Two Army Planes Fall in Crash Near Maywood Field
Two United States Army planes collided 500 feet above the Maywood government field. Lieut. T. P. Smith and passenger William L. Heptig were killed as they attempted to parachute. Pilot Robert W. Douglas managed to land safely after the other aircraft’s propeller broke. Heptig led Illinois National Aeronautical Society activities and was a grain broker. Smith was attached to Chanute Field.
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Chicago
United States Army
Camp Grant
Maywood
T. P. Smith
William L. Heptig
Board of Trade
Edward Hines Memorial Hospital
Heptig
Illinois
National Aeronautical Society
William L. Heptig & Co
Smith
United States Flying Corps
Chanute Field
Robert W. Douglas
Fetes Gtk Ta
U. S. Charges Five With Huge Florida Land Fraud
Federal warrants in Chicago target the Florida Land company and six individuals Jacob Factor Henry Heinsius Maurice B Drucker H J Hummerstein Newton Feldman Nathan Factor for a $1,000,000 land fraud scheme using mail fraud statutes to promote the scheme and damage legitimate southern real estate deals.
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Chicago
Wildcat
Florida Land Company
Burnham
Leo Korets
U. S
H. C. Beitler
Jacob Factor
Henry Heinsius
Maurice B. Drucker
H. J. Hummerstein
Newton Feldman
Nathan Factor
William’ ¥. Waugh
Col Mitchell Says U S Holds Up Superplane Tests
Col William Mitchell claims an American super-airplane exists capable of nonstop flight from the United States to Paris carrying a ton of explosive. He says government permission is withheld, hindering test flights, despite planes reportedly able to fly 118 miles an hour for 60 hours with a single Nome Alaska stop en route to Peking.
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Mitchell
U. S
Chicago
William Subtd Tand
United States
Paris
Peking
Nome
Alaska
Army
Navy
Ambassador Bancroft Laid to Rest Beside His Wife
Edgar A. Bancroft late United States ambassador to Japan was buried beside his wife and his parents in the Galesburg family plot. Mayor Mureen proclaimed a city shutdown as flags flew half staff and Knox College bells tolled during the simple service and procession to Hope Cemetery. Bancroft, Knox class of 1878, was noted as a distinguished alumni.
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Galesburg
Edgar A. Bancroft
United States
Japan
Businness
Mureen
Knox College
Hope Cemetery
Bancroft
Knox
College
Two Bootleggers Slain in Plot to Steal U. S. Plane
Chicago report: an attempted theft of an army air plane was thwarted by the killing of two armed guards and Irving Schig in connection with the scheme. Early details indicate a conspiratorial plan possibly ending in murder as the plot unraveled.
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U. S
Chicago
Irving Schig
France to Ask U S 62 Years to Pay Debt
France plans to settle its wartime debt to the United States with annual payments totaling 70 million dollars, of which 50 million would go to the U S after accounting for current surcharges. Finance Minister Caillaux aims to negotiate directly with Secretary Mellon and may push the plan if accepted without further changes.
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France
U. S
Washington
Caillaux
United States
M. Caillaux
French Debt Commission
Atlantic
Britain to Resume Diplomatic Ties With Mexico
Britain and Mexico agree to renew diplomatic relations cut when the British charge d affaires was expelled by Mexico in 1924 and recalled by Premier MacDonald. Full relations have not existed for over a decade since Britain did not recognize Carranza or Obregon. The row last year centered on Mrs Rosalie Evans, a British subject in Mexico.
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London
Great Britain
Mexico
MacDonald
Carranza
Obregon
Rosalie Evans
Mexican Railways Return to U S Owners Plan
Mexico City reports Ex celsior says the Railways of Mexico will return to original American owners within three months. President Calles to transfer control from the communications department to a committee to prepare properties for operation by former shareholders.
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Mexico City
Excelsior
Na Railways of
Mexico
Calles
Department of Communications
Morgan Estate Bequeaths Equal Shares to Four Children
The will of Janet Norton Morgan wife of J P Morgan was probated in Mineola New York. It leaves the bulk of the estate to four children and the remainder to J P Morgan. The value is not stated and Mrs Morgan died August 14. Each child receives 150000.
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Mrs. Morgan
New York
Janet Norton Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Mineola
N. Y
DuBois Water Plant Progress and Regional Events
Town projects and events fill Nebraska notices. DuBois advances on the new municipal water plant while pumpkin, apple, and radish crops appear in distant counties. Sept activities include festivals, conventions, and parade planning across Omaha Norfolk Tecumseh and Falls City with notable weather and civic concerns.
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DuBois
Falls City Roundup to Rival Cheyenne Frontier Days
Falls City announces a three day roundup from September 10 to 12 featuring top acts such as Mabel Strickland Ruth Roach Hugh Montana Slim and Ben Butler as announcer. The organizers chose roundup over rodeo to emphasize a bigger professional event compared with Nebraska and Kansas amateur rodeos.
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False City
Falls City
Mabel Strickland
Hugh Montana Slim
Ruth Roach
Luther Priest
Bulldogger
Pinkie Gist
Scout Mais Fast
Chick Hannon
Grady Wilson
Charlie Johnson
Ben Butler
Nebraska
Kansas
Ford Announces Body and Chassis Revisions for New Line
Ford introduces a new line with lower chassis and all steel bodies on open and closed models, plus lower fenders and redesigned seats for a sharper look. Local Omaha plant reports production underway and shipments beginning.
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Omaha
Ford
Farmer Marcus Cain Harvests 10 000 Bushels On 400 Acres
Marcus Cain reports harvests of fall and spring wheat on his Chadron area farm. Fall grain yielded 19 bushels per acre while spring wheat averaged 40 to 85 bushels per acre, pushing overall average above 25 bushels per acre. He plans to feed over 400 acres of fall wheat this season and stop spring wheat.
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Marcus Cain
Chadron
Mr. Cain
Experimenting With Centipedes Lincoln
John A. Cameron of the University of Nebraska department of zoology has hatched a centipede from an egg becoming the first known person to do so He has studied centipedes for two years and handled more than 600 in experiments.
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Lincoln
John A. Cameron
University of Nebraska
Cameron
Largest Baby Beeves Entries at Nebraska State Fair
Entries for the Nebraska state fair boys and girls livestock club competition total 193 baby beeves registered, to be shown Monday morning during fair week. The entry count doubles last year’s tally, signaling a record turnout in the fair coliseum.
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Fair Lincoln
Fair Coliseum
Miller family welcomes second set of twins
A Miller family gains a second set of twins, bringing the total to eleven children. The newborn girls weigh 9 and 7% pounds, while the older twins David and Bessie were six last January.
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Falls City
A. Miller
David
Bessie
Miller
Fatal fall from bicycle claims life of child
Nine year old Charles Spadt, son of Mr and Mrs Estel Spadt, died from a brain concussion after a fall from his bicycle. Physicians attributed the cause of death to the injury.
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Chete
Charles, Nine
Estel Spadt
Columbus Trapshots to Omaha Shoot on September 6
Local trapshooters plan to send a delegation of about a dozen crack shots to the Omaha shoot on September 6.
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Columbus
Omaha
Scottsbluff Hosts Valley Flower Show With Free Barbecue
The North Platte valley held its first flower show in Scottsbluff drawing 4 000 attendees to a free barbecue dinner. The event was the most successful ever staged with broad valley participation.
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Scottebluff
Scottsbluff
North Platte Valley
Gideons Select Norfolk for 1936 Convention
At the annual meeting Nebraska Gideons chose Norfolk as the site for the 1936 convention marking a key gathering for the group.
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Braska Gideons
Norfolk
Annual Indian Pow Wow Open Season on Chinese Pheasants
Open season on Chinese pheasants may be requested at the next session of the state legislature as lawmakers consider the large crop and impact on game management. The discussion centers on regulating hunting rights and preserving wildlife resources.
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Lincoln
Hard coal strike ordered by Lewis threatens 158000 miners
Philadelphia reports John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers calls a September 1 suspension of mining in hard coal fields after failed wage talks. About 158,000 miners walk out, with 10,000 kept for maintenance. 828 mines in 272 collieries across 136 companies face shutdowns if not settled.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lawson Leaves 2 505000 to Charities in Will
Victor F. Lawson's will filed for probate designates Chicago Daily News assets to Merchants' Trust with full management power. A total 2 505 000 is devoted to benevolent purposes including gifts to the Chicago Congregational Mission and Extension Society Theological Seminary and Young Men's Christian Association. Iver N. Lawson receives 200 000 and income from a 300 000 trust. relatives friends and employees receive portions.
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Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Dailyews
Lawson
Nois Merchants’ Trust Company
Chicago Conational Mission and Extension Society
The
Theological Seminary
Christian Associa
Carter
Iver N. Lawson
French Advance After Fierce Fight With Riffa
The French Nineteenth army attacked the Branes tribe north of I Tasa facing strong Riffian regulars. Rebels and attackers built trenches and with heavy aviation and artillery resisted, but tanks aided the French. Infantry seized the first day’s objectives, advancing three miles along an 18 mile front.
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Paria
I Tasa
Oc Foate
Sirocco
Ted Coy Weds Actress Jeanne Engels in Stamford
Edward Harris Coy known as Ted Coy a former Yale football star marries actress Jeanne Engels after obtaining a Stamford marriage license. The ceremony was at the Venable home in Stamford Connecticut. Coy notes this is his second marriage following a divorce from Sophie Meldrim Coy in Paris last December. Engels is a Boston native aged twenty seven.
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New York
Jeanne Engels
Edward Harris Coy
Ted” Coy
Yale
Reginald Venable
Stamford
Paria
Boston
Dentist Accused of Slaying Wife Ends His Life
Los Angeles physician Thomas W. Young a 47 year old Beverly Glen dentist hanged himself in his jail cell by twisting a radio antenna wire around his neck with a stick. He faced a sensational murder trial for allegedly killing his wife Grace Grogan Young and burying her in a cottage cistern.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas W. Young
Grace Grogan Young
Beverly Glen
Baker to Aid in Campaign on Crime
Newton D. Baker former secretary of war will join the National Crime commission executive committee. Mark O. Prentiss reports Cleveland organizers say five members will soon be named to form a committee to restrict firearm sales.
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Newton D. Baker
New York
National Crime Commission
Mark
Prentiss
Cleveland
Baker
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