First Hundred Years Worst Says Old Turk
Zara Agha from Turkey claims to be 156 years old and seeks false teeth in Providence. He describes birth date February 16, 1774, with a life spanning wars, 12 marriages, 36 children, and a piano factory stint. His great grandson accompanies him aboard the Sinaia to verify records and study his longevity.
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Old Turk
Providence
Zara Agha
Turkey
Ahmet Mussa
Sinaia
Assim Redvan
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Agha
Napoleon
Syria
Egypt
Jailbird Could Not Go Straight
Edgar Doss, 21, who wed Ruth Stephens the deputy county clerk while serving a housebreaking sentence, escaped from the Hopkinsville jail. His term would have expired August 2. Doss, a University of Illinois student, said he tired of college life, joined a traveling show, was stranded, became drunk, robbed a house, and was sentenced to six months.
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Hopkinsville
Edgar Doss
Ruth Stephens
Doss
University of Ilinois
Racing Yachts Reach Islands In Honolulu Harbor
Three of four yachts started July 4 from San Francisco arrived in Honolulu with the Mollisou still active for first in elapsed time. Contender finished 41 minutes behind Enchantress after crossing Diamond Head at 11 10 12 a m. Enchantress had 10 22 52 p m finish and Talayha placed third at 3 05 38 p m yesterday.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Enchantress
Wedness
Talayha
Ashes of veteran pilot scattered over old air trail
The body of Maurice Graham is brought home after six months in Utah mountains. His funeral plane carries his ashes from Cedar City to his home port, piloted by Jimmy James and Fred Kelly of Western Air Express, continuing the night mail route between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.
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Los Angeles
Here
Salt Lake City
Maurice Graham
Graham
Kanarra Mountains
Utah
Cedar City
Jimmy James
Fred Kelly
Western Air Express
Kelly
Adjourning Trial: Key Date in Bethlehem Steel Merger Suit
Judge David G. Jenkins adjourned the case challenging the Youngstown Sheet & Tube merger with Bethlehem Steel to Monday to fix the testing point for Eugene G. Grace’s pay as Bethlehem president. The court had set April 30, 1930, as the pivotal date, with the merger extended to July 31 pending the suit outcome.
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Youngstown, O
David G. Jenkins
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Jenkins
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem
F. H. Wood
Defense Counsel
Copper export price cut in New York to 11.55 cents a pound
Copper Exporters Inc cuts export copper to 11.55 cents per pound, a quarter-cent decrease, aligning export price with domestic level of 11.14 cents. Producers had already trimmed the domestic price to 11.14 cents after smelters lowered rates earlier in the week.
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New York
Copper Exporters, Inc
Attempt to Loot an Auto Ends in Double Fatalities in Denver
A college youth and a 35 year old man were killed in a staged auto looting in Denver. Irwin was found in an alley with a .38 heart shot while Charles Leibelt lay dead in an old sedan with a .22 wound under his arm. Police say the youth shot the man in the car before being shot himself.
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Denver
Irwin
Charles Leibelt
Wisconsin Congressman Florian Lampert Dies in Car Crash
Congressman Florian Lampert of Wisconsin’s sixth district died at 67 from injuries after his car skidded into a ditch in Illinois while en route to Oshkosh. He had served in the House since 1916 and was accompanied by Georgetown student Charles F. Nolan.
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Chicago
Florian Lampert
Congress
Wisconsin
Washington
Lambert
Chicago Heights
Charles F. Nolan
Georgetown University
Oshkosh
Lampert
House of Representatives
Borah Undergoes Physical Exam in Baltimore
Idaho Senator Borah returned to the senate after a physical examination at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He said he had been under doctor care for some time while continuing to work on the London naval treaty as Foreign Relations Committee chairman. He plans to return to Johns Hopkins for completion of the exam and a physician report.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Baltimore
Night session weighed as London Pact merits Senate action
Opponents of the London naval pact prepared to block debate, while supporters vowed to keep the Senate in session late to exhaust discussion. Senator Moses accused Hoover and Stimson of affronting the people by withholding confidential treaty negotiation documents. The session was expected to run until about 10:30 or 11 o'clock tonight.
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Washington
Senate
Moses
New Hampshire
Chamber
Watson
Hoover
Stimson
Baseball results tied to multiple games across leagues
National and American league summaries show Brooklyn, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, St. Louis and New York matchups with varying scores. Key pitchers and batters include Blake, Thurston, Lopez, Hallahan, Grimes, Wilson, Donohue, Heving, Hogan, and others contributing to scoring tallies.
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St. Louis
New York
Hallahan Grimes
Wilson
Donohue
Heving
Hogan
Coast league rejects universal draft pact
The Pacific Coast league today voted to reject the universal draft demanded by the National and American leagues along with the five major minor circuits.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast League Today
State Trooper Dies in Cemetery Dual with Blackmailer
In Monessen Pennsylvania a state trooper Private Charles Stewart 23 and a man named John Sabo 25 were killed in a cemetery during a guard of a marked $10 000 payoff. Stewart seized Sabo as he reached the packet and both fired. Stewart died later at a hospital. Wright the furniture dealer who received the extortion note identified the suspect.
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Monessen
Charles Stewart
W. F. Wright
John Sabo
Stewart
Sabo
Wright
Derailment Planned Sows Fatal Train Wreck Near Trinidad
Two men died after a Colorado and Southern train was derailed near Trinidad Colorado. Pete Lee 19 of Paducah Texas died from injuries after noon today. Carl Blunck of Clinton Oklahoma died earlier. Investigators say a rail was removed and tools lay by the track.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado and Southern
Here
Pete Lee
Paducah
Texas
Carl Blunck
Clinton
Oxla
Mamer Starts Return Trip On Seattle Flight
Spokane aviator Nick Mamer began a return flight from Seattle to St Paul aiming to complete the circle in under 24 hours. He landed in Seattle at 5 44 a m and departed at 5 54 a m without refueling, seeking a 23 hour 20 minute round trip if timing holds. The flight covered about 1500 miles with stops at Miles City Montana and Spokane for fuel. Eastbound winds aid speed on the leg.
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Seattle
Nick Mamer
Spokane
St. Paul
P.S.T
Minnesota
Mamer
Miles City
Mont
McCormick Eyes Private Theft Probe After Break‑In
Ruth Hanna McCormick Republican senatorial candidate announces she will investigate the ransacking of her private correspondence at the Rock River farm estate in Byron Illinois Earlier the senate inquiry into her campaign funds paused Senator Nye chaired the probing committee and the incident may be unrelated but McCormick calls it an outrage continuing on Page Ten.
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Ruth Hanna McCormick
Chicago
Senate
Gerald P. Nye
Camp Funds Committee
Illinois
Rock River
Byron, Kil
Robbers Shot Their Way Out After Gasoline Station Hold Up
Chicago July 18 1924 detectives recovered a clue from an abandoned car and arrested Harry Vetter in connection with a gas station robbery that left Policeman John J Guiltinane dead and partner Anthony Wistord wounded. Police seek Vetter’s companion by bill of sale and parole papers found in the bandits’ auto.
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Chicago
John J. Guiltinane
Anthony Wistord
Harry Vetter
Vetter
Heat Blisters Southern California as Death Toll Rises
Seven heat deaths in five days cited by AP in Southern California as a Mojave heat blast nears. Imperial Valley reports multiple fatalities including a Holtville rancher and an El Centro worker. temperatures reach 110 in the valley and 103 in Ontario with high humidity.
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Mojave
Los Angeles
California
Mojave Desert
Imperial Valley
Montebello
J. A. Nichols
Holtville
Frank Martinez
el Centro
Calee
Lloyd Eldridge
Ofl
Brawley
Cal
Ontario
Riverside
Pomona
Coachella Valley
Here
India
Allison Triumphs In Davis Cup Comeback Victory
Wilmer Allison of Austin Texas saved a match point deficit and rallied from two sets down to defeat Giorgio De Stefani of Italy 4 6 7 9 6 4 8 6 10 8 in Auteuil France delivering a dramatic U S win in the interzone final.
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Auteuil
France
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Tex
United States
Georgio de Stefani
Italy
Allison
Bitter clash over Reichstag dissolution in Bruening crisis
Berlin July 18 AP The Reichstag voted 236 to 221 to revoke Bruening's financial program under article 48. Bruening dissolved the chamber amid protests, new elections due by September 14, emergency rule continues, and no session until October 14.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Bruening
Hindenburg
International
Loebe
Rechstag
Grand Rapids Man Dies After Attempting to Kill Stepson
Walter Garbarczyk 38 collapsed and died after swinging an axe at his stepson John Jarosik in a rear yard chase that began in the home. Police say the attack occurred during a drunken rage.
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Grand Rapids
Walter Garbarczyk
John Jarosik
Garbarczyk
Steamer Rangitata Rescues All From Sinking Targis
A British steamer Rangitata radioed Portishead that all passengers and crew of the German steamer Targis were saved after Targis burned and sank at coordinates 35 54 north 50 07 west. Initial signal at 11 14 p m reported half the crew and all passengers aboard. A later message said holds burned through and the ship was sinking with Rangitata standing by at the request of the Targis master.
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London
Portishead
Valparaiso
Antwerp
Hamburg
Idaho Congressman Burton French Praised in London
In the House of Lords interparliamentary union session in London, Idaho's Representative Burton L. French drew applause as he urged translating high peace aims into action. He argued a strong naval power is needed to guarantee world peace and questioned why major nations once built navies.
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London
Royal Gallery
House of Lords
Interparliamentary Union
Burton L. French
Idaho
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