Flood Waters Ravage Southern States Amid Storm
Tornado hits Hoke County killing one and injuring ten as waters from tropical storms flood Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. Damages may exceed a million dollars with rail and road disruptions and many communities isolated by rising rivers.
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Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Atlanta
Southern Railroad Y
Charlotte
North Carolina
United Press
Piedmont
Columbia
Carolna
Chesapeake and Ohio
Newcastle
Oconee
Ocmulgee
Milledge
U.P
Hoke County
Topeka Awaits Curtis Speech of Acceptance
Topeka Kansas August 17 Republican vice presidential nominee Charles Curtis will be officially notified of his selection tomorrow at 6:00 PM CST at the state house grounds. A large platform and crowd of about 25000 are expected for the notification address by Senator Simon D. West of Ohio and a brief welcome by Governor Paulen. Curtis acceptance speech to be broadcast by 90 radio stations with a one hour program.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.P
Charles Curtis
Fox
Texdwil
Simon D. West
Ohio
Paulen
Curtis
Gaudard Seeks Republican County Clerk Support at September Primaries
Republican candidate Gaudard appeals to voters for support at the September primaries for the County Clerk position. The brief notice emphasizes party backing and the upcoming election.
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X. Gaudard
Talking Pictures To Be Taken Of Smith Speech
Thousands across the country will view and hear Governor Alfred E. Smith read from advance copies of his acceptance speech. Fox Movietones will release the talking films to theatres the moment Smith speaks from the Albany state house steps Wednesday evening.
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New York
U.P
Alfred E. Smith
Albany
Fox Movietones Company
Smith
State House
Warrant Issued For Billy Sunday Jr In Los Angeles
A bench warrant was issued for William Billy Sunday Jr in Los Angeles Municipal Court after he failed to appear as a witness in a $50 000 heart balm suit filed by Olive Day against Millicent Sunday, wife of a former Los Angeles policeman, alleging Mrs Sunday stole the husband’s affection.
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Los Angeles
William “Billy”Sunday
Millicent Sunday
Olive Day
Fossils Reveal 25 Foot Mammal From Mongolia Expedition
The Roy Chatman Andrews expedition into Mongolia reports fossils of a prehistoric mammal about 25 feet tall and weighing around 40,000 pounds. They claim this species was unknown previously and date its existence to roughly six million years ago. The team also notes traces of early human presence and densely populated Mongolia 20 000 years ago, plus discovery of ancient ruins and dinosaur eggs.
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Peking
China
U.P
Roy Chatman Andrews
Mongolia
Andrews
Altho
Michigan Briefs: Fatal Electric Shock and Infirmary Fire
Basil Durfee aged 24 and father of two died in Lansing after contact with a 5,000 volt power line while working for Consumers Power. In Coopersville an $18,000 blaze destroyed the Ottawa county infirmary barn and granary at Hast Manville. inmates were not endangered.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
Basil Durfee
Consumers Power Company
Coopersville
Ottawa County
Hast Manville
Fire Destroys Barn on Steadmand Farm in Bad Axe
Spontaneous combustion of damp hay caused a noon blaze that destroyed a large barn and contents on the William Steadmand farm south of Bad Axe. Loss pegs at $5,000 with hay wheat chickens and several pigs buried in the flames.
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Bad Axe
William Steadmand
Epidemic Fever Grips Greece With Widespread Illness
An unusual denuge of a fever spread across Greece causing thousands to fall ill. Public services and businesses were crippled as the outbreak, though painful, was rarely fatal. The report notes the fever as an infectious illness common in warm climates.
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Greece
Athens
Trouble Looms Between Manchuria and Mongolian Uprising
In Harbin a Mongol cavalry troop captured the Chinese eastern railway between Barim and Unur, halted the trans Siberian express, and destroyed track and telegraph. Hundreds of foreigners in nearby summer resorts faced unknown fate as Mongolian resistance to the Manchurian government escalates.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Barim
Unur
Hassell Unable To Start Rain Delays Flight From Rockford
Bert R J Hassell postpones the second leg of his planned Rockford Illinois to Stockholm Sweden air flight due to rain. The flight to Mt Ivana Greenland covers about 1600 miles with Parker D Cramer as co pilot. A special runway and equipment reduced crop area. start delayed to tomorrow or later.
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Cochrane
Zontario
Bert R. J. “Hassell
Rockford
Illinois
Stockholm
Sweden
Greenland
Roelford Man
Parker D Cramer
Mt. Evans
Hassell
Lima prepared for hero’s homecoming medal for Olympic high jumper
Lima officials plan a grand homecoming for Robert W. King 22 of Lima and Leland Stanford University. King, son of Mr and Mrs M C King, won the world high jump title at Amsterdam and may receive a city medal during the welcome.
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Lima
Robert W. King
Leland Stanford University
M. C. King
Amsterdam
Flu Epidemic Causes Deaths Among Indians in Alberta
Radio reports from Fort Simpson indicate an influenza outbreak among Mackenzie River Indians has claimed at least 276 lives. Jack Stewart, a trapper and radio operator, cites 53 deaths at Fort Simpson and states more than 200 others are known dead in nearby tribal villages.
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Edmonton
Alberta
U.R
Fort Simpson
Jack Stewart
Trapper
Plantenu
Dowell Executed at San Quentin for Slain Policeman
Mark Dowell, a young man convicted of killing a San Francisco policeman, was executed on the gallows at San Quentin Prison in California. The trap was sprung at 10:06 a.m. today August 17.
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San Quentin
Penitontiary
Calif
U.P
Mark Dowell
San Francisco
Marriage License Applications for Saginaw Area Couples
David R Hamilton of Blanchard and Clara Drake of Broomfield apply for a marriage license in Saginaw. Tom Graz of Mr Pleasant and Jane Jones of Blanchard seek license. others include David Hamilton and Clara Drake listed among applicants.
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David
R. Hamilton
Blanchard
Clara
Drake
Broomfield
Tom Graz
Mr. Pleasant
Jane Jones
Saginaw
Five Drownings As Gas Boat Catches Fire
In Lake Laxighne a gas launch burst into flames killing five passengers. The Rev Fr J B Dubug Lavighne parish priest Miss Leonie Sylvestre Mrs Albert Lafveniere and her two children Mare one pean old and Claude three years died. Albert Lafveniere and Claude were pulled from the water. only Miss Sylvestre’s body remained unrecovered. The priest offered absolution before entering the sea.
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Toronto
Ontario
U. P
Lake Laxighne
J. B.dubug
Lavighne
Leonie Sylvestre
Albert Lafveniere
Mare
Claude
Miss Sylvestre
Three Counties Protest State Tax Assessment
Three counties Manistee Calhoun and Menominee protest the tentative state tax proportionment reported by Auditor General O B Fuller. He noted that usually 26 or 80 counties file protests and expected a quiet session of the board with an early settlement of the assessment ratio.
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Lansing
Mich
Inspector to Oversee Muskegon Oil Fields
Lansing August 17 The state will place a fulltime resident inspector in the Muskegon oil fields due to rapid development and to ensure proper drilling and field protection. An emergency appropriation will be requested from the state administrative board after the last legislature provided insufficient funds for oil inspections.
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Lansing
Muskegon Oil Fields
Green Sania
State Administrative Board
Wet Leads Dry In Ohio Senatorial Primary Race
In Columbus Ohio on August 17 P Hunt of Cincinnati led Democrat Cyrus Locher of Cleveland by 1127 votes for the short term senate nomination based on complete unofficial returns from Tuesday’s primary.
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Ohio
Columbus
Graham
P. Hunt
Cincinnati
Wet Advocate
Cyrus Locher
Cleveland
Hoover backs Boulder Dam plan for southwest water
Herbert Hoover told a Los Angeles audience on the steps of the new city hall that the greatest reservoir should be built at Boulder dam to bring water to the thirsty southwest. He endorsed the general project and left open the question of whether a high dam for power or a low dam for water distribution is preferable, calling the Colorado River a national asset with future land and power development potential.
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Angeles
U. P
Boulder Dam
Herbert Hoover
Los Angeles
Colorado
Hoover
Colorado River
Mother Reunites With Daughter After 86 Years
Mrs Mary Drew in Mt Pleasant this week met her daughter Mrs Lewis Wisbeck of Middleville for the first time since nine years old when the family was separated. The daughter had been placed in an orphanage in Grand Rapids and believed her mother had died. They plan to live together in Middleville while the brother remains missing.
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Mt Pleasant
Lewis Visbeck
Middleville
Othan
Grand Rapids
Mary Drew
Clare Field Day Draws Large Crowd and Mt Pleasant Victory
A huge crowd attended Clare field day with street sports vaudeville and Big Rapids band music. In the ball game Mt Pleasant beat Clare 6 to 4 in 10 innings with Sweeney and Meridith leading Mt Pleasant and Mullins pitching. The event featured two auditoriums dancing and free movies at the Princess theater, funded by local business sponsors.
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Clare
Big Rapids
Harry Rogers
Burden
Glare
Mt. Pleasant
Sweeney
Meridith
Mt. ‘Pleasant
Mullins
Pleasant
Local People Secure Drilling Contracts in Chippewa Township
Local landowners east of Mt. Pleasant secure two drilling contracts in Chippewa Township Isabella County with firms from South Bend and Saginaw. Plans call for two Dundee sand wells in section 12, SW and NE quarters, on 120 and 80 acre tracts, respectively, starting before September 1. Ward Arbauth will drill the southwest site. Weideman J. Lamunyon Co. will drill the northeast. Each well expected near 26 000 dollars, with a ten acre spacing if oil pays out.
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Sec
Chippewa Township
Mt. Pleasant
Ward Arbauth
Pure Yi Company
Greendale Township
Weideman J. Lamunyon Company
Saginaw
Dundee
Ty Ib
Isabella County
Chippéwa
Denver
Gome
Inguntry
Crowd Gathers as Tunney Heads to Europe
Gene Tunney rested aboard the Mauretania en route to Europe for a walking tour after leaving New York. He spent yesterday with his fiancée Miss Mary Josephine Lauder and said he would not answer 2,400 questions, hinting at a possible marriage in early fall.
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New York
U.R
Gene Tunney
Mauretania
Europe
Mary Josephine Lauder
Mauretania ‘Docks
Tunney
Florida
Connecticut
Four-Year-Old Dies From Circus Alley Torch Fire
Evelyn Kincaide, four, died from burns after classmates wrapped her in burlap and set her alight during a circus alley play. Detroit police report the incident as a child cruelty case with fatal injuries confirmed at the hospital.
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Detroit
Mich
UW. P
Evelyn Kincaide
Evelyn
Hoover Starts Stumping Tour With Busy Day
Herbert Hoover opens his campaign by touring southern California before heading to Arizona New Mexico Kansas and Iowa. He plans six city stops including Santa Barbara Glendale and Los Angeles with receptions and speeches on the Boulder dam issue and Pacific Southwest Expositions. Senator Hiram Johnson campaigns in the region for re election amid Hoover support.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Herbert Tloover
Oover
California
Glendale
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Long Beach
Pagadena
San Bernardino
Arizona
New Mexico
Kansas
Iowa
Hoover
Washington
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Supreme Court Upholds Wayne County Judge
The Michigan Supreme Court denied the state's writ of prohibition against Wayne County Circuit Judge Merriam and left in force his injunction blocking further Grand Trunk right of way work in Oakland County. No damages claims were ruled on, and work on affected properties and the Grand Trunk road remains at a standstill. Kitty Clardy argued for the state, noting time and money losses.
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Grand Trunk
Lansing
Mich
State Supreme Court
Todauy
Merriam
Wayne County
Oakland County
Grand Trunk Road
Kitty Clardy
Italy receives apology from Jugo Slavia
Rome August 17 reported that Yugoslavia apologized for attacks on the Italian consul at Stalato diving during recent anti Italian demonstrations. Acting foreign minister Dr Slijn Suranko vic expressed regret and approved to the Italian Ministry.
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Rome
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Stalato
Belgrade
Slijn Surankovic
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