Coolidge cancels engagements due to slight cold in Washington
Washington May 17 President Coolidge postponed all engagements today and stayed in his room as doctors advised a rest for a light bronchial infection. He had attended a garden party in the afternoon but will remain away from his desk until he can return to duties. officials say no serious symptoms were present and more appointments may be sent to him for action.
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Washington
White House
Coolidge
Indiana
Charles ©. Sawyer
Wwashington
House
Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Ten Foot Fish Hauled In After Exciting Battle
Norfolk reports a ten foot long fish weighing 325 pounds was caught off Ocean View after a week of nets destroyed by the rampaging creature. The huge catch is the biggest of its kind in years and could bring its captors about $700.
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Norfolk
International News Service
Ocean View
Two Nations Find Relations Strained
London dispatch reports strained ties between Soviet Russia and Romania over Bessarabia culture and governance. Both nations reinforce border guards. Romania reportedly seeks military alliance with Burke and Poland. Romanian royalty tour Italy France and England amid diplomacy. Constantinople bulletin denies Russian troop mobilization on the Bessarabian frontier.
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London
Russia
Rumania
Bessarabia
Burke
Poland
Italy
France
England
Sun Yat Sen Alive Reported After Death Rumors
Official telegrams to American and Japanese legations in Peking on May 4 report Sun Yat Sen, the Chinese leader, is alive and rapidly recovering. Newspapers had proclaimed his death and editorials followed, while discussions of posthumous honors for the Canton ruler circulated.
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Peking
Associated Press
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Legation
Dr. Sun
Jrengthy
Canton
Nine Martin bombers return to Langley field
Nine Martin bombing planes arrived at New York from Langley field via Lakehurst New Jersey on Thursday. They took off at 9 a.m. today for the return flight to Langley field. The bombers were commanded by Major John F. Pirie.
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Mitchell
EELB
New— York
Martin
Langley Field
Lakehurst
N. J
John F. Pirie
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi calls for fair and mild conditions tonight and Sunday. The weekly outlook predicts generally fair skies with local showers possible Monday and Tuesday with mild temperatures.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
West Gulf States
Aviators Reach Attu After Long Pacific Flight
The trio of planes arrived at Attu Island after a 530 mile hop from Paramashiru in the Kurile group. Captain Lowell H. Smith led the flight with Lieutenant Erik Nelson and Lieutenant Leigh Wade aboard, greeted by the John D. Ford and awaiting Japanese escort. Weather at Paramashiru had eased but the crews faced uncertainty as they prepared for the return leg toward the Aleutians.
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Kashiwabara Bay
Island
Shimshu
Attu Island
Paramashiru Island
Paramashiru
Attu
Armashiru
Kurile Islands
Calif
Alaska Peninsula
Lowell H. Smith
Frederick L. Martin
Erik Nelson
Leigh Wade
Aleutians
Atta Island
John ID. Ford
Ford
Smith
Fleirs
Howat to Speak at Mine Conference in Peoria
Alexander Howatt, deposed president of Kansas miners, is a central figure at the THingis conference in Peoria Illinois. President Farrington will let him speak freely, and debate may focus on his appearance. The resolutions committee will defend its substitute for Howat resolutions, praising Illinois miners' role against the Kansas industrial court law.
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Peoria
Ills
Associated Press
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
Thingis
Farrington
Resolutions Committee
Howatt
Illinois
Young Eleanor Huber Seeks National Speaking Prize
Mis Eleanor Huber, 17, from Louisville's girls high school, won the fifth zone oratorical contest on the Constitution in Chicago and earned a chance to compete in Washington on June 6. Archibald Carey of Chicago placed second. The national contest is backed by the American Bar Association and about 500 newspapers to promote constitutional understanding.
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Chicago
Eleanor Huber
Louisville, Ky
Washington, D. C
Archibald Carey
American Bar ~Association
Convention Honors Alabama Woman at National Auxiliary
In Denver on May 17 Mrs Dorma Jennings of Birmingham Alabama was elected second vice president of the Woman s Auxiliary of the Switchmen s Union of North America Mrs Henrietta Clark of Kansas City Missouri was re elected president for a fifth term T Cashen of Buffalo New York was reelected president of the men s organization for the next convention to be held in his home city
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Denver
Col
Dorma Jennings
Birmingham
Ala
Switch Men's Union of North America
Henrietta Clark
Kansas City
T«. Cashen
Buffalo
N. Y
Ehnan
Little Stone Church May Get Convention
A rural Augusta county Virginia church may host the next meeting of the Presbyterian general assembly as the 64th annual convention nears its end in San Antonio. The Old Stone Church of Augusta and First Presbyterian Lexington KY have pressed invitations. Decision on next year’s site may come by Monday or Tuesday.
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San Antonio
Texas
Augusta County
Virginia
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Old Stone
W. H. Mills
Clemson College
South Carolina
First Presbyterian Church
Lexington
Death by own action murder theory explored in Pa.
Leah Ellen Berger 19 and Harry Ganster 18 were found dead in a car at Lamb's Gap near Marysville Pennsylvania after a flower expedition. Police suspect murder or death by self inflicted action as Cumberland county authorities investigate the remote site.
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Marysville
Leah Ellen Berger
Hollidaysburg High School
Harry Ganster
Lamb's Gap
Here
Joseph Ganster
Cumberland County
Ammonia Tank Burst Endangers Guests at San Carlos Hotel
In Pensacola on May 17 a large ammonia tank in the San Carlos Hotel refrigeration plant burst releasing fumes that overpowered more than twenty guests while hundreds slept. Police and firefighters aided by Fort Barrancas Port Adjutant Captain Jack Maher evacuated those affected and alerted residents as the danger spread through the hotel.
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Pensacola
Fla
San Carlos
Jack Maher
Fort Barrancas
Alleged slayers held by police in Detroit case
John Lee Buster Johnston, accused of killing his bride's stepfather and another man in a jealousy killing, was trapped and captured after police spotted him near the crime scene in Detroit Michigan. He surrendered as officers opened fire.
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Detroit
Mich
John Lee
Buster
Johnston
Serum Shows Promise Against Scarlet Fever in 18 Cases
In Baltimore a new serum developed by Dr. Alphonse Raymond Dochez and Columbia University shows flashing promise in scarlet fever care. Trials across New York, New Haven, Conn, and Peking report fever reduction within about 12 hours and rash relief, with best results early in the illness.
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Baltimore
Graenhaxs
Alphonze Raymond Dochez
Columbia University
New York
New Haven
Birckhead MacGowan
Lyndenham Hospital
Fertilizer Plans for Shoals Heard at Hearing
William Callan of Mathieson Alkali Works testified to the senate agricultural committee at Muscle Shoals that concentrated fertilizer ingredients paired with fillers could cut farmer costs by about 65 percent. He urged a new production approach and cooperative mixing to educate farmers before large scale fertilizer outputs.
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Washington
William Callan
Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc
New York
Senate Agricultural Committee
Muscle Shoals
Associated Power Companies
Callan
Oriental Express Wreck Kills One, Injures Twenty
The Oriental express bound for Paris wrecked between Postumia and Trieste. One person was killed and twenty injured. The station master at Mattgna, deeming himself responsible for the crash, killed himself. The train runs through France Switzerland Austria Italy and other regions.
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Milan
Italy
Paris
Postumia
Trieste
Mattgna
Europe
France
Switzerland
Austria
Jugo-Slavia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Peeress Debuts as Cabaret Singer in London
Catherine, Countess of Westmoreland, makes her cabaret debut in May at a midnight show titled Dolly’s Revels staged by Edward Dolly. She performs as a soloist replacing simple ballads with a more modern approach, substituting ages for jazz.
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London
Catherine
Countess of Westmoreland
Countess Westmoreland
Rates suspension halts new freight schedules to South region
Washington May 17 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed schedules changing the differential basis of freight rates on news print and other paper from Michigan points to Louisiana and Texas destinations from May 26 until September 17.
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Washington
Michigan
Louisiana
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dayton Awarded 1925 Civitan Convention
Dayton Ohio was chosen to host the International Civitan Clubs convention for 1925 at the closing session of the Miami Florida gathering. The selection marks Dayton as the host city for the next year’s event.
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Dayton
Miame
Fla
Ohio
International Civitan Clubs
Suspects Held in Mystery Crime on Long Island
Riverhead New York May 17 Two men Patrick Ryan and Frank Redfield of Astoria are jailed on murder charges in the shooting death of Ferdinand Downs a Suffolk County KKK officer and prohibition agent helper during a bootlegger pursuit. A large manhunt with police citizens and klan members followed the fatal incident. Fire trucks patrolled crossroads as deputies captured the suspects at Southhaven after a chase.
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Riverhead
M. Y
International News Service
Suffolk County
Ku Klux Klan
Ferdinand Downs
Wien
Prohibition
Long Island
Amaza W. Biggs
Southhaven
Patrick Ryan
Frank Redfield
Astoria
Minor Seeks 25000 Damages in Suit Over Auto Truck Crash
Shelton Oakey aided by Edwin Oakey sues Turner-Young Grain Company in circuit court for 25000 dollars claiming the minor was struck by the defendant's auto truck on March 26 along Craft highway, breaking his right leg and suffering permanent injuries.
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Shelton Oakey
Edwin Oakey
Turner-Young Grain Company
Pecan Growers Meet in Mobile County at Cawthon Hotel
Several pecan growers from Mobile County gather at the Cawthon Hotel to discuss forming a local marketing organization similar to Georgia models. The meeting is led by orchardist W J Durand of South Orchards with attendees from across the county.
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Mobile County
Cawthon Hotel
Georgia
W J. Durand
South Orchards
California Refinery Blaze Raises Major Loss at Richfield
A Richfield Oil Company refinery in Bakersfield California burned today with losses estimated at 500000 dollars. The plant stored 65000 barrels of oil and flames reached three tanks and nearby gasoline tanks making containment impossible.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Richfield Oil Company
Socialist Laborites to Meet in Gotham Tonight
New York May 17 The ratification meeting of the Socialist Labor Party, whose national convention met here this week, will be held tonight at Cooper Union. Speakers include Frank T Johns of Oregon candidate for president Vernele Reynolds of Maryland candidate for vice president and Frank Passano of Brookline candidate for governor of New York.
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New York
Socialist Labor Party
Cooper Union
Frank T. Johns
Oregon
Vernele Reynolds
Maryland
Frank Passano
Brooks Ion
Detroit Man Drowned Near Biloxi on Coast
Biloxi Mississippi May 17 69 year old C G Patten of Detroit Michigan drowned while rising from the L N railroad bridge between Biloxi and Ocean Springs with 747 on his person. The body was recovered.
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Biloxi
Miss
Ocean Springs
C. G. Patten
Detroit
Mich
Ford declines Texas Southern University presidency
Guy Stanton Ford, dean of the graduate school at the University of Minnesota, wired the regents of the University of Texas to decline the offered presidency of the Southern institution. The pre-offered post was extended to him yesterday.
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Guy Ford
Minneapolis
Minn
Guy Stanton Ford
University of Minnesota
Regents
University of Texas
Southern
Speeding Fines to Rise Monday Announces Recorder
The recorder from the bench announced that speeding fines for automobiles violating traffic laws will increase starting Monday. This edict followed three defendants being fined $10 each for speeding in different parts of the city: P. V. Barman of 869 Spring Hill Avenue Prince Parker of 31 Monterey Street and RB. Young of 860 South Cedar Street.
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P. V. Barman
Spring Hill Avenue
Prince Parker
Monterey Street
RB. Young
South
Cedar Street
Baldwin Shipping Big Potato Crop
Four carloads of Irish potatoes and other farm products move daily from Fairhope to Mobile by Eastern Shore Transportation Co. under M A Bowen. The shipment has run ten days and will continue. Fairhope’s truck farming has grown, with a cash buyer to help farmers market produce. Potatoes go to northern cities via Mobile, all said to be of finest grade and fetching good prices.
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Fairhope
Mobile
Eastern Shore Transportation Co
M. A. Bowen
Funeral Services for Harold Solberg Held in Cathedral
Funeral services for Harold Solberg were held today at his home on 304 North Jackson and at 9 from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. Father R. C. Gerow officiated with a large crowd in attendance. Pallbearers included I. T. Newberry, Thomas Ross, B. E. Taylor, W. L. Pender, Frank Fender-son, and Eri. H. Shaffer. honorary pallbearers were J. V. Falck, Thomas J. Burns, K. A. Jermundsen, J. K. Kane, N. Schwartz, and Dr. Joseph Patt.
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Harold &. Solberg
North
Jackson Street
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
R. C. Gerow
I. T. Newberry
Thomas Ross
B. E. Taylor
W. L. Pender
Frank Fenderson
Eri. H. Shaffer
J. V. Falck
Thomas J. Burns
K. A. Jermundsen
J. Kk. Kane
N. Schwartz
Joseph Patt
Lawyer Sues Yellow Cab for $1000 in Car Collision
J. M. Weldon filed suit in the circuit court against Yellow Cab Company seeking damages of 1000 dollars after a taxi from the firm collided with his automobile on October 16 1923 at Government and Royal streets.
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J. M. Weldon
Circuit Court Today
Yellow Cab Company
Weldon
Government and
Royal Streets
Fair and Warmer Sunday Forecast
Muir notes a Sunday trend to more moderate temperatures and warmer weather. The observer forecasts a move toward normal conditions and rising temperatures after today.
Escaped prisoner Harris returned to county jail
Willie Harris age 22, twice an escapee from the county gang serving a two year sentence, was brought back to Mok from Meridian by County Roadmaster James A. Shelton. Harris escaped August 14, 1923, and earlier in November 1922, with a prior sentence starting October 1921. The first escape earned sixty days of hard labor.
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Willie Harris
Meridian
Ater
James A. Shelton
Harris
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