Pittsburgh Plus Rule Rescinded Reforms Steel Pricing
Washington July 24 The Federal Trade Commission orders United States Steel to abandon the Pittsburgh plus system, claiming it raises costs by 86 million dollars annually and harms competition. If the company does not comply within 60 days, the FTC will seek court enforcement and possible appeal rights are noted. The ruling centers on fixing steel prices outside Pittsburgh by freight-adjusted base prices.
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Iowa
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Lowe
Composite Picture of Franks Slayers in Photographic Form
A composite photo depicts Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb, the men who killed Robert Franks in Chicago. The analysis notes several facial features and traits including brain capacity, brows, eyes, mouth, and jaw line to suggest personality and temperament similarities between the two.
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Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Chicago
Santa
Father given five years for killing crying infant
Charles Wolford Travis a New York student was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of his infant son. He was sentenced to five years penal servitude after declaring he tried to stop the child's incessant crying by holding its nose and windpipe and thus strangling it.
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Lonton
Charles Wolford Travis
New York
Tia
Doctors Believe Boy Shot Himself to See Headlines
Toledo reports 13 year old Bobby Jones attempted suicide four times in a month to witness newspaper headlines. He is near death from a self infliced chest wound after fleeing his foster home and chasing traffic, while doctors diagnose morbid curiosity and media influence as factors.
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Greene Po Build Slco.000 High School Construction Awarded
The Campbell Construction Company of Creston received the general contract for a 3146 1 hot building project. C. J. Quackenbush, also of Creston, was awarded the electrical contract. An Atlantic firm won the plumbing contract.
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Atlantic
Three Drown When Boat Is Overturned on Lake
A boat carrying Mr. and Mrs. H W Baker and their two year old son from Havelock Nebraska capsized on Stanps lake near Boulder Colorado. The child was drowned and the parents perished trying to save him and the boat overturned during the attempt.
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H. W. Baker
Havelock
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Lad
Glender
Corn Delays Persist In Iowa Weather Report
Des Moines July 23 The Askecified Press notes corn remains 10 to 14 days late despite week of progress. Charles Reed, director of the Iowa weather and crop bureau, reports corn lag and widespread lateness. Winter wheat oats barley harvests show varying progress while potatoes cabbage and other cool weather crops improve under cooler conditions.
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Charles DB. Reed
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Iowa
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Maclaren Plane Northward Flight Toward Paramseshiru
United Press reports Maj. A Blunt Maclaren leading a British round the world flight from Urupmi toward Murakami Bay and Paramseshiru after a fogbound forced landing. Earlier reports note delays due to high winds and fogs in the Kuriles as American and Italian crew prepare for a potential Atlantic crossing.
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England
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Lieut. Locatelli
Atlantic
Risa
New York
Locatelli
Two Slayers Fight For Death Penalty Bid In Court
Crowe urged the death penalty for Leopold and Loeb in a court hearing, detailing alleged premeditation and methods. He described the killers obtaining instruments of death, luring a victim named Johnny Levinson, and disposing of the body in a culvert, while promising a private evidence presentation. The prosecutor portrayed the pair as cold blooded murderers seeking to avoid accountability.
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Dick Loch
Ya “Rach
Dick Loeb
Robert Franks
Darrow
Crows
Uncle
Edwin M. Grasham
Thas
Tacob Franks
Ransorm Tetters
Loeb
Leopold
George Johnson
Franks
Jacob Franks
Losb
Crowe
Leopold and
Leofold
Harvard School
Johnny Levinson
Levinson
Providence
Bobby
Lobby
Toeb
Istate
Wilness
Ambassador Gartani of Aly Wil Not Return
Rome July 23 Prince Gelasto Gaetani foreign ambassador to the United States will not return to Washington. He will be replaced in September by another rank from Italy’s diplomatic corps, according to the newspaper Serono.
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Gelasto Gaetani
United States
Serono Asseria Today
Dill
Davis
Spokane
Wash
C. C. Dil
Dame
Jeral
Washington
Jonn W. Davis
New York Junior Month study aims at social work
Twelve college juniors voyage to New York for a one month Charity Organization Society course in social work. The group from Barnard Bryn Mawr and others will study housing health delinquency child welfare medical social service mental hygiene and more while also visiting Coney Island Little Italy and the Ghetto for field insight. The program emphasizes practical methods over theory and all costs are funded by a donor.
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Selen Fox
New York
Charity Organization Society
Martha Booker
Smith College
British Giant Plane To Cruise World From Southampton
London July 23. A giant air cruiser built to fly around the world will leave the works near Southampton. The craft features two large floats, a £60 horsepower engine, and a crew of five with pilots at the front and a wireless room in the fuselage. Sleeping quarters and a long fuel setup fill the tail section for a 1,000 mile range, with cruising speed around 80 mph and top speed 169 mph.
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Targlats
Southampton
Widow Loses Breach of Promise Suit in London Court
An exclusive photo shows Mrs Frances Mendham, an American widow, whose $100000 breach of promise suit against Franco American millionaire Robert Lebaudy was dismissed in a London court. Lebaudy is linked as brother to Jacques Lebaudy the self styled Emperor of the Sahara, who was killed by his wife at their Long Island home years earlier.
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Black Hawk Counts
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Robert Lebaudy
London
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Sahara
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Davis Campaign Focuses on Democratic Unity and Policy
Davis emphasizes choosing issues over party loyalty. He argues Republicans failed to function, urging voters to elect a Democratic Senate and House to ensure a unified government. Tariff honest government and unfit government are likely campaign focal points.
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Herald Tribune News Service
Waterloo Salesman's Injuries Not Serious
Frank Adams of Waterloo will return to work soon as a salesman for Langteidt Candy Co. after a road accident near Charles City. He was hospitalized at Cedar Valley hospital after his car skidded on loose sand seven miles south of Charles City, overturned after striking a culvert. Adams had been on vacation in Wisconsin prior to the incident.
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Crowe
Loek
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Loeb
Leopold Thruout
Frank Adams
Waterloo
Langteidt Candy Company
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Adams
Wisconsin
Boy Killed by Truck in Dubuque Iowa
Seven year old William Walter died from injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by George Baker. The incident occurred last night. the boy reportedly ran into the street. Baker was not detained by police. Dill for Davis noted in Spokane campaign dispatch.
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William Walter
George Baker
White City
Wis
Baker
Thornburg Rival for Agriculture Post Highlighted at 1934 Iowa GOP
Des Moines reports from the Republican state convention show Mark G Thornburg Kmamesburg winning the nomination for secretary of agriculture with formal and informal ballots. J G McClune carried 50 of 9 counties for auditor and John Hammill Britt Jr secured the governor nomination on the second ballot amid initial confusion. BrookhartNews aside the platform backs farm relief, labor protection, good roads, and rural issues, while a drowning tragedy is also noted in Glender Iowa.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Britt, Jr
J.C. McClune
Oskaloosa
Mark G. Thornburg
Kmamesburg
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Nye
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Brookhart
Washington
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Guv. Kendall
América
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