Earhart and crew welcomed after ocean flight
Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon return from Europe amid light crowds due to rain. At the battery and City Hall in Philadelphia they are cheered by about 2000 as Earhart credits her co-pilots and mentions a foggy weather hold during the flight. Commander Byrd hosts a luncheon and a Boston-bound schedule follows.
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Europe
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Battery
Lower Broadway
City Hall
President Roosevelt
Miss Earhart
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Gordon
Ireland
Richard E .Byrd
Boston
Byrd
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Carl Ben Esielson
Arctic Sea
Bernt Belchen
Clarence Chamberlain
Bobbed Hair Girls Join In Shantung Revolt
Dispatches from Tsiner report scores of bobbed haired girls entering Shantung Province as workers for the Nationalist Chinese Red Cross but acting as plain clothes military agents and members of the Pienitei groups blamed for revolutionary coups including the Mukden train bombing.
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United Press
Tokyo
Japan
Shantung
Tsiner
Shantung Province
Chinese Red Cross
Pienitei
South China
Chang Tso-Lin
Mukden
Bail Denied for Church Murder Suspect Tyrrell
Fayette J. Tyrrell Sunday School superintendent remains jailed after Judge Elder Marshall denied bail. Trial set for September 10 in the Munhall church murder of Philip Clark, with Tyrrell claiming threats. Prosecutors cited coroner's inquest testimony as not justifying bail.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Fayette J. Tyrrell
Munhall Church
Elder Marshall
Tyrrell
Philip Clark
Clark
Ross Chamberlin Voted Head of Vets in El Paso
Ross Chamberlin of Dallas was named department commander at the Texas Spanish War veterans convention in El Paso. Other officers chosen include Wayne Co Shearer of Sherman as senior vice commander L V Hall of San Angelo as junior vice commander and Park Heaton of San Antonio as chaplain. Beaumont was chosen for the 1929 convention.
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Army Balloon Wins Gordon Bennett Race
United States army balloon piloted by Captain W E Kepner with aide William Eareckson won the Gordon Bennett race. Kepner’s official distance 460.9 miles, besting Germany’s Barmen at 459.4 miles and France’s Blanchard at 447.9 miles.
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Washington
United States Army
W. E. Kepner
William ©. Eareckson
Kepner
United States Geological Survey
Barmen
Hugo Kaulen, Sr
Hugo Kaulen, Jr
Aids
Thee Blanchard
Charles Dollfus
Georges Cormier
Shakespeare Summer Festival Performs Eight Times a Week
Stratford shows eight performances this week as part of the Shakespeare Summer Festival. The schedule lists venues and dates for the week, with ticket availability and theater details for attendees.
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Stratford-os
Curtis to Visit Kaw Reservation in Kansas July 25
The article notes Senator Charles Curtis Republican vice presidential candidate plans a trip to the Kaw Indian Reservation in Kansas around July 25. It describes greetings from relatives including Osage Chief Bacon Rind and his son George Bacon Rind, with Bacon Rind III and Willie Pappan among the group. Also mentioned are Kaw girl Mrs. Lillie Simpkins and Jerry Simpkins, and Mrs. J. C. Ault, Curtis’s first cousin.
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Charles Curtis
Kansas
Bacon Rind
George Bacon Rind
Little Bacon Rind III
Willie Pappan
Lillie Simpkins
Jerry Simpkins
Senator Curtis
J. C. Ault
Lillie Pappan
Curtis
Wichita Beacon stays with Hoover Reed policy after sale
Frank M. Lowe, attorney for buyer Max Levand, announced that the Wichita Beacon will continue to support Herbert Hoover for president and Clyde M. Reed for Kansas governor. The policy was guaranteed by former owner Henry J. Allen before the sale to Levand.
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United Press
Kansas City, Mo
Wichita Beacon
Henry J. Allen
Max Levand
Herbert Hoover
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Frank M. Lowe
Levand
Lowe
Beacon
Allen
Hoover
Reed
Storm Leaves Tennessee Homes Wrecked and People Rescued
After a deadly Tennessee storm that killed 12 and caused extensive damage, Emma Wharton narrowly escaped a collapsing tree in Belle Meade park Nashville. W R Davenport’s home at Alexandria was hurled across a road into a tree with the family inside, and they were trapped for hours before rescue.
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Tennessee
Emma Wharton
Belle Meade Park
Nashville
W. R. Davenport
Alexandria
Tenn
Mystery of Lowenstein Death Remains Unsolved
Paris reports the death of Belgian financier Captain Alfred Lowenstein in the English Channel after a flight from England to France. Three nations debate jurisdiction as authorities note uncertainty over whether he fell or jumped from the plane. A test by Le Bourget mechanics shows door-opening limits, while markets wobble as Lowenstein shares retreat.
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Associated Press
Paris
Alfred Lowenstein
English Channel
England
France
London
Belgium
Brussels
Lowenstein
le Bourget
Wife of Retiring Democratic Chief Attacks Nominee
Mrs Clem L Shaver chair of the West Virginia National Women’s Democratic law enforcement league denounces Governor Alfred E Smith and the Houston convention ticket. She says Democratic women will not support the Tammany backed platform and warns of outrage over legalized whisky and a trick platform before November.
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United Press
Washington
Clem L. Shaver
West Virginia
National Women's Democratic Law Enforcement League
Alfred E. Smith
Tammany
Houston
Shaver
Love in campaign for pitiless publicity in Texas
Texas senator and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Thomas B. Love denounced corporate lobby influence in the state and pledged to push for lower automobile license fees. He praised the highway department’s record but urged pitiless publicity to protect public interests and cited historical examples of battling lobbyists.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Texas
Thomas B. Love
State Highway Department
John M. Cage
Wilson
New Jersey
Washington
Ross says no clash between Smith platform and prohibition
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross former Wyoming governor and possible Democratic VP nominee said there is no conflict between the party platform on prohibition and Gov Alfred E Smith's views. She argued Smith may seek modification of prohibition laws while Democratic congress members may refuse to vote for such changes.
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Smith
Ross
United Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Alfred E. Smith
Congress
Mauretania Sets Atlantic Round Trip Record
Cunard liner Mauretania established a new Atlantic round trip record sailing from England to the United States and back in 12½ days. In Ulster Ireland Miss Joy Ferguson is registered as the first female cricketer.
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United Press
Southampton
England
Cunard
Atlantic
United States
Bishop Conference Against Smith A Limited Southern Meet
Washington July 6 The Asheville prohibition conference on July 1 to 14 will be restricted to invited Southern city Democrats and local leaders. The event, not a convention, will be largely executive with over 50 invitations issued. The Anti-Saloon League participates only informally. planners include Bishop James Cannon and Dr A J Barton.
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Washington
Asheville
N. C
League
James Cannon
A. J. Barton
Youth Under Death Sentence Escapes From Union City Jail
Johnnie Vaughn a 20 year old condemned for murder escaped Union City jail with five other inmates leaving a note I have gone to see my girl be back in the morning. An all night search by 40 men led to only two recaptured while Lexie Vaughn 17 was held on conspiracy charges in aiding the escape.
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The
Associated Press
Union’ City
Tenn
Unitoin City
Johnnie Vaughn
J. R. McCain
Lexie Vaughn
Johnnie
Pastor jailed to enforce court order over church site
Judge Young ordered the Rev. Anderson jailed until he agrees to obey a court injunction about the tabernacle construction. The pastor, amid floral tributes, planned radio sermons from prison and vowed to protest publicly. His brother in Amarillo said a city permit existed for the tabernacle and a KFQB broadcast was possible.
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Allan Seale
Dallas County
Anderson
H. CC. Anderson
Amarillo
Plains Capitol News
City Commission
KFQB
Hudson seeks unpaid chaplain post at Kentucky reformatory
In Frankfort Kentucky James E Hudson a megro has served seven years as assistant chaplain at the Kentucky reformatory without pay He also runs a restaurant on weekdays and has missed only five Sundays in seven years seeking appointment as chaplain
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Frankfort
James E. Hudson
Megro
Kentucky Reformatory
Hudson
West Texas C of C Head Praises Highway Cooperation
A. M. Bourland, West Texas president, urged that the Fort Worth convention backed plan to have the West Texas Chamber cooperate with east and south Texas chambers on highway problems. He called roads a vital issue and said joint efforts could yield benefits beyond the region. Bourland also announced that all standing committees were selected, pending member acceptance. Two fishermen near Caen, France, caught a sturgeon 55 finches long and weighing 140 pounds.
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Fort Worth
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
South Texas Chambers of Commerce
A. M. Bourland
Vernon
West Texas
Texas
Bourland
Caen
France
Radio Schedule Highlights Across United States
A detailed listing narrates Saturday July 7 radio programs across major markets. Program blocks include Twin Pairs of Harmony, After Dinner Music, Slumber Music, Old Gray Mare Club, Palmer House Studio hours, dance and orchestra segments, and regional station lineups from WJZ to KDKA WGN WEAF and beyond. The schedule notes CST with daylight adjustments and presents numerous city dial positions and program titles.
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WJZ
KDKA
WLW
WJR
KYW
Wtmj
Cco
WOW
WDAF
KWOO
WFAA
EHPRC
WMC
WSB
KOA
Twin Pairs of Harmony
RWK
WRC
WEAF
WGY
WGR
WSAI
WGN
wtMg
Woc
WCCO
Julius Kliein
WSM
Prince
Weat
KSD
Nighthawks
Chicago
Sturmber Music
Old Gray
EBH
Pallmer
Palmer House
WLIB
Little Glenn
Whitney Trio
Pratt and Sherman
WYLW
Cincinnatis
Orchestra
Buges Emerick
Cincinnati
TiTnheis Orchestra
Cleveland
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
New York
South Sea Islanders
Strauser’s
Pennsylvanians
Keystone Duo
Wisohn Stadium
WJIZ
Slumber Music
Newark
Barnhard
Atlanta
Beusic Box
Is—Medieas Club
DOD
Chattanooga
KRLOD
Dallas
Mildred Miller
Night Owls
Iwin
WBAP
Fort Worth
Hot Springs
KPRC
Houston
Toledo Slugger Confession Clears Killer Of Miss Croy
Charles J. Hoppe, 26, taxi driver, confessed to the two year old murder of Miss Lily Dale Croy, a Toledo schoolteacher, and admitted attacks on other women. A judge heard defense evidence that Hoppe should be sent to an asylum rather than executed. Confession followed by trial for first degree murder.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Lily Dale Croy
Charles J. Hoppe
Hoppe
Dorothy Siedlagowski
Common Pleas
L. A. Querner
Miss Croy
Querner
Emma Hatfield
Lydia Baumgardner
Wilma Hundley
Mary Alden
Clouds Hover As Amarillo Cools With Few Rain Drops
Amarillo cooled after a Fourth of July with temperatures above 100. The day’s peak reached 91 yesterday and a forecast of partly cloudy cooler weather with possible local showers. Lightning lit the cloud banks and winds stirred dust in the evening.
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Amarillo
Noted Chicago grain broker Adolph Lichstern dies
Adolph J. Lichstern, a millionaire grain broker and 28 year Chicago Board of Trade member nicknamed the Sphinx, died in Chicago after paralysis struck two weeks earlier. His wife was at his bedside. he was once reputed to have profited from a wheat corner in 1911.
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United Press
Chicago
Adolph J. Lichenstern
Chicago Board of Trade
Lichenstern
Board of Trade
Rescue at Arctic: Lundborg Saved by Seaplane Mission
Two seaplanes dropped supplies to marooned explorers near Northeastland. Lieutenant Lundborg was rescued by Lieut Shyberg who landed near the encampment and brought him to the Quest. Lundborg’s wife expressed mixed relief, fearing further peril for rescuers. Rescue operations continue with hopes all marooned men reach safety soon.
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Lundborg
Shyberg
S. S. Quest
Lunborg
Nevers
Kings’ Bay
Fighting Carl continued account of alleged incident details
The article recounts an account involving Branson asking a visitor to describe the News plant layout and Magee's residence phone number. It notes a News employee watched the Chief Justice and obtained a report of the incident, which has been rereported.
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