Heat Wave Toll Tops Four Hundred in East Coast Outbreak
Reports from New York Philadelphia and other eastern cities recount a deadly heat spell lasting five to seven days. Fatalities exceed 400 with dozens more in the northeast, while crowds seek relief at beaches and railways buckle under the heat and crowds flock to coastal resorts.
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New York City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
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Virginia
Coney Island
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Chicago
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Rockies
Tennessee
Ohio
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Oka
Wray
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Davenport
Iowa
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Mercury
Lesterday
Murder of LSU professor shocks campus of Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge police renewed the search for Professor Oscar B. Turner of the agronomy department after he was found slain with a heavy bloodstained axe near his desk. The crime, likely committed by a student, left examination papers missing and the watch and pocketbook undisturbed. Detectives and students crowded the agronomy hall as the coroner’s inquest prepared to hear from Turner’s class. Turner, a bachelor active in the local Baptist church, had relatives in Carthage Plymouth Mobile and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Baton .Rouge
A. P
Oscar B. Turner
Louisiandé State University
R. G. Markham
Turner
Carthag
Plymouth
Ill
Mobile
Ala
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Alocal Baptist Church
Minnesota Welcomes Coolidge On Nonpolitical Visit
Minnesota and the northwest honor President Coolidge with a public reception at the state capitol and an address at the state fairgrounds. The president and Mrs Coolidge stay with Secretary and Mrs Kellogg and depart by special train for Washington after a 20 hour journey.
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Northwest
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State Fair Grounds
State Capitol
Coolidge
Kellogg
Washington
Aean
Weather forecast for Alabama Tuesday
The forecast calls for cloudy to partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms possible on Tuesday. Temperaturen and timing are not specified in the readable text.
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Alabame
Upward Stock Move Continues With New Week Open
Stock prices resumed rising at the market open led by rubber, low priced motor and oil shares. New high records appeared in these groups amid large buy orders for Standard Oil of New Jersey California and Free Arrow Motor. Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans and easy in New York with several months posting higher bids.
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A.P
Standard Oils
New Jersey
California
Women to Aid in Defense Day on July Fourth Mobilization
Washington reports that American women will participate in the national defense mobilization on July 4 on equal terms with men. Secretary of War Dwight Davis states the War Department backs women's role and plans a larger 4th of July event than last year.
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America
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Mre
Anthony Wayne Cook
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Davis
War Department
United States
Congress
Alabama Woman Drowns in Sandy Springs Pond Tragedy
Mrs. William A. Manning of Montgomery Alabama drowned Sunday after stepping into a ten foot hole in a fish pond on her brother G H Butler’s farm at Sandy Springs. Her brother and sister attempted rescue. a 15 year old nephew arrived as efforts continued. She is survived by her husband and a daughter Miss Frances Manning.
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Atlanta
William A. Manning
Montgomery
Ala
G. H. Butler
Sandy Springs
Manning
Ethel Grogan
Monroe — R
Noted Evolutionist Says Trial Would Be Stunt
H G Wells, famed author and evolution defender, would have appeared at the Scopes trial if he had known it was an actual prosecution, his friends said today in London.
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London
H. G. Wells
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Murder at Louisiana State University Linked to Exam Theft
Baton Rouge police tie the Turner murder to theft of final examination papers from Professor Turner’s office. A student suspect is questioned as coroner’s inquest continues. axe stained with blood found near Turner’s body in the agronomy building.
Georgetown Seismic Reading Records Mild Shock
An earthquake of moderate intensity was recorded on Georgetown University seismograph last night beginning at an unspecified time. Officials noted the event as a minor shake with no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the area surrounding the university.
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Washington
Gorgetown University
Cities welcome Coolidge amid weather turnabout
A heat wave in the northwest eased after a nighttime thunderstorm. President Coolidge arrived and faced a packed day of honors and entertainments in two great cities that honor his visit.
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Lane
Mr. Coolidge
Dickey Loeb Improves. May Yet Recover
Joliet June 8 Richard Loeb shows slight physical improvement and doctors at Joliet prison remain hopeful for a return to normal mental condition. He remains unconscious to be guarded and amused at constant surveillance.
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Joliet
Ils
International News Service
Richard Loeb
Loeb
Bobby Franks
State editors to tour Mobile dock plans this June
Alabama editors from Baldwin county will travel to Bay Minette Foley and Fairhope then proceed to Mobile to view the new docks and terminals in construction. They will ride a bay steamer, see the dredge Alabama at work, tour the docks development, and return to Fairhope for an Eastern shore entertainment.
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Mobile
Ponte
Baldwin County
Bay Minette
Foley
Fairhope
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Woman Discovers Mesolithic Skeleton in Ariege France
Miss Ruth Sawtell an assistant anthropologist with a Harvard expedition found the first Mesolithic skeleton in the Ariege region of France. She gathered skulls bones and a shinbone and plans to donate the find to a French museum.
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United Press
Arioge
France
Ruth Sawtell
Harvard
Mise Sawtell
Ariege
Iles
Pyrenees Mountains
Chicago Weather Brings Cool Clear Days After Heat
Cooling breezes from Lake Michigan end the heat waves that claimed 17 victims in Chicago. The weather bureau reports the next few days will be clear and cool.
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Chicago
International News Service
Lake Michigan
Weather Bureau
Caillaux Ready to Fight Franc Speculation
Paris report that Finance Minister Caillaux will deploy the entire 100 million Morgan loan and other resources to combat falling franc speculation if needed, according to a semi official finance ministry note.
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Paris
Caillaux
Finance Ministry
Weeks Improves After Operation Convalescing in Boston
Secretary of War John W. Weeks is recovering from an operation in Boston. His doctors report an excellent night and good condition this morning.
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Boston
United Press
John W. Weeks
Federal Court Opens Hearing in Prohibition Conspiracy Case
The United States federal court began a multi day hearing of criminal cases including conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act. Defendants include P J O Shaughnessy former police chief and several others charged with liquor related offenses and perjury. Trial days are set for this and next week with multiple docketed cases each day.
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P. J. O'Shaughnessy
George L.donaghue
Henry Caldwell
Martin Werneth
Malcolm Williams
Frank Skelly
J. C. Bass
David Gaines
P. C
Jas. W. Green
Willie Green
William Green
Thomas R. Lyons
Theodore R. Lyons
Meeting Called Over Steel Rate Increase Plans
Local Birmingham steel and iron firms will meet Wednesday at 11 in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss proposed rate revisions to Mobile. A public hearing on the rate revision is set for July 8 in Montgomery before the Alabama Public Service Commission. The move follows a complaint from Pensacola interests to the Interstate Commerce Commission about discrimination against Pensacola.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
Pensacola
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iron and Steel District
Three Deaths Reported In Atlanta
In Atlanta three deaths were reported. Manning Walter Stowe, 15, drowned after being swept downstream by a swift current before rescuers could reach him. A lightning strike killed an individual riding astride a mule. A third death occurred but details are unclear from the fragment.
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Walter Stowe
oDions
Guyrte
False Arrest Suit Filed Over 6000 Damages
R. L. Jones sues L. B. Patterson and others in circuit court seeking six thousand dollars over an alleged false arrest on December 17. Jones, owner of Malcolm in Washington county, claims he was transported under arrest on a warrant and later acquitted. defendants were tick eradication agents.
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L. BE. Patterson
Jones
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Eral
Malcolm, Washington Ty
Summer session opens at Yerbm public schools
The summer term of the public schools opened this month with E L L Gs principal of the Whistler School in charge. The term will last for weeks and new appointments by the school board will form the faculty. County and city children will attend to make up deficiencies or pursue advanced work.
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Whistler
Sch
Dren
Tug Dougherty to Take Cuba Tow
The tug James Dougherty of Gulf Towing and Wrecking will depart today for Pensacola to tow the barge Havana to Cuba. The vessel is expected to make several trips this year and return in about twelve days to its home port.
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James Dougherty
Gulf
Pensacola
Havana
Cuba
Towboat J. D. Battle Arrives For Up-River Tow
The 200 horsepower Diesel towboat J. D. Battle of the State Engineer's Department arrives at the port this morning. It will tow a barge to the up river district in days. The J. D. Battle was here several weeks ago.
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States Engineer’s Department
J. D. Battle
Belgian Delegates to Discuss War Debts
An official commission from the Belgian government will visit Washington in July to discuss war debts with American authorities. The delegation aims to settle the element of the debt owed to the United States.
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Washington
United States
Flier Crushed as Plane Falls in San Antonio
A flyer was crushed when an airplane plunged about 500 feet to the earth near San Antonio. An officer reported a cadet killed and others injured in the crash 12 miles from the city, with details still unclear.
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Branksfield
Gage
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