Germany faces interim rule after Reichstag dissolution
Berlin July 9 AP Germany enters an interim period with no parliament under President Von Hindenburg and Chancellor Bruening governing. The Reichstag was dissolved and elections set for September 14 with the finance ministry tax program at issue and a political crisis over funding and economic policy.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
von Hindenburg
Heinrich Bruening
Hermann Dietrich
Rhineland
Reichstag
Boy and girl die as speedboat crashes into yacht
A speedboat named Whoopee carrying six youths and a pilot collided with the yacht Scarab off Rogers Park, killing 13 year old Betty Ayers. Six others and four aboard Scarab survived. Benjamin Marshall Jr. was severely injured but expected to recover. An inquest was planned amid questions about lights on the yawl.
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Chicago
Rogers Park
Lake Michigan
Betty Ayers
Benjamin Marshall, Jr
Wilmette
Larchmont
N. Y
George M. Pulver
Washington
Freeman Higgins
New York
Pulver
Higgins
Marshall Party
Young Marshall
Marshall
Miss Ayres
Coast
Herman N. Bundesen
O'Brien Hanged Himself in San Quentin Cell
William Red O'Brien, the Oakland bank robber and killer condemned to hang, died by his own hand in his San Quentin cell on July 19. Guards found him at breakfast. warden James Holohan suspected smuggled poison as the means.
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San Quentin
Cal
William “Red” O’brien
Oakland
O’brien
James Holohan
Typhoon Toll Ranges Across Japan and Korea
In Kyushu 70 dead 100 missing 737 injured and 4 200 houses destroyed. Nagasaki 37 dead 450 injured Fukuoka 17 dead 90 missing 140 injured. Damages estimated at Kagoshima 19 million yen and Nagasaki 20 million yen with total losses likely over 100 million yen. In Korea five dead 14 injured 85 houses destroyed 55 boats sunk.
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Tokyo
Kyushu Island
Nagasaki
Fukuoka
Kagoshima
Korea
Keishonando
Keishohokudo
Chuseihokudo
Fusan
Lipton's Shamrock V Delayed by Gale Before Atlantic Crossing
Lipton's Shamrock V, challenger for the America's Cup, steered to a Ryde anchorage after a gale halted progress. Captain Ned Heard halted attempts to buck the wind as Erin relays hourly signals, with a hoped Azores approach in seven days and a full crossing within a month.
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Portsmouth
Eng
New York
Newport
Sir Thomas Lipton
Ryde Pier
Ned Heard
England
Spithead
Erin
O. K
Sir Thomas
Heard
Azores
Settlement effort fails in Butte labor dispute
In Butte Montana on July 19 employers rejected a final proposal to labor representatives, halting peace talks after clashes over alleged unilateral actions by the teamsters union and wage cuts. The move follows clerks and auto mechanics strikes tied to 25 to 50 cent day cuts and a dollar daily reduction, with many clerk roles filled by non union workers.
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Butte
Mont
Teamsters’ Union
George S. Martin
Employers’ Association
Clerks’ Union
Teamsters
Local Showers and Thunderstorms With Cooler West
A weather update notes scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight. Cooler air arrives in the western portions, with Sunday forecast mostly dry in the region.
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Iyeat
Man Confesses Slaying His Aunt in Massachusetts Home
Bernard Thompson 26 surrendered to police in New Haven and confessed to killing his aunt Mrs. K Edith Wight a veteran store detective in her Saugus Massachusetts home last Tuesday He admitted striking her with a rucksack after she criticized his mother and said he knew nothing about 7000 in jewels reported stolen from the home
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New Haven
Conn
Bernard Thompson
Edith Wight
Saugus
Mass
Thompson
Boston
Extorted money over bogus funeral in Chicago case
Mrs. Mildred Heinrichs testified that Charles Eoff extorted $10 to help bury his mother, leading to his arrest. The justice fined him $100, but he claimed poverty and asked to work it off in jail. The judge paused, noting the mother was buried in Danville.
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Chicago
Mildred Heinrichs
Charles Eoff
Harry Porter
Eoff
Danville
Lone Wolf Fleagle Pack Near Complete Death Toll
CANON CITY COLORADO July 19 Three hangings left the Lamar bandit pack with only one alive Jake Fleagle remains free after Colorado carried out executions of George Abshier and Howard Royston for the 1928 Lamar bank holdup killings which left four dead and two kidnapped. Ralph Fleagle the reputed leader was executed earlier. Royston and Abshier embraced Catholicism before dying and exchanged farewells with a final handshake.
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Canon City
Colo
Lamar Bandit
Colorado
George J. Abshier
Howard L. Royston
Jake Fleagle
First National Bank
Lamar
Ralph Fleagle
Jake
Royston
Abshier
Regis Barrett
California
Richmond
Calif
A. N. Parrish
John
E. A. Kessinger
Parrish
W. W. Wineinger
Dighton
Kan
Son of Colored Minister Fatally Hurt in Nightyard Assault
John Lindsey a 33 year old Black man and son of Rev William Lindsey Baptist minister was fatally stabbed in the heart in a cutting affray outside a Black dance hall in Colorado Springs Solo. William Marshall 25 believed involved was captured later.
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Colorado Springs
Solo
John Lindsey
William Lindsey
William Marshall
Record Heat Grips Nation Across Coast To Coast
Across the United States a blistering heat wave pushed temperatures above 90 degrees with many readings hitting triple digits. Drought threatens crops while heat related deaths rise in several cities and states. Southern California endures a six day stretch with seven fatalities in the Imperial Valley as a heat wave subsides.
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Chicago
America
Great Lakes
Gulf
Ocean
United States
Lowa
Phillipsburg
Kan
Emporia
Omaha
Phoenix
Ariz
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Maryland
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Springfield
New York City
Los Angeles
California
Matilda Lagrant
Holtville
Imperial Valley
Colorado River
Cubs Gain Narrow National League Lead With 5 4 Win
Chicago Cubs edge Brooklyn 5 4 in a crucial series finale lifting them near the NL lead. Hack Wilson and Babe Herman homered. Hank Deberry’s eighth inning throw helped produce the decisive runs as Chicago wins the series 4 games to 1.
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Chicago Cubs
Robins
Hank Deberry
Cubs
Hack Wilson
Babe Herman
Chicago
Osborn
Teachout
Root and
Hartnett
Vance
Phelps
Thurston
Deberry
Lopez
Pittsburgh
Boston
Brame
Hemsley
Smith
Sherdel
Spohrer
Gowdy
Puzzled Voters Tie Up Nebraska Senate Nomination
George W Norris a Broken How grocer filed against Senator Norris for the Republican senatorial nomination in Nebraska, creating a political tangle. His filing was thrown out.
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George W. Norris
Broken How
George W Norris
Nebraska
Norris barred from Nebraska ticket delays re election bid
In Nebraska the second George W. Norris, a Broken Bow grocer, was barred from the Republican senatorial primary, forcing Senator Gerald Nye to open a hearing on the filing. The court ruled the grocer’s papers late, leaving the ballot with a single Norris. Senator Nye intends to continue the inquiry despite the setback.
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Washington
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
State Supreme Court
Broken Bow
Neb
Gerald P. Nye
Senate
United States
McCook
Nye
William E Shuman
North Platte
Speedy trials planned for radio violators at Grand Island
The radio commission considers daily reports from the Grand Island station starting around September 1 to detect frequency violations. Commissioner Lafount will visit July 24 to assess feasibility of the plan.
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Washington
Grand Island
Neb
Radio Commission
Lafount
No agreement on final vote in naval treaty debate
Washington July 19 AP reports the senate debated the naval treaty with no clear timetable for a final vote. Reed urged continuing tonight. Walsh offered a reservation resolution calling for December 31, 1936 completion of specific armaments if ratified as opponents push for a held vote.
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Washington
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
Walsh
Massachusetts
Naval Committee
Senate of the United States
London
Johnson
California
Borah Returns to Senate After Johns Hopkins Report
Senator Borah resumed work in the senate after a Johns Hopkins report advised a two month rest. Physicians warned his condition was not dangerous but urged immediate extended rest before resuming debate on the London naval limitations treaty.
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Washington
Borah
Senate
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Idaho
Roosevelt Highway Linked in Montana at Glacier Border
Montana opened two road projects along the southern border of Glacier Park linking the Roosevelt highway from Portland Oregon to Portland Maine. President Hoover is expected to attend a dedication next month with a Roosevelt memorial arch planned at Summit where the route crosses the continental divide.
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Helena
Portland
Ore
Montana
Glacier Park
Hoover
Summit
Hoover Urges Full Economy in Government Departments
President Hoover orders a rigid inquiry by department heads into expenditures to cut disbursements below budget estimates while maintaining unemployment relief. He notes the current budget is about 209 million dollars higher than last year and expects sizable reductions after completing the probe.
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Hoover
Washington
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