Machinist Slays Friend Over Wife on Lap
William Henderson shot John Spencer after finding his wife on Spencer’s lap in the yard of the wife's mother's home. Henderson confessed amid conflicting alibis, saying the couple planned a reconciliation after seven children and five months apart. John Spencer died at St Mary's Hospital. Henderson and others were taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henderson
Mohawk Street
John Spencer
West Court Street
Spencer
Robert
Sam Slave
Nine-mile Road
Coney Island
Henderson
Mark
Robert Spencer
Geneva
Hendersons
St. Mary’s Hospital
Negro lynching aftermath in Alabama amid posse clash
In Aladama Lynghes Neghl after slaying Emelle Alabama July 5 possemen abandoned a search for four Negroes linked to the killings of Grover Boyd and Charlie Marrs. Four Negroes dead including John Robertson shot resisting a raid and Esau Ollie lynched. a coroner verdict blamed unknown party. Sheriff Scales took charge amid 200 to 300 armed men and ongoing unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emelle
Ala
Grover Boyd
Charlie Marrs
Mississippi
John Robertson
Jacob Robertson
Tom Robertson
Esau Ollie
John
Clarence Boyd
Grover
Jim Ayers
Esau Robertson
W. D. Scales
Senate Ready to Consider Naval Treaty Debated in Week
Senator Johnson Rep Calif urged rejection of the London naval treaty as unjust and inequitable as Congress readies for a special session called by President Hoover. Proponents expect a bipartisan vote, with Senate leaders signaling debate starting soon and a key speech by Senator Swanson urging ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Johnson
Cal
United States
Hoover
Watson
Indiana
Watson and
McNary
Oregon
Swanson
Virginia
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Frr
Niagara Falls Barrel Rider Believed Lost
George E. Stathakis 46 of Buffalo plunged over Horseshoe Falls in a self built oak barrel at 3 35 pm and was not seen again an hour later rivermen fear he was crushed among rocks in a cavern behind the curtain of water and days may pass before any body appears Red Hill who was to recover the barrel waited a half hour and then said Stathakis met the same fate as Charles Stephens Bristol barber lost in 1920 after attempting the cataract in an oak barrel of his own design
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Horseshoe Falls
George E. Stathakis
Buffalo
Stathakis
William
Red) Hill
Charles George Stephens
Barber
Bristol
England
Hill
Magda Lupescu Barred Exiled by Carol Reign Turmoil
In Bucharest July 5 a palace note denies Magda Lupescu’s return to Romania and says she will never come back. Simultaneously Prince Barbu Stirbey leaves for France, ending his influence over Carol. Legal annulment of Carol and Helen follows, paving Carol’s residence with a Grecian princess at Sinaia.
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Magda Lupescu
Stirbey
Carol
Bucharest
Romania
Carol IV
Helen
Michael
Mme
Rumania
Mme. Lupescu
Barbu Stirbey
France
Lupescu
Prince Stirbey
Ferdinand
Reiza
Sinaia
Alba Julia
Fireworks mill blast in Neptune kills three. boy missing
A massive explosion at the Cimino fireworks factory in Neptune New Jersey razed the shop and a half brick home. Three people died including two children, one child missing, and three adults seriously injured. Fire trucks faced sand on access roads. Dr M Gould witnessed the event and described a mother fleeing with children before another blast, with debris flying hundreds of feet.
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Neptune
N. J
Frank Cimino
Cimino
Consiglio
Millie
Renna
Dolores
Nevins Street
Brooklyn
Mary
Nancy
del Fiore
Alfred
M. Gould
Perth Amboy
J. L. Coddington
Dr. Gould
Spring Lake
Frank Cimino, Jr
Pigeon Antwerp Returns Featherless After Storm Voyage
Baltimore July 5. John Butz reports his prize homing pigeon Antwerp, imported from Belgium, lost its feathers between St. Paul and Baltimore due to a storm. The bird walked home four days later and is expected to recover feathers while being prepared to carry messages on the New York to Atlanta air mail route.
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Baltimore
John Butz
St. Paul
Minn
Butz
Belgium
Antwerp
Mr. Butz
New York
Atlanta
Hoover plans London treaty push at mountain lodge
President Hoover in Orange Virginia discussed the London naval treaty with Walter Newton Senator McNary and Senator Fess and prepared a draft message for the Senate ahead of the special session. The Hoovers entourage included McNary and Mrs McNary as well as Senator Watson and Senator Walcott. Rumor centered on Claudius Huston’s future as Republican Party chairman with Huston delaying the party executive committee meeting. Hoover rode horseback with Captain Joel T. Boone after discussions.
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Orange
Mountain Lodge
Hoover
Senate
Walter Newton
McNary
Oregon
Fess
Ohio
Claudius H. Huston
Republican National Committee
Feig
Huston
Watson
Indiana
Walcott
Rep
Conn
Joel T. Boone
Bull Alphonse sets swimming record then captured in New York Harbor
Ten thousand dollars worth of blue ribbon bull Alphonse swam from Staten Island toward Brooklyn, outdistancing police boats, then allowed himself to be captured by Gravesend Bay swimmers. He was tied to a post, delivered to Manhattan, and held for his owner Lester Satterthwaite of Newton Pennsylvania. He is to be shipped to a fair exhibit.
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New York
New York Harbor
Brooklyn
Alphonse
Staten Island
Germany
Gravesend Bay
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Manhattan
Lester Satterthwaite
Newton
Pennsylvania
Girl wins King's Cup air race beating veteran pilots
A 22 year old Miss Winifred Brown won the King's Cup over an 750 mile course, averaging 102.7 mph in an Avro-Avian moth. She led after starting 14th from Hanworth Park, finishing ahead of pilots including Mrs Butler and Flight Lieutenant Waghorn. Prince George and Prince of Wales had entries. several machines retired with engine trouble but no serious injuries were reported.
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London
England
Australia
Winifred Brown
Victor
Amy Johnson
Lady Bailey
D. C. Guest
D. S. Don
Prince George
E. H. Fielden
Prince
Bristol
Manchester
Newcastle
Harworth
Endurance Flyers Return as National Heroes in Chicago
The Hunter brothers John and Kenneth piloted the City of Chicago to a new world record by 133 hours over St. Louis Robin after 553 hours 41% minutes of continuous flight. The crew faced public adulation and scrutiny as they landed at Sky Harbor airport following three weeks aloft with Walter and Albert joining in the return.
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Chicago
Hunter
Earth
Sky Harbor
John
Kenneth
St. Louis
Hunter Brothers
Walter
Albert
Cleveland Bootleg Boss Porrello Slain in Cleveland
Gunfire at Frank Milano restaurant on Mayfield Road claims the life of Joe Porrello, Cleveland bootleg sugar king, and his lieutenant Sam Tilocco. Police probe whether a inside shooter or car ambush killed them, as authorities seize the bar and liquor nearby. Porrello’s rise followed the Lonardo era, with multiple brothers and associates tied to the gang’s operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, C
Joe Porrello
Cleveland
Sam Tilocco
Porrello
Frank Milano
Mayfield Road
Tilocco
Big Joe
John Lonardo
Sam
Black Jack
Todaro
Woodland Avenue
East 110Th Street
Porello
Angelo
Dominic Suspirato
Lonardo
Porellos
Rosario Porello
John
Leo Iasar
Akron
Milano
Charles Velotta
Jacob Grdaul
Young Woman Is Found Shot to Death in Auto
The body of a young woman was found in a car on Mariontown road near Butler, New Jersey, shot twice. A note promising other victims led state troopers to hunt for further bodies as the Queens “3 X” killer case sparks cross borough police actions.
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Butler
N. J
Mariontown
Here
Queens
New York
Sgt. Simpson
Pompton Lakes Station
West Milford
French Resent German Demand for Saar Basin
Paris reports that Germany demands immediate French troop withdrawal from the Saar Basin and the mines’ return to Germany. Negotiations likely to end without result, with possible fall resumption. Riots against French sympathizers in Mainz and Wiesbaden heighten tension. Briand protests to Von Hoesch over protections.
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Saar
New York World News Service
Paris
Germany
France
Prussia
Bavaria
Rhineland
League of ‘Nations
Mainz
Wisebaden
Briand
von Hoesch
M. Briand
Five injured in Parkway crash on Central Parkway and Baymiller
Five persons were injured and two cars wrecked in a collision yesterday afternoon at Central Parkway and Baymiller street. Witnesses said a third, fast car fled the scene. Kampe drove north. Herget and Jacobs faced opposite directions as a third vehicle clipped Kampe’s wheel and forced a head on crash.
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Central Parkway
Baymiller Street
General Hospital
Joseph C. Herget
Holly
Lillian Kampe
Central, Avenue
Mary Jacobs
Kate Fehrman
Kirby Avenue
Charles Fehrman
Edgar Hartman
Kampe
Herget
Jacobs
Brooklyn Seaman Killed as Gunboats Fire on Bandits in Yochow
A Brooklyn sailor Samuel Elkins was killed when brigands opened fire on the U S S Guam at Yochow China as British gunboats faced similar attacks. The clash left two sailors wounded before the ships silenced the bandits.
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Washington
China
State Department
Navy Department
Samuel Elkins
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Guam
Yochow
Hunan
Shanghai
Adams
Charles. B. S McVay
Asiatic Fleet
Yachow
Elkins
Navy
Rose Teitlebaum
West -Thirty-sixth Street
Coney Island
Peiping
Frank P. Lockhart
Hankow
Suiping
Henan
Lockhart
Thomas Rue
Minneapolis
Thenea
Sandland
Grygla
Minn
Republic of China
Stimson
Teal
Admiral McVay
Cheng’ Ling
Yangtze River
Record Drought Tightens Grip on Cincinnati Area
Cincinnati endures a severe drought with record heat and minimal rainfall since April. Wells run dry in Plainville as residents haul water, fires threaten grass and fences, and meteorologist W C Devereaux predicts no rain for 36 hours. Month by month rainfall totals show a 6.90 inch shortfall since April with crops in the county half ruined. Temperatures rise from 72 to 92 degrees before cooling, and the forecast calls for fair weather with continued warm conditions.
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Cincinnati
Plainville
Ind
W. C. Devereaux
United States
Apri
Atlanta mayor frees 268 prisoners sparking backlash
Acting Mayor J Allen Couch released 268 municipal prisoners in Independence Day celebrations. Fifty were rearrested on old charges by police before nightfall, while Mayor I N Ragsdale criticized the action as morally wrong though unsure of legal remedy. City costs rise as prison labor halts municipal projects. Couch faces bribery indictment tied to a graft probe. his case not yet called.
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Atlanta
J. Allen Couch
I. N. Ragsdale
Couch
Couch, Who Is A Member of the Board of Aldermen
Recorder's Office
Ragsdale
Wife of Diplomat Arrives in Santander on Christobal
The wife of the Spanish Ambassador to Washington, Senator Alejandro Padilla y Bell, reached Santander today aboard the steamer Christobal Colon from Washington.
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Santander
Spain
Washington
Alejandro Padilla Y Bell
Christobal
Colon
Bandits Press Hunan After Yachow Massacre
Bandits swept Hunan Province following rebel retreat, firing on American and British vessels and plundering Yangtze Valley towns. Samuel Elkins of Brooklyn, a seaman on the USS Guam, was killed and two British sailors were wounded.
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Shanghai
China
Hunan
Yachow
Yangtze Valley
Samuel Elkins
Brooklyn
Guam
Temperatures across states show warmth and storms
Temperatures for Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Indiana and West Virginia are listed with partly cloudy skies and possible local thundershowers. A table reports current high and low readings, totals of precipitation, and regional notes alongside cities such as Nashville Albany Boston and Duluth with varied figures.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
West Virginia
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