National headlines mix aviation, cinema strikes and Hoover
A roaming survey of events reports an unidentified plane sighting near the Orinoco valley amid hopes for aviator Paul Redfern. Chicago film strikes shut 350 to 400 cinemas and aisles of vaudeville. Clara Bow fears kidnapping as police guard her estate. Hoover gains Western traction on flood relief and irrigation while Coolidge plans a Dakota visit before returning to Washington.
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Orinoco Valley
Paul Redfern
Brunswick
Caribbean
West Indies
South America
Redfern
United States
Baldwin Resignation Letter Attacks Disarmament Policy
Viscount Robert Cecil resigns from the British cabinet in a pointed letter to Prime Minister Baldwin. He condemns the disarmament policy and the Geneva three power naval conference for failing to secure a tonnage agreement acceptable to the United States and Japan. Cecil was part of the British delegation and argues a different stance could have safeguarded British interests.
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London
Baldwin
Robert’ Cecil
Geneva
United States
Japan
Cecil
State Fair Sets Attendance Record in Des Moines
Des Moines August 30 70 363 paid admissions set a new state fair attendance record surpassing 1925's 69 876. Lindbergh drew crowds and Col Clarence D Chamberlin aviation hero will visit tomorrow. Today marks old soldiers day with free admission for Civil and Mexican War veterans and spouses. Livestock judging began yesterday with full classes and Sousa bands performing three concerts daily.
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Des Moines
Lindbergh
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Iowa
Sousa
Fort Dodge May Get Tony The Wop
Webster county officials may prosecute Anthony Pretell alias Tony the Wop on burglary tool possession charges. Polk County Attorney says Pretell will likely be turned over to Fort Dodge after trial, where he is wanted for a department store robbery.
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Des Moines
Webster County
Anthony Pretell
Tony the Wop
Carl Missildine
Polk County
Pretelli
Fort Dodge
Courier delivery times and contact for late paper
The Courier will arrive before 5 30. If you do not receive it by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Levine begins bid to bring Columbia back to New York
Mrs. Charles A. Levine left Paris for London to join her husband and persuade him to return by ship. Charles A. Levine selected Captain Walter Hinchcliffe to pilot the Bellanca Columbia on a return flight from Croydon toward Cranwell with aims of breaking endurance records and possibly flying nonstop to Long Island.
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Paris
London
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Walter Hinchcliffe
Atlantic
Long Island
Brock
Schlee
Munich
Constantinople
Belgrade
Maurice Drouhin
New York
Mabel Bell
le Bourget
United States
Croydon
England
Cranwell Field
Lincolnshire
Walter R.C. Hinchcliffe
Levine
Walter R. C. Hinchcliffe
Hinchcliffe
Britain
Imperial Airways
Croydon Field
Cranwell
Mancely
T. H. Kinkade
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Paterson
N. J
Kindake
Kinkade
Wright Corporation
Drouhin
le Bourget Field
Maurice Crouchin
Coolidge to Start for East Sept 9
President Coolidge will depart Rapid City, South Dakota, for Washington next week, likely September 9. He will visit Brookings to dedicate the state agricultural library but make no other stops on the return trip.
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Hoover
Rapid City
Herbert Hoover
West
Senator Jones
Senate
Washington
Commerce
California
Minnesota
Wyoming
Montana
South Dakota
Jones
Owden
Illinois
Coolidge
Black Hills
National Capital
Dakota Wonderland
America
S. D
Brookings
State Agricultural School
Fireman Dies of Injuries in Truck Collision
Cedar Rapids Aug 30 George Nelson city fireman died in hospital after injuries from a two truck collision while responding to a fire. He suffered a fractured skull being pitched from a fire truck to the pavement and never regained consciousness.
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Cedar Rapids
George Nelson
Two Women Claim Brock Marriage in Around-the-World Flight
Dayton reports two women insist they are the wife of aviator William S. Brock who is on a round-the-world flight with Edward F. Schlee. Corine Smithe Brock, Dayton, says they wed October 1, 1916 in Illinois. the Detroit wife says they married June 10, 1926 in Chicago. The Dayton Brock claims six years separation and no divorce knowledge.
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Dayton
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Corine
Illinois
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Brock
Lindbergh Arrives in Omaha Amid Parade Routing Dispute
Omaha welcomed Col. Charles A. Lindbergh as he arrived from Des Moines around 2 PM. The Lindbergh parade route sparked protests as South Omaha residents, fearing exclusion, urged merchants to stay open and locals to avoid the celebration.
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South Omaha
South
Omaha
Cedar Rapids Scraps Eight-Hour Police Shift Plan
Cedar Rapids police seek an eight-hour day but the city council tabled the petition due to lack of funds. Commissioner Martin Evans urged the change if money were available, noting a required $16,800 budget increase for the police department.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Martin Evans
Public Safety
Art Newman Returned to State Cell From Taylorville
Art Newman, gang member known as the Birger 'squealer' in southern Illinois, was returned to his cell at Chester penitentiary after testifying before the Christian county grand jury in Taylorville. Prison officials cited no trouble in the transfer and offered no light on the secrecy surrounding Newman's stay or Christian county authorities’ refusal to allow access.
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Chester
INS
Art Newman
Birger
Southern Illinois
Chester Penitentiary
Taylorville
Christian County Grand
Newman
Christian County
Old Glory Ready For Hop Off When West Wind
Windsor Ont August 30 trans Atlantic flight plans hinge on weather. Pilot Duke Schiller and navigator Phil Wood ready to depart in Royal Windsor monoplane with hopes to Rome. Weather delays noted for Royal Windsor and Sir John Carling flight.
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Windsor
Ont
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Rome
Lloyd Bertaud
James D. Hill
Whale
Southampton
Eng
Courtney
Dornier- Whale
Dornier Company
Calshot
New York
Ontario
London
England
Royal Windsor
Toronto
St. Lawrence
John
Sir John Carling
Terry Tully
United Press
St. Lawrence Valley
Koennecke
Berlin
Cologne
Wolff Bureau
Otto Koennecke
United States
Caspar
Fliers Agree Pacific Flight Is Most Difficult
Des Moines reports that Charles A. Lindbergh and Clarence J. Chamberlin agree the Hawaii flight is the most difficult yet. Chamberlin voiced it during his Iowa visit two weeks earlier and Lindbergh echoed the remark last night.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Lindbergh
Clarence J. Chamberlin
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Hawaiian Islands
Chamberlin
Iowa
Col. Lindbergh
Ella Boole Leads National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn was reelected president of the National WCTU at the annual convention in Minneapolis. Ida B. Wise Smith of Des Moines was reelected vice president and Sara H. Hoge of Lincoln was named recording secretary. New officer Anna Marden Deyo of San Francisco became corresponding secretary. Nellie G. Burger of Springfield and Margaret C. Munns of Evanston were reelected assistant recording secretary and treasurer respectively.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
N. Y
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Ida B. Wise Smith
Des Moines
Sara H. Hoge
Lincoln
Anna Marden Deyo
San Francisco
Frances P. Parks
Evanston
Nellie G. Burger
Springfield
Margaret C. Munns
Pride of Detroit lands in Belgrade on world flight leg
American fliers William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee, piloting the Pride of Detroit, landed in Belgrade Jugoslavia after a Munich departure seeking Constantinople. They planned a rest then continued the 1,600 km leg claiming ideal flying conditions and a 12 hour expectation to reach their destination.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Pride of
Detroit
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Munich
Germany
Constantinople
Williams. Brock
Brock
Schlee
Croydon
England
Perweisenfechl
Turkey
Hailer
Lufthansa
Best Battery and Cadet Win Prizes at Des Moines Camp
About a thousand Iowa boys conclude a month at Fort Des Moines Citizens Military Training Camp. Governor Hammill reviews units with Col Lindsey and Major Hunter. Battery K earns camp honors as best drilled and nearest appearing unit. Cadet Major West D. Stott of Company E receives a silver trophy as top trained cadet.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Citizens Military Training
Fort Des Moines
John Hammill
J. R. Lindsey
Fred Hunter
West D. Stott
Seek Autoist Who Killed Two Horses
In Des Moines an automobile registered to Jim Rourick of Greenfield Iowa struck a dairy wagon injuring driver A L Almeburgh 35 and killing two horses. The car was abandoned with heavy damage and a city wide search began. Almeburgh said two men and a woman rode in the car and police found two beer bottles in the rear seat.
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Des Moines
Jim Rourick
Greenfield
A. L. Almeburgh
Almeburgh
Omaha mobilizes 300 guards for Lindbergh tour
Omaha, Aug. 30. Chief Benny Danbaum ordered every available policeman and detective on duty after reports that 300 pickpockets are following Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on his U S tour. He warned the public and said no chances would be taken.
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Omaha
Charles
A. Lindbergh
United States
Benny Danbaum
Jsis
Danbaum
White crosses mark roadside deaths on Ohio highways
Police patrolman James H. Lammert describes highway scenes from a vacation auto tour. He shows snapshots of white crosses along roadsides near railroad crossings, saying the crosses mark accident fatalities and serve as a strong safety first measure in Ohio.
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Ohio
James H. Lammert
Lammert
Mexico Releases Two Army Flyers
Mexico City reports the treasury department ordered Ojinaga customs to release Capt. C. H. Reynolds and Master Sergeant Gus Newland of the United States Army Air Service. They were held after landing on Mexican soil near Ruidosa in Chihuahua while searching for Alfred Z. Menard. They may return to the United States if investigations show no smuggling and they were forced to land.
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Mexico City
Excelsior
Treasury Department
Ojinaga
United States Army
C. H. Reynolds
Gus Newland
United States
Reynolds
Ruidosa
Chihuahua
Army Air Service
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Arizona
Alfred Z. Menard
Arizona Desert
Bertha Granville Leaps From Moving Car in Chariton
Miss Bertha Granville twenty five fatally injured when she leaped from a moving automobile driven by Art Douglas forty in Chariton Iowa. She died of a crushed skull and broken neck after the 8:30 a m leap on the town square. Douglas held as a suspect as witnesses said he was not speeding and no motive was found.
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Chariton
Bertha Granville
Art Douglas
Douglas
Granville
Helen Wills Captures American Title in Tennis Showdown
In Forest Hills New York on August 30 Helen Wills defeated English teen Betty Nuthall 6-1 6-4 to win the American women's tennis championship for the fourth time in five years.
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Helen Wills
Betty Nuthall
Baseball Today National Game Report
National baseball update notes a Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia game with Kremer and Spencer pitching for Pittsburgh and Pruett and Wilson for Philadelphia. Scoring and full details are unclear in the fragmented OCR text.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
ONO
Kremer and
Spencer
Pruett and Wilson
Chicago film strike widens as exhibitors cut off all screens
Chicago moves toward total shutdown as exhibitors announce a district wide film cut off amid an escalating fight with the Motion Picture Operators union. The Musicians union plans a meeting as strikes threaten sympathy actions nationwide and 400 Chicago area theatres face closure with 25 000 workers at risk.
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Chicago
Hveti
Orpheum
Film Exchange
Exhibitors’ Association
Musicians’ Union
INS
Motion Picture
Film Board of the Trade
Film Distributors’ Agency
Baltimore
Maryland
Orpheum Circuit Theatres
Vande
Chicago Exhibitors’ Association
Motion Picture Operators’ Union
Moving Picture Operators
Association
Jack Miller
Theatre Owners’ Association
Miller
Lyckout
Service East
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Big Bill” Thompson
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Chicago Public Schools
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Will Hays
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Tony the
Dan Felice
Henry George
Idelita
Martin
Havana
Schigars
Hinchcliffe New
Thompson
Detroit World Flight
Windsor-To-Windsor
Ella Boole
W. GT. U
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H. O. Hill
Harry Hill
Streator
Lindy
Mexico
U. S
Cial
Gar
Baseball Today
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Los Angeles
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