Parachute Fails in Albany Fire Toll Rises Across States
Summary of a tragic day as 42 killed and 300 plus injured in patriotic and festive events across Ohio and neighboring states. Albany Indiana sees three children die and a mother with five children killed at Niagara Falls, while a Colorado soldier dies at a cannon salute.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Rising Sun
Ind
Indianapolis
Albany
Massachusetts
Toledo
Columbus
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Niagara Falls
Spokane
Wash
Four Bodies Found in Frank Weatherby Home South of Tex
Neighbors discovered the Weatherby family and two children dead in a south Texan residence three miles from the town. A crowbar lay beneath the mother and two children, a mattress covered the scene, and a struggle left evidence in the room. Weatherby was found dead with a gunshot wound in another room. his killer weapon was missing. An automobile was reported stolen as officers sought several local workers.
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Alan Reed
Tex
Frank Weatherby
Here
Weatherby
Weatherby Place
Riot In West End Ends With Multiple Wounds And Fatalities
Gun battle erupts at 729 Kenyon Avenue as a masked assailant fires on officers. Patrolman John Franken is critically wounded, another officer Sherman Yearson is struck in the knee, and a bystander negress Martha Creek dies of fright. Dozens of rioters, over 2,000 Black residents, are wounded or involved as the confrontation ends with the assailant dying and police securing the scene.
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Kenyon Avenue
John Franken
Olivia Jane
St. Mary’s Hospital
General Hospital
Sherman Yearson
Spring Grove Avenue
Martha Creek
Lane Street
Julius Creek
Jeffry Rickett
Carlisle Avenue
John Krickland
Yearion
Franken
China Warns At Geneva Conference Over China Policy
Fourth of July fireworks mark a tense Geneva naval conference as Nationalist China warns delegates not to discuss issues affecting Chinese interests. Chu Chao-Hsin, a Peking appointee, declares China will not recognize any decisions made without Chinese representation and equality. The report notes British and Japanese talks on renewing their alliance and its potential impact on China and Japan.
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New York
John Adams
Adams
America
Guy Fawkes
M. Y. Cooper
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Camp Denison
Camp
James Wilson
Gedneva
China
Chu Chao-Hsin
Council of the
League of Nations
Great Britain
Japan
Washington
Far East
Chu
Geneva
Republic of China
Peking
League Council
Stunt flyer Richard Grace crashes on Kauai during trans Pacific prep
Hollywood stunt pilot Richard Grace crashes his monoplane near Koloa on Kauai after 51 minutes aloft, wrecking the fuselage and one wing. The 2,400 mile trans Pacific flight plan to California or Los Angeles may be abandoned, with Grace and mechanician Easton B. Roger returning to Honolulu.
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Mana
Island
Kauai
Hawaii
Richard Grace
Hollywood
Cal
California
Grace
Pacific
Koloa
Easton B. Roger
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Islands
Eleven Boys Steal Auto In Cleveland Crash Injures Mother
Eleven youths aged 13 to 18 stole a car belonging to John Johnson of Akron and began a joy ride that ended in a collision with another car carrying the mother and stepfather of one of the youths. The boy's relatives suffered cuts and bruises. Two ran after the crash, stole a second car, and headed back toward Akron. A separate note reports a movie stunt flyer crashes after a plane balks on a Pacific flight.
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Cleveland
John Johnson
Akron
Pacific
Hoosier Bay
W. J. Whitlock
Rising Sun
Whitlock
Roising
Hodges
Rising Sun Water and Light Company
Byrd and Chamberlin Cheered at Paris Dinner Coast to Coast
In Paris a large reception honored Commander Byrd and Clarence Chamberlin at the American Chamber of Commerce dinner. Notables including Marshal Foch and Gen Gouraud joined Americans in a celebration seen as a tribute to American aviators and the non stop Paris flight effort. Chamberlin remained modest as Byrd spoke of the crew Acosta Neville and Balchen.
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Paris
Byrd
Marshal Foch
Millerand
Gouraud
M. Bokanowski
M. Doumer
M. Franchet
Clarence D. Chamberlin
American Chamber of Commerce
Sheldon Whitehouse
Ambassador Herrick
Benjamin Conner
Acosta
Neville
Balchen
America
France
Lafayette
Chamberlin
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Coolidge
Clarence Chamberlin
Cowboys Give Coolidge Real Wild West Outfit on Birthday
President Coolidge, turning 55, wore a full cowboy regalia on the State Game Lodge lawn as Boy Scouts from Custer and cowboys from Terry presented the outfit. Guests cheered, photos flashed, and a horse named Kit posed for portraits amid a frontier tribute.
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Cowboys
Yip Yip
Coolidge
Boy Scouts
Rapid City
S. D
State Game Lodge
Mrs. Coolidge
Walter Flachfenhar
Terry Mont
New England
Mr. Coolidge
Terry
Custer
Girl Balloonist Dies After Parachute Fails Over Indiana
Miss Ethel JDean, 25, of Indianapolis, plunged 200 feet to her death during a July Fourth celebration when her parachute failed to open after a balloon leap. She completed a first jump, then fell into a tree sustaining a broken back and internal injuries.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ethel Jdean
Here
Playhouse fire kills two girls in New Albany
In New Albany Indiana fire destroys a playhouse injuring three children as fireworks ignite. Norma Kinman aged three and Lucille Moore seven died from burns while Mary Heimpach ten was severely burned.
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Indiana
New Albany
Ind
Norma Kinman
Walter. Kinman
Lucille Moore
Frank Moore
Mary Heimpach
Try This One Louis Says and Nails Flag
Louis Gidlas a retired sheet metal worker and longtime Fourth of July fan had two large flags stolen from his home this year. Undeterred he crafted a metal reproduction of Old Glory and nailed it to his front with a bold notice "Try to take this one."
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New York World News Service
Washington
Louis Gidlas
Gidas
Woman Drowns in Miami River. Youth Saved by Friend
Mrs. Charles W. Wise, 27, drowns near Dayton while wading in the Miami River after stepping into a deep hole. Two hours later her body is recovered. In the Ohio River, George Wilder, 21, is saved from a whirlpool by Bertel Jones, 21, after Wilder calls for help. Wilder is revived at General Hospital.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio River
Charles W. Wise
Chapel Street
Miami River
Henry Thomas
Wise
George Wilder
Pogue Avenue
Bertel Jones
Kellogg Avenue
Wilder
Jones
Patrol No. 6
General Hospital
Ensign Duke Hoists Showdown Aboard Rum Ship Economy
Ensign Charles L. Duke single handedly boarded the British steamer Economy during a gale, halted its engines, and arrested eighteen crew members. The ship ran aground near Liberty Island with a valued liquor cargo, and federal officials prepared to break seals on about 150,000 gallons worth $1,000,000. Duke, two years in service, became Coast Guard hero for the daring boarding.
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Ensign
New York World News Service
New York
Charles L. Duke
Coast Guard
Economy
Duke
Liberty Island
Greenville
N. J
Stapleton
Sher
Treak
Guards Let Canoeists Drown At Sing Sing Prison Rescue Pleas
At Sing Sing on July 4 a canoe with three youths capsized after a morning wind storm. Prison guards stood by as two survivors and a drowning victim struggled and 2,000 inmates watched in horror.
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Laurence Stern
New York World News Service
Ossining
N. Y
Hudson River
Sing Sing
Croton Point
Civil War Foreseen as Three Generals Enter Mexico Race
Mexico City July 4 three military candidates enter the presidential race to succeed Gen Plutarco Elias Calles. Generals Alvaro Obregon Francisco Serrano and Arnulfo Gomez threaten a finish in a tense contest with civil war rhetoric and widespread expectations of trouble. A dark horse may emerge while many observers favor a civilian president.
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Mexico
Arthur O Constantine
New York World News Service
Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
Alvaro Obregon
Francisco Serrano
Arnulfo R. Gomez
Marciano Gonzales
Arnulfo Gomez
Gates
Retired Officer Dies by Own Action Aboard Cunard Tuscany
Col. William P. Stone, 66, U.S. Army retired, leapt into the sea from the Cunard Tuscany prom deck while returning to New York with his wife’s body. The Tuscany, 300 miles off New York, circled for an hour as a search failed to find him. his wife died in Paris a month earlier.
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New York
William P. Stone
United States Army
Cunard
Tuscany
Cherbourg
Paris
Queen chosen for Elks float in local pageant
Mrs. Ernst von Bargen wife of the City Purchasing Agent has been selected Queen for the float sponsored by Elks Lodge No 5. Four young women Verona Boeh Cecilia Uhl Antoinette Doll and Helen Eckenroth chose Mrs von Bargen after winning a popularity contest staged by the Elks.
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Ernst von Bargen
Elks Lodge No. 5
the Elks
Verona Boeh
Cecilia Uhl
Antoinette Doll
Helen Eckenroth
von An Aye
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Richard Henry Lee
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Whitlock Chair
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