Dupont Shopping Sparks Wall Street Speculation
The article reports Mr. Dupont of Dupont De Memours Company buying fourteen million dollars worth of General Motors stock and United States Steel, triggering Wall Street excitement. It notes alleged plans for a mega consolidation and a potential five percent return on eight billions, with GM stock rising to 134.50. It also mentions England's Goodwood Cup winner Dark Japan and ten earnest French university students arriving to study in America, alongside notes on the Japanese empress Obi and other varied items from fur auctions to royal finances.
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Dupont de Memours Company
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United States Steel
United States
America
England
France
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Japan
Middletown Foreman Crushed Between Cars Dies
Middletown July 20 C C Wentz foreman of the Pennsylvania shicker crew was crushed to death when he was caught between two cars here.
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Middletown
C. C. Wentz
Pennsylvania Shicker
Purchase of steel shares questioned in FTC probe
United Press dispatch from Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission will review the U S Steel DuPont General Motors holdings in an above board process starting with full statements of holdings. Hearings may follow to determine if the stock ownership benefits the public.
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Herbert Litiite
United Press
Washington
U P
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T Commission
U.S. Steel Corporation
E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company
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Humphries
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General Motors
Whch
Ats Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oakland
Commerce Dept to Investigate Tragedy In Sinking of Favorite
Washington July 30 Dickin son N Hoover head of the commerce department s steamboat inspection service left for Chicago to lead the government investigation into the sinking of the excursion boat Favorite which cost 27 lives and left many injured in the disaster near the river.
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Washington
Bees Attack Auto Party After Wreck Near Allentown
Bees angry at a cherry tree they inhabited swarmed an eight man truck after it crashed into the tree at Cherryville near Allentown. In the chaos two girls fled screaming as the group raced to escape the buzzing swarm in what reads like a wild chase scene.
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Allentown
Cherryville
Little salesmen get em in early
Nat over two classified ads of 5 Hines exch or fees will be ran to this box the same day in addition to being run in the classified see weaving ten percent discount on rug weaving ordered during August Maysville Guild Rugs sorew in any color they wash Mrs RB E Gibson 111 Willoughby avenue Phone 1717 W FOR SALE Nearly new six teams sun room good furnace Will build garage cheap Phone 1717 W 111 Willoughby avenue
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Ashley Grace
Fanwood
LN. J
Hance
Maysville Guild
RB. E. Gibson
Willoughby Avenue
Willooughby Avenue
Conference termination postponed amid treaty nullification risk
American delegates to a five nation conference submit to the British 2 political clauses that would allow signatories to nullify any treaty. The plenary session planned for Monday hinges on the value of the inserted clause, with doubts voiced over its ability to nullify agreements.
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Henry Wood
United Press Stell
Genema
Coolidge
Hugh Wilson
Coolidge vows no naval race despite Geneva impasse
United Press report from Rapid City says the administration will strengthen the U S Navy if the Geneva disarmament talks stall and Britain expands sea power. President Coolidge disappointed by lack of progress but asserts no acceptance of increased arms and no naval race with Britain. The White House plans no immediate announcement until conference outcome clears.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press Star
Rapid City
Great Britain
Coolidge
Harding
United Press
Pathetic case: Pittsburgh woman in graveyard suicide attempt
Pittsburgh July 30 Mrs Alice McClellan 55 of Swissvale was found unconscious in Homewood cemetery near her mother and sister graves and reported in critical condition in a local hospital today. She had swallowed poison. Hospital attaches say grief over the deaths of her mother and sister prompted her actions.
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Pittsburgh
Alice McClellan
Swissvale
Homewood Cemetery
Voluntary Detour on Big Four Road Draws Mixed Reaction
The Chamber of Commerce notes motorists volunteered to detour via Third Avenue Bridge and Big Four Road to Raesell to speed Market Street repayment work. Two differing views exist: support for the plan as helpful and critique deeming it unjust to autoists and bidders who missed the contract. The chamber cites favorable response to using the east-side creek road during work, with continued discussion.
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Chamber of Mercs
Third Avenue
Big Four
Raesell
Ion
Chamber of Commerce
Ford C Tess His 64th Birthday Preparing for Coming Struggle
Detroit July 30 Six four years old Henry Ford mapped out for himself the biggest ruler career. He planned a new car and a battle with General Motors as he nears retirement. Ford intended to produce 1000 or more cars daily and out-sell rivals while possibly turning to airships after the fight. He has tested a new car secretly, driving about 400 miles at Dearborn and hinted the price may drop about 50 dollars with more room and a sturdier motor.
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Detroit
Mit
Henry
Nce
General Motora Corporation
Ford
General Motors
Dearborn
Great Motor Corporation
Dearborn Laboratory
Gehrig Homers Twice In Yankee Cleveland Game
Lou Gehrig began a home run spree at Yankee Stadium, belting his 34th and 35th of the season in the first game of the double header against Cleveland. The first tied Babe Ruth’s total and the second gave Gehrig the lead. The two clouts came with Brown pitching, one in the seventh inning and the other in the eighth with no one on.
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New York
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Babe Ruth
Gehrig
Rath
Brown
Formal Welcome By Prince of Wales Arrives in Quebec
United Press reports Prince of Wales, Prince George and Premier Baldwin disembarked in Quebec at 10 02 a m aboard the liner Empress of Australia amid cheering crowds. Formal welcoming ceremonies began as he commented that England would not be at fault if the Geneva arms conference fails and he questioned a meeting with President Coolidge.
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Morris DE Haven Tracy
United Press
Quebec
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Baldwin
Australis
England
Geneva
Coolidge
Indiana攻 Stephenson Faces Grand Jury Inquiry in Indianapolis
Former Klan leader D. C. Stephenson testified for over five hours before the Marion county grand jury as it prepares to issue a trial report by September. The panel, convened in extraordinary session, continued the investigation into August. outsiders included Mrs. Mildred Meade and attorney Lloyd Q. Till.
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Wm. K. Hablberg
United Press Step
Indianapolis
Ind
D.C
Stephenson
United Press
Matson County
Grand Jury
Dragon
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Michipan City
Misa Madge Oberholtzer
Lins
Sill
Misa Mildred Meade
War dead finally recovered after nine years in France
Washington reports the recovery of one officer and six enlisted men from the 79th division killed in the Montfaction Meuse Argonne battle of September 29, 1918. Bodies found in a shell hole at Bois Des Ogons Nantillps. identities confirmed by identification tags. They will be buried in France or returned to the United States. In Chicago authorities call for stricter inspection of Great Lakes passenger boats after the steamer Favorite sank with 27 aboard. rotted life preservers cited. Allentown reports Mrs Edna Herzog, 23, drank poison after bidding her family farewell, the since despondent mother of two. She is expected to recover.
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Meuse-Argonnemy
Bois Des Ogons
Nantillps
War Department
Chicago
Great Lakes
Oscar Wolffe
Allentown
Edna Herzog
iLe
Seminole oil district agrees to curb daily output
Tulsa July 30. Operators in the Seminole oil field agree to cap production at 466000 barrels daily, aiming to halt overproduction that pushed past 500000 barrels daily. A referee and two committees were appointed to implement the curtailment within about ten days.
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Seminole
of Companies
Ray Collins
One Badly Hurt In Union City Accident
July 30 report from Corry says a sedan driven by Harry J Grove of the American Radio Corporation of America skidded on wet pavement west of Union City. A six year old son was pinned under the car, suffering skull and left knee injuries and was taken to Union City Hospital. Mrs Grove and a daughter escaped with minor injuries.
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Corry
Harry J Grove
American Radio Corporation of America
Union City
Grove
Weather forecast for western PA with showers tonight
A cloudy unsettled weather pattern covers the region from the Appalachian Mountains to the Rockies with occasional showers tonight and Sunday. Light rains were noted in Evansville and Oklahoma City while Fort Smith saw higher totals. lows and highs are near normal with a weak south east high and a central Rocky Mountain high.
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Texas
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