Rail rate slash in parched areas to aid drought relief
Washington announces an immediate fifty percent cut in railroad freight rates for hay feed water and livestock in drought regions as government relief plans pause for tomorrow's governors conference. Governors Hammill of Iowa and Sampson of Kentucky back targeted aid with seed loans and tax-support measures while railroads adopt certified applications to curb speculation. Officials expect no heavy rains soon.
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Washington
Hoover
Hammill
Iowa
Des Moines
Board of
Kentucky
State Bankers’ Association
Sampson
Department of Agriculture
Federal aid drives drought relief road operations
Federal and state officials plan rapid road work to connect drought areas north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi. Within a day or two crews expect to extend operations to remaining dry regions, aiming to speed delivery of aid and supplies.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Raphael Picture Found In Palermo University Gallery
Sicilian art experts report a Madonna painting in a Palermo university gallery may be a Raphael. Restored and hung in the rector’s hall, the work is under examination with internal evidence suggesting a Raphael similar to a London Madonna, possibly a copy, and likely painted for a Sicilian church. The composition shows the Virgin Mary with the infant John and Jesus.
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Palermo
Sicily
Teatini
Messina Vitrano
Longo
Raphael
Vitrano
Duke of Westminster
London
Island
Virgin Mary
St. John
Jesus
German Smokes Cost 700 Million in 1929 30
BERLIN approximately 700 million dollars was spent by German smokers in the fiscal year 1929 30. Cigars cigarettes and tobacco use rose by four percent from the previous year. Female cigarette smokers are blamed for about 400 million dollars of the total.
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Berlin
Mass Production of Fascist School Books
Rome government presses rush to print four million Fascist textbooks for the next school year. The plan targets 2.5 million for first and second grades, 700,000 for third, 500,000 for fourth, and 100,000 for fifth. The Minister of National Education oversees the effort to Fascistize school literature.
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Rome
National Education
Jack Pickford Faces Third Honeymoon Amid Store Bill Suits
Old store bills shadowed actor Jack Pickford as he began his third honeymoon with Mary Mulhern after a New York ceremony. Three summonses filed in Los Angeles municipal court seek about 1009 for year old bills, served before the couple wed by a rural church on the coast.
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del Monte
Call
Jack Pickford
Mary Pickford
Pickford
Mary Mulhern
New York
Here
Los Angeles
James Kirkwood
T. J. Barker
Olive Thomas
Paris
Marilyn Miller
Health superstitions and mental factors in blood pressure control
Dr Morris Fishbein notes blood pressure is influenced by physical and mental factors including emotional states and heredity. Alcohol in moderation may not raise pressure, while excessive intake can contribute to weight and higher pressure after middle age. Nervous states and heavy tea or coffee can raise blood pressure, and drugs can lower it with variable long term effects.
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Oritaoi
Deaths in North Carolina and nearby towns
AP report notes the deaths of Leon Ernest Seay an artist and architect in Inston North Carolina and mentions Hazel Westbrook sister in law of the Lenoir County sheriff in Wharlotte North Carolina.
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Wharlotte, N. C
Leon Ernest Seay
Inston
N. C
Hazel Westbrook
Lenoir
Grist Condemned at Labor Meeting in Salisbury
The North Carolina Federation of Labor passed a resolution condemning Frank D. Grist state commissioner of labor and printing for alleged unfair remarks during Cone Mills troubles in Greensboro. The resolution labels him the so called commissioner and calls his stance a disgrace to the administration and contrary to decency and justice.
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Cone Mill
Salisbury
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Frank D. Grist
Organized Labor
Mr. Grist
Cone Wills
Greensboro
Grist
State Labor Department
Labor Department
Mexico addresses agrarian and labor puzzles for stability
In Mexico City observers see progress toward settling two long standing issues born from the revolution: land reform timetables to limit distribution and concessions to industrial workers. Arbitration narrows disputes while leaders promise land protections for owners, aiming to revive agricultural and industrial investment.
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Porfirio Diaz
Emilio Portes Gil
Nebraska and Arkansas primary results shift political landscape
In Nebraska Norris bert M Hitchcock to run against the Republican nominee promising another contest for Senator Norris. In Arkansas Senator Joe T Robinson leads Democratic primary returns about three to one with Gov. Harvey Parnell far ahead for renomination. Bankhead leads in Alabama Democratic primary for U S Senate as Heflin lines up opposition. Jeffersonian democrats organize as state conventions set for September.
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Bert M. Hitchcock
Norris
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Arthur J. Weaver
Harry O. Palmer
Omaha
Robinson
Little Rock
Ark
Joe T. Robinson
Harvey Parnell
Tom W. Campbell
Parnell
Brooks Hays
John Sheffield
Thomas Berry Gray
Bankhead
Montgomery
Ala
John H. Bankhead
Jasper
Frederick J. Thompson
Mobile
United States
J. Thomas Heflin
Thompson
Heflin
Birmingham
Hugh A. Locke
Dempsey Powell
Greenville
Twice In Same Place Norristown Man Faces Double Roof Loss
In Norristown Pennsylvania John Masercola reports lightning or wind twice struck his home causing two roof removals within weeks. A gale in Bridgeport earlier tore a roof, a contractor repaired it, and another wind event removed the second roof to his yard. He plans to move.
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Norristown
John Masercola
Bridgeport
John
Collapsible boat aids amphibian pilots in Bergen
In Bergen Norway Kai Pless-Semidt built a collapsible airtight three seat boat designed for unsinkable performance in storms. It can tow extra gear including rubber boots with an outboard motor and is akin to an Eskimo kayak in construction.
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Bergen
Norway
Kai Pless-Semidt
Insurance cuts boost westward trans Atlantic flights
In London, insurance rates for Trans Atlantic flyers aiming west from England to the United States have been reduced this year. Companies expect better chances this year and lower premiums for pilots and aircraft, encouraging such attempts.
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London
England
United States
Old Vagrants Disappear in England Pension Policy
Commissioner Lamp of the Salvation Army says old-age pensions end the old vagrant in England. He notes the present wanderers are largely ex-soldiers. Interviews with 1,000 men show half over 40, 64 percent ex-service, and 7 percent had no prior casual ward experience before the war.
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England
Lamp
Salvation Army
Endurance flyers prize cleanliness and prep says O Brine and Jackson
St Louis August 13. Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine emphasize determination and meticulous upkeep as key to endurance flight. They advocate regular shaving, bathing, fresh clothing, and strict food preparation with meals delivered to the plane, reflecting a disciplined routine aboard the Greater St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O
O’brine
Jackson
Greater St. Louis
County Committees Name Ticket In Primary Races
Readable traces show committees naming a county ticket as primaries proceed. In three counties primaries have been held to nominate county officers.
Gliding Institute Sought by French Air Ministry
Two leading aeronautical associations urge the French Air Ministry to form a gliding institute to study ideal gliders, optimal fields for gliding, and related questions with promises of finances counsel and material support.
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French
Air Ministry
Campaign slogan from Washington state constable sparks arrest theme
A Washington state constable runs a campaign with the slogan If you want to be arrested in a courteous manner, elect me. The remark highlights a satirical stance on policing in the election cycle.
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Washington State
Protein Feed Increases Australia Wool Crop
Canberra reports a CSIR council discovery of a protein preparation that fed to sheep raises wool yield. In trials with 100 sheep over time the fleece average rose by 20 ounces and the animals’ general condition improved, addressing Australia’s wool surplus crisis.
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Canberra
Australia
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Night flood saves 1000 pigeons in Vichy rescue
Men risked their lives swimming at night in rising Allier waters to save 1000 pigeons bound for Sporting Club traps. The heroic act followed a risk of drowning as the flood surged while the birds awaited their fate.
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Vichy
Allier
Vatican sternly warns Dopolavoro members on plays by DAnnunzio
The Vatican press service warns Catholic Dopolavoro members not to attend performances of plays by Gabriele d Annunzio, signaling church disapproval of the fascist social body's cultural events.
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Vatican
d’Annunzio
Vatican City
Cars for Rail or Road Tested by English Railway
Motor coaches capable of running on rails or roads are being tested by a leading English railway. The vehicles use pneumatic tires for road travel and steel-shod rims with fingers for rail travel, enabling passengers to depart from a central city point, reach a railway, and arrive at high speed.
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England
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