British aviatrix injured in Cleveland plane crash
Lady Mary Heath, famed British aviatrix, suffered critical injuries when a plane plunged through a factory roof in Cleveland. Mechanic Irwin Kirk escaped with injuries not listed as serious, while Heath was rushed to Emergency Clinic Hospital with likely skull fracture and multiple wounds.
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Cleveland
Lady Mary Heath
Hspital
Lady Heath
Irwin Kirk
Kirk
Mills Company
Fox Farm Is New Venture Near Flagstaff
W D Hathaway has the Mt Elden Silver Black Fox farm planned as a closed corporation with a $50 000 outlay. Flagstaff men including C J Babbitt Rama Aso R J Babbitt William Babbitt and William Hathaway participate. Buildings pens and equipment ordered. Milligan Morris will send a keeper for a year and at least six locals will buy fox pairs for the ranch under a Fox expert’s supervision.
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Flagstaff
W. D. Hathaway
Los Angeles
James Babbitt
Mt. Elden
Magstaff
Greenlaw Lane
Elden Mountain
C. J. Babbitt
Ramon Aso
R. J. Babbitt
Endurance Fliers Near 150 Hours Up
Chicago observers report endurance flight record seekers logged 143 hours of continuous flight by 10 31 am as they pressed on through fog. They sent a note congratulating Graf Zeppelin for its record and promising their own achievement soon.
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Chicago
Graf Zeppelin completes globe flight in record time
The Graf Zeppelin returned to Lakehurst New Jersey after circling the world in 21 days seven hours and 33 minutes. Deducting ground time the actual air time was 11 days 23 hours 14 minutes, surpassing prior marks set by airship and aircraft routes. The journey included stops at Friedrichshafen Tokyo and Los Angeles with a crowd of about 5000 watching the arrival.
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W. W. Chaplin
Associated Press
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Tokyo
Los Angeles
L. A
John Henry Mears
C. B. E. Collyer
Atlantic
Pacific
United States Army
Graf
Great Bay
Manhattan
Boulder Dam power price discussed by basin states
A Colorado basin conference, with seven state representatives, approved a resolution urging a fair price for Boulder Dam power. The plan calls for considering all cost factors, including comparison with other regional power, and for preserving revenues beyond actual project costs for the federal government.
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Salt Lake City
Boulder Dam
Colorado Basin
Frank E. Emerson
Wyoming
Arizona
Nevada
Sturplus
Colorado River
Shuttle Mail Plane Forced Down After Oil Can Incident
The transcontinental Shuttle, flying from Oakland to New York, was forced to land in Cleveland after a 5-gallon oil can fell from a refueling plane and sprayed oil into the cockpit. Pilot Captain Ira K. Walter and co pilot Lieut Bernard Thompson were unharmed. The flight, the fifth leg of a long distance mail test, aimed to assess feasibility of sustained air mail by Boeing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Ira K. Walter
Haker
Bernard Thompson
Maker
Oakland
Cal
United States Post Office Department
Army
Boeing Aircraft Company
Scientists Attend Conference in New Mexico
Prominent scientists from Flagstaff attend a Pecos New Mexico conference led by Dr. A V Kidder of Phillips Academy. The aims cover technical aspects of southwestern archaeology and include Dr. Neil M. Judd from the Smithsonian, studying Pueblo ruins in Chaco Canyon and dating beams by tree rings with Dr. A E Douglass. Also present are Dr. H S Colton and assistant L L Hargrave.
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Flagstaff
Pecos
N. AL
A.V. Kidder
Peabody Museum
Phillips Academy of Andover
Mass
Southwest
Neil M. Judd
Smithsonian Institution of Washington
D. C
Chaco Canyon
National Georgraphical Society
A. E. Douglass
Pueblo
H. S. Colton
Museum of Northern Arizona
L. L. Hargrave
Winslow High School Opens Modern $160000 Building
The Winslow school district unveiled a three story, $160000 high school with shops domestic art and science space and a moved picture projection setup. Construction began after a March 10 1928 bond vote and progressed rapidly with final inspection on August 8 1929.
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Winslow
State of
Arizona
Manavajo County
Board of Trustees
Winslow District
Ruth Elder and Walter Camp Wed in City Chapel
Ruth Elder, renowned actress and alleged thief, married Walter Camp Jr. today in New York at the municipal chapel. Inspiration Pictures Inc. president Camp was joined with Elder in a noon ceremony officiated by City Clerk Michael J. Cruse.
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New York
Walter Camp Jr
Inspiration Pictures Inc
Ruth Elder
Michael J. Cruse
Auto Crash Kills Man. Two Hurt Near Fulton
W. H. Hutchings of Los Angeles died in a vehicle fire after a crash with a parked truck on U S highway No 4 ten miles northwest of Fulton Missouri. Linn Righter of Venice California was injured in the same collision.
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Fulton, Mo
W. H. Hutchings
Los Angeles
Wis
Linn Righter
Venice
Cal
U. S. Highway No. 4
Here
Emil W. Haury Aids Dr Douglass On Tree Ring Study
Emil W. Haury assists Dr. Douglass in a tree ring research project. The collaboration focuses on dendrochronology to understand historical climate patterns and environmental conditions.
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Emil W. Haury
Dr. Douglass
Ice Cream Gaining In U S Popularity
Washington Aug 29 AP reports America’s ice cream consumption rose yearly with last year’s total at about 348000 gallons. Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates per capita use in 1928 at 2.90 gallons.
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Washington
America
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Sleeping Sickness Spreads in Japan With 249 Cases
Sleeping sickness remains widespread in southwestern Japan with 249 reported cases and 136 deaths today. The surge affects Kagawa and Hiroshima prefectures as officials monitor the outbreak and implement control measures.
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Tokyo
Kagawa
Hiroshama
Bar Silver Advances in New York Trade
In New York on Aug 25 bar silver rose to 32 and 5-8 for Mexican dollars, trading activity noted by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winslow Schools Announce 44 Member Faculty
The Winslow public schools list a 44 member faculty led by Superintendent G H Madden. Most teachers trained in Arizona colleges with many attending the University of Arizona or Teachers College. Supervisors cover music art and physical education.
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Winslow Public Schools
Arizona
Arizona University
Teachers Colleges
G. H. Madden
University
Teachers College
AJL
Ben K. Cudd
University of Oklahoma
Leona Hall
Verla Care
A. B
University of Arizona
Kathleen Kerlin
A. B. Western College For Women
Myrtle A. Sellman
A. B. University of Iowa
J. Burrus Wilson
A. B. Drury College
Winifred Wilton
Commercial
B. S. South West Missouri State Teachers College
Ralph A. Ward
B.S. Kansas State Teachers College
Olyn C. Carlile
B. S. Northeastern State Teachers College
O. Wade Letts
B. A. State Teachers College
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Marie Dickinson
B. A. Penn College
Raymond Booth
B. S. State Teachers College
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Annetta J. Scott
Eastern Kentucky State Normal
May Winn
Northern Arizona State Teachers College
Mary A. Godsell
B. A. Fargo College
Treve McCauley
B. University of Arizona
Washington
Willie McKinney
Arabs Assert Independence From Britain in Palestine Turmoil
In Nablus Arab leaders declare independence from England and raise the Turkish flag. Across Palestine Sporadic Arab attacks on Jewish colonies continue while Jerusalem shops reopen cautiously. British troops enforce disarmament after a mass meeting at Qmar mosque as unrest grows.
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Jerusalem
Nablus
Palestine
England
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Kastinia
Keith Roach
Qmar
Agreement Reached on Young Reparations Plan at The Hague
The creditor powers and Germany reached a final agreement on the Young reparations plan at The Hague conference. The full session of all powers reconvenes at 10 a.m. tomorrow to officially conclude the business started on August 6 after weeks of tough negotiations and fears of deadlock.
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Hague
Chicago Police Track New Gang Murder Case
Chicago police investigate the murder of John F. Bowman, a 36 year old racketeer, stabbed by a swarthy small man who carried the body to Henrutin hospital. Bowman suffered five bullet wounds. the carrier fled through a second story window as officers arrived.
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Chicago
Henrutin Hospital
John F. Bowman
Bowman
Hospira
Robber Fled Prison Truck Chase Ends in Crash
Frank Williams serving a 10 year term for robbery in Maricopa County is wounded after fleeing in a prison truck at a gravel pit near Florence. A pursuit failed when gas ran out. John Dixon followed and Williams was shot after a head on crash and a second chase. Williams is in a prison hospital and expected to recover.
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Florence
Ariz
Frank Williams
Arizona State Prison
Maricopa County
Williams
Apache Junction
John Dixon
Dixon
McCracken Injured as Plane Crashes Near Bridgeport
William P. McCracken Jr assistant secretary of commerce in charge of aeronautics was slightly hurt when his airliner while returning from Cleveland to Lakehurst wrecked near Bridgeport New Jersey. The craft struck telegraph wires overturned twice and landed upside down. The pilot sustained a sprained wrist.
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Bridgeport
N. J
William P. McCracken, Jr
Cleveland
Lakehurst
Here
C. H. Charles
Paddock and Luberty Announce Engagement in Brief
Charlie Paddock the sprinter and Miss Madeline Luberty of New York say they intend to marry soon after meeting in Honolulu in 1922. She is 21 and lives with her parents in New York. A separate report from London notes an agreement among France Great Britain Belgium and Germany on the Rhineland settlement.
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Cleveland
Charlie Paddock
Madeline Luberty
New York
Honolulu
Paddock
London
Reuter
The
Hague
Rhineland
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
Zeppelin Commander Eckener Visits Hoover to Pay Respects
Dr. Hugo Eckener commander of the Graf Zeppelin arrived to pay respects to President Hoover and meet other high officials of the American government during a Canadian voyage legend context.
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Washington
Hugo Eckener
Hoover
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Fox Farm
New Mexico
McCauley
Chris Totten
Ambrose Baca
Grady Gammage
Northern Arizona Teachers College
Auto Mechanics
Auto-Mechanics
Walter Camp
U. S
Wanslow
Hberty
McCracken
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