London Naval Treaty ratification session opens in Senate
The U S Senate hears the vote of ratification on the London Naval Treaty amid heat and tension. Meanwhile a drowning tragedy near Linesville claims Sylvester Kelsey, a local farm hand, as friends and rescuers fail to save him from Shenango Creek. The incident followed a Sunday swimming party planned to escape heat. Lloyd Wescott attempted rescue but Kelsey sank twice, with Bates and Baker aiding before Kelsey was lost. The body was recovered hours later and turned over to funeral directors. further details remained unavailable.
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Hipyville
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Six Killed in French Plane Crash Near London
A passenger plane from Croydon to Le Touquet crashed into a Kentish hillside about 20 miles from London, killing six occupants. The dead include Viscountess Ednam, wife of Viscount Ednam, and Viscount Duffermn and Ava, Sir Edward Ward, Mrs. Losier, Lieut. Col. Go Henderson, and pilot Henderson Shearing. Viscountess Ednam was a close friend of the Prince of Wales and daughter-in-law of the Earl of Dunley. Sir Edward Ward formerly served as permanent undersecretary of war.
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London
Croydon
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Ednam
Duke of Sutherland
Marquess of
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Sir Edward Ward
Losier
Capt
H. Loeifer
T Hender
Shearing
Vincountess
Prince of Wales
Earl of Dunley
Edward Ward
Thinks Human Race Cradles In Africa
Paris July 16 Professor Alonzo W Pond archaeologist of Bennit College Wisconsin and formerly with Roy Chapman Andrews reports from Paris after excavation work in southwest Algeria claiming the earliest home of man was in Africa. He argues Africa has more abundant prehistoric remains and favored the development of anthropoid apes, the nearest living relative of man.
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Paris
Africa
Asia
Alonzo W. Pond
Bennit College
Wisconsin
Roy Chapman Andrews
Gobi Desert
Southy Westorn
Algeria
Leyond
Gobl
Ford Aftica
MacDonald in San Francisco to Change Story in Mooney Case
Governor C. C. Young said he was ready to meet John MacDonald who arrived from Baltimore to recant testimony that helped convict Mooney and Billings. MacDonald, advised by attorneys Hilary Gang and Chas. Ruzika, “refused to talk” about plans but wished to testify. A hearing date and Stockton trip were planned, with a possible meeting with the governor upon return.
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San Francisco
C. C. Young
John MacDonald
Tom Mooney-Billings
MacDonald
Baltimore
Mooney
Billings
Fife
Hilary Gang
Chas. Ruzika
Young
Stockton
Mooney and Billings
Bil- Anes
New drugstore to open in Brown Block Corry
Corry will gain four new pharmacies in the Brown Block formerly occupied by Shea & Walraven. F L Keister, moving from Erie with his family, plans a late week opening once fixtures arrive. He buys Ames Drug Store stock and fixtures across the street and adds a soda fountain Frigidaire equipped. Keisterarry eighteen years in pharmacy. W F Miller stays on. improvements planned to beautify and expand the business.
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Wealthy cigar store owner abducted in Peoria area
United Press reports a wealthy Peoria cigar shop owner was abducted while returning from his summer home near Alva Alabama. His 15 year old son Willard escaped and notified authorities. Urban and his son were taken by four to five men in a separate car near Varay airport, later abandoning the car in a cornfield.
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Varay
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Urban
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Croan
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Erie
Hines Lincney
York Street
Wagner backs pact but seeks rapid Senate ratification
Senator Wagner of New York condemned the London naval treaty for not achieving pledged reductions yet urged quick ratification. He criticized administration tactics and recalled President Hoover’s June 1929 statement that actual reduction, not rhetoric, was the goal.
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League of Nations
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Endurance attempt from Lambert Field aims at 720 hours
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine former endurance record holders launched at 7 12 a m in the Curtiss Robin monoplane The Greater St Louis to stay aloft 20 days surpassing the Hunter brothers 553 hours clocked in Chicago The plane resembles the St Louis Robin used for 420 straight hours the prior year.
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Dale Jackson
Forest
O'Brine
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
Heat Wave Death Toll Exceeds One Hundred Across States
Amid a scorching heat wave, temperatures hit 100s in multiple states with Chicago and New York reporting severe heat. Officials warned deaths from heat prostration and drownings could top 100 as livestock perished and crops wilted across the Midwest. Residents sought relief at beaches while farmers prayed for rain and worked by night to save crops and livestock.
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Coney Island
Milwaukee
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Kansas
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Pittsburgh
Heat Drives Woman to Dual Murder and Self Destruction
United Press report from Geneva details a rural tragedy as Charles Anderson kills his wife and 13 year old son with an ax, then dies by fire and self slashing. Sheriff Arch notes a heavily mortgaged 40 acre farm and money worries as possible motive amid extreme heat.
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Anderson
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Willia
Five Die in Circus Train Derailment Near Moncton
A broken rail caused the derailment of the Al G Barnes circus train near Moncton New Brunswick injuring 18 and killing five. Among the dead are Albert Johnson and Frank Finnegan both Los Angeles workers and J McFareland of Toronto with James Stephenson of Fredericton and one unidentified man. The incident halted the Charlottetown show with most seriously injured treated locally and the company planning to restart Tuesday.
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Moncton
N. B
al G. Barnes Pircus
New Castle
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Albert Johnson
Los Angeles
Rank Finnegan
J. McFareland
Toronto
James A. Stephenson
Wredericton
Cannaan Station
Heliet
Cronin
Several Killed in Cairo Riots
Cairo July 21 Egyptian police opened fire on a mob in Cairo. Several persons were killed and the number of casualties from the shooting remained undetermined at 1 30 p m as rioting continued Undef plantUnindress.
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Two Pittsburgh Men Injured In Auto Accident
Two Pittsburgh men, Dr. J. K. Terael and J. W. Urben, were treated at Corry hospital Saturday afternoon for minor injuries after a car wreck near Wattsburg. They suffered head lacerations, left the hospital in good condition, and the incident involved a badly damaged vehicle with a narrow escape from more serious harm.
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I. K. Israel
J. W. Urven
Corry Hospital
Waitisburg
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J. W. Urben
Pitburgh
Beeverdam
Wattsburg
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