Ku Klux Klan Parade Draws Thousands in Washington
About 40 000 to 45 000 robed Klansmen and supporters from many states marched through Washington from the Peace Monument to the Sylvan Theatre led by a green uniformed head figure and numerous bands. Forty five special trains brought attendees while hotels and downtown streets overflowed with robed participants and curious onlookers.
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Sylvan Theatre
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Washington Post
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MacMillan Airplanes Survey Camp Site Of Greely Expedition
MacMillan Arctic expedition planes reconnoitered Ellesmere Island base and visited the Greely camp where 18 explorers died in 1884. Commander MacMillan reported the 20 minute sail to Freely bay and 1 hour 12 minute return amid clouds and north winds. Navy planes performed well aside from minor troubles. Pigeons released. two females sat on eggs. four birds returned by morning.
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National Geographic Society
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Henry Ford to manufacture all metal airplanes
Detroit August 7 Henry Ford announced purchase of the Stout Metal Airplane Company to form the Stout Metal Division. The deal, valued around 1 million dollars, aims to develop safe profitable commercial flying while Ford emphasizes safety over speed and keeps existing Detroit Cleveland and Detroit Chicago air freight services. Ford says he has no urge to fly himself.
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Chicago
Impersonator Officer Case Sentences Man in Winston-Salem
Judge Thomas Watson in Municipal Court sentences Miles Bumgardner to four months on the roads for attempting to commit a felony by impersonating an officer and extorting money from a group of colored men and women as a speeding bond. The judge says such impersonations are widespread and used to extract payments.
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Winston-Salem
Thomas Watson
Miles Bumgardner
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Wild Dogs Outrun Trains Between Mexico City and Vera Cruz
In Mexico City a curious phenomenon sees wild dogs keeping pace with overnight trains traveling toward Vera Cruz. Passengers feed the dogs at each stop as the animals, much like coyotes, appear at nearly every halt. A dog fancier traced the same canines along the route, noting the dogs take a shorter mountain path while the train follows a longer circuit.
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Mexico City
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Vera Cruz
Bee lifecycle shows limited foraging and nectar yield
The busy bee spends most time in the hive and makes 41.65 trips in life. It gathers only eight-tenths of a gram of nectar.
Prince of Wales South America Visit Sparks Royal Future Plans
Speculation centers on what travels the Prince of Wales will pursue after his South American tour. Observers say he may settle into kingship duties, maintaining goodwill with nations visited. The trip highlights polo in Argentina and interest in ranching, stock, and imperial relations.
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Prince of Wales
South America
Argentina
Byrd Followers Claim 45,000 Vote Majority in Virginia Primary
Richmond dispatch reports State Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Winchester won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination by the largest primary majority in state history. Official tally pending, but projections run 35,000 to 40,000, with mountain counties possibly pushing past 45,000. Byrd, 38, is a journalist and orchardist, brother of Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr., and will face ratification in November. He is married with four children.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Winchester
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Frederick County
Valley of
House of Delegates
United States
Western District of
Captain Bolling Byrd
World's Biggest Cotton Plantation Located in Crockett Texas
A New York Cotton Exchange survey finds G. L. Murray and Sons own the world's largest cotton plantation at Crockett Texas covering about 17 000 acres with 12 000 acres in cotton. The crop yields 6000 to 8000 bales annually and has reached 12000 bales in a single year.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
G. L. Murray and Sons
Crockett
Texas
Will of William J. Bryan Premonition Cited in Error
In Morganton News Herald a misprint swaps booster and boast er tainted coverage. Editor Beatrice Cobb recalls past errors from social columns and a Times typo turning assets into asses.
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William J. Bryan
J. F. Spainhour
Morganton
Morganton Newas-Herald
Beatrice Cobb
Misa Cobb
Morganton News-Herald
New York Times
George Bernard Shaw
England
the Times
News & Observer
Tobacco markets in Pee Dee belt show steady primings
Fairmont North Carolina August reports week end tobacco sales in the Pee Dee belt remain strong for priming grades amid lighter British American and Export purchases. Week totals reach 665,362 pounds with average 13.54 and 500k plus value. warehouses note keen competition and expect continued primings for ten days.
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South Carolina
Border Market Belt
Georgia
Fairmont Tobacco Board of Trade
Tragic Dog Bite Fatality Claims Child in Summerfield
James Warren Stafford two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. O G Stafford died at his parents home in Summerfield after injuries from a dog bite four weeks prior. He did not contract rabies but suffered severe facial and head injuries. He received hospital care in Greensboro and anti rabies treatment before returning home two weeks ago.
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Greensboro
James Warren Stafford
G. Stafford
Summerfield
Twenty One Million Letters Sent to Dead Letter Office
A report notes that twenty one million letters were sent to the Dead Letter Office last year, reflecting vast mail backlog and unresolved correspondences across postal routes.
Ladybugs In Demand In North Central Washington
Clark Turner, the “ladybug king,” reports a spring shortage of 6,000,000 ladybugs as his new industry supplies orchardists in Wenatchee and surrounding areas. Nearly 3,000,000 sold this spring, insects gathered in Cascade highlands and crevices, shipped to fruit ranches at about 1,000 per acre. Breeding several times a season, ladybugs multiply quickly and help control green and wooly aphids and other pests.
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Wash
Clark Turner
Turner
Cascade Mountains
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