Oklahoma Flood Reaches High Water Mark 15000 Evacuated
Oklahoma City braced as the Canadian River surged to a record crest of 26 feet flooding the south side. About 15 000 residents fled one hundred seventeen blocks while relief stations, churches, and hotels fed and sheltered the homeless under guard by National Guardsmen.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Municipal
Here
Mulligan Grove
Oklahoma
Grand Avenue
Crest
City
President Coolidge urges railroads on export wheat and coal rates
President Coolidge told Samuel Rea at the White House that freight rates on export wheat should be reduced and that export coal should bear the same rate as domestic coal. He noted recent lower export rates in New York and New England and urged broad adoption to set a favorable precedent.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rea
White House
Vania
Wilson
Harding
Congress
United States
New York
Newland
Canadian
World Series Sets Record Crowds and Winnings
The Yankees defeated McGraw’s Giants to win the world series as six games drew record attendance surpassing 220000. Total receipts hit 1 063 815 dollars with pools rising, giving winners about 6530 per player and losers about 4363.
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Associated Press
New York
Arthur Nehl
MecGraw
Yankees
John McGraw
Yankee
McGraw
Giants
Npt
Camana
Wounded War Veteran Turns Reporter in Sioux City
William LaSalle, a 25 year old deaf former machine gunner from New York City, lost both ears and legs in World War I but teaches himself lip reading and typing to become editorial staff at the Sioux City Tribune. He supports his wife and two children and holds honorary Legion memberships in 79 posts.
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Sioux City
William LaSalle
New York City
Sydney
Australia
Ypres
la Salle
Sioux City Tribune
American Legion
United States
Lecture Course Dates Announced for Graham Theatre
William Rainey Bennett addresses Washington audience at Graham Theatre on Tuesday November 13. Cambria Concert company performs December 7 Frank Dixon January 28 and the play Six Cylinder Love March 6. Ticket sale and seat reservations on Saturday October 27 from 9 AM to 1 PM at the theatre box office. Remaining tickets may be obtained at Nicola Harmon's.
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William Rainey Bennett
Improvement League
Washington
Graham Theatre
Cambria Concert Company
Graham
Frank Dixon
Nicola & Harmon's
Want Rathbun Back in Prison
Iowa Attorney General Gibson filed a writ of proceeding ada to move Rathbun back to prison if the Supreme Court issues the writ. Rathbun, convicted of criminal assault, had been pardoned and sent to the penitentiary, now sought to restore the original life term status. The motion also asks to advance the hearing to the current term and Rathbun’s whereabouts are reportedly in eastern Iowa.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Rathbun
Anamosa Reformatory
W. L. Harding
Fort Madison
Gibson
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Ida Grove
Dehlquist
Ida County
Ernest Rathbun
Iowa County
New Guinea's Large Island Size Compared With Australia
The text notes that New Guinea is the globe's second largest island after Australia. It emphasizes its vast land area and status among world islands. This brief compares geographic scale without additional regional details.
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New Guinea
Island
Australia
Death of Jefferson Dayton of Chester at 58
Jefferson Dayton of West Chester died at 4 45 am after a long illness likely linked to an injury from cranking an automobile last May. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm at Jones and McElhinney chapel with the Baptist and Methodist pastors officiating. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. He was born November 6 1864 in Cedar township and lived in West Chester since 1891. He leaves a widow three daughters Lucile Ruth and Gladys and several siblings.
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Jefferson Dayton
West Chester
Jones & McElhinney
Ev. John PD. Kern
The
Baptist Church
C. D. Nash
Methodist Church
Elm Grove
Dayton
Cedar Township
Patrick H
Martha (Fishburn) Dayton
Ellen ©. Jones
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Lucile
Ruth
Gladys Dayton
Berlin Riots Amid Unemployment Storm City Hall Assault
In Berlin thousands of unemployed tried to storm the city hall as police repelled the mob with fixed bayonets. Police fired on crowds, wounding several. riots spread to Mannheim and Leipzig with shops giving away bread and margarine to deter looting.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Greater Berlin
Mannheim
Leipsig
Free State Revenues Grow Across Five Months
Dublin reports official Free State revenue from April to September totals £13,369,000, up from £9,803,576 a year earlier, with expenditures at £14,474,552 versus £7,293,229. The budget outlook suggests receipts will exceed £26,000,000, and editors urge economy.
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Free State
Dublin
Trish Free State
Portanes By German Youths
Berlin reports a majority of car owners are aged 20 to 26 and many new fortunes belong to youths. The article notes many owners are not Germans and that young people seize gambling chances amid Germanys financial changes.
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Berlin
Germany
Legion Parade Stirs San Francisco at National Convention
In foggy October conditions the American Legion’s fifth annual convention features a grand parade through San Francisco streets with crowds swelling despite damp weather. General Frank T. Hines explains veterans bureau operations and emphasizes hospital service as a major feature while President Coolidge backs timely reforms.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
American Legion
Legion
Hines
Coolidge
United Sates Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
Governor Hammill to attend governors’ convention in Indiana
Acting Governor John Hammill will depart Des Moines tonight for West Baden Indiana to attend the fifteenth annual governors convention on Thursday and Friday. A special train will carry the governors to Washington where a session with the president is planned Saturday afternoon focusing on narcotic traffic immigration and related topics.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
John Hammil
West Baden
Ind
Washington
Lloyd George in Chicago greeted by vast crowds
British wartime prime minister David Lloyd George arrived in Chicago at 11 59 am and was welcomed by official committees. Brigadier General Charles G Dawes aided the reception as he toured decorated downtown streets to the Hotel LaSalle for a Chicago Association of Commerce luncheon with his wife and daughter.
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Associated Press
Chicago
David Lloyd George
Charles G. Dawes
Lloyd George
LaSalle
Dame Margaret
Megan Lloyd George
Chicago Association of Commerce
Ad Club Meets Tonight in Washington at Commercial Club
The Washington Advertising Club holds its regular meeting this evening at the Commercial Club. Full attendance of members is requested.
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Ad Club
Washington Advertising Club
Commercial Club
Funeral rites for Edwin Durst held at Jones & McElhinnney
Funeral services for Edwin Durst were held yesterday afternoon at the Jones and McElhinnney chapel conducted by Dr W W Bowers. A Methodist choir quartet sang Lead Kindly Light. Pallbearers were Everett Denison Roy Gardner and Winfred Lloyd Duane and Harold Durst. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Edwin Durst
Jones & McElhinnney Chapel
W. W. Bowers
Methodist
Everett Denison
Roy Gardner
Winfred
Lloyd
Duane
Harold Durst
Elm Grove Cemetery
When Men Guess Right
A reflective quotation on male pride and judgment saying men boast when a guess coincides with outcomes, implying confidence from luck or accuracy. The line casts doubt on self praise when success is chance.
Speculators’ Fortunes and Lavish Expenditures Amid Currency Uncertainty
The text notes some young speculators report enormous fortunes and lavish spending. It suggests that most get-rich-quick methods will likely disappear once Berlin stabilizes its currency.
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Beriin
Oklahoma House Members Face Probe Over Ku Klux Klan Ties
Oklahoma City Oct 16 A resolution calls for an investigation of each member of the lower house to determine whether they belong to the Ku Klux Klan, likely to be considered at the next session Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Labor Secretary Davis Flies to Chicago for Talks
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis boarded a government mail plane at 10 49 a m en route to Chicago for a meeting with former British premier David Lloyd George. His first attempt was halted by heavy fog.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
James J. Davis
Chicago
David Lloyd George
Youth Confesses Killing Policeman in Utah Case
Twenty year old Robert Sa confessed to murdering Patrolman David H. Crowther of East Lake City. Crowther’s body was found on the bank of the Jerdon river last Sunday noon. The suspect trio was held in San Bernardino and later moved to Ludlow where police arrested them in an antecedent mobile.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert Sa
San Bernadino
Cal
David H. Crowther
East Lake City
Jerdon River
Ludlow
Crowther
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