Thirteen Drown At Erie Beach In Sudden Undertow
At Brant Beach Park near Brant and Wide Beach near Farnham on Lake Erie, a sudden undertow swept crowds into the water yesterday. Thirteen are confirmed dead including Elmer Henry 19 and Yvette Henry 21 of Kenmore, John Augustine 21 of Buffalo, Hilda Timmerman 17, Howard Timmerman 18 of Farnham, Anna Lange 21 of Silver Creek, Glenn a Branson 17, Gladys Bronson 15 of Brant, Ann Hartman 14 of Buffalo, Heine Carstens 30 of Farnham, plus an unidentified man. Many others were rescued after a fierce struggle to reach shore.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Brant Beach Park
Brant
Wide Beach
Farnham
Lake Erie
Elmer Henry
Yvette Henry
Kenmore
John Augustine
Hilda Timmerman
Howard Timmerman
Anna Lange
Silver Creek
Glenna Branson
Gladys Bronson
Ann Hartman
Heine Carstens
Five Die In Buffalo Weekend Car Crashes
In Buffalo New York five men were killed and four injured in weekend crashes. The Ohio State Limited struck a light sedan at Harlem road death crossing mangling five men inside. The dead include Ray Pope 32 Arthur Pope Ys Harold Krieb 25 Henry Lee 25 and Charles Smith 29. Four men were hurt when a railroad bridge crossing a shallow creek collapsed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ohio State Limited
Harlem Road
Ray Pope
Arthur Pope
Harold Krieb
Henry Lee
Charles Smith
Iamall Bridge
Here
Able Seaman Prevents Collision Between Liners Cameronia and Samaria
In dense fog west of Nantucket lightship, Captain Robert Smart of the Cameronia steered to avert a collision with the Cunard liner Samaria. Passengers report Cameronia passed within a few yards of Samaria as both ships operated under careful seamanship.
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New York
Robert Smart
Cameronia
Cunard
Samaria
Nantucket
Smart
Mrs Langley Victor Y Wins In Kentucky Primary
Mrs John W Langley wife of a former congressman serving a prison sentence for alleged prohibition violations won the Republican primary in Kentucky tenth district. She called the victory a vindication for her husband and read a telegram from Atlanta praising the first Kentucky Congresswoman.
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Pikesville
John W Langley
Langley
Kentucky
Atlanta
Prisson
Congress
Cumberland
Blue Ridge Mauntaing
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Clemenceau seeks leniency in war debt terms
Washington August 9 George Clemenceau writes an open letter to President Coolidge urging leniency in the Franco American debt terms a treasury official said. The move could threaten ratification of the Mellon Berenger debt pact as Paris faces domestic pressure and Clemenceau’s aim appears to challenge Prime Minister Poincare.
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Clemenceau
Washington
George Clemenceau
Coolidge
Treasury
Winston
Poincare
Campaign Funds Curb Proposed for Senate Races
Washington reports a plan to grant Congress broader investigative powers and enact a law capping senatorial campaign funds at 25 000. The move follows the slush fund inquiries into the Illinois and Pennsylvania campaigns and aims to curb corrupt practices in primaries.
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Congress
Slush Fund Committee
Tlinois
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
Willam
Ware
Senate
Searned
Chicago
District of Columbia
Former German Ace Near Death in Akron Hospital
Alfred Jung a former German ace lies unconscious near death with a fractured skull after an exhibition flight crash at Stow Meld three miles west of Kent Ohio. He worked as a research employee for Safety Airways in Stowfield. Passenger Milo Ferand suffered cuts and bruises. Jung flew on both the Italian and French fronts in the war.
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Akron
Alfred Jung
Jung
Stow Meld
Tuies
Kent
Ohio
Avireways Company
Stowfield
Milo Ferand
Political Hat Fight Injures Several in Ohio
In Cincinnati area clashes ahead of Hamilton county races left several hurt after hecklers targeted Tony Mumby and Charles Leverene during speeches at Beach Grove Community House. A village officer was assaulted as the melee ended and viewers fled.
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Cincinnaty
Ohio
Saul Oto
Cincinnati
Tony Mumby
Charles Leverene
Hamilton County
Frederik Swing
Beach Grove
Leverona
Leverone
Rainspout Devastates Town in Hungary Tragedy
A sudden rainspout struck Eger in North Hungary wiping out most buildings and killing seven people. The torrent crushed houses, swept away cattle, and toppled trees as it rushed down the valley.
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Budapest
Eger
Hungary
Primary Day in Ohio Shapes Tight Races
Voters in Ohio head to the polls to choose state and county candidates with ten Republican and thirty-two Democratic options. High turnout is expected as many races are close and party lines split possible outcomes. Polls run today from 2 to 4 PM for those registered or with transfers, with precinct changes requiring voting at the old precinct.
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Pega
Mexico's Catholic Churches Crowded Amid Religious Tension
In Mexico City crowds filled Catholic churches as the religious conflict deepened. Bishop Diaz notes American nonintervention eases controversy at home while developments hint at church school shutdowns affecting thousands of children amid pressure from governments to alter Calles policies.
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Mexico City
Tug
Coolidge
Mexico
Mentoo
Diaz
Noremal Conditioens
Mpfxatco
Atom
May Exhume Body Of Slain Rector
Somerville New Jersey August 9 The baby of Rev. Edward Wall murdered rector of a fashionable New Brunswick church may be exhumed this week special Prosecutor Alexander Simpson indicated today whether certain alleged discrepancies exist on the reports of physicians who examined the rector s body will determine whether another autopsy will be held the irregularities in the report concern the number of wounds responsible for the death of the victim. The love affair between Dr Halti and Mrs Keanorius was known to the year's wife Charlotte Mills daughter of the murdered woman charged today. For the past four years she has heard threats by noise of her knowledge of the case.
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Somerville
Edward Wall
New Brunswick
Alexander Simpson H
Azariah Reedman
Sommerset
Lef
Charlotte
Ohio voters face sixteen state Nominees in primary
Ohio voters choose sixteen Republican and Democratic nominees for state offices in a primary election. The ballot lists many polling locations across wards including Cleveland Street schools and fire stations as venues. Weather is forecast fair with a warm sun, but turnout is expected lighter than 1924 figures.
Five Sailors Drowned as West India Hurricane Wrecks Ships
Five sailors were drowned and two ships wrecked off the Nova Scotia coast when the tail end of a west India hurricane disrupted shipping. Rest ports report the loss and damage reaching Halifax on August 1.
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Halifax
N.S
Nova Scotian
Tailor Robbed of $1,387 by Two Bandits
Two armed bandits held up and robbed tailor ALO. Gertner as he opened his shop in Columbae today. They escaped in an automobile.
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Columbes
Alo. Gertner
Giant US dirigible Los Angeles flies from Lakehurst toward Amagansett
On August 9 the enormous airship Los Angeles rose for a scheduled practice flight from the Naval Air Station Lakehurst to Amagansett, Mass. Rear Admiral William R. Morett, head of the Bureau of Aeronautics, rode as a passenger.
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Naval Air Station, Lake
Hurst
U.S
Submarine S2ib Sinks London Tug With Sixteen Onboard
A British submarine identified as S2ib sank late today in the Pasenport dockyard bay with sixteen officers and men aboard. The incident follows tense wartime actions in the area as crews search for survivors and assess damage.
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London
Pasenport
Cochyard Buesin
Two Yeggs Loot Bank Vault for Seven Thousand
Two bandits kidnapped the Peninsular State Bank manager on his way to work and compelled him to unlock the bank and its vault. They fled with $7,000 in cash.
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Retroit
Bane
Peninsular State Bank
Slater Works On Many Glues In Canton
Canton is the scene as Slater claims no knowledge of the whereabouts of Red McDermott, wanted in the slaying of Doni Mellett. Investigators resume probes with three different strands including Chicago ties and postal letters pursuit.
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Slater
Canton
Soviet Government Denies Mutiny Reports in Russia
The Soviet Government issued an official denial of rumors of a Kronstadt mutiny or a general revolution in Leningrad. Foreign office stated messages of widespread trouble in Russia were not accurate and that no insurrection occurred.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Foregen
Europe
Russia
Berry Picker Discovers Unidentified Man Dead in Thicket
An unidentified man aged 30 to 40, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, was found dead in a thicket near Elm Street by berry picker Tom Clarkson. Post-mortem cites external violence. He had a bridge and gold crown. authorities pursue leads as the body lies in Elyria cemetery.
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Elm Street
Tom Clarkson
West Avenue
N. Y. Central
Clarkson
H. C. Stevens
Elyria
Police Car Damaged After Chasing Speeding Vehicle
A city Safety Department touring car was slightly damaged at 6 am when police squad side swiped a telephone pole at the West avenue and Oberlin road intersection while pursuing a speeder. The impact bent the fender and caused damage to the car.
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Safety Department
West Avenue
Oberlin Road
Fatal bid at Kentucky primary ends in three deaths
In Prestonburg Kentucky two men were killed and a woman wounded during a dispute at the polls after Saturdays primary. Burley Banks 30 is jailed on murder charges while Henry Mellon and Littol? Mellon were out on bond. the fight began with Deputy Sheriff Starsill and Old Brey Mellon leading to the outbreak on the Prestonburg Institute campus.
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Henry Mellon
Littloy’ Mellon
Prestonburg Institute
Brey” Mellon
Banks
O Arthur Stnrgil
Starsill
Fallawie
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