Fire fighters called for more men to battle Northwest blazes
Portland reports battle lines across several fronts as state fire wardens issue fresh calls for manpower. A blaze near Whiskey Creek in Crater National Forest raged through timber and grain lands, with sixty fighting it and thirty more en route. Marooned crews in Rainier National Park faced danger, while additional recruits moved to Pend Orielle Selway Colville and Clearwater districts, and Allenby BC threatened by boundary fires.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Whiskey Creek
Crater National Forest
Oregon
Rainier National Park
Washington
Northwest
Pend Orielle
Selway
Colville
Clearwater
Idaho
British Columbia
Allenby
International
Zeppelin Reaches Home In 55 Hours
Graf Zeppelin returns to Friedrichshafen from Lakehurst after a record transatlantic flight of 55 hours and 20 minutes carrying 22 passengers and 40 crew. Commander Hugo Eckener steers the voyage amid heavy rain as crowds cheer above and below ground.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
United States
Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
France
Fickener
Atlantic
British Isles
Eckener
Paris
Graf
eiThe
Hicht
State Studies Telegraph Road Bridge Upgrade
Engineers from the state highway department examined evidence on the need to widen the narrow Telegraph road bridge over the New York Central tracks at a Columbus hearing attended by Lorain County Commissioners. State engineers will review the data and advise on the necessity of the improvement as the 14 foot wide bridge and S shaped turn pose hazards to motor traffic. Part of Telegraph road Route 59 is being concrete paved and the road sees heavy interstate use.
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New York Central
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Columbus
Lorain
Robert N. Waid
New York Central Railroad
Keech�s Early Years and Career Path to Law
When Dart F Keech was 21 he worked for American Rolling Mills in Middletown. He studied at Miami University for three years before World War I interrupted his studies. He served ten months in the army overseas eight months. After the war he returned to the mills, then entered Western Reserve University Law School, graduating in 1922. He moved to Elyria to practice, is married with one son, lives at 147 Dennison Avenue, and enjoys saddling horses. His boyhood ambition was to become a lawyer.
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Dart F. Keech
American Rolling Mills Company
Middletown
Miami University
Law School
Western Reserve University
Elyria
Keech
Dennison Avenue
Graf Zeppelin flies from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen in record time
The Graf Zeppelin completed its 55 hour 20 minute journey from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen and landed in Germany, with Elyria's Chronicle Telegram receiving the news within ten minutes. The rapid relay via cables and wires showcased the paper’s speed in delivering global events to readers.
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Elyria
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
Chronicle - Telegram
Graf
New York
Cleveland
Chronicle-Telegram
Bandits rob suburban train in Chicago killing guard
Three masked gunmen stopped an Illinois Central suburban train at Roosevelt Road last night. They killed Delbert Sudds, 53, a former policeman, and touched off a two mile pursuit before leaping from the train at 27th street with about $4,000. Police believe one robber resembles "Baby Face" Willie Doody.
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Chicago
Baby Face
Willie Doody
Illinois Central
Roosevelt Road Station
Delbert Sudds
Jeremiah Carey
27Th Street
Carey
Sudds
South Side
Randolph Street
I-C Bank
Roosevelt Road
Doody
Sudd
27Th Street Roundhouse
Chemist Testifies On Effects Of Potions In Court
John F. Seidel defense counsel for Dr. James Howard Snook testified about a tense jail scene during Snook's questioning. He alleged Prosecutor John J. Chester threatened to ruin him in 10 minutes unless Snook confessed to murder. Seidel described insults, a claim of a blow on Snook, and reporters being told Chester was unethical. Court adjourned to 9 A.M. Monday.
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Court Room
Columbus
John F. Seidel
James Howard Snook
John J. Chester, Sr
Snook
Theora “ix Seidel
Seidel
Jack Chester
Stabbing of 19 year old girl under investigation
Police investigated a stabbing of 19 year old Joma Bromley of 528 Elm Street at 9 p m Friday. She was treated at Memorial Hospital for knife wounds to the head. An assailant known to police attacked her after being summoned to 527 Elm Street. Witness Bessie Johnson of 525 Elm Street reported the incident. The suspect remained at large.
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Joma Bromley
Elm Street
Memorial Hospital
Bessie Johnson
Violent Storm Layers Antofagasta Port In Chile
An August storm battered Antofagasta causing damage to harbor facilities and forcing ships to seek safety inland. No casualties were reported as the city faced alarm from the gale and heavy seas.
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Antofagasta
Chile
Hoover Celebrates 55th Birthday Amid Farm Aid Efforts
President Hoover marks his fifty fifth birthday in Washington today his first since taking office. Born August 10 1874 in West Branch Iowa he pursues farm relief through the farm board and tariff measures while noting a year of international and domestic endeavors. His notable actions include a South America trip advancing inter American relations and aiding Peru Chile Tacna Arica adjustment.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
West Branch
Iowa
Farm Board
South America
Geneva
London
Four New Jersey gangsters sought in burning murder
Newark news reports four New Jersey gangsters being sought after a man was killed and his charred body left in a car at the Newark city dump. Watchman Frank Ferrara said he could identify two escapees. The victim was shot in the brain before the car was set ablaze and doused with gasoline.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Frank Ferrara
Clifton
Dundee Lake
Newark City
Sncir
Ohio Air Crash Kills Pilot and Woman in Barred Field
Two killed and three injured in a plane crash near Orrville Ohio when an unlicensed pilot named Hammond took off from Riceland Field. The craft dove at low altitude and wrecked. One victim identified as a woman, others were relatives and witnesses.
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Ohio
H Hammond
Barberton
Riceland Foeld
Orrville
Hammon
Wasset
Har- Tis
Trains Crash in Illinois Kills Three Injured Five
Waukegan Illinois August 10 three people died and five were hurt when a Chicago Milwaukee to Chicago passenger train passed an open switch and collided with a standing freight at Wadsworth. Victims named include engineer James Lorimer and fireman Nicholas Wing both Milwaukee men and Chicago baggageman William Shedden. Freight engineer George Kelly and fireman J Ebert escaped unhurt. The wreck sent steam and live coals across the right of way as the two locomotives collided and a mail coach and parlor car derailed.
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Waukegan
Ill
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wadsworth
Here
James Lorimer
Nicholas A. Wing
Lorimer
William Shedden
George Kelly
J A. Ebert
Humorist H. C. Witmer Dies in Hollywood at 39
Hollywood, Aug 10. H. C. Witmer 39 known for Leather Pushers stories died at home after a long illness. He rose from waiter and bellhop to hotel manager and prizefight handler, later writing for Cloud, Fla Tribune, New York American and Brooklyn Eagle. He served as war correspondent for Collier in 1917.
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Hollywood
H. C. Witwer
Witwer
Bell
Cloud
Fla
Tribune
New York American
Brooklyn Eagle
Colliers
Tis
Witwer famed for Leather Pushers and many screen adaptions
Best known Witwer works include Leather Pushers Baseball to Busches Alex the Great There is No Base Like Home Rubyiat of a Freshman Fighting Back Classics in Slang and a play So This is Harris He wrote 125 screen stories Some adapted from his 375 magazine short stories
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Witwer
Busches
Alex the Great
Harris
Moran youth held for slaying father in axe attack
Baltimore Md Aug 10 Milton Moran 16 was jailed in Elkton Md for the killing of his father James William Moran. Police say the youth struck with an axe during a quarrel at home. Moran died yesterday from the injuries sustained in the attack.
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Baltimore
Milton Moran
Elkton
James William Moran
West Nottingham
Moran
Milton
Vast Museum in Chicago Traces Mankind Progress at Exposition
Chicago’s exhibit at Jackson Park’s Fine Arts Avenue outlines human and industrial advancement. The display, part of the Exposition, features models and working replicas illustrating mechanical progress from early inventions to modern industry. A recreated street scene and a future rail car concept showcase evolving transport and urban life.
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Chicago
A.c
Museum of Science
London
Tate- 7
America
Jackson Park
Russian Plane On Way To New York
NOVO SIBIRSK Siberia Aug 10 The huge Russian airplane Land of the Soviets tanks 6% from Krasnoyarsk is the next scheduled stop on its flight from Moscow to the United States at 10.28 a m today The Soviet plane is to be flown to Seattle via Siberia and Alaska and thence across the United States to New York
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Novo Sibirsk
Siberia
Krasnoyarsk
Moscow
United States
Russia
Seattle
Alaska
New York
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Gangsterg
Sergey
Howl Dee
Colundus
Paul
Nues
Jordan
Za-hed
Jordan Air
Illinois
H.C. Witmer
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