Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Idaho Reclamation Views
Ex Governor Spry of Utah addressed the Pocatello Kiwanis, praising local clubs for city growth. He noted reclamation as a federal yet unpopular topic in Congress and Idaho’s favorable resources and cooperation potential. Delegates were named for the district convention and 205 reservations were reported. A Brick Ellrod orchestra provided music.
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Pocatello Kiyyanis Club
Wm. Spry
Utah
J. H. Peterson
Spry
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
Kiwanis Club
Hail Storm Hits Southeast Iowa Wrecks Windows
A hail and windstorm swept southeastern Iowa causing heavy damage. Hailstones sighted near Brighton and North English shattered windows on a Rock Island passenger train, injuring several passengers. The North English storm belt stretched about 10 miles wide, and many pigs and chickens were killed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Brighton
North English
Rock Island
Man Surrenders in Kane Killing Case
A man identifying as Thomas Mc Avoy of New York City and claiming to be the attorney for Florence Kane in Brooklyn surrendered to Philadelphia police. He is held for identification by New York authorities.
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Philadelphia
Thomas McAvoy
New York City
Florence Kane
Brooklyn
New York
Southern League faces player questioning over Nashville matter
Memphis business reports President Martin of the Southern Baseball Association selected Nashville summoned players to Nashville for questioning after Nashville Banner reports claimed players were asked to lay down on their team in New Orleans. New Orleans club president Heineman called it publicity but said it should be investigated. Landis had not been notified of any Nashville probe as he left for Chattanooga.
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Memphis
Tenn
Martin
Southern Baseball Association
Hamilton
Theashville Club
Nashville
Nashville Banner
New Orleans
Associated Press
Heineman
New Orleans Club
Chicago
Kennesaw M. Landis
Chattanooga
Leslie O'Connor
Ruin
Southern Association
Helen Wills Wins Two More National Championship Victories
In Vorest Hills New York Miss Helen Wills Berkeley national champion scored two wins at the women's national championship. She defeated Mrs H Hubbard Boston 6 1 6 0 in singles and paired with Mary K Browne to beat Molla Mallory and Marion Williams 8 6 6 3 in doubles.
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Vorest Hills
N. Y
Helen Wills
Berkeley
Calif
Mary K. Browne
Molla B. Mallory
Marion Williams
H. Hubbard
Boston
Dancers in Bad With Archbishop Threatens Excommunication
Belfast reports the Right Rev Arnold titular archbishop of Attalia warned he may excommunicate frequenters of dance halls at seaside resorts. He condemns dancing as practiced and cites concerns over modern life and indecency.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Arnold
Attalia
Ireland
Rome
Hance Targeted Over Anderson Gang Claim
Ben Hance an Eaton Indiana farmer was killed while en route to report on the robber gang led by George Dutch Anderson according to private detective agencies. The Middleton Pike shooting near Muncie occurred Friday as Hance and his wife were attacked, with investigators saying the informant intended to inform officers about Anderson’s movements.
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Indianapolis
Ben Hance
Eaton
Ind
Farmer
Gerald Chapman
George
Anderson
Hance
Middleton Pike
Muncie
Curtis urges Britain to push frontiers for world peace
Williamstown Mass August 18 Lionel Curtis of Oxford University argues in Institute of Politics talks that Britain must move definitively on European frontiers to guarantee world peace even if it risks war. Curtis, former Irish peace conference chief secretary, leads final conferences on the British commonwealth of nations.
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Williamstown
Mass
Great Britain
Lionel Curtis
Oxford University
Institute of Politics
Curtis
Agreement Near In Short Time Says Diplomatic Report
A diplomatic briefing notes progress toward a peace agreement in the near term. It says France would decide on treaty revisions after military and cabinet review. American commissioners suggested Belgium need not raise taxes if military costs are reduced to meet the debt.
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France
Belgium debt funding pact predicted after Washington talks
Brussels reports that Washington indicates an agreement on Belgium debt funding to the United States will be reached. The Belgian mission’s return was arranged in advance and an official note on the conference result will be published in Washington under a mutual agreement by American and Belgian delegates.
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Brussels
Washington
Belgium
United States
Slower Ball Used Reported By Giants Executive
New York August 18 AP John McGraw vice president and manager of the New York Giants said the ball used in the majors recently is much slower than at season start. He noted owners reached an unannounced agreement to curb the ball and several construction changes were planned. He cited many small home runs in recent weeks as evidence.
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New York
John McGraw
New York Giants
McGraw
Arizona feels secure on plan
Governor Hunt statesArizona will keep Colorado river as a potential asset until ready to use it He says Arizona is satisfied with current water laws as interpreted by the Supreme Court and can protect its interests against six basin states and Mexico The governor adds they would alarm if the law were disturbed modified or set aside and notes the proposal does not come from Arizona.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Colorado River
Hunt
Nevada
California
United States Supreme Court
Mexico
Russian General American Private
Chicago reports General Basil Tcheslovsk serves as a private in the 122nd Field Artillery Illinois National Guard at Camp Grant. A former czarist leader wounded in the Russo Japanese War and in World War I, he fled Bolshevism to America to support his family now in London.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News Today
Basil Tcheslovsk
122Nd Field Artillery
Illinois National Guard
Camp Grant
Tenth Cavalry Brigade
America
London
Navy Not Ready for Lighter Than Air Craft
Navy leaders plan an exhaustive study of dirigible efficiency for national defense and reject predictions of a near term lighter than air squadron. Admiral Eberle says it will take many lessons and no large dirigibles are planned soon. Shenandoah conducts maneuvers while Los Angeles’ use in war is forbidden by its acquisition agreement. Captain Gherardi’s NY rumors are noted, aboard the Henderson with Secretary Wilbur returning via the Panama Canal.
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Admiral Eberle
Naval Operations
New York
Gherardi
Navy
Shenandoah
Los Angeles
Wilbur
Henderson
Panama Canal
Film interests seek Supreme Court review on Conn moving picture tax
The Connecticut moving picture tax and censorship law faces a Supreme Court challenge after New Haven film interests announced plans to pursue the case. In Washington, the private tally on U S tonnage was reported at 5,193,5545. In Miami Mrs William Jennings Bryan announced the memoirs of the Commoner will be released for newspaper publication.
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Washington
Whipping Board
New Haven
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Miami
Fla
William Jennings Bryan
Secretary Wilbur Reaches Navy Base Conclusions
In Washington on August 18 the secretary stated he has reached conclusions on establishing a naval base near the ee but details remain tentative as the navy department continues study and coordination efforts.
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Washington
Wilbur
Young man sought after alleged assault near Inkom
City and county officers hunted Adolph Lawrence an eighteen year old man suspected of assaulting Mrs. Brazil Luker at Theo Gathe ranch one mile south of Inkom. Luker was taken to a local physician as Lawrence fled the scene after striking choking and kicking Luker.
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Adolph Lawrence
Brazil Luker
Theo Gathe
Likom
J. H. Lynn
Inkom
Luker
The
Tribune
Young Lawrence
Gathe Ranch
Kearns Signs With Rickard For A Match
The article reports Jack Kearns arranging a match under promoter Rickard amid boxing contract tensions. Dempsey, Fitzsimmons, and Mullins discuss signed agreements and disputes over purses and dates. Dempsey vows not to fight while Kearns is involved, delaying action until August 1926.
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Dempsey
Kearns
Fitzsimmons
Rk Fitzsimmons
Wills
Middle West
Mullins
Anti-Aircraft Test Results Question Army Claims
Report on a continued anti aircraft defense test shows batteries firing 18 times with 50 caliber machine guns delivering 8 000 shots and only five hits at 900 to 1 700 feet. Other targets at 700 to 900 feet scored 14 hits in 8 000 shots while Rep Laguardia warns a bomber could have destroyed the battery. General Mitchell calls land guns useless against aircraft. Brigadier General Fetchit declined to comment.
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Laguardia
Mitchell
Army Air Service
Fetchit
New Boys Work Secretary at Y to Lead Local Program
Ellis C. Peterson will become the new boys work secretary at the Sea Beck Washington Y M C A starting September 1, succeeding Ford Bailor. Peterson, a Sea Beck summer school attendee and Cambridge Idaho graduate, has been a Y volunteer English instructor and active in the local Y Rogister club. Bailor will coach at the University of Spokane with a salary the local Y cannot match, while Bailor’s contract runs through the year as the university’s summer field man. New York Louis Vicenti lost to Joe Dundes in twelve rounds, and Detroit’s Harry Greb defeated Tom Burns in thirty nine rounds.
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Ellis C. Peterson
Sea Beck
Washington Y. M. C. A
Ford
Bailor
Ralph R. Wolf
Peterson
Cambridge Idaho High School
Tech
Y’ Rogster Rlub
G. Nicholas Ifft
Wolf
University of Spokane
Baller
University
New York
Louis Vicenti
Joe Dundes
Baltimore
Detroit
Harry Greb
Tom Burns
London in August empties as Britons flee to coast
The article notes London's population dips by over a million as August holiday travel surges. Middle and working classes leave for the provinces, Scotland, Ireland, and continental resorts while Americans and other travelers flood city streets and resorts.
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London
Britain
Deauville
Alie
England
Provinces
America
Dover
Scotland
Socialist Leader To Occupy Versailles Apartment Allegedly
Paris reports a militant Socialist leader will soon move into an apartment at Versailles used by Louis the Fourteenth. The event provokes strong emotion within the Socialist ranks as Edouard Barthe and others discuss historic precedent for questeurs having Versailles rooms and ponder the royal setting.
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Paris
Socialist Party
France
Louis IV
Palace of
Versailles
Alexandre Arenne
Indo China
Paul Boncour
Geneva
Edouard Barthe
Louis
Barthe
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Eugene Pierre
Questeurs
Aii
Seaside Resorts Feature In Berlin AP Dispatch
Berlin reports from August 11 describe numerous seaside resorts dotting the coast with crowds and activity. The AP dispatch highlights tourism, local business, and travel trends reshaping coastal towns during the peak season.
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Berlin
Sand castle prizes draw chilly visitors to coastal resorts
Across the North and Baltic coasts visitors compete to build artistic sand castles with prizes of loving cups and flags atop the structures. Reichstag diners favor pi and sauerkraut while beer use runs lower in the dining room than in small saloons. Berlin sidewalks gain electric foot warmers and illuminated eight‑sided safety islands with paid ads for winter use.
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North
Baltic Seas
Reichstag
Berlin
From Slavery to Potato King
Junius G. Groves once enslaved in Kentucky rose to wealth as the so called Negro potato king of Kansas. He died at 64 near Edwardsville leaving a 423 acre Wyandotte county farm and 1600 acres of wheat in Gover county with stock holdings and bonds. He produced 72,150 bushels of potatoes on 295 acres in one year, averaging 245 bushels per acre.
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Kansas City
Junius G. Groves
Kansas
Edwardsville
Groves
Ben
Green County
Wyandotte
Gover County
Grove
Lone Robbers Haul at Millinery Shop in St Louis
An armed lone robber robbed Mrs. Ludwig O Muench at her millinery shop in St Louis today, escaping with about 15000 dollars in jewelry. Police seek leads as investigators review the scene and prior incidents.
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St. Louis
Ludwig 0. Muench
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