Better Spirit Seen Among Powers Today
Seven nations heads of government travel home after talks in London aimed at easing German war debts. Hoover plan holiday details discussed by financial experts, while Stimson plans informal talks in Berlin on arms limits ahead of Geneva parley. Leaders anticipate direct face to face talks to accelerate diplomacy.
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London
Germany
Stimson
Berlin
Henry L Stimson
Heinrich Bruening
Julius Curtius
Geneva
Mussolini
Andrew Mellon
Hoover
McDonald
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Arthur Henderson
Bruening
Dr. Curtius
Henderson
England
Pierre Laval
Aristide Briand
Paris
Martin Neiswanger Dies in Knoxville at 66
Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at G. R. Jones Funeral Home for Martin Neiswanger who died suddenly at his Knoxville home. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. He was born in Washington County, worked in the restaurant business with his father, lived in Fairfield briefly, and had lived in Knoxville for two years. He is survived by his widow, a son Martin of Knoxville, two daughters Eva of Omaha and Marguerite Hampton of Creston, three sisters Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. J. A. Thompson, and two brothers Tom Neiswanger of Oskaloosa and Grover of Columbus Junction.
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Martin Neiswanger
Knoxville
G. 2. Jones Funers
A. A. Vinz
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mr. Neiswanger
Washington County
Samuel Neiswanger
Washington
Fairfield
John K. Griffith
W. J. Thompson
J. A. Thompson
Tom Neiswanger
Oskaloosa
Grover
Columbus Junction
Martin
Eva
Omaha
Marguerite Hampton
Creston
Farm Homes Burn With Loss Of 13000 Dollars
Fire destroyed two farm homes in Iowa on July 24. The Jess Gladson residence near Commerce burned, leaving his wife and five children homeless with an estimated loss of 3000 dollars. Nearby W G Robertson home near Oskaloosa also burned, with an estimated loss of 10000 dollars.
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Commerce
Iowa
Jess Gladson
Gladson
Oskaloosa
W. G. Robertson
Officer shoots as suspect reaches for weapon in Council Bluffs
Patrolman Charles Esbeck and Officer Clarence Lane stopped a car carrying a woman when an unidentified man about 25 leaped from the vehicle and ran. Esbeck said the man raised a pistol and warned the other officer before Esbeck fired, the suspect dying from a skull wound. A pistol lay near the body. the man was known to harrell only as Shorty.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Charles Sbeck
Sbeck
Esbeck
Clarence Lane
Lane
Harry Harrell
Johnson City
Tenn
Harrell
Shorty
Dakota Wheat Fields
Zeppelin Starts Journey to Pole
Graf Zeppelin began its Arctic cruise from Friedrichshafen traveling toward Berlin then Leningrad and almost due north to the pole. The voyage aims at scientific results with 16 passengers and 380 crew aboard. Lincoln C Kilsworth, an American Arctic explorer, joins scientists from several countries including the Soviet Union.
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Germany
Berlin
Hugo Eckener
Lake Constance
Leningrad
Lincoln C. Kilsworth
Hudson, C
American Arctic Explorer
American Geographical Society
Edward H. Smith
U. S. Coast Guard Service
Washington
Soviet
Russia
Four States Rally to Fight Western Forest Fires
Hundreds of crews battled fires across South Dakota Wyoming Montana and Idaho as thousands of acres burned. Volunteers including Pierpont Morgan Jr and Daniel Roosevelt aided the effort while vast national forest closures constrained access and threatened Beaverhead and Nez Pierce regions.
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Missoula
Mont
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Tenton Forest
Dubois
Pierpont Morgan, Jr
New York
J. Capitalist
Daniel Roosevelt
Idaho National Forest
Nez Pierce National Forest
Beaverhead National Forest
Nez Pierce Forest
Big Hole Pass
Beaverhead Forest
Place Creek
Helena
Madison
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead
Yellowstone National Park
Government will furnish flag for each veteran funeral
The post office announces a government program through the veterans bureau to provide a flag to drape the casket at the funeral of every honorably discharged veteran. The flag is given to next of kin and applies to army nurses as well. Applications are to be made to the postmaster, with two flags always on hand for replacement. The first flag used here draped Capt. D. A. Boyer’s casket.
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Veterans Bureau
Evry
Tsus
Luo
D. A. Boyer
Charred Bones of Small Child Found in Camp Fire
In East Liverpool Ohio a tourist camp fire yielded charred bones identified as a three year old child. Sheriff Barlow said the fire appears to be a funeral pyre and gasoline residues were found. Authorities seek two motorists who stopped at the camp last week.
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East Liverpool
Here
Wade Obsorn
William J. Barlow
Barlow
Body of Foreman Recovered From Mine in Colorado
The body of David Jackson, foreman and fire boss, was recovered from the Bear Canon coal mine at Vallorso near Trinidad Colorado after being entombed for 15 hours following a mine explosion. A rescue team had labored four hours to reach the chamber where he was trapped.
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Trinidad
Colo
David Jackson
Bear Canon
Vallorso
Jackson
Long Ride Ends With Theft After 2000 Mile Trip
Harry Munzer of Glen Carbon Illinois and Paul Diamond of Binghamton New York rode 2000 miles with a motorist who then drove away with their extra clothes. The two men faced confusion over whether to thank the driver for the ride.
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Abilene
Tex
Harry Munzer
Glen Carbon
Paul Diamond
Binghamton
N. Y
The Mine to Entry 13 Where Jackson's Body Was Found
A terse line notes the mine route to entry 13 where the body of Jackson was located. Authorities state no further details are released as the investigation continues with minimal public updates.
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Jackson
City awards tile drain contract to Knottnerus
The city council awarded a drainage contract to Dave Knottnerus for 2000 feet of tile on South Twelfth Street and 1225 feet on East Van Buren Street. Tile sizes are ten and twelve inches with six man holes. The work, not part of the sewer, discharges on the Brookhart property outside city limits and should finish by mid September.
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Dave Knottnerus
South Twelfth Street
East van Buren Street
Brookhart
Overloaded Plane Fails on Trans Atlantic Attempt
July 24 New York The second attempt by Russell Boardman and John Polunde to fly solo across the Atlantic ends after they dump 728 gallons of gasoline over Jamaica Bay. The Cape Cod nearly scrapes rooftops after takeoff and returns to Floyd Bennett Field. Flight partners Hugh Herndon Jr and Clyde Panthorn had failed a week earlier due to overloading.
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New York
Russell Boardman
John Polunde
Massachusetts
Floyd Bennett Airport
Turkey
Cape Cod
Jamaica Bay
Hrooklyn
Moardman
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Clyde Panthorn
Bomb Found at State Prison in Joliet Investigation Underway
A crude gasoline bomb with a homemade fuse was found today in Stateville prison Joliet Wisconsin as guards conduct a cell to cell search. About 2100 inmates were locked in their cells while Warden Henry C Hill ordered a comprehensive 64 acre sweep following reports of a planned breakout and echoes of last spring riots. Police had earlier been alerted to a plotted prison wall bombing and took special precautions.
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Joliet
Stateville
Henry C. Hill
Statesville
Parcel Post Limit Is Raised Across All Zones
Announcement at the post office states parcel post weight rises to 70 pounds for all zones beginning August 1. Size limit increases from 84 to 100 inches combined length and girth with parcels 84 to 100 inches charged at a ten pound minimum. In Longview Texas, Judge Holmes moves court outdoors under elm trees due to heat.
Tax sale bars shin 28 foot rail on auction
HIAWATHA Kan one shin ing 28 foot bar bass rail and all was put up for sale for taxes by Sheriff Mollenbruch today. But anyone putting the bar to its intended uses will be arrested, he warned prospective purchasers.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Mollenbruch
Skunk Tosses Bring Fines and Time in Enid
In Enid Oklahoma Mariton Allen was fined 15 dollars and sentenced to 10 days in jail after admitting to tossing a couple of skunks into a neighbor's home. The judge deferred further remarks.
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Enid
Okla
Mariton Allen
Hoover scheme to extend short term credits to Germany
In Beverly Hills the speaker notes Mr Hoover’s plan to convert short term credits into long term loans for Germany, calling it an old renewal tactic. He says much of the traffic relates to renewing notes and hopes Hoover can straighten it out, warning that helping one country in Europe feels like aiding a bee misunderstood.
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Beverly Hills
Mr. Hoover
Germany
Hoover
Europe
Federal aid sought to fight Nebraska grasshopper invasion
In Nebraska and nearby South Dakota farmers urged federal help as millions of grasshoppers destroyed crops across at least seventeen Nebraska counties. Representative Edgar Howard pressed for aid after visiting Washington and contacting Agriculture Department officials. locals report millions in damages and costly control efforts, including electrical pesting and poison.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Nebraska
South Dakota
Edgar C. Howard
Washington
Howard
White House
Platte River
Platte
Texas Moves to End Toll Bridge War
Oklahoma and Texas confront a bridge dispute over the Durant Denison toll span as martial law is declared in Oklahoma. Oklahoma guards and Texas rangers guard approaches while legislators in Austin move fast to legalize an end to the toll battle. Governor Murray orders a siege area and blocks on the highway.
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Denison
Texas
Red River Bridge Company
Durant
Okla
U.P
Red River
Oklahoma National Guardsmen
Texas Rangers
Austin
House of Representatives
Senate
Houston
Ross Sterling
Durant-Denison
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tex
W. H
Alfalfa Bill) Murray
Red River Toll Bridge Company
Murray
Toll Bridge Company
Sterling
Jack’ Walton
State House
Saturday Night Concert in Central Park Draws Crowd
In Chicago a Saturday evening program opens at 8 in Central Park featuring the Washington Grays with Grafulla and Friml selections and marches. Grace Lackey seeks divorce from her husband after he slapped her following a kiss on February 10, with Judge William Brothers granting the divorce and $15 weekly alimony.
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Central Park
Washington Grays
Chicago
Grace Lackey
William Brothers
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Friedrichshafen
Kekener
Aero-Arctic Socty
Forestry Service
South Flathead Reservation
United States Indian Service
Arleen
Selway Lake
Colorado
Sen. Davis
United Mine Workers of America
Scranton
U. S
James J. Davis
Dave Knotttnerus
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McNachGt
GREUP
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