Drowning in Hudson Sparks Prison Yard Tension at Sing Sing
In Ossining New York 1200 Sing Sing convicts watched as a canoeist drowned in the Hudson river a few feet from the prison yard. Guards threatened to shoot any convict who attempted a rescue provoking anger and a disrupted prison meal. The warden defended the guard and noted past rescues. No bodies were recovered and no search was underway.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Hudson
Permis
Lewis Lawes
Avid
I Brothers
Girl parachute thrill ends with narrow escape
Miss Evelyn Barrett a 19 year old Minneapolis telegrapher escaped death when a parachute rope tied in a slip failed during a Fourth of July stunt from a plane to 2000 feet. After a rough landing the pilot recovered and she repeated the jump successfully before about 3000 spectators.
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Minneapolis
Evelyn Bartt
Barrett
Miss Barrett
R. D. Ellis
Fireworks Trigger Chinatown Riot Arrests
In Los Angeles Chinatown on July 4 celebration tensions flared over firecracker enforcement. Police and firemen clashed with a mob of about 100 as two men, Bill Hong and Tong Y, were arrested for selling firecrackers. Officers and firefighters received minor injuries and were treated at a hospital.
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Los Angeles
Chinatown
Bill Hong
Tongy
Chinese Developments Stir Tokyo Tense July News
Tokyo reports on July developments in China affecting regional tensions. Observers note shifts in policy and potential diplomatic responses as events unfold. Reports emphasize unclear outcomes and ongoing geopolitical maneuvering impacting East Asia.
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Tokyo
Grace Crashes In Taking Off For Long Trip
Hollywood stunt flier Richard Grace crashed his monoplane on Kauai shortly after takeoff for a trans Pacific flight to California. The dog survived. plane heavily damaged, plans for the 2400 mile flight uncertain. Grace and mechanician Easton B. Roger returned to Honolulu awaiting rebuild.
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Mana
Island of
Kaui
Hawaii
Richard Grace
Hollywood
Calif
California
Barking Sands
Kauai
Pacific
Koloa
Easton B. Roger
Roger
Honolulu
Members of Congress Visit China on Overseas Trip
Seven members of the U S House of Representatives arrived aboard the army transport Thomas in Manila on July 5 en route to China and Japan. The delegation includes Strong of Kansas Lehrbach of New Jersey Draine of Florida Leatherwood of Utah Simmons of Nebraska Arnold of Illinois and Byrnes of Tennessee.
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Manila
United States
House of Representatives
Thomas
China
Japan
Strong
Kansas
Lehrbach
New Jersey
Draine
Florida
Leatherwood
Utah
Simmons
Nebraska
Arnold
Clinois
Byrnes
Tennesseee
Goodyear IV Ballon Lands Near Stoutsville After Detroit Race
The Goodyear IV, one of five balloons from the Ford airport in Detroit, landed near Stoutsville Ohio shortly after noon. Pilot was Walter W. Morton. The race covered about 185 miles with other competitors still reported in the air.
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Detroit
Ford
Stoutsville
Ohio
Walter W. Morton
Woman crushed under automobile in Idaho wreck
Anna Reichel le wife of J E Riechelle was killed when the rear tire of their sedan blew out on the Yellowstone highway near Blackfoot. The car overturned, pinning her head against the pavement as her husband and Ben Price witnessed the crash. The inquest ruled no negligence. tire blowout and quick braking caused the accident.
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Riechelle
Pocatello
Blackfoot Road
Mrs. Riechelle
Blackfoot
Anna Reichelle
Bell
John Reischelle
Yellowstone Highway
Here
Giant Prints Of Bygone Age From Grand Canyon Exhibit
Washington July 5 AP Fossil footprints of prehistoric animals pressed in rock slabs were moved from the Grand Canyon of the Colorado to the National Museum by Charles W Gillmore curator of vertebrae paleontology. The prints date 25 000 000 to 30 000 000 million years old and likely depict greptiles or amphibians seven or eight feet long.
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Washington
Grand Canyon
Colorado
National Museum
Charles W. Gillmore
Gillmore
Idaho Cherries From Emmett Hit New York Market
Emmett Idaho July 5 1100 crates of Bing cherries pooled for New York hotel trade sold at 75 cents a pound. Net earnings to growers were 3 60 per 15 pound crate or 24 cents per pound. An express carload of hand picked cherries rushed to New York to start the season for New Yorkers.
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Emmett
Idaho
Emmett Valley
New York
Body of E H Little Recovered From Idaho Canal
Boise July 5 AP The body of E H Little Boise trucking contractor whose car plunged into the New York canal June 27 was found this morning by Orion Hatfield five miles southwest of Kuna in the Mora canal. Searchers still seek Mrs Little and Vella Kent both missing after the accident.
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Boise
E. H. Little
New York Canal
Orion Hatfield
Kuna
Mora Canal
Boise Project
Little
Canal
Mountain Home-Boise
Love Triangle Fatal Affair In Vallejo Tragedy
Jealousy blamed for a love tragedy in Vallejo California killing Mrs Vina Smith 29 and shipyard sailor John Bingham and wounding Edward Bentel a rigger. Bingham killed himself after attacking Bentel and Mrs Smith in her apartment last night police said.
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Valiejo
Calif
Vina Smith
John Bingham
Mare Island Navy Yard
Edward Bentel
Bentel
Mrs. Smith
Four Killed in Wreck at Jones Point
Four killed and ten injured when a New York Ontario and Western passenger train crashed into a freight train at Jones Point near Bear Mountain. The collision occurred as trains moved at full speed southward, with chaos delaying an early casualty count.
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Iowa Island
N. Y
Jones Point
Naval Ammunition Depot
New York Ontario and Western
Bear Mountain
Tonnage proposal raised at naval conference talks
Geneva reports that the American delegation proposed higher cruiser tonnage to around 409000 tons, seeking compromise with Britain. Japan pressed for unlimited submarines under 600 tons for coastal defense, while Britain resisted. Senator Hale urged Congress that no agreement should subordinate the US Navy to others.
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Geneva
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Associated Press
France
Italy
Bar Harbor
Congress
Frederick Hale
Maine
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
American Legion
Lindy Returns to Finish Life Story Book in New York
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh, back from a Canadian jubilee, arrives in New York to finish his life and flight memoir We. He landed quietly at Hasbrouck Heights after a three hour ten minute flight from Ottawa. He may stay ten days to two weeks as mechanics inspect the Spirit of St Louis in preparation for a national air tour.
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New York
France
Charles A Lindbergh
Atlantic
St. Louis
Teterboro Field
Hasbrouck
N. Y
Ottawa
Harry Bruno
Lindbergh
Rail service curtailed after Kaichow absorption near Tsingtao
Rail service between Tsingtao and Tijianfu is reduced as Kaichow town is absorbed about 40 miles north of Tsingtao. Telephone and communication services have also been interrupted.
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Tsingtao
China
Tijianfu
Kaichow
Northern Pacific Wins Permit to Abandon Bitter Root Track
Washington July 5 AP says the Interstate Commerce Commission granted the Northern Pacific railroad permission to abandon 25 miles of its Bitter Root branch between Florence and Hamilton Montana. The railroad will construct an equal length of new track on the east side of the Bitter Root river.
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Washington
Bitter Root
Florence
Hamilton
Mont
Northern Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reservoirs Fill Above Normal As Water Storage Rises
Boler reports American Pails reservoir topped capacity on July 2 at 1,702,240 acre feet. Capacity near 1,700,000 acre feet. By July 3 irrigation releases reduced storage to 1,698,320 acre feet. For the week ended Saturday 277,250 acre feet stored and Jackson Lake reached a new yearly high of 814.450 feet.
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Boler
United States Reclamation Service
State Department of Reclamation
Jackson Lake
Byrd to Get Service Medal
The article notes Commander Byrd is unlikely to receive a large medals ceremony on his homecoming. Secretary Wilbur may recommend the Distinguished Flying Cross for Byrd, who already holds the congressional Medal of Honor and the Hubbard Medal for air exploration. Naval circles expect an enthusiastic reception. Byrd will brief officers on his flight and details remain with the State Department.
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Washington
Lindbergh
Byrd
Wilbur
North Pole
New York Geographic Society
State Department
Boston Red Sox edge Athletics 6 to 5 in ninth
Boston nosed out Philadelphia to win 6 5, scoring the winning run in the ninth after the Athletics tied the score in the ninth. It was Boston s second win in 17 starts.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Athletics
Red Sox
Baseball scores from a rough pair of early games
Baseball games show Philadelphia defeating Boston five to two in nine innings while New York and Philadelphia split a doubleheader with high totals. Washington trounces New York seven to two as Boston loses again to Philadelphia six to four. St Louis and Pittsburgh clash, with Pittsburgh winning six to five as late runs lift them past St Louis.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Boston Braves
Phillies
Fire destroys six Atlantic City hotels and board walk
A blaze swept through Atlantic City on July 5 destroying six small frame hotels and the board walk from Missouri to Arkansas avenues. Firefighters abandoned efforts to save the structures as flames consumed the row.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Missouri Avenue
Arkansas Avenue
Fall of Tsingtao Reported Amid Regional Secession
A Shanghai dispatch cited by the Westminster Gazette says Tsingtao on Kiaochow Bay has fallen to the Nationalist army following General Chen's secession. He commanded the area between Kiaochow and Kaomya near Tsingteo in Shangtung province.
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London
Shanghai
Westminster Gazette
Tsingtao
Kiachow Bay
Shangtung
Chen
Kiaochow
Kaomia
Tsingteo
Water floods Price river valley causing highway washouts
Salt Lake City reports renewed heavy rains flood waters wash out several bridges and carry away homes. About 223 autos marooned as rock and earth block highways along Willow Creek and Castle Gate widening the river, with five occupants narrowly escaping a plunge. River high at Price marks new record.铁路 delays end as tracks reopen.
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Salt Lake City
Price River Valley
Willow Creek
Castle Gate
Price
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
President Coolidge Visits South Dakota Rodeo Show
President Calvin Coolidge visiting Belle Fourche watched the tri state roundup featuring Indians cowboys cowgirls and a Deadwood stage coach parade. Crowds greeted the president and Mrs Coolidge as they toured the grounds and viewed a westward pageant of riders and banners from western states.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
President Coolidge
Tri-State
Senator Norbeck
Black Horse
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
Double Wedding Aboard Airplane Over Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Berlin July 6 A double aerial wedding was solemnized as Hermann Rohskopf and Eduard Vogt of Rohrbach Airplane works wed their brides aloft above the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. A minister and witnesses attended as music played from a phonograph and the ceremony was completed.
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Berlin
Hermann Rohskopf
Eduard Vogt
Rohrbach
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial
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