President Coolidge Prepares Two Week Plymouth Vacation
President Coolidge, with family and White House aides, heads to Plymouth Vermont for a two week vacation after outlining campaign platform urging economy, tax reform, arms limitation, and agricultural support. He praised enforcement of laws and defended his record while promising further measures in December.
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President Coolidge
White House
Plymouth
Vermont
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Veterans Bureau
Panama Canal Celebrates Ten Years Of Operation
The Panama Canal marks its tenth anniversary with about 28,100 vessels transiting, including 25,600 commercial ships and 2,500 government vessels. Commercial traffic moved an estimated 111 million tons of cargo and paid tolls totaling roughly 10.06 million dollars.
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Panama Canal
G. A. R. Veterans Leave Boston Today
Boston August 15 The 8th annual encampment closes with a steamboat trip to Plymouth. Veterans will visit the rock of landing, attend a Sons of Veterans flag raising and join an old fashioned clam bake on Stevens' field before departing the city.
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Plymouth
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Sons of Veterans
Stevens’ Field
Seek to Identify Murdered Woman in Bedford Case
Bedford Iowa authorities seek Carl Hough of Herrick in the slaying of a young woman found beneath a railway bridge. The unidentified victim may be L Allan Melnney of Herrick who disappeared August 8. State Agent Hi Long links a suitcase and a gasoline payment to Hough alias Harry Wilson. Davenport authorities question John Byroney in connection with the case and await clearance on his involvement.
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Carl Hough
Herrick
L Allan Melnney
Hi Long
Hough
Anamosa
Iowa
New Market
Omaha
Harry Wilson
Ila
Frank Goodell
Clarinda
Lillian McKinley
Davenport
John Byreney
Bedford Lown
Byroney
Wisner
Neb
Anna Bremer
Norfolk
Bremer
Fifteen Earth Shocks Hit Tokio Area
Fifteen heavy earthquake tremors struck the Tokio region with alarm and minor damage. The strongest quakes were felt in Fukushima city and Chiba with one house destroyed in the latter. Choshi reported telephone service cut as windows shattered in other towns. The main shock lasted eighty minutes on seismographs.
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Here
Fukushima
Chiba
Tokio Bay
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Davis Listens to President Coolidge on Radio
Locust Valley New York August 15 John W Davis democratic presidential candidate planned a day of conferences at his New York headquarters reviewing campaign questions and itinerary. He listened to President Coolidges acceptance address on the radio last night but had no comment to offer.
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Clarksburg
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President Coolidge
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New York
Columbus
Ohio
Mr. Davis
Aftershocks Hit Streets After Tidal Alert Near Chiba
Tremors followed days of unusually high tides near Chiba prompting government seismologists to renew faith in tide measurements as a warning of approaching earthquakes.
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Defense Attacked In Endocrine Gland Plea For Loeb Leopold
In Chicago August hearings on the Franks kidnapping murder the prosecution challenged the defense claim that endocrine gland disorders affected the youths mentality. Experts testified the Bowman Hulburt report shows no disease inconsistent with health. Cross examination of Dr Rollin T Woodyatt failed to rebut the assertion.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan F. Leopold Jr
Bobby Franks
John R. Caverly
Bowman-Hulburt
H. S. Hulburt
Rollin T. Woodyatt
Senator Brookhart Sees No Hope in Rising Farm Prices
Senator Smith W. Brookhart told the Shenandoah fair that current farm price increases offer no hope. He blamed speculators for keeping prices down while farmers held goods to sell and urged caution in the market.
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Associated Press
Shenandoah, In
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Shenandoah Fair
Tumulty Receiver for Oil Corporation
Federal Judge Knox appointed former Judge Julian M. Mayor and Joseph P. Tumulty as receivers for the Middle States Oil corporation in New York. The move follows insolvency concerns and aims to stabilize operations amid mounting debts.
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Knox
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Joseph P. Tumulty
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Middle States Oil Corporation
Coolidge Promises Government of Common Sense and Reform
President Coolidge outlined a program for honesty and economy at home and peace abroad after accepting the Republican nomination. He urged further tax cuts, reform, agricultural aid, and a committee to study price and market issues while defending prohibition and opposing general government ownership.
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Des Moines Girls Missing Six Days Found in Illinois
Edna Lee and Evelyn Moore both of Des Moines were found in Springfield Illinois after running away from a Boone Bible school. They had been in an automobile belonging to Sidney Thompson of Boone. The two male youths last seen with them remain unfound and will be returned with the girls to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Illinois
Edna Lee
Evelyn Moore
Boone
Springfield
J. P. Eslik
Des
Italian Aviator Locatelli Leaves Orkney for North Flight
London August 15 Lieutenant Locatelli the Italian aviator began a trans Atlantic flight in the wake of American world fliers. He hopped off from Stromness Orkney yesterday afternoon at 5 52 o clock after noon according to advices received here.
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London
Locatelli
Stromness
Orkney Island
Legion in Favor of Defense Day Test
Des Moines August 15 Resolutions endorsing National Defense day and boosting voter turnout at elections are likely to pass at the American Legion state convention in Ottumwa August 25 28. Proposals urge defense day support, expanded voter instruction, a debate over back dues, flag education, school civics credits, and a paid up Legion button. Legion posts across Iowa report local events and moves including Breda Buffalo Center Cedar Rapids and others with leaders named.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
The
American Legion
Ottumwa
Legion
Coolidge
Pershing
Iowa
San Francisco
Breda
Buffalo Center
J. Ray Files
Cedar Rapids
Hanford Post
American Trust and Savings Bank
Ada I. Moore
C. D. Hedberg
Conference Notes on Ruhr Evacuation Talks in London
London dispatches report Chancellor Marx and Foreign Minister Stresemann meeting Premier MacDonald and Premier Herriot as German French and Belgian delegates press for a timely Ruhr withdrawal. Officials hope for a breakthrough tonight with Dawes plan considerations shaping the pace.
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Associated Press
London
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Downing Street
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Ruhr
Stresemann
Luther
Ritz
Herriot
Stressemann
Germany
Berlin
Ebert
Keokuk Sisters Vanish After Being Seen Near Tracks
Police search the Des Moines river bottoms and nearby islands south of Keokuk for Evelyn eight and Maxine four Lawson daughters who disappeared from their home yesterday. They were last seen with H Brown walking along the railroad tracks in the lower yards.
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Keokuk
Peiice and & Posse
Des Moines
Mississippi
Evelyn
Maxine
Weaver Lawson
H. Brown
Frear to Address Third Party Meet
James A. Frear congressman from Wisconsin will deliver the keynote address at the LaFollett Iowa state convention in Des Moines tomorrow. The event was announced today.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
James A. Frear
Wisconsin
LaFollett, Iowa
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