Volcanic Disaster Kills Thousands on Paloeweh Island
Reports from Batavia say the Paloeweh island eruption of Rokatinda destroyed six villages and killed about one thousand with 600 injured. A sea surge and lava forced many to flee into the sea while Flores coast was swept by a tidal wave. About 5,000 natives remain on Paloeweh as Dutch officials survey the damage.
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Amsterdam
Rokatinda
Paloeweh
Batavia
Celebes
Valoeweh
Flores Island
Inverness
Tampa
Fort Pierce
Orlando
Winterhaven
Bartow
Palm Beaches
Miami
Palm Beach
Paleeweh Island Described in Dutch Possession Context
Paleeweh is a small island off Flor es in the Flores sea located north of Timor and south of the Philippines. The island lies directly south of the Philippines and southwest of Borneo and is noted as a Dutch possession with Batavia dispatches sent to Amsterdam.
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Paleeweh
Island of
Flores
Flores Sea
Philippines
Borneo
Batavia
Amsterdam
Charles Beatty Hurt In Accident Near Fairfield
Charles Beatty, Reynolds Tobacco salesman formerly of Washington, was seriously injured when his car collided with a heavy Jordan machine from St. Louis. He suffered a broken left leg and a badly lacerated right arm and was taken to Jefferson county hospital. Mrs. E Forrest of St. Louis was unconscious and also hospitalized. her son 18 year old Thomas Forrest drove the other car.
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Fairfield
Aug
Charles 3. Beatty
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Washington
St. Louis
Here
Beatty
Jefferson County Hospital
E. Forrest
Thomas Forrest
No Arrests Yet In Glenwood Murder Case
Glenwood, ta Ang. No arrests were made in connection with the murder of C. E. Clouser whose badly beaten body was found in weeds. Sheriff William De Moss and Walter Jamison discovered the victim near a tourist camp after an assault along the roadside. Robbery is suspected as the motive.
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Glenwood
Ang
C. E. Clouser
Nada
William de Moss
Walter Jamison
Funeral Service for John A McCall Set for Sabbath
The funeral for John A McCall will be held Sabbath afternoon around three, with a later notice to follow. He cannot attend due to a large New York City firm contract. Mrs Henry Dewey of Macon Missouri and Mrs Emma Scranton, sisters, are arriving or expected.
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John A. McCall
Fort Lloyd
Long” Beach
California
New York City
Henry Dewey
Macon
Tunney to Wed New York Heiress in Autumn
Gene Tunney the former champion and Mary Josephine Lauder announce their engagement with a planned marriage in New York next autumn. Tunney, once a prizefighter, pursued culture and wealth, marrying into the Lauder family linked to steel fortunes and New York society.
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Tunney
New York
Gene Tunney
Tay
Greenwich
Gene
Mary Josephine
Miss Lauder
Miss
Tax estimate for 1929 lowered by county board
Washington county board of supervisors cut the 1929 tax budget by seven thousand dollars. The county seeks 222 672 dollars from taxes next year, down from 227 770 last year. A September 19 hearing will review all local levies before final millage is set.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
State Tax Levy To Be Unchanged In 1928 Des Moines
Des Moines reports the state tax levy for 1928 remains at 9 mills with 7.68 mills for general revenue and 1.32 mills for interest and principal on soldiers' bonus bonds. To hold the levy, the executive council authorized drawing $1,000,000 from the treasury surplus, a move repeated from last year.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Treasury
P T A Festival Set For Central Park Saturday Evening
The Parent-Teacher Association announced a postponed ice cream and cake festival will be held in Central Park next Saturday evening. If rain again occurs, sale will move to the vacant store room by the former McNamara furniture site. Proceeds fund kettle drums for the Washington High School orchestra next year.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Central Park
McNamara Furniture Company
Peter Widmer
Dan Bevins
Washington High School
Five Ships to Start Last Search for Amundsen
Five ships will launch a final search for Roald Amundsen and his five companions who vanished after a French seaplane mission to aid Italia survivors. The Heimland, Hobby, an expedition under Captain Wisting, the French cruiser Strasbourg, and the steamer Michael Sars will cover routes from South Cape to Frang Josef land and eastward from South Cape. Amundsen left Tromsø for Spitzbergen on June 18 and has not been heard from.
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Roald Amundsen
London
Daily Mail
Oslo
Heimland
South Cape
King Charles Island
Hobby
Louvisen Boyd
California
Lessee
Frang Josef Land
Wisting
Helmland
Strassbourg
Michael Sar
Amundsen
South Pole
Tromsol
Norway
Spitzbergen
Corn Prospects Improve Across Plains and Belt
The agriculture department noted July brought marked crop improvement with fields per acre about four percent above recent averages. Corn prospects rose across the Great Plains to Mississippi basin, the central and eastern corn belt, and parts of the south Atlantic and east gulf states, aided by rainfall. August 1 corn 83.3 percent of normal, with production estimated at 3,029,561,000 bushels. winter wheat yield about 16 bushels per acre, 578,599,000 bushels forecast. Durum and other wheat yields also detailed.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Central
Corn Belt
Missisippi Basin
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Pacific Northwest
Department
Brutal Killer Sought in Evanston Slaying of Miss Constance
Evanston authorities and wealthy residents collaborate in a broad roundup after the murder of Jennie Constance, a college English instructor. A reward is offered for information leading to the slayer as investigators comb known degenerates. Miss Constance was found dead behind a hedge at George H Peaks residence.
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Evanston, LL
Evanston
Chicago
Jennie Constance
Mfron
Northhore
Miss Constance
George H. Peaks
Etter Retires as Sigourney Editor and Publisher
W L Etter, longtime editor and publisher of the Sigourney Review, retires and transfers management to his son Cotton Etter, announcement states.
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Etter
Sigourney
Sigourney. In
W. L. Etter
Sigourney Review
Cotton Etter
Iowa Still Swelters in Oppressive Heat
Des Moines reports nine ties for the second straight day as Iowa endures extreme heat. Weather observer Charles D Reed warns of heat prostration dangers and urges precautions while residents seek shade and parks for relief. Sioux City tops at 98 degrees.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Mercury
Charles D. Reed
Weather Observer
Sioux City
Iowa drum corps wins best showing in Kirksville parade
Washington drum corps leads Iowa delegation to top parade honors at the centennial osteopathic convention in Kirksville Missouri. A four mile parade featured more than a dozen bands with strong applause for Iowa and other states.
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Iowa
Washington
Kirksville
Hawaii
Alaska
Des Moines
A. W. Crow
Kirksville, Mo
Leon Beatty Post
A. W. Low
Missouri
Smith to Attend Brennan Funeral
Gov Alfred E. Smith will attend the funeral of George E. Brennan in Chicago. He and members of his party depart Albany on the Twenty Century Limited at 5 45 p m and return after the service.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred EB. Smith
George E. Brennan
Chicago
Twentieth Century Limited
Smith
Rodeo Opens With 45 Cowboys In Cedar Rapids Show
Cedar Rapids Iowa Aug 9 Wild west days return with forty five cowboys and twelve cow girls in a frontier rodeo show led by Roosevelt trophy holder Bob Crosby of Kenna New Mexico.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Crosby
Kenna
N. M
Florida hurricane leaves trail of devastation
A tropical hurricane caused wide destruction across Florida, with winds up to 80 mph and extensive property and crop damage. No lives were reported lost, but Tampa St Petersburg and other areas faced isolation and blackouts as lines failed.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Intersor
Tampa Bay
Weather Bureau
Aifices
Citrus County
United Press
Western Union
Kissimmee
Oats Yield Ranges Widely In County Threshing
County Agent H. J. Montgomery reports oats yields from forty to sixty five bushels per acre based on threshing results reaching the office. Rainy weather delays threshing in Washington county and has damaged standing shocks, while grain quality has declined due to dampness and field moisture.
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H. J. Montgomery
Washington County
Farm Bureau
Smith Will Reply From Calvary Baptist Church
New YorkAugust 9 Governor Smith plans to answer Dr John Roach Straton from the Calvary Baptist Church where the clergyman voiced the charges against his fitness to hold office. Straton continues to press the attack as political observers view the dispute as part of the national battle. Straton prayed for guidance at Greenwood Lake New Jersey while researching to back his charges.
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New York
Smith
John Roach Straton
Straton
America
Madison Square Garden
Calvary Baptist Church
Greenwood Lake
N. J
Fitzaton
Five Best Features on the Radio Friday
United Press brief lists radio features on NBC and other networks for Friday. WEAF WOR WJZ and WGY schedule hourly time slots across 6 to 8 Pacific or Eastern times, noting True story and Fro-Joy hours and sponsor mentions.
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United Press
WEAF
NBC
WOR
WJZ
Wrigley Review
WGY Schenectady
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George Lauder, Jr
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