Survivors of Shenandoah Disaster Face Grim Fate
The Shenandoah dirigible, struck by a ferocious eastern Ohio storm, broke apart after a wild plunge into the landscape. Crew members in cabins were battered, some clinging to the framework as the gas bag tore, and none survived the crash. Souvenir hunters looted wreckage while officials probe cause, including a possible gas bag rupture.
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Nat
Shenandoah
Ohio
Casiro
Naval ‘Board of Inquiry
Caldwell. O
Tornsk
Fester
United States Navy
Grew
Zachary Lansdowne
Butte Valley
Lakehurst
N. Z
Caldwell
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Marietta
Charles E. Rosendahl
Ivansdowne
Louis J. Slancock
Vothine
J. Tf. Klein
X. J. Aroas
Grand Army Closes National Convention in Grand Rapids
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic concluded their fiftieth annual encampment in Grand Rapids Michigan and elected John F B Inman of Springfield Ohio as commander-in-chief Oscar Gates Michigan was named senior vice commander-in-chief William C Allen New Jersey was chosen junior vice commander-in-chief and Job McKinzie Indiana was selected chief of staff
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Army of the Republic
John FB. Inman
Springfeld
Nman
Illiois
Oscar Gates
Michigan
William C. Allen
New Jersey
Job McKinzie
Tdiana
Ebapsn
Lost Plane Found and Fliers Safe
Early reports from San Francisco and St. Augustine indicate radio chatter with an Australian station claiming PN-9 No. 1 and its crew were found safe. Navy search efforts expanded toward Kauai channel as weather and fatigue hinder rescue hopes. Local observers note continued uncertainty while pilots assess possible causes of the crash.
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St. Augustine
Pla
Vlarc
San Francisco
Cal
Navy
U.S. S
Kauai
Oahu
Honolulu
John Rodz
Ftrom
John
Reno
Aronsteak
Kauai Channel
Wilbur van Auken
Aroostook
Rodgers
Fasoina
Brookhart Leads by 194 in Unofficial Iowa recount
Senator Smith W. Brookhart Republican of Iowa finishes a recount with an unofficial 194 vote lead over Daniel Steck Democrat. Opponents question the figures claiming inaccuracy and vowing a final tally after state elections committee review. Original certified majority was 785 later grew to near 1,400 before the recount.
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Washington
DD. C
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Daniel Steck
Capitol
Steet
State Elections Committee
Brookhert
Western Roads Trim Rate Boost Requests
Olvago reports seventy three western railroads have agreed to split the difference with farmers on rate schedules. Instead of 11 percent increases, they seek about 3 percent, raising annual freight income by 83.4 million dollars.
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Olvago
City Guts Noxious Weeds But Can't Tough Goldenrod
Street Commissioner A. Q. Tabor has two trains at work with mowers and several workmen with scythes cutting noxious weeds in public parks and parking. Notice was given to all property owners with weeds on their premises to hire sane art before Aug 1. Where owners fail, the city posts a notice and mails a registered letter under a state law. The law omits ragweeds, sweet clover, pit weeds, and gotten rod from noxious weeds.
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A. Q. Tabor
Gets on Safe Side accused of stealing the iions of CG. C. Frey
Wealthy turfman CG. C. Frey is named in a case alleging theft while Florida actress Wilda Hennat sells her suburban New York home for 125000 dollars.
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CG. C. Frey
Wilda Hennat
New York
Short Interviews With Home Folks
John H. Kistner of 326 Third Avenue West returns from a monthlong east tour with his sister Jessie. He describes travel as broadening and plans further trips to Panama or the Hawaiian islands next year. He toured lakes, cities and national parks using boats trains trolleys autos and wheelchairs. He says travel influences his patrons at a downtown cigar counter. Did you say panztela.
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John H. Kistner
John
East
Jessie
Kistners
Great Lakes
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Atlantic City
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Panama
Hewaiian Islands
Panztela
Sioux City Lawyer Tom Henderson Dies in Jump
T. G. Tom Henderson, 65, a longtime Sioux City attorney, leapt from the Davidson Building this morning and was killed instantly. A prominent local legal figure for decades, he had practiced law in Sioux City for over 40 years and had been ill recently while living in Pasadena, California.
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Sioux City
T. G
Tom) Henderson
Soux City
Davidson
Henderson
Pasadena
Cal
Drain Will Speak at Bluffs Oct.2 3
James A. Drain national commander of the American Legion will speak at the state convention in Council Bluffs on October 2 and 3. Also on the program are Mrs. Glare Oliphant Indianapolis national president of the Legion auxiliary and Thomas Taylor Washington vice chairman of the national legislative committee.
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Des Moines
James A. Drain
Indianapolis
American Legion
The
Council Bluffs
Glare Oliphant
Legion 1
Thomas Taylor
Washington
National Legislative Committee
Bulgarian minister debunks Boris poisoning claim
Paris dispatch says the Bulgarian minister rejected reports that King Boris was poisoned, noting no reference to such an attempt in Sofia cables. Separate item reports Dorothy Irene, 10, died after a porch fall in Dubuque Iowa.
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Paris
Boris
Sofia
Courier Delivery Timing and Apology Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 6 o'clock. If you do not receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 9160 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls reaching this office before 6:20 pm will be attended.
County Agencies Probe State Agent Payments in Liquor Raids
Investigation into Black Hawk county liquor raids shows state agents were paid by the state, with county expenses totaling 404.86 for incidentals and salaries. County Attorney Cook cites long standing practice, noting 158 spent on liquor evidence, and three investigators assigned from Des Moines.
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John B. Hammond
Aredale
Black Hawk County
W. A. Cook
Wee
B. J. Gibson
Statement Department
J. B. Risden
F. W. Esher
E.zim Pomerkow
Des Moines
Ray Scott
James Day
Cool
Cook
Pomerkow
Tzzy Einstein
Altho
Grand Juty
150 Are Killed in Korean Mine Blast Near Pingyang
Tokio dispatches report the Teihaku coal mine near Pingyang Korea after an explosion that killed 150 workers. Nippo Jiji Shimpo confirms the casualty figure received today.
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Tokio
Teihaku
Pingyang
Korea
Nippo Jiji Shimpo
Millionaire Reginald Vanderbilt Dies at 44 in Portsmouth
Reginald C. Vanderbilt died at Sandy Point farm Portsmouth of internal hemorrhages after a brief decline from two hemorrhages in the early hours. He was in his forty fifth year and a leading figure in horse sports as president of the National Horse Show Association and the American Hackney Horse society. He inherited fortunes from Cornelius Vanderbilt and Alfred Vanderbilt, linking him to the Vanderbilt family.
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Portsmouth
K. 1
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Sandy Point Farm
Vanderbilt
National Horse Show Association of America
American Flackney Horse Society
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Alfred Vanderbilt
Laszlo Szechenyi
Harry Payne Whitney
Victorious in Style Contest At State Fair
Miss Ruth Cissna aged 16 of Potta-Wattamle county won the fourth girls club style show at the state fair with a lavender silk gown costing 445 dollars. Elizabeth Hensing of Benton county took second in a brown and tan gown, and Tucille Gring of Dallas county earned third in a blue gown trimmed in white. The event, directed by Miss Josephine Arnauwist, was held in the women's and children's building.
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Ruth Cisson
Des Moines
Milady
Paris
Ruth Cissna
Potta- Wattamle County
Elizabeth Hensing
Benton County
Tucille Gring
Dallas County
Josephine Arnauwist
Jinzipls
Fair Grounds
Towa Towns Swelter Under Continued Heat Wave
Des Moines reports Iowa enduring extreme heat with forecasts of 100 degrees in half the cities. Yesterday’s heat peaked around 104 in Sheldon, while Decorah logged 91 the coolest reading. No relief expected, with only slight overcast tonight and Saturday and little temperature change.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sheldon
Decorah
Yellowley Named Dry Chief in Chicago and Washington
AP reports B O Yellowley former prohibition agent head of district 12 based in Chicago and Col Ned M Green named administrator for district 21 with headquarters in San Francisco in a federal prohibition administration reshuffle.
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Washington, D. C
B. Ot Yellowley
District No. 12
Chicago
Ned M. Green
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Nashua Youth Drowns Crossing Cedar River
Nashua Iowa Sept 4 Kennet Boyce 17 drowned in the Cedar river after attempting to ford the stream on a horse. The river at the crossing depth was about 15 feet. His body was recovered three hours later.
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Nashua
Kennet Boyce
Cedar River
Asiatic Cholera on Increase in Japan
Tokio reports a rise in Asiatic cholera with 16 cases in Yokohama. Authorities have vaccinated over 50,000 people and are enforcing preventive inspections and measures to curb the outbreak.
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Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
Morehhan
Shenandoah Crew Death Ruled Accidental in Duty
Calewell, Sept 4 AP The board of inquiry says the Shenandoah crew death was due to an accident in line of duty and not misconduct. The inquiry panel included Commander J T Klein Commander Sydney Kraus Lieut Commander Walfiam Nelson and Lieut William Minnick.
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Calewell
Shenandoah
Board of
J. T. Klein
Sydney MM
Kraus
Walfiam Nelson
Lakehurst
Liert
William T. Minnick
Pittsburgh
Bandit Captured in Sioux City Robbery Fights Extradition
J B Brown known as the thrill bandit confessed to D C G A Danielson after the Ne braska State Bank robbery in Sioux City and kidnapping five men. He refused extradition to Kansas and will be sent back to Kansas to complete a 10 to 60 year term. Sioux City detectives Fred Spencer and Tom Green arresting Brown will receive 350 dollars in reward, with 250 more if he is tried for the robbery.
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South
Sioux City
Neb
G. A. Danielson
J. B. Brown
Nebraska
Kansas
Kanga
Brown
State Penitentiary
Fred Spencer
Tom Green
Second Cinderella Girl Missing Mother Suspects Kidnapping
Twelve year old Sylvia Mullen of the Bronx, the second choice for adoption by Edward W. Browning, is missing for the second time in a month. Mother Frances Mullen reported the case to police, fearing kidnapping after she intercepted a note from a man asking the girl to meet him. Sylvia left home at 8 a.m. yesterday. she was runner up to Mary Louise Spas in a Cinderella adoption contest conducted by Browning, a wealthy realtor.
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New York
Apj
Sylvia Mullen
Bronx
Edward W. Browning
Frances Mullen
Sylvia
Mary Louise Spas
Browning
Mary
Oklahoma Minister's Wife Drowned in Rowboat Accident
The wife of Rev. B A Dawson pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal church Oklahoma City Okla drowned when their rowboat capsized off Storm Lake Ta as they tried to change seats. Rescuers saved her husband and found Mrs Dawson's body nearby. Their two small children were in a cottage nearby.
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Storm Lake
D. A. Dawson
B. A. Dawson
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Oklahoma City
Okla
Dawson
Waterloo group backs plan for city airways station
Plans to place Waterloo on a national airway system were advanced as the Greater Waterloo association offered aid and facilities for a local station. Clarente Young of the Des Moines N A A is due in Waterlog Tuesday to discuss formation efforts and training field designation for US Reserve aero officers. Continued on page two.
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Waterloo Asso
Greater Waterloo Association
Clarente Young
Des Moines
National Aeronautical Association
Wateriog
Fishers
United States Reserve Aero
Looters hinder salvage of Shenandoah wreck in Ohio gale
Caldwell Ohio September 4 AP looting at the Shenandoah crash site prevented salvage for study. Navy board concluded buckling and two-part breakup resulted from ripped cabins and gale forces. Survivors and officers say nothing could have saved the airship after the storm.
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S. M. Kraus
Mander G. F. Fulton
William Nelson
P. Burgess
Lakehurst
Bose
B.G. Mayer
Techniciat
Mayer
Sharon
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Midwest
Lincoln
Charles W. Aryan
Fan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Grand Army
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Shipping Board
Bert E. Haney
Gre-1
U.S. Shipping Board
Coolidge
Haney
L. C. Palmer
Inmergency Picot Corporation
Hawaii
Entyy Department
Kobison
Simon Rept
Ebinu
Murtic
Aoe
PND No. 4
Soutie Dakota
Mitchell, S. D
Bert
Brookhart
Drain
Bluffs
Dubuque. In
Dorothy Iuene
Martin Invincible
Hammond
Towa
Yellowley
Oklahoma
BWA
CITY
Airways
Waterloo
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