Oil Field Fire Fatal. Eight Die at Mt. Pleasant Well
A deadly oil field fire near Mt. Pleasant Michigan has killed eight people and left seven others in critical condition. The Daggett well shot wild, a storage tank exploded, and a hero worker Buck Hewitt helped cap the well to prevent greater loss of life. Names listed include Mrs. Walter L. McClanahan and several local residents. investigation ordered to determine cause, with backfire of a car or a pickup cited as a possible trigger.
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Hewitt
Walter L. McClanahan
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Kansas
Kentucky
Lansing
Fy. Measant
K. AL Smith
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Liek
Smith
Conservation Department
Congress Seats Emptied by Death Open New Tug-of-War
Washington July 20 AP Congress seats emptied by death spark a six state contest for House control. With 214 Republicans 212 Democrats 1 Farmer-Laborite and 7 vacancies the field includes Ohio Wisconsin Michigan Pennsylvania New York and Georgia. Deaths shift balance as parties clash over speakership demands and party dissension looms amid turbulent prospects.
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Joseph ¥. Fordney
James B. Aswell
Louisiana
John Overton
Barley
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David J. O'Connell
Matthew J. O'Malley
Quayle
Eleven rescued from Milwaukee tunnel flood
Milwau kee fire department rescued eleven workmen trapped when water flooded a heating tunnel and its shaft. The men reached two compression chambers and were brought to surface after about six hours. They were hospitalized for observation as heavy rainfall caused sewer flooding and water pour into the tunnel.
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Dawes and Morrow Meet Hoover On German Crisis
Ambassador Dawes and Senator Morrow conferred with President Hoover on the German financial situation. They are guests at the White House awaiting further conferences. Dawes plans to sail for Great Britain July 22 as Acting Secretary Castle joins the talks and a trans Atlantic call with Secretary Stimson in London is anticipated.
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Morrow
Hoover
Rapidan
White House
Great Britain
Castle
State Department
Stimgon
London
Germany
Arthur Hen» Gerson
Ramsay MacDonald
Henry L. Stimson
U. S
Aristide Briand
Austro German Union case opened at The Hague
The permanent court for international justice began hearings on the Austro-German customs dispute referred by the League of Nations. The session will also decide a Norway Denmark territorial dispute over eastern Greenland and will likely address the treatment of Poles in Danzig in September.
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Plan to stock Smokies with Virginia deer faces opposition
In the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, critics argue deer introduction would harm delicate understory and shrubs, risking biodiversity. A Tennessee ornithological Society president cites expert opinion warning of ecological damage and increased pests, while biologists are split on undergrowth destruction. No decision reached.
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North Carolina
Tennessee
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Great Smokies
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Atkinson Fights Indictment Order In Liberty Bank Case
Nashville Tennessee July 20 AP District Attorney General Richard M Atkinson planned to petition the supreme court for a writ to stay Judge Charles Gilbert order directing him to draw a conspiracy indictment against Col Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr in the Liberty Bank and Trust Co affairs Has All Day Judge Gilbert told Atkinson he would have all day to comply or appoint an attorney general pro tem to handle the matter unless the order is complied with Colonel Len Lea publisher of the Nashville Tennessean and Evening Tennessean the bank collapsed last fall
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Richard M. Atkinson
Supreme Court
Charles Gilbert
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Liberty Bank and Trust Co
Nashville
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Atkinson
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Nashville Tennessean
Evening Tennessean
Pye Criminal Court
Richa M. A [Kinson
Leas
Treasury receipts report from Washington July 17
Treasury receipts on July 17 totaled 8 345 981.04 dollars while expenditures reached 11 850 404.73, leaving a balance of 388 724 669.01. Customs receipts for the month ending July 17 stood at 17 985 935.32 dollars.
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Washington
Balloons Battle Night of Storms in National Race
Akron Ohio July 20 AP The United States Navy balloon piloted by Lieut T G W Settle won the National Elimination Balloon Race landing at Marilla New York 6 am 25 miles farther than the Goodyear Zeppelin bag which landed Steversville Ontario Official distances gave the Navy bag 215 miles and the Goodyear 190 miles They will represent the United States in the International Gordon Bennett races The P W Litchfield trophy goes to the Navy bag for farthest distance amid storms last night several balloons were forced down and Army entries suffered gas loss during an early ascent The Del Mar Va and No 1 Army entries also had landings and later flights sought better fortune
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Steversville
Ontario
Navy
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Monipal
Okron
Daly
Atlantic Seaboard
U. S. Army
Del-Mar-Va
Custard
Neg
Meadville
Martial Law in Chinese Cities Threatens North China War
Peiping and Tientsin declare martial law and impose strict censorship as Manchurian authorities seize military supplies. Clashes last week between Manchurian advance guard on the Peiping Hankow line and Shi Yu-San’s 40,000 troops in north Honan signal possible renewed warfare. Shi Yu-San disrupts railway traffic by commandeering rolling stock despite professed loyalty to Nanking.
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Statesmen Meet at London to Study German Situation
Weather notes list Tennessee and Virginia changes with thunder tonight and Tuesday. Local readings show temperatures yesterday and a year ago, with wind shifts from south to southwest. Harris, U.S.W.O.
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Pope’s Address Hints at New Tone in Church Italy Row
Rome July 20 AP The Popes remarks about a miracle and the blind may signal a kinder approach to the Italian government clash with Mussolini as Rome notes Premier Mussolini’s tone has softened. The pontiff spoke of compassion amid church suffering and urged understanding of truth, referencing Caterina Labouré’s virtues. Walter G Twitty Chicago broker dies at 78, longtime Chicago board of trade member and famed for handling more transactions than any other trader.
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Fascist Party
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Caterina Laboure
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Walter G. Twitty
Chicago Board of Trade
Memphis and Cleveland Guardsmen Clash En Route Home
A brawl in a railroad car at Camp Peay left about six Memphis National Guard troopers with bruises and forced 15 Cleveland NCOs to return as privates. Adjutant General Boyd detained Cleveland Company G, 117th Infantry, then released them after a lecture. Lieut Tipton sparked the melee by entering the Memphis coach and claiming mistreatment, prompting a chaotic attack with clubs and rocks. Authorities plan civil redress, with Tipton charged with felonious assault.
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Two Miners Slain and Banking Pay Promise in Putnam County
Charleston scene reports two miners killed en route to Raymond City Coal in Putnam County by distant gunfire. Clarence Kyle, 23, died instantly. Cyrus Spaulding, 41, died minutes later. Other items cover strike renewals in Ohio and a fatal wing leap in Jamestown. Berlin banks see a resumption of loan payments drawing crowds to windows for deposit withdrawals.
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W. Va
Raymond City Coal Company
Putnam County
Clarence Kyle
Cyrus Shelton Spaulding
First Woman Passenger Heads for DO-X Return Flight
Mrs Clara Dams of Tanersville Pa sails from Miami on a Pan American Airways flight to Rio de Janeiro to board the German airship DO-X for its U S return trip. She previously crossed the Atlantic in 1929 aboard the Graf Zeppelin from Lakehurst New Jersey to Friedrichshafen Germany.
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Fla
Clara Dams
Tanersville
Pan-American Airways
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Adama
Atlantic Ocean
Lakehurst
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Two Army Planes Collide Killing Two in Newington
In Newington Connecticut two United States Army planes collided. Two men died on the spot and two others parachuted to safety. The dead were Sergeant Benjamin F. Lowry and Sergeant Strosnyder. An unidentified civilian was critically injured when struck by falling debris and died en route to Hartford hospital. The incident occurred near the Cedarcrest Sanitarium as the six planes headed toward Hartford.
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Connury
United States Army
Benjamin F. Lowry
Strosnyder
Lieut
Kelly
David | Spicer
Hartford Hospital
Hartford
Cedarcrest Sanatorium
Shortest-named man dies in Coldwater heat
H P Re of Coldwater Michigan died yesterday at 75 from heat. His name was reputedly the shortest in the United States.
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H. P. RE
Coldwater
Mich
United States
Powers Confer On German Finances At London Meet
Seven great powers gathered in London for an emergency conference to align national interests and provide swift financial aid to Germany, aiming to ease global stress. Ministers from the United States Great Britain France Germany Italy Belgium and Japan planned early business with a larger gathering to follow. expected topics included debt arrangements Young Plan Hoover debt plan and possible immediate credit around 500 million dollars to stabilize Germany and Europe.
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