Woman Pilot Fires Up At Pecos Refueling Stop
Mrs. Blance Noyes of Cleveland lands safely after a fire in her Monocoupe near Pecos. A lighted cigarette was found in a spare suit in the cockpit. Noyes suffers minor burns and lands with gear damaged while Phoebe Omlie led women in the derby standings at Midland and Pecos checkpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Tex
Blance Noyes
Cleveland
Ohio
Huron
Phoebe Omlie
Memphis
Midland
Ruth Nichols
Rye
Amelia Earhart
Boston
Gladys O’donnell
Long Beach
Calif
EL Paso
Texas
Santa Monica
Cal
Pecols
Fort Worth
van Horn
Derby
Drivers Escape Injury After Nebraska Ave Crash
Two automobiles were badly damaged in a collision at Nebraska Avenue and Third Street around 7 PM. Henry Cook of the Armour plant escaped with a miraculous calm after his sedan rolled onto its side. Ted Schaffer, driving a coupe, had the front badly bent. Both drivers were scratched but not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Avenue
Third Street
Henry Cook
Armour Plant
Ted Schaffer
Ted Schaeffer
American Legion
Schaffer
Huron
Famous American Women Air Pilots Race Across Continent
American women aviators compete in the first ever continental aerial derby from Santa Monica to California. The event features noted flyers including Thea Rasche as a leading contestant along the outlined route.
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Almerica
Santa Montes
Cali
Thea Rasehe
Graf Zeppelin trans Pacific flight delayed by winds
The Graf Zeppelin's departure from XKASUMIGAURA Japan for America was postponed near midnight due to unfavorable winds. The airship may depart early in the morning. Nineteen passengers and a crew of two sail for Lakehurst with a Japanese naval officer and a general staff officer aboard alongside a Japanese newspaper correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xkasumigaura
Japan
America
Orie
Lakehurst
General Staff of
Army
Bare Scheme Of River Runners In Windsor
Police in Windsor Ontario arrest five men described as lions and four Polish youths plus a German in a parked car near the waterfront. A man identified as McCarthy claimed to be their organizer and said the group planned to smuggle aliens to the Michigan shore for $50 per head. Police released McCarthy and his companions after questioning, noting Canada’s absence of official concern over alien departures to the United States.
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Windsor
Ont
Detroit River
Michigan
McCarthy
United States
Canada
Europe
Detroit
County Treasurers Gather For Session
County treasurers from nearly every county in the state arrived in Hot Springs for the annual County Treasurers Association convention. The event opens with a banquet this evening and concludes Saturday at noon, with Miss Gladys Pyle, secretary of state, among the early arrivals. Round table discussions are planned as the primary work of the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
County Treasurers Association
Electrical storm brings rain scorches through Beadle area
Beadle county received about 0.80 inch of rain easing the heat and aiding lawns gardens pastures and late corn. Lightning struck a Wolsey area barn and a Beadle home injuring no one though damage included a torn attic window siding and blown fuses.
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Beadle County
Wessington
Wolsey
State Weather Bureau Office
Huron
Mercury
Carl Jorgenson
Simmons Avenue
Sleepy bandit apologizes after couch nap during hold up
In Chicago a clearly tired gunman entered a dining room near West Chicago Street and ordered customers to raise hands. He paused to rest on a cushioned bench with pistols still raised, then fell asleep. Police arrived, he woke and was placed under arrest. The suspect agreed to return in the morning.
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Chicago
Areating Place
Wald
Chester ‘Kopiski
Pickled Beef Story Unfolds On Iowa Ranch
In Lhywis Iowa on August 22 John Hancock a Thoroughbred Hereford breeder and his hired man Otho Throughbough attempted to corral cattle that wandered into a corn field. The effort was hampered as cows swayed and Hancock stumbled and found a 12 gallon jar of home brew ready for bottling near the field edge.
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Lhywis
Iowa
John Hancock
Otho Throughbough
Hancock
Throughbough
New York Mayoral Fight Sets Up Broad Clash of Leaders
The article outlines a looming contest for New York mayor between James J. Walker a Tammany favorite and Riorello H. LaGuardia challenging as a liberal congressman. It contrasts Walker’s showmanship and record with LaGuardia a veteran of politics and war, noting their backgrounds and likely campaign dynamics. It also briefly mentions an unrelated federal funding approval for the Missouri river channel project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Walker
Tammany
Riorello H. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
Tammany Organization
Private Parleys May Save Hague Debt Conference
At The Hague August 22 delegates in the reparations talks shifted to private discussions after deeming committees unproductive. Premier Jazpar of Belgium sparked a retreat to private conversations with three aims: settle annuity distribution, fix Rhineland liberation date, and plan how to resume talks if needed.
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Hague
The
Jazpar
Belgium
Powers
Rhineland
Y Sayt
Extradition Papers Signed For Beadle County Robbery Suspects
Governor Bulow signed extradition documents for W B Roberts and John Rauscher, wanted in Huron on Beadle County treasurer robbery charges. They are held in Williamsport Indiana, tied to a Marshfield Indiana bank robbery case. Indiana court action in Warren County opens September 9.
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Pierre
W. J. Bulow
John Rauscher
Huron
Beadle County
Williamsport
Ind
Marshfield
W. B. Roberts
South
Dakota
W. Howes
Roberts
Rauscher
Warren
Indiana
Souths Dakota
Weather summary with scattered reports across regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. South Dakota forecasts show generally fair conditions with increasing brightness. Southeast and northern portions trend warmer Friday with cooler spells in eastern and southern areas.
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South
Dakota
Pointer Dog Is Too Faithful to His Own Master
In Louisville Kentucky on August 22 Frank Cook faced moonshine charges after officers found 18 barrels of mash and 15 gallons of moonshine on his property. His pointer allegedly led the raid by trotting out to a weed patch and smelling the stash.
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Louisville
Frank Cook
Cook
New Bank Holding Company Formed Across Northwest
A $250,000,000 holding company named First Bank Stock corporation is formed in Minneapolis to control four Minnesota banks and five western banks with combined resources over $341,000,000. The affiliate list includes First National Minneapolis and St. Paul, Montana banks Metals Bank & Trust Butte Great Falls First National, Missoula Western Montana Missoula Midland Billings, and First National Bismarck. Directors include C. T. Jaffray and George H. Prince, with several railroad leaders joining the board.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
First Bank Stock Corporation
Nortimes
First National Banks of
St. Paul
Montana
Bismarck
N. 10
West Zen
John D.” Ryan
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
C. F. Kelley
J. C. Evans
James E. Woodward
Metals Bank of
Butte
Sam Stephenson
First National of
Great Falls
Dispute Unsettled In Brown Drainage Dykes
Aberdeen August 22 The Brown county commission heard testimony on the Portage Creek drainage project and decided to continue a thorough investigation before action. Tacoma Park district petitioned for repairs and dykes at the James River junction to prevent flood damage affecting about 3000 acres of farmland during high waters. Wallace Purdy of Brookings led the opposition.
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Aberdeen
Wallace Purdy
Brookings
Boy’s Leg Wounded After Porch Fall
Four year old Leo Griggs Jr. suffered a deep laceration above the left ankle when he slipped off his porch and struck a sharp rock. The wound was closed with two stitches and he was recovering at home with his parents, L. W. Griggs.
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Leo Griggs, Jr
Chinese forces tighten Manchuria border defense
Chinese authorities in Manchuria concentrate troops at the frontier to repel any Russian invasion. Cavalry and infantry moved toward border. border troops ordered to defensive posture while ready to strike. Authorities plan wage cuts to fund war materiel and448 troops shift to Harbin and Pogranichnaya area as tensions rise.
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Peiping
China
Manchuria
Mukden
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Shan Haikuan
Moncey
Kirin City
Harbin
Pogranichnaya
Vladivostok
Troeh Leads Trapshoot Meet in Ohio Championship
Frank Troeh of Portland and Gus Payne of Oklahoma City emerged as top contenders for the grand American Handicap at Vandalia Ohio. Troeh won the all state champions title in a final against Payne after both hit 199 of 200, with Troeh adding 25 in the shoot-off as Payne missed one. The national pro title went to Earl Donahue of Ottumwa Iowa. Guy V. Dering of Columbus Wisconsin was elected American Trapshooting Association president. An eclipse note follows.
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Vandalia
Ohio
Frank Troeh
Portland
Oregon
Gus’ Payne
Oklahoma City
Troeh
Payne
Earl Donahue
Ottumwa
Iowa
Guy V. Dering
Columbus
Wisconsin
American Trapshooting Association
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Phozhe Omlie
Nevada
Alaska Territory
Ney
Ibahg
UTAN
S.dak
Bringson
Bandit
New York Mayor
Dapper“ Walker
New York
Hylan
Jimmy Walker
Airive
Jimmy
Flehter
Theodore. Roose
Aviation
Walker
Broadway
Washington
Retary
Missouri
Kansas
France
England
Sughy
Streao
Germany
Dawes
Dr. Stresemann
Philip Snowden
Stresemann
Gov. Bulow
Nanking
Moscow
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