Tropical storm drenches Florida coast with heavy rain
A tropical storm weakened while moving along Florida's western coast from the Gulf of Mexico after sweeping the peninsula with strong winds and downpours. The system caused flooding near Lake Okeechobee and high tides up to four feet in Sulfport, with rivers rising and some areas isolated.
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Tama
Fla
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Tallyhasee Yspalpchicola
Pensacola
Menile
Ala
Weather Bureau
Lake Okeechobeer
Apalachicola
Burea
Georgia
Alabama
Sulfport
St. Peterburg
Western Railroad Trainmen Vote on Strike in 70,000 Member Heft
Western members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors vote on a strike affecting about 70,000 railroad workers. They seek raises of 10 percent for yardmen and 18 percent for trainmen and conductors with results to be announced September 2. A general western rail strike is deemed unlikely, with arbitration still possible.
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Cleveland, O
Chicago
Western
Brotherhood of Railroad
Order of Railway Conductors
United Press
A. X. Whitney
Cleveland
Brotherhood
Hammill Ignores Peek Demands in Midwest Governors Row
Des Moines reports Governor Hammill appears to ignore George N. Peek’s demand for another conference of the committee of 22 middlewestern governors. Peek urged Hammill to convene a political meeting, but Hammill signaled no change and indicated he would not call such a session.
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Des Moines
George N. Peek
John Hammill
Hammill
Peek
Smith
Straton
State of
New York
Rosemary Club Meeting With Mrs Waggoner Friday
The Rosemary club will meet with Mrs Ralph Waggoner Friday afternoon August 17 15413.
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The
Rosemary Club
Ralph Waggoner
Believe Smith Set to Carry South in Strenuous Campaign
United Press reports southern leaders expect Governor Alfred E. Smith to win the South though a strong Republican challenge prompts intensified outreach. Campaign themes emphasize white dominance, alleged Republican corruption, and anti-lynch/Prohibition issues, with party veteran figures planning mobilization and voter turnout strategies.
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Smith
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
South
Alfred BR. Smith
Tennessee
George Moses
New Harmpshire
Republican Advisory Committee
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
National Advisory Committee
Teapot Dome
John Sharp William
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Herbert Hoover
Census Bureau
Washington
Harry M. Ayers
Anniston
Ala
Star
Alabama
Ayres
Huston
Annison
Hoover
Republican Party
Houston
Raskob
Kreider Accepts Y M C A Secretary Post in Auburn Ind
Indiana Kreider resigns from Washington Y M C A after three and a half years to become secretary at the Auburn Indiana Y M C A. He will oversee a three story building with gym pool and dorms in a town of about 6000 and 800 workers in local plants.
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Kreider
Auburn
Indiana
Harry GG. Kreider
Washington Y. M. C. A
Ind
Washington
Jin
Wff. Schirmerhorn
Hoover Outlines Campaign Speaking Plan Across Addresses
Herbert Hoover released a tentative schedule for over a dozen major campaign addresses. He will cover waterway development highways aviation irrigable lands merchant marine education criminal law administration public utilities railways conservation economy and tax reduction. He also plans to discuss Boulder Dam public utilities and railroads in Los Angeles and expand farm policy viewpoints at West Branch Iowa.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Boulder Dam
Los Angeles
West Branch
Iowa
Ice Cream Festival Nets Funds for Washington High Drumset
The Parent-Teacher association reports a total near sixty dollars from a recent ice cream sale and a prior cake sale. Drums for the Washington high school band have been ordered, with more funds expected when received. A bake sale is planned next Saturday evening at the vacant Namara Furniture store rooms.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Washington High School
M. Namara
Belgian banker Alfred Loewenstein found with poisons in intestines
Traces of toxic poison were found in the intestines of Alfred Loewenstein, the Belgian banker who vanished after leaping from an airship into the English Channel last month. Dr. Paul, a medico legal expert, disclosed the finding today in Boulogne sur Mer France.
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Boulogne Sur Mer
France
Alfred Loewenstein
English Channel
Paul
Banker's Death Attributed To Poisoning Belief
An official report states the banker died due to suspected poisoning. Authorities hold the belief based on medical findings and early investigation, with no confirmed cause announced yet.
Reenacted Slaying Scene Shocks Evanston Officials
David Stranks the confessed slayer demonstrated his method to police as hundreds of Evanston residents watched from damp streets. He described swinging an iron pipe to strike Miss Jennie Constance in the head, while officers kept the crowd at bay amid threats of lynching.
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Evans CO
Jennie Constance
Department of English
Bradley
Institute
Peobia
David Stranks
Bootblack
Shanks
Evanston
Foster Street
Constance
Smith declines debate, will meet Straton only in church
Gov Alfred E Smith informs Dr John Roach Straton he will answer in Calvary Baptist Church and nowhere else. Dupont gives $50,000 to the Democratic campaign. Smith works on a 6000 to 7000 word acceptance speech outlining farm relief prohibition and federal honesty.
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AL Smith
DR. Straton
DU Pont
Albany
N. Y
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist
Smith
America
Straton
Bu Pont
New York
Democratic
Pierre 8. Dupont
Generals Motors
ER. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co
Dupont
Alfred E. Smith
John J. Raskob
Raskob
Gov
Alfred &. Smith
Carter Glass
Virginia
Josephus Daniels
Herbert Hoover
Democratic National Committee
Washington Concert Band Heads to Henry County Fair
Members of the Washington concert band traveled to Mt. Pleasant today to perform at the Henry County fair for four days. They will return to Washington for a regular concert Saturday evening.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County Fair
Washingto
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Coolidge Sends Hoover Congratulatory Message
President Coolidge wired felicitation to Herbert Hoover in Palo Alto California praising Hoover's acceptance speech and the nation's reception. The message, dated August 14, lauded the speech as highly significant in political discourse and offered congratulations on Hoover's accomplishment.
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Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
Hoover's Final Remarks Before Departure
President Hoover prepares to depart with no further major conferences planned. He tidies his desk while Mrs. Hoover arranges household affairs for the Thursday night departure.
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Los Angeles
Two Injured In Keota Roadway Crash Near Paving Route
August 14 two trucks hauling material for primary road No. 2 collisions a quarter mile south of Keota injure both drivers. Charles Johnson of Vinton suffers a six inch leg gash and facial bruising. Eugene Booley of Ottumwa has cuts from cement removal. Johnson taken to Washington county hospital. Booley to Ottumwa. Both trucks total losses. Donald Hagist shot self during rabbit hunt near Keota August 14. rushed to Washington hospital with serious but not critical condition after emergency operation.
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Kepta
Here
Oth
Charles Johnson
Vinton
Eugene Booley
Ottumwa
Johnson
Booley
Washington County
Donald Hagist
Keota
Hagist
Washington Hospital
Legion Auxiliary Meet Opens State Convention in Council Bluffs
Delegates arrive as Iowa Legion Auxiliary convenes for a three day state meeting in Council Bluffs sessions run Wednesday through Friday. State president Mrs Virginia Bedell of Spirit Lake will preside and officers and national convention delegates will be elected. National president Mrs Robert H Walbridge of Peterboro New Hampshire will address on Thursday.
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Council Bluffs
American Legion
Virginia Bedell
Spirit Lake
Legion
Robert H. Walbridge
Peterboro
N. H
Auxiliary
Funeral services for N I L Long
Funeral services for N I L Long were held Sunday afternoon with a brief home service at L A Jones funeral home. A Crawfordsville ceremony followed under Dr W W Bowers and Rev W O G Barr. Burial was in Crawfordsville cemetery with six grandsons acting as pallbearers: Daryl Ross Fred Franklin Claude McCoy Don Vernon Lester Long and Hal Richards.
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N. LU
N. IL
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Crawfordsville
W. W. Bowers
W.o'g. Barr
Granda
Daryl Ross
Fred Franklin
Claude McCoy
Don Vernon
Lester Long
Hal Richards
ANC
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