Fireworks Plant Explosion Leaves Town in Shambles
Neptune New Jersey scenes of tragedy as a fireworks factory on the outskirts of town exploded in three blasts. Frank Cimino and Consiglio Cimino are dead along with Dolores Cimino age 2 and Millie Cimino age 9. Mary Renna and her daughter and several others were badly injured. Frank Cimino Jr is missing. The blasts razed the Cimino home and factory and sent debris hundreds of feet away. Witness Dr. M Gould described the blast aftermath. The dead include the Cimino family and a Brooklyn resident. The incident prompted urgent hospitalizations with the mother of Dolores in critical condition.
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Neptune
N. J
Frank Cimino
Cimino
Consiglio
Frank
Imino
Millie
Nna
Dolores
Nevinsset
Brooklyn
Mary
Renna
Nancy
del Fiore
Alfred
Frank Cimino Jr
M. Gould
Perth Amboy
J. L. Coddington
Heat Surges as July Hits 100 Degrees in Kingsport
Kingsport faced a scorching day with the temperature reaching 100 degrees marking the warmest spell of the summer since the solstice. Officials note continued heat with forecasts predicting little relief as clouds offer hope of possible but limited showers.
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Kingsport
Mercury
Tennessee and Virginia Weather Outlook for Sunday
Tennessee expects local thundershowers with little temperature change. Virginia forecasts increasing clouds and likely local thundershowers. Yesterday’s high reached 87 and low 61. rainfall 0.00 inches, versus 0.03 inches a year ago. Readings taken at 6 p.m. daily by CG i Bann and W.0.35.
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CG. i. Bann
Tilson Credits Hoover Legislation Pivotal to Hoover Programs
Representative Tilson of Connecticut asserts the House operation with the administration enabled the Seventy First Congress to enact most of President Hoover's major legislative proposals. The Republican leader credited the collaborative effort for advancing key federal acts.
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Tilson
Washington
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
Congress
Hoover
Opponents of Naval Treaty Fire Opening Gun in Battle
Opponents of the London naval treaty moved first in a fight over ratification. Senator Johnson California Republican leads the opposition calling the pact inequitable and a step toward international adventures. Hoover urged ratification as Senate session prep continues with key discussions and an opening speech planned by Senator Swanson Virginia.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
California
United States
Koover
Bate
Watson
Indiana
Hoover
McNary
Oregon
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Foreign Relations Committee
Horton and Gwinn to Speak Across Tennessee
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Henry Horton and L. E. Gwinn mount a busy campaign week starting July 7. Gwinn will deliver addresses in towns including Gainesboro Woodbury Manchester Shelbyville and many others. Horton will greet voters with handshakes and occasional speeches.
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Nashville
Henry N. Horton
L. E. Gwinn
Memphis
Mt. Pleasant
Pulaski
Lynnville
Lawrenceburg
Centerville
Hohenwald
Savannah
Selmer
Henderson
P. m
Brownsville
Stanton
Dyer
Trenton
Milan
Horton
Watertown
Liberty
Smithville
Bon Air
Doyle
Quebeck
Sparta
Manchester
Pelham
Monteagle
Tracy
Young Girl Wins King's Cup Race
Winifred Brown, 22, wins Britain's King's Cup Air Race over 750 miles with 87 rivals. She averages 102.7 mph in an Avro-Avian Moth after starting 14th from Hanworth Park. Prince George and Prince of Wales entries finish 7th and 18th respectively. several aircraft retire with engine trouble.
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London
Winifred Brown
England
Australia
Victor
Amy Johnson
Great Britain
A. S. Butler
H. R. D. Waghorn
Miss Brown
Hanworth Park
Feltham
Lady Bailey
D. C. Guest
Prince George
Prince
Hunter brothers end world air record flight at Sky Harbor
Chicago July 5 AP The Hunter brothers John Kenneth Walter and Albert return from a 553 hour 41.5 minute nonstop flight in the City of Chicago after breaking the world record by 133 hours. They face rapid changes in managers and vaudeville engagements as they resume life on land. The flight ended at 5 21 12 p m CST due to oil system failure and engine overheating. Their plans include a theater tour and a Sparta Illinois celebration was postponed.
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Chicago
Hunter
Earth
Sky Harbor
John
Kenneth
St. Louis
Hunter Brothers
Walter
Albert
Irene
Sparta
Ill
Hunter Boys
C.S.T
Ten Die In July ATH Accidents
Four more fatalities joined six known deaths from drownings and related disasters during the Fourth of July period in Mississippi and Louisiana. Robert Watson a 56 year old Winona merchant took his own life amid financial worries. H L Rouff 41 a Jackson lumberman was found with a bullet wound in his head in his car near North Jackson. a note to his wife said he was tired of being a drag on the family. Joe Plume 22 a contractor employee died when his car plunged over an embankment into a bayou near Greenwood. Officials at Parchman Miss state farm sought the shooter who wounded L F E Whaley Jackson state oil engineer near the prison grounds.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Robert Watson
Winona
Miss
H. L. Rouff
Jackson
North
Joe Plume
Greenwood
State Penitentiary
Parchman
L. F E. Whaley
East Tennessee Scenic Loops Highlight Great Smoky Region
Nashville July 5 AP East Tennessee offers scenic drives along state highways from Knoxville to the Great Smoky Mountains. The route includes a loop via Maryville Gatlinburg and Sevierville, with side trips to Montvale Springs and Cades Cove. Historic sites near Greeneville and Jonesboro add cultural depth.
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Nashville
East Tennessee
Knoxville
Upper Tennessee
State Highway Department
Great Smoky Mountains
Maryville
Gatlingburg
Sevierville
Knoxvile
Greeneville
Andrew Johnson
Jonesboro
Tennessee
Johnson City
Smokies
North Carolina
Kingsport
Mountain City
Montvale Springs
Cades Cove
Erwin
Milligan
Elizabethton
Bristol
Polk
Chattanooga
Lookout
Signal Mountains
Palisades
Cumberlands
Chilhowee Range
Clinch Mountains
Great Smoky Overkills
1930 Census Figures for Several U.S. Cities
Revised 1930 census counts show population changes across multiple cities. St Joseph Missouri records 80 944 with a 3 300 increase. Canton Ohio rises to 105 524 up 18 433 while Alliance Ohio grows to 23 093 up 1 490.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Canton
Ohio
Alliance
Massillon
Mankato
Minn
Glen Cove
N. Y
Corpus Christi
Texas
Piqua
Frankfort
Ind
el Dorado
Kans
Lowell
Mass
Cranston
R. I
Balloons Still Aloft In National Elimination Race
Houston July 5 AP Balloons headed northeast into Arkansas for a second night in the air as fifteen entries sailed from Texas with no landings reported. S. T. Moore and Lieut. W. C. Eareckson aboard Aero Digest escaped after gunfire near Conroe Texas. Lieut. T. G. Settle, Navy entry, nearly landed near Bloomburg Texas before gaining altitude.
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Houston
Texas
Arkansas
S. T. Moore
W. C. Eareckson
Aero Digest
Conroe
Gilmore
United States Navy
T. G. W. Settle
Bloomburg
Lieut. Settle
Pittsburgh
Page Si
Zuta Remains in Hiding From Moran Gunmen
Chicago July 5 police hunt Zuta after a failed ambush and a court bond forfeiture. Officials link the Lingle murder to a broader gang war tied to Al Capone's outfit. Moran gang allies faced a mass shooting on St Valentine’s Day 1929. No progress reported in the Lingle case.
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Chicago
Jack Zuta
Bugs’ Moran
Jack Lingle
Zuta
Lingle
al Capone
Moran Gang
St. Valentine’s Day
Moran
Capone
Four Die in Emelle Lynching and Shootout
In Emelle Alabama a deadly confrontation leaves two white men Grover Boyd and Charlie Marrs dead after being shot in a raid. Two black suspects John and Jacob Robertson killed. Jacob hanged by a mob while John fled. A second white man Jim Ayers wounded and Clarence Boyd injured. A posse aided by 200 to 300 armed men hunted for more suspects before calm returned.
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Emelle
Ala
Grover Boyd
Charlie Marrs
Mississippi
John Robertson
Jacob Robertson
Tom Robertson
Esau
Ollie
John
Clarence Boyd
Grover
Jim Ayers
John Robinson
John Roberston
W. D. Seales
Reconciled Royals and Lupescu Ban in Romania
In Bucharest on July 5 1930 King Carol II and Queen Helen reconciled amid their son Michael's pleas. A government note denied Lupescu’s return to Romania as propaganda inventions and stated she would never come back. Prince Barbu Stirbey, a key political figure, left for France and the Stirbey cabinet had resigned in June 1927.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol II
Carol
Helen
Michael
Madame Lupescu
Rumania
Prince Barbu Stirbey
France
Prince Stirbey
Ferdinand
Marie
Stirbey
J. Bratianu
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Alabama
Neptune, N. J
Albert Lingle
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Marvin Hart
George Davis
Frank Foster
Frank Fisher
Herman Walters
Gwinn
Young Girl
New Orleans
Lupescu
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