Rum Runner Kills Two Prohi Agents In Pistol Battle
Fort Wayne Ind July 23 Four hours after he shot and killed two federal prohibition agents to escape a trap they laid for him George Adams a Fort Wayne bootlegger and former convict was captured early today cornered on a road at the city south edge with a load of liquor Adams killed John J Wilson 40 Rockwell Center ranking special agent Indianapolis prohibition enforcement and wounded Special Agent Walter Gilbert 33 Cincinnati who died an hour later Adams escaped but was later captured after a tip to local police by federal agents He is jailed in Allen County A second man Lloyd Krouse is held as material witness Special agents Oliver dr Gettie and C E Green were involved in the trap Green who was wounded at Adams home asked for guards to protect his family The shooting occurred near Stellhorn bridge on the Huntington road Adams had been released from Leavenworth federal penitentiary January last year and had pleaded guilty to three liquor law charges in 1929 in South Bend Ind The case awaits hearing before United States Commissioner Wil Jim D Remmel
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Fort Wayne
Ind
George Adams
Ona Road
Adams
John J. Wilson
Rockwell Center
Indianapolis
Wilson
Walter Gilbert
Cincinnati
Gilbert
C. E. Green
Portland
Oliver Dr. Gettie
Frank ¥. Wenierski
Allen County
Lloyd Krouse
Krouse
Howard Long
Prohibition
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Oliver M. Loomis
United States
Wil Jim D. Remmmel
Leaverworth
Kas
Iast
Thomas W. Slick
South Bend
Green
Stellhorn Bridge
Huntington Road
Here
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Gettle
Cardinal meeting amid unannounced Vatican concerns
July 23. Pope Pius summoned all resident Cardinals for urgent talks on undisclosed matters. Speculation centers on the Italo Vatican dispute or Spain’s situation. July 28. Havana bans press editorials or news likely to hinder new constitutional reports in Congress. July 23. Treasury receipts for July 21 record 4,921,990.03 in receipts and 4,998,726.80 in expenditures with a 327,987,558.75 balance. customs receipts to July 21 total 22,491,189.70.
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Vatican City
Pius
Spain
Havana
Congress
Treasury
Washington
Pope Discusses Church Strife With Cardinals at Vatican
Vatican meeting led by Pope Pius XII involved 20 Cardinals in the Vatican Library discussing conflicts between church and state across Italy Spain Mexico and Lithuania. The session lasted about three hours in secrecy with no formal statement issued.
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Italy
Spain
Mexico
Lithuania
Pius
Curia
Vatican
Anne and Lindy Plan Flight to Orient Next Week
The Lindberghs selected an auspicious season for their vacation air trip to the Orient. The route will be via Ottawa, the Canadian northwest, and Alaska with the exact departure day undecided. Weather officials warned of possible July and August storms over the North Pacific and Bering Sea creating hazards along the course.
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Lindberghs
Orient
Ottawa
Canadian Northwest
Alaska
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North Pacific
Bering Sea
Japan
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Militia Guards Election Board in Mississippi
Governor Bilbo orders one Mississippi militiaman to guard Mayersville as Issaquena election commissioners purge poll books of delinquent voters before the gubernatorial primary on August 4. The move comes after a week of strife over purging nonpaying voters, with past reports of revolvers drawn in the commission room and women from Issaquena seeking protection.
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Jackson
Miss
Fly
Theodore G Bilbo
Mississippi
Mayersville
Issaquena County
Bombs and shots strike Shanghai target Soong and aide
In Shanghai two bombs and gunfire aimed at finance minister and nationalist leader Soong Tse-tung missed their mark but fatally wounded his secretary Tang Yu-Loh, 82, a Harvard and Yale alumnus. A Cantonese student was arrested as attackers fled through a packed crowd. Soong, Harvard-educated financier and national figure, survived the assault.
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V. Soong
Bhut
Soong
Tang Yu-Loh
Soang
Harvard
Yale
Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Virginia
Tennessee sees local thunder showers tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Virginia is partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms tonight and Friday, not much change in temperature, with moderate southwest winds shifting northerly Friday. Readings note yesterday’s highs and lows, and rainfall compared to last year, taken at 6:00 p.m. daily by T. GC Harris U.S.W.O.
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Tennessee
Virginia
T. GC. Harris
U.S.W
Horton Extols Self to Farmers at Tennessee Meeting
Governor Henry H Horton addressed East Tennessee farmers at their annual convention noting half a million dollars was spent to paint him as a crook yet producing no evidence He urged continued faith in him and defended state development He said Tennessee offers excellent crop prospects and farmers could profit this year Roy Belt of Sullivan County was elected president of the organization.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
East Tennessee
Tennessee
Roy Belt
Sullivan County
Spain Teeters as Riots Ramp Up Across Madrid and Seville
Seville endures martial law after 17 killed in disorder as Spain faces a likely change in government next week. Parliament may appoint Alcala Zamora president with Azana or Derroux to premiership. Military orders threaten to fire on streets and destroy sniping houses amid growing unrest. Civil guards and troops reported multiple fatalities in Seville.
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Seville
Spain
Alcala Zamora
Manuel Azana
Alejandro Derroux
Miguel Maura
Maura
Theidomiro Minnandez
Austrias
Largo Caballero
Grazed Man Runs Amuck at Lessburg Killing Four
In Mercer Pa on July 23 a crazed man attacked family and villagers. Marko Demofonti 46 shot his wife and her sister then fired on others, killing four and wounding five including a 10 year old boy. Demofonti was shot in the hip and sent for treatment. one victim died hours later.
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Mercer
Lessburg
Marko Demofonti
Alfonso Fasetti
Frank Takela
Gartano Deviaqua
Horton Slightly Hurt In Accident
Governor Horton suffered a scalp wound when the car carrying him and R H Lyle crashed into a telephone pole on a rain slick road near Lawrenceburg. Lyle had minor scratches. the bumper was torn from the machine and driver Ed Smith was unhurt. Horton planned to return to Nashville after treatment. Vaughan arranged further details.
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Tenn
Henry H. Horton
Bolivar
R. H. Lyle
Horton
Lyle
Ed Smith
State Penitentiary
J. H. Tilley
Nashville
Charles Vaughan
London Conference Ended as Reichstag Refused Convoke
The Reichstag Council of Elders blocked a motion to reconvene the Reichstag, sparing Bruening's government a brief pause while London talks proceed. The measure failed 248 to 267 amid pessimism in Berlin press that London may not deliver needed relief for German industry.
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Reichstaz Council of Elders
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Freering Committee
Gottfried Treviranus
London
Hermann Dietrich
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Foreign Office
Hudson sought on bigamy charge in Washington
Los Angeles, dated yesterday, reports Hudson refuses to surrender until a certified warrant copy arrives. The telegraphic warrant targets Guy Edward Hudson who wed Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple McPherson, in Longview last month. Prosecutor Cecil C. Hallin charged Hudson with illegal prior marriage claiming he was wed to Mrs. L Margaret Newton Hudson at the time.
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Edward Hudson
Cowlitz County
Washington
Hudson
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Longview
Wash
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L. Margaret Newton-Hudson
Kennedy
New York Co op Show Supports Unemployed Actors
Broadway creates Shoot the Works to aid actors as unemployed grid in co op effort. A new weekly Newsdom tabloid debuts to channel profits to cooperative pay envelopes. Heywood Broun leads the show, with critics mostly favorable and funds going to those who organized it. Newsdom is edited by Edward A. Roth and run entirely by unemployed newspaper workers, selling for 25 cents with no advertising.
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APY
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Heywood Broun
Edward A. Roth
the World
Evening World
Scheme of Relief Devised by Six Creditors
London reports four resolutions from a ministers conference aimed at easing Germany’s financial distress. The plan renews a $100 million credit from central banks and the BIS for 590 days, urges private banks to maintain credits in Germany, creates a BIS committee to study short-term to long-term credit, and welcomes a 50 million mark reserve in the gold discount bank.
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Germany
Committee of Finance
Great Britain
United States
Belgium
Bank For International Settlements
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Bank of England raises rate to three and a half percent
London July 23 Bank rate increased from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 percent by Bank of England directors as a precaution against gold outflow totaling 15 million pounds in the week ending yesterday. Officials sought to curb gold withdrawals by buying bills while discount rate stayed at 2 1/2 percent. The market partly discounted the drop by lowering gilt edge prices following the move.
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Bank of England
Stock Exchange
France and Russia seek non aggression pact and trade deal
Paris reports forecast a Franco Russian non aggression pact plus a commercial working agreement. French foreign office, urged by Mostow, drafts terms to complement France’s wheat dumping decrees. Russia may pursue a similar non aggression pact with Poland as a western ally seeks balance.
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France
Russia
Mostow
Poland
Immodest Attire Sparks Beach Dress Rule
Wrightsville Beach officials caution male beachgoers as City Manager B J Jacobs orders men to keep shirts on while swimming. The issue arises as swimmers adopt only trunks in the water, prompting enforcement concerns and public chatter in July.
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N. C
B. J. Jacobs
Wilmington
Short term credits to bolster German finance holds hope
London report on July 23 says seven power conference approved renewal of maturing short term credits and measures to restore confidence in Germany. Plan includes extending the Central Bank credit due August 16, converting some short term loans to long term, inviting World Bank to study needs, and backing for German industry. Officials noted gravity of the crisis and cautious optimism for possible long term credits.
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Curting
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Stimson
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