Earthquakes Blamed on Rainfall Theory Surprise Santa Barbara Toll
Barbara's quake toll rises to twenty a cautious count with forty one injured and ten listed as missing. Tremors ceased after two days as investigators warn of possible 35 million dollars in damage while looters menace the city.
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Copeland C. Burg
N. S
Nta Barbara
Kiied
Washington
California
Santa Barbara
Maj
William Bowie
Geodetic Division
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Santa Barbera
R. H. Litchfield
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Fort McArthur
Bootlegger King Gets Three Years
Michael De Angelo known as the king of Columbus bootleggers was sentenced by Federal Judge Hough to three years and one day in Fort Leavenworth Kansas and fines totaling 12 dollars on five counts of conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Other defendants received varied sentences including two years in Atlanta Federal Prison and combined terms in Ohio county jails.
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Columbus
Michael de Angelo
Hough
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Atlanta
Ohio County
Today The Earthquake No 3rd Term Question War Great Teacher
The earthquake in California prompts sympathy across the nation. The piece notes the quake affects a small part of the western coast and likely proves less severe than early dispatches suggested. It expresses confidence in California’s courage and resilience.
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California
Asia
Airmail Link Opens New York Chicago Service
Overnight air mail between New York and Chicago to start with simultaneous departures from Hadley Field New Jersey and Chicago. The two-stage trip includes Cleveland as a relay point with relief pilots. Festmaster General Harry S New will inaugurate the service at Hadley Field.
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New York
Chicago
Harry S. New
Hadley Field
Cleveland
Allegheny Mountains
D. S. Smith
W. D. Williams
8. J. Short
Midway Point
P. F. Collins
Germany Resents Allied Demand for Aviation Restrictions
Berlin reports unanimous German press outrage over the council of ambassadors demand to restrict Germany's commercial aviation. The note is labeled a document of war spirit and brutal imperialism, unacceptable and unfulfillable. Krenz Zeitung accuses England of throttling competition. Deutsch Tages Zeitung warns the Allies not to think the note can bully or subdue Germany.
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Berlin
Council of Ambassadors
Germany
Krenz Zeitung
England
Deutsch Tages Zeitung
Location of Childs Parents Unknown to Local Officers
The probate court remains puzzled by the abandonment of Dorothy Beatrice, nine, who registered at the Palmer house with L. E. Morris, allegedly Perry Knowlton, brother of Arch Knowlton. If Knowlton is found, clues to the Johnsons whose real name is Dixon may emerge. The girl stays at the cell detention home while S. M. Johnson seeks a home for her.
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Dorothy Beatrice
Palmer House
L. E. Morris
Perry Knowlton
Arch Knowlton
Athens County
Knowlton
the Johnsons
Dixon
S. M. Johnson
Wages Won't Be Reduced Says Mine Workers President
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, vows no wage cuts in a keynote at a tri district anthracite miners conference in Scranton. He warns operators push wage cut rhetoric to shift costs but says miners will not accept a 17 to 20 percent reduction. The 700 delegates respond with thunderous applause.
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Scranton
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Tri-District
Lewis
Two Boys Drown in Mahoning River near Youngstown
Two youths identified as David E. Williams aged 18 and Ernest Wargo aged 10 drowned in about eight feet of water in the Mahoning river near the Steelton district. Both resided in the Steelton area.
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Youngstown
Mahoning River
David E. Williams
Ernest Wargo
Steelton d
Italy Holds Off Debt Payment To The States
Washington July 1 World war debt funding commission reports no binding agreement with Italy as talks adjourn with no plan submitted. Kellogg pressed for immediate payments and opposed extended moratorium while Alberti returns to Rome to report and seek new instructions.
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Washington
World War Debt Funding Commission
Italy
Treasury
Kellogg
United States
Killoggi
Rome
Mario Alberti
Mussolini
Mellon
de Martino
Albert
Fire at Boldt glass plant leaves 1000 workers jobless
A half million dollar blaze at the Charles Boldt glass plant in Huntington West Virginia destroyed five warehouses a power plant a box factory and a stable as the main building escaped major damage. Fire fighting was hampered by low water pressure and the inferno began in a warehouse with winds driving it to nearby structures. Officials and the state fire marshal started an investigation into incendiary origin and noted loss of bottle pattern molds will be hard to replace.
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Huntington
W. Va
Charles Boldt Glass
Ain
Laughs Echo More In Small Houses Than In Big Homes
A short observation notes that smaller homes yield more audible laughter than larger houses. The remark highlights how living spaces influence social warmth and perceived happiness.
Evening concert listings with military band and trios
Broadcasters WEAF WJAR WOO WCAP and WLW present a varied evening concert lineup. U S Army band performs with vocal and instrumental pieces followed by instrumental trio and male quartet. Programs start around 6:30 Eastern Time across stations and frequencies.
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U. S. Army Band
WJAR
WOO
WCAP
E. T. Wiz
E. T
U.S. Wlw
Boost Hocking Valley Products Urges Local Support
T. W. Craig of Athens urged Lancaster and surrounding communities to buy Ohio coal and Hocking Valley brick and clay products. He warned Ohio ships in millions of tons of coal from other states and urged a homemarket approach to keep profits local and stimulate regional prosperity.
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Lancaster
Hocking Valley
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
T. W. Craig
Athens
Craig
Ohio
Columbus
Hocking Valey
Prediction of a Tough July and Tax Payment Challenges
The note foresees a difficult July with concern that no one can properly manage an income tax payment in hot weather. It calls attention to financial strain during peak heat.
New England Sends Woman to Congress
Lowell Massachusetts June 1 England has decided to send a woman to Congress Edith Nourse Rogers of Lowell becomes the first woman from the region to win a seat in the House Mrs Rogers a Republican received 23614 votes in the fifth district election defeating Democrat Eugene Foss who earned 51 percent of the vote and carried every town in the district Rogers also surpassed her husband John Jacob Rogers share of the vote last November.
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Lowell
Mass
England
Congress
Bem
Edith Nourse Rogers
John Jacob Rogers
Fifth
Rogers
R Publican
Goyine Eugene N. Foss
Athens County Romance Blooms in June Marriage Records
Probate records show five men and eight local women filed marriage licenses in June, totaling thirteen couples and seventeen individuals. Ages ranged from 17 to 74, with several couples already married before, suggesting enduring romantic pull in Athens County.
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Clair Hughey
Athens
Willis Favors Peage Not Pacifism in Women Voter Speech
Senator Frank B. Willis urged Athens audience that war’s thrill is gone and America should delay or end war. He opposed joining the World Court, defended optional jurisdiction, and praised four cornerstones of U S foreign policy while predicting tax cuts and stricter dry laws in the next Congress. He spoke before the League of Women Voters and other groups.
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Peage
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
United States
Athens League of Women Voters
Redpath Chautauqua
League of Nations
America
League
Harding
Coolidge
New York
Swanson
Virginia
Washington
Pepper
Pennsylvania
John Bassett Moore
Higley
Christian Church
Ter
Congress
Coolidge Resumes Vacation After Vermont Visit
President Coolidge returns to the summer White House in Swampscott after a sprint into Vermont to see his ailing father. He begins routine work with Secretary Saunders and Erwin Heisser taking dictation, hopeful to avoid another Plymouth trip until late summer.
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Swampscott
Mass
White House
Green Mountains
Vermont
Coolidge
Jan
Washington
Lynn
Whites Court
Saunders
Erwin Heisser
Plymouth
June Independent Steel Shipments Surpass May
STILL HOLDS PIRM YOUNGSTOWN July 1. June steel shipments by independents were substantially in excess of May deliveries. Indications are that July production will hold up well, judging from the way new business is coming to the mills.
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Youngstown
Balkans Owe a Vote of Thanks to China
Canton Ohio News notes the Balkans owe a vote of thanks to China for unspecified assistance, summarizing a regional diplomatic sentiment with emphasis on gratitude toward Beijing.
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Balkans
China
Canton
Ohio News
Miners Leader Warns Of Jacksonville Pact Repudiation Risk
John L. Lewis accused Consolidated Coal Co and Pittsburgh Coal Co of practically repudiating the Jacksonville contract. He warned the bituminous industry to renew negotiations by Aug 31 or risk a national mine shutdown. He named Rockefeller Jr Mellon Schwab stockholding links and urged government action.
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Lewis
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
the Treasury
Mellon
Charles M. Schwab
Jacksonville
United States
Milne
UNION
Consolidated Coal Co
Rockefeller
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Gambling houses closed in Huntington after grace period
All gambling houses in Huntington are shut down following a ten day grace period. Police and county authorities announced the closures after the period expired and houses were ordered to leave the city.
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Chance Houses
Huntington
W. Va
Huntingeton
Leity
Murder Near Mansfield Sparks Statewide Manhunt
July 1 reports Carl Lueth of Sandusky, 33, was killed about midnight six miles west of Mansfield. Sheriff Fred Sels leads a statewide search for Charles Shew, alleged shooter responsible for Lueth’s death.
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Mansfield
Carl Lueth
Sandusky
Fred ‘Sels
Charles Shew
Lueth
Lions at Cedar Point Open Ninth Annual Convention
Cedar Point venue hosts the ninth annual convention of the International Association of Lions Clubs as delegates gather for the opening session this morning.
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LIONS
Cedar Point
International Association of Lions Clubs
Garden Insect Booklet Put Out By Washington Bureau
Free Washington Information Bureau guide helps home vegetable gardeners control disease and pests. Simple language offers quick actions, with a few minutes daily yielding big savings. Send two cents for postage and request the Garden Insect Booklet.
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Washington Information Bureau
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