Loughran Edges Latzo In Narrow 10 Round Decision
In Wilkesbarre Tommy Loughran withstands Pete Latzo in a furious 10 round title bout. Loughran, weighing 172.5 pounds to Latzo’s 167.5, wins on points with critics giving him five rounds to Latzo’s four and one even. No knockdowns occur though both suffer cuts and Latzo injures Loughran’s right eye in the fourth round. Continued on page seven.
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Pete Latzo
Tommy Loughran
Scranton
Loughran
Tommy
Scranton Miner
Hicketsfield
Brooklyn
Fete
Laizo
Smith Focuses on State Business Amid National Politics
Albany reports Governor Smith, Democratic presidential nominee, set aside politics to handle state matters. He spent hours in his offices clearing backlogged business, reviewed four death row clemency appeals at Sing Sing, signed a Georgia extradition warrant for George M Sanders, and granted a two week reprieve for Graham while ordering sanity reviews for Ronald Osman. He also delayed judgments on two other inmates and checked progress on a new state office building across from the capitol.
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N.Y
Smith
Bing Sing
George M Sanders
New York
Georgia
Sing Sing
Saunders
Atlanta
Capitol
Democrats Endorse Houston Platform for Corn Belt Farmers
Des Moines Iowa July 16 AP endorsement of the Democratic party platform related to agriculture, adopted at Houston. The Corn Belt conference in a special meeting voted to approve the agricultural plank and the committee’s recommendation, praising the threefold endorsement for organized agriculture.
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Des Moines, II
Houston
Tex
Navy airship Los Angeles sails on coastal training flight
Lakehurst N J July 16 AP The United States navy dirigible Los Angeles took off at 7 25 eastern standard time tonight on a training flight over waters along the coast. The ship is expected to return tomorrow morning.
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Lakehurst
Los Angeles
Wide California Zone Swept Over by Fire
Wide California zone swept by fire as low humidity and high winds push fires across grass and brush. More than 100000 acres burned in over a dozen areas with the Academy district of Freena county reporting about 20000 acres afire and out of control. Sequoia National Forest region fires burned about 64000 acres but were believed controlled. Continued on Page Ten.
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San Francisco
Academy District
Freena County
Sequoia National Forest
British Reply on Peace Plan Expected Tomorrow
London reports indicate the British reply to Secretary Kellogg's outlawry of war pact will be sent to the American chargé d'affaires by Wednesday. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the foreign secretary, says Britain must confer with its dominions before formulating a reply, noting France and Germany need not communicate with other governments.
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Kellogg
Austen Chamberlain
France
Germany
Great Britain
Railroads to take over express business formation planned
New York July 16 AP The American railroads announced definite plans to assume control of the express business. Presidents of four major railroads were named agents with powers to acquire the assets or stock of the American Railway Express Company and to form a new corporation Railway Express Agency Inc.
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New York
American Railroads Today
American Railway Express Company
Tock
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Kids Find a Bullet in Anaconda Sun Hunter Story
Anaconda July 14 A bullet exploded from a discarded shell at an abandoned smelter wounding a horse and his two companions. Patrick Connors 14 walked two miles to a doctor's office to have the bullet removed and is recovering rapidly md
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Anaconda
Pear
Patrick Connors
George Connors
Tie
Helena Fire Devastates Core Business Quarter
Great blaze leaves heavy damage in Helena as business people plan temporary quarters and rapid re opening. The New York store vows to rebuild larger and finer, while theater owner Charles Hartwig confirms fireproof blocks will replace burned structures in the central business district. Continued on Page Two.
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New York
Norman Winestine
Phoenix
Charles B. Hartwig
Theater
Mat
Antiers
Mavrick Cigar Star
Curtis Cafe
Multitude at Bier of Carranza Body to South
Silent lines of mourners, mainly women, filed past the flag draped casket of Captain Emile Carranza Metico as the body lay in state. US and Mexican guards stood near the bier, while preparations for the body’s transfer to Mexico began for Wednesday, marking Carranza’s closest funeral observance to date.
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Carranza
New York
Emile Carranza
Metico
Arturo Elias
United States Guard of Honor
Mexico
Helena Fire Prompts Businesses to Rebuild Big Block Plans
After Helena's worst blaze, owners of the Gold block and other properties announce immediate rebuilding. C B Power, Aubrey Holter, Herman Fligelman, and Charles Hartwig say the New York store and others will rise in modern, well equipped forms. Architects to draw plans. temporary offices and displays set. Community offers of aid pour in as 50 staff seek temporary location and continued operation.
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Helena
New York
Curtin
Budd-Fisher Drug Company
Bill” and Sheehan Cigar Company
C. B. Power
T. C. Power Company
Aubrey M. Holter
Holter
Herman Fligelman
New York Dry Goods Company
Charles Hartwig
W. J. Hartwig Company
Kleinschmidt
Napoleon LaLonde
Fligelman
Charles B. Power
George Carsley
Curtis Cafe
Helena Fire Sparks Regional Aid Offers Delayed
The Helena blaze drew rapid offers of help from Great Falls and Butte after the 4 a.m. alarm. Mayor Mitchell of Great Falls telephoned Eddy O Connell of Eddy Bakeries, who notified Russell Strein that the fire was serious. Fire departments stood ready with engines and gear, but the Poser building fire was brought under control before aid arrived.
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Great Falls
Butte
Mitchell
Eddy O'Connell
Eddy Bakeries
O'Connell
Russell Strein
AL O'Connell
Spurzem
Poser
Rera
Russia to search for missing Amundsen crew near Spitzbergen
Moscow July 1 AP The Soviet ice breaker Krassin heads toward Advent Bay to refuel and resume search for 13 men missing from Roald Amundsen’s party with rescue crews and explorers saved from the Arctic coast. The voyage follows seven survivors rescued from General Umberto Nobile’s expedition earlier.
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Moscow
Bry
Epltzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Joms
Krassin
Umberto Nobile
Advent Bay
Chukhnovsky
Care Platan
Firework explosion injures crowd at festival display
More than a dozen people were injured when an aerial burst sent shrapnel over a crowd of about 3000 watching a fireworks display during a local festival near Svaie tes cht. Spectators were rushed to nearby facilities for treatment as officials investigated the incident.
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Pittsburgh
Svaie
Tay Javed
Mrs Hoover's Dad Reported Dying in Placerville
Dr W O Ricker, physician attending C D Henry father of Mrs Herbert Hoover, announced he was in a serious condition and that the end might come during the night. Stan Hoover, grandson of Henry, arrived from Palo Alto and went to the bedside.
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Catt
Tube
Wooa Ricker
C.D. Henry
Herbert Hoover
Stan Hoover
Yot Henn
Palo Alto
Firestorm Destruction Recounts Grim Night in Mortars City
In the small hours a dangerous storm aided a major blaze crippling the fire department as flames raged across roofs. Firefighters battled wind and darkness to salvage goods and salvageable fixtures while embers threatened to rekindle across blocks. Continued on Page To.
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Hunch That Proved to Be True in Narrow Road Rescue
A Washington man driving near Sage Charles Engich’s area reported a premonition of danger as his car left the main highway and teetered over a cliff. With help from passengers, he used rope and another vehicle to pull the stranded car from the verge, avoiding serious injury. Other locals, Paul Lefkind and Mr and Mrs Tom Treloar, witnessed the incident and offered aid.
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Sage
Charles Engich
Washington
Brush Point
Paul Lefkind
Tom Treloar
Bude
Montana
Baeve
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