Five Children Die in Harlem Gun attack by mob
Five children were shot in Harlem last night as gunmen, pursuing Vincent Coll, opened fire in a playground. One boy, Michael Vengali aged 6, died today at Beth David Hospital. four others were wounded. Police Commissioner Mulrooney ordered 50 detectives to capture Coll alive.
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United Press
New York
Award P. Mulrooney
Vincent Coll
Underworld
Harlem
Inter Oue
Coll
Talisa
Uiele
Michael Vengali
Beth Daviil Hospital
Miner Slayer Found Insane Declared by Commission
Marco Dempfanti of Leesburg, labeled insane by a special sanity commission, killed five relatives or neighbors last Friday. Wounded in the hip by George Masters, he is held in the hospital section of the Mercer jail and will not be taken to an institution for several days. Doctors Hope and W. W. Richardson, after a three day exam, stated the killer is insane and recommended placement in an institution.
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Mercer
Pauly
Special Sanity Commission
Marco Dempfanti
Leesburg
Faminer
Toesy
George Masters
Dra
ME. Hope
W. W. Richardson
State to pave stretch thru Warren borough
Journal seeks information from the State Highway Department on the East Columbus Avenue project in Warren. The department awarded J. Co. Devine Co. a 40 074 contract to improve 1.25 miles of Roosevelt highway Route No 6 within the borough to handle heavy local bus traffic. Completion expected this year, with no early paving of the gap anticipated. Freight movement down New York, July 28 Revenue freight handled by the New York Central Lines during the week ended July 25 totaled 194 cars, down from 3088 the prior week and 64445 in the same week last year.
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Columbus Avenue
T Han
New York
New York Central Hnes
Erie Railroad Keeps First and Third Express Trains Inactive
A new timetable effective August 2 announces abandonment of Trains Nos. 18 and 14 Expresses. No. 12 carried passengers between Meadville and Salamanca via Corry. No. 9 from Jersey City to Salamanca will launch with a coach, sleeping car, and diner, arriving Salamanca at 12:40 PM. Westbound No. 26 shifts to Salamanca to Jersey City, leaving at 11:50 AM. No. 1 Erie Limited adds stops and arrives Chicago earlier. No. 7 Westbound timetables shift to arrive at 4:50 AM and depart 9:57 AM, about three hours earlier.
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Erie Railroad
Corry
Meadville
Salamanca
Limetable
Erie Limited
Ashland
Mansfield
Gallon
Kenton
Spencerville
Ind
Decat
Rochester
Crown Point
Chicago
No. 7
Two Altoona High Students Die In Auto Crash
Two Altoona high school students were killed and two others injured when their car struck a moving van near the triangle highway intersection by Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The dead are Frederica Brooks of Germantown and Robert Hipple of Williamsport. both attended the Altoona High School summer term.
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United Press
Altoona
Triangle Highway
Tyrone
Frederica Brooks
Germantown
Robert Hipple
Williamsport
Captain Dooland Drowns After Tug Toss From Wave
Captain A. Dooland of Detroit, an employee of American Construction Company, drowned when a large wave swept him from the tug Atlas on Lake Briefyday near ERIP. Coast guardsmen searched the area as the tug headed for the company docks. He was married with several children.
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United Ve Erip
A. Dooland
Detroit
Mich
American Construction Company
Lake Briefyday
Atlas
Dooland
Tulp
Guard Camp Erin Forces Clash in Lebanon County War
Wartime action centers on Camp Kemp near Mt. Gretna with National Guard units the 103rd observation squadron air support and the 213th regiment under Col Clarence J. Smith moving from Mt. Gretna. Anti aircraft precautions mount along Elizabethtown Hershey rail line as the 218th Coast command defends the corps area amid ongoing air and ground assaults.
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Camp Kemp
Mt. Gretna
Lebanon County
Red
Pennsylvania National Guard
103Rd
Middletown
218Th Coast
Kemp
213Th
Clarence J. Smith
Allentown
Spe
Joseph Wisenbrown
Reading
Elizabeth
Two Buffalo Men Held For Beating Couple In Clearfield
Two Buffalo men, about 40, John Denish of 119 S Division St and Mike Rogers of 362 Filmore St, were jailed after confessing to robbing and beating an aged couple at Coalport near Cessport. Police say they were captured along railroad tracks outside Coalport shortly after Mr and Mrs Alfred R Hunter were robbed and mistreated this morning. The Hunters are about 50.
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United Press
Clearfield
Buffalo
Tooona
Cessport
John Denish
S. Division Street
Mike Rogers
Filmore Street
Coalport
Alfred R. Hunter
Hoover Struggle Over Wages Aligns With Depression Pressures
Washington July 29 Many administration observers say President Hoover is being squeezed to defend wages as industries face lower business and mounting deficits. The United States Steel Corp cuts its dividend from seven to four and plans salary adjustments, signaling broader pay reductions may follow. White House denies surrender but officials warn wage cuts could spread, while some larger salaries may be spared.
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Haymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
United States Steel Corporation
HS. Steel
William N. Doale
Two Local Men Die In Northern Crossings Crash
James P Sheridan aged 58 of North East and Joshua D Mooney aged 68 of Hanburcreek died when their car was struck by a Nickel Plate train at Phillips crossing two miles east of North Hast. Sheridan, state inheritance tax collector, failed to see the oncoming passenger train after stopping to let another pass. The wreck occurred shortly after 2 pm. Sheridan’s watch stopped at 2 10. Coroner Dan Hanley opened immediate inquiry with plans to question crews of both trains. Sheridan was a prominent landowner and insured tax official. Mooney had been an Erie line counter until recently. Funeral services expected Friday. Mooney’s body sent to Erie undertaking establishment.
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James P Sheridan
North East
Iowa
Corry
Joshua D. Mooney
Hanburcreek
Kenown Fis Phillips’ Crossing
North Hast
Sheridan
New York Central
M. 0
Phillips
Bruce Redfield
Pleasantville
Coro
Dan Hanley
Nickel Plate
Mooney
Erie Undertaking
Winds and fog delay flight of Graf Zeppelin
The Graf Zeppelin, battling strong winds and fog, drifted toward the Kremeness Islands in the Arctic. Radio contact faded as the craft moved through a known dead zone near Franz Josef land, with officials noting Arctic conditions hinder communications. Meanwhile three prisoners escaped Charlestown State Prison after stabbing a guard and slipping over a wall.
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Kremeness Islands
Arctic Circle
Arctic
Malygit
Leningrad
Franz Josef Land
Kremeness Island
Cape
Siberia
Boston
Massachusetts State Prison
Charlestown
First Shot in World War Fired Seventeen Years Ago
London reports on July 29 marking seventeen years since the first shot of World War I on July 29, 1914. The piece notes the 18 years since 1918 of efforts for lasting peace, including the League of Nations and arms-control talks, with plans for a Geneva arms conference next February.
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United Press
London
League of Nationg
Geneva
Showers Fail End Heat Wave In City
Heavy showers hit the city this morning failing to end a heat wave as temperatures again rose into the nineties. The downpour flooded streets and aided crops, with skies clearing briefly before forecasts warned of more showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Farmers had just finished haying when the rain arrived, and vegetation benefited overall from the rainfall.
Five Best Radio Entertainments Listed
Radio listings show WABC presenting Kate Smith with orchestra at 6:00, WEAF airing Rise of the Goldbergs at 6:45, WABI CBS at 7:20 with Symphonic Interlude, WJZ NBC at 3:00 with The First Nighter, and TNBC Network 1040 presenting Songs of the Homeland.
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WABC
GBS
Kate Smith
WEAF
NBC Network
WABI
CBS Network
WJZ
TNBC
Two Planes Reported Over Ireland As Record Flights Progress
A Bellanca plane believed to be a record attempt by Herndon Pangborne or Boardman Pobirlo was sighted near Dublin at 4 08 pm. Other American pilots Hugh Herndon Jr Clyde Panghorn Russell Bouxdain Jol Poland headed for Moscow Istanbul seeking world distance marks. Reports placed planes over Valentia Knightstown Port Magee as they crossed toward Ireland on July 28.
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United Press
Croydon
Eng
Herndon-Pangborn
Moscow
Boardman-Pobirlo
Turkey
Dublin
London
Avantin Rolley
Hugh Herndon Jr
Clyde Panghorsi
Russell Bouxdain
Jol
Poland
Valentin Islan
Troland
Hadheen
New York
Dyn
Ireland
Herndon
Panghorn
Istanbul
Valentia
Knightstown
Valenti Island
Port Magee
Valera
Oklahoma Governor to War on Bread Prices
Oklahoma City July 22 Governor Murray announced a plan to reduce bread costs. He will gather production-cost data and press institutions to lower prices in response to wheat prices at cents per bushel. The move targets bakers and bread affordability amid rising living costs.
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Cy United Frese
Oklahoma City
Wff
Murray
Oklahoma
Ai Afb
Asid
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