Finns dominate steeplechase and relay trials in Amsterdam
Three Finns Loukola Nurmi and Anderson led the 3000 meter steeplechase finals with Loukola setting a nine minute 28.8 second Olympic record as Nurmi finished second. Americans excelled in decathlon pole vault while Canada set a world mark in the women's 400 meter relay heat. United States fencing was eliminated in the semifinals. Standings show United States leading with 142 points followed by Finland 88 and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Loukola
Nurmi
Anderson
George Barra
University of Town
Fred Alderman
Illinois Athletic Club
Bud Spencer
Stanford
Ray Barbuti
Syracuse
U.P
United States
Finland
Great Britain
Sweden
Germany
Canada
Fans want lacrosse in next Olympiad
The lacrosse matches at the Amsterdam games openas demonstrations with no official championship. Johns Hopkins leads the U S team, aiming for approval to make lacrosse an official 1932 Los Angeles contest. Baltimore natives populate the squad and practice scenes, with a tentative American lineup spotlighting Ray Finn and Carl Liebensperger among others.
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United Amste
Frank Getty
Adam
Johns Hopkins
United States
International Committee
Los Angeles
England
Canada
Leibensperger
Roosevelt
Amsterdam
Baltimore
Benny Boynton
Brooklyn
Erasmus Hall H High School
Lacross
Maryland
Forme
Inter- Lacross Association
William F. Browning
Ray Finn
Carl Liebensperger
Gardner Mallonac
Bill Keegars
Rob. Roy
Boynton
Benny
Johhny Lang
Lou Nixdorf
Ond
Benny Egan
Boy Injured In Bicycle Car Collision In City
Robert Simons, son of Mrs. Mary Simons, was severely injured when his bicycle struck a car at Broadway and Washington streets. The slow car and a nearby parked truck limited visibility. no bones were broken but bruises will keep him home for days from his Daily Times delivery job.
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Robert. Simons
Mary, Simons
Pleasant
Broadway
Washington Streets
Cary
G. D. Post
Robert
Daily Times
Revolutionary Outbreak Reported at Villa De Coro
Dispatches from Cucuta report a revolutionary outbreak against President Gomez of Venezuela at Villa de Coro led by Colonel Roberto Fossi. Several recent outbreaks lack independent substantiation from Caracas amid censorship in Caracas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cucuta
Colombia-Venezuela Frontier
U.P
Gomez
Venezuela
Villa de Coro
Roberto Fossi
Caracas
Hoover to Take Definite Stand on Farm Relief
Hoover will deliver a speech in Palo Alto on farm relief and prohibition as part of his Republican presidential campaign. He plans to address two issues of high public interest, with official sources confirming a definite stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
IWA
Herbert Iloover
United Press
Hole In One By Eleven Year Old At Local Course
James Robert Troutman eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs C W Troutman achieved a hole in one on the sixth hole at the local country club. The shot from the island tee to the green followed a high bend to the east and was witnessed by Dr J Vaughn of Cincinnati Chas Vaughn of Emporia Kansas Dr H H Theunissen of Mr Pleasant and the boy’s father Prof C W Troutman of Central State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Troutman
C. W. Troutman
James
J. Vaughn
Cincinnati
Chas. Vaughn
Emporia
Kansas
H .H. Theunissen
Mr. Pleasant
C. W. Troutiypan
Central State Teachers College
Population of Turkey by Census Figures
The Turkish population, from the direction of statistics latest census, is 13,660,275. Of these, 1,044,806 reside in Europe and 12,615,969 in Asia.
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Constantinople
U.P
Turkey
Direction of Statistics
Europe
Asia
Team lineup notes and coach cited in report
The clipping lists players Attack-Geor ze Helfrich out and Tom Biddison in while home player Bill Logan is mentioned alongside coach Dr Ray Van Orman of Johns Trop Ins. The article references the coach without details about the team’s event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geor'ze ‘Helfrich
Tom Biddison
Bill Logan
Ray van Orman
Johns Trop
Ins
Falling spout injures man at Harris mill
At Harris Milling Company a wooden spout fell from a window about 30 feet while Robert Scadden stood at a mixer at the base of the elevator shaft. He suffered a head injury and a more serious side injury. no bones were broken. He remains in hospital with possible internal complications due to his age. He will likely be moved to his Portland home after recovery.
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Robert Scadden
New
Harris Milling Company
Avoodyn Spout
Aga
Scadden
Portland
Republicans Spending More Than Democrats
The Republican National Committee reported receipts of 98,379 and expenditures of 48,304 for the Hoover Curtiss campaign, while the Democratic National Committee reported 60,708.10 in contributions and 21,559.98 in expenditures, about half the Republican outlay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican “National Committee
Hay
Hoover-Curtis
J. R. Nutt
Democratic “National ‘Committee
Smith Rejects Haugen Plan as Unacceptable for Farm Relief
New York Aug 4 Gov Smith dismisses the equalization fee provision of the vetoed McNary Haugen farm relief bill as unacceptable and says it should be scrap. He notes his party’s platform supports controlling agricultural surpluses with costs borne by the benefitted unit and cites comments from George Pecken, farm leader, and a New York World editorial as shaping his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Biltmore
Smith
George N. Peclk
Illinois
New _York World
Coolidge
Heat Wave Grips East and Midwest with Dozens Dead
Across the eastern and mid western United States a record heat wave caused 34 deaths from prostrations drownings and lightning in 24 hours. Detroit Chicago New York and Boston reported fatalities with hundreds overcome. Relief began as rain forecast for New York City and showers cooled Chicago during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Providence
Rhode Island
Evie
Penn
New York
New York City
Mich
Michigan
State's Attorneys Seek Settlement For Cult Troubled Colony
Lansing attorneys George E B Nichols and Wilber M Brucker traveled to Benton Harbor to meet with faction leaders of the House of David cult. They hope to arrange a voluntary trust to protect property from internal bickering while the colony appeals a receivership order and awaits the Michigan Supreme Court decision.
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Lansing
Aug
House of David Colony
George EB. Nichols
Sternal
Wilber M. Brucker
Benton Harbor
W. J. Barnard
Cult
Mary Purnell
H.J. DeWhirst
Cotunsel
Nichols
Brucker
Senator-Elect Vare Rallying After Illness
Atlantic City reports Senator-Elect William S. Vare, Philadelphia Republican leader, has rallied and is in the best condition since he was struck down last Wednesday night. Recovery remains uncertain as officials monitor his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
New Jersey
U.P
William S- Ware
Philadelphia
Vare
Clare And Isabella Grangers Hold Annual Picnic
The Granges of Clare and Isabella counties hold their second annual picnic in Eberhart's grove east of Clare on Friday August 10 with Roy O02 Woodfull of Bay City as principal speaker. A basket dinner will be served at noon. last year's attendance was about four hundred people.
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Clare
Isabella
Eberhart’s Grove
Roy
Prosecution of Fane Insurance Firms Pressed
Lansing Michigan August 4 federal prosecutions of scores of insurance companies operating in Michigan and other states without licenses will be pressed by the state insurance department. Disclosures show hundreds held policies with unlicensed or repugnant firms. The department advised Washington to prosecute for mail fraud and to curb mail use in future. Many firms may have defrauded the government by not paying policy taxes. Desks overflow with worthless policies and complaints from policyholders seeking face value for fire and theft.
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Lansing
Mich
W.P
Michigan
Insurance Department
Tony
Commerce Department
Washington
Police Arrest Three Suspects in Gasoline Station Holdups
Detroit police arrested three men today in connection with a string of gas station hold ups across the state. A tip from Jackson P led investigators to capture the suspects after tracing a license number from a getaway car used in yesterday's oil station robbery.
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Detroit
Mich
W.P
Jackson P
Dangerous Insane Man Breaks Way From Hospital
Robert Evans a 23 year old criminally insane patient escaped from St Elizabeth hospital after being handcuffed to a belt. He cut the strap with a knife and fled into nearby woods as police hunted through the night.
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Washington
Robert Evans
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Evans
Geologists Predict 6000 Future for Oil in Michigan
Lansing August 4 R A Smith state geologist foresees a bright but costly future for oil and gas in Michigan. He cautions that no surface formations exist here to judge locations and drilling to a key bed is needed. Muskegon fields may yield gas daily, but full deposits await thorough exploration by large companies before state resources are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
W.R
Michigan
R. A. Smith
State. O
Smith
Muskegon Territory
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Muskegon
Polish fliers near Atlantic sighting on trans Atlantic flight
Two Polish aviators Major Lewis Idzikowski and Kasimir Kubala, flying a Amiot plane named after Marshal Pilsudski, were last seen at sea and believed to be near mid Atlantic heading toward New York. Reports from ships indicated fast, low flight and no contact since midnight.
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New York
U. P
LeBourget
Paris
Lewis Jdzikowski
Kasimir K
Ibala
Atlantic
Great Britain
Cape Race
Newfoundland
London
England
U.P
North
Halifax
Nova Scotia
ST. Johns
U.R
Lewis Idaikowski
Kasimir Kubala
Marshal Pilsudski
Kubala
Idzikoschi Waga
McArthur praises U.S. Olympic track stars after tough events
General Douglas MacArthur declared the ninth Olympiad United States team the greatest ever and said defeats came from stronger competition and better men. He cited stars like Charles Paddock Charles Borah Frank Wykoff and Jackson Scholz as unable to sweep all track and field events due to meeting tougher rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
United States
Douglas McArthur
United Press Today
McArthur
Charles Paddock
Charles Borah
Frank Wykoff
Jackson Scholz
Officers Of Dodge Bros Resign After Chrysler Takeover
Chrysler corporation announced the resignation of three Dodge Brothers executives F E Wilmer president F J Haynes chairman A T Waterfall vice president. The Dodge business will remain a separate entity under Chrysler supervision with no drastic internal personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge Bros., Inc
Chrysler Corporation
FE. C G. Wilmer
Frederick J. Haynes
A. T. Waterfall
Dodge
Walter P. Chrysler
Dodge Bros
State Police Campaign Against Fake Detectives
Michigan state police continue raids on questionable detective agencies. One firm closed, several others face scrutiny. Authorities warn licensed agencies must be bonded and licenses revocable. Reports detail counterfeit badges and scams across Bay City and near Traverse City with investigations ongoing.
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Lansing
U.P
Michigan
Lyle Morse
State Polie
Fle
Secretary of the State
Bay City
State
Traverse City
Man says wife chased him with broom and attacked him
In Visalia Cal August 4 Leonardo Giannini files for divorce from Lorenza claiming she chased him from the house with a broom after he proposed and later struck him with a hammer during money disputes forcing him to sleep outdoors. Superior Judge Allen has the case under advisement.
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Visalta
Cal
U.R
Leonardo
Giannini
Lorenza
Allen
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