Forgeries Charge Trigger Soviet Trade Fight
New York World News Service reports amid a House inquiry that Amtorg’s Soviet trade work faced accusations of communist propaganda. Bogdanov claimed the charges are baseless and warned the US could lose its sixth largest foreign buyer, which purchased over 107 million dollars in 1928 29 and aims to double soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Amtorg Trading Corporation
United States
Peter A. Bogdanov
Amtorg
Grover Whalen
Gregory Bessedovsky
Paris
House of Representatives
Louis Connick
Prohibition Officials Suspend Agents and Form Advisory Panel
Washington reports that Justice and Treasury actions aim to curb force in enforcing the prohibition law. Amos W. Woodcock suspended two agents for three days for an unlawful stop and search of a private car. Doran appoints a scientist and business panel to advise on industrial alcohol issues.
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Washington
Department of Justice
The
Treasury
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Prohibition
Doran
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Woodcock
Charles R. McCartney
John T. Weigel
E. G. Eacan
SaRiDees
Duncan
Devastated Territory Like No Man's Land
Naples dispatch describes a wide earthquake belt crossing southern Italy. Hundreds killed and over a thousand injured as towns and hamlets near Naples endure destruction. Panic remains as rescue efforts continue and fear of another shock haunts residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gargiulo
Naples
Italy
Decapitated Woman Found on Reform Farm Near Hudson Ohio
The decapitated body of a woman about 30 was found in a cucumber patch at the Cleveland Boys' Farm near Hudson by a nearby resident. Coroner M D Crafts said a close range bullet wound to the head caused death about three weeks prior. A morgue check to locate missing women began after the grisly find.
Skirts to Drop Lower This Year in Paris Shows
Paris reports the first 1930 31 fashion shows reveal milady will wear skirts to shoe tops on Fifth Avenue winter season. Buyers from the United States express worry over hemline trends eight inches of silk stocking visible above slippers. Style makers remain tight lipped as the major openings approach next week.
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Paris
Fifth Avenue
Milady
United States
Glenn Curtiss Aviation Genius Dies Suddenly in Buffalo
Glenn Hammond Curtiss pioneer aviator and aviation giant died today in General Hospital Buffalo after an appendicitis operation. Cause was pulmonary embolus. He faced a Rochester patent suit over rights and funds. He lived in Hammondsport with links to Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company in Kenmore. Burial planned in Hammondsport Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Glenn Hammond Curtiss
General Hospital
Curtiss
Herring-Curtiss Company
Rochester
Buffalo Hospital
Hammondsport
Lake Keuka
Glenn
Miami
Fla
Ruth A. Hesley
Public linking recall of mayor with crime
Detroit July 23. Police say a sworn statement links slain radio commentator Gerald E Buckley to extortion of four thousand dollars from a liquor racketeer. Buckley a vocal critic of Mayor Bowles was shot eleven times and died after hospital admission. The racketeer named in the affidavit reportedly admitted Buckley forced bootlegging involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Underworld Today
Gerald E
Jerry) Buckley
WMBO
Charles Bowles
Buckley
la Salle Hotel
Thomas C. Wilcox
Wilcox
Paul
Wayne County
Three Lutheran Synods Merge to Form American Lutheran Church
Announced from Lutheran headquarters in Columbus Ohio that 1900 congregations 1400 pastors and 500000 baptised members will merge in August to form the American Lutheran Church. The Buffalo Synod Joint Synod of Ohio and Iowa Synod join. Toledo will host the merger. The new body covers 31 states and parts of Canada New Guinea and India. The church preserves congregational governance and stays out of political reform issues.
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Columbus
Toledo
American Lutheran Church
Buffalo Synod
Joint Synod of
Ohio
Iowa Synod
Canada
Finschhafen
Madang
New Guinea
Madras
British India
Stranded Family Reaches Police Station in Cincinnati
A worn elderly man, a thin emaciated woman, and their small blond daughter sat in Cincinnati Police Station. They traveled from West Virginia with $10, seeking kin in St Louis but stranded, a welfare case unfolding. The mother is Mattie Fiemings about 40, husband Ben 88, child Elsie Marie 5. they came by train to Ashland after a layoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Benson
Central Police Station
Welfare Department
Mattie Fiemings
Ben
Elsie Marie
West Virginia
Malden
St. Louis
Ashland
Noble Lady Owen Wounds Parisian Physician's Wife
In Paris on July 23, Lady Owen, a British noblewoman, went to Dr. Gastaud's Marly villa with a revolver and shot Mme. Gastaud four times. Disarmed without resistance, she then remained. The doctor allegedly planned remarriage with Owen, prompting her to seek vengeance after disputes. Mme. Gastaud was taken to St. Germain hospital and was reported in danger.
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New York World News Service
Paris
Lady Owen
Avenue du Bois
Dr. Gastaud
Marly
Mme. Gastaud
Owen
Gastaud
St. Germain
World News Service
N. Y
Branded newborns proposed to prevent hospital mix ups
Chicago health officials report a plan to brand infants with an ultra violet laser device to prevent baby mix ups after the Bamberger-Watkins case. Doctors compare infant features and tests to determine rightful parentage while seven scientists prepare findings and possible baby exchanges.
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Chicago
Bamberger-Watkins
Arnold H. Kegel
Oan
A. E. Paul
Englewood Ospital
Bamberger and Watkins
Kegel
Solomons
Dr. Kegel
Ten-Blow Fire Destroys Veneer Plant In Cincinnati
A blaze in the Cincinnati Veneer Company plant on Spring Grove Avenue and Este Street burned for about an hour, causing an estimated loss of 15 000 to 25 000 as workers used emergency hoses before fire crews from multiple companies gained control. Flames threatened Procter & Gamble fats stores as lumber and cigar-box stock burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Veneer Company
Spring Grove Avenue
Este Street
George Ratterman
Tru-Batch Concrete Company
Clem Beckman
Procter & Gamble Company
Prisoner Snatched in Busy Street Robbery Try
John Martin, 22, Rochester, N Y attempted a bold stick up at 4 30 p m in a crowded area near Front and Sycamore streets with a gun, forcing Harry Brockman and Clarice Roberts to drive off. Police detain him as their car narrowly avoids capture in heavy traffic.
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John Martin
Rochester
N. Y
John
Front
Sycamore
Second District
Miss Clarice Roberts
Short Taylor
West Covington
Harry Brockman
Beekman Street
Automo
Brockman
Front Street
Broadway
Lieut
George Wagner
Edward Davis
John Smith
Weaver
Revered Gervaise Roughton Resigns Longtime Cincinnati Pastorate
The Rev. Gervaise Roughton of Wesley Chapel on East Fifth Street resigns at the fourth quarterly Methodist conference. The Ohio annual conference will install Rev. W. W. Holland of Groesbeck and North College Hill as successor at Oxford on September 2. Roughton, born in England, served 33 years in Cincinnati churches and holds many ministerial records. He and Mrs. Roughton plan a Europe Egypt Palestine trip and will make Cincinnati their home. Holland is noted for long-distance automobile travel in pursuit of good.
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Gervaise Roughton
Wesley Chapel
East Fifth Street
Methodist Church
W. W. Holland
Groesbeck
North College Hill
M. E
Roughton
Oxford
Holland
Edgar Blake
Arba Martin
Riddings
Derbyshire
England
United States
Trinity Methodist Church
West Ninth Street
Old
Europe
Egypt
Palestine
Cincinnati
Roosevelt to Get Place Despite Filipino Protest
Nicholas Roosevelt of New York will receive a recess appointment as Vice Governor of the Philippines. Hoover announced after Roosevelt and War Secretary Hurley met the President. Sen. Bingham declined to submit the nomination, citing a poll showing a fight against confirmation due to Roosevelt’s writings on Philippine independence.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Nicholas Roosevelt
New York
Philippines
Senate
Insular Affairs Committee
Hoover
Roosevelt
Hurley
White House
Bingham
Rep. Conn
Love and loyalty clash as British duchess courts a diplomat butler
Miss Gytha Stourton, daughter of Britain's nobility, travels from Washington to England to seek her family's consent to marry Fiorvanti Del Agnese, a longtime Italian butler and major domo at the British Embassy. Lady Isabella Howard disapproves, shaping a romance shaped by duty and high society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Young
Washington
Gytha Stourton
Britain
Fiorvanti del’ Agnese
Miss Stourton
Great Britain
Isabella Howard
Esme
Lord Howard of
Penrith
United Tes
Stourton
Rome
Sir Esne
Isabella
Howard
Gytha
Naples Earthquake Devastates Southeastern Italy Killing 700
A massive quake and accompanying electrical storm strike southeastern Italy near Naples, killing over 700 in about a dozen towns and injuring more than 1,000. Melfi suffers severe damage, including ancient structures. relief trains and hundreds of workers rush to assist amid widespread chaos.
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Naples
Bay of Naples
Vesuvius
Italy
Melfi
Monte Volture
Messina
Adriatic
Countess de Rossi Vargas
United States
No Man’s Land
Villa
Regional Weather Forecast and Temperature Table Notes
Ohio predicts warmer trends with fair to partly cloudy skies and possible scattered thunder showers in the afternoon. Kentucky and Indiana expect continued warmth with Thursday and Friday partly cloudy and occasional showers or thunderstorms. Lake Michigan area warm Thursday. The accompanying table lists current and high temperatures with last twenty four hours precipitation, showing readings such as 72 and 94 for Chicago area, with clear skies and wind data.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Vel Bain
Mincenne
NOOM
Escreee
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Associated Press
MR. Whalen
Bogdanov
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Germany
Russia
Michigan
Gov. Green
Doran Names Committee
del Carmine
Villa Communale
Melfihard
Ries of Temblors
Reform
AIR Pioneer
Glenn H. Curtiss
Glenn Curtiss
Brooklyn General Hospital
Jerry Buckley
Harry
Messini
Tire Nation
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