Globe Racers Close To World Record Breaker
American flyers aboard the Empress of Asia near completion of a globe circling voyage aiming to beat John Henry Mears’s 35 day 21 hour 35 minute mark. The crew from Yokohama reports minimal time remains to reach New York within 28 days, barring catastrophe.
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Edward S. Evans
Standard and North American News Association
North American
Alliance
Yokohama
Japan
America
Globe
New York
John Henry Mears
Shimonoseki
Welle
Federal probe focuses on ransom letter sender
Federal investigators center on a ransom note tied to an evangelist case. The missive demanded money and referenced the evangelist in a threat. Officials seek to identify the sender behind the letter as the investigation proceeds.
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Evangelist
Federal probe into ransom letter connected to McPherson case
A federal inquiry into a $500,000 ransom letter tied to Aimee Semple McPherson intensified as U S Attorney McNabb rushed to Los Angeles to take charge. The letter mailed with a special delivery stamp sought contact with Mrs Minnie Kennedy and was linked to the McPherson disappearance turning up in Angelus Temple and Ocean Park areas.
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Minnie Kennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Douglas
Ariz
United States
S21s Triet
McNabb
Los Angeles
Menamd
Duquerque
N. M
McPherson
Cline
Los
Angeles
Mra AfePherston
Postal
Oftts Ia
Iso
Kennedy
Daugher
Ocean Park
Record 143 Candidates File in Primary Contest
One of the era’s largest ballots faces voters in the Aug 3 primaries as 143 citizens filed to seek public offices across nation state county and township notices show 99 Democrats and 44 Republicans competing for nominations. The list also includes long precinct committeemen ballots and a surge of candidacies for sheriff county commissioner assessor and other posts.
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Jefferson
Lincoln
Silver Bow
Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Perce
South Butte
Carnival Spirit Supreme Opens Final Carnival Night
A raucous Fourth of July celebration in Butte drew crowds as bands, singers, and steam calliopes filled Main Street. Amid the festivities a two-track parade featured Chinese tunes and Hollywood entertainment, while attractions like a two-headed giant and an airplane circus drew curious crowds. Street vendors sold peanuts and other snacks as thousands enjoyed the chaotic, festive pageantry into the night.
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Butte
Hollywood
Maintreet
Gladway
Monkes
Celebration program in Butte with sports and fireworks
Patriotic exercises and a full day of events in Butte include harness racing with pari mutuels at Harrison avenue half mile track, a tight wire act by K Stuart on Main and Park, a baseball game at Clark park, a motor car stunt by Wild Irish Haddock on Parke street, parachute drops at the national airport, and the Pageant of Progress at 8 15 p m followed by a 700 cost fireworks display. bus service noted.
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Butte
Harrison Avenue
O. K
Stuart
Main
Park Streets
Butte Mines
Clark Park
Parke Street
Butte National Airport
Tornado injures sixteen women at Frankfort bathhouse
A tornado sweeping Franklin County struck near Frankfort on July 3 injuring sixteen women in the indies' dressing room and bathhouse area. Buildings, trees, and fields were damaged, with initial losses estimated around $50,000 as tobacco fields and other structures suffered, while the storm disrupted the fish hatchery vicinity.
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Frankfort
Pranklin County
Train Wreck Near Havre Claims Twenty Dead
AP reports a derailment of the Hevre Paris train near Paris Havre after a washout from a thunderstorm. About 60 injured, majority French. several Americans planning to join Independence Day events stayed behind to reach Paris.
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Crees
Paris
Heres
Havre
Three Quakes Felt in Santa Barbara
Three earthquakes, brief in duration, were felt in Santa Barbara about 3 PM. No damage occurred and few residents report feeling them.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Patronize Home Industry Chosen No Best Feature
A fragmented notice details a city event titled Patronize Home Industry. It mentions efforts to amuse visitors in Butte and a parade prize judges including WF Carson Dshe McPeegan and Mrs Syhit. The text references a water tank and prizes in a limited, unclear summary.
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Butte
City
Intento
Canada
Prise
Patcam
Rena
Western Fuel Company
Fhued Ptee
Aly
Patcom
WF Carson Dshe McPeegan
Syhit" Birowent
None-Sueh parade lights Butte streets with lively features
Packed streets welcomed the None-Sueh parade in Butte as laughter rippled through the crowd. Designers embraced the chaos with a poem of wild creatures and warped humor while police and local organizations led the procession amidst vivid, if imperfect, spectacle along Broadway Excelsior Park and Montana avenues.
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Butte
Ube
Broadway
Montana
Excelsior
Hh Wan
Africa
James MH. Rowe
Kanther
Mayer
Maver
Heat wave tightens grip as eastern states tally deaths
Heat waves lash eastern states with Kentucky reporting three deaths as temperatures exceed 100 degrees across several communities. Kansas City observes heat related casualties while St Louis records peak prostration heat. Pratt Kansas hits 106. Weather bureau warns continuing heat across Missouri Valley into next week.
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Kansas City
Kancur City
St. Louie
Missouri
Pratt
Kans
Fort Benton Prepares for Pioneer Meet With Pullman Quarters
Fort Benton plans elaborate three day meet for the Society of Montana Pioneers and descendants. Three Great Northern Pullmans will provide sleeping quarters from July 16 to 18, while hotels offer comfort for others. The event features Ralph Budd’s Columbia River historical train with Gen. Hugh J. Scott delivering the response.
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Fort Benton
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sons and Daughters
Butte
McCauley
Pioneers and Sons and Daughters
Old River Town
Montana
Ralph Budd
Columbia River
Hugh J. Scott
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Evans
Aunabb
Manta District
Ath Angeles
Aimee Sem
Roy
Carnival Spirit Supreme
Ness
Lotirvilee
Kentucky
Maurices
FT. Benton
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