Five Honolulu aviators rescued after ten days at sea
Captain John Rodgers and four crewmen of PN-0 No. 1 were found afloat by submarine R-4 fifteen miles east of Kaunas. They drifted 200 miles and were brought to Nawilliwili, Kauai, ending a perilous ordeal at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ww. Pickard
Honolulu
John Rodgers
Kaunas
Oahu Island
Osborne
Naval
Nawilliwil
Kaual Island
Rodgers
Lieut. A. Connell
Aleege
Rgh
Skiles N. Pope
Aviaion
Jackson
William A. Im
Richmond
Ind
Otis G. Stantz
Terre Haute
Senuss Rebellion Upgraded as Italy Sends Reinforcements
The Senuss revolt against Italian rule in Tripoli intensifies as Mussolini dispatches 20 000 troops and 800 airplanes. Italian forces are reportedly pressed back to the coast with heavy losses. Turkey's President Kemal backs the Senuss, hoping to embarrass France.
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Tripoli
Mussolini
Rome
Kemal
Turkey
European aviation news on polar flight plan and airline consolidation
Captain Roald Amundsen plans a dirigible flight from Spitsbergen to Alaska next year and has secured an airship from Italy. A second item reports sixteen European airline lines consolidating under German leadership.
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Europe
Roald Amundsen
North Polar
Spitsbergen
Alaska
Crop estimates show corn drop 65 million bushels in August
The government’s August crop outlook lowers the corn yield by 65 million bushels to 2.885 billion. Spring wheat up 21 million, oats up 75 million, barley up 8 million. Winter wheat and rye unchanged. South Dakota leads in corn decline with 42 million. Minnesota and Illinois gain 9 million. Ohio Kansas and Nebraska post large rises.
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South Dakota
Minnesota
Illnois
Ohio
Kansas
Nebraska
Arlington lays to rest Shenandoah victims as Mitchell presses charges
Lt Cmdr Lansdowne and three Shenandoah dead are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Colonel Mitchell attacks army and navy air services and seeks court martial. General Hines initiates proceedings and orders Maj. Gen. El Helmick to investigate, sending Col Nugent to Texas to question Mitchell.
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HILE
Lansdowne
National Cemetery
Arlington
Mitchell
Army
Navy
Hines
el Helmick
Nugent
Texas
New York Mayoral Contest Narrows Between Smith and Hearst
The city’s mayoral race narrowed to a clash between Governor Smith and Publisher Hearst as Tammany and the Hyland Hearst alliance traded harsh jibes. Bookies favored Walker to beat Hylan for the Democratic nomination, with Hylan expected to run as an independent if defeated, aiding Republican hopes for Waterman as nominee.
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York
Tammany
Hylan-Hearst
Smith
Hearst
Walker
Hylan
Mr. Waterman
Rail rate hearings mix Western freight fears and plans
Chairman Aitchison leads Chicago hearings on freight rate increases for Western railroads. Fred W. Sargent cites harsh conditions harming communities. Mark W. Potter proposes a 5 percent raise pooled across roads. Charles Donnelly condemns the plan as socialistic.
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Hairman Aitchison
Interstate Commerce Committee
Chicago
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago and Northwestern
Mark W. Potter
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Inheritance Tax and State Projects Highlight Austin Notices
State government offices close for Labor Day. Texas will receive an 8600 inheritance tax from the estate of William L. Douglas. The State Highway Commission to award at least fourteen highway contracts at its next meeting. St Mary's Hall in San Antonio granted a charter. Southwest Public Service Co to do business in Texas with 315000 capital. A call for Klan Haven charter review by state law panel. Texas vital statistics show 1924 infant mortality at 67 per 1000 with 56 percent white, 31 percent Mexican, 13 percent Negro. 40,000 bootlegger addresses compiled for Oklahoma Texas division enforcement. Dam at Caddo Lake under repair costing about 100, three to four months. State plans for Heart O Hib Game Preserve and Bass Hatchery near Kerrville. contract awarded to Brown & Root for 40000. Captain D K Taylor appointed deputy game warden for Lake Kemp duties and new game preserves. Confederate pension warrants mailed totaling 13000 with a highest quarterly amount of 38 dollars per recipient.
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Texas
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Heart O’hib
United States
Kerrville
Kerrville Junction
Game, Fish and Oyster
Turner BE. Hubby
Brown & Root
Georgetown
Ukulele roots traced to Portuguese origin in Hawaii
Miss Helen M. Roberts reports that the ukulele originated not in Hawaii but was brought by Portuguese settlers in 1879. The term means flea or little jumping thing, and Edward Purvis was linked to its naming. Roberts based her findings on inquiries with elderly Portuguese residents of Honolulu for the territorial government.
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Hawaii
Islands
Helen M. Roberts
Edward Purvis
Kalakaua
Miss Roberts
Honolulu
Diamond Dyes Color It New With 15 Cent Pack
Color it new with Diamond Dyes. Each 15 cent pack contains simple directions for tinting delicate shades or dyeing permanent colors in lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies coverings hangings and more. Tell your druggist material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
High Finance and Chinese Pricing Quirks
A Canton anecdote illustrates cross cultural misreading of value as a visitor notes mahjong sets priced at five dollars each. When he asks for 250 sets, he is told six dollars apiece, explained as the extra effort for bulk production commands higher price.
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Canton
Hen Population Outpacing U S Growth Says Poultry Expert
Ohio poultry expert B L Dakin notes 1880 had two hens per person while current figures show nearly four hens per person. He says the hen is the greatest food producing animal in the country.
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United States
B. L. Dakin
Ohio
Heat conduction of composite shoe soles disputed
Tests by the Bureau of Standards show composite sole material conducts no more heat than leather, challenging common belief that warm weather footwear made with composites gets hotter on the feet.
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Bureau of Standards
Cuticura Recipe Promises Pimply Skin Relief
Advertising copy urges use of Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims daily use maintains clear skin and mentions Cuticura Talcum as a product to include.
Bound to Be Dissatisfied
A brief quip contrasts grumbling at sight of rain with the nuisance of closing windows at night. The speaker notes the irony of complaint even when weather brings needed moisture.
Belgians Ban Munich Beer Since the War
Belgians refuse to drink Munich beer since the war and now prefer British stout over Irish Free State beer.
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Munich
Irish Free State
Fashion Burden Chains Woman to Style in Witty Exchange
A sharp exchange notes fashion as a social burden while praising the wearer’s light load of burden. The dialogue frames style as a personal choice amid public scrutiny, hinting at social expectations without moralizing.
Am I the first girl you ever kissed
A playful quip frames a backstage exchange about romance and boxing, with a jokey line about soothing a baby and a boxer admitting his first kiss. The vignette blends flirtation and comic bravado in a lighthearted tone.
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West Point Military Academy
John H. Russell
Hayti
Washingon
Shreveport
Kauai
Omebody
Morocco
Riffilans
Adjir
Abd-el-Krim
Tetuan
Primo de Rivera
Alhucemas Bay
Rivera
Melilla
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Arzila
Ceuta-Tetuan
Sweeney
The
Sherifian Escadrille
Elr
Great Britain
Mosul
Sheik Ahmed
League of Nations
Paul Painleve
France
League
Coolidge
Washington
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
M. Painleve
Dandurand
Canada
Zahle
Denmark
Mrte
America
International Court of Justice
World Court
Mosul Vilayet
Tevfik Rushd Bey
Geneva
England
Wilbur
War Department
White House
Japan
Joseph C. Grew
Toklo
Swampscott
Nicholas Longworth
Ance
Rene Vivians
Joffre
M. Briand
M. Vivtant
Austin News
William L. Douglas
Brookline, Mass
H. Terrell
State Highway Commission
Eugene Smith
Commission
St. Mary's Hall of
San Antonio
Diocese of West Texas Protestant Episcopal Church
Southwest Public Service Company
Roswell
N. N
Capital Stock
Amarillo
Katie Daffan
Sons of the Confederacy
Lon A. Smith
Austin
Miss Daffan
Abilene
Veterans of the Confederacy
Oklahoma- Texas
Prohibition Enforcement Department
J. H. T. Bibb
Marshall
Turner E. Hubby
State Game, Fish and Oyster
Caddo Lake
Secretary of State
State Legal Department
Dallas
John T. Smith
Western Taxpayers’ Association
Portland
Ore
Texas Tax Journal
D. K. Taylor
Lake Kemp
Wichita Falls
Capt
Taylor
Baylor
Knox
Wilbarger
S. H. Terrell
Fletcher
Physicians Everywhere
Hostetter
Harold F. Ritchie
Grove’s
Beecham
A. Humphries
Schols
Uga
Scholl
Haarlem
Towns Remedy Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Dickey
Mai Dickey Drug CO
Bristol
Arade Mfg. Co
Atlanta, Ga
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