Old Glory SOS sparks rescue chase at sea amid missing aviators
Liner Transylvania reaches near 500 miles northeast of Newfoundland seeking survivors from the monoplane Old Glory. Three aviators James D Hir Lloyd Bertaud and Philip Payne are missing with only a possibly inflatable rubber boat aboard offering hope. Sister ship St Raphael was lost in a westward Atlantic flight.
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Transylvania
Arcrive
Newfoundland
James D- Hir
Lloyd Bertaud
Philip Payne
St. Raphael
Atlantic
Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim
Whele
New York
Monoplan
Glory
Old Orchard
Rome
Sher
Corporation of America
Wasi
Greenwich
California
Carmania
Lapland
Cermania
Old Giary
Altho
Lowenstein-Wertheim
Pacific
San Francisco
Honolulu
America
Bertand
Lloyd W. Bertaud
Cleveland
Smith Gains Half Demo Delegates As Wheeler Died
Washington dispatch notes Wayne Wheeler’s death boosts Governor Smith of New York toward the Democratic presidential nomination. Tammany and press clippings push long delegate counts, with the Rock-Bottom tally placing Smith near half of 1,038 delegates. The piece analyzes drys versus wets, party machinery, and Wheeler’s illness slowing anti-prohibition momentum.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington
D. C
Wayne Wheeler
Smith
New York
Tammany Hall
New York Herald- Tribune
Tammany
Herald- Tribune
Missouri
Maryland
Drys
Wheeler
Fough
Althea
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Stribling Johnson Held in Omaha Jail Over Fake Fight
In Omaha a seventh alleged fake fight involving W. L. Young Stribling Leo Diebel and Jack Johnson ended with all three jailed. Bond set unsuccessfully as Johnson appeals for sympathy citing a sick wife. Diebel’s manager, Mrs. Doh Curley, cried through the proceedings.
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Jack Johnson
Battler
Omaha
Neb
W. L. “Young
Georgia Beach
Leo Diebel
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Kansas City
Jimmy Drexel
Bendabaum
Johnson
Dineen
Diebel
Pa" Stribling
Peach
A. V. Shotwell
Judge Dibeen
Shotwell
Bond
Doh Curley
Illinois Coal Miners Strike Near End Advanced Talks
Chicago observers monitor a joint conference as miners and coal operators press to reopen Illinois mines ending a summer shutdown. Burlington railroad orders 106 Beards town workers to return, while about 75,000 miners across 515 shafts remain idle since April 1. Meanwhile 400 Iowa Legionnaires bound for Paris tour Chicago, drawing crowds as units parade with drum corps and auxiliary teams.
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Chicago
Illinois
Burlington Railroad
Beardstown
Jacksonville
Legion
Delegaton
Mounted Police
Fort Dodge Legion
Davenport
Legionnaires
Wheeler Honored At Funeral For Prohibition Leader
Leading figures in the American prohibition movement and Wayne B. Wheeler’s friends will pay tribute at his funeral after his death from a heart attack. Wheeler’s body lay in state, with his funeral set for tomorrow at Central Methodist Episcopal church. Officials of the Anti-Saloon League will speak as his body is laid beside his wife in Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Columbus
Wayne B. Wheeler
An~ Hisatoon League
Wheeler
Battle Creek
Mich
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Antisaloon League
Green Lawn
Michigan
One Dead Three Wounded in Loop Bank Holdup
Chicago report details a bank money truck holdup at the Dearborn Street post office entrance in the Loop. One man was killed and three were wounded as the crime occurred shortly after noon in Chicago’s brisk business district. Authorities investigated the incident and sought suspects amid a major city emergency response.
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IL/I
Federal Reserve Bank
Dearcarn Street
Loop
Pope Pius approves Dubuque Institute plan
Rome reports Pope Pius has approved the constitution of an Institute for Sisters of Charity with headquarters in Dubuque Ta. The brief item notes the papal approval and the Dubuque base. A separate Chicago note records a deadly heat wave, killing Carl Heinzen and prompting beach evacuations.
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Rome
Pius
Institute For Sisters of Charity
Dubuque, Ta
Chicago
Carl Heinzen
Stanolind Is Due Here on Saturday
The Stanolind giant all metal monoplane of Standard Oil will land in Waterloo from Mason City at 8 45 a m Saturday Sept 19 and stay until 3 00 p m. Invitations will be extended to the mayor city council and prominent business men for brief rides as guests. The plane with Commodore W A Jones pilot in charge now travels from Twin Cities and Mason City. Perry Hutton heads the flight crew with Laur ence Aratz and James Phelps aboard. The field praised by Jones as suitable for landing barring rain.
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Goolidge
Washington
Middlewest
Coolidge
Agricultural College
Brookings
West
Game Lodge
Standard Oil Company
Waterloo
Mason City
Courier
George M. Cook
Chicago
Indiana
A. P. Burke
Burke
Cary
Commodore W. A. Jones
R. H. Thomas
Standard Ofl
H. E. Hanson
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Thomas
Hanson
Perry Hutton
Laurence Aratz
James Phelps
Commodore Jones
Suport
Baseball Today National First Game Brooklyn Angton Ran
National update shows Brooklyn and Philadelphia in a condensed box score with runs and key pitchers. Angton and Ran feature for the visiting squad while Petty Ehrhardt and Henline appear on the mound. Fergu son and Wilson credited with supporting roles in the pitching effort.
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Angton
Philadelphia
Petty, Ehrhardt
Henline
Ferguson
Wilson
Two More Planes Take Air for Op Across Atlantic
The Royal Windsor and the Sir John Carling push toward London across the Atlantic with Maine and Newfoundland stops. Gulf Coast efforts faced weather delays and a near disaster in refueling. prize money awaits successful westward crossing.
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Atlantic
Harbor Grace
N. F
Sir John Carling
London
England
Carling Fliers
Phil Wood
Wood
Duke” Schiller
Royal Windsor
Missing aviator Paul Redfern to be sought by expedition
Washington, Sept. 7 Dr. Alexander Wetmore announced a definite search for missing Brunswick Rio de Janeiro flier Paul Redfern. An expedition led by Richard Marsh Brockport New Newfoundland will depart New York soon. The Smithsonian will join to search for Redfern and conduct a zoological study of the Orinoco river delta head.
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Washington, D. C
Paul Redfern
Brunswick- Rio de Janeiro
Alexander Wetmore
Smithsonian Institute
Richard Marsh
Brockport
Panama
New York
Redfern
Orinoco River
Pride of Detroit Lands in Rangoon After Monsoon Trek
The American round-the-world plane Pride of Detroit arrived in Rangoon, India, at 2:30 this afternoon after a flight from Calcutta. Crewed through severe monsoon storms, the craft completed a milestone leg of its global journey.
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Rangoon
India
Pride of
Detroit
Calcutta
Judge E. B. Stiles Dies at Home in Manchester
Judge E B Stiles aged 57 died at 11 this morning at his Manchester home after two years of illness. He served eight years on the Tenth judicial district bench and recently attended court. Funeral services set for 2 30 this Friday at Manchester Congregational church with Masonic rites. He was tall, gentle, deeply religious, and beloved by the Black Hawk county bar.
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Manchester
Tenth Judicial District
Town
Stiles
G. W. Wood
Rochester
Minn
Judge Stiles
Bar
Black Hawk County
Tudge Stiles
Dorn
Oberlin Colelege
Ats
Mellon Mum on Political Situation
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon refused to discuss national politics after returning to Washington from Europe. Asked about a presidential boom, he said he declines to express himself on the national political situation at this time. He and friends say he considers himself neither a factor nor a candidate.
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Washington, D
INS
the Treasury
Mellon
Washington
Europe
Search at spot where Old Glory SOS believed came from
New York sept 7 the liner transylvania failing to find traces within a 30 mile area around the estimated SOS position in lat 49 30 north lon 41 00 west circling the spot and continuing the search. Capt bone reported no further signals as ships including California Carmania Lapland aided the hunt and the navy broadcast the peril to Atlantic ships.
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New York
Transylvania
Old Glory
Bone
G. AL
WRHP
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
David W. Bone
Cunard
Hines
California
Rome
Greenwich
Lapland
Ania
Tap
Bea
Cand
Fokker Sees Fliers Safe Despite SOS Over Atlantic
Anthony Fokker, designer of the Old Glory monoplane, says the crew may be rescued if they land on water. He cites clear trans Atlantic search by steamships, a possible dump valve release to vent fuel, and rubber liferaft buoyancy. He notes engine trouble likely caused the SOS and suggests low flight may have hindered radio effort.
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Hesbrouck Heights
N. J
INS
Anthony Fokker
Old Glory
Atlantic Ocean
Old Orchard
Rome
Chaner
Byrd
Altho
Fokker
Bertaud
Antisaloon League to intensify drive in Washington
Washington D C Sept The Antisaloon league signals a tougher push to publicize officials it deems inefficient or lukewarm in enforcing prohibition. The piece recalls Wayne Wheeler’s preference for quiet pressure over fireworks and notes his role in retiring Gen Lincoln Andrews as proof of the strategy’s effectiveness.
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Washington, D. C
Wayne B. Wheeler
League
Wheeler
Lincoln Andrews
Lindy Plans Rocky Mountain Fishing Trip
Lindbergh looks forward to a fishing excursion in the Rocky Mountains of Montana after weeks touring the country in the Spirit of St. Louis. Gov. Erckson introduced him at the Montana state fair and Lindbergh will return to Butte, likely staying until next Monday.
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Helena
Mont
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rocky Mountains
Montana
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