Daring Airman Hoxsey Breaks Altitude Record in Wind
Arch Hoxsey of the Wright brothers team soared over 11 474 feet at Aviation Field Los Angeles in freezing gale. His barograph topped Le Gagaux s 10 490 ft mark as crowds cheered while Hoxsey performed spirals and safe landings amid wind and cold.
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Los
Angeles
Cal
Arch Hoxsey
Wright Brothers
Avistors
le Gagaux
Pau
France
Los Angeles
Louis Paulhan
Hoxsey
Hubert Latham
Venice
Noro
Anto
Parmalee
Wright
Walter Brookins
Belgian trick bicyclist Morak crashes near Hudson River
Frank Morak, described as a Belgian trick bicycle rider, attempted a first flight from Guttenberg New Jersey over the Hudson River. His aeroplane swung, the engine failed, and the craft struck a house, plunging Morak about 130 feet to the ground where he suffered cuts and bruises.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank
Morak
Hudson’ River
Guttenberg
N. J
Car Jolts off Street Car Bridge in Pittsburgh Crash
Brakes failed to hold as a south side street car skidded on slippery rails and derailed into a Pennsylvania freight train near the Third Street traction bridge. Motorman John J. Rife and conductor C. J. Burkit escaped uninjured. three passengers suffered minor bruises.
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Pennsylvania
Wabash River
John J. Rife
C. J. Burkit
George H. Palmer
Burlington Avenue
Snyder
Engineers laud dams as credit to designers and builders
Path finder and Shoshone projects receive praise as monuments reflecting credit on designer and builder. The engineers urge apportionment of a $20 million federal fund to multiple western reclamation projects with caution on water rights and future adjustments as work proceeds over five years.
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Associated, Press
Washington
Boii
Congress
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Salt River
Arizona
Yuma River
California
Grand Valley
Colorado
Fayette-Boise
Idaho
Milk River
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North Platte
Wyoming
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Truckee-Carson
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Rio, Grande
New Mexico
Texas
Mexico
Umatilla
Oregon
Klamath
Strawberry
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Utah
Sunnyside
Tieton
Yakima
Washi
Engineers’ Board
Pathfinder
Shoshone
Roosevelt Dam
Reclamation’ Service
United
Akeum
Duel Follows Reading Dime Novels Sparks Local Fight
In Mobile Alabama on December 1926 a group of teen boys led by Janes Parks and Frank Tremer dueled after being stirred by dime novels. The confrontation ended without report of serious injuries.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Janes
Parks
Frank Tremer
Fitteeenaaa
Tod P
Betting Odds and Race Details From a Chaotic Telegraph Line
A scrambled report notes betting at 3 to 6 with handicaps and a horse named Maile covering four and a half furlongs. Tunner or Tun nér finished third after a 550 yard run. an automobile trailer traveled 114 miles, slow track blamed for delays.
Jealous Cleveland man shoots woman in Lancaster tragedy
Oscar Emler a Cleveland chain worker shot and fatally wounded Miss Deeds in Lancaster after tracking her for two years. He forced her indoors, fired four times, with one bullet entering the face and another the heart area. He surrendered to police after being surrounded.
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Associated Press
Lancaster
Ohio
Oscar Emler
Cleveland
Miss Deeds
Mra
Henry
Deeds
Cleve
Kills His Wife Before Children
In Wellston Ohio Frank Buckley aged twenty eight killed his wife aged twenty six at their home after ordering her from bed and dragging her into the yard in the snow He then drove away with his wife and later placed her on a sofa in the house with a knife and revolver nearby Police said Patrolman Henry found the details after responding to the report of the incident
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Associated Press
Wellston
Ohio
Louis Boggs
Frank Buckley
Es Minor
Buckley
Henry T Y
Christmas tragedy ends in saloon murder suicide
Alfred Hallam shot himself in his Twelfth street saloon after his wife filed a divorce suit and alimony claim. Police and Dr. Miller recovered cash and bank deposits totaling over $4,300 from Hallam’s clothes and the register. The couple, married nineteen years, had a turbulent history with a prior reconciliation.
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Di‘vorce
Alfred
Hallam
Twelfth ‘Street
Erie, Avenue
Killian
Anda
Abe
Scene at Night Guarded After Club Fight
Police have moved to the scene to prevent further bloodshed and arrest the men who participated in last night's fight. Officers are on duty securing the area and interviewing witnesses to determine the sequence of events and identify suspects.
Trickery charge raised over Woodrow Wilson in New Jersey race
James Smith Jr cites Wilson as influenced by public applause and sudden fame, alleging misrepresentation and biased judgment. He rejects Wilson’s claim of backing special interests and defends his own Senate candidacy amid New Jersey primary tensions.
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New Jersey
James Smith, Jr
S Smith
Wilson
Democratic Party
James B. ‘Martine
Wall Street
Fifteen Hundred See Fast Bouts At Broadwas
In a late afternoon bout at Broadwas the Indiana lightweight contender Saylor faced Jerry of Logansport. The match featured sharp exchanges with Saylor gaining early edge then trading blows as both fighters pressed for a decisive round. Murphy reported a near break in the action as Saylor and dianapolis fought to gain control in the fading rounds.
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Milburn
Saylor
Pion
Indiana
Jerry Dianapolis
Logansport
Athieti
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