Wrecks Claim Four Lives In Two Rail Disasters
Frisco train 703 wreck at Smelter switch near Van Buren Arkansas kills engineer Lee Keithley Monette Missouri and fireman William Weeks Fort Smith. bolt pulled, investigation begun. No passengers injured reported. In Yuma Arizona the Argonaut no 14 derails after roadbed collapse killing engineer D B Stewart and fireman J W Moser with sixteen injured. Among the injured professor Manuel M Guerrero and Francisco Fris.
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White
van Buren
Ark
Frisco
Smelter
Here
Lee Keithley
Monette
William Weeks
Fort Smith
Glenn Presson
Yuma
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Argonaut
Los Angeles
New Orleans
D. B. Stewart
J. W. Moser
Manuel M. Guerrero
Tijuana
Mexico
Francisco Fris
Calexico
California
Flames Ravage Priest River Valley in North Idaho Fire
Flames rage through the Priest River valley as 18 families escape death amid more than 200 fires in the northwest. 2,500 firefighters battle the blaze while women and children seek shelter in Priest River and Newport residents send food and clothing to evacuees.
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Spokane
Wash
Priest River
Idaho
Odd Fellows Hall
Newport
Movie Stars Elopement Plane Crash Sparks California Divorce
Ina Claire and John Gilbert, famed romance couple, eloped in 1929 and now face divorce after a crash of their union. Claire testified to mental cruelty and temperament clashes while Gilbert did not attend the hearing. The case reveals a final property gesture by Gilbert as the divorce ends his third marriage and Claire's second.
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Los Angeles
Aus
Ina Claire
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Joseph Sproul
Miss Claire
Claire
Las Vegas
Nevada
Sproul
Fanny Holtzmann
New York
Oklahoma Martial Law Shuts 3106 Oil Wells to Boost Prices
Governor Murray orders martial law in Oklahoma to close 3106 oil wells producing 25 barrels daily or more. National guardsmen seized the Oklahoma City field and move toward Seminole area as 7500 workers face unemployment. The edict awaits buyers to set a minimum price, with broader pool impact planned.
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Oklahoma City
William H
Murray
Oklahoma
Charles F. Barrett
Cicero L Murray
Seminole
Bids Opened for Waiting Room at Selman Field
Six bids were opened for the Selman field waiting room project. W. T. Haynes bid 2683 dollars and L. A. Ellis bid 2653 dollars, the two lowest offers. The finance committee will meet after the session to choose the best bid. Other bids ranged from 285? to 3292 dollars.
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Selman Field
W. T. Haynes
L. A. Ellis
Finance Committee
E. J. Howell
Frank Masling
W. H. Blaine
Talley and Russell
Parish Highway Department
Sander Berry
Breard
Berry
S. O. Berry
W. J. Vinson
Two Faulkner deputies wounded in Arkansas peach theft clash
In Faulkner county near Mayflower a gun battle left two sheriff's deputies wounded a man killed and three others wounded after officers tried to arrest a suspect for stealing peaches. The violence erupted as authorities pursued the alleged thief.
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Conway
Ark
Faulkner County
Mayflower
Shafer Held for Employing Outside Labor
C. E. Shafer in charge of bridge construction by Stevens Brothers and Shafer of St. Paul Minnesota was arrested by Sheriff Milton Coverdale and released on $500 bond. The charge alleges employing non qualified voters on the bridge work and a district court trial may follow if no agreement is reached. A protest meeting with 41 local workers preceded the warrant.
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C. E. Shafer
Stevens Brothers
Shafer
St. Paul, Minn
Milton Coverdale
Bob Benson
Mr. Shafer
J. H. Beebe
G. A. Hefley
Court House
David I. Garrett
Debaillon Edges Voorhies In Local Judge Runoff
Unofficial returns show Paul Debaillon winning by 135 votes over Bennett J. Voorhies in the 15th district judgeship runoff. Debaillon carried Lafayette and Acadia parishes while Voorhies carried Vermilion parish.
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Lafayette
Paul Debaillon
Bennett J. Voorhies
Vermilion
Acadia
Debaillon
Voorhies
Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley
A brief mention of Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley notes its presence in a humor or column piece. The text reflects dialect or folk style and hints at a pseudo interview or vignette with playful language. No clear events or figures beyond the author are specified.
Man Hunt After Birmingham Woman Slaying Shocks City
A suspect named Rufus Austin of New Orleans was arrested in Anniston as the shooter who killed Miss Augusta Williams, a Birmingham society girl, and wounded Miss Nell Williams and Miss Jennie Wood after holding them captive for over four hours. Wood is in critical condition with a spine wound. Nell Williams was shot in the arm. The trio were attacked in a wooded area near their homes while attempting to escape.
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A. L. Hodges
Lower South Grand Street
New Zealand
Ki-Ro-Li
Mary
Anniston
Ala
Rufus Austin
New Orleans
Birmingham
Augusta Williams
Nell Williams
Jennie Wood
Miss Wood
Condemned Man Seeks Priest Visit Before Execution
William M. Harper, sentenced to hang August 21 at Winnfield for the December 17 1930 Sikes slaying of Harvey C. Pepper, voiced desire to see Father Vandegaer or another priest. He plans for death preparations, leaves behind a wife and three children ages 15, 10, and 7. His parents were Catholics and he may pursue last rites.
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N. F. Vandegaer
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
William M. Harper
Winnfield
Harvey C. Pepper
Sikes
Father Vandegaer
Harper
Relief plan ready to aid idle railroad workers
Relief program for about 350000 unemployed railroad workers is being prepared by a committee of Railway Labor Executives association and railroad brotherhood chiefs. The plan will be presented in Washington on November 2. A F Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen said his organization will cooperate. David B Robertson of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen warned of perilous prospects and exhausted relief funds forecasting a severe winter.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Railway Labor Executives Association
Railroad Brotherhood
Washington
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Robertson
Cotton Crop of Country Put at 13 893 155 Bales
New Orleans reports Secretary Henry G. Hester of the New Orleans cotton exchange set the 1930 31 U S commercial cotton crop at 13 893 155 bales. The drop from 1929 30 and 1928 29 is concentrated in gulf states with Texas up slightly and Atlantic states up notably. The season’s grade and staple show improvement over last year with regional variations.
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Monroe
Pine Bluff
New Orleans
Henry G. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Hester
Gulf States
Texas
Atlantic States
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Missouri
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Atlantic
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Virginia
Kentucky
Camouflage Huey Rejects Ouster Suit as Saintism
New Orleans August 5 Governor Huey Long dismissed Attorney General Percy Saint’s ouster suit against Orleans voter registrar C S Barnes as pure camouflage. He urged that registration proceed for the primary, asserting books will close before any court ruling and calling the action Saintism.
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New Orleans
Huey Long
Percy Saint
C. S. Barnes
Orleans
Barnes
Daniel Read Anthony Jr Dies in Kansas at 60
Leavenworth Kansas mourns Daniel Read Anthony Jr a 22 year congressman and former appropriations committee head He died at Hilltop near Leavenworth twelve years after editing the Leavenworth Times He was nephew of Susan B Anthony and declined a later bid due to ill health Funeral set for Thursday.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Kansas
Daniel Read Anthony, Jr
Anthony
House Appropriations Committee
Susan B. Anthony
Hilltop
Leavenworth Times
Daniel Read Anthony
Coast Guard bantam champ retains title after win
New London, Aug 5. Young Tauff of Biloxi Mississippi defending bantamweight champion of the United States coast guard defeated Al Rubia of the destroyer Tucker of New London last night to retain the title.
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Southampton
N. Y
Gregory Mangin
Newark
N. J
United States
John Hope Doeg
Meadow Club
New London
Conn
Young Tauff
Biloxi
Miss
United States Coast Guard
al Rubia
Tucker
White and Conner Lead Mississippi Governor Primary
With about half the vote counted in the Democratic primary Hugh White led Mike Conner by roughly 5 000 votes. George T Mitchell and Paul Johnson trailed as late returns showed Bilbo faction ballots sweeping in and Mitchell fighting to avoid last place.
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Ralph
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
White
Mitchell
Johnson
Conner
Mississippi
George T. Mitchell
Paul Johnson
Congress
Hugh White
Columbia
Mike Conner
George T. Mii
Texas Oil Measures Face Test Vote In Austin
A Texas House test vote on oil conservation bills was anticipated as lawmakers resumed debate between the Wagstaff and McGregor proposals. In the Senate the Woodward bill, linked to Wagstaff, was expected to pass, risking a major policy divergence over state control of allowable production.
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Austin
Texas
Ross Sterling
McGregor
Senate
Woodward
House
Local bridge job pledges Louisiana labor for crew
Contractor C. B. Shafer announced that the new Ouachita parish bridge across the Quadiita at Monroe will use only Louisiana labor for the rank and file. Nine specialists from the construction organization will lead specific phases, with about 50 to 60 local workers to be hired once the state highway commission issues the work order. He stressed adherence to state regulations favoring Louisiana labor on state contracts and verified the Ouachita parish police jury supports the plan.
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Louisiana
Quadiita
Monroe
C. B. Shafer
Shafer
State Highway Commission
Ne Mae
State Highway Department
O. K. Allen
Ouachita Parish
John M. Breard
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Hugh Herndon, Jr
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Tokyo
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H. H. Nolan
Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
the Shaws
Russia
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Victoria Station
London
Orleans Cotton Exchange
Huey
Saint
D.R. Anthony, JR
Long
Sunflower State
Tauff
Mike Connor
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