Mussolini mobilizes new divisions as war looms in Africa
Addis Ababa announces Ethiopia seeks League Council talks while Rome reports 120000 troops mobilized to press a decisive victory over Ethiopia. Mussolini plans two new divisions formed from 1909 to 1912 classes with the first contingent already en route and the dictator's sons said to have enlisted. A large additional contingent is set for July 20.
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Addis Ababa
Foreign Ministry
Ethiopia
Italy
Council of the
League of Nations
Rome
Taly
Benito Mussolini
Gappigile D'Annunzio
Agoscer Lazzarrotto
Mussolini
Continuec
Lewis Speaks at University on Labor Freedom
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, told the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs that America must offer a new declaration of economic freedom. He warned of a financial autocracy harming wages and farming, urging subordinating it to the public interest for labor’s future.
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University
America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia Today
International Labor Organization
Lewis
United States
Ohio bride in Union township ceremony marks 1000th union
Mrs. Gert Lunigan, longtime justice of the peace who tied hundreds of Ohio couples to Pennsylvanian vows, finally wed James N. Speed in Union township Mar New Castle Pa after performing a thousand marriages. She had previously officiated for couples crossing the state line to avoid Ohio's five day waiting period.
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Union Township
New Castle
Gertrude Lunigan
Cupid
James N. Speed
Ohio
Penmsylvania
Parley Endorses Cash Bonus Payment
Republicans from six states end their regional crusaders conference with a push for a federal anti-lynching law to conform to the constitution. Debate follows as councilman Hubbard and Barrett object, arguing the measure would mock the constitution and turn the delegates into a laughing stock.
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Cleveland
John E. Hubbard
Barrett
W. G. McDowell
Detroit
Thomas J. Barrett
West Virginia
Javanese Volcano Erupts Again After Long Quiet
Batavia Java July 10 Krakatoa the volcano that blew in 1883 killing 26000 people began a series of eruptions today occurring every two minutes lava rising to about 2500 feet Coast watch under Netherlands government doubled safety measures and inland tom tom warnings ordered Anakrakatau reportedly disappeared
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Batavia
Java
Krakatoa
Netherlands
Anakrakatau
Albright farmer dies in rope entanglement incident
David Scott Morgan, 54, a farmer from Albright, was killed when he became entangled in ropes while arranging a hay rig in Kingwood. Dr. E. E. Watson reported the man apparently fell and broke his neck. Morgan's son Paul discovered the body.
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Kingwood
David Scott Morgan
Albright
E. E. Watson
Morgan
Paul
Floods in East Cause $25 Million Damage and Fears of Disease
Flood waters receded in the East as relief efforts begin in New York and Maryland. Governor Lehman urges boiling drinking water to prevent typhoid amid flood relief and recovery, with upstate New York reporting forty deaths and about 3,000 homeless. Damages in the region total around $40 million across states. tornados in Montana and Canada add to the toll, while calls for flood-control projects gain urgency.
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Associated Press
Lehman
New York State
Upstate
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Rich
Roosevelt
Fort Peck Dam
Montana
Canada
Wife of Justice Shot To Death in Bedroom
Pittsburgh July 10 Mrs Bertha Westwood 42 wife of McKees Rocks justice of the peace was shot to death today by an assailant who fired three shots through a bedroom window Her husband James J Westwood was at the borough police station when their daughter Bertha 19 reported the tragedy Neighbors heard shots and saw a man flee from the rear porch Investigators report all three bullets struck Mrs Westwood while she slept.
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Pittsburgh
Bertha Westwood
McKees Rocks
Trained Bear Escapes Circus Near Perryville
A trained bear escaped its chain at Thornburg six miles south of Perryville injuring two children. John D Boyd, 2, and Doris Powell, 8, suffered facial cuts and scratches before the bear was recaptured.
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Perryville
Ark
Thornburg
Here
John D.boyd
Doris Powell
Girls Title One That Would Stagger Anybody
Washington July 10 A girl explains her job as secretary to the administrative assistant to the associate directors of the standards and research division of the United States Employment Service in the Labor Department. The line draws attention to the complexity of government titles and the humor in official job labels.
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Washington
Standards and Research Division
United States Employment Service
Inbor Department
Roosevelt Popularity Waning in Northeast Says Democrat Chief
Washington July 19 Reports from the Democratic National Committee indicate Roosevelt administration support has dimmed temporarily in New York and New England following the NRA decision. W Forbes Morgan, secretary, said strength remains west of the Hudson though some in the northeast show confusion. He noted the party will push counter campaigns after Congress adjourns and mentioned James Roosevelt may help lead recovery efforts with regional conferences planned.
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Supreme Court
NRA
F. D. R. Chances
New York
New England
Secretary of National Committee
Washington
Roosevelt
New York State
Democrat National Committee
W. Forbes Morgan
Hudson River
Northeast
Congress
Morgan
Jimmy May
James
Boston
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Life Saving Course Opens Monday in Grafton Park
The Taylor county American Red Cross and Grafton Sentinel announce a life saving and swimming program to run next week at Grafton City Park. Charles Marshall, fresh from Camp Paw atinski Annapolis Maryland, will direct junior and senior classes. Sessions run 1 to 5 pm daily with tests Sunday. Applicants 12 to 17 for juniors and 17 plus for seniors.
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Red Cross
Grafton City Park
Taylor County
American Red Cross
Grafton Sentinel
Frank C. Collins
Charles Marshall
Camp Pawatinski
Annapolis
Sentinel
Marshall
Bath House
Collins
West Virginia in Financial Dispute Over Truck Tags
West Virginia loses in tax dispute with Maryland as six truckers must obtain Maryland tags costing about 200 dollars each. Maryland officials report 40 WV residents paid roughly 1400 dollars in Maryland tag and title taxes after Maryland opposed WV’s truck permit law demanding around 300 dollars per permit.
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Charleston
Mountain
Maryland
West Virginia
Maryland Road Commission
West
Man Injured in Blast Destroys Railroad Depot
Campbellsport Wisconsin July 10 one man was injured at a railroad depot and nine tank cars of road oil were destroyed by an explosion and fire. Jack Whealon a highway crew member heating the oil suffered burns to face neck and chest. Fourteen companions escaped injury.
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Campbellsport
Wis
Jack Whealon
Former Cab Driver Held for Wife's Death
Pittsburgh July 10 A former cab driver discharged from a hospital as a mental patient was questioned by police today in the death by strangulation of his 23 year old wife Victoria Hagerman The body was found in the bathroom of their home with a bruised neck and shoulders An autopsy confirmed choke marks and homicide detective Robert Carroll said Hagerman denied knowledge of the manner of death
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Pittsburgh
Clement Hagerman
Victoria Hagerman
Robert Carroll
Hagerman
Wheeling Councilman Dies of Heart Attack at 65
Dr Edward Armbrecht a newly elected councilman under Wheeling’s Cincinnati Plan died early today from a heart attack at age 65. A 40 year practicing physician, he served 20 years on the city school board and is survived by five sons, two of whom are physicians.
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Wheeling
Edward Armbrecht
Cincinnati
Armbrechat
Ray Long Ends Life Former Magazine Editor Dies in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills California July 10 Ray Long once a leading magazine editor and mentor to many writers was found fatally wounded in his home. He died after a hurried operation in an emergency hospital after a possible self inflicted wound. No farewell note was left and his decline is tied to waning literary success.
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Ray Long
Ends Life
Beverly Hills
Calif
Erly Hills
Tim, Pital
Long
Bev
Roosevelt Tax Plan Sparks Heated House Debate
Washington July 10 A tense Ways and Means session on President Roosevelt tax program ended early after a sharp quarrel over political talk. Frederick R. Kellogg of Community Chests and Councils urged allowing corporations to deduct up to five percent of net income for donations to community chests. A witness, H E Miles of Pair Tariff League, labeled the President morally deficient before being barred from further testimony.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means Committee
Frederick R. Kelloge
New York
Community Chests and Councils, Inc
Treadway
D-Tenn
Kellogg
H. E. Miles
Washington, D. C
Pair Tariff League
Representative Treadway
Mass
Miles
Elderly Man is Nabbed For 32-Year-Old Murder
Sevierville Tennessee July 10 A murder charge from 32 years prior was answered as self defense by James Derrick 66 who testified he struck Rho Ten Denton with a rock to keep him off him with a knife He fled the state after the slaying because they were hunting him with guns Derrick returned to his mountain home eight months ago and was arrested on the old charge The state produced one eyewitness Fred Ballenger 60 and noted other witnesses are dead
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Sevierville
Tenn
James Derrick
Derrick
Rhoten Denton
Fred Ballenger
Criminal Lawyer Granted Pardon For Old Offense
Baltimore July 10 Gov Harry W Nice pardoned Harry B Wolf a criminal attorney convicted 13 years ago of conspiring to obstruct justice and disbarred by the supreme bench of Baltimore city. The pardon restores the $100 fine and expunges the conviction from his record.
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Baltimore
Harry B. Wolf
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City
Harry W Nice
Wolf
William B. Norris
St Albans votes to close W Va liquor dispensary
St Albans residents vote to shut the town liquor store by 709 to 351. State law provides three days for the liquor commission to close the dispensary.
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St. Albans
W. Va
Liquor Commission
Rankin alleges lobbyists tapped his phone in brief
Mississippi Democrat Representative John E. Rankin charges utility holding company lobbyists tapped his telephone for days and says the House Rules investigation will die as an idle gesture. He supports the death sentence clause in the utility bill and cites a Senate action as the only hope. John M. Rankin says Rules Committee chair will head needed inquiry.
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John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Rankin
House Rules Committee
Senate
John Owner
Tammanyite
New York
Cities Must Pay Part of Project Cost
Washington July 10 Delays in getting PWA projects approved by the federal government are seen for cities and states that do not shell out 85 percent of the cost. President Roosevelt urged local bodies to contribute 55 percent or the total cost before consideration. Liberalized PWA terms raise the federal share from 30 to 45 percent. Cities unable to pay 55 percent may obtain loans from a PWA revolving fund created from securities sales.
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Washington
PWA
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
Fairmont Officials Chosen by Lot from City Directors
Four slips will be drawn today to select Fairmont’s mayor and the street water and finance commissioners. The offices must be filled by four city directors from among their number after a deadlock in ten days. The board comprises two Democrats and two Republicans.
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Fairmont
Lot
Clarksburg Beer Shops Ordered Shut at Midnight
In Clarksburg on July 10 police Chief Roy O. Ross ordered all beer parlors to close by midnight and stay shut until 5 a.m. Two patrol crews will enforce the rule. The ordinance also bans public drinking during those hours. Restaurants may remain open only to sell food.
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Clarksburg
Roy O. Ross
Ross
Governor Kump Declines 1936 State Supreme Court Run
Charleston July 10 Governor Kump said he will not run for the state supreme court in 1936 and refused to say if he might seek the United States Senate. He stated he is not of a judicial temperament and quipped he is “more at home under the guns.” Neely is expected to seek reelection as term ends next year.
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Charleston
Kump
State Supreme Court
United States Senate
Weston
M. L. Singer
Lewis
Neely
Star Chamber
Famine and Flood Ravage Central China Cities
Reports from Nanking describe a vast flood along the Yangtze River with many deaths as towns like Kingchow suffer massive destruction. Refugees number over 20,000 as families cling to trees and rooftops and dikes break under the rising waters.
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Nanking
China
Ichang
Tibet
Hapkow
Kingchow
Han
Yang
Wuchang
Hankow
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