Denial Sheds Light on City of San Francisco Crash
Los Angeles dispatch reports confusion over the Trans continental Air Transport lost airliner City of San Francisco. Earlier claims of wreckage near the New Mexico Arizona border are contradicted by Zuni New Mexico searchers who found no trace of the airplane or any wreckage after an all night sweep.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Mexico-Arizona
Zuni
N. M
C. H. Kelsey
Zuni Indian Training Company
Groom Al Smith For Senate
New York World reports a quiet movement to name former Governor Alfred E. Smith to the U S Senate to keep him in national politics. It suggests Mayor Walker appoint Royal Copeland as sanitation commission chairman with $25,000 yearly pay, while Copeland seeks to stay in the Senate. Roosevelt would then appoint Copeland’s successor to the November term.
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New York
New York World
Alfred E. Smith
United States Senate
Walker
United States
Royal
Copeland
Roosevelt
Senate
the World
Europe
Sanitation Commission
Briand Receives Ovation at League Assembly in Geneva
French Premier Aristide Briand drew thunderous applause as he addressed the League of Nations tenth assembly session in Geneva. He defended the Briand Kellogg pact, urged making war impossible, and urged reducing armaments as a sacred league covenant obligation amid questions on enforcement and future measures.
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Aristide Briand
France
League of Nations
League
M. Briand
Paris
League of Registration
Briand
Geneva
Hague
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Famous flyers meet at Cleveland National Air Races
Dr Hugo Eckener and Colonel Charles Lindbergh pose with Mrs Lindbergh and aviation officials in Cleveland O during the National Air Races closing day. Henderson and MacCracken stand nearby as Eckener is honored guest.
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Hugo Eckener
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
America
Cleveland O
Eckener
Lindbergh
Clifford W. Henderson
William P. MacCracken, Jr
William P. MacCracken, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Aviation
Dr. Eckener
Caught Entering At Loray Mill Colony Testimony
Gastonia guards were ordered to bring anyone caught entering the Loray mill tent colony to strike leader Fred Erwin Beal, as testimony in the Mecklen burg superior court linked Beal and fifteen others to the Aderholt murder investigation. Mason testified Beal urged action against strikers and directed a picket line to the Manville Jenches mill for a union drive by the National Textile Workers Union.
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Aderholt
Mason
Beal
Loray
Manville Jenches Company
National Textile Workers Union
W. M. McGinnis
George Carter
Mizpah
N. J
Joseph Harrison
Passaic
Ae Beng
Santa Fe official denies wreck report of T A T inner City
Chief dispatcher says agents at Perea and Gallup NM denied any wreck of the T A T inner City of San Francisco in Black Rock Wash country. H W Beck of Transcontinental Air Transport says Santa Fe and Western Union authenticated the initial report but doubts its authenticity and will not change statements before further inquiry.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe Railroad
Associated Press
Santa Fe
Perea
Gallup
N. M
San Francisco
Black Rock Wash
New Mexico
H. W. Beck
Transcontinental Air Transport
Santa Fe and Western Union
Beck
Transcontinental Air Transport marshals western flying resources
All flying resources of the western lines of the Transcontinental Air Transport were marshalled today in an effort to strengthen operations amid ongoing sectional demands and anticipated peak travel. The move signals coordinated expansion across routes and schedules to meet rising passenger traffic.
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Transcontinental Air Transport
Soldiers Return Knives At Marion
In Marion North Carolina the fate of many pocket knives seized from citizens by national guardsmen remains unresolved as 79 Clinchfield mine strikers are held. Attorney D F Giles is custodian but will not distribute. Private C V Devinie faces a highway robbery charge from W O Ledbetter. Eight detainees stay jailed awaiting hearings as the strike lingers.
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Marion
N. C
Clinchfield
J. van B. Metts
D. F. Giles
W. O. Ledbetter
C. V. Devinie
Lincolnton
Ledbetter
Devinie
Pond
Giles
McDowell County Superior Court
Propaganda inflames Palestine unrest as British actions intensify
In the Holy Land inflammatory material circulates from Jaffa to Aleppo urging Arabs to revolt against Palestine rule. Jerusalem remains quiet while British forces clash with tribesmen near borders and armoured cars are sent from Amman to curb arms. The high commissioner’s second proclamation creates special courts to try crimes tied to recent disturbances.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Palestine
Jaffa
Haifa
Egypt
Damascus
Beirut
Aleppo
Allenby Bridge
Transjordania
Amman
Beersheba
John Chancellor
Ferrees Get Long Term In Prison
Paul and Everett Ferree of Greensboro were sentenced to 5 to 8 years for attempted robbery of the Bank of Ramseur and 2 years for receiving stolen goods from Carter Mercantile. Judge Stack imposed the terms with good behavior provisions. Buddy Gunter of Ramseur was found mentally incompetent and sent to the state penitentiary’s insane department.
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Asheboro
Paul
Everett Ferree
Greensboro
Ramseur
Randolph County
Everett Freree
York
State Penitentiary
Gas Exhausted Johnny Kytle Jumps to Safety
Newark air mail pilot Johnny Kytle on the Atlanta Newark route parachuted to safety near Crewe Virginia after his tanks ran dry amid dense fog. He had departed Atlanta at 8 43 E S T and failed to land in Spartanburg Greensboro due to fog, with Greensboro Airport hearing his circling before he continued north.
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Newark
N. J
Johnny Kytle
Atlanta
Greensboro
N. C
Kytle
Crewe
Meteor Hit Near Crowder's Mountain Affects Gastonia Area
Residents report a brilliant sky and a loud explosion around 2 am Wednesday near Crowder's Mountain west of Gastonia. Local investigators plan an expedition to the sparsely settled area to locate the meteorite and determine its impact.
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Gastonia
N. C
Crowder’s Mountain
Gaston
Manchurian Bandits Release Two Britons In Harbin
Two British insurance inspectors kidnapped by Manchurian bandits August 22 near Harbin have been released and are en route to Harbin. A third member of the party escaped recently.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Second Bridge Collapse In Pa Kills One
The second Lancaster county bridge collapse in eleven days killed Alexander J. Jamison, 30, of Philadelphia, and injured two others. The New Holland pike toll bridge between Lancaster and New Holland gave way under heavy Reading traffic due to a detour on the main highway.
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Lancaster
Lancaster County
Alexander J. Jamison
Philadelphia
New Holland Pike
New Holland
Philadelphia Reading
Italian Seaplane Damaged On Eve Of Schneider Race
Italian airmen preparing for the Schneider speed cup races at Calshot faced a setback when their Macchi 52 seaplane, flown by Warrant Officer Tomaso Dal Molin, developed a starboard list after a flight. The float was punctured, narrowly avoiding sinking thanks to swift speedboat assistance. Major Bernardi had previously set a world speed record in the same aircraft.
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Calshot
Eng
Bernardi
Tomaso Dal Molin
Chicago Gang Guns Kill Five in Riis Park Area
A fifth gang related double murder in a week occurred in Chicago near Jacob Riis park with two victims identified as Cy Cawley and Eddie Westcott. Autopsies showed multiple close range wounds from automatics and sawed off shotguns. Westcott linked to Willie McElligott alias. victims were West Side gang members described as bombers and sluggers. Cawley had recently asserted control over a garage owners group by threatening its president.
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Chicago
Jacob Riis Park
Fullerton
Narragansett Avenues
West Side
Cy Cawley
Eddie Westcott
Westcott
Willie McElligott
Willie McElliogott
West Madison Street
Marie Casey
McEllingott
Clifford
Riley
Cawley
Steve
Clark Street
Second Death In Fatal Wreck Near China Grove
Salisbury N C Sept 5 A second death from a fatal automobile accident near China Grove occurred when William Osborne 17 died of injuries late last night His brother Robert 21 was killed instantly when the light car left the highway rolled over twice and struck a tree A third brother James is in critical condition at the hospital Robert was buried at China Grove yesterday afternoon.
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Salisbury
N. C
China Grove
William Osborne
Robert
James
Congress Debates Tariff Bill Amid Senate Moves
Senate continues tariff bill debate with amended wording reported earlier. Senator Simmons says minority opposition remains strong. Blaine proposes access to corporation tax returns during pendency. Blease topics include peace treaties flood relief and juror selection. Hale signals inquiry into disarmament era agent Shearer. Hoover submits farm board and diplomatic officers nominations. McNary schedules agriculture committee meeting.
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Blaine
Wisconsin
Congress
William B. Shearer
Geneva
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Farm Board
Senate
Hoover
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rain Cuts Tobacco Sales On Windsor Market
Official figures show 110000 pounds of tobacco sold on Windsor market yesterday at an average of 14.63 per cwt. Rain today reduced both quantity and quality, signaling a lower average. Crop prospects in Bertie Gates and Chowan counties look smaller due to light-weight leaf.
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Windsor
N. C
Bertie
Gates
Chowan
Big Names Called for Falls Trial
Washington reports hundreds of witnesses are summoned for former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall’s trial. The list includes former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and counsel Frank Hogan. Exhibits include a $100,000 check from Blair and Company, with clerks planning to manage many witnesses and exhibits.
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Washington
Teapot Dome
United States
Albert B. Fall
Harry M. Daugherty
Fall
Hogan Falls
Frank Hogan
Edward L. Doheny
Hogan
West
First National Bank of New York
Blair and Company
Broad Street
District Supreme Court
Bears Rule New York Markets After Late Day Selloff
Bears drove a broad late session decline as stocks tumbled 5 to 14 points from highs, erasing earlier gains as U S Steel Du Pont Allied Chemical Pere Marquette and Air Reduction led losses. General Electric fell sharply after a brief rise. Traders cited fears of a credit pinch tied to income tax payments and treasury refinancing with a market crash warning circulating.
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New York
U. S. Steel
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Pere Marquette
General Electric
Treasury
Florida
Tobacco cooperative urged for better prices in North Carolina
Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy and Raleigh News and Observer publisher, spoke at the upper coastal plain experiment farm near Rocky Mount. He urged tobacco farmers to form a statewide cooperative, borrow from Uncle Sam, set fair prices, and refuse to sell until buyers pay fairly, noting the federal farm board will deal only with cooperatives.
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Rocky Mount
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Raleigh News and Observer
Upper Coastal Plain Experiment Farm
Here
North Carolina
Bright Tobacco
Uncle Sam
Federal Farm Board
Daniels
Amateur Golf Heads to Quarter-Finals at Pebble Beach
The National Amateur Championship narrows to eight with Cyril Tolley and Dr. O F Willing in first round pairings at Pebble Beach California. Fog hung over the course as play began and Bobby Jones is absent from the field.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Bobby Jones
Cyril Tolley
Dr. O. F. Willing
Portland
Ore
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