Auto crash on Hoffman grade injures three men
Boise Aug 31 AP A W Stevens of Mountain Home sheriff of Elmore county is hospitalized with a crushed chest and broken shoulder Alphonsis from Glenns Ferry now Mountain Home manager and Joe Cleary of the United States department of justice both badly hurt in the same accident on the Hoffman grade between Atlanta and Rocky Bar. Stoltz was driving and the car ran off the grade after brushing rocks and sand. Stevens jumped from the vehicle and landed on a rocky ledge as the car tumbled down.
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Boise
A. W. Stevens
Mountain Home
Elmore County
Ett. Alphonsis Hospital
Glenns Ferry
Joe Cleary
United States Department of Justice
Portland
Atlanta
Rocky Bar
Sheriff Stevens
Officer Cleary
Stoltz
Stevens
Bholtz
Shultz
Auto accidents show decrease in major cities
Auto mobile fatalities fell across 57 American cities in the four weeks to August 15, totaling 368, down from 417 in the prior four weeks. January 1 to 15 saw 2,878 deaths in these cities. the-year total in 1924 was 4,942, up from 1923. Chicago reported 45 fatalities in the period, 344 for the year, while Los Angeles and San Francisco showed increases.
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Washington
Department of Ecommerce
Bedford
Chicago
Angeles
Francisco
Hylan in Incompetent Charge Spars With Gov
New York August 41 AP reports a heated exchange between Governor and Mayor Hylan as they campaign toward the primaries. The governor accuses the mayor of ignorance about corporations while claiming he serves corporate interests and laments graft among politicians.
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New York
Ith
Hylan
Queens
Wallace
Traction Gang
Rock of
Veterans to Attempt Trans Atlantic Flight From Paris to New York
French war veterans Captain Francois Coli and Lieutenant Paul Tarascon tested their aircraft on a trial flight from Paris to Istres and then Bordeaux. They expressed confidence in flying Paris to New York to win the Orteig Prize of 25000 dollars.
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Bordeaux
France
Francois Coli
Paul Tarascon
Paris
Istres
New York
Raymond Orteig
Miners Demand Ten Per Cent Pay Increase
The United Mine Workers ordered a midnight strike ending the two year contract for 158,000 coal workers in northeastern Pennsylvania. About 828 mines across ten counties could halt production affecting up to 500,000 dependents and workers in related railroad and shop jobs. Union officials cite a ten percent rise in tonnage rates, daily wage increases, checkoff, and contract parity as demands while predicting widespread disruption.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
West Proposes Area Development in Minerals Farms and Power
Salt Lake City August 31 AP Director George D. Smith of the geological survey lauds western resource development. He cites mines farms water power and industry expansion including copper growth and rising consumption. He warns on mineral output versus food supply and asks how long mines can sustain growing luxuries.
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Salt Lake City
George Oe Smith
Geological Survey
Nord
Smith
Utah
America
Sleepy guard given thirty days confinement
Swampscott Massachusetts August 31 A P Thirty days confinement and twenty one dollars lost pay were imposed by a summary court martial on Private Clarence Koy of Centerville Texas who was found lying down at his post while guarding the president at White House. On 4
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Swampscott
Mass
Clarence Koy
Centerville
Tex
White
Navy set to begin flight from Langley to Honolulu
Langley base 1200 miles southwest of San Francisco reports two N nine planes scheduled to take off at 2 pm in the afternoon. The PB one is also to depart on Wednesday. All guard ships are on or near their stations as official advices confirm the flight plan.
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Langley
San Francisco
Honolulu
United States Navy
Chapman Hole in One Shot Messes Up Caddy
Des Moines reported Norman Chapman hit a driving shot that struck a caddy, Willie Farrow, as he stood on the edge of the green. The caddy was uninjured and declined to permit Chapman another attempt at a nib lick.
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Des Moines
Norman Champan
Willie Farrow
Chapman
Brookhart Leads In Tight Iowa Senate Contest
Washington reports the Iowa senate race remains unsettled as recounts reduce Brookhart’s lead over Steck to 207 votes. Steck gained 1,178 statewide, but over 8,000 ballots challenged or set aside could swing the final outcome depending on subsequent validity rulings.
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Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel H. Steck
Senate
Steck
Brookhart
Seamen Strike Spreads Across British Ports
London Aug 31 AP The seamen strike over wage reductions grows in intensity with Southampton crews on the Royal Mail liner Arlanza refusing to sign and Hull crews to vote tonight on a walkout. A test vote showed unanimous support and several sailings may be postponed.
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London
Seumen
Southampton
Royal Mail
Lin Arlanza
Buenos Aires
Hull
Inspection continues as mine operators resume work in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg officials say mine inspectors will keep watch as suspension ends in the anthracite region. They report air and water conditions are monitored and drainage and ventilation are maintained to ensure safety.
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Harrisburg
Jinapectora
State Department of Mines
Baseball box score highlights from today’s games
Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 13 to 38 in a late contest as Meadows Smith Knight Wilson Wendell Betts contributed. Chicago edged Boston 3 to 5 with Kaufman Gonzales Barnes ONeil delivering key hits.
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R. H. E. Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Meadows
Smith
Knight
Wilson
Wendell
Betts
Chicago
Boston
Kaufman
Gonzales
Barnes
O'Neil
Swimmer Bobby Leach Fails Two Niagara River Dives
Niagara Falls August 31 AP Bobby Leach famed for a no barrel plunge over Niagara Falls attempted two swims below the falls. He says his false teeth fell out during the second try causing him to swallow water while trying to retrieve them.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Bobby Leach
Niagara River
Fifteen Die as Weekend Traffic Toll Rises Across U S
The weekend accident toll reaches fifteen dead and over seventy five injured nationwide. Automobiles account for most deaths while railroad wrecks cause about thirty injuries. A Colorado and Southern passenger train collision near Wayne results in thirty injuries with two in serious condition. A Berwyn street car derailment injures fourteen in a house.
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Chicago
Colorado and Southern
Wayne
Colo
Berwyn
Rteen
Navy Flight to the Islands Starts Today
The Navy's San Francisco to Honolulu flight begins at 2 pm aiming to set a new non stop world record. American pilots will not seal fuel tanks due to gauges, trusting sworn oaths and honor to limit fuel use while racing a 1925 French record.
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San Francisco
Navy
San Pablo Bay
No Worry Over Coal Situation Urged by Hammond
Swampscott Mass August 31 AP President Coolidge urged to push Congress to approve and adopt the federal coal commission's recommendations voiced by John Hays Hammond former chairman of the commission The plan would give government power to regulate interstate coal markets and, if needed, allow direct presidential control over mines The public warned against panic buying as experts see no current emergency in supply
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Federal Coal Commission
John Hays Hammond
Hammond
Congress
Wen On
James Sbichards
Henry 8
Lyon
Boston
Conl Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Far North Fur Trade Vessels Report Plentiful Skins
Dutch Harbor Alaska August 31 AP crew of the schooner Charles Brower reports abundant furs in the far north after a voyage encountering pack ice. The Nanuk cabin boy committed suicide by strangling himself with a cod line and was buried on the frozen Arctic mainland.
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Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Charles Brower
Geeheniey
Brower
Local Shops See Payroll Rise as Rail traffic recovers in Pocatello
The Pocatello shops report their largest payroll since November 1923 as railroad business steadily returns to normal. Officials note a long period of shrinking work forces and payrolls, with today’s payment indicating a substantial gain and improved economic activity in the area.
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Pocatello
Jayes
Dog Saved Life of a Brakeman by Police Dog
A. D. Smith, Southern Pacific brakeman, was thrown from a moving freight near Marysville by tramps and left unconscious on the tracks. A German police dog alerted a construction crew, drawing attention to Smith and likely saving his life. he is in a San Francisco hospital with a fractured ankle.
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San Francisco
A. D. Smith
Southern Pacific
Marysville
Smith
Suspect Requests Jail Housing After Hasting Slayings
A man identified as Lawrence Bird, 0, from Santa Barbara, entered the sheriff’s office at Los Angeles on Aug 31 seeking confinement in the county jail while he faces charges in Hastings Neb. for the killings of his divorced wife and a man, but was told to return to his job and resume duties.
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Los Daneiee
Lawrence Bird
Santa Marbara Plas
Erer
Sheriff's Office
Hasting Neb
Ruth Denies Rift With Babe Ruth Over Widow Rumors
Mrs Ruth denied reports of a breach with baseball star Babe Ruth after rumors of his acquaintance with a New York widow. She said there is no friction between them and plans to discuss matters with her husband upon his return. She rejected claims of $100000 separate maintenance.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Am Society of Mining Experts Opens 132nd Summer Meeting
Salt Lake City hosts the 132nd annual summer meeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers with several hundred prominent mining men in attendance. The conference runs through tomorrow and focuses on current mining industry problems, while a US Bureau of Mines conference is held concurrently in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
United States Bureau of Mines
French planes bombarded Suedia amid Syria action
Paris reports General Sarail the French high commissioner in Syria told the war ministry that twenty French airplanes yesterday bombarded Suedia. French military circles interpret this as the bombardment of the town surrounding the citadel with no indication that rebels forced the Ravine from the citadel.
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Paris
Sarail
Syria
War Ministry
Suedia
Citadal
Ancient skeletons unearthed near Mayon France
Archaeologists uncover three Neolithic skeletons at Bolutre near Mayon. Estimated age six to eight thousand years. The final skeleton, found Saturday, belonged to a man about forty years old.
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Mayon
France
Bolutre
Here
Coal District Prepares for a Long Strike
Philadelphia August 31 AP maintenance costs for anthracite mines during a suspension will total about 5.7 million dollars monthly based on overhead per ton of output. The figures show daily overhead around 191 thousand dollars, with 70 million gross tons of annual production. Warriner and Inglis left for the coal region as Panther Creek valley reports no new work after the 4 30 shift. only timbermen and cleanup crews operate.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Bureau of Nformation
Bureau
Samuel D. Warriner
W. W. Inglis
Panther Creek
Twelve Injured In Colorado Train Wreck At Mayne
Twelve people were injured when an overturn occurred in a Colorado and Southern line wreck near Mayne Colorado. Miss Mary White 18 of Victoria Texas suffered a broken neck and was in critical condition at Trinidad hospital. Judge Kenneth Force of Dallas was reported improved after back injuries while others anticipated returning to Texas soon.
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Trinidad
Colo
Mary White
Victoria
Tex
Colorado and Southern System
Mayne
Railroads Hospital
Kenneth Force
Dallas
Miss White
Texas
Colorado and Southern
Mail thefts and post office robbery reported nationwide
Reports to the red inspector described a break in at the Chisago oescne post office safe at New Lisbon Wisconsin and a raid on the Quinnesco Michigan railway station. Several mail pouches and government money were taken though the total loss is not yet known.
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Chisago
New Lisbon
Wis
Quinnesco
Mich
Red
Caillaux Sees a Quick Job to Settle France Debt
Paris reports optimism from Finance Minister Caillaux about liquidating France’s claims with the United States. He plans a ten day debt funding plan and arrival in Washington on September 23 with advisers, then a stop in New York on October 4 to begin negotiations.
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Paris
Nance Caillaux
France
United States
American Debt Funding Commission
Arran Termes
M. Caillaux
Washington
New York
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