Transcontinental Air Derby entrants reach Norton Field
At Norton Field Columbus Ohio on September 5 1930 thirty seven Class A aircraft began the journey from New York to Terre Haute with Earl Rowland Wichita leading as the first to arrive and George Brill bringing up the rear. The field then heads to Terre Haute Indiana at dawn tomorrow.
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Columbus
Earl Rowland
George W. Brill
Travelair
New York
Norton Field
McKeesport
Wichita
Kan
Robert Dake
Pittsburgh
W. N. Emery, Jr
Bradford
Theodore W. Kenyon
Boston
Challenger
James C. Charles
Richmond
Alexander Eaglerock
Eugene Detmer
Tarrytown
N. Y
Tex Rankin
Portland
Ore
Waco
Warren B. Smith
Forps
N. J
Swallow
Sebastian L. Pond
Milford
K. R
Alfred Stanley
Elmira
Don Phillips
Seattle
Louis Derryberry
Abilene
S. J. Wittman
Byron
Wis
Pheasant
L. H. Conner
Stallow
Albert C. Carl
Reading
Dhairn Fleetwing
M. E. °.Grevemberg
Chicago
Samuel H. Turner
Alexandria
Berlinger Monoplane
Sidney Riley
Irvington
Leslie Miller
Los Angeles
Lincoln-Paige
D.R. Robertson
Anglum
Curtiss Robin
George W. Hopkins
Detroit
Stinson Detroiter
Albert R. Jacobs
Philadelphia
Monterey Park
Cal
Beitzel Faces Hearing Amid Body Identification
Russell Beitzel, awaiting a preliminary hearing for the murder of his common law wife Barbara Mauger, confronted today with the positive identification of her body found in a mountain canyon near Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs Henry Mauger of Philadelphia said the remains matched their daughter. An intended meeting with Mauger and Beitzel did not occur per district attorney advice.
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Los Angeles
Russell Beitzel
Barbara Mauger
Here
Henry L. Mauger
Philadelphia
Bele
Turkish Deputies Ordered to Teach Latin ABCs to Constituents
In Constantinople on September 5 a government order requires all parliament members and cabinet members including Ismet Pasha to become schoolmasters of the Latin alphabet. They must visit electoral districts and teach the ABC to constituents before Parliament opens in November, following Mustapha Kemal’s lead.
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Constantinople
Ismet Pasha
Mustapha Kemal
ABC
Dolma Bagthche
Eleanor Smith Sets World Altitude Record in 11 663 Feet Flight
Seventeen year old Eleanor Smith was officially informed she set a women's world altitude record of 11 663 feet on August 21. She described plans to fly the ocean someday but cited two obstacles: parental approval and her own physical limits. Her record flight featured a climb to 5 000 feet before the altimeter failed and fuel ran low, forcing a cautious return to Curtiss Field with two gallons in reserve.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Eleanor Smith
Wedded Lovers to Face Jurist Over Spooning Rights
River Forest police found H. R. Hamilton and his wife spooning in a parked car during a Sunday fireworks display. They were taken to Magistrate Rossman’s court on September 12 to settle their case.
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Chicago
River Forest
H. R. Hamiltons
Hamiltons
Rossman
Cincinnati Actress Announces Eugenic Baby Birth
Miss Katie Pullman vaudeville actress and mother announces the birth of a son on August 28 at German Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Chicago. She says the father is a Cincinnati businessman who has not been told of the birth and that the child is to be trained as a real athlete under her sole care.
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Cincinnati
Deaconess Hospital
Chicago
Katie Pullman
Edward Smith
Mellus Trial: Kelley to Testify Wife a Drunkard
Leo P. Kelley took the stand as the state closed its case alleging his murder of Myrtle Mellus. He acknowledged drinking heavily with Mellus the day of her death and said he could not remember much of what happened. The defense planned to call Frank Mellus to argue Mellus was a habitual drinker.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Leo P. Kelley
Myrtle Mellus
Cain
Ellis Eagan
Kelley
Eagan
Mellus
Frank Mellus
Philadelphia Gun Sale Firm Linked to Gang Probe
Philadelphia grand jury probes into gang violence and the illegal liquor trade uncovers a supply hub at the Military Sales Company run by Edward S. Goldberg. He admitted selling 450 Vickers and Thompson guns, silencers and bullet proof vests with no sales records and claims buyers were unimportant as long as money flowed.
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New York World News Service
Philadelphia
Grand Jury
District Attorney's
Edward S. Goldberg
Military Sales Company
Goldberg
Schofield
Max Hassell
Reading
Market Street
Thompson
Grand
Auto Ordnance Corporation
Manu
Rezoning Move Opposed As Incinerator Plan Meets Pushback
City Council delayed vote on a rezoning ordinance to allow an incinerator at the Workhouse area. Several council members opposed the change, while four voiced support. Camp Washington residents pressed objections, and legal experts noted passage could prevent court challenges.
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Stanley Matthews
Martin Daly
Edward T. Dixon
Fred Schneller
W. Meredith Yeatman
Tyler Field
C. O. Rose
Charles Eisen
Leasongood
Ford Bader, Jr
Camp Washington
City Ap
Bombers Hit Kenosha With Thirteenth Blast
In Kenosha Wisconsin the Bombers struck the northwest district for the thirteenth time injuring a woman employee of the Allen A Company when hit by pineapple fragments. The blast also damaged her home and targeted Chauncey Pitts whose wife works as a knitting plant inspector.
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Kenosha
Wis
Allen A Company
Chauncey Pitts
Pitts
Allen
Romanian bandit Stephan Balan shot dead after murderous spree
Bucharest reports Stephan Balan, the bandit who killed nine people and terrorized the countryside, was killed by gunfire while eluding capture in the woods. The incident ends a days long manhunt that unsettled the region.
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Bucharest
Romania
Stephan Balan
Kohler Wins Wisconsin Governorship Primary in 1924
Walter J. Kohler defeats Gov. Zimmermann and Rep. Beck to win the Republican nomination for Wisconsin governor. In early returns from 2,285 precincts, Kohler leads Beck 188,897 to 164,483 with Ferris and Zimmerman far behind. Senator La Follette is renominated by a large margin over George Mead as Progressive strength shifts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
Fred R. Zimmerman
Joseph D. Beck
Robert M. la Follette
Beck
Ferris
Kohler
Zimmerman
John E. Ferris
Wisconsin Government Council
United States Senate
Bob
George W. Mead
la Follette
Mead
Green Renominated in Michigan Primary by Large Margin
Gov. Fred W. Green Republican renomination comes with a substantial lead in Michigan after a light campaign and heavy criticism of the opponent. Early returns from 2,737 of 3,184 precincts indicate a majority between 225000 and 235000.
Toledo Official Quits Legislature for Judicial Campaign
Assistant Law Director Martin S. Dodd, Republican floor leader, resigned from the Legislature to pursue a Common Pleas Judge race. His term would have expired December 13, and the resignation was sent to Gov. Vic Donahey. Dodd cited a potential conflict between serving in the Legislature and being elected to the bench after two terms in the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin S. Dodd
Common Pleas
Dodd
Vic Donahey
Will of Elizabeth Fess Splits 58000 Estate Between Children
The 58000 estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Blanchard Fess filed in Probate Court allocates two thirds to daughter Mrs. Florence Warner and one third to son Edwin Hess. The Springfield Avenue home is to be used by the daughter for two years after death, then sold with proceeds split. A codicil puts the son's share in trust with income to him.
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Drucilla Tobrock
Elizabeth Blanchard Fess
Springfield Avenue
Wyoming
Florence Warner
Edwin Hess
Olga, Wash
Leeders
Ohio woman admits killing stepdaughter in Canton case
Mrs. Caroline Evanovich 30 of Elton Ohio confessed to coroner officials that she pushed Dorothy Evanovich eight into a pool near their home killing her. Coroner T C McQuate said death was homicide and she would face murder charges. Dorothy was buried in Massillon Cemetery.
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Canton
Caroline Evanovich
Elton, O
Dorothy Evanovich
T. C. McQuate
McQuate
Brewster Mine Pump
Evanovich
Elton
McQuatey
Dorothy
Mike Wincek
Mike
Mike Evanovich
Massillon
Margaret
Missing treasurer drains Baptist board funds in $1 million shortfall
The Southern Baptist Home Mission Board faces a roughly $1,000,000 shortage after missing treasurer Clinton S. Carnes. Salaries for missionaries are unpaid pending collection from churches. Carnes allegedly had a prior two-term prison record, unknown to the board and the bonding company. Court actions froze Carnes assets as auditors flagged the deficit.
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Atlanta
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Clinton S. Carnes
Carnes
Mani
Charles W. Daniel
Richmond
Executive Committee
Home Mission Board
Atlanta Journal
G. H. Howard
Fulton Superior Court
Walter R. Brown
Samuel Carnes
United Fidelity and Guaranty Company of
Baltimore
Fire Destroys 2 Story Home Believed Fatal to Invalid Owner
A painter's torch caused a two story frame house at 468 Ward Avenue Bellevue to burn. Mrs Priscilla McNutt, an invalid, was rescued from the flames but may not survive the shock. Bellevue firefighters under Chief Charles Egan fought the blaze for hours and tore the house down. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Priscilla McNutt
Ward Avenue
Bellevue
Mrs. McNutt
Fred M. Siemer
Charles Egan
Proof of Hoover Friendship Seen in War Record
Boston dispatch notes New England's forty four electoral votes as a battleground in the coming election. Massachusetts looms largest with eighteen votes, while Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont and New Hampshire offer smaller tallies. Democrats hope to win Massachusetts and Rhode Island to tilt the slate toward a majority, with Connecticut also sought.
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Hoover
Farmer
Curtis
New England
D. Field
Associated Press
Boston
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hindu Husband of American Girl Held Women in Prison Eleven Years
Bombay charges describe Tukojirao Holkar linked to a woman and her daughter detained for more than eleven years. Sonkabai Pandarinath Rajpurkar seeks about 60 400 dollars in damages alleging abduction and imprisonment after 1915 at Indore home during celebrations for a child.
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Bombay
India
Tukojirao Holkar
Indore
Nancy Miller
Seattle
Wash
Farninge
High Court
Sonkabai Pandarination
Rajpurkar
Tatyasaheb Holkar
Mandaleshwar Fort
Hoover shifts focus to Southern border states in 1920 campaign
President hopeful Herbert Hoover surveys Central Western and Southern border states after meetings with Republican leaders in Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee He plans an October 6 speech in Elizabethton Tennessee and moves to expand farm relief advocacy with Senator Smith Brookhart noting improved Western campaign prospects contributions from major manufacturers and a predicted strong Tennessee Georgia and Louisiana showing amid party tensions
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Pacific
Elizabethton
Tenn
Hoover
South
Republican National Committee
North Carolina
Virginia
J. R. Nutt
Cleveland
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
W. C. Durant
Durant Motors, Inc
Walter Chrysler
George Eastman
Rochester
N. Y
Ernest L. Woodward
Leroy
Jeremiah Milbank
Mortimer L. Schiff
E. F. Hutton
Walter H. Aldridge
Charles Hayden
New York City
F. Edson White
Chicago
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
West
Farmer
Gov. Smith
Peek and
Raskob
Georgia
Louisiana
Brookhart
California
J. Will Taylor
Taylor
Alabama
Couble
Harding
Sackett
Alno
The
Tesactnant of Commerce
Curtis Warns Democrats Seek Tariff Reduction
In Boston on September 54, Senator Curtis, a Republican from Massachusetts and vice presidential nominee, warns that Democrats aim to lower tariffs. He accuses the party of planning tariff remodeling to favor certain interests and calls for resistance.
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Curtis
Boston
Massachusetts
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H. B. Clark
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Beitzel
Turk M. P
Turkey
Lorena A. Hickock
Butcher Boy
Thos
Arsenal
Chasers
Daly
Dixon
Schneller
Yeatman
Matthews
Wisconsin City
la Follette Group
Green
Michigan
Toledo
Elizabeth Blanchard Hess
Friend
Miooon Board
UAT
Baptist Home
Middle West
Tukojirao
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