Senate Admonishes Hoover Over Refused Papers In London Pact Debate
In Washington the first week of debate on the London Naval Treaty centers on President Hoover's refusal to submit certain documents. Senator Norris proposes ratification with no extraneous understandings, while several oppose or require omitting the preamble about the papers. Senator Reed criticizes the action. Borah asks study before judgment as debate resumes Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Reed
Pennsylvania
London
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
California
Bobby Jones Opens Final Round With Big Open Lead
Interlachen Club Minnesota July 12 AP Bobby Jones shot 68 to set a 54 hole total of 212 and lead the national open. He stood five strokes ahead of Harry Cooper and six clear of Horton Smith and Johnny Golden as the final round began.
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Harry Cooper
Horton Smith
Golden
Interlachen Club
Minneapolis
Bobby Jones
Bobby
Johnny Golden
Cooper
Jones
Insane Man Roams State Roads In Morganton Escape
Mount Holly North Carolina July 12 AP Harry Hayes a 28 dangerously insane man who escaped Tuesday from the state hospital at Morganton is believed to be roaming highways in this area in his father's automobile. Hayes allegedly ejected his father from the car and fled with the vehicle, seen as a serious menace to traffic by Police Chief Robert Thompson who has alerted nearby police.
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Mount Holly
N. C
Harry Hayes
State Hospital
Morganton
Robert (. Thompson
Hayes
Thompson
Population totals show Guilford leads NC counties in gain
North Carolina’s 1930 population reaches 3,165,146, up 606,023 from 1920. Guilford County gains 53,717 to top the county list, with Mecklenburg second and Forsyth third as Buncombe edges Wake for fourth amid shifts in population rankings.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Associated Press
Guilford County
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Forsyth
Buncombe
Gaston
Durham
Wake
Cleveland
Robeson
Rowan
Johnston
Johnnston
Pitt
Rockingham
Alleghany
Currituck
Perquimans
Haynes asks governor for respite on hot days
Dr. James A. Haynes state health officer asks Governor Richards to grant clemency or respite for convicts during extreme heat days in a Carolina brief.
Man Kills Self At Home Attributed to Financial Reverses
Austin K. Hanks, 47, killed himself at his home near here. He left a note blaming financial reverses for the act, according to authorities.
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Austin K. Hanks
Txensboro
N. C
Brisson Sues Bottling Company Over Contaminated Drink
Ff Brisson filed an $810,000 lawsuit against Lumberton Coca-Cola Bottling in North Carolina after discovering a foreign substance in a beverage. The case centers on product safety and corporate liability.
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Ff. Brisson
Lumberton Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lmberton
N. C
Waters Plans Plane Used For Fishing Sighting
E. F. Waters of Eaufort plans to use an air plane to sight fish off the North Carolina coast and direct fishing vessels. The plan aims to improve catch efficiency and fleet coordination in the waters near Eaufort.
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Eaufort, N.C
Waters
Ajax Rubber Plans Move From Racine to Charlotte
Plans to relocate the Ajax Rubber company with a $3,000,000 expansion move from Racine Wisconsin to Charlotte have been formally announced by officials. The announcement cites corporate growth and new facilities as key factors in the relocation decision.
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Ajax Rubber Company
Racine
Wis
Charlotte
Pene M. C
Armed bandit robs Wilmington grocery for $10
In Wilmington North Carolina a lone armed bandit held up a local grocery yesterday obtaining only ten dollars before fleeing. The incident is under police investigation with no injuries reported.
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Ilmington
N. C
Hoover Arrives At Mountain Camp For Weekend Rest
President Hoover visits his Virginia camp with guests for a weekend rest and plans to return to Washington tomorrow.
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Hoover
Mountain Camp
Orange
Virginia
Washington
Storm damages crops across Kentucky counties
A storm swept eastern Christian county from Tennessee last night, damaging tobacco, corn and other crops in Todd and Muhlenberg counties as it moved through the area.
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Hopkinsville
Christian County
Tennessee
Todd
Muhlenberg
Sixty Killed As Trolley Plunges Into River
Beunos Aires July 12 At least sixty people died when a street car fell into the Riacho river between Beunos Aires and Avellaneda after a cantilever bridge section rose. The foggy morning crash trapped all inside. only three escaped from the rear platform. By noon 53 bodies were removed, including five women, as divers searched the wreck.
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Beunos Aires
Three Boys Die In Oil Well Blaze Near Owensboro
In Kentucky near Haynesville a farm oil well fire last night killed three boys James Crowe 12 Matt Crowe 14 and Elmer Fuqua 13 who were watching workers. Five men including James Mattingly and Harold Cornell were badly burned in Whitesville and were hospitalized with serious injuries. Officials suspect a nearby match ignited gas around the site.
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Owensboro
Haynesville
James Crowe
Matt Crowe
Elmer Fuqua
Thurman Crowe
Crowe
Attic Lover Freed by Manslaughter Loophole
Otto Sanhuber known as the attic lover was freed when the verdict for murder was set aside as the manslaughter statute had expired. The Milwaukee case centered on the 8 year old killing of Fred Oesterreich with Mrs. Walburga Oesterreich involved and her husband facing trial for the affair.
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Los Angeles
Otto Sanhuber
Fred Osterreich
Milwaukee
Sanhuber
Herman
Crutchfield May Be Cited for Brave Act of 21 Years Ago
Greensboro July 12. George P Crutchfield longtime police chief saved Cicero Moore from a bull in 1909 by rushing a field and slashing the bull's throat. The chamber of commerce received a letter seeking details and noting the Carnegie foundation has no records of the case. Crutchfield may be cited for his act.
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Greensboro
George P. Crutcfield
Cicero Moore
Moore
Crutchfield
Chamber of Commerce
Carnegie Foundation
Judge Learns Inside Dope on Cussing Case
In Asheville city court Judge Nettles recalled details of a case involving E Hoke and Inez Ramsey. Ramsey was arrested for cursing him and threatening to drink a quart of liquor and curse the neighborhood. Hoke admitted cursing occasionally and noted the neighborhood did likewise.
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Asheville
Tardieu assured of longer term in Paris
Premier Andre Tardieu won continued office until November after parliament backed a confidence measure. He adjourned parliament for summer recess with a 316 to 268 vote in his favor, marking his fourth confidence win in three days. He faces ongoing opposition as he seeks strength for further battles.
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Paris
Andre Tardieu
Chamber of Deputies
Mills leads Alan Smith by three at halfway in Carolinas amateur
Eugene Mills of Raleigh shoots 70 to lead Asheville’s Alan Smith by three holes at the halfway of their 36 hole Carolinas amateur golf title. Mills peaks with three birdies on the outward nine and a 35 on the second nine to extend the margin while Smith struggles to stay in contention.
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Linville
Eugene Mills
Raleigh
Alan Smith
Asheville
Carolinas
Mills
Smith
Alan
Butler May Be Marine Commandant
Four senior naval officers were named as candidates to succeed Major General Wendell C. Neville as commandant of the Marine Corps. The list includes Major Generals Smedley Butler and Logan Feland and Brigadier Generals Ben Fuller and John Henry Russell, with Fuller acting commandant pending decision.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Wendell C. Neville
Smedley Darlington Butler
Logan Feland
Ben Hebard Fueller
John Henry Russell
Butler
Caribbean
Fuller
Neville
Police
War
Interior
Navy
Santo Domingo
Philadelphia
Marine
Quantico
Feland
Pacific
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nicaragua
Russell
Haiti
Chica
Senate campaign probe opens on Illinois primary spending
The Senate funds committee led by Sen. Gerald P. Nye begins public inquiries in Chicago into Illinois April senatorial primary expenditures. It questions Ruth Hanna McCormick's reported 252 500 spending and subpoenas many witnesses as it probes for potential excesses beyond her self-reported amount.
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Chicago
Senate Funds Committee
Illinois
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Senate
Frank L. Smith
William McKinley
Smith
Nye
Bishop Rondthaler Sees First Movie Feels No Friend of Films
Winston-Salem dispatch reports Bishop Edward Rondthaler, 87, watching Byrd's South Pole film on his birthday week. He dislikes theater and despises religious cinema, having barred filming of Moravian Easter services he leads.
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Winston-Salem
Edward Rondthaler
Moravian Church
Sophocles
Byrd
South Pole
Christ
Middle West Still Hot And Bothered
Chicago reports continued heat across Middle America with temps above 109 in many states and 74 deaths linked to the heat wave including drownings and prostration. St Louis tied the worst readings at 104 while Sikeston recorded 112, Des Moines 100, Kansas City 100, Omaha 102, and other cities hit 102 to 106. A break is forecast for Saturday night in northern and central regions.
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Michigan
Indiana
Missouri
Middle West
Chicago Weather Bureau
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
St. Louis
America
Sikeston
Des Moines
Keokuk
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo
Omaha
Memphis
Huron
S. D
Peoria
Witness Admits Perjury Against Mooney
Baltimore July 12 A key prosecution witness John McDonald admitted he lied at the Mooney Billings trial for the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing. He seeks to undo the wrong and aid Mooney and Billings’ Pardons efforts while under investigation. Governor Young had previously refused clemency but left open potential reversal if McDonald repeats repudiation. Mooney was sentenced to death but later commuted.
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Baltimore
John McDonald
Thomas Mooney
Warren K. Billings
San Francisco
Mooney Defense League
McDonald
Baltimore City
State of California
Mooney
Hall of Justice
Billings
Trenton
N. J
C. C. Young
California
Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
Anderson Man Electrocuted While Fishing
Frank J. Burris an about 45 year old insurance man from Anderson died at the Gregg Shoals plant of Duke Power Company when a metal fishing rod on his shoulder touched a transmission line. The shock killed him almost instantly as he and friends fished on the Savannah River.
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Anderson
S. C
Frank J. Burris
Gregg Shoals
Duke Power Company
Youth Flim Flam Scam Over Funeral Cash Uncovered
In Atlanta on July 12 a schemer misfired by sending funeral money ruse to relatives. B L Crawley’s aunt, Mrs J E Register of Hartsville D C, reported a death. Detectives arrested a man posing as J W Hughes of Lucks Street, who admitted wiring the aunt to get 15 dollars to bury Crawley, held on suspicion pending further inquiry.
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Atlanta
B. L. Crawley
J. E. Register
Hartsville
D. C
J. W. Hughes
Lucks Street
Crawley
Register
Hughes
No Trace Of Otto Wood
Raleigh dispatch reports Otto Wood, notorious prisoner with four escapes, remains at large after vanishing between Thursday afternoon and Friday. Warden Honeycutt says no confirmed sightings but rumors span hundreds of miles. authorities note his crippled foot and missing left hand and Governor Gardner vows to recapture him and send him to Caledonia prison. Wood faces a 22 to 30 year sentence for second degree murder with additional charges in two states.
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Raleigh
Otto Wood
State
H. H. Honeycutt
Otto
High Point
Wood
Max Gardner
Caledonia
Greensboro
Cooling Breezes Cut North Carolina Heat Wave
Heat wave relief spread across the state as cooler breezes lowered temperatures in many cities. Spartanburg reached record levels around noon, while Columbia neared 100 with forecasts for a high near 103. Hickory, Gastonia, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Edenton reported notably cooler readings compared to last week.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
North Carolina
Spartanburg
D. C
Columbia
Hickory
Gastonia
Raleigh
Greensboro
Edenton
Deaths and obituaries from North Carolina notices
The column lists multiple death notices from towns like Rockingham county Armington and East Bend. Names include Rev. C. Grady Brown 84 pastor. Mrs J B Bailey 68 mother of Dr. R L Underwood. Charles A Hartman 76 farmer and former Davie county commissioner. W L Doud 75 farmer. Mrs Silas D Smith 72 noted in Pencer area.
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C. Grady Brown
Greenwood and Steedwell
Rockingham County
N. C
Armington
Charles A. Hartman
Davie County
Miss Mary K Brown Secretary to UNC Dean Charged
Miss Mary K Brown, 38, secretary to Dean PD Carroll of the University of North Carolina department of commerce, is involved in a cited event in this brief report.
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Lbemarle
M. C
Mary K. Brown
PD. D. Carroll
University of North Carolina Department of Commerce
Bomb Explodes at New York Social Club Building
A powerful blast on a window ledge of the Simpson Social Club damaged a five story building on West 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The explosion shattered numerous windows and was heard for blocks, with authorities beginning investigations into the attack.
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New York
Simpson Social Club
West 53Rd Street
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues
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