Heat wave death toll tops 500 as June swelters
The eighth day of a relentless heat wave grips the nation with the central states hardest hit. Deaths exceed 500, with 230 in the last 24 hours, as Illinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska Missouri and other states report mounting casualties and farm losses. Grain withers, cows and other stock die, and farmers work nights to beat the sun while grasshoppers menace Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Associated Press
Central States
Pacific
Atlantic
Chicago
Illinois
Minnesota
Dakotas
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
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Oklahoma
Bbfernia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Nebraska
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Towa
South Dakota
C. A. Donnel
Dark Horse Madrid Name Emerge as Presidential Prospect
Spain's national assembly nears July 14 opening as Manuel Bartolome Cossio, 74, a respected school teacher and administrator, gains attention as a potential president despite being little known in politics.
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Madrid
National Assembly
Manuel Bartolome Cossio
Senor Cossio
Hunger march prep as Pittsburgh braces for miners rally
Extra police take posts in Pittsburgh ahead of the National Miners Union hunger march expected to draw up to fifty thousand participants. In West Virginia, 17,000 coal field miners await a strike vote result after an executive meeting postponed by the absence of Frank Keeney.
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Pittsburgh
Charleston
W. Va
National Miners’ Union
West Virginia
West Virginia Miners’ Union
Frank Keeney
Keeney
Private Police Abolished In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Pa June 30 The coal and iron private police system in Pennsylvania is abolished by legislative defeat of bills to substitute agencies. Industrial properties must now rely on sheriff's deputies private detectives or watchmen. End of the coal and iron police in western Pennsylvania came by order.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Coal and Iron
Coal and Iron Police
Birth rate decreasing blamed on city life says census expert
Washington Jane 30, (4?)- Blame for a decreasing American birth rate has been laid by War ren S. Thompson, census expert, to the American city. In cities he says children are an after thought. In the country there is a place for them. He argues that tangible, countable things define success in city life while bachelor living is easier and more comfortable. He predicts by 1960 the natural increase ratio will drop to half. Continued on Page Six.
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Washington
Jane
Warren S. Thompson
Thompson
Enforcement Chief Sees Prohibition On Right Track
Washington reports Amos W. Woodcock, in his first year as federal city chief, says enforcement of the Volstead Act is better than ever and will improve with steady pressure on violators. He favors education for non commercial violators and aims for the force to be among the world’s best investigators.
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Washington
United States
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Wwyer
Baltimore
Hoover
Woodcock
Geith
Mitchell
Mass meeting called relief mine strikers
A public mass meeting to discuss safety and relief for striking miners is set for tomorrow at 7 30 PM in the courthouse. L A Allen chairs relief for the Taylor Barbour field and warns that destitution looms as farmer aid wanes. Frank Jaquinta of Flemington becomes new United Mins Workers relief chairman to solicit funds and food in Grafton for miners and families.
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Court House
Tomorrovw
L. A. Allen
Vial
Taylor-Barbour County
Allen
Taylor-Barbour
United Mins Workers
Frank Jaquinta
Flemington
Grafton
Timber Fire Threat Clears From Gladewater City
Gladewater Texas June 30 The menace of a timber fire threatening the oil boom town passed today. A 20 acre tract of woods on the outskirts sprayed last week by a wild oil gusher caught fire yesterday and flames spread toward the city core. Concentrated fire fighting equipment from the town and nearby oil companies confined the blaze to the timber and the town escaped damage.
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Gladewater
Texas
King Victor Emmanuel Rushes to Bedside of Duke of Aosta
King Victor Emmanuel rushed by car from his San Rossore summer palace to the bedside of his cousin Duke of Aosta who is 62 and critically ill with pulmonary trouble. Archbishop Fossatti administered the last sacraments.
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Faria
Italy
Victor Emanuel
San Rossore
Duke of
Aosta
Fossatt
Warder Will Probate Case Set For Thursday
The Taylor county court will decide Thursday whether to probate the will of J. H. Tune Warder after his nephew Carl Warder burned it following its discovery. Relatives sought probate via a petition by Clyde Turner Ednad Warder Turner Ruth Turner and Rose Warder read aloud the destroyed document found in Warder’s room and Carl testified he burned it a week after Warder died March 10 after an operation.
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County Court
Taylor County
J. H. “Tune” Warder
Carl Warder
Taylor County Court
Clyde
G. Turner
Ednad Warder Turner
Ruth Turner
Rose Warder
Tune
Post Office Schedule For Independence Day 1931
The post office will not perform city or rural deliveries or collections on Saturday July 4 1931 Independence Day. Money order registry stamp and general delivery windows will be closed all day. Collections in the business district only at 7 00 p m. To ensure prompt dispatch mails should be deposited at the post office. A LEUTHARDT Postmaster.
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Atothe
DRY LEADERS BATTLE FOES IN GEORGIA MEETING RALLY
Atlanta June 30. Resignations called for officials who say enforcement is impossible. Resolutions pledge faith in prohibition and demand resignations from officials who oppose enforcement. Speakers included former Rep William D Upshaw Dr Mary Harris Armor and W C T U worker Atteus Webb and Mayor James L Key spoke from France. Police chief James Beavers warned Atlanta cannot hire enough officers to curb bootlegging.
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Atlanta
Georgia
William D. Upshaw
Mary Harris Armor
Teus Webb
Texas Anti-Saloon League
W. A. Covington
James L. Key
France
Urs
James Beavers
France stalls debt holiday in Hoover moratorium talks
Paris June 30 Secretary Mel lon and Premier Laval pressed to concede to ensure Hoover moratorium success. Laval’s stance, cordial but firm, signals limits on concessions. France demands Germany remit Young plan annuity to BIS for central Europe aid, treat it as identical to other annuities, and urge payment within five years. Hoover proposes one year halt on inter allied debts and reparations. Two points remain for clarification.
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Paris
Mellon
Germany
Bank For International Settlements
France
World Bank
Hoover
Washington
Kanawha Coal Field Strike May Be Called
Charleston June 30 B A Scott vice president of the West Virginia Mine Workers Union said the executive board authorized the three presiding officers to call a strike of miners in the Kanawha field for July 6 unless a conference with the Kanawha Coal Operators Association was arranged.
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Charleston
B. A. Scott
West Virginia Mine Workers Union
Kanawha
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Proposed Constitution for Spain Expands Suffrage and Liberty
Madrid June 30. A draft constitution offers universal suffrage with female participation, religious freedom, and abolition of nobility titles. The Catholic Church would be a corporation with no official state religion, Supreme authority resting with the Republican government. The president would be elected for six years by joint session of senate and lower house.
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Spain
Madrid
National Assembly
Senate
Miners and Union Men Bond on Injunction Violation
16 miners brought by writ of attachment for violating the 1925 injunction against picketing Maryland Coal Company mine at Wendel pledged bond or faced jail. Several union officials led the bonds, others remained ill or absent. all promised to appear in Taylor county circuit court on November 2, 1931 to show cause.
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United Mine Workers
Flemington
Rosemont
Joe Angelo
Frank Miley
Nick Alejo
Josh Moors
Wendel and
Henry Watson
Harry Davis
Dave Goodwin
Dewey Sheets
W. C. Price
William Moyer
Wendel
Judge Kittle
World flyers Post and Gatty Reach Fairbanks Alaska
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty completed their Pacific crossing legs and landed in Fairbanks Alaska after a 15,000 mile globe circling flight. They departed Khabarovsk and touched Solomon before continuing to Fairbanks amid two minor propeller injuries to Gatty and a slight navigation miscalculation. An Edmonton radio update was planned for late today via WEAF NBC or BC networks.
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Edmonton
Alta
Weaf-Nbc
WEAF
WJZ
Fairbanks
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Post
Gatty
Winnie Mae
Pacific
Khabarovek
Siberia
Solomon
Nome
Globe Girdlers
Khabarovsk
Senator Fess To Remain As G.O. P. Chairman
Washington reports that Senator Fess will stay as temporary chairman of the Republican National Committee until next year’s convention. He has led the committee since last year after Claudius H. Huston resigned, despite ongoing speculation he would step down before Congress convenes in December.
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Washington
Fess
Republican National Committee
Claudius H. Huston
Ohio
Congress
French Fear for Capital
Paris reports Senator Andre Porteu De Morandiere warns in the senate that France must shield its capital from foreign power, especially American capital. He notes 1910 France held 18.33 percent of global capital while 1927 fortunes declined to about $10.6 billion from $12 billion 17 years earlier, contrasting with U S fortunes of $36 billion. He argues foreign capital threatens employment, production, and national defense.
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Paris
Andre Porteu de Morandiere
Ille Et Vilaine
Senate
France
United States
America
Agt
Rate increase hearings set July 15 by ICC
Washington June 20 The Interstate Commerce Commission set hearings on railroads petition for a 15 percent rate increase to begin July 15 at its offices. Only petitioners and supporters to be heard at outset. Cross examination hearings start August 31 with Protestant evidence. opponents to notify by July 20 of evidence and time. Other regional hearings to follow nationwide.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Opening of Prunty town church playground July 5
The M. E. church community playground at Prunty town will be officially opened on Sunday July 5 sponsored by the Epworth League. Everyone is invited to attend and bring baskets. The American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps and the Grafton High School Band will provide music and several prominent speakers will be present.
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M. E. Church
Prunty
Epworth League
American Legion
Grafton
Commission On Law Observance and Enforcement Dissolves Today
Washington reports the law observance and enforcement commission, known as the Wickersham commission, dissolved quietly as members departed after completing their 25 month inquiry. Ten reports delivered, four publicly released, about half a million dollars spent with roughly $20,000 to be returned.
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