Van Lear Black Disappearance Sparks Jersey Coast Search
Private and government craft join the search for Baltimore publisher Van Lear Black who vanished from his yacht Sabalo off the Jersey coast. A yachting cap with New York Yacht Club insignia found near Point Pleasant and believed tied to Black prompts renewed hope as officials scan the shore for a body.
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van Lear Black
Baltimore
Sabalo
Jersey
Black
New York
Point Pleasant
N. J
New York Yacht Club
Quickened Bar Urged By Chief Justice At ABA Meeting
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes urged a quickened bar to improve criminal justice administration at the American Bar Association's 53rd annual meeting. He said honest, fearless prosecutors and judges are needed to curb fear and favoritism in law enforcement and praised foreign guests as collaborators in a great human pursuit.
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Chicago
Charles Evans Hughes
American Bar Association
Bar Association
Ruth Hanna McCormick Endorses Illinois Prohibition Referendum
Illinois Republicans at Springfield endorse Ruth Hanna McCormick and defer a party plank on prohibition to voters in November. McCormick pledges to obey the majority will, supporting enforcement of existing laws until repeal or amendment, and calls for a constitutional balance with citizens rights.
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Springfield
Ill
Finois Republicans
Ruth Hanna McCormick
McCormick
Illinois
Senate
Body of Arctic explorer Andree found after 33 years
Oslo reports a Norwegian expedition has recovered the body of Swedish balloonist Salomon August Andree on White Island Fridtjof Nansen Land. Andree vanished with two companions after launching from Danes Island Spitzbergen in July 1897 seeking the north pole.
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Oslo
Norway
Arctic
White Island
Fridtjof Nansen
Salomon August Andree
North Polar
Andree
Dane's Island
Spitzbergen
Gerard Adds Five to List of 59 Men Who Rule Nation
Former ambassador James W. Gerard expands his list of 59 men who rule the United States with five additions. Named are Sidney Z. Mitchell of Electric Bond and Share and utility holdings. Walter E Frew of Corn Exchange Bank Trust. Amadeo P Giannini founder of Bank of Italy and Trans-America. and William Green with Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor.
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New York
James W. Gerard
Germany
United States
New York Times
Newport
R. I
Gerard
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Sidney Z. Mitchell
Electric Bond and Share Company
Walter Edwin Frew
Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company
Amadeo P. Giannini
Bank of Italy
Trans-America Corporation
Bank Securities
William Green
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Chinese Brigands Loot and Kill in Henan Province Raid
Dispatches report brigands with more than 2,000 fighters attacked Hanchengchen in western Henan two weeks ago. They killed 500 people, looted 300 shops, and abducted 800 residents held for ransom. The city lies in ruins as bandits head toward western routes and Shensi mountains.
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Shanghai
Hanchengchen
Henan
Shensi
Four-H Club Demonstrations Share Honors at West Liberty Fair
West Liberty fair judged four-H demonstration and judging contests with Bloomington Best club led by Ruth LeFever and Alice Garnes taking first in demonstration. Fulton Industrial club won first in judging with Margaret Puls and Elverna Riessen. Other awards went to Fulton Royal Workers, Wapsie Best, Goshen Wapsie, and Wapsie Ever Ready. Miss Tecela Angerer named best all around club girl and to receive Ames short course trip. top demonstration and judging teams advance to Des Moines and Mississippi Valley fairs.
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Hazel Bown
Bloomington
Ruth LeFever
Alice Garnes
Fulton Industrial Club
Margaret Puls
Elverna Riessen
Fulton Royal Workers Club
Wapsie Best
Goshen Wapsie Club
Wapsie Ever- Ready
Tecela Angerer
Wilton Busy Bees
Davenport
Angerer
Ames
Miss Mildred Bernick Models Four H Style at West Liberty
Miss Mildred Bernick of Fulton township wore a tan street dress with orange trims in the Four H club girls style show at the West Liberty fair. The event drew over 50 club participants, with Mrs. Oliver Bentley of Fairport directing the display and all garments made by club members as part of their project study.
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Mildred Bernick
Fulton Township
West Liberty Fair
Bernick
Oliver Bentley
Fairport
Des Moines
Muscatine County
Children Are Guests at State Fair Opening
Des Moines reports the 1930 Iowa exposition opens with children under 15 admitted free on Children's Day. Mine the baby elephant is the opening feature as crowds near 70,000. judging contests begin, health tests proceed, and evening pageant The Awakening with fireworks caps the opening night.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ten Die In Plane Crash Near Iglau On Border
Ten people were killed when a plane crashed today near Iglau on the Bohemia Moravia border. The accident occurred in Prague Czechoslovakia reported by AP, with authorities confirming fatalities.
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Prague
Czecho
Slovakia
Iglau
Bohemia and
Moravia
Weather Summary for Iowa and River Stages Report
Fair tonight with light winds and a small rise in river stages. St Paul shows 1.4 feet, La Crosse 0.4 feet, Dubuque 1.8 feet, Davenport 1.5 feet. Muscatine 2.4 feet steady, Keokuk 0.1 feet steady.
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Iowa
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
One Dead Two Hurt In Crossing Crash Near Centerville
In Centerville Iowa area Helen Hamilton was killed when her automobile was struck by a freight train near Dean with Gwendolyn Hamilton seriously injured and Sam Richardson of Moulton fatally or seriously injured. Richardson drove the car and is a station agent at Moulton.
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Centerville
Helen Hamilton
Sam Richardson
Moulton
Dean
Here
Gwendolyn Hamilton
Richardson
Man Jumped From Monoplane With Parachute
Eddie Fries of Echo Utah claimed he leaped from a cabin monoplane with a parachute near Parkersburg Indiana after rudder trouble. He was hospitalized with back injuries. Fries said the Lockheed Vega crashed and caught fire while he was en route from Los Angeles to Chicago, refueling at Denver. a search for the aircraft was underway.
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Parkersburg
Eddie Fries
Echo
Utah
Fries
Chicago
Los Angeles
Denver
Edward D. Fries
Out of Work Want Ad Costs Eight A Day
Classified notice advertises an employment inquiry by a job seeker, offering to be reached via a four digit phone number for nine calls to secure work. The small square ad emphasizes affordable rates and direct contact.
Auto of Bank Bandits Found Near Luverne
The car believed to be used by two men who robbed the Bank of Luverne was found six miles from Luverne in a hayfield near Hanna on the John Ruger farm. F B Spangler of Janesville Minn owned the auto. fingerprint experts were sent to Luverne to examine it.
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Des Moines
Luverne
James E. Risden
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Risden
Luverne, Ia
Luverne Bank
John Ruger
Hanna
Here
Minnesota
F. B. Spangler
Janesville
Minn
Ruger
Layerne
St. L
Boone
Bank of Luverne
James Risden
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
German Airman Gronau Believed Heading to United States
Reykjavik Iceland August 22 The German aviator Captain Gronau took off from Reykjavik harbor at 6 35 this morning with a course that indicated a United States destination. Earlier reports said he would go to America but authorities denied this and said he would head toward the Faroe Islands then Scotland or Norway. He later radioed a position 65 50 N 26 20 W placing him west of Iceland midway to Greenland.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Gronau
United States
America
Faroe Islands
Scotland
Norway
Greenland
Will Rogers chides Reno hotel’s house detective tale
Will Rogers writes from Tahoe California saying a Reno hotel house detective bragged about a divorcees’ haven while he imagines careers in Hollywood. He jokes the man’s job is better than Coolidge writing gags, advising him to return to work and not envy Hoover.
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Tahoe Tavern
Calif
Reno
Nev
John Barrymore
Coolidge
Hoover
Six Senators Seek Comeback in Fall Elections
Washington reports six senators aim to return in November after incumbents retire. Among those not running again are Frederick Huntington Gillett of Massachusetts Furnifold Simmons of North Carolina Guy Despard Goff Arthur Robinson Gould and Lawrence Cowle Phipps. Retirements open seats across both parties with several incumbents stepping down.
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Washington
Senate
Frederick Huntington Gillett
Massachusetts
House
Furnifold M. Simmons
North Carolina
Chamber
Guy Despard Goff
West Virginia
United States
Wisconsin
Shipping Board
Arthur Robinson
Bert M. Ferr
Ald
Maine
Lawrence Cowle Phipps
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Company
Colorado
Armand Lotti to wed French girl next Tuesday
Paris August 22 AP report says Ar mand Lotti will marry Simone Sarrade daughter of Paris contractor E Sarrade with two witnesses from his trans Atlantic flight. Lotti traveled from Old Orchard Maine to Spain with Jean Asso lant and Rene Le Fevre as witnesses.
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Paris
Armand Lotti
Simone Sarrade
E. Sarrade
Lotti
Old Orchard
Maine
Spain
Jean Assolant
Rene le Fevre
New Heir Presumptive to British Crown Born at Glamis
A girl, born at Glamis Castle at 2 22 p m to the Duchess of York, becomes fourth in line to the throne. The birth shifts tradition as the Prince of Wales and Princess Elizabeth remain ahead in succession. Royal doctors announce mother and child in good health amid a stormy day and artillery salutes mark the event.
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Duchess of York
Glamis
Scotland
Glamis Castle
George
Davis Miles
Henry Simson
Hois
Prince of Wales
Elizabeth
Rotary
Clynes
Link Between Crime Figures Exposed In Zuta Case
Files from the Zuta investigation reveal papers tying public officials and gang activity to a Wisconsin Lake area murder aftermath. Ben Laube of Gary says he authored a letter found with Zuta’s notes, connected to a Florida real estate deal and calls to officials. A police confession recalls Chicago gangsters planning a $50 000 ransom kidnapping, thwarted by a tip. Additional La Cava correspondence reappears in the sprawling case.
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Chicago
Jack Zuta
Ben Laube
Gary
Ind
Frankie Gross
Orelando
Fla
Ben
Zuta
Wisconsin Lake
Laube
Gross
Florida
Doyle Carleton
Fred H. Davis
John Watson
Laurie
Carlton
Volpa
Joe Genaro
Jack
Helen Delmar
New York
Genaro
la Cava
Louie la Cava
Roche
One Killed In Hijacking Shootout In Detroit
Detroit Aug 22 AP One man identified as William Butler 22 with a police record was shot to death early today in a gun battle linked to an attempted hijacking of a coupe loaded with whisky and alcohol. The body was found in front of 1410 Eighth Street after police were alerted to a gun battle on Brooklyn Avenue. The pursuing coupe and a truck exchanged fire before fleeing. officers found the coupe loaded with 15 sacks of whisky.
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Detroit
William Butler
Eighth Street
Brooklyn Avenue
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