Plane ends endurance flight in fatal airport crash
The Minnesota endurance monoplane crashed at Woof-Chamberlain field in Minneapolis killing Captain P. J. Crichton and injuring co pilot Owen Haugland. Crichton died at the scene after losing speed causing the craft to side slip and crash onto the airport race track. Haugland, with a skull fracture, was reported in critical condition at Ft Snelling hospital.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Woof-Chamberlainirport
Mptain P. J. Crichton
Mrhaps
Owen Haugland
Crichton
Haughland
Ft. Snelling Hospital
Ace High
Army Air Corps
Tokyo Reports Mongol Attack on Manchuria
London dispatch notes rumors from Tokyo of a Mongol invasion threat tied to Manchuria tensions. The report says Mongolia’s ties with Nanking were strained, with Moscow silent on alleged atrocities and Chinese mutinies near Harbin.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
London
China
Russia
Mongolia
Nanking
Siberia
Manchur
No Man's Land
Moscow
Harbin
Shag Latest Dance Tested by Energetic Summer Dancers
Virginia Beach reports the shag as a summer test of energy rather than grace. Dancers perform with backs to the sea, wearing bathing suits and beads while the sand serves as a floor. The piece links the shag to Highland fling and Charleston movements without lifting the feet.
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Virginia Beach
Half Million Lancashire Cotton Workers Stage Walk-Out
About 500000 British cotton workers walk out in Lancashire, centering on 1500 mills, rejecting a 12.5 percent wage cut. If it lasts a week, 100000 more may join, with wage losses pegged at $5 million weekly. Government mediation avenues opened as Premier MacDonald considered intervention.
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Associated Press
Manchester
England
Lancashire
Min
Ramsay MacDonald
Horace Wilson
Engineers Reinforce and Repair Levees Along Mississippi
Army engineers report progress in fortifying the Mississippi valley levee system to withstand potential floods. Major work across the river from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf area includes raising widening and revetments with $54 000 000 spent under the 1928 act and plans for $30 000 000 to $35 000 000 next year.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
Arkansas River
Red River
Gulf of Mexico
Bonnet Carre
Edgar Jadwin
Chief of
Army Engineers
New Orleans Street Cars Prepare for First Night Operation
Protest filed to Postmaster General over postal order to mail carriers to run street cars during the New Orleans strike. Representative James Conner blames strike-breakers as unions fund strikers seeking recognition. Public Service begins night runs. marshals and police plan to prevent disorders. Ninth Ward Civic League holds a mass meeting in support of the strikers.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Walter F. Brown
James Conner
Public Service
United States Marshals
Ninth Ward Civic League
Massacre of 20 000 Chinese Men and Boys Reported
Missionary reports a Moslem massacre in Dangar China where 20 000 men and boys were killed in under two hours. Most able bodied men perished, with only a few elderly and women surviving attempts to protect them. Raiders entered on foot and horseback shouting for men to be killed.
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Associated Press
Peiping
China
the International Relief
Dangar
Andrews
Endurance Flyers Break 400 Hours in St. Louis Robin
Est O Brine and Dale Jackson, famed endurance flyers, near 400 hours aloft aboard the St. Louis Robin. At 9 17 a m they logged 86 hours in the craft and beat the Angeleno record by 140 hours. Joint earnings reached 16060 dollars at a rate of 1168 dollars per hour, as the Robin swung low over the field at 6 30 p m and a message to refueling crew read proceed with 60 to 70 gallons of gas and oil, everything going fine Red.
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News-Star
Forest O'Brine
Dale
Red) Jackson
Dony
St. Louis
Court Halts Election On Two Recalls In Louisiana
Judge L P Gremillion grants an injunction stopping recall elections for Dr Geo L Drouin and Clinton Sayes in Avoyelles Parish. Irregularities cited include unpaid poll taxes, fraudulent signatures, and illegal witnessing claims. Governor Huey Long recall proclamation cited but deemed unchallenged. No response filed by the board of supervisors.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
L. P. Gremillion
Marksville
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Dr. Geo. L. Drouin
Clinton Sayes
Avoyelles Parish
Dr. Drouin
Sayes
C. A. Riddle
Registrar of Voters
Huey Long
Board of Supervisors
Surgeons of Pacific Conference to Convene in Honolulu
Surgeons from Pacific and Indian Ocean nations will gather in Honolulu August 14 to 24 for the Pan Pacific Surgical conference. Delegates from nine foreign countries will attend with demonstrations of new technique and no long papers. Dr. Nils P. Larsen and Dr. Nathaniel M. Benyas lead arrangements.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Indian Oceans
Pan-Pacific Surgical Conftress
Pan- Pacific Union
State Department
Washington
Nils P. Larsen
Nathaniel M. Benyas
St. Louis Robin nears 400 hour flight mark at Lambert field
In Louis July 29 the St. Louis Robin circling Lambert St. Louis field nears 400 hours of sustained flight. Pilots Dale Red Jackson and Forest O Brine hover in wide loops adding about two minutes per hour. Ground observers note no motor failure yet as the seventeenth day continues. Major William R. Robertson of Curtiss Robertson reports no body troubles among the pilots, while the Angeleno and City of Cleveland faced landings due to such troubles.
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William R. Robertson
Curtiss Robertson Company
Cleveland
New York
Albany
N. Y
Baltimore
Phoenix
Ariz
St. Louis
Washington
Mercury
Montreal
Boston
Cincinnati
Detroit
Philadelphia
Portland
Ore
San Antonio
Texas
Heat wave and drought alarm US and Canada
New York reports record heat with temperatures near 100 across major cities. The drought cripples crops from Atlantic states to eastern Canada. Water shortages force measures in New Jersey communities and Long Island farms lose crops while Canada faces its worst forest fire risk since 1923.
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Canada
Dominion
Atlantic Seaboard States
Northport
Long Island
Mountain Lakes
N. J
New Jersey
Co operation Institute Opens Fifth Summer Meeting at LSU
The American Institute of Co-operation begins its fifth summer session at Louisiana State University Baton Rouge with focus on agricultural finance. Alexander Legge head of the Farm Board and Secretary Arthur M. Hyde join talks with Chris L. Christensen and otherFarm Board members. delegates arrive by air including Oscar S. Bledson and Carl Williams.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
American Institute of Co-operation
Louisiana State University
Alexander Legge
Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Arthur M. Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Farm Board
Oscar S. Bledson
Greenwood
Miss
Staple Cotton Growers Association
Carl Williams
Oklahoma City
Youths Receive Two Year Terms in Dairy Products Hold-Up
Three city youths Otto Biekman Walter Corn and DeWitt Cannon pleaded guilty in district court to burglary for stealing a safe containing $2 during a hold-up at Dairy Products Company 814 Grand Street. Judge J T Shell imposed two year terms in the state penitentiary.
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Dairy Producta Company, Inc
Grand Street
State Penitentiary
J. Tf. Shell
Otto Biek
R.S. Green
Allan Phillips
Willie Williams
Willis Tinsley
Jack Webb
Richard Walker
Gillam
Plan to widen flood body to twenty five members
Plans to amend federal flood control laws were discussed in New Orleans with Representative Reid Gov. Long and others. Louisiana flood commission would grow from seven to twenty five members with James Butler continuing as chairman. Delegation to Washington planned to press amendments and broaden act interpretation.
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New Orleans
Frank R. Reid
House Flood Control Committee
Huey PF. Long
Louisiana Flood Commission
James FP. Butler
Anal Bank
Washington
Congress
Mississippi Valley
Representative Reid
Long
Reid
W. HE. Hull
Ilinois
Dewey Short
Missouri
Atchafalaya
Tensas
Bayou Bayeuf
Adoption of Modern Methods in Farming Still Far in Future
The U S Chamber of Commerce agricultural service department reports a survey of 74 farms in 28 states finds mass production principles revolutionary change in farming is still far in the future. Large and small farms show similar variability in profitability with some profits and some losses.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Service Department
Pacific Coast Hop Men Seek Outlet for Crops
Hop growers on the Pacific coast seek a cooperative outlet to stabilize prices. California will forego harvesting 600 acres this year to curb surplus. Oregon reports a 6,177 bale surplus from 17,382 acres and a 1929 yield near 100,000 bales averaging 200 pounds.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Mexican Bandits Loot Train in Coahuila Attack
Reports from Saltillo Coahuila say bandits attacked a mixed freight passenger train at Herradaras yesterday. They halted the train with logs on the track and fired on the engineer who was uninjured, stealing about 9000 pesos from the express car.
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Mexico
City
Excelsior
Saltillo
Coahuila
Herradaras
Brutal Morehouse Parish murder shocks area
Fingerprints aid officers as they investigate the death of Bob Lee aged about 60 to 65 found in a bayou southwest of Jones. He was beaten with a heavy instrument near Horshoe Lake and a large stick used in the attack lay nearby. A red bandanna gagged his mouth as investigators pursue leads after the 6:30 am discovery reported by Hogan.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Bob Lee
Jones
Lee
Bonita
Epworth League
Hogan
Sheriff's Department
Horshoe Lake
Guards Quell Revolt at Auburn State Prison
Auburn New York July 29 guards suppressed a revolt by 1700 inmates after convicts seized the arsenal damaging a cell block and firing shops. Four convicts escaped, two mutineers were killed and another wounded. Four guards were shot and serious injuries reported.
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Auburn
N. Y
Auburn State Prison
Sundar
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