Train collision near Fowler kills six in Colorado scene
Six trainmen died and others were injured when a Santa Fe freight and passenger train collided head on near Fowler Colorado about 20 miles east of Pueblo. Fireman and engineer were among the dead and injured taken to La Junta for treatment.
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Colorado
Fowler
Pueblo
Poeebdie
G.¢H. Gray
Denver
KE. B. King
Kansas City
K. T. Brown
L. Chewateg
A. H. Burleigh
Trinidad
Trakpgiving
Colorado & Southern
Hiesch
Mise Peart Brown
Kas
iBee
G. E. Vantec Séhow
C. B. Clay
O. F. Hte Bee
de Daniel Migbes
Peden
ManizAnola
Stubbe
la Junta
Wreck Near Pueblo Involves Colorado & Southern Train
At least a Colorado & Southern line wreck near Pueblo injures several passengers and crews. The Texas Fast Mail from Denver to Fort Worth detours via Santa Fe tracks after miscommunicated orders. Emergency crews from Trinidad, Denver, and La Junta respond. cause under investigation with possible order mix-up between meetings at Fowler and Hamlet.
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Schmanke
Ganta Fe
Fowler
Hamlet
Colorado & Southern
Denver
Fort Worth
Pueblo
Walsonburg
Santa Fe
la Junta
Chicago
Kansas City
Small Refineries Face Gas Price War Fallout
Chicago August 18 many smaller refineries are threatened by a gas price war with reductions pushing gasoline prices to levels around six cents a gallon in the Midwest. Officials warn many plants may fail if the trend continues and costs rise for distribution and production.
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Chicago
Middle West
South Dakota Highways Gasoline Price Clash
South Dakota Governor McMaster announces state price controls amid a price war as gasoline falls to 15.6 cents a gallon, the lowest in a decade, with slogans like Fill her up. independent dealers warn of bankruptcy as Texas Nebraska and Illinois react with price cuts and investigations.
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W. H. McMaster
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Nebraska
C. W. Bryan
Fire damages California mail car on the Atchison Topeka line
A mail car of the California mail on train No. 8 was destroyed by fire at Pierceville while another car and two stock cars caught fire but suffered no serious damage. The train delayed about an hour as crews fought the blaze and rain, with several state highways damaged and waterways flooded by rain.
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Kae
Califoornia
Atchison, Topeka
Seata Ye
Califernia Feet
Pierceville Yeateré
Elageé
British note shocks French and critics in Ruhr dispute
Aug 13 dispatches from London report Britain’s note to France and Belgium about Ruhr obligations under Versailles. The measure shocks some observers yet pleases others. Paris aides warn of propaganda, while London press moderates praise a firm but not excessive stance.
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France
Belgium
Ruhr
Liege
Bette Pike
Actien
Massewda
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Seiccu
Paris
Ciretes
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Tyorssy
Germany
Foreign Office
Sammons
Great Britain
the Times
Obestine and Batteries Edge Prkins in Tight Contest
In a scattered score report, Obestine defeats Prkins 4 to 7 with key plays by Batteries: Blankenship Schalk Zachary and Ruel. Washington game versus Chicago noted with minimal details.
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T. Blankenship
Schalk
Zachary and
Ruel
Brooklyn Exhibits Battery Trio in Exhibition
Fragmentary notes describe Meadows Schmidt Smith Decatur and DeBerry in a Brooklyn area exhibition, with partial scores and team mentions. Report mentions Cincinnati event on August 13 and a sequence of battery names associated with the display.
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Brooklys
R. ES. Tiutedurgh
Brooklyn
Meadows
Schmidt
Smith
Decatur
DeBerry
Communists Seize Cities as German Cabinet Formed
Reports from Berlin and other German cities describe unrest and clashes as Communists extend control, civilians killed or injured, and troops deployed to restore order. Riots surge in Düsseldorf and Crefeld amid food shortages. Hamburg shipyards clash leave several dead or wounded.
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Rohetshausen
Waltrop
Eveememericut
Hihy
Hamburg
Pacific naval base plan approved for Hawaii and west coast
Washington announces approval of naval base and air station expansions in the Pacific. Major sites include Honolulu San Francisco Puget Sound and Pearl Harbor with a projected total near 111 million dollars through 1938. Hawaii emphasis centers on Pearl Harbor and depots in the Hawaiian group receive substantial funding.
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Pacific
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Department
W. L. Wiard
Redman Board
Naval Base
Honolulu
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Cane Zone
San Diego
Philippines
Guam
Samoa
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Naval Aim Service
Naval Air Stations
Germany Extends Reparations Stoppage Across Allies
Berlin dispatch reports the German government will extend the stoppage of reparations contributions to France and Belgium to all allies. The move is framed as essential for Germany to complete its financial reform.
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Germany
London
Berling
France
Belgium
Guardsmen Circle Plants As Workmen Return Off Strike
Anglo-Saxons and that very few of the several honored Mexican and Spanish employees returned.
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