New York Remains Second Largest City Worldwide
Final census figures show New York City at 6 958 792, second only to London 1 742 212 for Greater London. The five borough totals reveal Brooklyn 2 596 154, Manhattan 1 856 469, Queens 1 082 212, Bronx 1 266 734, Richmond 157 253, with substantial 1920–1930 gains across all boroughs.
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Lewis Held Guilty by Circuit Court
John L. Lewis and other United Mine Workers officials were found guilty of violating an injunction from Sangamon County Circuit Court aimed at halting interference with Illinois Mine Workers. The ruling noted no punishment due to lack of contempt, and the decision awaits final adoption by Judge Briggle.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Sangamon County
Illinois
Frank Trotter
Lewis
A. T. Pace
Herrin
William Sneed
Urreult
Briggle
Showdown Looms as Republicans Meet Huston Contender
Washington July 9 AP Republican leaders push to oust Claudius Huston as national chairman at the upcoming meeting of party officers. Proxies are arranged for absent officers to cast votes on his continuance.
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Washington
Claudius Huston
Constable Held for a Murder in Barbourville
Barbourville Kentucky July 9 AP deputies obtained a murder warrant for Nat Helton deputy constable of Wilton after Omer Mackey 35 farmer was shot during a raid on Mackey's father in law farm. Helton said he fired to frighten Mackey who ran from the house and was wounded dying moments later in a car.
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Wilton
Omer Mackey
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B. P. Walke
Knox County
Helton
Women kicked out of home sparks debate in Chicago
Miss Martha L. Connole told a national federation meeting that many women are not choosing business careers but have been pushed from the home. She argued chivalry has fallen and that men must provide, while noting romance and marriage will endure despite women’s ascent in work.
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Martha L. Connole
Aation Portia
National Federation of Business and Professional Woman's Clubs
Thomas A. Edison
Associated Press
Miss Connole
Miners Die in Gas Explosion at Wenceslaus Mine
The Telegraph Union reports 18 miners killed and scores trapped after a coal gas explosion at the Wenceslaus mine near Neurode in Breslau district.
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Capitalist offers to buy stock of steel opponents
Youngstown Ohio July 9 AP report on a charge a capitalist delays a $12 million sheet mill by opposing a merger. Campbell argues for higher stock values in a bid to push Bethlehem Steel merger terms, saying they should receive $133 rather than $120. Judge Jenkins allowed the offer as a matter of better judgment.
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel
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Crawford
Eston
David G. Jenkins
Baseball scores from major leagues reported with details
Philadelphia and St. Louis split early games as Boston and New York swept Brooklyn in a busy league day. Pitching notes include Mahaffey and Collins with run totals showing Chicago and Cincinnati struggles.
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New York
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C. Perkins
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Sherid
Dickey
Utah Weather Update Sparks Showers Likely Tonight
Local forecast calls for showers and thunder storms tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Forecasters expect scattered activity across the region, possibly impacting outdoor plans and travel.
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Utah
Raiders Seize Yacht Load of Liquor In Hudson River Raid
State troopers and Briarcliff police captured a yacht cargoing liquor valued at 250000 dollars on the Hudson near Sing Sing. Fourteen people tied to the crew and 25 prisoners were seized, one wounded during escape, as rum runners dumped 40 cases of whisky. Prisoners handed to federal prohibition authorities.
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N. Y
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Hudson River
Scarsborough
Sing Sing
Peter Piscipello
Valentine
Birthday beating near Orange City leaves Dejong stripped
John Dejong, 41, widower and father of five, told Sioux City county officers he was seized by a group of men at the fairgrounds, tarred and feathered, and left nude in the streets. He identified 17 possible attackers as authorities planned arrests today amid rumors linking him to a dispute.
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Sioux City
Sioux County
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Fairgrounds
MacDonkald government survives finance bill vote
London July 9 AP reports the MacDonald government avoided collapse by a three vote margin in a division on the finance bill. A liberal amendment to bar income tax on profits spent on modernization was rejected 278 to 275, saved by four liberal supporters.
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MacDonald
Hill and wife to settle affairs in Montana
In Livingston Montana the Hill family seeks dismissal of Mildred Hills divorce suit against Walter Hill and cancellation of cross-complaints. Reconciliation reportedly began after a chance train meeting while the couple were returning to Montana from Florida. The couple had separated in early 1929 and later reconciled before the present October 1929 divorce filing.
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Walter Hill
James J. Hill
Mildred Hill
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Hill
Montana
Florida
Risko-Schaaf Bout Set for July 28 in Philadelphia
Johnny Risko of Cleveland and Ernie Schaaf of Boston were matched for a 10 round heavyweight bout to be held in Philadelphia on July 28. The announcement came today and confirmed the matchup for the event.
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Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Ernie Schaaf
Boston
Accused as Slayer of Bride in Southwest Arkansas
George W. Davis, 55, a Spanish American War veteran, is charged with slaying his 54 year old wife of six weeks and dumping her body in an abandoned well among blackberry fields in Southwest Arkansas.
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George W. Davis
Blackberry Fields
Arkansas
Terrific heat breaks record in Middle States and Midwest
July heat peaks shatter regional records across Chicago and the Midwest with many cities posting 100 degree readings. Deadly heat claims three lives including Minneapolis man Ole N Nelson and carpenter Edward W Higgins in Missouri, Nebraska and Minnesota amid ongoing heat and scattered shutdowns.
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Emporia
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Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
Ole C. Nelson
Virginia
Minn
Minneapolis
Co. V. Kerkove
Hatfield
Edward W. Higgins
Springfield
North Dakota
Sanish
Fargo
Jamestown
Romero arraigned on murder charge in Utah case
A. Lee Romero of Pleasant Grove Utah was arraigned on a first degree murder charge for the slaying of his wife's parents Mr and Mrs Walter C Barter last Saturday night. He did not plead and the preliminary hearing was set for July 21 in Provo. The case follows a custody dispute and Romero's wife was also wounded but expected to recover.
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Utah
A. Lee Romero
Pleasant Grove
Walter C. Barter
I. E. Brockbank
Romero
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Romeros
French airman forced down on transatlantic flight
Jean Mermoz, famed French aviator, and two crew members were forced to land at sea during a west to east transatlantic flight from South America to Africa. Rescue by the dispatch boat Phocee saved the trio and the mail. the aircraft had earlier reported an oil leak and dropping oil pressure. The incident occurred about 650 miles southwest of Dakar as they aimed for Dakar while continuing efforts to relay mail to Paris.
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Jean Mermoz
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Paris
Republican leaders weigh new party chair amid Huston debate
Washington July 9 Republican leaders debate replacing Claudius Huston as chairman of the Republican National Committee. A meeting called for tomorrow to discuss dissatisfactions following lobby committee testimony over Tennessee River funds. A successor, possibly Senator Fess of Ohio, discussed but removal requires the party's executive committee action.
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National Committee
Senate
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River Improvement Association
James Francis Burke
Hoover
Fess
Ohio
Three Children Burned to Death in Calgary Home Fire
A Calgary family tragedy left Birdie Gillard aged 4, Eileen 2, and Allen 1 dead after a fire destroyed their home. Mother had gone to a neighbor for milk, father sold frankfurters at the fairgrounds, another son aged 6 stayed with the mother.
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Birdie Gillard
Eileen
Allen
Henry Gillard
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Naval Treaty Debate Sparks Senate Over McKellar Resolution
In Washington on July 9 AP reports advocates of the McKellar resolution urge the Senate to press for the international correspondence leading to the London naval treaty. Senator Black argues for senate rights while Hale plans a lengthy speech opposing ratification amid calls to delay for proper consideration.
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Alabama
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Maine
Naval Committee
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William Cumming Story
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Bottled in Bond Plant Seized After Ogden Explosion
Police seized a complete bottled in bond plant and aging equipment after an explosion and fire at a four room cottage in Ogden. A man named Claud Rogers was arrested while a companion remained at large. Counterfeit stamps and labels were found. Owner Andrew Tuttle rented the cottage to two strangers. damage estimated at $1,000.
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Riverdale
Claud Rogers
Andrew Tuttle
Plane crash off Denmark claims five missing
An illfated German flying boat on the Kalmar Stockholm run capsized after a gale near Bornholm. Two Americans Ruth Patricia Northrop and John L Burkholder, both presumed drowned, were among the passengers along with three others who vanished at sea. Rescue attempts by Danish ship Maja and other boats failed to recover the missing crew.
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Ruth Patrica Northrop
Philadelphia
John L. Burkholder
Mount Pleasant
Denmark
Settin
Germany
Bornholm
Maja
Rhinelander settlement set in Las Vegas July 16
The Rhinelander divorce case ends in a Las Vegas settlement to be finalized July 16. Alice Jones Rhinelander, daughter of a Black cab driver, seeks damages after cruelty and abandonment claims. Leonard Kip Rhinelander, heir to the Rhinelander millions, obtained a divorce in Las Vegas last year amid challenges to its New York validity.
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N. Y
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Rhinelander
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Las Vegas
Nev
Frank M. Gagliardi
Gagliardi
New York State
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