Two Mexican Booze Runners Believed Killed in Border Clash
At El Paso Texas a night battle left two Mexican rum runners dead and three wounded after immigration and customs officers opened fire on a band of more than 20 smugglers. The clash followed an ambush last Saturday that killed Inspector Ivan Scotten and wounded others.
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Mallorca bans mixed bathing on beaches in morality decree
The government in Palma Mallorca on July 23 issued a decree prohibiting joint bathing by women and men on Balearic beaches citing public morality concerns.
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Balearic Isles
Prince of Wales Turns Brewer at Noted Ale House
The Prince of Wales began brewing today at a famous ale house, making an extra strong "Prince's brew" to be given away. He followed Edward VII’s Burton visit example, sampling the old brew and four other beers before starting his own batch.
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Valve trouble blamed for flight failure near Shreveport
A stuck intake valve on cylinder No. of the Wright Whirlwind motor caused the Wright monoplane WET to abort a world endurance flight. Van Lear Leary and William Currey Sanders landed at Steerfield near Shreveport after 12 hours 40 minutes aloft, as mechanics found the stock valve during overhaul.
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O Neill Marries In Paris To Carlotta Monterey
The playwright Eugene O Neill wed actress Carlotta Monterey in Paris yesterday. They are spending their honeymoon in the Tyrol, according to attorney Harry Weinberger in New York.
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Motive Behind Jail Riot Under Probe At Clinton Prison
Authorities will probe the background of the Clinton jail riot after 1,800 inmates attempted an escape and three rioters died. The inquiry will consider a reported dispute over meals and Sunday yard activities as possible motives, with Governor Roosevelt to visit next week.
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Soviets Seize Chinese Boat on Amur River
Soviet troops on the Amur River captured Chinese river steamers and took prisoner Ray Talbot's wife and baby daughter, while Haicheng merchant ship was also reported seized. Talbot, deputy commissioner of Chinese maritime customs at Taheiho, and George C. Hanson, Harbin consul, relay assurances the captives are comfortable. Reports say Chinese and Japanese agencies are showing troop movements along Manchurian borders with unconfirmed details.
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Speed boat Bogie trails 1870 record after damage
The speed boat Bogie, aiming to beat the 1870 Robert E. Lee record on the Mississippi, arrived at Rosedale Miss after striking a submerged log near Greenville with its propeller bent. The delay left the vessel about eight hours behind schedule, then repairs restored speed to 17 to 18 mph as it refuels in Helena and proceeds toward Memphis.
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Alexandria man dies by self-inflicted shot in Canton
A 35 year old man believed to be Jack Durant of Alexandria Louisiana was found dead in his car with a bullet wound to the temple near Canton Mississippi. Witnesses said he fired the shot after letting his car roll downhill from a store where he discharged a negro passenger. No papers were found on the body and he wore a Masonic ring. He had been working in local saw mills for three months and gave his address as Alexandria Louisiana.
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Dozier Skipper Drowned Near Monroe
Dozier Skipper, 14, drowned when his fishing boat overturned at locks No 4 on the Ouachita River south of Monroe. Emergency crews from the American Legion Red Cross Monroe Fire Department conducted a 24 hour river search with spotlights but failed to locate the youth’s body.
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Hanbone’s Meditations by J P Alley
Fragmentary verse titled Hanbone’s Meditations attributed to J P Alley presents a playful, stylized monologue with mock dialect hints and abrupt phrasing. The piece reads as a humorous piece or informal meditation with invented speech patterns and rough rhythm.
Jadwin Floodway Fight Stalls In Federal Court
In a federal court session Judge Ben C. Dawkins took under advisement the government’s motion to dismiss the injunction against the Jadwin plan for a Boeuf basin floodway. US Attorney Mecom disclosed missing engineering data to file an answer, while flood control supporters claimed the plan lacked sufficient study. The judge ordered no work on the floodways without court approval after hearings.
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Orleans Unions Vote Tonight on General Strike
New Orleans July 23 union members will vote tonight on calling a general strike in sympathy with the street carmen's walkout now in deadlock. The city council pressed for a friendly settlement as talks with Public Service and unions continued, while the railway board would consider any fresh proposal from nonrecognized unions.
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Car Strike Cannot Be Arbitrated, Davis Says
Secretary Davis said a New Orleans telegram reported A B Patterson of the New Orleans Public Service Inc declared the differences with striking street car workers were fundamental and not subject to arbitration. Conciliations officials Rodgers and Dynes were in New Orleans to aid talks as Davis withheld his role as arbitrator unless the company agreed. The dispute centers on wages versus management’s right to discipline employees.
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First Stake Driven For U S Hospital Inn
Ground broken for the United States Marine Hospital in New Orleans on Henry Clay street. The $3,000,000 project will be a five story main building with a three story administration block and a four story surgical wing, offering modern treatment for seamen, military personnel, coast guard, and other government workers.
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Jabby the fastest dog featured in Monroe Morning Post
A Daily feature spotlights Jabby, a speedy, fun producing canine. The piece notes his morning strut as a wake up cue and self starter to start the day.
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Houston Aviators Near Endurance Goal With Mono Plane
Houston aviators Glenn L. Loomis and Joe Glass remain aloft in the endurance mono plane Billion Dollar City. They passed 133 hours in the air at 2 40 54 a m aiming to beat the 246 hour 43 minute 32 second record.
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Joe Glass
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Exceed Mark Set Recently in California
Aerial fleet totaling 2,000 cheer airmen helped escort a ship over a Missouri metropolis, marking a record flight sequence recently achieved in California.
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Missouri Metropolis
St Louis Flyers Set Endurance Refueling Record
Dale Jackson and Yorest O Brine pushed a world endurance refueling record to 247 hours 43 minutes 32 seconds at 3 PM in St Louis Missouri. They equalled the record at 2 PM but flew on for an official new mark.
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Dale Jackson
Yorest O'Brine
St Louis Robin pilots set world long flight record
Dale Red Jackson and Forest O Brine in the monoplane St Louis Robin surpassed the previous sustained flight record at Lambert St Louis Field. The pair logged 246 hours 43 minutes 32 seconds as a crowd of about 2000 watched after a city tour and a cloudy threatening sky.
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Endurance Flight Set to Break World Record by St Louis Team
Dale Reg Jackson and Forest Brine fly the St. Louis Robin near Lambert Field aiming to eclipse a 2445 hour 43 minute record. A city parade is planned at 2 01 p m as the plane nears a new mark with two escort squadrons overhead. The pilots report strong motor notes and say they will continue after the hour to establish a new endurance record while Major Lambert cautions them to keep their tog safely dressed.
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New German Liner Bremen Sets Transatlantic Speed Records
The Bremen arrives in New York after a maiden voyage Cherbourg to New York in four days 17 hours 42 minutes the fastest ever. It eclipses Mauretania records with 28.18 knots average and 715 miles in a day as crowds cheer and planes circle above. Captain Leopold Ziegenbein hails the performance.
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