Bombing suspects in Kentucky mine attack arrested
James Harvey of Providence and Harvey Davis of Clay were seized on charges of banding and confederating in the Webster county mine bombing. Davis arrested on return from Murphysboro. warrants also issued for two other miners while Noble Harris remains at large.
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Dixon
James Harvey
Providence
Harvey Davis
Clay
Webster County
Davis
C. L. Walker
Murphysboro
Ill
Harvey
Walker
Ilinois
Noble Harris
Paul Montgomery
Essell Grant
Ewing Riley
Montgomery
Grant
Riley
Liberty
Illinois
James Malone
Duquoin
Malone
Act of Congress
Department of Commerce
Charles L. Porter
United States Commiss
Foreign trade hits nine year low in July totals
Washington figures show July exports at 269 million dollars and imports at 219 million, both down over 30 percent from July last year. The Commerce Department reported the drop as the nation endured its lowest foreign trade levels in almost a decade.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Martial Law Declared in Peshawar Under Siege by Tribesmen
Martial law was proclaimed in Peshawar and surrounding districts after two weeks of Afridi tribal attacks. The commmunique said about 1,200 raiders operate in gangs of 50 to 100, moving through ravines and villages. Military action continues but is hampered by crops and shelter provided by nearby villages. Gandhi and Congress prisoners in Yerada jail issued a letter explaining their position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
India
Peshawar
Foreign and Political Department
Safes Yield Clues in Moran-Aiello Case
Two safety deposit boxes rented under aliases Jack Saleto and Ike Ginsberg held papers, gold coins, and diamonds linked to Jack Zuta and the Moran Aiello syndicate. Investigators refused full disclosure to avoid hindering the probe as authorities weigh the significance of the contents and the case’s broad gangland reach.
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Chicago
Jack Zuta
Moran-Aiello Vice and Liquor
Zuta
Cook County
Patrick Roche
State’s Attorney
Capitol Deposit
American Bond and Mortgage Company
Jack Saleto
Ike Ginsberg
Kentucky
Delafield
Wis
Ginsberg
Roche
John A. Swanson
Charles F. Rathburn
Jake Lingle
Swanson
St. Paul
Minn
Mike Rusick
Kansas City
Rusick
Joe Hagen
Frank Coleman
Sally Weisman
Minneapolis
Coleman
Harry Silverman
Sammy Stein
Wildwood
White Bear Lake
Middle West
Rockford
Ill
Detroit
Trainmen Killed When Train Hits Cow on Track
In Chappells South Carolina a Southern Railway engine struck a cow late last night. Engineer James G. Price and fireman Jeff E. Holland both from Columbia South Carolina are believed to have been killed as the engine left the rails and overturned. Two coaches and a pullman car followed the engine but did not overturn. Wrecking crews worked to extricate the bodies.
Entombed Miners Feared Dead After Blakeburn Mine Blast
In Princeton British Columbia on Aug 15 AP reports 36 miners trapped since Wednesday at Blakeburn mine. Rescue efforts continued despite poisonous gas and a broken fan as two hoistmen died and one man was rescued alive. Tunnels were blocked with debris 2,900 feet in.
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Princeton
B. C
Blakeburn
Coalmont
Albert Cole
Clifford Smith
Library seeks Muscatine Jour nal Semi-Centennial copy
P. M. Musser Public Library requests copies of the 1890 Semi Centennial Muscatine Journal written largely by John Mahin. The library, last using it in 1911 for county history, will pay well for one or two copies and asks callers to contact the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Musser Public Library
Muscatine County
Richman
Baby Girl Drowns In Barrel Water Hauled Home
Huntington West Virginia August 15 AP Little Mabel Romine one year old drowned last night in a barrel of water hauled miles to their home as wells and streams dried up. The child crept near the edge and toppled into the water near a porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Mabel Romine
Hurley Grants Chicago's Plea for Water Diversion
Secretary Hurley approved an increased diversion of water from Lake Michigan through the Chicago river to assist Chicago's sewage disposal amid drought. The move, sought by Illinois Governor Emmerson, raises the river flow during drought and reduces it afterward to stay within Supreme Court limits.
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Chicago River
Lake
Washington
Hurley
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Emmerson
Illinois
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Midwest
To Keep Right on Working Even if He Gets Million
Samuel Cocks a 34 year old house painter in New York says a Montana inherited estate of about a million dollars from his Sioux uncle Black Foot will not stop his work. He will keep painting and may travel for expenses before any wealth arrives.
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New York
Samuel Cocks
Montana
Butte
Black Foot
Triple Killer Executed At Arkansas Prison
W H Bill Howell 64, a triple slayer, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary in Little Rock at 7 05 a m. after a long legal fight. He went to his death calmly as officials pronounced him dead four minutes after the electric chair was set in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
W H
Bill) Howell
State Penitentiary
Howell
Gotham Tong’s Hire Gunmen Prompts Chinatown Slaying Plot
In New York a hoard of detectives busted a murder-for-hire scheme tied to four On Leong tongmen. Two white youths, protected by police, reported a Filipino sponsor offering $500 per Chinese victim. Arrests followed at a Twenty sixth Street laundry with weapons and gear seized.
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New York
Rosenberg
Bryant Park
Lamberto Bullaran
Twenty-sixth Street
Bullaran
Sie
John Wong
Stanley
George Chu
Boy Scout Recounts Hoover Meeting At Old Newberg Site
William Meier a 12 year old Portland Boy Scout described a meeting with President Hoover in Newberg Oregon his boyhood home He said Hoover asked about the town and he replied the old swimming hole is still there and things are going along in pretty good shape
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Portland
Ore
William Meier
Hoover
Newberg
William
Young Meier
Weather Roundup Iowa Illinois and St Louis Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday for Iowa with possible showers in extreme west. Illinois mostly fair tonight with Saturday increasing clouds. Temperature changes are slight. St Paul 18 fall 0.1, La Crosse 0.1 fall 0.1, Dubuque 2.3 stand, Davenport 1.9 fall 0.1, Keokuk 0.3 stand, St Louis 2.2 rise 0.1.
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Iowa
Ilinois
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
St. Louis
Drought Relief Efforts Expand Across States
Drought relief moves accelerate as showers bring some moisture yet many states face severe conditions. Governors and federal officials outline a cross state and county network to aid farm families, preserve livestock, and coordinate credit, with Red Cross and railroad support to extend aid beyond state resources.
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Washington
Drouth
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Maryland
Virginia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Missouri
Montana
Ritchie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hyde
Weaver
Nebraska
Leslie
Indiana
Hammill
Iowa
Hoover
Red Cross
Department of Agriculture
Farm and Farm Loan Boards
American Railway Association
Public Health Service
Hoover’s absence echoed in Yosemite Valley letter
A personal travel note from Yosemite Calif dated Aug 15 where the writer jokes about Mr Hoover missing national parks and mocks U S political figures while praising American scenery and urging Europe travel be postponed to see U S landmarks. The fish supposedly regret Hoover’s absence.
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Yosemite
Calif
Hoover
Herbert
Cal
Ford
Lindbergh
New York
Chrysler
al Smith
Europe
Mr. Hoover
Birth control approval moves at Lambeth Conference
London August 15 AP The Lambeth conference of Anglican bishops defended birth control for cases of clearly felt moral obligation to limit or avoid parenthood, condemning selfish motives. It condemned divorce and urged marriage rites not to be celebrated if a former partner is living. An encyclical notes laxity and decline in home life threaten belief in God among nominal Christians.
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London
Lambeth Conference of Bishops
Anglican Church
Widow claims body of slain robber in Sioux City
The body of Rudolph Oakley, killed by a local policeman after robbing a grocery, was claimed by his widow Mrs. Oakley. She arrived from Ponca Nebraska, staying with her brother-in-law Harry Bolton of Ponca. She said she and Oakley had separated.
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Sioux City
Rudolph Oakley
California Supreme Court Hears Billings Pardon Plea Behind Bars
At Folsom Prison Warren K Billings and accomplice Thomas J Mooney confronted a five hour hearing on pardons for the San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing. Billings admitted work sabotage and dynamite transport claims while denying knowledge of the bombing that killed 10 and injured 40. The court's recommendations will guide Governor Young on possible pardons. they previously refused paroles.
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Folsom
Calif
Supreme Court
Warren K. A
San Francisco
Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
Edgar Hurley
Oakland
Sacramento
San Fran
Young
Mooney and Billings
Jackson and O Brine Extend World Flight Toward 1000 Hours
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine continued their endurance flight in the Greater St. Louis monoplane at Lambert-St. Louis field reaching 604 hours as they targeted a 1000 hour mark. Their manager discussed fair tours and potential showroom offers while sponsors paid per hour beyond a threshold. Roosevelt Field prepared Landgren’s single motor monoplane for a world flight from Old Orchard Beach awaiting favorable weather.
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St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest
Forest O
Jackson
William H. Pickens
Atre
Pickens
Illinois
Iowa
Aesia
Landgreno
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Ted Landgren
Hollywood
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard
Roger Q. Williams
Union Pacific Faces Bus Complaint Trial Order
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected dismissal of a formal complaint filed by Pickwick-Gre against Union Pacific. The commission ordered the case set for trial this fall. The Union Pacific owns the Interstate Transit line, a Pickwick-Gre bus combination seeking favorable rates for interline service.
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Greyhound Bus Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Interstate Transit Line
Pickwick
Canmmnaine Tena Interstate Commerce
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Jeanne Aubert
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Col
Nelson Morris
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Publishers Syndicate
Gotham Tongs
On Leong
Boy Scout
States
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California
O'Brine
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
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