Graf Zeppelin sails toward Lakehurst from Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin departs Friedrichshafen for America with 18 passengers including seven Americans and a stowaway. The airship aims for Lakehurst in an estimated 80 to 85 hours, weathering a approaching storm while crossing the Rhone valley toward the Mediterranean.
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Montelimar $A
Valence
Rhone Valley
Mediterranean
Friedrichshafen
Eckener
Germany
Graf Zeppelin
Atlantic
Lakehurst
N. J
Dirigible
Lake Constance
Ireland
Hugo Eckener
Eekener
New York
Hans von Schiller
Nelson Morris
Chicago
Frank
Nicholson
Syracuse
George H. Crouse
Jeannette Crouse
Saginaw
Mien
Joachim Rickard
Boston
Gregoiie “Gourevitch
Paris
Moscow
Ernest Milarek
Bonn University
Werner Stauffacher
Basle
Austen Child Succumbs To Fatal Illness
David Carl Austen nine of Gladesville died at City Hospital after an operation for ruptured appendix. He was in critical condition upon admission and peritonitis caused his death. Survived by parents Jonathan and Minnie Gumm Austen, siblings Cora, Waymag, and Roy. Funeral services set for Halleck M B Church at 2 PM Friday. interment in Preston County near Kosten home.
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David Carl Austen
Gladesville
Jonathan Ied
Minnie
Gumm
Austin
Gikdesville
Preston County
Cora Ene
Waymag
Roy
Balliett Funeral Home
Austen
Halleck M. B
Kosten
Saat Aes
Decline to Comment on Capital Ship Abolition Talks
Washington reports say Secretary Stimson and State Department officials declined to comment on London reports about a conference to deal with abolishing capital ships. High authority indicated no knowledge of any plan for total abolition of the capital ship as a fighting unit.
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Washington
Stimson
State Department
London
Marriage Announcement in London Echoes High Society Ties
London, Aug 1. Announcement made of the marriage of Miss Bsugx Hilary French, granddaughter of the late Earl of Ypres and Vyvian Drury, son of Francl Saxham Deury of New York. The bride’s father is Drury un, Eton man, now in the motoring business in London.
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London
Bsugx
Hilary French
Earl of
Ypres
Vyvian Drury
Francl
Saxham Deury
New York
Helen
Mijér
Ed Gerald French
Drury
Eton Man
Precautions Against Riot At Sing Sing Prison
Ossining reported heightened security at Sing Sing as inmates feared mutiny over parole refusals. Guards increased, the arsenal moved outside walls, and factory work halted after Clinton and Auburn outbreaks followed parole board meetings. Detentions in small groups and extra guards aimed to avert unrest.
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Ossining, N
Sing Sing
Clinton
Auburn
Parole Board
Raymond
F. C. Kieb
Railroads and Allegheny place stock with trustee
Washington Aug 3 Attorney General Mitchell announced Nickel Plate R R and Allegheny Corp along with Van Swetingen holding company agreed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to place their stock in the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad in trust. The action follows a Clayton act case where Nickel Plate and others were told to divest. Fancher trustee will exercise full voting rights once transfer completes. Fancher is president of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank.
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Washington
Mitchell
Nickel Plate R. R
Allegheny Corporation
van Swetingen Holding Com
Internate Commerce Commission
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Commission
Nickel Plate
Baltimore
Unio
New York
Gtoek
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. R. Fancher
Fancher
Federat ‘Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Seta Reo
Hospital Notes Admits Two New Patients Today
Two new patients were admitted to City hospital. Miss Lucile Malone of Dewey Avenue had her tonsils removed and Glen Edward Vandergrift of Washington Street underwent a mastoid operation.
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City Hospital
Lucile Malone
Dewey Avenue
Glen Edward Vandergrift
Washington Street
Eae
British banker found dead in Norfolk inquest records self harm
Sir Drummond Fraser prominent British banker and writer on finance was found dead in bed at Blakeney Norfolk Aug 1 with throat cut a razor nearby verdict death by own action while of unsound mind inquest heard a 1915 nervous breakdown after the loss of his sons.
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Blankeney
Norfolk
Eng
Drummond
Drummond Fraser
War toll and despair shadow a leader's decline
In a somber note a wartime figure sinks into deep sorrow after his wife’s death and a complete loss of mobility. The passage describes his dwindling spirits and the heavy impact of personal tragedy amid ongoing conflict.
State Tax Levy Increases To Nineteen Cents
Charleston August 1 The board of public works fixed a nineteen cent state tax levy per hundred valuation for the current fiscal year an increase of six cents from last year The levy allocates ten cents for general state purposes five cents for the capitol fund and four cents for retirement of Virginia debt
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Pury
Capitol Fund
Virginia
Deve
Car Stolen by Escaped Convicts
Auburn, Aug 1. A sedan stolen from Louis Nolan by four escaped convicts from the state prison uprising was found abandoned at North Rose about 48 miles north. A note tied to the steering wheel said thanks. Investigators believe two convicts headed northwest toward Canada while the other two aimed for New York City. Minnesota plans to spend $2,000,000 in two years to eradicate bovine tuberculosis.
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Auburn
Louis Nolan
State
North Rose
Nolan
New York City
Minnesota
Dawes Visits MacDonald in London on Disarmament Talks
Ambassador Dawes visited Premier MacDonald in London as discussions on disarmament continued.
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London
Dawes
MacDonald
Mrs Florence Kunst Reported Seriously Ill in Pruntytown
Mrs Florence Kunst of Pruntytown, mother of Ralph Kunst local store owner, is in a very serious condition with no hopes for recovery. Her friends in the community will be sad to learn of her illness.
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Florence Kunst
Pruntytown
Ralph Kunst
Local Barbers Union Holds Regular Meeting
The Local Barbers Union met last evening at West Main Street for its regular monthly session. Delegates were named to attend the upcoming state labor union meeting scheduled for this month.
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West Main Street
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