Prominent Buffalo Men Feared Missing After Flight
Edwin M. Rontio Buffalo airport supervisor and M. Merle Curtiss service manager disappeared after taking off for New York at 4 p m in the Talcon airplane used by Col Charles A Lindbergh. Lindbergh plane was in Buffalo for repairs and the two men planned to fly to Ewa Island. Officials fear for their safety and cooperate with Juuniz Island flunds in search efforts.
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Buffalo
U.R
Edwin M. Rontio
M.M. Merle
Curtiss Flying Service
New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Fii
Juiuiz Island
Fluhds
Michigan Legion Convention Set in Petoskey September
Petoskey will host the Michigan American Legion convention from September 8 to 11 with Legionnaires from across the state attending. Capt. R. S. Dean, head of the Michigan Soldiers Bonus division, will speak and then tour the Upper Peninsula to interview ex service members or dependents who have not received the Michigan Soldiers Bonus.
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Petoskey
Michigan
American Legion
R. S. Dean
Adjutant General's Office
Dean
Upper Peninsula
Farmer Edward Wideman Dies After Windmill Accident
Edward W. Wideman, 50, a farmer near Pigeon in the Thumb, fell about 50 feet from the top of a windmill on Sunday evening. He struck the concrete base and died. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Edward W. Wideman
Pigeon
Wideman
Infant dies in hay mow fire set by playmates
GRAND RAPIDS, Aug. 28. Morris Cool, two years old, perished last night when playmates set fire to a hay mow where he played. The sheriff found the remains today.
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Grand Rapids
Morris Cool
Three Die In Flames As Home Burns
TORONTO Aug 28 Three members of one family were burned to death today and three others were so severely injured they may die Joseph Klaiman 355 his wife Saray 30 and his son Sidney were killed He heroically shielded two of his sons from the flames as the fire trapped them on the second floor The rescued boys were still breathing but gravely burned
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Toronto
U.P
Joseph Klaiman
Saray
Sidney
Heifetz Weds Florence Vidor in New York Secret Ceremony
Jascha Heifetz the renowned violinist, 28, married actress Florence Vidor in a discreet August 20 ceremony at Mayfair House. The couple concealed the nuptials for eight days and planned a west coast honeymoon after a secret trip from Isle de France. Vidor, mother of a nine year old daughter, had been divorced from King Vidor three years earlier.
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New York
U.P
Jascha Heifetz
Florence Vidor
Mayfair House
Heifetz
Miss Vidor
Supreme Court
Alfred Frankenthaler
United States
Isle de France
Los Angeles
King Vidor
Motion ‘Puitive
Father Kills Son Then Calls Police
In Chicago on August 28 Eldridge Falk 28 threatened to leave home when his father Arthur P Falk a Chicago park board member shot and killed him. Falk then calmly notified police and accompanied them to the station, following a quarrel over treatment of his mother and sister.
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Chicago
Eldridge Falk
Arthur PF. Falk
Balk
Edward McBride
Hoover Establishes New Headquarters in Washington
Hoover ordered a new executive headquarters after burglar alarms blocked access to the mansion of the late Representative Forthingham. Staff secured a new site at 3213 Massachusetts Avenue, leased from Mrs Moran for occupancy from tomorrow through November 5, the eve of the presidential election.
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Washington
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Representative Forthingham
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Avenue
Mys
B. Moran
Local Driver Fined for Speeding
L. W. Cline of this city was fined 10 dollars and costs by Justice Malcome S. Wardrop for exceeding the speed limit on Saturday.
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L. Wi. Cline
Malcome S. Wardrop
Rule to curb bootleg liquor trains explained
Detroit August 28 A P Seymour Lowman assistant secretary of the treasury enforces a rule to curb bootleggers using international railways for liquor import. Freight cars through Canada must carry manifests and blue sealed marks enabling customs to track flow. Past delays allowed whiskey substitution and rerouting. Buffalo investigations found up to 50 cars daily smuggled.
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Detroit
Seymour Lowman
The
Customs Treasury
United States
Canada
Buffalo
Reo Motor Co Declares Million Dollar Dividend
Lansing August 28 A million dollar cash dividend payable October 1 was declared by the Reo Motor Car Company after a board meeting. The payout includes a regular two percent dividend and a three percent extra on two million shares par value ten dollars. Record date September 10.
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Lansing
U.R
Reo Motor Car Company
Western Railroad Strike Ends With Agreement Reached
Washington reports Chairman Winslow of the federal board of mediation announced that conductors and trainmen in the western territory reached an agreement on rules. The Association of General Committees must ratify, else the dispute may be taken to law.
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Washington
Winslow
Federal Board of Mediation
Western Territory
Association of General Committees
Woman in Manistee card game wins hand with bold bid
Mrs May V Belcher in Manistee, Michigan, played a four person bridge style game. She held thirteen Spades and started with a bid of one Spade but increased it to three when a partner or opponent bid two Hearts.
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Manistied
Mich
May V. Belcher
Harmsworth Trophy Trials Set For Thursday Morning
Detroit August 28 The racing commission announces Harmsworth trophy defense trials to start at 8 30 am Thursday with entries Miss America V owned by Gar Wood Jr to be driven by Phil or George Wood Scorpion owned by H Alex Johnson of New York driven by Frithoy Ericson and Miss Los Angeles owned by James Talbot Inc of Los Angeles driven by Ralph Snoddy Gar Wood's Miss America VII is planned for launch tomorrow with posting expected Friday.
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Detroit
W. D. Edenburn
The
Racing Commission Today
United States
Gar Wood, Jr
Phil
George Wood
Scorpion
H. Alex Johnson
New York
Frithoy Ericson
James Talbot
Los Angeles
Ralph Snoddy
Gar Wood
Pays Fine For Assault In Local Justice Court
Harry Peters, a farm worker on the Sylvester Dole place in Nottawa township, was arrested Monday and brought before Justice M. S. Wardrop on a charge of assault. Peters was fined five dollars and ordered to pay court costs. The charge was brought by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Pete Jackson.
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Harry Peters
Sylvester Dole
Nottawa Township
M. S. Wardrop
Peters
Pete Jackson
New York City Named in Padlock Case Over Bronx Speak-Easy
In New York on August 28 a padlock action named the City of New York over property in the Bronx. United States attorney said the city owned the building site in question and its use as a speak-easy prompted the proceeding.
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City of
New York
Bronx
United States
Detroit Youth Planned Bomb At Dance Hall
Raymond Goodall twenty of Ecorse was arrested with a dynamite bomb after confessing to plans to bomb a dance hall and blind pig in retaliation for humiliation. He claimed a cabaret brawl led to a forced “dance” at gunpoint and a bartender was shot in the leg. He faces illegal possession of explosives and related charges.
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Detroit
Raymond Goodall
Ecorse
Goodall
Federal Prohibition Department
Truancy Declines As Flexible Rulings Take Shape
Albany based state education officials describe a shift from rigid one size fits all schooling to a child centered approach. Attendance chief Charles L. Mosher notes yearly adjustments to fit individual abilities reduce rebellion and truancy while enabling closer teacher pupil relations and broader aims. foreign born parents and economic hardship still cause some illegal absences.
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Mosher
Firemen Save Crippled Landlord From 3 Fires
New Haven reports Henry O Toole, a crippled landlord, repeatedly rescued by firemen. Fire threats imperiled his hotel eighteen months ago and again two months ago, with a fresh blaze yesterday driving firefighters to evacuate him from his room.
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New Haven
Conn
William ‘O'Piele
O'Toole
O’toole
Life savings taken by two confidence men
Grand Rapids August 28 40 The life savings of Arokel Saroton 54 fell for a black box con. One swindler asked help to distribute millions to the poor offering 50000 for his part. The snare demanded 1700 to seal the deal. The box held four dollars and two cigarette packs.
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Grand Rapids
Arokel Saroton
Saroton
Sarojon
Sardon
Governor Sorlie of North Dakota Dies
Governor Arthur G. Sorlie of North Dakota died at 6:15 a.m. today of heart disease at age 64. He had twice been elected governor on the Republican ticket. Mrs. Sorlie and other family members were at the bedside.
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N. D
Arthur G. Sorlie
Nauk Dakota
Highways Damaged by Rondout Flood Await Repairs
Albany Aug 28 The state highway department reports it may take two weeks to a month to restore traffic on highways washed out by floods in the Rondout creek area. Officials say four major bridges were destroyed in the flood.
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Albany
U.P
Highway Department
Feminist Leaders Storm French Palace in Equal Rights Protest
In Nambouilles Aug 28 U P a group of women including Doris Stephens wife of Dudley Field Malone attempted to storm the presidential palace to press for an equal rights treaty as visiting world peace plenipotentiaries met President Doumeygue. Palace guards and gendarmes moved the demonstrators to a police station where they were released after identity checks. Mrs Kellogg criticized the action as inappropriate while Mrs Archidale praised the militant tactics and equality effort.
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Nambouilles
Firanée
U.P
Dolice
Doumeygue
Doris Stephens
Dudley Field’ Malone
Kellogg
United States
Washington
Helen Archidale
France
iXology
Agas
Arthdale
House of Parliament
No Trace Found Of Plane Lost While Flying To Seattle
Mystery surrounds the Ford monoplane lost on a Vancouver B C to Seattle flight. No wreckage found in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. six passengers feared dead. Oil spots spotted along the route raise hopes of a sea plunge in fog.
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Seattle
Vancouver
B. G
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Collapse Three Buildings Fatal to Many in Shelby
Three two story buildings in Shelby North Carolina collapsed during mid-morning rush when a retention wall caved in. Seven bodies were removed and police firemen and volunteers worked to clear the debris. A bank grocery and tailor shop occupied ground floors with eight people in serious condition at Shelby Hospital and many treated for minor injuries.
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Shelby
N. C
Khdp
Shelby Hospital
Body Of Miss Elva Wilbur To Mt Pleasant Home
The body of Miss Elva Wilbur who died in Grace hospital Detroit will be brought here tonight to the family home at 421 South Washington Street. She underwent an operation for appendicitis and was ill about a week. She had lived in this city until about four years ago when she moved to Detroit. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the home.
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Elva Wilbur
Grace Hospital
Detroit
South Washington Street
Hagen Farrel Championship Match Set For Detroit
Detroit hosts the world professional golf championship match between Walter Hagen, British Open winner, and Johnny Farrell, United States Open champion, beginning August 29 at Western Golf and Country Club. The format may be 72 holes or five 36 hole matches. Farrell favors a series while Hagen will decide. Farrell and Stanly Hancock jointly hold the course record of 71 at the Western. The tradition of staging the world title began in 1921 with Hutchinson and Barnes. Bobby Jones halted it in 1926 by winning both the British and American titles.
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Detroit
U.S
Walter Hagen
Johnny Farrell
Western Golf and Country Club
Farrell
Hagen
Stanly Hancock
John Hutchinson
Jim
Barnes
Bobby Jones
Bacon Family Holds Third Annual Reunion
Fifty two people gathered at Island Park August 26 for the Bacon family reunion hosted by Mr and Mrs Bret Bacon. Civil War veterans W J Bacon H G Bacon and Frank Bacon were ancestors. guests from Fremont Detroit Muskegon Alma Weidman Bit- tle Creek Mt Pleasant and other towns attended and voted the Mt Pleasant meeting very enjoyable.
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Island ‘Park
Bacon
Bret Bacon
Michigan
W. J. Bacon
Bret Baton
H. G. Bacon
Two Rivers
Here
Frank Bacon
Newaygo County
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Bacon
Daniel
Lester
Amos Bacon
Dean
Elsworth
Elmer Johnson
Thad Buck
Fremont
Mich
Grove Bacon
Detroit
Mason Bacon
Muskegon
Harry Strang
Dorothy
Walter Strang
Bittle Creek
Birtle Bacon Drew
Alma
Chas
Thrush
Weidman
Nelle Rife
Clair Morey
Detroit Jewel Dealer Beaten Robbed Of Gems
Detroit police sought two armed men after they beat jewelry dealer Morton Sillman Sr. in his store near Capitol Park and robbed him of about 25000 dollars in diamonds. The attack occurred as crowds gathered to board cars near the scene.
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Detroit
Morton Sillman
Capitol Park
Marriage License Applications Frank Kelley Deckerville Ber Nice Kennedy Mt Pleasant
Frank Kelley of Deckerville and Ber Nice Kennedy of Mt Pleasant filed marriage license applications. The record lists both parties and their home towns as part of the filing.
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Frank Kelley
Deckerville
Bernice Kennedy
Mt. Pleasant
City of Athens Stricken by Jengue Fever
London reports Athens, a vast hospital, with 150000 ill from toeague and 150000 recovering. Civic life halted, telephones and railways disrupted, ice shortages prompt special transports. Government divides city into 12 sectors under doctors and nurses. over one third of garrison infected.
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London
U.P
Athens
Daily Express
Salonika
Corfu
Patras
Great Nations Unite In Policy To Air Arm Munitions Makers
In Geneva the major powers pledged to publicize government and private arms manufacture when destined for state use. Count Bernstorff presided the commission with Hugh R. Wilson for the United States as delegate. After years the league pressed to curb private arms production and urged a convention, adopting a resolution to reassert the need for a treaty on private manufacture.
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Geneva
Japan
Great “Britain
Nak
Fia
Count Bernstorff
Washington
United States
Hugh R. Wilson
Berne
League
Youths Steal Police Car for Joy Ride
BROKLYN August 28 Thomas Sullivan and George Peer both 17 were charged with stealing a police motor car for a joy ride.
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Broklyn
U.R
Thomas Sullivan
George Peer
French Cheer As Kellogg Pact Signers Return
Paris reports French acclaim for the 18 visitors who signed the Kellogg Anti-War Pact at the Quai d Orsay. cheers erupted for Kellogg Stresemann Cushendun and other signers as diplomats prepared to depart.
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Paris
Quai d’Orsay
Frank B. Kellogg
United States
Gustav Streseman
Lord Cushendun
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Mele
Ife
Ronne
We Island
Hoover
Reo Motor ‘Co
Gar Wood Jr
WN. Y
State Department of Education
Charles L. Mosher
Micher
Sorlie
North Dakota
French Palace
Elva
Wilbur Brot
Island Park
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