Americans Win At World Conference Monetary Battle
At the world economic conference in London the American delegation won a victory by keeping monetary matters on the agenda while losing a key vote on tariff discussions. Roosevelt pressed rapid industrial code completion to prevent unemployment as wage and hour reforms loom, with plans to boost work and reduce overtime across sectors.
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London
The
Economic Commission
France
United States
Markets Hit Fresh Highs as Stocks and Bonds Rally
New York stocks and bonds surged to fresh highs amid turbulent markets. Wheat and corn fell as grains slipped after a strong early push, while cotton rose before retreating. The dollar weakened against the pound and gold remained firm as traders weighed policy signals.
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New York
Gotton
Stock Exchange
Governor Kump pursues West Virginia in federal works program
Governor Kump returned from Washington and moved to form an informal committee to investigate projects suitable for inclusion in the federal works program. He planned to appoint members today and said the committee would act swiftly to keep the state competitive for funds. He remained open to municipal water works and sewage projects but noted officials in Washington may deem many impractical.
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Kump
Aie Retorn
Wiehington
West Virginia
Donald Sawyer
Public Works
Washington
Tle
Gald
Calénel Sawyer
Italians Plan To Start Today
General Balbo announced plans to lead a seaplane voyage from Iceland to Chicago for the Century of Progress, with 1600 miles to Cartwright Labrador awaiting favorable weather. The armada, aboard Swedish American liner Kungsholm, gathered 500 Americans as Balbo and Mussolini officials spoke on aviation as a path to friendship and peace.
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Reyrjavie
Iceland
Italo Balto
Century of Progress
Chicago
Cartwright
Labrador
Seane
Botho
Italy
America
North America
Signor Mussoliat
New Order
Traly
Sirplaner
John D Rockefeller Plans Quiet Birthday
John D Rockefeller plans a quiet birthday at his estate in Tarrytown. The event will be intimate with three generations present and limited music, featuring hymns and a pipe organ. If weather allows, Rockefeller will play nine holes of golf after dinner.
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Tarrytown
Shuly
White John
Rockefeller
Pouthye Comarca
Rockefelter
Rand
Rockrfetley
Board Elects Supervisors
Four of six county school supervisors were chosen at yesterday’s meeting: C. C. Caudill M. OR. Dodd L. R. Lowenstein and Guy B. Clark. Two more are expected July 24. The board also named R. E. Whittexer to the membership and discussed school building repairs consolidations and inventory of supplies.
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Backawha County
Charleston Public Library
Charleston
Urbtill
Birthday celebrant drowns in New River near McGreery
Beckley July 7 Weeley Robertson of Winding Gulf celebrated his 20th birthday with a party when he drowned in the New River near McGreery. The mishap occurred during a birthday gathering on the riverbank, and authorities investigated the drowning as the sun set.
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Beckley
i—Weeley Robertson
Winding Gulf
New River
McGreery Tortag
Brewers Plan Campaign To Teach How to Drink Beer
Chicago July 7 The United States Brewers Association plans a national education campaign to elevate beer from saloon image to home beverage. Col Ruppert leads the group, which will set a code under the recovery act and announce a national convention date and price later. Wages and hours under the act may challenge brewers, but sales trends suggest growth with millions of barrels sold in May and June and forecast production to 40 million by 1934.
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Alec
Benstor James Cousens
Michigan
Americars
Great Britain
Singia
Bureau
Mondry
Coresh Bull
Atherican
United States
I Wat
Washington
Roosevelt
Bush S. Johnson
National Recovery
Johnson
Chicago
United States Brewers’ Association
Col
Gacub Ruppert
New York
New York Yankees
Col. Ruppert
D. Williams
Secretaty
Ing
Yuk
Williama
Britton Gets Irwin Record
Police reveal a long criminal ledger for Ray Irwin of Milwaukee based on federal and local records. Irwin faces an attempted holdup charge after a June arrest in Clendenin Street station theft. Multiple aliases and past robberies across Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois are noted, with various charges and bond statuses cited.
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Ray Irwin
Milwaukee
Wis
Kananha County
John Britton
Irwin
Washington
Erwin
Abrahim Bofarsky
Clendenin Street
Bolaraky
Aurless Grant
Atlante
Nea
Cleveland
Harless F. Grant
State Reformantory
Harless Franklin Grant
Buntington
Huntington
Ray McDonald
Peoria
Ray McGartney
Decatur
Ill
Morganfield
Charles Merritt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bannerot Retains WV Amateur Title In Dramatic Finish
Edgewood country club’s Fred G. Bannerot Jr. held off Bobby Towne of Wheeling to become the second champion in 20 years to defend the West Virginia Amateur Rolf title on the Old White course at White Sulphur Springs. The final stretched to the 36th green as Bannerot edged ahead with late nerves and a critical closing stretch.
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Ry Frank A. Knight
Gaxutte Sports Battery
White Sulphur Springs
Fred G. Bannerot, Jr
Edgewood Country Club
Charleston
West Virginia
Rolf
Bobby Towne
Wheeling
Jigs Pollock, Jr
Pollock
Hot Springs
Mountain State
Forefest McNeill
Clarksburg
Rownd
Bannerot
Banneret
Reynd
Panhandle
McNeill
Cloudburst Kills and Destroys Morrison Region
A mountain cloudburst near Morrison Colorado sent a 10 foot wall of water down Bear Creek canyon washing out bridges and destroying two towns Morrison and Starbuck. Motorists were trapped and a truck driver James M. Shay survived after being thrown from his overturned vehicle. Rescue crews from Denver aided as authorities assessed casualties and missing persons.
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Morrison
Cols
Poly
Sudden Mountain
Bear Creek
Starbuck
Mounttains
Morrisot
Denver
Turkey Creek
Tdledale Gulch
Hito Bear Creek
Bear Creek Canon Road
Canon Wall
J. H. Sehro
Hfe
James M. Shay
Shaw
Bear Creek Ganon
Factory Blast At South Charleston Kills No One
Five Carbide and Carbon Ghemicafé workers were burned after a mysterious blast from a 20 foot high tank on Blaine Island. H M Gurnee 25 of St Albans fell and sprained his back with a fractured jaw while the others suffered minor facial and arm burns. The tank held water and alcohol had recently been added. Officials reported no property damage and the blast remains unexplained.
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South Charleston
Kanawha Valley Hospital
H. M. Gurnee
St. Albans
G. Ruddie
Ss. Albans
H.R. Cook
Ruinner Parsons
Sprig Hill
W. D. Wilhelm
G. H. Sears
Industrial Service Department
Mayor Outlines City Projects
Mayor R. P. Devon explained a new federal works plan to the council, detailing $400 million for federal buildings, $40 million for highways, and $3 billion for other projects. He urged prioritizing roads, including a $100,000 Seventh Avenue bridge over Two-Mile Creek to Route 25 and an extension of Kanawha Street to connect with the Midland Trail via an underpass, hoping for state approval.
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R. P. Devon
Councillridge Commission
Charleston
West Win Ge
Kanawha County
Shen
Sug~r
Seventh Avenue
Virginia Street
Cannaday
Midland Trail
Wilson Hollow Oy
New York Central Railway
State Road Commission
Wase
Penn
Favorable Salary Increase at Sational Cash Register
July 10 raise for 6,000 Sational Cash Register employees reported with per cent rise in salaries and wages. Unclear whether full restoration of prior cuts occurred.
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Dalton
T—lzj
Sational Cash Register Company
Snichpony
Johnson Signals Fact Driven Wage Code In Industrial Talks
Industrial administrator Johnson told bituminous miners and operators that any north south wage differential within the industry is a factual matter to be settled by an exhaustive survey. He argued regional living costs justify differences and insisted hours and weekly pay be set to provide a decent living, with no coercion toward union affiliation. Further discussions followed by a joint committee of operators and union officials.
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Warington
Hugh
Johnson
Mid-West
Jonrson
Wadge
John L. Lewis
Trial Ends With Producer Eight Others Getting Big Sentences
New York July 7 The trial of Otto E Goebel Hollywood producer and eight others convicted of illegal mall use in selling 83 million dollars of stock of National Diversified. Goebel sentenced to five years in federal penitentiary and a 41000 fine. The case began December 12 and spanned 207 days with long juror illness and weekend adjournments.
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New York
Otto E. Goebel
Hollywood
Goebel
Ilegal Uss
National Diversified Corporation
Goede
Stratosphere Flight Gear Passes Rigorous Tests
Akron reports equipment for a record stratosphere ascent undergoing extreme tests. A metal ball and a 600000 cubic foot balloon, part of Bleut and Commander T G W Settle’s project with Joe Piccard, show life-support readiness for an eight hour run as preparations for a July 15 ascent from Shickago Century of Progress proceed.
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Akron
Maly T
Bleut
T. G. W. Settle
U.S. W
Joe Piccard
Jimmy Mattern Safe in Small Siberian Town
World flyer Jimmie Mattern, missing 23 days in the tundra since June 14, is reported safe at Anadir in a terse message received via Moscow. Rescue efforts shift to bringing him home as authorities and backers plot next steps amid limited details.
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Associated Press
Jimmie Mattern
Siberian
Northland
Moscow
United States
Mattern
Anadir
Khebarovek
Nome
Alscka
New York
British ‘Columbia
Alaska
William Alexander
Morthland
Alaskan
Big Mother
Aenea
New Security Issues Reported to FCC on Opening Day
Washington reports indicate 50 domestic firms filed security issues totaling about 75 million dollars with the Federal Trade Commission to meet financing under the encurtes law. Officials noted the flood of bulky financial statements caused delays in public registration releases and estimated first day fees ranged from 7,000 to 6,000 dollars. The aggregate new securities were likely between 70 and 80 million dollars.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Ageregste
Odd Sports Chatter and Local Sports Odds
Disjointed notes recount Will and Mattern bets, a Gulf championship claim, and a tennis match win. Mentions of Seon Crawford, Vines, and Amateuria hint at shifting results. Upcoming rowing from Harvard Yale and Cornell looms, with a comment about far travel and return rowing.
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Mattern
Seon Crawford
Vines
Engstad
Sud
John
Idler
Harvard
Yaie
Cornell
Ennai
Nours
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Brewers Plan
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Britton
DeVan
Indianapolis
Ind
W. Carleton Starkey
L. G. 8. Devices Corporation
United States Steel Products Company
Centralia
Illinois Central Railroad
Shicago
Hugh D. Webbly
North Central
Frigidaire Company
Commander Settle
Professor Piccard
Settle
Jimmy Mattern
Coast Guard
Airs
Caroline Matterh
St Freonerly
Jimmie
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Waeh
S.J. Sackett
H. B. Jameson
Chitsgo
Mellern
Trade Commission
Will
Thie Roper
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