Funeral Plane Returns Bodies From Arctic Mission
An aerial funeral cortege over Fairbanks carried Col. Carl Ben Biel eelen and Earl Borland to landings in Alaska. The Fairchild and Junkers planes conveyed the bodies with Russian commander Sipenov and crew aboard. Funeral services set for March 12 in Fairbanks with burial plans in Seattle and Hatton New Brunswick.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Fairbanks
Carl Ben Bieleen
Earl Borland
Fairchild
Crosson
Young
Junk
Tts
Sipenov
Gillam
Pat Reid Witt
Hughes
In & Stearmin
Ole Hielson
Col
Bielson
Reid
Atle
Slipenoy
Einigon
Borlagh
Rex
Ue Alaska Railroad
Seward
George A Parks
Alaska Airways Management
Borland
Seattle
Blossom
Hatton
N.bc
Ole Flelson
Burl Borland
Two Women Die In Fire In Duluth Office Building
In Duluth Minnesota Mrs Thomas 70 and her sister Helen Todd 75 died in a blaze that destroyed a six story office building and rooming house. Nels Swanson is unaccounted for and the fire's origin remains undetermined. The loss is estimated at 7000 dollars. Bodies found on the third floor about three hours after the fire began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Thomas
Helen Todd
Nels Swanson
Man Climbs 100 Foot Smokestack At New Mexico Asylum
Pete Pesican, 29, climbed a 100 foot smokestack at the insane asylum in Las Vegas New Mexico after being refused permission to see his wife and children. He stayed atop for about 30 hours armed with a bottle of acid and a monkey wrench before being lured down and taken to safety.
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Las Vegas
New Mexico
Pete Pesican
Nim
Sister-in-Law McBride Confirmed by Senate for Alaska Collector Term
The Senate confirmed J. C. McBride for a third term as United States Collector of Customs for the District of Alaska. Nominated by President Hoover, McBride has served under Harding Coolidge and Hoover and was en route to Berkeley for a vacation before returning home.
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McBride
of Lindy
Senate
London Dances
J. C. McBride
United States
Cuotoma
District of Alaska
Associated Press
The
Empire
Hoover
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Berkeley
Calit
Son of Former German Crown Princess Granted Pilot License
Buenos Aires March 8 Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern, son of the former Crown Prince, received a third grade air pilot license after a successful flight. He now works at the Ford plant and began lessons in Hollywood California over a year ago, officials said he was an excellent pupil.
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Buenos Aires
Douis Ferdinand Hohenzollern
Ford
Hollywood
California
Eighteen From Taku Country Arrive in Juneau for Trade
Mr and Mrs William Strang arrive in Juneau from Taku with sixteen others on a business trip to purchase stock for their store. Prospecting and diamond drill work have stalled due to deep packed snow in the mining district.
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States
Taku
William Strang
Juneau
Charleston Legislator and USC Boxing Star
Ed Pritchard chairman of Charleston's delegation in the South Carolina house is a boxing light heavyweight at the University of South Carolina and a law student. More than 250000 trees were planted on Montana farms in 1929. orders 900000 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Ed Pritchard
South Carolna House of Representatives
University of South Carolina
Montana
Eleven Arrests In West Side Bomb Raid
Eleven men were arrested after midnight in a raid on a farm near Melrose Park believed to be the bomb making headquarters of the former Gentra Gang. Detectives surrounded the farmhouse, turned on headlights, and held occupants at gunpoint as some attempted to flee. Police say the suspects supplied bombs that have troubled Chicago recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Park
Genta Gang
West Side
Chicago
Gun Battle Kills Officer in Detroit Robbery
Detroit police report Patrolman Dayton Winegar was shot and killed during a gun battle with two robbers after a haberdashery holdup. The pair escaped with about $6000.
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Detroit
Mich
Dayton Winegar
Haberdashery
Crack Navy Racing Pilot Resigns
Rear Admiral Leigh, Acting Chief of Naval Operations, announced Lieut. Alford Williams has submitted his resignation as a crack Navy racing pilot. The resignation will be signed by Acting Secretary Jahneke within a week and take effect within two months from signing.
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Washington
Leigh
Naval Operations
Alford Willams
Navy
Jahneke
Explosion and Fire Destroy Oil Barge Killing Three Men
Three men are believed dead after a fire following an explosion aboard Pure Oil Company barge in the Passaic River. The barge carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline drifted with the tide, threatened another ship, then sank on the river's west shore.
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Kearney
New Jersey
Pure Oil Company
Passaic River
Ping
Jana
E T Sanford of Supreme Court Dies Suddenly
Washington March 8 Edward Terry Sanford associate justice of the Supreme Court died this afternoon from uremic poisoning after collapsing in a dentist chair He had served fifteen years on the district court for middle Tennessee and was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Harding in 1923 He married Mary Lutie Mallory Woodruff in 1891 and was a charter member of George Peabody College for Teachers and active in the American Bar Association and Boy Scouts.
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Washington, D. C
Edward Terry Sanford
Associated Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Real District Court
Tennessee
Edward Terry Sagisford
Hardingury
Justice Pitney
White
Justice McReise
Sanford
United States
Onverelt
Supreme Court
Sorford
Mary Lutie Mallory Woodrutt
Knoxville
George Pea
Justice Holmes birthday honored by Senate and Court
The eighty ninth birthday of Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes was celebrated in Washington with a Senate tribute and greetings from the Supreme Court. Senator David Walsh praised Holmes for 27 years on the high court, calling him noble and patriotic. The event occurred as the Senate paused tariff debate to mark the jurist’s milestone.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of the
United States
United States Senate
Walsh
Justice Holmes
Veteran air pilot found dead after 12 days missing
In Los Angeles on March 8, Jimmy Doles a veteran air pilot and two companions A W Bieber and Steward John Slaton were found dead in a crashed transport plane at the bottom of a 1000 foot canyon in the San Bernardino mountains after 12 days missing. The plane was sighted from the air on Thursday and searchers reached the site after the wreckage dragged by storm clouds and a snagged wing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jimmy Doles
San Bernardino Mountains
Cole
A. W. Bieber
Steward John Slaton
Millionaire Franks Dunn Shot in Hoboken Lobby
In Hoboken March 8, Franks Dunn, a North Jersey bear baron reputed worth two million, was ambushed in an office building lobby by three men. After two beat him with fists, a third fired a sub machine gun. Dunn died at a hospital hours later. Gunman Frank Diggan of New York committed suicide when cornered on a top floor. two accomplices fled after a running gun battle.
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Hoboken
Franks Dunn
Bear Baron
North New Jersey
Dunn
Frank
Gan
New York
Sui
Senate approves Willys as ambassador to Poland
Washington March 8 The Senate confirmed John D. Willys former automobile manufacturer as ambassador to Poland after Poland indicated he would be acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
J. D. Willys
Poland
Washington, D. C
John D. Willys
Willys
Indian women charged murder aided by Ouija board
In Buffalo New York two Indian women are jailed for the murder of Mrs Clothilde Marchand wife of Henry Marchand curator at the Buffalo Museum of Science A confessed Ouija board spell out led to the killing with accusations of unrequited love and spirit messages telling how to attack the artist’s wife The attacker struck her with a hammer forced paper and chloroform into her throat.
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Buffalo
New York
Clothilde Marchand
Henry Marchand
Buffalo Museum of Science
Lillian Jimerson
Nancy Bowen
Seize 200000 Gallons Wine in California Bonded Winery Raid
Nearly 200000 gallons of wine valued at about 1 million dollars were confiscated by Bodera Agents in a raid on the Silva Brothers bonded winery 12 miles east of Sacramento California Manuel and King Silva were released on 5000 dollar bonds each The officials said the raid followed reports of sales to unauthorized parties
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Sacramento
Cal
Bodera
Silva Brothers
Here
Manuel
King Silva
Taft dies at Washington home after long illness
Bulletin from Washington reports former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft died at his family residence in the capital at one o clock this afternoon after months of serious illness. He had recently shown a setback but had not been considered near death. Taft, the twenty seventh President and tenth Chief Justice, left office with a calm spirit and a lifelong dedication to public service.
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Supreme Court of United States
Washington
William Howard Taft
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughns
McKinley
Ohio
Spain
Pacific
Harding
Taft
Congress
Cincinnati
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Tuft
Oer Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Kentucky
Denver
Pacific Coast
White House
Florida
New Haven
New York
Receipts Pass Million in New Chicago Stadium
Within 12 months boxing matches in the Chicago stadium drew 257,174 spectators with receipts at 1,056,919.72. The heaviest gate was the Tommy Loughran Mickey Walker bout, which opened the stadium on March 28 last year.
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Chicago
Tommy Loughran
Mickey Walker
Radio Station Proposal At Poorman Gold Field
Sergeant William Growden of the United States Army Signal Corps proposes establishing a radio station at Poorman to serve a newly staked gold claim area. He traveled from Ruby Alaska via dog team to Discovery Point and reported details to his Army Chief. If the mine yields, Poorman may become a new town with radio communications and population growth.
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Washington
March
William Growden
United States Army Signal Corps
Poorman
Ruby
Alaska
New Diggings
Discovery Point
Beaver Creek
Growden
Taft
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