Endurancers End Flight After 647 Hours In Air
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine completed the longest sustained flight in history in the Greater St. Louis monoplane at Lambert Field. The ending came after a crankcase break and questions over finances, with a total of 647 hours 28 minutes 30 seconds aloft and a near 27 day duration.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Greater St. Louis
Pickens
Williams Pickens
Jackson
O’brine
Lambert-St. Louisa Field
John
Kenneth Hunter
Wage Out Effective Today Cause Of Protest
About fifteen hundred workers at American Mills No 1 and 2 in Bessemer City walked out in protest of a wage cut due to take effect this morning. The mass meeting at the park approved the walkout unanimously. A conference with owners in Gastonia was sought. officials reported they could not be reached. No disorders were reported as Gaston county textile plants statewide remain quiet.
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Bessemer City
N. C
American Mills
Robert
Frank
Max Goldberg
Gastonia
Gillespie
Goldbergs
Police House
Bassemer City
Gaston County
South Atlantic States
National Textile Workers Union
O. F. Aderholt
Loray
North Carolina Supreme Court
Trains Delayed by Salisbury Wreck
Southern railway trains on the Charlotte to Greensbor o line were delayed after five freight cars derailed two miles south of Salisbury. Wrecking crews worked overnight to clear the tracks and reroute five trains including the Crescent Limited. no injuries were reported. Engineer Frank Hughes of Greenville and conductor Bert Bakers of Salisbury were aboard the freight.
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Salisbury
Southern Railway
Charlotte
Greensbor
Here
Barber Junction
Charlotte and
Spencer
Frank Hughes
Greenville
2. C
Bert Bakers
Death of William E. Swift Under Investigation
Police sought to determine how and where William E. Swift obtained the pistol used to kill himself at Park Avenue Sanitarium. Dr. Gonzales questioned narcotics or liquor involvement. Aden Swift arrived from Chicago to claim the body while Mrs. Swift remained in Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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York
William E. Swift
Louis F. Swift
Chicago
Packer
Park Avenue Sanitarium
Thomas A. Gonzales
Swift
Aden Swift
Wiliam
New York
Helen
Orson Bayley Swift
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
New
Olympiad of the Air Opens in Chicago With International Entrants
The tenth annual air racing meet starts Saturday at Curtiss Glenview airport drawing top American fliers and entrants from England France Italy and Germany. The women’s Pacific derby began with six planes leaving Long Beach for San Diego led by Gladys O'Donnell finishing 32 minutes 51 seconds for the 93 mile leg. The field heads to Phoenix with the event offering 22000 in prizes for 200 horsepower motors ending Monday at Glenview. Only two men John Livingston and W G Moore enter the southern derby starting from
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Chicago
Curtiss Glenview
America
England
France
Italy
Germany
Long Beach
Calif
San Diego
Gladys O'Donnell
Phoenix
Ariz
Imperial Valley
Glenview
John Livingston
Aurora
Ill
W. G. Moore
Kansas City
Goat Cart Special Arrives In Gate City
The Goldsboro Greensboro Goat Cart Special arrived in Greensboro at 1 35 p m with engineer C C Liles and his two children Gladys and Charles aboard the 136 mile endurance run. Liles left Goldsboro last Thursday and planned to report to the Greensboro Record upon arrival as curious spectators gathered to watch the spectacle.
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Greensboro
N. C
Goldsboro-Greensboro
C. C. Liles
Gladys
Charles
Liles
Goldsboro
Hoover Returns to White House After Summer Trip
President Hoover returns to Washington from his summer Virginia camp after an uneventful motor trip. He resumed official duties at the White House following the brief excursion.
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Hoover
Washington
White House
Virginia
Tragic Jute Mill Disaster Drowns 32 Workers on Hugli River
A ferryboat carrying 32 jute mill workers capsized in a storm on the Hugli river near Calcutta. Twenty two were rescued as rescuers battled high tides and strong currents.
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Calcutta
Alcutta
Todia
Hugli River
Ganges
Publisher Denies Conspiracy Plot Against Governor
Fred O. Eberhardt publisher of Tallahassee and two associates, Frank Rallis a former political worker and Henry Halsema a Jacksonville real estate operator, were charged in warrants with conspiring to procure Governor Doyle E Carlton’s assassination. Bonds set at 500 each. Eberhardt claimed the case is a political plot and denied any plot. A preliminary hearing is slated for next Monday if lawyers are prepared.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Fred 0. Eberhardt
Tallahassee
Frank Rallis
Henry Halsema
Jacksonville
Doyle E. Carlton
C. E. Hooks
J. C. Madison
Justice of the Peace
Florida
Eberhardt
Giblin
Ralls
Eight Die In Prague Bus Tragedy Near Elbe River
Eight people were killed and ten seriously injured when an auto bus crashed through a railing and plunged into the River Elbe near Spindlemuhle outside Prague.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Elbe
Spindlemuhle
Five Injured In Greensboro Wreck
Five members of E. P. Hege’s family were injured when their automobile collided head on with a car on a Greensboro bridge. Hege was most seriously hurt and Kelly Clark, the other driver, a Black man, is in jail.
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Greensboro
E. P. Hege
Hege
Kelly Clark
Passengers and Crew Saved From Tahiti After Sinking
The British steamer Tahiti, with 317 aboard, abandoned ship at dawn after a propeller tear caused rapid flooding. The American steamer Ventura raced to assist, rescuing 175 passengers and 142 crew before Tahiti sank near Wellington. The Penybryn stood by to aid during disembarkation.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Tahiti
Auckland
Cuba
Sydney
San Francisco
Winston Man Held At Lexington For Hitting Motorcycle
R H Rector, 25, of Charlotte, badly injured in a collision with an automobile near Lexington. J F Dean, 30, a Winston-Salem barber, held as the condition of Rector is developed. Police say Dean was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
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Winston Man
Lexington
Leington
R H. Rector
Charlotte
J. F. Dean
Winston-Salem
Rector
Dean
Cotton markets plunge on heavy selling across New York and New Orleans
In New York heavy selling pushed futures to the lowest since 1915 as October fell below 11 cents a pound and December slipped to 11.06. Poor demand, Liverpool weakness, and drought relief reports boost the decline with October contract around 10.85 cents. The New Orleans market mirrored the drop amid hedge selling and scant trade.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Women Withstand Heat Better, Carnegie Scientist Reports
Dr. Oscar Riddle reports at Cold Springs Harbor that female metabolism drops less than male when temperatures rise from 68 to 86 degrees. Experiments with ring doves and pigeons suggest this pattern may apply to humans, affecting energy production and blood factors.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Cold Springs Harbor
N. Y
Carnegis Institution
Oscar Riddle
Carnegie
Riddle
Lines Drawn For Battle Over House
National party leaders gather in Washington to launch the November campaign. They see House contests as the main test of sentiment and a gauge for the presidential race two years ahead. The article notes past party swings in midterm elections and the race to open campaign activities next month.
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Washington
National Party
House
Congress
Senate
Carol May Wed Lupescu If Reconciliation Fails
Vienna reports Romanian King Carol plans a morganatic marriage to Magda Lupescu if reconciliation with Queen Helen fails. A diplomat says Carol delays coronation from October to next spring amid fears of army and national reaction to the royal rift.
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Vienna
Carol
Helen
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Bucharest
Mme. Lupescu
Marshall Field III Weds London Social Figure Quietly
Marshall Field III, grandson of the Chicago merchant, married Mrs. Dudley Coats at Marylebone registry office. The couple, who sought privacy, left in a taxi after a brief ceremony, while Mrs. Field is famed as a beauty in British society and has known figures including the Prince of Wales.
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London
Marshall Field, III
Chicago
Dudley Coats
Marylebone Registry Office
Field
Prince of Wales
Duke of Gloucester
Prince George
Pythehley
Manteo Commemorates Virginia Dare Birth on Roanoke Island
A memorial gateway to Virginia Dare on Roanoke Island was dedicated in Manteo North Carolina marking her 348th birth anniversary. The site recalls the 1587 voyage of Raleigh's settlers and the mysterious disappearance of the colonists with the word Croatan carved on a tree. Dr Archibald Henderson UNC spoke on Our Debt to Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Manteo
N. C
Virginia Dare
New World
Sir Walter Raleigh
Roanoke Island
England
United States
Sir Walter
Episcopal Church
Virginia
Archibald Henderson
University of North Carolina
W. H. Kinderwater
United States Army Reserve
Corype
Farm Board Wheat for Feed Proposed
Harry F. Byrd urged Secretary Hyde to release about 75 million bushels of wheat held by the grain stabilization corporation for livestock feed to drought struck farmers. Red Cross chief John Barton Payne told Hoover only a few inquiries had been received for relief. he expected a possible 5 million later. The Weather Bureau reported beneficial rains and forecast more in a wide area from the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains aiding relief efforts, with showers in numerous states easing corn and cattle ranges.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Drought Relief Committee
Hyde
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Farm Board
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Hoover
White House
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsn
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
Hundred Rescued After Ice Cold Puget Sound Plunge
In Tacoma on August 18 more than 100 people fell into Puget Sound when a gangplank between a pavillion and a float collapsed during the endur ance swim finish. All were rescued and unharmed.
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Tacoma
Wash
Puget Sound
Firemen Resign in Wilson Volunteer Dept
Wilsons 32 active firefighters resign en bloc effective August 3 at midnight sending a joint letter to the aldermen. The resignation ends their service with the volunteer department in Wilson.
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Wilson
Volunteer Fire Department
Board of Aldermen
Modern Women's Hair Grays Earlier Than Mothers
Chicago reports Otto de Donato of St. Louis, tracing ten generations of hairstylists, says young women gray five years sooner than their mothers and ten years earlier than grandmothers due to lack of daily brushing and proper hair care. He urges brushing after the first 24 hours to restore hair vitality.
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Chicago
Otto de Donato
St. Louis
Florentine
Florence
de Donato
Labor puts foot on Gardner boom in North Carolina
Charlotte report recalls Labor mass meeting where Edward F. McGrady, AFL leader and William Green's rep, said Gardner will not be nominated for vice president while the Marion massacre is remembered. He blamed low wages for industrial distress and urged voters to prioritize principles.
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Charlotte
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Edward F. McGrady
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Max Gardner
United States
Marion Masacre
McGrady
Bebe Daniels Father’s Death Reported in Grand Rapids
Melville E. Daniels, 65, father of film actress Bebe Daniels, died in Grand Rapids. He was the father in law of Ben Lyon and the sentence notes Lyon’s connection to the Daniels family.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Melville IE
Daniela
Bebe Daniels
Mr. Daniels
Ben Lyon
Serean Estar
Ban Lyon
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Ventura
Francis M. Stephenson
Carol Migut
Lupescu
London Society
Archibald Henderston
Byrd
Marion
Bebe Daniel
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