Lava Destroys Filipino Lawn RELIGIOUS ATI W HOU CITY KHARGPUR SCRAP
In Calcutta July 1 AP reports 15 people were killed and 25 seriously wounded when a Mohammedan religious procession with music passed a Hindu temple in Khargpur. Hindus and Sikhs attacked the procession. many deaths occurred in streets and alleys as police could not intervene effectively. Two women were stabbed to death while trying to save relatives. Police reinforcements were dispatched and the situation was reported under control.
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Calcutta
India
Khargpur
Corpse of Smith Found With Ship
Leslie H. Smith, 25, an air mail pilot missing since Thursday night, was found dead with his wrecked De Haviland on a hillside nine miles north of Elsinore Missouri. He apparently fell victim to a severe electrical and windstorm after flying a northwest path across the Ozark valley. Farmers locating the wreck reported the plane in thick woods where tops of trees were clipped and the craft split, with the pilot lying across a wing. The engine and landing gear continued beyond for about 50 feet before stopping.
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Elsinore
Leslie H. Smith
Here
de Haviland
Ozark
Smith
Chicago Trolleys Collide Injuring Dozens in Collision
Chicago officials report more than thirty people injured in a street car crash involving two trolleys carrying pleasure seekers to parks and beaches. Several children were trampled as the cars collided this afternoon under sunny July conditions.
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Chicago
Governor Smith to Deliver About Fifteen Campaign Speeches
Albany July 1 AP Governor Alfred E Smith plans a restrained presidential campaign with about 15 speeches over two months. Radio broadcasts will accompany each address, spaced to avoid fatigue, with stops in New York City New Jersey New England states Detroit Chicago St Louis Denver and more to be announced after a July 11 Democratic committee meeting.
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Albany
Alfred £. Smith
National Democratic Committee
New York
Smith
Labordar
New York City
New Jerset
New England States
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Misery appeals to the emperor amid failed relief efforts
A flood of direct appeals from the poor to the emperor in Tokyo drew government attention as authorities warned against acts of force. A broom maker attempting to reach Akasaka palace was arrested as authorities considered drastic punishment for such protests.
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Toryo
Akasaka Palace
Four Albanians Condemned to Die in Albania Plot
Four of five men charged with the attempted assassination of Achmed Nogou, the president of Albania, were condemned to death in Tirana. The fifth defendant was acquitted as trials concluded yesterday.
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Tirana
Albania
Achmed Nogu
Hickman fights ex pug in San Quentin cell clash
San Quentin Calif July 1 William Edward Hickman condemned to death for the murder in Los Angeles and Joseph Troche 22 sentenced to hang for killing his wife fight in their separate cells after a month together guards heard the scuffle Hickman overpowered Troche both deny motive and have appealed death sentences Construction of 7 miles of track from Klamath Falls Oregon to Alturas California announced by Southern Pacific to improve east west service in the region
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San Quentin
Calif
Sph
William Edward Hickman
Manan Parker
Los Angeles
Joseph Troche
Wettheart
Eldorado County
Guardes
Hickman
Troche
Sacramento
San France
Wuiyaoa P
Sennert Klamath Falls
Ore
Alturas
Oregon
Nia
William Spror
Polish Flyers Plan Transatlanic Run From Le Bourget
Le Bourget France July 1 AP dispatch says Polish airmen Captains Zde kowski and Kubala will launch their nonstop trans Atlantic attempt at 4 am Tuesday if weather allows. If delayed the start will occur by 4 am Wednesday. They were tuning the plane this evening.
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le Bourget
France
APV
Zdekowski
Kubala
Hope for Rescue of Amundsen Fades in Arctic Search
London dispatch reports hope for Roald Amundsen and five companions is waning after a large whaling fleet and air searches fail to locate them. Despite twelve days missing, renewed prayers and Arctic conditions fuel cautious optimism for a rescue effort.
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London
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Copenhagen
Lava Flows From Mayon As Libag Flee In Mass
Thousands flee Libag and nearby villages as Mayon volcano erupts since June 21. Lava covers eastern slopes, destroying vegetation and prompting refugee camps. Two suspected cholera cases loom, but officials deem a major epidemic unlikely. Army aviators photographed a molten lava flood about 490 feet across.
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Legaspi
Albay
Libag
Mayon
George W. Goddard
John D. Corkville
Flood isolates 300 Wayne County residents in West Virginia
Three hundred residents of Wayne county, West Virginia, were stranded on hilltops as flood waters from Twelvepole Creek forced evacuations. Reports said aid appeals were sent to President Coolidge, Governor Howard, Mr Gore, and the American Red Cross. Survivors carried scanty rations while suffering acute need.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wayne County
Wayne
President Coolidge
Howard Mr. Gore
West Virginia
American Red Cross
Twelvepole ‘Creek
Cooney Seeks Democratic Primary Nomination for County Commissioner
TOM J. COONEY runs in the democratic primaries for county commissioner. He is in his first term and touts a debt reduction of about $200,000 over six years. A Canyon Ferry farmer, he was elected as a county candidate when the city had two members on the county board.
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Cooney
Canyon Ferry
Governor Erickson Addresses Farmers at Carbon County Picnic
Governor J. E. Erickson spoke to several hundred farmers at the Ca me seeker community picnic held at the S$ Ol church in Carbon county six miles southwest of Billings. The address was non political in character and focused on agricultural topics and community unity.
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Agucu
Ernor J. E. Erickson
Carbon County
Billings
Plane crash near Canton golf course kills three
Three people die when a small airplane crashes on the Canton golf course area this afternoon. The victims include pilot Dr. Homer K. Lambert and his two young relatives Betty Lambert, 4, and Shireley Lambert, 14, all of Toledo.
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Clinton
New Naks
Canton
Homer K. Lambert
Betty
Tus
Shireley Lambert
Toldao
Treasury reports 1928 surplus and debt reduction progress
Secretary Mellon announced a surplus of about 398 million dollars for the year ending June 30, with public debt reduced by over 900 million and a tax cut of more than 220 million. Ordinary receipts reached 4.042 billion while government costs were 3.644 billion. prior year figures were 4.129 and 3.494 billion respectively.
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Washington
Mellon
Treasury Department
Treasury
Montana Eagles Gather for Meet in Great Falls
About 150 delegates registered for the 26th annual Montana State Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles session in Great Falls. The gathering opens tomorrow and runs through Wednesday with Ed Biginn of Sefiro-Wooley, Wash., as grand care representative. State officers arrive and Montana aerie officers including Lester H. Loble, Helena, as junior past president, are noted. Officials report a notable rise in Montana membership over the past year.
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Great Falls
Montana State Aerie
Order of Eagles
Ed Biginn
Sefiro-Wooley
Wash
Grand Carre
Montana Aerle
Lester H. Loble
Helena
Nontata
Williams
Quake Said to Hit South Africa Origins Reported
An earthquake was recorded today on Islemograph at Georgetown University. Father Tondorff, director of the observatory, said the shocks reached moderate intensity and persisted until about 6 o clock. The event is believed to have originated in South Africa.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Tondorff
South Africa
French Mine Horror Toll in Death is 48
In Sie Etienna, France, July 1 AP reports that 44 coal miners were found dead as fire damp and vitiated air swept the galleries. Asphyxiation claimed 41, while seven were crushed as supports failed after the blast. Twenty of the dead were foreigners, mostly Poles. The disaster, one of the worst in French mining history, began when fire broke out in a gallery carrying pipes.
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Sie
Etienna
France
Col
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