Weekend crashes claim nineteen lives across midwest
A wave of accidents drownings and storms over the weekend killed nineteen people across Illinois Indiana Ohio Minnesota Missouri and Georgia. Three generations died when an auto plunged off a Kankakee embankment while Seymour collision and crossbox crashes added fatalities.
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Chicago
A. P
Middle-West
Kankakee
Seymour
Ind
Tiffin
Ohio
St. Louis
Bloomington
Llls
St. Cloud
Minn
James Anderson
Sidney
Central States
Valdosta
Goode M. Guerry
Pelataka
Fla
Dan C. Ashley
Helm-Burch tests deepen west of Urania oil field
Reports from Urania say the Helm and Burch No 1 well in 28-11-2E reached 1885 feet with attempts to bring in a producer. A 41⁄2 inch screen was set, sand production caused by sand migration halted by a sand pump and reaming, strong gas pressure followed by oil indications, now a 6 inch 40 mesh screen with back pressure valve is being installed. Nearby tests at Love No 1 in 16-11-2E show gas and gumbo through 1379 feet with optimism rising for an 8 mile extension of the field if oil is confirmed. Imperial Oil and Gas Co. drilled at 10-10-2E to 1446 feet with cutting watch. New locator plans and field confidence grow after Rowe-Wallace success without sand or salt water issues.
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R. H. Brooks
Urania
Hudson J
J. W. Wright
Helm and Burch
Bayou Castor
Cleve Love Tremont No
Imperial Oil and Ga. Co
Eoen
Rowe- Wallace
Forty Freight Cars Run Over Babe Not a Scratch
A little negro boy near Simmsboro on the Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific line was run over by a freight train Saturday. The engineer, seeing the child in the track, could not stop in time but the boy emerged with no injuries beyond a scare and clutched stones in both hands.
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Simmsboro
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad
Hold Gangster as Suspect in North Carolina Robbery
Chester Touchard, wounded after a pistol duel with police, is held as the suspected mastermind of a daring Orpheum theatre hold-up in New Orleans. His sister Velma tipped authorities, linking him to a package believed to contain the weapons used in the approximately four thousand dollar payroll robbery. Patrolman Joseph Weigel remained in critical condition after the attempted robbery.
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New Orleans
A. P
Chester Touchard
Orpheum Theatre
Touchard
Velma
Miss Touchard
Monroe Considers Auto Club Chapter Feasibility
A special Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for 10 a m tomorrow to discuss forming an automobile club for Monroe in affiliation with the American Automobile Association. Alex G Cruikshank of the association is in the city to explain the plan and workings. If feasible, the chapter would join other Louisiana cities planned for organization with Cruikshank visiting Shreveport Alexandria Natchitoches Lake Charles Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
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Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
American Automobile Association
Alex G. Cruikshank
Louisiana
Cruikshank
Shreveport
Alexandria
Natchitoches
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Doc Cook Fined in Alexandria City Court
J P Cook Monroe pitcher was fined 25 dollars in Alexandria city court after pleading guilty to assault and battery for an alleged attack on pitcher Lee Withrow following the Alexandria Monroe game. He posted bond on a separate charge of assault with intent to kill and was released after spending a night at the police station. Withrow escaped serious injury and was sent home after medical care as fans surged on the field.
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Alexandria
A. P
J. P. Cook
Monroe
Lee Withrow
Cook
Mexican officials study Monroe insect fight operations
Three high ranking Mexican agriculture figures visit Monroe to observe Delta Laboratory methods and Huff Daland dusting planes as a model for fighting the cotton boll weevil and similar pests in Mexico. Congressman Riley J. Wilson advocates Monroe as a national base for insect control and praises local support from Travis Oliver and Delta Dusters.
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Monroe
Juan Ballestros
Department of Agriculture
Manuel Alcazar
Locust Control Board
Ing’ Mariano Dominguez
Aviation
Riley J. Wilson
Wilson
House of Representatives
Longosta
Mexico
Juan Ballesteros
Egypt
Huff Daland
Washington
Delta
Tallulah
Louisiana
B. R. Coad
East
America
Travis Oliver
Huff Daland Dusters, Inc
Congressman Wilson
Messrs
P. M. Atkins
J. T. Austin
Crew Lake
Austin
Congress
Lotus Club
Delta Laboratory
Huff Daland Company
Conductor on .3 and P meets death in rail accident
J W Guiledge, conductor on the .3 and P, was crushed between a train and the platform. The accident occurred during routine operations, with investigators sent to the scene to determine the cause and any safety failures.
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J. W. Guiledge
WAS LONG IN SERVICE Worked Way Up From Bottom
Conductor J W Gulledge 41 died instantly after being crushed between a west bound freight and the Delta Point station platform while attempting his daily dead head ride. Survived by wife, five children, and parents. Funeral at 9 a m tomorrow conducted by Brotherhood of Railway Conductors. burial near Girard.
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Delta Point
Monroe
J. W. Gulledge
Gulledge
Vicksburg
Washington Street
John
Gene
Herman
Dora
Fred
G. E. Gulledge
the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Girard
Tragic Bay parish baby dies from bed fall
Special to the News-Star reports J. W. Vickers of Bay in Caldwell parish, Louisiana, left his three month old child asleep on a bed while the parents went to the field for about forty five minutes. The infant awoke and rolled off the bed, breaking its neck. The parents returned to find the child dead on the floor as two older siblings played nearby.
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News-Star
Columbia
J. W. Vickers
Caldwell Parish
Chinese strike ends in failure, Hong Kong dispatch says
Hong Kong July 27 A P reports the five week general strike has collapsed with ample volunteers for public and private services at reduced wages. Employers replace strikers with new workers and wharf and warehouse labor remains plentiful.
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Hong Kong
A. P
Bryan sought to be laid to rest in Arlington
W J Bryan's burial site proposed on Arlington slope 145 feet above the Potomac with view of Lincoln Memorial and Capitol. Funeral party including widow to reach Washington Thursday. Mrs Bryan accepts special car from Southern Railway for the journey from Dayton to Washington.
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Washington
A. P
Arlington
Capitol
Maine
W. J. Bryan
Potomac
Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Ben D. Davis
Dayton
Chattanooga
Sidelights on the Commoner Dayton July 27
Dayton observes half mast flags and business closings as officials mourn the death of William Jennings Bryan. Dawes offers condolences noting Bryan’s consistent integrity. Bryan, a Florida Presbyterian elder, planned a Holy Land pilgrimage and noted statesman led the Florida delegation at the last Democratic convention.
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Dayton
A. P.J
Arlington
Bryan's Body to Lie in State This Afternoon
The body of William Jenning Bryan will lie in state this afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock. The public is invited to view the body at the place of death, the Bryan home, or at the Rhea County courthouse where he fought his last battle.
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Dayton
Tenn
A. P
William Jenning Bryan
Death of William Jennings Bryan Ends at Sleep in Dayton
The famed orator William Jennings Bryan died in Dayton Tennessee while napping at the home of Richard Rogers during his Scopes trial visit. Doctors attributed the death to a brain hemorrhage. He was 65. Funeral plans pointed to Arlington Cemetery.
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Dayton, Tenn
A. P
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Arlington Cemetery
Tam
William Jennings Bryan
Richard Rogers
Dayton
Scopes
W. F. Thomson
A. C. Broiles
Platte
W. F. Thompson
James McCrtney
Bryan
McCartney
Mr. Bryan
A. B. Ane Drews
Mra Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
John Thomas Scopes
Tennessee
T. Raulston
John T. Raulston
Winchester
Tenn
W. J. Bryan
Jasper
Chattanooga
A. W. Lessly
Leap of Bryan into U. S. Fame Came Year 1896
A historical look at William Jennings Bryan first nominating for president at the 1896 Democratic convention in Chicago. It recalls his cross of gold speech, opposition to a strict gold standard, and the fierce debate over bimetalism with Henry Teller and other party leaders. The piece notes Bryan's rise from Congress to editor of the Omaha World Herald and his stance against Wall Street idle capitals. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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Byran
Chicago
Congress
United States Senate
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Bryan
Omaha World-Herald
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
William McKinley
Wall Street
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First Presbyterian Church
Miama
Presbyterian General Assemblies
Holy Land
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Navy
President Wilson
Florida
Smith
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