End of Sacco Vanzetti affair crowds attend Boston funeral
In Boston a crowd near 100000 gathered for the funeral rites of Sacco and Vanzetti with ashes turned over to Mrs. Sacco and Miss Vanzetti. Barriers and street closures marred the route past the state house as the radical defendants were eulogized only by a single impassioned anti-execution speech.
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Boston
East Hope
Sacco-Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Rose Sacco
Luigia Vanzetti
State House
Havana Ribbon and Se Cigars Ad Names
An advertisement fragment lists Felice Henry George Idotita Martin Havana Ribbon and Se cigars, indicating a tobacco and cigar promotion in a historic newspaper page segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felice
Henry George
Idotita
Martin
Havana
Levine slips away with Columbia to London
Charles A. Levine landed at Croydon at 4 05 PM after a rough approach. Earlier Paris reports say Levine took the Columbia without notice, leaving Le Bourget to break a contract with Maurice Drouhin. Drouhin seeks U S legal action and insurance for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Tully
James Medcalf
Sir John Carling
London
Eng
Charles A. Levine
le Bourget Field
Maurice Drouhin
Paul Redfern
Brunswick
Brazil
Croydon
Columbia
Levine
Flying Field Force
Chamberlin
Independence
France
Clarence Chamberlin
New York
Germany
United Press
England
Paris
Atlantic
Drouhin
Maurice Crouhin
United States
Fifty Casualties in Japanese Typhoon
A Tokyo dispatch reports a typhoon sweeping a large Japan area on Saturday killed or seriously injured about fifty people. The storm struck Nagasaki Kochi and Shikoku provinces flooding over 4000 houses and causing extensive damage. Nagasaki province alone may see losses over two million yen.
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London
INS
Japan
Tokio
Nagazaki
Kochi
Shikoku
Man's Body Found in Des Moines River Near Carlisle
Authorities work to identify a man found in the Des Moines River four miles east of Carlisle. Coroner H. J. Wright says the corpse has been in the water for several weeks, wearing a gray suit and gray hose with black shoes. hair dark and partly gray and two mustaches noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Des Moines
H. J. Wright
Two Hurt When Speeding Car Flips Near Hills
In Town City on August 29 Harry Stagg age 22 and Kenneth Cray age 17 were hospitalized with serious injuries after their speeding automobile overturned near Hills. Stagg suffered a broken pelvis while Cray sustained a deep cut causing the loss of one eye.
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Town City
Harry Stagg
Kenneth Cray
Hills
Steagg
Cray
Boy Killed When Auto Turns Over Near Muscatine
Maxwell Smith aged 14 son of farmer Orville Smith was killed when the roadster he drove overturned on a by-road between Muscatine and Fairport six miles north of the city. The accident occurred late Sunday in Muscatine county.
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Muscatine
Maxwell Smith
Orville Smith
Here
Fairport
May Fly Solo From London to U S Expected Pilot Bellanca Monoplane
Eve ning Standard quotes Charles A. Levine saying he plans a solo flight from London to the United States if weather allows and that he may pilot his Bellanca monoplane himself.
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London
The
Evening Standard
Charles A. Levine
United States
Lindbergh Lands Spirit of St. Louis at Des Moines Airport
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis safely at Des Moines airport at 2 03 pm. A Boeing Air Transport mail plane piloted by I O Bissle and accompanied by F C Caldwell and Sgt O W Haynes led the procession of visiting aircraft. By 1 pm about 35 000 people had gathered to see Lindbergh arrive and wait for a glimpse of the famed flyer.
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Des Moines
Charlie Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Sioux City
Iowa
Lindy
Mason City
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Boeing Air Transport
I. O. Bissle
F. C. Caldwell
Sergt. O. W. Haynes
Omaha
Benjamin Giles
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Hawks Take League Lead as Rocks Lose Two
Cedar Rapids Aug 29 Belden Hill president of the Mississippi Valley league tossed out Rock Island wins over Waterloo from Aug 18 and 19. The Hawks rise to 66 wins 46 losses and move Waterloo to first, with DuBuque one percentage point behind.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Rapids
Belden Hill
Mississippi Valley League
Rock Island
Waterloo
Hawks
Dubuque
Nationalist Forces Withdraw From Nanking amid Frontline Clashes
Nationalist troops began retreating from Nanking today and prepared defenses behind the city. Across the Yangtze at Pukow, northern forces clashed with southern troops who claimed victory at Chissiashan and took numerous prisoners.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Yangtze River
Pukow
Chissiashan
TO TRADE RUM BARRIERS
Washington August 29. A deal is expected where Canada will curb beer and rum smuggling into the United States in exchange for American help stopping cheap alcohol smuggling from the United States into Canada. Royal customs commissioners meet U S customs officials today to finalize understanding.
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Washington, D. C
Canada
U. S
Royal Customs Commissioners
Baseball Today First Games and Standings Noted
National League results include Chicago over New York 7 to 1 with Carlson Blake Bush Hartnett Barnes Fitzsimmons Henry Grimes and Cummings. Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia 2 to 0 despite rain. Cincinnati defeated Boston 4 to 2 in a 14 hit game. St Louis beat Brooklyn 1 to 0 with Alexander O Farrell Petty and Henhine contributing.
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Chicago
New York
Carlson
Blake
Bush
Hartnett
Barnes
Fitzsimmons
Henry
Grimes
Cummings
St. Lows Oo
Brooklyn
Alexander
O ° Farrell
Petty
Henhine
Courier Delivery Promise Before 530 P.M
The notice states home delivery guaranteed before 5 30 o clock with a remedy if late. If the carrier error or other cause delays the paper a reader should call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Train Accident Ends Life Of Waterloo Pioneer A Thompson
Andrew Thompson 97 longtime Grace M. E. Church member of Waterloo died after being struck by an Illinois Central passenger train while walking near his Elm Street home. He was a beloved merchant, active in the church and Sunday school since 1866, with a cheerful faith and a history of philanthropy. Funeral plans set for Grace M. E. Church with Dr. Earl A. Roadman to officiate. Surviving are his sister Mrs Emma J. Andrews, wife Elizabeth predeceased, daughter Agnes Simpson, and several grandchildren.
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Illinois Central
Andrew Thompson
Waterloo
Grace Methodist. Episcopal Church
Alien Memorial, Hospital
Thompson
Elm. Street
Emma J. Andrews
F. O. Kennison
John H. Horsley
Grace M. E. Church
Earl A. Roadman
Fairview
Hileman & Gindt
Methodist Episcopal Church
Waterloo East
Newark
N. J
Galena, II
Allen
Fourth Street
Elizabeth Thompson
Agnes Simpson
Andrews
Elm Street
Thomas
Old Soldiers Home
Sandusky
Walter Andrews
A. R. Simpson
Reber Avenue
P. A. Simpson
Réber
C. F. Simpson
Nashville
Four Women Escape From Rockwell City Reformatory
Four women escaped from the state reformatory at Rockwell City on Saturday. The report notes three of the escapees are negro, with Des Moines police receiving word of the incident but providing few additional details.
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Rockwell
Des Moines
INS
State Reformatory
Rockwell City
Mga
Hold six for quiz in brutal death of boy and girl
Madisonville Kentucky August reports five men and one woman held for questioning over the brutal killing of Fred Russell and the assault and death of Pauline Dearmond. Russell, 22, died from a bullet wound and crushed skull. Dearmond, 16, died later in Evansville hospital. They were found in a car on a remote road after leaving Providence. police recovered scraps of paper near the scene.
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Madisonville
Fred Russell
Pauline Dearmond
Miss.Dearmond
Russell
Evansville
Ind
Providence
Editor of Kanga City Tar Dies in Saratoga Springs
Irwin Kirkwood, wealthy newspaper publisher and editor of the Kansas City Star, died at the United States Hotel in Saratoga Springs at 3 a.m. He was 48, born in Baltimore on December 3, 1878, son-in-law of William Rockhill Nelson. He married Laura Nelson in 1910 and became editor of the Star in 1915. Mrs. Kirkwood died last year. He had come to Saratoga in good health but fell ill with a stomach ailment then suffered internal hemorrhages and could not recover.
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Saratoga Springs
New York
Irwin Kirkwood
Kansas City
Star
United States
Kirkwood
Baltimore
William Rockhill Nelson
Laura Nelson
Mission workers hurt in Grenfell yacht blast
Four people were hospitalized here with burns after the Grenfell mission yacht Marabal exploded in Sydney harbor. Injured include Miss Harriet Haughtering of Chicago and Miss Pic ric of Boston, along with the Marabal’s steward and second engineer. The 74 foot gasoline yacht was loaned to Wilfred T. Grenfell for his station at Indian Harbor Labrador.
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Sydney. N
Grenfell Mission
Harriet Haughtering
Chicago
Picric
Boston
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Indian Harbor
Labraor
Mechanical mixer boosts Campbell Baking plant efficiency
W F Schrag, manager, notes a 12 ton mechanical mixer for the Campbell Baking Company building. The machine can mix 1,500 pounds of dough per setting and operates automatically. It uses water as a cooler, marking a shift from traditional hand kneading to advanced automation in baking.
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Campbell Baking Company
W. F. Schrag
Two Enginemen Killed In Broadway Limited Wreck
Pittsburgh July 29 reported two enginemen were killed and two crew members injured when the Broadway Limited traveling from Chicago to New York crashed east of Gallitzin tunnel near Altoona. The lead engine derailed and plunged 200 feet. second engine teetered on edge. baggage and club car also fell into the ravine. Three Pullmans derailed but did not overturn. Cause remains unknown.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gallitzin Tunnel
Altoona
Mexicans Hold Two U aviation Officers Near Ruizgosa
San Antonio Aug 29 Friends believe two Fort Sam Houston aviators Capt C H Reynolds and Staff Sergeant Gus Newland have been captured by Mexicans after forced landing while returning from Phoenix Ariz where they aided in the search for shell shocked veteran Alfred Menard. A telegram from Marfa signed Babcock claimed they were held at Cadopiedra eight miles down the river from Ruizgosa. Babcock, unknown locally, said the plane was undamaged and he was arranging with Ojinaga authorities for their release.
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London
Ont
Sir John Carling
Eng
Oakville
Terry Tully
James Medcalf
Altho
Lake Ontario
Toronto
Tully
Lieut
Medcals
Cobourg
Kingston
San Antonio
Tex
C. H. Reynolds
Gus Newland
Fort Sam Houston
Phoenix
Ariz
Alfred ©. Menard
Reynolds
Marfa. Tex
Cadopiedra
Ruizgosa
Babcock
Posses Seek Reward for Texas Slayers
Roby Texas Aug 29 In a tense manhunt officers and citizens in Roby and nearby counties chase Bill Smith 24 and Lloyd Conaster 19 amid rewards totaling thousands of dollars for the murder of Sheriff Robert J Smith 30 and his chief deputy Jake Owens 41 who were shot while transporting the suspects to jail on a cotton theft charge.
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Roby. Tex
INS
Bill Smith
Lloyd Conaster
Robert J. Smith
Jake Owens
Smith
Owens
Conaster
Training Camp at Des Moines Closes
Governor John Hammill and Col J R Lindsey review the closing of a month long training for 1000 youths at the citizens military camp Fort Des Moines with Mayor Fred Hunter and city council members in attendance.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Citizens
Fort Des Moines
Tire shop owner dies after gas inhalation
Des Moines reports Paul Kleinlein 26 former tire shop proprietor died after inhaling gas fumes at his home. Police say death was self-inflicted with unknown motive. He had recently closed his business and returned from a California trip. he was in good health.
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Des Moines
INS
Paul Kleinlein
California
Storm toll rises in Newfoundland hurricane
Aug 29 St. John's reports the death toll from last Thursday's hurricane mounting as authorities believe over 50 people have perished in one of the worst storms to hit the old colony.
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St. John's
N. Fpf
Colony
Fourth American Plane Missing. Redfern Search Ordered
Reports from multiple cities detail U S Navy orders to seek Paul Redfern the Brunswick Rio de Janeiro flier missing since his nonstop flight. A sighting over the Orinoco delta is noted, while Rio de Janeiro authorities request information as Zurich expedition plans unfold.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Coast Guard
Miami
Key West
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bahamas
F. C. Billard
Paul Redfern
Brunswick-Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
INS
Paul, Redfern
Brunswick
Redfern
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William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
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Stella Stimson
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Sam
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Samson
Law Enforcement League
Uncle Sam
Streator
Ill
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Eliza Hill
Harry
Don Mellett
Canton
Benteens Dan
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Indiana
D. C. Stephenson
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McCray
Ste- Pietor
Droukin
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Baseball Today
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Hil
Ferguson
Wilson
Cincinnati
BooSton Oo
Rixey
May
Sukeforth
Picinich
Greenfield
Genewich
Gibson
Urban
A. Thompson
Pioneer Merchant
J. C
Grace M. E
Ontario
Terrance B. Tully
James Victor Medcalf
Goodby
E. J. Mulligan
Wright Airplane Corporation
Tilly Medcalf
Windsor
Oni
Royal Windsor
Eddie Stinson
C. A. “Duke” Schiller
Philip S. Wood
Wood
Edward F. Schree
Newfoundland
Irish
Towan
Paul R. Redfern
Schlee
Brock
Duluth
Minn
Gar Wood
Schiller
Canadian
Royal Air Service
Aerial Forest Patrol Service
Kanga City Tar
N. Y
Herrick
Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
U.S
Texas
Georgia
Amazon
U. S. Navy
Caracas
Venezuela
Orinoco River
William OS. Brock
Pride of
Detroit
Croydon Field
P. m. Brock
Americas
America
Altha
mid-Atlantic
Seaton
Schmeone
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