Italian aviators break world endurance record in Rome flight
Italian ace Arturo Ferrarin and commander Carlo P del Prete landed at Montecello field near Rome after 53 hours 30 minutes aloft. Their Savoia Marchetti plane reportedly flew about 4300 miles, surpassing Eddie Stinson and Capt. George W Haideman as previous record holders.
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Arturo Ferrarin
Carlo P. del Prete
Montecello Field
Rome
Eddie Stinson
George W. Haideman
Modern wife shifts from domestic role vows to companionship
Birmingham feature by Lucille Litaker argues the strictly domestic wife is outdated as modern homes flaunt delicatessens and time saving devices. She says a wife can be a companion to husband and a chum to children, praising energetic young women as better wives and mothers. A separate health note touts Gordon's as a remedy for acidosis with a promise of improved energy and sleep after initial use, sold by Collens' Pharmacy.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lucille Litaker
Girl’s Reserve
Miss Litaker
Gordon
Gordon’s
Collens
Dare Devil Warner Seeks Year in Car Tour
Dare devil Warner begins a one year auto endurance in May chained to his car. He tours major Middle West cities while based in Los Angeles and photographed in Chicago.
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Dare Devil Warner
Middle West
Los Angeles
Chicago
Sisters Niedermaier wed in Chicago double ceremony
Last summer these sisters Ethel Lillian and Marie Veronica Niedermaier went away on vacation trips. They married Saturday in a double ceremony in Chicago to youths they met on their trips. Ethel becomes Mrs Frank Kovick and Marie becomes Mrs R T Sehmied jr.
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Ethel Lillian
Marie Veronica Niedermaier
Chicago
Ethel
Frank Kovick
Marie
R. T. Sehmied, Jr
Which Husband? Miss Boll and Acosta in Atlantic flight plan
Mabel Boll known as Queen of Diamonds and aviator Bert Acosta planned to fly Charles A. Levine’s Columbia to Europe to beat Amelia Earhart to the Atlantic crossing, aiming for Boll to be the first woman to fly solo across. Earhart succeeded.
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Mabel Boll
Bert Acosta
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Europe
Miss Boll
Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
Miriam Hopkins Marries Parker During Divorce Saga
Actress Miriam Hopkins weds Austin Parker amid a disputed divorce from Brandon Peters. Peters insists the decree is not yet signed despite a Chicago judge granting it, while Hopkins enjoys her honeymoon with Parker.
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Miriam Hopkins
Austin Parker
Brandon Peters
Chicago
Parker
Walker to defend title against Hodkinds in Chicago
Mickey Walker, middleweight champion, will defend his world title against Ace Hodkings in Chicago on Thursday. Both fighters have begun final training in the Windy City.
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Mickey Walker
Hodkins
Chicago
Windy City
Irving Berlin dodges cameras in Chicago with daughter Ellen
The famed composer Irving Berlin and his wife visible in Chicago as they dodge photographers. Berlin carries his daughter Ellen during the encounter, continuing the couple’s noted camera shyness from their earlier elopement.
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Irving Berlin
Chicago
Irving
Ellen
Wakes Up Tired After Short Sleep Hours
A weary reader questions why seven or eight hours of sleep did not refresh her, noting persistent fatigue and the struggle to wake with energy despite typical rest periods.
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Rand
Artist's Model Lured Into Woods By Employer
Mrs. Margaret Smith, an artist's model, was lured under the pretense of posing Indian scenes and found wandering in a dazed state. She claimed her employer had beaten her and tied her to a tree.
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Margaret Smith
Butterworth of Moline Elected U S Chamber President
William Butterworth of Moline Illinois a farm machinery manufacturer is elected president of the U S Chamber of Commerce. He succeeds the former head and takes office this year after a formal transition announced by the chamber leaders.
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William Butterworth
Moline, Til
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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