Four Die as Train Hits Car at Delaware Crossing
A Pennsylvanian Railroad express struck a car near Blackbird Delaware killing Gurney Smith 2 his sister Marjorie 19 of Chula Virginia James R Hill ta and Anna Morris 19 of Centreville Delaware. Authorities say the driver misread crossing signals as the freight train passed. The coroner and state police investigate with inquest pending.
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Wilmington
Del
A. P
Harvey Keadman
Smiths
Chula
H L. Smith
Centreville
Miss Morris
Smyrna
Smith
Morris’ Grand
Charles Schreffler
Clayton
Truce Talk Quietly Marks Calm Sunday in Mexico City
In Mexico City on a quiet Sunday a Catholic episcopate offer to pause religious regulation disputes and a plebiscite consultation was announced amid chatter of a plot to assassinate President Calles. Security was tightened as prayers filled churches while the government prepared to suppress potential unrest. An alleged conspiracy involved Dolores Lemus and others with a secret service operative citing statements by a Baquedano family member.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Calles
Confederation Labor
Calies
Republic
Associated Press
Dolores Lemus
Miss Lemus
Secret Service
Senora Baquedano
Julien
Prayers For Early Solution Amid Global Catholic Response
Catholic communities worldwide unite in prayer for a swift resolution as Mexican religious regulations spark outrage. Cardinal O Connell calls the reforms brutal tyranny and a conspiracy backed by corruption, framing the clash as a battle of light against darkness.
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New York
Boston
Cardinal O'Connell
United States
Catholic Church
Special Prosecutor Appointed in Hall Murder Case
New evidence surfaced in the 4 year old killing of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. State Senator Alexander Simpson named by Governor Moore as special prosecutor, with meetings set with the governor and Somerset county officials. A Milwaukee tipster, Mrs. Howard Harding, claims four men warned her not to reveal what she saw, and may provide further testimony.
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Qikeen
Bologress
Arding
Harding
Johns Manville Company
Mannville
N. J
George Hallidey
William Phillipe
Somerset Conty
Hall
Camp Meeting Wedding at Brandywine Summit
Grace Kessler and Alfred Robinson were married at Brandywine Summit Camp Grounds near Wilmington eight miles northwest. The couple traveled from Harrisburg and were wed by Dr Dorsey N Miller, a preacher at the camp.
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Wilmington
Del
Brandywine Summit
Grace Kessler
Alfred Robinson
Marrisburo
Harrisburg
Dorsey N Miller
Miller
Multiple World News Briefs From August Dispatches
Bulletins report postponed Cincinnati Nationals game in Boston due to rain. Ohio petitions total 242000 signatures to challenge district primary. if approved, appears on November ballots. New oil firm on Pacific coast with 960.6 million capitalization linked to Richfield Oil of California. Frederick Md man injured when freight train crash at culvert. head injury not fatal. Delaware Governor inspects Scout Camp on the Northeast River with officials. Plane crash near Parma Italy leaves three dead and three injured during forced landing attempt. Jacksonville incident involves a former state capital worker. Internal revenue officers in Delaware seize hands of a dealer. several names mentioned in the report.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nathen E Cook
Cleveland
Secretary of State
Unusual Death Pact Bared In Baroness Leap
A coroner’s jury probes the deaths of Baroness Royce Garrett and the Baron Michael Royce gunk in Miami after the baroness leaped from the Everglades Hotel and the baron was found with twine, planning to hang himself. The couple, once Russian nobility, tied a fatal plan after a 95 million heritage loss and Bolshevik troubles.
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Miami
Fla
A. P
Royce-Garrett
Michael Royce Gunk
Everglades Hotel
Russia
Jove
America
Coconut Grove
Mystery surrounding Walter Ward location clarified
The fate of Walter S. Ward, son of a millionaire bakery owner, was clarified after Suffolk County Sheriff Howe notified the New York Police Missing Persons Bureau that a bottle washed ashore near River Head contained a note asking for help and naming Robin's Island. The disappearance had occurred May sixth under mysterious circumstances.
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New York
Walter S. Ward
Sherif Howe
Suffolk County
Long Island
New York Police Department
River Head
Robin's Island
Walter Ward
Communist leader condemns bureaucracy in unexpected speech
Meswawe reports a high ranking communist figure denouncing red tape and complex government machinery. The speech, delivered to the central executive committee, criticizes administrative burden while urging party unity against bureaucrime and missteps in allies.
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Felix” Zerinky Chateman
Ipreme
Inovvet
Russia
Coastal Boulevard Plan Outlined for Rehoboth to Chincoteague
A regional coalition proposes a 69 mile all beach boulevard from Rehoboth Delaware to Chincoteague Virginia, with 5 miles of shell road, bridges, and causeways linking the Del Mar Va region. The plan, publicized to attract national attention, is not yet officially sponsored by the Del Mar Va Association.
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Aca
Cape Henlopen
Kent County
Delpunit
Ocean Beach
Lewis
Chinenteague Island
Virginia
Rehoboth
Del
Capes and
Island
Ocean City, Ltd
Del-Mar-Va
Portland
Wain
Clewland Feetrat
Chicago
Jacksonville
Miami
Sland
Capes
Lang Tate
Blair
Del-Mar Va
Eastern Shore Association
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Delaware
Marynd Coast
Chincoteague
Ocean Coast
Florida
Cape Charles Lewes
Wilmington
Dover
Delaware Bay
South Jersey
American Automobile Association
Lewes
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Delaeare Bay
Lenee
Tase
Kidnapping Alarms Fort Worth After Abduction by Robed Group
Fort Worth Texas Aug 2 A P The kidnaping of a man from a busy business corner by six robed unmasked men baffles police A policeman and a newsboy witnessed the abduction as the men stopped an automobile seized the man and sped away The officer saw the incident from about twenty feet away Investigators pursue rumors including that the man was a heavy card player and that the kidnappers lost money to him.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Deaths from poison liquors rise to seven hundred in year
New York City recorded seven hundred deaths from open liquor in the past year. J W Quillen, chief chemist of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, warned against illicit whiskey as he noted most samples were straight whiskey and described bootleg liquor trends and adulteration issues.
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New York
New York City
J. W Quillen
Eau
Internal Revenue
Bureau Free Reatly
NAB COMPANION IN DEATH OF ACTRESS
The report notes a companion in the death of an actress near Mount Helly New Jersey with authorities scouring for a suspect. A cottage near Browns Mills is mentioned and a person named Pearl Webster is referenced amid unclear details of charges and events.
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Mount Helly
A. P Burington
Pearl Wesbery
Browns Milla
Herve
Perine
New York
Wenterrry
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Lorene
American Opeokititien Enfarremert
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Mora Y del Rio
U. S
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Barry Seletion Leome
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Kidotitsen
Todey
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Jehn Snowden
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Steeden
Robert P. Rebdinson
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Parma
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