Heat Sweeps South Mid west toll 31 dead
Heat wave across the middle west pushes total deaths to 31 with lingering highs above 100 degrees in Iowa Missouri Nebraska and Minnesota. Illinois Wisconsin and Nebraska report fatalities and crop damage while cooler Lake Michigan breezes offer brief relief for Chicago Milwaukee and other shore towns. Continuous heat forecast with a continuation noted.
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Missouri
Sikeston
Iowa
Marshalltown
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Nebraska
Illinois
Harrisburg
Springfield
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Dakota
Wisconsin
Beloit
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lakeshore
Milwau
Heat records fall as southern drought and storms worsen
Atlanta tops 99.7 degrees as the south endures a record heat wave with crop damage in Kentucky and North Carolina hailstorms. Lightning causes deaths in Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee while a windstorm hits Nashville and a dynamite incident injures several. Stuttgart ties the region heat at 108.5 in Arkansas.
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Georgia
Kentucky
Cumberland County
North Carolina
Dyson
Lewisburg
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Arkansas
Stuttgart
South
Columbus
Miss. Hickman
Birmingham
Ala
Augusta
Helena
Ark
Montgomery
Fleagle Hanged After Appeal Fails in Canon City
Ralph Fleagle, linked to the 1928 First National Bank of Samar robbery and four slayings, was hanged at 9 02 p m in the state prison after embracing Catholic faith earlier and sharing a final family reunion. He stood calm as the noose was set, and died 13 12 minutes later per the prison physician. Also notes Hoover weighs release of confidential London naval treaty documents as Senate debates ratification.
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First National Bank of
Samar
Fleagle
Death House
Feagle
Regis Barrett
Anne Fleagle
Margaret
Florence Miller
Hoover Resolution Adopted on Withholding Secret Papers
President Hoover may withhold secret documents in response to a senate resolution tied to the London naval treaty. Stimson and the president discussed the issue before a cabinet meeting, with a likely reply to the Senate expected later today. Hoover has previously indicated publication could conflict with the public interest.
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Senate
Stimson
White House
Hoovers
Post Office Seeks Higher Rates to Eliminate Deficit
Postmaster General Brown and Assistant Postmaster Tilton push for a 2 1/2 cent per ounce first class rate as the solution to the department deficit. They argue the postal service must be self supporting with costs borne by users, noting last year’s deficit near 50 million dollars and an expected increase beyond 60 million this year. The 1885 rate is cited as an outlier and they compare current rates to wage and commodity levels. The article also notes the vast and growing scale of the postal system worldwide.
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Washington
Brown
Congress
Tilton
Timates
Treasury
Post Office Department
Fair Weather Across Tennessee and Virginia Conditions
Tennessee will see generally fair and warm conditions tonight into Saturday. In Virginia, expect partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers this afternoon or tonight, then fair Saturday with cooler temperatures in the north and central areas. Winds will shift northerly, high yesterday reached 98, low 65, no rain reported. Readings taken at 6 30 p m for the prior 24 hours by C L Bunn U S W O.
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Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Tennessee population rises 11.1 percent in decade
Tennessee total reaches 2,609,637 with 271,752 more residents than 1920. Memphis remains largest city, followed by Nashville and Chattanooga. State gains occurred in 51 counties as nine towns became 5,000-class cities. Byrdstown posts a 60 person rise to 185.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Memphis
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Johnson City
Jackson
Byrdstown
Pickett County
France Seeks Peace With Italy Amid Disarmament Talks
Paris reports that France has again offered sincere negotiations with Italy. Foreign Minister Briand emphasized France's peace aim and calm, urging self reliance for national defense while promising goodwill to the world amid disarmament tensions. The French public backs restraint on armament expansion.
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France
Italy
League of Nations
Briand
M. Briand
Brooks wins divorce and alimony in desertion case
Emory C. Dad Brooks 85 filed for divorce from Eva Brooks 63 in Montrose Colorado. He sought $100 alimony claiming desertion and cruelty. The court granted both the divorce and alimony in the ruling today.
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Colo
Emory C
Dad” Brooks
Eva
Five Kansas City men die in Port Aransas plane crash
Five Kansas City business and professional men perished when their plane crashed in the salt flats near Port Aransas Texas after tarpon filming scenes. The dead include Murat Boyle Raymond Watson Roy Delano Eugene Lynn and Gene Gabbert. Surviving member S H Dierks stayed behind.
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Tex
Kansas City
Texas
Tarpon
Murat Boyle
Missouri State Bar Association
Raymond Watson
I. W. Watson
Watson, Gage and
Ess
Roy Delano
Eugene Lynn
Gene Gabbert
Monroe
Port Aransas
Watson
S. H. Dierks
Senate votes 53 to 4 request Hoover for naval treaty papers
The Senate approved a resolution by 53 to 4 asking President Hoover to provide access to naval treaty papers if releasing them serves the public interest. The vote underscores concern over naval arms agreements and government transparency.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Rain Brings Relief Across Tennessee Weather
Rains and windstorms eased scorching heat in parts of Tennessee. Midstate winds yesterday caused property damage and a nearby dynamite blast near Lewisburg killed two people and injured six others, all described as negroes. Trees and poles fell in Nashville.
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Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Lewisburg
Nashville
Actress quits lead role after ardent onstage advance
Mauriel Kirkland testified that her demure southern character in Strictly Dishonorable urged the opera singer Tullio Carminati to make ardent love. He became too ardent on stage, she said, prompting her resignation from the leading role in the long running Broadway comedy.
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New York
Mauriel Kirkland
Tullio Carminati
General von Bernhardi, World War Era Leader, Dies at 81
Berlin reports the death of General Friedrich von Bernhardi at age 81. He commanded Imperial forces in both victory and defeat, led the first German officer into Paris after its fall in 1870, and in 1912 predicted a German British war later proven true. At WWI outbreak he led home units of the fiftieth army.
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Berlin
Friedrich von Bernhardi
von Bernhardi
Paris
Farm Board to Inform Public on Retail Price Cuts
The Farm Board says it will issue statements when retail prices of agricultural products warrant cuts. C. C. Teague notes no definite policy but expects public notices to aid consumers. Beef prices have fallen since June 26, with 10 to 20 percent cuts and U S club steaks advertised for 50 cent dinners in Washington.
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Washington
Farm Board
C. C. Teague
Fruits and Vegetables
Teague
C. B. Denman
Retail Meat Dealers Association
Kansas City
Missouri
Washington, D. C
Denman
Bombay Rioting Escalates as Police Break Up Demonstration
In Bombay on July 11, a large nationalist march on the Esplanade met with force as police dispersed the crowd. Sixty volunteers were injured, including Modi the Bombay congress committee president. British troops stood by as protesters refused to disperse and many were hospitalized.
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Bombay
India
Maidan F Esplanade
Peshawar
Esplanade
Mr. Modi
Bombay Congress Committee
Gandhi
Maidan
Memphis moves to oust river squatters on front
Memphis officials aim to clear river front for a municipal improvement project. F. D. Weeks, a 52 year old houseboat owner, was fined 25 dollars with appeal rights after arguing his boat is city property wedged by 1927 flood. Judge Fitzhugh ruled squatters have no right to city land. case hinges on zoning ordinance validity.
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Memphis
F. D. Weeks
Weeks
Lewis T. Fitzhugh
Abe Waldauer
Huston to Stay as Party Chief During Session
Francis M. Stephenson reports that Claudius Huston will reveal his status as Republican National Committee chair after the Senate adjourns. Huston insists no resignation promises were made and cautions reporters to interpret statements carefully. He previously faced pressure from cabinet members and party rivals while Hoover weighed a successor.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Senate
National Committee
Joseph R. Nutt
James F. Burke
Senate Lobby Committee
Hyde
Brown
Capitol
Congress
Hoover
Fess
Ohio
Conan Doyle Laid In Grave At Windlesham Home
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was buried in the garden of his Windlesham country home at Crowborough Sussex England. A half mast union jack and a simple committal conducted by Rev Dr Brayton Thomas marked the funeral. Dennis Conan Doyle and Lady Doyle with Adrian and two daughters attended. Doyle’s son was ill and unable to attend.
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Crowborough
Sussex
England
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Brayton Thomas
Sir Arthur
C. C. Angell
Dennis Conan Doyle
Lady Doyle
Adrian
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