Death toll in Italian quake grows daily
Rome July 26 AP official casualty recount to 8 pm lists dead 2142 and injured 4551. Many remain under debris across four provinces. figures uncertain due to wreckage and missing families. King Victor Emmanuel visits struck areas as relief, water, and bread supply stabilize. mass graves used in some districts.
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Rome
Mussolini
Crollolanza
Melfi
Passchioli
Ariano
Victor Emmanuel
chette-Santa Antonio
Stilf
Red Cross
Santangelo Dei Lombardi
Wedding of Miami Hotels Heiress to Private Detective
Mrs. Oro B. Wofford, wealthy hotel owner, wed William Buenz a private agency detective who had posed as William Vor Benz to gain Miami social entry for an investigation. The sheriff confirmed the ruse was for access to society.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Oro B. Wofford
William Buenz
Buenz
Willam Vor Benz
Miami
City scraps plan for Cedar Hollow garbage dump
Neighborhood residents rejected a city dump plan after a public hearing on site selection and a disposal contract. Critics argued the burden of proof should rest with authorities, not residents, and called for timely hearings before legislation. Some officials and residents favored regulated dump methods, while others urged immediate action against dumping in Cedar Hollow with no August 1 start.
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Clark
Goldammer
Gundelfinger
Sats
W. A. Glark
Reed
Cedar Hollow
Chestnut Street
Jenkins
Literary Emperor of Europe 1574 Shaw Turns 74
London July 26 AP George Bernard Shaw aged 74 declares himself the literary and dramatic emperor of Europe. He recalls Vienna producers balking at his stage dicta and says the political emperor is Austria but from the dramatic view he remains the emperor of Europe. He has never abdicated or ceased speaking his mind.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Europe
Shaw
Vienna
Austria
Shelters Near Completion Next Week
Words indicate shelters would be completed by next week with finishing work and readiness anticipated soon. No further details on location or organizations are provided in the fragment.
Two families dispute ownership of a baby in Chicago
In Englewood and at the Bambergers home a baby born 36 days ago spurred a custody feud. Doctors and officials urged a swap, but both families resisted. The Watkins and Bambergers hired lawyers and claim the child is theirs, with ongoing legal action to determine rightful custody.
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Chicago
William Watkins
Charles Bambergers
Englewood Hospital
Watkins
Jae
Bambergers
Father Watkins
Bamberger
Arnold H. Kegel
Watkins Home
Keystone Hospital
Kegel
Dr. Watkins
Barratt O'Hara
Ma. Bamberger
Riches Married Chauffeur as Empsall Widow Reaches Wedding
Mrs Pauline Sears Empsall widow of Prank A Empsall wealthy paper mill owner and department store magnate, marries Howard M Hall, the Empsall chauffeur. Aunt was first Mrs Empsall. second Mrs Empsall joined the family after the first wife died. Empsall left $500000 outright plus a $2 156503 estate for two children in trust. Empsall owned F M Empsall and Company Department Store, a city leader, and held St Regis Paper Company stock.
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Watertown
Pauline Sears Empsall
A. Empsall
Tadey
Howard M. Hall
Empsall
Frankla
Pauline
Empsall and Company
St. Regis Paper Company
Film Actor Rex Lease Pleads Guilty To Battery
Rex Lease, film actor, paid a $30 fine in Malibu Beach justice court for punching dancer Vian Duncan of the Duncan Sisters gaming team. He pleaded guilty after abandoning a plan for a jury trial, claiming self defense. Duncan says Lease struck her in the early morning of July 6 for denying her the keys to her car. Also noted: the article mentions global rubber acreage at about seven million acres and a hypothetical band around the equator stretching nearly half a mile wide.
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Los Angeles
Rex Lease
Justice Court
Malibu Beach
Ve ‘Vian Duncan
Duncan Sisters
Len
Lease
Duncan
Equator
Market Rally Breaks Rut as Stocks Rally in Short Session
New York July 26 AP stock market moved up from two day lull in a brisk short session. Leading shares gained 1 to 5 points as professional buying reduced yesterday’s offerings and shorts covered. General Motors rose over a point, American Telephone up 3, U S Steel led with over 2 gain, Radio up early but faded. Total sales reached 900000 shares.
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New York
Shorts
Case
Vanadium
General Motors
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Brinkley Trial Enters Weekend Recess Over License Hearing
The State Medical Board's hearing on Dr John Brinkley to revoke his license paused for the weekend after two weeks. Testimony from about 40 former "satisfied" patients at the Milford hospital concluded, with Brinkley’s lawyers protesting the lapse in defense rights. Affidavits were allowed for some witnesses and the hearing resumes Monday morning with no further oral testimony from patients.
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Topera
State Medical Board
John
Brinkley
Milford
Kes
Mystery in alleged accident at Seneca Missouri
Mystery surrounds the death of Francis King and the critical injuries to Indian Long found lying on the Frisco Railroad right of way four miles west of Seneca Missouri. King had a skull fracture crushed chest and severe abrasions while Long suffered a fractured skull. The bodies lay on opposite sides of the track with a double barrel shotgun beside King. authorities doubt a locomotive collision and call it an attack. Also notices of administration for James Walsh deceased issued in Cole County Missouri with six month claims period.
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Seneca
Francis King
Ottawa
Long
Frisco
King
Miami
Baptist
Tricked into accusing dead Detroit leader
Detroit July 26 The Detroit News reports bootlegger Frank Chock signed an affidavit accusing radio announcer Kerry Buckley of a coercive shake down. Chock says he could not read English and feared jail if he did not sign. The original affidavit, publicized by Commissioner Thomas Wilcox, claimed Buckley induced bootlegging and sought $4000. Chock’s later affidavit, quoted in full, says Wilcox urged him to sign to avoid newspaper exposure and imprisonment.
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Detroit
Detroit News Today
Frank Chock
Thomas C. Wilcox
Kerry Buckley
Chock
Thomas
Kennedy
Buckley
Wilcox
Commissioner Wilcox
Frank
Jen
State Officials to Inspect Securities Again
The article reports a new plan to have securities reviewed by the governor and attorney-general when submitted and an additional verification of collateral at the request of the state treasurer.
Two Boys Drown at Caruthersville Missouri
Two Caruthersville youths Welton Foster and Russell Kelly aged 20 drowned in the St Francis River near Kennett yesterday. Foster taught a Sunday School class. Kelly, who could not swim, tried to cross as Foster swam back to shore. Other boys called for help from a nearby farmhouse.
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Garuthersville
Welton Foster
D. K. Foster
Caruthersville
Russell Kelly
Mgr
Jack Kelly
St. Francis River
Kennett
Foster
Kelly
Missouri Notes: Transit Lines Rehearing Denied
AP report from Jefferson City and St. Louis details the Missouri Public Service Commission denying a rehearing for Interstate Transit Lines on a permit to operate a motor bus carrier on Highway 40. Also notes James W. Byrnes elected president of the Missouri Association against the 18th Amendment, succeeding Judge Henry Priest.
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Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Interstate Transit Lines
Commission
Interstate Lines
Highway No. 40
St. Louis
James W. Byrnes
The
Missouri Association Against
Henry 5. Priest
Byrnes
Flood control committee inspects Mississippi levee work
The congressional flood control committee led by Rep. Frank Reid of Illinois boarded a ferry at Cairo to review government levee projects along the Mississippi, ending their Missouri sweep with a Cape Girardeau banquet. They meet residents from Cairo, Mound City, Wickliffe and discuss Jadwin plan effectiveness and landowner settlement delays.
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Cairo
Ill
Congressional Flood Control Committee
Frank Reid
Illinois
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mound City
Wickcliffe
Cape Girardeau
Southeast
Missouri
Dale Jacksons Wife Injured En Route To Endurance Flight
Mrs. Dale Jackson, wife of one pilot aboard the Greater St. Louis endurance plane, was injured in an automobile crash while en route to Lambert field to deliver breakfast to her husband and Forest O Brine. She suffered forehead and knee cuts but was told her condition was not serious at St Luke's Hospital. Jackson and O Brine, aiming to regain the endurance record, had logged 122 hours at 9 11 am despite flying over a darkened field from 8 30 to 11 last night after a broken main power line caused by a plane piloted by C B McMahan.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Greater St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Forest O' Brine
St. Luke's Hospital
C. B. McMahan
Fix Your Fur Coat and Order New Clothes Today
Don’t disappoint yourself by waiting time. Get your fur coat cleaned and repaired and be ready. Leave orders for new clothes now and have them when you need them. See McCormick at Ii East High St. Phone 1963 for material and styles.
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McCormick
East High St
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