World Parley Decisions Narrow Agenda Changes
The steering committee voted to continue the world economic conference but exclude monetary and tariff matters. The move supported by Cordell Hull and President Roosevelt followed a fierce debate with the Gold Bloc favoring a formal end. A drafting panel, including Hull, worked on future activities while a silver-tasks committee would likely press on.
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London
Parley
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
France
Hull
Committee On Silver
Washington
Italian Armada Conquers Fog On Labrador Hop
Italian fliers led by Air Minister Italo Balbo reach Varmagardar after crossing the Atlantic again in 24 seaplanes from Londonderry. They flew six hours fifty minutes, averaged over 130 mph, braving wind and fog. Next stops include Cartwright Labrador Shediac and Montreal.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Labrador
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Here
Itaio Balbo
Cartwright
Locdonderry
Varmagardar
Balbo
Shediac
Montreal
U S Pleads With League for Parley
The United States asks the League of Nations to continue the world economic conference toward its original goals. The communication warns against currency stabilization as artificial and urges focus on fundamental tasks to remedy today’s economic ills. The note states revaluation of the dollar is not acceptable and highlights cooperation to prevent future crises.
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London
League of Nations
United States
Great Britain
Scandinavian
Grady Beats New Son to His Home in Lighthearted Arrival
Deputy Marshal Menzo Grady welcomed a new baby boy at his home Wednesday afternoon after a quick race with the stork. Witnesses say the child opened one eye, muttered Chee se it a cop and then slept. The Grady family was reported doing well the next morning.
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Grady
Menzo Grady
Douglas urges balanced budgets before public works
Lewis Douglas, budget director, proposes states balance budgets before receiving federal funds for the 3.3 billion public works program. He urges trimming projects, enforcing the law to withhold allocations from unbalanced states, and President Roosevelt reviews lists for immediate construction with likely further cuts.
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Washington
Lewis Douglas
Roosevelt
White House
Douglas
Special Public Works Board
Huston Resigns Iowa Democratic Party Post
Des Moines report states Charles D. Huston resigns as chairman of the Iowa Democratic state central committee. He becomes federal internal revenue collector for Iowa Friday. Three candidates vie to succeed him: L. S. Hill Des Moines E. J. Feuling New Hampton and E. H. Birmingham Sioux City. Huston praises colleagues and recalls 50 years of party work.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Huston
Democratic State Central Committee
Huston
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
L. S. Hill
E. J. Feuling
New Hampton
E. H. Birmingham
Sioux City
Herring
Charlie Huston
Arizona Governor's Recall Is Demanded
Petition circulators in 14 counties urge recall of Governor Moeur a Democrat cited as incompetent and unqualified to perform duties workers paid ten cents per signature amid unidentified sponsors and a Phoenix drive.
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Phoenix
Ariz
B. B. Moeur
Hardy Not So Comical Off Screen Divorce Suit
Los Angeles actor Oliver Hardy and his wife spar in a superior court cross action to a divorce suit. The complaint cites off screen conduct, with Hardy deposed as the case proceeds, and Stan Laurel appearing as a co defendant in related litigation.
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Hardy
Los Angeles
Oliver Hardy
Superior
Reece Olver
Ped— Hardy
Denys
Suf Hardy
Stan Laurel
Prosecution Promised for Bread Profiteers
Attorney General Cummings said the justice department will prosecute profiteers once conclusive evidence is found. He noted complaints from Secretary Wallace about planned bread price increases amid a wheat processing tax. A schedule is being prepared to determine price changes, with Wallace asserting anti trust laws remain in effect and complaints will be acted on as needed.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Cummings
Wallace
Iowa
Iowa Bakers Association
Iowa Association
George N. Peck
Justice Department
Agriculture
Weather Update Impacts Campers Tonight in Illinois
Forecast shows cooler conditions and overnight showers across portions of Illinois. Campers are advised to secure shelters and monitor updates as temperatures drop and gusty winds appear later tonight.
Diplomatic Language and Roosevelts Words Spark Tense Views
Beverly Hills commentary argues diplomats speak in empty language while the president speaks plainly. The speaker asserts conferences breed resentment and often lead to war, claiming no war starts without prior talks. The piece mocks diplomatic jargon and emphasizes blunt rhetoric.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
Death summons Mrs. Stratton 88 in Muscatine Iowa
Mrs Barbara A Stratton 88 died at her daughter’s home in Muscatine after a two year illness. Born February 3, 1845 in Iowa City she had lived in Muscatine two years. She married David Trine 1867 then Francis Stratton 1875. Survived by five daughters two brothers and many grandchildren. Burial at Iowa City. Funeral arrangements by Fairbanks Home for Funerals.
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Barbara A. Stratton
J. E. Stover
Iowa Avenue
Stratton
Iowa City
Benjamin and
Mary Ritter
Muscatine
David Trine
Francis Stratton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Women’s Relief Corps
Charlies T. Leslie
Orange
Tex
E. E. Richardson
Ames
J. V. Cozine
Medford
Ore
C. M. Huff
Three Generations Testify in McKeown Land Case Trial
Richard Lord Sr 77 along with daughter Josephine and granddaughter Josephine Lord testified about Rhoda McKeown’s plan to divide property among her sons Dr. Albert Keown and Dr. Ady Royal McKeown. They discussed family tensions, alleged plots to gain holdings, and a highway quarrel as the McKeown land saga unfolds in court.
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Richard Lord
Near
Nichols
Josephine Frances Lord
Iowa Avenue
Josephine Lord
McKeown
Rhoda Emma McKeown
Albert M.keown
Ady Royal McKeown
M. Parker McKeown
Lord
Sewage Plant Plans Grow Across Iowa Cities
Iowa Department of Health says sewage disposal plants will be built in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids using federal public works funds. Engineers are drawing plans while Iowa Falls and Waterloo invite proposals for preliminary surveys. Fort Dodge and Ottumwa show tentative plans, Des Moines has not acted.
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Des Moines
State Department of Health
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
D. C. Steelsmith
Steelsmith
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Iowa Public Works
Kraschel
Cedar
Iowa
Marshalltown
Iowa River
National League Beats American in a Low-Scoring Game
Ruth drives in two for the American League with Frisch also keying runs. Warneke and Gomez held strong for the National League as Hallahan and Warneke were touched for hits but NL kept a lead, with Domingue and Crowder pitching for the other side. Umpires Dinneen Rigler Klem officiated. game time 2:05.
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A. E . Chapman
U Genringer
Ruth
West
YU UU Uvu
YU Genny
Wild Avil Simmons
Wykes
OU Crow
Ferreil
VU YO Gomez
U Crowder
UL Averill
VU Grove
Averill
Crowder
Martin
Frisch
Gomez
Jaynor
Warneke
Huppell
Eben
Grove
Winnitcher
Tchere
Dinneen Pas
Rigler
McGowan
Klem
Dinneen
Large Stock Profit Bared for Probers
Washington reports Frank E. Taplin, Cleveland capitalist, testified before senate investigators about stock sales to Pennroad in 1929 at $170 a share. He claimed the 222 930 shares of Pittsburgh and West Virginia valued at $38,000,000 were largely family held and acquired through a 1923 syndicate.
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O— Washington
Frank E. Taplin
Cleveland
Toll Senate
Pennroad Corporation
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Taplio
Taplin
Divorce rumor denied by Nagel at Greenwich theater
Conrad Nagel, stage and screen actor, denied reports he and Mrs. Ruth Nagel are divorcing. He cited his east coast performances and his wife in California as the source of the rumor. He plans to bring their family east later. Nagel is from Keokuk, Iowa.
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Greenwich, Conn
Conrad Nagel
Greenwich Theater
Ruth Nagel
East
Iowans Death Termed Suicide In Hotel Death
A coroner's jury ruled that Charles Leibsohn a 50 year old Hartley Iowa merchant died by his own action. His body was found hanging in his room at the Stevens hotel on Wednesday.
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Chicago
Charles Leibsohn
Hartley
Iowa
Stevens Hotel
Americans Leave France as Dollar Falls
Americans in France stream homeward as the dollar declines and the crisis hits income. The Methodist mission warns that several institutions in France will close, including five churches, three schools, and a community center, with August 1 as the cutoff.
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France
Paris
Chauteau Thierry
Morris M. Ennis
Board of Foreign Missions
Paris Amer
Ruth's Homer Powers Big Third Inning At Comiskey Park
In Chicago 49000 attenders saw the American League defeat the National League 4 to 2. Babe Ruth belted a homer in the third inning off Wild Bill Hallahan to spark the AL attack, with Gehringer scoring ahead of Ruth. Lefty Gomez started, Crowder, then Grove pitched for the AL. Frisch homered for the Nationals, Warneke tripled and scored, Averill added a run for the AL in the seventh, and Cronin made a running catch.
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Comiskey Park
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Wild Bill Hallahan
Wanners
Ruth
Gehringer
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Nationals
Earl Averill
Cleveland
Crowder
Joe Cronin
Washington Senators
Grove
Gabby Heernett
Paint Hunger Puzzles Doctors In Kingston Pa
A two year old girl with an unusual appetite for painted objects is hospitalized in Kingston, Pa. The child chews wood and linoleum, a sign doctors identify as Pica linked to lead poisoning. Officials expect a return to normal diet as treatment progresses.
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Kingston
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