French Fliers Reported Off U S Seaboard
Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte became the first aviators to fly from Europe to North America without stop. They landed near Cape Canso Nova Scotia at 9 30 am EST and were near Halifax by noon with expected arrival in New York after dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P. Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Europe
North America
Cape Canso
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotian
Nungesser
Coli
Halifax
Paris Airplane Question Mark Heads Toward New York
The air plane Question Mark with Capt Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte nears the North American coast as it avoids fog and flies from Paris to New York. They report positions and signal all is well aboard while braving the treacherous Grand Banks fog belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.R
Air Ministry
New York
Saint Pierre
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Canso
Richard D. McMillan
United Press
U.P
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Belloard
North American
Atlantic
Caste
Grand Banks
Jacques Cartier
New Foundland
Bellonte
Labor Day vacation death toll rises nationally
United Press reports show at least 105 deaths and 212 injuries from holiday traffic and related accidents across the country. Motor vehicle crashes lead, with 67 deaths. drownings 18. plane crashes eight. Michigan notes 14 deaths and over 200 injuries, including a Detroit area surge. In Lansing two killed Loretta Daly 21 and Verna Tullis 16 in separate incidents.
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United Press
United States
Michigan
Detroit
Lansing
Sent
U.R
Capital
Loretta Daly
Verna
Tullis
Charlotte
Jiss Daly
Edward 4
Sparrow
Miss Tullis
Prairié-st
Three Convicts Escape From Ionia
In Holland Michigan Charles Sparks 20 was captured by Deputy Sheriff Fred Bosma as he fled with two other convicts Carl? Ed Cassidy 24 Nel son Sylvester 20 from an escape at Sonia re formatory prison grounds during a ball game. Cassidy Sylvester and Sparks escaped from inside a temporary stockade and are being sought by state and county officers.
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Sonia
U.P
Lansing Elks
Sonia Reformatory
Ed Cassidy
Nelson Sylvester
Charles Sparks
Cassidy
West Branch
Sylvester
Pontiac
Sparks
Groesbeck campaigns on Green parole record in Port Huron
At a Labor Day rally in Port Huron Alex J. Groesbeck, former governor and candidate, attacked Fred W. Green’s parole record for allowing more releases. He claimed corruption in road contracts and promised to summon a grand jury to investigate Green’s administration and reveal names involved.
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Port Huron
Fred W. Green
Alex J. Gidesbeck
Groesbeck
Green
Automobile in Algonquin Spurs Spectacle on Broadway
A heavily vandalized car parked on Broadway drew crowd chatter, with a bent fender and leaky radiator among many added items such as alarms and camp gear. Authorities could not locate any owners but clues point to a Grand Rapids origin and a roaming, unidentifiable fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Grand Rapids
Algonquin
Local Lansing Crash Injures Four Mt Pleasant Residents
Four Mt Pleasant residents Buell Adams Roberta Adams Ramona Shepherd and Florence Shepherd were injured in a Lansing auto crash Sunday afternoon at a city intersection. All received first aid at a Lansing hospital with no serious injuries.
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Mt. Pleasant
Lansing
Buell Adams
Roberta Adams
Ramona Shepherd
Florence Shepherd
Detroit
Adams
Here
Flint
Brandstetter Hosps
Balloons Race for Bennett Trophy Faces Wide Drift
Six balloons started from Cleveland in the Gordon Bennett distance race with pilots including Albert Boitard and Ro land Blair. The Pierre Fishbach landed near Niagara Falls after drifting northeast over Lake Erie. prizes await the farthest from takeoff with $1000 for first. An unidentified balloon was sighted over Dunkirk amid a storm as air mail crews dodged a collision.
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Beamsville
Ont
Au.p
Pierre Fishbach
Gordon Bennett
Albert Boitard
Jean Beroe
Niagara River
Niagara Falls
Cleveland
U.P
Great Lakes
Lake Brig
Detroit
Edward J. Hill
A. C. Schlosser
Roland J. Blair
Frank Trotter
Belgica
Belgium
Ernest Demuyter
Pilott
Leon Goeckelbaergh
Pierre -Fishback
Germany
Jean Herbe
Barmen
Hugo Kaulen, Jr
Carl Goetze
Dunkirk
N.Y
McCormick Demands Probe Into Senator Nye Campaign Work
Ruth Hanna McCormick, Illinois Republican senatorial candidate, alleges she instigated private investigations into Senator G P Nye of North Dakota, chairman of the committee probing senatorial elections. She cites alleged wire tapping and office break-ins as indicating persecution and questions Nye’s response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Ilinois
G. P. Nye
North Dakota
Senator Nye
McCormick
Dispatches
Nye
Illinois
Senator Nyer
Child slips in party dress falls down stairs
Patricia Healy aged 3 tripped on her new party dress and fell downstairs. Doctors at Providence Hospital report she is dying from a skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Patricia Healy
Providence Hospital
Patricia
Eye Witness Tells of Atlantic Hurricane in Past Week
Eyewitness Dr F S Goodrich describes the hurricane that swept over the Atlantic aboard the Paris last week on a voyage from Havre to the United States. The storm caused broken portholes, knee deep water, and passengers hurled from berths as waves battered the ship.
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Atlantic
Washington
F. 8. Goodrich
Albion College
The
Daily Times
U. S. Paris
Goodrich
United States
Jerusalem
Palestine
Dr. Goodrich
U.P
Caribbean Sea
U. S. Weather Bureau
Haiti
F. S. Goodrich
Havre
France
Paris
Pene
Ambrose
U. S
Re - Center
Bodies of Andree and companions returned to Scandinavia
The bodies of Salomon Auguste Andree Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel were recovered from White Island after 33 years sealed by Arctic ice. Norwegian soldiers escorted Swedish and Norwegian physicians as the remains were prepared for transport to Sweden.
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Frederick Laudon
United Press
Tromsob
Norway
U.P
Salomon Auguste Andree
Arctic
Bratvaag
Sweden
Tromisoe
White Island
Andree
Nils Strindberg
Knute Fraenkel
Tromsoe
Michaelen
Gunnar Horn
Horn
North Pole
Dr.Horn
Harn
Auto Pioneer Fred Weiss Dies in Flint
Flint mourns Fred Jacob Weiss 57 a key auto industry figure since 1900 He joined Durant-Dart and led the plant as general manager until 1911 Later led Walker Weiss axle company Weiss also served as police commissioner and water board member in Flint after months of illness at his home
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Flint
Fred Jacob Weiss
Weiss
William C. ‘Durant
Durant-Dart
Walker Weiss Company
Flint Water Board
2711 Register To Vote In Primary In Mt Pleasant
2711 names on city registration books as they closed Saturday night for fall primaries. 366 new registrations since August 1. Precinct totals: 1st 816, 2nd 1179, 3rd 716. Absent voter applications few. Frank Brownson, city clerk, urges eligible voters to file now for absent ballots.
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Mt. Pleasant
Frank Brownson
Lansing Boy Claims Tree Sitting Honors
Edgar Sickler, 18, claims the national tree sitting title after surpassing 1 047 hours aloft. His closet rival Jimmy Sugonits of South Bend has come down to start school, with Dick Foster of Huntington having logged 1 022 hours before a fall.
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Lansing
Edgar Sickler
United States
Edgar
Jimmy Sugonits
South Bend
Ind
Sugonits
Dick Foster
Huntington
Sickler
Lindbergh Plane Forced Down Near Bellefonte
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh were forced to land at Bellefonte Pennsylvania due to bad weather and poor visibility while en route from Ypsilanti to New York. They circled the airport and landed at 10 p m after fuel stops in Buffalo.
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Bellefonte
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Ypsilanti
Mich
Lindberghs
Buffalo
Lindbergh
Schools Open Today With High Enrollment Anticipated
Hundreds of Pleasant students enrolled for the 1930-31 term as Senior High and Kinney and Fancher grade schools opened. Sacred Heart academy and the Indian School plan to open tomorrow with all city classes starting Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
Fancher and Kinney
Sacred Heart Academy
G. BE
Ganjard
Osborn
Central State Teachers College
Three Arrests Made Over Week-End
County authorities report three arrests over the weekend. William Berger, 29, Isabella county, to be arraigned on desertion. arrested near Shepherd after allegedly deserting his family. John Adams, 80, near Derwin, held on a larceny charge after a complaint by Elizabeth Strong. Harold Williams, 18, Clare, arrested at Coldwater Lake for liquor law violation after admitting to selling seven pints at the lake resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Berger
Isabella County
Berger
Shepherd
Lake City
John Adams
Derwin
Muskegon
Elizabeth Strong
Adams
Harold Williams
Clare
Coldwater Lake
Williams
Lake Resort
Marine pilot dies after Thompson trophy crash
United Press report from Chicago dated September 2: Capt Arthur H Page U S Marine Corps died from injuries after his navy plane failed and crashed during the Thompson trophy race portion of the national air meet. Page led the field on the 17th lap of the 100 mile event before the fatal accident before 70 000 spectators.
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Chicago
U.P
Arthur H. Page
U. S. Marine Corps
Page
Frank Hawks
Shin
Charles W
Holman
Minneapolis
Hawks
Jamies Haizlin
St. Louis
Ben C. Howard
Howard
Latzko Competing In Detroit Meet
More than a score of Michigan horseshoe players compete at Becker's Grove in Detroit for the 1930 Michigan singles championship. Leading contenders include Ed Walls, 1927 and 1928 champ, and Joe Latzko of Mt. Pleasant, winner of last year's Battle Creek tournament.
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Detroit
Becker's Grove
Michigan
Ed. Walls
Joe Latzko
Mt. Pleasant
Battle Creek
Ralph Miller Appointed City Traffic Officer
Ralph J. Miller was named to fill the traffic officer vacancy following John Stroupe’s resignation. Miller was sworn in by City Clerk Frank Brownson and will assume duties immediately. official commission appointment expected at Wednesday’s city meeting. Stroupe served since June.
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Ralph J. Miller
John Stroupe
Miller
Frank Brownson
Bitter governor clash looms in Michigan primary
In Lansing with one week to go before Michigan's Republican primary voters Green and Groesbeck brace for a sharper battle than four years ago. Groesbeck accuses Green of pardons and paroles while Green builds an admin backing for attorney general candidate Wilber M. Brucker.
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Claude J. Markle
United Press
Lansing
U.fi
Wells
Wilber M. Brucker
Green
Frank McKay
Groesbeck
McKay
WJR
Detroit
Unusual Weather Triggers Bloom On Crab Apple Tree
In Greenville a crab apple tree on Owen Lillie’s farm bears fruit while also in blossom due to odd drought and recent rains. The tree shows an overlapping fruiting and flowering cycle unusual for the season.
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Greenville
U.R
Nature
Owen Lillie
Weather Detroit forecast for unsettled tonight and cooler Wednesday
Weather report for lower Michigan notes unsettled conditions tonight and generally fair, cooler tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures listed: Alpena 66 84 66, Chicago 70 86 68, Detroit 72 80 70, Duluth 50 64 86 48, Escanaba 60 80 60, Grand Rapids 76 85 66, Ludington 65 73 66, Marquette 55 80 66, Sault Ste. Marie 60 62 58. Upper Michigan forecast remains generally fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions in eastern and southern portions.
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Detroit
Lower
Michigan
Chicago
Detriot
Duluth
Escanaba
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Marquette
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Michigan
Dry holes and salt water in Vernon field
Vernon township faces mixed results from Mt Pleasant oil operations over the weekend Chartiers Oil company reports Mellon Pollocks Crowley well produced 350 barrels in 24 hours then salt water only by Sunday efforts to drown out water and restore oil flow Continue drilling plans include Seaton Wesche and Roberts in Seaton and Dr Pool in Broomfield while House and Carmichael show fluid in pipe but no producers.
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Seaton
Denver
Chartiers .Oil Company
Dundee
Broomfield
Dr. Pool
Roberts
Brucker Meetings Held Saturday Urge Nomination
Judge Daencke of Harrisville addressed hundreds at Weidman and Clare Hallly urging Wilber M. Brucker for governor. Daencke praised his time in public service, noting work on the Detroit crime investigation and his role as attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daencke
Harrisville
Weidman
Wilber M. Brucker
Clare Hally
Former Peru Chief Leguia and Son jailed on San Lorenzo
Augusto Leguia and his son Juan were moved from the cruiser Crau to the Naval base on San Lorenzo island and jailed after arrest over a week ago. The military Junta ordered the transfer. Captain Grow and Charles Sutton face possible new inquiry for mismanagement. Harold Harris plans to leave for Arequipa with messages for detained airman Red Lucas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
A.R
Augusto B. Leguia
Peru
Juan
San Lorenzo Island
Crau
J. J. Bueno
Leguia
Harold B. Grow
Greenville
Mich
Peruvian Air Service
Charles W. Sutton
Lambayeque
Grow
Federico Recabarren
Pawels
Nré
Elizabeth Grow
Charles Allen
United States
Harold Harris
Arequila
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Bulletin
Ionia
M'Cormick
Andre
Auto Pioneer
Lansing Boy
Arthur Page
Latzko
Ralph Miller
Breen and
Vernon
Crowley
Brucker
Red Lucas
Cinciinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
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