Girl aviator sets endurance record in Los Angeles
Los Angeles faced a crowd as Miss Trout, 18, piloted a small plane for 12 hours 11 minutes to surpass Viola Gentry’s 6 hour 36 minute mark set in New York. She landed at Metropolitan Airport and received cheers from seasoned fliers while police kept order.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ghe
Missile Trout
Lee Ang
Miss Trout
Wrigk
New York
Viola Gentry
Ehe
Metropolitan Airport
Admiere
Fie
Er Welcomers
Rickard Takes Count in Hospital
Miami sports promoter Rickard underwent Tuesday surgery for a gangrenous appendix. Doctors said his recovery is progressing and a release around ten days was expected, though officials cautioned further progress would determine discharge timing.
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Miami
Fla
Rickard
Gunmen Hit Gun-Migon Valley Bank. One Shot Injured
Three bandits attempted a bank robbery in Gunnison Utah early today and fled pursued by a sheriff’s posse. Driver John Briant was shot in the stomach during the chase and gravely wounded. Briant and accomplice were captured. two others named Anderson and Bauer were found hiding in a haystack.
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Gunnison
Utah
John Briant
Briant
Anderson
Bauer
Haystack
Convicted For Refusing Senate Questioning
The case over the conviction of Harry F. ae Clair continues, with the court of the state preparing for argument on February 18. The proceeding stems from defying a senate committee question.
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Washington
Jan
Deings
Harry F. Ae Clair
Senate
New Crop of Air Debbies Arise in Chicago Air show
A Chicago aeronautical show showcases women embracing aviation inspired by Amelia Earhart and Thea Rasche. The display signals a shift from male-focused craft to appealing to female buyers and pilots as the 1928 era begins.
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Amelia Earharts
Lady Heaths
Thea Rasches
Amelia Earhart
Lady Heath
Thea Rasche
the Air
America
Great Britain
Germany
Army plane Question Mark drifts on endurance flight
At Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles the tri motor Question Mark nears 43 hours aloft after brief refueling contacts. Lieutenant Odas Moon reported 7 minutes of link with a tanker caused a 1000 foot drop in altitude as crew aims to extend flight for days. Senate moves probe prohibition enforcement with a call for a complete investigation and report.
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Marshall
Blaine M. Tuxhorn
Leonard Rhiner
Rhiner
Sp.n
Reslizeg
Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
Army
Odas Moon
San D
Washington
Senate
Jones
Judiciary Committee
Earter
W. C. Durant
Congress
King
Utah
Treasury Department
Justice Department
Weather Forecast for Tonight and Friday
Predictions indicate warmer conditions in the southeast tonight and Friday while the western region turns colder. Southwest portions will experience the chill on Friday.
Judge Denies Commute for Guilty Couple in Lebouef Murder
In BATOM LOUISIANA on January 8 1930s era transcripts show Ada Lebouef and Dr Tuomas F Dreher condemned for the murder of Lebouefs husband. Insanity plea and state supreme court actions narrowly spared hanging with Judge James D Simon to hear possible inquiry and scheduling awaits Saturday.
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Erner Geome
James D. Simon
Sargent rejects Miller parole in Atlanta prison
Attorney General Sargent refused a parole board recommendation to release Thomas W. Miller former alien property custodian from the Atlanta prison. The decision was announced in Washington on January 3 by AP.
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Washington
Sargent
Parole Board
Thomas W. Miller
Atlanta
Whalen Heads NYC Raids on Speakeasies in First Year
Commissioner Grover A. Whalen launches a citywide raid on more than fifty speakeasies from Washington Heights to Greenwich Village. Proprieties and staff face seizure of liquor stocks as newspapers report alcohol analysis and police seek gunmen and loiterers in Manhattan and the outer boroughs.
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New York
Grover A. Whalen
Washington Heights
Greenwich Village
Eeieliaine
Anl
Rwds
Whalen
Yim
Manhattan
Gittout
Loot and Car Recovered in Idaho Falls Burglary
City police arrested Buddy Jones Charles Rollimes and Juan Rodriguez in a lodging house after a burglary at the T C Anderson clothing store. A large sedan and about 100 in loot were recovered with the car. Detectives Balderston Cooper and Officer Nelson led the operation early this morning.
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Veggs
T. C. Anderson Company
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Buddy Jones
Charles Rollimes
Juan Rodriguez
J. A. Balderston
Fontaine Cooper
Guy Nelson
Keefe Brothers Die in Chicago In Separate Notables
Daniel J. Keefe 76 longtime AFL vice president and former immigration commissioner general under Roosevelt and Taft dies at his Elmhurst home. His brother Thomas J. Keefe, a retired capitalist who started at Marshall Field and Co, dies two hours later. Daniel survived by three sons Walter, Frank and Daniel Jr. Thomas survived by a widow.
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Chicago
Daniel J. Keefe
United States Shipping Board
Thomas J. Keefe
Daniel Keefe
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Taft
Elmhurst
Thomas Keefe
Marshal Field and Company
Samuel Gompers
Immigration
Walter E
Monrovia
Calif
Frank J
Pasadena
Daniel, J. Jr
Audit ordered into Park-Bingham Mining. Pugh linked
Utah State Securities commission ordered an audit of Park-Bingham Mining company records after former deputy state auditor Davis J. Pugh confessed embezzling over 100,000 state funds. An audit also found more than 2.6 million in treasurer’s securities intact while treasurer’s accounts showed a 104,591 shortfall. Pugh awaits transfer from jail to the penitentiary.
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Salt Lake City
Park-Bingham Mining Company
Davis J. Pugh
Utah State Securities Commission
Pugh
John Walker
Salt Lake County
Mendez Nears Goal in Bogota Flight Crash
Lieutenant Benjamin Mendez American trained chief pilot of Colombia's air service attempted a 4 600 mile New York to Bogota flight. He took off from Mitchell Field November 23 from Girardot to approach Bogota but crashed into a tree minutes from the goal. He was not injured and a rescue plane followed to aid him.
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Girardot
Colombia
Benjamin Mendez
New York
Bog’ .A
S.ant
Mendez
Mitchell Field
Jester
Bogota
Bribe Allegations Hover Over Sunday Baseball Bill
Grand jury action looming on charges of bribes sought to pass a Sunday sports bill. Emil Fuchs testified William Lynch demanded payments to 13 councilmen to approve the measure. DA Poey to present transcript to grand jury. Crossings debate noted in Utah transport hearing set for Ogden.
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Boston
Emil Fuchs
Boston National League Baseball Cub
City Finance Commission
William G. Lynch
William J. Poey
Suffolk Country
Charles F. Adams
The
Braves
Salt Lake City
State Read Commission
Union Pacific Railway
Uintah
Weber County
Ogden
Trail Slayer Sought in Salt Lake City Murder Case
Salt Lake County sheriff reports June Nelson 12 was attacked and killed last Monday night. A youth with indecent advances matches a man seen near her home and later firing at a peeper. A newspaper man alerted police as the suspect fled. Rewards total 1500.
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Salt Lake City
June Nelson
Sheriff's Office
A& Wincow
Nelson
June
Fifth Supply Bill Advances to House with Large Increases
The army appropriation bill seeks 435.4 million for the next year covering pay, aviation, and new posts, with 328.3 million for national defense and 17.1 million for non military purposes. Major items include 133.6 million for army pay, 54 thousand for NCO quarters, and 75 thousand for officers at Fort Douglas.
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Washington
Army
War Department
House
Air Corps
Fort Douglas
Utah
Mississippi
Sacramento River
California
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Chief of Army Engineers
National Guard
Panama Canal
National Home
Regula Branch
Organized Reserves
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Toy motor cycle in throat relief for 18 month old
Frankie Brooks of Asco West Virginia, 18 months old, recovered after a toy motor cycle lodged in his throat for over two weeks. Surgeons used an inverted esophagus scope to remove the obstruction in one minute without incision or anesthesia. The boy had pneumonia and was weak but improved with liquids and nourishment. Public aid poured in from across the country as messages arrived from San Francisco and other places.
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Cincinnati
Mithofer Hospital
Frankie Brooks
Asco
W. Va
Frankie
San Francisco
Burglars Fail to Loot Gunnison Valley Bank
In Gunnison Utah on January 3 burglars forced a rear door of the Gunnison Valley bank, blew the combination dial, but fled empty handed after an unsuccessful attempt to reach the vault contents. Dr S S Kunz, living above the bank, heard the blast and alerted the sheriff’s office as deputies arrived to find the burglars gone.
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Gunnison
Utah
Dia
Gunnison Valley
8. S. Kunz
Sheriff's Office
Mother Dedicates a Poem to an Unknown Soldier
Hudson Wisconsin obituary notes the death of Mrs Cassandra Pryer 02 after two weeks of pneumonia. Her poem A Mother of An Unknown Soldier written Armistice Day 121 was published posthumously by Associated Press staff writer Sim and used after her death.
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Hudson
Wis
Cassandra Pryer
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