Historic Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Dedicated as Sea Level Waterway
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was officially dedicated as a sea level waterway by President Coolidge, marking a milestone for Atlantic coast commerce. Key speakers included Gov Robert P. Robinson of Delaware and Maj Gen Harry Taylor, with officials predicting major impact for regional trade and ports.
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Reedy Point
Del
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Coolidge
White House
Mampten Moore
Jihteeiphta
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Apeskera
Spe
Blast Kills Eight Miners in Shannon Branch Mine
In Welch West Virginia a late night explosion trapped eight miners deep in the Shannon Branch Mine of the Central Pocahontas Coal Company. A second blast at dawn endangered officials but left them uninjured. Rescue teams, after ten minor blasts, withdrew with little hope as they planned to resume once conditions ease.
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Welch
W. Va
Shannon Branch
Central Pocahontas Coal Company
Feeley
Actress Miss Mackaye's Marriage Claim Challenges Actor's Widow Status
New York reports Florence Bein Raymond claims she married actor Ray Rala in Newark on January 8, 19%, was never divorced, and counters Kesby Mackaye who says she is his widow. Mackaye testified to a marriage with Raymond in Maryland on August 1, and officials note a purported marriage certificate. The American cites Raymond seeking confirmation of marital status and possible further actions in California.
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New York
New York American Today
Florence Bein Raymond
Ray Rala
Kesby Mackaye
Florence Bain Raymond
Newark
N. J
Miss Mackeye
Raymond
Paul Kelly
Isem
Lo Angeles
Miss. Mackeye
Kelly
Raymoad
Gretan Grees
Maryland
Nell
Sis Mackay
Mer. Raymond
Licerman
Asa Rose
Los Angeles
Merrage
Florence Raymond
Ray Rejrud
Unclear OCR: Local Item From New York Oer Visit
Fragmentary text from a New York area item mentions a visit by an Atanas Fleet and references numbers and dates. The readable parts indicate a brief note on charges and shares but lack coherent context or identifiable entities.
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New York
Atanas Fleet
Attempt to halt Maloney Sharkey bout May 19 denied
Federal Judge Goddard denied Walter Taylor the promoter an injunction to prevent the Jimmy Maloney Jack Sharkey bout at Yankee Stadium. The ruling found no contract blocking Maloney from fighting others or elsewhere before a Cleveland clash with Rubber Man. The Minnesota Garden Corporation and Tex Rickard were named in the petition.
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New York
Walter Taylor
Cleveland
Tex Rickan
Jimmy Maloney
Jack Sharkey
Heart
Goddard
Ayog
Yankee Stadium
Maloney
J Y Riche
Shaleney
Philippine uprising led by self proclaimed emperor attacks towns
Reports from Manila say Flor Intrencherado insane Philiping leads an uprising as his group attacks four towns onNegros Island starting at Victoria Nezros Island on Thursday. One policeman killed and another wounded. thirteen captured while the Emperor eludes capture as violence spreads through Lasencom La Carlota Rage Lila and Victuriat.
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Manila
Flor Intrencherado
Philiping
la Carlota
Rage
Lila
Victuriat
Raid on Soviet House in London Sparks Ango Soviet Tension
Soviet officials protest as police use pneumatic drills to break safes at Soviet House London in search of missing state documents. London officials confirm warrant under official secrets act while pledges to avoid rupture with Britain.
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London
AIQ
Arcos Ltd
Tuday
Aalge Boly
Har
Aif Faires
Farcien
Chambelain
Late News Bulletins From Around the World and Nation
A patchwork of brief items reports 12 U S commercial failures this week, an AP note on a May 11 earthquake in Jugeclasia with no damage, rising U S gasoline prices to 17 cents a gallon, a May 16 fire destroying five brewing works in Warsse with no casualties, and naval air activity near Athens with Les Argells refueled. Weather notes warn of showers and strong winds from the Atlantic coast to inland regions.
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Vienna
Jugeclasia
Sheckh Way
Serside
Warsse
Bewe Raseay
Warsae
Lakeherst. N. J
Athens
New England
Coet
Nungenser
Kreech
North Atlantic
Gray Resigns Life to Fate in Night Letter
In New York May 14 1936 Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray face death by electrocution the week of June 2 Gray reads his Bible in jail and writes a public note portraying himself as an example of sin and whiskey while widow Mabel: Laider vows to fight the sentence Justice Scudder voices opposition to capital punishment and suggests institutional confinement if public demands dictate.
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New York
Ruth Beecn Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Gray
Long Island City
Townsend Scudder
Mera
Snyder
New York American
Genee
Oerom
He “Sienney
Simg
Coast Guard to Escort Missing Plane Flight
Washington May 13 The Coast Guard gears up to aid the search for the missing aircraft. The Moder cutter and three seaplanes from Gloucester will escort the Belanca as it passes overhead near the Melanca route while destroyers cover a wide sea lane.
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Washington
Coast Guard
New York
Paris
Moder
International Bee Patrol
Grand Bank
Newfcourd
Atlantic
Crast Guard Adt Corp
Gloucester
Bertaal
State College man among the world’s happiest, claim made
Unclear OCR text notes a person from State College Pennsylvania described as among the happiest men in the world. The passage hints at a study or claim about satisfaction and achievement, but the wording is garbled and details are missing about who made the claim or what actions led to the happiness.
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State College
Baltimore financier to fly Amsterdam to New York by Fokker
A London dispatch says Van Liar Bleck, a Baltimore financier and major stockholder in A. S. Abell Company, has ordered a three Lynx motor Fokker for a possible transatlantic flight from Amsterdam to New York. Dutch pilot G. S. Jendorffer to pilot. Officials doubt firm engagement. plan may follow Faroe Islands and Iceland.
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London
van Lear Mack
Melland
New York
Copenhagen
Dutch Air Navigation Co
van Liar Bleck
Amsterdam
Fokker
Jack
G. S. Jendorffer
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Baltimore
Lear Black
Felecity and
Pepecit Company
A. S. Atel Company
Evening Sun
Black
Arderean Sutlane
Ace Leers
Marriage splits and a divorce petition in Annapolis case
In Princess Anne Maryland a divorce petition was denied on technical grounds after Mrs. Campeau sought to reopen a case. Frank Campesa, a film actor once living seven miles south of Somerset, was sued by his wife for alleged cruelty and had been honored for a film production at the New Preston Theatre opening.
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Len Aegis
Ratelle Nedpede
Freak Campeau
Aled
Renee
Somerset County
Ater
Himoef
Preston Theatre
Bellanca Columbia Paris flight to use SOS wireless system
New York May 14 AP The Bellanca monoplane Columbia bound for Paris will carry an elaborate wireless setup. A transmitter and wind driven generator send long signals at one minute intervals to aid tracking from land stations and ships, with a 256 mile range under ideal conditions.
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New York
Columbia
Paris
Oreen
Fairbanks Alaskan Tale of Edward Kehoe and River Forecast
The item notes a Fairbanks case involving Edward Kehoe and a Tanana River forecast. It reports superstition around a 5 42 a m event on Friday the thirteenth and mentions Queering the movement of the river in Alaska.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Unveiling Marker Honors Gen Sam Houston in Lexington
In Lexington Virginia a bronze tablet will memorialize Gen Sam Houston with a June 1 ceremony led by Kiwanis and Texas guests. The marker sits near Goshen Pass with granite base or boulder as possible support and signs alerting tourists 40 feet away.
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Staunton
Winchester
Sam Houston
Lexington
Daniel Kavanaugh
Shenanthungh Valley Inc
Kiwanis Club
Texas
Byrd
Virginia
Houston
Pola Negri Wedding Day in France to Prince Serge Mdivani
Paris reports Pola Negri wed Russian prince Serge Mdivani at Chateau de Rucil with Mayor Mercier officiating. Only family and close friends attended the ceremony, followed by a reception and guard party. The couple plans a honeymoon and return to the United States soon as Negri resumes screen work.
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Paris
Tetley
Pola Negri
Chateau de Rucil
Mercier
Sera@incourt
Serge Miivani
Garda Party
Fte
United States
Serge
Mae Murrey
David Mdivani
Test for intoxication uses breath color change
A described method tests drunkenness by inviting a person to blow, then applying paraseum bichromate which shifts from yellow to green as ethanol content increases. The note highlights reliance on color change rather than other signs to gauge intoxication.
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Tineinnaur
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Delaware
Ruth
Sing Sing
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CAPI
R. G. Dean and Company
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Mendey
Veagte
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Chiame
Aarbor
Long Island
Bertaud He
Chamberlin
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Uytel
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Baltimore Man
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Mack
Stockhhelder
A. S. Abell Company
Oblichers
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