East Coast fires sweep multiple states destroying cottages
Flames raged across New Hampshire to Rhode Island as 125 Nashua homes, a church and a school burned in a Nashua fire. Long Island and Staten Island suffered 100 square miles of fires, burning 200 cottages at Oakwood Heights and forcing evacuations, while New Jersey and Massachusetts contended with widespread brush and forest fires. Firefighters battled blazes as smoke blanketed Bay Shore, Babylon, and Atlantic County, with hundreds fleeing amid charred landscapes and rail and road disruptions.
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Nashua
N. H
Granite State
Long Island
Staten Island
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York Harbor
Oakwood Heights
Rossville
Princes Bay
Pleasant Plains
Manhattan
Irooklys
South Beach
Amityville
Atlantic
Southampton
Bay Shore
Babylon
Atlantic County
Pomona
Obsecon
Oceanville
N. J
Forked River
Ocean County
Woronoco
Russell
Mass
Springfield
Worcester
Gift Home Shared By Two Women After Near Exact Estimates
Miss Millie Hart of 436 East Fifth Street and Mrs Dora Turner of Farmington Michigan will jointly own the Gift Home on Woosterpike Homewood subdivision after both guessed the cost of the property at 9725.64 and 9725.68 respectively within two cents of the total 9725.66 The deed will be split between them and ownership decided amicably in the aftermath of the Cincinnati Realtors Home Show at the O N G Armory.
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Emerel Garman
Millie Hart
East Fifth Street
Woosterpike
Homewood
The
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati Real Estate Board
Two Negroes Sought in Halifax County Assault and Murders
In Rocky Mount North Carolina on May 4 an armed posse pursued two unidentified Negroes suspected of assaulting 18 year old Elizabeth Powell and injuring Frank Crickmore after a shotgun attack. They are also linked to an elderly man’s murder. A 500 man posse and bloodhounds comb the area as fear spreads.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Elizabeth Jane Powell
Frank Crickmore
Crickmore
Miss Owell
Miss Powell
Joe Lee
Lee
Buck Hillyard
Hillyard
Economists Urge Veto of Tariff Bill in 1930 Letter
Over 1000 economists from 179 colleges urged President Hoover and Congress to veto the Hawley Smoot tariff bill. Dr Clair Wilcox presented the statement with signers from Yale Harvard Princeton Columbia Chicago NYU and others warning higher duties will raise living costs hurt farmers and reduce exports. The group argues the cost of living will rise and unemployment may not improve while foreign relations could worsen.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Parker
Collier
Dem
Miss
House
American Congress
Dr. Clair Wilcox
Swarthmore College
Irving Fisher
Yale
Frank W. Taussig
Harvard
Frank A. Fetter
Princeton
Wesley C. Mitchell
Columbia
Henry R. Seager
J. Laurence Laughlin
Chicago
Willford I. King
New York University
M. B. Hammond
Ohio State
E. M. Patterson
University of Pennsylvania
Emory R. Johnson
Wharton School
Pennsylvania
H. S. Person
Taylor Society
Our. d
Tug Explosion Destroys Norfolk Pier No. 7
Fire started by an explosion on a tug moored at Pier No. 7 at the Hampton Roads base in Norfolk Virginia. Crews fought the blaze through the night, with a $250000 pier upgrade noted for aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga and no casualties confirmed.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads Naval Operating Base
Lexington
Saratoga
Kewayden
Norfolk Department
Longtime Ohio Judge and Congressman Goebel Dies at 77
Dita Herman Goebel former judge and U S congressman from Ohio died at home after a week’s illness at 2223 Bedford Terrace He was 77 born in Cincinnati educated there admitted to the bar at 19 elected to the Ohio Legislature at 22 served as Hamilton County Probate Judge 1884 6 years later elected to Congress from 1902 to 1911 later practiced with Goebel Dock Goebel Survived by widow Florence four children Herman Jr Monica Dix Gertrude Frances and a daughter from a former marriage Hilda Spielman Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow at W Mack Johnson funeral home East McMillan Burial in Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Herman P. Goebel
The
Commercial Tribune
Bedford’ Terrace
Judge Goebel
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Law College
Ohio
Hamilton County
United States
Goebel, Dock & Goebel
Commercial Tribune Publishing Company
Florence Goebel
Herman, Jr
Monica Dix
Gertrude
Frances
Hilda Spielman
Scottish Rite
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Knights Templar
W. Mack Johnson
East
McMillan Street
Spring Grove Cemetery
Youths to Face Electric Chair in Klonne Death
Two 19 year olds Claude Catron and Robert Smith face death sentences after confessing to the Avondale deli hold up during which clerk Louis Klonne 55 was killed defending cash. Co defendants Lawrence Cole and Lawrence Elliott were exonerated from murder. The group admitted attempted robbery as the fatal shot struck Klonne.
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Avondale
Louis Klonne
Ida Avenue
Norwood
Klonne
Claude Catron
Armory Avenue
Robert Smith
West Summers Street
Lawrence Cole
Langdon Road
Lawrence Elliott
Kemper Lane
Milton Shugar
Clinton Springs Avenue
Reading Road
Eloine
Catron
Maryland Aviation Officials Arrested Over Sunday Flights
Baltimore Maryland May 4 four aviation officials were arrested charged with commercializing the Sabbath by carrying passengers for hire Maryland blue laws were enforced in Baltimore County airports managers of some fields shut down while others operated seeking a test case Lieut Lee H Dice operations manager Curtiss Wright Flying Service Logan Field J Wilbur Mullen field traffic manager Baltimore Airways Edward Handler president Handler Field Warrington W Moss Jr manager Green Spring Valley airport
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Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore County
Lee H. Dice
Curtiss-Wright
Logan Field
J. Wilbur Mullen
Edward Handler
Baltimore Airways, Inc
Handler Field
Warrington W. Moss, Jr
Green Spring Valley
Shooting Fatal in Cleveland Over Liquor Payment
Charles Day aged 45 was shot to death in Cleveland after an argument over liquor payment. Police said the assailant is being sought tonight.
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Cleveland
Charles Day
Legge to Stay as Farm Board Chair at Hoover Request
Alexander Legge, caustic chairman of the Federal Farm Board, will remain head for another year by President Hoover's personal request. Legge left International Harvester to serve a year at the board, aiming to return after launching it. Chamber of Commerce attacks influenced his decision, but both Legge and Julius Barnes retain Hoover's confidence.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Alexander Legge
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Legge
International Harvester Company
Farm Board
Harvester Company
Homesick Wife Reunites With Ohio Husband After Own Death Hoax
Mrs. eo McKee of Youngstown, presumed dead after fleeing with William Reed, turns up alive in Cincinnati. Reed, a former amusement park proprietor, had married her in Lebanon Kentucky. McKee plans to return to her husband Gerald McKee and their two children.
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Ohio
Eo McKee
Youngstown
Montreal
Canada
Gerald
McKee
Lebanon
Reed
Cincinnati
Elm Street
McKee- Reed
Aviatrix Laura Ingalls Sets World Record For Women
Miss Laura Ingalls a 25 year old former New York dancer turned pilot looped in a small open cockpit at Lambert Field earning a world record for women with 410 loops in 1 hour 3 minutes but 66 loops were disallowed due to a fuel interruption.
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ST. Louis
Laura Ingalls
New York
America
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Mildred Kauffman
Kansas City
Miss Ingalle
Gang Ride Ended In Chicago Kidnapping Case
Earl Holmes 37 narrowly escaped execution on a La Grange road when suburban police intervened at 2 a.m. They freed him and arrested John Hennessy 34 Samuel Baldino 23 and Frank Fabarula for kidnapping robbery and assault with intent to kill. The case involves a romance with Anne Larson and threats linked to gang activity.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Earl Holmes
Holmes
la Grange Road
E. J. Mitchell
The
Baldino
Balding
7 Day Confinement on Liquor Sentence Kills Asthmatic Man
William Fluerhelm a 40 year old Kenton County inmate from Elsmere Ky died in jail after a mandatory seven day confinement for illegal liquor possession. He could not pay the fine and had been serving the sentence for asthma and health reasons. He would have been released Wednesday.
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William Fluerhelm
Sanders Drive
Elsmere
Kenton County
Fluerhelm
Covington
Frank Goldsborough 19-Year-Old Flier Cuts Transcontinental Record
Frank Goldsborough, nineteen, lands near Los Angeles and shaves thirteen hours fifty seven minutes from the former trans continental record for junior flyers. He flew from Colton, California, amid storms, climbing to ten thousand feet to dodge rain, and was convoyed by a squadron of planes. He aims to fly back East next week to pursue a West East record.
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Los Angeles
Frank Goldsborough
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Goldsborough
Colton
Cal
Westfield
N. J
Dick James
Bryce Goldsborough
Seaboard
el Paso
Tex
Texas
Tucson
Ariz
Yuma
San Gorgonio Pass
War veteran found dead in Ohio River bank
The body of Charles Voegeles a 35 year old World War II veteran was found in the Ohio River at the Southside avenue near the American Diamalt plant. Coroner Fred Swing reported no evident violence though a post mortem was planned. His brother Albert Voegle Norwood confirmed the identity and noted a history of nervous ailment and recent unemployment. Surviving family details omitted.
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Charles Voegels
Midland Avenue
Ohio River
Southside Avenue
American Diamalt Company
Warren Ester
Bng
Howard McMullen
Fred C. Swing
Swing
Albert Voegele
Ross Avenue
Norwood
Union Gas and Electric Company
Community Chest campaign eyeing larger fund total
The Community Chest third luncheon at the Lin ton Hotel aims to report a raised sum between 257000 and 300000 dollars with three days left since the last Friday noon meeting. General Chairman Roger Rogan appeals to solicitors to boost efforts as Division I and II leadership reorganizes and employees push higher per capita giving. The noon gathering features Rt. Rev. Joseph H. Albers as speaker while plant captains are urged to complete solicitations before reporting.
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Linton
Community “Chest Campaign Organization
Roger Rogan
Ralph R., Caldwell
John M. Cronin
Lewis E. Skinner
Thomas H. Thompson
C. V. Link
James A. Wilson
Otto W. Davis
Joseph H. Albers
Fatal head on collision on Sharon Avenue
A early morning crash on Sharon Avenue near Glendale killed Loren L. Compton 30 and seriously injured Kenneth Sandridge 31 and William Lathrop 67 who were riding in a coupe. The truck driver fled. police hold the vehicle and seek the driver, suspect stolen license tags. The Hamilton County auto fatality toll for the year rises to 64.
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Sharon Avenue
Glendale
Loren L. Compton
Cleveland Avenue
Hamilton
Kenneth Sandridge
Dayton Street
William Lathrop
Millrich
Marines Bomb Bandit Lairs in Northern Nicaragua
United States marines reportedly bombed several bandit groups in northern Nicaragua last week. Seven planes based in Managua located a bandit position on Jicote Hill near the Honduran border in Chinandega, and three more aircraft bombed another group north of Jinotega. Losses to the bandits were not disclosed.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Jicote Hill
Honduran
Chinandega
Jinotega
Executives Facing Job Hunt As Economy Shifts
Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, said in a CBS radio broadcast that many white collar executives earning 10 000 to 50 000 annually lost work at year start and must seek employment. He urged central industry bureaus to retain trained leaders amid mergers and industry changes, citing the Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America bureau as a model and noting an agency in New York dedicated to placing executives.
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Klein
New York World News Service
Washington
Julius Klein
Columbia Broadcasting System
Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America
Gandhi Arrest Sparks Little Surprise In India
London reports Gandhi arrested in India as civil disobedience movement nears end amid British concern over its effects. Authorities, led by Viceroy Irwin, weigh risks to moderates of all faiths and move to end the satyagraha campaign centered on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
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Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Jalalpur
Gandhi
Gujarat
Borivili
Poona
Jerrodaya
Yevvoda
Government of
India
Calcutta
Karachi
Peshawar
Grandhi
Dandi
London
Mahatma
Lord Irwinn
Regional Weather Summary May 4 1930 North Central States
Monday to Tuesday outlook shows multiple states with partly cloudy skies and warming trends. Ohio and Tennessee expect showers and thunder storms, with warmer conditions persisting west. Kentucky west portion may see thundershowers, while Indiana Michigan and Ohio report cooler Tuesday highs and localized rain.
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Ohio
Kentucky
West Portion
Indiana
Tennessee
West Virginia
Eastport
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
S.s.marie
Wash’gton
Chicago
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McClellan
Neaman Goebel
Dita
of Goebel, Dock & Goebel
Commercial Tribune Company
Youtho
Shugar
Fighter
Accedes
Aviatrix
Trio
Frank Goldborough
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