Loot, refuge amid Nan king consulate turmoil in 1927 clash
The American consulate at Nanking was looted after the city fell to Cantonese forces. occupants sought refuge behind walls and escaped injury. A photograph shows the converted yacht Isabel, flagship of the American patrol, on the Yangtze, where Rear Admiral Teary He Tough warned of bombardment to free foreigners. Admiral Hough appears in another image.
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Nanking
China
Amerian Patrad
Yangtoe
Teary
Admiral Hough
Ministers Cleared in Divorce Law Hearing by Wilmington Church
The Rev. Paul P. Truitt of Sharpstown and Rev. Elwood W. Jones of Dover were acquitted by the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference after a two hour private session. Complaints accused Jones of officiating Truitt’s marriage post-divorce and of his own divorce grounds, but the conference declined to entertain charges.
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Paul P. Truitt
Sharptown
Elwood W. Jones
Dover
Del
Church Council
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Cmence
Jones
Mr. Truitt
Dr Jones
Me. Truitt
Sagent Bulien Mack
Wilmington
Black
Soutine
Bishop McConnell
Mexico
Clannee True Wilsen
Washington
George W. Crabbe
Maryland
Delaware
Board of Temperance
I. Atweul Bennett
Ro Stephenson
AOM
Francis J. McConnell
Serteon
Frank Warne
Leomard White
Old newspaper on display at office
A fragmentary item notes an old newspaper on display at an office and mentions a past event with references to people and dates. The readable text includes scattered names and phrases about a meeting or display, but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Eustis Wounded as Cambridge Police Chase Supposed Car Escape
Eustis of Washington DC, a Harvard junior, was wounded by a police revolver discharge while pursuing a fleeing car after a costume ball at the Hasty Pudding Club in Cambridge. Three companions, Cambridge residents, were questioned and released. one claimed to be armed with a toy revolver.
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Kostun
Eustis
Washington, D. C
Hasty Puddings Club
Cambridge
Funtis
Fem
War on Islands Rally Trial Reveals American Officer’s Alleged Role
Testimony at the Tahil trial in Ante Island asserts Major Horr H Malone of the Philippine Constabulary supplied arms to Datu Tahil and urged defiance of the government. Princess Tarhata, relative to the Sultan of Sulu, was cited in the uprising as Tahil and the princess were captured after fort defenses.
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Ante
Island of
Sulu
Philippine Constabulary
Tahit Inphestines Malone
Kavir
Tahit
Tarhata
Sultan of
Tahil
Tahir
Murdered Pair in Florida Found Bound and Slain
Police probe into the murders of Mrs Edward Nevers 42 and a man identified as her husband in a secluded Miami home. A broad hatchet and whiskey bottle found near their carless trail. Nevers’ will favored his wife, while no motive is clear.
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Mismi
Fla
APA
Edward Nevers
Orhved
Nevers
Vanee
Trent
Reau
Nevins Bandy
WITNESSES REPORT SHOOTING OF WILLIAMS IN NANKING
Reports from Shanghai describe the death of WILLIAMS, shot by Chinese soldiers near Deand oma Street. W James of Showres Ohio and others were evacuated. Mrs. Withiam and children Faith and Richard arrived in Shanghko on the steamer Rungwo after evacuation.
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Williame
Anna E. Mott
Fort Sheridan
Nanking
Teaney to sail for England for title defense
March 28 dispatches report Al Jene Teaney will sail May 13 for England to train for his title defense, with plans to return mid June to begin training for the September title bout. Also noted are Shanghai and Washington items on China policy and U S naval moves amid global tension.
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New York
Al—Jene Teaney
England
Bax Andahilation
Leadon
Jemne
Deleame
Americans in Nanking Facing Cantonese Attack Rescue Efforts
Americans at the Nanking consulate tell of a brutal siege by Cantonese troops. Mrs Davis and her children escaped with the consulate group, while Marines defended the station amid looting and shelling. Private Plume was wounded while returning fire as the group reached Socony Station.
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Nanking
Shanghai
Kungwe
John K. Davis
United States
Davis
Oan Ariedicusrd
Neaking University
Mer. Davis
Socuny
Davia
Shannon
Plume
Socony Station
Hove
Earl T. Hobart
Standard Oi
Mavis
Washimeten Report On Naval Inquiry Cited
A fragmentary report from the Navy Department is cited regarding a committee inquiry into endangered cats and related warfare matters. The text references officials and an advisory body discussing the case and a university connection.
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Washimeten
Marek G
cAbs
Prescot Counege
T. Wali
Navy Department
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric forms subsidiary in Virginia
A Virginia charter is issued for a new subsidiary of Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company. The subsidiary, led by secretary Florence Metlure of Philadelphia, will issue 750000 shares of no par stock to exchange existing $25 per share 8 percent preferred stock. The parent company, via affiliates, operates lighting plants in Delaware and Virginia and supplies power to four towns in Maryland and Virginia.
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Virginia
Eastern Shore Gas and Hlestric Company of
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company
Municipal Service Company
National Public Service Corporation
FLW
Met ‘Lure
Philadelphia
Eastern Shore Gay and Electric Company
S ix Municipal Lighting
del ‘Aware
Cape Charles
Foright
Kent Electric Company
Eastern Shore Gap and Electric Co
Maryland
Viity
Americans Safe After Nanking Attacks Reported
Wireless dispatches from Nanking indicate most Americans there are safe except one near death and four injured. The message mentions the American mission and the Natane University group with limited clear details.
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Shanchay
Nanking
Gor i Natane University
Tae Gee
Anmonta
Unclear OCR Summary of War Developments
The readable lines mention the foreign office and watchful waste, with items about the cruiser Tenrys carrying clothing and provisions for refusers. The text is fragmentary and omits clear dates or locations, making a precise event hard to determine.
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Foreign Office
Tenrys
Bern
Dapataia
Additional Marines Ordered to China to Bring Total 8260
Fifteen hundred more American Marines were ordered to China today. The new contingent will be drawn from posts along the Atlantic seaboard and sail from San Diego after crossing the continent by train. Embarkation is tentatively set for April 3.
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Washington
China
Aemy
Atlantic Seaboard
San Diego
Cal
Henderson
Corinte
Nicaragua
Pavillc
Wiliams
Shanghai
Nanking
Yangtee River
Lanai
Philippines
Admiral Williams
Dluedickets
Honolulu
Pacific
Navy Department
Williams
Grcat
Navy
State Department
War Department
Sammarsail
Wilbur
Coulnnge
No Clues in Disappearance of Two Year Old Baby
A Tennessee mother and father face a missing child case for their two year old daughter Frasier. Police and investigators search for leads after a night disappearance near Nogales with few concrete clues.
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Remaire
Canmesuiner
Mr Bee
Frasier
Pola
Fraser
Nogales
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Willian Fox
Fox Film Corporeation
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TIS
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Fox
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Treitt, Jones
Wien
Uae
Hediex
Wie
Police Seck
Boomer
Lew Hin
Ted
Sayer
Reuter
Nan- Ling
Mough
In. J. As Williams
Lace
Royal Bank of
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Tibert
Leuk
Hampton
Doris
Mays
Teadidge
Naghing
IVA
Virginia Charter Tranted
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Queatice
Phila
Heaton
S. C
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