Prohibition Agent Shot Man in Havre de Grace
A coroner's jury ruled Prohibition Agent Joseph Ferbershaw killed John Buongore, 25, a World War II veteran, during a pursuit after Buongore attempted to telephone his wife. Ferbershaw and associate Morgan fled Havre de Grace as crowds sought lynching. Investigations by state and federal authorities were planned with a September grand jury.
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Havre de Grace
John Buongore
Joseph A. Ferbershaw
Ferbershaw
Washington
Prohibition Enforcement Office
Hartford County
Belair
Buongore
Sixth Field Artillery
R. M. Morgan
Hartford House
Morgan
Baltimore
Hoomsate
Ferborahaw
Ogy
Chesebeell
Tian Ferpig Penna
Ngore
Havre de Grace Hospital
Prohibition
Dewey Bowman
Bowman
Robert Archer
South Dakota Gas Fight Expands Across State
The state seeks an injunction to stop highway spending on retail gas price cuts while the White Eagle Oil case advances. Authorities add pressure by reopening two stations, with Huron and Madison selling at 22 cents a gallon and Standard Oil of Indiana and White Eagle at 25 cents.
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Huron
Madison
Standard Oil
Indiana
White Eagle
Mitchell
Brookings
Rapid City
Local university student dies at six today
A student at a Chicago open university died at 6 o clock today. The report notes no further details about the cause or identity.
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Chicago
Ierentee Open University
Mine Subsidy Criticized by Statesmen in Britain
London reports a heated debate over government coal subsidies seen as taxpayer burdens. Critics accuse Premier Baldwin of yielding to miners and unions, while Lloyd George warns liability could expand beyond coal. A royal commission is anticipated to overhaul mining, with Blannavon collieries in Monmouthshire reopening after three months idle, employing about two thousand workers.
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London
Baldwin
Trades Union Congress
Winston Churchill
Stubbon
Lloyd George
Henry Seeger
Cardiff Chamber of Commerce
Royal Commission of Inquiry
Miners’ Federation
Blannavon
Monoubyshire
Amnest y Decree Freezes Italy Political Offenders
Rome reports an amnesty decree by King Victor Emmanuel III freeing political offenders except murderers and releasing prisoners across many categories. Officials say ten to twelve thousand people will be affected while those implicated in the Matteotti case are excluded. The measure marks royal clemency amid national pacification and laments the dimpleson of the reign.
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Rome
Victor Emmanovel
Matteotti
Singh Sang Song and Was Deported
Aleer Singh a Hindu charged with illegal entry argued he was an artist and wandering minstrel unfamiliar with passport rules. The commissioner ordered deportation after Singh sang to plead his case, back to India for you, and he was returned to his homeland.
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Singh
Los Angeles
Aleer Singh
United States
United Sates
India
World Court Promoted by Eastern Solon in Massachusetts Visit
Swampscott August 1 AP Senator Pepper Republican Pennsylvania predicts the senate will approve America's entrance into the world court with reservations acceptable to other powers during the next session. He spoke after visiting President Coolidge at White Court and meeting with officials, while noting ongoing discussions on the anthracite situation.
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Swampscott
Mass
Senate
America
Pepper
Republican
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
White Court
Maine
James H. Sheffield
Mexico
Representative Underhill
Massachusetts
Orient
United States
Mexico City
Underhill
Philippines
Woods
Hawaii
Big Guns Headed for West Coast Coast Defense Plan
The War Department plans to move a postwar fourteen inch railway artillery piece to the Los Angeles area near San Pedro for extensive testing. The 340 ton weapon will travel by rail across the continent, with accompanying tests of rail systems and crew training, then be moved to multiple Pacific coast sites.
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Washington
War Department
Los Angeles
Calif
Coast Defense
San Pedro
Army Ordance
A . Tagun
Army
National Defense
Army Vaaldneve
Aberdeen
Quartermaster General's Office
Federal Traffic Board
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Man Charged in Peters Paradise Slaying of Wickham Mother
West Orange New Jersey August 1 AP Charles Capawanna 29 charged today with killing Mrs Frederick Wickham mother of four whose battered body was found yesterday in Peters Paradise bail set for a hearing in August involving the case and arrest records indicate a preliminary court action was taken.
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West Orange
N. J
Frederick Wickham
Peters Paradise
Charles Capawanna
Appeal Taken in Notorious Teapot Dome Case
The government filed its appeal in the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve case in Cheyenne Wyoming. It argues Judge Kennedy erred in dismissing the government's suit for annulment of Mammoth Oil's lease and lists 64 alleged errors, including exclusion of testimony about liberty bonds tied to Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Theovernment
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Jurge T. Blake Kennedy
United States District Court For Wyoming
Mammoth Oil Company
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Kennedy
Harry F. Sinclair
Continental Trading Co., Ltd
Liberty
Solons Confer On Economics At Institute Talk
Williamstown Mass Aug 1 AP The United States could support 350000000 people and Germany methods could feed 57400000 more by applying agricultural practices Dr R J McFall of Massachusetts Agricultural College told the Institute of Politics He said contrary to Malthusian theory the world could feed itself indefinitely and that population growth would not outpace food supply leading to a new phase of economic existence The larder is a secondary factor in population trends though it may trigger change continues on page 6
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Wiliamstown
Mass
United States
Institute of Politics Today
R. J. McFall
Agricultural Economics Department
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Saxophone Debate Over Indecent Music Sparks City Debate
Washington police debate defining indecent music under a new statute. Sergeant Rhoda Milliken claims any saxophone music is immoral. Officer Clarence Talley counters that the saxophone is elevating and respectable when played correctly.
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Washington
Rhoda Milliken
Women’s Bureau
Clarence Talley
Rio Grande Flood Threat Near Juarez El Paso
Flooding from the Rio Grande reaches lowland areas below Juarez with dikes broken below Juarez while El Paso dikes hold. Crews, including 70 workers, repair weak spots as 8000 cubic feet per second flow past El Paso. Rail service between Van Horn Toyah and Sierra Blanca Monobaus to resume with the Sunshine special this evening.
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Fez Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
Juarez
el Paso
la Beca
Fabens
Grande
San Elizario Island
United States
San Elizario
Reclamation Service
Sa] Paso
Texas and Pacific
van Horn
Toyah
Sierra Blanca
Monobaus
Russians Prepare Arctic Expedition Route Near Nova Zemlya
A Russian hydroplane expedition set to depart from Leningrad to Novaya Zemlya. The crew will travel via the White Sea and Kolguev Island to establish a base on Matotchkin Shar. The mission aims to two months of ice berg study in the Kara Sea.
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Leningrad
Kara Sea
Novaya Archangel
Orlov
Zemlya
Matotchkinshar
White Sea
Kolguev Island
Novaya Zemlya
Matotchkin Shar
Wichita man admits killing the drug clerk
John Gordon a man with many aliases signed a statement claiming his own guilt in the murder of Sanene Manner a Chicago drug clerk and said Scott was innocent. He told authorities he would consult a priest before giving more details.
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Wichita
Kan
John Gordon
Sanene Manner
Chicago
Scott
Gordon
Hutchinson, Kans
Young Aple
Underworld
Progressives Hold Exercises in Illinois
Several hundred people including women and children attended an Illinois Progressive party picnic and memorial service in Chicago honoring Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette. The La Follette organizers from last year did not participate and the senator's family did not attend. Jacob Grossberg offered a resolution praising La Follette’s life and aims, and A E Hayden of the University of Chicago Divinity School delivered a sermon and spoke on devotion to his spirit and ideals.
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Chicago
Progressive Party of Illinois
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
LaFollette
la Follette
Lfe
Jacob Grossberg
A. E. Hayden
Divinity Faculty
University of Chicago
Lalollette
Idaho Weather Likely Fair North. Southern Thunder Showers
Idaho forecast shows generally fair conditions in the northern region with possible local thunder showers in the southern portion and a cooler trend overall.
Italy Faces Territorial Frustration After War
Count Antonio Cippico laments Italy’s lack of territorial gains despite Allied victory. He warns the nation risks economic and labor strain from importing raw materials and facing foreign competition unless it protects its bordered interests and migrants. He cites Lausanne talks and Mediterranean policy as critical factors shaping Italy’s future.
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Williamstown
Antonio Cippi
Mani
Polic
Mediterranean
Italy
Cippico
Lausanne
E Thneater
Kemal Haé
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Prohibition Squad
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Rogers Home
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Tenn
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Idaho
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