Belgium’s Richest Man Falls From Plane Into North Sea
A daring incident reports Belgium’s wealthiest man plunging into the North Sea from a plane while others attempt a stunt over Niagara in a rubber ball. Italian flyers press toward South America in a Rome to Brazil nonstop dash expected to land before dawn. ships radio ongoing updates at midnight.
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Giant Savoia seaplane speeds toward rescue of marooned crew
Report from Rio de Janeiro notes Italian flyers Capt Arturo Ferrarin and Maj Carlo P de Prete, attempting Rome to Pernambuco nonstop, held near Cape Verde with a remarkable 135 mph average. If fuel and bearings hold, Pernambuco could be reached around 3 am local time, but landing is not guaranteed.
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German plan for preventing war approved by League
Geneva July 4. A model treaty drafted by Germany to strengthen war prevention was adopted by the League of Nations Committee on Security and Arbitration. The committee sent the results to governments ahead of a September assembly to discuss general disarmament and a possible global conference. The treaty binds nations to follow League Council recommendations on threats of war and seeks outlawry of war alongside a Kellogg type pact. A financial aid scheme for aggressed countries is also being formalized.
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League of Nations Committee On Security and Arbitration
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Government's New Long Term Bonds Surprise Wall Street
The Treasury will offer up to 500 million in fifteen year bonds at 3 percent, surprising Wall Street which had seen high money rates. Observers note current tight money conditions and the Fed's credit restraint. The issue matches the May 30 1927 rate for exchange of second Liberty bonds, shaping the outlook for bankers and investors.
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Heflin Absence Delays New York Ku Klux Klan Rally
July 4 report from New York describes 1500 Klansmen gathering in a 40 acre field awaiting Sen. Heflin of Alabama for a Jamaica address. He failed to arrive and notified organizers late, prompting a postponed program amid armed deputy sheriffs and police on standby. Gov. Smith also declined a speaking slot earlier.
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Heflin Confronts Ku Klux Klan Rally Crowd in Jackson
In Jackson Michigan on July 4 a crowd of about 10 000 Ku Klux Klan members heard Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama endure two hours of invective. The rally and speeches dominated the day with heated exchanges and continued on the second page.
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Ku-Kluk Klan
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Alabama
Three Killed In Plane Wing Crumple Loop Attempt
JOLIET July 11 Three men die when a fire passenger swallow biplane wings collapse during a loop at about 11 500 feet. Pilot Bernard Harms licensed, had carried more than 100 passengers that day. Passengers John W Parks 33 and John Blessing 14 were friends of the pilot. Harms completed one loop before the right upper wing collapsed on the second ascent.
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Parachute Jumper Frances Clark Dies in Minnesota
Miss Frances E. Clark twenty year old parachute jumper from Minneapolis was fatally injured when her parachute failed to work properly after leaping from a plane last night in Alexandria Minnesota.
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Marconi Beam Upsets World Communications
Frank T. Stanton specialist in radio securities says the Marconi beam system disrupts global communications and may push Britain to lead. He notes White Law blocks cable and wireless consolidations in America, while Britain advances with mixed private and government links to maintain influence.
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Fireworks blast injures twenty five in Lamar crowd
A truckload of fireworks exploded prematurely in Lamar Public Square as 5,000 people gathered for a Fourth of July display. At least twenty five people were injured, fourteen seriously, amid a stampede and trampling. Several children were hurt when a lighted firecracker was tossed under the truck.
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Plans for exclusive aviation clubs across the United States
Aviation Country Clubs Inc plans a string of socially exclusive flying clubs in cities 100000 or more, with sites in Westchester New Jersey and Long Island. Miss Ruth R Nichols heads the committee, aiming to offer membership to socially congenial people and provide top planes and flight instruction.
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York
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Ruth R. Nichols
Rye Aviatrix
Wellesley
Westchester
New Jersey
Long Island
Miss Nichols
Department of Commerce
New York
Miami
Harry Rogers
Marseille Mob Seeks Lynch Time for Bluebeard Prat
A enraged Marseille crowd tries to lynch Jerome Prat alias Pierre i Rey after disembarking from Algiers. Police shielded him to the courthouse as reports say Prat may dodge the guillotine due to age limits and a Devil's Island ban. He refuses fear, taunts officers, and claims innocence while feared murders await legal fate.
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France
Bluebeard
Jerome Prat
Pierre i Rey
Algiers
Chateau D’if
Prat
Devil’s Island
Aviator Reine Held for Ransom Off Moroccan Coast
Casablanca July 4 The air mail aviator Reine is being held for ransom by Moors on the Moroccan coast. Reine departed Dakar Saturday with South American mail for Paris. Negotiations for his release have begun.
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150000 WATCH NEW ENGLANDER GO OVER FALLS
Niagara Falls report of Jean A Lussier of Springfield Mass going over Horseshoe Falls inside a nine foot rubber ball on the Canadian side. He survived with minor bruises after rescue by river man William Hill from a tow boat.
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Springfield
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Lussier
Teddy
William
Red) Hill
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Madame I. Cuatiere
Sherbrook
Quebec
Lissier
Annie Edson Taylor
Bobby Leach
Wife KinSm en Blamed in Death
Mrs Birdie Cooper Adams Clayton and two brothers were charged with first degree murder in Wy Nayton's death whose body was found bullet wound weighted with rocks in Drag Bayou near Van Buren Arkansas. Mrs Clayton and Hugh Cooper were jailed while Russell Cooper sought. Mrs Clayton arrested arriving Ft Smith from Muskogee. No motive given.
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Birdie Cooper
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Clayton
Nayton
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Here
Hugh Cooper
Russell Cooper
Ft. Smith
Muskogee
Seven die in bus crash in Tlaxcala
A crowded bus crashed into a tree on the highway between Apizaco and Tlaxcala, killing seven people including a baby. Ten others were seriously injured.
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Mexico
Apizaco
Ohio Fourth Really Grim With Eleven Die In Auto Crashes
Eleven people died in Ohio on Independence Day as traffic crashes, a drowning, and a bridge fall claimed lives. Victims ranged from a three year old Toledo child to several Akron residents, with fatalities in Huron, Lawsbee, Columbus, and Zanesville.
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Toledo
William Stevenson
Lawsbee
Brush Creek
West Union
Noami Howe
Hannon
Smith Praises Tammany Hall on Independence Day
New York July 4 Governor Alfred E. Smith addressed Tammany Hall, defending its long history as a human appeal to Americans and urging unity under Americanism. He spoke at Tammany Hall and later at City Hall to new voters, stressing equality and loyalty to the Constitution.
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Alfred E. Smith
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Tammany Fiall
America
Tammany Hall
Jefferson
Soldier's nurse inherits vast Woodlyn fortune
In Los Angeles a nurse, Edna Irving, says she was informed three months ago of an inheritance of about 3.5 million dollars from Mrs. Julia Woodlyn, mother of Capt Maxwell Woodlyn. Irvin has health issues and awaits final confirmation while pursuing the claim despite uncertainty. Her husband is deceased and she recently moved from Canada.
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Springfield
Rose Mary Presgraves
Zanesville
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Glouster
Gladys Presgraves
New York World News Service
Los Angeles
Edna Irving
Maxwell Woodlyn
Irving
Julia Woodlyn
Manchester
President Coolidge Celebrates 56th Birthday With Fishing Trip
President Calvin Coolidge marked his fifty sixth birthday with an informal party at Cedar Island Lodge Wisconsin. He fished joked and handed out cigars to reporters for four hours as he hosted the gathering. He appeared relaxed in field attire and fished from a canoe guided by John Larock with Mrs Coolidge and son John observing.
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Financier Loewenstein Dies in Plane Crash Over Sea
London dispatch reports capt. Alfred Loewenstein, a prominent Belgian financier, drowned after opening an interior door during a flight from Croydon to Brussels. The plane landed near Dunkirk, as crew and valet remained unaware of the accident until Brussels arrival.
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Loewenstein Narrowly Survives Plane Incident in New York
Alfred Loewenstein Belgium’s richest financier, visiting New York earlier this year, narrowly escaped death when a Fokker propeller nearly struck him. He caused a scene avoiding photographers and had his pilot travel with him. He later left for Europe on May 18 and planned October return.
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Springfield gun incident leaves man gravely wounded
July 4 in Springfield a patrolman Ralph Wunderly fired a revolver at William Record assistant circulation manager of The Springfield Morning Sun. The weapon, believed loaded with blanks, struck Record in the right side and he is in critical condition at City Hospital. Wunderly is charged with assault and released on $3,000 bond. Record’s prognosis is poor.
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William Record
Springfield Morning Sun
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Record
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Jim
Reagard
Wunderly
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