Health of Great French Leader Resignatn Cause
Paris reports Premier Raymond Poincaire may resign due to ill health. Cabinet ministers consider two paths with Aristide Briand as potential head either by retaining him as foreign minister and premier or by Briand forming a new cabinet with a core group.
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Paris
W.P
Andre Tardiet
Interior
United Press Tonight
Raymond Poincaire
Tardieu
Aristatle Briand
Poincaire
Briand
Tardieu, Cheron
Forgeot
U.P
Hawaii Volcano Shows Activity at Halemaumau Pit
Halemaumau Pit at Kilauea remains highly active with lava from two fountains overflowing the pit floor. A fiery glow lights the area as a tall smoke column spreads into a crimson canopy. Hundreds watch from the edge as lava fountains reach over 200 feet high and the pit floor rises about 100 feet since yesterday.
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J. Stowell Wright
United Press
Halemaumau
Hawaiian Islands
Halemaumau Pit
Kilauea
Blast in Yuan Su China Destroys Over a Thousand Buildings
Reports from Hong Kong state that an ammunition depot explosion on July 11 devastated much of Yuan Su. Casualties include large numbers of natives with many buildings destroyed while all foreigners survived. Artisans and unions linked to the construction are praised for their roles.
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Hong Kong
U.P
Yuan Su
Boulder Club Grand Opening Marks Las Vegas Growth
The Boulder club at 118 Fremont opens with a $60,000 two story building featuring a 12 foot neon sign, green front, hardwood bar, new tables, ventilation and electrical work by local firms. Owners P J Goumond Clyde Hatch J W Murphy and Walter Watson, formerly of Ely, showcase a fast 35 day construction and will host union headquarters on the second floor.
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Nevada
Boulder
Fremont
Las Vegas
P. J. Goumond
Clyde Hatch
J. W. Murphy
Walter Watson
Ely
Vann Electric Company
Pioneer Painting Company
R. B. Raat
Bruce Brothers Electric
Central Labor Council
R. E. Dodson
Pope Ends Isolation In Vatican At Rome
Pope Pius XI ended the isolation of church heads in the Vatican with a solemn procession through St. Peter's and a blessing from the Pope borne on a dais in the square.
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Vatican
Rome
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peter's
Pope Emerges from Vatican in St Peter's Square
In Vatican City July 26 a crowd of over 200000 gathered in St Peter's square to witness the Pope's emergence from the Vatican. Cab driver Romolo Pilo Russo, 44, fainted before the procession and died later at a hospital. Barricades were removed as the square resumed its normal appearance. The Pope is expected to depart the Vatican soon for a visit to another part of Italy.
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Vatican City
W.P
Vatican
St. Peter's Square
Romolo Pilo Russo
Vatican State
Italy
Al Smith writes at two dollars per word for Post series
Alfred E. Smith, former New York governor and 1928 Democratic nominee, earns two dollars a word for the Saturday Evening Post essays titled Up To Now. The first piece, about 9300 words, nets roughly $18,600, with seven more installments planned.
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al Smith
Saturday Evening Post
New York
U.P
Aiird E. Smith
New York State
Smith
Hoover
Autogyro plane inventor demonstrates near vertical flight
In Southampton England Juan de Cierva presents an autogiro that rises and lands nearly straight up and down at Hamele field near Southampton. Lieutenant Rawson pilots the craft in a stiff breeze reaching 95 miles per hour and hovers then lands with minimal control input. Cierva claims driving an automobile equips one to fly the autogiro.
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Harold Bromley
Tacoma
Wash
Tokyo
Japan
Nevada
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
New York
Mt. Charleston
Las Vegas
Southampton
England
Hamele Field
Here
Juan de Oakland
San Francisco
Cierva
Portland
Sacramento
Los Angeles
O| Cierva
Hollywood
Seattle
Rawson
Arizona Plans Fight On Deadly Fruit Fly
Citrus growers of the Salt River valley asked Governor John C. Phillips to state if funds will be appropriated to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly in Mesa Arizona.
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Arizona
Mesa, Ariz
John C. Phillips
Salt River Valley
This Girl Found More'n Her Share Western Romance
An eastern graduate joined a Las Vegas wedding in the sheriff's office with a cattleman groom from Seligman Arizona. Charles L. Rothwell of Rock Springs Land and Cattle Co. organized the ceremony and bride Isobel Spencer of Minneapolis became Mrs. Rothwell. The event featured arms and handcuffs as props and included post ceremony kisses to Judge P. H. Springer and Sheriff Sam Gay.
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Las Vegas
Sheriff's
Seligman
Arizona
Charles L. Rothwell
Rock Springs Land and Cattle Company
Isobel Spencer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Rothwell
West
P. H. Springer
Sam Gay
Ecuador Quake Devastates Cambillo Area
Reports from Quito say a severe earthquake struck Cambillo causing multiple deaths and widespread destruction. More than 200 feet long and twelve feet deep fissures opened in the earth as homes collapsed and casualties mounted.
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Guayquil
Ecuador
Quito
Cambillo
Flagle
Three Men Injured Battling Piru Canyon Blaze
Firemen and volunteers fought to save Piru canyon watershed and nearby oil wells as 1000 plus acres burned in Santa Barbara forest and Ventura county. Three men were injured by a falling rock, smoke inhalation, and a fall while fighting the blaze with reinforcements from Pasadena arriving to assist.
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Piru
Calif
U.P
Piru Canyon
Santa Barbara National Forest
Ventura County
American Legion
Pasadena
Jose Aranda
Fillmore
Hopper Canyon
Farm Board Opposes Grain Sales Combine Plan
The U S Farm Board in Chicago rejects merging farmers grain marketing groups into a single sales corporation. Officials say the board aims to build farmer owned cooperative marketing structures and expand farmer control under the marketing act as part of a long term agriculture program.
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Chicago
U.P
Federal Farm Board
Carl Williams
British Warship Devonshire Gun Explosion Kills Thirteen
London July 26. A gun exploded on the cruiser HMS Devonshire during firing practice in the eastern Mediterranean. Thirteen Royal Marines and crew died including one captain and eight marines. twelve injured, two seriously, as the ship, a 10 000 ton vessel with 685 aboard, cruised at 32 knots. In Mineola Long Island William Fox, film producer, injured in an auto accident last week, remains in good condition at Nassau hospital with discharge timing undisclosed.
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London
Devonshire
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Royal Marines
Mineola
L. I
U.P
William Fox
Nassau Hospital
Houston Ship Surpasses 211 Hours in Endurance Flight
The St Louis Robin and its crew Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine marked 327 hours aloft, nearing a two week stretch in the air and aiming for 500 hours as they race to set a new endurance record.
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Houston
ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forrest O'Brine
ST .Louis
St Louis
Jackson
Arthur Mutt
Question Mark
Aviation Sireles
Minnesota
Bank held up by five masked bandits in Hooker
Five masked men robbed the First National Bank of Hooker Oklahoma taking about $12,000 in cash. Bank officials had announced that over $1,000,000 was on deposit following strong wheat crop revenue.
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Hooker
Okla
First National Bank
Tentative City Hall Plans in Mayor Hesse Office
Mayor J Fred Hesse speaks on a tentative one story city hall plan by architect A L Worswick for the site of the present county and city jails. The design, Spanish style with archway, places a justice court front and the old jail within the new structure. The layout includes a central public hall a south clerk office and back meeting room with the fire department headquarters at the south end. Plan dimensions about 75 by 50 feet and aims to serve as Las Vegas grows.
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J. Fred Hesse
A. L. Worswick
Hesse
Commissioners
Fire Department
Las Vegas
Eight New Contributions Boost Scout Camp Fund Total
Eight new gifts added to the boy scout camp fund this week led by a $25 donation from the Buick Garage. Davis, jeweler, added $10, while Davisville merchants and several $5 contributors supported the drive, including Al Drew and Tower Market among others.
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Buick
Davis, Jeweler
al Drew
Tower Market
Arrowhead
Evada Market
Boulder
California Forest Fire Under Control
A forest fire north of Alturas, California, finally brought under control after reoccurring last night. The blaze burned for four days causing more than 300000 dollars in damage, consuming about 8000 acres of timber and leveling an entire lumber camp on Crane Creek.
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Alturas
Calif
Here
Crane Creek
Daughter of Bryan Sues for Divorce
Grace Bryan Hargreaves, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan, files for divorce from Richard L. Hargreaves accusing cruelty and incompatibility. A property settlement is in place and she seeks custody of four children. Hargreaves, Beverly Hills bank president, had said they were living apart since last May, calling the trouble temperament related.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Grace Bryan Hargreaves
William Jennings Bryan
Richard L. Hargreaves
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