Paris Insurers Rule Death by Own Action Valid
Paris courts uphold that heroism in saving life is plain death by own action. Henri Rouet drowned after rescuing a girl. insurer refused 3500 policy. Widow fights, higher court upholds judgment. Meanwhile, Lacoste studies rivals with a card index system for future matches. Dempsey faces offers from promoters in Paris as he tours Europe. Former Premier Herriot jokes about saluting officers as changes occur daily. Panama railroad remains sole U S owned line. Eskimo dogs haul loads in cold.
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Issoudun
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Rouet
Cass
Rene Lacoste
France
Lacoste
William M. Johnston
Vincent Richards
William T. Tilden
Major Martin Almost Survived Alaska Crash
Washington June Major Frederick Martin commander of the United States Army World War I unit narrowly escaped death when his airplane crashed on the Alaska peninsula in May 1924. Robert West, fisheries watchman who saw the wreck, says if Martin and his mechanic Alva Harvey had hit the mountain near Port Molier about 150 feet lower they would have perished. West brought back personal effects from the ill fated machine.
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Frederick ©. Martin
United Staran Army
Seattle
Alaska Peninsula
Robert West
Mr. West
Martin
Alva L. Harvey
Port Molier
Tieak
Records Lost Aviators Pieces Recovered From Mountain Airship
Instruments and records of the two aviators were recovered after a mountain incident. Mr West and natives retrieved the airmen’s effects in November and the instruments in February, hauled out on dog sleds. The plane landed about 150 feet from a sharp peak, at an altitude of 1,600 feet, with surrounding elevations near 4,090 to 6,000 feet.
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Heleht
Fewer Germans Emigrate as Conditions Improve
Berlin reports fewer Germans seek U S visas as Dawes plan steadies economy and currency. American consulates note many applicants who sought to leave last year now stay, with visas granted only to a few on exceptional days. The shift reflects improved homeland conditions and a cautious emigration outlook.
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