Fire devastates Pittsburgh aged home for the poor
At Penn and Aiken avenues a four story fire swept the home for the aged in Pittsburgh leaving 30 dead and many injured. The institution housed 216 residents and 18 attendants when the blaze struck late at night. Fire officials estimated property damage at 430,000 to 500,000 as victims including Samuel Berry Rosie Lang Sarah Ludden and Karel Tenaes died in hospitals.
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Pittsburgh
Little Sisters of the Poor Home For
Penn and Aiken Aveties
Yhey
Sanuel Berry
Rosie Lang
Sarah Ludden
Karel Tenaes
Severnton
Richard £. Smith
Belfast
Jay
Virginia Cleans Up Truck System Carrying Liquor
Virginia state officers seized large liquor shipments tied to a bootlegging fleet moving illegal drinks from the Carolina coast. Three trucks were captured. two drivers fled, later two men named John Smith and Charlies Lynch of New York were arrested. Maps found in the trucks pointed to a landing from a ship in the Carolinas, with liquor valued at about 150000 dollars.
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Richmond
Slonvica
Carolina
North
South Carolina
Riots Reported in Chile Capital Amid Strikes
Reports from Chile indicate ongoing disorders and isolated shootings in Santiago with about 60 dead. A passive resistance campaign against President Vbandz was reportedly planned, and a general strike was deemed likely by Monday after doctors, lawyers, dock workers, bank clerks, teachers and civil engineers joined the action.
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Buenos Aires
Chile
Santiago
Vbandz
Weather Cloudy With Weekend Changes Across Regions
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy and warmer in the west, with Sunday and Monday turning partly cloudy again. Scattered thundershowers are possible in the western portions during the afternoon, with a high near 83 on Friday and cooler nights. Previous values and references to past dates appear fragmented.
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Tennessee
Sheriff Spivey Faces Auditor Report and Appointee Bond
In Ridgeland Mississippi July 25 auditors finished checking Sheriff Ben Spivey’s books and may present a report to the grand jury next week. An appointee of Governor Blackwood, G L Langford, posted a 10900 bond but is restrained from taking over the office and must explain why he should not be enjoined from acting. Governor Blackwood and Attorney General Danial are set to address the case in court next Thursday.
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Ridgeland
Das Per Cowl
Ben BF
Spivey
Amt
Grand Jury
Blackwood
Secretary of State
Columbia
G. L. Langford
Supreme Court
Jessie F. Carter
Jasper County
Zeppelin reaches Leningrad for Arctic flight refit
The final Graf Zeppelin arrives from Berlin to begin preparations for its Arctic cruise. Crew and scientists plan supplies and routes with emphasis on northern lands at 78 degrees 29 minutes north. Mail includes letters for Professor Upyantsov from Soviet geological and meteorological stations.
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Leningrad
Graf Zeppelin
R. Wonight
Dirible
Hera
Berlin
Davy Hugo Rekoney
Bers
Arctic
Upyantsov
Geological’ and
Avelle
Zeppelin
Lindy and Anne Plan Start For Orient Tuesday
The Lindberghs plan a possible takeoff for the Orient Tuesday or later, delaying the departure beyond next week as a radio test and engineer availability affect the schedule. George Lindbergh favors keeping exact plans private to avoid committing to an earlier date.
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Lindy
Anne
Orient
Polhe Oy
Jong
Lindberghs
Maine
Ais
Lindbergh
Gol. Lindbergh
Long attacked by Louisiana senator in Senate charge
United States Senator Ed Broussard charged Huey Long with violating the law by serving as governor and called him the worst Louisiana governor. He said Long became a senator on March 4 after filing credentials and forfeited the governorship. Broussard alleged a coordinated effort by Long with a governor senator and a Democratic committee member to place two state officers under Lang via wire from Washington.
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New Orleans
United States
Edwin S. Broussard
Hueyer. Long
Louisiana
Long
United States Senate
Lang
Washington
Smith Roosevelt Democrats Hold Meeting With Leaders
A Long Island luncheon brought about 50 Democrats described as Smith men and Roosevelt men with party leaders including Smith and Governor Roosevelt. Key figures Norman E. Mack James A. Farley Edward J. Flynn and James A. Foley attended as talk turned on presidential prospects for 1932. Officials offered brief remarks while signaling no firm commitment from Smith or Roosevelt on a 1932 wet plank or candidacy.
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Hampton Bay
Smith
Roosevelt
Long Island
Charter F. Murphy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
Norman E. Mack
James A. Farley
Edward J. Flynn
James A. Foley
Cen
Mack
Flynn
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Cermak
New York
Stimson Extends Trip to Germany Berlin Visit
Henry L. Stimson American secretary of state arrived in Berlin for an unofficial friendly visit. He planned to renew acquaintances with Chancellor Brenning and Foreign Minister Curtius and meet other German leaders after returning from the London seven power conference.
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Berlin
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
3Rnening
Curtius
London
J Alternion Ae
Stimson
Asheville Court to Try Luke Lea in Banking Fraud Case
Asheville N C July 25 AP Luke Lea Tennessee newspaper publisher will be tried here Monday in a major fraud case connected to his dealings with Caldwell and Company and a group of five indicted for conspiring to defraud Dental Bank and Trust Company of about 1 800 000. Other defendants include his son Luke Lea Jr B P Charlet and J Charles Bradford. Rogers Caldwell already sentenced in Tennessee. Solicitor Nettles and Judge Johnson with Major McLendon will prosecute.
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Asheville
N. C
AP —Divke Lea
Tennessee
Thain
Tris
Dental Bank and Trust Company
Luke, Jr
B. P. Charlet
Nashville
Ten
Caldwell and Company
Rogers Caldwell
Lea
Nettles
Thomas L. Johnson
Superior Court Bench
L. P. McLendon
Durham
O. Max Cet
Net- 25
Missing Link Quest Planned in Borneo Jungles
An American expedition of thirty scientists will enter remote Borneo to seek a hairy, monkey like race thought to be the long sought missing link in human evolution. The party, led by Dr Harry Carpelan, aims to record the tribe on motion pictures and collect specimens for several U.S. institutions. The voyage, starting soon, also covers Porto Rico, Haiti, Galapagos, Samar, Australia, Java and Sumatra before returning to Los Angeles in 1983.
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New York
Borneo
Sampit
Carl Lambolz
John Nicholson
Harry Carpeian
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Haiti
Galapagos
Samar
Pacific
Islands
Australia
Java
Sumatra
Sian
China
Los Angeles
Carpelan
Russian Imperial Guard
Arctic
Congo
Amazons
Field Museum
Chicago
Amsherst College
Priests Shot to Death in Church in Vera Cruz
In Vera Cruz Mexico two priests named Landa and Rosas were shot dead inside La Dosseina Church by unidentified attackers. A girl attending services was wounded along with a youth who wounded an assailant before being shot. The church was crowded with children as the priests gave religious instruction. One priest died at once, the other after being taken to a private home.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Landa
Rosas
la Dosseina
Gandhi outlines ten commandments for modern conduct
Simla July 25. Mahatma Gandhi, while declining to set universal rules, shares his personal ten commandments guiding his behavior. They include truth, nonviolence, brahmacharya, restraint from intoxicants, earned bread, Swadeshi, equality of all mankind, respect for all faiths, and fearlessness.
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Simla
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Father Dies Before Son Reaches Plane Crash Scene
In Tiffin Ohio on July 25 AP reports Harry Noel Peterson of Iowa sped by three planes from Omaha to reach his dying father Samuel Noel, 7. The final plane landed in a wheat field near the elder Noel’s home, but the father died before the son could arrive.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Harry Noel
Peterson
Iowa
Sy Hell
Omaha
Samuel Noel
Noil
Alfalfa Bill Murray Faces Bridge War in Oklahoma
Durant Oklahoma July 25 Governor W H Alfalfa Bill Murray leads Oklahoma National Guardsmen toward the Red River toll bridge near Denison Durant to confront a federal injunction aimed at blocking a bar Icade. Texas rangers had opened the bridge to traffic and Murray vows to hold the fort despite potential clashes with Judge Colin C Neblett and US authorities.
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Oklahoma National Guardsmen
Oklahoma
Federal District Court
Muskogee
Colin C. Neblett
New Mexico
Charles P. Barrett
Murray
United States
Nf Wasson
Neblett
Red River
Bill
Texas Rangers
Denison-Durant
Texas
Houston
Tex
Judge Neblett
Five Apache Indians Held in Death of Young White Girl
Five Apache youths were detained as investigators seek the killer of Henrietta Schinerler, a 23 year old Columbia anthropology worker slain near the White River Reservation. A coroner's inquest returned a verdict of murder with a sharp instrument as authorities found a threatening letter she had written describing fear of an unidentified Apache man.
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White River Reservation
Atiz
Southwest
Henrietta Schinerler
Columbia University
New York
Cashier Sentenced in Bank False Entries Case
M Douglas Clarke was sentenced by Judge Garland Midgette to three to five years in state prison after a jury convicted him of making false entries while serving as assistant cashier of the Home Savings Bank in Wilmington North Carolina.
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Wilmington
N. G
M. Douglas Clarke
Garland Midgette
Home Savings Bank
Governor of Vera Cruz Is Attacked
Governor Adalberto Tejeda of Vera Cruz was wounded when a youth fired at his car outside the government palace in Jalapa. Tejeda’s companions returned fire, killing the youth despite a plea to capture him alive. Heavy guards were placed at the palace and his home as he received treatment.
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Jalapa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Adalberto Tejeda
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