Train wreck injures crew as Pittsburgh to Buffalo line derails
The Pennsylvania Railroad train No. 27 wrecked on a switch near Bracurn, 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. Engineer ALG Miller of Oil City suffered severe burns and injuries, rescued by mill workers using steel torches. Fireman J H Fiddler, also of Oil City, was hurt. Four day coaches and two baggage cars derailed. remaining cars stayed on tracks. Cause of the accident not yet determined.
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Pittsburgh, Ave
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bracurn
Adhurn
Endness Alg. Miller
Oil City
Ueed
J. H. Fiddler
Judge Scorn L bn Esolation Trial sparks Ohio debate
Cleveland observers report Chief Justice C. T. Marshall of Ohio sharply condemning Clarence Darrow in the Scopes trial context. He warned that Attacking the trial's evolutionary issues risks undermining bench and bar integrity. He cited the Tennessee law banning teaching evolution as the basis of the indictment.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Clarence
Arrow
Payton
Tenn
C. T. Marshall
Ohio Court
Bray
Tennessee
Darrow
Save Life Of Sea near Ashland Ky
A man named Featerlas case William Monre, 38, father of seven, died after an attempted rescue near his home as a natural spring was sought. Hubert 1 and others helped in the effort but efforts to save him failed.
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Ashland
Hyman Featerlas
William Monre
Hassom Hubert
Farre - Urus
Western Maryland Grid Camp Set. 50 Men Report
Western Maryland athletic authorities announced the varsity football training camp will run from mid September to September 1X with 50 players signed for the squad. Shroyer emphasized holding camp on campus for better use of material as the Terror team prepares for Bucknell.
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Westminister
Western Maryland
Shroyer
Bucknell University
Bucknell
Unce
Charlie Moran
Gadline
Terrors
Root
Sper
Speir
Groton
Pocomoke City
Looting at Baltimore Branch Post Office Reported
Fragmentary OCR text describes a looting incident at a branch post office in Baltimore. The report mentions thieves, fires, and unspecified disruptions with unclear names or dates due to damaged text.
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Baltimore
Vanguard of Legion Members Arriving for Maryland Event
The vanguard of American Legion of Maryland members arrive in Hagerstown for the seventh annual state convention opening at 1 o'clock this evening. Notable candidates for posts include Col Frank Sweerey and Col John Carmiebrat, with hearings and speeches planned as leaders prepare for the opening session. Congressmen and state officers are slated to attend, with remarks from Governor Ritchie’s representative and local officials.
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Hagerstown
Sul
Anerican Legion of Maryland
Orcloek
AL Byhay
Col. Clank
Sweerey
Maryland Penitentiary
313 Regiment
Sohn Carmiebrot
Haceestern
Warsden W. Cloyd
Baltimore
Col
MO. Oal
Cal
John FE. Abiitt
Anpapelis
Coll
Udett
Zey
Ralph Km
Eon Barnes
Kriwank Club
Ror
State Legion
Robert ML Tolon
Barne
Carville DD. Renton
Ritchie
Mayer
Verrypont
Richard Cronnell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dudze William ¢. Walsh
Cumberland
May A. Durken
Wresiring
Wamene
Smith Gives Up Vacation to Aid Welker in Mayoral Bid
Governor Smith abandons a vacation to help State Senator James J. Walker in the New York mayoral race. The Tammany backing opponent of Mayor Hylan pits Smith and Hearst against Welker, with Democratic and Republican spokesmen noting a heated contest. Details of campaign activity and political maneuvering fill the report.
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New York
Governer Smith
James J. Walker
Tammany Designee
Hirlan Foy
Gaverner
Albeny
Firht
Allan Wo Bennett
Model Airway Marks Three Years Of Operations
The air service reports three years with no serious accidents on a vast airway linking New York Washington Norfolk Dayton Detroit Rantoul St Louis Kansas City Muskogee Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio. It logged 525 trips 11587 hours flown 91 120 miles flown and 46 707 pounds of express carried with 14 crashes and no deaths or serious injuries.
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Washington
My Air Service
New York
Norfolk
Dayton
Detroit
Rantoul
Dispute between operators and miners unsettled by Aug 27 sessions
Government officials discuss a hand off policy on the anthracite dispute as citizens committee seeks renewed talks between operators and miners. Plans to avert a possible coal shortage include safeguarding by shifting to bituminous coal and preparing for a potential soft coal strike in the Northern West Virginia district.
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Wahington
My A
E.tisens
Fus
West Virginia
Dentist Melb for Death Wife in Los Angeles
Thomas W. Young a Los Angeles dentist on trial for his wife s murder and her body buried in a cistern killed himself in county jail. He hanged himself with wire in his cell as jurors prepared to view the cistern yesterday. Acquaintances testified he offered money to witnesses to claim she was alive and well while fleeing him. The death ends the murder trial.
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Los Angeles
Thomas W. Young
For. Young
Mrs. Young
Averal
Frank W. Hunt
Dr. Young
Young
Thes
George Palmer
Cowshorm
Distresu Sional
Yourg
Squirrel drinks sap at New Hampshire schoolhouse
A teacher and pupils in Epping observe a squirrel drinking sap from a tree near the schoolhouse. The animal gnawed the underside of a linked hanging by its forefeet and sucked sap that oozed out, providing a curious moment of natural history.
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Epping
N. H
Stranger Catch Plucked From Ocean At North Sydney
In Pine North Sydney Nova Scotia on August twenty seventh fishermen landed a five hundred pound catch of unknown species. The fish resemble porpoises in shape but are much larger weighing 258 pounds each.
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North Sydney
Nova Scotia
Unknown Soldier crypt in Westminster Abbey overrun with tributes
August 27 report notes the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Westminster Abbey attracting numerous gold and silver offerings from visitors. A gold brooch and a watch were among the items left, suggesting many visitors mark the war with personal tokens. Officials have not decided how to handle the tributes.
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Lomdom
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Cate
Japan firm offers prize for electric storage battery inventor
A Tokyo prize of THO OHsen is offered by a Japanese firm to the inventor of an electric storage battery capable of operating airplanes. The award highlights interest in advancing aviation power sources.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tho, Ohsen
Japanere
Multiple Fatal Explosions and Drownings Reported in Various U S Localities
Partially legible late news briefs describe seven killed in a Hayton boiler explosion linked to Archer and Eppes gunnery, plus ten drowned near Lake Hetario and other scattered incidents. Reports mention international notes from Paris and Berlin, and a Chicago boxing match result among mixed items.
Fatality in Baltimore as gun misfires during ride
George A L Webb 26 dies at St Josephs Hospital after a pistol fired during a joke between him and his fiancee Miss Myrtle Baker 19 outside his room. Police believe the safety catch was on and the shot accidental. Miss Baker was detained briefly but later released with bond offered by Webb's father.
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Baltimore
George AL Webb
St. Joseph's Hospital
Myrtle Baker
Webb
Miss Baker
Mudison Exchange
Chesapeake
Ant Potomac Telephone Company
Miss Beker
William H. Webb
Daughter of Auto Manufacturer to Pilot Speed Boat Contender
Theron Delphine Dodge Cromwell of New York, daughter of the late automotive magnate Merace Fi Annie, will race in three 30 mile heats at Manhasset Bay for the geld cups. Garwood withdraws Babe Am ere Tl due to propeller troubles. opening events include a handicap race and a hydroplane speed test with Yankee Teale seeking a world record.
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New York
Garwood
Hasent
H. Alex. Dobnema
Postal Clerk Held For Robbing Mail in Keyser West Virginia
A postal clerk in Keyser West Virginia was arrested and charged with robbing mail at the Keeler post office. The suspect admitted the crime and was jailed after the arrest, with investigators noting marked bills found in his possession.
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Aewe
Beam Newhauser
Wevser
Peare
Talauth
Keveer Postelfier
Pestarda
Keyser Peatfe
Newhagerr
Newhanver
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