British Seek Fresh Lead On Colonel Fawcett Missing Explorer
British officials weigh a new search for Colonel H. P. Fawcett who vanished in Brazil while seeking a legendary lost civilization. A jungle trapper, Stephen Battin, reports meeting a man claiming to be Fawcett west of the Xingu and Madeira rivers, prompting renewed consular inquiries into the explorer’s fate and possible captivity among indigenous groups.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
H. P. Fawcett
Stephen Battin
Matto Grosso
Great Jungle
Theodore Roosevelt
Rio de Janeiro
Amazon
Atlantic
Manaus
Rattin
Arthur Abbott
Civilization
Abbott
Fawcett
Xingu
Madico
Madeira
Col. Fawcett
Cett
Manos
Lost Amazon Expedition Hope Amid Jungle Dangers
A salvage note recalls the Krupp backed Fawcett expedition vanishing in the Amazon with only a trio of survivors. The text cites Indian attacks, disease, and insect peril, plus prior reports by Commander G M Doyt that natives killed the group. It notes aerial explorers’ deadly jungle lessons and the risk of hostile tribes and disease.
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Krupp
Amazon
Fawcett
G. M. Doyt
Faw
Atlanta Votes To Keep Its Mayor James L. Key
Atlanta voters backed Mayor James L. Key in a record municipal election tally 17 178 to 11 744 defeating a recall drive. Disorder at polling places was reported as Key defended his stance on prohibition and Sunday charity events while criticizing financial policy and labor practices.
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Atlanta
James L. Key
Georgia City
S Ite
Key
Greater Atlanta Prohibition and Law Enforcement League
John A. Manger
League
Steve Nance
Atlanta Federation of Trades
Say
Prohibition sweep nets nine in South Carolina liquor ring
Federal agents say arrests of nine men and seizure of 300 cases of liquor break up a suspected Detroit Purple gang operation in South Carolina. Four men were jailed after a Cartersville tobacco barn raid, with bonds set from 10 000 to 25 000. Authorities also charged radio station activity near Myrtle Beach and base operations on the Waccamaw Neck.
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Florence
8. C
South Carolina
Detroit
Cartersville
Charleston
Myrtle Beach
Waccamaw Neck
Murrells Inlet
Georgetown
J. Q. Brown
Edgar L. Dunn
W. P. McDaniel
W. J
Frank McGuire
Jack Taylor
Joseph Parker
J. S. Tyler
McDaniel Boys
Purple
N. A. McDaniel
George McDaniel
Garland Smith Granted New Trial by Virginia Supreme Court
The Virginia supreme court of appeals granted Garland Smith a new trial after the state confessed an error in his conviction for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Bernard Puryear in Mecklenburg county. Smith is serving 40 years for Puryear and Officer Mack Tuck deaths, having previously faced the electric chair in the Puryear case.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Garland Smith
Bernard Puryear
Mecklenburg County
Trial Postponed for 43 Election Law Defendants
In Greensboro a district court trial for 43 defendants charged with election law violations in Watauga County was postponed. Judge Johnson J Hayes will set a new date later.
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Greensboro
Watauge County
Johnson J. Hayes
District Court
Denver teen on bicycle captures thief after chase
Denver youths report Danny Colletti, 17, chased a thief who bolted from a store with dresses. The messenger rode his bicycle, caught up, and held the thief until help arrived.
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Denver
Danny Colletti
Danny
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Lydia
Pinkhem
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pontiac
G.M.A.C
Paul Whiteman
Pontiac Chieftains
Mildred Bailey
Jack Fulton
N.B.C
Purple Gang
Hreed
Pailie
Ce Bray
Pears
Reiebie
Liggett & Myers
Granger
Pip
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