Heat and storms claim twenty lives across middle west
Excessive heat and violent storms plague the central region. Twenty deaths linked to heat and lightning reported, including four in Illinois and multiple drownings in Nebraska. Tulsa records 105 degrees as Michigan Iowa and Montana report storm related fatalities and damage runs into thousands.
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Chicago
Tulsa
Okla
Iowa
Michigan
Nebraska
Illinois
Waukegan
Rocky Mountain
Seine
Montana
Miner 1S Buried After Rock Fall at Woodstock
Clarence Jett an 80 year old miner employed by Haden in the Valley was killed when rock fell while mine shoring progressed. A nearby miner was hurt in the foot. Jett from Powells Fort Valley is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Jett and brother Walter. Body brought to Woodstock.
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Woodstock
Clarence Jett
Jetsmen from the city court in Los Angeles
Twenty seven defendants appeared in the Los Angeles Superior Court today on a charge related to a jet setting gang activity. Proceedings focused on alleged offenses tied to the group from the local area.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Jetsers
Ioc
Los Angeles Superior Ark
Counts of an indictment charging criminal apnaten i
Indictment details appear incomplete with fragmented wording about counts and charging entries. Key names, dates, or places are not discernible from the readable text.
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Apnaten i
Newspaper union pledges funds for journalism school
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia July George L Berry president of the International Printing Press and Assistants Union tells Southern Newspaper Publishers Association that profitable business enables better wages and growth. He pledges 1000 dollars to a 690000 Washington and Lee school of journalism fund, with 12000 more raised at the convention floor to complete the goal.
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White Sulphur Springs
W.wa
George L. Berry
International Printing Press ‘and Assistants’ Union of North America
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Rmit
Major Berry
Washington and Lee School of Journalism
Public Contractors Debate Over Open Books Law
The Highway Contractors Association opposed a measure requiring contractors to keep open books for state review to show costs and profits on road projects. Testimony was heard yesterday and a decision is expected soon after the hearing. The association fought the bill during the General Assembly session.
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Highway Contractors Association
General Assembly
Oldest living Mason claims and contested records
Washington July 11 One of the perennial questions in Masonic circles is who is the oldest Mason. Edward H Cass secretary of Silom Lodge No 78 Chicago claims to be the oldest active living Masonic secretary in the world at ninety three. Ohio claims H H Robinson of Spartan Lodge No 126 Millersburg born ninety five years ago and raised nearly seventy years ago. James Harrod died at 96 after 72 years in Masonry. Luthér Burbaple born 74th birthday raised in Santa Rosa Lodge in 1921. Cornelius A Cole of Los Angeles a century mark holder and former U S Senator during the Civil War with 76 years as a Mason. But Dr Joseph Halstead of Breckenridge Missouri at 105 tops the list with an eighty one year record since 1842 and memory of Henry Clay.
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Washington
Edward H. Cass
Siloam Lodge
Chicago
Ohio
H. H. Robinson
Spartan Lodge
Millersburg
Millersbur
Ohio Wesleyan University
James Harrod
Calvaryman
Mexico
Jg Luthér Burbaple
Santa Rosa
California
Cornelius A. Cole
Ie Angeles
United States
Sincoln
Joseph Halstead
Breckenridge
Lexington
Henry Clay
Masonry Ties Bouillon to Lafayette Visit in 1824
During his 1824 American tour Lafayette was made a Mason by President Washington, a notable honor recorded in local histories of the period.
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Ing
Lafayette
Washington
Fire at Brandywine destroys outbuildings in West Virginia
A fire at the Pitwenbarger property in Brandywine destroyed an ice house granary pen meat house wood shed barn and more. The house was saved after a two hour effort though it suffered heavy damage to the side facing the barn. No insurance. Fire likely started in the woodshed from an unknown cause. Local residents and visitors attended a Sunday school program with a large turnout.
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Brandywine
W. Va
M Am. Pitwenbarger
W. H. Matheny
Shirey Kiser
Greely
Conn
Mary C. Trumbo
Beulah Simpson
Scottsdale
Lewis Dice
Columbus
C. R. Bowers
Timberville
Virginia Manning
Harrisonburg
Clarence Sinnett
Phene Sunday School
Enereda
University of Virginia Forms Theta Tau Fraternity
The University of Virginia expands engineering studies from four to five years as Theta Tau, founded at Minnesota in 1904, gains a Virginia chapter after delayed national adoption. Virginia’s engineering dept pushes a new five year program starting next session in September.
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University of
Eignia
Leosliatus
Ering Society
Pheta Tau
Theta Tau
Virginia
University of Minnesota
South
University of Alabama
Department of Engineering
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