Two Sides of War and Prohibition Showdown Echoed
The anniversary of the Versailles treaty stirs a debate on who started World War I and a hope to forget, while German papers mark a Day of Mourning. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his killer are reassessed as heroes by some Jugoslavs amidst distant memory. The eighteenth amendment faces a showdown as enforcement wanes and officials poised for change.
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Germany
Berlin
Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Jugo-Slavia
Soviet Ultimatum to China Dominates News in July
Russia's three day ultimatum to China over the Manchuria Eastern Railway dominates coverage as crowds in the Soviet Union express readiness to defend the proletariat fatherland. Parades rain or shine denounce Chinese imperialists while questions rise about potential war and the ultimatum deadline.
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Moscow
U.P
Russia
Soviet Union
Nanking
China
Manchuria
Far East Republic
Russias
Red Army
Eee
Cyclone Impacts Michigan Village. Boy Scouts Safely Sleep Through Storm
A cyclone swept through southern Michigan causing damage in a small village where thirteen wagons were wrecked. A group of Boy Scouts at a central camp were alerted by an outaged telephone network and checked on. They slept through the storm and only realized it had occurred when they rose for exercises.
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Michigan
See Geé Seeks Details on Jackson Menagerie Report
A brief note requests information on the menagerie at Jackson. It seeks names and activities of the animals and any related events or sightings connected to Jackson.
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Geé
Jackson
Bowler Crew Stranded at Port Burwell Labrador
The Antin Bowler amphibian wrecked by ice will try a Chicago to Berlin route in stages, but exit from Port Burwell delays loom as no local ship is available. The Beothue may be diverted to recover three stranded Americans Parker D. Cramer Bob Gast and Robert Wood.
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Ottawa
Antin Bowler
Chicago
Berlin
Port Burwell
Laborador
Beothue
Arctic
Parker D. Cramer
Bob Gast
Robert Wood
Cigaret tax 10 to be submitted as referendum
Michigan Attorney General Wilber M. Brucker ruled the state cigaret tax must be put to a referendum at the November 1930 election. The opinion delays the two cent per pack levy set to begin August 29 and supports petitions with over 90 000 names.
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Lansing
U.P
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Charles Rubiner
Secretary of State
State Supreme Court
Clara Retan
Detroit
Tobacco Men
High Tribunal
Former Pupils Hold Wright School Reunion at Alma Park
Over sixty alumni and teachers of Wright school in Pine River township gathered at Wright Park Alma Sunday for the sixth annual reunion. A pot-luck dinner followed a short business meeting. officers elected were C. F. Johnson president Mac Kyes vice president Myrtle Plowman secretary and Carl Lanshaw treasurer.
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Wright School
Pine River Township
Wright Park
Alma
C. F. Johnson
Mac Kyes
Myrtle Plowman
Carl Lanshaw
Wright’s Park
Japanese Girls Education Reform Debated in Tokyo Conference
Representatives from public and private girls schools across the empire discussed reforms to the education system for Japanese girls at a three day conference in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
U.P
Empire
Wheat Crop Presses Farm Board as Agency Opens
Washington July 16 U P The federal farm board moves to address the rising wheat surplus with the eighth member to be selected. A mid July crop forecast suggests a world crop 325 million bushels below last year, likely lifting U S wheat prices despite a large carry over stock in the United States.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Farm, Board
Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Kansas City
Trail of Left Handed Ax Wielding Suspect In Slayer Case
Detroit police pursue a large footed lefthanded ax wielder as the likely killer of Benny Evangelist the faith healer his wife and four children in a July 3 slaying. Inspector Frahm and the homicide squad aided by four members of the black hand squad say clues are being pursued but no arrest date is given. Lieutenant Royal Baker hints the suspect may be hidden among Italian residents.
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Detroit
Benny Evangelist
Fred Frahm
Homicide Squad
Frahm
Black Hand Squad
Resi
Royal Baker
Censor’s Bureau
Supreme Court Justice Grant Fellows Dies Suddenly
Supreme Court Justice Grant Fellows died at noon in Sparrow hospital after a brief illness and exposure while golfing in the rain. Born April 18, 1865, in Lenawee county, he served as attorney general and chief justice, one of the oldest and most able jurists on the Michigan bench. Governor Greene and Attorney General Brucker recalled his vigorous tenure and valued friendship.
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Lansing
U.P
Supreme Court
Grant Fellows
Sparrow Hospital
Justice Fellows
Lenawee County
Hudson Township
Hudson
State Board of Law Examiners
Brucker
Gov. Greene
Kalamazoo
Revolver Passed Through Several Hands In Bedford Office
Sheriff John Tyree would use a 17 year old revolver if needed. It was brought for the office by William Sitler who began his term as sheriff in 1912. A. J. Lee then bought it from Sitler and it moved through William Owen and Harry Gordon to Tyree. It has never been used to kill.
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Bedford
Ind
John Tyree
William Sitler
Sherif
A. J. Lee
Sitler
William Owen
Harry Gordon
Tyree
Two More Planes Take Off to Break Record
Houston Texas July 16 Loomis and Glass departed in the monoplane Houston Billion Dollar City aiming to reclaim the world endurance refueling flight record for Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Glenn L. Loomis
Joe Glass
Mills Field officials attempt world refueling endurance flight
Bartlett Stephens acting superintendent of Mills Field and pilot Fred McKinley departed from San Francisco Municipal Airport at 10 14 a m to break the world refueling endurance flight record.
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San Francisco
U.P
Bartlett Stephens
Mills Field
Fred Mkinley
Filipinos Seek Freedom from United States in Senate Hearing
Philippine representative Manuel Roxas urged a plebiscite on independence before the U.S. Senate finance committee in Washington after Senator Smoot questioned Filipino demands. Roxas argued 90 percent would favor independence, saying freedom is essential for Filipinos to shape their own destiny.
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Washington
Manuel Roxas
Philippine House of Representatives
Senate Finance Committee
Smoothead
Congress
Philippines
Hit and Run Driver Strikes Leaton Man
Amos Silas a local farmer was seriously injured by a hit and run autoist just north of Leaton early Sunday morning. He lay unconscious on the road until passing drivers discovered him and county officials were alerted before he was taken to Mt Pleasant hospital. Residents report a fast moving unlit car seen in the area at the time.
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Leaton
Amos Silas
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan tops in playgrounds and recreation facilities
Michigan hosts 337 directed playgrounds the seventh highest national total and 977 recreation leaders in 1928. Seventeen municipal golf courses tie for third as 62 pools and 267 tennis courts supplement public sport facilities amid rising leisure time and health focus.
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Detroit
U.P
Michigan
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Ohio
Illinois
New York
Albion
Ann Arbor
Battle Creek
Bay City
Bessemer
Birmingham
Gaspian
Coldwater
Ferndale
Flint
Fordson
Grand Rauids
Greenville
Grosse Pointe
Hamtramck
Harbor Beach
Highland Park
Holland
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Ludington
Manistee
Monroe
Mount Clemens
Muskegon
Muskegon Heights
Niles
Pontiac
River Rouge
Royal Oak
Saginaw
St. Joseph
Sturgis
Wyandotte
Ypsilanti
Association
King George Resting Easy After Third Operation
Buckingham Palace officials report King George in satisfactory condition amid recuperation from his third operation since winter illness. Bulletin notes good general and local status overnight, signed by Hewett Rigby Trotter and Dawson.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Hewett
Rigby
Trotter
Dawson
Smith Pleads Conservation in Development
State geologist R A Smith urged cautious oil field management at a Central State Teachers College lecture. He warned Muskegon overdrilling risks and stressed conserving natural gas to sustain oil flows in Mt Pleasant, while advising careful lease vetting amid a growing but fragile Michigan oil industry.
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R. A. Smith
Central State Teachers College
Muskegon
Smith
Mt. Pleasant
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