Kelly Ends Twelve Days on Newark Flagpole
Alvin Shipwreck Kelly completed a 12 day 12 night 11 hour 59 minute stay atop the St Francis hotel flagpole in Newark New Jersey The feat ended at 10 29 p m June 20 1929 bringing cheers and headlines while his wife below prepared soup and shaving items sent up by string Officials and onlookers marveled at the endurance and Kelly vowed not to commercialize the achievement nor accept contracts that profit from the stunt
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Newark
N. J
Alvin
Kelly
St. Francis
St. Francis Hotel
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Europe
Charles Lindbergh
Presdent Coolidge
South Dakota
Marilyn Miller
Puri
Alvin Kelly
Flagpole
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa
Bankers Gather for State Meeting in Des Moines
Bankers from nearly every town in Iowa assemble in Des Moines for the forty first annual Iowa Bankers Association convention. The day features a Shrine temple program for bankers and their wives and plans for the annual ball tomorrow night. Speakers include Gov. John Mamill, Des Moines Clearing House head Charles H. Martin, Melvin A Taylor of the American Bankers Association, and others from New York and Town State College.
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Des Moines
Ie Lowa Bankers Association
Shrine Temple
John Mammill
Iowa
Charles H. Martin
Des Moines Clearing House Asociation
Melvin A. «. Tayior
American Bankers Association
Chicago
Wallace Dempsey
New York
Ernest L. Colegrove
Guaranty Trust Company
New ‘York
O. R. Sweeney
Town State College
Slim Collecton Usher Gooking et collection for the preacher
An item notes a local figure named Slim Collecton involved in a fundraising collection for a preacher’s holiday event. The fragment suggests a walking tour or campaign with details blurred in the OCR. No clear dates or locations are legible.
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Usher Gooking
Resolutions, Mop and Broom in Jaywalker vs Motorist Case
A newspaper essay contrasts pedestrian safety with driver responsibility. It argues obstructing hallways with objects can injure pedestrians as effectively as a struck vehicle, citing the Jaywalker vs. Motorist case and warning to play it safe at crossings. It also notes Mussolini’s abstention from stimulants as a parallel to clear thinking.
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Jaywalker
Mussolini
el Duce
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Washington and Vicinity
Corbin & Barrett Bootery
Frank L. Wilson & Co
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Dodge
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Thay Grinnell
AS AD
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Citizens’ Safety Committee
Phila. Chamber of Commerce
Reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
H.oward&co
Silk
Georgette Crepe, Crepe
Romaine
Crepe
Eliza
Beth
H. S. Ward & CO
It’s Safe
Frank L. Wilson
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