Alimony Club to Battle Divorces
Chicago reports three men cited for alimony nonpayment seek to form the Alimony Club of America. Articles of incorporation outline aims to push for stricter divorce case scrutiny, constitutional challenges to alimony jail terms, and private domestic arbitration. Executives include Oswald Mackie John Murray and Philip Collins with ongoing legal challenges.
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Chicago
Oswald Mackie
John Murray
Phil'p Collins
Mackie
Reichers and Black Extend Endurance Flight at Roosevelt Field
Louis Reichers and Robert Black, flying a big red monoplane, exceeded 180 airborne hours at Roosevelt Field New York. They held third place in endurance, hovering over Long Island as they began breakfast during a refueling stop. They must surpass 554 hours to match the Hunter brothers of Chicago, with more than 370 hours remaining.
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Roosevelt Field
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Louis Reichers
Robert Black
Long Island
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
Ferguson Leads In Dallas Governor Primary Poll
Mrs Ferguson leads a Dallas field in a primary poll for governor. The survey records voter preferences and positions among candidates with Ferguson holding a notable lead.
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Dallas
Ferguson
Thomas B. Love
Sterling
Mrs. Ferguson
Gas Well Threatens Entire Field in Texas Town
Renugio Texas July 28 A roaring flame from Houston Oil Company wild gasser No 1 Straud drove 200 residents from threatened homes and resisted efforts to extinguish it The well blew out of control at 5468 feet on June 25 and gas possibly numbered in the millions of cubic feet daily Water wells were contaminated after a Christmas tree valve on the casing caused gas to seep underground Beeville residents 32 miles away saw the pillar of flame Two small Houston Oil Company structures burned yesterday while other buildings were moved back to safety All parched frame buildings and derricks remain at risk as steam lines are laid to smother the fire continuous expansion is feared
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Renugio
Tex
Houston Oil Company
Beeville
Race Driver Die at Jungle Park Track Crash
Frank Jenkinson of Lafayette dies when his car leaves the Jungel Park turn in Rockville Indiana yesterday. Ray Meyers of Indianapolis also skidded off course but unharmed. Red Campbell of St Louis crossed in front of the grand stand, crashed through a fence into a tree, suffering only minor injuries.
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Rockville
Ind
Frank Jenkinson
Lafayette
Jungel Park Track
Ray Meyers
Indianapolis
Jenkinson
Red Campbell
St. Louis
Dry Leaders Defend Rights in Prohibition Policy
New York July 28 AP Dry leaders publish a policy declaration defending personal rights under the constitution while aiming to end the liquor traffic. They reject claims that enforcement invades homes or violates the fourth amendment and emphasize prohibition as a fight against intoxicating beverages. Signers include Lenna Lowe Yost Raymond Robins S E Nicholson B C Dinwiddie Oliver W Stewart Bishop W F McDowell Daniel A Poling F Scott McBride Fred B Smith Ella A Boole P H Callahan and Arthur J Barton.
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New York
United States
Lenna Lowe Yost
Raymond Robins
S. E. Nicholson
B. C. Dinwiddie
Oliver W. Stewart
Bishop W. F. McDowell
Daniel A. Poling
F. Scott McBride
Fred B. Smith
Ella A. Boole
P. H. Callahan
Arthur J. Barton
Locomotive Whistle Toots for Hours on Erie Railroad
Chicago July 28 A locomotive whistle on the Erie railroad toot for two hours causing neighbor complaints and fears of an new armistice or boxing arrival. It proved to be a single engine nuisance as the whistle stayed on and discharged steam until exhausted.
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Chicago
Erie Railroad
Weather Rain and Cooler Tennessee and Virginia
Tennessee forecasts fair and warm tonight with partly cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers. Cooler Tuesday afternoon and night. Virginia expects fair warmth with local thundershowers Tuesday and cooler Tuesday night, then considerably cooler Wednesday with light to moderate winds. Readings from 6:30 p.m. show yesterday’s high 90 and low 65.
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Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Showers Bring Brief Relief to Drought Stricken Region
Intermittent showers yesterday and last night started around 6 am and offered temporary relief to a prolonged drought across the Appalachian section. Kingsport recorded 0.38 inches with a additional shower late at night aiding crops and pastures as forecasts call for more rain tonight and Tuesday across West Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tennessee and North Carolina.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Arkansas
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Kingsport
United States Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Tragic Fall From Window Ends Child's Life
A three year old, Elizabeth Gratzke, died after rocking in a chair near a third floor window. Her mother watched from another room as the chair slid toward the opening. The screen was knocked loose and the child fell to the sidewalk below.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Gratzke
Baby Tangle Bounces From Law To Medicos To Church
Chicago July 28 AP The Watkins Bamberger baby dispute shifts through courts hospitals and clergy as the infant now lies in a church bassinet baptized as George Edward Bamberger. Watkins believe the child is theirs seek habeas corpus to return the baby and damages from Englewood Hospital while Bambergers insist the infant is theirs and claim settlement. Both sides discuss re baptism and stake in the baby's identity amid expert opinions on maternal recognition.
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Chicago
Watkins - Bamberger
Department of Health
Charles Bambergers
George Edward Bamberger
Church of Our Lady of Solace
William Watkins
Watkins
Barratt O’hara
Englewood Hospital
Bamberger and Watkins
Bamberger
Wage Earners Press General Embargo on Soviet Goods
The Wage Earners Protective Conference led by Matthew Woll seeks a general embargo on Soviet trade starting 1932 to ban goods from convict and forced labor. They urge immediate exclusion of Soviet lumber and anthracite to combat dumping, citing the USSR system as based on forced labor and appealing to AFL unions.
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Russia
U. S
New York
America
Woll
Soviet Russia
American Federation of Labor
Reed
Pennsylvania
Mellon
Treasury
Widow Sure Of Doyle's Return
London reports Lady Conan Doyle widow of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle claims the author communicates from beyond via a psychic photograph. The image superimposes Sir Arthur over Reverend Tweedale a Yorkshire vicar who sat for the shot. A sealed envelope message supposedly from Sir Arthur awaits opening only on his instructions.
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London
Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur
The
Daily Herald
Charles L. Tweedale
Weston
Yorkshire
Tweedale
Lady Doyle
Peter Powell
Chester
Spirit Guide
Sir Arthur
Lady Conan Doyle
Heiress Gytha Stourton Presses Washington Marriage Request
Miss Gytha Stourton heiress of a historic English family travels to Washington to secure parental consent for a marriage to Fiorvanti Del’Agnese, former Italian butler at the British embassy. She is Sir Esme Howard's cousin and acted as Lady Howard’s social secretary, though her match faces disapproval.
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Gytha Stourton
England
Fiorvanti Del’Agnese
Washington
Miss Stourton
Sir Esme Howard
Lady Howard
Air Derby Racers Rest Until Wednesday
A dozen pilots, survivors of the All-American Air Derby, rest in Los Angeles after about 4,000 miles of a U.S. tour begun in Detroit. The derby resumes Wednesday with jumps to Ogden, Omaha, Chicago, and Detroit. approx $50,000 in prizes awaits winners. Lee Gehlbach led the field, ahead of J. R. Weddell after Stub Quinby withdrew due to a forced landing in Douglas, Arizona.
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Los Angeles
United States
Detroit
Ogden
Omaha
Chicago
Lee Gehlbach
Metropolitan
J. R. Weddell
New Orleans
Stub Quinby
Moline
Quinby
Douglas
Ariz
Little Rock Ark
Lowell Bay
Domino Effect of Italian Earthquake Reshapes Towns
The quake last week will rework Italy map with rebuilt towns like Melfi moved to safer river valleys. King Victor Emmanuel visits hospitals in devastated regions and donates 100000 lire for relief as 2143 dead and 4551 injured are reported. rebuilding begins across four provinces while services resume and fear of further shocks recedes.
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Italy
Melfi
Victor Emmanuel
Villanova
Benevento
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