Greater Rockford Flight Heads to Mt Evans Greenland
In Cochran e Ontario August 18 U P the monoplane Greater Rockford with Bert Hassell and Parker D Cramer prepared for the second stage of a Rockford Illinois to Stockholm Sweden flight. Weather favored a noon takeoff to reach Mt Evans and cross over Labrador and Arctic waters before nightfall.
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Cochrane
Ontario
Greater Rockford
Mt. Evans
Greenland
Bert Hassell
Parker D. Cramer
Labrador
Arctic Straits
Tomorow
Coghrane
U.P
Canada
Greater
Rockford
Illinois
Stockholm
Sweden
Bert R. J. Hassell
Evans
Curtis Speech Joins Nation Wide Curtis Nomination
Topeka Kansas August 18 The Middle West centers on Topeka as Charles Curtis is to be notified of his Republican vice presidential nomination. A platform at the state capitol hosts a Lincoln statue and eight bands open the program with Governor Paulen addressing the rise of Curtis followed by Senator Fess notification and Curtis acceptance speech. About 25000 people expected.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.K
Middle West
Charles Curtis
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Ben 5
Paulen
Curtis
Sirveon D. Fess
Ohio
Curtis Acceptance Speech To Go On Air Over 27 Stations
Twenty seven radio stations will broadcast the official notification Saturday of Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Sen Simeon D Fess of Ohio will inform Curtis at the state house before the 5 pm standard time ceremony.
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Curtis
Topeka
Kan
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
State House
General Lord to Speak to Michigan Real Estate Men
General Herbert M. Lord budget director will address the Michigan Real Estate association in Pontiac on September 19. He will discuss taxation forms and government financing as a focus of the convention agenda, with Henry G. Zander and other experts also speaking on community promotion and real estate topics.
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Pontiac Mich
U.P
Herbert M. Lord
United States Budget Bureau
Dirmual
Michigan Real Estate Association
Lord
Coolidge
Brule River
Pontiac
Henry G. Zander
National Association
Flood Dangers Subside Slightly In South
Flood conditions eased in parts of the south as storms receded. Twelve deaths and millions in damage reported across Georgia North Carolina and Virginia with cotton wiped out and rivers like the Broad Saluda Congaree Savannah and James swelling to record levels. Evacuations continued near Columbia and Augusta as floodwaters rose and bridges roads and dams faced strain.
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Atlanta
U.P
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Rutherfordton
Piedmont
Carolinas
Columbia
South Carolina
Augusta
Savannah
James River
Welsh to Speak at Clare to Open U P Campaign
George W. Welsh of Grand Rapids, Republican gubernatorial candidate, stops in Saginaw on his UP tour. He will address open air meetings in Harrison, Clare and Cheboygan, then Ironwood on Monday. He plans return to Detroit and campaigns in Saginaw and Bay counties August 30 and 31.
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Saginaw
George W. Welsh
Grand Rapids
Harrison
Clare
Cheboygan
Upper Peninsula
Ironwood
Welsh
Detroit
Bay Counties
Draft horse pulling contest draws many entries at Isabella County Fair
The Isabella County Fair draft horse pulling contest August 21 to 25 attracts many entries. Tests use a dynamometer from Michigan State College to measure sustaining pull for light teams under 3000 pounds and heavy teams over 3000. Prizes total 200 dollars. Whips and shouting are forbidden.
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Isabella County Fair
Michigan State College
Eagle Seizes Maine Toddler as Brother Frees Him
In Lubec Maine on a farm near here an enormous eagle swooped down and grabbed two-year old Buddy Lyons by the body. The five-year-old brother held his ankles and freed him. The seven foot wingspread bird perched in a tree nearby all day. officials note it is the first recorded attempt to carry off a child in the area though eagles have raided poultry yards.
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Lubec
Guy Lyons
Buddy Lyons
Buddy
Democrats to Raise Corruption Charge in Campaign
Albany Aug 18 Democrats plan to press the corruption issue against Republicans in the coming campaign. They will fault Herbert Hoover for not condemning Fall Daugherty and Forbes, and target Republican organizations in Pennsylvania and Illinois. The stance followed a conference between Gov Alfred E Smith and Sen Thomas J Walsh, a Teapot Dome investigator.
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Albany
New York
Herbert Hoover
Fall
Daugherty
Forbes
Harding
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Alfred E. Smith
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Valentino Estate Suit Settled Out of Court
The $300,000 Rudolph Valentino estate dispute ended Friday when Alberto Guglienli and Mary Valentino dropped their accounting suit against executor S George Ullman. Court records show the matter settled out of court and removed from the superior court calendar.
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Valentino
Los Angeles
Cal
Rudolph Valentino
Alberto Guglienli
Mary Valentino
S. George Ullman
Ford views on prohibition and peace from Wayside Inn
Sudbury Mass August 18 U R No matter who wins the next presidential election the country will continue to enjoy prosperity Henry Ford believes. Ford voiced views on prohibition insisting the 18th amendment stay and warned a repeal would be a calamity. He said Detroit trades with Canada and would shut plants if laws change while predicting permanent peace and noting airplanes would not replace automobiles.
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Sudbury
Mass
U.R
Henry Ford
Wayside Inn
Ford
Hoover
Detroit
Canada
Army
Navy
Origin Of Lindbergh Death Rumor Sparks Nationwide Inquiry
A New Jersey rumor claiming Col. Charles A. Lindbergh died or was seriously injured by accident spread nationwide. News dispatches contradicted the tale, yet reports and radio broadcasts from New Jersey to Cuba fueled inquiries about the flyer’s fate.
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Lindbergh
New Jersey
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cuba
San Francisco
Millfield
New England
Germany to Demand Withdrawal of Troops
Berlin, Aug. 18. Germany will appeal to the League of Nations to force the evacuation of the Rhineland. It was reported reliably today that Germany informed France, Britain, Italy and Belgium that it will demand at the League’s September session the withdrawal of troops from its territory.
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Berlin
Germany
U.P
League of Nations
Rhineland
League
Rain Delays Final Day of Jonia Free Fair Harness Racing
Rain forced an hour delay at Riverside Park before two feature events at the Jonia Free Fair final day. Mayor's Cup for 8-year-olds and under trotting produced times of 2:17 1 4 and 2:20 1 2, with Miss Guy and other runners noted. Free-For-All Pace for purses of 500 saw Roger G. win in 2:12 1 4 with Ramey Payne and Thomas W. Murphy among others racing.
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Jonia Free Fair
Sonia
Tonia
Riverside Park
Guy
B. F
Aaron
Biel
Worthy Silk
Diamond Dewey
Bessie Uhlan
Czar Peter
Watts
Silk Vettie
Grace B
Roger G
Ch. H
Major C
Vincent
Ramey Payne
Rattenbury
Thomas W. Murphy
Grover
J. L. Jr
B. G
Briggs
Fire destroys car of Irish speed king in Belfast
The racing motor car of Capt. Malcolm Campbell, once holder of the motor speed record, was destroyed by fire today in Belfast Ireland. Campbell and other staff were not injured.
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Belfast
Ireland
Malcolm Campbell
Campbell
Gaydard Seeks Support in County Clerk Primary
Republican candidate Gaydard announces campaign for County Clerk and urges voters to back him in the September 4 primaries.
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X. Gaydard
Yost to Lead Michigan Football Again This Season
Ann Arbor August 18. Prospects of a dull season delayed Yosts retirement as he likely returns to active coaching to revitalize Michigan football. After earlier retirements the old coach is expected to be back with Tad Willan as line coach and George Little previously, now pursuing other offers.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
Yost
George Little
Little
Wisconsin
Tad E. Willan
State to Require Licenses for Auto Mechanics in Michigan
Lansing, Mich. August 18. A bill will be introduced to license all automobile mechanics and assert state jurisdiction. A 1923 bill failed. Franke Cobb, clerk in the secretary of state's office, said hundreds complained of exorbitant charges and poor workmanship.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
Michigan
Franke Cobb
Btate
Influenza Epidemic Hits Natives in Mackenzie River Region
Edmonton dispatch reports 275 native deaths from influenza in two weeks across Mackenzie river country. Only one white man has died. Northmen blame natives for refusing medicine and failing to fight the illness, while doctors and missionaries’ drugs are discarded seeking immediate cures.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Mackenzie River
Moroccan Troops Die As Djid Jelli Barracks Hit By Storms
Paris August 18. Torrential rainstorms along the Algerian coast killed more than twenty soldiers at Moroccan barracks in Djid Jelli. Barracks were blown down and many troopers perished as the storms wrecked the defenses and disrupted the area.
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Paris
France
U.S
Djidjelli
Local Woman Ida Day Dies Suddenly at Crystal Lake
Mrs Ida Day 74 died suddenly Friday afternoon at Crystal Lake while visiting her daughter Mrs JT Starkweather The widow of Rev George B Day she will be buried beside her husband in Gladwin A funeral at the Methodist church Monday at 1 pm Undertaker Stinson moved the body from Crystal Lake to the Starkweather home on South Washington She had lived with her daughter for about a year and a half and also leaves another daughter Mrs WG Allyn
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Ida Day
Crystal Lake
Gladwin
Mrs. Day
Mrs.Starkweather
W. G. Allyn
Stinson
Starkweather
South
Washington
Couzens Skips Bath School Dedication Today
The Bath Michigan school rebuilt after the dynamite blast that killed 43 students and teachers is set for dedication. Senator James Couzens of Detroit, who funded the $70 000 project, advised the committee he will not attend claiming it would resemble public thanks for work not done to gain praise.
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Couzens
Bath
Michigan
James Gouzens
Detroit
Dry agents stage hip pocket raid aboard Isle de France
In New York on August 18 federal agents conducted a hip pocket search of prominent social and business figures aboard the French liner Isle de France. The action followed a federal grand jury warrant for 125 people accused of violations of the prohibition law.
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New York
U.P
Isle de France
Kellogg
Europe
Owosso
Mich
Here
One Killed Two Injured By Mail Car Bandits Today
In Waubamik near Parry Sound Ontario three mail car bandits halted a Canadian Pacific train. A farmer was killed and others wounded as locals tried to block the escape. One bandit was reportedly captured with 1500 dollars in loot. The total loss remained unreported.
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Toronto
Ontario
U.P
Waubamik
Parry Sound
Death by own action Threat Leads To Drowning Discovery
In Chicago on August 18 a man who had threatened death by his own action was found dragging Lake Michigan for William Cunningham. Police recovered the body of a second man about 50 during the search. Cunningham later said the water was too cold for drowning.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
William Cunningham
Cunningham
Flying Sydneys Open Isabella County Fair Engagements
The Flying Sydneys perform daredevil aerial stunts at the Isabella County Fair starting Tuesday. They operate a forty by sixty five foot rig and a second twenty foot high act on Roman rings, delivering acclaimed flying and acrobatic displays.
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Isabella County Fair
Isabella County
Nansen Believes Amundsen Party Are Dead In Interview
In Copenhagen August 18 an interview in Ikstra Bladet quotes Nansen saying he believes Ronald Amundsen and the Amundsen party are dead. He questions a North Sea message signed Amundsen as a hoax and doubts the Newfoundland airplane wreck is the Latin plane.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
U. A
Nansen
Ikstra Bladet Today
Ronald Amundsen
Amundsen Party
Amundsen
North Sea
Newfoundland
Winter Apples Should Be Sprayed Before Aug 24
Entomologists from Michigan State College report adult codling moths in Oceana county and urge final arsenical spray for standard winter apple varieties by August 24 in several counties. Spraying after this date may stain fruit and lower value. Also note: Frank Orson, a Los Angeles film director, died suddenly of a heart attack while bathing at Indian Lake near Niles.
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East Lansing
U.P
Oceana
Michigan State College Department of Entomology
R. H. . Pettit
Newaygo
Mecosta
Isabella
Midland
Wexford
Missaukee
Roscommon Ogemaw
Tesco
Niles, Mich
Frank Orson
Los Angeles
Indian Lake
Here
Libraries See August Slump in Book Circulation
Librarians note August sees low circulation as schools close and people travel. May and September also slow, while July and August rebound with summer reading. New novels and varied nonfiction fill shelves though turnover remains uneven across months.
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Ph Zolowin
Catherine
Vedder
Buffington
Sierras
Davis
Tess
Hitchens
Little Citizens
Kelley
Knuckles
Kelland
Golden Windows
Richards
Drakes Quest
Rogers
Stephens
Reynard the Fox
Odetta
Water
Terhune
Kit Carson
Veskal
Patty
Wells
Emily
Andiane Strange
White
Child Giridance
Blanton
Island Within
Charred Body Found in Indiana Case Baffles Police
Police linked a note on an envelope and a license plate to a burned young woman near Crown Point Indiana. The victim was identified as Mrs Adeline Zacere wife of Angelo Francisco implicated in a bank robbery and vigilante killing. investigators seek leads on the Red suspect and a possible appointment tied to the murder.
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Chicago
U.P
Indiana
Crown Point
Adeline Zacere
Sandwich
Abe
West McHenry
Illinois
Zacere
McHenry
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Gen. Lord
U. P
Eagle
Maine
Dr. Smith
Daughter
Flying
Party
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