Special President Advocates Adoption Special
The senate adjourned after reading the London naval treaty. Chairman Borah proceeded with the formal reading and scheduled tomorrow for debate led by Senator Swanson in support of the pact. Senator McKellar objected, introducing a resolution demanding presidential documents on preliminary negotiations, which the president refused to disclose.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Swanson
Virginia
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Conan Doyle Dies At Age 71 In London
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle noted British writer died today in London aged 71 after a heart condition. Physician turned novelist influenced Boer War coverage and spiritualism later in life. his son died in World War I. Born Edinburgh May 22 1859 he was knighted for his literary work.
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London
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur
Europe
World War, When His Own Son Lost His Life, Sir Arthur
Sir Arthur
Edinburgh
Charles Doyle
John Doyle
H. P
Ponel
Richard Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Stakes Are Driven For Roadways
Secretary Wilbur announces the start of the 165 million Boulder Canyon Dam project as part of a national effort to tame the desert. President Hoover signed a deficiency bill adding 10.66 million for the work while plans race toward bids, surveys, and a permanent southwestern town site. Dr. Elwood Mead receives telegram confirming initial construction.
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Washington
Boulder Canyon
Wilbur
Great American Desert
Nester R. Young
Hoover
United States
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Young
Hoover urges ratification of London naval pact amid misinformation
President Hoover sent a message to the senate advocating the London naval treaty as essential to curb misinformation and ensure naval arms control. The message highlights the need for the pact, with continued discussion noted on page 6.
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Washington
London
Senate
Hoover
Colorado Dry Law Officer Is Slain
Aguilar Colo July 7 The slaying of Dale F Kearney a federal prohibition officer from ambush here early yesterday is under investigation by county state and federal authorities with limited crews to identify the assassins Kearney who fought liner violators was the first federal city agent killed in Colorado while on duty
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Aguilar
Colo
Dale F. Kearney
Kearney
Ciry
Colorado
Mexico alarmed over balance of trade with U S
A Mexico City bulletin warns that the United States trade balance favors the U S by about 50 million dollars for 1930. Mexico imports more than it exports and ships out raw materials while importing finished goods. The report labels the practice ruinous.
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Mexico
U. S
Tucson
Ariz
United States
Mexico City
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Rosendo Serna
Amelia Earhart Sets New Airplane Speed Records
Amelia Earhart, the transatlantic flier, established a new international women's speed record in Detroit by averaging 181.18 miles an hour over a three kilometer course. Earlier in the week she set another mark averaging 174.9 miles per hour over a 100 kilometer course. Observers from the National Aeronautic Association and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale certified the flights.
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Detroit
Amelia Earhart
Farlier
National Aeronautic Association
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Goodyear Zeppelin Wins National Balloon Race
The Goodyear Zeppelin from Akron piloted by R. J. Blair with F. A. Trotter as aide was declared the unofficial winner of the national elimination balloon race begun in Houston Texas. Blair and Trotter landed near Greensburg Kentucky about 850 miles from Houston yesterday outdistancing fourteen rivals. Detroit Times bag and United Van Service entry followed for second, with Detroit Times landing at Russellville Kentucky at 2 55 p m Sunday and United Van Service balloon down at Kirksmanville Kentucky. The race committee stated the Goodyear craft covered the most distance.
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Texas
Goodyear Zeppelin
Akron
Ohio
R. J. Blair
F. A. Trotter
Blair
Trotter
Greensburg
Detroit Times
United van Service Entry
Cleveland
Detroit Aeronauts
E. J. Hill
A. C.schlosser
Russellville
United van Service
Kirksmanville
Fred S. Wilbur
Race Committee
Two Killed as Mexican Election Clashes Erupt
In Mexico City two people were killed and five wounded during clashes following the congressional elections. Early reports indicate the National Revolutionary Party, allied with President Ortiz Rubio, may win a large working majority when Congress opens in September.
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Mexico City
National Revolutionary Party
Ortiz Rubio
Congress
Grid Star Drowns in Long Lake
Al Lassman former NYU football star drowned in Long Lake near Harrison Me body recovered after hours of grappling yesterday and this morning.
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Harrison
al Lassman
New York University
Long Lake
Peace Returns After Addressed Warfare in Alabama Village
Emelue Alabama July 7 AP rifles and pistols were sheathed as villagers bury six killed in debt dispute related disorders. Four other negroes with $300 price on their heads remain at large after a gunfight between negro and white families over a car battery. A negro man and Viola Dial were killed when orders were disobeyed. Grover Boyd and Charlie Marrs, white men, were killed and a negro lynched. Tom Robertson and sons fled after the Independence Day attack.
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Duiy 7
Viola Dial
Grover
Boyd
Harlie Marrs
Tom Robertson
Clarence Bush
Holbrook Trio Hurt In Crash Near Holbrook
Miss Gardner Clyde Montgomery and Walter Martin of Holbrook were injured when their Ford roadster, five and one half miles west of Holbrook, was hit by a Chrysler sedan carrying two Webb boys from Snowflake. Gardner suffered a severe scalp wound and Montgomery was badly cut. Martin was only slightly injured. The Ford was wrecked and overturned trapping passengers. tourists helped. The sedan was also badly damaged.
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Daily Mail
Holbrook
Governor Attends Wood Growers Meeting in Flagstaff
Governor John C. Phillips will attend the Arizona Wood Growers Association annual meeting in Flagstaff. He plans to return to Phoenix after July 9 following the Western and National Governors Conference in Salt Lake City.
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Phoenix
John C. Phillips
Arizona Wood Growers Association
Flagstaff
Salt Lake City
Permit For Freight Line From Holbrook To Hotevilla Sought
Shumway and Flake apply to the state corporation commission for permission to operate a passenger freight and express line from Holbrook to Hotevilla with intermediate points. A hearing is scheduled for July 1d.
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Holbrook
Hotevilla
Phoenix, Ariz
Shumway and
Flake
State Corporation Commission
Governors End Utah Arizona Parks Tour
Governors conference special train arrives in Salt Lake City ending a 1000 mile tour of Zion Grand Canyon Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks. More than 150 officials traveled through Utah and Arizona parks with governors Trumbull Case Plaisted and others continuing homeward after Bryce Canyon to Los Angeles.
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Utah-Arizona National Parks
Zion, Grand Canyon
Bryce Canyon National Parks
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Bryce Canyon National Park
Cedar City
Utah
John H. Trumbull
Connecticut
Norman
Case
Rhode Island
Frederick W. Plaisted
Maine
Bryce Canyon
Los Angeles
Govrnors John Gar
Holiday Fatality Toll During Three Day Fourth
Chicago reports a three day Fourth of July holiday resulting in 404 deaths. Auto accidents caused 178 fatalities and 121 drownings, with 29 due to fireworks or toy pistols. Airplane accidents, heat, heart attacks, lightning, and other causes added 76 deaths.
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Chicago
America
Wright Named Flagstaff City Engineer
Flagstaff officials appoint Jesse B. Wright as city engineer to succeed Frank Goodman who resigned. Wright also serves as county engineer and is president of the Arizona Good Roads Association.
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Flagstaff
Jesse B. Wright
Frank Goodman
Wright
Arizona Good Roads Association
Holbrook Rodeo Celebration Captures Big Crowd and Prizes
The Holbrook rodeo drew about 5000 attendees and $1700 gate receipts for Friday. Lee Barkdall led finals with 22.25 seconds in tying events, with Barkdall and McFarland winning team tying, and Skeet Bowman and others earning top spots in dull-dogging, broncho riding, cow horse, and burre races. Charles Williams and Breezy Cox shone in broncho and cow horse events, while Ham Eubanks, Barkdall, and Livingstone earned multiple podium finishes.
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Daily Mail
Holbrook
Hearly
Lee Barkhall
Dick Robbins
Skeet Bowman
Lee Barkdall
McFarland
Livingston
Ham Eubanks
Cherokee Alcorn
Bill Maupin
Bowman
Naill
Livingstone
Barkdall
Charles Williams
Breezy Cox
Lawrence Bunger
Ham Enbanks
Charles Payne
John Turbeville
Niagara Barrel Suicide of Buffalo Chef at Horseshoe Falls
George Stathakis, a Buffalo Greek chef, suffocated in a sealed oak and steel barrel used for his plunge at Niagara Falls. The cask, recovered 16 hours later, contained an oxygen supply for three hours and a mattress buffer. Coroner estimates he survived about six hours.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
George Stathakis
Buffalo
Horseshoe Falls
Stathakis
Youth Shoots At Radio Kills Friend
In Chicago on July 7 AP reports 17 year old John Ubowski drew a .22 pistol while listening to a radio program and fired at a loud speaker. The bullet struck Stanley Tristanus killing him. The incident occurred after Ubowski told friend to shoot the announcer.
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Chicago
John Ubowski
Stanley Tristanus
Stanley
Portuguese Plot Ends In Arrests
In Lisbon Portugal Colonel Almeida a noted royalist and several civilians were jailed after the government uncovered a movement to overthrow the regime. An official note released today announced their arrests and detention.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Almeida
Lou Chaney Receives Throat Treatments in New York
July 7 AP reports actor Lou Chaney is undergoing throat treatments at a New York hospital. He is described as a versatile motion picture star receiving medical care.
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New York
Lou Chaney
Nine Die in Sunday Air Crashes Across Nation
Nine people perished in Sunday air crashes across the United States. In Iowa Ruthven pilot Kenneth Wilson 20 and passenger Vera Hughes 17 died as a plane banked and crashed from 50 feet. Mary Fahrney 18 and Bruno Schustek 28 aided lives as parachute events unfolded over Oak Park Chicago suburbs and midwest water incidents.
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Ruthven
Iowa
Kenneth Wilson
Sioux City
Vera Hughes
Ernest Southworth
Mary Fahrney
Oak Park
Chicago
Bruno Schustek
Miss Fahrney
Schustek
Twenty Seven Die In Japan Floods
An AP dispatch from Tokyo reports 27 dead and thousands homeless due to extensive floods in Yamagata prefecture. The Yamagata river rose about 15 feet with landslides blocking railways and destroying bridges embankments and crops.
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Japan
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Tokyo
Yamagataken River
Federal Court at Prescott Opens July 21 Session
Prescott Arizona July 7 The summer session of the federal district court will open in Prescott on July 21 Judge Fred Jacobs of Phoenix set the time and summoned the federal trial jury to report July 21.
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Federal Court
Prescott
Oper
Prescott. Ariz
Federal District Court
Fred ©. Jacobs
Phoenix
Cardinal Vannutelli Reported In Serious Condition In Vatican
In Vatican City on July 7 AP reports Cardinal Vannutelli dean of the sacred college aged 93 was in serious condition with uremic poisoning. He had been ill earlier and ordered to rest after overtaxing his strength at Ascension Day ceremonies on May 29.
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Vatican City
Cardinal Vannutelli
The
Sacred College
Vannutelli
Jayne G
Air transport predicted to rise in 1930 says National Air Transport
Lester D. Seymour, general manager of National Air Transport, predicted traffic increases on the company lines for the year 1930 despite a general business low mood. He forecast a new high in air transportation activity based on the first six months of the year.
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Chicago
Air Transportation
Feuford
Lester D. Seymour
National Air Transport
Turkish Troops Press on Mount Ararat Kurds
Turkish forces claimed to close in on rebel Kurds entrenched on Mount Ararat with airplanes bombing the positions. Angora dispatches said the Kurds feared extermination and fled toward Persia, leaving paths blocked and escape routes difficult.
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Istanbeds
Turkey
Mount
Ararat
Angora
Persia
Coast Aviator Dies in Ocean Crash near Laguna Beach
Dick Dodds a Santa Ana real estate dealer and farmer was killed when his monoplane could not recover from a sideslip and plunged into the ocean near Laguna Beach California yesterday.
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Cal
Dick Dodds
Santa Ana
Here
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