Big Three of Democracy in Confab Today
In Southampton New York Gov Franklin D Roosevelt John J Raskob and former Gov Alfred E Smith meet at Basil Connor Roosevelts home for a social gathering. Reporters are told its a friendly visit though observers note the talk could touch party questions ahead of the Democratic State Convention in Albany on September 30 and possibly Roosevelt’s presidential prospects.
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Southampton
N. Y
Franklin D
Albany
Roosevelt
Prohibition Referendum Drive Aims In Illinois Vote
Petitions seeking a November referendum on Prohibition in Illinois have surpassed 350000 signatures and will be filed in Springfield this week. The questions cover repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, modification of the Volstead Act to allow legal manufacture and sale of beverages under state law, and repeal of the Illinois Prohibition Act.
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Chicago
Illinois
Springfield
Campaign Fund Investigation Extended to Include More States
Washington Aug 4 The Senate Campaign Funds Committee will extend its inquiry to New Jersey and Alabama regarding expenditures of senatorial aspirants. Chairman Nye said enough complaints justify the inquiry and noted complaints from North Carolina and Colorado. Pennsylvania hearings continue with twenty eight witnesses called.
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Washington, D. C
New Jersey
Alabama
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Nye
North Carolina
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Glider Pilot Dies After 50 Foot Tow Crash
Sawyer H. Gillstrom a 20 year old Oakland glider pilot died after his craft crashed while being towed by an automobile driven by Herbert Laperte near San Jose California. Gillstrom had about 200 prior flights and died half an hour after the crash.
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San Jose
Cal
Sawyer H. Gillstrom
Oakland
Herbert Laperte
Laperte
Gillstrom
George Smith Lang Dies Suddenly in Oregon
George Smith Lang, vice president of the Weyerhauser Timber Co, died suddenly Saturday night in Klamath Falls Oregon from a heart attack.
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Klamath Balls
Oregon
George Smith Lang
Weyerhauser Timber Company
Queen Marie Builds Quiet Black Sea Summer Retreat
Queen Marie dowager of Romania seeks refuge at a serene shore residence near Balcic, amid political turmoil after Carol’s return to the throne. The white palace sits on a bluff overlooking the Black Sea, surrounded by gardens, fountains, and ponds with irises and lilies, a belvedere minaret, and bright interiors for a peaceful summer stay.
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Queen Marie
Alexander Coler
Balcic
Rumania
Marie
Carol
Black Sea
Paige
Balelc
El Paso Editor in Trouble Over Rash Bet
Atlanta reporter J E Scott fined for stealing a locomotive after borrowing a $50 000 Southern Railroad engine on July 4 he steered west toward Birmingham before a safety device halted the locomotive Ansley editor of the El Paso Herald faced a publicity storm as 23 women pledged to win his wager that no El Paso woman could go 10 hours without talking and 113 women demanded the paper be stopped. store owners pulled ads as men joined the protest.
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Atlanta
Georgia
J. E. Scott
Southern Railroad
Birmingham
Scott
EL Paso
Texas
Ansley
Olympia Honeymooners Visit Juneau Aboard Prince Henry
Mr and Mrs Carl Davis of Olympia Washington honeymooners aboard the Prince Henry are said to be enjoying the finest trip of their lives. Davis is described as a leading Olympia real estate dealer and prominent business man. In Juneau yesterday the couple were noted as Juneau friends.
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Carl Davis
Olympia
Washington
Prince Henry
Davis
General Calles Takes Young Woman as Bride
In a rustic Santa Barbers Taneh setting a civil ceremony joined Gen Calles famed politician to Senor Lorente. The 52 year old general wed last Saturday afternoon with only close friends present.
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Calles
Mexico City
Santa Barbers Taneh
Gen. Calles
Senor Lorente
Nait Thas
Coast Guard Celebrates 140th Birthday
Officers and men of the Coast Guard celebrate the 140th birthday. Records show guardsmen have saved or rescued more than 6,000 people and aided ships valued at more than 50 million dollars.
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Washington, D., Co
Coast Guard
Quezon Comes to U S Upon Final Mission
Manila Aug 4 Manuel Quezon Senate President sails for the United States on his supreme effort for the Filipino people He seeks a definite stand on the political status of the Philippines and a US pledge to leave or stay within years He believes such a declaration will ease business uncertainty and shape future policy Quezon helped secure the Jones Act in 1916.
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Manila
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
United States
Quezon
Philippines
Senate
New York Velodrome Destroyed by Fire
The Velodrome in New York was destroyed by a spectacular fire before daybreak. The frame, track, and stands burned as flames broke near the main entrance. About 16,000 spectators were present when the blaze erupted. emergency crews evacuated the crowd with rapid response.
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New York
Maui
Plan to bottle up gunboat Palos in China sparks rumor
Washington August 4 It is rumored Communists plan to block the Yangtze river stretch between Shangsha and Hankow to trap the U S gunboat Palos Five sailors aboard Palos were wounded in a clash on the Yangtze The Navy Department says one possible plan is to block the river five miles downstream by boats loaded with explosives near Changsha If water levels drop another dispatch notes 1000 Communists east of the city Unreliable reports claim executions and looting at Changsha but no further looting indicated
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Washington, D. C
Shangsha
Hankow
United States
Voix Is d
Navy Department
Yangtze River
Changsha
Newest Thrill Parachute Daredevil Powers Dies in Atlantic City
Atlantic City August 4 A 47 year old stunt performer Harry Powers known as the Human Fly died after his parachute failed to open while dropped from a cannon car carried by a plane on the steel pier. He had performed the stunt nightly for five weeks and was famous for climbing facades and trapeze acts on aircraft.
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Atlantic City
Harry Powers
Powers
Bailey Kills Wife Foster Son Then Ends Own Life in Kingston
In Kingston North Carolina on August 4 Charles K Bailey aged 12 shot and killed his wife Rene 40 and his foster son Henry age unknown before killing himself Saturday night. Letters found described funeral instructions. Bailey formerly worked as Clerk of the Police Court here and was discharged months earlier after alleged shortages in his accounts.
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Kingston
North Carolina
Charles K. Bailey
Rene
Henry
Bailey
Earthquake Shakes Potenza Region_hits Melfi Rionero
Potenza Italy Aug 4 cirate d'Italia reports new tremors felt in Melfi and Rionero at 12 10 pm causing panic in the area. Half of Rionero suffers damage. no injuries reported. The cities lie in the quake zone hit two weeks ago with near destruction.
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Potenza
Italy
Cirate d'Italia
Melfi
Rionero
Unis
Mair
Gould Marries Margaret Rice After Byrd Expedition Links
Ann Arbor Michigan August 4 Laurence McKinley Gould geologist with the Byrd Expedition to the Antarctic was married Saturday to Margaret Rice. They met at University of Michigan six years ago and plan home at Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Ann Arbor
Michigan
Laurence McKinley Gould
Saturio
Margaret Rice
University of Michigan
West Virginia Senate seat goal drives party nominations
West Virginia voters head to primary day with five Republicans seeking the U S Senate nomination. Former senator M M Neely is unopposed on the Democratic side. Candidates include James Ellwood Jones Albert B White Benjamin L Rosenbloom Judge Harry Shaw and Lewis Wilson. Also nominating for six House seats and state legislature.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
United States
M. M. Neely
Neely
Henry D. Hatfield
James Ellwood Jones
Albert B. White
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Harry Shaw
Marion County Circuit Court
Lewis Wilson
Guy D. Goff
Hatfield
Jones
House of Representatives
James A. Hughes
House of Delegates
Three U S Battleships To End Service Under Naval Treaty
Washington August 4 The battleships Wyoming Utah and Florida will end long service by year end as the first to go under the Naval Treaty. The ships are attached to the scouting fleet based on the Atlantic. Wyoming now flagship will be replaced by Arkansas.
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Wyoming
Utah
Florida
Atlantic
Arkansas
Will Try to Beat Lindbergh Record in Air Refuel
Oklahoma City report says Wiley Post has permission to refuel in flight over Chicago during the Los Angeles to Chicago race and then proceed to New York to lower Charles A. Lindbergh's record. The plane is of the same type as that flown by Lindbergh and his wife.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Wiley Post
Chicago
Breil Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Los Angeles
New York City
Col Lindbergh
Law Requires Libraries Prague
Aug 4 report states law to compel the establishment of public libraries in every city and town across Czechoslovakia.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eight Die in Arkansas Train Collision Near McNeil
Eight men were killed in a head on collision between two freight trains on the St. Louis and Southwestern Railway near McNeil Arkansas. Dozens of cars derailed and engines were demolished on a curved main line. Cause not determined. unofficial reports say one freight train overran orders.
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Mcneil
Arkansas
St. Louis and Southwestern Railway
Here
German Fliers Reach Iceland En Route To U S
Two young German airmen from Berlin to the United States reached Iceland after 11 hours 50 minutes of flight from the Orkneys. Wolfrant Hirth and Oscar Weller landed at Kalladarnes in the Reykjavik District and planned to press on to Greenland then to Canada in their single motor monoplane.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Berlin
United States
Greenland
Wolfrant Hirth
Oscar Weller
Orkney Islands
Kalladarnes
Canada
City of New York Crash Ends World Flight Hop
The plane City of New York wrecked on takeoff from Harbor Grace Newfoundland en route to Dublin. Pilot Henry J. Brown and passenger John Henry Mears survived unharmed. Craft arrived from Roosevelt Field to attempt a 1900 mile hop. weather was favorable. They vowed to try again, possibly in 1930.
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Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
New York
Ireland
John Henry Mears
Henry J. Brown
Roosevelt Field
Dublin
Mears
Los Angeles
Cal
Ted Lundgren
Hollywood
Kansas City
New York State
Lundgren
New York City
Berlin
Omak
Tokyo
Seattie
Lieut
Harold Bromiley
Pokyoo
Pacific Ocean
Tacoma
Middle West in heat wave as Sunday highs soar
Chicago August 4 The Middle West sweltered Sunday with highs reaching up to 119 degrees in Iowa and over 100 across the corn belt. Atlantic States mostly stayed under 100 while Mountain States hovered near 100 with Arizona at 102. Pacific coast states were cooler, Walla Walla Washington reporting 92 as the day’s hottest.
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Chicago
Miinois
Middle West
Iowa
Corn Belt
Atlantic States
Mountain States
Arizany
Pacific Coast
Walla Walla
Washington
Mining man Arthur Carnduff ends life with dynamite hat
VICTOR Colorado Aug 4 Arthur Carnduff aged 7 former member of Bonbright and Carnduff brokerage at Colorado Springs a well known mining man in the district ended his life Saturday by blowing off his head with dynamite placed under his hat the report notes the incident amid local excitement and confusion
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Colorado
Arthur Carnduff
Bonbright and Carnduff
Colorado # Springs
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