Rainmaking rivals heat up as Hatfield shoulders amid storms
Western chemist Charles M. Hatfield has long dominated rainmaking with chemical seeding from scaffolds. Now William Haight, a Los Angeles contractor, challenges him by using an electric derrick to induce rainfall. Hatfield's pay is four thousand dollars per inch of rain, and past results include a 1916 reservoir flood. Both claim rain can be produced with simple methods, prompting growing interest from farmers during drought.
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Los Angeles
Charles M. Hatfield
William Haight
Hatfield
Haight
San Diego
Athens plants plan all year operation and storage expand
Grayson Manufacturing and Hewitt & Boden parquetry plants report full crews and rising sales for heaters. Farnsworth notes August staffing to continue with potential overtime if coal strike boosts demand. Boden cites improving orders and new storage space as shipments continue with an eye to fall business.
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J. H
Farnsworth
J. H. Grayson
J. H. Boden
Hewitt & Boden
Boden
Osborne C Wood Sued for Divorce in Wilmington Court
Suit filed in the superior court by Mrs. Osborne C Wood of Brookwood Farm Greenville Del for divorce from Osborne C Wood son of Major General Leonard Wood former U S Army lieutenant and Wall Street fortune winner and loser.
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Wilmington
Del
Osborne C. Wood
Brookwood Farm
Greenville
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Wall Street
Cincinnati Youth Drowned In Maine Canoe Accident
Relatives of Edward Beresford age 17 editor of the Withrow High School annual learned he drowned in the Kennebec river near Bath Maine when his canoe overturned while vacationing at Booth Bay camp. The death was confirmed today by telegrams sent to his family in Cincinnati.
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Maine
Cincinnati
Edward Beresford
Withrow High School Annual
Kennebec River
Bath
Booth Bay
Delco Expands Dayton Plant With $2 Million Investment
July 30 report states the Delco fighting company plans additions and new equipment costing 2 million dollars. Management cites business growth as the reason for the heavy investment.
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DELCO
Dayton
Img
Dusinews
What I Saw After Death and Other Notes
Arthur Brisbane discusses post death visions and agnosticism in a 1926 column. William Jennings Bryan referenced for contrast, Reverend John Haynes Holmes praises agnosticism as a guiding philosophy, while noting the limits of knowledge in religion.
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William Jennings Bryan
Freak Weather Forecasts Stir Public Fear
Weather experts warn the 1926-27 period will bring erratic conditions across the United States with cooler spells after showers in Ohio and possible killing frosts even in summer. Ocean currents are blamed for the unusual pattern, as rains, heat waves, and near frosty nights continue.
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Ohio
United States
Oil field activity expands near Athens with new wells
In the Fisher oil field south of Athens activity rises as multiple companies test new territory and move rigs. Pure Oil reports a three million foot gaser on Gadnai farm now spraying oil, while Gross-Frebault cleans a new well near Dan Higgins farm producing about twenty five barrels daily. Several farms including Dan Murphey Earhart Smoot Wood and Lawson see new producers ranging from twenty five to fifteen barrels with existing wells being cleaned or restarted.
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Fisher
Athens
Pure Oil Company
Gadnai
Gross-Frebault Company
Dan Higgins
Southern Oil and Gas Company
Dan Murphey
Watkins Girl and Gas Company
Earhart
Townsend Company
Parkersburg
Lawson
White Hall
Hospital
Leeper
Charles Wood Place
Jones, Watkins and Townsend
E. J. Jones
State Hospital
Wildcat Territory
Fisher Field
Marietta
Whaley Farm
Pottsburg
Jones Farm
Klan Quarrels Break Up National Parade Plan
In Washington a planned August 8 Klan march dwindles from 50 000 to a few thousand due to factional quarrels. Hooded knights will form an unmasked parade down Pennsylvania avenue with participants from the capital and nearby Virginia and Maryland chapters.
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Washington
National Capital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Virginia
Maryland
Britain Faces General Tie Up Of Industries
London reports a looming 1,200,000 coal miners strike set to start at midnight Friday as union leaders plan a coal embargo. Skirmishes erupt in London and Wales as Baldwin seeks to prevent a nationwide industrial paralysis with police stretched and miners clashing with authorities and mine operators amid deep tensions.
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David M. Church
London
Great Britain
J. H. Thomas
Thomas
General Council of the
Trades’ Union Congress
Wales
Baldwin
Hyde Park
Ammanford
Men Kill Laborer in Apparent Wrong-Apartment Home Invasion
Two armed men used hammers to murder Louis Leonardi a 32 year old laborer in his apartment after climbing a fire escape. They claimed they killed the wrong man. Leonardi's wife and child witnessed the attack as police arrived to find him dead with a fractured skull and a death hammer nearby.
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New York
Louis Leonardi
Leonardi
Big Prohibition Raids Hint at Wider Conspiracy Cases
At prohibition headquarters officials said the arrest of Judge John E. Tanney and several others in Ohio signals the forerunner of numerous dramatic federal “big conspiracy” actions in major cities nationwide. Agents are pursuing cases involving both private citizens and public officials in the crackdown.
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Washington
John E. Tanney
Ohio
Prohibition
Children Who Suck Thumbs Not Abnormal, Says Expert
London specialist Norman Haire states that thumbsucking in children is not abnormal. The remark follows expert guidance on child health and development in the city.
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London
Norman Haire
Dry machine to be revamped by mid August
Washington July 30 General L C Andrews assistant secretary of the treasury says about half of the new prohibition administration is tentatively chosen and the revamped machine should be complete by mid August. Twenty four administrators will be selected with posts in Chicago Philadelphia New York and San Francisco filled by business executives. Several national business figures have agreed to lead enforcement in key districts and have already visited potential districts to study enforcement methods.
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Washington
Prohibition Administration
L. C. Andrews
the Treasury
Treasury
Andrews
Prohibition
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
San Francisco
Fraud Is Charged Against Ohioans
Four Clevelanders faced indictments in West Virginia for using the Viquesney Timber and Ore company to defraud investors. Charged are R. D. Swan Charlotte Swan M Black and W L Quinn. Prosecutors say the firm took over 100000 from West Virginians with false land and ore claims. Others indicted include J A Viquesney president and S A Moore and A C Bolton.
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Cleveland
West
Woman in Loud Clothes Hinted to Have Deaf-Husband
A Canton Daily News item suggests a woman wearing loud attire may have a husband who wishes she were deaf, reflecting a terse, gossip style note from the era.
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Canton Daily News
Shenandoah Leaves Mast for Virginia Maneuvers
The naval dirigible Shenandoah lifted from its mooring at the New Jersey air station for the Virginia coast to participate in maneuvers with the United States ship Texas under sealed orders.
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Larghurast
N. J
Virginia Coast
United States
Texas
Young Erie County Judge Ties Up Liquor Conspiracy Case
Toledo reports Judge John E. Tanney of Erie county freed on 2500 bond after arraignment on a conspiracy charge tied to a large liquor probe. Five arrested including Harvey Andrews Lee Ames Russell Keller Anthony Snyder. two others jailed on 5000 bonds. Authorities expect more arrests as twenty warrants were sworn and a broad probe continues.
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Toledo
John E. Tanney
Erie County
United States
F. L. Gaines
Tanney
Harvey Andrews
Elyria
Sandusky
Cedar Point
Lee Ames
Vermillion
Sandy Beach
Russell Keller
Anthony Snyder
Ames
Snyder
Andrews
Keller
Young Bob LaFellette Plans Senate Candidacy
Madison Wisconsin July 30 Robert M LaFellette announced he would run to succeed his father as United States senator including campaign plans and family involvement.
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Bob
Madison
Wis
Robert M. LaFellette
United States
Evening picks offer diverse entertainment lineup
A three act play, a Marine band concert, and orchestra selections headline tonight’s program. Radio and venue details hint at 7:30 start and local studios involved, with cast names and travel pauses noted in listings.
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WRZ
KGO
Aegay
Doherty
Bryan Returns to Washington for Last Time
William Jennings Bryan arrives in Washington for his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery next to America’s heroes. A funeral in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church will precede a state in which thousands, including government officials and service members, pay tribute before a burial on Dewey’s knoll.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
National
Apostle of
Peace
Arlington
America
Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
White House
Ife
Potomac
Woodrow Wilson
Dewey
Spain
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Nebraska
St. Albans
Wilson
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
Presbyterian Church
Joseph R. Sizoo
New York Avenue Church
Franklin Paper Stock Plant Burns. $50,000 Loss
A Franklin paper stock building was destroyed by fire last night with estimated loss of 50000 dollars. Firefighters contained the blaze after about four hours of effort.
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Franklin
Franklin Paper Stock Company
Tourists Prefer Bremen Detour For Northward Travel
Logan motorists choosing to travel northward pass through Bremen to avoid the Rockbridge to Sugar detour. Grove was again put into effect on Tuesday. Travelers report the Bremen route is slower but preferred over the narrowed detour road used by thousands.
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Logan
Lancaster
Bremen
Rockbridge
Sugar
Grove
Bandit Gangster Captured After Drake Hotel Raid
James Wooda, 24, a member of a five man bandit gang, was captured at Jefferson Park hospital and confessed. The group raided the Drake hotel killing Frank B. Rodke and wounded Woods received a bullet and $20. another man captured, a third escaped with $3,600. Authorities prepared indictments for robbery and murder as the hunt for the remaining bandit continued.
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Chicago
James Wooda
Drake Hotel
Frank B. Rodke
Jefferson Park Hospital
Woods
Joseph W. Holmes
Jack Hill
Crowe
Holmes
Rodke
Lake Shore Drive
Lincoln Park
North Side
Connors funds charity foundation with $1 million start
Buffalo businessman William J. Connors announces a new Connors foundation started with a $1,000,000 gift. A six member board includes two Catholics, two Protestants, and two Jews, with aims to reach $6,000,000 within a year or two.
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Buffalo
N. Y
William J. Connors
Buffalo Courier
Great Lakes Transit Corporation
William J. Connors, Jr
Daniel J. Kenefick
Henry C. Buswell
Howard Bissell
Eugene L. Falk
Emanuel Boasberg
Connors’ Foundation
Connors
Rural Fate on Insurance in Ohio Going Up
Ohio officials deny state rate making power for farm insurance hikes amid losses. Harry L. Conn says department only prevents discrimination. T. B. Sellers cites higher farm losses, fire hazards from modern farm methods, and higher rates in neighboring states. He notes few companies write farm business in Ohio and questions profitability of current rates.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Brand
Ursbana
Donahey
Harry L. Conn
Conn
T. B. Sellers
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Sellers
Sellera
Canton Sovietized as proclamation set for August first
Reports from Hong Kong state that plans are complete for the proclamation of a Soviet government in Canton on August first. Advices indicate the move is ready to take effect, with officials preparing formal declarations and local administration to follow.
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Canton
Hong Kong
Two Die In Fall At Pitcairn Field
Logan R. Black aged 22 from Woodmont Pennsylvania and Roger een 19 from Philadelphia died when the airplane they were flying crashed 200 feet to the ground at the Pitcairn aviation field in Bryn Athyn Pennsylvania. Both men were socially prominent.
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Bryn Athyn
Logan R. Black
Woodmont
Roger Een
Philadelphia
Pitcairn Aviation Field
Flying rock with mouse trap over Ely city
A rock with a mouse trap attached to one leg has been seen flying over Ely England for two weeks.
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Ely
Eng
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