Endurance flight ends with Crichton crash fatal
Minnesota pilot Captain P L Crichton died after a crash from 200 feet during a 154 hour endurance flight. Co pilot Owen Haugland was seriously injured as the Mooneplane crash occurred at 5 25 a m today.
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Red) Jackson
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Power companies seek double Boulder dam output figures
Washington July 28 Applications from power companies for about twice as much power as Boulder dam can generate have been received by Secretary Wilbur. He said they were turned over to the Denver office of the reclamation service.
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Rumors Of Mongol Invasion Supposed In Asia
Reports from Tokyo indicate rumors of a Mongol invasion of China as a counter movement to strained relations with Nan King. The chatter cites Soviet actions and Chinese government links, while Manchull reportedly withdraws near the Chinese Eastern railway creating a tense no man’s land between forces.
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Author Expresses Opinion on Dry Law
Irv Cobb, chair of the authors and artists committee of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, argues prohibition is a noble experiment but cites San Francisco fire and the Galveston flood as other noble experiments. He supports repeal or reinterpretation by Congress, noting millions of orderly citizens violate the Volstead Act.
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Cotton Strike Shuts Down Lancashire Mills
In Manchester England July 29 the cotton industry faces its worst halt since 1926 with about half a million workers idle. Some 15,000 mills largely in Lancashire stayed closed as workers rejected a 12⅓ percent wage cut, reducing output and risking broader economic damage. Officials hint at government intervention as unions press for negotiations.
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Philadelphia Beats Faber In A Hard Fought Game
Philadelphia edges Faber 66 to 104 in a one game scheduled matchup as Lyons Berg and Crouse shine. Shores Quinn and Cochrane contribute in a high scoring affair with key plays late.
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Tacoma Tokyo Flight Crash Claims Fatal Wreck
A Tacoma to Tokyo flight ended in a crash, leaving a mangled craft of steel and plywood. Bromiley escaped unharmed while the fitter blamed himself for the crash and said he should have halted the ship when the gasoline line spray blinded him.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Maps Path to Czar Wealth
Mme Tschaikowsky who calls herself Grand Duchess Anastasia seeks the fortune of the executed czar Nicholas II. A legal notice asks banks, corporations and individuals to report any czar funds they hold. Interest centers on the vast fortune spread across countries and the status of Anastasia as heir or kin.
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Mme Tuochaikowsky
Anne Burr Jennings
Long Island
William B. Leeds
Xenia
Russia
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Leeds
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Four Escape as Auburn Prison Mutiny Leaves 4 Dead
In Auburn New York July 28 AP reports fifty long term inmates joined a revolt at Auburn State Prison amid a 1 700 inmate population. The mutineers seized the arsenal with about 50 rifles and four machine guns, stormed gates fired shops and caused about 500000 dollars in damage while shooting four guards. Two mutineers were killed by guard fire and four convicts escaped during the initial rush.
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Terrific Heat Wave Grips Nation Across Cities
A massive heat wave sweeps the country with readings near or above 100 degrees in Albany Baltimore Phoenix St. Louis and Washington. New York hits 102 while 3 million flee to beaches, drownings rise, and extreme conditions trigger Legion parade incidents and drought fears across Atlantic states and eastern Canada.
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Briand Decides to Retain Cabinet in France
Paris July 29 AP Briand keeps intact the Poincare cabinet with Poincare not included and Briand taking premier and foreign affairs. The move aims to secure Radical Socialist support while awaiting reparations talks and League of Nations issues at The Hague conference.
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Hague
Armies Create Neutral Zone Between Russia and China
Reports from Manchuria say Russian and Chinese troops withdraw to form a neutral buffer along the border to avert clashes. Chinese forces pull back toward Khailar with a small border cavalry, while Moscow orders withdrawals at Manchus and Pogranichnaya. The separation line runs about 12 miles wide.
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Firefighters Battle Boise Forest Fire With Determined Stance
Firefighters at the Boise national forest vowed to fight the blaze all summer, sending for another food truck as the 2000 acre timber fire, 20 miles north of Lowman, remained out of control. It had moved from beetle killed timber into green timber as foresters aimed to check it before open terrain met a north wind.
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Mass casualty report from China details 20000 killed in Dangar raid
AP dispatch describes a Moslem mass casualty event in Dangar, Kansu province. Missionary Andrews says 20 000 Chinese men and boys were killed within two hours as raiders attacked the mountain town. Few aged and women survived, refugees crowded Dangar for relief, while authorities label it part of ongoing Muslim rebellion dynamics.
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Minnesota Endurance Plane Crashes At Airport
The Minnesota endurance monoplane crashed at Wold-Chamberlain airport in Minneapolis killing Captain P. J. Crichton and likely fatally injuring co pilot Owen Haugland. The 154 hour flight ended as the craft side slipped during climb after dropping a final note.
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Possible Air Mail Rate Changes Signal Future Cuts
Washington July 29 AP Assistant Postmaster General Glover said the Post Office may soon consider carrying two cent or first class mail by air on long routes without mail contracts. He noted growing demand for air mail service in nearly every community and implied air transport could be used for standard mail on certain segments.
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Porest O'Brine
Dale Red Jackson
St Louis
Gil
Washington
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Post Office Department
Naval experts eye 15 cruiser program fate in London talks
Washington reports say American analysts expect two thirds of the 15,000 ton cruiser plan to survive any agreement with Britain on equal naval strength. Ten ships of the 10,000 ton class would likely be built, with the rest forming first or second line units. A court marriage license was issued for John H. and Gladys Neken at the local courthouse.
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Hoover Ana
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Gladys Neken
Plane crash in Missouri claims two lives near Blackjack
An aircraft crash near Blackjack in St. Louis County killed George Lea Lambert, 23, and Harold C Jones, 18. Lambert, vice president of Von Hoffman Aircraft and son of Major Albert Bond Lambert, piloted the biplane after taking off from Lambert-St Louis field. Jones, from New York City, was killed at the scene.
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Harold C Jones
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Diumond
James Theodore Walker
Portiaville
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