Murder in resort dance hall ends Zuta era of gang vaults
Chicago reports Jack Zuta, once a Capone deserter and alleged plotter of Jake Lingle’s death, was killed by five gunmen at a Delafield Wisconsin resort. The attack followed a month of pursuit after an earlier failed attempt, as Moran Aiello factions seek a new liquor broker for the North Side.
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Chicago
Jack Zuta
Gangland
Delafield
Wis
Bugs” Moran
Joe Aiello
Zuta
Capone
Jake Lingle
Tribune
al Capone
Detective Bureau
State
Jackson
Delafield Hotel
J. H. Goodman
Lakeview
Ted Newberry
Moran’s
Whiskey Bureau
Newberry
Lingle
Russell
Moran Garg
Solly
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Lilly Family Reunion Set for Flat Top Mountain
West Virginia will host one of the nation’s great family reunions as the Lilly clan gathers on Flat Top mountain for a two day event August 16 and 17. The Lilly family numbers about five thousand with many more connected by name and an expected attendance near 30 000. Flat Top lies on US highways 19 and 21 on the Mercer Raleigh county line and is tied to the pioneers who settled the area. The reunion plans emphasize a well organized effort to accommodate the large turnout and connect distant relatives across Southern West Virginia.
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West Virgina
Lilly
Flat Top Mountain
Flat Top
United States
Mercer
Raleigh
West Virginia
El Paso Editor Bets Women Silence Ten Hours Challenge
More than a score of El Paso women kept silent in response to Henry Ausley editor of the El Paso Herald who wagered no city woman could go ten hours without speaking. Fourteen bridge tables were hushed in a two hour reply while other women spoke up leading to a paper stoppage order.
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el Paso
Texas
el Paso Herald
Henry Ausley
Ansley
Pound Nominated for Arbitrary Court Judge Post
OSCOE POUND, dean of the Harvard law school, is nominated for judge of the permanent court of arbitration by groups from Britain and Australia. If elected, Pound would succeed Charles Evans Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Britain
Australia
Deam Pound
Charles Evans Hughes
Repairs to R-100 Patch Fin at St. Hubert Airport
Crews of the British dirigible R-100 begin patching a damaged fin without using Lakehurst hangar. Workers must be swung from the ship to apply glue and paint as patching and doping proceed. Repairs aim to finish in three days before R-100 sails aloft again en route to Cardington after Canadian stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Hubert
Que
United States Naval
Lakehurst
N. J
Cardington
England
Oficers
Quebec
Montreal
Marie of
Romania
Unsafely Open Turon Jail Lures Door Lock Mystery
Turon Kansas August 2 Constable Frank Verbeck found a shiny padlock on Turons jail door prompting suspicion as the jail is usually left open for months. He broke in and discovered fifty gallons of wine in the making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turon
Kansas
Frank Verbeck
Women fliers decline two air derbies over horsepower limits
A group of women aviators backed by the 99 club will not compete in two inaugural national air races. Elinor Smith Amelia Earhart Mae Hairlip Blanche Noyes Ruth Nichols and others decline due to the 100 horsepower Dixie derby from Washington and 220 horsepower Pacific derby from Long Beach. Louise Thaden will skip racing after childbirth while Gladye O Donnell enters the Pacific derby from Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl Harper
Elinor Smith
Freeport
N. Y
Amelia Earhart
New York
Mae Hairlip
St. Louis
Blanche Noyes
Cleveland
Ruth Nichols
Rye
Long Beach
Cal
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh
Eight Men Die In Head On Freight Trains Wreck
Eight men were killed when two freight trains of the St. Louis Southwestern collided on a curve near McNeil Arkansas. Three unidentified riders were among the dead and 50 to 60 box cars derailed. Officials cited possible misread orders as a cause and planned an investigation at Pine Bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
S. G. Seabrook
Cotton Belt Railroad
Pine Bluff
Endurancers Close In On Endurance Record Flight
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine hovered at 7 11 p m near Lambert Field as their Greater St Louis monoplane reached 300 hours in the endurance attempt to regain the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Greater St. Louis
Coeree
Lambert-St
Girl radio artist held under bond after Buckley death
Detroit police tightened the case around WMBC entertainer Marjorie Mansell held on a writ of habeas corpus with a bond near 200000. Ethel Bronson was questioned, and police searched for Egbert Hofmann whose bank book was found at Mansell's apartment. Hoffmann’s secretary, a frequent depositor, may have tied the matters to the shooting that followed Buckley's election critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Jerry Buckley
Marjorie Maneell
WMBC
Buckley
Henry S. Sweeny
Recorder’s Court
Fred A. Behr
Hoffmann
Thomas C. Wilcox
Behr
Miss Mansell
Rathe
Charles Bowles
Polling Places for Bluefield Primary Designated
The chairmen of the Democratic and Republican parties designate Bluefield West Virginia polling sites for the August 5 primary. Precincts list 8 through 27 with locations including schools, stores, garages, fire stations, an Elks building, and the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Harry
New Midway
R. L. C. Hubble
Park Street
Moore’s
Reece and
Marshall Sts
North Side
Hancock
Wade
Bluefield Bottling Company
Keesee
Old Bailey Supply Company
Chamber of Commerce
Elks
Municipal
Fallon's
Giles Street
Princeton Avenue
East End
Pen Mar
Bland Street
Harvey System
Fairview
Take-off at Dawn on Ocean Flight from Canada to Ireland
John Henry Mears completes a 1150 mile leg aboard the City of New York after a Roosevelt Field start. He aims for a 1900 mile over Atlantic hop to Baldonnel Ireland with two passengers aboard including a terrier given by Mary Pickford. Weather hoped favorable for a dawn departure and a 14 hour crossing.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
John Henry Mears
North Atlantic
Baldonnel Airdrome
Dublin
Ireland
Mears
City of New York
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Henry J. Brown
Air Mail
Atlantic
New York
Swarm of Bees Takes Over Train in Amersham
A swarm of bees halted a passenger train in Amersham England causing delays as bees settled in nearly every compartment. A signal man who keeps bees guided the swarm into his hive allowing the train to proceed.
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Amersham
Eng
Communist plan to block Liang river traps U.S. gunboat Palos
Reports to the navy from Washington describe Communist attempts to block the Liang river to trap the U.S. gunboat Palos near Changsha. Messages indicate granite loaded junks could be used five miles downstream if water falls. Unconfirmed reports claim 1,000 Communists near the city and executions of 20 wealthy Chinese, with only a small detachment at Changsha’s north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liang River
United States
Palos
Changsha
Navy Department
Yangsze
Navy
Chiangsha
Light Kentucky primary voter turnout despite new law
In Kentucky only about half of eligible voters in six districts cast ballots in the primary. Ballots will be kept secure at county courthouses until tabulation begins Monday. Contests focused on local issues with few party battles and subdued turnout across multiple districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Marie Haller
J. Lincoln Newhal
Congress
Katherine Langley
Minerva Allen
Robert Blackburn
William Lewis
Charles Finley
William J. Fields
Fred M. Vinson
Ralph Gilbert
Virgil Chapman
John M. Robsson
Appeals Court
M. M. Logen
Ben Williamson
Crippled Children’s Commission
Tracks To Be Removed By Pittsburgh Harmony Line
New Castle Pennsylvania August 2 steam shovels and laborers prepared to lift tracks of the Pittsburgh Harmony and New Castle Railway after a city railway paving dispute. The city had rejected the companys paving specs and demanded charter compliant forms. Franchise revoked and track removal to begin tomorrow. A court had dissolved an injunction blocking trolley operation from Pittsburgh. The company at a meeting agreed to meet the citys demands if traffic interference is avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Pittsburgh, Harmony
Pittsburgh
Woman Arctic Explorer Sits On Roof Of World
Nina Petrovna Demney of Leningrad joins the Soviet Arctic expedition arriving from Archangel aboard the Sebov. At 28 she becomes the first woman to join polar explorers led by Otto Schmidt, serving as second in command in a tent on a remote Arctic island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fridjof Nansen
Miss Demney
Arctic
Otto Schmidt
Leningrad Geographical and Topographical Institute
Jones Confident in WV Senate Nomination Bid
Switchback West Virginia August 2 James Ellwood Jones Republican candidate expresses confidence he will win the party nomination for United States senator. He vows a clean campaign and says he relies on pledges of support across the state. He pledges loyal support to the winner and aims for a Republican victory in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
James Ellwood Jones
United States
West Virginia
Washington
United States Senate
Colonel Jones
Standard system to brand baby identity in Chicago
Confusion over two babies born July 30 at Englewood hospital prompted a Chicago Medical Society committee to draft a uniform system for hospital birth marking. The goal is signatures of two witnesses in legal form to prevent mixups amid ongoing lawsuits by the Watkins and Bambergers over lost identity.
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Chicago
Englewood Hospital
Chicago Medical Society
Arnold H. Kegel
John R. Harger
Charles Bamberger
William Watkins
Watkins
Red Endurance Plane Forced to Ground Near Roosevelt Field
The Red endurance monoplane piloted by Bob Slack and Lou Reichers was forced down at 6:05 pm near the Salisbury Golf Club, half a mile south of Roosevelt Field. The motor died and the axle was bent. both pilots escaped unharmed after a 313 1/2 hour flight in a bid to break the refueling endurance record held by the Hunter brothers of Chicago.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Bob Slack
Lou Reichers
Salisbury Golf Club
Hunter Brothers of
Chicago
Black
Beauties of U. S. and foreign nations gather in Galveston pageant
In Galveston on August 2, 1930, 36 of 40 contestants were presented at a ballroom luncheon before a front beach parade. Each received a diploma as a representative of her locality for the international pageant to crown the 1930 Miss United States and the universe queen after the float parade and Monday night judging.
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Galveston
Tex
United States
Miss United States
Simple Ceremony Marks Wedding of Gen Calles
In Mexico City at his Santa Barbara hacienda a civil wedding took place at 2 pm. Gen Plutarco Elias Calles and Senorita Leonor Llorente wed in a modest porch ceremony attended by fewer than a dozen guests including Calles's children, the bride’s mother, T A Robinson, Ramon Solido, and Secretary Riva Palacio.
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Mexico City
Santa Barbara
Plutarco Elias Carles
Mexico
Senorita Leonor Llorente
Ernestina Robinson
Alfredo Calles
General Calles
Senorita Llorente
Riva Palacio
T. A. Robinson
Ramon Solido
Senora Llorente
McDowell Citizen Candidate’s Campaign For Senator Ends
McDowell county rallies around Colonel Jones as he ends the campaign for United States senator. Welcomed in Welch, Jones garners strong support from Republicans led by Sheriff Hatfield and Edward O Toole. McGinnis Hatfield forecasts an unprecedented McDowell county majority, with Jones confident of securing the GOP nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jones
McDowell County
Welch
Colonel Jones
Jones
West Virginia
Edward O'Toole
Gary
W. J. Hatfield
McGinnis Hatfield
Republican Executive Committee
Hoover Seeks Six for Reorganized Tariff Panel
At Rapidan camp President Hoover weighs six positions for a bipartisan tariff commission. Among likely retained members are Edgar B. Brossard and Alfred P. Dennis, while selecting a new chairman remains a hurdle. Visitor William E. Hill says the trip is a holiday, not political, as Hoover studies personnel amid vacation quiet.
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Orange
Hoover
Reorganized Tariff Commission
Rapidan River Lodge
Edgar B. Brossard
Alfred P. Dennis
William E. Hill
New York
Hill
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Women Meet Challenge OF
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Hend-On- Gash
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AEOS
Block River
U.S
Arctic Explorer
WORLD
Leningrad
Arctic Island
Col. Jones
U. S
Galles
Iron Man
M'Dowell
Friends
Hatfield
Rapidan Camp
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