Increased grain prices boost crop value in drought area
Forecasts of scattered showers offer little relief as drought ravages crops across the nation. Farmers see higher grain prices lift the value of their depleted harvest while heat and water shortages cause deaths, fires, and wells drying up. A polluted cistern kills Roy Peterson in Jefferson County NL and highlights water risks amid the summer plague.
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Chicago
U.R
Dakotas
Nebraska
Illinois
Kansas
Jefferson County
Roy Peterson
Massachusetts
Pacific Coast
Indiana
Patel Sentenced in Indian Congress Procession
Vallabhai Patel, key Gandhi lieutenant, given three months simple imprisonment for his role in a National Congress procession. Nine other leaders jailed similarly. Pandit Malaviya and three women fined.
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Bombay
Vallabhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
National Congress
Patel
Mallaviya
Booklet on Weight Control Offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet titled WEIGHT CONTROL prepared with the cooperation of the United States Public Health Service. It urges readers to study diet before warning from doctors arrives and to avoid extreme dieting. A coupon is provided to obtain the guide.
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United States Public Health Service
Frederic J. Haskin as Information Bureau Director
Frederic J. Haskin is identified as Director of the Information Bureau in Washington Db city state terms. The note places him in a lead role within the bureau based in the capital region.
Real Drought Is Here Demands Work From Debtors
Arthur Brisbane today notes a real drought impacting stock prices and people who demand work while czar debts and bad debts loom, highlighting economic strain and political tension shaped by these financial pressures.
President Hoover Orders Relief Effort For Drought Distress
Secretary Hyde warned the drought endangers crops and farmers and Hoover issued orders to mobilize all possible relief efforts to ease the hardship across affected areas.
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Hoover
Hyde
Curious drought news boosts Wall Street prices
Drought signals stir markets as investors weigh scarce crops against gains in prices. The proverb about poison and meat underscores mixed outcomes for different sectors as trading advances on uncertain harvest prospects.
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Wall Street
Drought Threatens Wheat Prices and Farm Incomes
The drought could reduce grain harvests and push wheat prices up. Stocks rise and fall with grain costs, leaving farmers uneasy. If crops fail, no revenue. if crops prosper, low prices undermines earnings. Farmers face volatile markets regardless of harvest.
Ohio farmers march for road work after crop failure
One hundred farmers in Ohio gathered to demand employment as their crops failed and cattle lacked grazing. They proceeded as a group to secure road-building work, since individual applicants had been refused.
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Ohio
Torch murder arrests made
Authorities announce arrests in a torch murder case with details to follow on page four. Investigators cite evidence gathered from scene and witness statements as part of the ongoing inquiry.
Two Arrests Tied to Torch Murder Near Clyde
Mansfield detectives arrested two men linked to the Clyde torch murder of Russell Gibbs, 22, as part of an eight day hunt. Authorities believe they have two of three killers, who rode an interurban to Bellevue after leaving a tourist camp. The suspects were captured by Detectives Lee Remy and E. W. Robison and will be questioned in Fremont.
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Fremont
U.P
Russell Gibbs
Clyde
Mansfield
Ities
Tom Pask
Frank Delora
Toledo
Gibbs
Birdseye Corners
Bellevue
Miles Forgeson
Lee Remy
E. W. Robison
California Supreme Court May Hear Billings Case in Folsom Prison
The California Supreme Court may convene in Folsom Prison to hear Warren K. Billings plea for a pardon from a life sentence for complicity in the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing. If Billings cannot attend, the hearing may move to the prison or to San Quentin where Thomas J. Mooney is confined. The session opens July 29 and reconvenes next Tuesday.
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San Francisco
U.P
California Supreme Court
Folsom
Warren K. Billings
Cosurt Smith
Billings
William H. Waste
A.S. Webb
San Quentin
Thomas J. Mooney
Drought Sparks Mixed Crop Reactions and Record Grains
In Chicago drought drives corn and wheat prices above a dollar on the Board of Trade. Corn up 7 cents to 1.02 1 2 dollars per bushel. wheat up 6 cents. Agricultural leaders split on drought as blessing or calamity with figures on crop losses and policy implications. Henry A. Wallace calls drought a turning point. Arthur Hyde sees wheat benefits but corn harm. Senator Capper promotes crop diversification.
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Midwest Corn Belt
Chicago Board of Trade
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Arthur M. Hyde
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Bombing Rises as Afridi Tribesmen Threaten Peshawar
Royal Air Force planes began bombing operations against hostile Afridi tribesmen on the India Afghanistan frontier. Tribesmen, who concentrated in the Bara Valley southwest of Peshawar, renewed threats to attack the city as violence in the Indian Independence Campaign also escalates.
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London
U.P
Royal Air Force
Peshawar
India Office
Bara
Two Men Arrested Over Large Cleveland Freak Still
In Cleveland two men Sam Deckelbaum and W J Riehl were to be arraigned on prohibition violations after federal agents raided a store and seized a 400 gallon column still described as a freak still running as a hair tonic sales room. The device extended from ground to third floor and was said to be among the largest of its type found in the city.
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Cleveland
U.P
United States
Martin J. Monahen
Sam Deckelbaum
W. J. Riehl
Wright
Hull left charred after speedboat Estelle smuggling raid
The speedboat Estelle of New York was overtaken by a coast guard cutter off Hull Massachusetts and New London suspected of smuggling liquor ashore. The crew beached the craft in Gardiner’s Bay, cut the gasoline line, set the boat on fire, and fled into the woods.
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New London
Conn
Estelle
New York
Coast Guard
Gardiner’s Bay
Grant jailed after preliminary hearing in mortgaged property case
John Grant of Chauncey faced a preliminary hearing in Magistrate Carl H. Porter’s court Wednesday on a charge of disposing of mortgaged property. He was bound over to the grand jury on $600 bond. failure to post bond resulted in commitment to Athens County Jail.
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Grant
John Grant
Chauncey
Carl H. Porter
Athens County
Ohio Treasury shows $5 million balance for year end
State Auditor Joseph Tracy told Governor Cooper that Ohio's General Fund will cover all obligations and still end the year with about $5 million in the vaults. The low point is projected around November 15 with roughly $1.5 million remaining, based on July figures 3,609,609.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Joseph Tracy
Cooper
Treasury
Tracy
Banker McKell Dies in Chillicothe at 60
John D. McKell wealthy banker and utilities owner aged 60 dies at his Chillicothe home after a long illness. He also owned coal lands in West Virginia and timber in Ohio. His fortune is estimated between 10 and 40 million dollars. His brother William, a wealth sharer, lives in Glen Jean West Virginia.
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Chillicothe
U.R
John D. McKell
McKell
West Virginia
Ohio
William
Glen Jean
Irene McDowell Enrolled at Presbyterian Training School
Miss Irene McDowell of Deanville is among students enrolled at Wooster for the sixth annual Presbyterian Summer Training School in session through August 14.
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Wooster Wooster
Irene McDowell
Deanville
Presbyterian
City Jail Destroyed by Fire in Columbus
The old city jail in Columbus was destroyed by a late yesterday fire. Firemen arrived after the blaze was already out of control. No injuries were reported.
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Columbus
U.P
Railroads pledge aid as drought relief plans move forward
Railroads serving the drought region promised cooperation to speed relief for farmers. The administration plans focus on transporting feed and livestock, reducing freight rates, and Farm Board funding where cooperatives exist. A Western Maryland timber fire caused $100 000 in losses as fires raged in Maryland and Virginia. Sen Robinson announced Democratic support to fund the relief effort.
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Washington
U.R
Rockies
Ohio
Mississippi
U. S. Weather Bureau
Federal Farm Board
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Virginia
Hoover
Robinson
Senate
Democratic Party
Farm Board
Huston resigns as Republican National Committee chair
Claudius H. Huston submits his resignation as head of the Republican National Committee to the Executive Committee, saying he places party interests above personal considerations and paving the way for Senator Fess of Ohio to become temporary chairman.
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Washington
UPI
Claudius H. Huston
Republican National Committees
Executive Committee
Senator Fess
Ohio
Huston
Republican Party
Duel Threat Looms Over Incoming Philippine Vice Governor
Manila Aug 7 Nicholas Rosevelt slated to become vice governor of the Philippines faces a duel challenge from L A Wuz a prominent Filipino businessman and editor of the Fl Debate. The challenge follows Roosevelts controversial statements provoking strong opposition and public demonstrations across the islands.
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Manila
P. I
U.P
Nicholas Rosevelt
Philippines
Roosevelt
Athens County Fair to Draw 36000 Plus for 1930 Event
The seventy ninth Athens County Fair, Aug 19–22, is expected to attract over 36 000 people. Prizes total 8000 dollars with 1000 prizes for exhibitors and 300 plus for Grange entries. Department superintendents named include cattle by A N Ward and H G Henry, horses by L H Blackwood and A Daugherty, and 4 H club displays highlighted by T H Johnson with R R Barker assisting.
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Athens County
Athena County
Frank Biddle
The
Fair Board
A. N. Ward
H. G. Henry
L. H. Blackwood
A. Daugherty
W. Leo Williams
K. W. Hayes
Dem Leader Xavier Volzer Dies After Gas Stove Blast
Xavier Volzer fifty, Canton Democratic leader and vice-president of a sales company, died at Meyers Lake from shock after a gasoline stove explosion. He was found in bed, slight burns reported and not believed to be in serious condition.
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Canton
U.pr
F. Xavier Volzer
Meyers Lake
Volzer
Rain Offers Farmers Hope After Drought Grips Ohio
Rain spread across Ohio easing drought effects as fields green and livestock perk up. W. H. Alexander of the Weather Bureau reports four months ending July 31 rainfall 70 inches below normal, with some counties still four to eight inches short and others up to ten inches deficit.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton-Springfield
W. H. Alexander
U. & Weather Bureau
E Paulding
Ashtabula
Trumbull
Shelby
Crawford
Marton
Wyandot
Ashland
Age
Henry
Putnam
Sandusky
van Wert
Fairfield
Perry
Ross
Pike and Parte
Butler
Hamilton
Fayette
Adams
Scioto
Highland
Jackson
Vinton
Washington
Morgan
Licking
Muskingum
Pickaway
Franklin
Hocking
Clinton
Persian embargo ties up American auto imports at Persian ports
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of American cars tires spare parts and accessories are stalled at Persian ports due to an exchange control commission embargo. The measures affect all nations but hit U S firms hardest because of their large share of the Persian automotive market.
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V. S
Teheran
Persia
Aug. T
eXchange Control Commission
United States
Youthful gunman captured after attempted burglary
In Cleveland on August 7 a youthful gunman was captured after a hand to hand fight with two patrolmen Frank Pansky and Frank Maree at the Frank Sberna Shoe Company. Officers nabbed him when he tried to draw a revolver hidden under his cap after being surprised prying a rear screen.
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Cleveland
Frank Sberna Shoe Company
Frank Pansky
Frank Maree
Shower bath burglar robs hotel guests in Hol lenden
A burglar known for listening to running water entered Hotel Hallenden rooms while guests showering and looted them. Police described the method as unique and are pursuing the suspect in a series of holdups.
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Cleelvand
Hollenden
Tragic Farm Death: ThreeYearOld Crushed by Wagon
Jemina Cogley aged three died when a wagon rolled over her at the Findlay farm home. Her father was driving the vehicle and apparently off balance as the mishap occurred.
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Findlay
Jemina Cogley
Here
Springfield plans to replace city street cars with bus routes
City council moves to replace Spr street cars with open stations and bus routes to modernize transit. Officials say the project will shift service from street cars to buses, improving reliability and coverage across the city.
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Spr
Couraged Vershin
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