Wreck Toll Rising In Stratton Colorado Strike
A Rock Island train carrying vacationists plunged from a weakened bridge into Spring Creek near Stratton Colorado. Officials estimated seven to eight dead by midmorning with many injured as rescuers worked amid rising floodwaters. Survivors spoke of panic as passengers, from Chicago Des Moines Omaha and other cities, tried to escape through shattered car windows.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Stratton
Colo
Rock Island
Here
Spring Creek
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Des Moines
Omaha
Lincoln
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Goodland
Kansas
George W. Ferguson
Jennie Clark
New Orleans Boycott Grows Over Street Car Strike
Citizens in New Orleans join the carmen strike by boycotting public transit as unions plan further action. Resolutions by trades groups call for suspending street cars and buses until a settlement is reached, with a mass meeting to gauge public sentiment and decide on a citywide strike affecting up to 40,000 workers.
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New Orleans
U.P
Carmen By Vs
Public Service Company
Rndine
Trades and Crafts
Carriei
Union and
Allied Crafts
Carmen
William Ruth
The
Building Trades Council
Canadian Beer Seized in Chicago Smuggling Alert
In Chicago, July 18, customs seized three hundred cases of Canadian beer aboard a lake boat in the first liquor smuggling case on the lake. Harry Marshall of Alpena Michigan and truck driver William Loepke were arrested. the launch's captain and crew escaped.
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Chicago
Sunday School Meet at Prairie Flower Baptist Church
A district Sunday school convention is set for next Sunday at 2 PM at Prairie Flower Baptist Church eight miles northwest of town. The program includes songs by the Prairie Flower choir, devotions, talks by county and local officials, solos by Robert Grimes, and offerings. The event is part of a countywide series.
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Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Prairie Flower Choir
P. BE
Clyde V. Brown
Mr Robins
Robert Grimes
John Speidel
Mildred
Prohibition Viewed as Success by Rotary Speaker
Dr. F. W. Eastwood addressed the Rotary Club this week on prohibition describing it as a tremendous success in health and wealth under proper enforcement. He argued for continued education about the evils of intemperance and the practical benefits of temperance achieved through prohibition. The talk was well received.
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F. W. Eastwood
Rotary
Eastwood
Farm Board Announces Loan Policy For Cooperatives
Washington July 18 The federal farm board outlined a policy urging farmers cooperative associations to first exhaust all other credit lines at reasonable rates before seeking board loans. The board said it will work only with cooperative officials and discourages outside counsel. Chairman Legge cautioned that recent issues are tied to weather, not board action.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Hoover
Alexander Legge
Tama County Votes to Pave Its Roads
Tama County voters approved 800000 in county primary road bonds to pave the Lincoln highway through the Tama Indian reservation and highway No 59 in Tama County. The bond tally was 2560 yes to 1183 no with urban districts in favor and rural districts opposed. This marks the second Tama County bond issue following a 504000 vote in 1926.
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Toledo
U.P
Tama Indian Reservation
Tamas County
Tama County
Ying Kao and wife to sail from Frisco on July 31
Ying Kao Chinese vice consul here and his wife, linked to $500000 in seized narcotics, will return to China July 31 aboard the Korea Maru. They expect charges of opium smuggling to be dropped and plan to face trials in China on similar charges. Ying Kao has been recalled by his government.
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San Francisco
U.P
Ying Kao
China
Governors Debate Prohibition at Connecticut Meeting
At a governors conference in Sastern Point Connecticut the topic of prohibition sparked a floor debate. Maryland Governor Albert C Ritchie argued that states should not enforce the Volstead Act within their borders. Alabama Governor Bibb Graves supported reflecting on the movement and questioned the purpose behind former U S Prohibition official George Wickershams letter.
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Sastern Point
Conn
U.P
George 2. Wickersham
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Wickersham
Ritchie
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Graves
Washington High Welcomes Coach Shultz for Next Season
James W. Shultz, elected Washington high school athletics coach for next year, is in town to study equipment and conditions. Football opens with Oskaloosa, then Ottumwa, with seven lettermen returning including Captain George Benson. Shultz plans to join the squad a few days before school starts and has met Captain Benson, other players, and local school supporters.
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James W. Shultz
Washington High School
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
George Benson
Tackle
Brown
Younes
Westermark End
McAvoy
Kiesey
Jones
Blick
Kearns
Endicott
Schulty
Raymond
Nelson
Ahrens
Huskies
Benson
Dynamite Found Near City Gas Main During New Orleans Strike
Unexploded sticks of dynamite were found under the city gas main as the New Orleans street car strike continued. Public service officials and the Carmen’s union discussed arbitration with a plan to resume service within a day or two if scabs are used, while police investigate the explosive device wrapped in a newspaper and attributed to a defective fuse. Union leader Edwin Peyroux condemned violence and distanced the union from the incident.
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New Orleans
U.P
Public Service Company
Tir
Edwin Peyroux
Carmen’s Union
Five Best Features on the Radio Friday
Radio lists feature Bourdon’s orchestra on WEAF at 6 CST and dramatized stories on WOR at 7 CST. WJZ presents Jones and Hare at 7, Theatre memories at 7:30, while WOR showcases an opera concert.
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United Press
WEAF
CST
Bourdon
WOR
WJZ
Woman sues bachelor president for $200,000 over broken marriage plan
Alma Pinkerton, a 26 year old stenographer in St Louis, alleges Max Manne, 40 year old president of Artistic Furniture, promised to marry on September 1 and planned a October 1 wedding but hesitated five times and canceled. She seeks $200,000 in damages.
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ST. Louis
Alma Pinkerto
Max Manne
Miss Pinkerton
Maine
Centerville Man to Speak Friday on Aviation At Airport
W. C. Price of Centerville will speak Friday at the Better Washington club meeting. A leader in aviation knowledge, he is expected to discuss benefits of local airports. The talk follows the club dinner at 6 30 in the Y M C A community room.
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W. C. Price
Centerville
Better Washington Club
Price
Florida Alabama Bank Failures Push Total To Twenty Eight
Atlanta reports 28 bank failures across the South as 15 Florida banks closed yesterday and five Birmingham banks failed in the past month. Two Alabama banks later reopened. a grand jury probes Birmingham closures. deaths of bank officials A W Bell and John R Wallace noted amid official assurances of sound conditions.
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Florida
Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Birmingham
Ala
First National Bank of
Tampa
Federal Reserve Bank
Br. A.W. Bell
Woodland Savings Bank
Coosa
John R. Wallace
Avondale Bank and Trust Company
Paving Delayed by Rain on Main Route to Crooked Creek
Persistent showers hindered the final mile of primary road No. 2 between Washington and Crooked Creek. Crews work full time to pour today and plan three more days of mild weather to connect with city pavement. The new surface will be usable after seven days and should serve Chautauqua visitors next month. After west-town work, attention shifts east with final grading underway and three miles of paving remaining.
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Washington
Crooked Creek
Three Golfers Remain In Handicap Tourney
Guy Knauss Bob Brinton and William Shannon stay in the running for first in Washington country club handicap golf tournament. They will play eighteen holes with the best net score taking the title.
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Guy Knauss
Bob Brinton
William Shannon
Washington Country Club
Weather Update From Yesterday and Today
Yesterday reached a high of 7 degrees with 87 degrees mentioned by the official observer. Today reports indicate stronger breeze and more comfortable conditions.
Foil Attempt to Kill Chancellor Steeruwitz in Vienna
An unidentified man attempted to assassinate Chancellor ErnSteeruwitz as he left the chancellory in Vienna at 9 30 am. A nearby policeman disarmed the gunman and arrested him. The chancellor was unharmed.
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Vienna
Ernst Steeruwitz
Austria
Steeruwitz
Fire Warden Arrests Suspect After Exploded Still Fire
Nichols Connecticut Fire Warden Channing Miller assisted in extinguishing a blaze suspected to stem from a still explosion and promptly arrested Zach Wheatley, whose residence was damaged in the fire.
Fair Weather Forecast for Iowa by Government Meteorologist
Government meteorologist Charles D. Reed predicted fair weather for Iowa with cooler air moving into eastern and southern sections. Davenport reported 90 degrees while Forest City noted a low of 67 as yesterday’s heat faded.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Davenport
Forest City
Moving Army to Border in Event of War
The article reports a heightened war risk between the Soviet Union and China, noting Izvestia's stance after severing diplomatic relations and signaling reinforced eastern frontiers. Telegrams describe concentrated Soviet forces near Pogranichinaya, patrols along the Amur, and repulsed attempts to cross the Amur river.
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Moscow
Jule
U.P
Altho
Soviet Union
Izvestia
China
Shanghai
Pogranichinaya
Amur River
Manchuria
Anchuria
Nanking
Chiang Ti-Shek
Chang-Hsuen- Liang
Mukden
Wang
U.S
Washington
Soviet Russia
Hoover
State Stimson
London
Peiping
London Daily Mail Today
Amur
Mongolia
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Streerowitz
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