Floods Continue To Spread Destruction In Southern States
Floods from a second tropical storm sweep through Virginia Georgia North and South Carolina causing 11 deaths and mass evacuations. Dams hold back floods while rail lines wash out and hundreds flee flooded homes. Dozens of bridges highways and tracks unusable as authorities warn of continuing danger and gridlock. Continued on page three.
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United Press
Swollan
Virginia
Garslnas
Georgia
New Territory
Atlanta
Southern Railroad
Charlotte
N. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Central of Georgia
Middlegeville
North Carolina Highlands
Asheville
Mary Garden Engaged to Critic in Paris Rumor
Paris reports an unconfirmed rumor that American opera singer Mary Garden aged 61 is engaged to marry French critic Pierre Plessis currently cruising in the Mediterranean. No substantiation has been received from the couple.
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Paris
U. P
Mary Garden
Pierre Plessis
Mediterranean
ABE MARTIN on home cooking and a distant memory
The character ABE MARTIN jokes about home being the only place to get his favorite string beans, remarking how people near middle age might be content if not for the lingering idea of the "twenty five years ago Uday" column.
92 Year Old Dollar Day Shopper Revisits Old Warren
John Riwa, 92, claimed the title of Dollar Day's oldest shopper. He mingled with crowds on downtown streets and later entertained on a park bench with tales of Warren's past. He recalled planting potatoes on the Pennsylvania Avenue block once, spoke in multiple languages, and noted he remains spry and mobile despite age. He lives with daughter Mrs George Keller and brother Gust Riwa, both in Warren.
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John Riwa
Riwa
Park Bench
Tribune
Warren
Pennsylvania Avenue West
Mr. Riwa
Carver
Commodore Hull
Pennsylvania Avenue
Poplar Street
George Keller
Madison Avenue
Gust Riwa
Celoron
Great Mystery and Usury Debate in 1883 New York American
The page previews a column titled Today Rebel Biters with items on a great mystery and a colored bank, reflecting concerns about federal reserve policy, usury, and high interest rates. It cites a Los Angeles businessman, Wall Street influence, and potential links to prices, plus headlines about Alfred Loewenstein and a London murder mystery. Continued on Page Seven.
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New York
Wisconsin
Federal Reserve
Coolidge
Los Angeles
Wall Street
Airplanes Crash in Midair Kills Three
London Aug 17 three air force officers died in a midair collision between two training school planes over Digby Lincolnshire. The victims were pilot officer Adrian Cole pilot officer Bertran D Olisr and flying officer Alfred Feather. Both planes crashed from about 4000 feet. Cole and Dolier died instantly Feather died later in hospital.
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London
Air Force
Digby
Lincolnshire
Adrian Cole
Bertran D'Olisr
Alfred Feather
Cole
Dolier
Feather
Final Honors Paid for Atlantic Flier Del Prete
The body of Major Carlos Del Prete will be placed on public view in Rio de Janeiro to allow the Italian colony to mourn the aviator. He died from injuries after the Lovoia monoplane crash off Rio ten days earlier during exhibition flights with Major Arturo Ferrarin. Ferrarin learned of his comrade’s condition only after entering the hospital room.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U. P
Carlos del Prete
del Prete
Lovoia
Arturo Ferrarin
Ferrarin
First Aid Teams to Compete at Waldameer Park
Two local teams from Warren Corry Union City Erie and Meadville travel to Waldameer Park near Erie to contest for state berths. Improvised first aid problems test methods of treatment from prior experience as teams led by C. W. Nielsen and Floyd Passenger prepare with members including Harold Passen ger Ralph Dalrymple William McKown Harold Jordan Peter Musanti James Myera. The Warren squads depart at 9 30 a m Saturday using private cars. event begins at 8 p m daylight time.
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Waldameer Park
Erie
Bedford Springs
Warren
Corry
Union City
Meadville
C. W. Nielsen
Harold Passenger
Ralph Dal
Waldamoer
Warren people to make air flight to Buffalo
Warren residents will travel to Buffalo on Monday to ride in Texas Company’s tri motor Ford monoplane, seating eighteen. Capt. Hawkes, a famed World War I aviator, will command the craft. The flight is slated for 41 o'clock Monday afternoon. passengers include Mr. and Mrs. Kopf, Mr. and Mrs. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Van Cleve, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Logan, Mrs. J. A. Rockwell, Mrs. Paul DeFrees, Mrs. Paul Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Alexander. Allentown. Aug. 17.— Fort Wayne, Ind. will host the 1920 Fraternal Order of Police meeting, decided at the convention.
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Aumber
Warren
Buffalo
Texas Company
Capt. Hawkes
Harry Kopf
J. L. Blair
Harold W. Blair
J. W. van Cleve
C. M. Logan
J. A. Rockwell
Paul DeFrees
Paul Smith
J. H. Alexander
Allentown
U. P
Fort Waye
Ind
Order of Police
World oil restriction conference predicted in Scotland
London Aug 17 A financial expert of the Evening Standard predicts a world conference on oil restriction after secret discussions in Scotland among three magnates Sir Henri Deterding Walter C Teagle and Sir John Cadman The article says informed persons see the conference as almost certain and notes the leaders seek Anglo-Persian backing against French demands for full exploitation of Turkish Petroleum fields
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London
Evening Standard
Scotland
Henri Deterding
Walter C. Teagle
John Cadman
Royal Dutch Shell
Teagle
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Anglo-Persian Oil Co
America
Cadman
Deterding
Turkish Petroleum Company
Five Drown After Yacht Fire Off Lake Lavigne
In Toronto Ont on August 17 a yacht fire killed five including Rev Father J B Duboc and Miss Leonie Sylvestre. Albert Lafreniere and his children Marc and Claude perished as the vessel burned. Lafreniere survived by reaching a nearby island. others were recovered from the water with Miss Sylvestre the sole body not recovered. Father Duboc perished after urging passengers to jump into the lake to escape the blaze.
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Toronto
Ont
U. P
Lake Lavigne
Father J. B. Duboc
Lavigne
Leonie Sylvestre
Sturgeon Falls
Albert Lafreniere
Marc
Claude
Miss Sylvestre
Father Dubuc
Utah attorney to succeed Robt T Olds as under secretary
J Reuben Clark of Salt Lake City Utah has been named under secretary of state, replacing Robt E Olds who resigned June 30 to join Sullivan and Cromwell, an international law firm in New York. In Detroit James Wheeler 65 collapsed and died at the Packard Motor plant in the heat wave.
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Washington
U. P
J. Reuben Clark
Salt Lake City
Utah
States Department
Robert E. Odds
Tune 30
Sulivan and Cromwell
New York
International Lawyers
Reat Detroit
Mich
James Wheeler
Packard Motor Factory
Great Crowd Visits Warren For Annual Dollar Day Sales
Crowds of shoppers gathered in Warren as 33 merchants joined the semi annual Dollar Day event. Merchants projected record Friday morning sales and a strong Saturday showing despite dull skies. Early crowds formed before opening and reported robust demand for special bargains across downtown.
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Warren
Nce
Committee on F.N. Tower to Meet Saturday
The PEN tower committee of citizens groups will meet at Republican headquarters Saturday at 3 pm to consider Gates at the F N tower crossing and acknowledge Pennsylvania Railroad’s 24 hour watchman service. P D Belknap said no definite report on replacing the crossing with an electric control system had been made.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
PEN Tower
Citizens’ Organizations
Republican
Motor Club
Good Roads Association
Chamber of Commerce
F N. Tower
General Committee
P. D. Belknap
Writers to Get Chance at Warren County Fair
Youthful writers under 16 in Warren county may enter a fair essay contest August 28 to September 1. Roy Bell, animal ranch proprietor, will award a prize for the best description of wild animals exhibited at the fair. Essays must be 1000 to 1200 words. Bell is a former scoutmaster of Troop 12, Boy Scouts.
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Warren County
Roy Bell
Bell
Troop 12, Boy Scouts
Warnes
Dollar Day shoppers slip past, seek equal footing
Thandise offers special values to Saturday shoppers to match Friday deals. Neither Mr. nor Madame Dollar Day detected by press time. They are believed to be among the crowds trying to mingle while avoiding recognition. Continued on Page Two.
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Thandise
Madame Dollar Day
Hoover Opens Stump Campaign in California Visit
Herbert Hoover arrived in Santa Barbara on a special train, was paraded through the streets, and began a multi city tour with a planned speech in Los Angeles about the Boulder Dam issue. The trip marked his first major campaign appearance as the Republican nominee.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Herbert Hoover
California
Hoover
Glendale
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Long
Lloyd George Urges Air Disarmament in Interview
London dispatch reports former prime minister David Lloyd George calling for air disarmament to avert future devastation in war. In an interview printed by the Evening Star, he warned that aggressive air power would mean annihilation and said treaties like Kellogg and Locarno are useless without aggressive arms cuts.
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London
U.P
David Lloyd George
London Evening Star
Lloyd George
Churt
Surrey
House of Commons
Influenza toll reported among Mackenzie River Indians
Radio reports from Fort Simpson, Alberta, claim an influenza epidemic has killed at least 276 Mackenzie River Indians. Trapper Jack Stewart says 53 deaths at Fort Simpson and more than 200 additional deaths in other villages are confirmed.
Miner Dies From Slates Fall At Hormina Mine
John Se ban, 25, dies at Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh from injuries suffered in a slate fall at the Keystone Coal and Coke company mine in Hormina. The accident occurred Tuesday when a fall trapped him underground. He was pronounced dead this afternoon after efforts to treat his injuries.
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Pittsburgh
John Seban
Mercy Hospital
Keystone Goal Awl Coke Company
Horminia Tomerday
Hassell Plane Delayed by Weather at Cochrane Ont
Bert Hassell and Parker D. Cramer aimed to start the second stage of their Rockford to Stockholm flight from Cochrane Ontario but heavy rain and unsettled conditions postponed takeoff toward Greenland. Residents lined the field as a band played, the city had a holiday, and a special runway was built for the landing and start. Hassell landed at 2 29 P M Thursday in a Stinson Detroiter monoplane after a smooth trip from Rockford Illinois.
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Cochrane
Hugsell
Rockford
Stockholm
Sweden
Greenland
Iceland
Labrador
Hassell
Parker D. Cramer
Stinson-Detralter
Cramer
Ill
Ontario
J. Kyle
Pat Farm
Campaign Log: Curtis to be notified nominee in Topeka
Crowds gathered in Topeka Kansas for ceremonies where Senator Charles Curtis will be informed of his nomination as the Republican vice presidential candidate tomorrow Senator Thomas J Walsh of Montana will meet with Governor Smith to plan the Democratic presidential campaign Herbert Hoover travels to Los Angeles en route to Washington and will deliver a speech expected to amplify his acceptance remarks
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Topeka
Kas
Charles Curtis
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Smith
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Los Angeles
Weather Forecast For Western Pa Showers Tonight
Showers likely tonight with a chance of rain Saturday morning. Cooler conditions in the northern area. Local observations at 8 a.m. show temperatures around 68. River precipitation noted with sunrise and sunset times: sunset about 6:23, sunrise not clearly readable.
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Ti River
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Socialist Party
Massachusetts
Abe Martin
Pa. Ave
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Scotland Yard
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Rob T. Olds
F.N. Tower
Miner
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