Russians and Chinese Near Direct Talks to Avert War
London reports say direct negotiations between Soviet Russia and Nationalist China may have begun in Manchuria to settle the Chinese Eastern crisis. Despite optimism, both sides accuse each other of offenses while a clash involving Russian airplanes over Manchukuo is blamed on Chinese nerves and excitability.
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Russia
China
Harbin
Mukden
Urga
Mongolia
Moscow
Khabarovsk
Manchuria
Reuter
Tokyo
Manchuli
Nichi
Manchuk
Son Moonshiner Slain by Officers in Tennessee
Pikeville Tennessee July 25 A gun battle tied to a county raid on a liquor still claimed two lives in the East Tennessee mountains. Leslie Bowman son of Tom Bowman alleged operator of the still was fatally wounded as deputies fired after Bowman leaped for his gun at the roadside following a warning.
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Tenn
East
Tennessee
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Tom Bowman
Leslie
Young Bowman
Street Car Leaps Switch Kills One, Hurts Another
In Housatonic Massachusetts a street car jumped a switch and veered onto a sidewalk. Andrew Storti, 42, a house painter, died instantly from a fractured skull. Teofil Ascina was severely injured and hospitalized at Great Barrington. A few passengers avoided harm.
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Housatonic
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Teofil Ascina
Great Barrington
Weather Outlook Tennessee and Virginia Summary
Tennessee generally fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Virginia partly cloudy with local thundershowers tonight or Friday. Not as warm in extreme north portion tonight and east and central portions Friday. Moderate southwest winds shifting to northwest. High yesterday 90. Low yesterday and rainfall yesterday noted. Same date last year records referenced.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Bogie speeds past old Robert E. Lee record on Mississippi
Dr Louis LeRoys speedboat Bogie arrived at the St Louis dock at 6 35 am completing the 1154 mile trip from New Orleans in 87 hours 81 minutes breaking the 90 hour 14 minute Robert E Lee record. The voyage was slowed by repairs with two propeller changes and carried a small crowd at dawn.
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New Orleans-St. Louis
ST. Louis
Sippi
Robert E. Lee
New Orleans
Robert BE. Lee
Dr. Louis LeRoy
Memphis, Tenn
Mississippi
Robert KE. Lee
LeRoy
Hogie
Dr. LeRoy
Harvey Brown
Bob Hunter
Martha Jane
Natchez, Miss
Natchez
Mississippi River
Curtailed Naval Building Program Nears Agreement
Britain and America move toward parity in disarmament talks with chilled rivalry fading. Prime Minister MacDonald announces halting of two British cruisers and cancellation of a submarine depot ship and two submarines while dockyard work slows. President Hoover confirms postponement of three cruisers, aiming for parity tied to disarmament progress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
America
Hoover
London
House of Commons
MacDonald
United States
Hoover Quick
Capitol Hill
Britten
House Naval Committee
Long Island
Broker Gans suicide after charges crystalized
In St Louis on July 25 Jack Gans 24 a broker formerly of Little Rock killed himself in a hotel room as police sought to arrest him on charges filed by 17 year old former beauty queen Murial Doherty who alleged she was lured to his room assaulted tied and struck with a rolling pin. Doherty reported bruises and tape marks and said Gans offered a shopping trip then urged a hotel room visit to receive a book. Gans son of Gus Gans a Little Rock merchant, had a history of stock market ventures and a prior arrest for alleged fraudulent checks.
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Ark
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Tifteen
Murial Doherty
Gans
Gus Gans
Little Heck i
John F. Clark Company
New York
New Orleans
Coolidge En Route Back to Northampton After Capital Visit
Washington July 25 Calvin Coolidge returned to his Northampton Mass home via New York after visiting the capital for the Kellogg Briand treaty proclamation. He praised the event calling it historically important and said he was pleased to renew friendships with Kellogg and others from his administration. He noted a large treasury surplus and said the country seems in good shape.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
New York
White House
Frank B. Kellogg
Two Killed As Biplane Crashes in Open Model Flight
In Los Angeles a student and his instructor died during a 3,500 foot dive in an open model airplane. The single engine craft, Paschall’s initial flying attempt, apparently froze on control, with Lt. Ralph A. Benson, 34, Army Reserve officer, unable to avert the plunge.
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Los Angeles
W. Grady Paschall
Ralph A. Benson
Kellogg Backs Naval Disarmament Amid Russo Chinese Tensions
Former secretary of state Frank B Kellogg urged naval disarmament as a natural extension of the war renunciation pact. Speaking in Washington during the proclamation ceremony he credited Briand and the Paris pact with guiding relief in the China Russia dispute and the Gran Chaco case. Kellogg noted the treaty’s demonstrated value in resolving major tensions and urged the naval powers to advance disarmament efforts.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
Picand
France
Hoover
Stimson
Paris
China
Russia
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Bryan daughter sues for divorce in California
Grace Bryan Hargreaves, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan, filed for divorce from Richard L. Hargreaves, Beverly Hills bank president, claiming cruelty and incompatibility and seeking custody of four children. A prior property settlement was reached, with earlier family difficulties noted since May, including a separation and partial reconciliation.
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Dos Angeles
Grace Bryan Hargreaves
William Jennings Bryan
Richard L. Hargreaves
Beverly Hills
Cal
Hargreaves
Pope Emerges From Vatican Marks Vatican's Return to Light
Rome July 26 crowds of Romans Italians and Roman Catholics from around the world gathered before St. Peter's to witness the first emergence of a Pontiff from the Vatican since 1370. Pope Pius XI planned to leave the Vatican at 7 pm bearing the host and bless the kneeling crowd of 250 000 to 300 000 from steps of the cathedral. No regal splendors were planned as the church marks a six year self imposed imprisonment by its rulers.
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St. Peter's Cathedral
Vatican
Papal State
Pius XI
United Kingdom
Italy
Pope Pius
Bomb Explodes In The Chicago Loop Near Davis Co
A mysterious bomb exploded in the Loop near the Davis Company department store injuring no one. Glass rained from upper floors as police and firefighters assessed $10,000 in damage. Garbage collector Philip Iwanski found a warm package mistaken for lunch before the blast.
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Loop
Davis Company
Jackson Boulevard
Wabash Avenue
State Street
Philip Iwanski
Forgiveness Sought in Pastor and Choir Singer Elopement
Harrisburg report says Rev. John Wesley Gable and choir singer Mrs. John Miller vanished Tuesday night in the pastor's car. Authorities search, while Mrs. Gable and Miller express willingness to forgive if they return. The note from Mrs. Miller asks forgiveness and mentions four young sons. the pastor reportedly sent money after settling. Paul Gable, the missing preacher's son, reports his father withdrew several hundred dollars that Tuesday.
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Harrisburg
John Wesley Gable
Enchant Church of God
John Miller
Miller
Monoplane Records Reported Across Cities
In St Louis Jackson and Forest O Brien set a 291 hour record for a pilot team aboard a single monoplane as the rivalry with rival fliers grows. Houston pilots Dollar City Glean Loomis and Joseph Glass log 138 hours 11 minutes. Minneapolis crew Gwen Haughland and Captain P L Crichton record 63 hours 2 minutes.
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ST. Louis
S.louis
St Louis Flyers Set Endurance Flight Record
Dale Red Jackson and Forest O Brine piloting the St Louis Robin pushed into day thirteen at Lambert Field. By 10 17 a m they reached 291 hours in the air surpassing the previous world record by 44 hours. They reported motor strength strong and joked about rivals Billion Dollar City Houston endurance planes.
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Dale
O’brine
Houston
Texas
Jackson
O' Brine
O'Brine
Endurance Plane Heads Into Storm From Gulf Coast
In Houston the Endurance monoplanes crews Glenn L Loomigan and Joe Glass vow to fly through a developing Gulf coast thunderstorm. The vessel had weathered a minor storm two days earlier and remained aloft for several hours as they aimed to beat a set time and reach St Louis.
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Texas
City
Gulf Coast
Glenn L. Loomigan
Joe Glass
St. Louis
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