July Ends Amid Storms With Floods Across Regions
Chicago reports July exits amid heavy rains floods and unusual cold. Detroit records the year's worst rainfall causing damages between 500000 and 1 million dollars. Two feet of water floods city hall basement and hits Ford River Rouge plants. El Paso sees river flood threats while Juarez farm land floods. New Mexico reports railroad washouts. Temperatures linger in fifties and sixties with Boise Fresno and Walla Walla hitting 100. Army planes face rough Omaha Chicago leg of transcontinental test flight.
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Chicago
el Paso
Detroit
Ford River Rouge Ae Gray Cve
Rio Grande
Juarez
Mexico
New Mexico
East Central States
Boise
Idaho
Fresno
Calif
Walla Walla
Wash
Army
Detroit Flood Floods Basements After 4.71 Inch Rainfall
Police and fire chiefs report about 2 million dollars in damage from yesterday's rainstorm in Detroit area. Rain fell 4.71 inches from Friday morning to today, flooding basements, injuring machinery in industrial plants, and damaging sidewalks. Many merchants suffered stock losses and scores of homes were inundated.
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Detroit
Rio Grande flood crest nears El Paso arrival expected
The van of the expected Rio Grande flood reached El Paso early today and passed the previous flood mark. Crest anticipated this afternoon as farm land between El Paso and Las Cruces, New Mexico, remains inundated with no reports of birds washed out.
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el Paso
Texas
Ang J
Rio Grande
Las Cruces
N. M
Pitcher Hugh McQuillan Ordered to Pay $500 Monthly Alimony
New York August 1 AP Hugh McQuillan the New York pitcher was directed by Supreme Court Justice Cropsy to pay his wife Nellie Tracy McQuillan temporary alimony of 500 dollars a month during the baseball season or until her separation suit is heard. The court denied attorneys fees saying she has sufficient funds to pay counsel. The fixed amount mirrors what she alleged her husband had agreed to give.
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New York
Hugh McQuillan
Supreme Court
Cropsy
Nellie Tracy McQuillan
Plead guilty in liquor conspiracy case in DC
Ben L. Moses and Harry Sattler of Pittsburg pleaded guilty in a DC district court to conspiracy to illegally withdraw liquor. They received two year penitentiary terms suspended on probation with $10,000 fines each, plus a week to raise funds. Langley of Kentucky faced a related verdict and broader indictments named Millard F. West and others in the 1921 whiskey removal scheme.
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Washington
Ben L. Moses
Harry Sattler
Pittsburg
Langley
Kentucky
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Moses
Buttler
Millard F. West
Internal Revenue
Battler
Penwick
Penn
Police Sergeant Recovers After 268 Surgeries
Pittsburg report says George Gillespie, 37, a police sergeant, is recovering in a hospital from his 268th operation for injuries from an automobile crash two years ago. Surgeons expect it to be his last, with an artificial leg thereafter. Nineteen were major operations.
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Pittsburg
George Gillespie
Essen Celebrates End of Ruhr Occupation
In Essen Germany at midnight last night church bells tolled to mark the official end of the Ruhr occupation by Allied troops begun in 1923. Flags flew as residents rejoiced in the historic turnover and removal of occupying forces.
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Essen
Germany
Ruhr
Tax Reduction To Be Given Close Study
President Coolidge will withhold a decision on tax reductions until the treasury can advise on finances and after obtaining views of more congressional leaders. He wants the Ways and Means Committee to craft the bill with a free hand while considering broad cuts and tax removals.
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Swampscott
Masa
Coolidge
Treasury
Congress
House Ways and Means
Cos Adlaeanas
Madden
Pepper
Pennsylvania
China
Far East
Japan
Edgar Bancroft
Ruling Permits Pickets in Labor Dispute
In Chicago Superior Judge Pam refused an injunction to bar peaceful picketing by Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America at International Tailoring. The ruling marks the first decision under Illinois anti injunction law, with the judge noting protections for both labor and capital and citing precedent from the California Supreme Court on peaceful labor action.
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Chicago
Pam
International Tailoring Company
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Illinois
California
Supreme Court
Weather forecast update for UTAIL region
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with some clearing. Warmer in the northwest portion tonight and into tomorrow.
Explosion Likely Murders Pacific Cell Officer Founder
Martinez California August 1 AP officials probing death of Charles Henry Schwartz president of Pacific Cell OA company say foul play rather than a chemical blast caused the fatality. Blood stains, oil soaked blanket and cats positioned near the body, plus a missing dentist for dental ID, point to murder.
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Martinez
Calif
Walnut Laboratory
Pacific Celloa Company
Charles Henry Schwartz
Schwartz
E.O. Heinrich
Berkeley
Walter Gonzales
Gonzales
Weather Outlook for Northern Rockies and Plateau
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday in the Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions mostly fair with a chance of local showers on Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures expected to run above normal for most of the week.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
John Coolidge Heads Home From Training Camp
John Coolidge leaves his vacation at the summer White House in Swampscott Massachusetts to attend the Citizens Military Training Camp at Camp Devens. President and Mrs. Coolidge hope he receives the same freedom and attention as other boys and plan to visit the camp later.
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Swampscott
Mass
John Coolidge
White House
Coolige
Camp Devens
Citizens
Ellsworth to Attempt New North Pole Flight
Lincoln Ellsworth says a fresh attempt at reaching the North Pole will be made aboard the Frederick A. NT. He notes the first flight had unsatisfactory planes and a dirigible could be more feasible but costly. No definite start date has been set.
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New York
Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amundsen
Frederick NT
North Pole
Rirggrhem
Oslo
Memorial will later mark his resting place
Washington Aug 1 AP a simple wooden marker set beside faded blossoms marks the last resting place of William Jennings Bryan in Arlington national cemetery. The Bryan family gathers in Washington before plans for a permanent stone memorial and returns to private life as Mrs Bryan awaits recovery and their Omaha bound son prepares for lecture engagements.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Arlington National Cemetery
France
Government aid averts major UK coal strike turmoil
London August 1 AP government promised financial aid to coal mine owners to sustain the wage scale and avert a strike that would have affected over a million workers. The subsidy runs to May 1, 1926 with provisions to cover wage gaps and adjust subsidies from district profits, sparking celebrations among miners and labor leaders.
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London
Mission bombings against American missionaries in Granada
A second mob attack in two weeks on a Central American missionary church in Granada Nicaragua ended with police saving the building and injuring a native woman. Eleven suspects were arrested as earlier stoning and bombing endangered three missionaries. President Solorzano sent troops to Granada to calm tensions with Catholic authorities.
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New York
Granada
Managua
Solorzano
Not Resigning From Cabinet Denial From Mellon
Secretary Mellon spending the summer in New York denies rumors he will resign from the cabinet. A statement attributed to his secretary says Mellon cannot understand repeated stories of his departure and affirms his intention to remain head of the treasury department.
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New York
Mellon
Treasury Department
Will Rogers Not Candidate for Arkansas Governor
Will Rogers declines to run for Arkansas governor after a Rogers Kiwanis invitation. The comedian, a Clearmore Oklahoma native, says Arkansas could not be governed by him and thanks residents for their support.
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Will Rogers
Arkansas
Om Morgan
Wil” Rogers
Rogers
Clearmore, Okla
Montreal Wins Kiwanis 192 Annual Convention Dates Set
Montreal Canada was chosen to host the Kiwanis international convention for 192 by a board vote. The event is scheduled to run from June 7 to 16.
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Kiwanis
Montreal
Chicago
Canada
Kiwanis International
International Board of Kiwanis
Washington Accepts Clark Collection at Corcoran Gallery
The Corcoran in Washington has acquired the late Senator William A Clark collection after Metropolitan Museum of New York declined it. The ensemble includes 200 paintings with masters like Rembrandt Van Dyck and Raphael, plus 13th and 16th century stained glass and antique furniture valued around 3,000 dollars. Clark had been a Corcoran trustee for over a decade and donated 190,000 dollars in 1921.
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Washington
Wm. A. Clark
Metropolitan Museum of New York
Corcoran Art Gallery of
New York
Montana
Cazin
Monticelli
Rembrandt
Stan
Raphael
van Dyck
Clark
Corcoran Gallery
MackMillan Arctic Vessels Reach Open Water Near Etah Base
The Feary and Bowdoin steamers of the MacMillan Arctic expedition freed from Melville Bay ice and aim to reach Etah Greenland today. Lieutenant Commander Byrd reported plans to deploy planes once Peary reaches Etah and to work continuously to make up time after days of delay near Cape York.
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Washington
Feary
Bowdoin
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Melville Bay
Etah
Greenland
Cape York
Navy Department
Byrd
Elks Official Stricken En Route Home From Convention
John Halpin of Kansas City Maine retired trustee of the grand lodge of the Elks suffered an asthma attack while returning from the Elks national convention in Portland Oregon. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Denver and expected to be discharged within a week.
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Denver
Colo
John Halpin
Kansas City
Grand Lodge of the Elka
Mercy Hospital
Halpin
Portland
Ore
Pioneers observe Colorado statehood anniversary at Lakeside Park
Colorado marked the forty ninth anniversary of statehood with a Lakeside Park ceremony in Denver. Among participants were Julia Waddell granddaughter of Kit Carson and early Denver residents like William Meyer and Richard Denver Dolman, plus Mrs George Walter Brown, the first white girl born in Denver. Similar events were held in Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Lakeside Park
Julia Waddell
Kit. Carson
Wmn. Meyer
Richard Denver Dolman
George Walter Brown
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Holder kills wife then himself in Richmond home
In Richmond on August 1 AP reports the Reverend George W. Holder shot and killed his wife before taking his own life at their residence. Officials believe ill health may have driven the killings.
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Richmond
George W. Holder
Dempsey Pleads with New York Boxing Commission
Los Angeles August 1 AP Jack Dempsey telephoned the New York boxing commission to seek indulgence for his delayed appearance and denied having signed or consented to box anyone other than Harry Wills, or that the commission chose his opponent.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Jack Dempsey
New York Boxing Commission
Harry Wills
Today’s Games Across the League From New York to Pittsburgh
Complete details of today’s baseball action across multiple parks. The New York game shows Smith and Bewell against Pennock and Bengough. Boston scored 28 runs led by Bush Dixon Ruffing Fev and Picinich. Pittsburgh faced Desater Henline Kremer Morrison Gooch in a 29 run tilt.
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Boston
St. Louis
Bush
Dixon
Ruffing
Fev
Picinich
Supper clubs raided by day officers
New York August 1 AP reports twelve prohibition agents battering down doors of two Broadway supper clubs. Five men were arrested as $1,000 more in seized liquor value was added. Federal agents led by Buckner also closed clubs along the Canadian border.
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New York
Broadway
Buckner
Drive Opens for Columbia Project
Plans for a drive on Washington D C to secure federal aid for the Columbia River Basin development were outlined at the project league trustees meeting in Portland Oregon. F M Goodwin was named Washington representative and Fred A Adams secretary to handle interDepartmental and congressional outreach. Officers for the year include President Harvey T Lindley Seattle and vice presidents J W Langdon Walla Walla and Earl Y Norman Sand Point Idaho. An executive committee was named with Roy R Gill J W Langdon Samuel H Hedges and Laird Potlatch Idaho. Water allocation discussions covered Idaho Washington Montana and Oregon with efforts to enlist state agents to prepare a report on water distribution for Congress.
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Portland
Ore
Washington, D. C
Columbia River Basin
Project League
F. M. Goodwin
The
Washington
League
Department of the Interior
Congress
Fred A. Adams
Adams
Harvey T. Lindley
Seattle
Beartland
J. W. Langdon
Walla W
Earl Y.norman
Sand Point
Idaho
Lindley
Roy R. Gill
Snokane
Walla
Samuel H. Hedges
Laird
Potlatch
Montana
Oregon
Oveutabet
Reduction in Postal Rates Predicted by Senator Moses
Atlantic City August 1 AP Senator George Moses of New Hampshire and fellow postal commission members at the Hotel Ambassador predict a postal rate cut in the next session. He notes June postal receipts were about 20 percent higher than the prior year, arguing that a non profit government should reduce rates after the commission report.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Congress
United States
George Moses
New Hampshire
United States Postal Commission
Ambassador
Moses
Slayings in New Hampshire Shake Small Town
Louis La Bombarde of Merrimack confessed with his 15 year old brother-in-law Charles LeFebvre to killing Helen and Georginia Gillis, sisters of Hudson. La Bombarde was arraigned in Nashua for first degree murder and held without bail. LeFebvre, a minor, remains under juvenile court secrecy and may be committed to the state reform school. prosecutors say LeFebvre claimed no involvement while La Bombarde named him as mastermind.
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Nashua
N. J
Louis la Bombarde
Merrimack
Charles Lebore
Helen
Georginia Gillis
Hudson
Young le Febvre
New Hampshire
la Bombarde
Felica
Young la Febvre
la Febvre
Gillis
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Great Commoner
Arlington
W. J. Bryan
Florida
Cellulose
Amundsen and
Ellsworth
Great Britain
Consuelo Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbild
Muriel Vanderbilt
Frederic Cameron Church, Jr
Beachmound
Central America
M’millan
Jack
New
Will Appree
Columbia
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