Four French aces prep for Atlantic flight from Paris
Paris reports show Leon Givon piloting the Blue Bird on a Cherbourg test after a five hour and five minute run as Maurice Drouhin and Charles Levine study maps for a projected Columbia take off. Levine notes weather, superstition around Friday and the thirteenth, and a possible Sunday departure. A $25,000 prize lures a European capital to Philadelphia leg if daylight allows.
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le Bourget
New York
Mid- Atlantic
New Foundland
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Leon Givon
Cherbourg
Maurice Drouhin
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Levine
Drouhin
Philadelphia Bulletin
Philadelphia
Givon Plans Trans Atlantic Flight in Farman Blue Bird
Paris august 11 Leon Givon pilot of the Farman Blue Bird announced his plan to start the trans Atlantic attempt at five o clock tomorrow. He added he would take off only if the weather improves. Mechanics began filling the Blue Bird's tanks late this afternoon.
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Givon
Paris
Leon Givon
Farman
Blue Bird
Explosion at American Consulate Garden in Sofia
An overnight bombing in the garden of the American Consulate in Sofia Bulgaria caused no injuries and limited damage. Bulgarian authorities investigated as police and security services reviewed the incident.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
California Theatre Destroyed by Fire
SACRAMENTO Calif Aug 11 Fire starting with two explosions destroyed the 400000 State Theatre building here. Sacramento fire crews fought the blaze but arrived too late to prevent extensive damage and confined their efforts to stop the fire from spreading.
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California Theatre
Sacramento
Calif
State
Explosion at Arkansas road camp kills father and son
An accidental blast at a road construction camp near Eldorado Arkansas killed a man and his young son and injured another worker. The blast involved about 100 sticks of dynamite and caused fatalities and injuries at the site. The incident is under investigation.
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Eldorado
Ark
Who is Who Gives Valuable Facts Campaign in Kingsport
A co operative campaign by the Kingsport Times and local business people presents Who is Who with useful information and cash prizes. Read each feature carefully and work for a prize. Do not guess. ask the merchant for correct answers and use the information provided.
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Kingsport
Kingsport Times
Redfern May Fly Back From Brazil
Brunswick Ga Aug 11 A vague possibility exists that Paul Redfern Georgia aviator may attempt a return air journey if his Brunswick to Brazil non stop flight succeeds. He may visit South American countries before planning a return and continues prep for a 4600 mile flight to set a new distance record and perhaps an endurance mark.
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Paul Redfern
Georgia
Brazil
Redfern
Detroit
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Caribbean Sea
Trinidad
South America
Lausanne delegates unite on unified basis of faith plan
World church conference delegates gather in Lausanne to adopt the action plan for a unified basis of Christian faith. Agreement has been reached on key doctrinal points guiding the effort and future steps.
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Lausanne
World Church Conference
Flooding persists as Arkansas River rises again in Desha Chicot counties
Silt filled flood waters from the Arkansas River flow through levee gaps into drainage ditches and fields after a fourth rise this year. Desha and Chicot Counties report 30,000 acres under water with no loss of life. Red Cross official G. Berry notes displaced families and continued risk as crews drain surplus water. City of Arkansas City prepared for possible impact though business disruption unlikely.
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Ark
Arkansas River
Desha
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Desha County
Chicot County
Street Car Station Bomb Strikes Basle Immense Ruins
In Basle a bomb exploded in a telephone booth at the street car station near Barmesserplatz injuring fifteen, including two women, with one gravely hurt. Police have no clue to the perpetrators, suspected as a protest against Sacco and Vanzetti. The station lies in ruins, and earlier workers staged a sympathetic strike.
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Berne
Switzerland
Basle
Barmesserplatz
Sacco
Vanzetti
Reichstag in special session as Germany marks Weimar anniversary
Reichstag convenes in Berlin for a special session while Germany prepares to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the Weimar Republican constitution. Forty five De Valera Republicans in Dublin vow to take the British allegiance oath, signaling a large opposition majority in the Irish Dail. Governor Fuller grants a respite delaying the Sacco Vanzetti and Madeiras executions until August 22 as appeals rush through Massachusetts and federal courts. Police worldwide maintain heavy guard and demonstrations continue in some areas.
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Reichstag
Berlin
All Germany
de Valera
Dublin
Fuller
Sacco
Vanzetti
Madeiras
Massachusetts
Rum Runner Planned to Walk the Plank in Pirate Plot
Horace Alderman a rum runner planned to force coast guard captives to walk the plank after an alleged sea battle. The affidavit cites Weech as saying the plan was to sink the cutter and return, with multiple coast guardsmen dead or wounded in the fight 35 miles off Florida near the Bahama fringe.
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Rum Runner
Fort Lauterdale
Fla
Horace Alderman
Coast Guard
Robert K. Webster
Secret Service
Sidney Sanderline
Coast
Florida
Bahama Islands
Flood relief open for discussion by Coolidge and Hull
In Rapid City South Dakota President Coolidge, Senator Fess of Ohio and Representative Hull of Illinois discussed railroad consolidation farm relief and the Mississippi flood situation during summer conferences at the state game lodge. Fess predicted Coolidge would be renominated and noted a naval program to balance Britain. He described Jardine farm relief features and a $300 million federal farm loan fund. Hull planned to press prospective railroad consolidation legislation with the president.
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S. D
Mississippi
Coolidge
Fess
Ohio
Hull
Illinois
Black Hills
White House
Congress
Great Britain
Jardine
Federal Farm Loan Board
New Witness Emerges in Beadle Murder Case
New Orleans Aug 11 A new witness is ready to testify that James Beadle admitted shooting Morgan City utilities man James J. Le Bouef. Parkerson defense chief plans to present the witness Friday as motion for a new trial in the Ada Benner Le Bouef and Dr. Thomas Dreher case advances. Beadle allegedly told the witness of killing a man and burying him in a lake and not to worry if the body is found.
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New Orleans
James Beadle
James J. le Bouef
Morgan City
Ada Benner le Bouef
Thomas E. Dreher
James R. Parkerson
Franklin
Poplarville
Miss
Beadle
Dreher
Weather outlook and readings from Virginia and Tennessee
Weather Virginia shows showers tonight and Friday with little temperature change and moderate east and southwest winds. Tennessee outlook partly cloudy with local thunder showers in central and eastern portions tonight and Friday. Readings from 6 p.m. show yesterday’s high 85 and low 65, with last year’s highs 96 and rainfall 0.00 inches.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Full Massachusetts Supreme Court to hear Sacco Vanzetti appeal
Judge Sanderson announced that exceptions to his denial of a writ of error in the Sacco and Vanzetti case would go before the full bench. Arthur Hill and Arthur Reading conferred, a bill of exceptions was agreed, and four justices prepared to hear the session likely Tuesday morning.
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Sacco
Supreme Court
High Court
Sanderson
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court Today
Arthur D. Hill
Arthur Reading
Court House
Three Exceptions to Radicals Case in Supreme Court
In Medham Mass August 11 three exceptions to Judge Webster Thayer rulings were filed in Norfolk superior court by Michael A Musmanno on behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti defense counsel. The action seeks to bring the matter to the state supreme court, challenging Thayer's refusals to withdraw counsel, grant a new trial, and to revoke or stay the sentence.
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Medham
Mass
Webster Thayer
Norfolk Superior Court
Michael A Musmanno
Pittsburgh
Sacco
Vanzetti
State Supreme Cour
Thayer
Arthur D. Hill
West Orange Marks 50 Years of Canned Music
West Orange, N. J. celebrates the 50th birthday of canned music with a local event highlighting the innovation and enduring appeal of machine produced tunes in homes and public spaces.
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West Orange
N. J
Honolulu Flight Delayed by Qualification Issues
San Francisco August 11. Postponement of tomorrow's 35000 dollar Dole flight from San Francisco Bay to Honolulu was ordered by the flight committee and the commerce department, subject to the Honolulu National Aeronautic Association chapter approval.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Honolulu
Department of Commerce
National Aeronautic Association
Unusual scene in death house as Sacco Vanzetti respite
Boston August 11 AP Nicola Sacco Bar tolomeo Vanzetti and Celestino Madeiros faced delay of their executions by executive respite until midnight August 22. Newsmen and telegraphers witnessed a chaotic scene as announcements altered the fate of the three men with moments to spare.
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Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Celestino Madeiros
Madeiros
William Hendry
Charles‘town
Massachusett
Hendry
Print the Criminal in True Colors Urges Press
Judge Archie Dabney of Charlottesville urged reporters at the University of Virginia conference to depict offenders clearly to aid crime suppression. He argued media honesty would be more effective than court reforms, reflecting a stance on press relations and public safety.
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Charlottesville
Archie Dabney
University of Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
De Valera Leads Fianna Fail MPs To Dail Oath Friday
Eamon De Valera and 44 Fianna Fail members will take the oath of allegiance and sit in the Dail Eireann Friday. The party calls the oath an empty formality and pledges loyalty to the Irish nation. A 45 member bloc shifts the balance, raising questions about Cosgrave's government.
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de Valera
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Fianna Fail Republican Party
Dail Eireann
Fianna Fails
Cosgrave
Tenacious reprieve keeps Sacco and Vanzetti alive
Boston August 11 a new twelve day respite delays the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti as Governor Fuller and his council order postponement until August 22 to allow a writ of error ruling by Justice Sanderson. A third reprieve also stays Celestino Madeiros's execution.
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Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Charlestown Prison
Fuller
William Hendry
Charles T. Meaupre
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