Conquest Talk Aboard As Abyssinia Crisis Grows
In Pittsburgh Italian veteran predicts easy conquest of Ethiopia if war erupts as Mussolini presses claims. Major Charles P. Schisano, ex Italian army officer now a travel agent, cites mountains and Italian discipline as factors. Britain contemplates peaceful options with the League, while Italy seeks to gain ends without full-scale war.
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Pittsburgh
Thalst
Tthiopia
Charles P. Schisano
Schisano
Italy
Tiven
Africa
Ethiopia
Tritres
England
H. K. Reynolds
U.S
London
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Samuel
House of Commons
League of Nations
League Council
Commission of Arbitration
Maxim Litvinats
Russia
Britsin
Brivneia
France
Geneva
League
Dino Grandi
Natian
Rome
Maly
Abysaine
Mary
iMay
Kidnap Case Haunts Ex Mayor In Washington Dole
Ex Mayor John F. Dore faces a dilemma as he seeks a directed verdict in the Mrs. Margaret Waley kidnapping case. A acquittal on federal grounds could trigger state charges and Washington’s harsh anti kidnapping penalties, including life or death. Waley, 24, pleads guilty and is jailed. her husband Harmony Metz could face renewed trials. Waley expected to testify as a defense witness.
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Harold Heroux
U.S
Tacoma
Wash
Didy 11
INS
John F. Dore
Seattle
Margaret Waley
Dore
Ebbe, Cushman
State of Washington
Washington
Waley
Harmony Metz
McNeil Island
Waleys
George Weyerhaeuser
Idaho
State Cours
Wiltess
Blande
Earle Returns to U. S. Navy as Lieutenant Commander
Gov George H Earle resumes naval service with commission as lieutenant commander in the naval reserves in Philadelphia. He wears the navy cross for wartime heroism and advocates universal conscription of goods to deter war, amid flood relief efforts led by state officials and TERA.
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Reuters
Naval Reserves
Philadelphia
George H. Earle
United States Navy
Navy Yard
W. C. Watts
Earle
Flood Damage And Relief Efforts Sweep Across Delaware Basin
Floods leave wrecked streets and mud filled homes as tracks restore and traffic resumes. State Health Dept warns boil water due to contamination. Gov Earle orders relief work. Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton mines disrupted. Ontelamen reservoir leak raises concerns. Lehman tours central New York and Southern Tier to assess conditions.
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State Health Department
George H. Earle
Delaware
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Susquehanna
Reading
Ontelamen
Hazleton
Wyoming Valley
Firwood
Wilkes-Barre
China flood drowns thousands and devastates major cities
The flood across Hankow and the Yangtze basin swells into days of relentless rise. Crews report corpses and ruin in Yensze and Fancheng with fears of famine and pestilence. Thousands flee to higher ground as authorities fear a disaster surpassing the current toll of over 3,000.
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Yensze
Fancheng
Hat River
Yangtze
Henan
Hankow
Obituary: Miss Josephine Manna Dies In Brooklyn Rooftop Fall
The body of Miss Josephine Manna who was instantly killed in a fall from the roof of a Brooklyn apartment house will lie in state in the Presbyterian Church, Clymer, from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday.
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Jootpune Manna
Josephine Manna
Brooklyn
Presbyterian Church
Clymer
Tall Thin Man Sought in Westwood Murder Near Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh July U1. A tall thin man seen running down an alley after three shots killed Martha Westwood, wife of Squire James J. Westwood. Detectives pursue motives of revenge robbery passion or premeditated murder as wax tests and fingerprints are analyzed. Westwood claims he was with two officers at the time.
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Pittsburgh
INS
McKees
James J. Westwood
Martha
Westwood
Sophie Sehar
Tim Drexler
Walter Monaghan
Wstwood
Drexler
Monaghan
Bond Holders Seek Redress in Reorganization Petition
Creditors seek an injunction to halt suits and protect the Cosgrove-Meachan Corporation as it faces a federal reorganization in Pittsburgh. The court ordered a 10 day answer and potential trustee appointment after notice to all interested parties. Johnstown officials said they were unaware of the filing and will respond as ordered.
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Johnstown
CINS
Cosgrove-Meechan Corporation of
U. S. District Court
Pittsburgh
J. T. Tierney
Derwood LambingChosen for National Jamboree Trip
Derwood Lambing, voted by Scouts of Troop 3 Indiana Pa, will represent the troop and William Penn Council at the National Jamboree in Washington DC on August 21 1930. He joins about 60 Bucktail Council scouts, with two buses chartered, to attend the event and return with insights for his troop.
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Derwood Lambing
Indiana
Washington D. C
Derwood
William Penn Council
William Penn
du Bois
Bucktail Council
Thirty Die In Severe Shizuoka Earthquake in Japan
A strong earthquake near Shizuoka, 100 miles southwest of Tokyo, crushed thirty people and damaged fragile houses. Fires broke out, communications were disrupted, and authorities feared higher death tolls as Shimizu and surrounding areas suffered heavy damage. Tokyo felt a lesser shock with no damage reported.
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Tokio
Insi
Shizuoka
Shimidzu City
Nagoya City
Canadian entrants first in international rifle meet at Camp Perry
The Canadian team arrives marking the first time a Canadian rifle club sends a full squad to the United States for an international match. Teams from England and Germany join the United States with Joseph Gray opening the short range event. A Dewar match and 50 meter events set the stage as contingents from Dallas and Los Angeles arrive. Exhibitions, a hacksaw of rifles, and a range party close the day.
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Joseph Gray
Camp Perry
Twenty
Gray
Wimbledon Park Rifle Club
London
Germany
Deutsches Kartell
Jagd Und Sportschessen
Berlin
North
United States
Canadas
England
Dallas
Vex
Los Angeles
Cal
Indiana
Salkeld
Camp Ritchie
Indiana Rifle Club
Paris Trial Opens Over Clothesless Dance Shock
Joan Warner, American nightclub dancer, faces a Paris court on charges of immoral performance. Judge Henry Rebrassler ejects cameramen as the case, led by M Beavals of the League for Increasing the French Population, cites Nazi Germany while arguing nude performance harms population growth.
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Edward Hunter
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Joan Warner
M. Beavals
League
Narbeth
Miss Warner
Paria Courtouriers
Henry Rebrassler
Lanterns Link Foster Home Flame In Ford Dedication
Two Pennsylvania railroad lanterns linked the perpetual light at Stephen Collins Foster's Detroit home, after Mrs. Marlon Foster Welch fell ill. Ford officials arranged lanterns to be lit in Pittsburgh, then sent to Detroit, with a plan to keep them as souvenirs of the dedication.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Stephen Collins Foster
Henry Ford
Marlon Foster Welch
Mr. Ford
Mrs. Welch
Detroit
Welch
Pittsburgh
Ford Company
Gen. H. West
District Eight Opens Year With Planful Sabbath Work
District Eight begins a new year with 12 officers and church leaders meeting at Mrs. Worcester's home. Rev. Samuel Hill offers installation prayers as standards and department plans are set, aiming for strong cooperation and active Sabbath School participation through the year.
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Hight
R. P. Worcester
Samuel Hill
Methodist Church
Hamer City
Hill
Ray Winsheimer
H. C. Prugh
Presbyterian
Church
Homer City
Escaped Convict Returns to Rockview Prison
Joseph W. Weicht of Bedford, an escaped prisoner, was captured after a three day escape near Milroy at the Seven Mountains. He was returned to Rockview State Penitentiary after being seized in Laurel Run State Forest while driven by hunger. He initially claimed hitchiking from Filabucsa before admitting his identity. He resisted as authorities subdued him.
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Lewistown
INS
Milroy
Seven Mountains
Joseph W. Weicht
Bedford
Rockview State Penitentiary
Welcht
Laurel Run
Filabucsa
Must Measures In Congress Face Adjournment Challenge
President Roosevelt pushes his must program as Congress trims the agenda to finish before adjournment. Key items include the Tax Bill and AAA expansions, with other measures in doubt such as food and drug, banking, and liquor tax revisions. Disputes surround air mail rates and bus and truck regulation.
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William S. Neal
U. S
Washington
Roosevelt
Guffey Coal Control
AAA
Federal Alcohol Administration
TVA
Bankhead
House
McKellar
Tennessee
Rep
Mead
New York
Farsley
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Rayburn
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
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TERA
Lehman
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Steuben County
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International News Service
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Thomas Cassady
William
Emma Zenz
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Louise Young
Fairview Township
Montgomery County
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George Sargeant
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Herbert H. Lehman
Binghamton
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Robert Wigeotl
Ollie Schriver
Statistical Office
Edward Wilson
N. R.A
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