Mrs McPherson Seen Near East River Before Disappearance
Los Angeles reports say C A Pape of Tucson claimed he saw Aimee Semple McPherson five days before she reappeared at Agua Prieta Mexico. Grand jury witnesses will include McPherson's mother Minnie Kennedy and secretary Emma Schaeffer. A note threatened Angelus Temple. investigators pursue all leads as first witnesses testify. Meanwhile a U.S. submarine S31 ran aground in the East River during a tow to the navy yard. pilots and crews worked to free the craft amid river traffic.
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Los Angeles
C. A. Pape
Tucson
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Agua Prieta
Mexico
Joe Ryan
District Attorney’s Office
Papa
Cor Aunt
Stranga
Pape
San Francisco
Varios
Minnie Kennedy
Emma Schaeffer
New York
Williamsburo
Queensboro
East River
Navy Ward
Sound
Hell Gate
Ferry Reef
Suka
Sagamore
Navy Yard
Falcon
Navy
Thirty Eighth Street
Welfare I Island
Russian Industry Leans to Capitalist Standards
New York July 7 The Foreign Policy Association report quotes James G McDonald noting Soviet Russia is restructuring and developing industry agriculture and commerce along largely capitalistic lines. He says authorities have sacrificed strict Communist theory for economic realities, with private enterprise regaining room to operate. Russia’s foreign trade depends on rapid economic recovery and long term credits, and private capital gains ground while government controls linger on major foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
Foreign Policy Association
James G. McDonald
Marx
McDonald
Gollelgians Make Good In Coal Selling Stunt
Northwest coal company enlisted University of Washington students to sell coal here. In four months the 25 students took orders and moved over $45,000 in coal. A trip to the mine and product lectures were provided, and prizes awarded to top sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suttle
Nortwest Coal Company
University of Washington
Vnty
New Yorker Wife Takes Role Of Attorney In Divorce
Mrs. Jessie Margaret Budlong, long billed for sensational social passions, acts as defense counsel in her husband Cornelius Moore Budlong divorce case. She discharges Moore, cross examines with skill learned from past actions, while Budlong describes their marriage as lacking. He cites infidelity and control issues, including an incident where she threw silk shirts from their window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Jessie Margaret Budlong
Cornelius ©. Moore
Moore
Budlong
New York
Ohio Sees Widespread Windstorm Damage
Ohio reels from a terrifically windy storm sweep that battered Columbus and surrounding areas. Damage totals reach into the thousands with Columbus estimates near 100000 and Dayton higher. Four injuries reported in Ohio and farmers faced crop losses while lightning caused several shocks. Two deaths were reported in central Illinois from lightning as storms extended eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Columbus
Ohio
William Casswhith
Lile
Hove
Louis Chenowith
Grove City
Zanesville
Mexico City Faces Hunger as Flood Strangles Rail Network
Rising floodwaters isolate the capital and imperil crops across the Mexican plateau. Rail lines within 15 to 20 kilometers of Mexico City flood, threatening train service to El Paso and Laredo. A cloudburst near Malinch mountain wrecked tracks, with potential loss of life and property. Estimated crop losses run to 10 to 15 million pesos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
el Paso
Laredo
Oriental
Puebla
ASK DISCONTINUANCE OF PASSENGER TRAINS IN VIRGINIA
Richmond Virginia July 7 state corporation commission recommends to the interstate commerce commission that passenger trains on the Southern Railway between White Oak and Danville be discontinued. The commission urges abandonment of the line from Lima Virginia to its intersection with the main line while preserving three miles of track Danville to Lima for freight, with $7.50 per car freight charges. Final decision rests with the interstate commerce commission.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway
White Oak
Denville
3Erm
Southern
Lima
Danville
Lina
Andrews repeats denial resigning en route to England
New York July 7 General Lincoln C Andrews head of the prohibition enforcement service sails to England aboard the Aquitania and reiterates he has no intention of resigning. He notes liquor comes from England and the continent under improper manifests and that rum smuggling is not increasing. He cites a stronger coast guard and customs and talks of talks with Canada Mexico and Cuba while avoiding definite plans. He says the people must enforce the law and believes a national referendum would show a clear majority for the prohibition amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lincoln C. Andrews
Prohibition Enforcement Service
England
Aquitania
United States
General Andrews
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
Andrews
Quake Strikes Austrian Towns Causing Heavy Damage
An earthquake in Styria and Lower Austria damaged Orzzusehlaz near Mount Semmering with no deaths reported. The Rothaus, school, brewery and courthouse were heavily ruined while most buildings were damaged. Upper Austria reports continued damage and several drownings near Greinskand and Urtahe.
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Vienna
Austria
Stytia
Lower Austria
Orzzusehlaz
Mount Semmering
Rothaus
Upper Austria
Greinskand
Weather outlook for Virginia and Tennessee
Virginia expects generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with slightly cooler temperatures, except in the far south tonight. Winds will be moderate to fresh from the northwest and north, diminishing. Tennessee will be partly cloudy tonight and Thursday in the eastern and central portions with little temperature change.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Morin testifies in Penn campaign funds inquiry
Senate campaign funds committee nears end of Pennsylvania inquiry as Representative John D. Morin of Pittsburgh testifies he had no part in handling money but admitted transferring funds among campaign officials and keeping a safe deposit box with money at the William Penn Hotel. He described deposits and withdrawals totaling tens of thousands and said a $70,000 figure may be mistaken. The Illinois primary investigation will begin in Chicago July 26.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committees
Pennsylvania
John d. Morin
Pittsburgh
William 5. Ware
Illinois
Chicago
Morin
House Military Committee
Ware
Pepper
Pinchot
King
William Penn
Ware Western Campaign Committee
Edward R. Martin
Thomas F. Watson
Philadelphia
Watson
Marin
Oakland Savings and Trust Company
Kenna
Minister Gore attacks fundamentalist bible literalism in new book
London July 7 Rev Dr Charles Gore former Oxford bishop resigner and noted theologian challenges strict biblical interpretation. In Can We Then Be lieve he says Bible should align with contemporary science and supports evolution while maintaining belief in God. He urges discarding literal Genesis early history and portrays Adam and Eve as symbolic humanity.
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Charles Gore
London
Oxford
Gensis
Adam
Dr Gove
Church
Hell
Coolidges Reach White Pine Camp for Summer Visit
The special train bearing President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived at 9 58 am. They rode in a White House limousine to the camp six miles away. The station at Gabriel s N Y received a fresh coat of paint in their honor as reporters described the Adirondack scenery and the private road to White Pine Camp through a virgin forest. The area features Os good Lake and peaks Marey Wolfs Jaw and White Face with fields of daisies and buttercups. The camp grounds were prepared with water testing, bowling, billiards, boat house readiness, and a red clay tennis court rolled to stone hardness.
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Paulsmith
President
Mrs. Coolidge
White Pine Camp
White House
Gabriel's
N. Y
New York
New York Central
Adirondack Division
Irwin R. Kirkwood
Adirondacks
Marey
Wolfs Jaw
Osgood Lake
State Health Department
England
Times and Star
Iska
Kansas City
War veterans plan calm protest to urge Washington debt accord
Paris July 7 war veterans press for removal of the cabinet order banning next Sundays demonstration against the Washington debt terms. M Durand promised to raise the issue again as M Rossignol Schul committee described a non political coalition of veterans. They aim to march calmly, place flowers at statues of Washington and use the moment to touch the American conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paris
Jean Durand
M. Rossignol
National Union of Vets
M. Durand
Minister of Pensions
America
Alay Seeger
Chamber of Deputies
M. Marcel Heraus
Jones
Striking Subways Crowded Streets Paralyze New York
New York on July 7 faces a subway strike that cuts train speed and service in half. Thousands walk or ride elevated lines as 2,000,000 riders endure longer trips and congestion increases on buses and private cars.
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New York
Knickerbocker
Manhattan Island
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Shank
Interborough
O Subway
Motorrmen
Vswitehynir
Sian
Interboroug
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Jacms L. Quackenbush
Power House
Stock Exchange
Wyoming Women Pioneers in Public Life Since Territory Days
Wyoming led in women’s public roles from its territorial days 1860s through early statehood. First female justice of the peace Mrs. Dsther Morris served in 1869, Nellie Tayloe Ross became governor in 1924, and women sat on an 1870 Laramie jury.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Dsther Morris
Territorial
United States
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Laramie
Estelle Reed Meyer
Public Instruction
Jackson
Cokesville
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E. P. Sauer
Attorney Role
Jessie Budlong
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Penn
John J. Morin
Kline
Coolidges
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