Clarke praised as greatest news man by peers in Australia and New York views
Arthur Brisbane discusses Clarke of the New York Sun, praising his unparalleled skill in producing a single cohesive daily story. The column also notes Australian skull findings, Shaw on Russia, and reflections on money and idle capital, ending with John Voorhis turning 102 at a New York City board meeting.
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King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Clarke
Charles A. Dana
New York Sun
New England
Merrill Goddard
American Weekly
Julian Ralph
Odson
Shaw
Russia
Fafner
Adolph S. Ochs
John R. Voorhis
New York City
Board of Elections
Mr. Voorhis
Al Capone declares intention to quit rackets before sentence
Chicago July 30 United Press reports Al Capone said he is through with the rackets and aims to become an honest man. He told the U P he would burn his bridges behind him and hopes to raise his son to be a good citizen as he faces a possible 34 year term and $90000 in fines after pleading guilty to 5000 prohibition violations and income tax evasion. Capone said he would accept any punishment and seeks no favors.
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Chicago
U.P
James H. Wilkerson
al Capone
Capone
Wilkerson
Judge Wilkerson
Robert T. Loughran
United Press
Alphonse
Scarface al
Leavenworth
Lexington Hotel
Oklahoma City
Murray
Hoover
World flight duo land in Berlin after Wales stopover
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. landed at Templehof Airdrome Berlin at 7 30 P M after refueling in Croydon England and aiming for Moscow. They left Wales earlier today with plans to reach Moscow if weather allows and beat the Post Gatty world speed record, despite a forced landing last night. In Istanbul, Russell Boardman and John Polando claimed a new nonstop distance record by landing their Cape Cod monoplane at 1 20 P M after 49 hours 20 minutes since departing New York, greeted by officials and a cheering crowd.
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Berlin
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Templehof
Croydon
England
Eng
Wales
Moscow
Herndon
Pangborn
Dixon Boardman
Priscilla Ring
Istanbul
Turkey
Russell Boardman
John Polando
Cape Cod
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Joseph C. Grew
Boardman
Associated Press
Alps
Beauty Shops Offer Help for Summer Finery
In the Good old summertime emphasis on stylish frocks and ensembles. A poor complexion and ragged hair detract from the overall look. Call a beauty shop advertised in The Globe News Want Ads to fix makeup faults and get advice on beauty aids.
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The
Globe News
Bringing Gunmen to Vast Crime War in Harlem and Chicago
News notes widespread gun violence in Harlem and Chicago as police probe bootlegging and racketeering amid child casualties and city officials urge gun control. Al Capone pleads guilty to prohibition and tax evasion charges as federal prosecutions expand. Ralph Capone and Frank Nitti face tax cases.
Magnolia Petroleum Announces Higher Crude Prices in Two States
Magnolia Petroleum Company announces new crude oil prices in Louisiana and Arkansas with 4 to 6 cent increases. Bull Bayou at 40 cents, Pipe Island 36, Haynesville 32, Cotton Valley 30, Eldorado and Rainbow Arkansas 31, Eldorado East 30, Smackover 30 with varied six and five cent bumps.
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Dallas
Tex
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Luisiana
Arkansas
Louisiana
Bull Bayou
Pipe Island
Haynesville
Cotton Valley
Eldorado
Rainbow Fields
Eldorado East Field
Smackover
Lindbergh and Wife Take Off to Ottawa
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh departed North Haven Maine after a night with their 13 month old son en route to Ottawa for a 370 mile flight toward the Orient. Lindbergh estimated an average speed of 105 miles an hour as they left the islands and North Haven. They had stayed with United States Senator Dwight W. Morrow and his wife, the pilots noting radio operation details.
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North Haven
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ottawa
Vinal Have
Morrow Estate
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
North Beach
N. Y
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Dedication of North Fillmore Street subway tonight with band
Dedication services for the North Fillmore Street subway will begin with a band concert at 7 30 p m followed by a ceremony around 8 15 p m. The 142nd Infantry Band performs before its Friday morning departure for camp and a 15 minute Fort Worth and Denver train halt will allow General John A Hulen to attend representing the railroad.
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Fillmore
Fort Worth
North Fillmore Street
142Nd Infantry Band
State Highway Commission
J. 8. Huckabee
North Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Ernest O.thompson
Grover B. Hill
Hall
Ray
Rock Island
John A. Hulen
Ernestine Smith
H. Ernest Smith
Emma Jean Beard
J. N. Vernon
Thompson
Third Avenue
Texas Senate Calls Sinclair Oil Man for Questioning
The Texas Senate voted to summon Harry Sinclair to appear for questioning as its oil industry probe nears completion. House members debated how to handle conservation bills with two subcommittees to study court procedure changes and the agency administering conservation laws. Governor Sterling opposed giving the commission power to curb economic waste.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Harry Sinclair
Tom Pollard
Tyler
Sinclair
Tulsa
Oklo
Pollard
House
Railroad Commission
Sterling
Kansas towns gain lower rates in state effort
Topeka dispatch reports that the number of Kansas municipalities with assured lower electric or gas rates rose to more than 300 as Gov. Harry J. Woodring and the State Public Service Commission pressed voluntary reductions. The increase came after a conference with Nathan L. Jones and commission members.
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Topeka
Kansas
Harry J. Woodring
State Public Service Commission
Nathan L. Jones
Salina
Guard Units to Camp Hulen From Amarillo Friday
About 250 Texas National Guard members and 20 officers will depart Amarillo Friday morning for Camp Hulen near Palacios Texas. They travel by special train at 7 o clock for a 17 day encampment with six Amarillo units represented. Maj Nat Perrine will lead the train and Col Ernest O Thompson will attend the camp.
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Texas National Guard
Amarillo
Camp Hulen
Palacios
Tex
131St Field Artillery
142Nd Infantry
Nat 8. Perrine
Ernest O. Thompson
J. L. Behrns
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Unsettled tonight then Friday fair for Amarillo. West Texas generally fair tonight and Friday with scattered showers in the Rio Grande Valley. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Friday with occasional showers and thunderstorms in the north. Temperatures today range from 69 to 86 at 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Portion
Elston Slaying Quiz Continues In Panhandle Texas
Funeral rites set for Cecil Marion Elston 24 at Panhandle near Amarillo after a fatal shooting at Jack Hall s Ranch Sunday night. Amarillo motorcycle officers Sid Harper and L R Marr charged with murder, bonds set under 5 000 each as DA Thomerson Sheriff Thompson and Chief McDowell pursue the case.
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Panhandle
Cecil Marion
Bill) Elston
Jack Hall
Amarillo
Sid Harper
Jack) Marr
Edw. W. Thomerson
Bill Thompson
W. Rh. McDowell
F. A. Poster
Episcopal
Martin T. Pope
Christian Church
Harper
Murr
Justice of the Peace
G. D. Gathright
Irvin
Gathright
Elston
St. Anthony's Hospital
Gus Albright
Albright
Po Ncemen
Heat Wave Relents Rarely as Southwest and East Resist
U S heat relief spread across most of the nation while Indiana, western Ohio and north Kentucky persisted in extreme heat. Nebrask a, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas formed a larger hot stretch. Heat risk hit crops and deaths rose in multiple states, and Washington census workers faced heat illness as the country endured a fifth day of record highs with two deaths in Guthrie Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
States
Guthrie
Okla
A. V. McWethy
Henry C. Johnson
Roosevelt Backers Gather at Dallas
Texas Roosevelt for President club planned by Democrats from North East and West Texas to meet in Dallas with aims to organize a Roosevelt day at the Texas state fair where Gov Franklin Roosevelt of New York would speak.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
T. Whit Davidson
Denver Lets Branch Contract August 11
Fort Worth and Denver engineers will open bids August 11 for construction of 108 miles of railway from Childress to Pampa via Wellington and Shamrock. Gen John A Hulen says over 30 bids in prospect, cost estimated at 5 million dollars or more. Right of way progress fuels optimism as cities push to secure access.
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Associated Press
Childress
Pampa
Wellington
Shamrock
Fort Worth
Denver
John A. Hulen
Hulen
Amarillo
Denver and
Island Tracks
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Idle Money
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Upton Sinclair
Pangburn
Harlem
Little Italy
Edward P. Mulrooney
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scarface
Roderick M. Grant
Alphonse Capone
Secret Six
Association of Commerce
A. P. Madden
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ralph Capone
Madden
George E. Q. Johnson
U. S
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U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank Nitti
Capone Syndicate
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Griggs Ambulance
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