Daring plane jump kills two Du Bois sisters in England
Jane and Elizabeth Du Bois daughters of a wealthy American diplomat leapt from an airliner over the English channel after booking a private flight to Paris. Investigators found the bodies in a cabbage field near Upminster as rumors of fictitious fellow travelers surfaced. The Ritz hotel and Royal Cinque Ports Aero club ties are noted as the sisters’ circle. An inquest is set for next week.
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Upminster
London
Abridge
James Kirton
Iis
English Channel
Kirton
Hornchurch
du Bois
Hillman Airways
Paris
Naples
INS
Jane
Elizabeth du Bois
Ritz Hotel
West End
Royal Cinque Ports Aero Club
Franklin C. Gowen
United States
Never Before An Equal of Gly-Cas
Mrs. L. G. Wise of Newton Iowa reports six years of nervous indigestion ending after using Gly-Cas She says she can eat any foods now sleep is sound and energy has returned The medicine is sold by Thrifty Drug Store at 1st Ave SE and 3rd Ave SE in Newton
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1St Sto
3Rd Ave
DUBOIS DAUGHTERS DIE IN ENGLAND PLANE PLUNGE
Mrs Coert Du Bois wife of the U S consul general learned of the deaths of her two daughters Elizabeth 23 and Jane 20 who were killed in a plunge from an airplane in England The family longtime residents abroad in U S service with a San Francisco home both sisters described as beautiful and popular in Italo American society in Naples friends recalled they seemed in good spirits when last seen.
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Naples
Coert du Bois
United States
England
Elizabeth
Jane
Paris
London
Lightning risk to planes in storms warned by British expert
A British weather expert reports slight danger of airplanes being struck by lightning when flying through storms after studying the conditions created by such storms.
Hoover revival tops 1936 GOP talk with gold standard call
Former President Herbert Hoover urged restoration of the gold standard as a party rallying point for 1936 in Tucson. He pressed immediate convertibility of the dollar to gold bullion and framed it as a modern specie system like France. Republican leaders weighed the move cautiously while business circles praised Hoover’s stance.
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Hoover
J. Hamilton Lewis
United States
Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Republican Party
Tucson
Ariz
United Press
New York
France
California
Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
George W. Norris
Mr. Hoover
Mills
Death of Miss Frances M. Ure Noted in Denver
Mrs. E J Van Metre receives word of her sister Frances M Ure's death in Denver. Miss Ure, a Scotch Grove native born sixty four years ago, was a Cedar Rapids High School graduate and attended Coecol courses.
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Tipton
E. J. van Metre
Frances M. Ure
Denver
Ure
Scotch Grove
Cedar Rapids High School
Coecol
Denver teacher honored in family obituary
The obituary notes a long career teaching in Denver schools. Surviving relatives include two sisters Mrs. Van Metre of Tipton and Mrs. L W Mansfield of Los Angeles, two brothers James and Walter of Denver. Mrs. Van Metre and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Harold Van Metre of Lisbon attended the funeral in Denver.
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Denver
van Metre
Tipton
L. W. Mansfield
Los Angeles
James
Walter
Harold van Metre
Lisbon
Duce Sends More Troops To Africa
Premier Mussolini moves to a colonial military campaign while handling internal matters. On orders from Il Duce, 1,000 regular officers and troops left for East Africa to join 3,000 Italians already en route. The nineteenth division of about 17,000 men mobilized at Florence ready to move Friday to its embarkation port.
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Mussolini
Julius Caesar
Il Duce
East Africa
Florence
Mission by Jesuit Father Robison at Walford Holy Trinity
The Rev. William F. Robison of Chicago will lead a seven day mission at Holy Trinity church Walford from Sunday Feb 24 to Sunday March 3. Daily services will be held morning and evening with program details announced next Sunday at the 8 and 10 o clock masses. Evening talks March 1 28 will be in H T P hall offering Protestants and others a hearing opportunity. Rev J P Sindelar is pastor.
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William F. Robison
Chicago
Holy Trinity Church
Father Robison
Robison
H. T. P. Hall
J. P. Sindelar
Congress Debates War Relief and Agency Bills
Senate and House activity centers on work relief, war department appropriations, and regulatory hearings. Committees including interstate commerce, munitions, agriculture, labor, ways and means, and immigration advance bills and hear testimonies on prices, payroll tax, citizenship, and deportation proposals.
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Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Munitions Committee
Navy Department
HOUSE
War Department
Interstate Commerce Committee
Agriculture Committee
Labor Committee
Ways and Means Committee
McCarran
NRA
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Immigration Committee
Train collides with cow near Borden Canada
A Canadian National train struck a cow at Borden Saskatchewan. The impact activated the train brakes and halted the locomotive. Conductor J. H. Bell fell and injured his nose while Brakeman Buick was knocked unconscious. The cow walked away unharmed.
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Borden, Sask
INS
Canadian National Railways
J. H. Bell
Buick
Texan sheriff revived after five minutes of death
Tyler Texas AP A 71 year old former Smith county sheriff W A Strang appeared dead for five minutes before Dr Howard Bryant revived him with adrenalin. Strang later revived and weakens slightly but remains hopeful for full recovery while under oxygen treatment. He spoke briefly to the doctor then asked for his watch.
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Tyler
Tex
W. A. Strang
Howard Bryant
Smith County
Strang
Dr. Bryant
Revival of the Dead Returns to Medical Practice
New York City and Chicago each report about 500 cases of bringing the dead back to life, with W. A. Strang of Tyler Texas cited as a notable example in this rapidly expanding medical trend.
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New York
W. A. Strang
Tyler
Texas
New York City
Chicago
Healing art spreads as new heart stopping technique emerges
In the last three years the rapid spread of this healing art in handling stopped hearts is noted as a new medical development. The capability has been known for years, but its widespread use marks a new era in medicine.
Vitamin concentrate tablets fight common colds claims
An advertisement touts McKesson's Vitamin Concentrate Tablets as a powerful weapon against colds. It promotes cod liver oil and vitamin D as essential, claiming six tablets daily boost vitality and help the body brush aside germs, priced at $1 per 100.
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McKesson
McKeEsson’s
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