Young chess star A. A. Anderson chosen for American team
Twenty two year old chess champion of St Louis is selected by the National Chess Federation as a member of the American chess team to compete in the International Chess tournament in Germany. Anderson, still a high school student, won the Texas championship in 1927 and has defeated several outstanding players in recent years.
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A. Anderson
St. Louis
National Chess Federation
Germany
Anderson
Texas
Fragmentary Trade Talk Sparks Snappy Office Banter
A garbled exchange hints at a humorous debate over attire and efficiency in a workplace setting. The dialogue references a boss and office manager critiquing gowns and style, with comic misfires and partial phrases suggesting a staged or playful scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tad
Pedertakeris
Toledo Robber Killed in Ambush as Wife and Child Held
Police in Toledo killed Claude Allen after a days long ambush at his home. Edna Allen and three year old John watched from a bedroom as officers recovered loot linked to Michigan robberies. Mrs Allen, held at Beech house, said their gang ties linked to crimes in Flint Jackson and Lenawee.
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Toledo
Ohio
Claude Allen
Allen
Edna
John
Flint
Jackson
Lenawee Junction
Mich
Claude
Tennessee
Jem
Michigan
Britain Plans Air Giant for Service to America
London reports England intends to build a new giant dirigible named R-102 for transatlantic service. It will be larger faster and more economical than the R-100 and R-101 and will use semi Diesel engines driven by whale oil. Construction may begin before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
French Air Taxis Ride Four for Price of One
Paris hotel launches private plane service for guests with hangars at Le Bourget. Planes available at nine francs per kilometer. Customers may book flights to any destination and keep aircraft on call for any duration.
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Paris
le Bourget
Eleven year old girl appointed church organist in Colford
An 11 year old girl from Colford England Stella Dix has been appointed organist of a local church. The news notes her early musical talent and official designation in the parish.
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Colford
England
Stella Dix
Steme Ang
Lights and Laughter from a Roaring City
A collection of urban vignettes from 1930 highlighting New York life. A doctor and a patient joke about a sea voyage on the Leviathan, rooftop hideaways on East Fifty seventh street and Park Avenue entertainments, and a German cigarette box tale. Scandals, travels, and a rain soaked umbrella caper finish the column with light satire.
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New York
East Fifty-seventh Street
Park Avenue
Lightning Rod
Woman uses three names in three hours in Newcastle
In Newcastle Indiana a woman known as Mrs Amos C Dyer first appears as Mildred Kissick and gains a divorce from Simon Kissick then restores her maiden name Haynes. She soon becomes Mrs Amos C Dyer by marriage.
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Newcastle
Ind
Amos C. Dyer
Mildred Kissick
Simon Kissick
Haynes
Dyer
Decree Changes Naming in Hungary to Crown Authority
Budapest declares that all laws and governmental decrees will be issued in the name of the holy Hungarian crown replacing the previous form in the name of the Hungarian people. The change reflects a shift following the loss of the Hapsburg king after the war.
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Budapest
Hungary
Rockefeller Becomes Tenderfoot Boy Scout in Lakewood
John D. Rockefeller joined the Boy Scouts at tenderfoot level outside the Baptist church in Lakewood New Jersey after an address by 12 year old William McGee of Lakewood who spoke on the aims of the Boy Scout program and the 150000 dollar fund drive. The youth introduced Rockefeller to the financier and the transfer to scouting was completed following the sermon.
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Rockefeller
Tenderfoot
Lakewood
N. J
John OD. Rockefeller
Baptist Church
William McGee
Boy Scout Organization
Ocean and
Monmouth Counties
William
New Orleans French Market Marks 200 Years Of Food And History
The old French Market in New Orleans celebrates two centuries as a food hub and cultural site. Historians note its continuous history under four flags, hosting figures from Andrew Jackson to Taft. The Louisiana Historical Society plans commemorations as the market is slated for redevelopment into a modern sanitary facility, preserving the name and spirit.
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New Orleans
North America
Tropics
Place d’Armes
Andrew Jackson
Lafayette
Thackeray
Jenny Lind
O'Reilly
Roosevelt
Taft
Harding
Louisiana Historical Society
Girl Dies Saving Sister From Truck Crash
A six year old girl Marion Carlin at 2706 George Street saved her sister Peggy four by pushing her aside as a truck driven by Mellor Griffith of Manayunk struck them at Twenty seventh and Gerard. Marion died instantly at Mary Drever hospital while Peggy suffered cuts and bruises. Griffith was arrested and held for coroner's inquest.
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Philadelphia
Marion Carlin
Alx
Peggy
George Street
Twenty
Gerard Avenue
Mellor Griffith
Manayunk
Marion
Mary Drever Hospital
Griffith
Students Best Elders in St Louis History Quiz
Four St Louis high school students stumped elders in a city history exam. The kids revealed the founder’s real name Pierre Lacle de Liguest and outlined a plan to consolidate St Louis and St Louis County. Judges were unanimous in the students’ win.
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St. Louis
Pierre Lacle de Liguest
Pierre Laclede
St. Louis County
Woman, 51, Sees Father for First Time in Life
Ida Fulton of Portland Oregon meets her father Jun Turnage seventy eight from Carbondale Illinois for the first time after locating him years ago by writing to friends in Williamson County. The emotional reunion marked a long awaited father daughter encounter.
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Portland
Ore
Ida Fulton
Jun ‘Trnage
Carbondale
Turnage
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Aldershot
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr
Park and Art Museum
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
AIR
Benjamin Wolfe
Grand Island
Neb
United States Department of Commerce
Fairy Cave
Buchan
Australia
Marrne
Oberon
King Oberon
Lincoln
San Francisco
Ely
Nev
Fred B. Balzar
Tennessean
Britain
Air Giant
America
Lights
Westchester County
Grad Central
Bell Syndicate
WNART
Sister
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