Murder shocks San Francisco actor found dead in light well
Robert Chapman leading man in Easy for Zee Zee was found dead in an uptown apartment light well after tenants heard a fight and a scream. Playwright Allan Hoffman suspects two men plotted the killing. janitor Paul Bernardo heard a crash and Hoffman’s account links the scene to a week of intruder visits.
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United Piece
San Francisco
Robert Chapan
Zee Zee
Allan Hoffman
Hoffman
Chapman
Bohemia
Paul Bernardo
Bernardo
Blames Parents for Dance Hall Laxity
Ella Gardner of the children's bureau faults parents for conditions in commercial dance halls. She says lack of parental cooperation hampers supervisors in many cities, sometimes due to ignorance, indifference, or the belief that youths must sow wild oats.
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United Press
Washington
Ella Gardner
Children’s Bureau of the
Labor Department
Miss Gardner
Postmaster Praises Pens Now In Use In Post Office
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson warned reporters and others to stop lampooning post office pens. A lobby desk user praised the pens as the best she had found and asked to buy them, but Bryson said they are not for sale. Wilbur Houk Jr. to represent Crawfordsville VFW post at national convention.
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Robert H. Bryson
Bryson
Sncri
Crawfordsville
Ind
Wilbur Houk Jr
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Highway Commission to Probe Wasteful Expenditures
Indiana highway commissioners consider a special meeting to scrutinize motor transport costs after reports of high maintenance and repair bills. The probe would review figures for the fiscal year ending Sept 30 1928 and seek evidence of corrective actions under Director John J. Brown. Governor Leslie pledged investigation upon return from vacation.
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Indiana Highway Commission
Highway Department
Albert J. Wedeking
Dale
Commission
Times
Wedeking
John J. Brown
Jess A. Murden
Rep
Peru
Robert Boren
Fountain City
Motor Transport Division
Omer S. Manlove
Manlove
Harry G. Leslie
Dunes Park
Reds Move on Chinese with Armored Cars
Heavy fighting along Manchuria borders with major casualties as Chinese and Russian forces clash. Armored cars and tanks reported at Station 86 on the Chinese Eastern railway with both sides suffering losses. Chinese forces shell Russian units while mobilization and troop movements continue.
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D. C
Manchuk
Manchuli
Dalamar
Changchun
Dairen
Port Arthur
Taipingling
Pogranitchinaya
Valdivostok
Five juvenile arson ring suspects seized in Monticello
Five boys aged 9 to 13 were arrested on charges of belonging to a northside juvenile arson ring. They allegedly confessed to starting fires in twenty vacant houses last year. One youth was released for being feeble minded.
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Northside
North Delaware Street
Bernard Lynch
Fay Rugh
Fire Prevention Department
Harry E. Washell
Virgil T. Ferguson
Cleveland votes keep city manager plan by 3195 edge
Unofficial results show Cleveland endorsing the city manager plan over a charter amendment returning to the federal system by 3195 votes out of 97155 cast 46980 for and 50175 against Former Governor Harry L Davis sees diminished influence amid campaign funding and newspaper opposition City Manager William R Hopkins thanks supporters and pledges progress Cleveland remains the nation s largest city using the manager form for over five years
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United Press
Cleveland
Harry L. Davis
Davis
William R. Hopkins
Clarence J. Neal
Progressive Government Committee
Sheriff Winkler Returns to Office After Absence
Sheriff George L. Winkler resumes duties at the courthouse after several weeks away for an appendicitis operation. The return marks a full recovery and reestablishment of his office in the county government.
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Winkler
George L. Winkler
Court House
Zep Starts to U S Today Derby Sabotage Probed
The San Bernardino district attorney questioned handlers of planes in the women’s national air races to probe possible tampering after an overnight stop. Clare Fahy claimed acid on her plane’s struts forced a withdrawal. Thea Rasche said dirt in gasoline caused a forced down but she rejoined the race.
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Zep
U.S
Derby
United Press
San Bernardino
Cal
District Attorney’s Office Today
Clare Fahy
Calexico
Thea Rasche
Holtville
EL Paso
Tex
Santa Monica
Cleveland
Douglas
Ariz
Midland
Miss Earhart
Blanche Noyes
Keith Miller
New Zealand
Tragedy and Success in Aviation Feats Across the World
Reports from Lisbon to Spokane and beyond recount mixed aviation news. Swiss fliers Kurt Luscher and Oskar Kaesar are reported forty hours after departure. Nick Mamer and Art Walker completed a 7500 mile nonstop round trip to Spokane. Graf Zeppelin may depart Tokyo for California. women racers honor Marvel Crosson’s death starting from Douglas to Midland. Los Angeles airship hooks and releases a plane. Alford Williams faces near disasters testing a Schneider cup racer on the Severn. Dieudonne Costes readies another trans Atlantic attempt with radio tests in Paris.
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United Press
Kurt Luscher
Oskar Kaesar
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Nick Mamer
Art Walker
Spokane
Wash
Tokio
Pacific
California
Marvel Crosson
Douglas
Ariz
Midland
Tex
Santa Monica
Cal
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Alford Williams
Severn River
Annapolis
Dieudonne Costes
Lebourget Field
Paris
Swiss Fliers Vanish After Westward Atlantic Flight
Two Swiss aviators Oskar Kaeser and Kurt Luscher, aged 22 and 21, vanished after crossing from near Lisbon. With 525 gallons of fuel they could have flown about 42 hours. Coast guards and ships hunted along the Atlantic, but no trace was found amid fog near Newfoundland and Halifax.
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United Press
New York
Atlantic
Azores
Oskar Kaeser
Kurt Luscher
Lisbon
Portugal
Newfoundland
Halifax
Schneider Cup Plane Narrowly Escapes Twice On Water
Lieutenant Alford Williams, a Navy speed pilot, nearly overturned the Schneider Cup Mercury sea plane twice on the Severn River during taxi tests. Swells from speedboats pushed the craft, and on the second attempt at 100 mph boats crossed paths forcing a swift stop. Williams rode a speed boat to warn others and planned a third try this afternoon.
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United Press
Annapolis
Alford Williams
Navy
Severn River
Williams
New Clews Found in Gene Alger Refuge in Bank Robbery Case
State police pursue two new leads in the Paris Crossing bank robbery case involving Gene Alger and his wife Josephine Miller. Descriptions sent nationwide. Indiana and other states monitor tips. Alger, paroled May 10 after a two to twenty-one year manslaughter sentence, was seen in Portsmouth, Ohio, driving a Chevrolet.
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ALGER
Gene Alger
Paris Crossing
George McHie
United States
Indiana
Josephine Miller
Jeffersonville
Ind
Portsmouth
Reformatory
John Buchanan
Indianapolis
Harry G. Leslie
Cuba Braces as Hurricane Approaches Santiago De Cuba
Havana reports a fierce hurricane nearing Santiago De Cuba with uncertainty about its track. In Florida, Key West and Palm Beach watchers record stationary barometer and no hurricane reach. In Indiana, Anderson builders near completion of an eight story Wenzel-Pick hotel project, razing an old structure.
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Ty United
Havana
Cuba
National Observatory
Santiago de Cuba
United Press
Miami
Fila
Key West
West Palm Beach
Caribbean
Anderson, Ind
Wenzel-Pick
Ninth and
Meridian Streets
Arthur Baynham
Anderson
All Quiet on the Western Front Hits The Times
Critics hail Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front as a master war novel. The Times will begin serialization next Monday August 26 with reviews praising its brutal honesty, beauty, and emotional power.
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Erich Maria Remarque
The
Times
Heywood Broun
Eckener Aims 20000 Mile Zepp Flight in 12 Days
Commander Hugo Eckener prepared to fly the Graf Zeppelin on a 20000 mile world tour starting from Kasumigaura base near Tokio. The 41 mile paved field drew thousands as the airship set out to Los Angeles after already covering 11080 miles from Lakehurst. Three new passengers joined the expedition and Japanese navy ships escorted the Zeppelin to sea.
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United Press
Tokio
Globe
Hugo Eckener
Pacific
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
Atlantic
Europe
Asia
United States
Kasumigaura Naval Base
Dofu Shirai
Nippon Dempo
Shibata
Kusaka
Navy
Ominato
Kuriles
Grand Rapids Man Re-elected Supreme Knight of K of C
Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rapids Michigan was re elected supreme knight at the Knights of Columbus forty seventh supreme convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin The four supreme directors and other incumbent officers were re elected Pope Pius XI sent apostolic blessing to the delegates
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Martin H. Carmody
Grand Rapids
Mich
The
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Organization
Order
Carmody
Pius XI
Lone Eagle's Mate Advances In Flight Lessons
Mrs Charles A Lindbergh progressed to the flying stage under her husband’s tutelage in Hicksville New York reporters were barred from the field but observed her at the controls during eight landings today Louise Weyl seeks 10000 alimony in a divorce suit against Adolph Weyl filed in Mon Day Indiana alleging cruelty and an eleven day hospital stay after a reported attack. they were married nine years.
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United P
Hicksville
Charles A. Lindbergh
Linbergh
Anne Morrow
I Times &Neniqs
Mondie
Ind
Louise Weyl
Adolph Weyl
City Playground Kitten Ball Team Seeks Louisville Trip Funds
With over 60 raised of a 250 goal, donations continue to arrive to send the Ringgold playground champions to Louisville Kentucky to face the Louisville playground champions Friday. Contributions support the children's program and are mailed to The Playground Editor at The Times or to the city recreation department. The four winning teams were to see the Indians play Milwaukee.
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City Playground
Louisville
Ringgold Playground
the Times
City Hall
Indians
Milwaukee
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Bridgeport
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PROBE
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Monticello
John M. Turner
White County Loan, Trust and Savings Company
Ohio
Joe
Storm Halts
Mrs. Thaden
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh
Phoebe Omlie
Memphis
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Long Beach
Mercury
Naval Academy
Florida
Christopher Morley
Saturday Review of Literature
Hugh Walpole
Ralph Straus
London Sunday Times
London
London Daily Herald
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Mrs. Lindy
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