St Louis Flyers Push Endurance Mark in 14th Day Flight
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine extended the St Louis Robin in a record endurance flight from Lambert Field. They passed the prior 24 hour mark and aimed to beat two weeks in the air, earning $112 an hour while receiving messages from Gov Caulfield and N A A officials.
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ST. Louis
Dale ‘Red’ Jackson
Forest O’brine
Jackson
O’brine
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Henry 38. Caulfield
Missouri
Christopher
National Aeronautical Association
New York
Endurance
Prosecutions Open in Dr. Snook Slaying Case
Columbus County prosecutor John Chester leads state forces as Dr. James H. Snook is tried for the murder of co-ed Theora Hix in a sensational case.
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John Chester
Columbus, CO
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Snook Murder Trial Seeks All Male Jury
Defense fights to keep women off the jury for Dr James H Snook accused of killing his coed mistress Theora Hix As the session ends seventeen venire names remain and a new fifty person venire is ordered for Monday The defense uses peremptory challenges to favor male jurors and replace a woman with a man
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Columbus, O
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Henry L. Scarlett
Foui
Richard Crane 67, Papal Knight, dies at Good Samaritan
Sir Richard T. Crane Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great and longtime Fenwick Club trustee died last night at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 67 after recent illness. He led a career at R G Dun & Co. and devoted work to Catholic charities, St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Knights of Columbus. Funeral plans pending for his wife Anna M. Crane and sister Mrs. John Griffin.
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Richard T. Crane
Order of St. Gregory the Great
Fenwick Club
Civil Service Commission
Good Samaritan Hospital
Richard
R. T. Crane
R. G. Dun & Co
Merge Agency
St. Vincent de Paul Society
St. Xavier's Church
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
St. Joseph Orphanage
Cincinnati
St. Xavier’s High School
St. Xavier’s Colege
St. Xavier's
Fenwick
Henry Moeller
Crone
Pius XI
Crane
Moeller
Louis J. Nau
Sir Richard
United States
Anna M. Crane
Pleasant View
John Griffin
Seismic toll in Ecuador town Moyurgo and Tokyo aftershocks
The Moyurgo quake in Ecuador killed about sixty people and left widespread destruction as doctors and Red Cross workers rushed to aid the injured and homeless. Fissures up to fifteen feet wide opened in the town center. In Tokyo strong tremors at 7 48 a m caused panic and telegraph service interruptions with no immediate damage reports.
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Quito
Ecuador
Moyurgo
Red Cross
Tokyo
Yokohama
Unidentified White Man Found Floating In Ohio River
The body of a white man, about 55, 5 feet 10, with light sandy hair and a large mustache, was found in the Ohio River yesterday by Joseph Sharbel and Mike Bannigan. He wore a black suit and blue shirt, weighed 180 pounds, and carried a flashlight two mirrors and a penknife. Police suggest he was a barge watchman who fell overboard on duty.
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Ohio River
Joseph Sharbel
Plum Street
Mike Bannigan
Swing
Juror Seeks Damages For Torn Trousers After Court Exit
Walter W. Barrett of Price Hill claims Hamilton County owes him a full $25 for a torn trousers suit after his leg got snagged on an elevator stool at the Courthouse. He says the damage prevents matching coat with any other trousers and asks county commissioners to pay the amount. The claim was referred to the Superintendent of Buildings for investigation.
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Walter W. Barrett
First Avenue
Price Hill
Ellington Piano Company
Criminal Court
Hamilton County
Superintendent of Buildings
Church Halts Dismantling For Dying Communicant Wish
In Mansfield D July 26 trustees paused razing the Nineveh Church at Greenwich to honor the dying wish of 70 year old Susan Mead who wished to be buried from the church where she was a communicant. She collapsed and died during a family dinner as the decision came. The burial will be the last from the old landmark.
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Mansfield
Greenwich
Susan Mead
Jersey Justice Frees Girl Who Slew Dad
Keyport New Jersey July 26 Catherine Crawford 12 was freed under a state law allowing a female to kill in defense of self after the grand jury declined to indict her. Prosecutor John Quinn said the girl acted to defend herself from a degenerate parent and that similar incidents had occurred previously.
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New York World News Service
Keyport
N. J
New Jersey
Catherine Crawford
George H. Crawford
Tate
John’ J
Quinn
Key to New York City Won't Unlock Jamaica
New York July 26. First Officer Harry Manning of the steamship America faced Jamaica Court where a friend was fined 25 dollars for speeding while Manning was being taken to a hospital for a hand injury. Manning quipped that Mayor Walker once gave him the keys to New York City, but they are not valid in Jamaica. He commanded the lifeboat that saved the Florida crew last February.
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New York
Harry Manning
America
Jamaica Court
Manning
Walker
McCOY TIPPED TO HEAD ARMY REORGANIZATION
President Hoover with top aides travels to the Virginia Blue Ridge to form the Army General Staff economy study commission. Maj. Gen. Frank McCoy, not a current General Staff member, is tipped as possible chairman amid ongoing personnel discussions.
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McCoy
Washington
Hoover
Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains
Army General Staff
Good
Hurley and Davison
War Department
Charles P. Summerall
Army
Col. Campbel] Hodges
White House
Frank McCoy
Gen. McCoy
German Flying Boat to Test Atlantic Hop for Cargo Capacity
Friedrichshafen officials announced a planned trans Atlantic test flight by the 100 passenger all steel flying boat launched July 14. Dr Dorni er said plans shifted from a regular service to prove new era of long distance transport with a large technical staff and multiple crew to supervise engines.
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Atlantic
New York World News Service
Friedrichshafen
Dox
Lake Constance
Dornier
Gorilla scare traced to moonshine tale in Freeport
In Freeport Illinois police said the so called gorilla scare originated from a local tale involving Elizabeth Ill and a farm crowd. They traced the myth to a moonshine influenced misinterpretation of a monkey sighting, noting a carnival misplacement and a single person influenced by sunshrine mania.
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Freeport
Elizabeth
County votes to keep Duck Creek road name Coolidge Drive vetoed
After hearings with supporters and opponents, the County Commissioners rejected renaming Duck Creek road to Coolidge Drive. They upheld the original decision, noting the highway's close connection to county history and backing from local citizens.
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Duck Creek
Duck Creek Road
Hoover Faces Clash Over Naval Construction Time Clause
Washington dispatch outlines a likely clash between President Hoover and Congress over the time clause in the naval construction act. Hoover claims authority to delay the fifteen cruisers until 1931, while Senate Naval Committee chair Hale says Hoover is in error. The issue recalls Coolidge battles over suspending shipbuilding amid armament talks.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Maine
Coolidge
House
Senate
Poincare Resigns as Senate OKs Debt Pact Amid Debates
Paris reports Premier Poincare resigns after a physical collapse as the Senate votes 234 to 29 to approve the Mellon-Berenger and Churchill-Caillaux debt settlements. The Chamber passed the accords by eight votes, with a separate resolution to pay debts to England and America from German reparations. Congress in Washington anticipates fall hearings on the French debt pact while Hoover eyes postponing a 400 million dollar war debt payment.
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Poincare
Senate
U.S
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Gaston Doumergue
Chamber
England
America
Germany
Congress
Washington
Capitol
House
Hoover
France
Soviets Demand Represals Over Manchuria Clash
Moscow warnings of impending reprisals against China rise as reports claim China builds trenches in Manchuria and imprisons Soviet citizens. Mass meetings in Soviet cities demand action while Britain, the U.S., and Japan are sharply criticized for their war attitudes.
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New York World News Service
Moscow
China
Manchuria
Red Army
Britain
United States
Japan
Far
White Guard
N. Y
French Leader Poincare Resigns After Ill Health
Premier Raymond Poincare, exhausted after more than thirty hours of debate, asks to be relieved of duty due to ulcer of the bladder and an operation. Briand and Barthou visit the bedside to discuss a new government. Poincare’s resignation is handed to President Doumergue with a cabinet meeting set for tomorrow night.
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Sity
Tmain
Aristide Briand
Louis Barthou
M. Poincare
M. Briand
Paincare
Great Britain
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Nome
Explosion Kills 13 Marines Aboard British Cruiser Devonshire
A terrific explosion on the British cruiser Devonshire during battle practice near Skiathos, Greece, killed thirteen marines and seriously injured twelve others. The ship, part of the Mediterranean fleet, reached Volo to transfer the wounded. An official inquiry will begin tomorrow.
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Devonshire
Francis Drake
St. George’s Channel
Submarine H-47 Disaster Led to Court Martial
Lieut. Claude Stanley Griffith Keen of the L-12 was found responsible by a general court martial for the H-47 sinking in St Georges Channel on July 9. He received a severe reprimand and dismissal from his ship as more than twenty sailors perished in the collision.
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Portsmouth
England
Claude Stanley Griffith Keen
St. George’s Channel
Boy Dies in Traffic Crash as Vacation Ends
Ten year old Joseph Ehret Jr. was killed when a heavy gravel truck struck him at Church and Main in Newtown as he traveled with his father and friends on a vacation. His death raises Hamilton County automobile fatalities to ninety for the period. The boy was the son of Jos Ehret, manager of the Ohio Finance Company. The family had been vacationing at Old Fort Country Club on Diebold road and was guests of Ben Staub.
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Joseph Ehret, Jr
Old Fort Country Club
Newtown
Chickasaw Street
Lawrence Schlecht
Hillside Avenue
Church and
Main Avenues
Hamilton County
Sh Ae Fe
Jos* Ret
The
Ohio
Keith Theater
Diebold Road
Ehret
Ben Staub
Conklin Street
Frank Keller
Victor Street
Tariff on Sugar Sparks Hearings in Washington
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Smoot announces reopen hearings to discuss a sliding scale as a substitute for the House sugar tariff. He says the scale would reflect market conditions and could ease criticism while not materially altering House rates. Cuban and European producers reportedly plan a market control alliance adding pressure to the tariff debate.
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Washington
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Utah
House
Cuba
Shaw turns 73 but hides birthday in London
George Bernard Shaw, the British dramatist, was to be 73 today but suppressed his birthday. He advised reporters at his Whitehall flat to circulate a message stating the birthday had been kept private.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Whitehall
Grim battle to save Dayton boy's life continues
Bernard Koop Jr. of Dayton Kentucky remains gravely ill as Dr. Lawrence Spitzelberger appeals to Cincinnati physicians for help. The doctor suspects a citrus fruit–borne poisoning from an incident with the Mediterranean fruit fly, a theory questioned by officials.
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Dayton Boy
Bernard Koop, Jr
Fifth Avenue
Dayton
Lawrence M. Spitzelberger
Clay Street
Cincinnati
Spitzelberger
Bernard
Juror Sleep Delays Prison Term for Grand Larceny
George Deen of Pomeroy Ohio escaped a penitentiary sentence after Judge Fred W. Crow set aside a previous verdict because a juror slept during the trial. Deen pleaded guilty and received a thirty day jail term with a $200 fine suspended on good behavior.
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NAP
Pomeroy, CO
George Deen
Deen
Fred W. Crow
Thief Finds Worthless Loot After Postwar Cash Error
Joseph Cross, 27, staying at the Mills Hotel, believed 20 000 marks would yield over $4 000 at 23 cents per mark. He gathered the notes and added a brass door knocker a pen knife and a thimble. Police confronted him at the Atkins-Pearce home at 2207 Upland Place where he realized the money was worthless postwar currency.
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Joseph Cross
Mills Hotel
Peicemien
Frank G. Atkins
Upland Place
Compa
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Jamaica
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Harbin
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Neces
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Bernars
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