Navy Balloon A-6698 Disasters Claims Two Aeronauts
Lieutenant L J Roth was found dead in the basket of Navy balloon A 6698 four miles off Port Stanley Ontario, stripped to underwear with a life preserver. Lieutenant T B Null is missing. later Albert A Yost of Akron was identified as the second body.
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Associated Press
Port Stanley
Ont
Lake Erie
L. J. Roth
United States Navy
Roth
George Wilson
T. B. Null
Point Pelee
Albert A. Yost
Akron
Cutenant Roth
Wilson
Navy
D. H. Jackson
Reeve
H. E. Honeywell
St. Louis
Brockton
N. Y
John J. Cassin
Colonial
Cleveland
Body of Balloonist Taken to Cleveland Aboard Hydro
The body of Lieutenant Louis J. Roth U S N reached Cleveland at 8 05 tonight aboard the hydroplane Nina of Aero Marine Airways Company. It was in charge of Lieutenant James H Strong inspector of naval aircraft at the Glenn L Martin Company plant here.
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Cleveland
Hydro
Louis J. Roth
U.S. N
Aero Marine Airways Company
James H. Strong
Glenn L. Martin Company
Strong
Spinster Evicted From Home Treated As Morgan Guest
Miss Sarah E. Lodewick, describes her eviction from Madison Avenue, spent days guarding her furniture, and was breakfast guest at J. Pierpont Morgan's home. A Morgan butler served fruit, exes, rolls and coffee as she sat amid her belongings. She praised New York residents for kindness and noted the Tealty firm allowed her to sleep inside during a temporary setback.
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New York
Sarah E. Lodewick
Madison Avenue
J. Pierpont Morgan
Flyers killed near Columbus in plane crash
Russell R. Haines 29 of Columbus, a commercial aviator, died instantly when the airplane crashed from 600 feet near Norton Field east of Columbus. Ernest Rhodes, who had just bought the plane, was fatally injured and later died. witnesses said the craft faltered and nose dived, narrowly missing a farmhouse. Rhodes suffered a fractured skull and leg and internal injuries.
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Columbus
Russell R. Haines
Ernest Rhodes
Norton Field
Here
Rhodes
Haines
Daylight coast to coast flight halted near St Joseph
Lieutenant R L Maughan attempting a coast to coast daylight flight was forced down near St Joseph Missouri after engine failure. He remained uninjured but the plane suffered major damage and he will begin anew from New York in a week or ten days. The flight aimed to test daytime long range air routes and landing field sites for wartime use.
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ST. Joseph Mo
R. L. Maughan
Ten Iles
Here
Maughan
Qlaughan
New York
Dayton
Avenue City
S. Joseph
Allegheny Mountains
McCook Field
Akron
St. Joseph
Mitchell Field
Looting at Camp Henry Knox Ties Civilians to Theft
Seventeen soldiers held at Camp Henry Knox near Louisville in a two year looting scheme of quartermaster goods valued at about 100000 dollars. Two civilians, Shelby Patterson and Earl Perry, arrested. Leslie Waldeck released on bond after prior arrest. Detachment caretakers blamed. further arrests possible. About 3000 trainees remain at camp.
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Louisville
Camp Henry Knox
Here
United States Marshal's Office
Shelby Patterson
Shepherdsville
Earl Perry
Camp Knox
Chicago Jury Grants Death Penalty to White Woman
In Cook County a jury condemns Sabelle Nitti Crudelle and her husband Peter Crudelle to death for the murder of Frank Nitti. The verdict follows two hours of deliberation with key testimony from Charles Nitti, the victim’s son. A post verdict motion for a new trial is set for Saturday.
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Chicago
Cook County
Sabelle Nitti Crudelle
Peter Crudelle
Frank Nitti
German Bees Fly Home Refuse to Stay in France
French beekeepers complain via French newspapers that swarms delivered by Germans under the Versailles treaty are rapidly returning across the Rhine. The Berlin Zweelfuhrblatt comments that the homing bees appear to be acting on orders from Berlin.
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Berlin
France
Rhine
Zweelfuhrblatt
Ex-Treasurer John Burke Faces Probe Over Brokerage Collapse
Former U S treasurer John Burke who allegedly signed millions in currency still lacks funds and will assist investigations into his brokerage failure as authorities pursue the case across associated financial matters.
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John Burke
Burke the former U S Treasurer offers help in Kardos Burke probe
John Burke once Treasurer of the United States and ex governor of North Dakota visited District Attorney Banton to offer assistance in the Kardos & Burke brokerage firm collapse. He claimed minimal involvement, waived immunity only if allowed, and said he lost all his assets. Evidence will go before the grand jury next Monday as prosecutors weigh calling him to testify.
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New York
Hagegard
John Burke
United States
North Dakota
Banton
Kardos & Burke
Burke
Geraty
Zeekoe the Cincinnati Zoo Hippo Dies From Tennis Ball
The Cincinnati Zoo hippo Zeekoe died after swallowing a tennis ball found in his stomach. Zoo manager Sol A. Stephan noted Zeekoe’s decline and the post mortem revealed the fatal obstruction. Officials suspect temptation led to the animal’s curiosity and ingestion.
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Helen
Zeekoe
Stephan
Zoo
Zeekee
Harding and Hughes Maintain Independence on League Question
New York July 9 Lionel Golumb of New York University says President Harding declares he is not bound by the 1920 manifesto of the committee of thirty one Republicans on the League of Nations. Secretary Hughes says no obligation or promise was assumed by the signers. The administration will pursue peace and international cooperation where constitutional.
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New York
Lionel Golumb
Woodrow Wilson Club
New York University
Harding
Committee of Thirty-One
United States
League of Nations
Golumb
League
Hughes
Radio Aids Troubled Cincinnati Wife Reveals Missing Husband
A Cincinnati wife asked WLW for help after her deaf husband Herbert Weber vanished from Newport. A 16 year old in Newtonville, Kentucky, heard the broadcast, found Weber matching the description, and arranged contact with Paul Jordan who held Weber until Mrs Weber could travel to Newtonville.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
WLW
Broadcasting Service
Newtonville
Herbert Weber
Howell Avenue
Clifton
Newport
Seventh Street
Central Avenue
Weber
Henry Ford Seen With Mixed Prospects For President
David Lawrence argues Ford lacks public office experience yet wields strong assets as a self made industrialist. He notes Ford’s appeal to farmers seeking leadership but cautions about liabilities including political organization and public service credentials.
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William Jennings Bryan
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
White House
New Jersey
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren Harding
Grover Cleveland
Alton B. Parker
Hoover
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
United States
Ford
Moses
American Legiong
Paraguayan rebels close on Asuncion amid rail cut
Reports from Buenos Aires say Paraguayan revolutionists near Asuncion, within 23 kilometers, threaten the capital. Government forces call for volunteers to reinforce troops as rebels capture Ypacaray, severing the railroad lines.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Asuncion
Ypacaray
Coroner Links Saturday Bats to Sudden Deaths in Covington
Covington coroner David W. Stephens ruled two deaths due to acute alcoholism with poisonous liquor blamed. Victims James Mann a 45 year old carpenter of 115 Daniels Street and Andrew Hub a 46 year old butcher of 925 Western Avenue were found dead after private drinking in the week. Mann’s wife found him gasping for breath. Hub was discovered by his sister on a porch.
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Covington
David W. Stephens
Stephens
James Mann
Carpenter
Daniels Street
Andrew Hub
Butcher
Western Avenue
Mann
Hub
Mother of Two Tries Poison in Suicide Attempt
Elizabeth Abbidilleo, 28, of 2162 Florence Avenue, mother of two, drank a poisonous solution bought earlier in the day. Neighbors said she had been nervy and ill lately. She was taken to General Hospital where doctors expect her to recover.
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Elizabeth Abbidilleo
Florence Avenue
General Hospital
Flames Renew At Jack On Goldfield Nevada
Fire resumed today in Goldfield Nevada threatening the remaining undestroyed town area. Dynamite was deployed in an attempt to check the blaze after last Friday's fire.
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Atjack
Goldfield
Nevada
Attack on Blind Girl Sparks Arrest in Local Case
Charles Males, 33, of 281 Massachusetts Avenue, is charged with attacking his blind sister Helen Bucher, 20, in the rear Bucher yard after she identified his voice. The wound up case led to a warrant sworn by Samuel Bucher, with police reporting the girl in a highly nervous state and unable to attend the filing. A second report recalls an armed man attempting to drag a young woman into a car on Race Street, with Frances Cole providing details to Patrolman Adams. Separately, Cincinnati business leaders form the Cincinnati Railroad Terminal Development Company to finance and plan a belt of freight and passenger terminals, aiming for a $25 to $50 million project with railroads’ cooperation.
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Charles Males
Massachusetts Avenue
Ellenreider
Schwaeble
Samuel Bucher
Helen Bucher
First District
Bucher
Joseph O'Connell
Frances Cole
Pleasant Street
Elmore
Adams
Race and
Court Streets
Race Street
Pesecnan
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Railroad Terminal Development Company
George Dent Crabbs
Philip Carey Manufacturing Company
Chamber of Commerce
Crabbs
Charles P. Taft
Times- Star Company
William Cooper Procter
The
Procter
Bolton S. Armstrong
Mabley & Carew Company
A.K Andrews
Newport Rolling Mill Company
J.P. Orr
Potter Shoe Company
Philip Carey Manufacturing Comny
J T
Richard P. Ernst
United States
Kentucky
Ernst, Cassatt & Cottle
First National Bank
Mr. Crabbs
Eggleston Avenue
Millcreek Valley
Pearl Street
Front Street
Daniel W. Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Willard
Crabbs Outlines Ideas on City Railroad Terminals
George Dent Crabbs outlines a tentative plan for city railroad terminals. He says no exact terminal plan exists and that top engineers will develop the plan and consult with Cincinnati’s seven railroads to ensure collaboration.
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George Dent Crabbs
Crabbs
Tod
Cincinnati
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