Polish Aviators Rescued After Atlantic Flight Ends
Majors Idzikowski and Kubala, after their attempt to span the Atlantic ended near Portugal, were rescued at sea and landed at Leixos near Oporto. Kubala received treatment for a right forearm injury, and the two airmen were to be taken to Paris.
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Kubala
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Oporto
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Lessoes
Sporto
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France
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Paris
Greenwich
Azores
Arrests in Paris as communists rally near Ivry walls
Paris reports over 1,000 communists arrested outside Paris in Ivry as they ignored police orders at a banned meeting. Police, mounted and on foot, with firemen and republican guards prepared for trouble. detainees led to stations. In Chicago debates, Democratic spokesmen push amendment to the Volstead Act as campaign issue. Senator Copeland, gubernatorial candidate for New York, and Anton J. Cermak address a picnic as Floyd W. Thompson outlines party positions.
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Ivry
Anny
Chicago
Democratic Party
Royal S. Copeland
Orade
New York
Anton J. Cermak
John ©. Conroy
Floyd W. Thompson
Forest Fire Ravages Stanislaus National Forest
A massive blaze in Stanislaus National Forest and nearby private holdings across Coulterville Mariposa County California destroyed over 4000 acres of timber. The August 3 report cites it as the season’s largest central California forest fire.
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Coulterville
Mariposa County
Calif
Stanislaus National Forest
Caliifornia
Gov Smith Reviews Militia Regiments at Camp Smith
Governor Smith reviews the 69th and 14th New York National Guard regiments at Camp Smith near Peekskill. Troops, many from New York City, were inspected in the parade ground amid melodies and jigs as the governor observed in the late afternoon sun.
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Camp Smith
N. Y
East Side
West Side
Smith
Cannon challenges Raskob over Methodist ministers support
Richmond Aug 3 AP Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South charged John J Raskob chairman of the Democratic National Committee with seeking names of substantial southern Methodists who would withdraw financial support from ministers opposing the Democratic presidential ticket He said Raskob cannot muzzle Methodist ministers and called for proof of such threats The Democratic chairman had said he had received reports of this nature with no clear details.
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Richmond
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Fomight
John J. Raskoh
Democratic National Committee
South
Cannon
Barkoh
Bomb Plot Aimed at Chicago Negro Leader
A bomb exploded near William Wood, a blind African American political leader, in Chicago. The blast occurred as Wood testified before a special grand jury probing April primary disorders, marking a rare violent attempt to intimidate a key witness.
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Chicago
APJ
William Wood
Wood
Storm Digpels Heat Through East Leaving Death Toll
Violent thunderstorms followed a four day heat wave with high winds hail and rain sweeping the east last night. New York reported one death and four prostrations from the heat as street thermometers reached 94 degrees.
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Bernd
New York
Mother Saves Child at Crossing Then Is Killed
Ada Boswood, 20, of Dallas, pushed her 4-year-old daughter Betty Jean from a car at a grade crossing, saving the child but losing her own life as the car collided with a passenger train. She died instantly, authorities reported.
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Tex
Betty Jean
Ada Boswood
Belgrade Editor Shot and Killed in Belgrade
Belgrade editor Vladimir Hristoviteh of the Jedinstvo newspaper was shot and killed as he left a hospital. A young railway worker fired seven shots, wounding another person, in an assassination attempt that ended at the hospital today.
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Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
Vladimir Hristoviteh
Edi
Jedinsto
Four Face Trial for Corrupting Minors in Missoula
Four adults George Kolppa Robert Farmer Earl Clemons and Corrine Daigle face district court trial for contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with a joy ride that preceded the June 20 fatal shooting of 16-year-old Doris Wentworth near Renner. They are also charged with providing intoxicating liquor to a minor, as cited by the Wentworth family.
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Missoula
Mont
George Kolppa
Robert Farmer
Earl Clemons
Corrine Daigle
Sylvia Thurston
Doris Wentworth
Milltown
Renner
Wentworth
American favorite falters as Algerian El Ouafi wins Olympic marathon
In Amsterdam on August 6 1923 El Ouafi the Algerian running for France surged from the pack in the final miles to win the Olympic marathon before 40000 spectators. Jose Ray the favored American faded near the finish finishing fifth with Miguel Plaza of Chile as a distant runner up in an upset.
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Olympic Stadium
Amsterdam
Jose Ray
el Ouafi
France
el Quafi
Paris
America Wins Ninth Straight Olympic Track Crown
The United States dominated track and field at the ninth Olympiad, totaling 178 points across 22 events to lead Finland with 102. Canada edged the U S for women’s events, while Germany failed to win a single main-event first place. Aug. 5 AP report notes widest honors distribution on record as Germany falters after 11-year absence.
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Finland
Canada
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Japan
South Africa
France
Ireland
Sweden
Teutons
Bitter Stabs in Texas Convention
Party splits in Texas counties over Smith and anti Smith factions disrupted county Democratic gatherings in Dallas Harris and Tarrant. Delegations may be thrown out by the state convention credentials committee. Clashes in Houston and Fort Worth included a fist fight and police responses.
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Tex
Texas
Alfred E Smith
Harris
Tarrar
Houston and
Fort Worth
Tively
Lindy Lands Monoplane With Two Women Passengers
Curtiss Field August 4 AP report states Charles A Lindbergh landed his monoplane here today with two women passengers who were not identified.
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Lindy
Curtiss Field
Coronel Cha
Murdered socialite found. suspect captured
Mrs Myrtle L Mellus 41, wealthy and prominent, was found slain in her Los Angeles home. A man named Pat Kelly 38 was found hiding in a closet and arrested after officers cordoned the area. The discovery came when her husband Frank Mellus returned from fishing.
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Los Angeles
Myrtle L. Mellus
Pat Kelly
Mellus
Frank Mellus
Kelly
Ars. Mesius
Young Tom Curtis Injures Leg in Cafe Accident
Thomas M. Curtis Jr., 13, son of Curtis cafe owner at 2836 North Main, shot himself in the left leg with a 22 caliber rifle while in the cafe early yesterday. The bullet lodged in the ankle bone. he was sitting with the gun leaning on his leg when it discharged, he said, and the wound is described as very painful and serious.
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Thomas M. Curtis, Jr
Thomas M. Curtis
Curtis
North Main Street
Northern Pacific
East Jelena
Young Curtis
Wives See 2 Men Die In Airplane Crash
Plainfield New Jersey August 3 API Astave Staiger aged 20 of the Bronx New York and Cobryswood Harris Crayford were killed when a plane crashed near a field during takeoff.
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S.J
API
Astave Staiger
Bronx
New York
Cobryswood Harris Crayford
Family of four killed in Three Rivers crossing crash
A New York Central passenger train struck a car at a crossing near Three Rivers Michigan killing a family of four on an Illinois bound vacation trip. The victims were Harold L Titus, his wife Florence Titus and their two sons Harold and Donald Titus. The car’s occupants were from Battle Creek and Ir, Michigan. The crash left a family wiped out with the public details limited to the collision and the victims.
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Mich
New York Central
Mishawka
Ind
Harold L. Titus
Battle Creek
Florence
Harold Titus
Donald Titus
Drys Call to Defeat Al Smith in National Vote
Washington Aug 3 A drys committee report urged voters to defeat Gov. Alfred E. Smith the Democratic presidential nominee. The document praised Hoover for enforcement and opposed repeal of the amendment, focusing on Smith and attacking his candidacy while noting Hoover’s stance against repeal.
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al Smith
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United States
Alfreds E. Smith
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Hooter
Smith
National Conference On Prohibition Enforcement
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