The Earl of Oxford and Asquith Lifelong Civil Service Honored
The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, seventy four, devoted to public service, awaits a privately arranged annuity of 12500 dollars a year while a government pension of 10000 dollars a year is refused. The piece lauds unselfish service in Britain and mentions US oil policy and canal debates, with notes on Sweden's drinking laws and a funeral notice for Michael Liebel, Erie mayor and congressman.
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Earl of
Oxford
Asquith
Britain
Washington
State Theatre roof blown as Sacramento bomb attack sparks blaze
A bomb ripped the roof from the State Theatre in Sacramento, starting a fire that consumed the building and sent police to guard Governor Young's mansion. Firefighters battled the blaze as sparks threatened nearby structures. investigators link the blast to an explosion, with witnesses hearing detonations before flames broke out. In other cities, a suspect was captured in a Subway tunnel tied to Sacco Vanzetti sympathizers, and US consulate in Sofia faced a bomb attack with no injuries. Dorothy Parker and John Dos Passos among five Sacco Vanzetti sympathizers fined for loitering during a protest at the state house.
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Cal
Governor Young
Santa Barbara
T. N. Kooning
Fire Department
F L. Briggs
Brooklyn
Ernest Lombardi
East River
secrity_cent
Manhattan
Peet
Boston
Dorothy Parker
Doetess
John Dos Passos
State House
Fess predicts deadlock at GOP convention
Senator Simeon D. Fess says the next Republican National convention will be deadlocked and delegates will urge President Coolidge to accept the nomination. Coolidge remains noncommittal, tired of the job, and not expected to run. The report comes amid talks of uncertain outcomes at the 1924 convention.
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Paul B. Mallon
United Press
Rapid City
S.D
Simeon D. Fess
Republican
Ohio
President Coolidge
Fess
Coolidge
State wheat and corn crops disappointing report says
Harrisburg Pa Aug 31 Pennsylvania's wheat and corn crops this year are disappointing according to a crop reporting service statement issued by the state and federal governments. A bumper crop of oats and hay is expected, while fruit and rye crops declined. Potatoes are backward but show encouraging prospects.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Coast Guardsman Dies From Rum Battle Wounds
Victor A. Landy of Braddock Pennsylvania machinist's mate in the Coast Guard died at Fort Lauderdale Florida from injuries suffered in the Sunday clash between alleged rum runners and U S coast guards.
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Washington
Victor A. Landy
Braddock
Coast Guard
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
United States Coast Guards
Ford Takes Joy Ride in Spirit of St Louis
Detroit August 11 Henry Ford rode as a passenger in the Spirit of St Louis piloted by Colonel Charles A Lindbergh. Ford squeezed into the tiny cockpit for a 15 minute flight then praised Lindbergh’s skill. Edsel Ford soon asked for a flight and joined them for another hop with Lindbergh saying he had time. Ford called the experience great and effortless.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
St. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ford
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Pa Leads Nation in Highway Construction Spending
Harrisburg August 11 Pennsylvania spent more on road construction and maintenance last year than any other state, Secretary of Highways Stuart said. He noted that misleading reports omitted county and township expenditures in Pennsylvania while including them for Illinois and other states with large programs.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Stuart
Ilinois
12000 Firemen Parade In Greensburg Convention Highlight
In Greensburg on August 11 more than 12,000 firemen paraded as the Western Pennsylvania firemen held their annual convention. Two hundred equipment pieces, including new trucks and ladder wagons, were displayed while visitors and delegates filled the town. A summer parade is planned Friday night and the convention closes Saturday. Myerstown was chosen as next year’s site for the 35th annual gathering, with W. H. Bowser, H. B. Bach, C. E. Pinkerton, and John Conlon elected to top posts.
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U. P
Western Pennsylvania
Myerstown
W. H. Bowser
Kittanning
H. B. Bach
Glendale
C. E. Pinkerton
Cornellaville
John Conlon
Port Vae
Wall Street Excited Over Big Decline
New York August 11 A sixty point break in Manhattan Electrical Supply on the New York stock exchange and a thirty four point drop in Chicago Nipple A on the curb market sparked excitement on Wall Street. Manhattan Electrical Supply slid from 121 to around sixty by late afternoon after a brief gain, while Chicago Nipple A tumbled from a high near 47% to 14% and then to five on the day amid heavy selling.
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New York
Manhattan
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
Wall Street
Ita
Transatlantic Prize Flight Planned From Paris to Philadelphia
Charlen A Te vine enters his Bellanca Columbia in a 25000 dollar prize race for a trans Atlantic flight to Philadelphia with a dawn 6 am departure planned Friday US weather permitting. If daylight remains upon arrival in New York the journey continues to Philadelphia for the prize. Final prep includes provisions for the Columbia and two thermos bottles. Pilots Given and Corby prepare for a trial flight in the Farman Bluebird as they eye a crossing to England during tests.
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Charlen A Tevine
Columbia
Philadelphia
New York
Levine
United Press
Maurice Drouhin
Given
Corby
Farman Blueind
Bomb kills one wounds four at Basie street car station
A bomb in a Basie Grand Palace street car station telephone booth killed one and wounded fourteen, with Sacco Vanzetti sympathizers suspected though no direct evidence. Police clashed with demonstrators and arrested several young men described as anarchists. A separate notice reports Julie Solon, 19, of Groveton, took her life after friends teased her about her appearance, her sister said.
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Geneva
Basie
Grand Palace Street
Sacco-Vanzetti
Pittsburgh
U. P
Julie Solon
Groveton
Sadie
Ohio River
Aerial Signposts On Big City Roofs
Washington reports aviation adopts aerial signposts on city roofs with arrows to airports. Commerce department issues instructions to place city names on roofs using directing signs.
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Washington
Ecommerce Department
Chambers of Commerce
John D Is Just John At His Boyhood Home
In Auburn New York August 41 John D Rockefeller aged about 89 spent a day at his boyhood home. He visited old friends who still call him John and handed out a few dimes while feeding lunch on the Hotel Cascade veranda overlooking Owasco Lake near the site of his boyhood residence.
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Auburn
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John
Cascade
Owasco Lake
Northern forces press on toward Nanking after Pengpu capture
Shanghai dispatch reports General Sun Chuanfang's Northern Army seized Pengpu and moved toward Nanking, expected to fall soon. Chiang Kai-Shek's nationalist government, split into left and right wings, continues to hold Shanghai. Official denial stated Chiang was not wounded and he visited Nanking yesterday to welcome the Japanese minister.
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Sun Chuan Fang
Pengpu
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Nationalista
Yangtze
D Valera Takes Oath to the King in Dublin Aug 11
Eamon de Valera and his Fianna Fáil deputies visited the bail clerk to take the oath of allegiance to King George. The Fianna Fáil members who had refused to qualify may enter the Dail tomorrow, signaling a possible coalition with Labour. A dissolution or general election was not expected despite a government minority.
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United Press
Eamon de Valere
Fianna
George
Flanna Fail
Cosgrove
de Valera
Sacco and Vanzetti Win Appeal Bid In Delay Move
United Press reports Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court agreed to hear an appeal to the full bench after a writ of error denial. Defense plans bill of exceptions tied to Judge Thayer rulings while Sacco and Vanzetti face further delays with respite and ongoing legal maneuvers. The condemned men, under guard, moved from the death house to cells as new sessions were sought.
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Henry Minoit
United Press
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Mass
U. P
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
George A. Sanderson
Massachusetts Supreme Court
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Arthur K. Reading
Arthur D. Hill
Elias Field
Defense
Alvan T. Puler
Lucci
Vanzetti
Supreme Court
Sacco- Vanzetti
Hull
Field
Michael Angelo Musmanno
Pittsburgh
Norfolk Superior Court
Deham
Webster Thayer
Thayer
Musmanno
State Supreme Court
Arthur P. Ruge
Worcester
Sarco
Vanzetbi
Sacco
Celestine Madeiros
Cherry Hill
Wholesale Evictions of Miners Foreseen
Pittsburgh August 11. Eviction of coal miners in Angola Indiana township began against 150 families by Inland Collieries Co. Counsel argued miners reside in houses while employed by other firms. They say occupancy ends when employment with Inland Company ends.
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Pittsburgh
Indiangola
Indiana
Inland Collieries Company
Inland Company
Rochester man elected president of Pennsylvania Lutheran League
Dar win A. Rommel of Rochester Pa was elected president of the Lutheran League of Pennsylvania. Other officers named include John G. Kurtzenknabe Harrisburg vice president J S Kiasinger Eric treasurer Mrs Ralph Swavely Reading secretary and Eva M Sayacol Perkasie Pa assistant treasurer Harrisburg won the 1928 convention site over Altoona.
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Hrie
Darwin A. Rommel
Rochester
Lutheran League of Pennsylvania
John G. Kurtzenknabe
Harrisburg
J. S. Kiasinger
Eric
Ralph Swavely
Reading
Eva M. Sayacol
Perkasie
Altoona
Attempt Made to Kill Former Greek King
Vienna Aug 11. Grazer Tagespost reports an assassination attempt on former King George of Greece while traveling by train from Bucharest to Valdesia after King Ferdinand’s funeral in Roumania. A nameless gunman fired several shots at George near Kikindi and was arrested.
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Grazer Tagespost
George
Greece
Bucharest
Valdes
Jugs Slavia
Ferdinand Ao
Roumania
Kikindi
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania and Northeast States
Western Pennsylvania cloudy with possible showers tonight and Friday. temperatures near current levels with little change. Northeast remains under a developing low pressure center over Alberta, bringing cloudiness and scattered to general showers from plains to gulf states, as observed early morning values range from the 60s to mid-80s in major cities.
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Alberta
Canada
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