Lindbergh Poised for Mexico City Nonstop Flight
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh moves toward a Mexico City nonstop flight with weather briefings and test flights from Bolling Field. He hopes to depart within 26 hours if conditions allow, aiming for a daylight landing in Mexico City. Mexican press hail him as a premier goodwill ambassador, sparking plans for a large banquet and tributes.
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Lindbergh
Mexico
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico City
Bolling Field
Harvey S. Burwell
el Universal Grafico
United States
Washington State Department
War Department
Valbuena Flying Field
Butler praises Denver vote and Wets Judge White in Congress
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia University president, arrives in Denver to congratulate voters for electing Judge S Harrison White on a wet platform. He criticizes prohibition, outlines addresses, and predicts 1928 Republican and Democratic nominees citing Genesis.
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Denver
Col
S. Harrison White
Congress
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Fee
Prohibition
Judge White
Butler
Foundation For the Advancement of Social Science
University of Denver
Poll Proposal By War Veterans Comes Under Debate
State commanders and adjutants attended a national grievance committee session as Spafford distanced the Legion poll idea. He stressed he would not use a Legion poll as a political lever and would only view it as informative, not for legislative action.
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Spafford
Legion
American Injured in Romanian Riot Report
The article describes an American injured during riots in Transylvania where a store display of the American flag failed to protect him. It notes two British subjects also faced violence and mentions the British minister sending a diplomat to gather facts.
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Keller
Transylvania
Bucharest
Legation
Father Son Pass About Same Hour But Miles Apart
Fate parted a Spokane and Keokuk family as Andrew Le Fevre died in Iowa and his son L. K. Le Fevre died in Spokane within the same hour. Telegrams crossed over the telegraph lines announcing the double deaths.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
le Fevre
Keokuk
Iowa
Andrew le Fevre
L. K. le Fevre
National bills and senate organizational plans outlined
The report details moves to reorganize the senate with a new president pro tempore secretary and sergeant at arms while a challenge to James M. Beck’s residency prompts an elections committee review. It notes anticipated fights over sergeant at arms, committee approvals, and actions on a deficiency bill and conflicted authority questions. The Lindbergh congressional medal of honor is also awaiting senate action.
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Canyon Dam
James M. Beck
Pennsyyvania
Senate
David S. Barry
Rhode Island
House Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Warren
Special Campaign Funds Committee
Reed
Missouri
Pennsylvania
House
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Hearst empire subpoenas target Hearst officials in senatorial charges
The Senate committee investigating Hearst newspaper charges issued subpoenas targeting William Randolph Hearst Arturo Elias Mexican consul general at New York and Victor Watson editor of the New York Daily Mirror. It planned to seek Elias papers to aid its inquiry as testimony targets include funds allegedly provided by Calles for four U S senators.
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Washington
Senate
Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Arturo M. Elias
New York
Victor Watson
New York Daily Mirror
Elias
Calles
United States
New York Delegates to Be Uninstructed
The Republican Party in New York state will urge an uninstructed delegation to the Republican National Convention in Kansas City next June. George K. Morris and Charles D. Hilles announced the decision after Charles E. Hughes declined the nomination and President Coolidge chose not to run, leaving the state without a candidate.
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New York
Republican Party
New York State
Kansas City
George K. Morris
Republican State Committee
Charles D. Hilles
Republican State Executive Committee
Hilles
Republican National Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Coolidge
Arctic flight legends Eielson and Wilkins recount perilous return
Captain Eielson and Captain Wilkins describe their brutal 1925 26 Arctic trek from Point Barrow to Beachy Point 200 miles from their base. They crossed ice floes dodging open water and braving 60 below zero temperatures in improvised snow huts and sleds. They survived amputation by a missionary and multiple near disasters as they planned a future non stop approach to Spitzbergen.
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Lanphier
Palmer Hutchinson
Point Barrow
Eielson
Wilkins
Arctic
Beachy Point
Byrd
Detroit
Spitzbergen
Air development is a young man's game Rockefeller says
Dayton a Beach Fla December 11 John D Rockefeller 80 says aviation is a young man s game and he has no desire to ride with world flyers Schlee and Brock who aim to break the endurance flight record next week He backs aviation but prefers to stay on the ground and urges the country to push air progress to surpass Europe in aviation development
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Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
John D. Rockefeller
Edward F. Schlee
William S. Brock
Drunkenness Up Again as Prohibition Survey Reports
The Moderation League releases its third annual survey on prohibition conditions. It cites arrests for drunkenness from 602 departments in 1924–26 and 1914–26 trends, noting 1926 nearing the 1916 war boom peak and worse conditions in former dry states than in wet ones.
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York
New York
Moderation League, Inc
Austen G. Fox
League
Elihu Root
Kermit Roosevelt
Haley Fiske
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Michael I. Pupin
Columbia University
Lowden outlines farm relief plan at Gridiron banquet
Former Illinois governor Lowden says agriculture should be on par with industry and labor through a farm relief bill with an equalization fee to cover surplus costs. He supports strict Volstead Act enforcement and warns against harming business to aid farmers while praising tariff needs for agriculture. He compares current farm relief efforts to the 1860 campaign and cites historic legislation.
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Lowden
Illinois
Buchanan
Chiang Prepares to Combat Soviet Treaty Deadlock
Chiang Kai-shek declares that a U S mission to China could unify factions across the country and help break the treaty deadlock disrupting trade. He calls for a friendly meeting with the United States delegation to discuss treaty revision and national unity.
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Chiang
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Colorado Winners Named in Atwater Kent Radio Audition
Miss Agnes Davis of Denver and Wilbur W. Evans of West Philadelphia won first prize in the Atwater Kent national radio audition tonight. They receive 5000 dollars, a gold decoration and two years of conservatory tuition. Second prize went to Miss Emilia Da Prato and Ted A. Roy, with 2000 dollars and one year of tuition.
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Associated Press
New York
Agnes Davis
Denver
Col
Wilbur W. Evans
West Philadelphia
Atwater-Kent
Conservatory of Music
Emilia da Prato
South San Francisco
Cal
Ted A. Roy
Corvallis
Ore
Tultiaon
Three Offsprings See Father Shoot Wife and Admires
In Chicago on December 11 Wal lace Allen 32 shot and wounded his estranged wife and Ernest Fox in the home of his mother in law. Allen was arrested minutes later and accused Fox of breaking up his home. Both victims not expected to recover and denied the accusation. The mother in law Mrs Emms Williams also disputed the charges. Allen vowed to sacrifice his life if they die.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wallace Allen
Ernest Fox
Allen
Fox
Emms Williams
Mines of Alaska to be Developed
London engineer Norman C. Stines says placer gold mining in Alaska will start on a large scale this summer with a $10 million dredging system on Goldstream and Cleary creeks near Fairbanks. Seven dredges planned by 1930, powered by a 6.5 MW plant along a 30 mile line, with yearly gravel output targets and a 15 year initial life.
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Alaska
Norman C. Stines
London
Stines
Fairbanks Exploration Company
United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company
Boston
Goldstream
Cleary Creeks
Fairbanks
Mr. Stines
United States
Butte
Seattle
Young King Ill in Bucharest Misses American Sled
In Bucharest on December 11 Little King Michael confined to bed for 10 days with a severe cold he loves his American sled more than his dog or kite. He laments not building snowhouses or rolling in snow with his dog though he must endure the doctors medicine until the promise of a big Christmas and toys from Princess Helen.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
Roumania
Michael
Helen
Santa Claus
President’s mother-in-law Sicks in Northampton Hospital
Mrs Elmira Goodhue 78 mother of Mrs Grace Coolidge wife of the president was taken from her home to Dickinson hospital in Northampton Mass with a severe influenza attack her temperature 103 in urgent condition Dr Elmer H Copeland her physician said her age and illness made her case serious Major James F Coupal the Coolidges’ physician spoke with Dr Copeland by telephone confirming the update
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Associated Press
Northampton
Mass
Elmira Goodhue
Grace Goodhue Coolidge
Dickinson Hospital
Elmer H. Copeland
Northwestern Grapples With Grounding In Sleet And Snow
Rescue efforts continued as the 336 foot steel ship Northwestern ran aground off Shot Point in gale and heavy seas. Tugboats fought a stiff east wind and fog while the Explorer ferried 112 passengers to safety as plans formed to refloat at high tide.
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St. Faith
Explorer
Alaska Company
Northwestern
Chester
J. Livingston
Campbell River
British Columbia
Altadoc Sailors Safe After Icebound Rescue at Sea
The 21 remaining Altadoc crew members were rescued by the coast guard cutter Crawford near Keweenaw Point after a 19 hour battle with ice and high seas. Eleven reached safety in one small boat, while a second dory was jammed and later freed by ramming a lane through the ice. Most rescued sailors are Canadians from Ontario ports.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Manitoulin Island
Little Current
Ontario
Coast
Lambton
Isle Parisienne
Altadoc
Houghton
Keweenaw Point
Coast Guard
Crawford
Copper Harbor
Calumet
Cutter Harbor
Flagle Harbor
Dory
Glazer
Lithuanian Premier Praises U S Lithuanians for Support
Premier Waldemaras of Lithuania told the Associated Press in Geneva that he deeply appreciates the many cablegrams of encouragement and support from Lithuanians in the United States. He said their messages helped him end his associates to reach an agreement aimed at regaining Volna and appealed for continued loyal interest from Lithuanians overseas.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Waldemaras
Lithuania
United States
Volna
Atlantic
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St. Louis
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al Smith
Ben Eielson
Siberia
Elelson
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H. H. James
Murray Hospital
Traiversity
Qeowth Water
Department of Commerce
A. W. Stephenson
Montana
Bert Mooney
Rockefeller
Colorado
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Marquette, Mich
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