Capt Eyston Sets New Auto Speed Record at Bonneville
Capt George Eyston of Great Britain drove his car Thunderbolt at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah to a new world automobile speed record of 347.49 miles per hour surpassing his prior 311.42 mph mark. He completed measured miles in two directions within an hour with no official recognition due to prior heat damage.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George £. T. Eyston
Great Britain
Eyston
Fossilized Ruminant Found by Miners in Alaska
Hydraulic miners on Little Eldorado Creek in Fairbanks, Alaska report finding a fossilized ruminant carcass with hide and leg bones. University of Alaska professors think it may be a superbison that roamed the territory long ago. The specimen will be shipped to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Little Eldorado Creek
University of Alaska
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Girl's Fate Cause Of Father's Death
ST. LOUIS August 27 William Martin Forman seventy five learned his daughter was in an accident and he jumped into his automobile to rush to the scene. He collapsed at the wheel and died of a heart attack. His daughter was uninjured.
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ST. Louis
William Martin Forman
Fake Coin Passer Fined 20 Cents
MALONE NEW YORK August 27 Harry Ginsburg of New York City pleaded guilty to two charges of attempting to pass counterfeit money. Federal Judge Frederick H Bry ant fined 10 cents on each charge and placed the defendant on probation for one year.
Farmer Finds Way To Get Into Jail In South Carolina
Aiken Aug. 27 Lloyd Meyers a farmer who could not pay his government crop loan tried to serve 4th out on the county chain gang. County Jailer Frank Sorge refused. Meyers went to the crop loan office and caused a disturbance and was jailed for disorderly conduct. Automotive exports from the United States to Colombia rose from 199243 in 1932 to 3489860 in 1936 an increase of 1652 percent.
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Aiken
8. C
Lloyd Meyers
Frank Sorge
Meyers
United States
Colombia
Britain
Netherlands Indies
Japan
Far East
Holland
Pacific
Great Britain
Europe
Indies
Ching
Dutch Indies
Dutch East Indies
Nenana Ice Pool Winners to Wed in Alaska
Nenana ice pool winner Chris Nerland of Fairbanks and Seattle winner Miss Vivienne Waters plan to marry after meeting in Alaska. Nerland claimed half the prize and disguised name briefly. the couple kissed at the gangplank, with a honeymoon set for Norway.
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Seattle
Chris Nerland
Fairbanks
Aleutian
Vivienne Waters
Alaska
Nerland
Norway
Basheful
Nelson
Miss Waters
Johnson
West wins Grand American trap shoot in decisive shoot off
In Varndalia Ohio O W West 46 of Coshocton defeats Parr Rhines 37 of Marseilles Illinois 23 to 22 in a shoot off after tying 99 of 100 in the regular event at the Thirty Ninth Grand American handicap. Also noted are closing stock quotations from Alaska Juneau mine and Dow Jones averages in New York.
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Vandalia
Ohio
O. W. West
Coshocton
Parr Rhines
Marseilles
Tiinois
New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecot
New York Central
Safeway Stores
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
Destruction of China Seen by AP Reporter
An Associated Press correspondent reports widespread scorched earth devastation across Hopei Shansi Shohan and Shenji. He describes 40 walled towns and over 800 villages burned leaving two million homeless in parts of Shansi while many towns show no inhabitants or even animals. He traveled 1200 miles on foot and on horseback, crossing lines multiple times, after two months on the road.
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Yuanshtu
Shansi
Associated Press
Hopei
Shohan
Shenji
Japan
Sam Bob Sees Empire Plant In Liard River Country
Sam Bob, a Mackenzie River Indian in his 50s, visits The Empire newspaper plant for the first time. He laughs at the presses, shares the story with Mrs. Bill Strong, buys cups for his five daughters, and heads back to the Liard brush with a seal skin to tell others what he has seen.
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Seam Bob
Mackenzie River
Sam Bob
Liard
Simmons Flies Windham Bay in Fairchild 71
Shell Simmons piloted a Fairchild 71 from Alaska Air Transport to Windham Bay with four passengers N B Randall Mrs Randall R D Sudman and William Tate. On return he planned to bring George Folta and Percy Reynolds from Lake Kathleen where they hunted.
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Shell Simmons
Windham Bay
Alaska Air Transport
Fairchild 71
N. B. Randall
Arlene Hastings
Atlin
Roy Noland
al Zenger
Clayton Gibbs
Eric Whiting
Wadsworth Targets Roosevelt at Republican Cornfield Conference
Representative James A. Wadsworth of New York keynoted the Republican Cornfield Conference in Washington Indiana. He blamed the Roosevelt administration for the nation’s mood and the second depression and charged the president’s Supreme Court plan with causing the setback. He did not announce a campaign spurt or new plans.
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Washington
Ind
James A. Wadsworth
New York
Wadsworth
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Clipper Plane Delayed Again Between Seattle and Juneau
The Alaska Clipper Pan American Airways aircraft did not depart Seattle for Juneau today due to poor weather and will fly tomorrow morning. PAA agent Louis Delebecque confirmed the 24 hour delay affecting the Seattle Juneau service.
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Pan American Airways
Seattle
Juneau
PAA
Louis Delebecque
Weather Man Predicts Showers And Cooler Sunday
Juneau meteorologist Howard J Thompson forecasts showers and cooler conditions for Sunday after eleven days of clear weather this month. He notes seven consecutive clear days set a record, defining clear as blue sky with at most 3 tenths cloudiness from sunrise to sunset. Zenger flies from Juneau to Atlin at 8000 feet, scouting stampede grounds and seeking a streak of a pocket lost years ago.
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Howard J. ‘Thompson
Juneau
Thompson
Zenger
Atlin
Shell Simmons
Jho
Man Nailed To Cross In Reno Robbery Case
Ed Collins a 27 year old former convict was found stripped and crucified on a crude cross near Reno Nevada. He said two ex criminals named Joe and Swede forced him to join in a series of robberies and nailed him to the cross with lumber from a lumber yard. Collins is recovering in a hospital with serious nail wounds after being released from San Quentin on August 3.
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Reno
Nev
Ed Collins
Collins
Joe
San Quentin
Destroyer John Juis Diez Damaged in Naval Battle
The Spanish Loyalist destroyer John Juis Diez was crippled in a 2.5 hour battle off Gibraltar with four Insurgent vessels. Twenty two crew were killed aboard the Diet. The ship, recently repaired at Havre, sought Valencia but failed and put in here in a sinking condition.
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Gibraltar
John Juis Diez
Diet
Havre
Valencia
Yachts to Guard Coast in Australian Navy Scheme
Sydney owners of pleasure craft will place their yachts and services at the navy's disposal in a national emergency under a scheme begun by Sydney motor yachtmen.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney Motor Yachtamen
Government official denies Eskimos turned to Communists
William Zimmerman Jr., Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, said in Seattle on the Aleutian en route to Juneau and Fairbanks that the government is not making Eskimos Communist. He cited housing and self support as aims and declined comment on liquor policy tied to Indian communities in Alaska.
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Seattle
William Zimmerman, Jr
United States Bureau of |Mlian Affairs
Juneaux
Fairbanks
Zimmerman
Marine Airways Fairchild Out On Charter Runs
Alex Holden flew the Marine Airways Fairchild today to the Polaris Taku mine and picked up four passengers. He previously brought in Mr and Mrs Peter Williams Hazel Williams James O Connor and D W Haggerty from Sitka. After Sitka, Holden flew to Tyee for a charter with C James of the Sebastian Stuart Pish Company.
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Alex Holden
Marine Airways
Fairchild
Polaris-Taku Mine
Holden
Peter Williams
Hazel Williams
James O'Connor
D. W. Haggerty
Sitka
Tyee
C. James
Sebastian-Stuart Pish Company
Eee
Baseball scores from today’s major leagues
National League results include Philadelphia 1 at Pittsburgh 6 and Brooklyn 4 at Chicago 1. American League scores show Cleveland 7 and New York 8, with St. Louis 12 beating Philadelphia 3 and Chicago 6 defeating Boston 19. Monte Pearson pitched a no hit no run game against his former Cleveland teammates. In 1876 telephones numbered 200 in Europe and 376 in the United States.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Monte Pearson
Detroit
Washington
Terrific duel rages along Yangtze River sector
In the Yangtze Valley near Hankow, Chinese and Japanese forces clash in a large offensive. Japanese aircraft, gun boats, and infantry participate as heat hinders the opposing side with temperatures around 140 degrees, signaling a potential renewed drive before winter.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
Loyalists Hold Two Fronts In Spanish Civil War
Loyalist forces report holding their own on two fronts as they push along routes from Hendaye to Peñarroya and Caseuera to cover Almaden mines. They claim advances toward the Ebro valley and say they have captured 92 insurgent planes and 14 pilots in recent months.
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Hendaye
Boing Cals
Iitnee
Peabla de Alcover
Caseuera
Ebro
Seiner Eidsvold Missing Crew Searched Coastwise
Coast Guard cutter Alert and seven seine boats hunted for survivors of the Eidsvold wreck off Cape Lookout with footprints found on Dall Island beaches. Reported clothing and wreckage raised hopes of survivors, but Lt. Stober warned the seven crew may have sunk or blown up. unverified sighting at View Cove circulated. Bernice Wyllsdby returns to Alaska after Seattle visit.
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Coast Guard
Dall Island
Eidsvold
Cape Lookout
Ketchikan
Herb Munter
Alert
Haida
View Cove
Stober
Eldsvold
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Bermuda
John Roosevelt
Aride
Anne Clark
Nahant, Maes
John
U. S
Nenana
Sug
Netherlands East Indies
China
Java
State Department
Equator
Uith
A. P. Man
Empire Plant
McKenzie Indian
Simmons
Windham
Ledge Sitter
Sime
Norcsa
Leonard Macy
San Diego
Cal
Cornfield
Weather Man
Crimi
Fairchild Out
Baseball Today
Bernice Waugh
Bernice Wyllsdby
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