Resignation of Agriculture Department official accepted
Washington reports the resignation of B. D. Ball, director of scientific work at the Department of Agriculture, to take effect August 1. Postmaster General New calls for bids to operate eight air routes, four serving Chicago, via notices to postmasters. Italy failed to use its full immigration quota, sending 2,699 of 3,845. The U S ended the fiscal year with a surplus of over 1 billion dollars in foreign trade despite a June balance in trade.
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B. D. Ball
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
New
State Department
Italy
America
Department of Commerce
First trophies of James Simpson Roosevelt expedition return home
Letters to Stanley Field of the Field Museum Chicago report early homeward delivery of the expedition trophies. Generals Graves and Hale successors arrive in Chicago to assume command. Navy captain Evans plans retirement after three years at Great Lakes naval training station.
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Central Asia
Stanley Field
The
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Chicago
Waldo Evans
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy
Naval School
Aviators Die In Mid Air Collision At Challon School
Report from Challon Sur Saone France states three aviators were killed when two training planes collided. A Hongkong dispatch notes 150 people died in Hong Kong from prolonged rains and floods. A Brussels dispatch says evacuations of Dusseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrort have been agreed to by Belgium to align with Britain and France. Abd el Krim drives Rif forces toward Fez as French reinforce with artillery tanks and airplanes. Ecuador forms a new cabinet after a coup. Vera Cruz Terminal claims 140650 dollars for damages from American occupation. Wilhelm free to engage in politics per Berlin Interior Ministry statement.
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Ruhr
Brussels
Fez
Abd-el-Krim
Paris
Wilhelm
Berlin
Barge Explosion Causes Fatal Fire Along Chicago River
A Texas Oil Company barge exploded spilling 135000 gallons of gasoline and oil as flames swept the North Branch of the Chicago River. A watchman, Jacob Jabersek, died after being hurled into the blaze. Firefighters battled to contain the inferno as nearby docks and tanks ignited, threatening bridges and prompting a citywide alert. Five men aboard the craft escaped unharmed.
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Chicago
Texas Oil Company
Jacob Jabersek
Charles Sizmond
Lockport
Til
Deputy Meredith fatally wounded in Edmonson County duel
Nathan Meredith 85 deputy sheriff and sheriff candidate in Edmonson County was fatally shot at Neight Moutarbier's home near the Grayson county line during an arrest for intoxication. Moutarbier wounded. he and his wife attended a Hub's Graveyard gathering. Moutarbier jailed on murder charge.
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Leitchfield
Nathan Meredith
Edmonson County
Neight Moutarbier
Moutarbier
Grayson County
Hub
Edmonson
Meredith
Kyrock
Seven Arrested in Chicago for Express Robberies
American Express Company detectives and City Detective Bureau officers raided a group of three women and four men linked to a six month spree netting about 60,000 dollars. They are also sought for questioning in a 25,000 dollar Illinois Central robbery last February. Those taken include Jack Shapiro and his wife, Forest Gray and his wife, Tony Russo, Louis Berardi, and a woman identified as Mrs Brown.
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Chicago
American Express Company
City Detective Bureau
Ilinois Central
Jack” Shapiro
Forest Gray
Tony Russo
Louis Berardi
Brown
Explosion Leaves 800 Homeless in East Harlem Tenement
An explosion in a basement still in a East 109th Street tenement wrecked the building. About 800 people were rendered homeless and one man was badly injured, likely fatally, as Giuseppe Auguliaro, named by police, was hurled into the street.
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New York
109Th Street
Giuseppe Auguliaro
Augullaro
Alcohol Poisoning Fatalities Reported in New York City
Five people died from alcohol poisoning reported to the medical examiner in New York City. One victim was a woman. Four deaths occurred at Bellevue Hospital, which handles alcoholism cases from a broad area.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Engineer And Five Passengers Die In Sudden Train Wreck
An engineer was killed and five passengers injured when a National Guard troop train on the Southern Pacific collided with a freight train near Sudden north of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
National Guard
Southern Pacific
Sudden
Santa Barbara
Canton Man Slain Near Scene of Former Attack
Canton Ohio Guy Shaw 46 of Canton was murdered on the Canton Belivair road. He was found by motorists in a ditch beside a model axing from a bullet wound to the heart. Authorities believe he was shot earlier and his body dragged to the location. Police have no further clues but note Shaw was attacked and injured near the same area last year and he worked for a steel concern.
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Canton
Ohio
Guy Shaw
Canton-Belivair
Shaw
Hours Worked Do Not Determine Farm Income in Ohio Study
A study of 20 Greene County farmers with OSU rural economists found hours worked did not predict profits. High earners averaged 9.6 hours daily yet earned more due to better feed returns and higher corn yields, while the least paid showed negative incomes despite long hours.
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Greene County
Ohio State University
Fr. L. Morison
City Grants Firemen and Police a Blanket Raise
Fremont reports a $10 monthly raise for firemen and police with plans for additional department increases. New Lexington notes a major barn fire near Thornville with $4000 estimated loss. Cincinnati records death of Thomas Jefferson Noctor, longtime county elections chief. Fremont reports 1925 wheat yields averaging 22 to 32 bushels per acre. Mansfield shows Richland county farm land averaging $69 per acre. Youngstown reports three highwaymen stealing $180. Columbus quotes Dr. Monger on rural health threats. Steubenville details a fatal collision between a car and a train at a Dun Glen crossing. Mansfield notes $35,000 damage from a fire at the Fletcher building in Lucas. Sandusky Civil War veteran counts. Youngstown cites slidable wage rates for mill workers at 38 percent above base for July-August. Urbana notes Harner becomes business manager of Gaumer Publishing. Columbus announces Edward Wickliff appointed assistant chief of fish and game division. Cincinnati reports a razor attack during a heated dispute leaving Maupin seriously injured.
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