Secretary Stimson in Berlin Sees Hope for Frendly Ties
Secretary of State Stimson arrived in London from Berlin and called his trip a fine one. He declined to discuss talks with German ministers, noting his enjoyment of Germany and interest in Holland while planning a brief hotel stay before a Scotland vacation.
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London
Stimson
Berlin
Paul von Hindeburg
Germany
Holland
Secretary of State
Scotland
Boardman and Polando Soar Nonstop to Istanbul
Russell Boardman and John Polando depart Floyd Bennett Airport New York at 5 a m aboard the Bellanca Cape Cod aiming for a nonstop flight to Istanbul Turkey. The venture marks a bold transatlantic crossing attempt in a single engine craft with the Barnstormers’ head second plane across the ocean.
Hoover Opposes Wage Cuts Despite Lamont Letter
Secretary Doak stated the Hoover administration will not condone wage cuts and that the cabinet had not discussed the issue. He referred to Secretary Lamont’s letter to Representative Condon about textile industry wage cuts and the broader impact of prolonged low mood on corporate reserves and unemployment.
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Washington
Doak
Hoover
Lamont
Condon
Rhode Island
Lamon
Chilean rulers seek a solution to state problems
Santiago July 28. Juan Esteben Montero and Pedro Blanquier resume government as acting president and finance minister. They plan to steady Chile's financial mess, local banking and foreign debts, while maintaining the foreign debt moratorium. Americans and British hold major stakes in Chilean copper and nitrates.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Esteben Montero
Pedro Blanquier
Montero
Blanquier
Ibanez
Cooperative Marketing to Lead NC Agriculture Says Graham
North Carolina agriculture aims to grow with cooperative marketing and dairy industry expansion. Commissioner W A Graham told the opening session of the 29th annual North Carolina Farmers and Farm Women's convention at N C State College. Senator Josiah W Bailey stressed the mood of agriculture in his remarks and W O Saunders discussed making game birds pay on farms.
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Raleigh
W. A. Graham
North Carolina Farmers’ and Farm Women’s Convention
N. C. State College
Josiah W. Bailey
W. O. Saunders
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
H. G. Ashcraft
Mecklenburg County
W. C. Riddick
Engineers
State College
N. L. Stedman
Halifax County
State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Graham
Stimson says Germany must self help to recover
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson, returning from Berlin, says Germany must solve its own economic problems to regain confidence. He met Chancellor Bruening and President von Hindenburg, noted calm public mood, and reported few complaints of hardship since discussions with German officials.
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Bruening
von Hindenburg
Robbers scarf $8906 in Camden bank holdup
Sheriff says two wounded men confessed planning and carrying out the lunch hour robbery at the Commerce Union Bank in Camden. One hid as Billy Jordan 25 Wichita Kansas the other Charley Gibbons 39. They looted cash drawers and fled as gunfire erupted. money recovered from Jordan's sack.
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Camden
Tenn
J. E. McCauley
Commerce Union of
Billy Jordan
Wichita
Kansas
Charley Gibbons
Jordan
Submarine Nautilus Departs Plymouth for Arctic Quest
The submarine Nautilus sails from Plymouth bound for Bergen Norway en route to the Arctic. Sir Hubert Wilkins leads the venture with hundreds of Americans witnessing the departure as the craft passes the Mauretania near New York.
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Plymouth
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Bergen
Norway
Arctic
Sir Hubert
New York
Mono planes launch dawn world flight attempts from New York
At 5 18 a m eastern standard time Hugh Herndon Jr and Clyde Pangborn started a non stop flight toward Moscow aiming to beat the world circumnavigation record. Earlier the Bellanca Cape Cod piloted by Russell Boardman and John Polando began a separate non stop trans Atlantic run toward Istanbul from New York.
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New York
Hugh Herndon
Clyde Pangborn
Moscow
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Bellanca
Cape Cod
Russell Boardman
Boston
John Polando
Lynn
Istanbul
Turkey
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Princeton
Textile Strike Expands as 15000 Patterson Workers Quit
In Patterson New Jersey 15000 textile workers walked out today locking mills. Strikers affiliated with the American Federation of Labor groups the American Silk Workers United Textile Workers and the Conference for Progressive Labor Action reported to four district headquarters. Officials said exact counts could not be given until after meeting tallies are completed.
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Paterson
N. J
American Federation of Labor
American Silk Workers
United Textile Workers
Conference For Progressive Labor Action
Coast Guard Sifts for Two Hoffman Barges Adrift
U S Coast Guard boats from Fort Lauderdale search for two Hoffman Construction barges adrift east of Sombrero Key after the steamship Elvia sighted them seven and a half miles east of Sombrero. The barges were unoccupied and appeared broken from a towing tug.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
United States Coast Guard
Hoffman Construction Company
South Port
N. C
Somberoro Key
Elvia
Key West
Somberoro
Henry P Bourne Chosen North Carolina Legion Commander
Henry P Bourne of Tarboron North Carolina was elected commander of the North Carolina department of the American Legion at the convention final session. He defeated Luther Barbour and Tom Daniels in a spirited race.
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Morehead City
Henry P. Bourne
Tarboron
N. C
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Bourne
Luther Barbour
Durham
Tom Daniels
New Bern
H. Matthews
Asheville
Dixie Moore
Kinston
L. A. R. Nelson
Charleston
Carl H. Hart
York
Three Legionnaires Lead North Carolina Commander race
As the North Carolina American Legion holds its annual convention ballots approach for department commander a heated contest unfolds among three leading candidates. Henry Bourne of Tar is among the prominent contenders supported by loyal friends aiming to secure the post.
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Morehead City
North Carolina American Legion
Henry Bourne
Tar
Model Boy Sentenced to 18 Years for Poolside Murder
In Chicago on July 28 a 15-year-old described as a model pupil was sentenced to Joliet penitentiary for first degree murder after shooting a policeman who ordered him from a high school pool. Judge Joseph Sabbath noted premeditation and arranged parole eligibility at age 25.
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Chicago
Joliet
Warner Corry
Joseph Sabbath
Henry C. Hill
Corry
Warner
Smith
Varner
Lindberghs Begin Second Lap of Orient Trip
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh left for North Haven Maine after a farewell at Washington D C as they start the second leg of their aerial voyage to Japan. The flight carried complete emergency gear and fur coats with radio tests completed before takeoff.
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Lindberghs
National Capital 10
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
North Haven
Maine
Japan
Potomac
Anacostia Naval Station
Lindbergh
North Beach
New York
Ingalls
Navy Department
Republicans Predict Hoover Renomination at Start of Campaign
Senator Moses of New Hampshire said Hoover will not lose the GOP nomination and that no one can take it away. He voiced no further comment on the political situation after returning to Washington.
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Washington
Hoover
Moses
New Hampshire
President Hoover Returns to White House After Rapidan Visit
President and Mrs. Hoover arrived at the White House after a four night stay at Rapidan Camp. The three day rest marks the longest break since the Puerto Rico trip in March, as the presidential party left camp at sunrise and proceeded leisurely to Washington.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Rapidan
Porto Rico
Former King Alfonso Denies Abdicating Spanish Throne
London July 28 AP report states former King Alfonso of Spain, via his staff, denied a Daily Express claim that he abdicated his throne in favor of his third son Don Juan De Bourbon.
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London
Alfonso of
Spain
Daily Express
Don Juan de Bourbon
British Flier Amy Johnson Lands In Koenigsberg Then Flies On
Amy Johnson, the British aviatrix, landed at Koenigsberg airport from Tempelhof Berlin before noon en route from London to Tokyo by Moscow. A few minutes later she departed again for the Soviet capital.
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Koenigsberg
Germany
Amy Johnson
Tempelhof
Berlin
London
Tokyo
Moscow
Texan Executed Under New Habitual Criminal Law
Will Jenkins, 46, was executed in Huntsville Texas today the first person to pay the supreme penalty under the state habitual criminal law. He was sentenced for attacking a 12 year old girl in Houston.
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Huntsville
Tex
Will Jenkins
Houston
Weather observers promise temporary relief from heat
Weather observers today proclaimed the approach of temporary relief from soaring temperatures that have harassed the mid western region for days in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Mid-West
Greek Soldiers Killed In Landslide On Frontier Work
Forty seven Greek soldiers were killed by a fall of earth during construction on the Serbo Albanian frontier. News reached Athens through indirect channels from Albania.
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Athens
Greece
Albania
White House backs current wage maintenance policy
A White House statement issued after today's cabinet meeting says no administration member has expressed or holds the view that the policy of maintaining wages should be changed. It emphasizes that the policy has not been changed.
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Washington
White House
Reverend writes stern note over overcharged bill
Washington July 28 AP The Rev Stephen Gardner rector of St Peter s Episcopal church here also a businessman named Steve Gardner fired off a firm but courteous reply to a Richmond firm s bill. He warned that if he wrote as the Rev he would regret the dispute but as Steve Gardner he would tell them to go to a very hot place where only ice water is in demand.
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Washington, N. C
Stephen Gardner
D. D
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Steve Gardner
Gardner
Richmond, Va
Germany Responds with New Energy on Financial Crisis
Berlin reports Prime Minister MacDonald declares hope for recovery as Britain and Germany seek solidarity to stave off economic collapse. Crowds acclaim visiting British statesmen while Bruening’s ally Germania notes Hoover’s plan granting reparations relief. Ramsay MacDonald urges continued talks with French leaders to ease tensions.
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Berlin
Germany
MacDonald
Bruening
Germania
Erland
Hoover
McDonald
Herr Bruening
Great Britain
Ramsay Mac
Oil Well Fire Threatens Kilgore Texas Boom Town
A tank explosion near Kilgore’s oil rig killed 35 year old Claude Erskin and injured two other workers. Firemen battled for over an hour and a half to stop a fire that endangered nearby shacks and the main business district. Kilgore has risen with the East Texas oil boom.
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Kilgore
Texas
East Texas
Claude Erskin
Grasshoppers Ravage Northwest Crops Pace Across Midwest
Grasshoppers continue to devastate fields across Minnesota Iowa Nebraska North and South Dakota with entomologists and agricultural leaders convening in Des Moines to plan control measures as the insect surge pushes eastward from the Missouri River.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Science
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Des Moines
Iawa
Missouri River
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