Customs Seize Forty Quarts From Air Tour Flyers
Great Falls Montana September 20 AP customs officers confiscated about 50 quarts of beer whiskey and sherry from pilots and passengers arriving from Alberta Canada. Fliers faced small fines while the tour continued to Sheridan Wyoming with banquets and light remarks by local officials.
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Great Falls
Mont
Canada
Alta
J. W. Freeman
Chamber of Commerce
Freemer
America
Freeman
Frank Hawks
Sheridan
Wyo
Chang's Troops Move Toward Tientsin and Peiping
Chang Hsueh-liang's forces push south from Manchuria toward Tientsin and Peiping in a movement seen as aiming to end civil war between northern alliance rebels and the nationalist government. Officials note unclear motives, ranging from peace aims to carving a new Manchurian domain toward the Yellow River, as Henan reports sweeping insurgent gains toward Shansi and China drifts toward communism.
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Shanghai
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Tientsin
Shansi
China
Whitlock Died at Ogden Home in Utah
Lester F. Whitlock 43, vp and GM of Ogden Union Stockyards and Ogden Livestock, died suddenly at his Ogden residence after a heart attack. Born 1887 in Chester, Utah, he led regional livestock operations and served as director of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Security Bank, and American Packing and Provisions. Survived by his widow and one daughter.
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Bowen
Utah
Lester F. Whitlock
Ogden Union Byards
Ogden Livestock Now
Intermountain
Mr. Whitlock
Chester
Andrew Whitlock
Uintah Indian Reservation
Ogden Union Stockyards
Idaho
Montpelier
Pocatello
Salt Lake City
Whitlock
Ogden Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Security Bank
American Packing and Provisions Company
Gotham Judges in Grand Jury Run Indictments
Former city magistrate George F. Ewald and his wife Bertha Ewald posted 2500 bail after pleading not guilty to indictments charging them with buying Ewald his office. Tammany leader Martin J. Healy and go-between Thomas Tammaney face charges. next hearings set for Monday. Investigations also touch on Jacob Cash payments and the disappearance of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater as a wide search unfolds.
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New York
George F. Ewald
Bertha E. Ewald
Liberty
Ewald
Martin J. Healy
Tammany
Thomas T. Tammaney
Roosevelt
Cotter Butters, Inc
Jacob Cash
Healy
Supreme Court
Joseph Force Crater
Crater
Cayuga Democratic Club
Eugene Walter and Mary Kissel Secretly Married
The Times reports author Eugene Walter and New York model Mary Kissel wed in Mexicali on April 26. The ceremony occurred a month after Walter won an interlocutory divorce decree from Charlotte Walker, with Judge Miguel Valhalla officiating.
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Los Angeles
The
Times Today
Eugene Walter
Mary Kissel
New York
Mexicali
California
Miguel Valhalla
Walter
Charlotte Walker
Easterwood to Present 25000 Check for Paris Dallas Flight
Colonel W. E. Easterwood Jr arrives on Leviathan from Europe to present the $25,000 prize won by Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte for the Paris to Dallas flight via Newark. The presentation will be at a New York Advertising Club luncheon on October 10.
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New York
W. E. Easterwood, Jr
Dalas
Leviathan
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Paris
Dallas
Newark
Easterwood
New York Advertising Club
Americans To Show Regard For The Great Irish Sportsman
New York on September 20 reports Will Rogers influence spurs gifts toward a loving cup for Sir Thomas Lipton five time challenger for the America’s Cup. Mayor Walker acts as fund custodian as over a hundred letters with cash arrive at City Hall and other offices. Contributions flow from individuals and families while Barron Collier serves as treasurer and newspapers collect donations.
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New York
Will Rogers
Thomas Lipton
Walker
City Hall
Barron G. Collier
Justice Sutherland Returns from European Vacation
Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland and his wife arrived in New York aboard the Leviathan after a two months trip in Europe. They were joined by Mrs. William Howard Taft, widow of the late chief justice, who accompanied them to Italy.
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Europe
New York
Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Sutherland
William Howard Taft
Tete
Italy
Conspiracy Trial Nearing End In Seattle Case
The Seattle bribery trial of former Northwest prohibition chiefs nears closure as jurors hear final arguments. Prosecutor Salter and defense counsel spoke in turn with two more speeches and judge’s instructions pending. Defendants include Roy C. Lyle William Whitney Earl Corwin and R L Fryant.
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Seattle
Northwest
Leslie E. Salter
A. R. Hilen
Charles P. Moriarty
Anthony Savage
United States
Norcross
Roy C. Lyle
William M. Whitney
Earl Corwin
R. L. Fryant
Solving Problems of the Minority in Geneva Speech
Sir Robert Borden told the League of Nations that minority issues can be solved fairly. He urged granting constitutional and legal rights beyond doubt while urging minorities to cooperate. He cited Canada’s English and French harmony as a model.
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Geneva
Canada
League of Nations Assembly
Robert Borden
Dominions
Germany
Poland
Robert
Krag Practice Shoot Cancelled By Local Club
The Krag shoot sponsored by the P A C for tomorrow is cancelled due to a conflict with a National Guard range shoot Sunday morning led by Captain Thorkildsen and his men. Organizers hope to reschedule for Sunday September 28 with details to follow.
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Tribune
Athletic Club
National Guard
Thorkildsen
Famous Fliers At St Paul Welcome To Minnesota
French trans Atlantic fliers Captain Dieudonne Coste and Lieutenant Maurice Bellonte arrived in St Paul after a night in Minneapolis to be greeted by Governor Theodore Christianson. A parade through downtown ended at the state capital where the fliers were welcomed, and they circled Glen Lake Tubercular sanitarium leaving nurses forming a question mark on the lawn as patients watched from balconies.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Minnesota
Theodore Christianson
Gerardt Bundlie
Paris
New York
Christianson
Glen Lake
Funeral rites for Milton Sills held in Los Angeles
Funeral services were held in Los Angeles for screen star Milton Sills. The rite included an affirmation of immortality, and burial place was not announced. Friends said the body might be returned to Chicago where he began as a philosophy instructor.
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Los Angeles
Milton Sills
Chicago
Sils
Utah Democrats Adopt Platform Plank On Law Enforcement
The Utah Democratic state convention adopted a platform plank calling for honest and impartial enforcement of laws while deploring current conditions. A heated session followed over the effect of the plank amid talk of forming a third party. The committee also debated taxation amendments to the state constitution and urged careful study of votes on the measure.
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Salt Lake City
Dern
Auto Freight Rates From Chicago to Salt Lake Questioned
A. L. Coy of Pocatello testified before Claude Porter of the Interstate Commerce Commission at a Utah hearing, saying Detroit and Chicago to Salt Lake automobile freight rates are too high. He cited heavy snow and higher operating costs on the Ogden corridor to justify higher costs than other regions.
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Salt Lake City
Detroit
Chicago
Salt Lake
A. L. Coy
Pocatello
Utah
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Claude Porter
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Coy
Ogden
Brewery Raid Kills Federal Agent in New Jersey
In Elizabeth New Jersey federal state and local officers pursue a brewery raid gang after a group of 11 gunmen ambushed five federal agents at the Rising Sun brewery killing John G Finnelle 44 of Philadelphia. The remaining agents arrested the engineer and two stokers before the gunmen struck.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Federal
John G. Finnelle
Philadelphia
Rising Sun
Robert Young
Newersey
Young
Pichello
Fienello
Madeline Tristan Crew Rescued After Heavy Gale Off English Coast
Six crew members of the French schooner Madeline Tristan were saved in a fierce gale that lashed southern England and northern France. Rescue efforts used Waymouth lifeboat and Portland Rocket apparatus as the vessel grounded on Chesil beach. Other vessels, including the Leone and Overleigh, were driven ashore with crews rescued or remaining aboard.
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England
France
Waymouth
Portland
Chesil
Portland Harbor
Weymouth
Temple Mead
Cardiff
Overleigh
Plymouth Sound
Antwerp
Plymouth
Tilson Renominated in Connecticut Third District
Congressman John Q. Tilson, veteran floor leader, was renominated for the twelfth time by the Third District convention in New Haven Connecticut. He previously served as congressman at large from 1900 to 1913 and since 1915 has represented the third district.
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Tilson
New Haven
Conn
John Q. Tilson
Ubican
House
Russian Wheat Colors Market in Bearish Russian Short Selling
Washington report on Secretary Hyde’s telegram to the Chicago Board of Trade cites heavy Russian short selling of wheat for December delivery. President Hoover and officials weigh the impact as the state department says no action yet. Senator Brookhart faults both the Board of Trade and Russia for the incident.
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Washington
Hyde
Chicago Board of Trade
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
John A. Bunnell
Chicago Board
Bunnell
J. W. T. Duvel
Grain Futures Act
State Department
United States
Commerce Department
Russia
Chicago Exchange
Brookhart
Chicago Trade Board
Board of Trade
Ruth Alexander Dies in Plane Crash Verdict
Ruth Alexander killed in a San Diego crash while en route to New York. Coroner's jury finds death from multiple injuries due to an overloaded plane and dense fog.
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San Diego
Cal
Ruth Alexander
New York
Frozen notes tell struggle made by Andree and companions
The 1897 North Pole balloon expedition diary fragments reveal how Salomon Auguste Andree Nils Strindberg and Knut Frænkel faced gas leaks ice frost and retreat toward Franz Josef Land. They endured crevasses freezing pools and a rising doubt as their doomed drift ended on White Island.
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M. Andree
White Island
Gunnar Horn
Andree
Hulloven
Danes Island
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Norge
Land
Nils Stringberg
Knut Frankel
Franz Josef Land
Fridtjof Nansen
Frankel
Strindberg
Actress Gladys George Files Divorce Suit in Los Angeles
Gladys George, leading stock company actress, files for divorce from Arthur Ben jamin Erway in Los Angeles alleging cruelty. She recounts threats to shoot and episodes of choking and hitting. They married in 1922 in Oakland and San Luis Obispo, separated September 14, 1930. The couple were prominent in western stock companies, including Salt Lake City engagements.
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Los Angeles
Gladys George
Arthur Benjamin Erway
Gladys Clare Erway
Oakland
Salt Lake City
Ben Erway
Miss George
Mr. Erway
Mischievous workers try to tear down Detroit factory
Theodore Gabert found 20 men with picks and shovels demolishing his factory. They claimed they were raising the roof after being told the building was abandoned. Police detained the group. warrants were sought for malicious destruction as Gabert valued the damage at 10,000 dollars.
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Theodore Gabert
Mr. Gabert
Celar
Gabert
John D. Watts
Guabert
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