Dempsey Sharkey Fight Causes and Will Filed
A discussion of the Dempsey Sharkey bout cites differing reports on fouls and the outcome with Estelle Taylor and others debating what settled the match. The piece shifts to a probate note: the will of Je Sector wins was filed in San Francisco surrogate court, detailing an estate over twenty thousand dollars built from real and personal property, with the widow and child named as heirs.
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Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Duck
N. X
U. J
San Francisco
Drew
Louise Drew Duvereaux
Ensthampton
For Sale Two Buick Cars By Russell
Small classified blurbs advertise a 1925 Buick four door with good tires finish and mechanical condition offered by Russell at 207 Pa Ave W and a 1924 Buick four passenger coupe with reasonable price and terms from Russell at 407 Pa Ave W both under the Where Used Cars Look New banner.
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Russell
Rusell
Ave
Nine Die in Chicago Area Auto Crashes Over Weekend
Chicago area toll rises as nine people die in weekend automobile crashes. In Gary Tad three brothers aged 16, 13 and 6 perished when a New York Central train struck their car at a crossing while they fished. Other fatalities occurred in Chicago and Illinois suburbs, with casualties reported in Philadelphia and Hagerstown as well. In Altoona a four year old girl Pauline McGee was killed when struck while running to a trolley.
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Chicago
Gary
Tad
New York Central
Ilinois
Altoona
Pauline McGee
Hollidaysberg
Navy ace Champion breaks altitude record before engine explodes
Lieutenant Champion soared to a claimed altitude near 40 to 48 thousand feet in a Wright Apache biplane before his engine blew. He fought flames with his hands during a seven mile descent into a weed-grown cornfield near Washington. Despite catastrophic engine failure, he landed safely and was later treated for smoke and breath issues.
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Washington
C. Champion
Navy
II Tetally
Army-Navy
Champion
Callizo
U. P
Navy Air
Bollingfield Army
Anscontia Navy Air Forces
Callizon
France
Zell
Elevath Street Bridge
Belling Field
Anacostia
Bomb Explodes Destroys Store in Revere
Unexplained bomb blast in Uniontown area levelled Elias John’s store and home in Revere, injuring two of five family members. Neighbors heard the explosion for miles. windows shattered. John and wife injured, three children unharmed. Authorities investigate. mail warning cited weeks earlier. John, a five year merchant, faced debt threats.
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Uniontown
Elias John
Revere
Fayette County
John
Sarah
Mary
Tom
Morgantown
Tan
Smoot Sees Coolidge Nomination Possible
Utah Republican Senator Smoot, returning from the West, says farmers oppose the McNary Haugen farm relief bill and that Coolidge could be renominated if he wishes. He expects an extra session to address tax cuts, fraud issues, and farm relief, while discounting Lowden’s chances for the presidency.
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Washington
Smoot
Utah
Weat
McNaty-Haugen
United Press
Congress
Coolidge
Lowden of
Winess
Crumpacker Plunge Mystery In San Francisco Bay
Congressman Maurice Crumpacker of Oregon died after a tussle with T. F. Smart of Seattle during a walk near the San Francisco Bay shore. An inquest will probe the cause while Crumpacker’s heart disease was cited and no alcohol found in his stomach.
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San Francisco
Calif
Maurice E. Crumpacker
Oregon
T. F. Smart
Seattle
Washoe
San Francisco Bay
Smart
Crumpacker
Central Emergency Hospital
Nicholas Longworth
St. Clary’s Cathedral
Ivan Heran
Imergency Hospital
Crampacker
Widow of Original Chicago Packer Dead
Mrs. Philip D. Armour widow of Chicago's strat packer died at her residence after weeks of illness. Private funeral services planned for Wednesday. RatesOn Anthracite Coal from Pennsylvania to Boston area deemed unduly prejudicial but not unreasonable by Interstate Commerce Commission. New rates to be established by Sept 29 1927. pleas for reparations denied.
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Chicago
Philip D. Armour
Strat Packer
Washington
Pennsylvania
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Names Enter Indiana Probe In Former Governor Case
Indianapolis July 23 The Indianapolis Times reports that former Indiana governor Warren T. McCray refused an offered payoff of leniency and immunity in exchange for appointing a Marion County prosecutor subservient to the Ku Klux Klan. The Times adds new names to the probe, including Marion County prosecutor William P. Evans, McCray’s son-in-law, George W. Coffin, and Republican county boss Coffin, with connections to Secretary of State Ed Jackson. The incident dated December 8, 1923, preceded McCray’s indictment and later actions showing he would not barter public office. The paper notes Remy’s later appointment as prosecutor and ongoing inquiry.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U. P
Len Thenwand
Marion County
Ku Klux Klan
Warren T. McCray
Indianapolis Times
McCray
Indiana
the Times
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
The
Times
William P. Evars
Marion
George W. Coffin
Ed Jackson
Coffin
Jackson
Ben
Evans
William H. Remy
Remy
Pennsylvania Extends Electrification to Westchester and Wilmington
Philadelphia July 25 A contract for furnishing power for the electrification of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Westchester and Wilmington Del has been issued by the Philadelphia Blues Company according to an announcement. Power for propulsion will be supplied at 13500 volts single phase 26 cycle Completion of two electrified divisions will add 55 5 miles to the 103 already operated from the terminal.
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Philadelphia
Penn Vanig
Westchester
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia “Blots Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Police Chiefs of State in Convention at Altoona
Delegates arriving for the fourteenth annual Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association convention. Opening session at noon with welcomes from Mayor E B Gilea and District Attorney Marion D Patterson. Responses by Mayor Richard Sylvester of Wilmington and John Vance, chief of police at Chester.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Moreaw
EB. F. Gilea
Marion D. Patterson
Blair County
Richard Sylvester
Wilmington
Del
The
International Association
John Vance
Ichtet
Police
Chester
Judge Gary Suffering Poisoning Attack In New York
Judge Elbert H. Gary chairman of United States Steel Corp is reported to have an attack of phosphate poisoning. He was confined to his home for several days and is said to be progressing tolerably and hopes to resume his office duties in a few days.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
United Staest Steel Corporation
Gary
Passenger Pulls Control Handle Wrecking Plane
Two passengers Ray Westphall and Irwin Hybel died in a tailspin near Morton Grove after a passenger pulled an auxiliary control handle by mistake in a dual control plane. Pilot Carl Hawkinson was critically injured while witnesses said the handle change caused the nose to rise abruptly as the plane lacked sufficient speed for a safe ascent.
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Chicago
Ray Westphall
Dundee
Irwin Hybel
Carl Hawkinson
Hawkinson
Westphall
Hybel
Morton Grove
Glenview Golf Club
Hove
Last of visiting airmen depart Boston in plane flight
July 25 Boston saw the final visit of airmen Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland and Lieutenant Albert F. Hegenberger depart in a tri motored Fokker monoplane at 10 48 a m. They flew low over Hegenberger s Castle Island home before heading south.
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Boston
Lester J. Maitland
Albert F. Hegenberger
Washington
Hegenberger
Castle Island
Governors Converge On Mackinac For Farm Relief Aid
Iowa Governor Hammill appeals at the 19th annual governors conference for federal help to ease farm upheaval. He seeks government cooperation to implement relief measures rather than direct cash payments, referencing the farm relief bill’s potential to ease agricultural strains.
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Iowa
Mackinac Island
Migh
John Hammill
Hammill
King Michael to visit Black Sea seashore for health
From Bucharest, a United Press report states King Michael of Romania, six years old, travels to Mamaia on the Black Sea to rest from his new title and enjoy sand castles. His doctor says physical training has built his strength and health remains excellent while parliament mourns Ferdinand and the regents begin acting for the minor king. A memorial service for Ferdinand drew over 1,000 Romanians in Philadelphia. In Pittsburgh, zoning clears a 21 story Knott Hotels project on Diamond and Cherry. In Dallas, Edward and Oscar Alexander, theatre ticket office leaders, are fined 7000 dollars each for income tax violations. The firm faced two sets of books, with inflated ticket prices used to compute taxes.
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Asra Berkowitz
United Press
Bucharest
King Michael
Rumanie
Maima
Black Sea
Michael
Nea
Board of Regenta
Ferdinand
New York
U. P
Edward
Oscar Alexander
Alexander Theatre Ticket Office
Tne
Alexanders
Federal
Nathan Pearlman
Congress
Fcith
William Atwell
Dallas
Texas
Fere
Atwell
Alexander
Gang Leader Birger Faces Death Penalty In Illinois
Charley Birger, famed southern Illinois gang lord, is condemned to death for plotting the murder of Mayor Jon Adam of West City. Two accomplices, Art Newman and Ray Hyland, receive life terms. The verdict ends years of gang violence linked to the Shelton feud and Birger’s machine gun fortified stronghold Shady Rest.
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Birger
Illinois
William F. Sullivan
United Press
Benton
Ill
Ilinois
Herrin
Ita
Charley Birger
Jon Adam
West City
Art Newman
Ray Hyland
Mayor Adams
Shelton Brothers
Leavenworth
Adams
Sheltons
Birgers
Harry Thomassen
Elmo
Newman
Hyland
Thomassen
Roy C. Martina
Charles Miller
Weather Forecast Western Pa Fair Tonight Mostly Cloudy
Weather forecast for western Pennsylvania calls for a fair night with Tuesday partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. A low pressure system from last week moved off the coast, followed by high pressure over the interior, while a trough develops over the plains. Local readings include Chicago 66, Cleveland 66, Washington 72, Pittsburgh 66, with a morning low around 66 and afternoon 82.
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Vollusuay
Athentic Coast
Plains States
Iowa
Missouri
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Duck Dempsey
Sharkey
Grantland “Rice
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Samex TP
Dawson
Sporting Report
New York Times
Dempry
Gene Tunney
Hagerstown
Elizabeth Burhans
Clyde B. Stouffer
Bolling Field
Oregon Statesman
Longworth
Packer
Pennsy
Michigan
Ty Foster Raton
Walledness
Magkinag Island
Mich
White House
Wolverine
Covernor
Fred W. Green
Ir. C. Berson
Wyoming
Sault Ste Marie
Gifford Pinchot
Board OF Regents
KING
Rumania
Ferdinand of
Pittsburgh
Zon Ing Board of Appeals
Pittsburgher
Diamond Street
Cherry Me
Knott Hotels Corporation of
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R. B. Mellon
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