Graf Zeppelin Planned Nonstop World Flight in Fourteen Days
Berlin dispatch says Graf Zeppelin aims for a fourteen day nonstop world voyage with air refueling. The craft holds the current globe circumnavigation record at about twenty one days with three fuel stops. Experts believe in-air refueling soon eliminates stop requirements.
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London
Berlin
Lakehurst
EN. J
Atlantic
Japan
United States
Pacific
Friedrichshhafen
Germany
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Phat
Dirigib
Herge
Natives Clash Over Wreck Scene Cameras Grant New Mexico
At the T A T airliner wreck near Grant New Mexico Ranger J N Mims with police power prevented removal of eight bodies pending an inquest. Photographers faced obstruction as natives clashed with officials over photographing debris and cameras were seized in spots before an AP photographer secured images for dispatch.
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Grant
N. M
Rangr
J. N. Mims
Fred Nichols
Ranger Mims
Lobo Canyon
Nichols
Mims
John A. Herlihy
Paul F. Collins
Herlihy
Collins
Aids
Los Angeles
Aviators, Golf Writer Among Five Killed in T A T Crash
William Henry Beers editor of Golf Illustrated and editor at Fourth Estate was among five passengers killed when the Transcontinental Air Transport City of San Francisco crashed near Gallup New Mexico. Other victims included Harris Livermore Boston business leader and J B Stowe the pilot praised for averting disaster. Beers planned to cover the National Amateur Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach before returning by air to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
William Henry Beers
San Francisco
Gallup
N. M
Pebble Beach
Cal
Golf, Illustrated
Golfers’ Club of
East Fortieth Street
Park Avenue
Fourth Estate
Golf Journal
Harris Livermore
Boston
United American Lines, Inc
Maritime Association
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Coastwise Transportation Company
Boston Port Authority
McGaffey
Albuquerque
J. G. Raymond
Glendale
George B. Raymond
Transcontinental Air Transport
Mark M. Campbell
Richardson Paper Company
Cincinnati
J. B. Stowe
Long Beach
City of San Francisco Plane Crash Kills Eight Near Mount Taylor
Bodies of seven men and one woman killed when the City of San Francisco airliner crashed on Mount Taylor were brought to Grant New Mexico at 9 40 p m Mountain Time for inquest. Coroner's jury returns verdict that deaths resulted from an airplane accident as eight victims are prepared for funeral procession.
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Grant, N. M
San Francisco
Mount Taylor
Grant
Palo Lobo Forest Ranger Station
Palo Lobe
Flooding on Fifth Avenue After Water Main Failures
New York report says an act of God burst a forty inch main under Fifth Avenue at Nineteenth Street, while a New York Steam company crew broke a twenty inch main in Herald Square. Four million gallons of Catskill water flooded two feet deep, closing two busy arteries and roping off three blocks. Sweaty youths bathed as pavement bulged and will be relaid tomorrow.
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New York World News Service
New York
Department of Water Supply
Fifth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
New York Steam Company
Herald Square
Catskill
Seventh Avenue
Fourth
Eighteenth
Twenty-first
Edison discounts 36 as scrap-heap age in plant magazine
Edison’s aide W H Meadowcraft quotes the inventor arguing a 36 year old is just starting to face realities and work hard knocks. Edison, recovering from pneumonia at 82, says health and vigor can extend to 80 or 90 with sustained effort. He also notes his deafness may have strengthened his nerves by dulling trivial sounds.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Edison Plant Magazine
W. H Meadowcraft
Loiison
Meadowcraft
Edison
Steamer Kuru Capsize Death Toll Estimated at 150
Helsingfors reports the Kuru disaster now places total deaths at about 150. Among the victims are a number of children returning from school for the weekend.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Tammersforsee
Football in Mexico Aims to Prevent Revolutions
President Portes Gil urged Mexicans to adopt American football as a civic antidote after a lively game between five Mexican teams. The University of Mexico, led by Reginald Root, beat Club de Portivo 19 to 6. He asked Root to arrange a November 20 exhibition here as the national athletic field opens.
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New York ‘World News Service
Mexico City
Portes Gil
University of Mexico
Reginald Root
Yale
Club de Portivo
Gil
Root
National Athletic Field
N. Y
Bad Taste in a Falking Film Sparks Censor Fury
The Daily Mail derides a film for lines about a royal person in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. A New York World News Service reporter witnessed the premiere and noted faint audience protest amid the scandalous dialogue about Five years with King George.
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New York World News Service
London
The
Daily Mail
Pleats in Her Dress End Strike In New York Mills
In New York the seven thousand pleaters tuckers hemstitchers and embroiderers halted work, crippling dress finishing as other crafts continued. The stoppage, linked to pecctarization, tied up garment production for days until an agreement ended the strike.
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New York
Henry
New York City
Local Golfer Hooks Shot Into Passing Freight Train
Julian Blanton, a Toledo Country Club professional, hooked his second shot on the 16th hole today and sent the ball through an open freight car door. The ball and club were later traced to railroad yards over six miles away.
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Toledo, O
Julian Blanton
Toledo
Republican National Committee Meets To Inaugurate New Chairman
Dr Westlake found guilty life is spared. He was convicted in Los Angeles of murdering Laura Sutton and disposing of a dismembered body in the Los Angeles River last spring. The jury recommended life imprisonment with formal sentencing to follow.
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Republican National Committee
DR. Westlake
Los Angeles
Frank P. Westlake
Laura B. Sutton
Artesia
Westlake
Cincinnati Medical College
Sutton
Huston to become Republican National Committee chairman
Unopposed by party members in 48 states and with President Hoover's approval, Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee will assume the Republican National Committee chairmanship after Dr. Rupert Work relinquishes the post. Mrs. Alvin Hert of Kentucky withdraws her resignation to prevent intra party conflict. Reforms and patronage issues loom as the committee plans its first meeting since Hoover took office.
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Claudius H. Huston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Republican National Committee
Hoover
Alvin T. Hert
Center
Hubert Work
Washington
Tennessee
Rupert Work
Dr. Work
National Committee
Huston
Alvin Hert
Kenucky
Georgia
Ben J. Davis
Virginia
White House
George Williams
Davis
Six Die in Ohio Auto and Grade Crossing Crashes
Six persons were killed in automobile and grade crossing accidents across Ohio. Victims include Delbert Johnson of Springfield, Charles Daniels of Columbus, Leonard Walters of Pandora, Frank Lamphire of Leipsic, Claude Fruchey, Harold Byrd, Harry Flanigan, Sid Reed, and others. Johnson died when his taxicab was hit by a Big Four train. Daniels died in Columbus auto crash. Walters and Lamphire died after a truck overturning. accidents spanned about ten miles between Lima and Ottawa.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Johnson
Delbert
Springfield
Daniels
Charles
Walters
Leonard
Pandora
Lamphire
Frank
Leipsic
Fruchey
Claude
Columbus Grove
Byrd
Harold
Flanigan
Harry
Reed
Sid
Negro
Delbert Johnson
Lima
Ottawa
Wilbur Neunschwander
Pilot of Plane Held For Death Of Two Children
William H. Alexander 34 of Brooklyn, pilot of a seaplane owned by Coastal Airways, is arraigned in Coney Island Court on homicide charges after the craft crashed into beachgoers at Coney Island killing two children. Bail set at 3500. Co-owner Luzio De Angelis says report will be sent to Washington as federal investigators take up the case. Alexander pleads not guilty and faces homicide court next Friday. He expresses regret but says the crash was unavoidable.
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New York World News Service
New York
William H. Alexander
Brooklyn
The
Coastal Airways, Inc
Coney Island
Alfred H. Steers
Luzio de Angelis
Larchmont
N. Y
Coastal Company
Alexander
Washington
de Angelis
Dos Angelis
Benjamin Bronowitz
Grants
N. M
Los Angeles
Thousands homeless as Luzon typhoon kills at least 200
Deaths from the Luzon typhoon rose above 200 with thousands homeless in Infanta area and along Tayabas Province coast. The Edsall headed to Luzon for relief as army planes surveyed the stricken districts and Manila faced a water shortage until emergency measures restored a small flow.
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Manila
Luzon
Infanta
Tayabas
United States
Edsall
Boys Admit Wholesale Robberies and Aid Escape From Juvenile Detention
Cincinnati juvenile crime rings expanded their operations as Walter Ablig a 17 year old and George Klein 16 admitted to robberies and aiding an escape from the Juvenile Place of Detention. Ablig escaped the General Hospital ward with stolen clothing and hat. others named include Edward Schulte 15 Robert Ackley 15 and additional accomplices. They had escaped with five youths on August 1 and were recaptured only after a dragnet.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
Walter Ablig
West
McMicken Avenue
George Klein
Renner Street
Abig
William Hochstuhl
Phillip Mus
Sinon
Harry Owens
Klein
Robert Ackley
Bates Avenue
Edward Schulte
Vine Street
British ship Highland Pride runs aground with passengers evacuating
The Highland Pride bound for Buenos Aires went aground near Vigo Spain at Lameda Point early today. Passengers and most of the crew abandoned the vessel as it remained in distress.
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London
Buenos Aires
Lameda Point
Vigo
Spain
Caveman for Three Months in New Brunswick Expanse
Burt M. McConnell plans a solo three month expedition into Northwestern New Brunswick to test city man’s ability to subjugate nature. He will diary his journey and produce a book, traveling via Fredericton to Plaster Rock with minimal gear and three rivers region as backdrop.
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Hickman Powell
New York World News Service
New York
Burt M. McConnell
New Brunswick
McConnell
Literary Digest
Fredericton
N. B
Plaster Rock
Explorers’ Club
Tragic Capsize Drowns Three On Colorado River
A weekend fishing trip on the Colorado River in Austin ends in tragedy as a motor boat capsizes. B A Bryant 24 his wife Gladys 22 and their baby boy Fred die. James Bryant Jr 3 and Mr and Mrs Thomas Bryant are rescued.
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Austin
Tex
Colorado River
B.A. Bryant
Gladys Bryant
Freddie James
Bryant, Jr
Thomas Bryant
Negro 98 Is Robbed by Two Youths at Home
Henry Whitson, 98, a Black man living on Whetzel avenue near North Indian Hill road, was assaulted bound gagged and robbed of 35 dollars in his home by two Black youths. They warned they would return next Saturday and demand 100 more.
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Henry Whitson
Funeral arrangements for M. M. Campbell postponed
Mark M. Campbell 35 of 1193 Herschell avenue Hyde Park sales manager for Richardson Paper Company died while en route to the Pacific Coast on company business. He was a Northwestern University graduate World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a former officer. He leaves a widow a son Stanley 17 and younger son and daughter, plus his mother and a sister.
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Mark M. Campbell
Herschell Avenue
Hyde Park
Richardson Paper Company
Campbell
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Army Air Corps
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Stanley Campbell
Jeanette Hollowell
W. B. Loughead
Ohio Industrial Employment Sees All Time High in August
The Ohio Bureau of Business Research reports August industrial employment reached a record high, up 1 percent from July and 8 percent from August 1928. Manufacturing employment rose 1 percent from July and 10 percent from last year, with 286 of 590 firms up, 266 down, and 39 unchanged. Construction dipped slightly month to month.
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Ohio
State Bureau
Columbus, CO
Bureau of Business Research
Ohio State University
Wreckage Witnesses Confirm seven dead and one survivor in mountain crash
Ground party reaches the burned Transcontinental Air Transport monoplane wreck near Grants New Mexico. Seven men and one woman died when the ship struck the mountainside and exploded. Watch shows 11 01 as crash time. coroner and investigators expected.
Tragic accident at Deaconess Hospital ends in child’s death
William Ferguson and his three year old son William Jr were visiting cousin Hugh Gibson at Deaconess Hospital when a loose window screen toppled out. The child fell to the cement walkway below and died after first aid and surgery were attempted. Funeral services will be held from the late residence at 2 oclock.
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William Ferguson
Clarion Avenue
Evanston
William, Jr
Hugh Gibson
Durrell Avenue
Mr. Ferguson
Mr. Gibson
Hspital
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