Storm wrecks Washington and Alexandria with huge losses
A freak tornado struck near the Potomac causing extensive damage in Washington and Alexandria. Property losses reach about 31.5 million with the navy yard and air station hard hit. one death occurs from lightning as a bridge tolling bolt strikes a crossing woman. The twister vanishes quickly and no other areas report damage.
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Washington
Alexandria
Masonic
Broad
Potomac
Virginia
Washington Navy Yard
Navy Air Station
Prosecutor Leaves Contempt Quiz Committee
Washington report on District Attorney Gordon resigning from a three member panel and the government warning Burns agents to stop intimidating star witness William J. McMullin in the Fall Sinclair jury tampering case. Grand jury reconvenes as indictments loom.
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Washington, D. C
Gordon
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair Oll
Siddons Gordon
Special Government
Sleuth Agency
Washington, D.C
INS
Burns
Wm. J. McMullin
Sinclair
McMullin
William J. Burns
Burns Agency
W. Sherman Burns
Wa. J
Philadelphia
Peyton Gordon
MecMullin
Jredis
Neil Burkinshaw
Grand Juy
Terrific Nitroglycerine Plant Blast Rattles Coffeyville
A large nitroglycerine plant exploded at Jefferson Kansas twelve miles northwest of Coffeyville at 12.24 pm. The blast shook Coffeyville buildings and started a fire that threatened most structures in Jefferson as the town’s telephone operator fled the scene. Initial reports offered no clear casualty details.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Jefferson
Here
Kerr
Attack on Juarez Train Kills 62 in Mexico Border Town
Eight women and four babies were among 62 people killed when a Juarez passenger train was attacked and looted by 500 rebels at Palmira north of Aguascalientes. The entire 32 man military escort was wiped out. 18 passengers perished and the engineer and fireman were executed.
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el Paso
Tex
INS
Juarez
Palmira
Aguascalientes
Mexico City
Iowa Man Seeks Gift Farm For President Coolidge
Davenport resident J. Decock asks Senator L. M. Duffy for help transferring a 60 acre Davenport farm to President Coolidge as a Christmas gift. He says rising mortgage interest and taxes make the farm unpayable after 20 years of labor and savings. Decock owns the property and seeks proper deed procedures.
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Davenport
Coolidge
Decock
L. M. Duffy
Indianapolis
Coal rate cut battle draws big firms to act
The Northwest Lake-Cargo Coal Consumers association forms in Chicago to push a 20 cent per ton cut for bituminous coal from Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia mines to Lake Erie ports for water shipment. Leading members include Ford Motor, International Harvester, Morton Salt, and other large Great Lakes manufacturers with James McNaughton of Lake Linden Michigan as president.
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Chicago
Northwest Lake-Cargo Coal Consumers Association
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Ford Motor Company
International Harvester Company
Morton Salt Company
Herkln Consolidated Company
Byproducts Coke Corporation
Wisconsin
Minnesota
James McNaughton
Lake Linden
Mich
Explosion Tears Vessel Jacob Luckenbach apart
A huge blast at Union Shipbuilding yards in Baltimore wrecked the steamer Jacob Luckenbach. One man was killed, five injured, and at least one more swept overboard as workers near an acetylene torch sparked the explosion on the first deck near a fuel tank. Ambulances rushed to the scene. witnesses described wreckage raining down.
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Baltimore
UPI
Jacob Luckenbach
Union Shipbuilding Company
Faitrfield
Mason All Cut Up Pheasant Did It
Mason All Cut Up describes Mason, a county road patrolman, injured by a pheasant while stopping and searching cars on late night roads. He bears a facial cut from glass shattered by the pheasant strike, not human combat.
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Mason
Pheasant
Harry P. Mason
Hudson
Cediay Falls
Land sales rise in Iowa farming region this year
Auctioneer William Holland notes more land sold in the Iowa section this year with higher cash purchases. Prices not much higher, but town land moves quickly for cash, as one buyer, John Connolly of Grundy Center, paid $175 per acre for the Tiffany farm with no loan.
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Iowa
William Holland
Tiffany
John Connolly
Grundy Center
Seek Head Of Gun Depot For Gangs Raider Find Pace
Police search for Jol Mannerstam head of Pacific Arms after a raid on his San Francisco home uncovered machine guns rifles revolvers and ammunition. The seizure included 40 machine guns 40 rifles 25 revolvers and 40 000 rounds with a rush to curb arms shipments to eastern gangsters. Federal indictment for illegal transportation of munitions looms as authorities trace shipments to Kent Ohio and New Orleans.
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Albany
Cal
Jol Mannerstam
Pacific Arms Company
San Francisco
Cleveland
Kent
Mannerstam
United States
Mannerstam Place
G. Rosas, Jr
New Orleans
Borah
Rosas
Idaho
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Epistle
Sénizure
California
San Pedro
Charles Hess
Charles R. Hess
Route 1
San Francisco Bay
Third Son of Late Sultan Chosen as Ruler of Morocco
In Fea Morocco on November 18 Mouley Mohammed the four year old third son of Sultan Mouley Yousef was proclaimed sultan at 4:20 am after a day of deliberation by the kingdom's wise men. The choice surprised many since Mouley Idris the nineteen year old eldest son was expected to inherit the throne with French protection backing him.
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Sultan
Morocco
Fea
Mouley Mohammed
Sultan Mouley Yousef
Mowley Idris
Five Million New Cars in 28 Boost U.S. Road Tally
New York, Nov 14 Five million automobiles will be produced next year in the United States and Canada, says John J Raskob chairman of Motors The forecast implies a 40 percent rise over this year and suggests about 30 000 000 cars will be in use in the country including new Fords in the tally.
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John J. Raskob
General Motors
New York
United States
Canada
Remus Trial Draws Nationwide Attention in Cincinnati Case
The trial of George Remus, labeled the King of Bootleggers, unfolds in Cincinnati with a 12 jurors panel. Prosecutors led by Charles Taft face Remus as the defense tussles for leverage, as Romola Remus and other family members attend court.
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Gineinnati
Romola Remi
George Stemis
Imogens
Romole
New Flood Peril Seen in Vermont
Heavy rains in Vermont threaten a new flood danger as rising rivers endanger communities. The Winooski River, linked to major previous damage, has risen about two feet and continues to climb despite a brief lull in rainfall.
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Vermont
Winooski
Montpelier
Coolidge
Midwest
Air Mail
Chicago
Cleveland
Middle States
Rocky Mountains
Philadelphia
N.Y
Watertown
New York City
Syracuse
Hawthorne
N. J
Pennsylvania
Eizabeth
N.J
Bigzard Halls
Minois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Fliers Resurface In Southern Poland After India Flight
Warsaw reports Capt. R. H. Mcintosh and Bert Hinkler, British aviators bound for India since Tuesday, were sighted in southern Poland. They landed at 2:30 p m near Bualokrynica in Podshajce district after losing bearings. Local authorities aided them and they continued their journey the same day.
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Warsaw
R. H. Mcintosh
Bert Hinkler
India
Poland
Lemberg
Bualokrynica
Podshajce
Jailed Iowa Miners Face Contempt Warrants in Mystic Case
In Centerville Iowa on November 1 1923 United Mine Workers officials miners and relatives were served warrants for contempt of court over alleged molesting at the Winifred coal mine in Mystic under the 1917 wage scale. Judge W M Walker set Nov 21 at 1 30 pm for hearings. Ed Morgan district vice president and husbands of two jailed women are among those cited. Four men remain jailed from Monday.
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Centerville
United Mine Workers
United Brotherhood of Miners
Winifred
Mystic
W. M. Walker
Appanoose County
Ed Morgan
United Mine Workers of America
Red Peacemaker Yoffe Dies By Gun In Moscow
Adolph Yoffe a Bolshevik peacemaker who helped negotiate the Hrest-Litovisk treaty between Germany and Russia is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A close ally of Leon Trotsky, Yoffe's illness worsened after Trotsky fell from favor with the Communist Party. A state funeral is planned for Yoffe.
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Moscow
INS
Adolpha Yaffo
Hrest-Litovisk
Germany
Russia
Leon ‘Trotzky
Yoffe
Trotzky
Communist Party
Hla Ikness
Yome
Deering Admits He Shot LaPrade in Custody
Hert Deering confessed at 1 pm today to shooting Stanhope LaPrade, who died hours after the 1 am incident, police headquarters announced.
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Hert Deering
Stanhope LaPrade
Man dies in kerosene fire at rural home
North Liberty Iowa reports Joseph Roe burned to death today when a kerosene explosion ignited a fire in his farm home as he tried to light a stove. His wife and four children escaped. most household possessions were destroyed.
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North Liberty, Inc
Joseph Roe
Here
Hel
Paper delivery by 5 30 each day with phone remedy
The notice promises home delivery before 5 30. If the carrier errs or the paper is late, readers may call 5168 for a copy to be sent, with calls to the office required before 6 30 p m.
Winter Storm Across Midwestern States and Northeast
A North area storm brings cold, wind, rain, and snow with several deaths and widespread disruption. Gov. Green and Mayor Thompson report heavy travel hazards as Iowa forecasts snow and freezing temperatures.
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Trafic
Airmai
McGinn
Weather Bureau
Lake States
Thompson
Wisconsin
Gov. Green
Michigan
Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Charles City
Davenport
Kern
Dubuque
Selame Sen
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Charles Taft
William Howard Taft
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King of Bootleggers
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