Bonus Army Camp Turmoil in Johnstown and Washington
War veterans jostle for tents and aid as Johnstown camp faces pestilence fear while Washington clash prompts infant deaths and a call for a congressional inquiry. Authorities seize tents, arrest leaders, and order vaccination as officials scrutinize loot and safety.
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Johnstown
Waterbury
Albert C. Ritchie
Senator McKellar
Tenn
Bonus Army
National
Washington
Pittsburgh
Army
William J. Hushka
Carlson
Arlington National Cemetery
B. L F
Eddie M
Oskey
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Health Department
United States Marshal
J. G. Lowers
William Waite
Eddie McCloskey
Isadore Kanner
Camp
Bartlett
Kanner
United States
J. Don O'Connor
Frank Maggie
Buck Reynolds
Lowers
Doak A. Carter
Carter
Principals In Murder Trial Set Precedent On Sherman Law
The government rested in its anti trust suit against Appalachian Coals Inc and 136 coal operators in Asheville North Carolina. Nine witnesses were presented before final testimony for the day. Defense will rely on James D Francis and E C Mahan as principal witnesses for Appalachian Coals. Geiger and Robertson testified on coal sourcing and equipment constraints affecting use of Appalachian coal.
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Asheville
N. C
Appalachian Coals Inc
John Lord O'Brian
O'Brian
Organization
Appalachian Coals, Inc
William J. Donovan
New York
James D. Francis
Huntington
W. Va
E. C. Mahan
Knoxville
Westward Chlorine Products, Inc
South Charleston
Reuben B. Robertson
Anderson, &. C., Gas and Utility Company
Hendricks
Geiger
Appalachian Section
Appalachian Coals
Robertson
Appalachian
Paraguay Mobilizes Youths to Rally for Bolivia War
In Asuncion hundreds of Paraguayan youths gathered at army headquarters seeking early enlistment in a general mobilization authorized by Congress the previous night to confront Bolivia.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Bolivia
Congress
Bolivian Public Cheers War Move Over Gran Chaco Clash
In La Paz crowds celebrate government decision to mobilize for possible war with Paraguay after Bolivia attacks Fort Boqueron and fortifies claims in the Gran Chaco. Foreign minister notes violation of the League Covenant as troops move and reserves are called up.
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Gran Chaco
Jose P. Giggiari
Congress
Higinio Arbo
League of Nations Council
Bolivia
Fort Boqueron
Paraguay
Chaco
Fort Islanol
LA Paz
State Stimson
Washington
Bert Owens Sentenced 10 to 15 Years in Store Holdup Case
Bert Owens pleaded guilty to the July 9 store holdup in Greensboro and received a state prison term of ten to fifteen years in superior court. The sentence runs concurrently with an assault conviction for W E French. Co-defendant Norris Horner, 18, received seven to ten years for his role.
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Bert Owens
Greensboro
N. C
W. E. French
Norris Horner
Owens
Adams-Millis Employee Meeting Called At Senior High
A meeting of all Adams-Millis full fashioned employees is called at the Senior High School auditorium. A representative of the manufacturers will speak on their behalf. An important decision will be decided, and every employee is urged to attend. Signed COMMITTEE.
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Adams-Millis
Four Wisconsin Student Team Seeks Prohibition’s Drunkard Saved
Four college students under a prohibition research committee arrived in Raleigh seeking one drunkard saved by prohibition. Paul Morris of the University of Wisconsin said they had not found the man yet after traveling over 9 000 miles in ten weeks across the coast to coast.
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Raleigh
N. C
Prohibition Research Committee of
New York
North Carolina
Paul Morris
University of Wisconsin
Everett Sanders Seeks Coolidge Help in Boosting Campaign
In Beverly Hills on August 1 Everett Sanders, leader of the Republican campaign, traveled to Northampton to urge Mr Coolidge to aid against Democratic efforts this fall. He notes both sides face payroll strain and calls the election one of need rather than party.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Everett Sanders
Northampton
Mr. Coolidge
Coolidge
Washington
U S Deficit Hits 1933 First Month Total
Washington reports the first month of the 1933 fiscal year ended with a deficit of 263 290 620 dollars. Receipts were 87 764 206 dollars while expenditures reached 351 054 827 dollars. The rise reflects 100 million paid to the adjusted service certificate fund for World War veterans bonuses and the economy program cutting general outlays. The public debt stood at 19 611 765 838 dollars.
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Washington
Midwest Farmers 10 Go On Strike
Milo Reno of the National Farmers Holiday Association announces a Midwest strike starting August 15 to raise crop prices above production costs. Farmers pledge not to sell for less than cost, with about half a million already signed.
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Des Moines
Milo Reno
Reno
Midwest
US Hopes Threat of War Will Face Washington
Washington weighs steps to secure a truce between Bolivia and Paraguay amid rising tensions. Bolivia prepares mobilization, risking further strained trade. U.S. exposure includes $54 million in Bolivian securities and sizable imports and exports with both nations. Americans in Bolivia number 248 and 74 in Paraguay.
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United States
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gotham Begins Probe Into Blast and Fire At Ritz Tower
New York authorities launched a formal investigation into the Ritz Tower blast and fire that killed seven firemen. Firefighters fought a small blaze in a sub cellar of the 41 story hotel on Park Avenue near 57th Street when explosions rocked the area. Twenty four people were injured and windows were blown out in shops including a jewelry store. Gems valued at 100000 dollars were scattered but later recovered.
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New York
Ritz Tower
Park Avenue
57Th Street
Kidnaping Pair Nabbed In Bank Kidnaping
Two men claiming to be Jack Liggett and Carl Whittington were arrested in Richmond as accomplices in a bank kidnapping that snared George N Davis and R K Robertson from Wheeling and Charleston. Davis sought ransom after being abducted from West Virginia. many details remain under police questioning.
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Richmond
Jack Liggett
Charlestown
W. Va
Carl Whittington
Wheeling
George N. Davis
R. K. Robertson
Lewisburg
West Virginia
Davis
Robertson
Whittington
William Craft
Flood Claims Six Lives Near Lexington in Massive Washout
Six people drowned when their house was swept away by Hickman Creek floodwaters ten miles from Lexington Kentucky. The dead include Mrs Eddie Bryant and two of her sons and Mrs Mary Ison with two children. others from the same house survived. Heavy rain, the heaviest on record, saturated the area causing widespread flooding and road closures.
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Lexington
Jessmine County
Eddie Bryant
Jessie Bryant
Willard
Mary Ison
Geneva
Herschel
Hickman Creek
George Ison
Thelma Bledsoe
Orval Bledsoe
Winchester
Frankfort
Kentucky
Fort Springs
North Carolina Wesleyan Methodist Conference Opens
The 53rd annual session of the North Carolina conference of the Wesleyan Methodist church began in Colfax on August 2 after a religious service the night before. Ministers from Virginia and North and South Carolina attend the meeting.
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Colfax
WN. C
North Carolina
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Dr Ignatius Seipel Dies After Eight Months Illness
Vienna reports former Austrian chancellor and noted diplomat Dr Ignatius Seipel died today at age. He had been ill for eight months and was moved to a Pernits monastery a month ago. He had limited political activity but met the secretary of the Christian socialist party last night before his death.
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Vienna
Ignatius Seipel
Europe
Seipel
Pernits
Christian Soyalist Party
Bride Probably Guilty In Burlington Poison Slaying
In Burlington North Carolina the coroner's jury found Duncan Stewart's death was by poisoning and that his mail order bride and a former roomer George McBee are probably guilty. They were bound for grand jury action. Edna Markle testified Mrs Stewart admitted killing her husband and offered conflicting alibis.
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Burlington
N. C
Duncan Stewart
Stewart
George McBee
Mrs. Stewart
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State of Florida
J. W. Atkinson
Percy L. Dodge
Lancaster
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Young Clarke
Jessie M. Keith- Miller
Keith- Miller
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