Heat Wave Grips Nation As Temperatures Break Records
A heat wave blankets the United States from Great Lakes to Gulf with three figure readings. Officials report average highs near 90.5 degrees. many locales exceed 90 degrees as livestock face stress and drownings rise. Beachgoers flood Chicago and other cities seeking relief.
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Hicago
Lerica
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Eaus
Chicago
Iowa
Lake Ichigan
Abbott Arrest Ends High Speed Chicago Chase Across City
Komas Abbott, sought as the killer of Alfred Lingle, was captured after a dramatic chase through Chicago streets. He and his wife rode in a speeding car with a gun found in the vehicle, while police fired shots during the pursuit from Diversey to Rogers Park and back.
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Lingle
Chicago
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Abbott
Jack Ate
Diverseyvenue
Rogers Park
North Park Street
Perons
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Uring
Desed
Maror
Tribune
Jack Zute
Muita
Correction Notice About Mrs. Lorene Capps in Dothan
The Eagle apologizes for misnaming Mrs. Lorene Capps a resident of Dothan and taxpayer for about 90 years. The corrected report identifies her as a white woman and clarifies the incident near Range Street between two Segregro women.
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Lorene Capps
Dothan
Hospital mix up leaves two families stunned
In Englewood a tag mix up swapped newborn boys between the Bambergers and Watkins families. Each baby discharged with their mothers, then Watkins fathered the scene claiming the wrong child after blood tests to confirm parentage.
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Mr. Watkins
Bamberger
Youth Confesses to Killing His Aunt in Boston Area
Bernard Thompson, 26, confessed to slaying his aunt Edith Wight, a private detective, at her Saugus Mass home. He admitted striking her with a blackjack after heavy drinking, left while alive, and later helped police by surrendering in New Haven after the discovery of her body. He denied knowledge of $7,000 in jewels reported stolen.
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Saugus
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Miss Wight
Dorchester
Mars
New Haven
Boston
Dothan dairies graded in milk sanitation program
Ten dairies in Dothan sell grade A milk while one is B and four sell grade D, under a sanitation focused grading by Dr. Russell E. Neff. The county aims for all dairies to reach grade A as new rules come into effect, with enforcement delayed 90 days due to local finances.
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Russell E. Neff
Neff
Houston County
F. B. Whitfield
County Board of Health
14 Year Old Boy Confesses Brutal Farmhouse Murder
A 14 year old boy, Lester Mohr, confessed to County Attorney George Chirk Jr. that he knocked his mother unconscious with a brick, dragged her into the kitchen, and shot her multiple times at their Holstein farm home. He said a Thursday quarrel over chores led to the killing.
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George Chirk, Jr
Lester Mohr
Gus Mohr
Wealthy Chicago Clubman Shot by Police Near Sheridan
John H. Roemer prominent Chicago clubman and corporation lawyer was shot by Officer Edward Strindberg as Roemer pointed a pistol at a woman near Broadway and Montrose Avenue in the Sheridan district. Struck by the officer’s return fire Roemer was fatally wounded.
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John H. Roemer
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Sheridan
Sheridan Road
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Montrose Avenue
Roemer
Edward Strindberg
Capone Denies Story About Payoff to Newsmen
Al Capone declares he will testify to a grand jury if needed to deny a St Louis Star report by Harry Brundidge alleging he paid Chicago newspapermen. He says he did not, never paid for stories, and that Brundidge attempted to craft a sensational home life feature. He defends Lingle as a friend who received a Christmas belt buckle, not a payoff.
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Miami
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Alphonse Capone
Jake Lingle
Capone
Palm Island
St. Louis
Harry Brundidge
Lingle
Bundidge
Brundidge
Stundidge
Notmn
Turk Endurance Claim Draws Interest at City Visit
New York reports Turk Zaro Agha claims to have endured 154 years and vows to live as long as the world lasts. He offers his antique body for examination and recounts battles, marriages, and travels spanning centuries as scientists consider his extraordinary longevity.
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Zaro Agha
Zara Agha
Ashford Man Dies in Car Crash Near Ashford
James W. Matthews 40 of Ashford died at a local hospital after his car overturned near Ashford around 10:30 pm. He was unseated beneath the vehicle and died from severe head injuries. He formerly worked as a Dothan city fireman and ran a boarding house. Funeral services are planned at Rocky Creek church with Rev. Paul Dansby officiating. Interment will follow at Rocky Creek cemetery.
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Ashford
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Matthews
Dothan
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Paul Dansby
Rocky Creek Cemetery
Fellows
Forrester
Typhoon Hits Japan. Thousands Homeless and Dead
A typhoon and rainstorm blasted Leochoo and Kiushin Islands in Japan’s south. The storm, moving 169 miles per hour, destroyed hundreds of dwellings and left thousands homeless. A train wreck injured 20. a village of 209 was buried in a landslide. many vessels were sunk with heavy losses on the water.
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Leochoo
Kiushin Islands
Empire
Mores
International trade at low ebb as July figures decline
International figures show trade at a low ebb with the Commerce Department reporting a $200000 balance in imports and exports for July. Analysts note the totals are smaller than any month since early year, with several sectors posting losses and a cautious outlook for upcoming quarters.
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Ashington
the United
Baxpor
Ecommerce Department
Townspeople Seek 20-Foot escaped Python from Sea Breeze Park
July 19 AP report says 200 pound Indian python escaped from Edward Hayes reptile exhibit at Sea Breeze Park seven miles north of town. Police and deputies led 100 plus searchers through brush and trees along Lake Shore and Irondequoit Port aided by New York State Railways officials. Reptile expert Peter Gruber advised the snake hides in trees at night, prompting residents to stay indoors amid rumors of a public alert.
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Sea Breeze
Here
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Peter “Hratthesnake
Pete” Gruber
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Shamrock V Sails for United States in Cup Quest
Portsmouth England July 11 AP Shamrock V sails for New York to challenge the American defender in the America's Cup for England. A gale delayed departure and the yacht sent reports via Erin with hourly OK signals and weather updates as they head for open sea.
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England
Thomas Lipton
New York
Insurgent Norris beats groceryman Norris in primary filing dispute
In Lincoln Nebraska July 19 AP reports George W. Norris the insurgent Republican leader in the U.S. senate defeated George W. Norris the Broken Bow grocer after the secretary of state barred the grocer from the August 12 primary ballot. The ruling was overturned for ballot purposes but Senator Nye opened an inquiry into the filing while subpoenas targeted the missing grocer as investigators searched three states. Nye vowed to pursue the matter despite the legal setback and the filing delay tied to July 4 and July 5 mail.
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George W. Norris
Senate
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
United States Senate
Broken Bow
Frank Marsh
Charles A. Goss
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United States
Secretary of State
Gerald P. Nye
Nye
Norrie
C. A. Foreman
Marsh
Two More Bandits Swing Colorado Cannon City
George J Abshier and Howard L Royston were executed on the state prison gallows for the 1928 slaying tied to the First National Bank of Samar robbery. Ralph Fleagle, the alleged leader, had been hanged earlier the week before.
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Colo
George J. Abshier
Howard L. Royston
Gallows
First National Bank of
Samar
Jake Feagle
United States
Ralph Fleagle
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