Funds Sufficient to Keep Veterans in Washington
Walter W. Waters, commander of the war veterans encamped in Washington, says private funds will let about 20 000 bonus seekers remain in the capital indefinitely. A cantonment with a playground dairy farm and hospital will be set up on private property. He will stay until jobs are found and the bonus bill passes.
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Nittsburgh
Walter W. Waters
War Veterans
Washington
Waters
Congress
Pittsburgh
175 Beetles Taken From Single Western Maryland Trap
Largest beetle haul in Western Maryland since arrival reported yesterday in a trap on West Washington street. 175 beetles were removed from one trap. Many more beetles found in the 600 block nearby, the district showing the heaviest infestation.
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West Washington Street
Maryland
Money order fees rise under new post office plan
The Post Office Department announced a set of domestic money order fee increases effective July 20. Fees rise from one cent for orders up to 2.50 to 22 cents for orders over 60.01 up to 100 dollars.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Gunmen Fire On Carnival Workers In Maryland Town
In Mechanicsville Maryland early today six to seven men fired into a crowd of carnival employees wounding about 26 people. Three were taken to a Washington hospital. No arrests yet as State Patrolman J R Miller identifies suspects but offers a strong lead. One wounded woman held a baby during the attack. The assailants are described as long troubling trio or gang.
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Mechanicsville
Carnival
J. R. Miller
Washington
Miller
Kentucky Solon Injured In Crash
Washington July 14 Representative Virsil Chapman Democrat of Paris Kentucky sustained a wrenched back and abrasions in a taxi collision while en route to the capitol. He was treated by Capitol physician Dr George Calver who said the injuries were not serious.
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Washington
Virsil Chapman Democratic
Paris
Kentucky
Chapman
Capitol
George Calver
Clever
Twenty Children Die in Panic at Chile Naval Theater
Twenty children were killed and forty injured as a fire broke out during a matinee at a Caleshuano Naval base theatre in Concepcion Chile. About 300 youngsters crowded the venue when a shouted fire caused a stampede toward exits. Twenty bodies recovered, all victims children of naval personnel.
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Concepcion
Chile
Caleshuano Naval Base
Blockade of West Bethel Continues to Disrupt Immoral Trade
Captain J. J. Cassidy maintains the West Bethel blockade to disrupt an alleged ring smuggling women from outside the state for immoral purposes. Officers patrol day and night as residents speculate on motives and the authorities claim to have solid information of the trafficking. The blockade has barred entry to surveilled houses, affecting all visitors including collectors.
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West Bethel Street
J. J. Cassidy
Cassidy
Retired B and O Conductor Dies After Maryland Collision
Fourd badly injure a Sunday afternoon along the Western Maryland tracks. George A. Zimmerly Ta of North Branch died last night at Memorial Hospital in Cumberland. It is believed he was struck by a team Saturday night. He was a retired B and O conductor.
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Maryland
George A. Zimmerly
North Branch
Thea Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Driver Fined After Collision Near Keedysville
Mike Kladites of Martinsburg was fined $1 by Justice Frank A. Thomas after failing to stay to the right and causing a crash near Keedysville with a machine owned by Alyram Hammond of Keedysville.
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Mike Kladites
Martinsburg
Frank A. Thomas
Sharpsburg
Keedysville
Kladites
Alyram
Sand Glass Is Put To New Use In Tax Save
Chicago reports a sand glass is repurposed for business use to save long distance call costs. The hourglass small in size slows the arame flow between containers, marking three minutes to gauge calls and reduce the new tax payable on longer conversations.
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Chicago
Torrid Heat Nationwide
Heat across the nation scorched air as temperatures approached 96 in many cities. Locally thunder showers were expected by nightfall with July waves causing sleep disruption and property damage from storms and lightning. One death was attributed to the heat amid widespread record highs.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
The
Mercury
Associated Press
New York
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Detroit
Syracuse
Louisville
Providence
R. I
Washington
D. C
Boston
Richmond
Theft prompts warning to merchants by city police
The theft of a complete acetylene torch outfit from Western Maryland shops spurred Captain J. J. Cassidy to warn merchants and manufacturers about possible professional safe crackers in the city. Police note burglaries have been occurring in Baltimore Winchester and nearby cities over the past two weeks and may be connected.
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Maryland
J. J. Cassidy
Baltimore
Winchester
Noted flyer escapes crash in Evansville airport
James Doolittle aviator escaped unharmed when his low wing Orion crashed at Evansville municipal airport. The impact tore through a wing and gasoline tank, but he did not sustain injuries. Heat and a hot day were noted as factors in the incident.
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Ryansville
Ind
James Doolittle
Evansville
Weary Veterans Picket Capitol For Bonus Support
A group of WWI veterans known as Mr. Zero keep a vigil at the Capitol overnight to press Congress for the bonus. They march back and forth in relays, sing, receive coffee from Washington police, and sleep in a vacant lot or on library steps. Evalyn Walsh McLean provides 1000 sandwiches at breakfast.
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Capitol
Mr. Zero
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Pelham D. Glassford
Capitol Grounds
Congressional Library
Urban Ledoux
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Aimee Semple McPherson Moved to Hospital in Precarious State
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton was placed in an ambulance from a Lake Elsinore resort to a hospital after lapsing into a coma. Dr. Edward H. Williams described her condition as precarious and noted a possible cerebral hemorrhage from a brain concussion. She has been ill since a nervous breakdown over a year ago and recently contracted a tropical ailment on a Central American tour.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPheilson Hutton
Edward H. Williams
Lake Elsihore
Pets Alienated Affections So He'll Eat Em
In Chicago on July 14, Theresa Gimpel sought a temporary alimony pending divorce before Judge Daniel P. Trude. She claimed Nicholas Gimpel spent more on pet chickens and pigeons than on her, and his affections were diverted by the fowl. The judge advised that he eat his pets to settle the dispute, and Nicholas agreed to try.
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Chicago
Nicholas Gimpel
Theresa
Daniel P. Trude
Nicholas
Gimpel
Interstate Commerce Commission approves railroad loan
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the New York and St. Louis Railroad Company to borrow 700000 dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for additions and betterments to its line. The railroad had earlier been granted a 9300000 dollar loan on February 24 to cover fixed charges vouchers and bank loans.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
New York and St. Louis Railroad Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Reparations Settlement Tied to Europe Debt Reductions
London reports no truth to claims the new Anglo French treaty hinges on Britain settling debts to the United States. The Lausanne accord links ratification to creditor settlements and warns of a Hoover moratorium if unresolved. France and Britain clash over the accord of confidence and its effect on future U S debt payments.
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London
No. 0
Downing Street
United States
Lausenne
Germany
France
Great Britain
America
Desperado Betrayed by Young Bride in Ohio Crime Wave
James Storey 22, a St Paul outlaw linked to a string of Ohio robberies and a South Bend murder, was betrayed to police by his 17 year old bride Margaret Hardin. She alerted officers after witnessing lavish spending without work as Storey fled a spree that included kidnappings and shootings. Bert Storey, 19, wounded in a gunfight, faces possible murder charges. Manley Storey awaits robbery charges.
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Bowling Green
James Storey
St. Paul Desperado
South Bend
Ind
Ohio
Manley Storey
Manley
Storey Brothers
James
St. Louis
Margaret Hardin
Bert
Marshall John N. Davis
North Baltimore
Inn operator kills chef at Vagabond Inn
Dr Lon J Moxon 56 operator of Vagabond Inn near St Joseph Michigan shot and killed chef Charles Mann 38 during a night robbery attempt He wounded Manns wife and fired at a porter after being attacked He wrestled the gun from the assailant and fired four shots before being beaten in the melee
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ST. Joseph's
Mich
Lon J. Moxon
Here
Charles Mann
Moxon
Chicago
Mann
Lee
State to widen Route 11 feeding Hagerstown
The State Roads Commission announced a plan to build a thirty foot boulevard from the corporate limits of Hagerstown to near Fountain Head Country club lane and seek a fifty foot right of way to the Pennsylvania line. A 24 foot highway will run from Fountain Head toward the Pennsylvania line on the Middleburg pike.
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Hagerstown
Fountain Head Country Club
Pennsylvania Line
G. Clinton Uhl
State Roads Commission
Fountain Head Club
Middleburg Pike
Commission
Suits Against Coca Cola Co. are Dismissed
New York July 14 Supreme Court Justice Albert Cohan announced the dismissal of four suits by Pepsi Cola Co and three candy store chains against Coca Cola Co totaling 10 million dollars. The court held the charges did not show interference with contracts. Plaintiffs listed include Pepsi Cola Loft Inc Happiness Candy Stores Inc and Mirror Inc with various claimed amounts. Two found dead New Orleans July 14 A soldier of fortune in Latin America revolutions Casey Borden and Julia Joubert a 12 year old divorcee were found dead in an automobile with bullet wounds police concluded Borden shot Joubert and then himself.
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New York
Surpreme Court
Albert Cohan
Pepsi Cola Co
Coca Cola Co
Pepsi Cola
Loft, Inc
Happiness Candy Stores, Inc
Mirror, Inc
New Orleans
F. O
Casey) Borden
Julia Joubert
Here
Borden
Blocked Senate attempt on Norbeck farm relief effort
Washington July 14 report shows Senator Norris of Nebraska blocked in the Senate an attempt to reconsider the Norbeck farm relief measure while another dispatch notes Mary Hyde making drastic economic moves in Washington.
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Washington
Norbeck Farm
Senate
Norris
Mary Hyde
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