Broadway Bids Farewell to Valentino in Solemn Funeral
Broadway honors Rudolph Valentino with a city wide funeral procession from Broadway and Sixty sixth street to St Malachys church in West Forty ninth street. Pola Negri and Jean Acker attend, followed by Mary Pickford and other figures as 263 police guard the route and pallbearers carry the casket.
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New York
A. P
Broadway
Rudolph Valentino
Sheik
Sixty Sixth Street
St. Malachy's Church
West Forty-ninth Street
Pola Negri
Valentino
Jean Acker
Miss Negri
Edward Leonard
Leonard
Kimes Brothers jailed at McAlester after bank robbery capture
George and Matthew Kimes are held in the state prison at McAlester for safe keeping after being transferred from Van Buren Arkansas. Sheriff J E Johnston of Sequoyah County accompanied them, following a week of gun battles with officers that led to their capture.
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Mcalester
Okla
A. P
George
Matthew Kimes
J. E. Johnston
Sequoyah County
van Buren
Ark
Youth claims rank of Baron names self as Von Krupp Jr
An Albuquerque youth in jail claiming Baron Frederick Von Krupp Jr attempted suicide by eating match tips in his cell. He grew violently ill but is expected to recover. He faces charges of issuing worthless checks and embezzlement when returned to Willington. he refuses to reveal identity, insisting he is from the German arms family.
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Albuquerque
N. M
A. P
Baron Frederick von Krupp, Jr
Willington
Gale claimed more lives as hurricane toll rises in Louisiana
The death toll reached 27 with the recovery of Captain George Theis and six Patton crew members from the Mississippi River wreck. Charles Dupont, 10, son of fishing leader Claude Dupont, was also found. Red Cross appeals for aid to Terrebone and Lafourche parishes urged food and clothing donations as Montegut and other communities suffered widespread devastation. Boats ferrying temporary supplies departed from Houma.
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New Orleans
A. P
George Theis
Patton
Mississippi River
Charles Dupont
Claude Dupont
Felicity Island
Terrebonne
Lafourche
American Red Cross
Louisiana Christian Endeavor ends four day convention in Clayton
The thirty third session of the Louisiana Christian Endeavor union closed its four day convention in Clayton with 150 delegates departing for home. Alexandria won first place in the publicity ward with Shreveport, and Dr Clark Williamson delivered the closing address on the purposes and sacrifice behind the organization. A banquet at Hotel Virginia hosted about 200 with E F Huppertz as toastmaster.
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Louisiana Christian Endeavor Union
Clayton, la
Clark Williamson
H. F. Cunningham
la Zarre Point
Frances Butler
Presbyterian Church
Hotel Virginia
America
Jane Sherrard
Louisiana
Bill Matthews
Monroe
Cars Plunge in Water Five Die in Two States
In Alabama near Uniontown a Texas family car skidded into a ditch killing the wife and their two year old daughter after the driver, T A McKeill, escaped and rescued the child. In Arkansas at Newport a small car plunged into White river at a ferry two miles below town killing four and sparing five relatives.
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Uniontown
Ala
A. P
T. A. McKeill
Marshall
Texas
McKeil
Douglas
Newport
Ark
Virgil Porter
Prague
Okla
White River
Porter
W. C. Brown
Charles T. Porter
Nora Porter
Joe Porter
Ella May Porter
Storm Delays Major Gas Pipeline Across Mississippi
Storm slows the Interstate Natural Gas cross Mississippi project to Baton Rouge. Derrick boats and equipment barges of Ford Bacon Davis are delayed, pushing the Natchez crossing to September 5. About 200 workers will shift to the Carthage camp near White Hall, with 170 miles total and over half laid already.
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Baton Rouge
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Interstate Natural Gas Company
Mississippi River
Natchez
Carthage
White Hall
Fowler
White man lynched by Georgia mob
Dave Wright, a white man from Douglas, Georgia, was taken from Coffee County jail by about twenty five unidentified white men and lynched. He was accused of killing Mrs Sophie Collins, a white woman, on Saturday night. Sheriff Tanner reported the mob overpowered the jail and seized the keys.
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Waycross
A. P
Dave Wright
Coffee County
Sophie Collins
Tanner
Wright
Douglas
Moody defeats Ferguson in Texas runoff for governor
Dan Moody, the youthful attorney general, led over Gov Ferguson in unofficial returns from Saturday's Democratic runoff. Moody's 469,182 to 247,100 margin signals the end of James E. Ferguson's political career. Moody plans to push highway contract probe and faces a Republican showing limited to about 16,000 votes.
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Dallas
Tex
A. P
Dan Moody
Texas
Moody
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Guy Holcombe
Supreme Court
Illinois Central places crossing watchmen at intersections
The Illinois Central system has added crossing watchmen at all intersections from the river to Five Points including Walnut Second Third Fourth Fifth and the Five Points area. Watchmen hours have been extended to 11 p m nightly to enhance safety along the line.
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Illinois Central System
Walnut
River Stage Measurements Across Rivers
Mississippi values show Memphis 20.8 with a 1.7 rise and Vicksburg 19.4 up 3.7. New Orleans 3.1 up 0.5. Red River at Shreveport 16.3 down 2.5 and Alexandria 15.9 down 3.4. Ouachita at Camden 4.8 down 0.2 and Monroe 138.9 up 0.1. Ohio at Cairo 388 down 0.6.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio
Cairo
Pretty Blonde Driver In West Side Car Barn Gun Battle
Chicago police fought robbers as they tried to seize 6000 at a west side car barn. One robber was killed and another fatally wounded. three detectives and a streetcar official were wounded. A 20 year old woman acting as chauffeur was captured. The dead man was Joseph De LaVerne. a wounded associate was James Maloney. Margie Vaughan identified as the getaway driver.
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Chicago
West Side
Joseph de LaVerne
James Maloney
John W. Norton
Robert J. McKinney
Margie Vaughan
Young 'Messiah' Krishnamurti declines money offers
Chicago reports Jiddi Krishnamurti, the Indian youth hailed by Theosophists as the modern messenger, refuses hundreds of public appearance offers for pay. He says money has no value and profit brings no happiness while presiding at a Star of the East meeting and opening ceremonies for a Wheaton headquarters. He warns of world peace and beauty guiding the coming of Christ.
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Chicago
A. P.— Jiddi Krishnamurti
America
Annie Besant
Theosophical Society
Krishnamurti
Order of the Star of the East
Theosopphists
Wheaton
Illinois
Liberal Catholic Church
Besant
India
Theosophist
Woman's Body Found in Lake Michigan Identified
A woman's body found in Lake Michigan was identified as Mrs. Blanche Battrell an 82 year old wealthy divorcee formerly of Seattle Washington. Police say clothing and wounds indicate violence and the body was in the water only a few hours. A companion girl cared for $2000 in jewelry and diamonds turned over last night. Battrell was divorced from a Seattle resident two years ago.
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Chicago
A. P
Lake Michigan
Blanche Battrell
Seattle
Washington
Airmail Pilot Breaks Speed Record With Critical Medicine
Charles P. Nelson flew from Chicago to St Louis in two hours ten minutes carrying gangrene anti toxin for a seriously injured Little Rock patient. The package left New Brunswick by train to New York and then by air from Chicago, aiming to save a man crushed by a sausage grinder. The relay plan connected army planes to deliver the antidote to Little Rock.
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ST. Louis
A. P
Little Rock
Ark
Charles P. Nelson
Air Mail
Chicago
New Brunswick
N. J
New York
Attempt to Fire Cotton Mill Marks Strike Climax
In Manville New Jersey the Manville Jones company mill faced a riot as 1,000 strikers attacked after strike-breakers arrived. Window panes shattered, kerosene rags ignited, and damage is estimated at 5,000 dollars before police restored order. The strike began August 18 over non union fixers and longer hours.
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Manville
R. L
A. P
Manville-Jenrkes Company
Michael Finn
Cumberland
Finn
Gordon Avenue Church Hears Reverend Lemon
Reverend L L Lemon of Leesville, re-elected president of the State Christian Endeavor Union, preached at Gordon Avenue Community Church at 11 am on The Great I Am s. He urged that Jesus is the only way and tied the path to spiritual salvation to Christ as the pioneer of the way. Continued on page six.
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L. L. Lemon
Leesville
State Christian Endeavor Union
Gordon Avenue Community Church
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Earth
Heaven
California
Thithas
Parents Bid Farewell To Dead Plane Hero Rodgers
In Havre de Grace Maryland a gray haired mother and father mourn Commander John Rodgers killed in a Philadelphia Navy Yard plane crash. A private family funeral followed by burial with honors at Arlington National Cemetery is planned.
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Havre DE Grace Md
A. P.1
John Rodgers
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Ariington National Cemetery
Rodgers
Philadelphia
John A. Rodgers
Fred
Alaska
Prisoners Escape Clark County Jail by Sawing Bars
Sixteen inmates escaped the Clark county jail in Winchester by sawing through iron bars. Notables among them include George Bowman sentenced to hang for assault and John Howell and Roy Marin linked to the Stanton bank robbery conspiracy. They likely boarded a freight train as they fled town. Jailer Tom Tucker suspected smuggled laws aided the plot.
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Winchester
A. P
Clark County
George Bowman
John Howell
Roy Marin
Stanton
Tom Tucker
German swimmer lowers English Channel time record
Otto Vierkoeten of Germany swam the English Channel landing at Langdon Stairs Dover at 2 15 this afternoon after departing Gris-Nez at 1 35 am The 12 hour 40 minute crossing beat Miss Gertrude Ederles 14 hour 31 minute mark by nearly two hours Gertrude Ederle sent congratulations and challenged a rematch next summer to reclaim the record for her sex and her country.
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Dover
England
A. P
Otto Vierkoeten
Germany
English Channel
Langdon Stairs
St. Margaret's Bay
Gris-Nez
Franca
Gertrude Ederle
Vierkoten
Langdon Battery
Gertrude
New York
Pres. Coolidge Plans to Visit Veterans Hospital This Week
President Coolidge will visit the U S bureau veterans hospital at Tupper Lake on Wednesday. He will also host visitors at the summer house and receive guests including Matthew C. Brush and Will Hayes with Senator Wadsworth and Samuel Koenig among those stopping by.
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Paul Smith
A. P
United States Bureau
Veterans’ Hospital
Tupper Lake
Coolidge
Summer House
Matthew C. Brush
New York City
White Pine Camp
Will Hayes
Equity
Senator Wadsworth
Samuel Koenig
New York
Man Fatally Hurt When Struck By Car In Street
Shreveport Louisiana August 30 Ferris Taylor 55 died from skull fracture after being struck by an automobile while crossing a downtown street. Police say the driver swerved to avoid a woman in the street, struck Taylor, and described the collision as unavoidable.
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Alex
Shreveport
A. P
Ferris Taylor
Taylor
Tobacco tax boosts Louisiana school budgets
Baton Rouge reports parish school boards plan to budget $8.00 per child for 1926 27, up from $6.00. State Board of Education head T H Harris says tobacco tax funds will cover most of the increase, citing Tennessee returns and expected state impact.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
T. H. Harris
State Board of Education
Harris
Tennessee
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Kimes
M’alester
Paul Seidler
Red Cross
W. P. Simpson
Montegut
Little and Grand Caillou
Bayouduladge
Houma
Christian Endeavor Union
Jacksonville
Fla
Cecilia Cooney
Auburn Prison
N. Y
Georgia
Ma” Ferguson
Jim
ILL
Metropolis
Rosina Mario
Rhode Island
Gordon Avenue Church
Lemon
C. E
South Side
Miss Ederle
Pres. Coolidge
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