Twenty balloons to contest Gordon Bennett race in Europe
Brussels April 3 Twenty balloons will compete in the 1925 Gordon Bennett race this spring. Seven nations enter with the United States France Spain England and Italy each represented by three balloons while Switzerland enters one and Belgium four. The Gordon Bennett race is the great balloon carnival of the year.
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Brussels
United States
France
Spain
England
Italy
Switzerland
Belgium
Boa Constrictor Found in Paris Bedroom
In Paris on April 3 Mme Dullac awoke to a cold slimy coil around her leg. Screams drew her brothers who discovered a large boa in the bed. The reptile had escaped from a menagerie and a snake charmer was summoned to remove it.
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Paris
Mme. Dullac
Silent Movie Reel Sparks Sharp Shock in Pat and Mamie
A fragmented diary style note describes Mamie going to the movies with Pat, Pat's new derby causes a reaction, Sid is mentioned, and a sequence of emotions leads to a cry of Ouch followed by repetition of the last word.
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Pat Mamie
Pat
U S May Use State Prisons
Washington April 3 Crowded federal penitentiaries may force transfers of government prisoners to state penitentiaries. Luther C White newly appointed federal prisons superintendent says relieving overcrowding is a priority. The federal parole board will meet soon to seek solutions.
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Luther C. White
Federal Parole Board
Department of Justice
Representative Farrell Leads Grant County Delegation To State Highway Office
Representative Samuel J. Farrell of Hartford City headed a delegation of Grant County men who visited the State highway commission seeking quicker action on road improvements and funding.
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Samuel J. Farrell
Hartford City
Grant County
Sion
State Rd. 35
Miss Iva Heathcote Trial Postponed in Auto Accident Case
Case of Miss Iva Heathcote charged with assault and battery after her car ran over 5 year old Virginia Kelly on October 1, 1924, heard by Special Judge H B Pike after trial. Heathcote appealed her $50 city court fine and costs. she agreed to pay the hospital bill in weekly installments. The injury occurred at West Washington Street and Belmont Avenue as the child crossed with her parents. Heathcote said she was driving about six miles per hour.
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Iva Heathcote
N. Holmes Ave
Virginia Kelly
H. B. Pike
Miss Heathcote
W. Washington St
Belmont Ave
Heathcote
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Neumonia
Aporub
Main
the White Furniture CO
TAS
West
Washington Street
White’s
Morrisons
W. Wash. St
Bargain
Tical
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