Ward Held in West for Investigation
Prescott Aviz July 23 Ward, alleged to use a fictitious name, is believed linked to a hoax about a murder charge involving William A. Hoffman of West Virginia. Police investigated Ward’s alleged role while authorities pursued leads on the West Virginia murder case. In Leeds, a ceremony granted Dr. Charles Chester a Doctor of Science honor in the presence of medical leaders.
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Aviz
Ey Ward
William A. Hoffman
W. Va
Ward
Hoff
West Virfah
Nan
Allon
Fale
Eng
Leeds
Charles Moted
Chester, Minnig
Joynahan
Theates of Surgeons
Europe Endures Terrific Heat Wave Across Continent
Europe sweltered under a heat wave stretching from Madrid to Rome and east toward the British Isles. Temperatures above 90 degrees were reported in Germany and neighboring countries. Authorities warned of continuing high heat as record highs appeared in multiple regions.
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Billo
EU- PO
Mason
Rome
British Isles
Germany
Olland
Belgium
Pope blesses throng from Vatican window
From the window of his apartments in the Vatican Pope Pius blessed about 5,000 men from various parts of the city who gathered in St. Peter's. The July 22 ceremony drew worshipers to the holy site.
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Vatican City
Pius
The
Vatican
St. Peter's
Unions to ballot on car strike in Orleans meeting
Allied unions in Orleans plan a meeting tonight to decide on ballot actions and call a general sympathy strike. The talks with management continued with executives in readiness as workers consider ending the stoppage after failed earlier efforts.
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Orleans
Special Railroad Job Under Preparation Roseland Era
A special Erie railroad project under preparation to move four superpower transformers from Sharon, Pennsylvania to Roseland New Jersey. Each transformer stands 35 feet high and tests at more than 500000 volts. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company announced them as the largest in the world and each requires three oil tank cars for insulation.
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Roseland
N. J
Erie
Sharon
Westinghous Electric and Manufacturing Company
Kaiser May Now Return to Homeland
Berlin reports the law excluding former Kaiser Wilhelm from Germany expired at midnight without enforcement as the Reichstag failed to extend the measure. The public view says the act aimed at easing foreign sentiment, but the Kaiser would be unwelcome if he returned. In Omaha a priest was killed by Chinese bandits July 14 in Kiangsi province, per a Bellevue mission cable.
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Germany
Wilhelm
Reichstag
Omana
Neb
T. Leonard
Kien Chang
Kiangsi
Bellevue
Funeral held for Rev P Theo Crickenberger at St Pauls
Funeral services for Rev P Theo Crickenberger who died at home will be held at St Pauls Lutheran Church at 2 30 tomorrow. The body lies in state at the Crickenberger home until noon then moves to the church. Speakers include Rev John Ward Brown Rev Charles G Aurand Rev W P Cline presiding and Rev Simon Snyder delivering the eulogy. Interment in Bluemont cemetery follows.
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Crickenberger
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
John Ward Brown
First Baptist Church
Rev. Brown
W. P. Cline
Charles G. Aurand
West Va
Cline
Lutheran Church
Aurand
Paul L. Foulk
Simon Snyder
Trinity Church
Wheeling
Wat. H. Shaiterman
J. A. Smith
Geo. C. Granneman
DB. Pawevtt
Vance
Rainn
Kunst
T. L. Nugum
BE. Nye
Bluemont
Bodies Found On Lake Shore In Westmore Case
Westmore Vermont July 23 two women were found dead on the shores of Lake Willoughby Miss Cecile G Coneliler of Haverhill Mass and Mrs Yvonne Carriereau of Lawrence Mass died from head injuries police believe the pair were victims of a double slaying Boat party with the women included two men William J Leigeher and Michael J Tierney both New York addresses were detained by Sheriff Geo Jennings The bodies were sent to a Newport undertaking establishment for autopsies
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Geo. Jennings
Newport
Fragmentary note on autopsy establishment details
A truncated extract mentions autopsy arrangements and a wrist watch worn by a woman showing 1 a.m. The scant diction implies a crime or investigation context with limited readable facts about timing and personnel.
Rules Group Acted Without Authority
Judge C. M. Ward in circuit court ruled the state road commission lacked authority to condemn rock owned by J. W. Farley for use by a private contractor building Willow Wood road. Condemnation would be unconstitutional as taking property from one private citizen for another.
Logan Death Probed Amid Murder Theory Involving Mrs Vance
Logan county officers reported five arrests as they pursue a murder theory in the death of Clyde Smith Vance 35 at his home. The revolver lay on his chest with no powder marks, suggesting homicide amid a love quarrel over Mrs Vance. Victim's widow Bessie Vance and four others are in custody. officials anticipate serious charges soon. In Martinsburg Governor Conley and Lt. Clinton passed en route to Charleston while Mississippi Governor Hilbo returned from vacation to manage penitentiary affairs.
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W. Vai
Logan County
Clyde Smith
Vance
Martinsburg
W. G. Conley
Shirley Clinton
Charleston
White Mountain
N. H
Hilbo
Mississippi
Senate
Center of Dispute Between China and Russia Continues
Readable fragments indicate ongoing tensions between China and Russia with calls for diplomatic clarity. No concrete resolution shown.
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China
Russia
Associated Press
Harbin
Manchus
Manchuk
Damage Suit Filed By Three Newspapers
Columbia South Carolina July 23 a suit for two and a half million dollars said to be the largest damage suit ever filed in Richland county has been brought by William Lavarre publisher of the Columbia Record the Augusta Chronicle and the Spartanburg Herald and Journal against the International Paper company and the International Paper and Power company The suit filed today alleges the companies conspired to violate their agreement to lend 2500000 for the purchase and development of newspapers in the southeast and to gain control of four papers already purchased by Lavarre for their own use
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Columbia
8. C
Richland County
William ‘L. Avarre
Columbia Record
Augusta, Ga
Lavarre
Aircraft record questioned over altitude claim at Moline
Washington reports Phoebic Omle was credited by the national aeronautical association with an altitude of 17 467 feet in a recent flight at Moline but the association did not confirm the ship type and thus could not determine if a record was set. In Moscow, Russian envoy Dovgalevsky heads to London to renew trade and diplomatic talks with Britain.
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Washington
National Aeronautical Association
Moline
Moscow
Dovgalevsky
Paris
London
Russia
Great Britain
General Motors reports higher second quarter earnings
General Motors Corporation announced net earnings of 89,949,228 for the second quarter, up from 61,910,987 in the prior quarter and 91,799,398 in the same period last year. After preferred stock dividends, earnings per share were 2.01 for the quarter versus 1.37 previously and 2.06 in 1928 on a comparable basis.
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New York
General Motors Corporation Today
Inquiry sought on Hammerling activities by Senate inquiry
Washington July 23 Senator Overman Democrat of North Carolina asked the bureau of immigration to investigate the activities in the United States of Louis N Hammerling organizer of the American Foreign Language Newspapers Inc The request aims to determine if Hammerling's operations raise legal or security concerns and warrants further government scrutiny.
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Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Senator Overman
Democrat
North Carolina
Louis N. Hammerling
American Foreign Language Newspapers, Inc
National Tire Dealers Plan 100 Million Merged Store Chain
In Chicago plans were announced to form United Tire Stores Corporation of America a $100 million merger of many retail tire outlets aimed at reducing costs and adapting to industry changes. H V Eva president said details will be presented at the association convention in Chicago November 11 to 14 with thousands of dealers involved. Gladys Smith age 17 of Cardiff Wales was sentenced to one year in prison after confessing to setting fire to six buildings for excitement.
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Chicago
National Tire Dealers Association
United Tire Stores Corporation of America
H. V. Eva
Association
Gladys Smith
Cardiff
Wales
Los Angeles Picked as Western Port for Graf Zeppelin Flight
Hamburg American tourist agency announced Los Angeles rather than San Diego will serve as the western port for Graf Zeppelin’s round the world flight planned for autumn. Sixteen paying passengers listed for the next America flight of the Graf Zeppelin to be made in August. New York July 23. Commercial Cable company says normal telegraphic communication with Hankow, China, is restored after delays from the Manchurian crisis.
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Berlin
Hamburg American Tourist Agency
Los Angeles
San Diego
Americaft
New York
Commercial Cable Company Today
Great Northern Telegraph Company
Hankow
China
Explosion at Peerless Powder Plant Kills Two
An explosion at the Peerless Powder Co plant near White Haven kills George Ench aged 23 and Ernest Kintuce aged 23, of Tunnel. Four workers are reported injured.
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Hazteion
Pas
Peerless Powder Co
White Haven
George Ench
Ernest Kintuce
Rockefeller seeks to stop removal of birth house
Attorneys for John D. Rockefeller moved to prevent removal of his birth house on Michigan Hill near Richford to Coney Island where the resort’s chamber of commerce planned a museum. A Buffalo report notes Shailer Matthews, dean of the school of theology, chaired the executive board in a connected item.
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Binghampton
John D. Rockefeller
Michigan Hill
Richford
Coney Island
Chamber of Commerce
Millers Centenary Address at Chautauqua Assembly
The Chautauqua assembly today gave an appreciation address to Lewis Miller, cofounder with Bishop John N. Vincent in 1874, marking the Miller centenary celebration associated with the assembly.
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Chautauqua’ Assembly
Lewis Miller
John N. Vincent
Assembly
Humane Measure Advocated to Convert Farmland to Timber
Secretary Hyde endorsed diverting unprofitable farm land to timber growing as a humane and business like measure. He argued the federal purchase of a reasonable amount of such land in regions where prices are low would be beneficial and practical.
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Washington
Hyde
Fire destroys lumber camp in Grand Marais area
In Grand Marais Minnesota on July 23 a lumber camp was destroyed and a second threatened as over 360 men battled fires in Superior national forest. The blaze spread over more than five miles of forest territory beginning yesterday and continued to threaten additional camps as crews fought to control the flames.
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Grand Marais
Minn
Superior National Forest
Contin
Blaze Sparks From Logging Engine Threaten Area
Clear, warm weather offered little aid as fires spread, with sparks from a logging engine suspected as the ignition source and prospects of subduing the blaze remaining slim.
Police Help Hotline 101 Aids Trooper Access Statewide
An official announcement here this afternoon introduces 101 as the number to quickly reach a state trooper anywhere in the state. Miss Information advised callers to say 101 please when needing police assistance, highlighting faster dispatch and broader coverage.
Motorists Return From East Trip To Indiana
Motorists W. W. McDaniel and daughter Mrs. C. W. Rauschenbach of Hammond Indiana returned last week from a motor trip to Baltimore Washington and Gettysburg Mrs Rauschenbach continued home in Indiana and Mr McDaniel went back to Ceed His story mirrors a rags to riches arc FP Ficker new president of Metropolitan Life began as an office boy earning four dollars weekly and now earns two hundred thousand dollars annually.
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W. W. McDaniel
C. W. Rauschenbach
Hammond
Indiana
Baltimore
Washington
Gettysburg
FP. H. Ficker
The
Metropolitan Life
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