Mussolini mobilizes for East Africa and Ethiopia
The report outlines Italy under Mussolini mobilizing for war in East Africa with new submarines and militia expansion. It notes Ethiopia’s resistance and international reactions including the League of Nations and the Briand Kellogg pact amid tensions with Selassie and broader regional ambitions.
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Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
East Africa
Ethbegin
I Duce
Jalista
Se Selassie
League of Nations
Sotaliland
Addis
United States
Ohio Newlyweds Threats Follow Riverside Incident
Reports describe a domestic dispute in Corry involving an 86 year old man and a neighbor group. Police say Burlingame confronted the couple while Gus King 64 faced a $605 charge related to the incident. Sweitzer’s mother and a neighbor intervened but threats were made, and officers investigated.
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Burlingame
Marrer
Gus King
Sweitzer
Burlin- Grove Sweitzer
Ohio federation leader transitions amid interim period
A noted leader steps down on Infiny Day as the State Infin and William L Mor moves to fill a du ber role. Speculation grows about potential successors within the Ohio Federation as the transition unfolds.
Messy OCR Fragment Sparks Confusion Over Local Event
Fragmentary text from a newspaper page hints at a social event with unclear names and details. The garbled lines reference teas, balls, and fashion items, suggesting a social calendar blotted by OCR errors rather than a coherent story.
STEPS into famous shoes Dan Ladd named FBI Chicago chief
Daniel M. Ladd succeeds Melvin Purvis as chief of the Chicago office of the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation, marking a shift in leadership of the high profile agency post.
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Daniel M. Ladd
Melvin Purvis
Chicago
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
Heat Indirect Cause of New Ohio Fatalities
A mid summer heat wave drove Ohioans to beaches and pools as several drownings and traffic deaths were reported. Victims included James Thompson 55 of Cincinnati found in the Ohio River Percy Kenney 18 in the same river at Bellaire Andrew Kolesar 33 struck by a car near Zanesville George E Walsh 48 of Napa California killed near Akron Mrs Sadie Blackney 55 Akron crossing East Akron Street An unidentified 45 year old man died when a car left the road in Bay Village Clifford Diaz 31 Sullivan killed when his motorcycle collided south of Huntington.
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Associated Press
Andrew Kolesar
Zanesville
George E. Walsh
Napa
Calif
Akron
Sadie Blackney
Bay Village
Cleveland
Clifford Diaz
Sullivan
Huntington
Roast for Governor Davey at Ohio Legion convention
Cincinnati Fourth Ohio Legion leaders plan a heated session at Dayton convention to rebuke Governor Davey over vetoes affecting the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Xenia. Milt D. Campbell calls the veto a catastrophe and urges a special session to restore funding.
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Cincinnati
Ohio District
American Legionnaires
D- Day
Davey
Dayton
Ohio Soldiers and Sailor Orphans
Xenia
Milt D. Campbell
General Assembly
Campbell
Boy Questioned About Box Car Fire at Xenia
Police questioned 16 year old Alfred Smith about a box car fire and an alleged train wreck attempt. Patrolman Edgar Carder said he admitted setting the fire turning off a switch light and blocking rails. He said he ran away from a Highland Park Michigan detention home.
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Xenia
Alfred Smith
Edgar Carder
Highland Park
Mich
Carder
Mysterious shootings near Logan probe unfolds
Logan area investigators piece together a pattern of ambush and wounding in Salt Creek and Perry Townships. Kenneth Robinson, 17, was shot in the jaw and hospitalized. two strangers are suspected. A second victim, David Potter Same Creek, was shot in the leg, and a moonshine still was reportedly destroyed. Police collected testimony from residents while tracing a blood trail to the scene.
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Logan
Hocking County
Salt Creek
Perry
Kenneth Robinson
Robinson
Cherrington
David Potter
Hocking
Ross County
Flood Swamp Hankow as Yangtze Rises in Yangtze Flood
Severe floods from the Hans River near Hankow devastate Hanyang and adjacent areas. Authorities fear 10,000 lives lost as dykes along the river breach, with two thirds of Hanyang underwater and residents fleeing to hills. The Changkung Dyke section torn out worsens the crisis.
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Hanyang
Tankow
Yangtze
Hankow
Changkung
Sheriff Plans Fresh Dig At Mount Giles Dump
Sheriff F. L. Struble prepared to resume excavation at the city dump today to clear up the mystery surrounding the found human skull and bones discovered at Mount Giles.
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MT. Giles
F. L. Struble
Athens County Residents To Testify in Relief Probe
More than fifty Athens County residents are summoned to testify before the Joint Legislative Committee probing relief administration in Ohio. The hearing starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Courthouse after an all day session began tonight, with subpoenas issued by Albert A. Levin.
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Athens County
Legislative
Joint Legislative Committee
Ohio
Robert Kaser
Sidney
Athens
H. T. Phillips
D. F. Dunlavy
Ashtabula
W. S. Ruff
Canton
Albert A. Levin
Lorain
Levin
Len RB. McCune
John W. Dowler
R. J. Huffman
Federament
Co. G. Dew
W H. Hyde
Nelsonville
H.™. Spang
Irene Hanson
The
Relief Administration
C. W. Gross
T. W. Craig
T. M. Wolfe
U S Marks Moon Eclipse Tonight Across Nation
The United States will witness a total lunar eclipse tonight the first since 1927. Observers can expect the moon to enter Earth’s shadow at 19 12 EST with totality lasting about one hour and 41 minutes before gradual exit around 12 50 EST.
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Ed States
Housing Plan Is Set Back by Court Ruling
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held the Federal Government cannot condemn land for public housing projects. The Louisville project of $1.614 million is directly affected, while Secretary Ickes warned the ruling could impact about $160 million of housing work in around 40 cities.
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Cincinnati
Sixth
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Dawson
Louisville
Ickes
Elks Begin Grand Rodeo Convention in Columbus
Business sessions of the first annual grand rodeo convention of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks open tonight in Columbus. Delegates from across the country arrive as officials expect about 60 000 attendees. The program includes golf, trap and skeet shooting, ritualistic contests and a band concert.
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Columbus
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Open
Vicks Co Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Vick Chemical Co announces a regular quarterly dividend of six cents per share on its capital stock plus an extra ten cents, payable September 3 to stockholders of record August 16.
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Vicks CO
New York
Vick Chemical Co
Micen
Thomas Meighan Treated After Pneumonia Attack in New York
Film star Thomas Meighan aged 56 remains on a slender thread after an operation in New York City. Doctors report threat obstruction following a pneumonia attack that preceded the surgery.
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Thomas Meighan
New York
Pit dog found after two days in Shawnee mine pit
A beagle hound found by Louis Sar vis in Shawnee survived two days in a mine pit with only shrubbery for food. The dog, nearly a skeleton, regained weight today after recognizing owner Gerald Byrne but could not crawl, saved by a small puddle of muddy water.
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Louis Sarvis
Gerald Byrne
Congressional Leaders Seek Action on Pending Bills
Washington leaders return from a weekend with President Roosevelt and face a heavy agenda. They urge quick action on the Roosevelt tax program utilities reform social security and AAA amendments bank bill gold clause damages resolution and Guffey coal regulation bill, with adjournment by Aug 15 uncertain as talks continue.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
AAA
Inquiries Start In Air Wrecks
Amsterdam reports a formal inquiry into a string of airliner disasters following Sundays crash at Schiphol Aerodrome that killed six. The Fokker jet, bound for Hamburg, crashed and burned after takeoff. thirteen passengers and a crew member survived.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Schiphol
Hamburg
Kasse
Germany
Syrian Desert
Five Miners Die In German Coal Mine Explosion
An explosion 2,400 feet underground in a Dortmund coal mine kills five miners and injures 26 seriously. Many workers remain trapped as flames rage. officials seek assistance from nearby mines as rescue teams work to reach entombed workers.
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Dortmund
Germany
Trimble Farmer Held Pending Investigation Into Death of Wife
Margaret Waley, convicted in the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping, seeks a new trial as arrest of judgment motions loom before Judge Cushman. Her husband Harmon Waley, who pleaded guilty to related charges, is at McNeil Island prison. Reports on William Dainard’s capture remain unconfirmed as DOJ declines to comment.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
Weyerhaeuser
William Dainard
E. FE. Cushman
George Weyerhaeuser
Harmon M. Wailey
McNeil Island Federal Prison
Boys Captured After Gun Battle in Circleville
In Circleville Pi Four Allen youths were captured after a gun battle that wounded a detective and a one year old boy. Detective Sergeant George Ryder of the Columbus police was shot but not seriously hurt. One suspect named Mickey Rishko, 17, claimed wanted in Allentown for murder of a night watchman. State highway patrol found dynamite and three license plates in the wrecked car, which was stolen from Allentown.
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Circleville
Allen
Town
Mickey Rishko
Allentown
W. 8. Pealer
Columbus
George Ryder
State Highway Patrol
Conference of Miners Operators Sets Washington Meeting
Duncan C Kennedy chairman of the operators miners joint conference on wages and hours called a Washington meeting for July 22 to resume efforts to settle differences that twice led to bituminous strike calls by the United Mine Workers. The truce expires July 31. Midshipman Charles Kenneth Barr from the US battleship Wyoming is missing. Danish and Norwegian police assist in the search in Copenhagen.
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Charleston
W. Va
Duncan C. Kennedy
Washington
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Copenhagen
Charles Kenneth Barr
United States
Wyoming
We Should Try the Lawyer First Then The Prisoner
A letter from Will Rogers criticizes the American Bar Association convention in Santa Monica California. He proposes that the defense attorney be tried first in every case, arguing it would reveal crooks in the profession and defend the Constitution if proven clear.
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Santa Monica
Cal
California
American Bar Association
Will Rogers
New Tax Plan Faces Revision by Solons in Congress
Washington lawmakers predict the Roosevelt tax plan will be revised as supporters push for a broader sales tax tariff and repeal of nuisance levies. Republican Jenkins says he did not vote to limit hearings and the Ways and Means panel remains free to shape the bill. An official said resources plans behind the $4 billion work relief program have been pared back due to funding and the urgent job goal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
House
Ways and Means
Rep. Jenkins
Ohio
Jenkins
National Resources Paint
Death by own action verdict withdrawn in Howard case
Harry Howard, a 54 year old Trimble Township farmer, held in Athens City Jail as investigators reopen the death by own action case of his wife. Mrs. Howard died of a gunshot wound after saying she fired herself. coroner Jones withdrew the verdict. Neighbors urged inquiry into the deaths and the Howards’ four children were to be interviewed. Howard had a policy insuring his wife’s life and a separate policy on himself.
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Harry Howard
Trimble Township
Athens City
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Howards
Trimble
Athens County
Roy Fef. Goldeberry
Howard
Inet
Gilouster
Goldaberry
Roward
Goldsberry
Lowe Howard
Ames Township
Aine
Limes
Senate Is Best Money Can Buy Says Mosier
Mansfield Lieut Gov Harold G Mosier spoke at a German day picnic before about 5000 people in which he claimed he presides over the best senate money can buy. He said Columbus investigations are limited but substantial and blamed Governor Davey for many inquiries. Police hunted three robbers who held up the Rhee Pure Water Co. in Toledo, escaping with $2 and diamonds valued at $1,000.
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Mansfield
Harold G Moater
Cleveland
Senate
Mosier
Columbus
Ohio
Men Iater
Davey
Toledo
Rheetro Pure Water Co
Blind Accordionist Accused in Boston Murder Case
Wells a blind accordionist from Detroit is accused by police of throwing his partner Hazel Martin 25 from a third floor hotel window in Boston. He admitted the act calling it mercy and described quarrels with Martin while the two traveled with Wells playing and Martin singing. The dog was killed and Wells was found in the room while police recovered Martins body outside.
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Hazel Martin
Boston
Pierce
Wells
Detroit
Martin
Columbus
Ohio
R. Wells
Miss H Wells
jAnimal Rescue League
Lynching in Mississippi Sends Two Men to Death
Two Black men were lynched by a white mob eight miles from Columbus Mississippi. They were seized from the sheriff during an attempt to move them away and were hanged behind a church on a country road following alleged attempts to assault white women in the past two weeks.
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Columbus, Miss
Columbus
Aberdeen
Kent Pastor Praises Governor in Sermon
The Rev. Edward Amber Day praised Governor Davey in a sermon titled Governors First Six Months Ethical Implications. He defended the OSU appropriation, praised the governor’s cabinet picks, and depicted politics as a disease harming the poor and vulnerable.
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Kent
Edward Amcher
Davey
Ohio State University
Missing Bainbridge Editor Feared Kidnapped
Bainbridge editor Irwin Ater, 28, of the Weekly Bainbridge Citizen, vanished on Wednesday in Cr Ut ea. Mayor L T Ward says he may have been abducted or robbed and beaten by a hitch biker.
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Bainbridge
Irwin Ater
Bainbridge Citizen
Cr Utea
L. T. Ward
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