Bogdanov Testifies Reluctantly Under Contempt Threats
Peter A. Bogdanov chairman of Amtorg the U S purchasing agent for Russia faced contempt threats as he testified before a congressional committee on communism. He refused to discuss politics and acknowledged Soviet direction of Amtorg while confirming he believes the party aims to replace capitalism and support a social revolution.
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New York
Peter A. Bogdanov
Amtorg
United States
Russia
Fish
Seviet
Bogdanov
America
John Nelson
Maine
Congress
Bogdanovo
Hamilton Fish
Communist Party In
Virginian Held For Baker Girl Death
Herbert M. Campbell of Arlington Virginia a real estate operator is charged with murder in the death of Mary Baker a government employee. Arlington Commonwealth Attorney Gloth says Campbell is guilty though he denies it. Police say the gun has been in his possession and Campbells statements about his movements are false.
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Mary Baker
Bureau of Standards
Navy Department
Washington
Herbert E. Campbell
Oak Crest
Herbert M. Campbell
Commonwealth Attorney
Arlington Va
Campbell
Gloth
Arlington County
Herman Barbee
Baker
Barbee
Montreal
Arlington National Cemetery
Harold Brewster
Heat Wave Relief Promised as Midwest Cools
Western relief fronts move in while eastern cities endure extreme heat. New York reports 30 heat deaths across the metro area with 381 prostrations as temperatures reach 99 at the peak. Rain in the Midwest cools some areas and storms lash parts of New England and New York state.
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New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Middle West
New England
New York State
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Arkansas
Washington
West Virginaa
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Orange
N. J
Board of Water Commissioners
Quartet Killed In Egyptian Rioting
Soldiers and police clashed with rioters as four people were killed and about 100 injured in Cairo Port Said and Suez. Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha blamed the disturbances on the lowest classes after a government reshuffle and a failed nationalist push. Security forces fired to disperse crowds with several officers and soldiers wounded.
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Catro
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Cairo
Port Said
Suez
Fuad
Ismail Sidku Pasha
Nahas Pasha
Alexandria
Hoover Says London Naval Pact Aims at World Peace
President Hoover announced the London Naval treaty ratified by the Senate would defend the United States and dismiss fears of imperial exploitation. He planned to sign the pact at 3 p.m. emphasizing bipartisan support and steps toward reducing armaments and promoting goodwill.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
United States
Grist Criticized For Labor Stand In North Carolina
Greensboro reports allege state labor commissioner Frank D. Grist favors outside agitators. C. W. Bolick and civic leaders accuse him of bias while denouncing firing of textile workers seeking organization. Widespread union figures from Greensboro and Winston-Salem press the issue in July.
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Greensboro
Frank D. Grist
Labor and Printing
Raleigh
GS. Mm
Winston-Salem
Central Labor Union
North Carolina
Grist
Greensboro Cotton Mills
Gaskill
Disappearance of 20-Foot Python at Sea Breeze Park
ROCHESTER NY July 22 The disappearance of a twenty foot Indian python from an exhibitor's concession at Sea Breeze Park last Thursday is under investigation by town city and county authorities. Rumors that the 200 pound reptile was seen in outlying parks and suburbs prompted fresh complaints to Lake Ontario resort officials seven miles north of the city.
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Rochester
N. Y
Sea Breeze Park
Lake Ontario
Paddy Harmon Dies in Chicago Auto Wreck
Patrick J. Paddy Harmon prominent builder of the Chicago stadium and sports promoter is fatally injured when his car leaves the road and overturns while traveling from Crystal Lake to Chicago. The July 22 dispatch reports the crash occurring as he heads to the city.
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Chicago
Patrick J
Paddy) Harmon
Crystal Lake
Illinois
Brakes Made From Wire and Shirts Fail in Court
In Rocky Mount North Carolina Judge Thomas fined Joseph Sampson after a one way street incident. Sampson could not stop as his brake bands were tied with wire and linings replaced by old shirts. His license was revoked and costs paid.
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Rocky Mount
South Carolina
Thomas
Joseph Sampson
Palmetto Étate
Sampson
North Carolina
Nurses Treated For Ptomaine Poisoning At Willard Parker
Thirty six nurses at Willard Parker hospital received medical treatment for ptomaine poisoning after eating meat served Sunday. Three remained hospitalized but were recovering today.
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New York
Willard Parker Hospital
Touchstone 5 Out Under $1200 Bond in Bigamy Charge
B Frank Touchstone of Lexington faced a preliminary hearing in the Recorder's court on charges of bigamy and issuing worthless checks. He was bound over to the superior court with a $1000 bond on the bigamy charge and $200 on the minor charge. Both alleged wives attended the hearing as Touchstone had arranged his arrest to include his wife. He claims coercion into a Georgia marriage. the Georgia wife produced a marriage certificate. The local wife reportedly has seven children and one grandchild.
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Enterprise Davidson Bureau
Lambeth Bldg
Thomasville
Lexington
B. Frank Touchstone
Recorder's Court
Superior Court
Touchstone
Esther Caulder
Salisbury
Atlanta
Georgia
Scratch It Up Judge Warns Lad After Knife Incident
In Asheville North Carolina Nora Sears and her boyfriend B C Robinson argued leading to a knife incident. Nora testified he scratched her requiring five stitches and the couple reconciled yet Judge Nettles pursued the case.
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Judge
Asheville
N. C
Nora Sears
B. C. Robinson
Nora
Mrs. Butler Waives Preliminary Hearing On Murder Charge
In Mount Holly on July 22 solicitor John G. Carpenter and Mrs Ella Mae Butler’s attorneys agreed she may waive the preliminary hearing and have the murder case sent directly to the grand jury. Bond was set at 3000. Grace Whitaker, 28, is the alleged victim.
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Mount Holly
John G. Carpenter
Ella Mae Butler
Grace Whitaker
Detroit mayor faces recall vote over gambling raids
Detroit July 22. Mayor Charles Bowles, elected last fall on a reform platform, faces a recall election amid charges he tolerated lawlessness. Rival claim the move is driven by the Detroit News and Frese Press with 110000 signatures already valid. If recalled, a successor election must occur within 45 days.
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Detroit
Charles Bowles
Bowles
Louisville
Harold H. Emmons
Emmons
Election Commission
Michigan Supreme Court
Detroit News and Frese Press
Rear Admiral Bryan Dead at 72 in Washington
Rear Admiral Benjamin Chambers Bryan, former commandant of the navy yard at Charleston and an engineer at Philadelphia, died yesterday in Washington at the age of 72.
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Bryan
Washington
Benjamin Chambers Bryan
Navy Yard
Charleston
S. C
Philadelphia
Howell Appeals Sumter Murder Verdict
O E S Howell the Sumter night watchman appeals his death sentence for the murder of E Hart Williams in Sumter. He filed a new legal challenge amid ongoing court action.
Babies swapped by tape clue splits at Chicago hospital
Chicago scientists and officials study two newborns to determine if the Watkins infant is Bamberger and vice versa. Experts analyze skin, hair, blood, bones, eye traits, and parental lineage amid still unresolved findings and a hospital discrepancy over birth tapes.
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Chicago
Charlies Evans Watkins
George Edward Bamberger
Charles Watkins
George Bamberger
Harry Olson
Municipal Court
Arnold H. Kege
Cleveland White
Northwestern University
Ferdinand Watzek
A. J. Mullvaney
Hamilton R. Fishback
Emil Deutsch
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Bobby Frank
William Watkins
Watkins
Charles Bamberger
Bamberger
Englewood Hospital
Father Watkins
Olson
Bank Bandits Hit First National in Hartford
Three young men robbed the First National bank at Hartford, Wisconsin at mid day taking about 100000. They pistol whipped the cashier and forced the assistant cashier to open the safe. The trio grabbed 15000 in currency and 85000 in negotiable securities before fleeing.
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Hartford
Wis
First National Bank
R. W. Bailey
H. L. Rabke
North Carolina Answers Kephart Name Change Controversy
North Carolina's nomenclature committee led by Verne Rhoades released a survey backing Mt. Kephart’s name in the Great Smoky Mountains. The document supports the 1928 U S Geographic Board decision naming the peak Mt Kephart between Indian Gap and Clingmans Dome and counters a Knoxville move to rename it Mt Collins.
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Asheville
North Carolina
East Tennessee
Mt. Kephart
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U. S. Geographic Board
Smokies
Horace Kephart
Bryson City
Kephart
Rate Case Hearing Ends With Fall Resumption Planned
The Interstate Commerce Commission examiner adjourned the North Carolina rate case hearing in Raleigh to allow further preparation. A fall hearing in Raleigh was announced, with testimony already heard from J. N. Steadwell and G. L. Tillery and yesterday’s witnesses W. D. McCaig and A. H. Plant. The case seeks downward freight rate revisions across North Carolina and the southeastern territory.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Howard Hosmer
Interstate Commerce Commission
South Eastern
State Corporation Commission
Southeast
Potomac
Mississippi
J. N. Steadwell
Atlanta
Southern Classification Committee
G. L. Tillery
Corporation Commission
W. D. McCaig
Chinese Steamer Helikon Seized by Pirates
The Chinese steamer Helikon carrying 400 passengers left Hong Kong for Saigon on Saturday night when pirates seized the vessel. After looting the ship, it was released.
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Hong Kong
Helikon
Saigon
Mayor Walker Warns Against Crookedness
New York July 22 The mayor James J Walker warns city department heads that corruption irregularity and dishonesty will not be tolerated in his administration The address to executives and deputies of the city s 38 departments was broadcast over three radio systems last night He defends his regime against charges of scandal and accuses state Republicans of trying to drag the city s name in the mud to gain a campaign issue.
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New York
James J. Walker
Mav
Show Girl in Hollywood at Broadhurst
Alice White stars in Show Girl in Hollywood with Jack Mulhall Ford Stirling and Blanche Sweet. The film shows how talkies are made with scenes in natural color. Broadhurst screens Wednesday and Thursday with the lively production attracting readers of the classified page.
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Alice White
Hollywood
Jack Mulhall
Ford Stirling
Blanche Sweet
Broadhurst
High Point
Chicago Grand Jury To Hear Brundidge
Chicago July 22 Harry T Brundidge who wrote in the St Louis Star about graft among Chicago newspapermen had a chance to detail his published statements to the county grand jury. The Jake Lingle murder case drew Brundidge to the city and his testimony may be the July stand jury’s only Lingle related hearing. The state's attorney said no evidence was ready for presentation. Lingle was killed June 9 last.
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Chicago
Harry T. Brundide
St. Louis Star
Jake Lingle
Drew Brundidge
Lingle
Tribune
Brundidge
Hijackers Loot Libby Warehouse Seize Barrelled Rum
A gang of seven wearing overalls hijacked a Libby, McNeill and Libby warehouse in the union stockyards last night. They stole forty barrels of rum used for mince meat production valued at 150,000 dollars, held 14 employees at bay for an hour, and fled to a truck after a gunfight with a special policeman. The raid, entered in midafternoon and carried out with inside help, is described as the boldest hijacking against legitimate industry in the city.
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Libby
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