France Germany Reach Reparations Agreement
Lausanne officials say France and Germany reached a complete debts and reparations accord. Germany will issue bonds totaling three billion gold marks at 90, maturing in 37 years with a 1 percent sinking fund. War guilt and Versailles references are avoided as reparations are declared finally ended.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
France
Germany
Herriot
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Inquest Ordered in Death of Smith Reynolds at Reynolds Estate
Dr. W N Dalton county coroner ordered an inquest into the death of Smith Reynolds set for 4 pm today. He previously listed the death as by own action and summoned six jurors. witnesses include Mrs Smith Reynolds and guests from a Reynolds dinner party. New York actress Blanche Yurka and tutor Roy Kramer. Funeral services had been held earlier.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
W. N. Dalton
Smith Reynolds
Dalton
Young Reynolds
Reynolds
C. G. Hill
Blanche Yurka
New York
Ab Walker
Roy Kramer
Murray Street
Flushing
Peace Rally Urged As Europe Reaches Reparations Agreement
Europe ends world war reparations with an agreement calling on the world to rally to the peace cause. The report notes widespread approval and urges continued commitment to peaceful settlement.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Europe
Civilian rebels seize Trujillo in Peruvian revolt
In Trujillo civilians attacked artillery troops and police as rebels seized the city. a state of siege was declared and reinforcements sent. Reports say many were killed in Trujillo and in clashes at Puerto Chicama and Paijan. rebels described as communists or Apista fighters deny Moscow ties.
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Lima
Peru
Trujillo
Congress
Puerto Chicama
Paijan
Apista
Moscow
Damages Awarded in Alienation Case in Forsyth County
Mrs Alexandra B Hankins of Boston won 13500 in Forsyth County Superior Court from J R Hawkins her father in law in an alienation suit after a two week trial She sought 150000 and had earlier been awarded 38900 on a prior trial The elder Hawkins denied the claims and said the suit was a frame up involving his son and Mrs Hankins over stock holdings in R J Reynolds Tobacco Co
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Winston-Salem
Alexandra B. Hankins
Boston
J. R. Hawkins
Huband
Forsyth County
Midwest Storm Kills Two in Ohio and Indiana
Tornadic winds lightning and heavy rain swept Ohio and Indiana killing two people and injuring more than 20. Wallace Hall 35 Amherst Ohio was struck by lightning while plowing. John Stover 7 Cincinnati was killed when lightning struck a tree. Earl Seeley and Norman Luebbert were knocked unconscious but not seriously hurt. About 20 injured in Vernon Indiana where a tornado wrecked the business district and damaged over 100 homes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Wallace Hall
Amherst
Cincinnati
John Stover
Earl Seeley
Hall
Norman Luebbert
Stover
Vernon
Ind
Pickford Chaplin and Fairbanks Named Wealthiest Stars
Hollywood’s top stars are listed in the latest tax assessment. Charles Chaplin heads the roll with $7,687,570 in taxable stocks and $295,000 in cash and credits. Mary Pickford follows with $2,316,940 in stocks, $176,190 in foreign trusts, and $192,200 in real estate. Douglas Fairbanks ranks third with $1,384,690 in stocks, $236,760 in foreign trusts, and $75,480 in real estate plus a $70,170 home. Other notes include Harold Lloyd’s real estate focus, Constance Bennett’s low taxable furniture, Greta Garbo’s modest auto value, John Barrymore’s bird aviary, and Gloria Swanson’s harp tax.
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Los Angeles
Comedian
Chaplin
Mary Pickford
Mary
Douglas Fairbanks
Eign
Fairbanks
Miss Pickford
Harold Lloyd
Constance Bennett
Malibu
Greta Garbo
John Barrymore
Gloria Swanson
A's Take Game One of Philadelphia Doubleheader
The Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 6 to 4 in the first game of a Philadelphia doubleheader. Jimmy Foxx belted his 30th home run with a runner aboard.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Conference fails to resolve unemployment relief bill
Speaker Garner and Senate Democrats end talks without agreement on the 2.1 billion relief bill. A Senate committee met Garner for nearly two hours over loans to individuals, but Hoover opposes removing that provision. Another conference was planned to decide if the bill should go to the president in its current form.
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Washington
Garner
Senate Democrats
Hoover
Roosevelt campaign paused as Walker case under review
Albany July 8 Governor Roosevelt delays campaign speeches to await Mayor Walker's reply to charges from Seabury inquiry. If needed he will arrange a coast pickup during sailing with his four sons before deciding on a public hearing. Mullen and Jackson discussed campaign plans in the Midwest and at the executive mansion.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Walker
New York
Samuel Seabury
New England
Arthur Mullen
Nebraska
Chicago
Middlewest
Robert Jackson
National Committee
Constitutional Body to Meet
The constitutional commission will hold its next meeting on August 15 in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Raleigh, N. C
Constitutional Commission
Prohibition Repeal Resolution Moves to Senate Calendar
A prohibition repeal measure moved from committee to the Senate calendar by unanimous consent. Senator Barbour of New Jersey may seek a vote before adjournment. Efforts also push to legalize beer in both chambers.
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Wshington
Senate
Barbour
N. J
House
Seven Surviving Accounts Of Promethee Disaster At Sea
Seven survivors described the Promethee submarine sinking off Cherbourg after 63 lives were lost in the worst French submarine disaster. Divers found the craft 230 feet down in a deep trench. a surface radio relay device aided discovery. No signs of life were detected inside the hull.
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Cherbourg
France
Lieut
Genespel Dumesnil
Revolt Among Bonus Army Grows Over Waters Leadership
Washington July 8 The revolt against Commander in Chief Walter Waters flared as John Pace of Detroit led a planned 10 am parade to the capitol with supporters claiming 2000, police counting about 300. Waters urged calm while Oregon regiment officials repudiated him and elected a rival camp commander.
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Washington
Walter W. Waters
Bonus Army
John Pace
Detroit
Workers’ Ex-Servicemen’s League
Capitol
Waters
Pace
Congress
Pioneer
Oregon Regiment of
Oregon
Agreement at Lau sanne ends reparations with Germany payment
The Lau sanne accord settles reparation disputes by accepting three quarters of a billion dollars from Germany as final payment, closing another chapter in postwar settlements.
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Germany
Lausanne
Scales Faces First Degree Burglary Charge in Galloway Jewel Robbery
Wallace Scales, linked to a $20,000 jewel robbery at A. H. Galloway’s home during a bridge party, was indicted for first degree burglary and arraigned in Winston-Salem. Trial set for July 13, state unsure on charge. Scales previously escaped prison and used the alias John Davis.
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Winston-Salem
Wallace Scales
Greensboro
Scales
Forsythe County
John V. Clement
A. H. Galloway
William Pryor
Illinois
Galloway
Pryor
John Davis
Salisbury
Minister Guilty of Immorality in London Case
The Rev. Harold Francis Davidson, 60, rector of Stiffkey, was found guilty of immoral conduct and improper relations during his "rescue work" with young London girls. He faced three charges including relations with Rose Ellis over ten years, misconduct with a girl in a Bloomsbury restaurant, and misconduct with Barbara Harris. The consistory court judge was Chancellor North. no jury. The Bishop of Norwich will refer the findings to a Bishop's court for judgment.
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London
Harold Francis Davidson
Stiffkey
Stewky
Rose Ellis
Bloomsbury
Barbara Harris
Chancellor North
Norwich
Prairie Letter From Vernon Argues Markets Mean Little to Rural Folks
A writer from Vernon Texas dismisses distant market chatter as irrelevant to farmers and ranchers. He mocks political delegates as noisy but ineffective, preferring the sight of cattle over political bickering and implying rural livelihoods depend on real work rather than market headlines.
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Vernon
Tex
Women Prohibition Reform Group Bets Roosevelt Candidates
National executive committee of the women’s organization votes 51 to 19 to back Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and to urge repeal of the 18th amendment. The group with about a million members in 42 states plans “Roosevelt committees” in every state and a southward drive, while also supporting repeal and backing congressional candidates who favor repeal.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Women’s Organization For Prohibition Reform
Charles H. Sabin
South
Edward S. Moore
Roslyn
Long Island
United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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