Army Truck Crash Kills Sergeant in New Mexico
An army truck carrying 13 Fort Bliss soldiers collided head on with a furniture van four miles south of Hatch New Mexico killing Sgt Earl C Ferguson of the 82d Field Artillery and severely injuring Corp Thomas C Dorris of the 8th Cavalry The crash occurred as the men were returning to El Paso from Hot Springs New Mexico with several other occupants injured The collision followed a similar fatal crossroad crash six months earlier near the same arroyo crossing
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Fort Bliss
A. J. Brice
Hatch
N. M
Earl C. Ferguson
82D Field Artillery
Corp
Thomas C. Dorris
8Th Cavalry
Dorris
el Paso
Hot Springs
Sgt
Ferguson
Joe Lucero
Brice
Lucero
82Nd Field Artillery
Eighth Cavalry
William Beaumont General Hospital
Ar Toyo
Apolino Martinez of
Rodey
F. J. McQuillan
Fred L. Korta
First Armored Car Squadron
Graf Zeppelin Prepares For Return Trip To Germany
The Graf Zeppelin reached Lakehurst New Jersey after completing its third Atlantic crossing. The airship will refuel and resume its around the world voyage with a return leg to Friedrichshafen then Tokyo and the U S West Coast before completing a fifth Atlantic crossing. A stowaway was discovered and handed to immigration authorities.
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Zepp
Germany
Nanal Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Graf Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Graf
Tokyo
United States
Globe
Atlantic
Prager Promoted to Denver General Office
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph announces district manager Alter Prager will join the Denver general offices August 15 to supervise company wide results. Dan R. Smith named to succeed him in Albuquerque, with G. F. Speechly succeeding Smith in Santa Fe.
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Alter Prager
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Denver
Frank E. Farwell
New Mexico-El Paso
Dan R. Smith
Mr. Prager
Trinidad
Col
Chester E. Stratton
Colorado Springs
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
el Paso
Ogden
Utah
Albuquerque
G. F. Speechly
Santa Fe
N. M
Thirteen Narcotic Patients Escape From Spadra Hospital
A riot at the Spadra state narcotic hospital near Los Angeles freed 13 inmates. Authorities, aided by a deputy sheriff squad with sawn off shotguns, restored order after the outbreak.
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Los Angeles
Spadra State Narcotic Hospital
Here
El Paso Hosts All Texas Tour Motorcade Arrival
The All-Texas motorcade of the Dal Paso Highway association visits El Paso for the third annual tour to advertise the Dal Paso highway. About 100 visitors arrive around six p.m. after breakfast with the Carlsbad Chamber and a caverns inspection.
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EL Paso
Dal-Paso Highway Association
Ysleta
Alex Gonzalez
International Bridge
Mexico
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
D. A. Bandeen
Pena To Attempt Escape Reported In Letter
Sheriff investigates a claimed letter from a Pena tank inmate stating Jose de Pena who awaits execution for killing Alfredo Acuna plans an escape. The letter signed A V and four others is addressed to Morris Boretz and asserts others had no involvement. Pena’s case is on appeal in Austin.
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Tom Armstrong
Jose de Pena
Alfredo Acuna
Pena
A. V
Morris Boretz
Austin
Unions Declare Boycott On Row Barrymore and Others
The Central Labor Union brands Clara Bow Lionel Barrymore and four other prominent actors unfair for their stance toward Actors Equity and urges union members to walk out of theaters when these performers appear on screen.
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Boston
Central Labor Union
Clara Bow
Lionel Barrymore
Actors’ Equity Association
Angler Fish Xposed as New Jersey Sea Serpent Rival
In New York on August 5 AP reports E. W. Gudger of the American Museum of Natural History claims the angler fish, a sponsor of Wide Gab, often swallows geese and seagulls and has hinged teeth, offering a novel answer to local sea serpent yarns.
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York
New Jersey
E. W. Gudger
American Museum of Natural History
Dame Milli cent Fawcett Dies in London
Dame Milli cent Fawcett, renowned British suffragette leader, died in London early today as news spreads on the long campaign for women's rights.
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London
Dame Millicent Fawcett
John L Andreas Portrait Sparks El Paso County Court
A playful but sharp sketch of El Paso politics centers on John L Andreas a flamboyant county commissioner candidate. The piece mocks power brokers Judge McClintock Commissioner Griffith and local figures while recalling Andreas native roots and a bid to influence oil road development in El Paso County.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Commissioners’ Court
John L. Andreas
H. S
Commissioner Griffith
John
Alex Gonzalez
John Andreas
el Paso
Tropics
Suhs
Walter Heirs
Johnny Andreas
General Motors
Earhart Heads to Los Angeles for Women’s Air Derby
Amelia Earhart leaves Clovis New Mexico at 8 30 am in a Lockheed Vega to compete in the Los Angeles to Cleveland air derby for women. The race runs August 19 to 26 with stops at Phoenix El Paso Fort Worth Wichita and Kansas City. Entries include Ruth Nichols Bobby Trout Lady Heath and Ruth Elder.
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Clovis
N. M
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Amelia Earhart
Phoenix
el Paso
Fort Worth
Wichita
Kansas City
Miss Earhart
Ruth Nichols
Bobby Trout
Lady Heath
Ruth Elder
Moonshine Bust Tops Union County Bootlegging Case
In Clayton on Saturday a raid by Sheriff A. W. Tanner Deputy A. W. Garcia and Oklahoma deputies led to seizure of two 200 gallon stills 3000 gallons mash 420 gallons whisky and other equipment the largest bootlegging setup found in Union county since prohibition the operators escaped after a lookout fired a warning shot.
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Clayton
Union County
A. W. Tanner
A. W. Garcia
H. W. Barrick
Butler
Cimarron County
Oklahoma
Gothamites Endure Record Cool August Night
New York temperature dropped to 56 degrees marking the coolest August 5 on record in Metropolitan New York, with a brisk northwest wind. The shift comes just a week after a severe heat wave as residents donned top coats to cope with the unseasonable chill.
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New York
New York City
Carlsbad Cavern Sets One Day Attendance Record
Carlsbad cave welcomes 1156 visitors in a single day marked as a new peak for attendance surpassing the Labor Day 1928 record of 1035 visitors. The event confirms growing public interest in the cavern.
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Carlsbad
Fur ther evidence George accepts tips as insult
A report from Chicago notes that Pullman porters recorded their stance in protest. They decry tips as insulting and say accepting them promotes servility and subservience to passengers.
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George
Pullman
Chinatown gunfire sparks nationwide police concern
In Chicago, a Hip Sing tong man Yee Sun was killed and Kap Leong Wong wounded in Chinatown amid a tong feud. Police linked the shootings to rival On Leong and Hip Sing groups, with raids and arrests as detectives worked to prevent further violence.
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Chicago
Chinatown
Yee Sun
Kap Leong Wong
Wong
On Leong Tong
Sun
Chief Helps Man Clear Alibi With Wife
Elmhurst man Bert Taylor, mistaken for Willie Doody, asks Hinsdale Chief Ellsworth J. Mitchell to draft a public notice explaining his absence from home after jail mixups. The chief complied with a written explanation for his wife.
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Taylor
Hicago
Herbert Taylor
Elmhurst
Willie Doody
Ellsworth J. Mitchell
Hinsdale
Three Firemen Die as Wall Collapses in Kansas City
At 69th street and Prospect avenue a drug store fire exploded as a hose was drawn inside. Firemen Frank Loncar Roy Rutherford and John Moore were killed when collapsing walls trapped them. Capt Emmett Fitzgerald was rescued. Ten others injured include watching residents and firefighters. The store was destroyed.
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Kansas City
Phil Hahn
Frank Loncar
Roy Rutherford
John Moore
Emmett Fitzgerald
69Th Street
Prospect Avenue
Southside
Hahn
Relatives Request Data On Man's Death
Governor Dillon asked District Attorney Fred Stringfellow for a full report on the death of A. R. Manby a 65 year old Englishman whose decapitated and decomposed body was found in his Taos home on August 3. The governor acted after letters from brothers Eardley B. Manby of Woodhall Spa England and Alfred V. Manby of Cluny Alberta Canada.
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Santa Fe
N. M
R. C. Dillon
Fred Stringfellow
A. R. Manby
Taos
Eardley B. Manby
Woodhall Spa
England
Alfred V. Manby
Cluny
Alta
Canada
Brothers of Manby
Theft Of Guinea Pigs Halts Tests
The city health department planned tests Monday but postponed due to missing guinea pigs. Twenty five guinea pigs were boarded at Washington Park at ten cents a day, but they could not be found and a police report of theft was filed.
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City Health Department
Washington Park
Health Department
Police Department
War breaks out in Newark over tong war violence
Louis Ga Fung died from bullet wounds in Newark amid a nationwide Chinese tong war. Loy Song of New York, a Hip Sing tong member, was held on murder charges. Police tied the outbreak to opium trade clashes as officials seized opium worth 50,000 pounds and arrested 47 Chinese in a Chinatown raid.
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Tong
Chinatown
Boston
Chicago
Sun
Leong
Newark
N. J
Louis Ga Fung
Loy Song
New York
Hip Sing Tong
Ranch Foreman Hurt In Ranch Accident
Tom Horton, manager foreman of the Bell ranch, was in critical condition in an Amarillo hospital after his horse threw him to the ground while roping a steer on Saturday evening at Tucumcari.
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Tucumcari
Tom Horton
Bell Ranch
Amarillo
Texas
Horton
Three Die in D Ranch Fight Near Van Horn
Marcus Snyder and two Mexicans were killed in a gun battle at the D ranch near Van Horn Texas last night. No details of the fight have been received. The D ranch is a large cattle operation located some distance from Van Horn and without telephone service.
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Marcus Snyder
D Ranch
van Horn
Tex
Portales Stores Burglarized. Cash and Goods Taken
Yeggmen broke into the Portales drug store and the Joyce Pruit company store last night. About 8999 in cash and merchandise were stolen. Safes were broken. 650 taken from the drug store and 250 from the Joyce Pruit store. A number of fountain pens were stolen from the drug store.
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Portales
Joyce Pruit Company
Joyce Pruit
Dope Fiend Lover Accused in Aggravated Assault Burn Tale
Esperanza Martinez reports alleged partner gouged and burned her arms with caustic soda and a pencil while choking her. Police seek a man with prior scuffles and drug use, after a year of abuse as she, a 21 year old laundress, was left with bleeding scars and fear.
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Esperanza Martinez
El Paso Electric Plans Thursday Employee Picnic
El Paso Electric Company announces its annual employee picnic will be held Thursday afternoon and evening. T A Kunz reports a program including a golf tournament athletic contests water events and a bathing beauty contest. A barbecue will be served after the contests.
No Difficulty In Locating This Man
Officers had no difficulty Monday serving a warrant on Jose Guzman for non support of his four children. Guzman was jailed on charges of being drunk and disturbing the peace when the warrant was served in jail. The complaint was filed by Mrs. Luz Martinez de Guzman.
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Jose Guzman
Guzman
Luz Martinez de Guzman
Army assigns officers to Eighth Cavalry and Seventh
Fort Bliss announces that 8th Col. William R. Smedberg Jr. now commands the Eighth Cavalry. Lt. Charles E Morrison is assigned to the Eighth Cavalry and Capt. Theodore A Apgar to the Seventh.
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William R. Smedberg, Jr
Eighth Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Charles E- Morrison
Theodore A. Apgar
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Toy
Frank Moy
On Leong Organization
Lee Loy
Hip Sings
Detective Bureau
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the Herald
Compass
Hawley & Hawley
Douglas, Ariz
Geo. W. Cameron
San Francisco
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