Nation's heat wave scorches U.S. with mass losses
Merritt Snodgrass takes own life. Nation endures extreme heat with 100 degree readings from Ohio to California. Drownings and prostrations rise as crops suffer in hot, drought-stricken areas. Relief expected late today in the north central states as winds and rains sweep in.
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North Central
Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
Heat Affects Mind in Detroit Family Tragedy
In Detroit on July 21 a 40 year old man attacked his wife and three children with a hammer and ice pick, then hanged himself but survived. Police cut him down and he was sent to a psychopathic ward where doctors blamed intense heat on his altered mind. The assailant, Fred Brandel, had been out of work. only his 12 year old son Otto was seriously stabbed near the heart.
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Detroit
Pschopathic
Receiving Hospital
Fred Brandel
Otto
Crop Ruin Seen
Louisville July 21. Agricultural experts urge lower production as a remedy for farm mills. Continued on page six.
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Louisville
Crazeed man kills two in gun fight at estate
In Wilkes Barre Pa on July 21 Paul Skopka enraged caretaker shot his employer Harry Sordoni and deputy sheriff John Ruth dead, wounded two others, then killed himself. Frieda Sordoni 17 was wounded, Francis 25 hurt. family had just arrived to spend weekend.
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Lehman Heights
Paul Skopka
Harry D. Sordoni
Kingston
John T. Ruth
Harvey's Lake
Luzerne County
Sordonis
Frieda
Francis
Sordini
Florence
Sordini Estate
Skopka
Sordoni
Miss Sordoni
Ruth
Pact proponents push early test vote on London treaty
Washington July 21 with the thermometer climbing, the senate neared a final vote on the London naval limitations pact. Senator Wagner urged ratification calling it feeble yet essential for future reductions. More than two thirds favored ratification and the opening roll showed 61 present as opposition leader Moses predicted a vote before nightfall with Brookhart back in session.
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Washington
Senate
Wagner
New York
Brookhart
Iowa
Moses
New Hampshire
Senate Eyes Vote on London Naval Treaty Ratification
In Washington on July 21 AP reports administration leaders poised for a Senate roll call on ratifying the London naval treaty as opposition signals near end of debate. Supporters aim to expedite final vote tonight or tomorrow while opponents continue reservations votes and potential challenges.
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Washington
Senate
Weather Northward States Fair Warmth Continues
Tennessee forecast calls for fair skies and warm temperatures tonight with a partly cloudy Tuesday and scattered thundershowers later Tuesday afternoon. Virginia expects generally fair and warm conditions with possible scattered storms in extreme north, cooler Tuesday night and Wednesday, winds southwest or west. Readings show yesterday’s high 97 and low 65, rainfall 0.00 inches. Data by C. L. Bunn, U. S. W. O.
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Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Air race around country starts in Buffalo
Buffalo July 21. Lee Gehlbach of Detroit led 18 entrants in the all American flying derby into Municipal Airport at 1 13 a.m. EST. An official ship nosed over on landing. Luke Christopher and Charles McLean escaped injury. Robert Quinby of Moline finished second to land, followed by Herman of Chicago and other entrants across the country amid high winds and difficult conditions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lee Gehlbach
Detroit
Luke Christopher
National Aeronautical Association
Charles McLean
Robert T. Quinby
Moline
Ills
Herman
Chicago
Here
L. R. Bayles
Springfield
Mass
Charles Meyer
Cleveland
Stanley T. Stanton
Blackwell
Okla
Basil B. Smith
Portland
Ore
Planes Begin 5520 Mile U S Race From Detroit
Eighteen aircraft started from Detroit Municipal Airport on the first leg of a 5520 mile cross country race. The teams moved off at intervals starting 7 01 a m with the last plane airborne twenty four minutes later. Prizes total 36500 dollars with Buffalo the first scheduled stop.
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Detroit
Municipal
United States
Buffalo
Law Bids Youth in Chicago Down From Trees
Chicago July 21 AP a tense showdown between juvenile and probation officers over tree sitters ends for now as health officials warn of risks from prolonged perilous demonstrations. Law cites curfew 17 and under 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and contemplates permits for life or limb hazardous displays while activists debate the approach amid nightly calls for food and rest.
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Chicago
Department of Health
Health Department
Family of Three Slain In Geneva Home Fire
Three members of Charles A. Anderson family were found dead with axes in a Geneva Illinois home. The 18 year old son Willis and Anderson, 55, were hacked with a long handled axe. Mrs. Anderson, 48, lay on the living room floor with throat and wrists cut. Fire set by assailants was extinguished by neighbors after entering through a forced entry.
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Geneva
IIL
Charles A. Anderson
Anderson
Charles Larsen
Family of four can eat cheaper this summer
Chicago July 21 A foundation budget shows a family of four can live on 13.72 weekly for nutritious meals. Fruits vegetables meats margarine canned goods dairy and staples total 13.72 with staples 3.28 and dairy 3.50. buy in bulk and watch ads.
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Chicago
American Research Foundation
Three Planes Bid For Refuel Endurance Title
Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson, former endurance champs, launch attempt from Lambert-St. Louis field to reclaim the title from the Hunter brothers who set a new record of 553 hours in Chicago. Crowds of over 500 watch as the pilots aim to become the first to hold then lose and regain the endurance crown. Their 420 hour record, set last year in St. Louis, was surpassed when the Hunters held aloft until July 4.
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ST. Louis
Forest O’brine
Dale Jackson
C.S.T
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Planes Rapidly Extend Refueling Endurance Record
At Roosevelt Field New York on July 21 two planes began a bid to surpass the Hunter brothers endurance mark near 554 hours. The Red Ship was flown by Army Reserve pilots Louis Reichers and Robert Black, taking off at 7 34 p m Eastern. The Green plane carried Tex Andling of Rosebud Texas and Jack Charleston of Ottawa and lifted off 55 seconds after the first.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
Louis Reichers
Robert Black
E.S.T
Tex Andling
Rosebud
Texas
Jack Charleston
Ottawa
Heat Aids Robbery at Doctor’s Apartment
Two armed men entered Dr. Christopher S. O’Neil’s apartment on a hot night and robbed him and his guests of jewelry valued at more than $15,000. Police seek suspects and describe the incident as a violent crime in a private residence.
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Chicago
Christopher S. O'Neil
Dr. O’neil
Egypt Rioting, Tragic Double Suicide Mentioned
Cairo reports one killed and 87 injured as riots erupt amid political turmoil. In Kingsport, Tennessee, Merritt Snodgrass, 32, fatally shot himself after bidding his wife and sister in law goodbye, with eye witness Gladys Beverly recounting the final moments. Snodgrass had recently left Kingsport Press due to ill health. Funeral services are set for First Methodist Church, with detailed pallbearer and flower lists.
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Gladys Beverly
Merritt Snodgrass
Kingsport Press
Dale
Miss Beverly
Snodgrass
Cairo
Egypt
Nahas Pasha
Port Said
Beverly
R. T. Saylor
Saylor
Kingsport
B. F. Snodgrass
Charley
First Methodist Church
W. L. Pickering
Gunnings Cemetery
Kyle Arnold
Paul Nottingham
John Tranbarger
W. L. Stallard
W. F E. Chafa
Joe Marrs
G. W. Bowery
Gaines Cox
Ed Dickson
Steve Bear
Walter Smith
Orgie Cox
Garve Baker
Lee Ford
Thomas Gray
Wilbur Snodgrass
Cora Hood
Bertha Williams
Flora Price
Pauline Brock
Georgia Potter
Last Man Toasts 33 Absent Civil War Comrades
In Stillwater Minnesota Charley Lockwood 82 the last member of the Last Man’s Club drinks a toast to 33 Civil War comrades who died before him. Around a banquet table thirty three black draped chairs stand as he finishes the club’s 1885 wine pledge that will pass to an historical society. The gathering marks the Bull Run anniversary and the dissolution of the surviving company B, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, with only Lockwood, Peter Hall and Charles Goff remaining earlier this year. Hall and Goff died, leaving Lockwood as the sole survivor to fulfill the pledge.
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Stillwater
Minn
Charley Lockwood
Last Mans Club
Lockwood
Lockwoods
Club
Historical Society
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Peter Hall
Charles Goff
Hall
Goff
Requisition Issued For Paroled Prisoner W H Clark
Governor Horton seeks W H Clark, a Shelby county petit larceny convict and parole violator, held at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Tennessee aims to have him returned to serve the remainder of his state sentence, with a max three year term originally imposed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Horton
Kansas
W. H. Clark
Shelby County
Leavenworth
Kans
Tennessee
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