Hunters from Sparta set air record and profit up to date
The Hunter brothers John 27 Ken neth 22 Albert 33 and Walter 24 piloted the City of Chicago to a world record for continuous flight while Irene cooked aboard. They earned about 25 000 from various deals and advertising with stage and screen contracts possible. They plan to return to Sparta Monday and hope for further work.
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Chicago
Hunter
John
Kenneth
Albert
Walter
Big Ben
Irene
Illinois
Egypt
Sparta
Lindbergh
Col
Charles A
Wright Company
Motor
Terre del Puego
Terre Firma
Greek philosopher plunges over Niagara Falls in a barrel
George E. Stathakis, 46, a self styled Greek philosopher, rode his improvised oak barrel over Niagara Falls Horseshoe plunge at 3 35 p m. He vanished as river men waited an hour later with hopes of finding him. The crushed barrel likely caused his fate.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Horseshoe Falls
George E. Stathakis
Stathakis
Communists clash with police in Chicago Fourth bustle
On July 5 Chicago saw three skirmishes in Union Park as Communists clashed with police during Fourth of July events. Seventeen men and two women were jailed for disturbing the peace, two others injured in the hospital, and a officer struck by a pistol butt amid the melee.
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Chicago
Union Park
Balloons In National Race Thread Through Texas
Eleven balloons in the national elimination race started from Houston yesterday were reported by Texarkana at noon drifting northeast over southwestern Arkansas. The Aero Digest balloon Aero Digest said seven bullets whistled past without striking its basket near Conroe.
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Houston
Texas
S. T. Moore
W. O. Barrecksen
Aero Digest
Conroe
Tex
Gilmer
Texarkana
Arkansas
Hope
Ark
Here
United States Navy
T. G. W. Settle
Houston Field
Bloomburg
Turkish protest over Kurdish raids in Persia provocation
Istanbul July 5 Turkish government sent a strong note to Tehran protesting arming and provisioning of Kurdish tribes in Persia. Rebels have been raiding and fomenting revolt in Turkey's eastern provinces.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Teheran
Persia
Carol and Helen Reunited After Diplomatic Talks
In Bucharest on July 5 AP reports the grand voivode Michael of Alba Julia is back with his parents King Carol II and Queen Helen at the summer palace in Sinaia. Carol escorts Helen and Michael to the railway station for the trip to Sinaia amid denials about Mme Lupescu returning to Romania.
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Bucharest
Romania
Alba
Julia
Michael
Helen
Greece
Sinaia
Carol
Mme. Lupescu
Utah Weather Outlook Quiet With Warmer Southwest
Generally fair tonight and Sunday with slightly warmer readings in the southwest portion. Forecasters expect mild winds and dry conditions across the state as the weekend unfolds.
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Utah
Fireworks Fatalities Mark Nation's Fourth Celebration
Fireworks caused 12 direct deaths and widespread injuries across the nation on Independence Day. Auto accidents claimed 81 lives, drownings totaled 57, and property damage ran high as celebrations in New England, the middle Atlantic, and the Midwest reported the heaviest tolls. In Chicago 17 were seriously burned and five injured by stray gunfire, with dynamite usage adding several injuries.
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Chicago
America
Associated Press
New England
Middle Atlantic
Middle Western
New York City
Springfield
Ill
Middle West
South
Governors Visit Parks on Utah Arizona Tour
A party of governors continued their national park tour moving from Zion to Bryce Canyon in Utah. They trekked via Kanab for lunch and passed Cape Royal and Point Imperial on the North Rim to reach Bryce Canyon before resuming the journey to Utah.
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Grand Canyon Lodge
North Rim
Arizona
Utah
Bryce Canyon Park
Zion Park
Zion-Mt. Carme
Kanab
Cape Royal
Point Imperial
Half of states finish census count in 1930
July report shows 24 states and the District of Columbia totaling 50,198,950, a 7,444,129 rise (17.4 percent) since 1920. California leads gains, while Vermont shows the smallest rise. no state reports a decrease.
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Washington
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
California
Michigan
Massachusetts
Vermont
United States
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Minnesota
Iowa
Arkansas
West Virginia
Connecticut
Nebraska
Colorado
Maine
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Utah
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Delaware
Nevada
Carrier Pigeon Antwerp Returns After Featherless Flight
Baltimore news reports John Butz’s prize Belgian pigeon Antwerp landed four days after a storm stripped its feathers between St Paul and Baltimore. The bird walked home to resume work with 14 other birds on the New York to Atlanta air mail route.
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Baltimore
John Butz
St. Paul
Minn
Butz
Belgium
Antwerp
New York
Atlanta
Senate Set to Debate London Treaty Ratification
Washington July 5 A decisive Senate session will open Monday under President Hoover to debate ratification of the London treaty. Johnson of California and Moses of New Hampshire lead a cross faction group with Swanson of Virginia steering the opposition. Reed of Pennsylvania and Robinson of Arkansas back the treaty while the vote timing remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
California
Moses
New Hampshire
Swanson
Virginia
Reed
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Arkansas
Prison Grudge Sought in Bronx Taxicab Slaying
New York police probe a Bronx murder where Henry Brinkman, 38, a taxicab driver, was killed by a bullet and body burned. A grudge from three years in Elmira prison is a leading theory guiding officers to a man recently released from prison, previously involved in a January 1927 gambling raid altercation. Brinkman was identified by a scrap of paper and police records amid ongoing investigation.
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New York
Bronx
Henry Brinkman
Elmira
Brinkman
Chicago Beats Pittsburgh in Baseball Classic
National League game details show Chicago scoring 12 runs on 18 hits while Pittsburgh manages 9 runs on 4 hits. Moss Osborne and Hartnett pitched for Chicago with Chagnon and Hemsley also appearing. Bool pitched for Pittsburgh with Prench.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Moss
Osborne
Hartnett
Prench
Chagnon
Hemsley
Bool
Three Women Questioned in Detroit Gangster Slaying
In Detroit on July 5, gunmen killed two men William Cannon and George Collins tied to a beer-run syndicate and wounded Michael Stitzel as they prepared to drive away from the LaSalle hotel entrance. A lookout fled. police detain two women for questioning while a third was released.
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Detroit
William Cannon
George Collins
Chicago
Adelaide Street
LaSalle Hotel
Michael Stitzel
Railway Clerks Bank Reopened in Cincinnati
The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank reopened as a branch of Central Trust after a run of depositors. Withdrawals occurred but were outweighed by a flood of customers in the first hour. Central Trust acquired one of Cincinnati’s state banks. last report showed resources of 44.741 million dollars.
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Cincinnati
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Was &S
Central Trust
Officer and Leger Shot in Hamtramck double murder
A Hamtramck special investigator and an alleged bootlegger were shot to death by two unidentified gunmen who entered the rear of the home on the kitchen scene. Johnny Metz, to be taken to federal court, was fatally wounded on the front porch.
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Detroit
Hamtramck
Barney Roth
Johnny Metz
Roth
Annette
Young Texas Couple Missing in White Mountain Hills
Capitan New Mexico July 5 Four hunting parties and more than a hundred searchers combed the slopes and canyons of White Mountain for a Lubbock Texas couple Miss Hawthorne and Mr Price who disappeared after a mountain storm. Telephone lines to Ruidoso were down and reports from motorists gave only partial details of the search.
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Texas
Ruidoso
Miss Hawthorne
Mr. Price
White Mountain
Two Men Die in Cleveland Bootleg War Frenzy
In Cleveland on July 5, two men were shot and killed in a bootleg warfare incident. One died inside Frank Milano's restaurant and the other as he stepped outside. Authorities identify Joe Porello, longtime head of Cleveland's corn sugar business, and Sam TiYocco as victims, associates of bootleg factions linked to earlier killings of Big Joe and John Lonardo in 1927.
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Cleveland
Frank Milano
Joe Porello
Big Joe
John Lonardo
Sam TiYocco
Porello
City of Chicago Hunters End World Flight Record
The longest sustained flight ends as John and Kenneth Hunter land at Sky Harbor after 553 hours 41 minutes 30 seconds. Their Stinson-Detroiter monoplane faced fuel and lubrication issues, ending a 23 day endurance attempt that beat the previous record by 133 hours 20 minutes.
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Associated Presse
Chicago
John
Kenneth Hunter
Sky Harbor Airport
Kenneth
Ida Hunter
Associated Press
City of Chicago
John and
Ss.t.i
C.S.T
Sky Harbor
Albert
Walter Hunter
Sparata
Hunter Brothers
City of
British Race Won by Girl in King's Cup Air Race
Winifred Brown a 22 year old woman won Great Britain's King's Cup air race on a 750 mile course. Her average speed was 102.7 mph making her the first woman to win the event. Contenders included the Prince of Wales Hawker Tom Tit and Prince George Hawk Moth. Eighty eight planes started from Hanworth Park Feltham this forenoon.
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London
Winifred Brown
England
Miss Brown
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Hawker
Tom Tit
D. S. Don
Prince George
E. H. Fielden
Hanworth Park
Feltham
Drowning diver dies after shallow water plunge in Caldwell
Leary Manning, 4 broken neck from a high dive into the Jordan River in Caldwell Idaho, died 48 hours after the accident. Companions believed the dive harmless until Manning failed to surface and was paralyzed when rescued.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Jordan River
Leary Manning
Manning
Kingsford Smith Ends Ocean Quest In Oakland Sale Bid
Wing Commander Charles Eford Smith ends his record ocean crossing career in Oakland after landing the Southern Cross. The monoplane will be sold to the highest bidder, as the team returns from Galt Lake City. Smith has earned honors but little cash and is pursuing marriage plans with Miss Powell in San Francisco after the voyage.
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Oakland
Cal
Earth
Charles Eford-Smith
Australia
Kingsford-Smith
Galt Lake City
Pacific
Atlantic
England
San Gate
Miss Powell
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