Miners Rescued After Six Days Spent Underground
Five men trapped by a cave In at the Hudson Mine near Salem Kentucky were brought to the surface alive after six days. Randolph Cobb led the way to the shaft top, followed by Roy James George Castiller C B Wilson and Harry Watson. Castiller was critical with pneumonia. James earned hero status for warning others. Crowds cheered as rescuers and guards managed the scene and hospital tents treated the rescued men.
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Salem
Hudson
Randolph Cobb
Roy James
Apar
George Castiller
C. B. Wilson
Harry Watson
Watson
Prise
National
Cobb
James
Castiller
Wilson
Beck
Pomerene Wins Democratic Senate Primary Over Alien
Former Senator Atlee Pomerene defeats E. Alien in Ohio Democratic primary for the United States Senate. Willing to pursue a dry platform, Pomerene’s victory signals a shift on wet and dry issues amid county results and GOP contrasts.
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Mary
Atlee Pomer
United States Senate
Pomerene
Long
Aathsleen League Néersed
Cpponent
Miss E. Alien
Ohio
Willis Mile
Donahey
Myers TV
Copper Y Brewer
Cincinnati
Diemionven
Candi
Jehan Hweareet
Dit Graves
Tom Terral
Arkansas
John E. Martineau
Bible Bestseller Sets Global Sales Record in 1925
The American Bible Society reports that 10598,000,100 copies were sold worldwide in 1925, surpassing previous records. China, Japan, and the Far East saw large gains, while sales to Russia remained limited.
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New York
China
Japan
Far East
Russia
Offer of 5080 Dollars for Ederle Catalina Swim
William Wrighty Jr. offered 5080 dollars to Gertrude Ederle through the Chicago Tribune for a Catalina Island to California mainland swim. He would cover coast trip and training costs with the balance as a merit reward regardless of success, noting a patriotic American triumph. The proposed time frame suggested was the Christmas holidays.
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Chicago
Gertrude Ederle
Catalina Island
California
Chicago Tribune Today
William Wrighty, Jr
Wrizgky
Los Angeles
America
New York
Mira Ederle
Bandit Chief at Row's End Desperately Seeks Stay
Baltimore aug 12 richard reese whittemores execution was halted briefly as his negro attorney pendleton sought a Supreme Court stay. pendleton planned to seek writs from justices holmes brandeis and sanford after failing to obtain a corpus or a writ of error from judge stanton. deputy rowland adams trailed pendleton toward massachusetts, while detectives shadowed the erratic route. whittemore fatally wounded guard robert holtman during his 1925 penitentiary escape.
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Baltimore
Richard Reese Whittemore
United States Supreme Court
Robert F Stanton
Supreme Court
G J. Pendleton
Massacusettes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Beverly Farms
Louis. Brandeis
Chatham
Edward T Sanford
Nantucket
Pendleton
Rowland K Adams
Massachusetts
Court House
Whittemore
Robert H. Holtman
Maryland
CNT Marriage to Escape Publicity
Meceatern Aug 12. Miss Mary Katherine Lehman and Walter Fiery of Hagerstown were married last night after a plan by friends to avoid publicity failed when the ceremony ended abruptly after midnight. Attendants included John J. Fiery, Wayne Crider, and Mrs Crider.
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Mary Katherine Lehman
Walter Fiery
Ee Hagerstown
Midoe
Jweawere
John J. Fiery
Wayne Crider
Warrants Issued in MaN Sills Murder Case
A warrant was issued for the arrest of a material witness in the MaN Sills murder case by Justice of the Peace William R. Stephen. The filing notes the witness’s identity was to be kept confidential. Other items reported include a note on a Rockefeller matter, a bomb injury in Chicago, Mascagni’s U S tour, Baltimore heat prostrations, and a Goldsworthy note on Gertrude Ederle.
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Somerville
N. J
A. P
Man-Sills
Justice of the Peace
Wiliam R. Setphen
Wound Receives Fatal Blast Injury To Wacon Driver
An American Oil Company wagon driver, Andrew Kirt, died from burns after a blast destroyed a tanker and office building in Baltimore. Witnesses said a spark from the engine touched the flames, causing a spreading fire that forced evacuations and damaged several nearby homes. Fire brigades fought the blaze as investigators prepared to examine the scene and determine the cause.
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WACON
Baltimore
Andrew Kirt
Amerian Owl Company
Seouth Baltimur
Wspital
Burns
Kirby
Yen Feren
Poincare silent on parliament dates in autumn session
Paris August 12 Premier Poincare offered no date for convening parliament to resume work on his fiscal plan and a sinking fund for stabilization. Deputies and senators likely stay on vacation until mid October as a sub committee studies Franco American and Franco British debt data for use in autumn debates.
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Paris
Palmier Poincare
France
M Poincare
Gang warfare threat escalates amid gang clashes and killings
A tense report describes ongoing gang warfare in a city with unnamed gangs battling over liquor routes. Officials note the violence rising, with a leader's guard killed and coroner Jacobson confirming fatalities amid an unsettled underworld conflict.
Secret Anglo American plan to curb illicit shipping
General Andrews confirms a non diplomatic agreement with Great Britain to curb bootlegging and illicit shipments. The scheme relies on information exchange and evidence to shut down illegal operations, with approval from the British foreign office and the U S State Department and immediate effect.
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New York
Aeg
A. P
Eels Co. Ae
Great Britain
Andrews
British Foreign Office
United States Department of State
LC C will consider Nickel Plate feeder plan
Washington August 12 A plan in the Nickel Plate merger was aired before the Interstate Commerce Commission. New York Chicago and St Louis Railway seeks permission to build miles of track from Valley Crossing to Gregg Ohio. The proposal asks to modify a March 2 order disallowing the consolidation and names Chesapeake and Ohio as the eventual transferee. The plan would connect the Nickel Plate system with C and O and Hocking Valley Railway if the merger progresses.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York, Chicago and St Louis Railway
Valley Crossing
Gregg
Ohi
Chesapeake and Ohio
Fuads
Chesapeake and the Hocking Valle
Main Street Bridge to be rebuilt after Isabella Street dam break
City engineers briefed the mayor and council on a temporary dam across the broken dam on Te Street. Construction would start tomorrow to restore a 100 foot span and allow limited vehicular traffic while the Main Street bridge is assessed for repairs.
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Te Street
Dryden
Main Street
D: N
Bridge Neers
Isabella Street
Johnson's Pond
War Department
Salisbury
Fair Grounds
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company
Vid
Bikendag
Traffc
Conakrond
Executions reported stirring Catholic communities in Mexico
Archdiocese of Michoacan reports August 1 and 2 violence with Catholic casualties. Two priests and 27 to 37 Catholics killed after battle at Zahuayo. total around 50 dead. At Campparo Guanajuato, two engineers were killed and churches confiscation sparked mob violence. A Protestant killed at Irapuato. residences burned and mob leaders executed by federal troops.
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Mexico City
Leopoldo Ruiz Y Flores
Michoacan
Zahuayo
Track Officials Face Gambling Charge Allegations
In a recent report officials and employees connected to a track operation are alleged to be involved in gambling charges. Authorities cite misconduct tied to management and event operations.
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Whiten
Sue Teller
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Greverks Depley
Velenta
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Dover
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Siaheyst
Seelnrine
Ehering
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