Hoover Misses North California Trout on Isolated Campaign Rest
Herbert Hoover travels 650 miles through northern California and southern Oregon seeking trout in the Rogue and Klamath rivers. Flooding from a hydro plant and camera crews disrupt his angling as he avoids contact with politics during a three day rest stop at a remote bungalow near Browns Camp.
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Moody grants sixth stay and saves prison electricians
Governor Dan Moody issues a sixth 30 day stay of execution for Juan Flores, a peg legged prisoner, delaying the death sentence for the San Antonio youth murder. The delay saves electricians work rewiring the state penitentiary electric chair, with electrodes needed on the left leg and to be moved to the right.
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Flores
San Antonio
Nobile and Italia survivors return to Italy greeted
General Umberto Nobile and the surviving crew of the ill fated Italia dirigible arrived in Italy to applause and confidence from the people. Premier Mussolini led greeting sending Bolzano prefect to the Brenner Pass to welcome them in the name of Fascist Italy as the train moved south past Trento.
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Insurgents Led by Priests Lose to Federal Troops
A two hour Saturday night battle at San Salvador ranch left seventeen insurgents dead and many captured. The force of about 450 insurgents, commanded by twelve chieftains and five Catholic priests, was driven from the ranch toward the mountains by federal soldiers. Five insurgent leaders were killed.
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Guadalajara
San Salvador Ranch
White Retracts Few of Things About Al Smith
New York July 3 AP William White says he will not press charges against Democratic nominee Al Smith on motives. He withdraws claims on Smith votes on gambling and prostitution but keeps his stance on the saloon issue and Smith’s Tammany record. White cites Walter Lippmann to explain Smith’s feelings and emphasizes fair treatment.
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Chicago Gangster Is Killed Because He Knew Too Much
Benny Zion, linked to a special election frauds grand jury, is found shot to death in a west side alley after being tied to the slaying of Octavius Gransby, a 20th ward candidate. Investigators say Zion was present in the automobile with Gransby’s killers. he had posted bonds of at least $100,000.
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Octavius Gransby
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Fires Sweep North Idaho Coast as Summer Burns
In Lewiston and surrounding areas fires race across countryside with multiple outbreaks. A grass fire near Lapwai scorched 800 acres of pasture, burned 80 acres of wheat, and destroyed buildings on the Safe Mounce ranch. At Glenwood near Orofino two homes and two garages burned due to water shortages.
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Orofino
Capone Linked to Brooklyn Slaying Weapons
Police announced positive information that weapons used to kill gangster Frankie Yale in a Brooklyn street came from Capone's arsenal. The claim, reported from New York on July 31, cites Chicago racketeer Al Capone as the source of the arms.
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Baseball Scores From National League and American League Games
Baseball results from multiple cities with scores, runs, hits, and errors. Key matchups include Chicago at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Boston, and Philadelphia vs St Louis, plus Chicago and Washington at Chicago and Detroit at Boston.
Republicans to Hold Conference in Cedar Rapids Iowa
A conference between Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover and farm relief leaders in Iowa and other midwestern states is set for August 22 and 23 in Cedar Rapids. Western campaign manager James W. Good said Hoover will not speak publicly but will meet with farm leaders to address farm relief issues.
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Iowa
Chicago
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Ten Year Old Charged With Murder Of Infant In Care
Montreal July 31 AP A ten year old boy held for murder of a four month old infant left in his care Rolland Nousineau farm hand for the Sorel parents testified at an inquest he killed the child because it cried He struck the infant against a chair and with a whetstone after shaking the legs and head He and the parents were Belgian immigrants working in Belge at the time
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Roch Sorel
United States May Join Pact on Naval Arms
London reports details of a Franco British naval compromise, presented by Sir Austen Chamberlain, aimed at reducing arms through either global tonnage limits or category based allocations. The plan, a non binding framework, depends on U S and other nations accepting it and on League of Nations action. The Kellogg pact influences the approach though not binding.
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Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Washington
Associated Press
France
Great Britain
United States
League of Nations
Train brakeman Oscar Bingham killed near Wells Newa
Oscar Harland Bingham 33 a Southern Pacific freight brakeman was run over by a train near Wells Newa last night. The body was brought to Ogden today. He is survived by a widow a small daughter and other relatives in Ogden.
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Utah
Jayl
Oscar Harland Bingham
Southern Pacific
Wells
New
Bingham
Tunney retires after historic boxing career at Muldoon luncheon
Gene Tunney announced his retirement at a luncheon honoring William Muldoon. He said he fought his last pro bout and praised Tex Rickard while noting plans to promote a successor belt via elimination bouts. The Yankee Stadium bout with Tom Heeney drew strong gates and Tunney earned substantial earnings from previous title defenses.
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Tom Heeney
Yankee Stacium
Tex Ricksard
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Rckard
Gene
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Tex Rickard
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New Zealand
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New Police Head to Clean Up City in Chicago
Chicago will have a new police commissioner in August with Mayor Thompson's mandate to fight crime. Acting commissioner William F. Russell says he accepted the post with fear but determination to succeed, succeeding Michael Hughes who resigned after 16 months.
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Chicago
Chcago
Thompson
William F. Russell
Russell
Michael Hughes
Charles Pitzmorris
Evens Thompson
Morgan Collings
Dever
Young Wife Faces Murder Charge in Montana Case
Sylvia Thurston an 18 year old matron defends life in district court over the shooting death of Doris Wentworth 17 after a dispute with a youth. Thurston's husband William works as a saw mill setter. The night of July 10 the party joined a confrontation and a struggle ended with a cry from the car.
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Sylvia Thurston
Doris Wentworth
Wiliam Thurston
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