L A Gangland Demands Life and Takes It
Los Angeles detectives report four men in police badges shot Gaetano Rinette at his bedside after entering his home shortly after midnight. Rinette, labeled a hijacking suspect, had supposedly fled death months earlier and lived under fear until gunmen killed him and wounded his wife. Rinette had a five year police record since immigrating to this country.
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Cal
Jangland
Gaetano Rinetti
Rinette
Ben Eielson to accompany Capt Wilkins in polar flight
Ben Eielson, famed Alaska flier, agreed to accompany Capt George H. Wilkins on the latter's proposed South Pole flight. Announcement came as he guest of honor at a banquet in Grand Forks and amid negotiations with Detroit interests for a Pacific to Tokyo flight. A message from Edsel Ford cited delays in preliminary plans for the Pacific Might. In New York, Alaska Juneau mine stock was quoted at 3 1 2 percent.
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Alaska
George HH. Wilkins
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South Pole
Elelgon
Los Angeles
Chib
Detroit
Tokyo
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Capt. Wilkins
Edsel Ford
Kellogg Multilateral Treaty Will Bar War Among All Its Signers
Seattle dispatch details Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine arriving in Seattle for a 20 day Alaska health cruise while Washington discusses the Kellogg plan’s aim to bar war among its signers and broaden peacetime alliances. The piece notes France and the United States already share arbitration and conciliation treaties and that multilateral peace pledges reflect general global acceptance of the pact.
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Kellogg
Seattle
William M. Jardine
Alaska
Washington
Aloer
United States
France
Paris
Ing
Arbuckle in Limelight as Wild Party Tale Unfolds
Los Angeles August 7 Roscoe Arbuckle known as a funster faces a divorce suit from Doris Dean screen actress who alleges a wild party at a Hollywood resident home ended with Arbuckle intoxicated and attempting ardent advances to a guest rescued by others. Also notes F W Robinson and Mrs Robinson visiting Juneau as Alaska in park and Mrs Harrington with three sons aboard the Alaska.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Roscoe (Petty) Arbuckle
Jim Funster
Doris Dean
Hollywood
China to trim army and train students for defense
Shanghai Aug 7 Victory leaves Nationalist China with more than two million idle soldiers. The government plans to reduce the army to five hundred thousand and train students for a new corps to create an educated, capable force for future defense and diplomacy. Educational authorities back compulsory student military training in colleges.
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Chiang Kai-shek
China
Nanking
Discovery of Unknown Inca City Reported in Peru
A Peruvian expedition near Machu Picchu reports finding a previously unknown Inca city atop a steep mountain. A explorer glimpsed walls and platforms from an ancient observatory window via binoculars. Efforts continue to reach the site under Cuzco authorities and presidential patronage.
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Lima
Peru
Ang
Cuzco
Machupi-Ceho
Mie
Explosive Blast Destroys Powder Boat La Bleca Off Tacoma
Tacoma reports a powerful blast in Puget Sound when the powder boat La Bleca blew up, shattering windows citywide and disrupting telephone service. The two crewmen, Captain Nels Christensen and his son, leaped into the water as 12 tons of blasting powder detonated, with fire breaking out aboard before they swam to shore. Seattle also felt the explosion’s effects on August 7.
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Tacoma
Puget Sound Narrows
Nels Christensen
Increase of Leprosy In France Is Denied
Paris reports that leprosy is increasing in France were denied by officials and professionals. Professor Edouard Jansenle of the French Academy of Medicine dismissed the rumor and noted that contagion risk remains low unless there is prolonged contact with an infected person.
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France
Paris
St. Louis Hospital
Edouard Jeanselme
French Academy of Medicine
Cautious Citizen Has Will Tattooed on Back
A London man about 20 and described as a Colonial had a 200 word will tattooed on his back at a Waterloo Road tattoo parlor. The will names several beneficiaries and was written on paper then transferred to his skin. The tattooist George Burchett noted it was a difficult, unusual job and witnessed the will.
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London
Waterloo Road
George Burchett
Farmers Need Cheaper Transport To Sell Produce
Stanford reports a farm focus on cheap transportation outlets for crops in a continental survey. Secretary Davis reassures Hoover on waterway development aiding farmers, while political debate predicts no GOP deflection amid farm policy talks.
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Davis
Raskob
Makeration
Stanford University
Cal
Herbert C. Hoover
Dwight F Davis
Berétary Davis
Hoover
Dayle Lo
Oping
Stata
French Academy Honors American Born Writer
Paris honors Julian Green, American born and Virginia educated, sharing the Paul Flain Prize with Alexander Arnautov. Green writes exclusively in French, continuing a Franco American literary tradition. His novels Adrienne Monurat and Mont Cinneve are cited, with Virginia as the setting.
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Paris
Julian Green
University of Virginia
Acadey
Paul Flat Prise
Alexander Arnaotviteh
Green
Nautical Sportsman Aims Speed Record Attempt
A nautical sportsman from Fernandina seeks a speed record with a nonstop run aiming to surpass 116 hours and a two million dollar prize. The plan involves a two 15 hp motor boat named The Airfare Piyer and a route from Miami to New York. The feat would cover about eight seventy nautical miles, with bets centered around the duration.
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Fernandina
Ally
Tomy
Wood
Millvien
Miorida
York
Hacking
Perninedina
Piyer
Hoover Seen as Likely Next President by Vermont Senator
Porter My Dale of Vermont cites President Coolidge’s stance and signals strong support for Herbert Hoover. He argues Hoover’s popularity with the electorate will drive his victory, reflecting personal admiration and friendship toward the candidate.
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Supormir
Wic
United States
Porter My Dale
Vermont
Coolidge
Herbert Co Manver
Missad Mura
Dale
Hoover
Episcopate Not Implicated in Obregon Slaying
In Mexico City a statement declares the Mexican episcopate entirely innocent of the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon. Archbishop Miguel de la Mora leads the denial, noting most Mexicans are Catholic and stressing no clergy or lay Catholics are implicated. The whereabouts of the Archbishop remain unknown.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Miguel de la Mara
Mexico
Submarine FOX-14 Trapped After Adriatic Collision
Rome reports at least 20 crew members feared trapped when the Italian submarine FOX-14 collided with the destroyer Galysophe, flooding the Adriatic. Rescue teams worked through the night to attach air and water lines, with divers connecting a pipe and a cable to the craft amid bad weather.
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Rome
Itilan
Galysophe
Missouri
Adriatic
IMU
Women Win Vote to Keep Track Event at Olympics
Amsterdam reporters note that the International Amateur Athletic Federation voted 14 to 6 to retain women’s track and field events on the Olympic program. A separate 11 to 8 decision rejected expanding to 10 events as urged by supporters.
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Amsterdam
International
Amateur Athi Federation
del Today
We International Sparta
Merce Motor Stockholders Approve Reorganization Plan
In Buffalo on August 7 stockholders of the Merce Motor Company approved a reorganization plan. The Baker Corporation will hold a substantial interest in the reorganized company, shaping the future control and structure of Merce Motor.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Merce Motor Company
Baker Corporation
Palatial air liners race for transatlantic record
London August 7 fire at Dylt drains reserves as world powers push to claim first commercial trans Atlantic flight. Britain and Germany race with two airships and beaming promises, as construction, materials, and timing threaten delays.
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Dylt
Monsen
Friedrchslaten
Atlantic
Germany
Themul
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