Rescue of Italian Aviator Locatelli at Sea by US Cruiser
Lieutenant Locatelli, missing Italian aviator, was rescued by the Richmond about 125 miles east of Cape Farewell after his plane drifted 100 miles from Iceland. He and his companions were uninjured but fatigued. Locatelli’s plane was destroyed per his request. Dispatches confirm the rescue and location northeast of Cape Farewell as of Aug. 25.
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A. P
Richmond
Locatelli
Reykajavik
Iceland
Loccatelli
Washington
Raleigh
Navy Department
Stowaways to be dropped from ZR-3 during first flight
In Priederischafen Germany officials announce stowaways found after the ZR-3 dirigible begins its run to Lakehurst New Jersey will be parachuted overboard. The crew will include 26 Germans and Americans Captain G W Steele Jr Lieutenant Commander S M Krauss and Major F M Kennedy as the airship completes gas inflation and awaits its initial technical flight set for Wednesday.
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Priederischafen
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
United States Navy
Zeppelin
G. W. Steele, Jr
S. M. Krauss
F. M. Kennedy
U. S. Army
Girl Held in Case Michigan Murder Now Out on Bond
Florence McKinney, 19, held on a second degree murder charge in the death of Cora May Raber choked August 10, was released on bond of 5000 dollars, according to Emil Eupke her sweetheart.
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Michigan
ST. Joseph, Mich
Florence McKinney
Cora May Raber
Emil Eupke
McKinney
Mrs Terzia’s Car Stolen From St Francis Sanitarium
Bricklight Six owned by Mrs Jee F. Terzia wife of the Ouachita parish police jury president disappeared about 11 this morning from the Jackson Street entrance of St Francis Sanitarium. License 18 626, color black and purple with sun shade.
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Jee F. Terzia
Ouachita Parish
Jackson Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Elopements Rise in Mexico City in 1924
Mexico City reports from the department of justice show during the first six months of 1924 parents filed kidnapping charges against 400 young lovers who eloped. Officials note the total is higher if poorer classes notified authorities. Eighty five percent of elopers were minors.
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Mexico City
Department of Justice
Petting parties outlawed in Alexandria
In Rapides parish sheriff announced that petting parties in cars along highways near Alexandria must stop. Deputies inspected Saturday night and lectured those found, warning arrests will follow if the parked vehicles persist.
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Alexandria
Rapides Parish
A. T. Downs
Kid McCoy Faces Murder Plea With Ill Mother Near Death
Kid McCoy former boxer enters Los Angeles court to plead to murder and related charges while his mother Mrs Mary Selby lies near death from illness. He is to face eight counts in a separate hearing and later may visit his dying mother guarded. The case unfolds as he contemplates his fate and her condition.
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Los Angeles
Kid McCoy
Cheries D. Crail
McCoy
Mary Selby
Court of Justice
Theresa Mars
Mors
Mary E. Selby
Oakdale Fire Heavily Damages Forest Lumber Plant
A blaze at the Forest Lumber Company in Oakdale caused about 300000 dollars in damage by noon. The fire, starting in the fuel house at 10:30 AM, was still burning with dynamite used to suppress it. Saw filer C. W. Zachary and two others were seriously injured escaping the flames.
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Lake Charles
Forest Lumber Company
Oakdale
C. W. Zachary
Filer
National Trap Shooting Meet Opens in Dayton
The national trap shooting meet begins in Dayton with 200 target events as the first test. The new amateur trap shooting association home is dedicated, claimed as the first national sportsmen owned facility. Entrants exceed 690 with participants from every state plus Canada and the Canal Zone.
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Dayton
Amateur
Canada
Canal Zone
Fugitives in Toils of Law After Sheriff’s Killing
In Arcadia Bienville parish officers plan a renewed manhunt for Coleman and Washington. bloodhounds from Mississippi arrive and detours include a Dallas detective to lead the chase. A posse of Jackson parish officers, 500 strong, scours Union parish near the Arkansas line after sightings between Bernice and Farmerville.
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Jackson and
Bienville Parishes
Arcadia
Bienville Parish
Coleman
Washington
Rentz
Jackson Parish
Currie
D. D. Bazer
E. J. Irwin
Dallas
Texas
Irwin
Mississippi
Bernice
Farmerville
EB. M. Rentz
Wépie
Boone
Union Parish
Arkansas State Line
Arkansas
Allen Dryvtt
Ansley
Jonesboro
Freeman Coleman
Gant
Crystal Springs
Miss
National Guard Special Train To Arrive Tomorrow
Orders at the chief dispatcher’s office set the National Guard special to reach the station at 12 10 p m tomorrow. Troops from Monroe Shreveport Alexandria and Natchez depart Anniston and arrive in Monroe with a 30 minute rest before proceeding to other cities. Lieut Co R A Young Jr leads the train with Companies L G A from Shreveport Natchitoches and Alexandria. a strict military parade will be staged for parents and onlookers.
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National Guard
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Anniston
Ala
Monroe
Shreveport
Alexandria
Natetoches
U. S. and P
Co. R. A. Young, Jr
Second Battalion
Natchitoches
Wilson and Company Placed Under Receiver in New Jersey
Wilson and Company, a large packing firm based in Trenton, New Jersey, is placed in receivership by Vice-Chancellor John H. Backes after a complaint by M. I. Klein of Newark. State Banking Commissioner Edward Maxon is named receiver. The firm owes banks about 30 million dollars with a funded debt around 47 million. Klein holds 25 shares of stock and alleges recent interest due on stocks and bonds went unpaid. The company recently acquired a rendering plant near Trenton and operates large packing houses in multiple cities.
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WN. J
Wilson and Company, Inc
M. I. Klein
Newark
John H. Backes
Edward Maxon
Klein
Wilson and Company
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Chicago
Chicago Packers
N. J
Thomas E. Wilson
New York City
Armstrong lad hurt on bridge in a collision
Robet Armstrong thirteen, of 610 Washington Street, lies at St Francis sanitarium after a bicycle collision on the traffic bridge Saturday evening. Clifford Whitford, fellow drug store messenger, was also thrown from his bike. Driver T B Martin reported he passed two wagons before turning left. Armstrong sustaining a skull fracture though not serious, plus bruises, Whitford also injured.
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Washington Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Young Armstrong
Clifford Whitford
Chase-Amman Drug Store
Amstrong
T. B. “Doc
Martin
West Monroe
Armstrong
Whitford
Darrow Delivers Mercy Plea in Leopold and Loeb Slaying Case
Clarence Darrow presents the final mercy plea for Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, charged with the murder of Robert Franks. A large crowd fills Chicago’s court, with the defense planning eight hours of rebuttal and State's Attorney Crowe awaiting the death-penalty argument.
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Chicago
Clarence
Darrow
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Benjamin Bachrach
R. E. Crowe
Mosquitoes Ban Open Air Services Near Chicago
Mosquito swarms in Chicago and nearby areas force officials to ban outdoor gatherings. Community church services in Oak Park were moved from Scoville Place Park to the First Baptist Church after mosquitoes disrupted the open air event.
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Illinois
Chicago
Oak Park
Scoville Place Park
First Baptist Church
Lake Charles Dealer Drowned While Bathing at Lake Arthur
Crowley La Aug 25 Peter Miller a local automobile dealer drowned yesterday while bathing at Lowry south of Lake Arthur His wife witnessed the tragedy Miller ventured too far slipped into a hole and was unable to swim authorities said
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Crowley
Peter Miller
Lowry
Lake Arthur
Mystery surrounds mill employee shooting in Mississippi
W. A. Dismuke, 82, Attala County sawmill worker, died from buckshot wounds to the back after a Thursday shooting. He reportedly said he shot himself, but Sheriff Ray of Kosciusko questions whether self-inflicted injuries are plausible. Dismuke lived near Zama and his wife and children have not fully explained the incident.
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Jackson
Miss
W. A. Dismuke
Attala County
Dismuke
Ray
Koselusko
Zama
Childen
Bachelor Sued for Divorce in Washington Study
Brigadier General George Van Horn Mosley commander of Fort Sheridan near Chicago has been sued for divorce by Mrs. Alice C. Mosley in Washington. Mosley long believed a bachelor with close friends unaware of his marriage.
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George van Horn Mosley
U. S
Fort Sheriden
Chicago
Alice C. Mosley
Washington
Mosley
Amy
Miriam Ferguson Wins Texas Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson of Temple secured the Democratic nomination for Texas governor in a run off, defeating Dallas candidate F D Robertson by over 80,000 votes. Election returns show Ferguson leading Robertson 403,060 to 324,297 from 230 of 252 counties. Ferguson condemned religious intolerance and the Ku Klux Klan in a statement urging understanding of the party platform.
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Dallas
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Temple
J. E. Ferguson
F. D. Robertson
Ku Klux Klan
Bueau
Ferguson
Robertson
Ferguson says Democratic platform opposes Klan boosts Texas victory
Mrs Miriam Ferguson declared after her primary win that Democratic support would grow if voters understand the party platform condemns religious intolerance and opposes the Ku Klux Klan. She noted over 1,000 telegrams congratulating her and warned Texas voters against Klan influence.
Invention Washes Dishes En Route to Kitchen
Mrs. Mary Bolton of Gerrards Cross England develops a dinner wagon that automatically washes dishes as they are wheeled into the kitchen. She is the daughter of an inventor and the great niece of Sir Humphrey Davy, creator of the Davy safety lamp.
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Gerrards Cross
England
Mary Bolton
Mrs. Bolton
Humphrey Davy
Lone Star Autoists To Pass Through Monroe On Way To Lake Charles
The Lone Star delegation from across the route will travel to Monroe tonight and depart at 7 30 tomorrow for Alexandria where a banquet will be held at Hotel Bentley at noon. They plan to reach Lake Charles for the Lone Star Route convention opening Wednesday with elaborate plans for pleasure and business before returning Friday.
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Chicago
Monroe
Alexandria
Bentley
Lake Charles
S. M. Collins
H. C. Wilshite
Hugo Meyers
Lost Train Near Swartz Trains Missing With Passengers
A passenger train from Arkansas with seven cars was last seen about eleven miles north of Monroe. The engine returned to Monroe after the conductor found no passenger cars, while cars remained sidetracked at Swartz. Officials suspect a automatic coupling issue caused cars to detach.
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Swartz
Arkansas
Monroe
Westinghouse
Silent Coolidge Says Nothing on Dawes Anti Klan Speech
In Plymouth Vermont President Coolidge met with running mate Charles G. Dawes and did not comment on Dawes call out against the Ku Klux Klan spoken in Augusta Maine. The president also avoided remarks on John W. Davis's Friday appeal to join in eradicating the Klan from campaign talk.
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Plymouth
Vermont
Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Augusta
Maine
Mr. Dawes
John W. Davis
Storm tears through Vacherie church killing eight
A twister struck St. Phillips church in Vacherie killing eight parishioners and injuring many during a church festival. Among the dead are Stephen Haydel and his wife and son, and two children. The community and medical staff rushed to aid survivors as rescue efforts continued. Vacherie lies across the Mississippi from Lutcher, about 60 miles above New Orleans.
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Vacerie
St. Phillips
Mary Haydel
Vacherie
Mississippi River
Lutcher
New Orleans
Child Drowns in Crowley Rice Canal
The fourteen months old son of Robert Jabusch drowned late Saturday in an irrigation canal near Crowley Louisiana. He wandered away from other children watching him and fell into the water.
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Crowley, la
Robert Jabusch
Here
Dustin Farnum Marries After Reno Divorce
Los Angeles reports Dustin Farnum and Winifred Kingston wed here yesterday following Farnum's Reno divorce last week. The actor and Kingston are now married as plans for their film careers continue.
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Dustin Farnum
Reno
Los Angeles
Winifred Kingston
Screen
Farum
Baseball Scores And Lineups From Today’s Games
ST LOUIS and WASHINGTON split a low scoring tilt with Johnson and Ruel driving runs while Davis and Sevreid contributed. BOSTON’s offense stalled as Holloway Bassler and Ehmke held the line. CLEVELAND and NEW YORK also produced a tight score with Uhig Myatt Hoyt and Schang among the contributors.
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Lax
Washington
Johnson
Ruel
Davis
Severeid
Cleveland
New York
Uhig
Myatt
Hoyt and Schang
New York and Chicago Baseball Game Summary
National League action shows New York at Chicago in a pitching battle. Final score 8 to 3 with Barnes Snyder Kaufmann Wheeler and O’Farrell contributing for New York.
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Chicago
Barnes and Snyder
Kaufmann
Wheeler and O’farre
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