Death by own action pact ends affairs of two lovers
Belmont Pugh, 36, Wilkinsburg night lieutenant, and Miss Louise, 26, found dead in a Morgantown apartment. Police say the deaths may be murder suicide or double murder. Woman found on bed. Pugh in uniform with pistol. empty shell nearby. Woman identified by letters mailed from Morgantown. Continued on Page Three.
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Pittsburgh
Belmont Pugh
Wilkinsburg
Louise
Hubert Benson
Pugh
Morgantown
Mine strike quiets after clashes in Lupeny district
In Lupeny district riots between troops and 4000 coal miners eased after fresh reinforcements arrived. Official toll lists 32 dead and 80 wounded with estimates possibly higher, as power plants and mine distribution were disrupted and miners remained at risk.
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Bucharest
Lupeny
Hold Three In Arson Plot In Kansas City
Three men faced first degree murder charges and another was being held on arson related counts after a drug store fire in Kansas City killed three firemen. Durwood Dalley John L Crowe and D L Piggott arraigned with preliminary hearing set for August 17 Arch Glover alleged financier admitted funding the store but denied involvement. Eleven others injured in the blaze and explosion.
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Kansas City
Durwood M. Dalley
John L
Pat" Crowe
D. L. Piggott
Arch Glover
Dalley
Glover
Snook Tells Story Of His Love Affair
Columbus August 7 Theora His was the medico co ed snook murdered last June 13 in a trial where Dr James H Snook described a three year romance ending near a rifle range the girl found battered and slain. He testified calmly as his wife and mother portrayed changes in him and the defense fought to admit the love affair as relevant evidence in the ongoing case. Continued on page 11 Thursday morning beginning at 11 o clock Price 250
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James H.snook
Columbus
Ohio
Bertha Dillon
Theora Hix
Dra Snook
C. F. Long
William Venter
Margaret Smailey
Ioweg Rigul
Ames H. Snook
Theora
Medico
Ohio State
Snook
Helen M. Snook
Abner Snook
Miss Hix
Tee
Meyers
Forest Fires Now Subdued In Large Area of Country
Pokano Washington August 7 The fire demon which for two weeks resisted an army of fighters in the northwest seemed to be facing defeat today on fronts through parts of three states After ravaging thousands of acres in Montana Idaho and Washington several hundred fires in the national forests of those states were being subdued While the total area of forest fires was unknown reports indicated it would be considerably more than 35000 acres with losses running into millions of dollars
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Pokano
Wash
Northwest
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Bombing Plane Missing Off Coast Demonstration Flight
A search of airports from San Diego to Albuquerque began for one of ten army bombing planes that failed to arrive after leaving Langley Field. Pilot Captain George M. Palmer and co pilot Lieutenant Leonard F. Harmon aboard the missing craft. Officials suspect a forced landing east of the Colorado River, possibly in Arizona. The other nine planes reached the coast. Continued on Page Maree.
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San Diego
Cal
Here
Albuquerque
N. M
Army
New Mexico City
George M. Palmer
Leonard F. Harmon
Colorado River
Arizona
Langley Field
Night Club Girl Sues For Damages
Ellen Franks, a Pittsburgh nightclub entertainer, files a federal suit against film and stage star Harry Richman seeking 250000 dollars in damages for alleged drugging, beating, mistreatment, and four hours in a Pullman car, claiming resulting injuries render her an invalid and requesting a jury trial.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Richman
Ellen Franks
Defenders Back Young Plan At Reparations Talks
France and Italy defended the Young plan as open talks continued in The Hague. Henri Cheron and Senator Masconi said the reparations system and annuities were carefully prepared in Paris and must be approved. Smaller creditors pressed for higher allotments while Romania urged changes.
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Hague
Netherlands
Philip Snowden
France
Italy
Henri Cheron
Masconi
Paris
Snowden
M. Titelescu
Romania
Prison Break at Lansing Costs Two Lives
A dramatic escape at the Kansas Lansing state penitentiary left two long-term prisoners dead and a third with a fractured skull. Guard W. Heslop was wounded as captured inmates used guards as shields and fled from the coal mine surface.
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Lansing
Kan
Th State Penitentiary
William Webb
Robert Collins
J. B. Knight
R. H. Hudspeth
W. L. Heslop
John Edwards
L. B. Jenkins
C. G. Shultz
Charles Cheatham
Zeppelin Letters Arrive In Grafton From Graf Zeppelin Flight
Letters from the Graf Zeppelin have landed in Grafton and been admired by collectors. Hanson Miller received three letters while Mrs Marie Runge got one. 8 J Friedman planned a display in his store. The May 16–17 flight over America ended with a forced descent at Cure, France.
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Grafton
Hanson Miller
Marie Runge
J. Friedman
New York
Mit Luttpost
Pax Avion
U. S
Bis
Berger Dies After Streetcar Crash in Milwaukee
Victor L. Berger 69 world Socialist leader and former congressman died at Milwaukee hospital after a streetcar collision July 16 left him with a basal skull fracture. He had shown recovery then relapsed ending a stormy career marked by political defiance and multiple indictments.
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Wis
Victor L. Berger
Eres
America
Kenesaw M. Lan
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Supreme Court
House
Congress
Berger
Zeppelin to Start Voyage at Midnight
Graf Zeppelin prepares for a circumnavigation voyage from Lakehurst New Jersey with 18 passengers aboard including Navy observers Rosendahl and Richardson. Start delayed till midnight after 4 PM assembly. Friedrichshafen Germany as first stop. refueling by Lt. Cmdr Zeno W. Wicks, post-retirement plans with Goodyear Zeppelin. Weather forecasts favor smooth flight ahead of the long journey.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Adven
Graf Zeppelin
Hugo Eckener
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Graf
Tor West
Charles E. Rosendahl
J. C. Richardson
U. S N
William B. Leeds
Karl von Weigand
Joachim D. Richard
Rosendahl
Los Angeles
Richardson
Navy
Zeno W. Wicks
Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
Body of Dry Agent Found in Detroit River
The body of Richard J. Sandilands, a federal prohibition agent, was recovered from the Detroit River by treasury inspectors after dragging the river since Monday night. He disappeared Saturday after boarding a river cruiser. his head showed blunt-force injuries. An autopsy will determine if the injuries caused his death.
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Detroit
Richard J. Sandilands
Federal Prohibition
Treasury Department
Sandlands
Fred W. Frahm
Peace Treaty Ends Tong War Across United States
New York August 7 peace technically returned to the United States between the On Leong and Hip Sing Tongs after three days of fighting that left five Chinese dead and several wounded. A treaty was signed by national tong leaders following an ultimatum from U.S. Attorney Charles H. Tuttle to make peace or pack up. News of the pact spread to Chicago Boston Philadelphia and San Francisco as additional shootings occurred in Chicago injuring Joe Wai a Hip Sing Tong member. The conflicts stemmed from rival tongs poaching on commercial territory across cities with deaths in Newark and elsewhere.
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New York
United States
On Leong
Hip Sing Tongs
U. S
Charles H. Tuttle
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Eitien
Joe Wai
George J. Mintzer
Newark
N. J
Mysterious Slayings In Pittsburgh Baffle Investigating Police
Two mob killings baffled Pittsburgh and county police after gun ambushes fatally wounded Steve Monastero and Tony Lilo near a hospital within hours of each other. Sam Monastero fired at the assailant. one of his bullets hit. An Italian section victim, Tony Lilo, died from stab wounds. Authorities link the killings to gang fighting.
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Pittsburgh
Steve Monastero
Sam
Tony Lilo
Pollard Wins in Virginia Democratic Primary landslide
Dr. John Garland Pollard swept the Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary amid a political landslide, piling up 87,467 votes to 25,760 for G. Walter Mapp and 13,882 for Rosewell Page from 1,202 of 1,681 precincts. Anti Smith forces backed Dr. William Moseley Brown in the opposing slate.
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Richmond
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Alfred E. Smith
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist-Episcopal Church, South
The
Old Dominion
Pollard
College of William and Mary
G. Walter Mapp
Rosewell Page
Poljlard
Mapp
William Moseley Brown
Three Killed in Plane Fall in Campbellsville Ky
In Campbellsville Kentucky a rebuilt plane piloted by an unlicensed student flyer crashed in an alley. The craft, powered by a motor deemed obsolete by the war department, burned after a spin from about 500 feet. The pilot Francis Mitchell twenty five of Louisville and passengers Carl E Carter twenty three of a drug store died in the wreck.
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Campbellsville
War Department
Francis Mitchell
Louisville
Carl E. Carter
Controversy Over Smoot Sugar Tariff Plan
Washington August 7 the Senate Finance committee resumed public hearings on the Smoot sliding scale sugar proposal under the pending tariff bill. The plan would adjust duties on raw sugar as refined prices in New York fall or rise, aiming to shield the U S sugar industry from foreign competition and curb consumer prices.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
New York
Hoover
Egypt Wins Concessions From Britain On Sovereignty
London reports that King Fuad of Egypt and Prime Minister Mohammed Pasha Mahmoud secured concessions from Britain to uphold Egyptian national sovereignty. Britain will withdraw troops outside the Suez Canal zone and support Egypt's bid for membership in the League of Nations. Britain will aid Egypt if faced with conflict while continuing to taxing duties deemed necessary for protecting Far East communications.
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London
Fuad
Egypt
Mohammed Pasha Mahmoud
Great Britain
Far East
Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
League of Nations
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Anti-Septet Soap Company
Detroit River
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West Main St. M. E. Church
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