London Season 10 Brings Vast Sums and Trades
United Press reports London season draws wealth and visitors as $60 million flows into the metropolis. American visitors alone may spend $50 million with 50,000 eastern state guests. Ascot dress bills hit $2.5 million for 10,000 women. prize money totals $180,500 and champagne stock exceeds 25,000 bottles.
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Galbraith Family Reunites in Oklahoma City After Illinois Trip
J. B. Galbraith of the Midwest Exploration Company met his wife and two sons in Oklahoma City on the Fourth of July as they returned from southern Illinois where they had spent two months visiting.
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J. B. Galbraith
Midwest Exploration Company
Oklahoma City
Illinois
Fanny Hurst Finds Paris Hardest Place to Work
American author Fanny Hurst visiting Paris says the city is the hardest place to work due to temptations and shopping. She aims to study French culture and plans to write a novel if inspiration strikes. Also traveling with her tortoise Diamond Jim and a portable piano.
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International News Service
Paris
Fanny Hurst
Miss Hurst
France
Diamond Jim
Mr. Danielson
Tourists Oppose Road Plans Near Penns Meeting House
In Buckinghomshire locals consider widening lanes and a new 50-foot road near Jordans meeting house where William Penn worshipped. Trustees oppose hard roads near the spot, arguing alternative routes exist though some back the improvement, citing the site’s quiet value and international interest from visitors and Penns supporters.
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International News Service
London
Jordans
Buckinghamshire
William Penn
Ramsay MacDonald
Lord Hugh Cecil
Sir Robert Maclean
Trustees of Jordan’s Meeting House
Pennsylvania
Pearson on Court Bench for County
Perry S Pearson sits on the Potter county court bench for thirty days filling in for Judge Sam B Motlow. This week he handles mostly non jury probate matters while the criminal jury docket opens next Monday and civil juries follow for seven days.
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Perry S. Pearson
Potter County
Pearson
Sam B. Motlow
Bizarre Isle Tangier Preserves Old Time Customs
A United Press report from Baltimore notes Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay, home to about 1,200 fisher folk with Cornish roots and a century old culture. The island, linked by a simple lifestyle, once traded by barter and kept a church led by a local judge, with a history of beach camp meetings and minimal formal legal systems.
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New England
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Richmond
Tangier
Accomac
Mercolized wax promises relief from summer complexion woes
The ad promotes mercorized wax to protect the skin from actinic rays and summer winds. It claims application at night to face neck and arms removes freckles tan and sunburn, showing smoother under skin. An astringent mix of saxolite and witch hazel is offered for wrinkle reduction and facial contour.
Driver Mike Doolan Freed After Preliminary Hearing
Mike Doolan, driver of a McFar lan custom car, was released from county jail after a preliminary hearing before Judge Minter. The vehicle collided with two cows on US 66, injuring several passengers including Mrs York and Kathryn C Wall, who sought $200 damages each. Amarillo business leaders supported the driver as the two complainants were removed from the case.
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McFarlan
Minter
Justice Court
Doolan
York
Kathryn C. Wall
New York City
Europe
Amarillo
Governor Al Smith Returns Home From New York
Governor Smith travels back to Albany after a three day New York City trip. He faces a conference with Senator Key Pittman and a plan for his acceptance address. Reports note dissension within his camp and tensions linked to Justice Proskauer and labor leaders.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Smith
New York City
Key Pittman
Nevada
Senator Pittman
Proskaeur- van Name-Maskowitz
Supreme Court
M. Proskauer
New York
Colonel Houskauer
Houston
Peter Brady
Justice Proskauer
Credit
Tammany Leaders Criticize Handling of Smith Campaign
Old line Tammany men call the Smith campaign handling by George Van Namee high handed. Mrs. Henry D. Moskowitz, advisor to the governor, is said to have been faulted for not bringing organization leaders into confidence on Smith’s political future.
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Tammany
Smith
George van Namee
Henry D. Moskowitz
Fast travel flyers reach Berlin from Cologne
John H. Mears and Charles C. D. Collyer arrived at Tempelhof Airdrome at 9:08 a.m. by plane from Cologne as they pursue a new global speed travel record. They landed about ninety minutes ahead of schedule, marking a swift Berlin stop on their flight.
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Associated Press
Berlin
John H. Mears
Charles C. D. Collyer
Tempelhof Airdrome
Cologne
Flight crew forced landing near Landsberg on Warthe River
The crew reported a forced landing on an open field at Landsberg on the Warthe river, eighty miles east of Berlin after a misty crossing south of Berlin. They described a beautiful flight from Cologne spoiled by fog and loss of direction, with plans to refuel before reaching Moscow.
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Warthe River
Berlin
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