Pontoon Bridge Collapse Kills Dozens at Ehrenbreitstein
At Coblenz Germany July 25 Associated Press 84 of 100 to 150 people swept into the Moselle when a 75 foot pontoon bridge collapsed during firework crowds at Ehrenbreitstein. A six year old American boy Raymond Lawler of Akron Ohio and his grandfather perished among the victims. Rescue teams faced panic and debris as they searched by torchlight.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Germany
Moselle
Raymond Lawler
Akron
Ohio
Ehrenbreitstein
Rhineland
Sisters of Mercy
Flosshafen
Deutsches Eck
Rhine and
Ehrenbrei’stein
Glenn Curtiss Dies in Buffalo General Hospital
Aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss died at Buffalo General Hospital after a July 23 operation for appendicitis. His wife, at his bedside, arrived after his death. Cause of death was pulmonary embolus. Curtiss had been recovering from surgery. The report notes 30 years in the aviation field and Curtiss’s birthplace Hammondsport, New York. The census estimate for 1930 population is about 122,957,000 with a 16.3 percent rise since 1920.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Glenn H. Curtiss
General Hospital
Curtiss
Hammondsport
New York
Hammonsport
Upstate New York
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Associated Press
North Carolina Tops Southern States in 1930 Population Numbers
Charlotte dispatch reports North Carolina census figures show 3,165,146 residents as of April 1, 1930, widening the lead over Georgia and highlighting Florida's 51.6 percent gain. Georgia trails with 2,903,922, while Florida adds over 400,000 to reach 1,486,635. Other Southern states show healthy increases across the decade.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Associated Press
Tar Heel
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Dixie
LA Assoeneuc
Alabama
Kentucky
Arkansas
S. Carolina
Maryland
Unusual Vessel Proposed Under London Pact Plans
The U S Navy General Board sketches a revised construction program for Congress with a six inch gun cruiser capable of carrying 25 airplanes. It would fit the six inch gun cruiser category and avoid delaying existing eight inch cruiser authorizations under the London treaty.
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Washington
Congress
Navy General Board
Hoover
Senate
Adams
General Board
United States
Earthquake Fear Drives Naples Toll Higher in Italy
News ticker reports Naples and southern Italy struck by three shocks with hundreds dead and many injured. Vital details limited by wrecked communications. Melfi hardest hit with unconfirmed high fatalities as rescue workers search ruins. North Carolina relatives fear for three girls traveling with Miss Boyte party amid tremors.
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Naples
Italy
Messin
Melfi
Apulia
Ministry of the Interior
Mussolini
N. C
Charlotte
North Carolina
J. R. Candle
Lincolnton
Associated Press
Neices
Leonora Gandle
Jessis Gandle
Gandle
Ethel Boyte
Boyt
Meeting Studies Compensation Law at Public Welfare Institute
L M Mauro and John C Root of the North Carolina Industrial Commission opened the third day of the 11th annual Public Welfare Institute in Chapel Hill. They outlined the workmen's compensation act and its origins in the industrial revolution noting U S industrial accidents kill over 25 000 annually cause many disabilities and incur massive costs. They also noted the NC act offers no compensation for occupational diseases. Miss Gertrude Vaile spoke on Family Welfare in a Rural County.
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Chapel Hill
L. M. Mauro
Public Welfare Institute
Mauro
John C. Root
State Industrial Commission
North Carolina
United States
Mr. Mauro
Gertrude Vaile
University of North Carolina
Institute
Soldier Jumps From Station in Richmond Tragedy
Stephen Wright Boone 21, of Fort Monroe's fifty first coast artillery, died after falling from a second story railroad station window in Richmond during a furlough. He had been in the waiting room all day and night, not buying a ticket, with no money found on him. Boone previously survived a Monday automobile crash. his body was sent to Chapel Hill for burial.
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Richmond
Stephen Wright Boone
Fifty-First Coast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Boone
David Wright Boone
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Population totals rise against decade totals
The text notes an increase of 17 246 000 for the last decade and cites incomplete reports from several states including Pennsylvania New Jersey Oklahoma Oregon Louisiana Mississippi Arizona and Idaho. It mentions preliminary unofficial totals of population by the Associated Press compiled from supervisors nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Oregon
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arizona
Idaho
Associated Press
Assassin's Bullets Slay Detroit Commentator in Lobby
Detroit scene rocked by the slaying of Gerald K E Buckley, a WMBC political commentator, in a hotel lobby at 1 50 a m. after he had accused Mayor Charles Bowles foes and gangsters on radio. Four hours later state police and the National Guard were deployed as Mayor Bowles faced recall backlash and a $5000 reward was posted for Buckley’s killers and their backers.
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Detroit
Charles Bowles
Gerald KE
Jerry) Buckley
WMBC
Fred W. Green
John SS. Bersey
National Guard
Bersey
Colonel Bersey
Bowles
Thomas C. Wilcox
Buckley
Lee Gelbach Leads Air Derbyists To Little Rock Landing
Lee Gelbach piloting the Little Rocket was the first of the all America air derbyists to land in Little Rock from Cincinnati. He touched down at 11 56 53 a m CST after a 3 54 53 trip with a refuel stop at Evansville.
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Little Rock
Ark
Lee Gehlbach
McLean Seeks Brief Call on Hoover
Angu s W. McLean former governor of North Carolina visited the White House today. Neither McLean nor officials disclosed the purpose of the call.
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McLean
Hoover
Washington
Angus W. McLean
North Carolina
White House
Lincoln farmer fails daredevil mount in nosedive back injury
Lincoln, July 23 A 80 year old farmer Jim Mauney tried to jump to a horse’s bare back during a display. He landed on the mare and toppled into a rock pile suffering a broken nose and facial bruises. He said he will attempt it again after hospital treatment.
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Lincoln Farmer
Jim Mauney
Lincoln Hospital
Jim
Heat Wave Tightens Grip Across Carolinas
The sun baked the Carolinas with readings near or above 90 degrees as Fayetteville and Raleigh logged high totals while Asheville lingered cooler. The Weather Bureau warned drought persists east of the Rockies with scant rain and intense heat across much of the region.
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Carolinas
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Asheville
Rocky Mount
Spartanburg
Gastonia
Wilmington
Charlotte
Raleigh
Greensboro
Union
Washington
Rockies
Agriculture Department
South Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
State Federal Employment Service Reports Jobs for 209 Last Week
In Raleigh on July 23 the four branch offices of the state federal employment service reported that 209 persons found jobs last week. Commissioner Frank D Grist released the weekly labor report noting the results and printing the figures.
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Raleigh
State Federal Employment Service
Frank D
Grist
State Commissioner of Labor and Printing
Aged Swope Widow Rebecca Wendell Swope Dead
Mrs. Rebecca Wendell Swope 88 and 7 died Sunday in Quogue Long Island. She and sister Miss Wendell inherited last year the Wendell estate values ranging from 50 000 to 100 000 000 after Georgianna G. B. Wendell death earlier in 1928. Funeral services were held beside the grave at Trinity cemetery. Mrs. Swope was a landmark figure near 39th street and Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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New York
Rebecca Wendell Swope
39Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Quogue
Long Island
Georgianna G. B. Wendell
Millionaire Buff Becomes Deputy Fire Commissioner Brooklyn
Edward J. Kenny, longtime wealthy fire buff, is named deputy fire commissioner in charge of Brooklyn. He plans to devote full time to efficiency improvements at the Brooklyn fire department and will be paid $7,000 yearly. Kenny is known as a private citizen with a passion for fires.
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New York
Edward J. Kenny
Buff
Brooklyn
Kenny
William F
Senate
al Smith
Fire Under Control After Large Shipyard Fire
A large storehouse at the Vulcan shipyards burned overnight and remained smoldering today. Eight fire brigades and five fire boats worked to control the blaze.
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Hamburg
Vulcan Shipyards
Chicagoan Shotgun Attack Wounds Man in Wife Presence
Joseph Martorana was fired on while driving on Chicago's northwest side, wounded by over a dozen shotgun slugs to the legs. His wife, who was beside him, was unhurt and said she cannot speak English. Police report he did not see or hear the assailants.
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Chicago
Joseph Martorana
Martorana
Rabid Foxes Hunted On McCormick Estate
Rabid foxes on the estates of Ruth Hanna McCormick and Frank O Lowden near Rockford were hunted by expert riflemen. Four foxes were killed after showing rabies symptoms. A fox attack on a dog and then on Mrs McCormick's son prompted the operation.
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Rockford US
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Frank O. Lowden
Rockford
McCormick Farm
McCormick
Americans Report No Casualties Yet in Naples Earthquake
The U S consulate general in Naples said by 6 PM no word had been received of American casualties in the earthquake zone. The note reflects early casualty reporting amid the disaster in southern Italy.
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Naples
Italy
United States
High Point Girls in Italy Travel Party Arrives Naples
Families noted four High Point girls part of the Ethel Boyte party from Charlotte traveling in Italy. They were believed out of danger zones after earthquakes and due to reach Naples today. The travelers are Nell Adams Elizabeth Adams Mary Elizabeth Perry and Dorothy Ingram.
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High Point
Naples
Italy
Ethel Boyte
Charlotte
Boyte
Nell and
Elizabeth Adams
Mary Elizabeth Perry
Dorothy Ingram
Detroit Recalls Mayor Bowles in Narrow Vote
Detroit voters trigger the recall of Mayor Charles Bowles by 30,956 to 120,863 against, with 210,770 votes cast. Bowles remains in office until his successor is chosen, opening Detroit to a third municipal election in nine months. The next election must occur within 30 days after canvass and certification.
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Detroit
Charles Bowles
Bowles
Gardner to Meet State Department Heads Thursday
Raleigh July 23 Governor O Max Gardner said he will map out recommendations for the 1931 general assembly and has called state department heads to meet at the capitol tomorrow morning at 10 o clock.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
O. Max Gardner
Capitol
Millionaire Hobo James How Dies After Self Denial
Staunton Virginia July 23 James Eads How the millionaire hobo dies in a hospital at 56 from pneumonia likely brought on by starvation He left 500000 from his mother but spent most of it on aid to migratory workers and hoboes as the financial angel of the International Brotherhood Welfare Association His lineage ties to St Louis family and Eads bridge builder James Buchanan Eads His body sent to Washington to be cared for by his brother Louis How
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Staunton
James Eads How
Hobo
Eliza Eads How
International Brotherhood Welfare Association
How
St. Louis
John How
James F. How
Wabash Railroad
James Buchanan Eads
Mississippi River
Harvard
Washington
Louis How
Tremors Hit Cities Causing Wall and Steeple Collapses
Tremors toppled walls and church steeples across multiple cities. Casualties mounted as structures failed and residents fled, while emergency crews worked through debris in a widespread disaster.
Mother and Daughter Die in Durham Lightning Strike
A mother and her 14 year old daughter were killed by a bolt of lightning that struck a nearby oak and apparently traced a wire to the pine tree where they sat near their Durham home. Mrs. Nannie Anderson, 38, and Louise Anderson, 14, died instantly.
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Durham
Nannie Anderson
Louise Anderson
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Lee Gelbach
SUN
Swope
Fire Dept
Etroit
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Marshall
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