Franco plans world flight leg Azores to New York
Commander Ramon Franco piloted the four motor Dornier Numancia from Cadiz aiming to circumnavigate the globe via the Azores and Halifax or Placentia Newfoundland on a route leading to New York. He traveled with Captain Ruiz de Alda and crew as aviation fans watched in Cadiz harbor.
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Spain
Ramon Franco
North America
Azores
Halifax
Placentia
Nae
Rae
Franco
Ruiz de Alda
Gallarz
Pablo “Rada
Numancia
Paparis
Mplete
Hal
New York
Hauz
LB. Paz
Bolivia
Ornia
San
Francisco
Unalasks
Paramushir
Manila
Vic- Bushire
Hig
Dornier
Jpeecraft
Franco Janeiro
Montevideo
Man Dies After Fall From Rim Rock in Snake River Canyon
William Allen Maxwell, 65, of 262 North Washington, slipped from the rim of Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls last evening about 7 30. He fell more than 200 feet to the base and died instantly. Maxwell, with his two sons and a companion, had hiked to the rim earlier that day. His body was recovered this morning and sent to Grossman funeral parlors. Maxwell had lived in Twin Falls over ten years and was active despite his age.
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Willian Allen Maxwell
Washington Street
Snake River
Maxwell
Twin Falls
Miunner
Ralph
Henry
W. W. Parker
Rim Rock
Mr. Parker
Mr. Maxwell
Maxwall
Dwin Falls
Obregon Fate Delays Action In Church Row
Mexico City August 1 The second anniversary of the suspension of the Catholic church in Mexico marks a tense situation after the assassination of President-elect Obregon. The dispute centers on priest registration and the prohibition of foreign priests with church leaders arguing it would mean government control. The article notes closures of parochial schools in 1926 and ongoing concerns over religious instruction for Catholic youth.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Obregon
Jose de Leon Toral
Calles
Catholic Church
Ministry-Of-Education
Church
Térly
Man Receives Reformatory Speech for Theft at Mother's Funeral
Columbus Nebraska August 1 Frank O Foreman 29 faced a number of years in the reformatory for writing two worthless checks to buy clothes for his mother’s funeral He spent the day of the funeral in jail after leaving Columbus and being held in custody elsewhere The incident centers on his inability to afford proper attire for the service and his crime occurred just before the rites.
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Columbus
Neb
Frank O ‘Foreman
Reformatory
William Allen White Ends Campaign Push Switches to Europe
Kansas editor William Allen White after a sharp attack on Governor Alfred E. Smith withdraws from campaign activity and sails to Europe aboard the French liner De Grasse. He says he will return after spending his money.
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New York
William Allen White
Kansas
Alfred I. Smith
Europe
Two Die in Chicken Raid Near Ravenna
In Ravenna Ohio on August 1 a clash with Sheriff J P Perry and Deputy George Dussel over stolen chickens left Ira Clogston 25 and Harry Cipe 26 dead near Lovers Line. Ralph Brown 25 was wounded. the third man fled.
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Ravenna
Ohio
J.P. Perry
George Dussel
Lovers Line
Perry
Dussel
Ira Clogston
Harry Cipe
South Newberry
Here
Ralph Brown
Husband May Have Killed Wife In Tucson Double Tragedy
In Tucson on August 1, the bodies of Joe Garcia and his wife were found on their porch with a bullet in each temple. A pistol near Garcia’s hand led police to believe he killed his wife and then died by his own hand, though investigations continued.
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Tucson
Ariz
Joe Garcia
Garcia
Aviation officers missing from Wright Field border
Dayton reports Colonel Harry Graham commander at Wright Field and chief of the material division and his aide Lieut W C O Connor are missing from Tucson Arizona. They left Saturday and were en route to Rockwell Field near San Diego California according to Wright Field officials.
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Dayton
Harry Graham
Wright Field
United’ States
Air Force
W. C. O’connor
Tucson
Ariz
Wrightfield
Graham
O'Connor
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Cal
Stribling Crown Claim Tied to Tunney Lineage
The Georgia heavyweight contender Stribling, father of Young Stribling, claims his son is the world heavyweight champion and the rightful successor to Tunney. He says the fighter has defeated top contenders Riesko Tonoughrati and George Cook and is ready to fight anywhere for any sum to prove the claim.
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Stribling
Tunney
Gag J—W. L
Georgia
Hig. Son
We. Aire
Johnny Riesko
Tonoughrati
George Cook
Gugeessor
Alate pointed spear found in Aba yesterday
A fragmentary report notes an alate pointed spear discovered in Aba yesterday. Details are sparse and no individuals or organizations are identified in the available text.
Britain advances union of Methodist churches
Fragmentary report notes a 75 percent majority favoring a measure to unite the three Methodist branches in Britain. The proposal, described in imperfect OCR, mentions a provincial synod and aims to create a single structure for the union of the Wesleyan Methodist, Primitive Methodist, and United Methodist bodies.
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London
Britain
Forty Hour Transatlantic Service A Step Away Says Expert
A New York report outlines plans for a combined steamship and airplane service across the Atlantic within about three years. Six high speed liners would shuttle between America and Europe with dock-to-dock times of four days, shorten to two or three via plane linkups at both ends.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Byrd
Brenwen
Atlantic
High Seas
United States Naval
Saratoga
Lexington
America
Europe
North ‘Atlantic
Laurence ‘R. Wilder
American Brown-Boveri Electric Corporation
United States Shipping Board
Bomb explosion fails to harm in Chicago building
A brick powder bomb exploded at dawn in the entrance of a six flat owned and occupied by Dr Max Thorek chief surgeon of the American Hospital Chicago. Damage was negligible and the blast did not wake residents. Thorek suggested the device may target a merchant across the street tied to a labor dispute.
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Chicago
Max Thorek
American Hospital
Thorek
Broadway producers plan film reproduction of stage plays nationwide
New York August 1 three leading Broadway groups led by Shuberts Brady Woods acquired majority stock of Vecarity Company to film original casts with color and sound. If a play succeeds the original cast stays on stage while reproductions roll out across the country within six weeks. Reproduction costs and equipment details were outlined, with theaters able to adopt the process for about 3500 dollars.
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New York
TL Woods
Shuberts
Willia A. Brady
Annane New York
Inve
Vecarim Company
Woods
The
United Press
Japanese Trouble At Aberdeen May Get to Washington
In Aberdeen Washington August reports say a deportation crackdown on a Japanese colony near Copalis Crossing escalated to international concerns. Y Hanawa Japanese vice consul opened an inquiry after three laborers were forced from the colony and about 100 dollars seized. About 50 men were believed involved in the mob. Two Japanese rejoined in Tacoma to help identify organizers while the plan to transfer the colony proceeded.
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Aberdeen
Washington
Wash
Here
Y. Hanawa
Copalis Crossing
Hanawa
Tacoma
Washington hopes League calls disarmament conference
official circles in Washington express hope that after a decade of hesitation the League of Nations will call a world wide disarmament conference. American officials note progress after studied dispatches and British French naval tonnage talks. France leads a contended plan to weigh a nation's resources and armaments, risking heavier cuts for the United States while other powers gain leeway.
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Washington
League Nations
League of Nations
Romise
France
United 'States
Mussolini To Hear Complete Italia Story Today
Survivors of the Italia expedition arrive in Rome as Gen. Umberto Nobile and aides prepare for Mussolini’s audience. Nobile and the crew faced a harrowing voyage and weeks on ice, receiving a hero’s welcome with crowds of up to 100,000 at the station.
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Mussolin
Italia
North Pole
Umberto Nobile
Rome
Will. Comuss
Nobile
Mussolini
Arnaldo Mussollini
Popolo d'Italia
Minlan
Comrate
Ugo Lago
Popolo
Hearta
Vielieri
Trojani
Biagi
Ceccioni
Vivas
Natale Ceccioni
Felice
Giuseppe Biagi
North
Brennan's Condition Improves After Illness
Brennan, a Democratic figure, showed marked improvement after a critical health episode tied to a dental infection allegedly leading to poisoning. Reports say he was hospitalized following an operation and remains under care as details emerge.
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Chicago
Brennan
John
Murphy
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