Bear Faction Riding High In Mixed Stock Market Start
Bear traders showed confidence as prices fell across many leading issues on Monday. Turnover remained duxed by professional floor activity while rumors of bullish calls proved unfounded and commodity weakness kept pressure on cotton and wheat markets.
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New York
Radio
American Telephone
DuPont
Air Reduction
Eastman
Northern Pacific
Westinghouse
Radio Preferred
Byers
Baltimore
Ohio
Columbia Graphophone
Thornburg To Head Drouth Relief Body
Washington reports rains ease drought as Hoover reviews relief options. Byrd of Virginia proposes using 75 million bushels of grain held by the stabilization board as livestock feed and to support prices, while Red Cross notes few inquiries for aid. Farm leaders meet in Hartford to discuss Connecticut relief amid crop damage and prior storms.
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Washington
White House
Weather Bureau Today
Hoover
Virginia
Drouth
Hyde
Legge
Farm Board
Byrd
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
Harry F. Byrd
Dreuth Relief Committee
Grain Stabilization Corporation
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Grain Stabilization Board
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Probate notes name executors and counsel
The will of Nellie Aumiller Fa hey was admitted to probate with William D. Fishburn named as executor and attorneys Fishburn and Fishburn. Frank Drake is named executor of the will of Effie Noble admitted to probate with Drake and Wilson as attorneys.
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Nellie Aumiller Fahey
William D. Fishburn
Fishburn and
Fishburn
Frank Drake
Effie Noble
Drake and Wilson
Campaign map shows party primaries across states
The piece lists upcoming primaries across Michigan Georgia South Carolina Massachusetts with dates from Sept 9 to Sept 16. It notes candidates Couzens Osborne Harris Slaten Blease Byrnes and a Massachusetts party nominating race. It also covers Lenna Lowe Yost resigning as Washington representative of the WCTU and taking a Republican women’s leadership post.
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Michigan
Couzens
Chase Osborne
Harris
John M. Slaten
Georgia
South Carolina
Blease
James Byrnes
Massachusetts
Ella Alexander Boole
Dr. Fess
Blue Sox Shift Series to Islander Park at Davenport
Davenport Iowa reports the Blue Sox will move the Davenport Dubuque Mississippi Valley league series to Rock Island park at night after the fairgrounds diamond was badly damaged. In Moline Illinois a one inning and one third doubleheader is planned between the Plows and Waterloo Hawks with an abbreviated protest from July 7 and a follow up regular night game.
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Davenport
Dubuque
Rock Island Park
Fair Grounds
Moline
Ill
Molinefield
Waterloo Hawks
Waterloo
Tribute to a Cedar Rapids songwriter and church events
Jan 1 program opened with prayer. Cedar Rapids poet Jay C. Sigmund read Faith of the Singer. Mrs. Mary Fisher apologized to Dr. Pitts. Rev. J Merle Stevens of Wisconsin Rapids spoke Until I Went Into the Sanctuary urging a larger religious sphere. Seven weddings were held at the Little Brown church Saturday and three Sunday. NBC aired the song from New York yesterday. A 530 story hospital was announced for Chicago.
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Jay C. Sigmund
Cedar Rapids
Mary Fisher
Pitts
Merle Stevens
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Little Brown
National Broadcasting Company
New York
Relocation of Road Approved in Montpelier Township
County engineer F P G Halbfass announces approval of the Montpelier township route relocation for a county trunk road. Landowners donated land, boosting public spirit as construction is to begin soon to straighten curves and reduce snow drifts, part of a 20 mile addition approved by the state highway commission.
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Montpelier Township
F. P. G. Halbfass
Halbfass
State Highway Commission
Cubs Get Kelly From Millers to Play First Base
Minneapolis Aug 18 AP George Kelly was sent to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Malcolm Moss and another player to be named later. Nick Cul lop will take Kellys first base spot after he tied the association home run record Sunday. Moss reports to the Millers tomorrow.
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Minneapolis
Long George Kelly
Chicago Cubs
Malcolm Moss
Mike Kelley
Nick Cullop
Kelly
Moss
Millers
Fliers Land After Flight With Profits and Plans
The pilots recount a successful flight costing about $1,000 weekly excluding aircraft costs. They earned $8,500 so far with contracts worth $30,500 more, totaling $39,000 to be split with Pickens. They expect further state fair engagements in Missouri Iowa Ohio and Indiana. O Brine noted wobbly legs, Jackson felt not very tired, both reported clear hearing and little weight change.
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Pickens
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana State
O’brine
Jackson
Gas Line Break Forces City of Wichita Landing
Wichita pilots Charles Lander and R. O. Rudd were forced to make a precautionary landing after an in-flight gas line leak on the endurance plane City of Wichita. They expect to resume flight after repairs, with takeoff planned for tomorrow.
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Wichita
Kas
City of
Charles Lander
R. O. Rudd
English Tennis Leader Beaten by Coggeshall
Harris Coggeshall of Des Moines defeated A. Godfree in the opening round of the Newport casino invitation tennis tournament, winning 6-3 6-3 to upset the British five man team leader.
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Newport
R. I
Harris Coggeshall
Des Moines
A. Godfree
Godfree
Coggeshall
Crack Fliers of World to Compete at Chicago Races
Six women fliers from Long Beach start the Pacific derby leg traveling from San Diego to Calexico and then Phoenix as part of the national air races in Chicago. Gladys O'Donnell leads the group with a 32 minute 51 second San Diego leg. The event includes a $22,000 women's Derby and other prize money reaching over $100,000 with the Thompson trophy race open to all aircraft.
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San Diego
Calif
Long Beach
Chicago
Calexico
Phoenix
Arizona
Gladys O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Curtiss Glenview
America
England
France
Italy
Germany
Ariz
Imperial Valley
Eigen
Glenview Monay
John Livingston
Aurora
Ill
W. G. Moore
Kansas City
Brownsville
Tex
County Board Approves 1931 Budget and Road Bond Sale
The county supervisors met at the courthouse to approve a 1931 budget calling for $434,713 in expenditures. No objectors appeared and the budget was approved as originally passed. The same afternoon the board sold a $400,000 primary road bond issue to George M Bechtel Co Davenport at a premium of $2,651 and 4 12 percent interest.
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County Board of Supervisors
Court House
George M. Bechtel Company
Davenport
Memorial Erected to Virginia Dare in Roanoke
A gateway memorial dedicated at Manteo North Carolina honors Virginia Dare the first English child born in the new world. The gateway stands on the Roanoke Island site chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh and marks 343 years since her birth in 1587.
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Manteo
N. C
Virginia Dare
New World
Sir Walter Raleigh
Roanoke Island
England
United States
Sir Walter
Nationalists claim victory in northern China conflict
Reports from Nanking say the nationalist forces recaptured Tsinan the Shantung capital and pushed Kuominchun rebels toward Henan and Shansi. Officials foresee a regional collapse enabling Nanking to dictate peace terms as rebels retreat toward southern Shansi.
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Nanking
China
Tsinan
Shantung Province
Henan Province
Tsiwan
Shantung
Haichow-Tungkwan
Kuominchun
People's Army
Henan
Feng
Lanfeng
Shansi
Yellow River
Hawkeye club to present Jesus the Christ at First Baptist
Hawkeye club members who tour county churches with fine arts programs will present Jesus the Christ at the First Baptist Church Sunday evening replacing the union preaching meeting. A large audience attended Sunday's West Liberty Presbyterian church program with West Liberty and Atalissa communities involved.
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Hawkeye Club
First Baptist Church
Union
West Liberty Presbyterian Church
West Liberty
Atalissa
Three Die As Auto Burns After Collision With Tree
Veedersburg Indiana August 18 AP three youths perished when an auto struck a tree along a highway four miles south of town and caught fire. The victims were Julia Eckhart 19 Buck Creek Opal Heinlach 19 Frankfort and Blaze Metzger of Lafayette. Truman Cline Camden was severely burned.
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Veedersburg
Ind
Here
Julia Eckhart
Buck Creek
Opal Heinlach
Frankfort
Blaze Metzger
la Fayette
Truman Cline
Camden
League Founder Celebrates His Golden Wedding
In Little Point Sable Michigan an Aug 18 service honored Rev Dr Howard Hyde Russell founder of the Anti-Saloon League and his wife Mrs Lillian Davis Russell on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Church leaders Melbourne Boynton and F Scott McBride led the observance noting Russell's Corning Ohio era and Oberlin origin.
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Little Point Sable
Mich
Iowa
Point Sable
Howard Hyde Russell
Anti-Saloon League
Corning
Russell
Lillian Davis
Melbourne P. Boynton
Chicago
F. Scott McBride
Washington
Crowned Hermann Crowning Delay Alters Romanian Throne Plans
Carol of Romania postpones his October coronation to spring 1931 amid uncertain reconciliation with Queen Helen. Announcement notes personal, political, and economic factors behind the setback and confirms a Greek Catholic ceremonial plan rather than Rome's rite. Helen to depart on a long journey as rumors swirl.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Helen
Paris
Mme. Lupescu
One Man Killed and Seven Injured in Auto Accidents
Waterloo Iowa August 18 AP Clifford Heck 18 was killed and seven others injured in weekend auto accidents near Waterloo. Heck broke his neck when his car hit a delivery truck driven by Harry Kaler Sioux City four miles west of Parkersburg. Genevieve Jensen Iowa Falls riding with Heck was bruised in the crash.
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Waterloo
Clifford Heck
Heck
Harry Kaler
Sioux City
Parkersburg
Genevieve Jensen
Iowa Falls
Tong Members Jailed After Pool Room Shootout
Three On Leong tong members were jailed in New York on felonious assault and pistol possession charges following a pool room shooting at Hoy Kee's. Four Hip Sing members were wounded as about 30 patrons fled the crossfire during the melee.
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New York
On Leong Tong
Hip Sing
Hoy Kee
Tennis Meeting Tuesday Planned for Muscatine Players
Muscatine Tennis Association and city players will meet at the Y M C A Tuesday at 7 30 p m to finalize arrangements for the upcoming city tennis tournament with association officials and Ben Gallaher in charge.
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Muscatine Tennis Association
Tennis Association
Ben Gallaher
Hoover to Confer With MacNider on Waterway Talks
President Hoover will review St Lawrence waterway negotiations with new Canadian minister Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa before he leaves post. MacNider travels to Washington from Mason City as Ottawa stance and Hoover position on the long running diplomatic exchanges aim to resume talks.
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Washington
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Waterway
Hoover
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
MacNider
Ottawa
St. Lawrence
Mr. Hoover
Thirty-Two Drown as Ferryboat Capsizes at Calcutta
Calcutta Aug 18 AP Thirty-two jute mill workers drowned and 22 rescued when a ferry crossing the Hugli river capsized in a strong tidal current. The launch crew rescued the survivors and ferried them to shore. The disaster occurred during a routine river crossing near the western arm of the Ganges.
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Calcutta
India
Hugli River
Ganges
Wild Gas Gusher Shuts In After 25 Hours In Oklahoma City
A gusher in the C C Julian No 2 Houser well in south Oklahoma City ran wild for about 25 hours endangering homes and businesses. Firemen guarded the area as fumes and oil sprayed hundreds of feet into the air while crews fought to control the blaze amid a looming electrical storm. Cement attempts failed as gas pressure blew it skyward and residents fled the vicinity for safety.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oil Company
Hurley Aide's Wife Delivers Daughter At Washington
Mrs Patrick J Hurley wife of the secretary of war, gave birth to a ten pound daughter in Washington today. The Hurleys also have two daughters and a son.
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Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
Secretary of War
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