Moody opens campaign attacking Ferguson impeachment
In Waco Texas Governor Dan Moody launched his campaign rally for Moss Sterling of Houston for governor. He assailed James E. Ferguson and his wife Miriam Ferguson, reading from an impeachment pamphlet and insisting no proof existed. He berated hecklers and tied the speech to his 1924 platform in a bid for reform and good government.
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Waco
Texs
Aug
Goveror Dan Moody
Moss
Sterling
Houston
James E. Ferguson
Miriam Ferguson
Ferguson
Jan
Ela- Rina Waco
Ign
Sterling for Governor Club Forms in West Texas County
A Sterling for Governor club organized at Broyle in Coke County Texas. Fifty one of fifty eight members backed a different candidate in the first primary. Devil M Hendrix of Sweetwater leads the Sterling effort in West Texas counties.
Wagner's son laid to final rest in Bayreuth cemetery
In Bayreuth Germany on August 8 the son of renowned composer Richard Wagner was laid to rest. The funeral featured a solemn service with a chorus rendering immortal Persian tunes as pallbearers lowered the coffin into the grave.
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Bayreuth
Germany
Axi
Siertried Wiener
Richard Wagner
Iren
Scho
Perian
Oregon Liberals Nominate Independent Governor Candidate
Portland merchant Meier leads Independent and Liberal talks naming 23 candidates for governor at a meeting in Portland. The gathering signals a push by Independents and Liberals to field a slate in the upcoming election.
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Oregon
Portland
Gre
Sug
Antine LG
Meier
Orofelees
Tiberala
Youth gunman who took pants shocks Chicago crowd
A 16 year old youth with an interest in psychology was identified today as the gunman who held up several spots around Chicago. Police pursued him through the Loop amid a string of robberies as witnesses described the incident and the suspect’s actions.
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Cricago
Proud Owners Parade Dolls at Lockwood Park
In Joviest town a dolls parade drew over friendly spectators and judges at Lockwood Park. Miss Margaret Pridgen led the event with prizes awarded for buckskin and porcelain dolls, including blue ribbon for Franca Tracy and red ribbon for Alma Green, Beatrice Dierke close behind with a porcelain 1930s doll.
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Lockwood Park
Margaret Pridgen
Thek
Franca Tracy
Alma Green
Beatrice Dierke
Sheriff Arrests Farmer in Oklahoma Slaying Case
Sheriff Jim Ratliff of McClain County followed footprints to Kell’s farm in neighboring Grady County and arrested 40 year old farmer Howard Kell on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of eight year old Wilbur Hopkins at his Dibble area home. Hopkins was shot through a window while at his supper table.
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Purcell
Okla
Howard Kell
Grady County
Wilbur Hopkins
Dibble
Hopkins
Jim" Ratliff
McClain County
Keill
Bell
R-100 Refueling and Flight Plans Shift as Canada Flight Ends
In Quebec on August 5 the R-100 refueled rapidly as it prepared for potential onward flights. Officials believed the airship could depart to Ottawa and Toronto Sunday afternoon, then begin its return to England soon after completing the Canadian flight.
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Quebec
Birkenhead Passes a Restless Night in Ill Health
The Earl of Birkenhead, noted British political figure, is ill with bronchial pneumonia and endured a restless night, though his strength was reportedly maintained.
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Birkenhead
London
Earl of
Pilot Makes Blind Flight From Chicago to Detroit
A tri motor plane carried ten passengers from Chicago to Detroit under blind conditions guided only by instruments and radio beams. Pilot W. B. Slim Larned of Stout airplanes flew solo in the cabin while an observer watched for nearby traffic, using government air beams to La Porte Indiana then a directional Ford Airport beam near Jackson Michigan to reach Detroit.
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Detroit
Aug
Chicago
W. B
Slim
Lapore
Ford
Jackson
Mich
Larned
Shortage of Names Alarming to Peers
London reports a rising shortage of suitable peerage names as new nobles may choose any title but often prefer the place they live. The expanding list of peers is described as depleting the available name supply to an alarming degree.
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London
Aug. S
Forest Fires Brought Under Control in Massachusetts
Forest fires at Bourne and Plymouth that burned over thirty square miles of woodland were brought under control for the first time in 72 days. Local crews fought the blazes along the coast and inland, with weather and renewed containment efforts narrowing the spread.
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Plymouth
Mass
Bourne
Wooilands
Roosevelt duel challenge sparks pistol duel threat
Nicholas Roosevelt, Hoover’s recess appointee to the Philippines vice governorship, was challenged for a pistol duel by Narciso Lapuz. The challenge came via a press reservation, adding a tense note to Manila politics on August 8.
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Roosevelt Manils
Nicholas Roosevelt
Hoover
Philippines
Narciso Lapuz
Heart Attack Fatal to Kansas Editor in Ottawa
Ralph A. Ancrls, 61, veteran Ottawa newspaper publisher and Franklin County Republican leader, died here last night after a heart attack.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Kang
Ralph A. Anrcis
Fraanklin County
Taxi HoldUp Net One Man Robbed for 10 Dollars
A Yellow Cab driver, L. T. Smith, 41, of 810 East Harding, was robbed of $10 at gunpoint Friday while taking a fare from South St. Marys and Matte streets. The gunman fled in a car driven by a accomplice, as an unnamed neighbor witnessed the escape and alerted police.
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L.T. Smith
East Harding Boulevard
Smith
South St. Mary's
Shorts Graze Has Hit Labor Ranks
The report describes workers mimicking engineers from the Canity fark commission as they cut off trouser legs with knife on the job, reflecting unrest among laborers and the lower classes following such behavior.
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Weatchester Canity Fark Commission
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