Mooney Billings Case Witness Admits Coaching
San Francisco July 30 AP The California supreme court heard John MacDonald Baltimore waiter admit he perjured himself at the Mooney Billings Preparedness Day bombing trials. He said he was coached to identify Mooney and Billings as the bombers and tearfully defended his truthfulness while naming former District Attorney Fickert and police Captain Goof as influences. Mooney and Billings, both serving life terms, seek clemency as Billings asks for a pardon recommendation and Mooney files with Governor Young. The bombing occurred July 22, 1916, amid a street railway strike.
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San Francisco
John MacDonald
Baltimore
Mooney-Billings
California Supreme Court
MacDonald
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Steuart
Market Streets
Mooney
Billings
Oneha
C. C. Young
Charles M. Fickert
Charles Goof
San Francisco Police
Mighty dirigible over North Atlantic log of the R-100
The log tracks the R-100 voyage from Cardington England toward Montreal with key positions: Chester England Sayle Isle Mull of Kintyre 205 miles off North Irish coast 473 miles off Ireland and final position about 900 miles west of Ireland near the southern tip of Newfoundland.
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Cardington
England
Montreal
Canada
Douglas
Isle of Man
North Irish
Ireland
Cape Race
Newfoundland
New York City's 1930 population rise announced by census
Washington July 30 AP reports New York City's population at 6,959,195, up 1,339,147 or 23.8 percent after a careful recheck of returns. The figure exceeds the 6,958,792 previously announced by the New York supervisor.
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Washington
New York City
New York
Lowman Studies Russian Appeals Amid Trade Debate
In Ingt on July 30 AP reports Assistant Secretary Lowman faces renewed appeals against the ban on Russian pulpwood imports citing convict labor concerns. Amtorg Trading Corp and U S paper makers and shipping interests protest the order while asking a 90 day postponement to avoid losses to manufacturers stevedores and laborers dependent on the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Lowman
Soviet
Russia
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Weather Fair and Cooler Across Tennessee and Virginia
Tennessee and Virginia forecast call for fair skies and cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. Highs around 100 in the region yesterday, lows near 69, with light rainfall of 0.06 inches reported yesterday. Readings taken daily at 6:30 p m by C L Bunn, US Weather Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Peti
C. L. Bunn
Woman Claims to Be Watkins Wife in Baby Controversy
Chicago July 30 A Philadelphia nightclub entertainer Mrs Anna Van Stan Watkins claims she was married to William Watkins amid the Englewood hospital baby dispute The Watkins camp denies the claim and Barratt O Hara files equity suit to identify John Doe the baby at issue to decide if it is the infant born to Mrs Watkins or the other couple’s child Watkins says he was legally divorced in March 1928 and married to his present wife on June 29 1929 The attorney says the divorce legality can be proved if challenged
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Chicago
Anna van Stan Watkins
Watkins-Bamberger
Watkins
Philadelphia
William Watkins
Englewood Hospital
Cook County
Barratt O'Hara
Equity
John Doe
Watkinses
Charles Bamberger
Circus Fans of America Endorse Elephant Emblem
In Des Moines July 30 AP reports the Circus Fans of America adopted a resolution noting the elephant is the emblem of their group and expressing embarrassment at being mistaken for Republicans. They call politics unworthy of the noble beast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.O.P
Des Moines
Circus Fans of America
Republican Party
Search For Gold Ends In Tragic Cave Explosion
Wilson Nunley, 78, died while exploring a cave on a farm near Lafayette Tennessee. He and farm owner E. P. Garrett went to the cave after a fortune teller said a gold treasure lay inside. Nunley placed a dynamite charge. it failed to discharge. Upon reentering the cave another blast killed him almost instantly. He left four daughters.
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Lafayette
Tenn
Wilson Nunley
Nunley
E. P. Garrett
Garrett
Kingsport Sees Temperatures Dip After 100 Degree Days
Kingsport and surrounding area cooled slightly as temperatures dropped from 101 to 100 degrees. Humidity remained high making the heat oppressive with a forecast for cooler, fair conditions in Tennessee. The low yesterday was 69, one year ago 67, while highs and showers previously teased did not materialize.
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Kingsport
C. L. Bunn
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Drought Hits Southern Crops Across Several States
Drought struck southern fields with reports of sharply reduced harvests in Tennessee Mississippi and Arkansas. The Mississippi delta faced about a 50 percent drop in cotton yield from the dry spell while corn hay and truck crops suffered in other regions. Temperatures cooled slightly with light showers offering little relief to farm sustenance and wealth across the affected districts.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi Delta
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Slaying of Senator Dennis Linked to Thornley Confession
Governor Richards announced W. L. Thornley of Moncks Corner confessed to shooting State Senator E. J. Dennis last Thursday. Thornley said he was hired by a Berkeley County citizen who promised rewards. Six counties' officers raided Berkeley County and arrested three. Glenn D. McKnight, a former prohibition officer, was being sought. W. L. Thornley identified an employer but named person not released.
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Columbia
S. C
Richards
W. L. Thornoley
Moncks Corner
E. J. Dennis
Berkeley County
Thornley
Dennis
Berkeley county men jailed in Dennis slaying case
Columbia South Carolina July 30 three Berkeley county men were lodged in the state penitentiary on information from the alleged slayer of State Senator E J Dennis. A search for Plenn D McKnight, once king of the Hell Hole swamp bootleggers and later a federal agent, continued with over 16 state constables ordered by Governor Richards. Four in jail were Clarence Woodward former Berkeley deputy sheriff Fred Artis and Curtiss Thornley, brother of W.
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Columbia
S. C
Berkeley County
E. J. Dennis
Plenn D. McKnight
Hell Hole Swamp
Berkeley
John G. Richards
Clarence Woodward
Fred Artis
Curtiss Thornley
Political genius of Alice Longworth to influence Illinois race
Washington July 30 AP reports Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Teddy Roosevelt's daughter, will play a behind the scenes role in the Illinois senatorial contest between Ruth Hanna McCormick and J Hamilton Lewis. She may visit Illinois before November and is expected to advise McCormick's camp, signaling Roosevelt influence as the campaign heats up.
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Marguerite Young Washington
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Illinois
Teddy Roosevelt
Ruth Hanna McCormick
J. Hamilton Lewis
Longworth
Jamestown
Rhode Island
Mrs. McCormick
McCormick
Nick
Two Womens Association
Alice
Ruth Hanna
White House
Roosevelts
Nanna
Ohio
Medill McCormick
Congress
Senator McCormick
Gore Wrightsman Race for Senate in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City July 30 AP Gore blind former senator back after ten years and Charles J. Wrightsman Tulsa oilman lead Democratic senatorial race as results show a runoff likely August 12. Murray leading for governor with strong early returns. Cruce and Robertson trail. Republican Fine ahead of rivals.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
T. P. Gore
Charles J. Wrightsman
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Gore
Wrightsman
W. H
Bill) Murray
Bolivia
Murray
Frank Buttram
E. B. Howard
W. B. Fine
Buttram
Howard
M.E. Trapp
Frank Bailey
Tree falls on girl in San Diego park
Miss Dorothy Edwards aged 19 paused beside a palm tree at the City Plaza yesterday when the tree top snapped and fell. She died from the injuries sustained in the accident.
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San Diego
Cal
Dorothy Edwards
City Plaza
R-100 Heads Toward Newfoundland After Fast Atlantic Crossing
London dispatch notes the British dirigible R-100 speeding across the north Atlantic. By noon Greenwich time she had covered about 700 miles from Belle Isle and was en route down the Labrador coast toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Passages reported by multiple liners include the Ausonia sighting the airship at 7 15 am Greenwich time as she traversed mid ocean between Ireland and Newfoundland.
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London
Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Belle Isle
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
North Atlantic
Mont
Cardington
Air Ministry
Ausonia
Irish
Cape Race
New Foundland
Edison Scholarship Test Draws 49 Boys From Across U S
Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone arrived in East Orange to entertain 49 boys from 49 states and DC as they gather for the Edison scholarship examination. Edison will welcome them at a reception and a Glenmont lawn party before a dinner dance.
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East Orange
N. J
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestone
States
District of Columbia
Edison
Edison Laboratories
Glenmont
Llwellyn Park
Thomas A. Jldison
Hubert S. Howe
City and regional revision totals with large percentage gains
Kansas City Missouri shows a revised total of 392 761 with an increase of 68 351 or 21 6 percent. Granite City Illinois revised 24 992 up 10 235 or 69 4 percent. Fostoria Ohio 12 745 up 2 758 or 27 6 percent. New Philadelphia Ohio 12 361 up 1 643 or 15 3 percent. Miami Florida revised 110 514 up 80 943 or 273 7 percent. Orlando Florida revised 27 323 up 12 041 or 194 4 percent.
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Kansas City
Granite City
Ill
Fostoria
New Philadelphia
Miami
Fla
Orlando, Fla
New Jersey Populates At 4 Million Plus Figure
New Jersey's preliminary census count shows a population of 4,002,568, announced by Albert Heinroth the census supervisor for the eleventh district. The figure reflects early census tallies and is subject to final verification and adjustments.
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New Jersey
Asbury Park
N. J
Albert Heinroth
New York City Barge Seized With Liquor In East River
Customs officers seized a dumping barge and two liquor laden trucks valued at 60000 at the Roosevelt Street pier in the East River. Twenty two men were arrested after a hand to hand struggle, with seven aboard the barge and two found nearby. A night chase at Coney Island drew 200000 bathers as a federal patrol boat opened fire.
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New York
Roosevelt Street
East River
City
Coney Island
Hillsboro High School Burned by Lightning in Franklin
Franklin Tenn July 30 lightning struck Hillsboro high school near here burning it to the ground. Murrey Brush 35 of Franklin was knocked unconscious when lightning hit a post in his backyard while he leaned against it. He will recover. Several trees were uprooted.
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Franklin, Tenn
Hillsboro High School
Here
Murrey
Franklin
Gas Blast Kills Three in Fairport Homes
At least three people died and ten were injured as a gas explosion and fire ripped through four family houses in Fairport New York. Workmen digging near a water main disturbance led to the gas leak. An investigation opened. Victims named include Mrs Ethel Cramer 23 Betty Lou Hess 2 and Edna Hess 17 among the deceased.
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Fairport
N. Y
a _ contracting
Sheriff’s
Ethel Cramer
Betty Lou Hess
Edna Hess
Changsha Burns as China Turmoil Deepens
Washington fears safety of Americans as Nanking government appears powerless to cope with the crisis in China. Reports from Peiping say Changsha is in flames with government buildings and foreign property burned except hospitals and the post office. American oil company premises are said to be burned.
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Nanking
Washington
Changsha
Destruction in Changsha as Reds loot and burn foreign property
Shanghai dispatch reports a campaign by Communist forces in Changsha Hunan Province delaying further burning while demanding one million Mexican dollars to spare the city. Looting spread through streets with mobs aided by authorities. Chinese residents faced robbery and violence as vast foreign missions and offices suffered heavy damage including Standard Oil and British consulate sites.
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Shanghai
Changsha
Hunan
Yale College
China
Siang River
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Texas Company
Campaign expense figures filed for Hull and Todd
Nashville AP Todds expenditures total 8225 Hull 6942.11 under state law senate candidates face 10000 limit. Primary filing window 5 to 10 days before campaign. Hull and Todd seek six year term starting March 4 with David Dodson as rival. Governor candidates Horton and Gwinn expected to file within days.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tom Henderson
Democratic Primary Election Commissioners
Cordell Hull
Andrew L. Todd
Todd
Hull
Mr. Todd
United States Senate
David W. Dodson
Henry H. Horton
L. E. Gwinn
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Billings Springs
M’donald
California
D. A
Chester
Montclare
U. S
W. L. Thornley
Senator Dennis
Wilf
Alice Longworth
Wightsman
Senate
Ocean
Peiping
Hull, Todd
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