Labor Day crowds in Washington mark holiday in capital
Union workers and firemen held Labor Day celebrations in Washington with crowds visiting parks museums and streets. Vice President Curtis planned to open a new hourly air service while President Hoover returned from Virginia.
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Virginia
Derailment of Texas Special near Kirkwood kills six
Investigators probe lettered rock placement on rails near Osage Hills. Yardmaster Rutledge says rocks reinforced by cross-laid tiers. officials suspect train wreckers. Six bodies lie in Kirkwood morgue with eight recovered per supervisor Conley. Train, en route from St Louis to Texas points, was about 40 mph when it left rails on a curve about 15 miles west of the area.
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French aviators Question Mark speed across Atlantic
Loop Head signals show trans Atlantic plane Question Mark reporting position at 3 00 p m GMT near Loop Head Ireland and 10 00 a m EST over Shannon estuary. Maurice Bellonte flies with Captain Coste sweeping toward New York after leaving Pasage and Le Bourget.
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Two Well After Girl's Death Fall
Joseph Cummings and George Jaeger, both of Chicago, were held for questioning in New York after Gertrude Burke died in a fall or leap from a second floor East 55th Street apartment. The men said they invited Burke and Ida and Nettie Goldman to RE. B. Vinson's apartment, but Vinson was away and had left the key with them.
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Jewelry stolen from Mrs Eddie Cantor hotel room
Jewelry valued at 20000 dollars was stolen today from the hotel room of Mrs. Eddie Cantor wife of the comedian in Atlantic City.
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Eddie Cantor
Labor Day Observance Traces Back to 1882 Parade
Washington notes that Labor Day will be observed on September 5 and marks its 48th birthday next Friday. The first celebration occurred in New York City on September 5, 1882, with a parade of 20 000 to 30 000 people honoring American industry.
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New York City
Gripping Story Told By Dr. Horn About Finding Of Long Lost Explorers
Dr Gunner Horn recounts the discovery of the Andree expedition’s last camp on White Island Vridtjof Annsen Land. The Oslo AP exclusive covers the 1930 Franz Josef Land voyage aboard the motor sealBratvaag with skipper Peder Eliasen from Aalesund.
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Sunken Egypt Treasure Located by Hal ian Divers
Brest France September 1 The sunken wreck of the steamer Egypt found by Hal ian divers confirms the 1922 collision loss. The Egypt carried a treasure valued at eight million dollars in gold.
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Actress Shot Five Times By Noted Actor in Vienna Theatre
ISOHL Upper Austria Sept 1 Kurt Daehn a principal actor at Reinhardt's Vienna Theatre fired five shots at friend and actress Grete Maren age 18 she was dangerously wounded in the incident as reported by local authorities and witnesses.
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Grete Maren
Lake Dries Up and Grass Crop Grows
Manila Arkansas reports Big Lake shrinking after a 100 day drought. The dried lake bed yields a new hay crop, estimated to support 1,000 or more head of livestock, compensating for flood losses of 1927. Local farmland faces the drought's impact as waters recede.
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Widow of Cuban officer says she will not eat until freed
Martha Lane Morlote American widow of a Cuban air officer languished in Marianao prison as espionage charges were investigated. She refused meals, insisting on release after being arrested on allegations she negotiated with secret agents to obtain the Cuban army code.
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Morlotte
Montana August fades as cold snap grips state
A two below zero minimum was logged at Cut Bank signaling the end of August in Montana. Light snow fell near Helena where the thermometer stood at 39 degrees.
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Balloonists Ready For Gordon Bennett Air Race Start
Six premier balloonists from four nations prepare for the 19th Gordon Bennett race in Cleveland. Ward G. Van Orman leads the US entry with R. J. Blair and Edward Hill as teammates, while Belgium France and Germany field top pilots. The 900 to 1,000 mile forecast tests, weather permitting, with start at 4:30 p.m. EST aboard the City of Detroit.
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France
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Twenty Injured as Fast Train Crashes Buffer
London dispatch reports twenty people injured when a Glasgow night train rammed buffers at Easton station. The impact collapsed coaches and damaged the lead locomotive while passengers, including women who fainted, were helped by crews using tools to release them. Ambulances ferried victims to hospital for head wounds and shock treatment.
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Jack Legs Diamond Lands In Europe Today
Antwerp reports Jack Legs Diamond, New York gangster, arriving from Bergen after a New York trip. He had been denied entry at Plymouth and toured Cherbourg to meet friends. Police in New York sought him over a Brooklyn arsenal find, but later said they no longer sought his detention.
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Capacity Crowd Gathers At Airport In Chicago On Eve Of Air Races
Chicago readers anticipate a big day as the national air races near. Entrants include Captain Frank M Hawks in a Travelair mystery plane and Captain Arthur H Page with the Curtiss Seahawk. The prize treasury totals ten thousand dollars and thousands crowd the airport to witness practice and spectacle.
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Two Boys Injured on Mt Whitney Trail in Sequoia Forest
Two schoolboys, Donald Downs and Ed Jordan, lay seriously ill at 13,000 feet on Mt. Whitney after injuries from a landslide triggered by blasting. Downs had his arm amputated after a rock fall, blood poisoning, while Jordan suffered broken ribs and pneumonia. Companions Donald Griffin and Robert Rankin were flown to Fresno for care. March Field aircraft supplied medical aid to the high-altitude camp.
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Count Is Shot By Enraged Waitress
Brussels report says Count De Broeckhoven, 22, was shot three times by a 20 year old waitress named Marie Scheer in what authorities call a jealousy episode. The assailant wounded herself with a self inflicted thigh injury and survived.
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Diver to recover $50,000 cash from sunken ship off Santa Monica
Feasibility of sending a diver to recover the $50,000 in cash from the burning gambling ship Monfalcone sank off Santa Monica is being investigated. Owner Tommy Jacobs said he is negotiating with a diver to attempt recovery if ocean depth allows.
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Hero aboard Ventura greets Captain Meyer homeward
In San Francisco on September 1 a hero's welcome awaited Captain W. R. Meyer as the rescue ship Ventura approached its home port with 91 of 317 Tahiti survivors aboard. Meyer's 750 mile search through uncharted waters preceded the Tahiti sinking in the South Seas. The Ventura's master expected to reach port late today.
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Labor Day Finds One Man Who Wins His Job By Laboring
Chicago on Labor Day tells of Robert Saunders a 35 year old man who labors 40 tons of coal dumped behind his apartment. He works from noon to 11 p m and continues cutting down the pile despite neighbors wanting sleep. The Marine Coal Company instructed him to keep shoveling until the coal is all in the basement.
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Coste Sets Atlantic Flight From Le Bourget In Question Mark
Captain Dieudonne Coste launches from Le Bourget at 10 54 a m with Maurice Bellonte aboard the Question Mark on a record Atlantic crossing to New York. The 3700 mile journey targets an average 100 mph and arrival by Tuesday sunset pending weather.
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Coste Carries With Him Four-Leaf Clover
Lis Bourget reports that Meadonne Coste departed for the Atlantic voyage with a pressed four leaf clover as a cherished good luck token given by Madame Coste during a farewell at dawn.
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