Riots Surround Ku Klux Klan Meeting in Framingham
In Framingham Massachusetts a Ku Klux Klan meeting ended in a shooting clash injuring five. Police arrested 75 men, 15 held on charges of assault with dangerous weapons, and state troops secured the Libby farm area amid competing witness accounts and scattered injuries.
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Framingham
Mass
Sudbury
Alonzo Foleynd
Thomas Sliney
Saxonville
Framingham Hospital
Foley
Thers
William Bradley
Edmund Arcell
Francis Aguire
New England
Pesrley W. Tabby
Libby House
Concord
Holden
Reading
Libby Farm
York
Reds Active in Chinese Province
Reports say Fatshan a major factory center in Kwangtung has fallen to Kuomintang troops with heavy fighting ongoing. Soviet ships delivered ten thousand rifles ammunition and kerosene while orders were issued to arrest white Russians supporting imperialism. Bolshevik gunboat attempts at Wham were repulsed by fleeing crews.
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Canton
Fatshan
Kwangtung
Wham
Makeee Tong
Twister Destroys Imperial Valley Town Rockwood Calif
A twister swept through Rockwood California on August 11 causing an estimated 125000 to 175000 dollars in damage. About twenty buildings were displaced from their foundations and five residents suffered minor injuries. Two funnel clouds merged near Rockwood, a collision that spared nearby towns including Brawley four miles away. Citizens abandoned trenches to shield themselves and many avoided serious harm.
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Rockwood
Calif
Imperial Valley
Brawley
Cinderella Fails To Enter Convent In Newark Saga
Mary Louis Spas a 21 year old Bohemian girl tied to a Newark real estate heir seeks nunhood but fails to gain entry at St John the Baptist and later at a Dominican house. Her adoption by Edward W Browning is revoked amid a settlement keeping her from his fortune.
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Newark
N. J
Newark Star-Eagle
Mary Louis Spas
St. John the Baptist
Amity Place
Dominican ‘Fathers
South Orange Avenue
Summit
Edward W. Browning
New York
Wagana
Sumaté Noble
Queens County
Newcombe
Mary
Browning
Maryl
Bellejelair
Mary Louise
Spas
Cinderella
Emergency Landing Near Crouse Forces Denver Flight Pause
Captain Robinson of the Colorado National Guard and his airplane landed near Crouse Colorado after a tire puncture during a flight from area Wyoming to Denver. Officials at Lowry Field said no injuries and the plane resumed its journey to Denver after repairs.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Robinson
Colorado National
Aree
Denver
Crouse
Colo
Lowry Field
Enver
Rise in Eastern Star Membership Cited by Grand Secretary
Foronto Aug 11 AP Membership in the Order of the Eastern Star has increased by 500000 over the last three years, announced by nine E Keys grand secretary of the triennial assembly.
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Foronto
Order of the Eastern Star
Nine E. Keys
Western Apples Sold in Scotland at High Figure
Washington reports a wire sale of a carload of Winesap apples to Scotland at four times the price of Portuguese fruit and above the value of Australian and New Zealand apples. J McPhee Ferguson of Yakima grew the crop in 1924. despite age and 6000 mile journey, the apples arrived in first condition and were stored cold before shipment.
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Washington
Scotland
New Zealand
Department of Agriculture
J. McPhee Ferguson
Yakima
Wash
Forest fires threaten Idaho from Canadian blaze
From Revelstoke to Crater Lake, fires scorch vast timber areas across the Pacific Northwest. In Idaho a large border blaze nears the line, with unknown extent while crews press to hold back encroaching flames. Four firefighters are reported missing in the Big Bend district as searches continue.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Northwest
Scappoose
Ore
Green Mountain
Oregon
Trails
Butte Falls
Moon Prairie
Crater Lake National Forest
Crater Lake National St
Sorin
Kootenai Forest
Montana
Seattle
Puget Sound
Olympic National Forest
Weather Bureau
Idaho
Canada
Revelstoke
B. C
Big Bend
Rain Delays Philadelphia and Other Baseball Pairings
Rain postpones Philadelphia at St Louis while New York and Cincinnati squads split games. Brooklyn and Cincinnati win tight affairs. Boston and Detroit drop scores. New York, Cleveland, and Washington also post results amid a busy schedule with multiple lineups and pitchers listed.
Strange Will Filed For Late Earl of Ypres Estate
In Dondon on August 17, the eight line document entitled the strange will left 26,161 pounds to Edward G. Cox, the field marshal's collator. The will omits the Earl of Ypres’s widow and his two sons and a daughter. The 1918 Commons grant of 50,000 pounds as a testimonial to his service is recalled.
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Dondon
Earl
Ypres
Edward G. Cox
House of Commons
Liquor Parties in Congressman Divorce Case Reported
Deposition in the divorce action of Congressman Frank D Scott cites liquor in Washington homes during 1922 and 1923. Floren Dallan described finding multiple wine bottles in congressmen’s rooms in Norfolk and crates moved from the Cristobal. Witnesses testified that highballs were common and hostesses invited drinks, with Scott present at several gatherings.
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Edna J. Scott
Frank D. Emerick
Washington
Arguerita A. Hamilton
Scott
San Diego
California
Hamilton
Captain Sumner
Congressman Scott
Louise Ireland
Clifford Ireland
Iinois
Don Sawtelle
Typhoon Hits Dutch Village Boreulo and Eastern Regions
An August typhoon struck Boreulo in eastern Holland near the German border causing widespread destruction. Four people were killed and about 100 injured as churches and most homes were damaged or ruined. The storm affected nearby Didam Doetinchem Oldenzaal and Bengelo with communications down and many residents homeless. An airplane crash at Ruurlo amid the hurricane killed three people.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Boreulo
Glenderland
Didam
Doetinchem
Oldenzaal
Bengelo
Raiders chain arrests as drug raids uncover stolen goods
In Chicago on August 11 authorities led by Col. Will Gray Beach conducted raids on opium joints in Chinatown and the south side. Beach and three aides faced arrest on graft charges while thousands of dollars of stolen goods including jewelry, cameras and weapons were recovered.
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Chicago
Will Gray Beach
Internal Revenue Department
Special Intelligence Unit
Internal Revenue Bureau
Chinatown
South Side
Beach
Dennis J. O'Brien
Alonzo Baxter
Harry Deitrich
Federal
O’brien
Ivey
Philadelphia
Baxter
Deitrich
T Hat Sean
Kitty Golhooley
Rey
United States
Canada
Mexico
Adam C. Cliffe
Flight to Find Intermediate Base Aboard Arctic Expedition
Washington Aug 11 AP three naval planes of the MacMillan Arctic expedition began a second flight to locate an intermediate base. The first flight failed due to rugged terrain providing no suitable site. Today's flight followed a more southerly route from Etah Greenland than prior reconnaissance.
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Washington
Etah
Greenland
Electrocution of Walter Simmons at Nebraska State Prison
Walter Ray Simmons, former Montana cowboy and deputy sheriff, was electrocuted at the Nebraska State Prison for the slaying of Frank Pahl of Spencer. The current ran 7:05 to 7:10 am, doctors declared him dead, and he left $500 for his son's education. Simmons issued a final statement denying guilt and asking forgiveness as his controversial case ended.
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Walter Simmons
Montana
Lincoln
Neb
Walter Ray Simmons
Frank Pahl
Spencer
Simmons
Emily Bateman
Pompeys Pillar
Mont
Walter Ray Simmons, Jr
Nebraska
Boyd County
Pahl
Rophesy
Norfolk
McMullen
Bateman
Ghnwood
Potential value of Philippines for crude rubber
The commerce department reports the Philippines could become a significant crude rubber source for the United States. Under favorable conditions maximum output of about 70,000 tons is possible from roughly 1,590,000 suitable acres in the southern islands, with political stability and labor use cited as key factors.
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Ae Ang. li
Philippine Islands
Commerce Department
Philippine
United States
Walker to Fight Shade Threatened Suspension
New York August 1 AP Mickey Walker world welterweight champion faces possible suspension by the New York athletic commission at its next meeting if his manager does not sign a firm agreement to box Shade, California title challenger. Walker warned of action after failing to arrange a bout with Shade through his camp.
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New York
Mickey Walker
New York Athletic Commission
Shade
California
Walker
Estes
Anne
Harry Grebh
Kearns
Wither Shade Battle
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