Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss Assassinated in Nazi Putsch
Authorities in Vienna announce Otto Planetta, a former army sergeant with Nazi ties, confessed to shooting Chancellor Dollfuss during the Nazi putsch. The new chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg forms a coalition after the tragedy as Europe watches the Austrian crisis unfold. Local and foreign leaders express cautious positions as Berlin and London discuss potential responses and the broader peace in Europe.
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Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Europe
Munich
Hitler
London
Berlin
Vienna
Dollfuss
Otto Planetta
Kurt Schuschnigg
Bayreuth
von Goering
Prussia
John Simon
Rome
Mussolini
Dolley
Irian
Paris
Gery
Austria
Germany
Associated Press
Chance¢llor Dollfuss
Otto Planetia
Vets Barbecue Tonite Honoring Sen Cutting in Roswell
Senator Bronson Cutting will be guest of honor at a veterans barbecue in Roswell tonight, arranged by the American Legion post. About a thousand veterans from eastern New Mexico expected. event at Haynes Park at six. Cutting to address the gathering.
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Senator Bronson Cutting
Roswell
The
American Legion
Senator Cutting
X-service
New Mexico
Haynes Park
RINE CONVICTS FLEE TEXAS PRISON FARM
Prison farm at Harlem State near Touston Texas reports a mass breakout at 2 am. Convicts escaped through a hole in a frame building. Capt A N Owen led a posse with bloodhounds in river bottom search. Escaped white inmates include Robert Thompson Eastland burglary sentence two years Lewis Carter Dallas robbery 99 years George S Huston El Paso burglary Jack Cade Jias county robbery with firearms assault to rob Paul Jacob Deaton Har county robbery by assault burglary Nonie Dobbs Kauf county arson Grace Durham Cherokee county years robbery G F Houston Gregg county four years burglary Jim N Frame Dickens County two years burglary.
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Touston
Tex
Harlem State Prison
A. N. Owen
Robert Thompson
Eastland County
Lewis Carter
Dallas County
George S. Huston
el Paso
Jack Cade
Jias County
Paul Jacob Deaton
Har‘county
Nonie Dobbs
Kauf
Grace Durham
Cherokee County
G. F. Houston
Gregg
Jim N. Frame
Dickens County
Army Airmen Escape Death In High Flight
Three army airmen parachuted from the gondola of the Explorers balloon after a crash near Holdredge Nebraska. Captain Orvil A Anderson Captain Albert O W Stevens and Major William E Kepner survived the wreck and analyzed instruments and fabric failures. The crew returned to Rapid City and Kearney for investigation with theories ranging from fabric weakness to local strain. The balloon carried three acres of fabric and ripped below the diaphragm as it descended toward Nebraska.
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Holdredge
Neb
Here
Albert O W. Stevens
William E. Kepner
Rapid City
S. D
Reuben Johnson
Cornfield
Orvil A. Anderson
Stevens
Kearney
University of Rochester
N.Y
Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Anderson
North Platte, Neb
Earthquake 15 Felt in Nebraska
A light earthquake tremor was felt across the Nebraska Panhandle from Chadron to Sterling Colorado early Sunday night. Chadron reported two shocks at 12:14 and 12:14:30 a.m., each about 10 seconds, with other towns including Scottsbluff Gordon Rushville Hey Springs Crawford and Alliance also noting minor vibrations. Sterling Colorado also felt the quake but no injuries or major damage were reported.
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Chadron
Neb
Nebraska Panhandle
Sterling
Colo
M.S.T
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Gordon
Rushville
Hey Springs
Crawford
Alliance
Marie Dressler Dies at Santa Barbara Actress Buried Tomorrow
Beverly Hills July 30 AP Marie Dressler the veteran stage and screen actress died Saturday after a lingering illness in Santa Barbara. She will be buried tomorrow in a simple private funeral in Glendale after services at Wee Kirk o the Heather Hollywood. Rev Neal Dodd of the Little Church Around the Corner will officiate. Her body rests in a private funeral home with a seal on the casket. Hollywood mourns the loss of everybody's friend.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Marie Dressler
Glendale
Santa Barbara
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Neal Dodd
Hollywood
Marconi Demonstrates Radio Lighthouse In Harbor
In Santa Margherita Lugire July 30 AP reports Marquis Guglielmo Marconi unveiled a radio lighthouse stringently praised as a life saver. He piloted the yacht Electra into Sesstri Levante harbor to show the device guiding ships in fogs and foresees harbors equipped nationwide within a few years.
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Santa Margherita Lugire
Italy
Guglielmo Marconi
Electra
Sesstri Levante
Budget Hearings Near Completion Ahead of Schedule
Santa Fe reports Byron O Beall chief state tax commissioner was away on budget hearings with four sessions left in as many counties. He noted this marks the earliest completion of the hearings and is two to three weeks ahead of last year.
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Santa Fe
Byron O. Beall
Beall
Sheriff Office at Las Vegas Robbed in County Courthouse
Thieves broke locks on both outside and inside doors of the San Miguel county courthouse sheriff’s office in Las Vegas New Mexico last night and ransacked the room. Two revolvers were the only items reported missing.
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Las Vegas
N. M
San Miguel County Court House
Baldwin says no immediate danger of war in Europe
London July 20 AP Stanley Baldwin acting Prime Minister told the House of Commons there is no immediate danger of war in Europe despite current difficulties. The statement was made amid ongoing parliamentary debate and continued on page six.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
House of Commons
Europe
Cattle Buying in Chaves County Resumes Under Drought Aid
J. R. Thomas county agent received a wire ordering the resumption of cattle purchases for shipment in Chaves county under the drought relief program. Three crews began inspections and appraisals of cattle offered for sale while handling centers faced congestion. Condemned stock killing continued without interruption.
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J. R. Thomas
Chaves
Maritime Strike Ends in San Francisco After 83 Days
Two maritime unions told the National Longshoremen's Board they will return to work tomorrow with the Stevedores, ending 83 days of idle labor. Masters, Mates and Pilots President Oscar Ralston and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association chief Sam Kagel informed the board their members will report at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
National Longshoremen’s Board
Oscar Ralston
Highway wage plan may be delayed in August
The Santa Fe Highway Department may delay the August 1 wage setting for highway labor as approval from the San Francisco Regional Headquarters of the Reeds Bureau is awaited. State Highway Engineer G. D. Macy said the department recently established wage scales of 50, 70 and 90 cents per hour for three labor classes.
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Santa Fe
Highway Department
San Francisco
Reeds Bureau
G. D. Macy
Progressive purge continues in New Mexico state jobs
Albuquerque July 30 Progressives removed from the State Highway Department payroll over the weekend. Frank Butt chairman of the Highway Commission said about six in the maintenance division were dropped Saturday and will be replaced with Democrats. The purge will continue gradually.
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Albuquerque
N. M
State Highway Department
Frank Butt
The
Highway Commission
Butt
Department of Progressives
President Roosevelt On Sea Heads To Portland Ore
President Roosevelt travels by cruiser New Orleans en route to Portland Oregon. The ship maintains 22 knots as the party recalls Hawaii. They plan to inspect federal projects from coast to coast, with a return to Washington by August 9 after arriving Friday morning.
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New Orleans
President Roosevelt
Portland
Ore
Roosevelt
Pacific
Hawaii
Beack
Washington
German Joy At Overthrow Of Dollfuss
London reports a British government source said Berlin released a proclamation announcing Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria toppled in a great revolt. It was withdrawn before publication amid protests from Berlin and Bavarian internal affairs. The piece notes no new government existed and ties Bavarian Nazi leadership changes to the incident.
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London
Berlin
Dollfuss
Austria
Germany
Theodore Habicht
Bavaria
National park stamps debut at Yellowstone tribute sale
Postmaster General James A. Farley opened the sale of a special issue national park stamps at Yellowstone Park Wyoming. Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney received the first block and presented the first stamp to 91 year old W H Jackson, the Hayden survey photographer of Old Faithful. About 150000 stamps sold with 860000 sent for cancellation as souvenirs of the event.
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National PA
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
James A. Farley
National Park
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Cheyenne
Wya
W. H. Jackson
Hayden Survey
Memorial Meeting of Chaves County Bar Association
The Chaves County Bar Association will hold a memorial service for Judge G A Richardson on Friday morning August 3 at nine oclock in the district court room. Attorneys James M Hervey L O Fullen and J D Atwood will speak. The meeting is part of regular court procedure with Judge James B McGhee presiding. The public may attend.
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Chaves County Bar Association
G. A. Richardson
James M. Hervey
L. O. Fullen
J. D. Atwood
James B. McGhee
Bar Association
Davis to Tour Drought Area Across States
Washington reports Farm Administrator Chester C. Davis will depart tomorrow for an extended 15 day inspection tour of the drought area. He will travel west to California to assess conditions and report findings.
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Washington
Rpy
Chester C. Davis
California
Baseball Scores From Today Show AL and NL Games
American League Boston and Washington both failed to score in early innings with Boston posting five at the finish. Chicago tied St Louis 0 0 with pitchers Gaston Coffman and Hemsley in a pitching duel. Batteries listed as W Ferrell R Ferrell Linke Crowder Boston and Gaston Madjeski Coffman Hemsley. Only games scheduled.
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Boston
Washington
W. Ferrell
R. Ferrell
Linke,Crowder & Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Gaston and
Madjeski
Coffman and Hemsley
Wallace Defends AAA Against Republican Attacks
Ruston Louisiana July 30 AP Secretary Wallace rebutted GOP attacks on the AAA program calling the critics the battle cry of old dealers He said the party is short on statesmanship and misleads farmers that droughtends surpluses will end the agricultural adjustment effort He affirmed no abandonment of government help to farmers to balance supply and demand and provide fair compensation for cooperation
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Ruston
AAA
Wallace
Sai
Republican Party
Girl attacked by multitude of ants in Tijuana
Margarita Gonzales, 13, was attacked and bitten by a multitude of white ants in Tijuana on July 29. She was reported recovering at a hospital, with bites mainly on the lower body. Authorities said the ants had not entered her eyes or ears, which saved her life.
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Tijuana
Mex
Margarita Gonzales
Las Cruces and Raton men confer on state NRA truck code
Santa Fe July 30 AP Chas Hill of Las Cruces and M B Bennett of Raton met here to discuss the state code authority for trucks under the NRA. Permanent officers were chosen at a Sunday Albuquerque meeting and will be announced after the 215 mail ballots are returned.
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Santa Fe
Chas. Hill
Las Cruces
M. B. Bennett
Raton
State Code Authority
NRA
Albuquerque
Fires Sweep Western Regions Amid Severe Drought
Fires scorched thousands of acres across the west as 2000 firefighters held lines in California and Sierra Madre. In Washington Montana and Idaho fires burned timber grain and pasture while weather kept flames urgent and widespread. Authorities warned of five year high fire danger across the region.
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San Francisco
California
Sierra Madre Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Rockies
Montana
Kittitas Summit
Cascades
Wenatchee
Chelan
Colville
Riparia
Penewawa
Warm Springs Creek
Idaho
Evan Kelley
President's Daughter Granted Divorce in Small Court
Anna Roosevelt Dall, daughter of the president, secured a divorce from Curtis Dall in Minden Nebraska, at a brick courthouse where her brother Elliott had earlier divorced Elizabeth Donner Roosevelt. The proceeding occurred on July 30 in the date line of Nov. month notation.
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Minden
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Curtis Dall
Elliott
Elizabeth Donner Roosevelt
Steamer Sinks on Ticino River Near Novara
Eight people drowned when a small steamer sank in the Ticino river near Novara Italy last night. Four were rescued as authorities said Captain Giovanni Airoldi fled ashore after the accident.
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Novara
Italy
Ticino
Giovanni Airoldi
Protest Over Fuel Oil Price Increases In Hearings
Washington July 30 AP Spokesmen for eight million private consumers government and industrial users protested to the petroleum administrative board against unwarranted fuel oil price increases. Dr Ruth W Ayres presented complaints from Indiana and nearby states on price jumps of 20 to 40 percent from June 1933 to June 1934. The navy and industry groups joined the protest urging price reductions or clear evidence that increases are essential to industry recovery.
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Washington
Petroleum Administrative Board
Ickes
Ruth W. Ayres
Consumers Advisory Board
NRA
Indiana
Era
Ayres
Forest officials plan tour of Southwestern lands
Albuquerque reports regional forest leaders will meet this week with F A Silcox forester VA to study land use and employment on southwestern forests during a tour covering the region.
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Albuquerque
F. A. Silcox
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