Cleveland school fire toll in Camden rises to seventy three
A devastating blaze at the Cleveland school house in Camden South Carolina during a student performance of Topsy Turvy claims seventy three known dead and one missing. The wooden stair collapse trapped many as others leaped from windows. families are wiped out and coroner G L Dixon and daughter are among the dead. Funeral services for the victims set for six o clock this afternoon.
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Associatedress
Camden
8. C
Cleveland
G. L. Dixon
Charles Humphries
G. G. Brown
M. L. McLeod
S. J. West
L. M. West
J. E. Pearce
J. R. Phillips
Charles Hendricks
M. B. McLeod
B. G. McLeod
Britt Croft
Wesley Hendrix
Rhoden
Andrew Campbell
Stoney Campbell
Jack Rush
Walter Davis
Grace Arrants
R. L. McCaskill
D. L. Lowell
Wade
Huey Hin
James Hinson
Tragic fire at Cleveland school play kills many
A fire during a Cleveland high school commencement drama caused at least seventy three deaths. Cast member C C Bruce recounted the lamp accident that ignited oil on the stage and the panic as audiences and performers faced a narrow exit. Mothers hurled children to safety as others perished inside the burning building.
Sentences Imposed On Krupp Directors Confirmed By Court
The revision court confirmed the court martial sentences on Dr Krupp Von Bohlen and other Krupp directors for instigating opposition to the French during the March 31 Krupp plant shooting. Sentences include fifteen years in jail and 100000000 marks fine for others, with Mueller retried. Fourteen workers died in the incident.
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KRUPP
Associated Preas Duesseldorf
Krupp von Bohlen
Court of Revision
France
Herr Mueller
Krupp Works
Hartwig
Oesterlen
Bruhn
Gross
Werden
Labor Banks Rapidly Spread in 1920s New York City
New York City opens the Federation Trust Company at Thirty Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue with a $1,000,000 capitalization as labor banks multiply nationwide. The movement, led by the Central Trade and Labor Council and the State Federation of Labor, expands into co op enterprises from mines to bakeries and cooperative stores, with total labor bank assets surpassing $100,000,000.
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New York
May
Labor
New York City
Federation Trust Company
Thirty-Fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
New Institution
Central Trade and Labor Council
State Federation of Labors
Othe
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Painters’ Health Bureau
Needle Trades
International Printing Pressmen
Tennessee
Brownsville
Brotherhood Bank
Washington
D. C
Hammond
Ind
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Bernardino
Cal
Tucson
Ariz
Birmingham
Ala
Three Forks
Mont
St. Louis
Oor -Pa
Buffalo, N. Y
New On
Min
El Dorado Sees Bright Comet-Like Object Over City
Citizens and visitors in El Dorado Arkansas watched a silver gold luminous object near the horizon resemble a comet. The object shone in the sky all evening then vanished at midnight drawing thousands of spectators.
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el Dorado
Ark
El Dorado Oil Operator Claims Luminous Object Was Blaze
An El Dorado oil operator who saw the luminous object that sparked local belief in a wandering comet now says the phenomenon is a burning oil well. He explains the blaze reflected off a low black cloud above the well, and unusual atmospheric conditions made the reflection resemble a comet.
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el Dorado Oil
el Dorado
Ouachita Farm Bureau Elects Officers At Monroe Session
A. L. Smith was re elected president with H. D. Montgomery and J. H. Watkins as vice president and secretary treasurer. A new board includes Charles W. Phillips and others. Harry F Kapp outlined cooperative marketing gains for farmers, urging organization and larger memberships, with thanks to the Extension Department.
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A. L. Smith
J. H. Watkins
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Ouachita Farm Bureau
H. D. Montgomery
Charles W. Phillips
Fred Huenfeld
Genie Rowland
J. T. Austin
Neal McMenry
J. P. Parker
W. G. Haynes
L. H. Peevy
Peevy
W B. Inabnet
W. B. Inabnet
Herbert Cole
Rotary Club
Bureau
Harry F Kapp
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Kapp
Cotton Cooperative Marketing Association
Louisiana Farm Bureau
Ouachita Valley Farm Bureau
Ouachita Bureau
The
State University
Americans and British Captives Face Execution in Shantung
Shanghai reports that American and British captives of the Shantung bandits will be shot next Tuesday if Chinese troops withdraw, under a final ultimatum delivered by Oscar Berube. A separate message from Chinese captives and locals condemns official inattention to Chinese prisoners while foreigners dominate public concern.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Oscar Berube
Shantung
Miss Cherryblossom musical at City school auditorium
Final rehearsals for Miss Cherryblossom stage show presented by the American Legion were held last night. The performance tonight at 8 15 features a Japanese tea garden setting, colorful costumes, and an augmented orchestra. tickets available at the auditorium.
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American Legion
City School
Legion
Sugar Flood in Chicago Warehouses Reported
Eight Chicago warehouses reportedly hold 209 million pounds of sugar with intake at thirty five carloads daily. Bow cars line side tracks as investigators note sugar sacks priced at $90 per carload in the Chicago Herald and Examiner report.
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Chicago
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Swiss Government Held Responsible For Assassination
Moscow reports a Soviet note to Switzerland accusing the Swiss government of negligence in guarding M Vorovsky the Soviet representative in Lausanne killed recently. The note from Foreign Minister Tehiteh Erin assigns responsibility for the assassination to Swiss officials and calls for accountability.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Tehiteherin
Lausanne
M. Vorovsky
Mission flight from Pope Field to San Diego
Start Flight Fayetteville North Carolina May 18 Lieutenant E P Gay and Staff Sergeant A J Hilton left Pope Field Fort Bragg at 7 14 am for a flight to San Diego California. Their first stop was scheduled today at Columbia North Carolina.
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Fayetteville, N. C
E. P. Gay
A. J. Hilton
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
San Diego
Cal
Columbia
N. C
Guion Resigns as He Runs for Governor, Judge Coco Says
George Seth Guion submitted his resignation to his chief with plans to enter the governorship race. Judge A V Coco of Marksville confirmed the move and said the resignation becomes effective at his pleasure. The attorney general noted ongoing cases including the Bogalusa matter and Morehouse Klan prosecutions.
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A. V. Coco
Marksville
George
Bogalusa
Morehouse
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