Santa Barbara Earthquake Destroys Hotels and Buildings
A severe quake in Santa Barbara caused ten million dollars in damage, destroying the Cabrillo House and a large beach hotel, buckling State street, rupturing water mains, and sending geysers through pavement. The disaster left many dead and unaccounted for as fires began and water trains were dispatched from Carpentaria to aid salvation efforts.
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Southern Pacific
Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Cal
State Street
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Carpenteria
Cabriello
Southern California
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Gibraltar Dam
Cabrillo Hotel
Gaviola
Southern ‘Pacific Round House
Red Cross Relief Train En Route To Santa Barbara
Southern Pacific to send a nine coach relief train to Santa Barbara with several diner cars and a crew of trained nurses. Officials announced the train departs Los Angeles on June 29 to aid the Santa Barbara area after disaster impacts.
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RED Cross
Santa Barbara
Southern Pacific
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Fragmentary OCR Reads Improvised Local Notice
Vague readable fragments mention Friday timing and a name, with unclear place and action. The text lacks concrete details, entities, or a clear event to summarize into a full news item.
Quakes Rock Montana Towns After Night of Tremors
Reports from Central Montana detail a series of earthquakes hitting towns including Great Falls Three Forks Albany and Anaconda. Residents fear aftershocks as homes crack and injuries are reported amid ongoing tremors in a four state Rocky Mountain region.
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Three Forks
Alphur Springs
Anacon
Evolution Trial May Consume an Entire Month
Defense leaders for Dayton teacher John T Scopes plan a lengthy trial in July on Tennessee evolution law charges. Senior counsel Dr John R Neal and Dudley Field Malone joined Clarence Darrow, with Malone predicting about a month of proceedings.
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Chicago
John Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
John R. Neal
Chattanooga, Tenn
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Clarence Darrow
Malone
Darrow
Mr. Malone
Man in 26th Infantry Coovera Theof Victim
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State faces education fund boost for 1926 27
The report by a state committee urges a one million dollar education fund for 1926 and another for 1927 to support common schools in rural counties. It notes administration delays and the need to allocate the funds through the education department as the assembly debates priorities and special appropriations.
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Associated Press Ga
Department of Education
General Assembly
Jmittee
Walker
Ort
President Coolidge's Father Shows Improvement At Plymouth Home
Colonel John C. Coolidge aged 80, father of the President, improved after bladder drainage operation and rest. The President and Mrs Coolidge were at his bedside, assurances given of gradual recovery, with word he may soon sit up.
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Coolidge
John
Plymouth
Father
John C. Coolidge
United States
Boston
White House
Swampscott
James F. Coupal
Fifteen Drowned As Vessel Sinks After Collision
Gloucester Mass June 29 Fifteen teen en drowned and nine rescued after schooner Rex sinks in collision with Cunard Anchor Line steamer Tuscania two hundred miles east of Halifax. Only a brief report from Tuscania’s owners announced the disaster.
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Cunard
Halifax
Associated Press
Gloucester
Mass
Rex
Malifax
Contract Let For Hard Surfacing Boston Road
The Dixie Highway surfacing from Brooks county line through Boston is awarded to Carter Construction Company of Chattanooga Tennessee. Work will start soon with grading scarifying and three coats of asphalt plus stone for a smooth durable road. The state will maintain the road at no cost to the county. Contract price is 1.37 and a half cents per square yard. Traffic detours via Spring Hill road during construction.
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Brooks County
Boston
Carter Construction Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
State Highway Department
Spring Hill
Old
Georgia Senate Briefs Seeks July Union County Celebration
Atlanta June 29 Three bills and a resolution were introduced in a thirty minute Senate session. A concurring resolution invites General Assembly members to Union County for the Fourth of July. The House debated many bills and a rule amendment proposal from Rep Linder. Speaker Neill announced a Privileges and Elections committee assignment. Becker Carroll proposed an inquiry into state highway department expenditures.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
General Assembly
Union County
Linder
Jeff Davis
Neill
House Committee On
Becker Carroll
State Highway Department
American Woman Enters Spanish Ring as Bull Fighter
Mrs Gouverneur Morris wife of the American author wore the Andalusian bull fighter dress and entered the ring at the Duke of To vars ranch Madrid June 29 She did not kill the bull but her courage drew praise from a distinguished audience.
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Associated
Prean
Madrid
Spain
Gouverneur Morris
Tovar
Morris
Cour Age
Archbold to Meigs line paving planned this summer
The Archbold to Meigs line will be let in the summer with work to begin soon after. Officials compare the project to Mitchell county paving if current plans hold.
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Archbold Place
Meigs
Mitchell County
Dedication of Archbold Memorial Hospital Tomorrow
Readied for the John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital dedication set for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning with a drive-in viewing plan. Colonel J L Bevans will MC the short program presenting the hospital to the board of trustees, with many Thomasville residents expected to attend and visitors welcomed if weather permits.
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Archbold Memorial Hospital
Nurses Home
J. L. Bevans
Board of Trustees
J. L Bevans
Thomasville
America
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