Levine names Hinchcliffe pilot for Atlantic flight
Charles A. Levine announced Captain W G Hinchcliffe as the pilot to fly the Columbia from Crane Well Lincolnshire to the United States with Levine as co pilot as weather improves. The French contract with Maurice Drouhin has been settled and Doc Kinkade will assist. Hinchcliffe, 34, veteran WWI airman with 8000 hours, loses sight in one eye but holds a pilot's license since 1913 and serves Imperial Airways on leave for the attempt.
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Croydon
Eng
Charles A. Levine
W. G Hinchcliffe
United States
Levine
London
Paris
Maurice Drouhin
Doc” Kinkade
Wright Motor
Hinchcliffe
Kinkade
New York
Cranewell
Lincolnshire
Atlantic
Great Britain
Imperial Airways
Brazilian effort to locate missing flyer Paul Redfern
Brazil doubles search for American aviator Paul Redfern who began a non stop flight from Brunswick Georgia to Brazil last Thursday. officials delay national telegraph traffic for long distance updates while rumors he was seen near the Orinoco mouth are questioned due to timing and fuel concerns. no confirmation from Brazil’s National Telegraphs after a late afternoon report.
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Rio Janeiro
Paul Redfern
Brunswick
Georgia
Brazil
South American
Ornico River
Mexicans Free U S Aviators After Forced Landing
Mexico City Aug 30 The Mexican treasury department orders Ojinaba customs to release Captain C H Reynolds and Master Sergeant Gus Newland and allow their return to the United States if investigation shows they were forced to land on Mexican soil with no smuggling aim. The aviators of the second division Army Air Service were held after forced landing near Ruidosa Chihuahua while returning from Arizona where they sought Alfred J. Menard, a shell shocked veteran missing in the desert.
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Mexico City
Excelsior
Treasury Department
Ojinaba
United States Army
C. H. Reynolds
Serant Gus Newland
United States
Reynolds
Ruidosa
Chihuahua
Army Air Service
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Arizona
Alfred 7. Menard
Arizona Desort
Schlee and Brock Start 1000 Mile Jump From Constantinople
Pilots Schlee and Brock depart Constantinople for a 1000 mile leg in their round the world flight after attending a consulate dinner in Munich.
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Schlee
Brock
Constantinople
Munich
Flight to Rome After Restored Runway At Roosevelt Field
At Roosevelt Field New York on August 30 AP reports pilots Lloyd Bertaud and James D Hill prepared the monoplane Old Glory for a non stop flight to Rome choosing to sleep for two hours earlier in the day. A 15 mile southwest wind and a dry runway aided the take off as fuel laden craft awaited lift.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Rome
Lloyd Bertaud
James D. Hill
Weather Bureau
Search for Redfern Hopes Up After Plane Sighted
Reports from Caracas and Washington raise optimism that missing Georgia aviator Paul Redfern may be alive in South America. A sighting along the Orinoco sparked renewed search talk, with officials noting fuel limits and possible off course drift. Navy has no ships in the Porto Rico area, delaying coordinated pursuit. Coast Guard advised continuation of the inquiry.
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Brunswick
Orinoco River
Venezuela
Paul Redfern
Georgia
South America
Caaracas
Orinoco
Redfern
Brunswick-to-Rio de Janiero
Trinidad
Georgetown
British Guiana
Miami
Bahamas
Navy
Warner
Porto Rico
Newport
R. L
Coast Guard
Washington
Union row closes Chicago theatres over pay dispute
Chicago theatres dark as about 400 houses join a union dispute halting work by 15,000 technicians and affecting 400,000 moviegoers. The Chicago Exhibitors' Association discharged union operators and cut staff in reprisal after a policy shift. talks failed to reach a compromise as agreements with musicians and stage hands near expiry.
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Chicago
Chicago Exhibitors’ Association
Orpheum
Thomas Malloy
Ashes of Radicals Split Into Four Quoits Planned
Boston August 39 P The ashes of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti will be divided into four parts under the defense committee plan Half of each set will go to a Malden cemetery Miss Luigia Vanzetti will take half of Vanzetti s ashes and Sacco s to Italy while final approval awaits her recovery from the funeral processions collapse Undertaker Joseph Langone dismissed rumors that the ashes were held as security and said payment can be met in due course He would hold the urns until Mrs Rose Sacco or Miss Vanzetti authorize their release Ashes rest in Langone s safe
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Boston
Nacola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Sacco- Vanzetti
Malden
Luigia Vanzetti
Sacco
Italy
Langone
Gardner Jackson
Defense Committee
Jackson
Rose Sacco
Miss Vanzetti
Vanzetti
Youths Bound Over On Murder Charges in Virginia
Arthur Peterson and Connelley Donaldson both 19 were bound over on murder and accessory charges for the S A Rudd killing in Newport News. They waived preliminary hearing, sent to the September grand jury, with Peterson represented by A L Bivins. Police say they confessed planning a robbery to fund a Buckroe Beach party.
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Newport News
Arthur Peterson
Connelley Donaldson
S. A. Rudd
John B. Locke
Peterson
A. L. Bivins
Donaldson
Rudd
Buckroe Beach
World Flyers On Way Over Turkey
The Pride of Detroit monoplane landed in Belgrade at 12 03 PM completing the third lap of a world tour. Pilots William S Brock and Edward F Schlee rested briefly before heading to Constantinople later in the afternoon. An immense crowd including the American consul and Jugo-Slav officials greeted the flyers.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Detroit
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Munich
Germany
Constantinople
American airmen start toward Constantinople in Pride of Detroit
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee lifted off from Munich in the Pride of Detroit at 6 35 AM to complete their world flight. The monoplane carries 240 gallons of benzine and aims to reach Constantinople about 7 PM local time, twelve hours from the Munich departure, after a brief Munich layover following a Croydon arrival.
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Munich
Germany
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Detroit
Constantinople
Brock
Schlee
Croydon
Eng
Weather summary for Virginia and Tennessee
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change and southwest winds. Tennessee mostly fair tonight. readings taken daily at 6 p m by Cr L Bunn show yesterday’s high 79 and low 51, vs last year’s 90 and unspecified rainfall of 0.00 inches.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
Cr. L. Bunn
Plea for Practical Military Preparedness by Army Chief
General Charles P. Summerall urged practical peacetime defense and a rapidly expandable force at the Spanish War Veterans encampment in Detroit. He warned against improvising defense and stressed the 1920 National Defense Act as a step toward stronger national safety, noting veterans and citizen vigilance are key.
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Chief OF the Army Staff
Charles F. Summerall
Detroit
Mich
Charles P. Summerall
Army
Summerall
Plot of Harm Against Clara Bow Triggers Police Guard
Beverly Hills home of Clara Bow placed under guard after a week of sinister events. A loitering young man sought film work, Bow aided him, financier father paid his rent. A chase involving Tui Lorraine followed by more mysterious men, and the actress received many serious phone calls.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Examiner Today
Beverly Hills
Clara Bow
Blair
Miss Bow
Bow
Star
Miss Lorraine
Way
Greenville trial expected to call 50 to 60 witnesses
In Greenville South Carolina the defense prepared for 50 to 60 witnesses as the case nears rest for Mrs Ethel Willis and Henry S Townsend charged with Sheriff Sam D Willis's June murder. Coroner John L Parks testified to seeing the pair together and in frequent conversation behind the courthouse while Townsend served as deputy.
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Greenville
S. C
Ethel Willis
Henry S. Townsend
Sam D. Willis
John L. Parks
Court House
Townsend
Trio Charged With Firing Structures
Five fires in Cambridge and nearby areas led to the arrest of Alton J. Steeves James Downey Jr and Robert W Greatorex. A white mongrel dog identified the suspects aiding police work as they faced charges with bonds set at 3000 and 10000 dollars.
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Boston
Cambridge
Alton J. Steeves
Somerville
James Downey, Jr
Downey
Seeves
Robert W. Greatorex
Steeves
Huge Water Spout Seen In Maryland
In Maryland a large water spout formed above the Chesapeake Bay drifting from the Magothy to the Chester river. Crowds watched as the funnel appeared miles away, then disintegrated within minutes near a Chester river pier. The Cambridge steam er’s Chief Engineer Walker said he had not seen such a spout in years.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Magothy
Chester River
Cambridge
Walker
Chesapeake
Levine seeks pilot to fly Columbia from London to America
Charles A. Levine in London seeks a pilot to take him and his plane Columbia to America He declares he will buy off Drouhin who has a contract to fly the plane from France to America
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Charles A. Levine
London
Columbia
America
Drouhin
France
Levine Aims for Transatlantic Flight to America
London reports Charles A Levine plans to fly to the United States in the Columbia after his Le Bourget Croydon solo, seeking a pilot from among eager airmen. He may hire Captain Hinchcliffe or Arthur Mills, with G Birkett ready to start when the plane is prepared. Levine will stay in London. wife and daughter join him. He also plans to pay Maurcie Drouhin 100000 francs and end their contract.
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London
Charles A. Levine
le Bourget
France
Croydon
America
Columbia
Hinchcliffe
Imperial Airways
Arthur Mills
Levine
G. Birkett
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Guianas
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Delta
Fla
Union Row
City
Moving Picture
Joseph Langone
the Undertaker
Globe Circlers
William Brock
Air Mail
Turkey
Willis
Mass
Sacco-Vanzetti
Maryland
Charles Levine
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