Texas Tornado Toll Rises Amid Wide Destruction
Rescue workers report sixty nine dead and over one hundred injured as a series of tornadoes sweep central and south Texas. Frost suffers vast losses with twenty two deaths. families bury victims as Frost, Runge, Nordheim towns face devastation. Governor Moody orders troops for relief and Red Cross aid mobilizes for Frost and surrounding counties.
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Dalas
Tex
Texas
Abilene
Marshall
Childress
Range
Frost
Bynum
Hill Country
West
San Antonio
Ennis
Bronson
Dan Moody
Albert Evans
Red Cross
St. Louis
Runge
Nordheim
Gandhi Campaign Fades as Violence Dims Across India
London May 7 Mahatma Gandhi's campaign of civil disobedience has dwindled to isolated clashes. The worst battle at Chittagong on April 18 left nine dead. Calcutta saw police action during a mob raid on a police station. Simla reported four riot deaths, with 96 civilians and 18 police injured admitted to hospitals. V. J. Patel’s Bombay boycott speech drew 100000 listeners and signals a broader anti British goods push. Government forces suffered one fatality in Peshawar.
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London
Mahatma Ghandi
Chittagong
Calcutta
Simla
V. J. Patel
Bombay
Patel
Legislative Assembly
Gandhi
Peshawar
Ohio Convicts Set Fire To Tents In Prison Yard
Ohio convicts set fire to about fifty army tents tonight in the improvised prison yard stockade at the Ohio penitentiary. Prisoners, transferred after their April 21 rebellion, stood outside the barbed wire as flames licked the canvas cells. Officials did not intervene.
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Columbus
Ohio
Five Cities Jump Into Class of 100000 In 1930 Census
Washington reports five cities enter the 100000 class with gains from 11 to 60 percent. El Paso Texas Somerville Massachusetts South Bend Indiana Knoxville Tennessee San Juan Puerto Rico rise to 101,975 103,604 103,694 104,898 and 114,585 respectively. Dallas climbs to 260,397 as Memphis Birmingham Worcester Akron follow. Beverly Hills marks the largest percentage gain at 2485.8 percent with 17,428 residents.
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Washington
el Paso
Texas
Somerville
Massachusetts
South Bend
Indiana
Knoxville
Tenn
San Juan
Porto Rico
Dallas
Memphis
Birmingham
Worcester
Akron
Eee
Beverly Hills
Calif
Exchange Officer Reviews 25 Work
New York May 7. E H H Simmons president of the New York stock exchange reviews the 1929 annual report noting that investment banking houses should study mercantile and industrial production against public consumption. He warns that heavy new securities in September fueled the autumn crash and urges steps to prevent congestion from undigested securities on dealers shelves. He cites the era phrase as provocative and stresses continued national savings as a backbone of prosperity, warning against the overissuance of securities.
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New York
E. H. H. Simmons
New York Stock Exchange
Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Philadelphia
Simons
Nun will not return to cloistered life
St. Louis reports Sister Philomene released from vows in 1926 will not rejoin the cloister. Her attorney says she will gain financial independence under a California settlement granting a share of the estate of her late father Georges Lemesneger, Los Angeles vineyard owner. Louis Lemesnger disputes claims of a 1.5 million inheritance, calling reports exaggerated.
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St. Louis
Philomene
William P. Hubbard
California
Georges Lemesneger
Los Angeles
Glendale
Calif
Louis Lemesnger
Jeanne Lemesneger
New Markets for Coal Sought Through Southern Industries
Delegates at the American Mining congress in Cincinnati discuss creating new coal markets by decentralizing industry in the South. Dr. Henry Mace Payne of Washington urges moving industry away from central hubs, noting $15,000,000 investments in the South over five years as proof of progress and predicting nationwide prosperity.
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Cincinnati
South
American Mining Congress
Henry Mace Payne
Washington
Southern Division Board
Kentucky Progress Commission
Payne
Senate Hearings On Naval Treaty Start Next Week
Senate committees prepare to begin hearings on the London naval limitations treaty next week. Secretary Stimson and Secretary Adams will testify, followed by Rear Admiral William Pratt. Senate leaders expect a report and action within two weeks.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stimeon
Adame
William Pratt
Stimson
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Adams
Reed
Pennsylvania
White House
Hoover
Capitol
Foreign Relations
Borah
Indictments Returned in Williamson Theater Slaying Case
Williamson West Virginia May 7 forty eight true bills returned by the Mingo county grand jury include an indictment charging Mrs Lilly Ratcliff with playing Mrs Mabel Rawl in a Williamson theater months ago. Other indictments name George Hardin Jeff Hardin James Wingo for slaying Charley Maxwell Riley Hardin in a moonshine war.
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Gilberts Creek
Alonzo Preece
Arthur Harrison
Elisha Wellman
Hugh Wellman
Jasper Stacy
Sam Stacy
Herschel Hackel
William Hoyle
Delbarton
Elsworth Carnutte
Albert Bersintine
Heat record shocks the Eastern seaboard May 7
May 7 brought extreme heat across the Eastern seaboard with Boston at 94 degrees and Brockton and New York tying records. New York saw 87 twice, Baltimore hit 95, and two men died from heat related causes in added heat strain. The forecast called for thunderstorms and cooler temperatures tomorrow.
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New York
North Atlantic Seaboard
Boston
Brockton
Mass
New York City
Baltimore Way
Adolph Wimpke
John Beckwith
Snow blankets Sierra Nevada in May in Tulare County
Heavy snow fell across the Sierra Nevada range in Tulare County today reaching Sequoia Park headquarters as residents, including longtime locals, recalled seeing snow in May for the first time.
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Visalia
Cal
Sierra Nevada Range
Tulare County
Ash Mountains Sequoia Park
Mercury Hits Record May Day Heat In Morgantown
May 7 reports show Morgantown West Virginia reaching 58 degrees the hottest May 7 on record. Five forest fires were reported and brought under control with considerable timber destroyed.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Senate Rejects Parker Nomination and London Treaty Move
The Senate rejected the Parker nomination. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chose to consider the London treaty next Monday. The Senate sent the tariff bill back to conference without voting on remaining disagreements. The House Appropriations Committee reported a 377,036,000 navy supply bill.
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Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Change in Water Power License Sparks Hearing Controversy
Howard M. Gore says he never heard of raising the license fee from one percent to ten dollars per 100 horsepower in the Cheat River power bill. At Charleston a Public Service Commission hearing discussed alleged covert changes, with Senator Hugus noting preprint copies and amendments. A continuance to May 14 was granted amid protestant objections to the Cheat river project.
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Clarksburg
Howard M. Gore
Charleston
Cheat River
Public Service Commission
Gore
Senate
Wright Hugus
Ohio County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hugus
Nye asks federal and state prosecutors to aid in Pennsylvania primary probe
Washington May 7. Senator Nye requests cooperation from federal and state district attorneys in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to uncover corruption and excessive campaign spending in the Pennsylvania Republican senatorial primary on May 20. He urges sharing information with the senate committee.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee
Senate Committee
Pennsylvania
Grundy
Davis
Illinois
First Contingent of Gold Star Mothers Sail for France
The first contingent, 32 Gold Star mothers from a dozen states, sail aboard the liner America from Hoboken to visit graves of sons lost in World War I. New York Harbor salutes accompany the pilgrimage as planes, a fireboat, and a tug escort the ship.
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Tug Macom
America
New York
New York Harbor
France
Hoboken
George Fried
Statute of Liberty
Macom
New Jersey
Captain Fried
The
Death Watch Placed Over Walter Crabtree
Dr. Cecil Denham visited Walter Crabtree at the death house in Moundsville West Virginia to assess his impending execution for the Romney murders. The alienist spoke two hours and will report to Governor Connolly while Crabtree prayerfully awaits Friday night gallows.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Cecil Denham
Weston
Walter Crabtree
Hampshire County
Denham
Romney
Crabtree
Conley
Kentucky Republicans Name Senator Robsion Nominee
In Lexington, John M. Robsion was chosen unopposed as the Republican nominee for both the short and long U S Senate terms. Robsion, a former congressman, was appointed to fill the Sackett vacancy and will face Democratic rivals Ben Williamson for the short term and Mills M. Logan for the long term in the 1930 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky
John M. Robsion
United States
Robsion
Flem D. Sampson
Frederic M. Sackett
Germany
Sackett
Ben Williamson
Ashland
Mills M. Logan
Bowling Green
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Autos Must Be Equipped With Rear Vision Mirror
Charleston May 7 Drivers without rear vision mirrors face arrest after June 1 under a West Virginia safety decree. State police will check vehicles during spare time and ensure installations, with focus on trucks and moving vans. Oversize vehicles exceeding 90 inches wide or 12 feet high or 40 feet long will be barred from state highways.
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Charleston
W. Va
Harry Brooks
West Virginia
Brooks
Senate rejects Parker for Supreme Court in tight 41 39 vote
The Senate fails to confirm Judge John J. Parker 41 to 39, the first such denial in 36 years. Opposition led by Borah and Norris cited Parker's stance on a West Virginia mine workers case and a 1920 speech about African Americans. Hoover faces a delicate choice and may address the action.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Hoover
Edward T. Sanford
Tennessee
White House
West Virginia
A. F. of
American Federation of Labor
National Association For the Advancement of the Colored People
Parker
Twentythree
Farmer-Labor
Hatfield
Goldsborough
Maryland
Goff
Tydings
Curtis
Federal Cir
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One Life Lost In Smithfield Blaze
Smithfield West Virginia May 7 one life lost and about 200000 dollars damage estimated by firemen after a blaze hit the town business district. George Fulmer 38 a pipeline worker died in the Brown hotel fire which spread to a general store warehouse office and others. Mrs. Thomas Wiley jumped from a third floor window with a baby and fractured hip. The post office mail saved by the postmaster with facial burns. Mannington and Fairmont sent firemen and equipment to assist.
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Smithfield
W. Va
Wetzel County
George Fulmer
Benwood
Brown Hotel
C. D. Dragoo
Fulmer
Thomas Wiley
J. Merrifield
Mannington
Fairmont
Mexican Gang Members Die After Hold Against Dr. Purnell
Special dispatches from Guadalajara report two Mexic an gang members who held American resident Dr. G. E. Purnell for ransom were fatally hurt by troops and hanged from trees as a warning to others. Purnell lived in Mexico for thirty five years and was released after paying a ransom.
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Mexico City
Guadalajara
G. E. Purnell
Purnell
Mexico
Son Of Sheriff Gets Term On Pistol Charge
Vernon Maye, son of Sheriff W. J. Mays of Baylor county, was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $50 for carrying concealed weapons. He appealed and was released on $500 bond. Earlier, Mays and his wife were tried on liquor charges with Mays fined $200 and Mrs Mayas case dismissed. Police found three gallons of liquor in his car and he allegedly drew a revolver during arrest.
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Grafton
W. Va
Vernon Maye
W. J. Mays
Baylor County
Justice of the Peace
John L. Wittman
Mays
Mayas
FEREES TO GET TARIFF BILL AGAIN
The senate sent the tariff bill back to conference with the house after a procedure dispute. Smoot urged six remaining differences be resolved in a new conference, including export debenture and flexible provision, while Democrats pushed for a full-house approved partial agreement first. Senator Watson expects a swift accord and Senate action early next week.
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Washington
Senate
House
Smoot
Finance Committee
Watson
Indiana
Slemp To Delay Virginia Nineteenth District Decision
Washington May 7 C Bascom Slemp said he will not announce his GOP congressional nomination decision for Virginia ninth district until late May after poll tax payment window. He noted encouraging poll tax qualifications and plans to verify absentee voter addresses against census data. He may travel to New York and California before final word.
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Washington
C. Bascom Slemp
Congress
Virginia
Big Stone Gap
Slemp
Stuart
New York
California
Bishop Condemns Enemies of Home in Conference Address
Bishop E D Mouton of Charlotte NC reads a four year plan at the Methodist Episcopal Church South general conference in Dallas Texas condemning modern moving pictures novels and other enemies of the home. The quadrennial address presents the bishops’ collective recommendations for spiritual and practical church welfare.
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General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Dallas
Texas
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
E. D. Mouton
Charlotte
N. C
Accused Tourist Denies Shooting New York Autoist
Carl James Evans testified in Montgomery county circuit court denying he shot Charlen Leatham, a New York real estate man, near Christiansburg Va on March 26. The defense fought admissibility of a confession, arguing Edwards was weary and distraught when questioned. The chamber session allowed press coverage of proceedings.
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Charlen Leatham
New York
Leatham
Christiansburg
Montgomery County
Carl James Evans
G. L. Keister
Chamber
Evans
Star
Chamber Seasion
Knoxville
Olathe
Kan
Chambers
Keister
Charles W. Crush
Commonwealth
North Woods Fire Breaks Out Anew Across Three States
Firefighters from Massachusetts New York and Connecticut battle a major blaze along the Taconic ridge threatening 25000 acres. Police press residents into service as nine other fires burn in Massachusetts and the Adirondacks. A New Jersey blaze destroys a sawmill and homes near Leekton and New Gretna sees volunteers straining to hold back flames.
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Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
Taconic Ridge
Tasconic Park
Massacusetts
Adirondacks
New York State
William A. L. Bazeley
Conservation
Leekton
N. J
New Jersey
New Gretna
McCormick challenges campaign costs charge
Representative Ruth Hanna McCormick of Illinois pushed back on a Democratic claim that 750000 dollars was spent from other sources beyond her primary campaign funds. She telegrammed Thomas F. Donavan denying knowledge of unreported spending and said evidence was sent to Senate campaign funds officials for review.
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Washington
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Ilinois
Demcratic State Committee
Sheepe
Whyche
Thomas F. Donovan
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Amercan Mining Congress
Pratt
Senator Reed
Williamson
Eastern Seaboard
Hogus
Senator Robsion
Judge Parker
United States Supreme Court
Norris
Ferees
Carl Evans
North Woods
Associated Press
M’cormick
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