Endurance champs aim to set airflight record for Fourth
Milwaukee star guard Pfeiffer and wife Evelyn reconcile after a strange chain of events involving a drug store clerk. The couple picked up the clerk at gunpoint per the report, paid his fare, and moved on to Ladysmith before police released them when the clerk declined charges. Meanwhile the Hunter brothers continue their Stinson-Detroiter endurance flight from Sky Harbor toward Chicago.
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Henry Phiffer
Milwaukee State Teachers
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Ted Heineman
Heineman
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Heinman
Fond du Lac
Alt Fond du Lac
Ladysmith
Sky Harbor
Chicago
Stinson-Detroiter
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Kenneth Hunter
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Alb Hunter
Irene Hunter
Hunter
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Morpheus
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Big Ben
Trene
Mama
Entire Legislature Drunk Says Governor Candidate
In Columbia South Carolina W H Keith a candidate for governor charged that the entire state legislature was drunk when it approved a 65 million highway bond issue He claimed a hotel floor was leased by a surety bond company to accommodate contractors bidding on the highway bonds Liquor flowed freely and women entertainers were present he said Keith opposed the bond and stirred political uproar
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Columbia
S. C
Iu.p
W. H. Keith
South Carolina
Keith
Dcaue
Senator Reed Smoot to Marry Mrs Alice Sheets in Salt Lake City
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah announced in his Salt Lake City office that he and Mrs. Alice Taylor Sheets will wed soon. The ceremony is planned at the Latter Day Saints temple. Smoot, chair of the Senate finance committee, arrived from Washington last Saturday amid weeks of engagement rumors. Mrs Sheets, active in LDS Church affairs, has been a widow since 1918. Smoot's first wife died over a year ago in Washington.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Reed Smoot
Alice Taylor Sheets
Latter Day Saints
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Latter Day Saints Church
Mr. Smoot
Edwin S. Sheets
Senator Smoot
Farm Relief Dispensed In Chicago Police Court
Judge Frank M. Padden grants farm relief as Oscar Schmidt of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin faces speeding sentence. Schmidt notes wheat now brings 60 cents a bushel. Judge jokes about farm relief and lets him go, citing need for aid.
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Chicago
Frank M. Padden
Oscar Schmidt
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Wisconsin
Padden
Daylight Saving In City Of Milwaukee
Milwaukee began daylight saving with a dreary dawn as workers headed out before sunrise. The earlier time caused traffic jams and confusion as traffic officers started at 7 30 standard time and service schedules moved ahead. Railroads continued to observe standard time and no streetcar trouble was reported.
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Milwaukee
Hoover's School in Virginia Woods 18 Still in Operation
Hoover's school in the Blue Ridge still operates after a February opening. Miss Christine West from Kentucky teaches a practical sex education program to mountain families, visiting cabins and tailoring guidance to individual cases as attendance fluctuates with farm labor needs.
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Hoover's
Virginia Woods
Harold
Thompson
United Press
Washington
U.2
Hoover
Virginia
Secon
Christine West
Kentucky
Miss West
Rapidan
Bend
Hoover School
Blue Ridge
Babe Ruth
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cable Rates Cut In Asia To Aid Press Agencies
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company announced a 20 percent reduction in press rates effective tomorrow with Shanghai Manila messages to ease communications. The move targets government and ration reporting along the Pacific circuit and affects Chi cho Corpora ta press rates in the region.
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Shanghai
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Manila
Texican
Chicho Corporata
Dr. Wiley Dies Noted Pure Food Advocate at 83
Washington reports the death of Harvey W. Wiley aged 83 a chief chemist in the Agriculture Department for nearly thirty years He had suffered heart trouble for two months and died shortly after 2 a m at his home He recently testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on drug administration and reform efforts remained a vigorous foe of unsafe products.
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Washington, D. C
Harvey
Wil
Tne
Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Imini
Counterfeits in twenty dollar bills reach Detroit area
A New York police operation led to arrest of four men and one woman for printing and distributing counterfeit $20 bills. Suspects include Jose inkin and Isadar Samuel Weiss of Coney Island, with other named individuals tied to plate production and distribution. Several notes reportedly reached as far west as Detroit.
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Detroit
Operatios
New York
Ace Jose Inkin
Isadar Samuel Weiss
Coney Island
Benjamin Grab
Ownitz
Stariafer Tot
Kaiser Ready Faristam Kaiser Ready Faristam
Poultney Bigelow reports that Wilhelm II may have been prepared to determine if he bore blame for the 1914 world war after three days with the ex-emperor at Doorn Holland. He cites imperial documents as proof linking Germany and Britain to the outbreak.
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Fc Wilhelm
Poultney Bigelow
Bigelow
Wilhelm
Alt Doorn
Holland
Risimarty
England
River body thought to be hold up suspect in Fond du Lac
Police chased two men after a attempted robbery at a soft drink parlor. One man leaped into the Fond du Lac river and the body believed to be Roy Kaufman was not recovered after firemen dragged the water. A woman identified as Mrs. Joan Kaufman reportedly wore a masked disguise.
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Fond du Lac
Roy Kaufman
Fond du iv
Joan Kaufman
Nonstop Bermuda Flight By The Columbia Pilot Williams
The veteran monoplane Columbia completed a nonstop Bermuda round trip from Roevelt Field, covering 600 miles to the island in nine hours and nineteen minutes each way. Roger Williams and Frrd Boyd navigated with H. E. Connor aboard. they dropped mail at Hamilton and tested feasibility of a New York Bermuda air service.
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Valley Stream
Columbia
Bermuda
Roger @. Williams
Frrd Boyd
H. E. Connor
Roevelt Field
Spa
Curtiss Field
Hamilton
James H. Kimball
New York
Meteorolog
Hampton
Jin
Thevers Seid
Williams
Comercial Air el
Tater Resort
Clarence TD. Chamberlain
Hansa Mary
Janie
Michigan Leads Big Ten In 1924 Motor Car Output
The article notes Michigan produced 3,151,524 of the 4,800,324 total U.S. motor cars in 1924, highlighting Michigan’s manufacturing dominance. It mentions population figures for Michigan and Massachusetts and references the Big Ten context.
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Washington
D. C
Michigan
Massachus
Maines
Shae Pokes Fain
Excursions Begin as Boats Carry Thousands on Round Trips
Boats claimed more than 2,000 persons took round trips during the excursions. The round trips drew large crowds as vessels operated to carry riders to various destinations.
Oshkosh Burglaries Solved by Minneapolis Arrests
Oshkosh police report the five week burglary wave ended with the capture of a man and woman in Minneapolis. The man alias J. C. Farmer also known as Hart or Hartman confessed to Wisconsin depredations, and loot valued over 50000 dollars was recovered. The couple, tenants at 140 Jefferson avenue, had planned to flee toward Green Bay after leaving Oshkosh.
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Oshkosh
Minneapolis
Minn
Mart
Wisconsin
J. C. Farmer
Kansas City
Jefferson Avenue
Sam
M. L. P. Smith
Thas
Green Bay
Kage
What They Left Behind Mayence Rhineland Occupation Aftermath
In Mayence Germans face backlash from Rhineland separatists with threats and vandalism as supporters depart to France. Newspapers report occupation birth statistics totaling 3,841 births with multiple nationalities including 989 American and 190 Belgian, amid unclear details and lingering tensions.
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Mayence
Germany
Rhineland
France
Man identified as Robert Franklin killed in wheel failure crash
A man identified as Robert Franklin of Woodstock Alabama was killed when a wheel left a car carrying him and John Pes near Burlington just after midnight. Two other passengers were not seriously injured. The event occurred June 30 as the vehicle overturned following the wheel loss.
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Milwaukee
Jenty
Robert Franklin
Woodstock
Burlington
John Pes
Lake Geneva
Peanuts at Waupun for Fourth of July
Waupun Wisconsin prison bans crackers and blank pistols during the Fourth of July. The holiday menu lists 235 pounds of roasted peanuts and 700 pounds of failed peanuts. Inmates may spend $1 each. other items include over half a ton of bananas, figs, dates, oranges, and 270 dozen apples.
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Waupun
Wis
Roosevelt urges unemployment insurance as economic necessity
Governor Roosevelt argues for national unemployment insurance funded by workers and possibly employers, alongside shorter work weeks, public works, and stronger planning to avert unemployment. He cautions against old age security becoming a dole and favors an actuarial system with worker contributions.
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Salt Lake City
Frankln D. Roosevelt
New York
United States
Roosevelts
Washington
Eastman Named to Lead Bicentennial Commission
Eastman is appointed to chair a bicentennial commission succeeding Hanford Iowa who is moving to Canada. The commission continues plans for George W. celebration events and related activities.
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Hanford Iowa
Canada
Wimbledon net champion Wilmer Allison defeats Cochet
Wimbledon England Wilmer Allison from Texas defeats H Cochet world champion in straight sets 6 4 5 4 6 3. It is Cochet s first defeat by an American since 1837. Bor otra and Tilden Doeg reach the semi finals. Miss Palfrey and Magin win mixed doubles. Columbus Ohio Douglas McWeeny ex Brooklyn pitcher plans to retire and enter business.
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Wimbledon
Henri Cochet
France
Wilmer Allison
Texas
Cochet
Borotra
Tilden
John Doeg
Miss Palfrey
Magin
Columbus
Douglas McWeeny
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Carr
Windstorm Devastates Fox River Valley Killing Boy in Menasha
A severe wind and electrical storm ripped through the Fox River valley leaving barns ruined and crops damaged. Clayton Schimmel, seven, of Menasha, died when a stone building collapsed in Neenah. The family narrowly escaped as debris filled the scene and highway 41 was blocked.
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Northwestern
Clayton Schimmel
Menasha Jad
Heid Field
Neenah
Schimmel
Menasha
Fox River Valley
Herman Schimmel
Valley Cylinder Regrinding Company
Commercial Street
Schimmel ‘Hoy
Doran
Este
Ledin
Responsibility for enforcing dry laws to shift to DOJ
The transition of prohibition enforcement moves tonight from the treasury to the Department of Justice. Attorney General will lead the Bureau with General Young as administrative head, directing a coordinated front with state authorities to strengthen law observance. Conferences with state governors and dry officers are planned to improve enforcement in wet districts and possibly expand the prohibition agent cadre.
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Department of Justice
Adrtes
The
Treasury
Ai Palace
Gene Command
Byeneral
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