War Aviator Makes Flight in 8 Hours for Record
James Goodwin Hall former army flier and New York broker set a new New York to Havana record in a Lockheed Orion Crusader eight hours and 25 minutes, landing at Camp Columbia after leaving Roosevelt Field. He planned a quick refuel in Havana then a return leg via Miami and Key West. Pan American officials later observed a high speed plane over Miami unsure if it matched Hall’s craft.
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Havana
James Goodwin Hall
Army
New York
Crusader
Camp Columbia
Roosevelt Field
T. Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Cuba
Frank Hawks
Hall
Miami
Key West
Fla
Pan-American Airways
Sensational Evidence Taken In Inquest Into Johnston Death
In El Paso police report Mrs. C Chase Fall was struck by concrete near Albert Fall home during photographers’ pursuit. Fall sat with a shotgun as he prepared to depart for Santa Fe to serve one year and one day in the penitentiary.
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New Mexico State Prison
Santa Fe
Albert B. Fall
E. L. Doheny
Harding
Johnston
EL Paso
Tex
Chase
New Mexico
Drunken party linked to death of North Carolina leader
Clayton reports detail a coroner's jury investigation into Jesse J. Williams who died by pistol wound on June 26. Witnesses recount a whiskey fueled outing with a Mrs Morning Jackson and a niece, and suspicions raised by wife Mrs Williams about Williams's alleged infidelities.
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Clayton
N. C
Jesse J. Williams
Williams
Arthur Hinnant
Raleigh
North Carolina test farms report strong crop stands
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh July 18. Crop stands at all six North Carolina State Department of Agriculture test farms are encouraging with large yield prospects. Experiments cover 181 projects including field crops livestock and orchards. Irish potato breeding begins at the mountain station near Statesville. Willard station receives $6,000 from the federal emergency building fund for a new office and lab.
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Department of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture and Engineering
United States Department of Agriculture
Statesville
Paham
Upper Coastal Plains
Edgecombe County
Federal Bureau of Roads
National Fertilizer Association
The
State College
Bureau of Roads
Federal Emergency Building Fund
Lower Coastal Plains
Willard
Fate of Europe Hinges on Negotiations in Paris
Paris July 18 AP reports high level talks between Germany and France with Chancellor Bruening seeking a settlement as the basis for peace. Laval and Briand back entente while ministers plan a general conference tomorrow with Stimson Mellon and other nations present.
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Stimson
Mellon
Edge
Laval
Great Britain
United States
Paris
France
Germany
Berlin
Bismarck
Versailles
Europe
London
Berlisn
Curtius
Bruening
Aristide Briand
Treasury
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Oklahoma Texas bridge war disrupts Red River crossing
A clash over free versus toll bridges on the Red River frontier between Oklahoma and Texas leads to blockades and detours. Oklahoma officials and Texas rangers guard approaches as Governor Murray order opens the free bridge while a federal court order and state actions conflict. District Judge Porter Newman's absence delays court actions amid road-bed protests.
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Denison
Tex
Red River
Oklahoma
Texas
Preston
Madill
Durant
Okla
Texas Rangers
Red River Bridge Company
Porter Newman
W. H. Murray
Murray
Houston
Ross Sterling
Weather claims many more lives in Detroit area
A severe electrical storm with 100 degree heat killed four people and caused drownings and heat prostrations. Clark Hixon of Rochester and Edward Lang of Saginaw were struck by lightning in fields. Myra Hayes and Edna Dupius of Saint Joachim Ontario perished when lightning hit a barn. Brenda Hayes, Myra's sister, was severely shocked.
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Detroit
Clark Hixon
Rochester
Edward Lang
Saginaw
Myra Hayes
Edna Dupius
St. Joachim
Brenda Hayes
Myra
Lieutenant Reynolds Arrives to Lead Carolinas Recruiting
Lieut. John L. Reynolds United States Navy arrived in Raleigh to assume command of recruiting activities in the two Carolinas. He succeeds Lieut. G C Crawford who has been transferred to submarine duty. Reynolds is a native of Centerville Alabama.
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Raleigh
John L. Reynolds
United States Navy
Carolinas
G. C. Crawford
Reynolds
Centerville
Ala
Officer Sentenced To Death As Spy Seeks Clemency
Major Peter Demkowsky, under a death sentence for espionage for Soviet Russia, has sent a clemency plea by special courier to President Moscicki, who is vacationing in Silesia. A decision awaits the courier’s return.
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Warsaw
Poland
Peter Demkowsky
Moscicki
Silesia
Soviet
Russia
Funeral for Sheriff McKenzie Draws Crowds in Salisbury
Salisbury July 18 funeral services for Sheriff Scott Winders shot and killed James H McKenzie of Rowan county are held at St Luke's Episcopal Church. Sheriff McKenzie, son of a longtime lawman, was buried at Chestnut Hill with city officials and deputies as pallbearers.یت
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Salisbury
Locke McKenzie
McKenzie
Scott Winders
J. D. McLean
Gaston County
James H. McKenzie
Rowan County
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Sheriff McKenzie
St. Luke's
M. H. Milne
W. H. Hardin
Earthquake Shakes New Madrid Missouri Town
A distinct quake struck New Madrid at 8 52 this morning rattling windows and swaying poles. No injuries or serious damage reported though residents say it was the strongest in years. The town lies in a noted earthquake region with a historic 115 year old precedent of severe shocks.
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New Madrid
Posses Still Seeking Trouble M akers
Armed posses search Tallapoosa county for organizers of a colored people society protesting Scottsboro death sentences. The group seeks political and social equality and a $2 a day minimum wage, described as communist led.
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Camp Hill
Ala
Tallapoosa County
Society For the Advancement of Colored People
Scottsboro
J. M. Wilson
Berlin Seeks French Credit To Avert European Crisis
Berlin reports Germany presses Paris for a long term loan while fearing unacceptable conditions. Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtius travel to Paris with hopes of Franco German solidarity. President Hindenburg signs emergency measures to curb anti government press and restrict bank withdrawals and impose a passport tax on departures.
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Berlin
Paris
France
Germany
Europe
Bruening
Julius Curtius
Reich
Nord Express
Laval
von Hindenburg
Gottfried Treviranus
Hart's Death Attributed To Burns And Asphyxia
RALEIGH July 18 A coroner s jury verdict tied the death of B Mabry Hart wealthy North Carolina cotton manufacturer to burns with asphyxia His body was found in his Raleigh hotel room after a fire was extinguished Witnesses saidHart and a party of friends including two women were in the room with little drinking and a blond woman present Hart awakened by smoke apparently suffocated while escaping The coroner ruled no link to the party and cited cigarette cause Funeral services set for Tarboro venue with Rev Chester Alexander officiating.
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Raleigh
B. Mabry Hart
N.C
Mabry
C. C. Carpenter
Wake Forest
Norma Brewster
Julia Clark
Hart
L. M. Waring
Hart and Fountain Cotton Mills
Tarboro
Clinchfield Mills
Marion
N. C
First Presbyterian Church
Chester Alexander
O Henry Hotel Sold in Greensboro for 650000
The O Henry hotel, Greensboro’s large hostelry, sold at a receiver's sale to J M Darden of Suffolk Virginia for 650000. The sale includes all real and personal property of the hotel company and awaits federal court confirmation on July 29. If confirmed, associates say the property would likely be leased to T L Bland of Raleigh.
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Greensboro
O'Henry
J. M. Darden
Suffolk
Army to bomb Mt. Shasta off Virginia coast
Aerial attack on ships at sea will be demonstrated again by the army air corps. The former shipping board vessel Mt. Shasta is named as the bombing target for maneuvers to be held August 11 off the Virginia coast.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Shipping Board
Mt. Shasta
War Department
Virginia
Automobile Driver Frightened To Death
In Watsonville California on July 18 physicians report John C Carroll aged 37 died in his motor car after seeing a heavy truck approaching. Doctors say the fright triggered a fatal heart attack.
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Watsonville
Cal
John C. Carroll
Carroll
Rail Bonds May Be Dropped From Legal Securities List
Interstate Commerce Commission testimony warns that railroad bonds with a par value of 5.7485 billion could be removed from the legal securities list. Fairman R. Dick of New York argues such action would hurt credit and risk a broader market selloff as railroads seek relief with higher rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fairman R. Dick
New York
Commission of the Railroads
Treasury May War On Squatters With Parking Concessions
The treasury department seeks identities of those collecting charges on scarce parking spaces on federal vacant lots used to ease downtown Washington congestion. The capital beautification drive cleared blocks near Pennsylvania Avenue for excavation and free all day parking temporarily. One block slated for a future park fell under Colonel U S Grant III, affecting whose payments are involved.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
U. S. Grant III
Snow Plow Sold As Mercury Reaches 102 Degrees
In Kewaunee a local sale occurred as a road machinery salesman announced the sale of a snow plow. The event happened with temperatures around 102 degrees. The buyer’s name was not disclosed.
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Mercury Hits
Kewanee, Lil
Kewanee
Optimist
F. Cass
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Raat
Eastern Coast Line
Fall
C. Chase
J. J. Williams
Grup
Test Farm
Marshall Duffield
University of Southern California
Marshall
Santa Monica
Dorothy Lee
Lieut
J. L. Reynolds
J. Kyle Young
Jack Thompson
Wilson
International Labor Defense
Chattanooga
Tallapoosa
Miller
Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court
Albert Einstein
Burns
O’henry Hotel
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