Four Holland youths drown in yacht collision on Black Lake
In Holland Michigan four young men died when the speed boat 08 A Landwehr collided with the steamship City of Holland. The victims were Paul Landwehr 18 Karl Lente 22 John Kolan Nuystran 19 and John Trands 20 all from prominent families. Medrano and Lyle survived after clinging to driftwood. Over 100 people searched but no bodies were recovered through the night.
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Holland, Mich
U.P
Holland
A. H. Landwehr
Holland Furnace Company
Paul Landwehr
Furnace Company
Karl Lente
John Kolan Nuystran
John Trands
Robert Medrano
Young Landwehr
California
George Lyle
Black Lake
Lake Michigan
Medrano
Lyle
Chicago
New York City
Los Angeles
Coolidge Sees Senate Backing for Anti War Treaty
Superior Wis July 28 U P President Coolidge is quoted as believing there will be no concerted senate opposition to ratification of the multilateral anti war treaty agreed by 14 signatory powers. He said responsible leadership in both parties should win endorsement and absorb any opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wisconsin
U.P
Coolidge
Senate
Gene Tunney Plans Walk Through France With Wilder
Gene Tunney announces retirement from boxing and sails for Europe next month to join Thornton Wilder on a walking trip through France and Spain. He says he is still in the fight business but won’t confirm another bout after earning $525,000 in his latest match.
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Gene Tunney
Wilder
France
New York
United Press
Fiis
Europe
Thornton Wilder
Irance
Spain
Tom Heeney
Tuprey
Breaks Wrist In Fall From Chair
M Converse suffered a left wrist fracture at his home on High Street when he fell from a chair while reaching for a tool. The injury is notable because he is left handed, making the break more inconvenient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Converse
High Street
Mr. Converse
Hoover heads four day fishing trip for campaign trim
Herbert Hoover began a four day fishing excursion through the Redwood wilds of northern California and southern Oregon. He traveled light with 46 companions in 12 cars, cooking bacon over a camp fire and carrying only one old suit. He used the journey to steady himself before his Republican presidential campaign.
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Hoover
Mud Creek
Calif
U.R
Herbert Hoover
San Francisco
Redwood Wilds
Palo Alto
Redwood
California
Oregon
Assassin of Obregon to be handed over to civil court
Joe de Leon Toral and accomplices held in the Obregon assassination will be turned over to the civil court on Monday. Police promise a full statement after Toral confessed. President Calles’ future tenure beyond December 1 hinges on his own decision amid health concerns.
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Obregon
Mexico City
Joe de Leon Toral
Alvaro Obregon
Toral
Calles
Relief for Northwestern Indian Tribes Due to Influenza
Regina July 28 Relief for the Indian tribes of northwestern Canada hit by a severe influenza epidemic likely will come from Edmonton Alberta. Relief will be directed by the Indian department and will address remote stricken areas near the Alaskan border, though reach may take time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Indian Department
Warrant Issued For Hendershott Of Fuelless Motor Fame
A bad check warrant was issued for Lester J. Hendershott who claimed to have perfected a fuelless motor. He allegedly passed a $650 check at the Statler Hotel on April 21 and is believed to be in West Elizabeth Pennsylvania.
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Hendershott
Fuelless Motor Fame
Detroit
Midh
U.R
Lester J. Hendershott
Statler
West Elizabeth
Pennsylvania
Murder Verdict In Simmons Case Returned By Jury
A coroner's jury in Lake City Florida found G W Simmons a murder victim after testimony that E L Booth husband of Simmons granddaughter struck him on the head while Mrs Booth drove the car along the highway near here. Simmons body was sent to Steubenville Ohio.
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Lake City
Fla
U.P
G. W. Simmons
Steubenville
Ohio
Simmons
E. L. Booth
Mrs. Booth
Here
Missing 13 Year Old Girl In Battle Creek Case
Mary Gersock 13 was reported missing after an alleged assault by Oliver Russell 22 Thursday night. Russell was captured near Camp Custer after an 18 hour search and authorities fear the girl may be murdered.
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Battle Creek
Mich
U.P
Mary Gersock
Oliver Russell
Camp Custer
Gordon
Russell
Gersock
Secon
Treasury official orders guards near near beer plants
Washington July 28 Seymour Lowman acting secretary of treasury undertook today to curtail beer from being marketed He ordered special guards near large near beer manufacturing plants so that beverages contain less than one half of one percent alcohol
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Washington
U.P
Seymour Lowman
Treasury
Real
Snake hunt to be staged in Seymour Indiana
Residents of South Jackson county plan a fox round-up style hunt tomorrow for a snake reported to be more than 25 feet long. The creature has terrorized the area for two weeks, eating berry pickers and livestock, with sightings near Tampico prompting the chase. Four lines will form to close in on the brush where the snake may hide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ind
U.P
Jackson County
Tampico
Father Dies as Acrobatic Youth Finishes Act
In Philadelphia at Grove Theatre a 16 year old acrobat Leonard Ross finished his act after his father Frank Ross collapsed and died on stage. The boy pressed on with a smile, then rushed to the body as applause met the grim scene.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Frank Ross
Leonard
Grove Theatre
Wil‘ow Grove
Saginaw Drenched By Historic Friday Rainfall
Saginaw faced an unprecedented rainfall Friday morning with thunder and lightning waking the city. Streets flooded as water overwhelmed sewers and basements filled, but utility services reported only minor disruptions.
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Saginaw
Kent
Hopwood Wills $150,000 to U. of M
The University of Michigan will receive about $150,000 from Avery Hopwood. The dramatist drowned in France on July 1. A probate filing notes an estate of $1,000,000 with a quarter given to Hopwood's mother, Mrs. Julia Hopwood, and the remainder providing her income for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
University of Michigan
Avery Hopwood
France
Hopwood
Julia Hopwood
Johnson Dean Nuptials Held At Baptist Parsonage
The wedding of George S. Johnson and Miss Eloise Dean occurred at the Baptist parsonage at nine this morning. Attendants were Miss Ethel Johnson and Harry Francisco. The couple, residents of Mt. Pleasant, will honeymoon briefly and reside on East High Street.
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George S. Johnson
Eloise Dean
E. C. Dean
Baptist Parsonage
Ethel Johnson
Harry Francisco
Mt. Pleasant
Jackson
Detroit
East High Street
Mexican President Says He Will Not Remain In Office
Mexico City July 28 President Calles does not intend to remain in office after his term ends December 1 he told confidants today If nothing changes Aaron Saenz governor of Nuevo Leon would likely succeed him with the late General Obregon having been elected July 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Calles
Mexico
Aaron Saenz
Nuevo Leon
Alvaro Obregon
Tornado Strikes Ypsilanti Damaging Homes
A tornado hit Ypsilanti Michigan on Friday night wrecking one building and tearing the roof from another. Ten houses suffered major damage as trees and downed wires caused service outages. No injuries were reported and an auto top firm building and a freight depot lost their roofs.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Convicts Kill Guard Then Escape Texas Prison
Seven inmates escaped from state farm No. 1 near Sugarland after fatally shooting guard Henry Ward. They fled across the Brazos river amid heavy gunfire, with two deputy sheriffs and two convicts wounded. The fugitives, heavily armed, vanished into underbrush along the riverbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
U.P
State Farm No. 1
Sugarland
Henry Ward
Brazos River
Iun
Ward
Jim Jeeter
Air Tour Planes Make Final Hop to Detroit
Twenty three fliers in the national air tour prepare to depart Battle Creek between two and three this afternoon for the last leg to Detroit. Leader John P. Wood of Wausau Wisconsin in a Waco plane has a commanding lead, but the group aims for the fastest 100 mile hop to land first at Ford airport Detroit.
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Battle ‘Creek
Mich
Detroit
Altho John P. Wood
Wausau
Wisconsin
Ford
Oshkosh Bans Light Colored Bathing Suits at Beaches
Oshkosh Wis July 28 Light colored bathing suits for girls have been banned from the city beaches. Authorities state light colors become flesh colored and create sensations on the beach drawing attention and controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh, Wise
United Press
Oshkosh
Gunmen Loot Chicago Herald For Payroll
Three bandits armed with a sawed off shotgun robbed the Chicago Herald and Examiner office on Madison Street Friday night, taking between 6000 and 37000 dollars from the paymaster and two clerks, all bystanders unharmed. Police noted similarities to a June 6 Detroit News heist but no arrests were made.
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Chicago
Herald and Examiner
Ats
Vongelin
George Larson
David F. O'Shea
Martin Kelly
Vongolin
Loop
Madison Street
Detroit News
Polite
Central State Commencement Set for Thursday
Central State Teachers College will hold summer term exercises Thursday morning August 2 at 9 o'clock in the auditorium. Professor T. E. Rankin of the University of Michigan will deliver the address on the subject Grav en Images. Public is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State Teachers College
T. E. Rankin
University of Michigan
Well Known Mt. Pleasant Couple Wed In Simple Ceremony
A simple wedding at the Methodist parsonage today joined William T. Campbell and Fern Coverstone, both prominent local business people. Rev. M. B. Reusch officiated as witnesses James H. Elder of Evaryt and the groom’s sister were present. The couple will motor to the Upper Peninsula for about two weeks before settling at 315 Oak Street in Mt. Pleasant.
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Te . Methodist
William T. Campbell
Fern Coverstone
Mt. Pleasant
James H. Elder
Evaryt
M. B. Reusch
Upper Peninsula
Pleasant
Oak Street
Inmates Loose After Fire Threat at State Hospital
Sleven inmates at the state Central hospital for the insane remained at liberty after a fire threat yesterday. The incident occurred at Nashville Tennessee and authorities reported ongoing searches.
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Nashville, Tenn
U.P
State Centtral Hospital
Liberty
Robbins Injured in Airplane Fall Over Somerset
Assistant Secretary of War Robbins tripped climbing from the cockpit to the passenger section of a Fokker plane. The 4 000 foot fall broke his collar bone. He was taken to a Somerset hospital after the noon accident near Johns town Pennsylvania.
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Johnstown
Penn
Robbins
Fokker
Somerset
Memorial rites honor Charles Sumner Pierce in Lansing
In Lansing on July 28 state executives senators and representatives paid last respects to Charles Sumner Pierce a 70 year old veteran clerk of the house who died Thursday. In Norfolk Virginia a munitions depot explosion at Juliens depot was blamed on spontaneous combustion causing about 52 460 dollars in damage.
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Lansing
Mich
U.R
House
of Representatives
Charles Sumner Pierce
Norfolk
Juliens Depot
Business Slows Up In June. Federal Reserve Reports
The Federal Reserve Board stated that business slowed in June more than the usual summer drop. Industrial production and distribution shrank from May and wholesale price levels also declined.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Reserve Board
Brinton Farmer Killed Loading Wagon
William Basket a farmer near Brinton fifty eight years old was killed Friday afternoon while loading barbed wire onto a wagon with Emmett Nichols on Vaughn farm. The wire rolled from the barn pinning him as the horses moved. Death due to temple injury. Survived by a wife and nine children two brothers and a sister. Funeral at Sherman City church with cemetery burial.
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William Basket
Brinton
Emmett Nichols
Vaughn
Temple
Baker
Beatrice
Albert
Elmer
Sherman City
Tailor Armstrong Dies After Shock On Railroad Track
A Belleville tailor identified as Robert Armstrong aged 40 was struck and killed on a railroad track near the D. and M. Railroad crossing on a Friday. Police and morgue officials worked to identify the unidentified man found after the incident.
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U.P
Robert
Armstrong
Belleville
Iyrmstrong
Rai Ffie
Émil
D. & M.‘ Railroad
Change in Davis Cup Doubles Team Lineup at Roland Garros
At Roland Garros Paris on July 28 the United States and France altered their doubles selections for the challenge round. The US will field William T. Tilden and Francis T. Hunter replacing George Lott and John Hennessey, while France switches to Henri Cochet and Jean Borotra replacing Borotra and Jacques Brugnon for today’s match.
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Roland Garros
Paris
Frahece
United States
William T. Tilden
Francis T. Hunter
George Lott
John Hennessey
Henri Cochet
Jean Borotra
Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
League Standings and Friday Results Across Leagues
American League standings show New York leading with 68 wins while Cleveland trails at 44. St Louis and Chicago hold mid-pack positions as Baltimore, Detroit, and Boston chase. Friday results include Washington 7 St Louis 4 and Philadelphia 7 Chicago 4 with several games postponed due to rain. National League features St Louis 60 wins, Cincinnati 60, and Chicago 56 as Brooklyn 49 and New York 50 vie for spots. Friday results: Brooklyn 5 St. Louis 2, Chicago 2 Boston 1, New York 4 Pittsburgh 0. Saturday schedules include Pittsburgh at Boston and St Louis at Philadelphia.
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New York
Oree
Zil Athletics
Eee
St. Touts
St. Louis
Philadephia
Chicago
Eyeee
New
York
Brooklyn
Boston
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsbugh
Boston Twads St. Louis
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Amundsen
Crew
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Novile
Italia
Lincoln Ellsworth
Hudson, C
Ellsworth
Indiana
U. of M
Johnson - Dean
New High Street
Mit
Herald
Central State
Mrs. W. T. Campbell
North
Cheasapeake and Ohio Railway
Interstata Commerce Commission
Pere Marquette , Railway
North Shore Golf Club
Abe Espi-nosa
Espinosa
Jack Hutchinson
Abe
Johnnie Farrell
Arid
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