Three flyers elope in on collision at Brooksfield airfield
Early Tuesday two training ships collided on the ground at Brooksfield during taxiing for takeoff. Lieutenant Everest attempted to lift clear, but both aircraft sustained serious damage while a third flier, Lieutenant Sanders, nosed over in the crash. Mechanics and pilots rushed to help as the wrecks left debris and damaged wings.
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Brooksfield
Dalting
Mberg
L. Sandera
Texling
FL Everest
Godl Crockett
Everest
Sanders
Biers Uni Jaréil
July Airmail Shows Big Jump In Carried Weight
Airmail carried in July totaled 693,627 pounds, an increase of 12,907 pounds from July 1920, according to an announcement from Washington. The report notes substantial gains in airmail traffic for the month.
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Washington, D.C
Believe It or Not Out of a Million Tale
Detroit readers learn of a boy named Arthur who ran away to seek rest before school. His parents Mr and Mrs William Selidor say he worked hard and they wanted him to earn money for college. The note to his mother expresses love and a desire for a chance to work.
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Detroit
Earols Anhut
Arthur
Mre
Wernard Selidor
Billings Bombing Case Documents Questioned in Court
San Francisco Aug 12 Documents purporting to show War ren K Billings, convicted of the Prepared? day bombing in 1916, were offered to establish his affiliations with athletic groups. They aimed to influence admission of evidence in a state Supreme Court case. Howard A Cunha, former assistant prosecutor who helped defend Billings and Thomas Mooney, presented the filings. The bombing killed 10 people and remains under discussion in filings.
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San Francisco
Warren K. Billings
Thomas Mooney
David Booth Buried Tuesday Funeral Services Amid Loss
David Booth 72 died Monday at home 024 Hoath Presa aired. Funeral services held Tuesday afternoon at Trade Park 3 Methodist church with Rev W P Cunnulghan officiating. A native of TWindls he lived in San Antonio 20 years. Survived by widow two daughters Mrs A G Dean and Mira Delia Booth of San Antonio, H J Booth of Taredo, and sister Mary Waterwall of Houston.
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David
Booth
W. P. Cunnulghan
Tradé Park 3 Methodist Church
Atsiciating
Twindls
Hug
San Antonio
A. G. Dean
Mira Delia Booth
H. J. Booth
Taredo
Mary Waterwall
Houston
Governor Roosevelts push to curb Saratoga gambling
New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt moved to tighten gambling and vice controls in Saratoga Springs. He ordered three city officials District Attorney John B. Smith Sheriff George J. Knights and Public Safety Commissioner Edward Sweeney to act by Thursday.
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Aliany
N.Y
Govérude Roosevelt
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga
John B. Smith
Shertlé George J. Knights
Edward Sweeney
Trotzky May Go Back Home in Vienna Report
Vienna August 12 exiled Soviet leader Leon Tratzky passed through the city en route to Frangenschid for a conference on his possible return to Russia. The report comes from the Jewish Telegraph Agency via Meadislava.
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Vienna
Ewish Telegraph Agency
Meadislava
Leon Tratzky
Frangenschid
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Four Indian Women Freed After Fees Paid by Merchant
In Bombay Tidla Aur, four Indian women imprisoned for disturbances on August 2 were released after fines were paid by an unknown merchant from Gujarat. The incident stemmed from tensions during the imposition of primant of repres pach.
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India
Bombay
Tidla
Aur
Tadas
Gujerat
Man Dead After Train Accident in El Paso
El Paso Aug 12 Carl Scott 20 of Los Angeles died last night after a freight train severed his leg at the hips. He was injured when struck while walking near the tracks. Authorities investigated the accident and the coroner was notified.
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EL Paso
Terns
Carl Scott
Los Angeles
Tree Sitter Hurt In Fall In Minneapolis
Minneapolis August 12 Stephen Strelock a 1d year old tree sitter sustained a fractured skull after a lab he perched on for nearly 400 hours collapsed. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
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Minneapolis
Stephen Strelock
Four Thousand Bucks Fails to Cure Stomachache
Baltimore August 12. Henry Bencon paid a stranger four thousand dollars to cure a stomachache, only to discover the money vanished after a headache hit. The incident reads as a warning about trusting dubious remedies and schemes.
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Baltimore
Ilenry Bencon
Gsisy
Henry
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