Troops May Be Sent Into Coal Field
Governor Vic Donahey announced steps to move National Guard units into the coal fields. He said there is no immediate need for troops and expressed hope no occasion will require their use. New disturbances at Maple Leaf mine wounded one and injured five others amid open shop tensions. Plant operations and a tipple were set on fire during the unrest. Governor Donahey also urged a three-state peace conference among United Mine Workers leaders and coal operators to end the strike paralyzing Illinois Indiana and Ohio.
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Columbus, CO
Vic Donahey
National Guard
New
Philadelphia
Ohio
Maple Leaf Mine
Here
Maple Leaf
Columbus
Illinois
Indiana
Jacksonville
Donahey
Len Small
Ea Jackson
United Mine Workers
Kennedy to quit Temple leadership after settlement
Mrs Minnie Kennedy will relinquish control of Angelus Temple to daughter Mrs Aimee McPherson after the day of settlement. A reorganization meeting with attorneys and a committee aims to restructure church finances as property valued over 100000 dollars is divided. Flood disasters in China’s Pukien provinces are reported.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Angelus Temple
Minnie Kennedy
Aimee McPherson
Four Square Gospel Church
Aimee and Mother Reach Settlement to Divide Property
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother Minnie Kennedy reached an amicable settlement to divide property equally. Terms will be announced soon. They met with attorneys and affirmed their love, easing a dispute that threatened Angelus Temple and its million dollar gospel enterprise.
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Aimee
Mother
Los Angeles
Cal
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
Angelus Temple
Budget ordinance passed by council in regular meeting
The city council approved the annual tax levy ordinance for the next fiscal year. The budget lists tax amounts for funds including Consolidated, Ifelt, cemetery, city hall, fire equipment and maintenance, garbage disposal, library, sewage disposal, water works bonds, land, park bond, bond interest, road work and streets. Only routine business was transacted aside from the ordinance passage.
Branch Train Late Burned Bridge Delays Service
A large overhead bridge west of Delta Iowa burned yesterday afternoon around four o clock. Sparks from a passing train are suspected to have started the fire, causing the Rock Island Oska loosa branch motor car to arrive about four hours late. Fire burned rails as sections collapsed, delaying the caseline train scheduled for 5 50 to 9 30.
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Delta
Iowa
Rock Island Oskaloosa
Dempsey Tunney Fight Moves Toward Chicago Stadium
Chicago officials and promoter Tex Getz press toward staging the Dempsey Tunney rematch at Soldiers Field between Sept 15 and 22 with Rickard arranging contracts and guarantees. Dempsey asked to postpone a week due to his wife illness while Getz plans to secure licensing and a Chicago promoter under Illinois law.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Gere Tunney
Philadelphia
South Park Board
Calcago
Tex Rickard
George
Getz
Illinois Boxing Commission
Park Board
Dempsey
Rickard
William Hale Thompson
Indiana
New York
Naval holiday discussed at Geneva conference reports
State department officials confirm talks on a naval holiday at Geneva and reiterate rejection of British tonnage offers. Officials analyze proposals noting the lowest offer at 126000 tons above the largest U.S. figure and point out Britain’s 737000 ton plan includes ships deemed not truly obsolete.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Washington Oil Co. to Build Station on East Washington Lot
Washington Oil Co acquires 220 East Washington Street property between Mrs Mary Swift and Mrs Marsh W Bailey homes. W W McFarland sold it from the Aughey estate after D L Aughey’s long residence. Firm plans a modern filling station with offices and truck quarters, removing the house and barn within weeks for a fall construction start.
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Washington Oil Company
Fast Washington Street
Mary Swift
Marsh W. Bailey
South Third Street
W. W. McFarland
D. L. Aughey
Aughey
Oll
R. J. Tanner
East Washington Street
J Standard Oil Company
South Second Avenue
Washington
Wa Avenue
Mrs. Frazey Injured In West Chester Auto Crash
Mrs. Ellis Frazey of Detroit visiting her parents was badly cut on the right arm and bruised when the car she rode in with her husband collided with a car driven by two sons of Clarence Neffennegger at the crossroads west of the twin bridges near West Chester. The Ford coupe was badly damaged and she received stitches from a local physician.
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Ellis Frazey
Detroit
Michigan
Elmer Burham
Clarence Neffennegger
Twin Bridges
West Chester
Frazey
Picnic moved to City Hall for Legion Gathering
The American Legion announces that due to threatening weather the picnic will be held at City Hall this evening from seven o'clock instead of Sunset Park.
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American Legion
City Hall
Sunset Park
Dole Hawaiian Air Derby Draws Ten Entrants From Frisco
Ten planes are entered for the California to Hawaii race with a $35,000 prize. Entries close at midnight Aug 12, with takeoffs set from Oakland or Mills Field. Three women will serve as radio operators or observers aboard participating aircraft.
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Frisco
Hawaii
San Francisco
California
Midnite Tonie
Oakland
Mills Field
Binds Thresher Debuts In Washington County Harvest
The first combination binder and threshing unit in Washington County, a McCormick Deering harvester-thresher owned by Harry Rittenhouse, is harvesting oats ten miles northwest of town. George W. Stewart supplied it, with FF Frederick from Muscatine advising. the machine speeds 20 to 30 acres daily and may replace old threshing methods. Also noted, German process yields pine needle resin for briquettes and lamp gas.
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Washington County
Harry Rittenhouse
George W. Stewart
Washington
International Harvester Company
FF. W Vrederick
Muscatine
Rittenhouse
Germany
Coolidge Announces He Will Not Seek Re election
President Coolidge stated at the summer White House that he will not run in 1928. The brief remark came after a quiet noon, with copies of his typed statement handed to reporters as his health and political outlook were discussed by aides and doctors regarding Geneva and the economy.
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Coolidge
Rapid City
S. D
White House
New York
Everette Sanders
Mr. Coolidge
United Press
James Fr. Coupal
Washington
Frank O. Leowden
Illinois
Hammiill
Commerce Hoover
Dawes
London
Longworth
Charles Evan Hughes
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler
Plymouth Notch
Vermont
Harding
Joan Coolidge
Fara
Ereen Coor
Renewed Debate Over Immortality Beliefs in Christian Science Church
New York August 2 Controversy resurfaces as Augusta Stetson, founder Mary Baker Eddy’s disciple excommunicated leader of a separate faction, proclaims immortality and the second coming of Eddy. Stetson, 85, says she will not die and aims to live forever, urging followers and others to witness the event while church leaders deny any second coming in Eddy’s writings.
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New York
Christian Science Church
Mee
Augusta FE. Stertion
Mary Baker Eddy
Geet
Earth
Founder Church
New Farm Relief Bill Faulted by Iowa Leaders
Des Moines August 2 Farm organization heads in Iowa deride the administration plan as unsuited to agriculture needs. Senator Smits W Brookhart calls it a wall street plan and Charles F Hearst of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation deems it the Fess bill in disguise.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Smits W. Brookhart
Wall Street
Charles F. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Coolidge Begins Fifth Year Amid Turbulent Politics
President Coolidge marks his fifth year as U.S. chief executive facing a precarious political scene. Support from Kansas Senator Capper signals West backing but warns relief legislation is essential. Geneva naval armament talks loom with Gibson document shaping policy. delays at Geneva raise concern for Coolidge’s economic and defense agendas.
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Raid City
Aus
Dpy
Coolidge
United States
Benator
Repuublican County
Capper
Congress
Coolicae
Geneva
Hrush Gibson
Gibson
Great Critein
Terger Nasy
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Ini Coal Field
New Philadelphia
Pukien
China
Africa
New Yorker
Tunney
Washington Oil CO
Purchase McParland
Erty
East
Mirert
Harry Reppenhouse
Persp PO
Tal
Frederick Sais
Stewart
Frederick
Nicholas Longworth
House
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Hammill
Charles J. Hearst
Warm Bureau Federation
Hearst
Coolidee
President Coolidge
Bammer
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