Prisoners Die in Ohio Penitentiary Fire Toll Rises
At the state fair grounds in Columbus Ohio victims of the Ohio State Penitentiary fire lie in an improvised morgue in the horticultural building awaiting identification and burial. The death toll reached 318 as officials note more bodies arrive and a fire chief cites missed chances to save lives due to prison mismanagement.
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State Fair Grounds
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Penitentiary
Youth Faints in Tailspin Crash Kills Pilot-to-be
Harry Tragesser, taking a pilot license test, fell into a tailspin and dropped 600 feet at Lyon Park Virginia. His plane crashed and he died after being taken to hospital. Crowd watches wreckage after the fatal accident.
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Pacific & Atlantic
Harry Tragesser
Lyon Park
Virginia
Awe-Inspired Sunrise Services Spark Chicago Event
Mrs. Anne Hall, once married to Chicago magnate Harry Lee Hall, recounts breach of promise suit. She details a $10,000 claim and says Hall proposed a second marriage two years after their divorce, while she discovered he already had another wife.
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Harry Lee Hall
Chicago
Anne Hall
Hutchinson Plans Summer Flight from Richmond to Paris
George R. Hutchinson of Baltimore visited President Hoover at the White House to discuss plans for a summer flight from Richmond Virginia to Paris. The project aims to demonstrate transatlantic air travel capabilities with new aviation methods.
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George R. Hutchinson
Baltimore, Md
President Hoover
White House
Washington
Richmond
Paris
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