Souvenir Seekers Loot Death Plane Crash News
Bellefonte Pennsylvania October 12. The board led by Superintendent Carl F. Egge aims to report on Pilot Charles H. Ames whose body was found on Nittany Mountain after a nine day search. Investigators say Ames crashed in full flight about 130 mph, flying low to pass Nittany. Instruments were removed by souvenir hunters despite guards. Ames plate and instruments missing. postal inspectors may be called if not returned. Ames to be cremated in Cleveland then buried in Michigan. family awaiting funeral details. Ames, 31, unmarried, leaves parents, a brother Paul, and two sisters.
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Bellefonte
Carl F. Egge
Air Rail Service
Charles H. Ames
Nittany Mountain
Ames
H. B. Shaver
Air Smail
F. J. Cethavs
J. D. Hill
H. T. Lewis
Nebraska-Wyoming
Nittany
Shaver
Hollywood Cal
Paul Ames
Pilot
Cleveland
Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Los Angeles
Charles Ames
CC Ames
Charles
Paul
Pennsylvania
Ames Faw
Frank J. Taylor
Saratoga
California
C. LC. Bakemore
Corvallis
Ore
Ching
Aviators
Writer Harold Bell Wright reports father William Wright dead
Harold Bell Wright, the noted author, received news that his father, William A. Wright, aged 88, had died in Tampa Florida.
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Tucson
Ariz
William A. Wright
Tampa
Fla
Harold Bell Wright
Helena Y Courses Promote More and Better Swimmers
Helena Y vows to expand learn to swim programs as the Red Cross and YMCA affiliates report rising participation. In 1924 and 1923 about 703 men and boys trained in swimming and life saving, up 205 percent from the prior year, with many associations also teaching women. A 17 year old Idaho girl saved a man in Oregon after training, illustrating program value. The Helena Y pledges no charge for girls aged 10 to 12 at the town Y, with others at a nominal fee, to meet civic needs and reduce water accidents.
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United States
M. Coa
Idaho
Oregon
Red Cross
Wniter
Pocatello Ymche ¥. M.C. A
Woien and Gastuagt
Helena
Madden Hits Use of Air Fund Coin Controversy at Hearing
Madden accuses the air board of misusing funds for development of national air defense while opposing excessive military spending. Wright, Robison, and other officials testify after a six hour session. Wright urges commercial aviation growth and licensing pilots. Dwight W. Morrow notes Wright and Wilbur Wright helped create the air age.
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Madden
Air Fund
Robison
Wright
Martin B. Madden
Howse Appropriations
Congrees
Imac
Army
United States
Oreille Wright
Pho
Robinson
United States Battle Fleet
Tomerry
Carametre Department
Hiarman
Dwight W. Morrow
Afr
Supreme Court declines review in Carson copper patent case
Washington Oct 12 AP The Supreme Court declined to review a case over whether copper smelting firms infringe George Campbell Carson’s patent for a smelting process. The ruling affects royalties estimated from 2.9 million to 20.0 million dollars as suits expand against major U S copper firms and smelting concerns nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George Campbell Carson
American Smelting and Refining Company
We Tower
Berkley
United States
Das
Carson
Gym schedules suspended for 10 weeks drive
Maintenance drive leads to temporary halt of all gym schedules. Schedules will resume next week after the drive ends to fund the campaign.
Poe Hoodoo Reshapes Theatre After Poe Biography Flop
New York October 12 reports that J W Gack Mayer, Liberty theater manager and part owner, died at 10:40 p m from pneumonia in his hotel. The failing run of the play Edgar Allan Too at the Liberty is cited as part of a broader superstition about Poe works.
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New York
Edgar Allan Poe
J. W. Gack Mayer
Liberty Theater
Edgar Allan Too
the Liberty
Il Icheater
Richard Mansfield
Por
Marriages fall while divorces rise in Minnesota totals
Minnesota shows a department of commerce report that marriages declined about 7 percent while divorces rose roughly 27 percent over 1924. Ramsey and Hennepin counties show mixed movements with notable divorce increases, Rochester area counting more divorces than marriages and overall totals reflecting a shift in marital stability across the state.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Department of Commerce
Disiney Court of
Gach
Thennepin Enunty
Abgnijeanski
Marriges
Elie Vorces
Eee
Age
Ramsay
HH Pauli
Ohstel
Rochester
Conte
Carver Enaale
Marages
Never Heard of Dry Law Says Barman
Federal officers arrest Helmar Janssen, a tavern operator who claimed he never reads newspapers and denied knowledge of Prohibition. He argued deafness and war duties, but was detained after serving a drink and a bottle. Oregon supplied a cabinet member to the president.
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Says Barman
Chicago
Watt Tlews Helmar Janssen
Janssen
Mr. Janssen
Germany
Federal
Parents to be prosecuted for Halloween property crimes
Warning issued by the county attorney that parents of children involved in Halloween property damage will face prosecution. Dozens of incidents linked to pranks and theft prompted actions to hold guardians accountable and protect property owners from further vandalism.
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Tosa
Vallowe
Dadtary
Hanwige
Underwriters Fire Barometer Sees Seasonal Fire Types
New York Oct 11 The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports that arson and accidental fires correlate with industrial cycles and seasonal declines. As garment and leather trades slow in spring, fire calls rise. weather and economic activity influence casualty patterns and regional hotspots across New England New York Texas Georgia and Southern Minnesota.
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New York
National Board of Fire
Tate
New England
Mir
Texas
Georgia
Mino
IBM
William Street
Wall Street
Maiden Lane
Varios
Bootlegging in Early America Revealed by Diary Evidence
St Paul dispatch notes a diary from the 1840s-1850s preserved by the Minnesota Historical Society shows bootlegging existed before the Civil War. Rev Edmund Ely’s weather-worn entries describe rum running on Lake Superior during prohibition’s early days, with barrels burst, contraband whiskey sold at bottles per sale, and smuggling through steamer doors to Indians and traders.
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St. Paul
Associated Press
America
Northwest
Edmund F. Ely
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Hederattn
Fly
Oil Companies Face Anti Trust Action
Federal court in New York began hearings on an antitrust case involving four major oil firms including Standard Oil of Indiana and Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. The government accuses the four corporations of conspiring to control royalties and patent practices across the sector, alleging coordinated actions to restrain competition.
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New York
Mussolini Predicts Another Revolution
The article reports Mussolini asserting a new revolution is looming and outlining aims to reshape power, with references to phases, reforms, and the potential shift toward a new order tied to the strength and preservation of national properties and greatness.
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Astro
Frineaenton
Muscolini
All Parties
Fagetsa
Minolind
Tim Koal
Min
Puritan Village Sirens Spanked by Valley Cottage Citizens
In Rockland County Valley Cottage residents formed the Valley Cottage Community League after a heated meeting at the fire house. They seek help from Governor South and state police to curb roaming young women, while insisting on local control and rejecting straitjackets, amid recent summer disturbances and women’s outcry over disorderly behavior.
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New York
Rockland
Valley Cottage
Governor South
Vate Police
Valley Cottage Community League
Vito Pascal
League
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