Daring Girl Flyer Dies in International Air Races
Miss Klingensmith, 26, of Minneapolis, dies as Gee Bee racer crashes during the James Gordon Bennett balloon and air race in Cobleskill New York. Wedell set a new land speed record of over 305 miles per hour earlier in the event.
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Cobleskill
E&s
Sipe
Gene Gillette
Curtis Reynolds Airport
Enview
Florence King- Shamnith
Minneapolis
Minn
Miss Klingensmith
Ames I. Wedell
Arthur D- Knapp
Jackson
Mich
Robert L. Hall
Knapp
James Wedell
Klingensmith
Wedell
James A. Doolittle
Federation Aeronamque Internationale
Pars
Klingenaouth
Lee Golbach
Patterson
Secord
Roy Miner
Los Angeles
Miner
Phine
Puston
Gordon Israel
Robertson Mo
Arthur C Chester
Joliet
Chester
Leland & Mules
George O Hague
S J Wittman
Oshkosh
Exmin Voripel
Walter Bagnick
Detrot
Thid
Black Mile of Life Puzzle in Scottish Countryside
The essay uses The Black Mile as a parable for life and hardship. It contrasts fear and courage, cites a Chicago play about financial ruin, and notes a world downturn teaching humility. It ends with hope that hard times make people more humane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Loch Arkaig
Loch Lochy
Bedling
Chicago
Conyright
Florence Klingensmith Breaks Records in Aviation
Florence Klingensmith, 26, a Chicago airshow star and holder of the world loop the loop record for women, died after a fatal day in Chicago. A Minneapolis native, she began flying at 19, logged 1078 loops in 1931, and served as traffic manager for an air line between the Twin Cities and Kansas City. She belonged to the National Aeronautical Association, Betsy Ross Flying Club, the 99ers, and Northwest Aviation Club, known as Treetops.
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Minneapolis
Florence Klingensmith
Chicago
Miss Klingensmith
Arms and legs of woman found in Detroit field
Police found severed limbs of a 20 year old woman in bushes on Detroit's northwestern outskirts. Coroner Dr Edmund J Knobloch said the limbs were amputated within 24 hours of death and showed signs of careful maintenance. Authorities identified the victim as Laurier Jobb from dental and print records and continued a search for the rest of the body.
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Detroit
Laurier Jobb
Edmund J Knobloch
Knobloch
John Muargeral
Matthew Maicrich
Gulf Storm Pounds Cuba Florida Texas Aftermath
The storm battered Cuba with substantial casualties and relief aid, while Florida and Texas faced high winds and flooding. Freeport and Cape Coral areas suffered communications outages. Palm Beach and Lake Okeechobee residents evacuated. Texas towns like Corpus Christi reported heavy rains as the system moved toward the Gulf, with warnings adjusted along the coast.
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Associated Press
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Cuba
American Red Cross
Houston
Freeport
Bahamas
Bobring
Palm Beach
Ocean Boulevard
Lake Okeechobee
West Palm Beach
Corpus Christi
Richberg Urges Labor Unity In Ottumwa Address
Donald Richberg NRA general counsel told a Labor day crowd in Ottumwa Iowa that labor organizations are essential to protect and advance workers. He urged organizing industrial, transportation and farm sectors to balance interests and prevent domination by any group, linking NRA farm relief to Labor Day significance and denying any dictatorship in the blue eagle law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Donald Richberg
NRA
Richberg
Governor Rolph In Hospital Acknowledged In San Francisco
Governor James Rolph Jr of California was reported seriously but not dangerously ill on Monday at St Francis Hospital in San Francisco. His presence at the hospital had been kept secret since Saturday night.
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San Francisco
James Rolph Jr
California
St Francis Hospital
Green Promises Court Action to Enforce Labor Codes
Akron Ohio William Green AFL president pledges legal action against employers violating collective bargaining provisions. He calls for shorter hours beyond NRA codes, lauds government wartime employment efforts, and notes industry resistance to further reductions while urging a broader code revision.
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Akron
Ohio
William Green
American Federation of Labor
NRA
Green
Deer Rescue Draws Holiday Crowds at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen New York AP reports holiday crowds flocked to the state park to view a deer marooned on a narrow ledge above a gorge for nine days.
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Watkins Glen
N. Y
Encephalitis Case Reported At Des Moines CCC Camp
Fort Des Moines army post hospital doctors diagnosed Lawrence Edgington a 19 year old forestry conservation corps member with suspected encephalitis after she became drowsy and unconscious near Albia. Dr Walter L Bierring state health director said nine sleeping sickness cases have been reported in the state.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines Army Post Hospital
Lawrence Edgington
Forestry Conservation Corps
Edgington
Albia
Walter L. Bierring
Health Service to canvass sleeping sickness cases in city
U S health officials plan a house to house survey in 385 homes of sleeping sickness patients to find a possible cause and transmission method after finding a filterable virus in encephalitis victims. Five more deaths bring the total to 68 since July 30 with no new counts on Sundays and holidays.
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ST Louis
U.S. Department of Health
The
Health Service
Peace Efforts in Industry 10 Start Tuesday
Washington reports an NRA peace push as Hugh S. Johnson plans talks in Chicago to calm the merit clause dispute between non union employers and labor. Appalachian coal talks resume Tuesday amid open shop contention while Ford resists code inclusion for now. Harriman defends hiring on merit, unions expand organizing drive as AFL claims 1,000,000 new members.
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Washington
Ins
Hughs. Johnson
Johnson
Chicago
NRA
Indor
Henry Ford
Ford
Henry “J.hartiman
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Harriman
American Federation of Labor
Sister Aimee And Dave Are So Near Yet So Far Apart
Minneapolis AP report on evangelist Sister Aimee McPherson Hutton and her husband Dave Hutton amid divorce suit. He says no reconciliation and she protests, the couple’s conflict unfolding during her revival tour as he heads to Chicago then Brooklyn for engagements.
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Aimee
Dave
Minneapolis
Aimee McPherson Hutton
Dave Hutton
Africa
David
Evangelist
Hutton
Chicago
Brooklyn
Johnson Plans to Open Buying Drive September 20
Chicago AP Hugh S. Johnson announced a national buying campaign to start around September 20 to urge the public to buy freely. He warned inflationary finance could push prices higher and urged continued support for the blue eagle wage and job-creating program. He favored no specific progress figures yet and called for a quick census on reemployment under codes and the presidents’ agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hugh S. Johnson
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Johnson
NRA
Blue Eagle
Eagle
Murphy Declares Industry Unsafe Without Regulation
Sen Louis J Murphy of Town, a Democrat, denounces the NRA as unsafe and urges government safety measures. He argues great corporations control happiness and prosperity and calls for regulation to protect individual prosperity and liberty amid recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
NRA
Sen Loui J Murphy
Murphy
Tesus
Bailey Won’t Escape Alive Again
Washington AP confirms Joseph Keenan vows Bailey will face trial when recaptured. Federal agents guard Urschel suspect in Oklahoma City jail with armed squad. six Army planes aid search and possible internal jail corruption probe. Keenan promises speedy federal justice if an inside aided escape.
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Washington
Harvey Bailey
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Bailey
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Tan
New Orleans
Kansas City
Birmingham
Department of Justice
Paradise
Tex
Urschel
Desperado
Roosevelt Aboard Capital On Yacht Heads Toward Potomac
President Roosevelt sails aboard the Nourmahal toward Washington after reaching protected waters between Cape Charles and Cape Hen ry Virginia. Stephen Early reports the arrival time in Washington is uncertain as Roosevelt plans to fish in the lower Potomac. An airplane will carry newspapers and dispatches while Vincent Astor signals promised treats for the ships crew.
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Washington
Stephen T. Early
Navy Department
President Roosevelt
Cape Charles
Cape Henry
Potomac River
Vincent Astor
Roosevelt
Potomac
Manby
Twiggs
Flood Threat Hits Hawarden Area
Hawarden Akron and Chatsworth face record autumn flood as the Big Sioux river rises eleven feet in a day. The river overflows two miles wide, submerging Oakdale state park and blocking traffic between South Dakota and Iowa. No deaths or injuries reported.
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Hawarden
Akron
Chatsworth
Big Sioux
Oakdale State Park
South Dakota
Iowa
Ford Joins Vacation as Auto Code Deadline Nears
Henry Ford remains at his Hills Michigan retreat with no sign of plans to respond to the national automobile code deadline. Ford and his wife are not reestablishing contact with Detroit as the deadline approaches. no steps toward agreement or protest are evident.
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Ford
Hills
Big Bay
Mich
Henry Ford
Huron
Detroit
Killer Bailey Surrenders After Ardmore Escape In Oklahoma
Harvey J. Bailey once nation’s most wanted criminal, captured in Ardmore after a Dallas jail escape. Federal agents, local police, and three Ardmore officers cornered him as a sedan wreck halted the chase. Bailey, linked to Urschel kidnapping and Kansas City slayings, was taken to Oklahoma City for federal custody.
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Oklahoma City
Department of Justice
Harvey J. Bailey
Oklahoma County
Bailey
Ardmore
Dallas
Texas
Okla
Harvey Bailey
Tex
Charles F. Urschel
Nick Tresp
Tresp
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Oklahoma
Batley
Hero’s Funeral For Italian Air Force Chief Gen De Pinedo
New York reports a hero’s funeral planned for Gen Francisco de Pinedo former head of the Italian air force who perished when his plane crashed at the start of a projected long distance flight. After viewing in state through Sept 9 his body will be sent to Naples for national honors by the Italian government.
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New York
Ins
Francisco de Pinedo
Air Force
Naples
de Pinedo
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C.C.C
ST. Louis
Pride Vs
Joan Ormond
Hugh Sewell
Joan
Spite Wile
Cedar Rapids
Will
Killer
U.S
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