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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
2
Newsreel drama as Charles Lindbergh arrives in Mexico City after a historic nonstop flight from the United States. Crowds surge through Valbuena field and city streets while President Calles, Ambassador Morrow, and Mexican officials greet the aviator with a full embrace and cheers.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh told reporters in Mexico City that he intends to fly out when he departs, a week or more later. He was unsure whether the leg would go to Havana or return directly to Washington, and could not confirm if the flight would be nonstop.
London reports a $92,575,000 payment to the U.S. treasury to cover $35,000,000 principal and interest on the wartime debt. Since funding, total U.S. receipts reach $802,980,000 with $120,000,000 credited to principal.
Charles A Lindbergh lands in Mexico City to a jubilant crowd at the embassy. He speaks with his mother by telephone, praises President Calles, and hopes to spur aviation in Mexico and Central America. The aviator rests at the embassy before a palace visit as Ambassador Morrow expresses pride.
A set of trivia prompts asks who is the author praised by a heavyweight boxer, the year Leif Ericson is said to have found America, what New York was called before 1664, which mighty fort died around 1350 B C, the country that suffered three late eighteenth century partitions, and the Bible citation for the bread of life claim.
Japanese dispatches describe dawn findings of countless bodies in Canton streets after a violent clash. Rioting and fires raged with looting, hundreds of horses burned, and labor HQ razed while foreigners sought safety in the foreign quarter as U S naval authorities permit some returns.
Senator-elect Frank L. Smith asked the Reed campaign fund committee to fix a post Christmas hearing date on his case. The telegram to Senator James A. Reed signaled Smith’s intent to continue pursuing seating despite having been denied the oath of office. Speculation noted he might discontinue efforts.
Rebecca B. Rogers told jurors about her life loves and troubles that led to the December bank hold up of Farmers National Bank in Buda Texas. Dr. Joseph Wooten a mental expert testified the 23 year old defendant is sane after reviewing her autobiography.
In a turbulent arraignment Judge Shook cites contempt on Remus for attacking prosecutors during the first degree murder trial. Bailiffs restrain Remus as Walter Sibbald and Charles Taft II clash over defense witnesses and legal points.
Cairo reports Egypt spends about 1 million dollars annually on imported candy while consuming nearly 2.5 million pounds of chocolate and 1.5 million pounds of other confectionery. Only the well-to-do can afford imports, though natives say they prefer cheaper Egyptian-made candy.
In its first week of operation the Butte Radio Club established links with every U S radio district and several foreign stations. The New Zealand contact sparked a lively exchange and a Christmas traffic workout for Hawaii soldiers. The group plans to relay messages nationwide and possibly worldwide, as it eyes future broadcasting ambitions. An upcoming Dodge Brothers broadcast will feature a 30 minute program with 33 spoken words, interludes by a saxophone player, airing tonight between 10 and 10 30 Butte time on the West Coast NBC network.
A four story stone orphanage near Quebec burned trapping children and a woman. Spectators lent clothing to shield youngsters as they were carried to safety. Fifteen children and one woman died from asphyxiation with more bodies feared in the ruins. Many victims suffered smoke inhalation and were hospitalized. The building stood 95 years old.
The naval conference and Secretary Wilbur briefed Congress on a proposed program costing about 725 million dollars with an average annual spend near 130 million. The plan spans nine years with ships including light cruisers destroyer leaders submarines aircraft carriers and would be adjusted as conditions change. Buttoned by Butler the bill aims to put the program in legislative form though no completion date is set.
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