One Hirt Critically In Ohio Mine Blast Spark Is Responsible
California supreme court justices weighed calling Warren K Billings from Folsom prison to testify on his pardon bid in the Preparedness Day bombing case. Estelle Smith testified Billings claimed he did sabotage for striking machinists and was near the office after the blast at 2 06 p m on July 22, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Warren K. Billings
Folsom
Estelle Smith
Billings
Thomas Mooney
Miss Smith
Gehlbach Wins Air Derby Race
DETROIT August 1 AP Lee Gehlbach of Little Rock Ark landed at the city airport at 2342 p m today leading the ten remaining fliers of the all American air derby to the final stop of their tour. Second to land was Lowell Bayles of Springfield Mass J R Weddell of New Orleans was third Bayles landed at about 250 p m and Weddell a half minute later Stanley Stanton of Blackwell Okla was fourth to arrive He was followed in order by Lieutenant Henry Ogden Inglewood California Charles Meyers Cleveland W M Cahill Cleveland and Cecil Cofina Brooklyn at 320 p m Only two planes were unaccounted for. O Chicago Aug 1 AP Lowell Bayles of Springfield Mass hopped off at municipal airport at 12 noon C S T today headed for Detroit on the final lap of the all American air derby He was followed a minute later by Lee Gehlbach of Little Rock Ark who leads the derby with the least elapsed time and the six other contestants followed them at one minute intervals.
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Detroit
Lee Gehlbach
Little Rock
City
Lowell Bayless
Springfield
Mass
J. R. Weddell
New Orleans
Bayles
Weddell
Stanley Stanton
Blackwell
Okla
Henry Ogden
Inglewood
California
Charles Meyers
Cleveland
W. MW. Cahill
Cecil Cofina
Brooklyn
Chicago
Lowell Bayles
Municipal Airport
Ark
Rer
Oklahoma Oil Man Leads In Senate Race Over Gore
Tulsa oil millionaire C. J. Wrightsman led former senator T. P. Gore in the Democratic runoff primary race, with Wrightsman 70,227 to Gore 69,976 as 3,248 of 3,38 precincts reported by AP.
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Oklahoma
Gore
Oklahoma City
Okla
C. J. Wrightsman
Tulsa
T. P. Gore
Wrightsman
Bar Silver 34 3 8
New York August 1 AP report lists Bar Silver at 34 3 8 with market yard readings and price notes for today.
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New York
German flyers attempt Berlin to United States by easy stages
Wolfram Hirth and Oscar Hotler sighted over Hornanjord heading west to Reykjavik in a small monoplane on a staged flight from Berlin to the United States. They left Berlin July 24 for Croydon England stopping due to bad weather. next leg to Iceland then Greenland with no wireless on board.
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Hornanjord
Iceland
Wolfram Hirth
Oscar Hotler
United States
Reykjavik
Kirkwall
Orkney Islands
Oscar Weller
Berlin
Croydon
England
Calais
Greenland
Edison Prize Won by Rhode Island Boy in Statewide Exam
Arthur O. Williams Jr. of East Providence Rhode Island was chosen by Thomas Edison from top entrants nationwide to receive the second annual Edison Scholarship. The award follows a written exam taken yesterday at the Edison laboratories, judged by Edison and an advisory panel including Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone. The prize covers four years of technological and scientific study at any college. Second place went to G Dudley Mulchreest of Hartford Connecticut, with third to Gordon K. Burns of Maplewood New Jersey.
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West Orange
N. J
Arthur O. Williams, Jr
East Providence
R. L
Thomas A. Edison
Mueng
Inventors
Jadison
Arthur
Idison Laboratories
Mr. Edison
Henry Ford
Harvey S$. Firestone
Rhode Island
G. Dudley Mulchreest
Hartford
Maplewood
Dwalf Schatzel
Findlay
Ohio
Frederick C. Roop
District of Columbia
Jamesl. Compton, Jr
Wichita
Father of Rabbitt Maranville Dies
Ward E. Maranville aged 72, father of Boston Braves shortstop Rabbit Maranville, died suddenly in Springfield after attending a baseball celebration for his son. He had retired from the police force a month earlier as its second oldest member. The incident followed last Saturdays events in Boston honoring Rabbit Maranville at the Braves Cardinal doubleheader.
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Springfield
Mass
Ward E. Maranville
Rabbit Maranville
Boston Braves
Boston
Braves
Cardinals
U S Commissioner Fined By Court in Pittsfield
Arthur H. Wood United States commissioner was fined 100 dollars by Judge Charles L. Hibbart in district court for driving while intoxicated after a minor accident.
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U. S
Pittsfield
Mass
Arthur H. Wood
United States
Charles L. Hibbart
District Court
R-100 Completes Transatlantic Flight Amid Storm Delays
The British airship R-100 finished its first transatlantic crossing to St Hubert Montreal after a storm delayed the final leg. Minor fabric damage to a fin was repaired in flight, with mooring at the Quebec border later than planned but no schedule changes expected for subsequent Canadian flights.
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W. W. Chaplin
ST. Hubert
Montreal
Cardington
England
Quebec
Canada
Dry Forces To Be Increased
Amos W. W. Woodcock, director of prohibition, plans a 25 percent expansion of his forces after two days of meetings with twelve regional administrators. A new squadron of 200 agents will target wholesale liquor supplies, with Woodcock to brief industrial alcohol permit supervisors on cross enforcement.
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Washington
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Prohibition
Congress
Parliament Adjourns For Summer Recess
In London on August 1 the British parliament was prorogued as King George delivered a speech recounting the session's successes and difficulties. The prorogation signals a summer recess with possible resumption in October and the Labour government remaining in power. France and Germany also adjourned for the summer.
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London
George
Fire wipes out Vancouver business block in early hours
A Seattle AP report says a blaze with explosions destroyed a block of Vancouver Washington early today. It started in a Third Street restaurant and spread to an adjoining garage, engulfing several wooden frame buildings.
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Vancouver
Wash
Third Street
Two Women Flyers Invite Hoover To Chicago Air Races
Phoebe Omlie of Memphis and Blanche Wilcox Noyes of Cleveland delivered a wreath invitation to President Hoover to attend the Chicago air races. The gesture was presented in Washington after the pair flew the wreath from Chicago.
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Hoover
Chicago
Washington
Phoebe Omlie
Memphis
Blanche
Wilcox Noyes
Cleveland
July 1930 hottest month on record
Washington reports July 1930 was the hottest month on record based on preliminary weather bureau figures. Large stations show higher temperatures over a wider area than any prior period since records began.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
One Man Killed As Pair Fall Through Window
Spokane police report James Monahan aged 64 died from a broken neck and Ivan Snyder aged 30 was seriously injured when the two men fell through a second story window while fighting late last night in Spokane Washington.
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Spokane
Wash
James Monahan
Ivan Snyder
Monahan
Child Murderer Dies On Gallows At San Quentin
Thomas Lehew of Fort Bragg California was hanged at San Quentin for the murder of 7 year old Theresa Johnson of Mendocino County. He mounted the gallows at 10 02 a m and was pronounced dead thirteen minutes later. The victim was the daughter of a neighbor who Lehew allegedly intercepted after school and choked to death.
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San Quentin
Cal
Thomas Lehew
Fort Brags
Woodsman
Mendocino
Theresa Johnson
Lehew
Former Mexican President Weds Senorita Llorente
General Plutarco Elias Calles, 52, marries 24 year old Leonor Llorente at his Santa Barbara ranch near Mexico City. The ceremony will precede a Tehuacan Puebla honeymoon. Witnesses include Calles’ American son in law Thomas A. Robinson and wife Ernestina. The groom’s first wife Natalia Chacon died in 1927.
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Plutarco Elias Calles
Mexico
Senorita Leonor Llorente
General Calles
Santa Barbara
Puebla Road
Mexico City
Tehuacan
Puebla
Thomas A. Robinson
Ernestina Calles
Natalia Chacon
Los Angeles
Senorita Llorente
Hoxeg
City
Reds cage unrest at Hankow and Shangha i international area
Reports from Hankow and Shanghai describe red agitation and police action in central China. In Hankow crowds gather for safety while nationalists fortify defenses. In Shanghai 500 student agitators are repulsed by foreign police. 50 arrested as barbed wire and machine guns bolster the French concession. Martial law-like conditions persist in the native quarter.
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Shanghai
China
Attorney To Probe Drug Addict Case
United States district attorney Samuel McNabb said he would immediately investigate affidavits filed by two nurses alleging actress Mary Nolan formerly Imogene Wilson had narcotic addiction. He will check doctors named in the affidavits for supplying narcotics without proper prescriptions. Nolan denied the charges, stating she was treated for severe sunburn at the hospital.
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Los Angeles
Samuel McNabb
United States
Mary Nolan
David Head
McNabb
Imogene Wilson
Follies Beauty
Hollywood
Wife Of Walter Johnson Dies At Georgetown Hospital
Mrs. Walter P. Johnson the wife of Washington Nationals manager died early today at Georgetown Hospital after a recent illness. She had traveled from Coffeyville Kansas in the heat and suffered from the strain of caring for her son Walter P. Johnson Jr who was injured in an automobile crash last spring.
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Washington
Walter P. Johnson
Washington Nationals
E. Roberts
Nevada
Johnson
Georgetown Hospital
New York
Rear Admiral Campbell Heads to Nicaragua on Inspection Trip
Rear Admiral Edward H. Campbell, commander of the United States special service squadron, travels aboard the USS Denver en route to Nicaragua. He will inspect U S Marine activities there and study Nicaragua’s request for American aid to place a railway terminal on the Pacific coast.
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Panama City
Edward H. Campbell
United States Special Service Squadron
U. S. S. Denver
Nicaragua
United States
Pacific Coast
Newcastle Teens Paddle Toward New Orleans in Canoe
Three Newcastle youths Charles Wood William Higley and Gleen Cooper travel by canoe toward New Orleans as they journey across the region.
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Newcastle, Ind
Newcastle
Charles Wood
William Higley
Gleen Cooper
New Orleans
Red Plane Reaches Halfway of 554-Hour Endurance Flight
At Roosevelt Field New York the red monoplane piloted by Bob Black and Lou Reichers reached the halfway point of their endurance flight at 8 30 a m E S T. The craft had logged 277 hours as they pursue the Hunter brothers record.
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Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Bob Black
Lou Reichers
Hunter Brothers
French police brace for disorder after anti war day
Paris dispatch reports European police mobilized to avert disturbances after international anti war day. In Paris 2,000 Republican guards plus municipal gendarmes were stationed at strategic points awaiting potential unrest.
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Paris
Police of
Europe
No law to cover in Indianapolis must curb noisy speed boats
Indiana lake resorts must provide their own relief from the noise and menace of high powered speed boats if any relief is to be forthcoming this summer. Richard Lieber, director of the department of conservation, said after seeking in vain for a statute to control the situation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Lake
Richard Lieber
Department of Conservation
Eighteen Men Enter Idle Mine In Ohio Explosion
Eighteen miners entered the idle Red Bird mine of Warner Collieries near Tiltonville Ohio to retrieve tools after a Wednesday stone fall. A keg of powder exploded causing injuries to twelve men, with at least two expected to die. All victims were rushed to Martins Ferry hospital for burn treatment.
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Tiltonville
Ohio
Red Bird
Warner Collieries Company
Cleveland
Martins Ferry
Charges Against Capone Dismissed
Miami authorities dropped a vagrancy charge against Albert Capone, brother of Chicago gang chief Al Capone, in a Florida case referencing the Scarface figure and his associates.
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Capone
Miami, Fla
Miami and
Dade County
Scarface
al . Capone
Albert Capone
Chicago
Crude Oil Freight Rates Reduced to Phoenix
Southern Pacific officials announce a 10 cent per hundred weight cut in crude oil freight rates from California to Phoenix, effective August 25. The reduction reflects Phoenix as an intermediate point to the Ray-Haxden mining district.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Southern Pacific
California
Ray-Haxden
Preliminary Report On Winslow Pool Committee Meeting
At City Hall last night the Swimming Pool Committee presented its preliminary report on a public or semi public pool for Winslow Arizona. The group chaired by W L Carpenter outlined three main points water cost location and size plus construction and financing and noted one additional location could not be reported due to water access and cost concerns. A future meeting will be scheduled after further investigation likely when general movement head B K Cudd returns.
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Winslow
W. L. Carpenter
B. K. Cudd
Carpenter
N. S. Bly
Santa Fe
Round House
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Gehlbach
Arkansas
York
Pennsylvania
Ralph Moody
Edison
Rabbitt Maranville
Juarez
EL Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Escobar
Tex
Ignacio L. Campos
Gustavo Flores
Alejandro Fallinger
el Paso Times
Sangha
Hankow
Associated Press
Changsha
Walter Johnson
Martin's Ferry
Wheeling, W. Va
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