Flames Sweep Through Coney Island In Three Million Dollar Blaze
A massive fire devastated much of Coney Island including 50 bungalows and houses 6 bath houses and pavilions 200 cars and the boardwalk five blocks. Firefighters contained the flames near the St Josephs Orphan Home saving the children and preventing further loss. Thousands were left homeless as 25 000 bathers watched and lost clothes.
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Coney Island
Dale Harrison
New York
Bagdad
St. Joseph's Orphan Home
Republicans Center Stage In North Carolina Campaign
Greensboro hosts Republican hopefuls as they map fall strategy while Democratic circles delay key decisions. Finances and possible salary cuts spark GOP critique. party lines sharpen over prohibition with Jake Newell and Clifford Frazier backing dry platforms. Reynolds leads Democrats after a record primary, advocating 18th amendment repeal and temperance.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Greensboro
Democratic Executive Committee
Ga.oo. P
Jake Newell
Charlotte
Ciry
Clifford Frazier
Robert Rice Reynolds
Reynolds death mystery deepens as sheriff probes
In Winston-Salem the sheriff continues the Reynolds slaying probe with few clues as officers check every lead from a long civil party to rumored outside involvement. The New York dispatch notes fingerprints and blood stains, while rumors about the funeral and R J Reynolds Jr loom. investigators pursue Port Washington ties and a possible earlier pistol incident.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Transon Scott
Reynolds
Raymond Kramer
Long Island
Kramer
R. J. Reynolds, Jr
Port Washington
S. IL
Libby
Smith Reynolds
Lausanne pact reads differently in Britain and France
The Lausanne reparations pact text shows Britain and France interpreting its debt settlement aims differently. Britain claims no link to US debts while France says Britain must consult Paris before any new payment arrangements. The United States remains an observer as releases note conditional ratification.
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France
Great Britain
U. S
Germany
Lausanne
United States
America
London
U.S. Scorched By Sun Signals Heat Wave Across Nation
The United States endured a scorching July day with record highs in many cities. Lightning killed two people including Charles J. Hash and a 10-year-old boy in Idaho. heat claimed one life in Detroit.
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Kansas
Charles J. Hash
Montana
Norman Neal
Ranchos
Idaho
Detroit
Mercury
Baltimore
Washington
Uruguay Breaks With Argentina Diplomatic Row
Buenos Aires July 14. Argentina and Uruguay sever diplomatic relations after a series of misunderstandings centered on a visit by an Argentine exile to a Uruguayan cruiser bound for Buenos Aires for a national celebration. Uruguay declared the move was initiated by Uruguay and cited unfounded Argentine attitudes.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Uruguay
Doolittle Crash Ignites New Orion Plane in Landing
James Doolittle, famed aviator, escaped unharmed when his low-wing Orion monoplane, a new speed craft, crashed during landing in Evansville Indiana. The impact tore a gasoline tank through a wing, authorities reported.
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Evansville
Ind
James Doolittle
Battle leaves ten dead in Zamaloapan clash
A Chihuahua City dispatch reports ten people killed in Zamaloapan Chihuahua during a battle between federal troops and Agrarians. Nine of the deceased were Agrarians and one was a federal officer.
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Mexico City
Zamaloapan
State of Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Unfriendly Cruise Incident Tangles Uruguay and Argentina
The report describes a tense episode where the cruiser Uruguay faced unfriendliness, prompting a break and prompting exiled Argentine Gen Severo Toranzo to visit the ship before it crossed the Plata to celebrate Argentina’s July 9. Capt Hernandez was relieved for not signaling the ship’s port surveillance in Buenos Aires. Argentine naval planes escorted the ship into Uruguayan waters, highlighting quarrels over Argentine fugitives seeking refuge in Uruguay and alleged plots shielded by a friendly neighbor.
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Uruguay
Severo Toranzo
Montevideo
River
Plata
Hernandez
Buenos Aires
Uruguayan
Argentina
Congress Expected To Adjourn By Tomorrow
Washington July 14 Congress leaders promised enactment of a 2 122 000 000 unemployment relief bill and adjournment by tomorrow night. Conferees expect to finish in hours with final senate action assured. The home loan bank bill was in conference amid disputes over a 995 000 000 currency expansion and a push for reorganizing the reconstruction finance corporation board.
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House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Watson
Garner
Capitol Hill
Bingham
Connecticut
Army
Navy
Rine Corps
Credit Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Board
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Bestor
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Finance Corporation
Veterans Stage Demonstration at Capitol Grounds
Washington July 14 A wobbling line of veterans continued a bonus demonstration around the capitol grounds vowing not to quit until Congress adjourns. Nightly sleep was forbidden on the lawns, two hour shifts were used and major support came from Mrs Edward B McLean who provided 1000 sandwiches for breakfast as police supplied coffee and doughnuts.
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Washington
Capitol Grounds
Congress
Edward B. McLean
Washington Society
Pelham Glassford
Maude Adams Sued Over $200000 Suit in New York
Actress Maude Adams named defendant in a $200,000 suit filed by John D. Williams stage director alleging contract services ending when she returned to The Merchant of Venice last fall. Erlanger Productions Inc and four others named as defendants.
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New York
Maude Adams
John D. Williams
Erlanger Productions, Inc
Mexican General Calles’ Wife Recovers From Brain Operation
Senora Liorente Calles wife of General Plutarco Elias Calles former Mexican president apparently fully recovered from a recent brain operation started in Mexico City and returned home today in Boston.
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Boston
Senora Liorente Calles
Plutarco Elias Calles
Mexico
Mexico City
Smith trial may go to 10 jurors today in Virginia
The third trial of Garland Smith for Deputy Sheriff Bernard Puryear’s murder neared its end in Danville Virginia with prosecutors and defense counsel expressing confidence. Gordon Ambler said he expected acquittal and would not have Smith testify while Commonwealth’s Attorney Carter praised the state’s case. Witnesses remained, and jurors were to decide by nightfall. The defense challenged the alibi that Smith was in Catawba County North Carolina planning to marry when the shooting occurred.
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Danville
Garland Smith
Bernard Puryear
Gordon Ambler
Smith
Commonwealth
Carter
Catawba County
North Carolina
Four suits dismissed in Coca Cola contract case
Supreme Court Justice Albert Cohn dismissed four suits brought by the Pepsi Cola Co and three candy store chains against Coca Cola, totaling 10 million dollars, ruling the charges did not prove interference with contracts.
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New York
Supreme Court
Albert Cohn
Pepsi Cola Co
Coca Cola Co
Libby Holman Early Life Recalls Her Cincinnati Roots
A United Press profile of Libby Holman traces her teen years in Cincinnati before 1924, noting her scholar awards and social prominence at the University of Cincinnati. The piece paints a vivid image of a pragmatic schoolgirl through memories of classmates and hometown friends. It highlights her plain wardrobe, striking eyes, and early talent that foreshadowed her later fame as a singer and public figure.
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Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
Reynolds
Chicago
New York
Miss Holman
R. J. Reynolds
Cincinnati
United Press Mts
Libby Holman
Eugene Segal
Alfred Holman
University of Cincinnati
Elizabeth Lioyj Holzman
Sha
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