Canadian Tariff Debate Dismissed by State Department
Secretary of State Stimson denied receiving protest or threats of retaliation from Canada over Smoot Hawley tariff raises on shingles lumber and feeder cattle. Canadian officials warned enactment could topple Mackenzie King Liberal government and push Canada toward Conservative policies aligned with Britain.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Stimson
Canada
State Department
Knight Mfg Co Sold to Cleveland Financiers
The Knight Mfg Co known for sawmills and equipment has been sold to a Cleveland group likely to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars. George F. Knight announces the turnover this week and plans to expand building and employment to boost production of sawmills and new specialties. The firm, at 1510 Market Ave S since 1902, shipped most sawmills to the northwest and foreign buyers as Knight retires for an extended tour.
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Knight Mfg. Co
Cleveland
George F. Knight
Cleveland Group
Knight
United States
Police Officer Killed in North Platte Shooting
North Platte Nebraska July 23 Eq Gween a police officer was shot and killed by Louis Zeeman 30 Zeeman was cornered in his home after a two hour standoff with officers The suspect who became enraged when told he was a public nuisance grabbed a shotgun and killed the officer before taking his own life as officers breached the house
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North Platte
Neb
Louis Zeemen
Zeenen
Zeeman
Green
Franco to serve two months jail for disobedience in Spain
Commandant Ramon Franco announced he would serve a two month sentence in Cáceres Province for disobedience of orders given by the Spanish director of aeronautics over the Dornier 16 flight from Cartagena to New York. He and three companions were missing for days near the Azores before being found by a British aircraft carrier. Dr J Sister and Dr W A McConkey announce a new practice at 204 6th St NW opening July 1.
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Madrid
Spain
Ramon Franco
Caceres
Cartagena
New York
Franco
Azores
W. A. McConkey
6Th St
Whisky Flames Burn 20 Autos in Dallas Street Blaze
Twenty automobiles were damaged when flowing whisky in the gutter ignited on a downtown Dallas street. The liquor had been taken in raids and poured out by deputy sheriffs and prohibition enforcement officers. Firemen said a dropped match or cigarette started the blaze. they prevented spread to nearby buildings.
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Dallas
Tex
Gen Smedley Butler Promoted To Major General Leader Retires Lejeune
Maj Gen Smedley D. Butler earns the Marine Corps’ highest rank becoming the youngest to reach major general. John A. Lejeune quits active service after 45 years to become Virginia Military Institute superintendent in Lexington. Lejeune will be attached to the Marine Corps until Nov 12 and then depart for VMI duties as Gov Byrd and the board discuss the school budget.
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New York World News Service
Washington
John A. Lejeune
Marine Corps
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Smedley D. Butler
Uncle Sam
Gen. Lejeune
Board of Visitors
Richmond
Snook Murder Trial Likely To Last Three Weeks
The first degree murder trial of Dr. James H. Snook, charged with killing Theora Hix, Ohio State University co‑ed, begins July 22 and may stretch three to six weeks. A possible insanity plea could trigger a two‑jury plan including a sanity commission to assess mental condition.
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Columbus
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
Sanity Commission
Snook
Lima
King George VI to Undergo Second Chest Operation
Buckingham Palace announced the king will be operated on next Monday to drain a chest abscess that formed under the scar from last winter. The decision followed review of X ray pictures taken the prior week.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Terriers in First Place Florio Wins Ohio Golf Title
Canton clinched the Central League lead as the Terriers beat the Springfield Dunnmen 6-4 at Lakeside Stadium while Erie Sailors fell 10-3 to Fort Wayne. Axel Lindstrom earned his 15th win, Tom Lovelace homered and doubled, with 1,700 plus fans attending despite a midgame rain delay.
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Terriers
Florio
Ohio
Teriers
Jimmy Hamilton
Warriors
Springfield Dunnmen
Lakeside Stadium
Erie Sailors
Fort Wayne
Erie
Cochlin
Springfield
Sailors
Canton
W. L. Pet
Axel Olof Lindstrom
Carlton Carr
Tom Lovelace
Carr
Florio Wins 1929 Buckeye Amateur at Brookside
Eugene Florio known as Johnny, a 20 year old Colum bus Elks golfer, captured the Buckeye amateur championship at Brookside Country Club. He received a replica cup while the original goes to the Elks Club, with a year’s hold if he repeats.
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Eugene Gerard Florio
Johnny
Columbus
Elks Club
Florio Wins 26th Ohio State Amateur in Dramatic Finish
Johnny Florio of Columbus rallied past Neil Ransick of Cincinnati to win the 36-hole title at Brookside Country Club. A holed-out bunker trap shot from nine feet sealed a remarkable comeback on the final green, completing Florio’s victory despite trailing most of the day.
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Johnny Florio
Brookside Country Club
Florio
Columbus
Elks Country Club
Neil Ransick
Cincinnati
Johnny
Heir to Cudahy Estate Jailed on DWI Charge
Michael J. P. Cudahy, 21, heir to the Cudahy packing fortune, spent 30 hours in Hollywood jail on a felony driving while intoxicated charge and was due to be arraigned today. Adele Evanson, his newlywed wife, visited him after he allegedly crashed a car early Friday.
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Hollywood
Cal
Michael J. P. Cudahy
Cudahy Packing House
Cudahy
Adele Evanson
Man Attacked with Iron Pipe Sends Victim to Hospital
Jack Wilson age 29 of 304 Cherry av SE is in Mercy Hospital with scalp lacerations and possible skull fracture after a late Saturday night assault. An unknown assailant struck him over the head with an iron pipe. police found him unconscious at Carnahan av and 10th st NE.
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Jack Wilson
Cherry Av SE
Mercy Hospital
Carnahan Av
10Th St NE
Possum Mascot Returns After White House Visit
A renegade possum adopted by the Hoover family was returned after a Hyattsville Maryland high school team borrowed it as a mascot for their season. Athletes from the county champion soccer basketball and track group visited the White House seeking their mascot. They were surprised Billy was not their lost mascot.
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Pet
White House
New York World News Service
Washington
Billy
Hoovers
Man Charged With Bogus Check After Savoy Plaza Stay
A man registered as Dr. Martin Wilson at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York was arrested and arraigned before US Commissioner Garrett W. Cotter on charges of passing a $100 bad check to the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC, from which he obtained $80. Detectives testified he rented a room, checked in with baggage, and left after the transaction.
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New York
Savoy Plaza Hotel
Martin Wilson
United States
Garrett W. Cotter
Mayflower
Washington, D. C
Washington
Flat Head Gang Member Confesses 1927 Armored Car Blast
Frank Moszczewski 24, last Fl at Head gang member in Pittsburgh, confessed to dynamiting an armored pay car at Cloverdale in 1927, killing two guards and fleeing with 100000. The gang’s leader Paul Jaworski was electrocuted at Rockview. Moszczewski, from Cleveland, aided the plan with 27 sticks of dynamite.
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Buffalo
Frank Moszczewski
Pittsburgh
Cloverdale
Moszcczewski
United States
Paul Jaworski
Rockview Penitentiary
Cleveland
Moszczewski
Hutchinson Flood Swamps City as Troops Patrol
Hutchinson Kansas endures its worst flood since 1903 with 20 mph current from Cow Creek. Three to nine feet of water inundates two thousand homes and parts of the business district. Two people are believed missing as residents are moved to shelters and boats ferry supplies and salvaged goods.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Fahy Sets Out To Break Hawk Transcontinental Record
Herbert J. Fahy launches the Black Hornet from Los Angeles Airport to beat Captain Hawk's 36 hour 48 minute round trip. Fahy carries 600 gallons of gas and 26 gallons oil for the 5012 mile route with a planned refueling stop in New York, aiming for a 32 hour finish.
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Los Angeles
Herbert J. Fahy
Hawk
Fahy
New York
Miss Cordia Sperbeck Plans New York to San Francisco Nonstop Flight
Born Friday the 18th in 1913 Miss Cordia Sperbeck of Chesaning Michigan, 16, aims to fly nonstop from New York to San Francisco. She will leave Owosso for New York next week, with two relief pilots and has applied for a pilot's license while working as a bookkeeper.
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Owosso
Mich
Cordia Sperbeck
New York
San Francisco
Sperbeck
Chesaning
Public Service Car Operation Withheld Amid City Turmoil
After two weeks of rioting and threats over street car union recognition, the Public Service Company suspended service pending mediation. Fire damage to a storage barn and rumors of machine gun caches heightened patrols as arbitration talks continued between the union and the company led by A. B. Paterson. A three-member citizens panel led by Rev. Peter Wynhoven pressed officials toward a settlement.
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New Orleans
Public Service Company
Public Service
Arabella Barn
Victor Leisel
Union
Company
A. B. Paterson
Citizens 'Committee
Peter Wynhoven
Bankers Face Defraud Count Amid Clarke Brothers Crash Fallout
In New York 2000 depositors lost nearly everything in the Clarke Brothers bank crash. Indictments for felony and concealing assets to be sought by Acting District Attorney Pecora and US Attorney Tuttle. Transfers of 1 million dollars to wives and families cited. deposits of 70,000 the day before the failure alleged.
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New York World News Service
New York
Clarke Brothers
Hudson Clarke, Jr
Pecora
United States
Tuttle
Clarke Partners
Malt Tonics Raised Solid Content Stir Prohibition Fight
Washington July 13 In a move to curb malt tonics Dr J M Doran prohibition commissioner ordered brewers to stop 12 per cent tonics and require at least 18 per cent solids from malt with no more than 2 per cent alcohol by volume The action aims to curb a rapidly expanding sale now entering the beverage trade and drawing drug organization support.
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New York World News Service
Washington
J. M. Doran
Dr. Doran
Two Planes Turn Back From Paris to New York Race
Heavy Atlantic winds delayed the French plane Question Mark returning to Le Bourget Field after the Paris to New York air race ended in failure near the Azores. The Polish craft veered toward the Azores as the Polish and French planes faltered, with motor trouble reported on the Polish flight 200 miles northeast of the Azores.
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Paris
Air Ministry
Costes
le Bourget Field
New York World News Servicey
New York
Azores
Spain
Yankees Fliers Feted in Rome Amid Official Visits
Capt. Lewis A. Yancey and Roger Q. Williams, Path finder transatlantic pilots, toured Rome with a luncheon at the Scacchi Club and a reception at Fascist headquarters. They dined with Councillor Kirkes of the American embassy at Villa Spada and praised Italian hospitality while sending regards to Mussolini.
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Beatrice Basker
New York World News Service
Rome
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
The
Pathfinder
Councillor Kirkes
Villa Spada
Scacchi
Fascist Party
Auguste Turati
Gen. de Bone
Foreign Press Club
Yancey
Turati
Williams
New York
Amere Jean
Ace DePinedo
United States
Mussolini
Black Shirts
Menjou asks high salary for Paramount contract
Hollywood July 13 Adolphe Menjou, a top Paramount star, refused renewal due to too much money. He earned between 4 and 5900 a week and studio officials offered a reduced figure. His voice was praised as suitable for talkies and he has been with Paramount for eight years.
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Hollywood
Cal
Paramount Studios
Adolphe Menjou
Menjou
Paramount
Coming At Benders Cafeteria Chicken Week
The six annual Spring Chicken Week runs July 15 to July 21 at Benders Cafeteria. Mom Ady announces the event featuring specialty chicken dishes and celebratory menus for the community.
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Benders
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Hoover
Louis B. Ohliger
U.S
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