Hoover backs anti secret pact to speed naval treaty ratification
President Hoover agrees to adopt a modified anti secret agreement reservation aimed at quickening Senate approval of the London naval treaty. Senator Norris of Nebraska sponsors the change requiring no secret or implied understandings among contracting powers, with one exception for notes between England Japan and the United States on article 19. The notes bind the three nations to restrict replacements to the exact type of naval armament scrapped.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
England
Japan
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Battle Over South New Castle City Line Frays Local Officials
City officials and engineers clash over the exact position of the South New Castle city line along the Mahoning river. The 1890 description suggests the line could be in the river or on its east bank, while the state highway department, county, and city dispute whether the bridge lies in the township or city area, affecting who pays for repairs.
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New Castle
Mahoning River
Mahoningtown
Taylor and Union
Beaver Township
Shenango
Court House
State Highway Department
Widow Sues Harold Lloyd for 1 Million Over Story Borrowing
Mrs. Sadie Witwer, widow of H. C. Witwer, files a $1,000,000 damage suit against Harold Lloyd of Los Angeles for allegedly borrowing one of her late husband's stories for a movie. Lloyd's counsel argues Witwer approved the script after the story was submitted and rejected.
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Harold Lloyd
Sadie Witwer
H. C. Witwer
Los Angeles
Lloyd
Witwer
Unconscious Boy Flier Rescued From Vermont Plane Wreck
Frank Goldsborough, young aviator, survived a crash on Sucker Pond Mountain. Rescuers carried him on a parachute-stretcher through mud and rocks for three hours to reach a road and transport to Memorial hospital Bennington. He suffers a fractured skull and other injuries but was alive on arrival.
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International News Service
Bennington
Frank Goldsborough
Memorial Hospital
Goldsborough
Duncille Notch
Danville Notch
Vermont
Sucker Pond Mountain
Marshalls Mill
Pa Newg Observes A Quirky Downtown Scene And Local Happenings
The column notes a couple using an extra roadster seat with their collie in downtown while cool air returns from a sunny morning. It highlights a woman laying a cement walk on the southside, a PA political figure’s father-in-law linked to a bird and fish jaw measure, and Chris Whitman’s self made miniature ship. Miss Nance Pugh returns from a national Girl Scout training camp in New York State with a Florida tan, inviting letters from readers while Western Pennsylvania begins summer chatter.
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Nance Pugh
New Castile
New York State
Miss Pugh
Florida
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 66 degrees and a minimum of 43. Precipitation measured 0.01 inches and the river stage stood at 4.3 feet.
Three Children Die In Suspected Poisoning Tragedy
In Lafayette New Jersey three Stanton children Elizabeth 13 Fanny 12 and Alice 4 died suspected poisoning in a well-to-do farmer’s family. Wilbur Stanton is seriously ill and his wife and two year old William Cartwright are also ill but expected to recover as doctors work on the mystery of the deaths.
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International News Service
Lafayette
N. J
Elizabeth
Fanny
Alice
Wilbur Stanton
Stanton
William Cartwright
Stantons
Aged Woman Hurt After Collision with Car
Mrs. M. Ella Ray 82 of 505 Ellsworth Way is hospitalized with a fracture of the left hip after walking into the side of Sara Shuler's car on Croton avenue near Permar Way. She was taken to Jameson Memorial Hospital for X rays and was reported as improving. Shuler reported the accident to city police.
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M. Ella Ray
Ellsworth Way
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Sara Shuler
Croton Avenue
Permar Way
Ray
Shuler
Bank Bandits Seize 24000 At Woodlawn National Bank
In Birmingham suburb Woodlawn two armed robbers forced entry as William Cox unlocked the bank. They bound him and C. L. Porter and herded five people into the vault. The culprits secured about 24000 dollars in currency and fled in a waiting car.
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International News Service
Birmingham
Ala
Woodlawn American National Bank
William Cox
C. L. Porter
Porter
George Muse
Solon Hines
John Kytle
Cox
Victim of Yacht Accident Known By Several Here
John Blower aged 26 is named as the drowning victim aboard the yacht Noamad which capsized in a squall off Massachusetts Bay Sunday. He was among six men and a girl from Scituate who set out for an afternoon sail and never returned. Blower, from Pittsburgh, attended Allegheny College and was a classmate of A Hughes Bartlett and Donald McWilliams.
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John Blower
Noamad
Massachusetts Bay
Blower
Scituate
Mass
Mr. Blower
Pittsburgh
Allegheny College
A. Hughes Bartlett
Donald McWilliams
Lone Officer Breaks Up Booze Party on Mechanic Street
Officer Ray Showalter arrived at an old Mechanic Street house shortly after midnight and arrested eight men who were drinking in a party. Lacking funds, the mayor chose to discharge them at police court instead of detaining them, sparing taxpayers the cost of their upkeep.
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Ray Showalter
Mechanic Street
Reporter Brundige to Aid Chicago Murder Probe
Harry T Brundige St Louis Star reporter arrives from Havana to testify before the Cook County grand jury investigating the Alfred J Lingle slaying. He had alleged gang links among Chicago newspapermen and will be questioned upon arrival, with no preliminary session.
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St. Louis Star
Chicago
International News Service
Cook County Grand Jury
Alfred J. Lingle
Tribune
Harry T. Brundige
Brundige
Havana
Cuba
Lingle
Census totals released for Butler-Beaver-Lawrence district
Census Supervisor Orville Brown released the 1930 census totals for the Bea ver Butler and Lawrence counties with New Castle city population 48 705 and county 97 291. Butler 80 600 Beaver 149 003 indicate district growth while Enon Valley and Volant borough show minor shifts and Aliquippa Ambridge Beaver Falls lead city gains.
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New Castle
County
Orvile Brown
Ellwood City
Butler County
Beaver County
Beaver-Butler-Lawrence
Brown
Enon Valley
Heve
Wampum
Little Beaver
Neshannock
Shenango
Volantboro
Washington Township
Lawrence County
Butler
Aliquippa
Woodlawn
Ambridge
Beaver Falls
Bond To Build Repaving Contracts At Three Avenues
Solicitor Robert White states contracts for repaving Croton avenue Grant street and Butler avenue to Woods and Golder have been signed. A bond totaling 46691.25 dollars on behalf of the construction company will be signed by the solicitor.
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Robert White
Croton Avenue
Grant Street
Butler Avenue
Woods & Golder
Federal Farm Board Target as Wheat Slump Grows
President Hoover intends to stay hands off while the Federal Farm Board faces criticism over low grain prices. Farmers seek relief and a plan to buy large wheat quantities, with the board holding about 60 million bushels bought earlier at higher prices and uncertain next steps as millers press for action.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Millers
Death Notice for Margaret K. Thomas
Mrs. Margaret K. Thomas, age not stated, died on a date recorded as 1805 and is linked to Hamilton Street. The brief notice provides no further details on burial or surviving relatives.
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Margaret K. Thomas
Hamilton Street
Norris resolution mocks London treaty in Senate
Special to The News from Beverly Hills reports a satirical Norris resolution suggesting the U S Senate would revoke its London treaty signatures if any trickery were found. The note says the clause would be void if the treaty proved unsatisfactory, with the Senate offering an alibi.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Senate
Norris
U. S. Senate
St Swithin's Day Weather Forecast Promises Uncertain Skies
Early today Pennsylvania devotees quoted rhymes predicting forty days of rain if St Swithin's Day is wet or fair weather if it is dry. The weather man dismissed the belief as nonsense and forecast fair skies and warmer temperatures across the state.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Five sailors missing as squall capsizes Nomad near Scituate
Coastguard units searched Massachusetts Bay for the bodies of Charles Hall John Blower Willie Earl Walter Klaiber and David Gierasch after the 35 foot mast of The Nomad prevented righting the overturned yawl. Only Baden Garceau survived and Elizabeth Munsell 18 died awaiting burial.
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International News Service
Boston
Coastguard
Massachusetts Bay
Scituate
Elizabeth Jeannette Munsell
Watertown
Baden Garceau
Charles C. Hall
Cambridge
First Cliff
John Harley Blower
Gaylord Avenue
Dormont
Penn
Pittsburgh
Willie Earl
Spruce Street
Kansas City
Walter Klaiber
Youngstown
David Gierasch
Concord
City of Flint
New Castle Woman Leads Conference at Pittsburgh Lutheran Assembly
Conneaut Lake Park Pa July 15 With record attendance the Pittsburgh Lutheran synod summer assembly opened Rev Luther A Krouse Wilkinsburg led morning worship The program included Bible study led by Dr John J Hill Gettysburg and Sunday school by Rev Charles P Wiles A round table on women missionary societies led by Mrs H C Michaels Johnstown and a New Castle supervised young women's conference by Miss Mary Riffe Ample afternoon recreation planned for attendees
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F International News Service
Conneaut Lake Park
Pittsburgh Lutheran Synod
Luther A. Krouse
Wilkinsburg
John J. Hill
Gettysburg
Charles P. Wiles
Philadelphia
Women
H. C. Michaels
Johnstown
Mary Riffer
New Castle
Paul W. Keller
Foreign Board of Missions
Baltimore
George W. Nicely
Etheridge Agrees To Lay New Rails In Butler Avenue
Superintendent Etheridge agrees to install new equipment and repave Butler avenue with brick rather than cement. He favors the T type rails and will confer with state highway district engineer T. C. Frame. The city seeks continuation of car service during repaving between brick end and East Washington street.
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Harry Etheridge
Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler & New Castle Railway
Robert White
Butler Avenue
Etheridge
T. C. Frame
State Highway Department
Franklin, Pa
White
Frame
Washington Street
Hoover Cuts Down His Western Trip
President Hoover trims planned western visit to a two week stay in the Northern Rockies late in August or early September. A White House note cites important matters in Washington after the Senate adjourns and says no further trips are planned beyond the mountain holiday.
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International News Service
Hoover
Rockies
White House
Washington
Atlantic Avenue Boy Bitten by Police Dog At Large
Mrs. Joseph Carrigan reports her seven year old son Joseph Jr was bitten on the right leg by a German police dog belonging to William Carlin of Greenwood Avenue. This is the third child bitten by the dog which is allowed to run at large and police have notified Carlin to keep the animal tied.
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Joseph Carrigan
Atlantic Avenue
Joseph Jr
William Carlin
Greenwood Avenue
Carrigan
Mr. Carlin
Travel Urge In Arthur Mometer Drives Restless Night Wander
Arthur Mometer experiences a sudden travel impulse that overpowers routine life. He longs to crank the car and roam to an unknown place, driven by a restless urge amid a warm eighty two degree night.
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Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report
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Will Rogers
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