Timber Fires Rage Across Three States Destroy Towns
Boise Idaho August 22 Forest fires sweep Montana Northern Idaho and Washington endangering towns and livelihoods Quartzburg and Granite Creek Idaho wiped out mining firm valued at 500000 with 500 workers displaced Centerville Idaho surrounded saved by 400 firefighters Placerville threatened but held Refugees totaling about 300 displaced from Quartzburg amid widespread timber damage across rural lands and crops.
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Rebels Enter Havana and Battle with Federals
In Havana yesterday a clash between federal and rebel forces left one dead. Twenty rebels were killed and many captured as the government pressed operations after rebels attempted to burn Senator Hernandez’s home. President Machado, in Santa Clara, reunited at the palace after danger was reported.
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Cuba
Hernandez
Machado
Santa Clara
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Preidreksborg
Antilla
Foreign Legion
Rioting in New York as payroll robbery ends in deaths
Six police officers and two robbers are dead after a payroll car heist in New York City. Police, aided by a driver and bystanders, pursued the robbers. a fatal shootout followed with multiple injuries and one child among casualties.
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New York
New York City
Walter Webb
Edward Churchill
John Prechtel
Martin Bachorik
Haase
Gloria Lopes
Mendoza Par Company
Plane bound for New York crosses Atlantic link from Berlin
An airplane carrying German aviators Willy Rody and Christian Jansen and Portuguese sportsman Fernando Costa Veiga departed Berlin for Lisbon to attempt the Atlantic crossing to New York. In Pilsen Czechoslovakia a welcoming American flag rose atop the local brewery during Mayor James Walker of New York's visit.
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Berlin
New York
Willy Rody
Christian Johansen
Fernando Costa Veiga
Lisbon
Portugal
Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
James 2, Walker
Bomb damages Mansfield Daily Journal plant in Ohio
A bomb damaged the Mansfield Daily Journal plant when tossed from a speeding car. A watchman was injured. The paper had just begun publication and had recently received anonymous threats before its first issue.
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Mansfield
Mansfield Daily Journal
Tallapoosa Officers Acquitted in Alaska Trial
Lieut James A Hirschfield executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Tallapoosa and machinist mate Zing R and a warrant officer were acquitted by a five officer court martial in Seattle of failing to report drunkenness aboard during the June Kodiak cruise. Lieut Carl Bowman faced drunkenness charges at Kodiak and went on trial. Prosecutor Commander F W Towle said officers were intoxicated at Kodiak and unable to perform duties, while attorney John J Sullivan urged the court to defend the service against snoopers and snitchers.
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Seattle
James A. Hirschfield
United States Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Coast Guard
Clarence Hi. Dench
Diak
Alaska
Zing R
Kodiak
Carl Bowman
F. W. Towle
San Francisco
Hirschfield
Dench
John J. Sullivan
Lieut
Sullivan
Clark Jurors In Deadlock
In Los Angeles on August 22 the jury in the murder case of former Prosecuting Attorney David H. Clark reported no verdict after they began deliberations at 3 15 p m The trial concerns the shooting of Herbert Spencer a newspaperman and Charles Crawford a wealthy realty owner and politician Clark claims self defense and the jurors remain undecided.
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Los Angeles
David H. Clark
Los Angeles County
Herbert Spencer
Charles Crawford
Clark
Mullen to Leave for San Jose School
Ben Mullen son of J F Mullen of this city will depart for the States on the steamer Yukon to enter Bellarmine College Preparatory at San Jose California and continue his studies.
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J. F. Mullen
States
Yukon
Bellarmine College Preparatory School
San Jose
Cal
Taku Harbor Cannery Sets Season Pack Record
Libby McNeill Libby salmon cannery at Taku finished the season with a pack of 139000. packing ended Wednesday. Superintendent Al Minard, veteran canneryman, has directed the plant for two years and previously ran the Kake plant of the Sanborn Cutting Company.
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Libby, McNeill and Libby
Taku
al Minard
Sanborn Cutting Company
Stock Trading Near Standstill on New York Exchange
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange neared a standstill as prices moved irregularly lower and then firmed at the close. Market nerves grew amid Britain’s budget crisis signals and talk of a 10 to 15 percent steel wage cut, with New York Central at a ten year low and several majors slipping before a late recovery.
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New York Stock Exchange
MacDonald
England
New York Central
Norfolk and Northwestern
American Telephone
American Can
United States Steel
Coroner Clears Agents in Milwaukee Woman's Death
An inquest finds Prohibition agents not responsible for the death of Mrs Helen Vastiyevic. A raid on her home led to wine spilling in the basement and her electrocution after stepping on a submerged light switch.
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Milwaukee
Prohibition
Helen Vastiyevic
Aviators Reported Near Rupert House Arrival
Aviators Preston and Collignon are believed to have reached Rupert House in Quebec. Radio transmission from Rupert House is weak and no intelligible report has been received by Cochrane. If safe, they plan to fly to Whale River today.
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Ont
Preston
Collignon
Rupert House
Quebec
Whale River
Prohibition advocate Sam Vauclain calls repeal stance shift
Samuel M. Vauclain, Baldwin Locomotive Works chairman, abandons support for the Eighteenth Amendment. He says prohibition failed to close saloons, created speakeasies, and fueled bootlegger revenue while opposing Henry Ford on repeal. Also notes Iowa wool and Des Moines production costs and a North Pole air route plan from Omaha to Tokyo via Capt. James Slaughter.
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Samuel M. Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Tt l
Vauclain
Henry Ford
Winnipeg
Canada
North Pole
Jaine
Slaughter
Omahia
Neb
Tokyo
Omaha
Winnipeg Vodayo
Tim
DO-X Arrives in Miami After Pacific Flight
DO-X arrives in Miami from New York City en route from Berlin. The massive airship will continue to its destination, with plans to proceed onward to points beyond.
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Plorion
Anishap
Berl
New York City
Mimi Tofuy
Ane Wil
Cuba
Lindberghs Forced Down by Fog Over Japanese Coast
Col. and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh, flying from New York to Tokyo, were forced to land near Shana Island in Nemuro region after fog along a mountainous coast delayed their 400 mile hop from Muroton Bay. They resumed inspection of engine repairs at 2:10 PM after a 2.5 hour delay.
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Muroton Bay
Colt
Charles A. Lindbergh
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Tokyo
Shana
Turup Island
Lindbergh
Kurilles Islands
Nomuro
al Muroten Bay
Cal
Nis
Mordon Bay
Klutuk the Terror of Trappers Found Dead in Alaska
Klutuk a Nushagak native who terrorized trappers since 1919 was found dead in his Mulchatna River cabin. Deputy U S Marshal Stanley Nichols said death appeared natural. He had evaded capture despite suspected murders. remoteness hindered investigations.
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Alaska
Klutuk
Nushagak River
Mulchatna River
United States
Stanley Nichols
McGrath
Mulchatna ‘River
Brady
Hoover examines unemployment figures amid weekend trip
Washington reports President Hoover will reveal unemployment data during his weekend retreat at a Rapidan camp. Waller H. Gifford of AT&T is named to lead a new committee to craft relief measures, with 60 invited citizens mostly agreeing to join.
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Hoover
Rapidan
White House
Waller &. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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