island Sound
Glene
Long Island
Orien
Neys
New York Lit Club
Glen Cove Harbor
Lynn Hammond
Bergennty
N. J
New York
Ridgefield Park
Quiet Wyoming Primary Balloting Underscores Unopposed Governors
In Cheyenne Wyoming the electorate votes under unsettled weather in one of the quietest primaries in state history. Governor Ross appears unopposed for the Democratic nomination to succeed himself while Charles E Win Republican incumbent faces no major challenger for the at large post.
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Heyenne
Balin
Wyoming
le Taylor Ross
Coassman
Charles E. Win
Flashes of Life Topics from Around the World
Disjointed reports cover fashion advice from Des Moines to a sailboat plan near New York, plus a breakfast revelation by Fanny Hurst and a nude art verdict in Wensho ro. The items mix gossip, travel notes, and court notes with minimal cohesion.
New Farm Credit Plan Proposed By White House and Bankers
A $100 million farm credit scheme to aid farmers is under review by President Coolidge and leading New York bankers. J. P. Morgan & Co and Latham Loeb & Co would not discuss details before an official conference. Some bankers doubt farmer benefits while others see potential relief and support from experts Magnus Alexander and Owen Young.
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New York
A. P
Coolidge
J. P. Morgan and Company
Luhn, Loeb & Company
Thomas W. Lamont
Maine
Morgan House
New York Times
Magnus W. Alexander
Industrial Conference Board
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Military air grips Des Moines as vets march
Des Moines hosts a national encampment with 15 000 to 20 000 veterans marching past the reviewing stand. The 1898 reunion, Iowa National Guard units, and student cadets join in as five martial bands from state departments perform. Carmi A. Thompson faces potential successor Harvey H. Hanna as officers are chosen tomorrow.
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Des Moines
A. P
Iowa National Guard
Citizens
Fort Des Moines
United Spanish War Veterans
Carmi A. Thompson
Harvey H. Hanna
Tennessee
Slayer Aids Police On Crime Trail In Minneapolis
Tom Johnson a confessed murderer and stick up man has confessed to numerous holdups in Minneapolis. He leads officers to robbery sites and recounts the crimes and loot in detail. Johnson claims he shot and fatally wounded Leonard Erdall during a hold up, and a county grand jury heard evidence today.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. P
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Seattle
Leonard Erdall
University of Minneapolis
Valentino Illness May Prove Fatal In Hospital
Rudolph Valentino star of the silver screen lies near death as peritonitis develops after surgery for appendicitis and a gastric ulcer at Polythinae hospital. Doctors warn that peritoneal poisoning is often fatal, while Valentino clings to hope and receives flowers and messages from admirers and colleagues.
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New York
A. P
Rudolph Valentino
Silver Screen
Polythinae
Valentino
Mary Pickford
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Screenland
Pola Negri
Los Angeles
Decision on Ferrell sale to be announced tonight
President P. M. Atkins of the Monroe baseball association will reveal whether George Ferrell has been sold to the Memphis Chicks or if the deal is off after returning from Tennessee City. Pittsburgh Pirates and Shreveport Sports also bid for Ferrell. Atkins’ Memphis talks were ongoing.
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George Ferrell
Monroe
Memphis Chicks
Southern League
P. M. Atkins
Local Baseball Association
Tennessee
Atkins
Memphis
Chicks
Ferrell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Shreveport Sports
H. G. Spaugh
Monroe Baseball Association
Mazer Denies Ohio Murder In Canton Publisher Case
In Cleveland on August 17 Louis Mazer, reputed underworld figure, denies killing Don R. Mellett of Canton. Attorney Joseph Roach has assembled strong evidence against him while Carl Studer, Canton crime figure, faces questioning as part of the probe.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph R. Roach
Chicago
Don R. Mellett
Canton
Louis Mazer
Underworld
Maser
Carl Studer
Sean
Peay Tits
Russian Count Trades Czars Power for Circus Music
In Waukegan on August 17 a Russian nobleman once a czarist general, Count Gregory Zouboff, now plays in a noisy circus band. The tale, told by Sam Glass, notes Zouboff’s dramatic fall from imperial pomp to entertainment life.
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Czar
Waukegan
Count Zouboff
Sam Glass
Glass
Csar
Gooff
Gregory Eolovich Graff Zouboff
Wreck Reported West of Monroe on Illinois Central Line
Scene shows engine 380 on its side after a Sunday derailment six miles west of Monroe. Rails ripped and twisted, coal tender upright. Engineer Sam Graham remained at his post as fireman M. H. Holland was thrown. both escaped serious injury. The same engine once killed Engineer Richard Monk in a similar derailment years earlier near Cheniere due to a softened road bed. Engine 380 was repaired locally and returned to service.
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Griffin
Monroe
Sam Graham
Shreveport
M. H. Holland
Richard Monk
Monk
Cheniere
Removal of Justice of Peace in Calcasieu Parish
Ten DeQuincy citizens file in district court asking for the removal of R A Smith justice of the peace sixth ward Calcasieu parish for alleged misdemeanors incompetency corruption favoritism extortion oppression in office and gross misconduct. Plaintiffs include S Green J J Rainwater J B Shoemake M L Phillips G W Slocum F B Fluitt J M Lebley W W Ewing J A Rainwater and A A Fluitt and allege ten offenses. They claim Smith conducts bad debt collection on a commission basis.
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Lake Charles
A. P
R. A. Smith
DeQuincy
Sixth Ward
Calcasieu Parish
S. Green
J. J. Rainwater
J. B. Shoemake
M. L. Phillips
G. W. Slocum
F. B. Fluitt
J. M. Lebley
W. W. Ewing
J. A. Rainwater
A. A. Fluitt
Smith
Wife of Gaines Loyal to Spouse in Murder Case
In Seattle on August 17, Wallace Cloyes Gaines faces a jury trial over the murder of his daughter who was killed after attempting to end an alleged inappropriate relationship. The prosecution has called 75 witnesses in ten days. Gaines’s defense plans to finish with his last direct witness. Mrs Elizabeth Gaines, his second wife, testified for three hours denying his guilt and described events before the nude body of the 22 year old Smith College graduate was found on June 16 on a Lake Shore road.
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Seattle
A. P
Wallace Cloyes Gaines
Gaines
Elizabeth Gaines
Smith College
Lake Shore
Sylvia
Rebel plot in Lower California led by Estrada foiled
San Diego Calif Aug 17 The U S Department of Justice and local authorities seized about 170 men and a large stock of arms on the suspected plot led by General Enrique Estrada to overthrow the government of Lower California Officials say the motive was wealth and power not Mexico’s religious plight. Strong entities include Estrada Alberto Rodriguez El Paso Imperial Valley Mexicali and Fort Rosemas.
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San Diego
Calif
A. P
Mexico
Enrique Estrada
California
United States Department of Justice
Mexicali
Estrada
Alfonso Peligrin
Alberto Rodriguez
General Estrada
Fort Roscmans
Lower California
Imperial Valley
Texas
el Paso
Deputy Sheriff Fatally Shoots Houston Man in New Orleans
In New Orleans on August 17, E. L. Mizener of Houston was fatally wounded in a gun battle with a deputy sheriff who was trying to detain him during an investigation. Mizener, who had attempted to escape and fired first, was shot by the deputy and died shortly after at a hospital.
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New Orleans
A. P
E. L. Mizener
Houston
Texas
Mizener
Blood Stains Linked to Dyed Shawl in Rector Murder Case
In Sumersetville New Jersey authorities press witnesses in the Hall murders case. Henry De La Bruyere Carpender Willie Stevens and Frances Stevens Hall are charged with slaying Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills. Evidence includes a shawl possibly with blood stains and a coat sent for dyeing.
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Summerville
N. J
A. P
Henry de la Bruyere Carpender
Willie Stevens
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Frances Stevens Hall
Charles A. Comins
Middlesex County
Philadelphia
Washington will not intervene in Mexican affairs
The United States under diplomatic law cannot interfere in Mexico's domestic dispute. Knights of Columbus pressed for intervention to protect churchmen, but officials reiterate no authority to intervene. Police report arrests connected to planned uprisings and confiscation of dynamite and propaganda. Catholic episcopate urges peaceful measures while authorities warn against rebellion. Arrests include Senor Angel Branch and Father Rodriguez.
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Paul Smiths
N. Y
A. P
Knights of Columbus
United States
Mexico
Calles
Coolidge
Washington
Estrada Movement
Tham
Republic
Senor Angel
League For the Defense of Religious Liberty
Senoria Nova
Father Rodriguez
Coyoacan
Mexico City
Federal District
Dai
Kellogg Denies Reports of Resignation
Secretary of State Kellogg flatly denied a newspaper report that he planned to resign. President Coolidge and aides said Kellogg is a valuable cabinet member and would regret his departure, noting no retirement plans and ongoing government usefulness. The rumor had circulated from Washington amid Kellogg’s White Pine camp visit.
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Paul Smith
N. Y
A. P
Kellogg
Washington
Col#ege
White Pine Camp
Cookinge
Coolidge
Labor Day Parade Planned for Twin Cities
Plans approved by the local trades council call for a Labor Day parade September 6 starting 9 30 a m in front of Milner Motor on Walnut street The march proceeds through Wood and St John to DeSiard then to Edgewater Gardens for festivities A Louisiana Training Institute band and Edgewater club band will perform with speeches at 11 30 and a barbecue at 1 pm A Forsythe park baseball game will close the day promising the most elaborate celebration yet
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Trades Council
Jack Singhal
Arrangement Committee
Milner Motor Company
Walnut Street
Wood Street
Wood
St. John
DeSiard
Forsythe Park
Singhal
Twin Cities
Race Question Dominates Mississippi Primary
Tens of thousands of Mississippi Democrats vote in a primary with four U S representatives seven circuit judges and county judges on the ballot. The race question is pivotal in the eighth district contest where J W Collier fights Francis Harmon over a law on governor removal of officials who allow lynching. Harmon supports the state law but opposes federal anti lynching legislation.
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Jackson
Miss
A. P
United States
House of Representatives
Eighth
J. W. Collier
Vicksburg
Francis Harmon
Harmon
Woman Says She Killed For Thrill In Jealous Crime
In Greenville Tennessee an inquest labeled twelve year old Novella Winkle murdered. Alma and 43 year old Tipton held without bail as the coroner’s jury cites jealousy and the killer’s thrill motive. A bloodied axe and a wood pile mark the scene. The case includes a preliminary hearing tomorrow.
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Greenville
Tenn
A. P
Novella Winkle
Tipton
Alma Tipton
John Winkle
Novella
James Buttita Sings for Lions Club at Hotel Virginia
Entertainer James Buttita sang Italian songs with a fine tenor at the Lions Club luncheon held at Hotel Virginia roof. An executive committee meeting is set for next Thursday at the Missouri Pacific ticket office to plan the coming year and the district Lions convention in Monroe next May.
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James Buttita
Lions
Virginia
Missouri Pacific Ticket Office
At & Pp. m
Lions* Clubs
Monroe
Law Versus Knockouts Fight Case Heads to Courts
The piece announces plans to push the Dempsey-Tunney fight licensing case into court to obtain a New York permit. It previews signed articles by both Champion and Challenger in the Monroe News-Star, slated to run daily starting September first.
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New York
Monroe
Iron Worker Inherits Nine Million Dollar Fortune
From Kewanee Illinois to owner of nine million dollars in coal lands in the Shenandoah valley John Cooper a former day laborer gains a vast inheritance and plans a marble mansion in Virginia He will depart with funds for several local families and friends to share in the wealth and move to the valley of wealth and power in Ole Virginny.
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Marble
Virginia
Galesburg
I. N
Shenandoah Valley
John Cooper
Kewanee
Cooper
Van
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