Houston Pair Aims To Break Endurance Flight Record
Jon Glass and Glen A Loomis circled Houston in an orange monoplane aiming to surpass the 246 hour 4 minute 32 second endurance record. The refueling ship linked with them last night as they sought to stay aloft a week from Thursday.
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Houston
Texas
Jon Glass
Glen A. Loomis
Earl T. Showalter
Glass
Ft. Worth
Texas Air Transport Company
Loomis
Loomis School of Aviation
San Francisco
Bartlett Stephens
Mills Field
Fred McKinley
Californian
Don Templeton
James Warner
Warner
Southern Cross
Oakland
Australia
Tragic 1000 Foot Fall Kills 11 Honduran Girls
In Tegucigalpa 11 Honduran high school girls died when the truck carrying them overturned into a thousand foot abyss near Sauce. Twenty two were injured. driver Luis Merina died at the scene. Salvador Correto seriously injured while aiding in the rescue. National mourning expected for funeral day.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Sauce
Luis Merina
Salvador Correto
Royal G Johnson to Address Izaak Walton League Picnic
Congressman Royal G Johnson will speak on conservation at the Codington county Izaak Walton league picnic set for Sunday at Stony Point Lake Kampeska. Local sportsmen were fishing earlier today for a noon fry.
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Watertown
Royal
Codington County
Stony Point
Lake Kampeska
C. Johnson Hag
Boulder Dam Surveys Start
Las Vegas hosts early surveys for the Boulder Dam project as officials prepare for construction under the Swing-Johnson act. Ray Lyman Wilbur Elwood Mead and R F Walter outline plans to study power development, with $121,900,000 in appropriations to be covered by future power contracts. Wilbur outlines three key questions on pricing sale method and financial assurances.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Ray Lyman
Wilbur
Interior
Elwood Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
R. F. Walter
Bureau
Walter
Secretary of the Interior
Colorado River Control Project Buoyed By Long Debate
For twenty years lawmakers debated a vast plan to tame the Colorado River with less water in floods and more in dry seasons. Bills died and were revived as discussion intensified.
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Colorado River
Mare 2 Years Old Never Seen Sun From Coal Mine
Born deep in a Montana coal mine, a two year old mare has never seen sunlight. She remains vigorous and high-spirited with a glossy coat and stands taller than others brought to the surface. Owner Charles Fetcher plans to move her to the open air and test her adaptation to light.
Nomadic Class to Tour Nebraska in Farm Study
A nomadic summer school class from the University of Nebraska will travel 1800 miles across the state this summer to study crop and soil problems under Dr. I. D. Keim. Limited to 20, the group departs Lincoln July 29 and returns August 10.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
I. D. Keim
College of Agriculture
Study of Regions and Soils in Farming Areas
The document outlines studying principal geographic regions and soil types and farming in each. It notes problems of hilly glacial land level loess drains grazing irrigation and overall land values. Four experimental stations will be visited.
Making Lodge Goats Brings Brothers Wealth
Greenville Illinois July 16 The De Moulin brothers A B and Hol originated the lodge goat in 1892 They operate Greenville's largest industry a lodge initiation supplies factory employing 150 people They have devised 80 stunts for lodge initiations The brothers began as blacksmiths.
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Greenville, III
de Moulin Brothers
Greenville
Hol
de Moulins
China Consulate Under Attack as Mob Rises in Shanghai
Dispatches from Nanking report unrest near the Chinese capital area with mobs stoning the Shanghai consulate and blocking negotiations. Armored trains patrol the line toward Harbin as authorities seek to reopen talks.
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Harbin
Nanking
Rawls
Shanghat
Railway disruption reported amid tensions and troop movements
Tangled reports describe rail interruptions and troop deployments near Har 1B Hutla Manchall amid evolving security measures. Officials from railway leadership pledge changes to operations as regional leaders discuss impacts and future travel constraints.
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Wagtern
Har 1B
Hutla
Demonstration Near Chinese Consulate Reported
A July 16 report says a protest occurred in front of the Chinese consulate with demonstrators shouting anti war slogans about Nanking. Police headquarters offered no details on the demonstration.
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STONE
Bprluin
Bsityo
Rote Fahne
Tha
Nanking
Soviet Russian Border Action Report Claims Invasion
Unverified dispatch claims stones hurling and attacks near Blagk riy close to Blazovyeschensk Siberia last Monday with 60 cavalry and 60 armored cars supposedly involved. Reports say Chinese rivers and riverside defenses were attacked and that Chinese forces were sent to repel invaders though other sources discount the claim.
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Joraan Paes
Harbin
Changchun
Alleged horse thief arrested in transit to Mellette County
Grover, 21, arrested at request of Mellette county authorities after stepping from a train. He faces charges of stealing two saddles and horses. Beadle county reports he previously served eight months for rustling. Deputy Sheriff John Boyle nabbed him as he was to be taken to the county sheriff by W. Callan.
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Grover
Mellette
Moentas
White River
Sherif
W. Callan
Beadle County
State Penitentiary
John Boyle
Stevens Couple Observed in Huron on Monday
Mr and Mrs W A Stevens of Huron are noted in a brief social item dated Monday July 18 within the community notes.
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W. A. Stevens
Huron
Sou
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