July crop prospects grim as drought bites midwest output
The Department of Agriculture forecast July 1 crop conditions show overall 64 percent below the ten year July average. Corn and barley yields fall while oats and pastures show declines, though fruit prospects stay strong. Potato acreage grows in the west but overall output could fall compared with 1924.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Dakotas
South Dakota
Atlantic
North Central States
South Central
Prince Gustaf At Zion Park Inspires Utah Visit
In Cedar City Utah July 1 Prince Gustaf Adolf heir to the Swedish throne and Princess Louise with their party toured Zion National Park enjoying the rock pinnacles and needles. They planned to proceed to Cedar Breaks Bryce Canyon Grand Canyon Phantom Ranch and return Friday after a brief public welcome.
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Cedar City
Utah
Zion National Park
Gustaf Adolf
Princess Louise
Zion Park
Cedar Breaks
Bryce Canyon
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Phantom Ranch
Colorado River
Park
Salt Lake City Arrests Man Wanted in Los Angeles
Sheri dan Davis alias A W Johnson was arrested in Salt Lake City on a manslaughter charge from Los Angeles. Detectives Wire and deGinnes report Davis is held for Los Angeles authorities after telegraphic advice. He says the fatal accident was unavoidable.
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Salt Lake City
Sheridan Davis
A. W. Johnson
Los Angeles
Lester Wire
W. D eGinnes
Davis
Mystery Over Evangelist Kidnapping Continues in LA
Two subpoenas were issued for Kenneth Ormiston, former Angelus Temple radio operator, to appear before the county grand jury investigating Aimee Semple McPherson’s reported kidnapping. Authorities searched Riverside and San Diego counties, while a ransom letter and a ghosted telegram add to the mystery.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Ort Miiston
Angelns Temple
Imee Semple McPherson
Asa L. Keyes
Riverside
San Diego
Charles Reimer
San Francisco
Oakland
Keyes
Ormiston
Grand Jury
Riverside County
Lo Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Minnie Kennedy
Four Square
Kenneth Ormiston
Temple
Bay District
Orange
Secret Service
McPherson
Felipe
War Veterans Oppose Debt Ratification Parade in Paris
Some 20000 to 50000 former French soldiers, many wounded, will march in Paris to oppose the Mellon Berenger debt agreement. Flags fly as wreaths are laid at the Arc de Triomphe the Alan Seeger monument and the George Washington statue. A stone at Washington’s statue will bear a French message urging the US to reconsider.
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Paris
Mellon-Berenger
Triomphe
Alan Seeger
George Washington
Washington
United States
France
America
Avenue
George V
Arc de Triomphe
Place Des Etate Unis
George Washington Monument
Place D’iana
New Standard for Mapking Apples
Utah growers warned of California marking standards for apples shipped to the coast. California now permits only extra fancy fancy and unclassified grades while commons and three standard grades must follow orchard run classifications to access the market.
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Salt Lake City
State Department of Agriculture
Utah
California
Denver Seeks Tough Model Law for Traffic Regulation
At the uniform state law conference in Denver on July 10 a proposed model traffic regulation bill was returned for redrafting after omitting license revocation for intoxicated drivers. The resubmitted draft imposes drastic penalties for drunken driving and the conference will continue through Monday to prepare reports for Thursday morning to the American Bar association.
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Denver
American Bar Association
Durkin Faces Second Murder Charge In Chicago Case
Chicago July 10 Durkin now faces a second murder indictment for the killing of Harold I Gray after a jury sentenced him to 35 years for Edwin C Shanahan’s murder a federal agent The defense plans a move for a new trial and possible appeal to the state supreme court Durkin claimed he did not get justice and said he would join the girl he loved after the trial if acquitted
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Chicago
Martin J. Durkin
Edwin C. Shanahan
Shanahan
Durkin
Harold I. Gray
Sulk ii
Gray
State Supreme Court
George F. Weidling
Cook County
Ente
Flowers Strewn On Wrecked Submarine
New York July 10 AP Thousands visited Brooklyn Navy Yard to lay flowers on the wreck of the submarine 8 51 where 83 officers and men perished. A wreath rested beside a second made by Lieutenant Commander Richard B Byrd as Navy Yard guards watched. The death toll was later fixed at 18 with seven missing, including Lieutenant Commander W H Dobson. The court of inquiry adjourned to Monday while investigations continue into the sinking off Block Island. The last three bodies identified were Augustus Alexander Smith Milton Fla Archibald Shea Gloucester Mass John Joseph Shenan Groton Conn.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Richard B. Byrd
Punkett
W. H. Dobson
East River
Block Island
Augustus Alexander Smith
Milton
Fla
Archibald Shea
Gloucester
Mass
John’ Joseph Shenan
Grotton
Conn
Bavy
Lake Denmark
N. J
Frances Feeley
Brooklyn
Picktivney Arsenal
Arma
Navy Arsenal
BE. A. Brown
Medics Corps
Steey
Investigation on Illinois political funds to be taken up in Chicago
Senator William P. King of Utah said a further look into political funds used by candidates at the polls will be examined in Chicago. He arrived in Salt Lake City from Washington and noted charges against Illinois affairs. He warned of a hot period and mentioned standstill in the alien land investigation with possible developments later.
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Salt Lake City
Chicago
Utah
Salt Lake
Washington
Senatory
Balt Lake
Eight Offers for Kansas City Star Auction
Trustees of the William Rockhill Nelson trust spent the day interviewing prospective purchasers of the Kansas City Star and Times. They disclosed eight offers were received but did not reveal buyer identities or amounts and planned a definite award next Thursday.
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Kansas City
William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Kansasity Star and Times
Wight
New Interest in Wrangell Arises From Arctic Colonization Plans
Nome witnesses renewed attention to Wrangel Island as Russia and others eye colony efforts. The Krasny kuby icebreaker moved toward Lenin Mitroff with 20 Inuit families aboard, carrying three years of supplies including 26 reindeer. The Norge dirigible flight by Amundsen, Nobile, and Billoworth ended near Teller, fueling speculation on Arctic routes and strategic interest in Wrangel Island.
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Nome
Alaska
America
Arctic
Wrangel Island
Lenin Mitroff
Krasny Kuby
Cnapo Biberia
Arctic Ocean
Siberia
New Zealand
North Pole
Krasny Oktibr
Wessels
Wrangell Island
Stefansson
Lnst
Lenin of Wrangell
United States
Canada
Russia
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Bileworth
Umberto Nobile
Rim
Ene
Norge
Teller
Wrangell
Europe
Asia
North America
Stern
Manne Weaver Survives Arsenal Blast Near Oak Ridge
Marine Private James M. Weaver of Birmingham Alabama was hurled from a blast on a mountain road near Oak Ridge and brought to Paterson General Hospital with severe cuts and bleeding feet. He said he had just returned from leave and joined others in fighting a fire as the magazines exploded.
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Paterson
N. J
James M. Weaver
Birmingham
Ala
Oak Ridge
Arsenal
Paterson General Hospital
Harry Barkley
Weaver
Nell
Barkley
British Defeat American Colleges in Intercollegiate Meet
Stanford Weidge Eng July 10 In an international track meet Oxford Cambridge defeated Cornell and Princeton 7 points to 5 after a tight finish. Lord Burleigh won two events as the English hosts edged ahead in the final events securing the victory before 15000 spectators. Joseph R Gibson of Princeton narrowly missed victory in the half mile by a nose.
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Stanford Weidge
Eng
Cornell
Princeton
Oxford
Cambridge
Lord Burleigh
Cambri
Great Britain
Joseph R. Gibson
Severe storm tears through Bronx with tornado like winds
A tornado like storm struck the Bronx tonight unroofing houses and blowing down trees. Lightning struck several buildings and an amusement park ferris wheel was toppled as the gale raged for about an hour, injuring one woman.
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New York
Bronx
Devastating Navy Arsenal Explosion In New Jersey
A July 10 report details a catastrophic blast at the U S naval depot near Dover and Lake Denmark New Jersey. Dozens killed and many injured as flames and subsequent explosions destroyed the depot and nearby Mount Hope Hibernia areas. Rescue efforts hindered by ongoing fires and danger.
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Dover
N. J
Navy
Here
Morristown
Ma Baeme
United States Naval
Lake Denmark
Naval Arsenal
Navy Arsenal
Picatinny Arsenal
Grange
Arsenal
Rockaway
Mount Hope
Naval
Dover General Hospital
American Legion
Hibernia
Navy Depot
C. ¢. Vowling
U, N
Dove General Hospital
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Jewsa Werner
Austin
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Kansas City Star
David Gilbert Wilson
Lincoln High School
Portland
Ore
League of Nations
Manne
Bronx Borough
Navy Plant
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