Courting death in Pacific hop by Brock and Schlee
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee, round the world fliers, prepare to depart Omaru on the southwest coast of Japan for a Pacific crossing despite a region hit by a deadly tidal wave. Officials and friends urge caution as fuel and landing options on Midway remain uncertain.
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William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Omaru
America
Pacific
Midway Islands
Brock
Schlee
Gan Felice and Henry George in Havana Cigar Ad
An old advertisement lists Gan Felice and Henry George names with Tholita Martin and Havana Ribbon cigars. The fragment implies a tobacco or cigar promotion featuring these entities.
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Gan Felice
Henry George
Tholita
Martin
Havana
John Coolidge Comes of Age at Amherst College
Washington dispatch says John Coolidge son of President Coolidge has reached adulthood and returns to Amherst Massachusetts to begin his senior year with Russell Wood as official chaperone. Wood will guard against harassment and ensure moderation in social life around Amherst and nearby Smith and Mount Holyoke colleges.
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Washington, D. C
John Coolidge
President Coolidge
Amhherst
Mass
Amherst College
Russell Wood
Secret Service
Wood
Amherst
Northampton
Hadley
Women’s Colleges
Smith and
Mount Holyoke
Cat bandit William Baker pleads guilty in Chicago
Chicago September 13 William Baker known as the cat bandit pleaded guilty to robbery and burglary charges and was sentenced to from one year to life in prison at Joliet Chief Justice William V Brothers imposed the sentence Civilly his wife Helen Mahler Baker was dismissed of accessory after the fact charge they had been held on $250 000 bonds
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Chicago
William
Baker
Joliet
Helen Mahler Baker
William V. Brothers
The
Criminal Court
Giant Potez Plane Wrecked at Takeoff Attempt
In Etampes France on September 13 a giant Potez biplane piloted by Lionel De Marnier and Louis Favre Teau crashed after starting a distance record attempt. The aircraft flipped after a half mile with a rear enclosed cockpit, but the pilots escaped uninjured as De Marnier cut ignition, averting a fire after 1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled.
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Etampes
France
Lionel de Marnier
Louis Fav- Teau
de Marnier
Horse, Heart Disease Kill Two at Clinton
Alfred Keith, 60, died after a horse kicked him in the head on his Calamus area farm. Clara Diesing, 40, died of acute heart disease in her basement. Orville Cooper, 30, in Mercy hospital near death after drinking iodine in a car with a Clinton girl who reportedly rejected his marriage proposal.
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Clinton
Alfred Keith
Calamus
Clara Diesing
Orville Cooper
Mercy Hospital
Cooper
Quake in Crimea Claims 177 Victims
A severe earthquake in Crimea and Turkestan caused twelve deaths and 165 injuries with 15 distinct shocks. Sebastopol reports major property damage and ongoing aftershocks as rescue operations continue.
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Crimea
Sebastopol
Russia
INS
Turkestan
Courier Delivery Cutoff and Error Contact Details
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30. If the carrier delay prevents receipt by that time, call 5100 for a copy. All phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Tide brings devastation two miles inland in Kumamoto
A Pacific tidal wave swept Kojima and Nakamura in Kumamoto prefecture, wiping out the towns and causing about 1,150 deaths or missing. Houses were carried two miles inland while about 10 feet of water raged through the area. ships were destroyed and rail and telegraph communications were cut.
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Tokio
INS
Pacific
Kojima
Nakamura
Kumamoto
Japan
Nagasaki
Detroit
Kiushin
Omura
Kasumigaura
Flays Policewoman for Helping Girls to Get Husbands
Closing arguments in the annulment suit of Theodore Curl against Dana Curl were heard as he claims pressure to marry by policewoman Bertha Harnagel or face seduction charges. A child was born months after the marriage. Curl denies paternity and disputes meeting dates. Attorney James O'Brien labeled Harnagel as having a local reputation for aiding "unfortunate girls" to obtain husbands.
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Des Moines
INS
Theodore Curl
Dana Curl
Bertha Harnagel
James O'Brien
Carl
Unknown Slashes Woman's Nightgown In Sleep Incident
In Oskaloosa Iowa on September 13 a man believed mentally unsound attacked Mrs. Max Fiers as she slept, slashing her nightgown with a razor. She woke to a figure vanishing through the window. no injuries were reported, and police seek the suspect.
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Oskaloosa
Max Fiers
Baseball Today National League and American League Scores
Summary of a clumsily OCRed baseball page with NL games involving Boston and Pittsburgh batterymates Greenfield Morrison Wertz Gibson Meadows Gooch and a 6 12 hit line note. AL games show Cleveland New York Detroit Washington and a 13 innings St Louis Boston matchup with pitchers listed.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Greenfield
Morrison
Pipgras
Bengough
Detroit
Ceeseeeeeee
Washington
Vatteries
Billings
Bassler
Zachary
Braxton
Ruel
St. Louis
Jones and Schang
Russell, MacFaggen
Hofmann
Moore
Walsh Opposes Reunion of Blue and Gray Veterans
Frank W. Walsh of Milwaukee commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic declares opposition to a joint reunion of blue and gray Civil War veterans proposed at the Grand Rapids encampment. He asserts unity until the end, and that end is not far off.
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Frank W. Walsh
Milwaukee
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Rapids
Lithuanian Army Battles Rebels Near Tauroggen
Fierce clashes between Lithuanian troops and Red rebels continue in forests near Tauroggen after Saturday's uprising. Rebels abducted Col. Tynatovitch, martial law is in border districts, unions protest arrests, a general strike begins. Estimates place prisoner numbers around 2,000 as a special government committee moves to suppress the rebellion.
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Berlin
INS
Tauroggen
Kovno
Warsaw
Col
Tynatovitch
Taurogyen
Hill Refuses to Confess Murder of Mother in Streator
In Ottawa Illinois on September 13 Harry Hill, accused of killing his mother in Streator, refused to confess. Officials said he will stay in jail until the October grand jury presents the case. Hill kept a calm attitude at the scene where his mother’s body was found in the cellar. His father, Dr. H. C. Hill, said he would spend his last dollar to defend him.
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Ottawa
Til
Harry Hill
Hill
Young Hill
President Sponsors Government Investigation of Oceanic Flight
President Coolidge indicated a study on transoceanic flying may be undertaken by the assistant secretaries of the Navy War and Commerce departments. He said the government can only advise and assist current transoceanic fliers and did not oppose such flights.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Congress
Coolidge
Navy, War and Commerce Departments
Warped Rail Causes Train Wreck Near Central Missouri
A Rock Island passenger train en route to Colorado Springs toppled into the Missouri River at Cenatur, Missouri. One car fell in, two others overturned, twenty four passengers and train crews injured, many sent to hospital. Officials cited a heat warped rail as the cause.
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St. Louis
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Colo
Missouri River
Cenatur
Lena Dekay’s Divorce Secret Upended by New Hearing
Sioux City Iowa Sept 13 Mrs Lena Dekay now legally weds Morris Dekay despite a June district court divorce. The judge who granted the decree annulled it after Morris Dekay testified Lena hid the court action and continued to live as his wife.
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Sioux City
Lena “Dekay
Morris Dekay
Old Glory Plane Wreck Found Off Newfoundland
The Old Glory airship wreckage was found on the Newfoundland seashore as the Kyle searches for the three missing crew. Consul Warren reports no crew found. wreckage location 51.17 N 30.23 W. The Flight departed Old Orchard Maine a week ago aiming for Rome when it vanished amid turbulent Atlantic conditions.
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St Johns
Newfoundland
Kyle
Bertaud
Hill
Payne
Washington, D. C
INS
Avra N. Warren
St. Johns
State Department
Old Glory
North Atlantic
Lloyd Bertaud
James Dy Hill
Angize Lors
Philips Payne
New York Daily Mirror
Douglas Muir
Daily Mirror
N. Y
Muir
Old Orchard
Rome
Atlantic
Keokuk Holds Industrial Parade for Elks Charity Show
Keokuk Iowa September 13 1930 155 floats entered in an industrial parade in celebration of the Elks biannual charity show. The business district was decorated and the Mississippi toll bridge was opened for free use during the event.
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Keokuk
Elks
Mississippi
Beauty, Winner of Contests Shy Cash for Clothes
Jersey City report notes Eunice Gelser, once Miss Rockaway and Miss Jersey City, skipped events for lack of funds to buy attire. She also lost her telephone operator job after receiving numerous suitors, illustrating how fame brought personal and financial trouble.
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Jersey City
N. J
Eunice Gelser
Rockaway
Atlantic City
Hurricane hits Mexican coast leaving many dead and homeless
Refugees arriving in Nogales report a hurricane and high seas sweeping the west coast of Mexico last Saturday. Ports including Mazatlan Aldorado Guaymas and Santa Rosalia suffered floods and destruction with three large seafaring ships missing. Salina Cruz and Manzanillo show severe damage with extensive housing ruin.
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Nogales
Ariz
INS
Mexico
Salvia Cruz
Mazatlan
Aldorado
Guaymas
Santa Rosalia
Salina Cruz
Manzanillo
Colima
Coolidge Deliberates On Special Session Demand
Washington, Sept 13 President Coolidge will study the need for a special session of Congress or the Senate before deciding. He maintains initial opposition unless inquiry shows real necessity. White House statements say no call appears required at this time.
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Washington
D. C
Coolidge
Congress
Senate
White House
Wife seeks injunction to block husband from $2000 bequest
Cedar Rapids, Sept. 13. An injunction restraining her husband from accepting a $2,000 bequest from his father, Seeley Currier of Ripon Wisconsin, is requested in a divorce petition filed in district court. She claims he will squander the money and that she has rights to it as alimony. She accuses him of being enamored with another woman and spending the funds on her.
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Fanny Brice
Jules
Nicky” Arnstein
Comedienne
Fanny
Nicky
Leavenworth
New York
Mon Homme
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charlie
Chicago
Love
Nicky’ Arnstein
Arnstein
Cedar Rapids
INS
Seeley Currier
Ripon
Wis
James D. Currier
Demented Woman Jumps From Train Near Mediapolis
Mrs. Camilla Christensen of Donna Texas, 54, a demented woman, was being taken to Minneapolis for a sanitarium when she jumped from a train between Wapello and Mediapolis. She escaped while her son slept in a Burlington compartment, and was found early today at a Mediapolis area farmhouse after cut-through window screen.
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Muscatine
Camilla Christensen
Donna
Tex
Minneapolis
Wapello
Mediapolis
Burlington
Christensen
Child Dies in Iowa from All Day Sucker Incident
In Adair on Sept 13 an infant, Billy Campbell, son of Charles Campbell, died after a sucker became lodged in his throat at a restaurant in Anita. A physician removed the candy but the child died minutes later.
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Adair
Billy
Charles Campbell
Anita
Rejection of Miner Plan Leads to Tieup
Henry W. Grout displayed six ears of Reid's yellow dent corn from the A. J. Edwards place in East Waterloo township. He said the crop is ready for seed and will dry quickly to crib, reflecting farming interests amid broader labor tensions.
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Henry W. Grout
A. J. Edwards
Waterloo Township
Reid
Grout
Governor Starts Arbitration Step in Wage Dispute
Des Moines September 13 John Hammill asked Des Moines garage owners to supply five names to form a pool for a temporary arbitration board in the wage dispute between the automobile mechanics union and employers. If the garage owners approve the action the governor will name one member to join union and employer representatives.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Automobile Mechanic’s Union
Mechanic’s Union
J. C. “Lewis
Iowa’ State Federation of ‘Labor
World flight hopes dim as weather hinders speed record
In Tokio and Omuta, unfavorable weather slows William S Brock and Edward F Schlee as they attempt to complete a round the world flight in under 28 and a half days. With about ten days remaining they are stranded at Omaru after a forced landing on Sunday while en route from Shanghai to Tokio, and naval observers say a hop to Tokyo cannot occur before tomorrow.
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Tokio
William’ S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Omaru
Shanghai
Detroit
Omuta
Detroit Balloon Wins Gordon Bennett Cup Race
Detroit balloon by R G Hill won the Gordon Bennett trophy after flying about 750 miles and landing at Baxley Georgia at 425 PM, exhausting ballast to secure victory. Lafayette of France, piloted by George Blanchet, finished second near Waverly Hall Georgia after about 700 miles.
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James Gordon.Bennett
Hill
Detroit
Baxley
Lafayette
Belgium
United States
R. G. Hill
Waverly Hall
George Blanchet
Holdup Men Kidnap Detroit Man and Car for Ride to Chicago
Detroit contractor Marschner reported to Chicago police that two robbers held him up while inspecting a building, stole 520 and a gold watch, forced him to drive to Chicago, then directed him to walk five blocks and return to find his car gone with the assailants disappeared.
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Detroit
Chicago
W. Co
Marschner
Labor Department Expects Settlement Of Coal Strike
Washington reports on behalf of President Coolidge that a settlement of the soft coal strike is anticipated. Indiana shows 55 percent of capacity on the Jacksonville wage scale. Labor Secretary Davis says much coal is available and no immediate shortage. Illinois operators reject reopening on Jacksonville terms pending study by a special commission. Ministers consider continuing old Jacksonville agreements as talks proceed. Pittsburgh reflects wage agreements as potentially illegal under Sherman act, with claims that union and operators fix coal prices.
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Washington, D. C
Finois
Labor Department
Coolidge
White House
Indiana
Jacksonville
Davis
Chicago
INS
Ilinois
Rice
Miller
Ilinois ‘Association of Coal Operators
Ray
Hope
Rhiners
H. C. Perry
Harry Fishwick
Walter Nesbit
Miners’ Organization
Pittsburgh
United’ Mine Workers of America
C. F
Taplin
Terminal Coal” Corporation
Terminal Corporation
United Mine Workers
Soi
Ilegal
Germans May Make Artificial Gasoline Trade Push
Berlin reporters say German dyestuff maker IG Farben Industrie is poised to wholesale artificial gasoline. Stock prices on the Berlin bourse jumped on the rumor, with Ferben Industrie shares rising as traders reacted to the possible development.
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Berlin
INS
T. G. Ferben Industrie
I. G. Ferben Industrie
Tile factory landslide kills worker in Packwood
Ottumwa Iowa Sept 13 Bert Ellis 40 a laborer died in a landslide at the Steigleder and Sons tile factory pit in Packwood. He was crushed against a railway box car when tons of earth slid into the pit.
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Ottumwa
Bert Ellis
Steigleder and Sons
Packwood
Ellis
Lewis gets six years for federal fraud sentence
E G Lewis of St Louis and Atascae dero promotor was sentenced to six years in federal prison and fined 18008 for his conviction on mail fraud in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lewis
St. Louis
Atascaedero Promotor
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