Oklahoma Turret Drill Fatality and Shanghai Clash
A turret drill aboard the battleship Oklahoma from New Zealand to Samoa leaves one dead and another injured though names are not released. In Shanghai a police firing on dockyard workers kills two and wounds four as protesters demand four arrested workmen release.
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British Cabinet awaits Caillaux debt talks progress
London reports say the British cabinet will hear Chancellor Churchill brief on talks with France finance minister Caillaux about the French war debt. After three discussions France signals no immediate agreement with likely new French proposals to be presented in Paris on Thursday.
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Modernized Hamlet Produced in London a Comic Triumph
London critics hail Sir Barry Jackson's modernized Hamlet as an impressive success. They noted a shocking image of the Prince soliloquizing while smoking a cigarette and dueling in plus fours, with Ophelia, the Queen, and courtiers drinking cocktails, in a bold contemporary staging.
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Water Line Extension Planned Savannah to Miami
Washington D C Aug 26 The Norfolk and Western Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to extend the Ocean Steamship Company service by establishing a water line between Savannah Georgia and Miami Florida.
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Prominent Savannah Woman Dies After Illness
Savannah Georgia August 26 Mrs Leon ard Mackall a prominent Savannah woman and daughter of the late A R Lawton minister to Austria under Cleveland and sister of A R Lawton of Savannah vice president of the Central of Georgia Railway died here today after two months illness.
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Man Declared Dead After “Dying” Before
A New York morgue guard watches the body of Patrick Donahue, 61, who previously “died” twelve years ago and revived, now truly declared dead after being found on a sidewalk with no heartbeat detected by physicians.
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Five Shots Fired at Sailors Union Meeting in London
Five shots were fired from the window of the National Sailors and Firemen’s Union office in London during a meeting of striking seamen. The incident occurred as protesters opposed the union’s stance against an unofficial British seamen strike.
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Dorothy Ellingson Sentenced for Manslaughter
In San Francisco on August 26 Dorothy Ellingson, 17, was found guilty of murdering her mother Anna Ellingson. The jury sentenced her to one to ten years in the state prison for manslaughter.
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Tennessee Slayer on Stand in Defense of His Own Life
Maryville, Tenn. Aug 26 William D. Sheffey, defendant in Blount county for the murder of Luther Wells, testified in his own defense denying he is the killer. He said on the night of the shooting he was at his sister's home and that he was in Knoxville when three homes were robbed. The state presented a letter it says chronicles assaults and taunts officers. handwriting was claimed to be Sheffey's, which he denied. Court adjourned before his direct exam finished. cross-exam will follow today. The state rested after three witnesses testified to circumstances cited as evidence of guilt.
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France urges Germany to begin security pact talks
The Paris note to Berlin on security calls for negotiations for a pact tied to League of Nations membership and Versailles terms. Paris stresses the Versailles treaty must not be tampered with and that parties must comply with seven passes to proceed.
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Mooney Father and Son Die From Well Gas
Buford Georgia August 26. C E Mooney 69 and Clarence Mooney 27 died from gas while inspecting dynamite in a well. The elder entered the well to check the failed blast and succumbed. His son attempted a rescue but both perished before extraction.
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Paring of Budget Being Studied by Naval Heads
Washington budget officials study reductions to the 1927 program as the Navy Department cuts more than forty million dollars from its original estimates. The effort follows a request from the budget bureau to curtail expenditures across the naval and War Department programs.
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France Agrees With Coolidge View on Debt Settlement Policy
Paria August 26 French foreign office backs President Coolidge’s belief that debt settlements with Europe should depend on each nation’s ability to pay, not fixed by Versailles terms. Officials say France and Italy may seek more liberal terms if they convince the American debt commission of inability to meet Great Britain’s standard.
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Gasoline Prices Fall Across Regions Amid Oil Rivalry
Automobilists enjoy the year's lowest gasoline prices in many cities as cuts spread from Standard Oil of New Jersey to Gulf Refining and Atlantic refiners. The Atlantic seaboard and Midwest see drops of 1/2 to 3 cents per gallon, with New York area prices to 16 to 18 cents. Imperial Oil in Canada lowers its price to 27 cents.
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MacMillan Expedition Resumes Homeward Trip
The MacMillan Arctic expedition has resumed its southward voyage after being weatherbound for several days on the northwestern coast of Greenland.
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Former Austrian Army Commander Dies in Germany
Field Marshal Von Conrad Hoetzendorff, former chief of staff of the Austrian army in World War I and later commander in chief on the Italian front, died today at Mergentheim in Württemberg, Germany.
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Scramble for Florida Land Heats Government Acreage
Washington reports the race for Florida homesteads rapid draining federal land. Fewer than 10,000 acres remain open with expected depletion by year end. Gainsville office flooded with applicants. From 79,606 acres in 1924 the holdings fell to 20,172 acres by last June.
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Government Ships Kept In Operation Announced
The report notes a decision on which government ships should remain in service and mentions an announcement at the summer White House about the president’s plan to return to Washington.
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Truce Effort Aims to End Tong War in New York
A conference at police headquarters sought renewed armistice among leading Chinese tongs Hip Sing and On Leong. Officials reported friction traced to Hip Sing attempts to establish lodges in Boston, signaling cause of nationwide violence.
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Restau rant proprietor shot in Baltimore town
Lou's Kwong the Baltimore Chinese restaurant owner was shot and fatally wounded by two unidentified Chinese men today. He died while being transported to the general hospital.
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Georgia Senate names members to Western and Atlantic Commission
President J. Howard Ennis announced the appointees to the Western and Atlantic plenary commission to dispose of the Chattanooga terminal property. Senators Capp, Guess, and Knight were designated to serve.
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Georgia Senate
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Arcadia Klan Antiaction Dismissal Upheld
Arcadia Florida August 26 The DeSoto county school commission upheld county superintendent Smiths dismissal of Grady Hernandon assistant principal for conducting a campaign against the Ku Klux Klan in the local schools.
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French Garrison in Syria Captured by Druze Rebels
An Exchange Telegraph report from Cairo says the French garrison at Dierrezzor on the Euphrates in Syria has been captured by Druze tribesmen, with the rebellion reportedly spreading.
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Extra session of Georgia General Assembly probable
Atlanta, August 26 Governor Walker announced an extra session will be called to perfect the Confederate script issue unless it can be sold at a reasonable figure. He would sign the script bill and advertise the entire issue for sale to see if close to a hundred cents on the dollar can be obtained. The fate of the session depends on the response to the advertisements.
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Manchurian Bandits Escape With American Prisoner
Harbin Manchuria August 26. Bandits holding Dr Harvey J. Howard American eye specialist for ransom evade Chinese troops and flee by boat up the Hwachwan river to Holun Ghian g Manchurian province.
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Responsibility Assigned in Steamer Norman Sinking
A War Department report on the sinking of the steamer Norman in the Mississippi River on June 15 fixes responsibility on nearly all district officials and employees connected with the boat and its operations.
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Tokyo Flooded by Prolonged Rainfall Cleanup Underway
Tokyo Japan Aug 26 flooding from almost thirty six hours of continuous rain disrupted electric light and telephone service and street cars. Casualties were few but damage was heavy with ongoing recovery efforts.
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Japan
Weather for Georgia Fair Tonight and Thursday
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Georgia with moderate to fresh northerly winds.
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