Caterpillar Club Posts Surging Growth in Fifteen Months
Washington report notes Caterpillar Club membership nearly doubles in 15 months, reaching 100 in August 1928 when Willisia J. Cresswell jumped from an army bomber. Article cites rising air travel safety alongside human fallibility as crashes rise with more fliers. Also mentions Mechavator tests at 25,000 feet, air fare reductions on New York to Boston, Amelia Earhart on travel attire, and aviation clock innovations by Pioneer Instrument Co.
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Washington
Willisia J. Cresswell
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Army Air Corps
Pioneer Instrument Company
National Federation to Build Washington Clubhouse Chair Named
Mary Armstrong of New York City becomes chair of the planning committee for the National Federation of Business and Professions Women's clubs new Washington DC headquarters. The fundraising effort, led by Marion McClench, raised 25000 dollars in 40 minutes at Mackinac Island with several notable backers and a larger total expected before construction. Anzia Z. Yezierska reports a new story on violinist Gilbert Rosa, inspired by a Madison visit to meet his father, Professor Edward A. Ross, head of sociology at the University.
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Mary Armstrong
New York City
National Federation of Business and Professions Women's Clubs
Washington, D. C
Marion McClench
Ann Arbor
Mich
Armstrong
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Frances E. Paymond
San Francisco
Kate O'Connor
Rockford
Gilbert Rosa
Yezierska
Madison
Wis
Joes
Edward A. Ross
Unive
Ross
New York Hotel Plans Air Sales Tour
The 43 story New Yorker hotel experimented with air as a sales medium. Captain H E Q B Henriques and H Fuller Stevens piloted the Curtiss plane on a tour that covered 56 cities and 15 000 miles. Ralph Hitz, the hotel’s managing director, says the air tour would have required many train trips and aims to expand national reach.
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New York
New Yorker
HE. Q. B Henriques
H. Fuller Stevens
Henriques and Stevens
Ralph Hitz
Poem Exalts Natural Beauty Over Wealthy Display
A fragment from a verse by Thomas Hedingfeld praises a simple, natural maiden whose modest blush and unadorned grace outshine costly silks and jewelry. It contrasts sham adornment with intrinsic beauty and warns against courting artificial luxury.
Milwaukee Divorces Wine Devotee Jacob Philip Ukes
Jacob Philip Ukes, a Milwaukee resident, seeks a divorce claiming marital strain from his spouse who allegedly favors wine over shared duties. The filing lists no contested property or filhos disputes, focusing on dissolution rather than fault. The case marks the latest personal matter filed in local court records.
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Milwaukee
Jacob Philip Ukes
Jacob
Anna Phillips Testifies on Jacob's Wine Spending
Anna Phillips told a circuit court judge here that Jacob spends more than a week’s salary on wine materials in a month. The remark frames a dispute over personal expenditure and alleged financial overreach.
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Anna Phillips
Jacob
Anna
Rose colored evening gown with ostrich feather accents
Bessia Love wears a conservative rose colored evening gown by MME LISBETH NE. The dress features a long skirt with a pink hem and simple styling. Back and front Voneckiiness, long ostrich feathers on shoulder and hip, paired with rose patin slippers with rhinestone buckles.
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Mme
Lisbeth NE
Bessia Love
Screen Player
Bank safer than husband in Hohoes case
Daniel Trovato warned his wife to keep money at home and not in banks. She hid valuables under her pillow, valued over eight thousand dollars, and both she and Trovato disappeared, police report. Nearby, G Frank Householder nears 70 and tunes nightly at Pla Mar rink in Kansas City enjoying long skating sessions and encouraging friends to join.
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Cohoes
Daniel Trovato
Trovato
Kansas
Citian
RINK
Kansas City
G. Frank Householder
Householder
Long Lost Ticker Found in Athens Divorce Notice
A fragment reports a local update from Athens Tennessee about a divorce petition following a man who allegedly consumed 35 gallons of wine alone. The notice evokes a long missing ticker discovery as a curious aside.
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Athens
Tenn
Walter Chathrey recovery of a watch noted
A report recalls Walter Chathrey obtaining a watch years ago after a quiet inquiry. It was said he remained tall and well at the time, with Charles mentioned in connection to the incident and recovery.
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Walter Chathrey
Charles
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