Vivid crash sight described in T A T wreck near Mount Taylor
Lieutenant George K. Rice recounts a search of the T A T plane wreckage north of its Albuquerque route. He reports finding scattered duralium, the left wing read 9649, and the cabin largely ash. He notes the crash likely killed all aboard and the site remains hard to reach.
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Rice
George K. Rice
Albuquerque
N. M
Petrified Forest
Los Angeles
Holbrook
Arizona
Mount Taylor
Inquiry into former agent's activities in shipbuilding firms
Washington reports the Department of Justice will probe possible shipbuilding firm actions against naval disarmament pacts. Senator Borah calls for a senate inquiry into William B. Shearer and directors of Bethlehem Shipbuilding American Brown-Bovret Electric Newport News Shipbuilding tied to alleged services for firms building cruisers for the American navy.
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Borah
Department of Justice
Washington
Hoover
Senate Naval Committee
Wiliam B. Shearer
Senate
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Shearer
Hale
Unree Corpornome
Tuedas
Senator Borah
Confordness
Lee
Bethlehem Shipbullding Corporation
American Pirown-Bovert Electric Corporation
Newport News Shipbuilding and Jeydock Co
Wreckage of City of San Francisco Seen on Mount Taylor
Albuquerque officials report wreckage of the airliner City of San Francisco found on Mount Taylor slope. Wreckage shows right wing folded with T A T numerals. left wing and cabin burned. Passengers and crew believed trapped in cabin as searchers plan dawn operations.
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Albuquerque
N. M
San Francisco
Mount Taylor
Phot J. B Stowe
F B
Steakman
Public Lands
Deacon Arlidge
Albuquerque Journal
Pantages Jury Guarded During Manslaughter Hearing
Seventeen to nineteen jurors in the Pantages manslaughter case were sheltered in a Los Angeles hotel under court bailiffs. A three day recess followed prosecution witness testimony as the panel prepared to resume next Tuesday. The defense argued possible automobile involvement and the accusation of intoxication at the time of the incident.
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Los Angeles
Fne
Alexander Pantages
Uhe Theatre Giagnate
Anat Mra Panages
Joe Roemoto
Pantages
Tme
Occident
Fliers Delay Start of Navy Aerial Squadron in Denver
Unfavorable weather may delay the No 1 United States Navy aerobatic squadron’s flight to its Pacific coast base. Lieutenant Commander H C Wicks said authorization to stay in Denver is sought to Monday, with a possible start if conditions clear. The squadron was expected to reach its base Monday.
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Denver
United States Navy
Pacific Coast
H.C. Wicks
Washington
Elliott Believed Behard Bid Leads to Escape Murders
Two inmates fled Grand County jail after killing officer R D Westwood and were recaptured as authorities recovered weapons and tied the crime to robberies in Colorado. One suspect, Elliott, boasted of a cliff fall as arrest was made.
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Moab
Utah
Grand County
R. D. Westwood
R. H. Fillett
Salt Lake
U. S. Biological Survey
Here
Ellicott
Henry J. Forsyth
Colorado
Elliott
Westwood
Porsyth
Utah Weather Showers Likely Sunday Through Monday
Forecast shows showers in Utah beginning Sunday with lingering showers into Monday. The outlook notes cool temperatures and unsettled conditions across the region as cold fronts move through.
Described clashes mount as Jerusalem tensions flare
In Jerusalem both Arabs and Jews push to continue fighting amid protests over a September 1 proclamation. An Arab peasant from Beit Harinah was seriously injured by Jews from Bir Jacob. The Arab executive accused the government of acting on Zionist propaganda and failing to prevent outbreaks.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Preate
Beit Harinah
Bir Jacob
Ralem
John Chancellor
Children Lost as Boat Sinks Off Helsinki
A Finnish steamer named Kuru sank in a storm near Helsinki on September 7. About 200 passengers were aboard. at least 50 people, including many children, died or were missing as the vessel capsized and sank. Rescue by the steamer Jarganie helped some reach shore alive amid chaotic scenes.
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Helsingfuors
Finland
Temmetfors
Smoot Faces Tariff Debate with Cold Facts Approach
Utah Senator Smoot, head of the Senate Finance Committee, plans to press the tariff bill with only "cold figures and facts" and avoid political speeches. He will challenge proposed changes, protest a presidential power to adjust rates, and back Congress oversight on tariff data and ad valorem provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Smovot
Utah
Smoot
Simmons
North Carolina
Treasury
Tariff Commission
Congress
United States
Picking a Terminal for Zepp Service
Dr Hugo Eckener announced plans to base regular trans Atlantic Zeppelins at a southern city near Baltimore likely Washington or Richmond. He argued weather patterns near Baltimore favor landings and said Graf Zeppelin would not again land at Lakehurst awaiting naval welcome.
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New York
Hugo Eckener
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Graf Zeppelin
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Graf Om
Britain wins Schneider trophy with record speed
Ryde, Isle of Wight Sept 7 AP flying officer H R D Waghorn won for Britain on a silver seaplane achieving an average 328.3 mph over 218 miles, just under five and a half minutes per mile, beating the prior record by 49 mph from Venice two years ago. Flying officer R L R Atcherley also set a new world speed record for Britain by hitting 332.49 mph on two laps in the same race.
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Ryde
Isle of Wight
Britain
Lido
Venice
Great Britain
Plane Crashes Into Crowd on Coney Island Beach
A seaplane crashed into a crowded Coney Island beach in New York injuring seven and killing two. Victims include Mildred Jakowisky and Meyer Kessler both of Brooklyn. The pilot William Alexander Herman and others were among those struck by the wings as fog and low visibility contributed to the tragedy.
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New York
Coney Island
Mildred Jakowisky
Meyer Kessler
Brooklyn
William Alexander Charles Herman
Alexander
Five Day Week and 12 Dollar Wage Sought by West Coast Builders
Ericklayers masons and plasterers from Washington and Oregon vote to use every means possible to win a five day week and a minimum wage of 12 dollars a day at the Spokane conference closing. Representatives from 22 unions in the two states attended the session.
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Spokane
Ericklayers
Masons
Washington
Oregon
Poincare Grading Weaker as Lung Congestion Lingers
Paris reports growing concern over former French president Raymond Poincare after a minor operation a month ago. Doctors say lingering lung congestion keeps him bedridden and feared to be weakening, with anxiety mounting among officials and the public.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
France
Tragic finish of big liner in wild area
The newest air transport liner, a tri motor all metal monoplane, crashed into Mount Taylor in central New Mexico during a storm, killing seven aboard and one woman. Lieutenant George K. Rice of Western Air Express spotted the wreckage on the south slope while returning from Los Angeles to Albuquerque. The rugged desert area offered no landing sites or roads, and no survivors were found. Pilot J B Stowe of the City of San Francisco attempted to beat worsening weather toward Albuquerque.
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Stone
Albuquerque
Western Air Express
Transcontinental Air Transport
Paul Scott
Mount Taylor
Los Angeles
New Mexico
Trans-Continental Air Transport Company
Western Express
George K. Rice
Western Air Express Transport
Rice
Wild West
Grants
N. M
J. B. Stowe
San Francisco
Mountain States Face Cold Weather and Snow
The Rock Mountain region braces for continued cold with more snow forecast by the weather bureau. Wyoming Montana and northwest Colorado report freezing temperatures as low as 24 degrees. Mountain passes near Denver are buried in snow while statewide readings dip further tonight.
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Denver
Rockountain
Weather Bureau
Mountain
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
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ZEPP
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