Naval Disarmament Conference Hopes Are Taking Shape
Washington observers say signs point to a preliminary naval limitation conference before next spring. President Hoover's postponement of three cruisers under the 15 cruisers program is seen as evidence of such an agreement, with Kellogg Briand treaty progress and Stimson noting parity in naval strength as a foundational sign.
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Washington
Hoover
MacDonald
Stimson
Déwes
England
United
Snook Jury Still Not Finished in Ohio Murder Trial
Columbus July 26 The jury in Dr. James H. Snook’s murder case against Theora Hix faces a potential second venire as the panel of 75 dwindles with 33 remaining and only two peremptory challenges used. Juror No.2 J B Collison was seated after defense questions. the defense struck Louis C. Davis. The defense pressed questions on narcotics and insanity, with Collison saying drug use would not prejudice him.
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Columbus
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Grace Rogers
John F
J. B. Collison
Louis C. Davis
Collison
Seidel
Edge to head Paris post in Hoover foreign reorganization
President Hoover moves toward remaking the foreign service as Senator Walter B. Edge of New Jersey is named to the Paris post vacated by Myron T. Herrick. A successor for Henry P. Fletcher, former ambassador to Italy, is chosen but unnamed pending Rome’s acceptance. Edge will stay in Washington until the October special session ends, then move to Paris likely by November 1.
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Walter Edge
New Jersey
Hoover
France
Myron T. Herrick
Washington
Stimson
Paris
Ohio
Walter B. Edge
Henry P. Fletcher
Italy
Rome
Edge
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Endurance Flight Update From the St. Louis Robin
The St. Louis Robin crew Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine report from Lambert field as the aircraft enters its 14th day of nonstop flight. By 10:17 a.m. the hour count reaches 315 with two fuelings planned and ground observers noting steady progress and increasing earnings for the pilots.
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ST. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Dale
Red) Jackson
Forest O
Fairbanlt
Ma Jackson
Lambert
Red
Jackson
Fairbault
Minn
O’brine
Governor delays Cameron case ruling for study
Governor Gardner said he would not decide the John Cameron case until after a thorough review. He carried Judge Townsend’s report and recommendations, whose details were not disclosed. Cameron, jailed for killing Raeford Police Chief Oakes in 1913, had escaped in 1914 after a year behind bars.
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Raleigh
Gardner
Roaring Gap
John Cameron
N. A. Townsend
Townsend
Cameron
Oakes
Raeford
Alabama
State
French tennis stars crush Tilden and Lott in Davis Cup opener
Paris August 26. France swept opening singles as Henri Cochet defeated William Tilden 6-3 6-1 6-2 and Jean Borotra beat George Lott 6-1 3 6-4 7-5. The French leads the challenge round and needs one more win to clinch the cup with remaining matches to come.
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Roland Carlos
Paris
France
America
Henri Cochet
Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra
George Lott
Night flight test on Saratoga deck wows Admiral Moffett
In San Pedro the USS Saratoga deck illuminated, an aircraft landed and took off successfully at sea near Los Angeles harbor. Lieutenant Commander Ralph Wood piloted the flights watched by Rear Admiral William A. Moffett who called the plane carriers highly valuable to battle.
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San Pedro
Calif
Los Angeles Harbor
Ralph Wood
William A. Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Moffett
Barograph Dead Threatens Texas Endurance Flight Record
Houston July 26 The monoplane Billion Dollar City circled Houston to extend a refueling endurance run when its barograph failed at 12 49 a m after 203 hours. Pilots Glenn Loomis and Joe Glass faced possible disqualification unless a third party joined or a diversion was made during bad weather.
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ST. Louis
Dale
Red) Jackson
Forest O
Houston
Tex
Glenn L. Loomis
Joe E. Glass
City
Washington
Loomis and Glass
Houston Field
Bequest of $1,000 To Radio Program Revealed
The will of Julia Wending filed for probate reveals a $1,000 bequest to WMBI radio program The family altar league to defray expenses. The Chicago resident’s gift underscores support for the station and its feature.
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Chicago
Julia Wending
WMBI
Six Marines Die in Explosive Turret Accident Aboard Devonshire
In the eastern Mediterranean off Malta on July 26 six Royal Marines were killed when a gun turret on the British cruiser Devonshire blew out a six inch gun. Nineteen others were wounded, with three in critical condition. The Devonshire, a 10000 ton ship from the 1925 cruiser program, had previously suffered a separate accident this year.
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Devonshire
Admiralty
St. George’s Channel
Hague Chosen as Seat for Reparations Conference
Belgian government accepts Hague as seat for governments conference on application of the Young reparations plan. Paul Hymans informed British and French ambassadors that the decision makes the Hague virtually certain as the conference location.
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Brussels
Paul Hymans
Hague
Knight of the Grail Wins Liverpool Cup
Knight of the Grail trained by Prince Galahad out of Magical Music and owned by Sol Joel won the classic Liverpool cup by four lengths. Great Scot, owned by N. C. Beatty, was second and Hartford trained by A. K. Cox finished third.
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Liverpool
Prince Galahad
Magical Music
Sol Joel
N. C. Beatty
A. K
Cox
S. Hartford
Shaw Suppresses Birthday On 73rd Anniversary
London July 26 George Bernard Shaw the British dramatist was to be 73 today but he suppressed his birthday he told reporters at his Whitehall flat to circulate the message to that effect.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Whitehall
Americans Blamed for Liquor Smuggling Across Border
Ottawa July 26. W. D. Euler says solving the Canada United States liquor problem rests with the American government. He cites American citizens as the main smugglers and urges clearance rules for all boats leaving the U S shore. Canada would cooperate if US action is taken. Washington July 26. Seymour Lowman notes US action at a winter conference but officials avoid comment on Euler’s proposal. He says clearances could hinder bootleggers, yet treasury men doubt much will follow.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
W. D. Euler
Lowman
Washington
Seymour Lowman
the Treasury
Prohibition, Customs and
Coast Guard
Dominion
Great Lakes
Treasury
National Revenue
Fire under stage of theater blamed for Chester blaze
Chester South Carolina July 26 Fire that destroyed the municipal building was believed to have started beneath the theater stage though origin remained a mystery. City losses were estimated at 15000 to 200000 with insurance under ten percent. Fire discovered about 245 p m and quickly grew, with Rock Hill fire department sending a truck to assist before nearby buildings were damaged.
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Chester
S. C
Rock Hill
Frenchman Finishes Six Year Sea Adventure in Fire Crest
Havre France July 26 The small boat Fire Crest captained by Alain Gerbault former French tennis star was sighted six miles off the Roads being towed by the dispatch boat Ailette completing a solitary around the world voyage in his 25 foot sloop. Gerbault had been reported lost many times only to reappear with his boat safe and sound signaling a six year seafaring odyssey with many thrills.
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Havre
France
Alain Berhault
Ailette
Alain Gerbault
Safe and Sound
Homes Bombed At New Orleans
The blast destroyed the Justice residence on Newcomb boulevard injuring Mrs. Justice with a knee cut while she escaped to the street with her son Charles Jr. and her mother Mrs. Haekton unhurt. Police inspected the wrecked home and adjacent properties as investigators sought who was responsible.
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Justice
Charles, Jr
Mary Haekton
Greensboro
Ala
Nic Himes
Herbert B. Flowers
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
French Parliament Approves Mellon-Berger Debt Accord
Paris July 26 The French parliament approved ratification of the Mellon Berger debt accord with the senate voting 242 to 30 and 46 abstentions. The house had already adopted the resolution.
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Paris
Senate
House of Deputies
Pope May Go Into Italy
Rome reports belief among observers that Pope Pius may soon leave the Vatican and step onto Italian soil after yesterday’s ceremony. Heat and agitation mark his summer retreat at Monte Cassino while Sicilians urge a lengthy stay away from his former Milanese diocese. Witnesses noted closer cooperation between Italian officials and the Holy See, suggesting the Laterran treaty is functioning.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Vatican
St Peter’s
Monte Cassino
Milan
The
Vaticam
Holy See
Soviet Alarm Over Manchurian Atrocities Prompting Action
Reports from Moscow on July 26 describe grave fear that Chinese authorities in Manchuria may push the Soviet army into the province to rescue Russians. Mass arrests and torture of Soviet citizens along the Chinese Eastern railway are reported, with white Russian bands feared to cross the border. In Moscow, military, naval units and workers demand immediate action to protect Russians in Manchuria, with mass resolutions calling for decisive steps.
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Moscow
Manchuria
Pogranichnaya
Harbin
Russia
China
Meanchuria
Leningrad
Bremen Seeks Eastward Transatlantic Record
New York July 26 The North German Lloyd liner Bremen plans an eastward attempt to beat the four days 19 hours 5 minutes record set by the Mauretania from New York to Plymouth. Bremen sails at 1 oclock tomorrow morning after capturing the westward record on the return trip.
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New York
Bremen
Plymouth
Reynolds' New Trial for Manslaughter Opens
Richard Joshua Reynolds, a wealthy 23 year old American, faced a new manslaughter trial at Old Bailey for a May 14 automobile death of Arthur Graham. The first trial ended when the foreman was seen talking to witnesses, prompting a retrial before Justice Humphreys.
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Richard J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
The
Reynolds Tobacco Company
London
Maidenhead
England
Richard Joshua Reynolds
Old Bailey
Arthur Graham
Reynolds
Humphreys
Condition of Poincare Might Be More Serious
Paris July 26 Rumors circulated in political circles that Premier Poincare is not in good health and that recent exhaustion may conceal a more serious condition as diagnosed by his physicians.
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Paris
Premier Poincare
Grain Prices Reverse Rally In Chicago Trade
Grain markets reversed a mid session spike in Chicago trading as wheat closed about 4 percent lower from the day’s high and corn fell 1 to 1 1/2 cents. Wheat futures finished around 1.42 to 1.53 dollars per bushel across July September and December contracts.
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Chicago
Bingham Arrives for Capitol Meeting by Army Blimp
Washington July 26 an army blimp landed on the Capitol plaza to accommodate Senator Bingham of Connecticut attending a Senate finance committee meeting. He flew from Langley Field Virginia and arrived about three hours after departing. He quipped that that’s how all congressmen will travel in the future.
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Washington
Capitol Building
Senator Bingham
Connecticut
Langley Field
Senate Finance Committee
Bingham
Virginia Point
Ice cream converts longtime dairy skeptic in Lincolnton
Lincoln ton July 26 Winfield Johnson of Henry County had avoided dairy all his life because he believed ice cream would taste like milk. After 47 years without tasting it he finally tried ice cream this week and declared himself a confirmed ice creamer.
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Lincolnton
Winfield Johnson
Henry
Ware Shoals Strike Ends After Union Leader Acknowledges Loss
In Ware Shoals South Carolina R E Campbell president of the Ware Shoals local United Textile Workers Union says the strike at Ware Shoals Manufacturing Company is over He blames Governor Richards for sending troops to the area for the defeat.
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Greenwood
S. C
R. E. Campbell
Ware Shoals
United Textile Workers Union
Ware Shoals Manufacturing Company
Richards
Labor Weathering Strong Opposition in Egypt Policy Debate
London July 26. The new labor government withstood a fierce opposition attack led by Stanley Baldwin and Winston Churchill over the resignation of Lord Lloyd as British high commissioner in Egypt. Arthur Henderson warned of no Egyptian policy change without liberal interpretation and said Parliament would be consulted before any new treaty. Henderson cited prior friction with Lord Lloyd as reason for dismissal.
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London
Labor
House of Commons
Lord Lloyd
Egypt
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Arthur Henderson
Labor Ministry
Henderson
Cairo
Helen Wills Doubts European Play After Arrival
Helen Wills, three time Wimbledon champion, arrived from Europe in New York and said she doubts she will ever play in Europe again. She noted plans can change but expects to continue playing in America.
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New York
Helen Wills
Wimbledon
Europe
Helen
America
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