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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1927

Page

5

Thirteen Cities to Be Air Derby Hosts

The National Air Derby association lists 13 host towns for the New York to Spokane race running September 18 to 31 with overnight stops and five minute calls at major hubs. Larger planes fly seven hops over two days with stops including St Paul Cleveland Chicago Aberdeen Miles City Butte and Missoula. smaller planes take three days with stops at Chicago Glendive and Winnipeg. Prizes total 18500 for larger craft 9750 for smaller and 61000 in national air race awards to be held at Spokane airport September 23-24.

Spokane Associated Press St. Paul Minn Cleveland Chicago Aberdeen 5. D Miles City Mont Butte Glendive Mont Bellefonte Bryan Calla St Paul Fargo Bismarck N. D Billings Missoula Ohio la Crosse Wis. Lemmon Ore Pasco Wash Portland Redding Cal Medford Eugene Pasco

Remembering John Drew The Beloved Actor

The writer honors John Drew born 1853 in Philadelphia who died July 9 1927. Drew joined Daly's company in 1875 and later starred with Maude Adams, shaping American theatre with grace and charm. His mother Louisa Drew aided his rise, and his Autobiography reflects a life devoted to the stage and fellow artists.

John Drew Philadelphia Dryden Ben Johnson Louisa Drew New Haven Orlando William Muldoon Charles Muldoon Mr. Drew Mr Drew Dely Fletcher Farquahar Rosemary Louis N Parker D. H Harkei Maude Adams Miew Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymors Colt Maurice Barrymore Ethel Barrymore Colt Henry Arthur Jones Agai Truy

26 Communists Shot at Hankow Reported by AP

Hankow in Kiangsi Kiankai Province August 12 dispatch reports martial law after July 31 riot by thousands of rickshaw coolies. Twenty six Communist labor leaders said to have been shot. Forty four others arrested as gendarmerie fired on rioters at the Chinese chamber of commerce clash.

Kiukiang Kiankai China Associated Press Hanikow Hankow Chinese Chamber of Commerce

Madge Kennedy Inherits Most Bolster Estate

In Los Angeles Harold Bolster dies leaving an estate worth about 860000. Actress Madge Kennedy receives all but 2500, which goes to former employee Elizabeth Rankin. The will was filed today, with executors expecting the gross value near 860000.

New York Associated Press Madge Kennedy Harold Bolster Los Angeles Filen Today Eliezabeth Rankin

Olga Petrova Abandons Plagiarism Case Appeal

Actress Olga Petrova abandons appeal in the plagiarism suit brought by William Henry Roberts over her play The White Peacock, after losing the earlier suit in which Roberts claimed her presentation plagiarized his La Rubin. The development occurred in Washington as reported by the Associated Press.

Washington Associated Press Olga Petrova William Henry Roberts la Rubin Supreme Cout

Rich Man’s Son Defies Odds And Succeeds

A concise remark on a privileged heir overcoming barriers, illustrating how wealth and opportunity intersect with personal drive to achieve success despite lacking real obstacles.

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