Polish Aviators Start Atlantic Flight From Le Bourget
Majors Louis Idzikowski and Kasimir Kubala launched a westward non stop attempt from Le Bourget to New York aboard an Amiot biplane named Marshal Pilsudski. The craft lacks radio. officials estimate possible landfall in New York after a flight across the Atlantic with Polish government backing.
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LE Bourget Airdomr
Paris
Louis Idzikowski
Kasimir Kubala
Bay of Biscay
New York
Horta
Azores Islands
le Bourget Airdome
LE Bourget Field
Atlantic
Casimir Kubala
Amiot
le Bourget
Chartres
Marshal Pilsudski
L’orient
Azores
Idzikowski
Kubala
Ilinski
M. Amiot
General Nobile Defends Polar Expedition Publicly
General Umberto Nobile, commander of the Polar Drigible Italia, defended the Arctic voyage in an exclusive interview. He said the expedition achieved unprecedented scientific and geographical results, noting 243 hours of flight with 134 over polar regions and stressing the mission was not a pleasure trip but a serious scientific search. He praised Italian Swedish and Czech Slovak scientists on board and recalled the morale and risks endured during the North Pole attempt. Titina the terrier remained with him as he recuperated at home after the ordeal.
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Rome
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Nobile
Artic
North Pole
Feneral
Titina
Foyn Island
Spitzbergen
United Press
Heat and Storm Mark Winfield Fair Weather Card
A hot day reaching 93 degrees gave way to a heavy rainstorm of 1.26 inches with thunder and lightning. Washington's Legion corps supplied a popular concert at the fair, while attendance lagged due to harvest work and heat. Columbus Junction beat Washington Indees 7 to 0 in a fair baseball game. Kiesey pitched well for Washington. Next Sunday Washington faces the Burlington Mailandts at Libe ball field.
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Washington
American Legion
Winfield
Henry County
Columbus Junction
Washington Indees
S. Kiesey
Indees
Burlington Mailandts
Libe
Fred Stone Injured When His Airplane Falls
Fred Stone, famed song and dance man, fled to Lawrence Memorial hospital with two broken legs after his airplane crashed into a potato field near Groton while solo piloting. His daughter Paula and Lt. Campion watched as the Travelair bi plane fell from about 100 feet when the motor failed, nose first into soft earth.
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New London
Conn
Fred Stone
Lawrence Memorial
Groton
Paula
John Campion
Stone
Travelair
Miss Stone
Campion
Dalton Purchases New Barber Shop in Washington
Ted Dalton, former Globe barber shop owner, announces the purchase of a new barber shop named Dalton Barber Shop located just east of the Washington Loan and Trust office. He notes his intention to stay in Washington, saying he is too attached to the town to leave now.
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Ted Dalton
Globe Barber Shop
Washington
Dalton
Washington Loan and Trust Co
Globe Shop
Ted
Hampsher
Arnold
Altho
Mr. Dalton
Lorraine-Dietrich Motor Plane Trials Near Paris
The Lorraine-Dietrich air machine features a speed range of 100 to 110 miles per hour and a flying range of about 5 000 miles. The craft arrived in Paris from Warsaw several months back and conducted numerous trial flights.
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Lorraine-Dietrich Motor
Paris
Warsaw
Eller Indicted by Chicago Grand Jury
Morris Eller city collector and his son Judge Emanuel Eller were indicted by a Chicago grand jury in a fraud and violence probe at the 20th ward polls. The pair face conspiracy charges as witnesses testified over weeks of hearings.
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Chicago
Aus
Morris Eller
Emanuel Eller
Eller
Octavius Granady
Despondency Cited in Iowa City Man’s Death
Despondency over ill health was given as the cause of death by his own action for Tom Shebek 48 found hanging in a barn on his farm near Iowa City. He was found by his brother and appeared dead for several hours. No inquest was held.
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Iowa City
Tom Shebek
Here
Cedar Rapids couple shot in home death ruled murder suicide
Carl Hahn secretary and general manager of a Cedar Rapids engineering firm and his wife were found shot dead in their home. Coroner said Hahn likely killed by his wife who then shot herself. Noted notes to family and financial matters were found. Hahn was wealthy and had two sons from a previous marriage.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Ta
Carl Hahn
J. B. Travis
Hahn
Travis
Mra. Hahn
Albert Hahn
Mexico to Seek Death Penalty for Assassination Plot
Mexico will demand death sentences for the assassin and a key conspirator in the Obregon crime. Prosecutor Correa Nieto announced 20 year maximum terms for a nun branding, Toral and others face trial before a nine member jury with possible insanity defense and a search for Father Jose Jiminez continues.
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Mexico
WHEY
Bi de Leon Teral
Alvaro Obregon
Mother Superior
Correa Nieto
Republic
Toral
Obregon
Plutarco Calles
Maria Altamira
Jorge Gallardo
Superor
Father Jose Jiminez
Twenty Succumb to Burns Received When Still Explodes
Vincennes dispatch reports the death toll rising from the Indian refinery oil still explosion at Lawrenceville Illinois. Ed Childress Ira Heath and Harold Carruthers among the dead bringing total to twenty with six more deaths since Thursday. Eight others are in hospital with little hope of recovery.
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Vincennes
Ind
Ed Childress
Ira Heath
Harold Carruthers
Lawrenceville
Ill
Amwy Pickett
Forest Lawson
Clarence Pace
Walter Gullie
J. L. Barry
Ed Spangler
Edward Hinton
Specialists to Treat Mr Vare After Stroke Conference
Atlantic City August 2 A conference of specialists will be held tonight at the home of Senator-elect William S Vare to determine the treatment for the patient who suffered a stroke Wednesday night Dr Elwood R Kirby his personal physician will join the consultations with the experts to discuss care as the patient shows only slight improvement and remains in serious condition.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William S. Vare
Elwood R. Kirby
Electrocutions in Georgia and Maryland murder cases
Milledgeville Georgia Aug 3 Thompson and Jim Moss were executed in the electric chair for a year old murder. A confession claimed Thompson’s wife and B W Swain plotted the crime to cover an affair. In Maryland two inmates Carey and Spragins died on the gallows after jail break murder.
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RISON
Milledgeville
Ifford Thompen
Coleman
Osborne
Chatsworth
Jim Moss
Harden
Grant
Thompson
B. W. Swain
Hatew Rth
Swan
Maryland
Baltimore
Charles P. Carey
Benjamin F. Soragins, Jr
Alfred H. Walker
Carey
Spragins
Correction on Hugh Conrad baby incident
The Journal erred in naming Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Conrad of Wayland as the couple who found a baby left in a car. The incident did occur but not with the Conrads as participants, and the paper regrets the mistaken identity and any resulting shame.
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Hugh Conrad
Wayland
Conrad
Smith Opposes McNary Haugen Plan on Agriculture Relief
Iowa City reports plans for the dedication of the new University of Iowa General Hospital set for November 15. The Wisconsin-Iowa football game on November 17 will cap the dedication events. The hospital will house 750 patients and host several research laboratories.
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Dedicate Hospital
Iowa City
University of Iowa General Hospital
Wisconsin-Iowa
Cedar Rapids Bank Building Purchased
The Security Savings Bank building in Cedar Rapids Iowa was acquired today by the Iowa Railway and Light Corporation for about 225000 dollars. The eight story structure was built about twenty years ago.
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Cedar Rapids Bank
Cedar Rapids
Security Savings Bank
Iowa Railway and Light Corporation
Hammill Works on Reply to Peek in Des Moines
Governor Hammill returned to Des Moines from a Colorado trip and said his reply to George Peek of the committee of 22 would be very definite and ready in a day or two. Peek opposes Herbert Hoover and has pressed Hammill to explain reconciling farm relief with Hoover support.
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Des Moines
John Hammil
George N. Peek
Committee of 22
Alfred F. Smith
Hammill
Colorado
Moline Manufacurer
Peek
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Why Tunney Quit Ring Revealed by Daily News
New York reports Gene Tunney quit boxing to avoid another brain injury after a self described four day mental collapse following a knockdown by a sparring partner. He recalled wandering at the camp in a daze and recovering after Dempsey’s seventh round punch which he credits with clearing his head.
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New York
Gene Tunney
New York Daily News
Jin
Speculator
Peptner
Butling Tunney
Gene
Daily News
Titney
Junney
Tunney
Dempsey
Chicago
Normalley
Karel May Buy Lumber Business at Riverside
Riverside Leader reports Farmers Lumber Co stockholders met at the town hall to consider selling the Riverside yard to Mr. Karel from Washington, a former manager of Warmers Lumber. No decision reached. vote on August 4 set to decide sale at offered price. Farmers Lumber has 400 shares with par value $50.
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Riverside
Farmers Lumber Co
Karel
Washington
Warmers Lumber
W.here
Farmers Lumber Company
Py thian Sisters Hold Regular Meeting Tuesday Evening
The regular meeting of the Py thian Sisters will be held Tuesday evening at eight o'clock.
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The
Pythian Sisters
Governor Smith Rejects McNary Haugen Farm Relief Bill
Governor Alfred E. Smith said the McNary Haugen bill is not acceptable as farm relief. He supports relief that taxes marketing surpluses against benefiting commodities and plans to shape a definite Democratic plan while continuing discussions. He returned from a yachting trip and planned a swim at Coney Island.
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New York
U.P
Alfred KE. Smith
Houston
Coney Island
Hoover Polishes Acceptance Speech Ahead of Campaign
Palo Alto California August 3 Herbert Hoover concentrates on final edits to a 6500 word acceptance speech. He has rewritten parts, cut about two thousand words, and wrestles with a printed copy as party officials press for broader issue coverage.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Heeney Marries Long Island Woman After Fight
Tom Heeney of New Zealand who challenged Gene Tunney for the heavyweight title last week wed Miss Marion Dunn of Prot Washington, TL here last night. Justice P Margulies, local official, confirmed the marriage to United Press.
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Ladentown
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Gene Tunney
Marion Dunn
Washington
P. Margulies
United Press Today
Kellog to sail August 18 for Paris to sign Renunciation of War
Secretary of State Kellog will sail August 18 from New York aboard the Ie de France to Paris to sign the Renunciation of War treaty. Plans call for his return on the Leviathan from France on September 4.
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Kellog
Washington
Upp
New York
Ie de France
Paris
Leviathan
France
Cigaret Tax Revenue Rises in July
July cigarette tax collections totaled 109 763 12 dollars, an increase of 13 900 89 from July of last year, state treasurer Ray B E Johnson announced.
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Ray BE
Johnson
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