Death Toll Rises As Independence Day Celebrations Fail
AP tally shows at least 195 dead and thousands injured nationwide on Independence Day. Fireworks caused two direct deaths. main losses came from accidents, heat, and violence. States report varied totals with Midwest hardest hit. notable incidents include a man toppled 2000 feet from a balloon rope and others in crashes and shootings.
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Montreal Claims Second Largest French City Title
Montreal asserts it ranks as the world’s second largest French speaking city after Paris, based on French population counts. The claim centers on linguistic affiliation and urban size within Francophone communities.
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Wisconsin candidate John Chapple portraits in university class
John Chapple, Wisconsin’s Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1932 and 1984, sits in a University of Wisconsin classroom taking notes. He says he would remove professors he calls disseminators of Communist propaganda if elected governor in 1936, and enrolled in the summer session to study alleged Communist teachings firsthand.
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Millwood Road entrance project underway by J. R. Ford
Construction started on the Millwood Road entrance to the city by J. R. Ford and Company. One shift of about 10 men works today with a second shift of about 12 planned tomorrow as relief labor aided preliminary phases. Valley Avenue entrance grading is about 50 percent finished and progressing satisfactorily.
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Officials praise public cooperation on weed ordinance
Officials report strong public cooperation in enforcing the weed ordinance found in council minutes. The measure targets unsightly lots and directs property owners to clear their grounds to improve the streetscape.
City sweeping weeds and fines for uncleared lots
Officials acted after many complaints about unsightly lots across the city. Owners must clear weeds from lots and between pavement and curb or face a 1 to 10 dollar daily fine. Some lots were cleared this morning as the city continues weed removal in streets and public areas.
Alessandro Volta remembered for volt unit
The Italian inventor Volta is honored for his name given to the volt unit of electromotive force. James A Farley is the U S postmaster general. Louis Blériot flew the English channel first on July 25 1909.
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