Death Hits the Stage and Wreckage Reach Coast
The week brought news of actor deaths including Avery Hopwood and Robert Mantell. A fog bound wreck at Half Moon Bay, California washed ashore barrels of grain alcohol and mystery vessels, while Iowa golfer Art Bartlett won the Trans Miss amateur title. Roald Amundsen’s fate and Hoover’s cabinet future are noted alongside a Brooklyn bootlegger shootout in New York news.
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Bamerican
Lloday
Agiward
France
Feef
Avery Hopwood
Holbrook Blythn
Robert .B. Mantell
Leo Heitrichatein
Hoplywood
Hopwood
Jahors
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Moon Bay
Cal
Coast Guard
Brooklyn
Frank Yale
Ell
Yale
Nichois
Chicago
New York
Southern Democrats face uphill climb as GOP gains loom
Washington dispatch notes southern leaders dismiss third party plans and expect a surge in Republican support. Voters may shift due to protest against the Democratic ticket, prohibition disputes, and protectionist tariffs. Delegates from southern states anticipate a historically larger GOP vote this November.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington
D. C
Asheville
N. GC
Garstina
Seberal Saltshern
South
Democratic
Smith
Moorer
Hoover
Dispatch
Houston
Wilh
New York
Heralé-Tribune
Balloons in Gordon Bennett Race Struggle for Distance
Seven of twelve balloons started Saturday reportedly down with mild winds and a low pressure area hindering progress. Remaining bags may finish tonight with fear of failing to beat last year’s 800 mile record. One US entry piloted by W. E. B. Kepner still in the race. Germany and France each field two.
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Detroit
West Virginia
Board of Commerce
United States
W. E B. Kepner
Germany
France
New York Welcomes Wilkins and Eielson on Return
Pi Capt George Wilkins and Lieut Ben Eielson landed in New York after flying from Alaska to Spitzbergen and back reaching quarantine then city hall reception. They will tour the Midwest including Omaha and Des Moines before their next stop.
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Alaska
Spitzbergen
Des Moines
New York
George Wilkins
Ben Eielson
Mayors
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Byrd
Wilkins
Lieut. Eielson
Point Bar- Taw
Dead Man's Land
Omaha
Lindbergh and Carranza Fly to New York After Fuel Woes
Lindbergh and Capt Emilio Carranza departed Detroit after a weekend with Edsel Ford, aiming for New York. An in-flight fuel issue caused a halt as Lindbergh exhausted both tanks and landed briefly in an alfalfa field near Oak Harbor before continuing. A second plane carried Carranza. In nearby Mastic, a clerk reports a robber slugging T A Barkwell, a filling station owner, and escaping with 874 last night.
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Detroit
Urs
Edsel Ford
Cal Charles A. Lindbergh
Emilio Carranza
Good Will
New York
Lindbergh
Hie
Oak Harbor
Carrannn
Maticn
T. A. Barkwell
Barkwell
Courier Delivery Timings and Contact Instructions
The notice requests home delivery of the Courier before 4 30 and instructs to call 5109 if the paper is not received by then. It mentions a Cathy contact for prompt assistance and delivery verification.
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Cartier Boy
Uame
Phont
Cathy
Motorcyclist Near Death After Buick Collision
Donald Pint, 28, of Vinestreet, was struck by a red and yellow 1924 Buick after it sped away from Fourth Street late last night. Pint sustained a broken leg and deep calf gash and is in shock at St Francis hospital. police seek Keith Cook and a female passenger, with the car reg 2-20505.
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Donald Pint
St. Francis Hospital
Fourth Street
Byrnes Park
Vinestreet
Des Moines
Piat
Jnury
Abr St. Prancis Hospital
Pint
H. Q
Hugh Crimrine
Tkis
Nebraska
Keith Caine
Keith Cook
Frank M. Fuller
Clay Street
Uhele
Heldrege Street
Lincoln
Neb
Cooke
Waterloo
Bacher
Haineis Central
Iowa State Teachers College
Jane
Missouri
Illinois Central
Cook
Ives
Osage
George Pint
Storms Hit Minnesota and North Dakota Injure Two
Severe wind and storms swept through North Dakota and Minnesota injuring two people from St. Paul as a telephone pole collapsed onto their car. Power lines and communications were disrupted between Fargo and the Twin Cities, with extensive property damage reported.
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St. Paul
Minn
U.P
North Dakota
Minnesota
Leo Ryan
E. Bahr
Fargo
Twin Cities
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Peter Woodring reports he harvested his first ears of corn from the garden, a Golden Bantam, picked last Friday in June. Seeds were sown in late winter in a hot bed and transplanted after frost danger. He expects larger ears soon and notes matoess three inches in diameter. A longtime friendly exchange with H W Hammond seeks who could grow the first sweet corn to table use.
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Peter Woodring
Randsiph Shee
Woodring
Garry
H. W. Hammond
Hammond Avenue
Mrr
Drowned Playwright Hopwood Found Off Nice Beach
American playwright Avery Hopwood drowned off Juan les Pins on the French Riviera after a swim. He had just finished a Europe tour and planned to return to New York soon. His best known works include Fair and Warmer, The Gold Diggers, Getting Gertie’s Garter, and The Bat.
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Nice
France
Um—Aavery Hopwood
Juan- ‘Les-Pins
French Riviera
Hopwood
Europe
Paris
New York
Gerties Garter
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Tilden Reaches Wimbledon Semifinal With Long Victory
American tennis star William Tilden beat Dean Borotva in four sets 8-6 3-5 6-3 6-2 to reach the Wimbledon semifinal. He remains the last American entrant still alive as Rene Lacoste and Rene LaCoste advanced. H. Cochet holds the title.
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Wimbledon
England
William TL ‘Tilden
Dean Borotva
Tikten
Jatin Hennessey
Indianapolis
Caehel
Rene LaCosts
Des
Baron Hl. L. de Morpurge
Maly
Heat wave toll and mass exodus hit New York area
Heat prostration and fatal accidents blamed on searing conditions. About 2 million people fled the city by train and boat as shores along Rockaways reported drownings and rescues. Chicago also faced a major heat wave with seven deaths and 400,000 on the roads as beaches filled and lifeguards worked overtime. A recent graduate from the University of Iowa bought a Brownsville newspaper in Mount Ayr.
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New York
John Cudrack
Bash Grennan
Conn
Ford Bant Hospital
Rockaways
Chicago
The
Mercury
M. Devereaux
Cook County
Mount Ayr
Hickerson
University of Iowa
Brownsville
Patewa Pape
Ten Years Ago in the Service at an Evacuation Hospital
A wartime reminiscence recalls Lt Sanders and a non combatant unit stationed near Ports in 1918. The evacuation hospital treated thousands of wounded from Hellcat Woods and Helas field hospitals. Between June and November the facility managed 10 000 major operative cases and moved patients to base hospitals for recuperation.
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LL. Sanders
Inswance
Commercial Bank
Ahout
Rt Juily
Hela
Hellcat Woods
Field
Sanders
Akalay
Iowa Sees First Summer Heat Wave Across Towns
On July 2 in Iowa the temperature rose to the upper 90s in several cities including Atlantic Primphar Burlington and Council Bluffs. Humidity increased discomfort while heat was expected to aid the corn crop after heavy recent rains says government meteorologist Charles D Reed.
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Tres Moines
Iowa
Atlantic
Primphar
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Alta
Charles D. Reed
Marbles Finals Set After Semifinal Wins
Connecticut’s Dominic Carter and Alfred Huey of Kenmore advance to tomorrow’s national marbles championship final rounds in Atlantic City N J after leading their groups in the semifinals. Group A results show Carter 6 2, Schimming 4 0, Rogers 4 4, Rosshett 3 5, Cunningham 3 5.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Dominic Carter
New Britain
Conn
Alfred Huey
Kenmore
Domini
Carter
Petrick Schimming
Madison
Wis
Arctic rescue efforts fraught as Amundsen search grows
Unconfirmed Paris report claims Captain Roald Amundsen's body is found at sea near Norway. amid Arctic rescue gaps, Krassin icebreaker reaches Foyne Island area as relief teams scramble. Russian officials criticize relief coordination while noting ongoing search for Amundsen and six others from the Nabi expedition.
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Amundsen
London
Roald Amundsen
South Wales
Norwegian
Norway
Ifi
Iia
Nobile
Paris
Almundsen
Tromsoe
Niway
Nabi
Pla
Gene Gudbaud
Leif Dietrichsen
Althe
Bear Stand
Bern
Scapla Bear Island
Hattivyay
Tyeen
Spitzberger Coast
Areynour- Ee
Moscow
Krassin
Thruce
Foyne Island
Bast
Mirplazie
Umberto
Roald” Warite
Frida
Babushkin
Tcebreake
Arcti
Seret
Neff
Redt
Shi Ostra di Milano
Ttalia
Lundborg
Kameneff
Tzgestia
Ne’ Gane
Berlin
Man 'Morgen Today
Copenhagen
Mt Trantsoe
Explo
Rrs
Leningrad
Peter Freucheh
Arctic
Copenhagen 1
Wsniken
Ney Gal
Tromson
Helmer’ Hansen
Panied Amundsen
Nowa
Ine Caine
Mre
Cola
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Trans-Mississippi
Kianion
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B. OW Winter
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Hyperion
Herbert Hoover
Palo Alto
White House
Brule
Oakland
Kansas City
California
Prohibition
Lquor
Amoke Martin
Ran’ Fence
Harvester
Duleh
Henry George Cigara
Tadvertisermenty
Girl
Nathan E, Kendall
Nathan BH. Kendall
William FP. Bonnell
Cleveland
Point Chautauqua
N.Y
Kendall
Maine
Lindy
Juggernaut
Keith
Vieting
J. GC. Employe
Teachers College
Thin
Abe
Rene Guilbaud
Cilta di Milano
Virgo
Bay
Spitebergen
Miers
Tromsoc
DERG
Tilden
Jean
Gotham
Daverreaux
Lake Michigan
Jocal
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