Army Planes Leave Iceland For Round-The-World Flight
In Reykjavik and nearby towns crowds gathered as Lt Lowell H Smith and Lt Eric Nelson prepared two Army planes for the ongoing world flight. Their pilots and mechanics reported good condition amid favorable weather and clear seas. The Raleigh cruiser accompanied the fliers, while locals waved farewell from the harbor and hotel crowds.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
A. P
Lowell H. Smith
Chicago
New Orleans
Hoefn Hernagjord
Hornafiord
Hornafjord
U. S
Raleigh
Thas
Skaftaros
Here
Smith
Leslie P. Armold
Eric Nelson
John Harding, Jr
Precautions Taken to Guard Planes Along Iceland Coast
Aboard S S Richmond the naval patrol guards two remaining U S Army airplanes as they plan a short flight along the south coast of Iceland from Hoefn Hornafjord to Reykjavik preparatory to a Greenland hop. The Raleigh stays at Hoefn Hornafjord while the New Orleans and Chicago arrive, with the Billingsley and Richmond aiding patrols near Reykjavik and port. The flight covers about 200 miles and guards are intensified if an early start occurs.
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WA. S. S. Richmond
A. P
Naval Patrol
United States Army
Iceland
Hoefn Hornafjord
Reykjavik
Greenland
U. &. &. Raleigh
New Orleans
Nelson
Kirkwall
Scotland
Chicago
LH. Smith
Billingsley
Portland
Richmond
Re-Elect Officers Scheduled at Mississippi Convention
Jackson August 5 re election of Mississippi American Legion officers was recommended by the state convention and likely to pass in the closing session. Bucks Verger of Gulfport was named ident. Col. Dallas B. Smith of New Orleans war veterans bureau district manager addressed the women today.
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Jackson
Miss
al Jary
Bucks Verger
Gulfport
Col
Dallas B. Smith
New Orleans
War Veterans Bureau
Longest Oil Train Passes Through Monroe
A record oil train over two miles long, 400 cars in eight sections, crossed through Monroe on the Iron Mountain line. The train topped last week’s two mile wheat train from Newton, Kansas, marking Monroe as a regional standout in rail records.
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Monroe
Iron Mountain
Newton
Kansas
Treaty talks between Russia and Britain collapse in London
London August 5. Negotiations between Great Britain and Soviet Russia have broken down and a signed treaty will not be issued. Officials said talks extended all night to 7:16 this morning. Soviet delegates could not accept amendments to article 14 of the draft treaty. No agreement was reached.
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London
A. P
Great Britain
Russia
Foreign Office
Sesslon
German Delegation Expresses Friendly Attitude in London
Premier MacDonald opened a plenary session at Downing Street and handed the Dawes reparation protocol to the German delegation led by Chancellor Marx. Marx pledged acceptance of the Dawes plan and promised legislation to implement it while hoping for continued friendly ties with the Allies.
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London
MacDonald
Downing Street
Marx
Stresemann
Luther
Berlin
Harwich
Gustav St. Hamer
Capper Faces Heavy GOP Opposition in Kansas Primaries
Kansas voters head to the statewide primary with Senator Arthur Capper seeking re election amid opposition from Sheffield Ingalls and T D Smith. For governor B S Paulin C M Reed W R Stubbs and J F Renken seek the Republican nod while J M Davis faces Harry B Burton for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Six candidates run for the Democratic U S Senate nomination.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Sheffield Ingalls
Atchison
T. D. Smith
Hiawatha
B. S. Paulin
Ku Klux Klanendorsee
C. M. Reed
Parsons
State Public Utilities Commission
W. R. Stubbs
J. F. Renken
J. M. Davis
Harry B. Burton
Kansas City
Davis
U. 8
Argentine World Flier Leaves for Nasira
Major Zanni, Argentine world flier, departed Karachi in British India this morning for Nasira, with the midair trip noted as under way.
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Brit
India
Karachi
British India
Zanni
Nasirabad
City bonds sold to E J Deas for 400000
The Monroe Shreveport contractor E J Deas bought 400000 in bonds at par with interest for one to ten years. 275000 funds will finance paying program and 125000 for city schools. Proceeds from general fund with 212 mills pledged, no extra taxes. Sealed bids opened. Deas’ proposal accepted. Mayor Bernstein absent. commissioners present include Speed, Poag, Ramet.
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E. J. Deas
Monroe
Shreveport
Miriam Burns Defends Woman's Western Golf Title
Miriam Burns of Kansas City beat Frances Hadfield of Milwaukee 2 and 1 in the first round at Orwenteia Club as she defends her women's western golf championship. Edith Cummings, the national champion, won 8 and 7 over Vera Gardiner, with several other matches decided by decisive margins.
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Chicago
Miriam Burns
Kansas City
Orwenteia Club
Frances Hadfield
Milwaukee
Edith Cummings
Onwentsia
Burns
Vera Gardiner
F. C. Letts
Geismar
Birmingham
Virginia Wilson
Howard O’brien
Virginia Pepp
St. Louis
Madge Miller
Grand Rapids
Dorothy Klotz
Elaine Rosenthal Rinehart
Dallas
Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Phil Sheridan
Detroit
Virginia Gittens
Green Bay
Melvin Jones
Dave Gant
Memphis
B. ©. Stevenson
Indianapolis
Evans' Niece Drowns With Escort at Lake Worth
Dewitt Gooch and Miss Charlie Reece were found dead under an overturned car on the Lake Worth road near a lake party. The victims, missing since a farewell gathering for Gooch bound for California, include Miss Reece, niece of Hiram W. Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
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FT. Worth
Dewitt Gooch
Charlie Reece
Lake Worth Road
Gooch
California
Reece
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Removal La Salle Registrar Sought by Parish Voters
Baton Rouge August 5 The state board of registration will meet tomorrow to consider the appeal for removal of J A Parker registrar of LaSalle parish Citing alleged injustices to voters and improper conduct This is the board's first meeting
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Registration
House of Representatives
J. A. Parker
LaSalle Parish
Board of Registration
Mexico claims thieves guilty in Evans case
Mexico reports that the belief of the government is robbers killed Mrs. Rosalie Evans, a British subject, in an ambush near Texmelucan. The foreign office bulletin links the motive to agrarian conflict pressuring Mrs. Evans to concede to hacienda division, with Obregon urging swift inquiry.
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Mexico City
A. P
Rosalie Evans
Texmelucan
Foreign Office
Obregon
Robbed Stars Of Silver Sheet To Support Cabaret
Eight youths and three young women under 21 were taken into custody in Los Angeles as a bandit gang. Police say they took part in over 40 robberies including the Betty Blythe jewelry theft last Friday, with furs jewelry and cash used for cabaret expenses. Jewelry and furs worth 5000 dollars were recovered.
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Los Angeles
Here
Betty Blythe
Baseball Scores From Today Across Circuits
Field notes show Philadelphia 260 after scoring in multiple innings while Washington and New York posted sparse offense. Detroit and Boston also recorded runs with mixed pitching, while Cleveland’s Ferguson and O'Neill paired for the win.
National League Scoreboard Confusion Across Cities
Scattered ledger-like lines show team pairings and pitchers for several MLB clubs including St Louis Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago New York and Pittsburgh. The fragment lists pitchers and catchers such as Rixey Hargrave Wilson Gowdy Bush Hartnett Gowdy and DeBerry among others with incomplete score indicators.
Hazard of Drilling Prompts Push for Profitable Gas Supply
The Monroe gas field shows minimal surface signs yet supports a costly, hazardous pursuit. Conservators cite average well costs around twenty thousand dollars, with carbon black and gasoline use vital for return on investment. The Ouachita parish industry employs about 1,661 in 1923, with wages near two million dollars and a six million dollar annual local economic impact driven by gas production and related pipelines.
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W. B. Gravel
Bastrop
Department of Conservation Party
Chance
Department of Conservation
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Southern Carbon Company
Monroe Gas Company
Southern Company
Alexandria
State
Asylum
Baptist College
Pineville
Southern
Louie Lock
Jewish hotel man to take Klan case to Governor Smith
Simon King a wealthy Jewish hotel owner was evicted from a Ku Klux Klan meeting at Hudson River Drying Park in Poughkeepsie New York. He said he would ask Governor Smith to review the conduct of state troopers who he said mauled him and refused to help arrest assailants after a scuffle surrounding his eviction.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Simon King
Hudson River
Smith
Exposition Hall
Veteran Fur Trader Is Prisoner of Russians
Captain C. T. Pederson of Oakland, a veteran whaler and fur trader, was captured by Soviet Russian soldiers off Siberia. His schooner Nanuk’s cargo, valued at $20,000, was looted. Pederson sent a letter through attorney H. G. Gleasor confirming the capture and reporting he hoped to resume his voyage north after the incident.
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Oakland
Calif
C. T. Pederson
Siberia
H. G. Gleasor
Pederson
Railroad Derailment Kills Engineer in Mississippi
Officials of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad opened a probe into the derailment of passenger train No. 142 from Jackson to Natchez. At Harriston the locomotive engine man Herman Steele of Natchez was killed and fireman David Cunningham was seriously injured. All injuries were confined to the engine crew.
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Natchez, Miss
The
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Today
Jackson
Natchez
Harriston
Herman Steele
David Cunningham
Reprieve Requested for Roy Scales on Murder Conviction
Gov. Fudgua received a reprieve application from friends and relatives of Roy Scales, condemned to death for wife’s murder in LaSalle Parish. They claim trial prejudice prevented fairness and ask for commutation to life. the governor plans to decide tomorrow.
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Baton Rouge
Fudgua
Roy Scales
LaSalle Parish
Oklahoma senator race centers on Walton in five way primary
In Oklahoma City five way Democratic primary features former governor J. C. Walton as the central figure. Walton attacks the Ku Klux Klan and outlines his record while four rivals contend for the nomination including Tulsa magnate Charles J. Wrightsman congressman E B Howard former senator T P Gore and ex attorney general S P Freeling. Wrightsman and Howard reportedly have Klan backing. Wrightsman also carries support from the farmer labor progressive league.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
J. C. Walton
Oklahoma
Walton
Charles J. Wrightsman
Tulsa
S. P. Freeling
T. P. Gore
U. S
E. B. Howard
Wrightsman
Howard
Farmer-Labor Progressive League
Labor Decides to Enter Local Election Tilts
The American Federation of Labor executive council rejected involvement in national defense day controversy. It endorsed LaFollette and Wheeler and plans a campaign in 1924 elections. Council to review congressional candidates and recommend friendly to labor aspirants.
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LABOR
Atlantic City
A. P
N. J
American Federation of Labor
LaFollette- Wheeler
Congress
Federation
LaFollette
Wheeler
Executive Council
Davis plans rest and meetings with New York leaders
Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis stayed home in Locust Valley today with no engagements. He will meet New York leaders tomorrow and travel to Hyde Park to dine with the Roosevelts and attend the Duchess County Democratic basket picnic on Thursday.
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Locust Valley
N. Y
John W. Davis
New York
Hyde Park
La Follette Plans Quiet Campaign Kickoff With Davis and Coolidge
Senator La Follette will let President Coolidge and John W. Davis lead off in the campaign. He will reserve positions until both speak publicly and then state his stance vigorously. Advisers approve, noting the plan avoids a formal nominating ceremony and allows silent restraint before Davis and Coolidge address audiences in Clarksburg and elsewhere.
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Washington
la Follette
Coolidge
John W. Davis
LaFollette
Davis
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Republican Campaign Plans Delayed by Acceptance Speeches
Washington August 5 The completion of Republican campaign plans hinges on acceptance speeches by President Gouldidge and Democratic nominee John W. Davis. Party leaders say the campaign cannot begin in earnest until they gauge opposition and public reaction.
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Washington
Goulidge
John W. Davis
High Court Rules on Sanity in Leopold-Loeb Case
Chicago the judge rules insanity definitions do not alter the decision to hear mitigation evidence. Dr Healy testifies for the defense on direct testimony about the youths mental state as the trial for Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. continues with state attorney Crowe preparing cross examination.
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Chicao
John R. Caverly
Illinois Supreme Court
Crowe
Supreme Court
Chicago
A. P
William Healy
Boston
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
A Franks
Healy
Robert E. Crowe
Loeb
Leopold
Robert Franks
Four Negroes Escape From Jackson Penitentiary
Four Black convicts escaped from the Mississippi state penitentiary in Jackson. Two of the escapees had life sentences for murder. The fugitives were Lester Barnes from Winston County 1916 life term, George Garrett from Tippah County 1919 life term, Joseph McCormick from Jasper County 20 years for manslaughter, and Augustus Brown from DeSoto County 1922 Grand Larceny.
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Jackson, Miss
State
State Prison Board
Lfe
Lester Barnes
Winston County
George Garrett
Tippah County
Joseph McCormick
Jasper County
Augustus Brown
DeSoto County
Doctor posts unusual hole in one at Ridge View
Duluth Minn August 5 Dr J F Robinson scored a hole in one at Ridge View Golf links while attempting the ninth hole. He hit a 250 yard drive from the eight tee, the ball veered through rough to the green at the number one hole and dropped into the cup.
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Duluth
Minn
J. F. Robinson
Ridge View Golf Links
E. Sie
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