R-100 May Break Record With Pacific Crossing
The R-100 airship nears Montreal after crossing the Atlantic from Cardington. Officials expect arrival around 4 PM local time, with a possible six o'clock landing to avoid heat. The voyage from England covered about 3,200 miles in under 44 hours, beating previous dirigible records.
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ST. Hubert
Montreal
England
Ival
Belle Island Strait
Atlantic ST
Hubert
Que
Atlantic Ocean
Quebec
Cardington
Eng
CO. S. T
Belle Isle
Labrador
Duchess of York
Gulf of St Lawrence
Jay
Straits of
New Foundland
Province of Quebec
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St Lawrence River
St Hubert
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Scotland
Mineola
N.Y
Graf Zenpelin
Man Wanted in Ohio Arrested in De Smet
Carl B. Zembowre alias Carl McMillan is held in De Smet awaiting extradition to Akron Ohio on a grand larceny charge. A transient barber, he worked briefly in De Smet then Lake Preston before Akron authorities identified him from a photo. He admitted being the wanted man and did not resist extradition.
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Ohio
de Smet
Carl B. Zembowre
Carl McMillan
Akron
McMillan
Lake Preston
H. Kruse
British dirigible R-190 sails to Canada as flying hotel
The British airship R-190 touted as the world’s largest, a veritable flying hotel, embarks from England to Montreal and back before regular trans Atlantic service. It carries 100 passengers in enclosed cabins, electric cooking, three gondolas with Rolls Royces engines, 71 mph speed, and 709 by 233 foot dimensions with 5 000 000 cubic feet of gas.
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IERE
England
Montreal
Canada
Graf Zeppelin
Graf
Atlantic
Damage Reports Lift Carn Price
Chicago July 31 Sensational crop damage reports lifted corn prices today with some sections seen at a quarter to half normal production. Wheat faced selling pressure late as futures traded with large export activity and forecasts pointing to tight domestic supply. Private and unofficial estimates suggested the U S crop might be the smallest since 1921 and below government July forecasts, while corn kept a small premium over wheat for near delivery.
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Chicago
North America
America
Core
Wickersham to Present Second Report of Hoover Commission
Washington reports that President Hoover's law enforcement commission will issue a second formal report this fall. In October a meeting in Washington will complete formulation of the document. Chairman Wickersham plans to share views on the commission's accomplishments and aims in Chicago on August, and to publicize a tentative budget for next year. The group seeks the $250,000 appropriation approved by the Senate, with about $80,000 unexpended. Wickersham declines to reveal how far his Chicago remarks will go beyond narration of facts.
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Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
Commission
Americana Association
Chicago
Tse
Senate
Connecticut
Sheriff Refuses Reward for Elk Point Bandit Capture
Sheriff G N Slocum of Union county Elk Point returned a 200 dollar check from the South Dakota Bankers Association for aiding the capture of John W Elliott who robbed the Elk Point First National Bank on May 26 and was later jailed. He declined the reward saying officers should not accept such payments and the funds will be given to the association's protective committee to share among others already rewarded.
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Diogenes
G. N. Slocum
Union County
Elk Point
South Dakota Bankers Association
George A. Starling
Sherrff Slocum
Bankers Association
John W. Elliott
First National Bank
Association
Gehlbach Still Leads In Air Derby At Lincoln
Gehlbach of Little Rock, Ack. sixman, still leads the All American Air Derby after taking off at 9 01 a m from Lincoln port toward Chicago on the next lap. Lowell Bayles of Springfield followed at 9 02 a m with a string of entrants starting at one minute intervals including Meyers Cleveland Ogden Coffrin Brown and Rolliday. Herman Hamer, La Salle, Illinois, forced down yesterday with a broken fuel line, reached Dort at 5 45 a m.
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Gehlbach
Lincoln
Neb
Lee Gehlbach
Little Rock
Ack
Sixman
Chicago
Lowell Bayles
Springfield
Mass
Chas
Meyers
Cleveland
Henry Ogden
Inglewood
Calif
W. H. Cahill
Cecil Coffrin
Brooklyn
Larry Brown
Los Angeles
W. H. Rolliday
Herman Hamer
la Salle
Here
Dort
Sixteen Arrested in Sioux Falls Liquor Raid
Sixteen people were arrested in simultaneous raids by federal and county officers on liquor law violations in Sioux Falls. Two cars and a quantity of liquor were seized. Deputy Federal Prohibition Administrator BE L. Soon led the operation described as the largest ever held in the area. Additional arrests were expected as the day progressed before U S Commissioner D J Conway.
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Sioux Falls
L. Soon
Federal Prohibition
D. J. Conway
United States
Supreme Court weighs pardons for Mooney and Billings
In San Francisco the Supreme Court resumed review of Warren Billings and Thomas Mooney on 1916 Preparedness Day bombing pardons. Key testimony questioned guilt and alleged coercion by officials, including claims of coaching MacDonald to identify the defendants and fears of a larger reward influence.
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San Francisco
Duncan Matheson
Warren
Billings
Charles M. Wieitesby
Fickert
MacDonald
Mooney
Biras
Associated Justice
Preston
Fick
Edwin
McKenzie
Charles Goff
George Reid
Salvation Army
Army Home
One Man’s Hobby Could Cost $200 Per Nuisance
Chicago July 31. Joseph Heinrich faced charges from neighbors alleging he maintained 268 nuisances on a vacant lot. The count included 209 guinea pigs, 20 rabbits, 30 chickens, 4 goats and two dogs. The case notes the maximum fine is $200 per nuisance, implying a steep potential total.
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Chicago
Joseph Heinrich
Henrich I
McKnight Named as Instigator in Senator Dennis Killing
Columbia, July. Glenn B. McKnight, ex bootlegger and former prohibition agent, identified by Thornley as the man who hired the slayer of State Senator E J Dennis. Thornley testified before a coroner's jury. McKnight was arrested in a Charleston hospital and brought to Columbia despite medical objections. The inquiry adjourned to Monck's Corner for further proceedings.
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Columbia
S. C
Glenn B. McKnight
W. J L. Thornley
E.J. Dennis
McKnight
Thornley
Dennis
Charleston
John G. Richmarda
Coronier
Monck
A. J. Hydrick
Monck's Corner
X McKnight
Hell Hole
Berkley
King George Signs Naval Treaty Ratification
London on July 31 King George signed the instrument ratifying the London Naval treaty. The measure has now been ratified and signed by Great Britain and the United States. Philip Snowden chancellor of the exchequer announced the King’s signing and the news drew cheers in the House of Commons.
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King George
London
Great Britain
United States
Philip Snowden
the Exchequer
House of Comimonu
Black people Decide Jail Sentences By Rolling Bones
In Rockville Maryland on July 1 the police court with Judge Charles W. Woodward presiding sentenced guilty defendants who allegedly played African golf by rolling dice to determine jail terms. Totey Stewart Brent Butler Frank Peters began serving sentences of ten seven and six days respectively after the dice dictated the outcomes.
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Rockville
Darkies
Charles W. Woodward
Joe
Little Joe
Totey Stewart Brent
Butler
Washington, D. C
Frank Peters
Glen Ech, Md
Dowdell Morning Meet Postponed
Dowdell Morning Meet Postponed with seven attendees at 1 o clock. Rob ert Bramatt Dowdell, chairman, said the Progressive Tax Payers would draft a platform, to be reported this afternoon and submitted to two current candidates for reaction. Committees will be chosen then for nomination, order of business, and platform.
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Robert Bramatt Dowdell
Sroup
Doydell
Progressive Tax Payers League
R. E B. Dowdell
Sanborn County
Fair Grounds
Dowdell
Weather seer Browne predicts brief heat break, not end
Washington July 41 Henry J Browne cites sun spot and lunar cycles as cause of the heat wave and says the break will be temporary with no definite end before Labor Day. He compares 1930 to 1874 and 1818 and notes moon position pulling Atlantic waters west and Gulf Stream heat into the Mississippi valley.
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Washington
Henry J. Browne
Weather Bureau
Browne
Atlantic
Gulf Stream
Mississippi Valley
Middle West
Great Lakes
Police Chief Sues Woman For Forty Thousand Dollars
Sioux Falls July. Chief of police Guy L Strahan filed suit for 40 000 damages against Mrs Ella Schoeneman alleging uttered false and malicious statements to injure his business and position She is serving a day sentence for liquor law violation Schoeneman claimed Strahan knew she had liquor for sale and Strahan said he had been framed
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Sioux Falls
Guy L. Strahan
Ella Schoeneman
Sailors Shot At in Attempt To Quell Communist Riots Near Changsha
U S gunboat Palos fought off Chinese communists near Changsha with 50 attackers reported killed or wounded. Five American sailors were wounded, Palos sustained damage but armor protected the crew. Palos withdrew to an oil installation after survey near Kiangsi and Kiukiang as foreign missions evacuated.
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Shanghai
United States
Changsha
Liang River
Ciy
Palng
Flr
Rarge
R D. Tiscile
Baltimore
Changhsa
Vo Palas
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Palas
Thomas Craven
Admiral Graven
Kiuldang
Kiangsi
Nanchang
Kiukiang
Standard Oil Company
Kuling
Churgsha
Hatfield To Army Station After Mobridge Break In
Howard Hatfield 18 of this city, tied to a Mobridge jail break Monday night, is en route to Fort Riley Kansas to face desertion charges. He traveled with two youths who surrendered in Mobridge. Arthur Liggett 19 of Aberdeen and Joe Ashton 14 of Manhattan Kansas, denied involvement in a gas station robbery at Selfridge while held for Mobridge authorities.
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Howard Hatfield
Mobridge
Leo Temtacy
Ft. Reilly
Kans
United States Army
Hatfield
Arthur Liggett
Aberdeen
Joe Ashton
Manhattan
End Liquidation Of Bank Of Ree Heights
The liquidation of the Guaranty State Bank of Ree Heights is completed with a final dividend payment of 20 percent, announced by the banking department. This final dividend increases payment to creditors and concludes the bank's liquidation process.
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Bank of Ree Heights
Pierre
Guaranty State Bank
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