Wood Leads Crawford in Davis Cup Must Be Postponed by Rain
Sidney Wood Jr. led Australian ace Jack Crawford two sets to none and 15 love when rain halted the interzonals final between the United States and Australia in Wimbledon. The match and the Shields–McGrath final were postponed to tomorrow after a downpour delayed the start and interrupted the first two sets won by Wood 6 3 and 9 7.
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Sidney B. Wood, Jr
Jack Crawford
Eshies
United States
Australia
Wood
Wood-Crawford
Frank X. Shields
Vivian McGrath
Concrete proposal to settle Bolivian war offered today
LA PAZ July 24 AP The Associated Press learned that Juan al Venzuela Argentina minister has brought from Buenos Aires a concrete proposal for a settlement of the war in the Chaco against Paraguay.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Associated Press
Juan al Venzuela
Buenos Aires
Chaco
Paraguay
Women's Crusade Against Crimes Draws Applause
Washington report notes a female crime crusade, backed by the Department of Justice, idealizing civilian watchdogs to curb Dillinger type depredations. Attorney General William Stanley cites women's role in policing, with unions like the General Federation of Women's Clubs and Daughters of the American Revolution pledging support amid broader drives.
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Washington
Department of Justice
William Stanley
Stanley
Crime Compact
General Federation of Women's Clubs
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Cummings
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gaugster
Chicago
Perfect Mirror Cannot Be Scratched by Ions
Cornell physicist Robley C. Williams reports a chromium aluminum mirror on glass that resists scratching after initial roughness. Built by evaporating chromium then aluminum onto cleaned glass, the film hardens in water or alcohol and even breath. The surface remains aluminum, reflecting a broad spectrum including ultraviolet, with unknown durability against all abrasives.
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Howard &. Blakeslee
Associated Press Science Existor
Ithaca
Cornell University Physics Laboratory
Physical Review
Robley C. Williams
Cornell
Road death tolls in England show boys killed twice girls
A survey finds road accidents kill twice as many boys as girls in England, while drowning deaths are eight times higher among boys. The data highlight gender disparities in youth fatalities across common hazards.
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England
New York Stocks Naval Stores Data from Savannah
Turpentine firm figures show sales of 321 2, receipts 939, shipments 1,856, stock 12,484. Rosin firm reports sales 1,193, receipts 3,513, shipments 3,182, stock 106,733 with bids B D and E 4.15, F G Ho and I 4.30, K 4.32 1-2, M 4.40, N 4.50, WG 4.55, WW and X 4.70.
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Naval Stores
Savannah
Turpentine
Rosin Firm
Striking drivers face 24 hour ultimatum in Minnesota
In Minneapolis an ultimatum proposes immediate settlement of the truck drivers strike with a 24 hour window for acceptance or possible military intervention. Governor Olson would oversee talks with Adjutant General Walsh and federal mediators as Bainbridge hosts terms. The eight day strike escalates with fatalities and injuries, while laundries and sympathizers feel the impact.
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Minneapolis
Floyd B. Olson
Manor
A. G. Bainbridge
Flood deaths in Poland rise to about 250
Additional rains in Poland worsened floods in the mountainous hinterland. Two more men died in Plock, north of Warsaw, raising the day’s toll to five and the total to about 250. Mountain streams rose further while conditions in other areas showed some improvement. The Sobieski palace in Warsaw remained at risk.
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Warsaw
Poland
Plock
Jan Sobieski
Weather and science notes from early 1900s brief
A miscellany of tips and facts appears to mix practical craft advice with astronomy basics. It mentions a heavy fabric clothes pin bag to hang on a line, a nod to two telescope types refracting and reflecting, and records the heaviest 24 hour rainfall in New York City of 9.40 inches on October 8 and 9, 1903.
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New York City
750 Commission Men Refent After Market Opening
Knoxville Tenn July 24 AP Approximately 400 employees of Holston Manufacturing hosiery mill walked today in protest against a wage cut. Action by one 750 commission men was refent after the market opened.
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Chicago
Livestock Commission Men's Union
Local 519
Chicago Union
Commission
Knoxville
Tenn
Holston Manufacturing ©Any
Walkead
If you're poor a divorce costs half a pound of butter
Cicely Hamilton, noted author, remarks that in Russia a poor person faces a divorce priced at the equivalent of a half pound of butter, reflecting hardship and cost of separation in that country.
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Russia
Cicely Hamilton
Cotton Letters Show Narrow Market Relief Amid Weather
Cotton opened fifteen points down on weak cables and moved with the market as selling near the close kept prices at the bottom. Weather remained hot in the central and western belts with 100 degree highs and scant rain, while Texas saw little rainfall and other regions faced heat in the nineties. In Chicago, steady dairy at mixed scores followed by steady eggs with light trading and no egg sales.
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New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansa
Central Belt
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