Four Army Flier Deaths in Crash Reported
Berlin faced a grave wartime test as German banks reopened after an emergency holiday. Lines formed outside banks, tellers and porters enforced new rules. Rediscount rate rose to 10 percent to attract foreign capital and curb capital flight. Gold coverage was cut toward 32 percent, enabling up to 1 billion marks in new paper currency if needed.
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Berlin
Darmstaedter and National
Danat
Reichsbank
Savings Bank
Council of the Reichsbank
Child Buried In Tar Up To Her Neck
In Holbrook Mass twelve year old Marion Bengier was buried in tar up to her neck for about two hours after a tar barrel burst. Her feet tangled and tar flowed down a grade forcing her to her knees. Passersby held her head clear while rescuers freed her. She suffered only shock and no lasting harm.
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Holbrook
Mass
Marion Bengier
Marion
Shrine selects San Francisco as 1932 convention city
The Imperial Council of the North American Shrine chose San Francisco as the 1932 convention site by acclamation. Chicago had failed to bid as expected, and the decision comes as the 57th annual convention nears adjournment in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Imperial Council of the North American Shrine
San Francisco
Chicago
Ohio Forecast Sees Warm Evening Then Scattered Thunderstorms
Generally fair tonight in Ohio with Friday partly cloudy and possible local thundershowers. Temperature trend steady, with yesterday's highs listed for Huron at 106 and Phoenix 104. Overnight lows include Roseburg 48 and Kalispell 48. Calgary reads 48. A 35 hour outlook shows limited relief from heat. thundershowers likely late tonight or Friday.
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Ohio
Trans Atlantic plane Justice for Hungary crosses Vienna airfield
Vienna officials announce that the Trans Atlantic plane Justice for Hungary passed the Aspern Airdrome on the outskirts of Vienna at 5 57 P M marking a successful ocean crossing. The flight departed from an unspecified location and is reported in 11 57 A M EST timing.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Aspern
Stimson Talks With French And British Leaders In Paris
In Paris on July 16 Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson resumed talks with French and British leaders at Premier Laval’s office. Henderson, Flandin, Pietri, and Curtius were among participants in a casual yet pivotal conference seen as key to Europe’s postwar stability. Laval signaled willingness to meet premier allies and possibly travel to London. Amb. Edge accompanied Stimson to curb spread of the decision talks.
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Paris
Atlantic
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Pierre Laval
Berlin
Laval
P. E. Flandin
Pietri
Arthur Henderson
Walter E. Edge
United Press
Washington
Europe
Germany
Henderson
France
London
Bruening
Curtius
England
Miracle on Ashland Street Revealed as Curtain Reflection
Chicago crowds gathered around the West Side image of a mother and child, believed miraculous, only to learn it was a reflection from a lace curtain in gangster Sam Genna’s flat. Police shut the crowd, a doctor complained of damage to property, and the curtain was dropped to end the spectacle.
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Chicago
Sam Genna
Genna
Dr. J. J. Stoll
Dr. Stoll
Ashland Boulevard
United Press
Mary
Joseph Pieroth
Sam
Staines Gad After Seven Years Near Chillicothe
Seven years after Frank Rowe and Annie Kessler found iron ore traces on a Chillicothe farm they drilled a gas filled rock as the beam broke at 1800 feet. Gas roared from the bore and Rowe now plans to push the well through Clinton strata hoping to strike oil with traces already found.
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Chillicothe, CO
Frank Rowe
Annie Kessler
Rowe
Clinton
Leases Sought Near Paxton Township Well
Hastened by Rowe's strike, a number of persons are reported to be seeking leases in this section. The well is in Paxton Township, Ross County.
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Rowe
Paxton Township
Ross County
Testimony in Thomas case completes in Youngstown
Testimony in the trial of County Prosecutor Ray L. Thomas on blackmail charges was concluded today in Youngstown. Arguments and verdict will follow after the ouster action against Thomas, which began Monday. The defense waived rights under an Ohio statute requiring arguments after testimony.
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Youngstown
Ray L. Thomas
Thomas
Ohio
Stifling Midwestern Heat Breaks Records Across States
Chicago reports a July 15 heat record of 97 as a severe heat wave grips the Midwest. Temperatures soar across Aberdeen South Dakota to 114, Pierre hits 111, and cities from Minnesota to the plains endure 100s. The heat costs lives, causes drownings, floods cellars, and threatens crops with looming losses.
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Chicago
Middlewest
United States Weather Bureau
Plain States
Aberdeen
S. D
Pierre
St. Cloud
Minn
Ortonville
Fergus Falls
Minneapolis
Fargo
N. D
Huron
Phoenix
Moorhead
Pueblo
Rapid City
el Paso
Middle West
Minimum wage on highway projects set at 35 cents
Columbus Ohio July 16 A minimum wage of 35 cents an hour for labor on state highway projects was agreed by road contractors and state highway director O W Merrell The wage scales from 35 to 50 cents depending on the community and county rates will apply to contracts bid July 28 and run through year end Cuyahoga 50 cents Hamilton and Lucas 45 cents Franklin 40 cents and others per local rates The Roberts Act becomes effective July 27.
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Columbus
O. W. Merrell
Cuyahoga County
Hamilton
Lucas Counties
Franklin County
Man And Woman Trapped In Reservoir
A man and a woman were reported trapped in a car at the bottom of Highland Park reservoir in Pittsburgh. The vehicle plunged through an iron railing into 30 feet of water while the woman was learning to drive. Divers located the car but could not reach the occupants as firemen used hooks in attempts to reach them. An observer from Sharpsburg, Alex Romick, described the plunge and damage to the fence surrounding the reservoir.
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Pittsburgh
Highland Park Reservoir
Alex Romick
Sharpsburg
State Slashes Funds Seven Per Cent
In Columbus on July 16, France Director Howard L. Bevis announced a seven per cent cut in appropriations for all state departments institutions colleges and universities for the coming biennium. The reduction aims to keep expenditures within anticipated revenues and is expected to save about 2,080,000 this year. An additional cut may follow next year after revenue figures are clearer. All departments and agencies under the Administration’s financial control are affected.
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Columbus. O
France
Howard L. Bevis
Billy Sunday Coming Tuesday to Elyria First Methodist Church
Rev William Ashley Sunday known as Billy Sunday will speak in Elyria at the First Methodist Church on July 21. A former professional baseball player 1883 to 1890 he became a prominent prohibitionist and evangelist, famed for anti liquor sermons and campaigns. He will be accompanied by Colonel Frank B Ebbert, a lawyer turned prohibition speaker.
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William Ashley Sunday
Billy Sunday
Elyria
First Methodist Church
Billy
Frank B. Ebbert
President Hoover Declines Vacation Plans for Summer
Washington July 16 President Hoover will not take a vacation this summer staying at his desk through the hot months with only brief trips to his Virginia mountain retreat. Friends say he is persuaded to relax but he remains resistant, hoping to focus on domestic economic issues and international affairs. Reports mention potential fishing at Montauk Point and Canal Zone scenery, but no travel is planned.
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Washington
President Hoover
Virginia
Hoover
Camp Rapidan
Montauk Point
Long Island
Will Wood
Indiana
Panama
Canal Zone
Preached 28 Hours Without Stopping At Cotton Valley
In Cotton Valley Louisiana Rev D A Sandifer 40 declared hoarsely he held the world championship for non stop preaching after two days 19 hours 50 minutes in First Baptist church surpassing the prior record by about 36 hours In Steubenville Ohio Louis M Jones 45 of Columbus Ohio was killed when his truck rolled down a steep hill on the William Penn Highway near Weirton West Virginia
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Cotton Valley
D. A. Sandifer
First Baptist
Steubenville
Louis M. Jones
Columbus
Weirton
W. Va
Here
Drought Drives Water Haul to Lorain County Farms
Central Ohio endures a drought with scarce rainfall and extreme heat. Lorain county receives hauled water, first four tank loads sold at Fire Station No 1 for Carlisle township, followed by three more loads the next morning. Water used mainly for stock as wells fail to seep. Firemen note this is the first summer day with water supplied by the station.
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Ohio
Lorain County
Carlisle Township
Oklahoma oilman funds new world flight bid without Post and Gatty
F C Hall, a wealthy Oklahoma oilman who backed the Wiley Post and Harold Gatty world flight, announced plans for another world flight to beat the Winnie Mae record. Post and Gatty, in New York, were told they would not be asked to participate in the new venture.
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Oklahoma City
F. C. Hall
Oklahoma
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Winnie Mae
Hall
Post
Gatty
New York
Vatican Fascist Controversy Reaches Deadlock In Italy
Rome July 16 The ongoing clash between the Roman Catholic Church and the Fascist state shows a stonewall. The Vatican publicizes Pope Pius XI's encyclical abroad condemning Fascist education methods while the Fascist directorate protests bluntly. Projections suggest no quick path to a settlement as Azione Cattolica shrinks and Balilla issues fuel mutual tensions.
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Rome
Vatican
Pius XI
Bahia
Italy
Azione Cattolica
Azione
Hoover Receives Pardon Appeal From New Mexico Officials
President Hoover sent the New Mexico appeal for executive pardon of Albert B. Fall to the Justice Department after the telegraphic message arrived at the White House and was forwarded to the Attorney General’s office.
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Washington
Hoover
Justice Department
New Mexico
Albert B. Fall
White House
Genera
City weighs sale of municipal water plant
July 16 city council considers an ordinance to allow bidding by private interests for the municipal water plant. A $400,000 bond issue backs the plant and a sale would aim to retire the issue, with progress reported toward that goal.
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Conneact. O
Two Planes Crash In Mid Air Over Brooks Field
Four army fliers died when two planes collided above Brooks Field in San Antonio Texas The victims include Major Charles V Hart of Pennsylvania a flight surgeon with a pilot license Captain Charles J Chamberlain of New York City Lieut K Austin Rogers from Columbia Missouri and Flying Cadet Endicott Lenacre of San Antonio Rogers was giving Lenacre a flying lesson at an altitude of 400 feet four miles from the field All were killed instantly Major Hart a Jefferson Medical College graduate was in special training
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
Brooks Field
Charles V. Hart
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Chamberlain
New York City
National Guard
Hart’s Lane
K. Austin Rogers
Columbia
Endicott Lenacre
Rogers
Longacre
Major Hart
Jefferson Medical College
Oberlin Band at Ely Park Friday Evening
The Oberlin Boys and Girls band of 38 pieces will perform at a weekly concert in Ely Park Friday evening. The band, praised as one of the county’s best, recently won the Eagles county competition. A. L. Werner predicts one of the season’s top concerts with a program including Mignonne Overture, Pizzacata Polka, Show Boy, Prelude C Sharp Minor, Rachmaninov pieces, and songs like On Wisconsin and Kiss Me Again.
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Oberlin Boys and
Ely Park
Eagles
A. L. Werner
Boumann
Huff
Minnor
Rachmaninot
Hall Star of Fortune
Kenneth Gayer
Mosquito Plague Hits Canary Owners in Columbus Slum
In Columbus on July 16 a mosquito plague blamed on hot dry weather worries canary owners as insects sting the birds on their legs. Health officials note a tiny No-See-Em bug, so small it can crawl through screen wire without scratching its back, enhances discomfort.
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Columbus
Fatal Riot In New York City
Bullets flew and knives flashed as riots by Filipinos, Latin and Spanish-Americans erupted in Harlem. Five police stations sent riot squads to disperse the clashes. Wounds and at least one death reported as tensions over alleged insults and provocation flared late night.
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New York
Harlem
Halt All Building of Warships Proposal in Commons
London July 16 Commander J M Kenworthy a Labour member proposed in the House of Commons that the forthcoming conference of foreign ministers in London consider halting all warship construction and weapon building for one year while concurrent with the discharge of inter allied debts under the Hoover plan.
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London
J. M. Kenworthy
Laborite
House of Commons
Local contractor wins Erie Street bridge piling contract
County commissioners awarded the Erie street bridge piling contract in Lorain to John Dandrea for 5730 dollars, despite L A Wells of Cleveland submitting the lowest bid at 5549.40. Wells charged the decision favors local labor and questioned the fairness of not choosing the lowest bidder.
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Erie Street
Lorain
John Dandrea
L. A. Wells
Cleveland
Thomas Peebles
Wells
Death Delays Condemnation Hearing for Bridge Project
The condemnation hearing over property of John Shaibie on Telegraph Road for a new $150,900 overhead bridge at the railroad crossing was postponed to July 27. State witness J. B. Nichols, an army parachute instructor, was recalled after his brother’s death. Nichols died of a heart attack at Rantoul Field, Illinois.
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John Shaibie
Telegraph Road
State Highway Department
J. B. Nichols
Rantoul Field
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Raek World Flight
Oberlin Band
Ramsdell
Jewell Huffer
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Wisconsin
Purdy
Chronicle-Telegram
Sais
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