July 1928 Among Hottest U S Records, Weather Bureau Reports
Rate: July 1928 ranks as one of the hottest Julys in U S history. Cities show average temperatures 1 to 2 degrees above normal with few exceptions such as Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Birmingham cooler than average. Eastern cities posted higher readings due to a south Atlantic high pressure area. Boston and New York show notable deviations. Detroit Peoria Atlanta Galveston near normal to above. A sudden Maine high pressure shift cooled Boston drastically. Also reports of a volcanic eruption and tidal wave in the Dutch East Indies causing casualties.
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Kenneth Watson
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Birmingham
South Atlantic
Baltimore
Owever
New York
New York City
Detroit
Peoria
Ill
Atlanta
Galveston
Boston
Maine
New England
Indiana Foot Doctors Represent State at National Convention
The Indiana Association of Podiatrists will be represented at the national convention in Indianapolis this week by the Rev. H. P. Smith of 18 E. Washington St. and Dr. S. P. Osborn of Ft. Wayne as official delegates. Dr. C. M. Wilder of 532 Bankers Trust Company Bldg. serves as State association president.
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Indiana Association of Podiatrists
The
Association
Indianapolis
H. P. Smith
Washington St
S. P. Osborn
Ft. Wayne
Ind
C. M. Wilder
Bankers Trust Company Bldg
Baby Is Smart If He Puts Bright Ring in His Mouth
A Science Service report details a mental development test for babies from one month to a year old. Using a pink celluloid ring, psychologists from Catholic University of America measure responses including grasping, mouthing, and curiosity, noting rapid progress between one month and twelve months.
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Baby
Science Service
Washington
H. E. Linfert
H. M. Hierholtber
Catholic University of America
Wreck Toll Rises in Illinois Central Train Wrecks
An inquest opened in Mounds Illinois after two Illinois Central passenger trains, the Chickasaw and No 3 Chicago to New Orleans, collided Monday. Eight dead and over sixty injured are confirmed with four identified victims named Lewis A Drennan Mattoon Ill Mrs Bud Snider West Orange N J Joe Secinch and William Douglas. Coroner Dr O T Hudson reports final searches found a dismembered arm belonged to an already recovered body.
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United Press
Mounds
Illinois Central
Memphis-to-St. Louis
Chickasaw
Chicago- To
Lady Astor Objects to Extravagant Burial Plans
Lady Astor told Lord Astor she would not have him spend much on her burial noting that anything he must spend should be while she is living. She called the idea of a fine funeral a positive disgrace. A separate line mentions the cornerstone laying of the United States Capitol by President Washington on Sept 18 1793.
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United Press
London
United States Capitol
Washington
School Board Opposes Building Sale Amid Lease Plans
The Meridian city school board rejects selling the administration building citing rent profits and aims to lease portable sites for two portables for School 42 at 1004 W Twenty Fifth St. The board also plans temporary portable classrooms at School 67 and readvertises bids after delayed notification to Woodstock Typewriter Co. reps.
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Shortridge
Fred Kepner
Vonnegut
Charles W. Kern
Fifty- Second St
Capitol Ave
Woodstock Typewriter Company
Indiana Journal and Commercial
Racing sheriff in Nebraska town ends in fine
Races with another car along a side street cost Brick Dunn ten dollars and court costs in police court. The other drivers were the county sheriff, who won the case.
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United Press
Nebraska City
Neb
Brick” Dunn
Irene Bordoni Under Knife for Sudden Appendicitis
Paris August 7 Irene Bordoni prominent vaudeville star was operated on after a sudden attack of appendicitis. Her husband Ray Goetz is at her bedside. At the American Hospital she was reported in favorable condition.
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United Press
Paris
Irene Bordoni
Ray Goetz
American Hospital
Philosopher Durant Aims to Teach by Talkies
Will Durant plans to teach philosophy through talking movies. On a visit to North Adams he said he is negotiating with a film company to present a history of several great philosophers as lectures delivered by Durant, with the philosopher’s story narrated in synchronized sound.
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United Press
North Adams
Mass
Atheist death case promises bitter legal battle
In Birmingham a looming court clash over a deathbed statement tests atheism’s sway. The American Association for the Advancement of Atheism may join Decatur Alabama proceedings in the Marshall murder case, with figures like Clarence Darrow possibly featured as counsel. The case centers on whether Marshall believed in punishment after death, and thus whether his deathbed assertion should be admitted in court. The association seeks permission to file a brief as state officials decide.
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United Press
Birmingham
Tennessee
American Association For the Advancement of Atheism
Decatur
Ala
Clarence Darrow
Arthur Carfield Hayes
Marshall
Alaama
State Supreme Court
J. N. Powell
Senator elect Vare shows slight improvement in A C
In Atlantic City, William S. Vare remains conscious but dangerously weak after a paralytic stroke. Doctors say he is not yet out of danger. Senator Charles Waterman of Colorado, chairman of the campaign funds hearing, was asked to postpone the Pittsburgh hearing set for August 15 by Ware’s counsel Francis S. Brown.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Charles Waterman
Colorado
Francis 8
Brown
Ware
Pittsburgh
Budget Study Sets Public Hearing for City Budget
The 1929 city budget and a tax levy of 1.15 dollars will be set at a council recess session tonight. Mayor Slack backs the budget while Chamber of Commerce budget committee, led by William H. Book, prepares to scrutinize expenditures with aim to propose cuts if possible and approve necessary increases. The group plans several meetings in the next ten days as a special sub-committee weighs items. The plan is to raise about 400,000 dollars more under the new rate than the current 1.025.
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Slack
Chamber of Commerce
William H. Book
Book
Chamber
Dwight S. Ritter
T. R. Ratcliff
H. S. Morse
George T. Whelden
Frank B. Fowler
Lawrence V. Sheridan
Record Wheat Crop in Canada
Times Special reports a record western Canadian wheat harvest likely by mid August. Railways prepare for the heaviest movement in history, with CN equipment up 20 percent on prairies and extra box cars and locos to export grain to eastern and western seaboards through November.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Canadian National Railways
West
Great Lakes
Canadian National
Prairies
Mountains
Degnen's Radio-Active Solar Pad Promises Relief
An Los Angeles advertisement touts Degnen's Radio-Active Solar Pad as a miracle radium based treatment affordable to all. It claims to improve nerve and tissue health, blood circulation, and relieve pains from various ailments. A trial offer promises no charge if the appliance fails to deliver satisfactory results and invites readers to request free literature.
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Degnen
Radium Appliance Co
Bradbury Bldg
Los Angeles
Calif
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