New Head of Dry Forces Takes Office
Seymour Lowman of Elmira New York sworn in as assistant secretary of the treasury charged with prohibition customs and coast guard. He vows firm sensible enforcement and a businesslike approach to end all law violations including bootleggers and petty offenders.
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Dry Forces
Washington
Seymour Lowman
Elmira
N. T
Lowman
Andrews
Vermont
Prohibition Bureau
Dr. Doran
Doran-Lowman
Vowman
Ciry
Prohibition
Thousand youths begin Citizens Military Training at Fort Des Moines
Fort Des Moines opens with about 1,000 youths from Iowa and northern Missouri reporting at 5:30 a.m. The camp life begins under instruction by regular army officers and noncommissioned personnel.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Citizens Military Training Camp
Fort Des Moines
Army
Plane Crashes Turned Death Race Into Narrow Loss
Mrs. George T. Burrell Jr and her husband pressed on to New Orleans by car and a second plane to reach her dying parents but arrived minutes too late. In Kansas a plane crash near Wichita killed Lieut. C A Pearson while Lieut. C W Luthy survived after artificial respiration saved him.
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New Orleans
Chicago
George T. Burrell, Jr
Burrells
Burrell
Frederick FF. Houghton
Frends
Jurrell
St. Louis
Houghton
Wichita
Kans
Lieut. C. W. Luthy
Art Riley
Lieut. C. A. Pearson
Luthy
Boys Escape Serious Injuries In Near Miss Car Crash
Three Washington boys riding in a Chevrolet roadster on a gravel road eight miles north of town were not seriously hurt when the car swerved into a gravel pile and overturned. Driver Bill Kyle suffered a deep forehead gash, while Howard Hazen and Don Crone escaped with minor scratches as repair crews moved the wrecked vehicle back onto the road. A second accident near the scene was narrowly avoided when a Ford driver failed to see the wreck and veered into a ditch but emerged unscathed.
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Washington
Itowa City
Howard Hazen
Bill Kyle
Don Crone
Ford
Demonstration of Eureka Vacuum at J W Bidwell Store
Leonard Wright, factory demonstrator, shows the Eureka vacuum cleaner at J W Bidwell store. The Eureka brand, famed for sweepers, introduced a new model as the campaign begins in the community with visits inviting all to see improvements.
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J. W. Bidwell
Leonard Wright
Philadelphia
Eureka
Camp to Run Through End of Month
The camp will continue until the last day of the month, concluding as scheduled.
Prince of Wales Charms Montreal Crowd in Open Reception
The Prince of Wales rode through 150,000 cheering fans to city hall in Montreal where Mayor Martin welcomed him in French. He spoke briefly in English as Prince George attended, then reviewed 1,000 Boy Scouts at Champs de Mars before lunch at Laval-Sur-Le-Lac golf club with Prime Minister Baldwin in attendance.
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Montreal
Que
Aus
Prince of Wales
Canada
Prince George
Stanley Baldwin
Fneland
Martin
Quebec
Champs de Mars
Ritz Cartton Hotel
Laval-Sur-Le-Lac
Baldwin
Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race Planned From New York to Santander
Spanish embassy officials announced a July 1928 trans Atlantic race from New York to Santander Spain. Spanish and American yacht clubs would cooperate in a cup donated by Alfonso Promoters envision an annual event alternating starts between Santander and New York.
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Washington
New York
Santander
Spain
Kine Alphonso
Postpone session at Geneva today
Geneva August 1 The naval limitations conference plenary session was postponed while conferees weigh abandoning current talks and resuming later. Viscount Jehil of Japan linked to the delay and efforts to prepare public opinion for possible failure. Earlier discussions included Hugh Dibsen and W C Bridgeman in arranging the postponement.
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Geneva
Viscount Jehil
Sahir
Hugh Dibsen
Pirst
Cii
Gibson
Gibsonaw W. C. Bridgeman
Byth
Hay Fever Expected To Be Worse This Year Officials Say
Washington officials warn hay fever will be more severe this season due to a dry summer and airborne pollen. Dr Pierce notes pollen from roses, ragweed, and other flowers causes outbreaks while rain can reduce danger. Polyvalent immunization injections may help but must target the specific pollen type triggering symptoms. President Coolidge is cited as a notable past sufferer.
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Washington
Br. Cc. C. Pierce
U. S
United Press
Pierce
Golder
Rod
President Coolidge
Vacationists Go in All Directions Across the United States
A flurry of trips fills the period as families trundle across states for visits and leisure. Dickersons head to Montana and Colorado, others plan stops in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Wyoming. The Boller party returns from the north while Livingston family journeys toward Wyoming, with many travelers pursuing canal cats and rural explorations.
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Carl Jungbluth
Louie Jones
Ernest Lemmon
Ralph Siamon
George McDaniel
Frank Miller
Mississippi
Lansing
Iowa
McGregor
O. J. Boller
C. Mieher
Minnesota
Colorado
Colorado Springs
S. W. Livingston
Bill
Margaret
Wyoming
Louise
Jerry Voorhes
FE. W. Eastwood
Douglas
Wisconsin
Westwood
P. J. Peas
Michigan
Joseph
W. W. Bowers
Lake Milak
It Fi
Dean
Glenn Zaring
Deerwood
Hrainerd
Minn
Columbus Junction
Max Orr
John Mangold
Mangold
Oxark Mountains
Kaneas
Max
Lester
Dayton
Ohio
Gibson and Jones Confer with Bridgeman
Gibson and Rear Admiral Hilary J. Jones of the American delegation held talks with Bridgeman to discuss ongoing relations and strategic cooperation.
New Farm Relief Measure Tied to Cooperatives
Rapid City South Dakota August 1 The farm bloc leader Senator Capper arrives to discuss a tentative farm relief bill aimed at aiding cooperatives with a $200 million revolving fund for loans to build warehouses and store crops. The plan envisions a federal farm board and new stabilization corporations to back 100 percent financing, pending Coolidges approval and continued talks with Capper Meyer Fess Jardine Hoover and others. Capper faults the administration proposal for not matching the McNary Haugen equalization system and says farmers will favor that approach.
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Rapid City, & DD
Geneva
Simeon Dpd
Fess
Ohio
Coolidge
Federal Carm Board
Federal Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Wich
MccNary-Haugen
Capper
Rapid City
S. D
Kansas
Farm
McNary-Haugen
McNary-Haugen Hill
Theeert
Six Dead in Multiple Plane Crashes Across Cities
Report lists seven aircraft fatalities over the weekend including two new nano planes with both pilots and passengers killed in crashes. Witnesses say a swallow monoplane blaze claimed two aboard as 200 onlookers watched. An Army Reserve flight near Wichita ended in a fatal nose dive. Observers call for parachute requirements for pilots and passengers.
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New Castle
Ind
Army Reserve
Wichita
Kan
Zabriskie
Hix
Flight by Clarence Chamberlin Lands on New Jersey Shore
Clarence Chamberlin completed a ship to land flight from the Leviathan reaching land at Curtis Field Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey after departing from the liner’s deck 154 miles from New York. Officials hailed the trial as proof of a running takeoff viability for future airship to ship service and mail transport with plans for broader adoption.
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Curtiss Pield
New York
Europe
Clarence Id, Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Long Island
Hashronek Helghts
N. J
United States Lines
Steamship Line
BOT
Curtiss Field
Teterboro Field
Hasbrouw
Pacific
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
New Jersey
Curtis Field
United States Navy
Levins
Three Women Enter Air Derby to Hawaii
Three female pilots join an air race 2400 miles over water to Hawaii with prizes of 35600. Mrs William B P Irwin of Dallas Miss Mildred Doran from Flint and Misa Pauline Rich of Los Angeles will fly with male aviators and operate radios as co participants.
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San Francisco
Hawaii
William BP. Irwin
Dallas
Tex
Mildred Doran
Flint Michigan
Misa Pauline Rich
Los Angeles
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Chevrolet
Accident Geass Light
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Ss. A. Dickerson
Fen
Montrose
Meyer
Secreetary of Agriculture
Jardine
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
George Zabriskie
James Rose
Jose
Meperts
Leviathan
Hamberlin
Riley
Clarence Chamberlin
Truman T. W. O'Connor
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Irwin
William P. Irwin
Tex Fish
Carl Paula
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