Rich Woman Denies Report Enter Convent
Mrs Nicholas Brady widow of a New York utilities executive and a leading American heiress plans to enter a convent abroad to become a nun, the World said. Her husband left an estate around fifty million dollars. She has European contacts and a Monsignor Spellman is seeking a convent in Munich for her retirement. Brady family ties include Francis P Garvan and John S Garvan. She later denied the rumor by calling her New York representative from London to reject plans to enter a convent.
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New York
Nicholas Brady
New York Utilities
United States
New York World
Francis P. Garvan
York
Chemical Founon
John S. Garvan
Yale
Europe
London
Monsignor Spellman
Brady
First Black man electrocuted in Texas for attack on a woman
Rainey Williams a 38 year old Port Arthur Black man was electrocuted at the state penitentiary in Huntsville after mobs tried to lynch him for an alleged incident involving white women. White girls identified him at a July trial in Port Arthur and authorities moved him to safety amid mob threats.
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Huntsville
Texas
Rainey Williams
Port Arthur
State Penitentiary
Williams
Beaumont
Protest of highway routing through Airshie’s Idaho farm
James F. Allshie files with the Idaho Supreme Court for a hearing on the highway routing decision through his Grangeville area farm. He argues alternate routes existed to avoid ruining his property after engineers removed bad curves in the approved path.
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Boise
Grangeville
Supreme Court
James F. Airshie
North Idaho
District Court
Allshie
Bond Theft Gang Partially Nabbed in Chicago
Chicago detectives seize three members of an alleged million dollar bond theft ring in Loop hotels. The suspected leader is said to be operating from a trap set by authorities.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily Times
Hoover to convene drought conference with governors
President Hoover said he would summon governors from the drought afflicted states to meet on Thursday of next week to discuss methods to relieve distress caused by the dry spell.
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Washington
Hoover
Mob in Marion Hangs Two Men at Grant County Jail
A mob of about 1,000 stormed the Grant county jail in Marion Indiana late last night and hanged Thomas Shipp 18 and Abe Smith 19 on the courthouse square after breaking through jail doors with sledge hammers. Police and state authorities restored order as Governor Leslie considered calling up the National Guard.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County
Thomas Shipp
Claude Deeter
Fairmount
Abe Smith
Deeter
Here
Shipp
Smith
Herbert Cameron
Harry G. Leslie
National Guard
Camp Knox
Cameron
Robert Sullivan
Sullivan
Jacob Campbell
Indiana
Harley Hardin
Associated Press
Lewis Lindenmuth
Courthouse
Dry conditions worry farmers as drought lingers
Washington reports grim outlooks on the protracted drought despite a less pessimistic view from Secretary Hyde. Weather officials say breaking the drought in the next two weeks remains unlikely. A county by county relief survey is due, while a fed credit plan for cattle feed gains traction ahead of Farm Board action.
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Washington
Hyde
J. B. Kincer
Division of Agricultural Meteorology
Official Weather Bureau
Agriculture Department
Carl Williams
Farm Board
Idaho Falls General Chairman Leads Convention Preparations
Idaho Falls official, as general chairman of the department convention committee, has directed over sixteen committees in eight months of planning for the upcoming convention.
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Idaho Falls
Department
Rigby
National Gas Corporation Is Granted a Local Franchise
Baltimore Aug 8. Prohibition agents probe claims by Manuel Herrick former Oklahoma congressman that he was a federal agent. Herrick jailed on liquor possession with bond set at 1500 after arrest at a 10000 gallon Maryland still site. He led an Oklahoma district 1921 to 1923 and said congressmen drank openly while in office.
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Baltimore
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Herrick
Maryland
Moore
Amos W. W. Woodcock
U. S
Harry Abercrombie
Eighth
Congress
Pocatello approves gas franchise for Denning and McFadyen
The Pocatello City Council passed a unanimous 30 year natural gas franchise for L B Denning and John McFadyen of the Ohio Oil Company after a long session with both sides heard at open and executive meetings. The move challenges the city gas and power firm Public Utilities Consolidated, which previously supplied manufactured gas since 1911.
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Pocatello City
L. B. Denning
John McFayden
Pocatello
McFayden and Lenning
Ohio Oil Company
Utah
Wyoming
Ogden
Public Utilities Commission
State of Idaho
Alameda
McCammon
Downey and
Preston
Currency figure shows national bank resources at nearly $29.1 billion
Comptroller of the Currency announced that the 7,252 national banks in the United States held total resources of 29,116,539,000 as of June 30. The report reflects aggregate sums across all insured institutions and indicates steady nationwide liquidity.
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Washington
Pole
United States
Four Idaho Counties Raise Property Assessments
Four southern Idaho counties report higher total assessed valuations to the state board of equalization. Bannock increases real property to 17,130,153 and personal to 385,958. Canyon real up to 20,032,820 with personal down to 1,271,740. Twin Falls real at 23,375,870 and personal 1,506,530. Bonneville real property 14,437,785 with personal 482,610.
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Boise
Idaho
State Board of Equalization
Bannock County
Canyon
Twin Falls County
Bonneville County
Hot Water Bottles Spark Odd Moonshine Ruse
Pittsburgh police officer John Liptak spotted three hot water bottles drop from under a woman’s apron after a fall. The bottles led to Mrs. Mary Paister being arrested for carrying moonshine, turning a heat discussion into a surreal street scene.
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Pittsburgh
John Liptak
Mary Paister
Liptak
Ter
Former Senator James D. Phelan Dies at 69 in San Francisco
San Jose California August 8 AP former United States senator James D. Phelan died yesterday after months of illness. Born in 1861 in San Francisco he rose as a notable financier and political figure serving three terms as mayor of his hometown. He later joined the national scene as a Democratic senator elected in 1915.
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San Jose
Cal
James D. Phelan
San
United States
Phelan
California
Lfe
San Francisco
Door to Met Opera for 47 Years Thomas Bull Dies
Thomas Jacob Bull, longtime Met Opera doorman since its 1883 opening, died yesterday in New York. He missed only 14 performances in 39 seasons, knew stars like Caruso and Melba, kept a detailed diary, and planned to work at the door until death despite urging to retire. Born in Louisville in 1852, he moved to New York in his thirties.
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New York
Thomas Jacob Bull
Metropolitary Opera House
Metropolitan
Italo Camarini
Christine Nilsson
Faust
Caruso
Tetrazzini
Sembrich
Melba
Nordica
Farrar
Alyssa Cobb Bull
Chicago
Louisville
Census totals show U S population at 124 million in 1930
The census bureau announced 1930 continental population of 122,698,190, up 16.1 percent from 1920. Including possessions and territories, total U S population reached 124,648,564, up 16.1 percent, with revisions possible but not expected to alter the trend.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Census Bureau
Associated Press
Burea
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto
Americans Break World Rifle Record at Antwerp Meet
The American shooting team scored 1910 points in the prone position phase in Antwerp surpassing the previous world record of 1908 set by an American team in Rheims in 1924.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Rheims
France
Flood Devastates Nogales Border Cities With Four Dead
Floods swept Nogales Sonora and Nogales Arizona causing four known deaths and 13 missing while 500 people were left homeless. Rescue work paused during renewed storms as damage reached 175000 dollars on the Mexican side and 25000 on the American side. A Santa Fe train was derailed near Winslow with the engineer and fireman killed.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Arizona
Winslow
Imperial Valley
Villasenor
International Street
Santa Fe
Safford
Sugar Beet Industry May Be Expanded
Federal farm board member Samuel R. McKelvie said in a radio address that there is an abundant opportunity to expand sugar beet production without a surplus. He outlined the new National Beet Growers Association and said it would cooperate with manufacturers so both producers and processors gain better income and would work with cane sugar producers to cut transport costs.
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Washington
Samuel R. McKelvie
Federal Farm Board
National Beet Growers Association
Baseball scores recap from multiple games across leagues
The record lists numerous early baseball results with teams such as Boston New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn St Louis Philadelphia Chicago New York Cleveland Detroit and Washington. It includes inning-by-inning scores, pitcher and catcher names and run totals for each game, reflecting a busy slate across the circuit.
Idaho Falls Legion Drum Corps contest state honors
Idaho Falls with over 1500 visitors tallies honors as six drum and bugle corps contest for state praise. Grand Chief de Gare Roland Williams elected by acclamation to succeed Sidman Barber at the Idaho American Legion convention. National Commander Bodenhamer to be made chief in Bannock and Shoshone tribes. Banquet attendance surpasses 1500. Idaho auxiliary reports 800 new members.
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Sidman I. Barber
Boise
la Sociale Des
the Legion
Mr. Barber
la Social
Court House
Idaho Falls
Bodenhamer
Roland Williams
la Societe Des
American Legion
Barber
Grand
Fred W. Dalton
Grand Commmissaire Intendent
S.W. Miller
Nicholas Ifft
Howard Day
Frank Estabrook
Net R. Fitch
Lester F Albert
Bidman Barber
Fred Dalton
W .& Anderson
O. L. Bodenhamer
Women’s Auxiliary
Nora Jones
Wyoming Department
Idaho Department
Wyoming
Idaho Auxiliary
Legion Department
Ifft
Katheryn Edel of
Downey
Idaho
A. J. Howell
Aug
Idaho American Legion
Legion
Plans Outlined for Political Campaign Affecting Congress
Washington Aug 8 under two new generals Senator Fess of Ohio and Robert H Lucas of Kentucky lieutenants of the Republican national campaign organization sped homeward today with plans for an immediate drive to retain control of congress in the November elections. They reported funds ample to wage the Senate and House contests and noted the peaceful settlement of the Huston resignation matter. Huston former national chairman planned to continue his investment business. Lucas named executive director planned to resign as commissioner of internal revenue next week and lead the national headquarters in Washington.
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Washington
Senator Fess
Ohio
Robert H. Lucas
Kentucky
Republican National Campaign Organization
Congress
Senate
House
Claudius H. Huston
Tennessee
Huston
Fess
Great Lakes
Lucas
Internal Revenue
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Hartnett
Walker
Hogan
Meine
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Bool
Hubbell
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Boo
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Collard
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Bensa
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Johnson
May
Sukeforth
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Phelps
Lopez
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Mancuso
Braxton
Berg
Grove
Cochrane
Lyons
Tate
Shores
Schang
Louis
Stewart
Helmgling
Pipgars
Bengough
Cleveland
Shoffner and Sewell
Frisch and Spencer
Detroit
Hoyt
Hogsett
Wullivan
Hayworth
Russell
Durham
Gaston
Cantwell
Connally
Berry
Provo
Utah Department of the American Legion
Veterans’ Hospital
Otto A. Weisley
Salt Lake City
R. L. Edwards
Auxiliary
National Committee
O. L
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Cecil D. Pope
Sal Lake City
Wayne T. Wilcox
LTA
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