Defy Science in Ruling on Mixed Babies in Chicago
Chicago reporters recount a settlement in the Bam berger-Watkins mixed babies case as mothers and a dozen physicians concluded each baby belonged to its own mother after secret talks at Keystone hospital. Their decision rested on head shapes and medical exams, rejecting the scientists verdict of a swap at Englewood hospital.
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United Areas
Chicago
Englewood Hospital
Keystone Hospital
Ferdinand Watzek
Charles Bamberger
William Watkins
Arnold Kegel
Unscram
Ble
Kegel
Watkins
Bambergers
Baby Watkins
Bootleg gasoline suit settled for twenty five thousand
State officials announced Attorney-General James M. Ogden and State Auditor Archie Bobbitt settled the $125,000 bootleg gasoline suit with Chicago interests for $25,000. Cash paid was $20,000 with $5,000 to come in a year. potential criminal prosecutions were not disclosed.
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Ogden and
Bobbit
James M. Ogden
Archie Bobbitt
Chicago
Ogden
Hammond
Bobbitt
Torneys
Bruce E. Cooper
Louis H. Joers
Michigan City
Cooper
Frank Greenwald
Gary
Greenwald
Joers
Dunes
Revalla
South Bend
Clarence P. Fate
Otto G. Fifield
Lake County
Lake
Porter Counties
Illinois
Knickerbocker Company
Age to Enter Plea in Purse Snatching Case
Captain George R. Clifford a World War I aviation leader will plead guilty to purse snatching in Los Angeles officials say police may not oppose a parole request. Clifford famed for shooting down many enemy planes is charged with stealing $75 from a local woman.
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United Press
Los Angeles
George R. Clifford
Clifford
Hurley Heads to North Dakota for Devil's Lake Project Visit
Secretary of War Hurley departed Bolling Field at noon in a Ford trimotor army transport plane piloted by Lt. Cornelius W. Cousland. He will inspect the Devil's Lake water diversion project next Monday in North Dakota.
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United Preas
Washington
Hurley
Bollingfield
North Dakota
Devil’s Lake
Cornelius W. Cousland
Army Air Corps
Hindenburg Prohibits Weapons at Political Campaigns
Berlin July 25 The first decree under Article 48 dictatorial powers signed by President Paul von Hindenburg bans carrying any kind of arms at political meetings during the election campaign.
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Pre- Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Transfer of Two Pastors Announced
Announcement from Bishop Edgar Blake confirms the transfer of Rev. Edwin W. Dunlavey from Roberts Park Methodist to Woodlawn Park in Chicago effective Sept. 1. Dr. Gilbert S. Cox of Woodlawn Park moves to First Methodist in South Bend on Aug. 1.
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Edwin W. Dunlavey
Roberts Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Woodlawn Park Methodist Church of Chicago
Edgar Blake
Indianapolis
Gilbert S. Cox
Woodlawn Park
First Methodist Church of
South Bend
Blake
Dunlavey
Roberts Park
Chinago Church
Dunlavy
Three Die for Bank Murder in Kansas City
In Kansas City, three men Tony Mangiaracina Cal Nasello and John Messino were executed by gallows for killing patrolman James H. Smith during a bank robbery. The masked trio stood on a shared trap and died as the device released at 6 05 am. Father McGowan provided last rites and the men offered farewell statements before the fall.
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United Press
Kansas City
Tony
James H
Happy) Smith
Home Trust Company
Frank G. McGowan
Nesello
Mangiaracina
Messino
Hold Bike Marathon on East Side Streets
Six teams of boys ride in a 100 hour bicycle race with a 30 hour lap. Each team fields two riders who cover about ten miles daily. On day three Ray Kealing and Byron Conroy led, followed by Stanley Williams with Bob Kealing and James Byron with Jack Hendricks. Kenneth Smiser of 1020 Riley Avenue manages the event.
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Ray Kealing
Byron Conroy
Stanley Williams
Bob Kealing
James Byron
Jack Hendricks
Kenneth Smiser
Riley Avenue
Miracle rain needed to save Indiana crops from drought
U S Weather Bureau meteorologist D H Armington warns a steady 24 to 36 hour rain is needed to save Indiana crops, mainly pastures and corn. He notes predicted thundershowers won t relieve drought, with eight inch statewide rainfall deficit and heat pushing temperatures to 93 degrees. Honey yield could drop from 8 million to 1 million pounds due to scarce green herbage. Rivers and lakes remain low though above record lows, and conditions vary by region with cooler weather possible after showers.
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Middlewest
Indiana
D. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Armington
Italian earthquake blamed on scandalous public conduct
London report quotes Cardinal Ascalesi of Naples attributing the Italian quake disaster to the people's scandalous conduct especially in women's fashions. He says the wrath and vengeance of Providence descended on the nation for these sins.
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United Press London
Cardinal Ascalesi
Naples
Rome
London Morning Post
Auto Deaths Rise in Washington as Mortality Rate Grows
Commerce department data show automobile accident deaths rose to 8 760 in seventy eight reporting cities for the year ending July 12, a rate of 26.6 per 100 000, up from 24 per 100 000 last year. The month ending July 12 recorded 651 deaths versus 635 a year earlier.
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United Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Helen Kane Sings Boop Boop in Indiana Theater Showcase
Helen Kane appears at the Indiana theater delivering boop boop a doop wit and comic vocals. Onlookers report mercury like heat under awnings while a Times hooping contest offers a lip pursing lesson as Kane interacts with the crowd. Her performance draws intense attention in a sunny street scene.
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Helen Kane
Helen
Indiana Theater
Mercury
Circle Tower
Shovel Jawed Elephants Found in Mongolia
Dr Roy Chapman Andrews reports discovery of 30 platybelodons shovel jawed elephants in Mongolia. Fossils date about three million years. Specimens include babies and adults. Expedition will stay in Mongolia until October. Andrews briefed Peiping before rejoining.
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United Press
Peiping
China
Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Andrews
Infantry Officers Train at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Range
One hundred sixth infantry reserve officers of the one hundred sixty-seventh brigade train this week and next at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. They will perform saber drill tactical walks and inspection Saturday. Promotion of Second Lieutenant James W. Hollingsworth French Lick to first lieutenant announced by Colonel Thomas B. Coulter Vincennes brigade commander.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
James W. Hollingsworth
French Lick
Thomas B. Coulter
Vincennes
Relatives Charged in Death by Starvation in Chicago
Two men, Jacob Pfeiffer and Joseph Shea, were held for examination at the county hospital psychopathic ward after police say they watched Miss Dina Schreimer, 55, starve at her home. Schreimer, weighing 38 pounds, died at the county hospital. officials say she refused food. Pfeiffer, 78, and Shea, 37, were relatives who admitted witnessing her death.
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United Press
Chicago
Jacob Pfeiffer
Dina Schreimer
Pfeiffer
Joseph Shea
Miss Schreimer
S. O. Myerson
Dr. Myerson
Shea
Asylum For the
Kankakee
Age dispute over Zaro Agha sparks insurer doubt
New York July 25 an insurance chief actuary challenged Zaro Aghas claim of 156 years arguing no evidence supports such longevity and suggesting he is not over 100 and likely not more than 90.
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United Press
NEW York
Zaro Agha
Zara
Arthur Hunter
New York Life Insurance Company
Zaro
King Leads Aid Effort for Italy Earthquake Victims
In Benevento region Italy the king arrives to oversee relief for about a million homeless. He tours stricken towns with a papal envoy as authorities order evacuations and begin distributing food and clothing amid ongoing tremors and heat.
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King
Italy
Benevento
Rocchetta-San Antonio
Detroit Honors Vice Crusader Buckley Amid Heat
Thousands line a flower covered bier for Gerald E. Buckley, radio advocate for the poor, as 50,000 pass his coffin. Police pursue three gunmen who killed Buckley and the woman who lured him to a hotel lobby. Raids on speakeasies and vice dens lead to 150 arrests. John Gillespie resigns as public works commissioner.
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United Press Etroit
Gerald E. Buckley
Jerry Buckley
Buckley
Charles Bowles
John Gillespie
Police delay quiz on shooting victim Douglas Hall
Douglas O Hall of 4132 Park Avenue remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital after a rifle shot shattered his thigh in what police believe was a hijacking attempt. Hall says two hitchhikers near Lafayette robbed him near Lebanon and dumped him by the roadside before fleeing.
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Douglas O. Hall
Park Avenue
Lafayette
Lebanon
Methodist Hospital
Stamps Spark Protest Over Nude Goya Memorial
July 25 New York report that Spanish government issues a Goya memorial postage stamp showing a nude reclining woman. The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and Washington postal authorities admit no law to stop its circulation in the United States.
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United Press
New York
John S. Sumner
New York Society For the Suppression of Vice
Washington
Ex-Sailor Testifies to Bombing Scene and Mooney Innocence
Adam Krumese, a 36 year old ex sailor and globe trotter, signs an affidavit in Cleveland claiming he witnessed the San Francisco Preparedness day bombing and identifying alleged suspects. He places the scene at Stuart and Market streets and asserts Mooney and Billings are innocent. The report also notes Mooney and Billings may testify in their pardon hearing.
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Pygmoveland
San Francisco
United Press
Cleveland
Adam Krumese
Warren K. Billings
Thomas Mooney
Innor
Stuart
Market Streets
Krumese
Stuart Street
Market Street
Billings
Hay
Earthquake relief reaches Melfi as rescue and aid arrive
In Melfi Italy relief trucks and workers bring provisions and clothing after a devastating earthquake that reduced three quarters of the city to ruins. Four local physicians worked through the disaster extricating forty bodies and aiding survivors. casualty figures remain approximate as reports come in from hard to reach areas. Tony Farnolo recounts a life‑saving impulse that spared him after the tremor.
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Melfi
Italy
Tony Farnolo
New York
Hurricane devastates Treviso area in Italy
Northern Italy in ruins after a hurricane hits Montello and Montebelluna zones. Twenty seven dead reported as relief workers rush to aid. Hundreds injured with homes and buildings scattered. region also reallocates funds and supplies for southern Italy earthquake relief.
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United Press
Treviso
Italy
Montello
Montebelluna
Santa and
Eurasia
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Fifield
Secretary of State
Republican Organization
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Cox
State
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Ohio River
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Thomas B. Morgan
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Zungoli
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Krumesc
Robert G. Thring
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