Rescue flight to Nobile by large flying boat near Spitzbergen
A Savoiy Marchetti twin motor flying boat from Milan left Wadsee at midnight for a 220 mile flight to King's Bay Spitzbergen to reach Gen Umberto Nobile and five companions marooned north of Northeastland. Provisions and boats loaded for a possible mid sea pickup as winds ease.
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King's Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Milan
Wadsee
Norway
King’s Bay
Tots Burn to Death in Flames of Home
Two toddlers died when a house fire in Philadelphia Pennsylvania destroyed their home today. Parents and an infant brother escaped by leaping from a second floor window. The victims were Herbert Seltzer and Sidney, aged five. charred bodies were recovered after flames were controlled.
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Phisdelphia
Herbert Seltzer
Sidney
Father backs car in garage kills boy
Anamosa Va June 16 A2 William James two year old son of Mr and Mrs Cecil James was fatally injured yesterday when the family car with the father at the wheel passed over his body The late boy had followed his father to the garage and stood back of the car as it was backed out.
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Anamosa
William James
Cecil James
Harage
Brain Tests Card Prompts Army Style Word Pairing
The page shows an Army style word pair task with 13 pairs and instructions to mark SAME or OPPOSITE. Pairs include Origin Source Accept Reject Priceless Invaluable and Parallel Intersecting among others. The page is labeled as part of a brain tests series from WL Evening Fest Two, with a note about studying and seeking core facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
McNary Seeks Farm Relief Ties With Hoover
In a push for agricultural relief, McNary notes cooperation with Herbert Hoover, urging swift legislative action to ease farm depression. Hoover begins cabinet duties post nomination and planning campaign logistics with Republican leaders, including potential campaign roles and travel. Building permits listed for Frank Benner and Murray wreckling residence.
Better on Lowden Shaves for First Time in 46 Years
Des Moines dispatch reports local author Billie Payne is clean shaven for the first time since 1882. Cartoonist Ding Daring also shaves after losing a bet that Frank O. Lowden would be nominated by the Republicans at Kansas City. Payne quips of the frosty moustache and regrets the bet.
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Bes Moines
U.P
W. O
Billie Payne
J. N
Ding) Daring
Ding
Payne
Frank O. Lowden
Kansas City
Divorce rumors fade as Mencken Lindsey and Hughes Hall Tullys reconcile
Hollywood reports indicate Jim and Margaret Tullys have ended plans for divorce. Key figures Mencken Lindsey and Rupert Hughes were involved in attempts to mediate, with Tully denying the sensational claims and confirming reconciliation.
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Mencken, Lindsey and
Hughes Hall Tullys
Hollywood
Cal
U.P
Jim
Margaret Hive
Seenar
Tully
H. Ll. Mencken
Ben BR
Lindsey
Denver
Rupert Hughes
Tally
Moncken Hughes
Ban on Short Skirts at Japan’s Coronation
Japan's imperial enthronement ceremony set for next November will ban very short skirts and tight outfits for women attending. Household officials, after consulting foreign envoys, said modest dress is required for wives and daughters of diplomats and attendees, with Kyoto hosting the rites.
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Japan
Flvete
Household Department
Kyoto
West Branch Celebrates Hoover Jubilee for Hub Hoover
West Branch Iowa hosts a turnout near 4000 for a jubilee honoring Herbert Hoover born in Cedar County. Dignitaries Cytenus Cole and A F Dawson praise Hoover’s journey from local boy to potential president while Molly Garran, his former teacher, recalls his youth and signs a photo. Fireworks, parades, and open houses fill the town’s Main Street as residents celebrate Hoover’s national prominence.
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Tipnor
Herbert Hoover
Cytenus Cole
Cedar Rapids
A. F. Dawson
Davenport
West Branch
United States
Hub
Molly Brown Garran
Carran
Herbie
Newt Butler
Funeral services for James Elmer Lowery
Funeral services for James Elmer Lowery 62 who died yesterday evening at his daughter's home 726 Parker street will be held Monday at 1 p m at O Keeffe and Towne chapel Rev Henry Mueller of First Lutheran will officiate Burial will be at Hive s ville cemetery north of Aplington He was born May 9 1866 in Hardin county Ohio and spent most of his life as a farmer Surviving are his wife Rosetta Mites his daughter Mrs E R Jesse and several siblings in Ohio and nearby towns Other survivors include Mrs Agnes Neal Davenport Iowa and Leonard R Lowery Fort Dodge Ia with more relatives listed in the obituary.
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James BF. Lowery
James Elmer Lowery
E. R. Jesse
Parker Street
O'Keefe & Towne
Henry Mueller
First Lutheran Church
Hivesville Cemetery
Aplington
Lowery
Hardin County
Belle Center
Rosetta Mites
Hitesville
Ohio
Jesse
Will Lowery
Herman
Clarence Lowery
Man Dies After Bee Sting Attack on Farm Near Aledo
James H. Johnson, 43, was stung on the wrist and back of the neck while helping his employer on a farm near Aledo. He died within 15 minutes after violent vomiting and convulsions. His parents live in Muscatine, Iowa.
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Aledo
Dune
Here
James 4
Johnson
Jason. W. Johnson
Muscatine
Borah Praised as Best Speaker by GOP Orators in Iowa
Harold Strayer of Kansas City lauds William Borah at the Republican national convention in Iowa, calling him the top orator. Strayer, a session attendee, notes Borah defended farm relief, urged farmer faith in GOP aims, criticized the McNary Haugen approach, and favored farmer owned marketing systems over federal control.
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Borah
Harold Strayer
Strayer
Kansas City
McNab
Hoover
Platform Committee
Republican Party
United States Senate
Midwest
Pass Applicant In Naturalization Court in Mauch Chunk
In Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania on June 16 a naturalization applicant was asked who is known for smoking his pipe and replied Prince Albert. The examiner used the question to test knowledge about the vice president Charles G Dawes, and the applicant was passed for citizenship.
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Mauch Chunk
Naturalization Court
United States
Charles G. Dawes
Prince
Albert
Official Holding Up Marys Gowns
New York dated June 16 1971 customs officers held 12 trunks of gowns and clothing belonging to Mary Pickford and husband Douglas Fairbanks at the Roma pier for further examination. Pickford said special Italian prices affected her declaration while officials warned lower prices abroad could raise U S duty. The couple waited over an hour as agents reviewed the trunks.
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New York
Mary Pickford
Douglas Airbanks
Roma
Miss Pickford
United States
War Correspondent Floyd Gibbons Injured in Cafe Altercation
Washington June 16 Floyd Gibbons war correspondent, aged 48, was struck on the head by a water bottle wrapped in a napkin during a dining room clash over a dancing partner. Three Chinese waiters were also hurt, though Gibbons's injuries were not believed serious.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Floyd Gibbons
Gibbons
Seria
Homebrewer Freed of Personal Rights
Des Moines jurors found Mrs. Jane Porter not guilty of maintaining a liquor nuisance after she testified she brewed 86 bottles for a Christmas feast for 50 relatives. Police confiscated the brew after a raid on her home last December. Her defense rested on personal liberty rights.
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Des Moines
Jane Porter
Bandits Kidnap Paymasters and Crash Near Chicago
Five armed men abduct two paymasters from American Maize in Hammond Indiana then force them into a car. The vehicle overturns at a telephone pole in Higeswich suburb, pinning the victims under the wreckage. Robbers escape.
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Chicago
American Maize Company
Hammond
Ind
Higeswich
Bandits Rob Mrs Celie Neivelt in Chicago Gem Heist
Bandits stole gems and cash from Mrs Celie Neivelt in Chicago and drove her to a public garage where she was robbed and later released from the car. Police are investigating the incident as a street crime with no injuries reported.
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Celie Neivelt
Chicago
Olive C. Dejmek
Kay
Edward C. Higgins
Higgins
Mr. Higgins
Dejmek
Curtis Honored by Kaw Tribe Dance and Feast
In Topeka the Kaw Nation celebrated Senator Charles Curtis after Hoover announced him as running mate. Chiefs and kin recalled his rise from boyhood handyman to state prosecutor and Senate leader. Curtis planned to stay through Monday before returning to Washington.
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Curtis
Topeka
Kaw
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Julie Poppin
Travelers Drop Business Cares in Annual Outing
Members of Waterloo council No. 201 United Commercial Travelers and their wives gathered at Cedar River park for their annual picnic. Basket dinner was served at noon and a program of sports was planned for the afternoon with races, ball throwing, tug of war, and a baseball game. Victor A. Read directed the activities.
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Waterloo Council
United Commercial Travelers
Cedar River Park
Victor A. Read
Lindbergh to Receive Honorary Degree at Madison
Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Madison Wisconsin at 9 25 am daylight saving time today to accept an honorary degree from his alma mater The University of Wisconsin He was accompanied by William B Mayer official of the Stout All Metal Airplane company and his stop at Fourth and Water was noted en route from Buffalo and Detroit with no damage reported
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Curtiss Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
Madison
Wis
University of
Art Stlty
Oscar Wisconsin
Buffalo
Detroit
Celond
William B. Mayer
Stout All Metal Airplane Company
Chinese Seek to Trick Spirits by Feminine Names
Foochow China June Pj writes about how Chinese people assign feminine names to trick spirits and evade malevolent powers. Examples include Spring-sister a strong laborer, Little Girl the sedan chair crew leader, and Little Sister with children as a table boy. Names signal absence of sons and hope, though some names imply little or no future.
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Foochow
China
Leudle
Discipline of the Legion of Honor Tightens Standards
Paris reports the Legion of Honor disciplining members for violations of its code. A former official, Demartial, barred five years from wearing the ribbon. aviator Callizo expelled after admitting a world altitude record. An association of ribboned veterans pushes to curb abuses and “pull” and intrigue.
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Paris
Jie
Legion of Honor
Order
M. Demartial
Callizo
Fifty poisoned at wedding in Dob shany tragedy
A wedding in Dob shany turned deadly when homemade spirits were consumed. About fifty people were poisoned and eleven died. The Str. Galicia reported the incident occurring during a wedding feast as a large number fell ill from tainted liquor.
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Galicia
Dobshany
Town Sees No Poetry In Graveyard Substitute
Middlesbrough England June 16 194 The cemeteries committee opposes a crematorium proposal saying Gray would not inspire in a crematorium A car theft report states a light sedan owned by R D Myers 222 Gable Street was missing from Sycamore Street Thursday evening and recovered today on Second Street between Jefferson and Bluff by Officer Wilson and Sgt Collins
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Middlesbrough
England
Middlesbrough Cemeteries Committee
Gray
Gar. P
R. Db. Myers
Gable Street
Sycamore Street
Serond Street
Jefferson and
Bluff
W.H. Wilson
John Collins
Revolver Stolen From Armory Desk
F O Wing reports a Colt revolver of 22 calibre was taken from his desk in the Armory building this afternoon at police headquarters.
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F. O. Wing
Saxon Street
Armory
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Hunt
Tee Field
Maddalena
Lialian Fier
Varanger Fjord
Vadsee
Braganza
Hobby
North Cape
General Nobile
Riiser-Larsen
Lietzow Holm
Noblie
Miers
Finn Maimgren
Dr. Malmgren
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Finland
Turku
Upland
Carou
Tudy
Page
Iowa
Arctic
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Arctic Circle
Spurgeon
Dorothy Ringlelett
Blossom Blacker
McNary
Congress
Herbert
U. PB
James W. Good
Inna
Republican National Committee
Good
National Committee
Palo Alto
Coolidge
Honver
Federal Commission
Althose
Aly
White House
Wincay
Frank Benner
Tage
Kreoree Murray
Wreckling
Norwood
INS
Downey
American Legion
Tipton
Cedar County
J. J. Leach
Arlo Don Roger
Waterloo
Melba Frances Power
Henry D. Sommers
Matilda Fuller
Alvin C. Johnson
Helene Liscomb
Harry M. Willsey
Tone Koetha
Rufus Harris
Nina Cody
Harold Bross
Hellen Avery
Merrill F. Muzzey
Dorothy C. Mueller
Cedar Falls
Courier-Riviera
Helene Brown
Marian Lawson
Imogene Lawson
Auta McEwen
Marjorie Harker
Riviera
Frederick B.ingram
Robert Burns
G.O.P
ATK
Mary
Cafe Row
Bandit
Come
Leona Curtis Knight
Rhode Island
Edward Everett Gann
Senator Curtis
George
Fort Sill
Okla
Charlie
Shawnee County
Senate
Kaw City
Washington
Lindy
Hermen C. Achler
Meni
Waterloo Bottling CO
Jefferson Street
Thone
Williams’ Cigar Store
West Fourth and
Jefferson Sts
Tromanhauser Mfg. CO
Paner Shoe Company
Lee Turner
Mites
Waterton
Dixie Club
Gingerale
Tucker Bottling
Waterloo, Iowa
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