Graf Zeppelin Nears Tokyo on Pacific Flight
Tokyo dispatches report the Graf Zeppelin nearing Japan on its round the world flight. German airship positions over Siberia indicated the craft about 2,720 tiles from Tokyo with 18 hours of travel remaining at speed around 70 mph. Dr Hugo Eckener said three of five motors were in use due to favorable Siberian winds and expected arrival Monday afternoon European time.
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Pantage case witness bribery arrest shocks Los Angeles
Federal and local authorities detained Roy Keene executive of the Pantage theatre system as a material witness in an alleged witness bribe attempt connected to the case accusing Alexander Pantage of a criminal assault on Eunice Fringle. Two principal witnesses filed statements claiming bribe offers. Pantage was held for trial in superior court on bail of $1,506,000 canal project noted near Freeport Texas.
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Country Boy Tradition and Banking Careers Across NYC
A fragmented account traces a New York banking path from a country boy origin to a long tenure at Manufacturers Trust. It notes early hiring in Brooklyn, rising to president of an institution, and involvement in bank consolidations and chain banking. The piece mentions leaders and mergers shaping New York finance.
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Written Instruments Will Further Dreams of Peace
In a reflection on a decade since the armistice, Donald C. Bolles notes moves toward world peace from the Kellogg Briand pact to disarmament talks. Washington’s naval parity push with Great Britain and ongoing diplomacy are seen as shaping a pacific role for the United States. Public opinion and written statements are highlighted as powerful peace tools. Forty five men will report at Cape May in September to begin training at Penn State's football camp.
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France
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New Hampshire
Ramsiv MitcDonald
Great_Britain
Cape May
Penn State
Hoover Speaks to Virginians in Virginia Camp Greeting
President Hoover was welcomed by residents near his Nipidan river fishing camp in Virginia. In a brief reply he said fishing offers an escape from pressure and a reminder of democracy and human frailty. Governor Harry J. Byrd also greeted him at the weekend visit.
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Flaover
Virginia
United States
Hoover
Harry J. Byrd
Big Money Seeks Profit in Small Personal Loans
The piece notes a surge in small loans under forty dollar limits with high monthly rates. It cites plans by lenders to invest hundreds of millions, bank involvement, and rising activity by firms offering quick cash to cover minor needs.
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Nu Nerous
Aleeding Sims
Mystery Spring Sways Kansas Town With Eerie Geyser
In Cawker City Kansas locals report a tall cone shaped feature capped by a salt water pool about 40 feet deep that never freezes and maintains a constant level. Some say it is a submerged ocean geyser while others call it Wuaconda springs a site tied to native legends and healing beliefs.
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Prize pumpkin weighs 99 pounds in Titusville pa
The season’s prize pumpkin in Titusville weighs 99 pounds, brought from Needles farm. It measures inches in circumference and is noted as perfectly formed despite its large size.
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Titusville
Road To Make Available Famed Civil War Ground
Petersburg Virginia August reports a new road to Petersburg National Military Park will open to motorists this fall. The highway will give access to Grant and Lee era breastworks with dugouts tunnels and rifle nests. The Crater House field and Sedgwick Mahone forts will be points of interest as restorations preserve Civil War engineering for future tours. Monuments honor local soldiers in the park. Also Texas voters reject governors pay raise for the seventh time, now set at 5000 annually. A Carnegie medal is sought for a four year old McAllen girl who saved a playmate from drowning.
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Associated Press
Petersburg
Petersburg National Military Park
Grant Uml Bee
Sedgwick
Mahone
McAllen, Tex
Philadelphia Traction Expert Considers Post Strike Adjustments
Associated Press reports Philadelphia traction expert Thomas E. Mitten may adjust difficulties after the New Orleans Street railway strike. Mitten, noted for transit engineering, weighs strategies to ease service disruptions and restore normal operations.
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New Orleans
Raleigh mine tipple fire threatens Beckley district facilities
A fire damaged the tipple at Weigh miner five mine between Beckley and Mabscott with unknown origin. Beckley firefighters saved the coal elise and lower tipple after about two hours. Chief Virgil Thompson oversaw efforts to bring water to the blaze. A separate fire at the Beckley Hotel garage caused minor damage from discarded trash.
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