Explorers plan another stratosphere attempt after balloon crash
Three Army airmen parachuted to safety after the Explorer balloon crashed 12 miles northwest of Holdrege Nebraska. Captain Albert W. Stevens and Captain Orvil Anderson survived. the spectrograph and instruments were damaged or recovered, with a future ascent suggested for May or June, pending instrument reconstruction.
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Albert W. Stevens
William E. Kepner
Rapid City
S. D
Reuben Johnson
Barsfield
Or Bille A. Anderson
Steve
Kearney
Stevens
University of Rochester
New York
Washington, D. C
William B. Kepner
Albert W.stevens
Orvil
Anderson
Aly
Army Air Corps
National Geographical Society
Finger on Dillinger mystery stirs Chicago police
The Chicago Tribune reports Indiana state police seek to pierce secrecy in Dillinger slaying. FBI and Chicago police, who assisted, withhold information sources. Indiana Capt. Matt Leach aims to probe a rumor a woman caused Dillinger’s death. Investigators cite links between Anna Sage, Dillinger’s last night companion, and East Chicago Sgt. Martin Zarkovich.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Indiana
John Dillinger
Bureau of Investigation
Matt Leach
Dillinger
Anna Sage
Sergt. Martin Zarkovich
East Chicago
Deaths in Smithsburg Kingston and Catonsville areas
Obituary notices record the deaths of Mrs. Florence A. Barkdoll of Smithsburg in her 84th year, Mrs. Josie Cost Davis of Catonsville in her 57th year, and Mrs. Annie Sponneller of Kingston with several survivors including spouses and children. Funeral details list Lutheran and Zion Reformed services, burial plans, and home viewing arrangements as provided by local churches and funeral homes. Card of thanks messages follow from families thanking friends for sympathy, flowers, and assistance.
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Florence A. Barkdoll
Daniel W. Barkdoll
Smithsburg
Barkdoll
William and Elizabeth Fiery
Haserstown
Trinity Evangelical - Lutheran Church
Walter V. Spessard
Oliver P. Fiery
George Bonebrake
Waynesboro
Lutheran Church
C. M. Huddle
Cost Davis
Henry M. Davis
Eingleside Avenue
Catonsville
Zion Reformed Church
Snyder
G. A. Snyder
Ohio
Alice Boutall
Henry L. Davis
Catons
Annie Sponneller
Kingston
This City
Bessie Trumpower
Spickler
Harry D. Repp
Woodpoint
Virgie Williams
M. Su. Neal
Moliie Rhbedda
Johnstown
Ada Favorite
Little Washington
Pal
Lula Winecamp
Washington, D. C
John Hose
Luzerne
Outbreak of flu near Hancock reported
An flu outbreak near Hancock spread across Mason and Dixon line into Pennsylvania with warnings from health officials in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Health officers cautioned those ill with influenza to avoid leaving bed too quickly, noting complications like pneumonia. The rural Hancock area bore the brunt while the town itself had few cases and measures were taken to curb movement from a nearby transient camp.
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Mason and Dixon Line
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Hancock
Health Department
Pearre
Hancock Area
Tydings Sees Harmony In The Ranks At Baltimore Meeting
The Democratic State Central Committee meeting in Baltimore showcased party unity with rapid business and a speech by Senator Millard Tydings. Tydings backed Radcliffe’s gubernatorial bid and signaled support for any nominee in the forthcoming primary, noting fading bitterness. Governor Ritchie’s cable from France sent encouragement for the statewide ticket. J Enos Ray, ill, will likely resign as chair. William C. Walsh of Cumberland is a leading successor candidate. The agenda set the state convention for September 20.
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Baltimore
Millard T. Tydings
Tydings
George L. Radclife
Democratic Party
Ritchie
France
J. Enos Ray
Washington
Ray
William C. Walsh
Cumberland
Delinquency Rates Hit Maryland Tax Roll in 1933 Survey
A Census Bureau report on 1932-33 property tax collections in Maryland finds an average 16 percent delinquency as of December 31, 1933. Total assessed value was 2.049 billion dollars with 48.8 million in levies. Baltimore City and County delinquency ranged from 15 to 18.5 percent, while St Mary’s led counties at 50 percent.
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Maryland
Census Bureau
Tax
Wos
St. Mary's County
Somerset County
Hartford County
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Calvert
Caroline
Carroll
Cecil
Charles
Dorchester
Frederick
Garrett
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Wicomico
Worcester
Turmoil in Vienna as Nazi fears rise and government reshuffles
Disgruntled ex sergeant fires shot amid raids as fear grows over a potential Nazi putsch. Police and Heimwehr tighten defense around key sites including war ministry and police HQ while reports swirl about the Habsburg palace evacuation. Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg reestablishes government with Von Starhemberg as vice chancellor after a brief transition.
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War Ministry
Lacenburg
Vienna
Hapsburg
Charles
Vita
Archduke Otto
Karl Bardolff
Franz Ferdinand
Bardolff
Kurt Schuschniff
Dollfuss
Schuachnicg
Prince Ernest von Starhemberg
Schuscheigg
Wilhelm Mikles
von Starhemberg
Calling the Turn Winslow burial ends in tragedy
Dan Winslow 76 of Ayrshire entered an undertaking establishment in Winslow Indiana on July 30 and chose a casket at which he died two hours later from heart disease.
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Winslow
Ind
Dan Winslow
Ayrshire
Roosevelt Is On Way Home From Pacific Cruise
President Roosevelt speeds toward Portland with 1 500 miles remaining as his cruiser maintains 22 knots. He recalls Hawaii days and plans inspections of federal projects from coast to coast before returning to Washington on August 9.
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Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Pacific
Hawaii
Porthind
Washington
Tax Notice Returns with Biblical Reply in Nickerson
Hutchinson Kansas July 3. Deputy sheriff Bill Squickley sent a tax notice for 15 92 dollars to a Nickerson man. By return mail came a scripture reading If thou hast nothing to pay why should he take away thy bed from under thee.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Squickley
Nickerson
Reward for stopping car ends with robbery in Montreal
In Montreal a driver named Willie obeyed a stop sign and was forced by three robbers to drive to a deserted spot where he was beaten, gagged, and left. the robbers took the car but he later fooled them. In Adams Indiana a man born in 1809 built a coffin after doctors said he would not live long and died Friday at age 100.
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Joho FR
Willie
Adams
Ind
Thomas J. Shields
Hindenburg Reported Very Ill in Germany
Berlin reports indicate President Paul von Hindenburg is seriously ill at his Neudeck estate after recent recovery from illness. Details are unavailable, health described as precarious, with a medical council visiting July 1 following Hitler’s purges. he appeared weak in public days later.
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Paul von Hindenburg
Germany
von Hindenburg
Neudeck
Bayreuth
Hitler
Bell Held for Robbery in Hagerstown
Robert Bell alias Balk and Rube Belka was returned to Hagerstown Saturday to face charges of breaking and entering the Ruby Jackson Shopper on North Potomac Street. Dresses valued over 1000 dollars and 150 dollars in cash were taken. Bell was arrested in Philadelphia in February on information from Detective William Peters and local police. He had earlier been convicted in Lancaster for a dress shop robbery and posted bond for November term. He will likely be arraigned today as police say he was seen near the shop the day before and on the robbery day. He offered no statement.
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Robert Bell
Balk
Rube Belka
Hagerstown
C. G. Emmett
Louis Schmidt
Ruby Jackson
North Potomac Street
Bell
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
William Peters
Emmert
Lancaster
Society Sniffs Newport Shoreline Refuse at Bailey's Beach
Society types head to Bailey's Beach for a swim to find the shore strewn with refuse likely brought in by navy vessels anchored in the harbor. Civil and naval authorities were notified. Dancing tonight. Airport Inn prizes.
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Airport Inn
Newport
R. 1
Exclusive Bailey's Beach
Bears Go In For Triplets in Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park officials report four mother grizzly bears with multiple cubs visiting the bears’ feeding area. The silver-tip grizzlies are increasing litter sizes as summer continues.
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Bears
Yellowstone. Park
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Black Cat Brings Fatal Truck Crash in New York
In Whit Plains New York on July 30 1931 milkman Joseph De Bartolo age 32 avoided a black cat crossing his path by veering his milk truck off the road into a telephone pole and was killed in the crash authorities said.
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Plains
N. Y
Joseph de Bartolo
Grass Removal Ordered By Magistrate At Philadelphia
Magistrate Charles Amodes condemned grass growing on school playgrounds in Philadelphia. Twelve men accused of intoxication were ordered to pull grass from between bricks, one man resisted and received 30 days in jail.
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Uphia
Charles Amodes
Chicago Grain Market Quoted by Stein Bros and McComas
Quotations from Stein Bros and Boyce at the McComas Armstrong Building outline early trading signals in the Chicago grain market. Prices and bids move as dealers assess supply and demand dynamics, with traders watching fluctuations in corn and wheat futures amid weather and crop outlooks.
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Stein Bros. & Boyce
McComas-Armstrong Building
Pistol linked to triple killings sparks investigation
A month after three steel workers were gunned down near an Ohio River plant, investigators connect the shootings to a revolver bought for 75 cents. Suspect Dascanio was captured at the plant yard entrance after police traced the weapon and found a trunk with ammunition, a black mask, rocks, and other items. Brig. Gen. Ernest D. Scott was hospitalized at Walter Reed after falling ill at Fort Hoyle.
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Ray Kochendorfer
William Messer
Kochendorfer
Messer
Ohio River
David L. Cowles
Cleveland Police Department
Cowles
John Fonow
H. Dailey
Mill Police Department
Dasscanio
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Dascanio
Ep Stranger
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Roosevelt
Florida
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