Arctic City Awaits Ship With Andree Bodies
Tromsoe residents anticipate the Bratvaag bringing the bodies of Andree and companions from White Island. The find ends a 33 year mystery and makes Tromsoe a focal point for polar history as journalists and scientists converge.
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Arctic City
Pale
Andree
Arctic
White Island
Tromsoe
Bratvaag
Tramsoe Harbor
Riddie
Tramsoe
Todey
Aalesund
Danska Ya
Virgo
Fire at Federal Trade Commission HQ devastates records
A major fire at FTC headquarters in Washington injures 22 firefighters, four seriously, and destroys valuable records. The war era temporary building suffered roof collapse while firefighters battled the blaze for nearly three hours. Cause is under investigation with spontaneous combustion or a discarded cigarette butt proposed.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
State Revenue Falls On Highway Fund Decline
North Carolina revenue report shows August highway fund income at 1,111,884, down 113,497 from last year. Gasoline tax and automobile license receipts drop due to about 10,000 fewer registered cars and reduced usage as drivers economize.
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A. J. Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
Public officials in brawl during fishing case in Edenton
In Edenton North Carolina August 30 John Hollowell of Chowan county suffered a brain concussion in a free for all fight after testifying against Levi and Hermit Nixon on a fishing law charge. The Nixons were convicted and fined. County officials John F White Charles Griffin and William Dorsey Pruden intervened but fights continued. The Nixons were jailed without bond and Hollowell remained in serious condition.
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Edenton
N. C
John Hollowell
Chowan County
Levi
Hermit Nixon
Nixons
John F. White
Chowan
Charles Griffin
William Dorsey Pruden
Hollowell
Tobacco prices rise on North Carolina border markets
Fairmont led the seven border markets with 3,339,422 pounds sold at an average $13.34 as quality improved and demand rose for better grades. McFarlandForecasts about 50 million pounds in season sales across seven markets, noting light weight yet strong bidding for higher grades and second or third pullings.
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Fairmont
N. C
North Carolina
South Carolina
R. W. McFarland
Mr. McFarland
McFarland
Lumberton
Lamberton
Embezzlement Scandal Hits Macon Bank President in Jail
T Wallace Hawkes, president of Merchants and Mechanics bank, refused a $25,000 bond and admitted embezzling about 91 000 over years. He waited in a Bibb County jail as state auditors plan a ten day completion of the bank's audit. Hawkes agreed to turn over properties and signed deeds to real estate to cover losses while armored trucks brought funds to Macon banks.
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Macon
T. Wallace Hawkes
Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Bibb County
Hawkes
State Banking Department
Park
Federal Reserve Bank Intlanta
Acon
Liquor Party Kills Two Hurts Two in Louisville
Four men die and two more are seriously ill after a party in Louisville where whisky was consumed. Police found three bottles at the scene including denatured alcohol and bay rum. Victims include Scott Connell O N Nutting and Frank Bates of Louisville with two men in critical condition.
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Bay
O. N. Nutting
Frank Bates
Louisville
Jake Holstrass
Robert Holden
Russell Gordon
Typical Girl Marries College Professor
Miss Edna Peters winner of the typical American girl contest wed Dr. Kirby A. Martin of Cornell University Medical College in a late afternoon ceremony at the Little Church Around the Corner. Peters is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Peters of Miami.
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New York
Edna Peters
Kirby A. Martin
Cornell University Medical College
Child Killed During Golf Demo in Garden City
In Garden City New York on August 30 Fred Reuter 10 swung a golf club at his friend Argyle Astrito below the right ear. Argyle died instantly from a fractured skull during a Bobby Jones drive demonstration.
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Golf Club
Garden City
N. Y
Bobby Jones
Fred Reuter
Argyle Astrito
Argyle
Argentina guards president life amid tense capital
Reinforcements of heavily armed troops moved into Buenos Aires to protect President Hippolito Yrigoyen as a 24 hour strike by 6,000 telephone workers sparked precautions. Cavalry, police and destroyers were posted around the government district and palace while a street demonstration left two police officials wounded.
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Buenos Aires
Hippolito Yrigoyen
Campo Mayo
Yrigoyen
Cabildo
Banco de la Nacion
Territorial Police
Secretary Hurley Tours Flood Control Rivals by Air
Secretary of War Hurley flew into St Paul after a severe thunderstorm to begin a Mississippi river flood control survey. Despite squalls, his transport arrived ahead of schedule as plans called for daytime travel and nightly tie ups at sunset for the party aboard the engineer boat. The Chicago river diversion project was the first aerial inspection en route.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Hurley
Twin Cities
Mississippi River
L. L. Beery
Thomas Q. Ashburn
Inland Waterways Corporation
Mississippi
Chicago
Farm Prices Fall Across Fruits Vegetables and Meat
Washington reports a further drop in farm prices for fruits and vegetables cotton and cottonseed and for meat animals except hogs for the month ending August 15. The farm price index is 35 percent below a year ago and marks the lowest August level since 1915.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Morrison Denounces Hoover Administration at Watauga Meeting
Cameron Morrison of Charlotte headlined the Watauga county Democratic convention denouncing the national Republicans and praising North Carolina’s state government under Governor Gardner. He condemned Hoover for cabinet exclusion of a southerner and criticized federal policies as sectional and costly yet praised state progress in education highways and industry.
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Hoover
O. Max Gardner
Morrison
Republican Party
Claudette Colbert Stars In Manslaughter At Broadhurst
Claudette Colbert headlines the drama Manslaughter with Frederic March at the Broadhurst Monday and Tuesday. The piece questions how beauty wealth and social status bend the law. Alice Duer Miller wrote the story.
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Claudette Colbert
Frederic March
Broadhurst
Alice Duer = Miller
Enterprise
Los Angeles Quake Shakes City of Angels
An earthquake lasting about 30 seconds struck Los Angeles and nearby areas at 4 39 p m causing minor damage across the bay district. No injuries were reported. Watches clocks and pictures shifted as three shocks were felt with a bridge wall collapse near Venice narrowly missing a bus. The tremor reached Ventura and was reported in Pasadena Inglewood Santa Monica Norwalk Alhambra South Pasadena and other towns.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica Bay District
Bay District
Venice
Speedway
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Imperial Valley
Pasadena
Inglewood
Santa Monica
Norwalk
Alhambra
South Pasadena
Aerial Carnival Opens for Gordon Bennett Balloon Race
Cleveland prepares for a two day aerial carnival introducing the Gordon Bennett balloon race with six balloons from Belgium Germany France and the United States. Crews expect favorable weather and a start from Cleveland Municipal Airport at 4 30 p m Monday.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Municipal
Belgium
Germany
France
United States
Hugo Kaulen, Jr
Carl Goetze
Ernest de Muryter
Leon Coeckelbaergh
Albert Boitard
Jean Herbe
Ward T. van Orman
Alan McCracken
Edward J. Hill
A. ¢. Schlosser
Detroit
R. J. Blair
F. J. Trotter
Maine
North Carolina
Manitoba
Major General Henry T. Allen Dies at 71
Major General Henry T. Allen, 71, died suddenly of heart trouble at Buena Vista Springs Pennsylvania while visiting a German embassy summer cottage. He was stricken on a porch as he viewed the scenery.
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Buena Vista Springs
Henry T. Allen
Two Americans Still Held in Peru by New Junta
The State Department seeks details on Harold B. Grow and Charles W. Sutton held by Peru's new military government. Grow faces a potential court martial for allegedly planning airbombs on Arequipa under orders from former President Leguia. Sutton, a long-time Peru contractor, is charged with irregularities in his work.
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Washington
State Department
Castle
Lima
Ferdinand L. Mayer
Harold B. Grow
Naval Reserve
Charles W. Sutton
Louis M. Sanchez Cerio
Peru
Arequipa
Leguia
Sutton
Castre
Marer
Grow
United States
Lutheran Missionary In Hospital Which She Herself Built
Dr. Anna A. Kugler of the American Lutheran Mission died in Guntur Madras India at age an early retirement goal near fifty years as a missioner. She founded a women and children hospital over a century ago and became known as Kugler's hospital and the elder mother to Hindu patients.
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Guntur
Madras
India
Anna A. Kugler
American Lutheran Mission
Pennsylvania
United States
Women and Children’s Hospital
Kugler’s Hospital
Mountain Feud Ends in Double Slaying in Kentucky
In Pike County near Jikeville Kentucky Sam Wright 40 and Melvin Branham 36 were shot dead after a quarrel involving three families. A coroner's jury ruled Branham killed Wright and an unknown person killed Branham. Neighbor Charles is in jail and Henry Branham is being sought. Wright was known as a lawman and tied to the legend of Bad John Wright connected to John Fox Jr's Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
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Jikeville
Sam .Wright
Melvin Branham
Wright Hom
Three Mile Creek
Wright
Branham
Charles
Pike County
Henry Branham
Sam Wright
John” Wright
Kentucky
Virginia
John Fox, Jr
Devil Jack Tolliver
Murder details set for coroner inquest in Raleigh
New facts in the Paul Moneyham slaying will be aired Tuesday at the Wake county coroner's inquest. Kemp, a 40 year old farmer, shot Moneyham at his doorstep after a quarrel in a tobacco barn. Moneyham, 27, married, was killed as Mrs Moneyham and Mrs Kemp were injured during the shooting.
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Raleigh
Paul Moneyham
D. W. Kemp
Wake County
Moneyham
the -Oroner
Kemp
C. B. Moneyham
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