Devastating Heat Bakes Nation With Record Temperatures
Across the nation hot winds sent temperatures to record highs with Chicago reaching 112 degrees and Washington 105.6. Crop losses and livestock deaths surged as tens of thousands sought relief at beaches. Forecasters predicted cooler, rainier weather soon though the Midwest faced widespread damage and heat prostrations.
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Acantic Seaboard
Rockies
Midwest
C. A. Donnel
Cicago District
Columbus
Mercury
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Nnion
Michigan
Ohio
United States
Martins Ferry
Lancaster
Cincinnati
Athens
Toledo
Cleveland
Hamilton
Eopolis
Washington C
Youngstown
Daytona
Hte
Tomore
Poised Princess Fails Leap After Aviator Aids
Chicago July 21 A Texas Indian princess, Princess Red Feather, attempted a parachute jump at Curtiss Riving Field. Pilot Jimmy Van Cise gave her a kick to steady her ascent and she stepped out but did not leap successfully, the chute unfurling inside the plane before she exited and landed hard on the field.
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Chicago
U.R
Princess Red Feather
Jimmy van Cise
Curtiss Riving Field
O. K
van Cise
Texas
Jimmy
West Coast Heat Wave Eases in July Cooldown
In Los Angeles on July 21 the extreme western heat receded as Southern California saw a drop to 76 degrees, about 22 degrees cooler than last Monday, signaling the heat wave’s decline.
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Las Angeles
California
Today By Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane reflects on contemporary events and public opinion in a compact syndicated column, offering observations on politics society and media trends with his characteristic concise voice.
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Arthur Brisbane
Mrs Nelson Says Husband Thinks Money Buys Everything
Estranged wife of a Chicago beef-packing heir criticizes his view of wealth. She notes her disappointment in his priorities and believes money cannot solve all problems.
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Nelson Morris
Chicago
Opinion on Corruption by Money and Influence
The opinion asserts that money has bought influence in politics and government. It cites bought Senate seats, a handsome cabinet officer, access to a government oil reserve, young wives for older men, and levered permits and enforcement positions in New York and beyond.
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Senate
New York
Money Cannot Buy Talent and Reputation
The piece argues money cannot buy true talent, affection, forgiveness, or heaven. It notes money can hire murder in a gangster system, citing a $500 price to kill a foe and $50 for any man in New York, referencing Big Tim Sullivan and the Sullivan law.
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Big Tim" Sullivan
New York State
New York
Reverend Sam Stegg Calls Chicago World’s Wicked City
The Rev Sam Stegg labels Chicago the world’s wicked city saying he has seen Shanghai and Paris too and hints at grim sights in Paris. The remark continues on page four of the edition.
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Sam Stegg
Chicago
Shanghai
Paris
New Pairings Announced for Ath ens Country Club Golf Tourney
Seventy players enter the annual championship at Ath ens Country Club, divided into four flights of 16 and a fifth of six. First round must be finished by July 27, with subsequent rounds set for August 1, 10, and 17. Final is 36 holes. others are 18.
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Athens Country Club
Jack Preston
D. H. Biddle
Sprague
Warren
Rauch
McKinstry
Swanson
Peden
Grover
Cable
Johnson
Nichols
Job
Woolley
H. Beckley
McKay
Morton
Kerr
J. H. Preston
Whipple
Ang
K. W. Chubb
Hoover
Logan
Gross
Hennessey
Williams
Miller
Dowler
2. Beckley
E. Jones
T. R. Biddle
P. Beckley
Mackinnon
Palmer
Hixon
Devlin
Wolfe
McPherson
Cottingham
Dilley
Gibson
Dulmage
McKee
Roe
Schloss
Townsend
Schwegeman
H. Householder
Bobo
Bailey
Ingerham
R. Johnson
Srigley
Smiley
Guhitz
Parks
Cooper
Worley
Doctor Koch and wife visit Jacksonville kin
Dr and Mrs John R Koch of Santa Rosa Texas visit Jacksonville relatives Mr and Mrs William Hallam over Sunday. Dr Koch spent his boyhood there and left Jacksonville about 30 years ago, later living in Charleston West Virginia for several years.
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Jacksonville
John R. Koch
Santa Rosa
Texas
Koch
William Hallam
Charleston
W. Va
Slept Soundly Akron Man Loses Clothes in Park Theft
Akron resident Harry Mullens awoke in Grace Park to find his pants and handkerchief missing, with his knife taken and shoes left nearby. Police noted the unusual heat driven theft as Mullens slept shirtless and barefoot, seeking relief from the night heat.
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Akron
O.R
Harry Mullens
Grace Park
Harry
Mullen
Empire State Building to Add Public Observation Gallery
New York reports that plans for the Empire State Building include a public gallery at the 1,222 foot level. Alfred E. Smith, as president of the completing firm, announced the change. The tower will reach 1,248 feet and about 102 stories, with completion set for May 1, 1931.
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New York
U.R
Chrysler
Mid-Town
Alfred E. Smith
Empire State Building
Water Rationing Begins In Athens Over Drought
Athens officials led by Mayor Robert B Wood and Service Director John S Collins ordered residents to stop lawn sprinkling car washing and other wasteful use as wells run low. Daily water use has risen to about one million gallons from 750 000 800 000. The North Hill reservoir remains filled but wells are teetering and a standpipe must stay full to serve hilltop homes.
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Athens
Robert 8. Wood
John &S. Collins
Collins
Wood
Ohio
Athens City
North Hill
Hocking
Forest blaze destroys acres near North Baltimore farm
Two hundred volunteer firefighters and the Cygnet Fire Department battled a sprawling forest and wheat field fire at the Michael Auverter Farm near North Baltimore Ohio. The blaze, raging since Sunday noon, consumed over 1000 acres of wheat ready for harvest and 25 acres of woods, with spontaneous combustion suspected as the cause.
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North
Baltimore
U.P
Cygnet Fire Department
Michael Auverter
Soviet Diplomatic Mask Alleged by Ex Soviet Minister
Paris July 21 Ex Soviet minister George Bessedowsky told United Press in an exclusive interview that Am tor g Trading Company in New York masked Soviet diplomacy. He said two espionage services operated in the United States, with Moscow paying the U.S. Communist Party 100000 dollars annually through the Soviet commercial representative in Berlin.
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Paris
New York
Amtorg Trading Company
United States
George Bessedowsky
United Press
Bessedowsky
Amtorg
Grover Whalen
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Moscow
Besesdowsky
Cehestel
America
Soviet Red Cross
Communist Party
Berlin
Canton Bank Holdup Death Ties to Jimmie Romeo
Charles N. Riblet former Canton police chief dies after being shot during a First National Bank holdup. Riblet killed one bandit during the gunfight and a $60,000 ransom was recovered. Suspect Charles Williams alias Kish and Jimmie Romeo face murder charges as details remain unclear due to Riblet's unconscious state.
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Canton
U.R
Jimmie Romeo
Charles N. Riblet
First National Bank
Riblet
John Morris
Clain
Charles Williams
Kish
Birmingham man killed in accidental gun discharge near Harrisburg
J D Culpepper age 23 formerly of Birmingham Alabama was killed near Harrisburg Sunday when a revolver he was twirling discharged. His mother lives in Birmingham and a sister in Elyria. Culpepper, a locksmith, had been shooting at targets with two girls and another man just before the tragedy.
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Columbus
U.P
J. D. Culpepper
Birmingham
Ala
Harrisburg
Culpepper
Elyria
Death of Helen Cooksey Koch in Columbus Ohio
Mrs. Helen Cooksey Koch wife of George Troyer Koch of Columbus died at Mt. Carmel Hospital after an appendectomy. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church Athens with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. She was born May 5 1894 in New Lexington and survived by her husband a son a sister and her parents.
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George Troyer Koch
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Athens
First Presbyterian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
West Union Street
Koch
New Lexington
Homer J. Cooksey
Greenfield
Athens High School
Ohio University
Chi Omega Sorority
George Troyer
Frances Cooksey
Federal prosecutors seek Kozell in mail scheme case
Toledo reports Federal District Attorney Lee N. Marlin opened proceedings to bring Alexander Kozell 28 from Zanesville back to Toledo. He is accused as the originator of a scheme involving Dorothy Blum 18 of blond appearance and a practice of mail solicitation used to attract 12 suitors.
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Toledo
Federal District
Lee N. Marlin
Alexander Kozell
Zanesville
Dorothy Blum
Three Men to Face Manslaughter Charge in Train Wreck
In Elizabeth New Jersey a stalled car on Pennsylvania tracks caused a passenger train wreck. Arthur Allcroft and two others were arrested as investigations showed the car stalled after a wrong turn, killing John Craig and injuring 56. Hospitalized victims ranged around 20 to 80.
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Elizabeth
N. J
U.P
Pennsylvania
John Craig
Brooklyn
Arthur Allcroft
James
Ohio Northern University
Ada. O
William McNair
Elizabeth General Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
de Hart Place
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lone Soldier of Civil War Club Sips Last Toast
Ottawa Ohio July 21 A coroner inquest heard Mayor Joseph Noffsinger of Continental say he acted in self defense when he shot Alex Krieger 30 of Cloverdale after a traffic law dispute. Krieger and a companion were questioned about a single headlight before a heated argument ended in a fatal shot.
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Lone Soldier
Ottawa
U.P
Joseph Noffsinger
Continental
Alex Krieger
Cloverdale
Kreiger
Krieger
Weather warning on hot dry spell harms Canadian grain
Weather forecasters warned that the continuing hot dry spell would cause serious damage to grain crops in Canada. The drought across Southern Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta makes a bumper crop unlikely this year.
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Montreal
U.pr
Saskatchewan
Alberta
RockiesCool Denver Weather Report
The Rocky Mountain Region enjoyed comparatively cool weather Sunday with frequent showers throughout the day in Colorado. Pueblo recorded the state’s high at 88, while Utah, Montana and Wyoming saw readings in the upper 80s and Roswell, New Mexico reached 92 as a seasonal high.
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Denver
Colo
U.R
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Pueblo
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Roswell
N. M
Heat Strains Athens County Corn As Drought Persists
Torrid weather has caused many corn fields in Athens County to wilt and yield loss looms for the 1930 crop. Early planted corn has tasseled and grown ears but insufficient moisture may stunt the ears, farmers warn if rain does not come soon.
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Athens County
Charles Jolly Dies at Carbondale Home
Charles Jolly, 59, a miner, died at his Carbondale home at 9 a m after a paralysis illness since Tuesday. He is survived by his widow and eight children. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Carbondale
Charles Jolly
Miner
Last Civil War Veterans Bond Over Wine and Memory
Charles Lockwood bid farewell to his Minnesota First Volunteer Infantry companions in Stillwater, marking the end of the Last Man’s Club as records and the bottle are turned over to the Stillwater Library. The article recalls reunion nights at the Lowell Inn and the 1861 march from Sawyer House to Fort Snelling, with names and places tied to the Civil War’s early days.
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Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Lockwood
Stillwater
Lowell Inn
Sawyer House
Fort Snelling
Lincoln
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Louis Hospes
Auditorium Theater
First National Bank Vault
Stillwater Library
Company
Heads Relief Work Columbus
Soldier relief activities in Ohio will be headed by Edward Herzog of Elyria, a member of the American Legion. Only a small percentage of Ohio funds legally available for relief of needy soldiers was used in 1938.
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Columbus
Ohio
Edward Herzog
Elyria
American Legion
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