Daring Yank Hopes Make New Record
Wiley Post the Oklahoma flier crossed the Bering Sea toward Alaska after leaving Khabarovsk. He passed Nome at 7 30 a m Nome time and planned a landing at Fairbanks to refuel for the next leg to Edmonton. Post aims to beat the 1931 Gatty record and faced rain and low clouds on the perilous crossing.
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Seattle
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Nome
E.S.T
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Post
Fairbanks
Edmonton
Alberta
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Bering Sea
Harold Gatty
Solomon Beach
Alaska
Gatty
Moscow
North American
Bukhlovo
Winnie Mae
Rughlove
New York
Novosibirsk
Arkutsk
Irkutsk
Himself
Associated Press
Roosevelt Watches Markets From White House Watchful Eye
President Roosevelt monitors the ups and downs of the securities and commodity exchanges as he considers recovery plans. Supporters say he will act if needed, while discussion grows over a telegram from Senator Thomas to exchange presidents signaling the president’s possible stance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas
D. Okla
New York
Chicago
Tennessee votes on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment
The Associated Press reports Tennessee narrowly or strongly supports repealing national prohibition as it becomes the nineteenth state to consider the measure. Proponents claim a wide margin and regional momentum alongside Alabama and Arkansas voting to end national prohibition. Oregon votes next.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Oregon
Women editors advocate youths refuse war for peace in Chicago
Miss Viola Ilma, editor of Modern Theater, told the international congress of women that youths today would refuse to go to war, aiming to make peace real. Miss Alice Kelly of Connecticut College warned modern warfare drains resources and that industrial nations must build barriers against it.
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Chicago
Viola Ilma
International Congress of Women Today
Miss Ilma
Modern
Tbeater
Alice Kelly
Connecticut College For Women
Aged banker kidnap plot unraveled in Illinois raid
In Illinois, four men and two women were jailed after police raided the Musiala farm near Madison. The abductors tied banker August Luer for five days before release near Collinsville. Investigators found a dug out prison but found no ransom had been paid. Fitzgerald admitted involvement and others were also arrested.
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ST. Louis
August Luer
Joseph Gerk
Madison, Ill
Michael
Anna Musiala
Percy Michael Fitzgerald
Department of Justice
Granite City
Ill
Norma Vaughn
Frank Douglass
East St. Louis
Musiala
Alton
Collinsville
Luer
Sergt. Leonard Murphy
Carl Luer
Case Department of Justice
Dice Box
Fitzgerald
North Idaho mines reopen with rising activity
North Idaho mining is increasing speedily with gold as the principal driver. Inspector William H. Simons reported after tours of Elk City on the Clearwater and Pierce City districts in Clearwater county. Dredges yield about 180 dollars daily on Rough Creek and new machinery is planned. A lime deposit near Orofino is also being developed as a top regional resource.
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Boise
Idaho
William H. Simons
Clearwater
Elk City
South Fork
Clearwater River
Idaho County
Elk River
Pierce City
Clearwater County
Ozark
Rough Creek
Hays Creek
Orofino
Simons
Deer Sightings Near Pocatello Inspire Forest Tales
Dr. Ray J. Davis and D. C. Watkins observed a doe with twins on Mink Creek near Camp Tenday while returning from a Forest outing. The pair stepped away and vanished into the brush, highlighting frequent deer activity in the Pocatello area and across Idaho’s mountains.
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Pocatello
Ray J. Davis
D. C. Watkins
Camp Tenday
Mink Creek
Dee
Davis
Idaho
Government 10 Carry Battle to Kidnappers
July 20. Joseph B. Keenan, assistant attorney general, says the federal government will pursue kidnapers first then determine jurisdiction. He notes authorities will work with state officials to decide if cases are federal or state. Keenan declined to discuss workforce changes or future augmentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Washington
Joseph B. Keenan
Mov
Repeal Forecast by Christmas Says Postmaster General
Postmaster General Farley told President Roosevelt that prohibition repeal would come by Christmas and that the President agrees. Farley, chairman of the Democratic national committee, returned to Washington after southern campaigning and went to the White House to report on repeal prospects.
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Washington
Farley
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
White House
Hull Quietly Fights to Save World Tariff Truce
Secretary of State Cordell Hull is described in American circles as pressing behind the scenes at the World Economic Conference to preserve the tariff truce. He faces British and European resistance but remains determined not to discard the armistice as talks extend through the conference. A small steering committee is planned to keep the conference alive during the London recess.
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London
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Hull
MacDonald
Great Britain
James M Cox
Ohio
Hendryx Collin
Holland
Daily Major League Baseball Scores Summary
Baseball scores from today show Cleveland beating New York 7 to 4 in ten innings, Chicago and Detroit also posting wins, while St. Louis and Philadelphia split a doubleheader. The report lists pitchers and game details with city scores and line totals across several matchups.
Utah Legislature Opens Move to Repeal State Prohibition
SALT LAKE CITY July 20 The Utah legislature in special session launched a program to repeal or modify the state prohibition amendment. Bills to legalize and regulate beer manufacture and sale were introduced in both houses along with measures to submit repeal or modification to voters. Governor Blood signaled support for submitting the issue to a general election on November 7, with potential battles expected between repeal and beer-only modification factions.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Henry TH. Blood
House
Senate
Blood
Balbo Arrives in Washington to Meet Roosevelt
General Italo Balbo head of the Italian air armada arrives in Washington from New York to visit President Roosevelt. He lands at Bolling Field with a 19 gun salute as the navy band plays the Italian anthem and is greeted by Secretaries Swanson and Roper and Italian Ambassador Rosso before proceeding to a downtown hotel.
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Balbo
Bolling Field
Washington
Italo Balbo
Atlantic
Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
General Balbo
B. K. Yount
Bollingfield
United States Navy
Yount
Swanson
Roper
Rosso
Treasury pays off warrants in Idaho and notes sale
Boise reports the state treasury settled 250000 dollars in registered warrants mainly tiny sums held as idle funds. Proceeds from Spokane & Eastern Trust notes financed the payoff. Treasury aims to begin clearing warrants since the banking holiday, though progress will be slow and span weeks.
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Boise
State Treasury
Department of Public Investments
Treasury
Spokane & Eastern Trust Company
General Fund
Myrtle Eaking
Whitten announce birth of son in July
Mr and Mrs Albert Whitten announce the birth of a son on July 19, in Blackfoot.
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Blackfoot
Albert Whitten
Gunmen Wound Three Escape After Midnight Duel
In Platte City Missouri two men later identified as Clyde and Buck Barrow wounded three people during a midnight confrontation at a tourist camp. Sheriff Holt Coffey and deputy George Highfill were among the injured as the gunmen, aided by two women, fled in a car under fire. The cordon surrounding the cabin camp was tightened after a tip cited the Barrows wanted for murders in Joplin and Alma.
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Platte City
Barrow Brothers
Texas
Here
Holt Coffey
Plate County
Clyde Barrow
Ivy “Buck” Barrow
Joplin
Alma
Ark
Coffey
Clarence Coffey
George Highfill
Jackson County
Foreman To Visit Boise As Job Director
John Foreman, named re employment director for Idaho, will travel to Boise for a conference with state officials on establishing a federal employment service. The service aims to set up county bureaus for unemployed registrations and job placement under the national recovery act.
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Foreman
Boise
Idaho
Parker P. Carver
John Foreman
Washington
Frances Perkins
Freeman
Burasy
Stranger sought in Pocatello counterfeiting ring
Pocatello police hunt a foreign man about 40 linked to a counterfeit ring distributing silver dollars and $10 bills. He eluded officers on South Main after jumping into a car with Colorado plates 8205, later found with Illinois plates and silk dresses. He had been under two weeks of surveillance and is alleged to have sold costly clothing to local youths.
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Pocatello
South Main Street
Raise Road
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Illinois
Main Street
Art Music and Athletics Paramount Over R S
Dr Mandel Sherman of the University of Chicago told a conference that art music and physical education are more important than arithmetic in public schools He argued that fads and frills promote social compatibility and mental balance, even if arithmetic suffers, to prevent nervous breakdowns.
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Chicago
Mandel Sherman
University of Chicago
Sherman
University
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Keenan
By Claude A. Jagger
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Gomez
Dickey
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Detroit
Bridges
Hayworth
Crowder
Sewell
Phila
Stiles
Shea
Grove
Cochrane
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Lombardi
Lopez
Benton
Pittsburgh
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Luque
Mancuso
Swift
Meine and
Grace
Philadelphia
Holley
Pickerell
Liska
Boston
Frankhouse and Hogan
Italy
Rose Wach
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