Italian Campaign Pauses as Rains Halt Ethiopian Front
Tropical rains halted the Italian advance on the southern Ethiopian city of Sasa Baneh, turning ground to mud. The northern motorized column pressed toward Addis Ababa along the imperial highway while three-sided attacks paused at occupied points. In Paris reports said Leon Blum may form a new cabinet after the upcoming runoff, with a socialist-led government anticipated.
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Pietro Badognie
Renin
Paris
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Blum
Surgeons Hopeful Of Removing Metal Slug In Four Days
In Knoxville Tennessee on April 29 surgeons said Lane would endure four more days of pain after a failed first operation to extract a metal slug from her left lung. The 16 year old student reportedly swallowed the lighter top last Friday and remained in serious condition as medical staff prepared a new procedure plan.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Lane
Pepeee Nesta Forceps
Philadelphia
Knoxville Specialist Hints At Delayed Operation
A Knoxville specialist, unwilling to be named, says the patient’s condition has shifted since the final X-ray. Hospital staff plan to wait four to five days for a potential operation once congestion eases.
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Knoxville
Five Die In Triple Crash Near New Orleans
LUTCHER La April 29 Five persons died and three were seriously injured in a crash on the New Orleans Baton Rouge highway last night. Two trucks and an automobile collided and burned, with investigators saying the trucks may have collided head on and the auto struck the pileup. Coroner Dr G L Daudet of St James parish inspected the scene and described the wreck as a mass of wreckage and flames.
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Lutcher
New Orleans-Baton Rouge
G. L. Daudet
St. James Parish
Tragic Wreckage Fire Claims Several Engineers Staff
A wreckage burst into flames trapping and burning multiple people. The deceased include Verne Herbert 25 of New Orleans Virgie Herbert 23 his sister Leon Worrell of Zachary La Lord Lo Rhea 50 attached to the United States engineers office at Baton Rouge and Fenton Cline 23 also with the engineers office all burned to death.
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Verne Herbert
New Orleans
Virgie Herbert
Leon Worrell
Zachary
Lord Lo Rhea
United States Engineers Office
Baton Rouge
Fenton Cline
Engineers Office
Doris Duke Cromwell Visits Duke University
Mrs. James H. Cromwell former Doris Duke and noted heiress spent two days on Duke University campus observing student life incognito wearing a hatless dark attire. Miss Mary Grace Wilson assisted as hostess and the visit was kept low key.
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Durham
James H. Cromwell
Doris Duke
Duke University
Vicious Mule Bites Two In Kinston
In Kinston, Nicodemus a mule on Clem Spock's farm turned carnivorous biting Spock's forearm, breaking it after the mule's teeth were pried apart. Joe Spock, a brother, then had a finger bitten off.
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Kinston
Nicodemus
Clem Spock
Spock
Joe Spock
New Orleans Cotton Opens With Narrow Trade Range
The New Orleans cotton market opened with light selling absorbed by traders. Prices held in a narrow range, May at 11.58, July 11.01, October 10.14, December 10.15, barely moving from these levels in early dealings.
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New Orleans
Spotty Rallies Leave Market Mixed In April Trade
New York April 29 spotty rallies punctuated the session as leaders remained weak. A sharp morning sell off gave way to a dull leveling movement with sparse support for a few specialties. Bonds and commodities showed no definite trend while foreign currencies were a touch mixed against the dollar.
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New York
Mrs Draper Said to Be Well in London
Eben Draper announces from his Hoped Massachusetts home that his wife Mrs Draper, missing since April 19 from a New York sanitarium, is perfectly well in London after a cablegram received aboard the Georgia liner confirms her status.
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Hoped
Mass
Eben
Draper
London
England
New York
Georgia
Dazed Young Woman Found Wandering in Raleigh
A blond woman about 19 dazed and wandering in a Negro section was found by Raleigh police. She gave the name Virginia Lands and said she was from Jacksonville Florida or New Jersey. She wrote she had lost her voice and could not recall her home, claiming she hitched a ride to Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Virginia Lands
Jacksonville
Fla
New Jersey
Chicago dairy prices show mixed butter grade rates
Chicago dairy market notes April 29 lists butter with multiple grade prices and weight figures. The report cites creamery specials and extras with percentage declines and varied market values, alongside references to local grading and storage terms and receipts.
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Chicago
Business Leaders Challenge New Deal Tax Proposals
Fred H. Clausen and Roy Osgood said tax reform could aid recovery and stimulate employment while warning that current proposals threaten savings. Silas Strawn blasted recent legislation as vote fetches, saying persistent burdens strain business and mental stamina.
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Fred H. Clausen
Wisconsin
Roy ©. Osgood
Chicago
Silas Strawn
Chicago l
Chamber
Russians Discover Huts Used by American Explorers
The article notes a 1901 pledge by Ziegler to plant the American flag at the North Pole, despite his fortune. It outlines his failed first expedition under Baldwin, its collapse after sledges were destroyed, a relief voyage arriving Aug 1 1902, and the subsequent split with Baldwin. Ziegler died before Fiala’s return, though Fiala gathered Arctic science on Frans Josef Land.
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Ziegler
North Pole
Baldwin
Norway
Frithjof
William 8. Champ
Ste
Ziesler
Fiala
Frans Josef Land
Arctic
Red Cross Examinations Concluded Here By Representative
J O Broadway field representative of the Red Cross visited the city and conducted life saving examiner tests at the Y M C A. Local examiners named include Sidney Brame Grace Darsie Iris Welborn Lloyd Whitley and others. Learn to Swim Week and summer safety programs earned praise from the visitor.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
J. O. Broadway
M. Broadway
Sidney Brame
Grace Darsie
Iris Welborn
Lloyd Whitley
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Harvey Caton
Meyer Frank
Ward B. Farr
Bennett Napier
Donald Plaster
A. J. Simeon
Herbert Thomas
Lowry Walker
Poole
Salvation Army
Camp Uwharrie
Edgar Hartley
Saunders
Richard Melsky
Red Cross Institute
Camp Carolina
Brevard
Women adopt suspenders with mannish suits this season
Fashion notes women embracing gay colored braces to pair with mannish suits and culottes. Designers say suspenders meet current clothing trends beyond a fad, replacing belts for skirts and sport wear to keep garments up and straight without a satin shine.
Clemson Student Funds College By Radio Hook-Up
Mauldin North Carolina April 29 A Clemson electrical engineering junior George Roy Rogers funds his college by wiring 600 rural families into a single radio program. He charges 25 cents monthly per subscriber and supplies their speakers and wiring. He built the system from a junked battery set converted to AC and reconditioned speakers.
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Mauldin
N. C
George Roy Rogers
Clemson College
Rogers
Enterprise
55 Miles of Parkway Under Construction in North Carolina
Capus M. Waynick, chairman of the highway commission, said 55 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Virginia line to Deep Gap in Watauga county were under construction. The next segment to be let to contract will run between Buck Creek and Elk Mountain drive near Asheville.
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Raleigh
Capus M. Waynick
Highway Commission
Biue Ridge Parkway
Virginia Line
Deep Gap
Watauga County
Buck Creek
Elk Mountain
Asheville
Waynick
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago With Varied Prices
U S Department of Agriculture reports mixed potato market in Chicago on April 20 with old stock new stock and shipments noted. Prices listed for Burbanks Colorado McClures Wisconsin Round White Bliss Triumphs Minnesota Early Ohio Red River North Dakota Cobblers and Texas Biase Triumphs across different packaging sizes and grades.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
U. S
Colorado McClures
U. 5
Officials Probe 14 Empty Mail Bags Found in Ravine
Greensboro officials investigate 14 empty mail bags with broken locks found in a ravine. Assistant Postmaster J. H. Armfield says mail from the bags evidently had been stolen and had been there for some time.
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Greensboro
Here
J. H. Armfield
New York Cotton Opens Slightly Lower on April 29
Cotton futures opened barely steady with May at 11.48 and Oct at 10.20 as Liverpool cables offset by hedging, later trading 11.60 for May and 10.24 for Oct after an hour. Prices fell 1 to 3 points, then steadied within a point.
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New York
Liverpool
Hane Dation
New Orleans
Chicago
Bandits Rob Express Agency for 2500 Dollars
Two men robbed the railway express agency in Chester of 2500 dollars consigned to the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia.
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Chester
Railway Express Agency
Federal Reserve Bank
Philadelphia
Early English dictionary voice emerges in language study
The text notes that only in the early seventeenth century was there a recognized need for a dictionary to aid English people in gaining better knowledge of their language. The period marks the birth of formal lexicography in English.
Pola N Actress Real Name Revealed in Appolista Apes
The article identifies the film star known as Pola N from Appolista Apes and reveals her real stage name. The piece notes her career, key roles, and public reception.
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Pola
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