Weather bureau advises Graf Zeppelin to bypass Seattle route
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 24 AP officials said meteorological disturbances along the Pacific northwest coast prompted the United States Weather Bureau to advise navigators aboard the Graf Zeppelin to abandon plans to strike the American continent as far north as Seattle. Officials noted the airship would meet strong opposing winds in the area.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Weather Bureau
American
Seattle
Ruth Elder to marry son of Walter Camp
Ruth Elder Atlantic flier and movie star confirmed to AP that she is engaged to marry Walter Camp Jr son of the late football great She said she was headed to Kansas City then to Cleveland and New York meeting him after the derby noting previous announcements were false this time it is real
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Wichita
Kas
Ruth Elder
Atlantic Flier
Associated Press Today
Walter Camp, Jr
Camp
New York
Cleveland
National air races and expo open in Cleveland
The ninth annual national air races and aeronautical exposition kicked off with nine long distance derbies, 35 closed course races, and aircraft production displays. Officials from the U S aeronautical service, engineers and manufacturers gathered to discuss aviation problems as a major ten day event runs through September 2. The schedule includes the first national glider contest and a National Glider Association meeting along with sessions of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America and other engineering groups.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States Aeronautical Service
Allied Industries
Gces
National Glider Association
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
National Aeronautical Association
Society of Automotive Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Women Lead National Air Derby From Wichita
Blanche W. Noyes of Cleveland led the field as contestants departed Wichita for Kansas City and East St. Louis in the national women’s air derby. Noyes took off at 9:00 AM from the municipal airport, followed by May Haizlip of Kansas City at 9:01 and Mary Von Mack of Detroit at 9:04, with the rest of the twelve Lady Birds spreading out at one to three minute intervals. The final ship cleared the airport at 9:25 AM.
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Wichita
Kas
Blanche W. Noyes
Cleveland
Santa Monica
Kansas City
East St. Louis
Noyes
Municipal
May Haizlip
Mary von Mack
Detroit
Air derby contestants begin leg to Missoula from Spokane
Eight entrants in the Portland Cleveland air derby started from Spokane for Missoula on the third leg. Sydnor Hall, the last to reach Spokane, led the field at 7 30 a m as the seven remaining pilots followed in three minute gaps. The route includes Missoula Billings overnight stop in Bismarck and continues to St Paul.
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Spokane
Wash
Missoula
Mont
Sydnor Hall
Billings
Bismarck
N. D
St. Paul
Trout Aerial Derby Competitor Lands in Midland Stop
Bobby Trout arrives at Midland airport from Pecos at 7 18 am during the national aerial derby. After refueling she departs for Abilene at 8 19 am. Officials confirm she remains in the race despite early plane trouble.
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Midland
Texas
Bobby Trout
Pecos
Abilene
Miss Trout
Miami Air Derby Kicks Off From South Municipal
At a signal from Governor Doyle Se Carlton the Miami Miami Beach Cleveland air derby racers lifted into the northern skies from Miami Florida on August 24. W J McDonough New York led the 250 to 270 cubic inch class with a 10 17 a m start followed by nine other racers and the four entries in the 520 to 720 cubic inch class.
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South Municipal Airport
Miami
Fla
Doyle Se. Carlton
W. J. McDonough
New York
Fire threatens Hermitage historic home of Andrew Jackson
The Hermitage near Nashville Tennessee, the Andrew Jackson historic site, was endangered by a fire that destroyed the stable boiler and pumphouse rest rooms and nearby structures while the brick mansion built in 1834 remained intact. The property is state owned and cared for by the Ladies Hermitage Association.
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Nashville
Tenn
Andrew Jackson
State of
Tennessee
Ladies Hermitage Association
Senator Lawrence Tyson Dies at 70 Near Philadelphia
Lawrence Davis Tyson United States senator from Tennessee died early today at Manness Manor sanitarium in Stafford near Philadelphia He was a World War I brigadier general commanded the thirtieth division and fought in Ypres Lys and the Somme earning the Distinguished Service Medal He later led Tennessee cotton business and published the Knoxville Sentinel Tyson served in the Senate from 1924 to 1931 co authored the Tyson Fitzgerald bill aiding disabled WW officers. He was born in North Carolina and educated in the South graduating from West Point He practiced law in Knoxville and was survived by his wife Bettie H McGhee a son Charles McGhee killed in World War I and a daughter Isabella M Gilpin.
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Washington
Lawrence Tyson
Stafford
Philadelphia
Senate
Ypres-Lys
Somme
Knoxville
Tennessee
Knoxville Sentinel
North Carolina
South
West Point Military Academy
Bettie H. McGhee
That City
Charles McGhee
Tyson
Isabella M. Gilpin
Boyce
Virginia
Auto Races May Be Held During Taylor Fair
Taylor hosts Navajo County Fair events with stock car racing possible. Two hundred twenty yard race open to any automobile make and a ten mile race may be added. Prizes offered if enough interest. Ford and Chevrolet noted as contenders.
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Navajo County Fair
Taylor
Lorenzo D. Rhoton
County Fair Commission
Ford
Chevrolet
Metals Nominally Unchanged In New York Market
In New York trading on Aug 24, metal prices remained nearly steady with little movement across major commodities. Market observers noted only marginal shifts as investors waited for clearer data on demand and global economic signals.
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Metal Market
New York
Graf Zeppelin Position Report Exposed at Sea
A radio message from the Graf Zeppelin intercepted here set the airship’s location at 6 a.m. Eastern Time, 43.30 N 171.10 E, indicating it was about 1,700 miles from Tokyo. The disclosure places the airliner in open sea space far from Japan.
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San Francisco
Graf Zeppelin
Japan
American
Tokyo
Graf Zeppelin nears midpoint on Tokyo to U S flight
The dirigible Graf Zeppelin pushes toward the halfway mark on its Tokyo to United States voyage. Radio reports show increasing speed and a 1,300 foot altitude as it heads east toward Seattle with a possible Monday coast arrival.
Kentuckian Dies In Prussia Air Crash Near Fulda
Joseph Gross of Louisville Kentucky was killed when a Lufthansa passenger flight from Frankfurt to Erfurt crashed in a hilly area near Fulda Prussia. The pilot Bauer and a German passenger Reukert also died. Reukert’s wife and Fraulein Neubauer of Berlin were severely injured.
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Fulda
Prussia
Joseph Gross
Louisville
Kentucky
Bauer
Reuckert
Reukert
Fraulein Neubauer
Berlin
Lufthansa
Dlane
Frankfurt-on-Main
Erfurt
Here
Bar Silver and Mexican Dollar Reported in New York
In New York on August 24 bar silver traded at 52 5 8 with the Mexican dollar noted at 39. The brief market update reflects bullion activity and currency values in the commodities market.
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New York
Snake Dance Opens Hopi Ceremony At Walpi Village
Shortly before 5 yesterday afternoon the Antelope clan chief announced the annual ceremonial snake dance of Walpi Hopi Indians would begin. Visitors from across the country witnessed the event as sunlight marked the ritual start.
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Walpi
Judge Norris Praises Road Into Polacca For Snake Dance
Judge T G Norris observed the annual Waspi Snake Dance route over Polacca road from Winslow deeming it the best yet with minimal trouble. He noted the Flagstaff Leupp Oraibi route caused complaints while Polacca was praised by travelers and officials for directing traffic to the scene.
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Arizona Automobile Association
Chamber of Commerce of
Winslow
Waspi
Polacca Road
T. G. Norris
Pressoit
Norris
Polacca
Flagstaff
Leupp
Oraibi
Motor Vehicle Law Violators Held At Bisbee
Bisbee Arizona August 24 Fifteen individuals and representatives of business firms were cited in justice court on motor vehicle law violations. M N Byrdfield inspector for the motor vehicle division of the state highway department launched a campaign to stop abuse of state motor laws. Offenses included driving without license plates using dealer plates on unpermitted cars overdue use of ten day permits and speed violations on state highways. Byrd plans an intensive campaign against offenders.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Justice Court
Arizona
M. N. Byrdfield
State Highway Department
Byrd
Dove season opener set for September in Arizona
Arizona open mourning dove season starts September 1 and ends at midnight December 15. State game warden R. L. Burless announced the dates.
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Phoenix
Arizona
R. L. Burless
Dunseath Chosen to Represent State at Memorial Beacon Dedication
J. R. Dunseath, picked to represent the state at the Fush ay memorial beacon tower dedication in Minneapolis, plans to depart Tucson on Thursday for the ceremony.
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Tucson
J. R. Dunseath
Minneapolis
Thesdas
Editor's Note About Reprinted Westward Ho Magazine Piece
A Winslow Daily Mail reprints an article from Westward Ho Magazine Phoenix under special permission. The note cites copyright protection and the exclusive rights granted to publish the feature.
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Westward ‘Ho
Phoenix
Winslow Daily Mail
Snake Dance of Hopi Indians Analyzed And Explained
The Snake Dance ceremony at Hopi villages in northern Arizona spans a nine day period to seek rain. Snakes are handled in public at Walpi during odd years while sacred rites occur in kivas of the Ante lope Society. The article notes limited public access and emphasizes ancient origins and legends behind the ritual.
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M. W. Stirling
Bureau of American Ethnology
Washington, D. C
Rourke
Fewkes
Hough
Pueblo
Arizona
Walpi
Mishonginovi
Antelope Society
Snake Fraternity
Tiyo
Russian Plane Lands At Town In Siberia
The Soviet ace Semyon Shestakov piloted the all Russian "Land of the Soviets" on a Moscow to New York attempt and landed in Kurgan, Siberia after a second try. The plane, similar to the first all Russian craft wrecked in Siberia, had taken off here yesterday.
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Moscow
Semyon Shestakov
New York
Kurgan
Siberia
Falling Hammer Crushes Cheek Bone of Worker
G. P. Anderson, a workman on the Harvey House project, was injured when a four-pound sledge hammer fell nearly a hundred feet and struck his right cheek. The cheek bone was badly crushed and, due to proximity to the eye and nose, he was sent to specialists in Phoenix for treatment.
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G. P. Anderson
Harvey House
Phoenix
R. M. Stump
Dance Hall Girl Ends Life By Fire
Modesta Martinez a border cabaret dancer in Nogales ended her life by igniting gasoline on herself atop a hill after heartbreak over a rival. Onlookers heard her cries as she became a human torch before dying.
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Nogales
Modesta Martinez
Mining Revival Opens in Prescott with State Delegates
Delegates from across the state attend the first session of the annual mining revival in Prescott. Principal speakers include P. G. Spilsbury of the Arizona Industrial Congress, Homer R. Wood of Prescott, J. B. Tenney of Lucson, Charles Wright of Washington, and Howard S. Fields of El Paso.
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Prescott
P. G. Spilsbury
Arizona Industrial Congress
Homer R. Wood
J. B. Tenney
Lucson
Charles Wright
Washington
Howard S. Fields
EL Paso
Cotton closes steady in New Orleans market
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 24 closed steady five points higher with prices at 4.82 cents for good ordinary and middling at 18.56 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
British air crash at Cairo kills three aboard seven aboard
A large British aircraft with seven crew members crashed shortly after takeoff from Heliopolis. Three aviators were killed including the pilot. four were badly injured. Reports from Jerusalem describe ongoing Arab Jewish clashes around the Wailing Wall with multiple deaths and injuries and a curfew in effect.
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Cairo
Egypt
Heliopolis
British Warships Brahem and Sussex Sail to Palestine
The admiralty said Britain’s warships Brahem and Sussex were leaving Malta to proceed to Palestine today at the request of the high commissioner there.
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London
Admiralty
Brahem
Sussex
Malta
Palestine
Troops Sent to Palestine Over Jerusalem Riots
Alexandria reports that a battalion of troops is being dispatched immediately to Palestine amid rioting around the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The move aims to restore order during the unrest.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Palestine
Jerusalem
Americans urge U S warship to Palestine amid rioting
In Jerusalem Aug 24 a CARA delegation appealed to the U S consul to send an American warship to Palestine as Arab and Jewish clashes over the right of worship at the Western Wall intensified. Nine more deaths were reported in and around the holy city this afternoon.
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Jerusalem
Wolfgang von Weisel
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
CARA
United States
Palestine
Montana Governor authorizes guard in three forest fires
Helena Aug 24 AP. Governor Erlekson authorizes use of the Montana national guard to fight fires at Columbia Falls Belton and Apgar as hundreds of park forest and railroad crews struggle to control the blaze Adjutant General E H Williams surveys the situation.
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Helena
Mont
Montana National Guard
Columbia Falls
Belton
Apgar
E. Erlekson
E.H. Williams
Naval Aviator Dies in Eugene Plane Crash
J. J. Denshock of San Diego was killed in Eugene when his plane en route from Seattle to San Diego nose-dived from 300 feet. The crash occurred early morning with investigators seeking causes.
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Eugene
Ore
J. J. Denshock
San Diego
Cal
Seattle
Wash
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Fourth Street
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Campbell and Hicks Avenues
T. C. Garrett
Brotherhood of Railroad
Winslow Rotary Club
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E. C. Burbage
C. W. Harp
Dora Sargent
F. C. Jacobs
Town
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Britain
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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