Post and Gatty Arrive Safely at Novo Sibersk
Edward L Deuss reports American round the world flyers Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at Novo Sibersk Siberia at 4 30 p m local time continuing their ten day circumnavigation. They planned a refuel half hour stop before proceeding to Irkutsk 2600 miles from Moscow.
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Post
Gatty
Novo Sibersk
Edward, L. Deuss
N. S
Motson
Wiley
Harold F. Gatty
Novo-Sibersk
Los Angeles
Globe
Moscow
Novo- Sibirsk
Irkutsk
Outer Mongolia
Mindon Robberies Net Big Loot Across Two Sites
In Mindon two locations the Geiger pool hall and Kay Motor company were entered after breaking doors and night locks. Police recovered fingerprints as the sole leads. Loot includes tires cigarettes and cash, with estimates ranging in the thousands. Detectives pursue vehicle tracks and pursue fingerprints to identify suspects.
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Iowa
Minden
Sab Hopk
Baby Face Doody Sentenced for Policeman Killing
In Berwyn on May 25, 1920, William Doody known as Baby Face, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Policeman Charles Levy. The case, heard in the Supreme Court, involved the electric chair as a potential alternative but resulted in life imprisonment.
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Chisia
Willia
Gharlen
Levy
Berwyn
Chisubupb
Alegtric
Sulpreme
Donly
Srevoalyér
French Postponement Clash Fuels Debt Debates in Paris
France rejects delaying reparations annuity payments and urges Germany to raise funds deposited in the international settlements bank as Stimson and Mellon negotiate in Paris. Hoover plan faces friction as officials warn of lingering hurdles in Washington and Paris. Secretary Mellon reports to Washington while Stimson sails to Naples aboard the Conta Grande. British support move noted.
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George R. Nolmes
LNS
Washington
France
Germany
Hoover
International Settlements Bank
Stimson
Phere
Hoover Pletfair
Treasury
Mallon
Paris
Gomezort
Morrow
Samson Ant
Mellon
Tarlny
Paria
Stinson
New York
Naples
Fire at Hamburg Causes $25,000 in Damage
Hamburg dispatch reports a fire this morning that destroyed the J. F Riedy hardware store and the Hub Clothing company and badly damaged the C. E. Doyle drug store. Fire fighting equipment from Sidney and Glenwood aided as crews fought the blaze for over two hours starting near 4 o'clock. Estimated loss set at about $25,000 with damage to two adjacent structures. cause undetermined at report time.
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Hamburg
Condon Company Wins Road Grading Contracts on No 48
The George W. Condon Company of Omaha was the successful bidder for grading work on highway 48 in Cass, Montgomery, Page and Fremont counties. Bids were approved by the commission. Contracts total five miles at 26,142.02 dollars on Page Fremont, 12.80 miles at 66,987 dollars for Page Fremont, and 14.6 miles at 74,610 dollars for Montgomery.
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George W. Condon Company of
Omaha
Cass
Montgomery
Page
Fremont
Ames
Des Moines River Claims Two Lives
The Des Moines River claimed two lives in Des Moines on June 26. B H Lund, 66, drowned after falling from a boat late yesterday. Miller 41, also of Des Moines, died after hours of treatment following submersion and a speedboat accident tonight. Authorities recovered Lund’s body.
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Des Moines
Iund
B.H. Lund
Miller
Heat Wave Grips Nation With Record Temperatures
Wide swathes of the country endure extreme heat with temperatures up to 109 in some areas. Death toll climbs across Illinois Iowa Missouri Ohio Michigan and Indiana as heat related incidents are reported. cooling breezes from Lake Michigan offer brief relief in Chicago and the Midwest.
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International News
Inter
International News Service
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
Ohio
Olathe
Kan
California
Toledo
Philadelphia
Michigan
Chicago
St. Louis
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Sealoga
Middlewest
Pacific Coast
Tamoni
Dubuque
Cedar Rapi
Town Falls
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Cornell Bluffs
Tha
Wmiddles
West Metropolia
Gary
Ind
Vincennes
Springfield
Themountain
Valentine
Neb
Sheridan
Wyo
Las *Veeau
N. Mj
Albuquerque
N.-M
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pueblo
Colo
Phoenix
Ariz
Denver
Thos
Angeles
Fresno
Doolittle Parachute Escape Over East St. Louis
Maj James H Doolittle famed air ace the Army Air Corps leaped to safety when the fabric tore from the wings at 285 mph over East St Louis. With the plane about 100 feet high he nosed it down and reached 400 feet before jumping to safety.
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James H
Jimmy) Doolitte
Jarmy Airy Corps
East St. Louie
Sir Jimmy
Doolittle
Youth Killed in Crossing Crash at Mount Union Va
Wilbur Eckey aged 19 died in a train auto collision near Mount Union Virginia. Miss Fonda Lawery of Winfield Ta is in critical condition at a Burlington hospital after the derailment of a freight train the accident reportedly occurred last night. Eckey’s parents survive him while doctors fear for Lawery’s recovery.
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Mount Union
Wilbur Eckey
Fonda Lawery
Winfield
Pital
Eckey
Miss Tawery
Ahlar, & St. le
Beriga
Lawery
Doce
Eckoy
Keokuk Woman Killed by Train Near Sharess
Miss Helenulkin Gulkin of Keokuk Iowa died after stepping in front of a fast passenger train near Sharess. She had been a patient at St Vincent's sanitarium St Louis County. Train crew said she emerged from bushes and could not be stopped in time. An inquest was to be held today.
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Overland
J. N.S
Helenulkin
Keokuk
SharessMiss Gulkin
St. Vincent's Sanitarium
St. Louis County
Danish airmen Holt Liberty fly to Copenhagen amid ecstatic welcome
Otte Hillig the photographer and Holger Hoiriis the Danish pilot landed at Kasbrup airport after a transatlantic run from Harbor Grace Newfoundland to Bremen and then Copenhagen. They were greeted by thousands as crowds surged past barriers, with Hillig embraced by his brother and Hoiriis cheered by his mother. Officials awarded them the Danish Aeronautical Society gold medal and laurel garlands before a formal reception.
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Otte Hillig
Liberty
Holger Hoiriis
Kasbrup
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Bremam
Germany
Jhours
Europe
Krefeld
Bremen
Hoirs
Cen
Rey
Lohgileay
Noper
Thousandy
Hillig
Hoiriis
Hoilis
Wis
Denmark
United States
Waa
Hillig _and Horriis
Danish Aeronoputical Society
Iene
Boone's New Pool Opens Amid $25,000 Installment
The record notes Boone's new swimming pool with a $25,000 to $26,000 project cost. The opening drew hundreds of attendees despite unclear dates, as seeds mentioned for a forthcoming event.
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Boone’s
Huge Chicago Liquor Syndicate Indicted Across Midwest
U S officials unveil a massive bootlegging ring tied to Al Capone, naming two corporations and sixty persons. The indictment cites manufacture of two billion gallons of alcohol and ten million dollars in illicit profits, with operations extending from Chicago to Waterloo and Clinton Iowa, and shipments through the Mississippi Valley.
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William J. Koster
U.S
Chicago
Middle West
Scarface al” Capone
John P. Barn
Waterloo
Clinton
United States
Daniel Anderson
Walter Bennett
al. Capone
Capone
Dakotas
Mississippi
Jkey
C. Edson
Stalth
Paul B. Shoop
Moye
Mike
David
Joe
Ancors
Gabriel, Paul
Tony CIA
Quina
Frank
Richard and
Russell Price
Mike Blumberg
Blumberg
Rom King
Arthur. W. Cooper
Andergent
Theaigsippi River
Ward Miller
Laecour
Robert W.bana
Trader Horn dies in Whitstable at 80 years old
Alfred J A Horn known as Trader Horn died at 4 85 a m today at his Whitstable home after a brief illness. He spent his life in obscurity in Africa and jungles with a pack on his back earning little cash but vast experience. A meeting with English novelist Ethelbert Lewis led to the best selling Trader Horn book and its film adaptation. Horn moved from South Africa after a lecture tour and spent three months in the United States.
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London
Alfred Jaloysiue Horn
Horn
Whitstable
Hegn
Pneumonktbwoitteks ‘Agwandivor
Ethelberts Lewis
Queen Helen Took Poison Not Magda Lupescu
London dispatches report Queen Helen wife of King Carol of Romania fell ill from poison by error in a medicine chest while Magda Lupescu was previously believed to have poisoned herself. The Daily Express cites Vienna dispatches noting a mistaken bottle choice.
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Helen
Magda Lupescu
London
Queen Helen
Carol of
Romania
Caval
Vienna
Daily Express
Magda
Carol
France
France Fortification Bill Passes Defense Plan
The Branch chamber of deputies approved a bill to organize the country's defense fortifications with a budget near 8.6 billion francs (about 200 million dollars). Credits for the appropriation were provided in the 2030 34 budget.
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Parks
Chamber of ‘Deputies
France
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