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ContextA powerful quake struck the Portuguese island of Fayal, in the mid-Atlantic, on Tuesday morning, wrecking the port town of Horta; yesterday's first cable dispatches spoke of 12 dead. This fuller account from Horta itself raises the count to 25 dead and at least 400 hurt, with martial law proclaimed and rain falling on a population sleeping in the open.
As printed: EXTRA RIGHTS FOR AMERICA OPPOSED
ContextThe Senate agreed in January to join the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague, but only with five reservations, and the court's other signatories have now gathered at Geneva to say whether they will accept them. The sticking point is the fifth: that no advisory opinion touching American interests could be requested without United States consent.
As printed: SHEIK'S MANAGER WELCOMES ALBERTO
ContextRudolph Valentino, the screen's most famous romantic lead, died in New York on August 23 at 31 after an operation for a perforated ulcer; crowds rioted outside the funeral parlor where he lies. His brother has now crossed from Italy and has seen him for the last time.
As printed: GOV. RICHARDSON GAINING SLOWLY IN LATE RETURNS
ContextCalifornia Republicans voted Tuesday in a primary fought largely over the World Court, with Governor Friend Richardson trailing Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young and Senator Samuel Shortridge seeking renomination. Four hundred more precincts have been added since yesterday and the governor's race is still open, with 711 precincts yet to report.
Geneva keeps arguing over the American reservations, and California's last 711 precincts are still to be heard from.