Bodies found near wrecked plane linked to Lindbergh flight
The bodies of M. Merrill and Edwin Ronne were found near Col. Lindbergh's Falcon airplane after an in-air explosion en route from Buffalo to New York. The wreckage was located five miles from Governor Pinchot's estate, in Milford Pennsylvania, with plans for transportation to Buffalo and Hempstead, Long Island.
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FPORT
Jervis
U.R
M. MM. Merrill
Curtiss Flying Service
Edwin Ronne
Buffalo
Charles Lindbergh
Falcon
New York
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Milford
Penn
M. Merrill
Col. Lindbergh
Rome
Merrill
Hempstead
L. I
Sleeper Endorses Green for Reelection in Michigan
Former Governor Albert E. Sleeper of Bad Axe today endorsed Governor Fred W. Green for renomination. Sleeper praised Green as a capable executive, a road builder, a student of civic problems, and a conservationist, saying Green's reelection is essential to Michigan's welfare during wartime.
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Lansing
U.P
Albert E. Sleeper
Bad Axe Today
Fred W. Green
Michigan
Green
Speed Boat Trials Delayed Again by High Winds
DETROIT Aug 80 Trials to determine the three US boats to defend the Harmsworth trophy against Miss Betty Carstairs were postponed again due to high winds. Ralph Snoddy, to drive the Miss Los Angeles, underwent appendicitis surgery last night and urged postponement, but doctors feared delay. Trials are rescheduled for four o'clock Friday afternoon.
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Detroit
U.R
United States
Betty Carstairs
Ralph Snoddy
Los Angeles
Snoddy
America
Pet
Belgians Split Over Priests Duel Challenge
A Belgian priest who criticized Princess Astrid's skirts was challenged to a duel by a gentry member. The challenger’s name was not disclosed and the exchange appeared in Le Vingtieme Cercle. Public opinion mocked the dispute as Astrid’s attire fit modern fashion.
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Brussels
Remeess Ashtrid
le Vingtieme
Crecle
Astrid
Sweden
Leopold
Michigan traffic count at Jackson corner hits high daily
Between 17 000 and 20 000 automobiles pass the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Mechanic Street at Jackson's principal corner daily according to a traffic count.
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Jackson
U.P
Michigan Avenue
Mechanic Aot
Green Addresses Crowd At Ann Arbor Fair
Governor Fred W. Green spoke to about 3 000 at the Washtenaw county fair in Ann Arbor Aug 30. He defended his aim to inject the human element into government and touted a clean day light state government while noting humanitarian tasks in Grand Rapids soldier’s home and Coldwater school for orphans.
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Ann Arbor
Fred W. Green
Washtenaw County
Grand Rapids
Coldwater
Tunney to be painted by Lavery for 1929 Royal Academy
London Aug 50 The former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney received new fame as Sir John Lavery a noted portrait painter announced he will paint Tunney for the 1929 Royal Academy exhibition.
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London
U.P
Gene Tunney
John Lavery
Royal Academy
State Fair Plans Record Attractions For Michigan Week
State fair managers unveil an extensive program led by Lieutenant-Commander John Philip Sousa and his 75 musicians to open September 2 with a sacred concert. The 21 vaudeville acts, Bagdad panorama, fireworks, and nightly shows headline daily programs alongside harness racing and other exhibits.
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John Philip Sousa
Trenty
Ohce
Kellogg Welcomed Warmly in Ireland With Cosgrave
United States Secretary of State Frank B Kellogg received an enthusiastic welcome in Dublin as he arrived with Irish President Cosgrave. The Detroit docked at Kingstown and Kellogg and Mrs Kellogg were greeted with salutes and the freedom of the city. Kellogg said the warm reception reflected U S friendship and cited their Paris peace pledge.
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Dublin
U.R
Frank B. Kellogg
United States
Avas
Cosgrave
Ireland
Kingstown
Kellogg
Detroit
Paris
Palogione Dishwashing Burglary Admission Noted
Giuseppe Palogione, described as a good dishwasher, admits his deficiencies as a burglar. His first attempt occurred at the home of Patrolman John Warner while Warner was at home and awake.
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New York
Giuseppe Palogione
John Warner
Warner
Funeral Rites Today for Dakota Governor Sorlie
Funeral services are held in Bismarck for Governor A G Sorlie who died of heart disease on Tuesday. Private services were conducted at the executive mansion, with state services in the house chamber of the state capitol. A special train will carry the body to Grand Forks for final services and burial there.
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Bismark
N. D
U.R
A. G. Sorlie
Luesday
Executive Mansion
State Capitol
Grand Forks
Ainey
Mackinac Ferries Bring Big Returns During Past Week
Mackinac three state ferries carried 9 486 vehicles and 16 938 passengers in the week ending August 26. State highway commissioner Frank F. Rogers said totals exclude children. Receipts totaled 29 054 50 dollars. Peak traffic arrived August 28 with lines of 160 vehicles at 3 pm and 225 at 4 pm. Traffic remained heavier northbound.
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Lansing
U.P
Straits of Mackinac
Frank F. Rogers
Notice for Wendt enrollment at Mr Pleasant High
Mr Wendt will be in his office at Mr Pleasant High on Friday and Saturday to enroll all new students. Ninth graders should be present to consult with the principal on subject choices before opening day. Parents may also consult regarding their children's subject selections.
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Wendt
Mr. Pleasant High School
Polish dispute before League of Nations council
The Polish Lithuanian dispute tops the agenda as the League of Nations meets in Geneva for its 51st session and to wind up pending business. The session will also elect three new non permanent members to succeed Colombia, China and Holland.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
U.P
Voldemarasa
Lithuania
Europe
Council of
League of Nations
League
League Assembly
Colombia
China
Holland
Valdemaras
Poland
Voldemaras
Locast H’s
League’s’ Security Commission
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Two Missing After Aliquippa Tow Boat Capsizes
Divers recovered Christine Denlork, 19, drowned when the tow boat Aliquip pa overturned in 18 feet of water on the Ohio River near the Jones and Laughlin Steel plant. Two crew members remain missing. sixteen others reached shore. John Weber, a ferry operator, aided in rescuing survivors with help from a West Coal Company tow boat.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Christine Denlork
Ohio River
aTwo
John Weber
West Coal’ Company
Aliquippa
Jones and Laughlin Steel*company
Governor to seek renomination of Supreme Court appointees
Michigan Governor Fred W. Green announced support for renomination of Justice William W. Potter Louis J Read and Walter H H North to the state Supreme Court at Detroit’s September 19 convention The Governor also backs Attorney General Wilbur M Brucker for renomination to succeed his own vacancy Green cited the unwritten Republican rule that a justice appointed to fill a vacancy is entitled to a party convention nomination.
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Lansing
U.P
Wilbur M M. Brucker
Supreme Court
Fred W. Green
Detroit
Green
William W. Potter
Louis J. Read
Walter HH. North
Brucker
Potter
Mie
Republican Party
Fargo bank fails to open with frozen assets
Securities National Bank of Fargo shuts its doors due to frozen assets. Directors reported the institution with about one million dollars in deposits failed to open today. The move followed financial difficulties and the bank was in the hands of directors awaiting further action.
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Fargo
N. D
U.P
Securities National Bank of Fargo
Clinic Held At Dr North Way's Office Daily
Clinic is being held at Dr North Way's office daily with details in advertisement 289-240.
Chippewa Pines Labor Day Celebration Plans
The event features athletic contests at 11 00 a m with a dance at 2 00 p m and another at 8 00 p m including sound and square dancing. Music by Happy Five of Ithaca advertised.
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Chippewa Pines
Happy Five
Ithaca
Amundsen Plane Report Said Found in Norway
An unconfirmed dispatch from Harstad reports Roald Amundsen and four companions’ Farman seaplane wreckage found near the Lofoten Islands south of Tromsø. They disappeared June 18 while searching for Italia survivors. the area is stormy with strong currents and whirlpools.
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Oslo
Norway
Aftenposen
Harstad
Roald Amundsen
Lofoten Islands
L'Royisoe
Amundsen
Tromsoe
Italia
Aea
Driver Hits Detroit Street Workmen Killings Leave One Dead
Amos Canada 43 held on reckless driving after his car struck Detroit Street Railway workers early today. One unidentified man died, Joseph Scola 37 suffered a fractured skull, two other workers hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Detrovs
Amos Canada
Detroit
Joseph Scola
Tunney Dropped By London Papers After Remark
Gene Tunney angered London reporters with a remark about privacy. After his arrival from the United States he faced a press boycott with no coverage in today’s papers. He plans to hire a temporary secretary to manage his affairs as gifts and visitors continue.
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London
Gene Tunney
America
England
Tunney
Gene
Europe
Rain Damps Festive Spirit Before Robison VP Nomination
Rain began falling before noon at Hot Springs Arkansas threatening the anticipated Democratic nominating event for Senator Joseph Robinson as vice president. The damp weather cast a chill over plans for a historic political moment in the state and postponed outdoor ceremonies.
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Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Joseph Robinson
Haiti Storm Leaves Region Destitute in Aftermath
In Port au Prince on August 30 President Luvnio states over 100000 Haitians face starvation after the hurricane. All animals and crops are destroyed and farms washed out or drowned. Government resources prove insufficient to rebuild roads and provide food and shelter. Three to six months needed for new crops and at least three months before local food supply resumes.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Luvnio
Pastor Bets Attendance Boosts Church Crowd
In Pontiac Henry D Georgia a local car salesman must attend First Presbyterian for four consecutive Sundays after losing a municipal golf match to Dr Paul Arnold pastor of the church The wager was the reward the loser would attend services for a month Georgia struggled with his shots while Arnold played well leading to the bet and church attendance rise.
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Pontiac
U.R
Henry D. Georgia
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Arnold
Dr. Arnold
Georgia
Faly
East Swelters Under Prolonged Heat Wave Across East
New York and the eastern seaboard endure a stifling heat wave with no relief in sight. By afternoon the temperature reached 88 degrees and lingered around the mid eighties into the evening. Beaches were crowded with many preferring the shoreline to the hot city heat.
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New York
Seaboard
Oney Island
Eerie Mooring Unveils Owl in Abandoned Vandercook Cottage
Jackson August 30 A strange moan from a Vandercook Lake cottage drew summer residents upright in bed. The sheriff’s investigation found an owl trapped in the unoccupied summer home, causing unsettled nerves among locals.
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Jackson
U.R
Vandercook Lake
Sheriff’s Office
Plan to pave US 27 and main trunklines near Mt. Pleasant
Gov. Fred Green informs County Clerk Perry Thompson that paving on trunk lines in the region will start soon. A bridge on US-27 crossing the Chippewa near Mt. Pleasant is the first project with a contract to be let this season.
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Perry Thompson
Fred. Green
Rogers
St. Johns
Gratiot
Ithaca
Alma
Isabella
Shepherd
Mt. Pelasant
Rosebush
Chippewa
Mt. Pleasant
Chinese flier proposes Pacific flight from state capital visit
Lansing reports Aug 30 193? Chinese goodwill flier Tien Lai Huang plans a Pacific Ocean hop to China via Honolulu and Midway Atoll. He tours the Pacific coast for the mission with pilot Jitch and navigator Jimmy Angel. Actress Anna Wong possibly aboard.
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Lansing
Tien Lai Huang
Pacific Océan
China
Haglulu
Léiqing
Pacific
California
Anna Mdy Wong
McBride Named Bean Growers Chairman in Michigan
Governor Green appoints J N McBride of Burton as chairman of the Michigan Bean Growers Committee to press for an opening price of 7 000 per hundred pounds. McBride plans a meeting soon, likely in Owosso, noting he previously chaired the group that organized growers to hold firm against a glut.
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Lansing
U.R
Fred W. Green
J. N. McBride
Burton
Michigan
McBride
Owosso
Quiet Primary Predicted In Michigan State Races
Michigan voters head to the polls next Tuesday for governor lieutenant governor U S senator and state legislative races. Governor Green faces little active campaigning while George Welshling presses a campaign effort. Republican contests appear mainly in lieutenant governor and congressional districts with limited Democratic competition.
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Lansing
Michigan
U. S
Fred W. Green
George W. Welshling
Welsh
Green
Loren D. Dickinson
Fred L. Woodworth
Detroit
Provernor
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Atd
Vacsit Jante
Arato
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Ann. Arbor Fair
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Dakota
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Inta
Sous
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Massachusetts
Washington
Dispatch
Lofoten
Tromsge
MT Pleasant
J. N. ‘McBride, Burton
Lave Rassist
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