Drowning of Lowen Stein Still Mystery Among Friends
The nondescript European financier Captain Alfred Loewenstein died after a private plane plunge over the North Sea. Debates circle his death with theories of accident, crime, self destruction, or hoax. Relatives deny suicide. Paris and Brussels dispatchers report mixed witness accounts and market sensitivity.
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Aris
Alfred Loewenstein
North Sea
Loewenstein
Brussels
Libre Helgique
Paris
English Channel
Hon J H King Passes Thru On Way Home
Winnipeg July 5 Special to The News Hon Dr J H King Minister Health passed through on the Trans-Canada for Cranbrook on his way home He was accompanied by Mrs King and suggested the Calgary Sees be held in Vancouver later Canadian pacific reports two changes in Soldiers Civil Re Establishment re organization removing pension time limits allowing late pensions and extending pension eligibility to a veteran’s family regardless of marriage after disability.
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Winnipeg
Calgary
J. H. King
Cranbrook
King
Vncouver
Italian Airmen Delayed Voyage to Rio in Bad Weather
Rio de Janeiro July 6 The two Italian airmen Ferrarin and Delprete failed to reach Rio from Rome due to bad weather forcing a return after landing at Point Ceni paba and Torres near Natal. They completed a longest sustained flight in the Savoia-64 seaplane, previously set duration records, after a route over the Mediterranean Straits of Gibraltar and Atlantic via Cape Verde.
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio Janiero
Point Cenipaba
Rome
Torres
Port Natal
Rio Jandiroe
Arturo Ferrarin
S P. Delprette
Natal
Brazil
Montecellio Field
Italy
Tey
Mediterranean
Straits of Gibraltar
Atantic
Cape Verde Islanda
Continuca
Heavy Bail Seizure In Teapot Dome Witness Case
A second hundred thousand dollars of H M Blackmer Denver missing Teapot Dome witness property was ordered seized by Justice Jennings Buai ley in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. The seizure follows Blackmer's failure to testify at the trial of Harry F Sinehair on April 9.
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Washington
H. M. Blackmer
Denver
Teapot Dome
Jennings Buailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Blackmer
Harry F. Sinehair
Dr Mayo Defends Animal Experimentation at NEA
Dr William J Mayo of Rochester defended vivisection before the National Education Association in Minneapolis saying opponents are often hunters and fishermen. He praised experiments on animals but urged the same human care as in procedures on human patients and touched on student vacations and the role of the general practitioner.
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Minneapolis
Minn
William J. Mayo
Rochester
National Education Association
Mayo
Gandhi Starts Revolution in Bombay
A Bombay dispatch reports M. K. Gandhi aiming to form a revolutionary regime in Gujarat the northern Bombay Presidency region. His organization is said to deny the government and terrorize Bardoli district residents amid unrest.
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London
Daily Mail
Bombay
Gitator
M. K. Gandhi
Gujarat
Bombay Presidency
Bardoli
Debt Reduced Five and Half Millions
Canada’s net debt declined in June by 5,560,962 dollars, per the Department of Finance. At May 31 the net debt stood at 2,249,708,414 dollars and by end of June it was 2,244,172,450 dollars.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Finance
Dominion
Drowning Tragedies Strike Gordon Shaw and Thomas Lanier
A 21-year-old Gordon Shaw of Lethbridge drowned while swimming near Seven Persons after cramps possibly from ice cream and buttermilk. Constables searched the creek with grappling irons but could not recover the body. In Kaslo, 12-year-old Thomas Lanier drowned after leaping from a raft during a holiday visit with his mother and younger brother. a local girl Victoria Berryman attempted a rescue but also failed.
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Gordon Shaw
Lethbridge
Shaw
Taylor
Hester
Allen
Davis
Road Gang
Smith
Neltzen
B. C
Thos. Lanier
T. S. Lanier
Alberta
Kaslo
Victoria Berryman
Kate
Lucky For Niagara Falls Stunter Reverses Voyage
Niagara Falls Ontario July 5 The huge rubber ball used by Jean A Lussier to go over the falls did not float down the river The ball and rider would have sunk if it had. The bottom was broken on impact with rocks water seeped in Red Hill river expert says Lussier owes his life to bobbing about feet up He has quit stunts for a vaudeville tour starting next week in Buffalo.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Jean A. Lussier
Horseshoe Falls
Red” Hill
Lussier
Buffalo
Further Decline in Wheat Prices in Winnipeg
Winnipeg reports a further drop in grain values with net losses ranging from 1 to 12 of a cent. Weak demand and Lower Liverpool cables weighed on prices while Chicago hedging pressure persisted from resumed harvesting in the southwest. Rust reports in the U S spring wheat areas sparked a brief rally as shippers sought lower grades amid limited offerings and general decline in coarse grains.
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Winnipeg
Liverpool
Chicago
Seaboard
Southwest
United States
Henry Ford Proposes 12 Mile Road Link to Budapest
Henry Ford plans to build a 12 mile macadamized road from Budapest to 32226 ha as a way to overcome auto import duties. The Financial Journal notes Hungary may grant tariff free entry for Ford cars, with a parallel deal reportedly made with Bulgaria.
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Henry Ford
Budapest
Hungary
Winty
Pord
Bulgaria
Mrs Cross Uses Airplane In Campaign
Mrs Gladys Elspeth Cross a wealthy Vancouverite and Independent candidate for Columbia riding plans to fly to Golden by airplane purchased for her campaign. She opened with a radio address from Vancouver and aims to conduct the campaign largely by air and radio using the Columbia Eagle.
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Vancouver
Gladys Elspeth Cross
Womaf
Northesk Divorce Rumor Reaches London Courts
The Daily Mail reports Jessica Browne Ziegfeld Fortles beauty has fled a suit for divorce from the Earl of Northesk in London. The case centers on estranged marriage tensions and potential separation actions.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Countess of
False alarm spurs brigade chase near Connaught School
A 7:25 p m call triggered a brigade response to the Connaught School area but proved to be a false alarm, prompting officials to review the incident and prevent further disruption.
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Connaught School
Injured Flier Married Moments Before Dying in Crash
Rome July 5 Sergeant Bruno Egidi of the Royal Italian Air Force was married today to his fiancée moments before dying from burns in an aircraft crash. The plane piloted by General Armando Ormani and Marshall Oscar Lazzarini capsized and caught fire while landing at Nettuno. Egidi died just after the ceremony.
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Rome
Bruno Egidi
Royal Italian Air Force
Egidi
Armando Ormani
Air Force
Marshall Oscar Lazzarini
Nettuno
Rescuers Press On As Italia Crew Stranded Near Spitzbergen
Three days into a perilous Arctic ordeal the Italia crew and General Umberto Nobile face dwindling rations as Swedish fliers drop provisions while the Krassin battles pack ice fifty miles away. A Dutch airship rescue and Amundsen search fail to locate the 11 men, with survival uncertain and hope fading.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Dirigue
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Nobile
Law
Land
Raold Amundsen
Virgo Bay
Italia
Estate of Captain Loewenstein May Be Delayed Five Years
In Brussels authorities say without an eye witness to the disappearance and no body found, Loewenstein estate liquidation may be adjourned for four years under Regal law. In Dover a tug with Pilot Drew and the aeroplane mechanic sails to search the suspected crash area for Loewenstein's body.
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Brussels
Alfred Loewenstein
Loewenstein
Regian
Dover
Eng
Lely Brassey
Drew
Mysterious Island Findings Reported By Arctic Expedition
A terse dispatch from Alaska notes a high latitude expedition reporting the discovery of a stone head and related relic clues on a remote island. The party, including several adults and others unnamed, suggests ancient activity amid desolate surroundings as investigators collect barley remains and seek further artifacts.
Local gangland figure Joly Murphy slain in city
Reports say Cilcga Joly Murphy, once famed as a racketeer de luxe, was assassinated last week. He supposedly left only 1,100 as his estate, with investigators noting the killing may be the smallest Felt by any of the gangsters. Moderate winds and fair temperatures observed.
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Cilcga
Joly
Tin Murphy
Swedish airman Lundborg rescued from Arctic ice
From Spitzbergen a message says Lieut. Einar Lundborg, Sweden’s airman, was saved from the ice near Foyne Island after his plane capsized while rescuing Italia disaster survivors. The Swedish flyer Syberg aided the operation. Five Tiglin crew members remained on the ice.
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Spitzbergen
Einar Paal‘Lundborg
Foyne Island
Lundborg
Swedish War Department
Quest
Syberg
Tiglin
Umberto Nobile
Natale Ceccione
Mojor
Dirigible
Kundborg
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