Nome to be reached tonight by Hoyt in bold flight
Captain Ross G. Hoyt aims to reach Nome, Alaska by 11 p m local time after departing Mitchell Field New York at 12 38 p m CST. He plans an 8460 mile round trip in 75 hours 40 minutes elapsed time with refueling at Minneapolis Edmonton Whitehorse Fairbanks and Nome en route. The mission tests speed of army pursuit planes and fuel capacity as Hoyt previously fueled the Question Mark during a world refueling record flight.
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Minneapolis
Nome
Alaska
Ross G. Hoyt
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Hoyt
Mitchell
Wold-Chamberlain Field
Edmonton
Alta
White Horse
Yukon
Fairbanks
New York
Nine Bodies Recovered After Colorado Train Wreck
At Stratton Colorado nine bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train that plunged through a flood weakened bridge into an arroyo. Over 100 passengers were aboard and many were injured. Engineer M W Ryan reported the bridge gave way as the rear baggage car passed.
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Stratton
Colo
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Cape Porpoise
Rocky Mountains
M. W. Ryan
Colorado Springs
Rock Island
Ryan
Vonah
E. J. Perry
New Bedford
Mass
Yesterd
Passenger train disaster toll released with multiple names
The railroad announced a death list after a wreck with missing victims feared. Names include Miss Mary McDonald of West Palm Beach and G F Carlie of New York alongside Mrs G F Carlie Julia Carlie and others from New York Memphis and unidentified porters.
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Mary McDonald
West Palm Beach
Fla
G. F. Carlie
New York City
New York
Julia Carlie
Ben Lewis
Memphis
Jennie Foltz
Brook Cline
Negro Porter
Gale Batters Chicago Front in Severe Lake Storm
A furious nor easter lashed Lake Michigan causing lake front damage and delays. Fifteen foot waves battered apartments and streets while ships struggled to dock. Coast guard crews answered distress signals as shore property and beaches suffered further destruction.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Lake Front
Coast Guard
Dakota Division Faces Minnesota In Interdivisional Meet
About 20 men from Minnesota will travel to Huron to face the Dakota division in a Chicago & North Western Railway Athletic association event. Events start at 10 AM with a horseshoe pitch at Water Tower park, then a field and track meet at 1 PM at the State Fair grounds, and a diamondball game at 4:30 PM on the C N W diamond. Dakota entries include J Voorheas Frank Cooper Albert Cooper Wd Trograd Frank Thompson for horseshoes and runners Hill Sawyer Teuber M Spang Marquis Lundeen in sprints and relays.
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Minnesota
Huron
Dakota
Chicago & North’ Western Railway Athletic Association
Water Tower
State Fair Grounds
Horseshoe
J. Voorheas
Frank
Albert Cooper
Wd Trograd
Frank Thompson
Hill
Sawyer
Teuber
M. Spang
Marquis
Lundeen
Tiundeen
Singer
Frazee
Allam
Boys Escape As Car Is Burned Near Huron
A large sedan owned by J A Bloedorn Chicago and North Western engineer burned after going off a road three miles south of Huron. Driver Irwin Keeler 17 and Ralph Dorsel escaped with minor injuries after the vehicle rolled into a ditch and caught fire following a glare from oncoming lights.
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J. A. Bloedorn
Chicago & North Western Engineer
Huron
Irwin Kegler
Ralph Dorsel
Young Keeler
Dorsel
Howard Farmer William Hummel Rites Held in Rock Creek Parish
William Hummel 66 a Howard area farmer died Wednesday from stomach cancer at his home. Services were held at Rock Creek church with burial in Graceland cemetery. He lived in Rock Creek 30 years primarily, except 1919 to 1922 in Mitchell, Illinois. Survived by wife and five children Roy Eva Hazel Paul and Mrs Willard, all in Rock Creek.
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Howard
William Hummel
Rock Creek
Graceland Cemetery
Howard Farmer
Roy
Eva
Hazel
Paul
Mabel Willard
Hummel
South Dakota
Illinois
Mitchell
Watertown Guards Organize National Guard Unit
Watertown's 34th Signal Corps unit in South Dakota was inspected for federal recognition by Lieut. Oscar W Koch. Fifty six men enlisted in three days and were sworn in under Capt. I A Duffner. Equipment valued over 25000 will arrive in two weeks. The company will attend Camp Dodge starting August 3. Officers Koch and Capt J A Wallace assisted.
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Watertown Guard
Watertown
34Th Signal Corps
South Dakota National Board
Oscar W Koch
Kansas City
Kans
I. A. Duffner
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Koch
J. A. Wallace
Funeral Rites Planned For Argonne Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Will Burmeister, who died in childbirth, will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Carthage Congregational Church. She leaves a husband and five children. The report notes unsettled weather with scattered thundershowers and warmer temperatures in the region. Local city forecasts list highs in the 60s to 80s and clear to partly cloudy conditions across South Dakota Iowa Minnesota and nearby towns.
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Argonne
Will Burmeister
Carthage
Congregational Church
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwest
Weather Report for Rapid City
Rapid City forecast shows a high near 69 with a low around 68 and an overcast sky. Rain is not expected and roads remain in good condition despite cloudy conditions.
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Sioux Falls
Low Bay
Mitchell
Yankton
Huron
Watertown
Aberdeen
Rapid City
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City
Glenn L. Loomis
Joe Glass
Dance Palace
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Warner Bros
Guvnn Williams
Sammy “Cohen
Gine
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Huron Pose Sees
North Platte
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Sheridan Wu
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Pierre Awe Cannte Ee
McDonald Work
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Huron Grocery Distributors
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