An All Negro Village Delights In Mound Bayou History
Mound Bayou Mississippi, a 1800 inhabitant all Negro village founded forty years ago by slave Tsai Montgomery, marks its fortieth anniversary. It features a $100000 brick public school, a $10000 AME church, a $20000 Baptist church, a Carnegie library, brick homes, and no jail with few arrests. all officials are Black. The piece also includes varied notes on beef and mutton campaigns and a remark about Miss Fanny Hurst.
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Mound Bayou
Mississippi
Tsai
Jefferson Davis
Paticeman
Chamber Ofiece
Olga Petrova Returns from Europe with Play Manuscript
Olga Fxrova arrives aboard the liner Paris with 2 mane wigs and the manuscript of her new play What do we know barred in England by the Lord Chancellor. She plans to present it in America next season, noting censors object to gestures but permit words.
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Stew York
Olga Fxrova
Europe
Paris
England
Lord Crancellor
Petrova
John D. Stewart
America
Fugitive Mahoney Captured Near Boalsburg After Escape
Albert Mahoney, a black prisoner from Allegheny County serving four to eight years for robbery, escaped from Lockview penitentiary on Monday and was captured early today near Boalsburg. He is held at the Center County jail for prison authorities.
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Sellefonte
Albert Mahoney
Allegheny County
Bockview
Boalsberg
Mahoney
Center County
President Coolidge Nets Flies From White Leghorn Hen
Rapid City dispatch reports President Coolidge fished with flies made from the tail feathers of a white Leghorn hen at Fitzsimmons Veteran Hospital. Disabled veteran Calvin M. Frace supplied the notes on the whimsical fishing gear and its handmade components.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Rapid City
S. D
President Coolidge
Fitzsimmons Veteran Hospital
Colonel Hatton Ou
Calvin M. Frace
Coolidge
Ian Pree
Colonel Hutton
Ruby Smith
Pardon Board Grants 20. 49 Applications Denied
Harrisburg July 13 The state pardon board granted twenty pardons, refused 49 applications, held three under advisement and continued nine after June sessions. Notables include John A. Bell and Charles F. Toomey among those denied. Raymon Winter’s clemency pending medical review.
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Harrisburg
State Pardon Board
Heli
John A. Bell
Pittsburgh
Bell
Charles F. Toomey
Philadelphia
Raymon Winter
Allegheny
Asia
Plenary Session Planned to Review Naval Talks Progress
Geneva July 13 United States envoy Hugh S Gibson announced a plenary session to review progress at the naval limitation conference. British and American delegations reportedly reconciled tensions after Monday's postponement tied to Kevin O Tiggerns's death and recent informal discussions were anticipated.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
Hugh S. Gibson
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Gibson
Kevin O'Tigerns
Irish Free State
Rnis
Prisoner convicted in Bonati murder faces hanging
London July 18. John Robinson convicted by a jury of murdering Mrs Mignie Bonati in the Hearing Cross trunk mystery. He was sentenced to be hanged for the crime. The body was found at Leunkal Shaz station after the sensational case drew wide attention.
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London
CUP
Juln Robinson
Ohl Bailey
Mignie Bonati
Bonati
Tierhady
Leunkal Shaz Station
Springfield Man Is Chosen Exalted Ruler
At the Elks Grand Lodge convention in Cincinnati Ohio on July 13 John Malley of Springfield Massachusetts was elected grand exalted ruler. He defeated Lee Meriwether of St Louis who protested the coterie system and said past rulers select officers. The annual parade is slated for tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Elks Grand Lodge
John ¥. Malley
Springfield
Mass
Malley
Lee Meriwether
St. Louis
Knife thrower goes berserk at Coney Island hotel
A professional knife thrower in New York becomes enraged by heat and pursuit of vengeance at a Coney Island hotel kitchen. He hurls knives while patrons flee and police fire, ending with the assailant killed and several injured or trampled amid the panic.
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New York
Coney Island
Dhestra
Boston
Driestra
Gilbert Holmes
Drestra
Holmes
Sherman
Eddie Stimson Wins Ford Trophy After 4000 Mile Tour
Eddie Stinson, a veteran pilot from Detroit, won the Edsel Ford trophy at the third annual national air tour after a challenging 4000 mile route starting June 37. Randolph G. Page finished second in a Hawkin metalplane while other pilots and aircraft are listed with scores and classifications.
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Detroit
Mich
Eddie Stinson
Grand Rapids
Stinson
Ford Airpors
Randolph G. Page
Lieut
G. Brééne
E._P. Crocker
Miss Wayco
Fadia Stinson
Hamilton Metal
Randolph G Page
Mercury
Harvey C. Mummert
Ford Transport
Dean W. Barford
Waco
John P. Wood
Detroiter
Leonard
Flo
John Paul Riddle
Ryan
Rank M. Hawks
Charles W. Meyers
Buhl
Louis G. Meister
Pitcairn Mail Wing
H. A. Elliott
E. W. Cleveland
Gary
Ind
U. P
Gapé
Joan R. Smith
Appeal Planned to Free State Pays Preserve Ballots
Senate officials and Senator King of Utah planned an appeal to preserve Delaware county ballots in the Pennsylvanian Ware-Wilson senatorial contest. The move follows a Philadelphia federal judge’s ruling on seizure, with Ware’s seating potentially affected.
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Free State
Washington
U. P
Pennsylvania
Senate
King
Dem
Utah
Reed
James A. Reed
J. Whitaker Thompson
Philadelphia
Delaware
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Thompson
William S. Ware
Reliable Rain Forecaster Offers Umbrella Advice
In Jersey City on July 18, Samuel K. Pearson, government weather observer, explains that abnormally humid weather increases rain chances. He jokingly notes a tight garter as a sign of rain outlook, advising preparedness with an umbrella.
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Jersey City
N. I
Samuel K. Pearson
Canton Chief Branded Partner in Mellett Murder
Canton Ohio July 13 former Canton police chief Sar anus A Lengel was branded as a partner in the underworld plot to kill Canton publisher Don B Mellett. Henry Harter opened the defense denying Lengel participated while offering to admit other testimony to speed the trial.
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Canton Chief
Mellett
Canton, O
Saranus A. Lengel
Canton
Don B. Mellett
Henry Harter
Harter
Lengel
Ben Rudner
Massillon
Louis Mazer
Floyd Streitenberger
Pat McDermott
Vice
F. Rollin Hahn
Jude Frank Clevenger
Fire Damages McKee Hotel Basement in Jeannette
A fire starting in a basement restaurant of the McKee hotel building in Jeannette caused $25,000 in damage today. Three floors of the structure sustained interior damage.
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Jeannette Jeannette
McKee Hotel
Jones Leads Field in First Round of British Open Today
Bobby Jones defending champion led the field after the first round at St Andrews in the 72 hole British Open with a 63. American Jim Barnes Tom Stevens and others followed are listed with scores from 72 to 77. D Murray Scotland posted a 32 before fading to seven or 40 strokes on the inward nine. A second item notes a Boston story about a park official speculating a golfer will be rewarded in heaven after sending 75 cents for turf damage.
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Jones
ST. Andrews
Bobby Jones
United States
En Nettlefield
Hobart
Tasmania
Joe Kirkwood
B. Dobson
England
B. Hodson
F Storey
W. B. Torcane
D. Murray
Scotland
Jim Barnes
Tom Stevens
Larry Nabholtz
Ry Hehlhorn
Walter Kennett
J. CG
Anderson
Ent Jones
Boston
United Press
W. P. Letg
Branta Park
Rescuers Strive in Hurried Lake Ontario Rescue
On Lake Ontario a sailboat in a sudden gale overturned. Frank Ryan and his three month old Toby perished while Mrs Ryan, Winifred Turner 11, Marjorie Stuart 12, Wilfred Smith 14 and Edna Stuart 13 fought to survive. A harbor patrol boat rescued the survivors after a two hour struggle.
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Hamiltons
Lake Ontario
Frank Ryan
Toby
Winifred Turner
Mdimw Stuart
Marjory Stuart
Wilfred Smith
Marjorie Stuart
Edna
Marjorie
Mrs Ryan
Brackett Fined Ten Dollars For Parking Mischief
Hartisburg report says H M Brackett of West Fanview paid ten dollars to secure a parking space on Market Square. He reversed his car and drove against traffic to force a space. He was fined ten dollars and costs but told the alderman the act was worth it.
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Hartisburg
U. P
H. M. Brackett
West Fanview
Market Square
State Ku Klux Klan group seeks receiver in suit
Five men claim to be Klan members in Pennsylvania filed in U S district court asking for a receiver for the organization. They allege the group collected 15000000 dollars since 1920 without accounting for disbursements and used funds for selfish ends and to gain power, prompting riots and violence in several states.
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Pittsburgh
Ku Klux Klan
Pennsylvania
Order
U.S
John F Strayer
Latrobe
Charles S. Hunter
North Bessemer
Charles F. Over
Wilkinsburg
Wer Rouge
Perth Amboy
N. J
Jerrin
Carnegie and Lilly
Pouiles
Lowell, M
Torrid heat grips Eastern region as heat wave persists
July records report near record temperatures across the Midwest and East with highs around 90s to 100s. Officials note humidity above eighty percent and multiple heat related fatalities including Josiah Stevens and two men in Buffalo. Public baths attract large crowds seeking relief in cooling waters.
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Washington
Mississippi River
US Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Mid- Te
North Atlantic
Midwest
Missouri Valley
Minnesota
Central Plains
Rocky Mountain
Harrisburg
Weather Bureau
Susquehanna
Weather forecast for western Pennsylvania reports thundershowers then clearing and cooler
A weather bulletin notes thundershowers possible tonight and Thursday morning across western Pennsylvania with clearing, cooler temperatures later. High pressure remains southeast, while low pressure shifts east from Lake Superior toward the upper Midwest. Observations show various regional temperatures and a sunset around 7 p.m. local time.
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West Portion
Upper Lakes
Central Plains
Lake Superior
New Mexico
Plains States
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Yellowstone Park
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Fanny Hurst
Olga
President
Veteran's Hospital At
Denver
Lins
T Stall
Colacino
Ontario
Warren
Raymond Winter
Winter
Ellen
Alexander Sabo
John Re
Frank Wonoski
Wm. H. Beal
Somerset
Dominick Colatino
Charles Sorosinski
Ira Jas Cunningham
Fayette
Bike Calucci
Raymond Dice
Ohn Shockey
Beaver
George Gigletti
Cambria
Michael Dennery
Clearfield
Andrew Coontz
Fred Mussare
McKear
Oscar Stinson
Edward Jackson
Joseph Yanusz
Donald McKenzie
Coney
Island Hotel
Eddie Stimson
Three Rivers
Pittsburgh District
United States Engineers Office
Monongshela
Senator Reed
Missouri
George Macdonagh
Dublin
U. P.1
Irish Free State Today
Kevin O'Higgins
Parnell
Griffith
Collins
Saint Andrews
Byrne
William T. Costrane
Executive Council
Hayes
Dail
Lord Glenavy
Bobby
State Klan
Atlantic Seaboard
Altoona
Jossiah Stevens
Hollidays
Surg
Buffalo
John Roly
Thomas Furey
Allentown
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