Miller Loses Jump Record To California Air Daredevil
ARL B Miller, once world champion parachutist, reportedly lost his record May 10 when he jumped from 20 400 feet over Akron Airport. Bert White allegedly ascended 25 000 feet near Lancaster California, surviving a hazardous descent with two parachutes and a near miss with high tension wires. Verification will come after the Bureau of Standards reviews his barograph data.
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Miller
Akron
Germany
Bert White
Mojave
Lancaster
Cal
White
Earl Gordon
Bureau of Standards
Washington, D.C
Fire rages on palatial liner City of Honolulu
Honolulu May 26 fire still rages through upper sections of the palatial liner City of Honolulu as harbor boats rescue crew members remaining aboard to salvage. Efforts to tow out failed as stern touched bottom with 7000 barrels of oil and 500 tons of potassium feared below water line.
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Pacific
Honolulu
Coast guards search for three youths drowned in Lake Michigan
In Chicago on May 26 coast guards continued to search for three wealthy youths believed drowned when their new edit overturned in icy Lake Michigan waters Saturday night. Searchers faced choppy seas hindering recovery and thought the bodies were held fast by rocks at the lake bottom. The youths identified were Earl Shutes 22 Lord Bishop 23 and Joseph Rai J.
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Chicago
Coast Guardsen
Lake Michigan
Earl Shutes
Lord Bishop
Joseph Rai
Shutes
Abd
Clevelander Seeks Cottage and Rooms for Rent
Classifieds note a two room cottage with bath for rent in Cleveland area. Partly furnished, six week term, and a second floor duplex with new tiles available. Registered milk goats sought for move and sale.
Dover Chief Quits Over Tear Gas Order at Theater
William E. Byers the Dover police chief since 1924 resigned rather than use tear gas bombs to open the Bexley Theater projection room alleged to violate the Sunday closing law. Mayor W R Stucky appointed Frank H Javens in his place. arrests followed and others faced grand jury action.
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Canton Daily News
Dover
William E. Byers
W. R. Stucky
Bexley
Stucky
Byers
Frank H. Javens
Javens
William E. Burton
William E. Pender
Glenn Hiller
Oscar Allman
Robert Blackenhorn
Raymond G. Camp
Martha Joyce
Trenton Enforces Blue Laws Against Sunday Movies
Public Safety Director George B. Labarre vowed full enforcement of the 1796 blue laws after ministers urged prosecution of theater owners for Sunday film showings. The move followed a mass meeting criticizing lax enforcement and signaling strong action if the statute is to be applied.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
George B. Labarre
Labarre
Man Drowns as Wife's Aid Fails in Springfield Lake Incident
Edward Comer 28 of Akron drowns when he and wife Mrs. Comer and Miss Freda Frame struggle to change seats in a capsized boat on Springfield Lake. Mrs. Comer is rescued and may recover at St Thomas Hospital Akron. Miss Frame also clung to the boat while Hensel Hoffman swam to shore. The four were from Akron.
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Freda Frame
Springfield Lake
Edward Comer
Akron
Miss Frame
Hensel Hoffman
Grundy Files Primary Costs in Pennsylvania Race
Senatorial candidate Joseph R Grundy spent 332076 14 through his personal organization in seeking the Republican nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania The figure was disclosed at the opening of the Senate primary committee probe by Grundy and his treasurer Thomas Bell Also a Masonic notice for Canton Lodge special communication on May 26 with M M degree and officers listed.
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Washington
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsylvania
Grundy
Thomas Bell
Philadelphia
Senate
Canton Lodge
Geo. C. Bole
W. M
E. Norris
Sec'y
May attempt to quash bill on Canton transportation franchises
Council may table or repeal pending dual franchise legislation and direct the city solicitor to draft a single bus service franchise for Canton Motor Coach Inc. Karl Bauer leads the move after talks with Northern Ohio Power & Light Co. about track removal funds and bond liabilities. If repealed, resuming action could take time.
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Canton Motor Coach, Inc
Karl Bauer
Council Utility Committee
Bauer
Coach Concern
A. ©. Blinn
Northern Ohio Power & Light Co
Blinn
Hopkins silent on candidacy for US Senate
Cleveland May 26 former city manager William R Hopkins avoided confirming or denying reports he might seek the Republican nomination for the U S Senate challenging Row C McCulloch of Canton Newspaper reports surprised him but he offered no definitive stance Hopkins spoke at a church literary forum on Americas Problem in Government introducing the discussions Charles W White forum chairman urged Republicans to nominate another candidate or risk Democrats winning the seat
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Cleveland
Willian R. Hopkins
Republcan
United States Senate
Rowcoe C. McCulloch
Canton
Hopkins
Church
America
Charles W. White
McCulloch
Akron Slayer Awaits 'Chair' In Ohio Prison
John Richardson, 22, of Akron sat in a Central Police Station cell awaiting execution for the murder of an Akron roadhouse waiter. Scheduled for 7:30 p m he appeared unperturbed, playing solitaire and joking with inmates as Gov Cooper’s clemency chances looked unlikely after the board refused executive clemency.
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Columbus
John Richardson
Akron
Central
Richardson
Cooper
State Board
May Frost Reaches New Record Low
May 26 saw a record cold for the month as temperatures plunged to 36 degrees with a light frost touching exposed crops. Norman Keyser, county farm agent, said corn suffered and some leas may be damaged. Sunday remained cold despite bright sun and only reached 58 degrees. Warmer weather is forecast.
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Leas
Norman Keyser
Garages Blaze Damages Six Cars at Piedmont Ave
A morning garage fire at 429 Piedmont Ave SE damaged six automobiles parked on the first floor. Firefighters battled the blaze after it reportedly started while an employee was filling a truck with oil, and extinguished it after substantial damage occurred.
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Piedmont Av SE
Woman Killed by Auto Collision in Chicago
May 26 report describes a woman, Mrs. Bertha Bachman, fatally struck when one automobile hit another, sending the vehicle across the street to strike her. Police investigate cause and identify other driver.
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Chicago
Bertha Bachman
Darrow Declares Stark County Jail the Worst Ever
Clarence Darrow toured the Stark County Jail in Canton and called it the worst he has seen. He praised Sheriff for cleanliness but urged humane treatment and a modern, fit facility for prisoners. He recalled his own famous cases and questioned county voters’ humanity in tolerating such conditions.
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Darrow
Loeb
Leopold
Chicago
Bobbie Frank
William Jenninge Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
Joan McPeak
Army Navy war drill tests Long Island Sound defense
A three day wartime exercise begins with a 28 vessel Black fleet moving toward Newport and New London to raid. Blue defense forces including coast artillery at Fort Terry Fort Michie and Fort H. G. Wright plus aircraft and six submarines prepare to repulse the attack around mid afternoon.
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New London
Conn
Long Island Sound
North Atlantic
Navy
Newport
R. I
Fort Terry
Plum Island
Fort Michie
Great Gull Island
Fort H. G. Wright
Fishers Island
Auto Plunges in Ditch In Sleep Crash
Chicago police pulled a car from a water filled ditch and found no bodies. The driver Howard Gessler was later arrested when he returned to the scene to state the crash occurred as he dozed at the wheel.
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Chicago
Howard Gessler
Dock riots in Rangoon leave 12 dead and many hurt
Rioting between striking Indian and Burmese dock workers and strikebreakers in Rangoon Burma results in 12 deaths and at least 52 wounded. Police faced stones and sticks as unrest paralyzed a large city area amid wage dispute and independence agitation.
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Hy Catted
Rangoon
Burma
Moulmein
Breakfast Forum Sparks Clash Among Speakers
Clarence Darrow agnostic, Quin O'Brien Catholic, Rev P H Welshimer Protestant, and Rabbi Brickner join in a contentious breakfast at the Courtland Hotel. They discuss religion and politics with no agreement, as Darrow plans to defend a prohibition violator and head to Darrowville after the event. The forum in Chicago begins at 7:15 with no decision expected.
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Sark Co Jair
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Darrow
Canton
City
P. H. Welshimer
First Christian Church
Brickner
Cleveland
Quin O'Brien
P. H. Weilshimer
Rabbi Brickner
City Auditoriun
O'Brien
Rev Welshimer
Courtland Hotel
Father Graham
Rev. Welshimer
Darrowville
Ohio
Carrowville
Welshimer
Graf Arrives as Jones Wins British Amateur Match
Graf Zeppelin arrives in Pernambuca Brazil refueling on its flight to Cuba and the United States. Bobby Jones wins his opening round at the 1930 British Amateur defeating S Roper 3 and 2 while Jimmy Johnston defeats Bernard Darwin 2 and 1. Several U.S. players, including Paul Arbill and J H Forsman, exit early.
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Cuba
United States
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Bobby Jones
Jones
Bobby
Roper
Harrison FA
Jimmy Johnston
St. Paul
George Voigt
New York
Johnston
Bernard Darwin
U. S
Paul Arbill
J. H. Forsman
H. B. Perrin
Jh. BE. Hunter
J. Parker Tomsana
J. Caldwell
Graf Zeppelin Flight Log Reaches Rio After South Atlantic Route
The dirigible Graf Zeppelin traveled from Friedrichshafen Germany to Seville Spain across the south Atlantic to Pernambuco Brazil and on to Rio de Janeiro and back. It covered about 4 700 miles from New Jersey to this leg, with two Americans onboard William P. Leeds and J H. Durrell. The Rio de Janeiro to Pernambuco leg took just over a day.
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William P. Leeds
J. H. Durrell
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Seville
Spain
South Atlantic
Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Lakehurst
N. J
Man shoots wife then kills self in Pennsylvania
Charles Marie 27 shot and killed his 21 year old wife Frieda Sunday before turning the weapon on himself, dying two hours later. The couple, long separated, had come from Parannasus to urge reconciliation at the wife’s relative’s home of William Bolster. Evidence suggests jealousy and an attempt to reunite ended in tragedy.
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Warren
Charles Marie
William Bolster
Marie
Paranassus
Frieda
Gangster Found Slain in West Side Alley
Chicago police investigate the death of Peter Plescia, a gunman and extortionist, found with two revolvers in a dark alley after being shot three times. Witnesses saw two men flee in a car, and an undertaker linked to Plescia notes he ran an alcohol den tied to rival disputes.
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Chicago
Peter Pleseia
West Side
Plesela
Plescia
Supreme Court rules bootleg purchases of liquor legal
The Supreme Court in Farrar v Boston rules that buying liquor without a permit from a bootlegger is not a criminal act. Justice Sutherland states the Volstead Act imposes no liability on the purchaser. The decision notes Congress did not penalize buyers and cites prior related cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Farrar
Boston
James E. Farrar
Sutherland
Congress
Alfred E. Norris
New York
Norris
Philadelphia
United States
Va. Katz
Fire Gut Philo Hotel and Adjoining House
The Philo Hotel at Philo village near Zanesville and an adjoining house were destroyed by fire yesterday.
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Zanesville
Philo Village
Here
Victor Rombach in Serious Condition at Mercy Hospital
Victor Rombach aged 29, son of Mr and Mrs G M Rombach of 16 McKinley Ave NW, injured in a Detroit auto crash over a month ago, has been brought to Mercy Hospital. His condition remains serious. he had been working in Detroit before the accident.
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Victor Rombach
G. M. Rombach
McKinleyavy
Detroit
Mercy Hospital
Rombach
Will Rogers praises high school debaters in Washington
In Everly Hills California on May 26 Will Rogers remarks on speeches by Washington high school finalists. He praises their first class oratory and notes a girl relative spoke on Habus Corpus, joking about common misunderstandings.
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Everly Hills
Cal
Washington
Muskogee
Okla
Will Rogers
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