Borah Speaks on Prohibition and World Affairs at Idaho-Iowa Picnic
Senator William E. Borah told about a thousand attendees that prohibition is not properly enforced but can be, and urged support for the Kellogg treaty and China’s Nationalist movement while opposing U.S. Marines in Nicaragua. He defended multilateral efforts as a path toward outlawing war and answered questions, while Governors Baldridge and Hammill sent remarks.
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Nampa
William E. Borah
Borah
China
Nicaragua
United States
Anl
H. C. Baldridge
John Hammill
Iowa
Prohibition Agencies Spend Big to Build Broadway Evidence
Four undercover agents nicknamed Four Horsemen spent heavily on New York nightlife to gather evidence aimed at drying up Broadway. They reported costs between 65 000 and 75 000 as they posed at night resorts and paid high prices for Moselle, champagne, and cocktails while establishing connections. The investigation followed Governor Smith’s nomination event.
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MFPWY
New York
Broadway
Wash
Moselle
Treasure recovered from sunken wartime liner near Lorient
Italian divers retrieved diamonds and precious stones valued at 86,600,000 francs from a torpedoed liner off Lorient France. The Seigien aeamer imisabotaine was sunk in the war, and the find was announced from Belle Isle.
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Lorient
France
Belle Isle
Here
Four Killed and One Injured When Train Hits Auto
A Southern Railway passenger train struck a car at a grade crossing near China Grove North Carolina. Four people were killed and a fifth was seriously injured. The deceased were a couple from Oaksboro and their son, Mrs. W. B. Harteen of Oaksboro, and the car’s driver Mr Hartesell, who survived initially but was in critical condition.
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Charlotte
N.C
Southern Railway
China Grove
Here
Toplin
Oaksboro
N. C
W. B. Harteen
WN. C
Hartesell
Smith Returns to Albany for Political Work
Governor Smith bids farewell at Hampton Bays and heads back to Albany to resume political duties. He will stay at the Biltmore hotel suite in New York City until Sunday, then travel to Albany via Peekskill to observe national guardsmen in camp.
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Hampton Bays
N. Y
Smith
New York
Albany
Biltmore Hotel
Metropolis
Hudson
Peekskill
Obregon's Slayer Is Given Hearing Concluded
In Mexico City a preliminary hearing reveals Jose de Leon Toral named nun Concepcion Acebedo de la Lata as having indirectly influenced him to assassinate President-elect Alvaro Obregon. Toral described influence from Mother Superior Concepcion.
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Mexico City
Concepcion Acebedo de la Lata
Jose de Leon Toral
Alvaro Obrecon
Spanish Fliers Begin World Flight From Cadiz
Four Spanish women pilots depart Cadiz in the four motor seaplane Nunaminca on the first leg of a 45 day world flight. Ramon Franco commands with Ruiz De Alda navigator Emilio Gallarza and Pablo Rada aboard. The crew plans a route to the Azores Halifax and New York with a hopeful Cadiz return in 45 days.
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Cadiz
Spain
Nunaminca
Azores
Halifax
New York
Ramon Franco
Associated Press
Ruiz de Alda
Franco
South Atlantic
Emilio Gallarza
Pablo Rada
Queen Marie Auctioned as Movie Candidate in Hollywood
Denver attorney Henry W. Toll said in Hollywood he is selling Queen Marie of Romania’s services to the highest bidder for film work. Toll acts as agent in the publicity stunt.
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Queen Marie
Hollywood
Cal
Henry W. Toll
Denver
Queen Marie of Romania
Toll
Italia Explores Return of Italia Survivors
In Rome General Umberto Nobile and five Italia survivors arrived to fanfare and honors. Captain Alberto Mariano and Professor F Behounek remained hospitalized in Narvik and Slovakia respectively. Radio operator Giuseppe Biagi showed buoyant spirit despite the ordeal.
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Rome
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Italy
Arctic
Narvik
Norway
Alberto Mariano
Narvak
Professor F. Behounek
Czecho- Slovakia
Nobile
Ludovico Pentenziani
General Nobile
Giuseppe Biagi
Biagi
Postponed MLB doubleheader and results brief
Today’s National League games Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and St Louis at Boston were postponed due to rain. American League action in Chicago Detroit and St Louis New York details show scoring notes and pitcher lines from the day’s doubleheader schedule and rain delays.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
British Airman Takes Off From Azores For Trans Atlantic Flight
Captain Frank T. Courtney, the British aviator awaiting a favorable window, launched a trans Atlantic hop from Horta Azores toward Newfoundland. He faces a bright sunlit day with moderate sea and a north wind as Major Ramon Franco’s Spanish world flight leg heads toward Horta.
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Horta
Island of Payal
Azores
Frank T. Courtney
Canada
New Foundland
Flood Engulfs Vesper Kansas as Salina River Rises
Salina river flooding inundates Vesper Kansas with water depths from six inches to four feet. Town residents built dikes but breaks sent flood waters over the business district and homes, forcing southern Vesper residents to seek higher ground as the river receded by noon.
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Salina
Kas
Kan
Union Pacific
Vesper
Inglewood Church Nuisance Petition Prompts City Action
Inglewood California residents petitioned the city council to abate a nuisance at a branch of Aimee Semple McPhersons Angel Temple. Thirty seven signers complained meetings in a tent urged attendees to buy an inch of land for a permanent structure and alleged loud preaching. The council planned to call the resident pastor and seek a settlement to resolve the dispute.
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Inglewood
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angel Temple
Woman sets self afire over love in New York apartment
Miss Louisa Ameta De Hostos, 58, reportedly the daughter of Puerto Rican educator Eugenia De Hostos, died at Harlem Hospital after setting her clothes on fire with turpentine and a match in her upper west side apartment. She had been found unconscious and later died.
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New York
Aue
Louisa Ameta de Hostos
Upper West Side
Harlem
de Hostos
Fugenia de Hostos
San Juan
Hoover Fishes Shasta Stream Before Return
Herbert Hoover travels in the Mount Shasta region seeking better luck in trout fishing after earlier Klamath river catches proved small. He and a party of over forty depart Brown’s for Shasta Springs to pursue reports of good fishing near Pit and McCloud rivers before returning.
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Shasta &Prings
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Mount Shasta
Klamath River
Brown Camp
McCloud
Shasta Mountain
Brown
Hoover
Shasta Springs
Dempsey May Be Finished But Keeps Tunney Guessing
Boston crowds greet Jack Dempsey as he arrives to announce Ernie Schaaf victory over Harold Mays at Braves Field. Dempsey says Tunney’s retirement is a shame but doubts his own comeback, noting he currently feels unlikely to fight again though he concedes he could change his mind.
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Boston
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Jack
South Station
Ernie Schaaf
Harold Mays
Braves’ Field
Dempsey
Tunney
Manassa Mauler
Gene
Richard
First Planes Arrive After Fast Flights
Four thousand pieces of malt were loaded on the first air mail planes to arrive in Pocatello at noon today forming the regular schedule of National Parks Airways. Two planes carried six thousand communications south and north bound. A sandstorm delayed takeoff and refueling but crowds watched as pilots A. W. Stephenson and mail clerk H. A. Bergman delivered mail from Great Falls Helena and Butte with four hours flight time from Great Falls.
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Pocatello
National Parks Airways Corporation
Salt Lake City
Great Falls
Montana
Pocatelo
Mail Service
A. W. Stephenson
H. A. Bergman
Indians Held in Terrorist Case
Three Goshute Indians led by chief Johnny Symes were brought from Deep Creek Utah to Salt Lake City and jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of conspiring to attack and maim reservation agent Brigance. Bond likely denied, grand jury to convene soon. another Indian, Thomas Mayo, is being sought on the reservation.
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Salt Lake City
Johnny Symes
Deep Creek
Utah
B. E. Brigwnce
United States
W. H. Wilkins
Grand Jury
Thomas Mayo
Carlyle University
H. H. Piske
Indian Bureau
Eielson Plans Pacific Flight Amid War Efforts
Grand Forks North Dakota August 1 Lieut Carl Ben Eielson the Arctic airman known for polar flights plans a Pacific flight to Tokyo Japan He was resting at his Hatton home when the report surfaced Eielson is noted for wartime mission and polar aviation exploits.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Pacific
Tokyo
Japan
Carl Ben Eielson
North Dakota
Hatton
Sir Hubert Witkiseewdom
Arctic
Grand
Helen
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