Plane Sinks on Lake Erie Rescue Efforts Daring
Four people rode in a plane over Lake Erie when it forced down and sank. One pilot drowned. three saved. The survivor swam four miles to a passenger boat, aided by a shipmaster who spotted his head. The freighter rushed to aid, rescuing a woman with two crew members after two divers jumped in. Another ship nearby saved the third plane passenger. The story lauds Great Lakes rescue tradition and includes a political aside about President Hoover and fishing as recreation.
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Lake Erie
Savas
Tun
Great Lakes
Anna
China and Russia Near War On Manchurian Border
British and Chinese observers warned of an imminent major clash between Chinese and Soviet forces along the Siberian Manchurian frontier. Beijing mobilized 120000 troops in Heilungkiang Kirin and Fengtei while 50000 Mukden troops moved north. Russia reportedly massed 30000 to 40000 troops in position near Manchuria.
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United Press
China
Soviet Union
Man‘Ichurian
London Daily Express
Peiping
Dailainor
Harbin
U.R
Russia
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Manchuria
Heilungkiang
Kirin
Fengtein
Pogranichnaya
Manchuli
Grandson of Hugh L. White Gains $18,000 Rent Right
In St. Louis on August 23 a long ago sale of a "worthless" job for a debt of 5067 dollars yields 18000 dollars in rent to the deceased buyer's grandson. The corner downtown lot remains tied to the family.
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St. Louis
U.P
Hugh L. White
Betrothal Party Admission Ends in Hospital Frenzy
In El Paso August 23 violence erupted at Miss Marino Castanero and Lucia Reyes engagement announcement. Ten combatants from rival factions clashed, knives flashed and guns appeared, sending six guests to hospital as police struggled to quell the melee.
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EL Paso
Tex
U.P
Marino Castanero
Lucia Reyes
Reyes
Freak fish found near Doniphan with no mouth
A baffling catch near Doniphan Missouri described as a mouthless fish resembling a cross between a buffalo and a carp. Report notes its gills were partly closed and the creature appeared abnormal.
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Doniphan
U.P
Bandit Falls Asleep On Job In Chicago Robbery
A sleepy bandit entered a Chicago eatery with a pistol in each hand and ordered 35 customers to raise their hands. He crawled onto a bench to rest, fell asleep, dropping the guns. Patrons alerted police who woke him and identified himself as Chester Kopisksi.
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Chicago
Chester Kopisksi
Pair Hung In Canada For Killing Of Husband
Hull Canada authorities hanged Marie Viau and lover Thiibert LeFebvre after they confessed to killing her husband to pursue their secret affair. Viau, a mother of eight, and LeFebvre were executed in Hull on August 23 following the admission of the crime.
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Canada
Hull, Que
Marie Viau
Thiibert LeFebvre
Democrats Weet 10 Plan Fight on Tariff Measure
Democratic members of the Senate finance committee plan immediate amendments to reduce most industrial tariff rates while sparing agricultural levies. Senator Borah and farm bloc allies press to defeat or modify the Republican tariff bill, arguing it violates campaign pledges and farm relief goals.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Finance Committee
Farniford Simmons
North Carolina
Balter
Simmons
Simmons’ Finance Committee
Borah
Idaho
Latollette
Wisconsin
Hrookkart
Iowa
Aepublican
Finance Committee
Hoover
Republican Party
Women Swim 10 Mile Wrigley Marathon In Lake Ontario
Forty five women from the United States and Canada swam ten miles in Lake Ontario for the annual Wrigley marathon. The event drew about 15 000 spectators as the grueling swim offered five thousand dollars in prize money and tested endurance in icy water.
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Toronto
U.P
United States
Canada
Lake Ontario
Lake Front
Graf Zeppelin Presses Pacific Toward Los Angeles
Graf Zeppelin, with 19 passengers and 41 crew, left Kasumigaura base at 3:13 p.m. for Los Angeles on a record voyage around the world. Commander Eckener steered southeast to seek better weather after reports placed the airship 415 miles northeast of Tokio. If storms are avoided and the pace continues, Los Angeles could be reached before Tuesday.
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Torio
U.P
Pacific
United States
Kasumigaura Naval Base
Los Angeles
Wugo Eckenst
Tokio
Obhishi
Dr. Eckener
Chicagoendure Wind Driven Heat Wave
Chicago faced a scorching heat wave as hot air from Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma pushed temperatures to 89 within an hour and later to 93 the year's high. Three people drowned in Lake Michigan while seeking relief from the heat and a truck driver died on a porch after collapsing.
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Chicago
U.pr
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Lake Michigan
Byrd Expedition Member to Attend High School Alumni Reunion
Lawrence Gould, member of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, will return for the South Haven High School alumni reunion next May. Gould’s parents, Mr and Mrs Herbert Gould, live in South Haven and also attended the high school.
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South Haven
U.P
Lawrence Gould
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
South Haven High School
Gould
Herbert Gould
Auto Crash Kills Five on Gravel Road North of Elk Rapids
Five of seven riding in a roadster were killed when it struck a culvert on a county road four miles north of Elk Rapids at midnight. The dead include Ruth Jacks 20 Toledo and Dela Main 18 Alden. James Paige 17 and Roy Miller 17 Detroit were injured. Paige drove and failed to see the curve. Coroner John Dockery investigates.
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Elk Rapids
U.P
John Dockery
Here
Ruth Jacks
Toledo
R. Lorty
Royverse City
Dela Main
Alden
James Paige
Roy Miller
Detroit
Paige
Torch Lake
Charles Anderson
Kewailin
Feminine flyers head for Wichita in air derby
A group of women pilots led by Mrs Louise McPherridge Thadden depart Fort Worth for Wichita aboard a 240 mile leg of the Fort Worth Wichita air derby. Ruth Nicols Gladys O Donnel Amelia Earhart and others follow as the race narrows toward $8000 and a trophy with tight margins ahead.
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Tulsa
Okla
U.P
Louise McPhetridge Thadden
Pittsburgh
Fort Worth
Tex
California
Cleveland
Wichita
Kan
Air Capital of the
Mrs. Thadden
Gladys O'Donnel
Long Beach
Calif
Amalia Earhart
Chicago
Atlantic
Mrs. O'Donnel
Amélia
Arizona
Marvel Crossen
Ruth Elder
Amelia Earhart
Police Seek Youth After Abduction and Attack Near Mt. Clemens
Deputy sheriffs and citizens scour woods north of Mt. Clemens for a stocky youth who kidnapped Elaine Marschner a 19 year old University of Michigan student. She suffered a deep head wound and loss of blood after being assaulted by the assailant as she was with her escort John Rickel picnicking by the Clinton River. She was later taken to Utica for treatment.
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MT. Clemens
U.P
Here
Elaine Marschner
University of Michigan
John H. Rickel
Clinton River
Rickel
Norway Prepares Massive Whaling Exodus for Antarctic
Oslo reports readiness for the annual Norwegian whaling season with an estimated forty million kroner in wages for over 8,000 workers. The fleet includes 190 steam whalers, seven transports, and seven boiling vessels. Five transports will serve with 27 whalers in the Ross Sea, while 25 whalers operate from five South Georgia land bases.
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Oslo
U.R
Antarctic
Ross Sea
South Georgia
Brugker’s Aide Denies Malt Tax Loophole
Lansing August 23 There is no loophole to evade the malt tax despite Detroit attorney Ches ter A Ferris claims Deputy Attorney General Emerson R Boyles said the tax will be collected from the act's effective date. Ferris had urged an injunction over a judge’s ruling. The burden of proof for refunds rests with the consumer and only baking or medicinal use exemptions imply refunds.
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Lansing
Chester A. Ferris
Detroit
Emerson R. Boyles
Ferris
O. S. Gross
Ahegan
Cross
Boyle
Governor Green to Attend Seventeenth Isabella County Fair
Governor Fred W. Green plans to attend the Isabella County Fair final day described as the day of days. He expressed intent to be present with a party of state officials and promised to make every effort to attend the seventeenth annual fair as public excitement grows.
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Isabella County
Fred W. Green
Green
Webster H. Pearce
Governor Green to Attend Isabella County Fair by Air
Governor Fred W. Green is expected to arrive in Mt. Pleasant by airplane for the Isabella County Fair on Saturday. Supporters say aviation remains his preferred transport despite recent appointment mishaps affecting his public appearances.
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Fred W. Green
Mt. Pleasant
Hyt
Pleasant mayor to attend governor at the fair
The Mayor of Pleasant plans to be present with the governor at the fair in Tansing. John S. Haggerty secretary of state is expected to attend. Governor Fred is urged to speak at the afternoon performance as a record crowd gathers for yesterday’s events. About 8000 people visited the grounds, though family tickets prevented precise attendance.
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Pleasant
Tansing
John S. Haggerty
Fred
Dublin Hopeful for 1932 Eucharistic Congress
Dublin reports indicate strong probability that the 1932 Eucharistic Congress will be held in Dublin. Vatican influence and Dublin’s strong organization shown at the Catholic Emancipation Centenary impressed Monsignor Pisani and fueled momentum among Irish and Vatican officials.
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Dublin
U.2
Vatican
Phoenix Park
Monsignor
Pisani
Treland
Monsignor Pigani
Rome
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