Ohio Heat Toll Rises to Eighteen Drowned and Dead
Ohio faces a blistering heat wave with eighteen deaths reported. Twelve drownings occurred as people sought relief from the heat, while five others died from heat prostration. Toledo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus sectors report multiple fatalities and drowning incidents.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Press
Cadiz
Cincinnati
Springfield
Toledo
Dewey Spicer
Ohio River
Bellaire
Robert Kimball
Big Walnut Creek
James Graiiger
Scioto
Chillicothe
C. B. Brophy
Niles
Retrial Date Set for Canadian Millionaire in Sanity Case
Chief Justice William J. Lindsey set September 12 for the retrial of Russell Scott former Canadian millionaire and convicted murderer in Chicago.
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Chicago
William J. Lindsey
Russell Scott
Athens to join national highway from Annapolis to Wadsworth
The Ohio highway department announced Federal Route 50 will replace State Routes 144 and 26 between Athens and Coolville and Athens and McArthur. Route numbers will shift: Route 21 to State Route 1 and Route 30 to State Route 13. About 600 new signs will be installed July 5 to 9 under maintenance engineer Arthur Cline.
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Athens
Annapolis
Maryland
Wadsworth
Nevada
Washington
D. C
Parkersburg
Belpre
Coolville
McArthur
Ee Hillsborough
Milford
Cincinnati
Seymour
Indiana
State Highway Department
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Lancaster
Logan
Pomeroy
Arthur Cline
Buckeye Pipe Line Plans Temporary Oil Shutdown
A Columbus report says the Buckeye pipe line will stop accepting oil until current stock is exhausted amid rising crude prices. Ohio landowners risk lost royalties while gas lines won’t absorb all output. gas men predict a winter rebound.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Buckeye
Ohio
Sagamore Sinks on Lake George After Rock Collision
The Sagamore, the lake’s largest passenger steamer, sank about 200 feet offshore near Glen Eyrie after hitting Anthony's Nose Rock. All 32 aboard, including crew and mail, were rescued.
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Lake George
N. Y
Sagamore
Glen Eyrie
Anthony's
Tests for floating Atlantic airport advance on ocean tests
The government will conduct extensive Atlantic tests of a 400 by 400 foot floating air port in cooperation with DuPont engineers in Wilmington Delaware. Navy officials have reviewed blueprints and favor the project as mine sweepers are requested to haul the sea drome 600 miles offshore for testing. If successful it could boost transatlantic passenger air service.
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Washington
U.P
Atlantic Ocean
United Press
Wilmington
Del
House
Naval
Navy Air
DuPont
Navy
Atlantic
Wheat Ripening Fast in Rushcreek Valley
Farmers in the Rushcreek valley report wheat is ripening quickly and will soon be ready for the binder. They warn yields may be lighter due to very wet weather that prevented full grain fill. Much corn along the river has been replanted to make soft corn and fodder, though planting was late.
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Logan
Rushcreek Valley
Women’s doubles semis set as Ryan and Wills prevail
Elizabeth Ryan and Helen Wills of California swept past E A Goldsack and Mrs Watson 6 2 6 2 to reach the Wimbledon women’s doubles semi finals. H W Austin and 16 year old Betty Nuthall defeated Jean Borotra and Mme Bordes 6 4 9 7 in the mixed doubles round.
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Wimbledon
Eng
U.R
Elizabeth Ryan
Helen Wills
California
E. A. Goldsack
Mrs. Watson
H. W. Austin
Betty Nuthall
Jean Borotra
Mme. Bordes
Pittsburgh Boy Wins National Marble Championship
Twelve year old Gypsy Joe Medvidovich of Pittsburgh defeated Teddy Walag of Springfield Massachusetts to win the fifth annual national marble championship in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Pittsburgh
Atlantic City
N. J
Gypsy Joe” Medvidovich
Teddy” Walag
Springfield
Mass
Mrs Tucker Again Faces Adoption Rumor in New York
A 1923 marriage between Susan Tucker then 57 and Burton Tucker aged 16 at Union Hill New Jersey resurfaces as reports discuss adopting a child. A photo in Granville’s feature shows Mrs Tucker with her much younger husband.
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Susan ©. Tucker
Burton Tucker
Union Hill
N. J
Granville
Mrs. Tucker
Byrd and companions land in France after long Atlantic flight
Commander Richard E. Byrd and three crewmen in the monoplane America crash landed in the English Channel near Ver Sur Mer after 40 hours in the air. They paddled ashore in a collapsible boat, then were aided ashore by lighthouse staff and locals. The feat marks the third American Transatlantic flight in under 40 days despite heavy fog and rain.
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Ver Sur Mer
France
U.P
Richard E. Byrd
America
English Channel
Atlantic
New York
Byrd's America lands after wreck on French coast
Commander Richard Byrd reports the America skeletal wreck after wheels broke on sandy beach near Sur Mer France. The crew rode a rubber boat ashore and sought aid from Mayor Georges Bonnet as search teams tracked their position along the channel coast.
Sheep Land Inquiry in Meigs County for Large Flock Pasture
Attorney H. Co. Fish reports an inquiry from a western sheep-raising company about purchasing 2000 to 3000 acres in Meigs County in a solid block. They seek land able to support 10 000 to 15 000 head of sheep at a reasonable figure.
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Pomeroy
H. Co. Fish
Meigs County
Byrd and Neville Take Shelter in Cherbourg After Ocean Flight
The two aviators sought refuge in a village cottage with only two of four staying behind to guard the drenched gear. Acosta and Balchen remained with the plane while Byrd and Neville slept at a barber’s home until morning. They salvaged key airplane parts as officials from France and the United States offered aid. Byrd awaited guidance from Rodman Wanamaker and Sheldon Whitehouse before deciding next steps.
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Byrd
Neville
Bonnet
Acosta
Balchen
Poincare J
S. Hamilton Wiley
Conan
Cherbourg
Rodman Wanamaker
New York
Sheldon Whitehouse
Paris
Hills of Perry County Scoured For Man's Body
More than 500 men, led by E. F. Teal, state inspector for South, scour Perry County today for H. Randolph, 44, of Perry city. Randolph, who told his uncle yesterday he planned to shoot himself, directed where the bodies of three or four oil wells might be found. The mayor of New Lexington was not disclosed at the election.
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New Lexington
Iu U.P
E. F. Teal
South
H. Randolph
Perrydy
Burl New
Teal
Randolph
Mystery surrounds death of Charleston businessman Ruffner
Robert E. L. Ruffner prominent Charleston trader was found dead at the foot of an elevator shaft in a Kanawha street building once occupied by his wholesale company. He reportedly carried a large sum of money in his pocketbook the day before, which was found empty with his crumpled body.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.R
Robert E. L. Ruffner
Kanawha Street
Ruffner
Richmond Wins 1928 Grotto Convention Award
Richmond Virginia captured the 1928 Grotto convention at the final session of the supreme council of the Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm held in Richmond.
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Richmond
Cleveland
Supreme Council of the Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
Victory Dinner Rumor Traced to Paris false report
United Press notes confusion over a Paris rumor of a Victory Dinner after the Byrd America flight. The monoplane landed safely at Ver Sur Mer near Bayeux in dawn light. Mrs Byrd and wives of crew heard mixed signals, while authorities confirm safe arrival and a heroic but cautious effort amid fog and darkness.
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Havre
America
Ver Sur Mer
Bayeux
Grover A. Whalen
America Trans-Oceanic Company
Havra
Whalen
Mrs. Byrd
Boston
United Press
Byrd
S. O
Mer Heingen
Aire
Marines to recapture San Aldino mines in Nicaragua
American Marines dispatched to retake the San Aldino gold mines in Nicaragua after bandit seizure. The mine is owned by American Charles Butters, with the action confirmed by State Department notices from Nigeria.
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Washington
San Aldino
Nicaragua
Charles Butters
State Department
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