Timber In 3 States In Danger
A thousand men fought forest fires across Idaho Montana and Washington as drought reduced rainfall. Schwartz creek in the Missoula national forest mounted the fiercest threat while other blazes in Nez Perce Selway Challis and Salmon forests were being contained or subdued.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Schwartz Creek
Missoula National Forest
Buite
Nez Perce
Selway
Dixie
Boise Forest
Two Women to Try to Beat Robin's Time
Los Angeles August 1 AP two women fliers plan to challenge the endurance record held by St. Louis pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine. Bobbie Trout and Louise Thaden aim to top 420 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds from Metropolitan Airport in September depending on weather and their participation in a national air derby from Santa Monica to Cleveland.
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Los Angeles
St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Bobbie Trout
Louise Thaden
Metropolitan
Santa Monica
Cal
Cleveland
Ohio
Miss Trout
Thaden
Wildfires sweep Northwestern Wisconsin threatening forests
In Crandon and surrounding areas, five separate fires stretch nearly 20 miles along the northwestern Oconto county line, fanned by wind as state conservation officers and volunteers struggle to guard timber. Smoke blankets villages as residents of several lumber towns brace to evacuate amid the blaze.
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Crandon
Wis
Oconto County
Forest County
Wisconsin Lake Country
Northwestern Railroad
Wisconsin
Bremen Captures Second Time Mark
The German liner Bremen, flagship of North German Lloyd, beat the Mauretania to set a new North Atlantic crossing record. It completed the voyage from Ambrose Lightship to Eddystone Light in 4 days 14 hours 39 minutes, docking at Plymouth at 2 26 a m. after shaving 8 hours 47 minutes off the Mauretania’s best time.
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Plymouth
Feng
Bremen
Lloyd
Mauretania
New York
Ambrose
Eddystone
Police seize L Humanite issue in Paris to stop violent call
French police confiscated the entire morning edition of the communist newspaper L Humanite and removed its plates from the presses to prevent printing of articles urging demonstrations by communists.
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Paris
L’humanite
Howell Wing In Long Estate Battle Ends In Favor Of Mrs Howell
Lillian S Howell administratrix of ER Howell's estate won a sweeping judgment against Julius Wetzler. The ruling grants her all land totaling over 8000 acres in Apache county and forecloses Wetzler in a cattle outfit valued above 100000 dollars. Judge Phelps of Maricopa county presided after a disqualifying affidavit delayed the case.
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Lillian S. Howell
ER. P. Howell
Julius Wetzler
Mrs. Howell
Wetzler
Apache County
Supreme Court of the State
Phelps
Maricopa County
Howells
Levi S. Udall
St. Johns
W. E. Ferguson
Holbrook
Sidney Sapp
Dodd L. Greer
Florida Mayor Plays Golf in Silk Pajamas
Sarasota in August scene as Mayor E. J. Bacon and three prominent residents tee off at Bobby Jones course in silk nightwear. A large gallery cheers while officials decline to comment beyond stating they believe in comfort.
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Florida
Sarasota
Fla
E. J. Bacon
Bobby Jones
European capitals crack down on communist antiwar day
London and Paris imposed strict security as 40 more communists were arrested and 22,000 soldiers and gendarmes patrolled the cities. Disturbances flared in Sarajevo and Zagreb with fires and violence as police clashed with protesters. Bela Kun was seized in Budapest and Prague beefed up guard posts. Berlin reports Moscow orders for widespread guerrilla action.
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London
Paris
Comunists
Sarajevo
Jugoslavia
Coalmiua Sts
Zagreb
Croatia
Budapest
Bela Kun
Hungary
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Berliner Zeitung
Moscow
Deadlock in London talks on trade and diplomacy
Moscow reports a deadlock with Russia and Great Britain over resuming trade and diplomatic relations. Britain refused immediate ambassador appointments before disputed questions are addressed.
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Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
London
Edison Says He Intends Never To Retire From Labors
Edison states he will never retire from work though selecting an unofficial successor. He answers questions at a reception for four Edison scholarship finalists, emphasizing ongoing scientific education and American advancement.
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Edison
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
States
District of Columbia
America
Electrical Wizard
Henry Ford
Charles A. Lindbergh
George Eastman
S. W
Secret Service Ends 7 Year Hunt for Suspect
After a seven year search across many states Secret Service authorities located Joseph C Beck charged with boosting a veterans Bureau check from 47 50 to 7 seven. The man at Alcatraz insists he is Joseph Davies and not the wanted party. He will be returned to Spartanburg South Carolina after desertion and fraudulent enlistment terms end in November 1930. He was traced from Spartanburg to Petersburg where he married then deserted his wife and moved west through Texas New Mexico Arizona and Montana.
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Washington
Secret Service
Joseph C. Beck
Veterans’ Bureau
Alcatraz Island
California
Joseph Davies
Spartansburg
S. C
Petersburg
Texas
New Mexico
Aregona
Montana
Pioneer Refueling Team Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
The Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded to Capt. Lowell TH. Smith of Santa Barbara California and Lieut. John B. Richter of Virginia for pioneering aerial refueling. Their 37 hour 15 minute in flight refueling feat occurred in June 1923 establishing practicability.
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Washington
Lowell TH. Smith
Santa Barbara
Calif
John B. Richter
Virginia
Army Air Corps
Out Of Prison After 51 Years
Boston August 1 AP Jesse Harding Pomeroy once a boy killer who horrified the country decades ago had a glimpse of modern life. He traveled 40 miles by car from Charlestown state prison to Bridgewater state farm. Entered the prison in 1878 at age 17 and remained for 51 years. He had not seen an automobile before this trip. He was sentenced to hang for Horace Milan’s murder but commuted to life imprisonment. After years in solitary confinement he moved to life prisoner status and a transfer to Bridgewater was ordered this month.
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Boston
Jesse Harding Pomeroy
Charlestown
State Farm
Bridgewater
Horace Milan
Pomeroy
Cotton consumption total for season announced
Secretary H G Hester of the New Orleans cotton exchange announced the season ended yesterday with 16 309 000 bales consumed and a carry over of 479 000 bales.
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New Orleans
H. G. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Kaibab Deer Fate Discussed at Prescott Meeting
Arizona game officials meet at Prescott to discuss Kaibab deer herd reduction in the Kaibab forest. Attending are the state game commission members, the state game warden, district forester Ogden, forest supervisor Mann, Grand Canyon park superintendent Tillotson, University of Arizona experts, and local game associations. Proposals include reducing the herd by about 12 000 and allowing higher bag limits or trapping and relocating deer amid opposition. Steps to prevent similar issues in Graham and Catalina mountains will be addressed.
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Prescott
Ariz
Arizona Game Commission
R. H. Bayless
Arizona
D. F. Rutledee
Istrict Forester
Ogden
Utah
Walter G. Mann
Kaibab Forest
Supl
M. R. Tillotson
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona Game Protective Association
Frme
Waibach
W. BB. McGinnis
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
University of Arizona
Graham Mountain
Catalina Mountains
Trial Of Hughes Delayed In Prescott
Deputy U S Attorney Mathews said the case of A R Hughes of Winslow charged with violating prohibition laws was cancelled for today’s trial in Prescott. He could not say if the Hughes case will be heard at this term of the federal court or when it will be re set.
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Hughes
Prescott
Prince of Wales Camps With World Scouts at Jamboree
Prince of Wales joined fifty thousand scouts at ARROWE PARK England for World Scout Jamboree night camp. Despite gusty weather he flew from Hendon to Baden-Powell camp, meeting campers around fires and posing for amateur photos.
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Arrowe Park
Eng
Hendon
Royal Air Service
Hooten Village
Birkenhead
Prince of Wales
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Lane Pledges Immediate Action On Flooded Road Dips
The state highway department will fix waterfilled dips on the Flagstaff road between Sunshine and Winslow after storms slowed traffic. Secretary Walton of the chamber of commerce requested retaining walls be cut to drain these dips, and Highway Engineer Lane ordered immediate action. Pistol Hunt, the highway maintenance chief, was authorized to remove the retaining walls to eliminate the problem.
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State Highway Department
Flagstaff
Sunshine
Winslow
R. B. Walton
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Lane
Walton
Lane
Highway 66
Laine
Pistol Hunt
Explosion rocks Pittsburgh strip district buildings
An early morning blast in Pittsburgh’s strip district damaged more than a score of buildings. Police and fire officials say a bomb caused the destruction of a three story hardware establishment and shattered fronts for blocks. Scores of residents were thrown from beds but no serious injuries were reported.
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Pittsburgh
Eight miners killed in French mine explosion near Lens
An explosion in a mine near Lens France on August 1 killed eight miners and left four others suffering gas poisoning AP reports.
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Lille
France
Lens
Graf Zeppelin Sets Sail On Atlantic Voyage From Graf Zeppelin
Graf Zeppelin lifts from its Friedrichshafen hangar at 5:25 am to start a roughly 4 000 mile voyage to Lakehurst New Jersey. On board are 18 passengers including seven Americans and two women plus a crew of 41. one stowaway is reported.
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Freidrichshafen
Germany
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Lakehurst
N. J
Lake Constance
New York
E.S.T
Eckner
Azores
Graf
America
France
Hans von Schiller
Santa Fe Executive Joins Track Repair Effort
W. K. Etter of Los Angeles, general manager of the coast lines, helped supervise repairs to washouts on the Santa Fe line east of Holbrook. He removed his coat and assisted with a shovel, as bridges west of Gallup were undermined by Rio Puerto floods. Etter then departed on a special two car train to Los Angeles.
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Santa Fe
Holbrook
W. K. Etter
Los Angeles
Coast Lines
Mr. Etter
Gallup
Rio Puerto
Diplomats Meet on Train Across Manchuria Border
Dispatches from Manchuria report former Soviet consul general at Harbin B. N. Melnikov and Harbin foreign affairs commissioner Tsai Yun-Sheng met on a train on Russian soil opposite Manchuria early yesterday.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
B. N. Melnikov
Harbin
Tsai Yun-Sheng
Manchuri
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