Lava Flow Threatens Tow Japan Navy Mine Disaster
An explosion on the mine layer Tokiwa during naval maneuvers off Kiushin Island kills and wounds twenty officers and men. The vessel suffered severe damage and a fire was extinguished by nearby bluejackets as other ships participated in the exercise. The official report notes fatalities but not severe ship damage.
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Associated Frese
Volta
Kiushie Island
Asahi
Kiushin
Tokiwa
Japan
Navy
Seven planes enter Pacific contest from mainland to Hawaii
An entry list for the James Dole mainland to Honolulu flight closes at midnight tomorrow with seven planes entered and more expected. Lieut. K C Hawking of the San Diego naval air station has a special leave to serve as navigator for Lieut. Normad Goddard of the Naval Reserve, as officials aim to match the Army’s recent transpacific record set by Lieut. J Muitland and Lieut. Albert Hegenberger who flew from the Golden Gate to Honolulu.
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Ausociateg Press
San Francisco
James Dole
Honolulu Bight
K. C. Hawking
Naval Air Station
San Diego
Normad Goddard
Naval Reserve
Navy
J. Muitland
Albert Hegenberger
Golden Gate
Honolulia
Navy resumes control of oil reserves from Interior Dept
Washington August 1 The Navy Department today resumed control of the oil reserves ending five years of Interior Dept administration and restoring the status ante as before they became the focus of Senate investigations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy de Parment
Stael
Interior Department
Senate
Planes Crash Near Clark Field injures two officers
Two U S Army planes collided in the air over Clark Field. Lt. Julian By Uaddon and Arthur Hefley escaped serious harm though Haddon was slightly injured and Jeffrey also escaped. In a separate crash Capt. L Knight was slightly injured.
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Manila
Julian
Uaddon
Arthur
Hefley
Aly
Clark
Haddon
Jeffrey
L Knight
British and Japanese Talk in Geneva Aims to Avert Walkout
Geneva Aug 1 AP report on a long talk between Viscount Ishii and Admiral Bridgeman with preliminary talks also held with British Dominion representatives. Indications point to possible compromise or adjournment without the scheduled plenary session. The conference seeks to avoid a breakdown as discussions continue.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Deadipele
Viscount Ishii
Japan
W. C. Bridgeman
Adeniralty
Bridgeman
Chamberlin Flies From Leviathan to Curtis Field
New York Aug 1 The United States Lines said Clarence Chamberlin landed at Curtis Field after taking off from the liner Leviathan off Fire Island. He planned to fly to Teterboro but chose Curtis Field due to fog and no risk. He later telephoned the shipping office that the flight was a complete success and hinted at a further flight to Teterboro.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Lines
Clarence Chamberlin
Curtis Field
Leviathan
Fire Island
Chamberlin
Telerboro
W. J
Long ‘Island
Feterboro
U. S
As. Chamberlin
Shipping oMee
Teterbera
Cartig Field
Vanzetti Quits Hunger Strike After Two Weeks
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, awaiting the outcome of the high life case with Nicola Sacco, appeared to abandon his two week hunger strike. He accepted milk coffee and bread at breakfast in the State Prison. Sacco continued to refuse all food this morning.
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Boston
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Ninaly Sacco
Vannelli
Sacco
Counterfeit Gang Caught in Maine
Four arrests in Biddeford signal a broader counterfeiting ring in Maine. Police seized nearly 1400 bogus twenty dollar bills and linked George Benson to the scheme. Jessie Brooks Herman Wagmen and Alice Brennan were detained after Benson’s arrest. Investigators recovered 380 in fake notes at a garage and 360 in notes in Benson’s possession.
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Associated Press
Old Orchard
Biddeford
George Benson
Jessie Brooks
Revere
Mass
Boston
Benson
Benson As & Man
Portland ‘Ly
Department of Justice
Digker Plans Royal Welcome for Prisoner
Horatio Bottomley, once MP for Hackney and famed financier, is nearing release after five years for fraud. In Dicker Sussex locals plan a royal welcome with decorations and a triumphal motorcade, while the Bottomley family prepares at home. The government intends to release him early to avert a public demonstration.
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Associated Press
Dicker
Eagland
Horatio Bottomley
Hackney
Maidstone Jar
England
Sussex
Bottony
Bottomley
John Prevett
Tornado Aftermath Hits Two Massachusetts Towns
By Associated Press. Boston accord Aug 1 two eastern Massachusetts towns surveyed property damage from a tornado that claimed lives and caused extensive losses to homes and businesses as authorities assessed the toll.
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Associated
Boston
Massachusetts
Explosive Outbreak Near Mount Vesuvius Promptes Evacuations
Naples Aug 1 A stream of molten lava from Mt Vesuvius threatens Testigno townspeople flee toward Naples as lava overflows from the Valley of Hem settling into a ravine toward the bay. The movement, though slow, prompts large scale evacuation of Testigno and nearby areas.
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Mt. Vesuvius
Associated Press
Naples
Italy
Amlten
Testigno
Mt Vesuvius
Hem
Teszigno
Convicts Flee Barracks as Bloodhounds Track 17 of 19
In Houston on August 1 vessel bloodhounds searched for 17 of 19 convicts who escaped from four barracks at the life prison farm. The escape injured at least a dozen, with a hole cut in a floor and inmates crawling out one by one. Wires are being repaired as authorities assess the damage and potential broader impact on nearby towns. Roland Isherwood, 17, of Taunton, and others were involved in the escape, with one car damaged during the incident.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Teday
Rehoboth
North Duxbury
Imperial State Prison Farm
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