Plan for Cotton Zone to Halt Boll Weevil Spread
A second national boll weevil conference in Washington discussed Senator Smith of South Carolina’s plan to prohibit cotton in a zone through Tennessee Georgia Alabama and Florida. Experts estimate halting cotton there would cost $108 million annually, with unclear compensation from other crops.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Smith
South Carolina
Department
South
W. F. Proctor
Texas
Mason Snowden
L. M. Calhoun
Louisiana
R. S. Wilson
Mississippi
B. L. Moss
Alabama
Calhown
Houston
W. A. Taylor
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bradford Knapp
J. A. Evans
Co-Operative Demonstration Office
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Diaz explains Mexico Japan visit and politics in press briefing
General Felix Diaz, Mexican envoy to Japan, says he will sail August 15 from Vancouver to convey Mexico’s appreciation for Japan’s 1910 centennial delegation. He outlines Liberal Democratic stance on church and state, praises U.S. envoy Wilson, and cites stable government and prompt payment of indemnities. Diaz denies any land sale talks at Magdalena Bay.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Japan
Vancouver
B.C
Diaz
Liberal Democratic Party
Henry Lane Wilson
United States
Paris
Brussels
Magdalena Bay
One Dead in Auto Crash Near Seymour
In Waterbury Connecticut yesterday a car overturned while returning from New Haven. Robert P. Kiersted died. Police Commissioner William A. Johnson was internally injured and possibly fatally hurt. Three others including Henry C. Connor Christopher Dunphy and Alphonse Vallone were less seriously hurt. The vehicle skidded on a slippery bridge surface.
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Associated Press
Waterbury
Conn
Seymour
New Haven
Robert P. Kiersted
William A. Johnson
Henry C. Connor
Registrar of Voters
Christopher Dunphy
Alphonse Vallone
Resinol Ointment Promises Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap for itching skin and various eruptions. It claims long-standing medical prescriptions and home-use benefits for eczema tetter ring worm rashes pimples dandruff burns insect bites ivy poisoning and related conditions.
Look Alone Deters Mashers at Chicago Beaches
Chicago policewomen at two beaches say a single stern look stops advances from pushy men. Officer Mary Boyd notes she carries no weapon and swears men fear her gaze. Emma Neukom adds a world traveler’s claim that a look or light multilingual taunt drives them away.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Boston
Mary Boyd
Emma Neukom
Chauffeur Veers Bus to Save Child. 29 Hurt in Crash
In Hammond Indiana a Chicago party of 29 was injured when Martin Roy the autobus driver swerved to avoid a four year old child Wary Banko and the vehicle struck a culvert. The bus toppled but only one injury serious besides Roy who was cut about the eyes and may lose sight. The group had been returning from a Lake County summer resort.
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Associated Press
Hammond
Ind
Chicago
Martin Roy
Wary Banko
Lake County
Favor for Uniform Desertion Law Prominent in New York
Francis B. Sayre, head of the abandonment bureau, supports a uniform desertion law drafted by US laws commissioners. Adopted by Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Kansas and North Dakota, it aims to standardize procedures across states to help deserted families, with August Montreal talks and criticism of New York’s current stance on desertion versus supporting dependents.
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Associated Press
New York
Francis B. Sayre
Whitman
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Commissioners
United States
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Kansas
North Dakota
Montreal
Sayre
Unknown reader sparks desert soldier’s gratitude letters
A man in a remote war zone recounts how anonymous letters from a home reader cheered him through illness, hunger, and despair. The donor, a girl at home, sent uplifting messages with stories, questions, and magazine clippings that revived hope and reminded him of civilization.
Robbers Loot M P Wilcox Produce in Montgomery
Special to The Item. Robbers enter through a transom at M. P. Wilcox & Co. on North Court Street in Montgomery and steal 3.75 from a cash drawer. They pry open an iron safe and take a diamond worth nearly 1000 and three gold watches valued around 300, leaving the largest safe untouched. Police have no solid leads.
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Montgomery
Ala
M. P. Wcox
North Court Strett
Grove's Tasteless malaria tonic strengthens liver and blood
An Old Standard general tonic claims to drive malaria from the blood and purify the system. The product purports to arouse the liver to action and build up strength for both adults and children.
Gerard Worried About Good Home in Berlin Ambassadorship
Justice James W. Gerard of New York, named by President Wilson as ambassador to Germany, is discouraged after failing to find suitable quarters in Berlin for the embassy. He may decline the post unless a fitting building is secured. He drafted a bill to fund embassy needs via compulsory registration of Americans abroad and a $10 annual tax.
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Berlin
James W. Gerard
New York
Germany
Wilson
Gerard
American Congress
Treasury Department
Eat Meat Sparingly During Summer
Eat meat sparingly in hot weather and choose light foods like Faust Spaghetti. The ad claims a 10c package of Faust Spaghetti provides nutrition comparable to 4 lbs of beef and promotes it as a rich high protein durum wheat product.
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Faust
The Chicken Yard by Marsena A Parker
A humorous essay discusses ancient incubators in Egypt and China, contrasts them with modern methods, and invites readers to send questions to the Chicken Yard column in the Mobile Item. It blends folklore with poultry lore and reveals the columnist’s humorous voice and stance on poultry breed discussions.
Grace dies in chair for killing brother Wrestler known as Tack Grace
Ossining New York August 4 1930 Anthony W Grace was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison for the murder of his brother Jack a well known wrestler. Grace body was found hacked to pieces in the Walden Social Club room at Walden NY. Suspicion fell on Anthony after he disappeared following a sudden marriage to a widow at Walden Wherr arrested after Anthony died in his possession much of his brother s personal property.
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Ossining
N.Y
Anthony W. Grace
Sing Sing
Jack
Grace
Walden
N. Y
Anthony
Joliet Prison Ball Game Reflects New Warden's Reform
International News Service reports Joliet penitentiary hosts daily baseball with convicts cheering when ahead under guard watch. New warden Edmund M. Allen, since April 26, 1913, advocates a square deal and another chance, allowing daily inmate talks and a one hour playground session.
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International News Service
Chicago
Joliet Penitentiary
Joliet
Edmund M. Allen
Allen
Bible Noah flood story confirmed by Babylonian tablet
The University of Pennsylvania reports a seven inch square Babylonian tablet, about 4400 years old, confirming the Noah and flood tale. The epic describes creation by Nintu and learning from Enki about a rain disaster, comparing a seven day flood to Genesis forty days. Zingidda is linked to Noah, with a seven day deluge and creation timeline.
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Associated Preas
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
University
Arno Poebel
Nippur
Anu
Enlil
Nintu
Zingidda
Noah
Enki
Creation
Creinaries
Hamurabi
Long Journey Begins in 28-Foot Gig Whaleboat
East Port Maine August 4. Boune na Canal in a 28 foot motorboat Captain Matthiass Johnston of Perth Amboy New Jersey sailed yesterday from Todd's lead the most eastern point in the United States. The craft is a gig whaleboat from the United States cruiser Olympic and has a beam of five feet time inches.
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Associated Press
East Port
Maine
Bounena Canal
Matthiass Johnston
Perth Amboy
N. J
Todd
United States
Olympic
Not Well Enough to Work Lydia Pinkham Ad Urges Women
An advertisement argues that many working women rely on meagre wages and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy to regain vitality for office factory shop store or kitchen work.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Alabama Girl Destroys Wildcat Distillery
Miss Annie Higgins daughter of a Jackson county farmer in Larksville singlehandedly located and destroyed a large wildcat distillery hidden in a swamp near her home. She followed a drunk farmhand to the still alerted revenue officers who confirmed her account of the operation and destruction.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Scottsboro
Ala
Annie Higgins
Jackson County
Larksville
Philadelphia baseball pool operator held for court
Henry Reed and his business manager Herbert Gamble were bailed for operating a weekly baseball pool lottery in Philadelphia since the season’s start. Reed ran a large operation with a manager secretary and three bookkeepers, taking in about 975 dollars weekly and netting roughly 750 dollars, with 66 2 3 percent profits. Children were frequent patrons amid numerous complaints.
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Philadelphia
Henry Reed
Herbert Gamble
Reed
Sailor completes 2567 mile Mississippi voyage by rowboat
Andrew Koehn of St. Louis, a first class quartermaster in the US Navy, returned to New Orleans from South Pass lighthouse after a 2567 mile Mississippi trip from Lake Itasca in a ten foot steel rowboat. The 45 day 20 hour voyage averaged 57 miles daily with long rests. Koehn plans to return to St. Louis to reenlist and will not repeat the journey. His last ship was the Colorado.
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Marsena A. Parker
Germany
Mr. Johnsing
Johnsing
Big A
Aaron
Pharao
Egypt
Ireland
United States
Pharaoh
Sal
Mose
Moses
Pharaah
Land of Egypt
Palestine
St. Peter
Chantacleer
China
Marco Polo
Marco
New Orleans
Andrew Koehn
St. Louis
United States Navy
South Pass
Mississippi River
Lake Itaska
Koehn
Colorado
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Joliet Prison
Penn
Crichton Lumber CO
B. Luscher & Son Paint CO
Alabama Girl
Philadelphia’ Officers Land’ Operator
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Nelson & Bailey
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