Pastor under bond as murderer speaks to crowd at church
Rev Dr Frank Norris, freed on $10,000 bond after shooting D E Chipps in the First Baptist church study, preached to packed crowds in Fort Worth Texas. He attacked city officials, blamed Mayor Meacham for funds mismanagement, and called Catholic influence un-American.
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Murderer
FY. Worth
Tex
Frank Norris
Liberty Ander
D. E. ‘Chipps
First Baptist Church
Hemphill
Norris
Dr. Norris
Eeri~ Ices
Lwo Week
Meacham
Hig Etore
Spore
Noris
French Scientists Probe Radio Waves for Mental Illness
Paris reports French psychiatrists and psychologists study whether wireless radio waves from broadcasting stations affect nervous systems. Researchers seek to measure links to neurasthenia feverishness and unrest since the war, noting humans are sensitive to static and ether accumulations in the air.
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Paris
Fairfield police may act to collect personal taxes
Murky statewide notices sent to delinquents as Fairfield rosters, city pages and state columns report efforts to gather unpaid local and personal taxes. Headlines note a standard review of tax collections and delinquent notices ahead of upcoming fiscal deadlines.
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State
Pairfield
Fairfield
Naval
Pare & Ailford_ plains
Achonte
Uhildren Pi'at
Fenters
Wadhams Brainard
Bethe
Banbury
Faston Firen
Canoists Feared Drowned After Storm At Fairfield Beach
A large canoe adrift near Penfield reef drew a crowd of about 2,090 at Fairfield beach yesterday afternoon. Spectators feared canoeists were in danger as a heavy shower swept in. A speedboat searched the area but found no swimmers or bodies. The reef remained unclaimed as night fell with no confirmed rescue.
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Penfield Reef
Fairfield Beach
Harry Fitewera
Tridgeport
Herriot to form new French cabinet amid crisis
Paris July 18 AP Edouard Herriot, leader and former premier, will form a new ministry at President Doumergue's request to resolve a seventh cabinet crisis. A national union government excluding Communists, Socialists and Royalists is favored by many, though doubts persist about Herriot’s ability to unite programme and personnel. The crisis centers on finance, stabilizing the franc, and debates over a capital levy and foreign loans.
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Edouard, Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Ranieal
Doumergue
Frances
M. Herriet
National Union
Communists
Socialista
MM. Briand
M. Herriot
Chamber
M. Herrick
Poineire
Herrist
Painleve
Tardieu
Tbloc
Louis Marin
Herriot
Briand
Hernict, de
Bankers Mass to Aid French Frang
Washington notes a Dawes plan reform shaping France finances as key to easing U S and British aid flows to French soil. Officials see France in crisis per parliament reports yet remain hopeful for a dawn after a dark hour. Mellon and J P Morgan visits to Europe and talks with Montague Norman and Benjamin Strong loom large.
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Treasury
Mellon
J. P. Morgan
Europe
Montague No Man
Bank of Renaland
Benjamin Strong
Federal Reserve Bank of Now
New Haven Man Leads Rescue to Lone American Standoff
In Constantinople AP reports two American Near East relief workers Paul Hillins and his wife faced Tartars raiding a model ranch in Karakalla section of Russian Armenia. Philips rode to warn a relief post, while his wife was attacked. the couple saved a few orphans as fighting continued all day.
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Constantinople
Paul H. Hillins
Seattle
Washington
Armenia
Philips
Phillips
Delaney Ovation Tonight New Champion Will March
Bridgeport honors Jack Delaney as the new heavyweight champion with a citywide celebration. A parade forms at 7 89 tonight from Water and Golden Hill to Seaside Park, with a ceremony at the band stand and a fireworks display. City officials, civic groups, and school drum corps join in the procession and speeches, concluding with a district-wide display of flags.
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Ight
Delaner
Behrens
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Golden Hill
Golden Hill Street
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State Street
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Cirele
Pigce
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Tooy
Clix
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Coast Artillery
Jim Rawley
Gene Kelly
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Black Rock
Scr
Charles’ Boy Scout Troop
Fairfield Scouts
Black Neck
Bullet May Prove Clue In Mellett Death
Canton news publisher Don R. Mellett was slain by a single 38 caliber steel jacket bullet. Public salary director Far Hexamer investigated the weapon type linking it to police use. Police Chief A Lengel denied involvement as Canton churches debated the murder after services. Friends of Mellett pursued clues while awaiting arrests.
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Ohio
Don R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
Far Hexamer
Melle
Toen
Mellett
Torda
G O P Split Over Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Hartford July 18 AP The Republican state organization stays aside from the lieutenant governor race between J Edwin Brainard and John M Wadhams, leaving the convention open to a possible fight as leaders back different candidates. Brainard reports support from Harry 18 MacKenzie while Wadthams gains backing from John Bud Jey.
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Republican
J. Edwin Brainard
John M. Wadhams
State Board of Finance
Brainard
Labor and Actors Inspection
Harry 18
MacKenzie
Falrefield
United States
John Bud Jey
Tolland
Wadthams
Bears Drop Two Games But Hold Lead In League
Hartford July 18 Special Two shutout losses broke the Bears 16 game win streak as Lem Owen and Johnny Miller defeated Hartford’s league leaders. Owen allowed four scattered hits in a 4-0 win in Clarkin Field opening game, while Miller edged Enzmann 1-0 in a six inning duel. Heitman’s double and Ad Schinkel’s RBI double accounted for the decisive runs in the second game’s seventh inning.
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Lem Owen
Johnny Miller
Owen
Clarkin Field
Bud Stapleton
Johnny Zaamann
Ensamann
Harry Heitman
Enzamann
Leyal
Ad Schinkel
Heitman
Shirly
Schinkel
Bears
Leary
Enzmann
Bridgeport
Marty Shay
Tex Rickard denies secret marriage to Maxine Hodges
Chicago July 18 Engaged but not married is the status of boxing promoter Tex Rickard He refuted telegraphic reports claiming a secret wedding to Maxine Hodges sixteen He said Miss Hodges is his bride to be and they plan to wed in the fall The romance began years ago and sparks rumors while Rickard negotiates a Tunney Dempsey bout
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Hage
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Harry B
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Nellett
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Vassar
Politica
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Miselty
Rickard
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Dispatches
Borah Labels Nullificationists Bolshevists at Augusta Talk
Idaho Senator William E Borah spoke at the Presbyterian church in Augusta under the Protestant Ministers association, denouncing nullification of the Eighteenth Amendment as a threat to constitutional government. He urged enforcement threat if parties fail to take a stand, even proposing a new loyal party. He linked prohibition opposition to Bolshevism in Russia and Fascism in Italy, warning referendums undermine the constitution.
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Them E. Borah
Idavo
Protestant Ministers’ Association
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First Presbyterian Church
Woodrow Wilson
Willam H. Fleming
Georgia
Boran
Russia
Italy
Poland
Protestant Ministers Association
Daho
New York State
Sdgnor
Arrow Found at Norse Battle Site in Spokane Area
Spokan city report announces discovery of an Indian arrowhead and bone fragments at a mound tied to Professor Opsjon’s claim that 12 Norse men were buried there around 1010 AD after a Norse Indian battle. Excavation under Opsjon’s direction confirmed the burial site.
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Spokang
Wash
Olaf Opsion
Spokane Caraniele
Opsjon
Spokane
Onsson
Bursting Meteor Shakes Mainers Awakens Sleepers
In Portland Maine at 5 08 p m daylight time a crash likely from a bursting meteor woke thousands. Professor Charles Hutchins cites Hawdwin as a source and Dexter and Kaco towns report the event. No electric storm was seen and a binding blulukight preceded the blast. A later thunderstorm caused minor fires but little damage.
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Portland
Charles Hutchins
Hawdwin
Maine
Dexter
Kaco
Ex-Premiers Held For Plot Against Greek President
Former premiers Kafan Daris Panpanastansion and Michalakonoulos were arrested over a plot to overthrow the government and kill President Pangalos. He reported Venizelist leaders may have allied with General Plaatiras in a new revolt as authorities announce broader arrests of politicians and journalists. The president vowed to press reconstruction and crack down on those disturbing law and order.
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Athens
Greece
Kafan Daris
Papanastansion
Michalakonoulos
Pangalos
Nacost
Plaatiras
City Deluged as 3 Storms Strike
Bridgeport endured three storms with heavy rain and thunder. The first storm hit near midday, a sun break followed by a second shower at 6 15 PM, and a third late day with fierce thunder and lightning. Despite the deluge, no serious damage was reported.
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Bridgeport
Bebe Daniels to Wed Charles Paddock
Hollywood star Bebe Daniels plans marriage to Charles W. Paddock, noted sprinter known as Southern California’s fastest man. The couple met on a film lot and plan to marry after a year as both continue film work. Daniels joked of their speedy pairing while recalling Paddock’s sprinting feats and a past incident in Santa Ana.
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Bebe Daniels
Charles Paddock
Los Angeles
Charles W. Paddock
Tollywood
Pasatena
Miss Daniels
Sir Uharles
Southern California
Charles
Akeed Bebe
Misa Daniela
Bebe
Santa Ana
Six Die As Thunderstorm Rips New England
A severe July thunderstorm swept New England killing six, injuring many, and causing widespread damage. Fenway Park grandstand sections collapsed, trees fell, and windows shattered as 100 mph winds and a 20 degree temperature drop struck Boston and surrounding areas. Across New York, chaos delayed transit and led to rescues including overturned canoes and missing children. Reports from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut detail hail, fires, and extensive property loss.
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New England
Fenway District
Boon
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sot
Weather Bureau
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Brockon
Portsmouth
Hampton Beach
N. H
Kittery
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