Record Flight Tragedy Ends Hyphen II Mission
In Russia near Ufa the Hyphen II crashed during a non stop Paris to Tokyo attempt killing two crew members Lebrix and Doret with Mesmin injured. The trio set out from Paris yesterday and faced prior failed Siberian attempt.
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Moscow
Paris
Tokyo
Ufa
Here
Omsk
Tampa
Joseph Lebrix
Marcel Doret
Rene Mesmin
France
le Bourget
Siberia
Lebrix
Mesmin
Paul Codos
Henri Robida
Nieukirk
Netherlands
United States
Dieudonne Coste
New York
America
Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Brussels
Antoine Paillard
Jean Mermoz
Washington Officer Dies from Bullet Wound
The body of Raymond M. Morrow a 28 year old policeman was found beneath a bridge with a bullet wound in his head. Police suggested he was slugged or shot and thrown from an automobile and he was due to go on duty at midnight last night but did not appear.
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Washington
Raymond M. Morrow
Woman Suggested in Power Slayer Victim List
Clarksburg W Va Sept 12 Effort to confirm if missing Annie Burns of Winston Salem N C was among victims of Harry Powers. A letter from L P Burns asks local police to search Powers letters for her name and any unidentified photographs of women. Burns cites relatives in Nettleton Louisville and Nashville.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
North Carolina
Harry Powers
L. P. Burns
Winston-Salem
N. C
P. O
Annie Burns
Powers
Nettleton
Burns
Louisville
Nashville
Tenn
General Summerall Becomes Citadel President in Charleston
General Charles P Summerall retires from the U S Army and formally assumes duties as president of The Citadel in Charleston as the college opens with about 700 students. He came to The Citadel on the suggestion of Col. C J Bond who retired as president to serve as dean.
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Army
Citadel
S. C
Charleston
D. C
Charles P. Summerall
United States Army
Summerall
Col. C. J. Bond
Bandits Rob Grocery Store in Charlotte Hold Up
A lone bandit held up a Charlotte grocery store today and robbed $70 from the cash register. A companion waited in a car outside as the thief forced the manager to surrender the till and then fled to the waiting vehicle.
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Charlotte
Three Killed When Train Hits Truck Near Memphis
Three men en route from Paducah Kentucky to Memphis with a load of apples were killed near Memphis when the Panama Limited passenger train struck and demolished their truck. The deceased were Anthony Cipriano James Bruno and Will Smith all of Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Paducah
Here
Illinois Central
Anthony Cipriano
James Bruno
Will Smith
Resort hotel burns at Virginia Mineral Springs
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the hotel at Virginia Mineral Springs a mountain resort about three miles east of New Castle early today.
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New Castle
Virginia Mineral Springs
Mountain Resort
Police Still Question Story Of Mrs. Collings
In Mineola New York September 12 authorities probe the strange tale of how Mrs Collings said two modern pirates boarded Benjamin F P Collings cabin cruiser in Long Island Sound hurled him overboard and attacked her. Police plan to summon Mrs Collings again as they seek proof or motive in the investigation.
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Long Island Sound
Bejamin P. Collingson
New York
Suffolk County
N. Y
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Mineola
Benjamin FP. Collings
Collings
Two Fined For Assault In Arkansas Strife At Court
In Jonesboro Arkansas two members of the First Baptist Church pled guilty to simple assault and were fined five dollars each as guards and troops maintained order amid factional fighting spurred by evangelist Joe Jeffers' bid to oust Pastor D H Heard. Dr Hugh Lile and George Cox Sr and Jr faced trial. witnesses separated by machine gun positions described a tense courtroom scene.
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Jonesboro
Ark
First Baptist Church
Joe Jeffers
D. H. Heard
George Cox
George Cox, Jr
Jeffers
Hugh Lile
Dr. Heard
C. 8. Garrett
Arkansas National Guard
William Carroll, Sr
Lile
Cox
Man Escapes 2300 Volt Wire Incident Near Anderson
James Burriss wrecked his car against an electric power pole near Anderson. A 2300 volt wire fell across him but he picked it up and laid it aside without a shock. An electrician could not explain why Burriss was not killed.
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Anderson
8. C
James Burriss
Burriss
N. O. Man Kills His Common Law Wife Then Kills Himself
NEW ORLEANS September 12 Julius Caplino aged 44 killed his common law wife Jennie Falletta 31 with an axe early today. Caplino then tried to kill himself by leaping into the Mississippi River and afterward was struck by a moving train and killed. The event was witnessed by 11 year old Enrietta Fernandez who said the couple quarreled after he accused her of unfaithfulness.
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New Orleans
Julius Caplino
Jennie Falletta
Mississippi River
Enrietta Fernandez
Caplino
Sculptor Plans Bronze Figures of Living Men Worldwide
New York Sept 12 Malvina Hoffman a sculptor sails Monday on a scientific expedition to record in bronze all living types of man. She expects to create about 120 life size statues to be installed in the Field museum Chicago. The Hall of Living Man is expected to be completed by 1932.
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New York
Malvina Hoffman
Field Museum of
Chicago
Asia
Pacific
Chicago Museum
Subtle Dust Writing Cited in Divorce Complaint
Florence Baum files cross complaint in Los Angeles alleging Claude A. Baum is a subtle man who writes insults with his finger in dust on household furniture, prompting the divorce action filed yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Claude A. Baum
Florence
Sentiment Divided Over Cotton Plans Across Southern States
Southern governors clash over no cotton in 1932 while Texas Governor Sterling opposes outright prohibition. Arkansas and South Carolina back relief plans, Louisiana already enacts the measure, and Huey Long urges Texas to join. Farm Board debates federal control as farmers face debt and hunger amid the cotton crisis.
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Petes
Ross M. Sterling
Texas
Sterling
Harvey Parnell
Arkansas
Ibra C. Blackwood
South Olina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Washington
Hastings
Delaware
Federal Farm Board
Carl Williams
Farm Board
Hampton F. Fulmer
South
Governor Long
Bandits force cashier to open bank safe in Lockport
In Lockport Kentucky two armed robbers held cashier Thomas Furnish 40 his wife and nephew Vernon Hance 19 for seven hours after entering their home about 9 PM They then marched the trio to the Bank of Lockport and forced Furnish to operate the safe combination after the time lock released They escaped with about 6 dollars and fled before 8 AM.
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Lockport
Bank of
Thomas L. Furnish
Henry County
Vernon Hance
Furnish
Moyle Allen Missing Fliers Searched From Alaska to Sea
Seattle report states Don Moyle and C A Allen, missing trans Pacific fliers, may be near southeastern Alaska after a plane motor was heard by Captain H Hanson of the steamer Alaska, about 30 miles off Lituya Bay as the craft headed east from Japan toward Seattle.
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Seattle
Don Moyle
C. A. Allen
Alaska
Lituya Bay
H. Hanson
Seward
Juneau
Samushiro Beach
Japan
Hanson
Ex-Chief Fort Bragg Marries In Delaware
Wilmington Delaware September 12 Mrs Elsie Ball Wright sister of Mrs Alfred I Dupont and Major General Albert J Bowley U S A were married this afternoon at Nemours near Wilmington The ceremony was witnessed by families of the bride and groom After the wedding the General and Mrs Bowley left for a tour of the west with Schoffield Barracks Hawaii as their ultimate destination General Bowley formerly was commandant of Fort Bragg N C
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Wilmington
Del
Elsie Ball Wright
Alfred I. Dupont
Albert J. Bowley
Nemours
Dupont
General Bowley
Fort Bragg
N. C
Relief Rushed To Aid Devastated Honduras Capital
Relief efforts accelerate for Belize and British Honduras after a devastating hurricane. Navy gunboats race with medical supplies, Red Cross mobilizes funds, and San Juan reports limited damage. Communication restored in Porto Rico as authorities plan aid and relief logistics for 700 presumed dead and hundreds injured.
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Honduras
Belize
British Honduras
Carrbbean
San Juan
Porto Rico
Haiti
Cuba
Jamaica
Gulf of Mexico
Sacramento
Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
American Red Cross
Panama
Ince
Red Cross
Charles Alexander
United Fruit Company
St. John's College
Miami
Fla
Ellis McLane
McLane
W2ba
Heavy Rain Postpones Schneider Cup Races in Solent
CALSHOT England September 12 heavy rain and driving wind halted the Schneider cup races. High seas in the Solent channel between the Isle of Wight and the British mainland led officials to postpone the event.
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Calshot
Eng
Solent Channel
Isle of Wight
Borah Appeals For Cessation of Navy Building Programs
Boise Idaho September 12 Senator William E Borah chairman of the senate committee on foreign affairs urged the five leading powers to agree on a five year halt to naval construction He called for a world conference to discuss disarmament and stability measures.
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Borah
Boise
Idaho
Naval Building
William E. Borah
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Italian Officer Dies In Airplane Crash
Desenzano Italy Sept 12 Flight Lieutenant Stenislo Bellini a member of the Italian Schneider Cup team was killed Thursday night when his racing plane crashed the air ministry announced today
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Desenzano
Italy
Stenislo Bellini
Air Ministry
Post and Gatty Arrive in New Orleans in Winnie Mae
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, famous circumnavigators, arrive in New Orleans aboard their Winnie Mae. They had flown from Jackson, Mississippi the previous day after a six hour hop from New York, continuing their nationwide tour.
Amputation Saves Miner From Coal Mine Entombment
In Charleston West Virginia a 30 year old miner Aukstock Cotter was entombed when a roof slate collapsed. After hours of rescue the surgeon crawled into a 15 foot tunnel, performed an arm amputation to save Cotter. He was transported to a hospital and is recovering.
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Charleston
W. Va
Aukstock Cotter
Cotter
George Fordham
Powellton
W. B. Davis
Fish Tows Fisherman Then Bites Him In Leg
In Elizabeth City on September 12 Joe Howell hooked a large fish that dragged him 100 yards along the Pasquotank River before he wrestled it into the boat. The creature then bit him on the leg, a surprising incident Howell says he should have treated as a ride rather than a victim.
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Elizabeth City
Joe Howell
Pasquotank River
Howell
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