Two Swiss Aviators Brave Ocean Crossing Attempt
Lisbon Aug 19 AP reported Swiss flyers Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luescher launched from Juncal toward a westward Atlantic crossing to New York with plans to pause in Halifax or Azores if fuel allowed. The Farman monoplane carried 650 gallons of petrol and gear for underwater survival. Kaesar 92 and Luescher 21.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Qoscar Kaesar
Kurt Luescher
Juncal
Here
Newark
Lney
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Azores
Jungschweizerland
Mia
Switzerland
Horta
Kaesar
Luescher
Thirteen dead as steam erupts in open switch accident
A St. Louis San Francisco passenger train plunged down an embankment near Henrietta Oklahoma after an open switch. Thirteen people were killed by live steam from a burst boiler and eleven others injured in the wreck. Officials suspect deliberate switch opening. a missing lock complicates the case. Also reported: a Baldwin store robbery and a light rain at Cherryvale with .6 inch total.
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Henryetta
Okla
St. Louis
W. W. Wolfe
Sherman
Texas
H. A. Bryan
Evel Renfro
Bagwaco Car Employe Os Tulsa
D. D. Taylor
Joplin
Patee Theatre Week Schedule Opens Monday August 19
Week starting Monday August 19 features a lineup at Patee Theatre with South Seas film Black Magic starring Henry, 5B, Walthal and Josephine Dunn. Tuesday offers The Perfect Crime and Mickeys Imitations. Wednesday presents Jazz Age with Marceline Day and Douglas Fairbanks Jr plus Take Your Pick. Thursday shows Donovan Affair with Sack tt and Dorothy Revier plus comedy. Friday features Laughing at Death with Bob Steele and News. Saturday brings The Arabian Fight with Bud Barton and Clam Tenis.
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Henry
Walthal
Josephine
Dunn
South Seas
Dorothy Devore
Trene Rich
Clyde Brook
Tilly Marshall
Mickey
Marceline Day
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Sack Tt
Dorothy Revier
Ee Donovan
Fridas
Bob Steele
Alsoy
News
Buts Barton
Aei
Aneha
Omedy
Clam Ten
Otis
England and America Differ on Air Methods
Britain and the United States diverge in how to build commercial air fleets yet agree on aviation importance. Sir Sefton Brancker notes Britain favors strict regulation and government subsidies, while the United States rejects subsidies and emphasizes mail and daytime flights with growing night flying. The contrast suggests both sides pursued different paths toward similar ends, with mixed results across early civil aviation.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Sefton Brancker
British Air Ministry
American Chamber of Commerce
America
Inerica
Bride of six months to be buried after auto crash
Mrs. John D. McEwen, 24, of St. Louis, widow just six months, will be buried in Topeka after funeral services here tomorrow. She sustained fatal injuries in a Saturday automobile accident between Provenance and Cottonwood Falls when a car driven by her husband went into a ditch.
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McEwen
Emmett D. George
Topeka
Mewen
St. Louis
W. L. McEwen
Winfield
John D. McEwen
Provence
Gottonwood Falls
Fox terrier report to police after Saturday finding
Police report a fox terrier found and turned in on Saturday. A separate street collision occurred at Seventh and Massachusetts streets involving vehicles driven by W. R. Gill and Leota Alexander.
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W. R.gill
Leota Alexander
Seventh
Massachusetts
Thieves Break In At Stewart Residence During Circus Visit
C. Stewart reported a burglary at his Rhode Island street home while he attended a circus. Thieves entered Saturday night and stole women's clothing and a traveling bag. R. Stewart, 705 Rhode Island, notified police yesterday.
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Charles Mathews
Reno
Lawrence
H. D. Plank
Arkansas Street
Stewart
R. Stewart
Rhode Island
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Charles Brown
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Fifteenteed
Forest Avenue
Wadhil
Josephine Dunn
Irene Rich
Brooks
Jess
Western Electric Sound System
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Nuff
William Fox Movietone
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Sue Carol
Lola Lane
Sharon Lynn
John, Breeden
Dixie Lee
David Percy
David Rollins
Frank Richardson
Stepin Fetchit
Fox Movietone News
Movietone Vodvil
Ober's
Desert Song
Arsi
Paulo
LI Frederick Bert Lytell
Omy Wilson
Richard Tucker
Johanay Arthur
Kansas City Post
Charley Chase
Jean Hersholt
Kathryn Crawford
Bard
Wolf's Book Store
Mass. St
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