Boat Capsizes Off Chicago. 15 Feared Dead
July 29 Chicago reports a lake river barge named Material Bervice carrying 2500 tons of coal and crew of 22 sank in Lake Michigan after entering choppy waters near Calumet Harbor. Seven rescued. Captain Charles D D Brown and 14 others missing. Survivors rushed to South Chicago hospital. one injured rescuer Elton Washburn aided by lighthouse keepers A H Pierce and Irving Carlson.
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Chicago
Calumet Harbor
Lake Michigan
Charles DD. Brown
Port Haron
Mich
Lockport
Leather Smith-Putnam Navigation Company
Captain Brown
Melvin Tufts
John Melby
Wheelman
Fred Samuelson
Watchman
Elmer Berger
Carl Brown
Sault Ste. Marie
Tony Casity
Jos Oberlin
Cook
Odin Johnson
Elton A. Washburn
Sturgeon Bay
A. H. Pierce
92Nd Street
Irving Carlson
Washburn
Alfred Melby
Italy Likely to Join Five Power Locarno Talks
Paris reports Italy has in principle accepted an invitation to a five power Locarno conference. Premier Mussolini reportedly set two conditions: recognizing Italy's conquest of Ethiopia and limiting Mediterranean defense discussions to the five powers with a new Locarno treaty. The five nations Britain France Germany Italy Belgium are expected to meet in September following a London outline.
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Paris
Italy
Mussolini
Thut
Ethiopia
Great Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
London
Browning replies to rival charges at multiple towns
Gordon Browning, Democratic candidate for governor, defended his TVA record and national service remarks in a Knoxville Sevierville and Maryville tour. Opponent Dossett criticized Browning for lacking TVA support, while Dossett pledged elder support, textbook aid, and tax reforms in speeches at Athens and Knoxville.
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Nashville
Gordon Browning
Maryville
Washington
Browning
Burgin Dossett
K. D. McKellar
Sevierville
Weather showers and cooler across several states
Weather reports indicate seventh thunder showers this afternoon or early tonight in Tennessee followed by generally cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina show fair or cloudy conditions with cooler nights and possible local thundershowers in spots. Yesterday’s high temperatures are noted from the prior 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Eurly
Virginia
Kentucky
South Oartion
Worth Carolina
Indian singer Ishkopi sues for divorce in Los Angeles
Wesley Robertson known as Ishkopi tests marital strain in court accusing Helen Tallehief Robertson of laziness. He claims she slept till noon and forced him to prepare his own meals, highlighting changing roles of Indian women today.
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Los Angeles
Wesley Robertson
Robertson
Ishkopi
Helen Tallehief Robertson
Osage
New Deal Back in Firing Line Attacks Landon
Washington July 29 A heated campaign push opens with six Democratic governors attacking Alf Landon. Gifford Pinchot faults Roosevelt as a poor finisher while governors from Pennsylvania Illinois Rhode Island Oregon Nebraska Iowa and others blast Landon for vagueness, silence on issues and weak policies. Pinchot tours London and pledges Republican support as the piece notes continued debate.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Earle
Pennsylvania
Landon
Horner
Iinois
Green
Rhode Island
Oregon
Martin
Cochran
Nebraska
London
Kansas
Herring
Iowa
Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Gove
Victims Located In Baltimore Ohio Wreck At Clay City
Eight bodies recovered from the disused wreck of a Baltimore and Ohio freight train near Clay City Indiana. Two crew members identified as Wayne Caldwell head brakeman and Robert May student fireman, both of Washington Indiana. Others listed as transients include Fletcher Aerold of Newport News Virginia and L H McNeal of Alexander City Alabama. Split switch blamed by railroad men. engineer Arthur McCool from Washington Indiana said little beyond keeping throttle steady as the train halted. Traffic rerouted during wrecking operations.
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Clay City
Baltimore and Ohio
Wayne Caldwell
Robert May
Washington
Ind
Fletcher ‘Aerold
Newport News
L. H. McNeal
Alexander
Arthur McCool
Contempt fines for papers over king assassination caption
London reporters and film firm fined totaling 2000 pounds for publishing a July 16 caption linking a gun incident with the king's parade. McMahon, a spectator, claimed no intent to harm, while editors faced contempt charges for prejudicing the case before trial.
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London
George Andrew MecMahon
Edward
Constitution Hill
McMahon
Hew
Wehalon
Oldest Priest Father Baker Dies at 95 in Lackawanna NY
Father Baker, a 95 year old priest known as the padrе at the poor, died at his Lackawanna New York home. He was the oldest Catholic priest in the United States.
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Father Baker
Lackawans
N. Y
United States
Aged Benefactor of Needful Dead in Lackawanna
Father Nelson H Baker known as the Padre of the Poor dies at 95 after long illness in Lackawanna at Our Lady of Victory hospital. Born 1841 in Buffalo he founded the Our Lady of Victory institutions including a hospital, orphanage and school. The 60th anniversary of his priestly ordination was celebrated last March 19.
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Lackawanna, N
Father Baker
Lackawanna
United States
Our Lady of Victory Hospital
Wiliam Turner
Buffalo
Niagara University
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Nelson H. Baker
Old Lady of Victory
Explosion in gun housing aboard Marblehead kills two
A breech-block explosion during gunnery practice off Southern California damaged a six inch gun, killed Leo Moranda and Percy Cofer, and injured nine sailors. Survivors described panic as steel fragments sprayed the housing and powder magazines flooded with water to prevent fire.
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San Diego
Calif
Marblehead
California
Leo Steve Moranda
San Francisco
Percy William Cofer
Augusta
John William Overton
West
Orleans St
Jackson
Tenn
Harold Vincent Smallwood
Whitesburg
Colfer
Island Pony Penning Draws Crowds at Chincoteague
Chincoteague Virginia hosts the annual pony penning ahead of the auction on the next day. Wild ponies from Assateague Island cross shallow waters to the mainland as spectators cheer. The event, now nationally known, is driven by the volunteer fire company which has run it for thirteen years.
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Chincoteague
Chincoteague Island
Assateague
Virginian
Howe
Virginia
Power From Norris Dam Reaches Wilson Dam Test
TVA engineers sent test current from Norris Dam to Muscle Shoals and Wilson Dam. First power produced 13,800 horsepower, stepped to 154,000 entering the transmission system. Inauguration date not set. Aluminum Company of America to begin receiving power June 1, 1937.
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Wilson Dam
Schlemmer
Aluminum Company of America
TVA
Tennessee
Marvel
Screen Beauty Fights Custody Amid Immorality Claims
Mary Astor seeks to overturn a court order granting guardian ship of four year old Marylin Thorpe. Dr Franklin Thorpe testified amid sensational claims of coercion and immoral conduct. Lawyers clashed over evidence as the courtroom audience watched a high profile custody battle unfold.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Franklin Thorpe
Marylin Thorpe
Mary
Dr. Thorpe
Parental Protest Over Teacher Refuses to Whip Students
In Wilkes Barre Pa a school board hearing centers on Anthony Manley a one room schoolteacher facing transfer requests amid parental outrage over his discipline philosophy. Parents recount instances of late arrivals blamed on a bull in the road and complain lack of corporal punishment hampers education while Manley defends his methods.
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Wilkes-Barre
Anthony Manley
Leo Urbaski
Mauney
Muniey
Boeing
Thomas Meehan
Rebel Seaplane Sinks Government Sub Off Spanish Coast
A rebel seaplane reportedly sank a government submarine off the Spanish coast as civil war drives new purges. Leftists seized church property, authorities extended dragnets to teachers and prominent women, and Madrid announced fresh coastal gains for government troops while preparations for a broader purge intensified.
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Central
Spanish Coast
San Sebastian
Spain
Barcelona
San Roque
la Linea
Zaragoza
Cordoba
Granada
Sevelle
Bay of Biscay
Iran
Gibraltar
Guadarrama Mountains
Emilio Barrera
trans-Aantic
Julio Ruiz de Aida
Republic
Washington
Quincy
Alicante
Claude G. Gowers
Cayuga
America
Son
Cass Inio Riis de Alda
Letinea
Gibralta
Aarapara
Naih
Granade
Seville
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PROBE
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Virginia Island
Hollywood
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Grimley E. Rector
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Wool Jey
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Cutler
Soil Conservation Service
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James D. Hosisins
University of Tennessee
H. R. Tolley
Agricultural Conservation Program
New Farm
James D. Hoskins
West Tennessee Farmers and Homemakers Institute
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Associated Press
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