Shooting Affray May Prove Fatal to Bishop U. S. Girl
Amelia Earhart ready to attempt crossing the Atlantic from Trepassey Newfoundland with Wilmer Stultz and Lew Gordon. The three arrived from Boston in a tri motor Fokker with pontoons after fog delayed them. Earhart notes she would be happy to perish in such an adventure if failure occurs.
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U. S
Atlantic
Girl
Associated Presse
Trepassey
Newfoundland
New World
Amelia Fearhart
Wilmer Stultz
Halifax
Lew Gordon
Boston
Southern Cross May Challenge Pacific to Australia Flight
The third stage of the longest flight ever attempted over water is planned from a point on the Pacific toward Australia. In Suva on June 5, the departure time for the monoplane Southern Cross was uncertain as Albert Park, where landing occurred, cannot accommodate a 900 gallon fuel take-off. Crews will seek a larger runway site tomorrow.
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Doton Pacific
Australia
Associated Preas Suva
Southern Cross
Albert Park
Campaign chiefs are busy
Hoover swept the convention with 11 votes as the Republican national committee opened hearings on contests involving about 70 southern delegates. The committee seated Florida’s nine Hoover pledged delegates and Kentucky’s two, while moving to dethrone George W. Bean, longtime Florida national committeeman and patronage boss. Bean plans to appeal to the credentials committee.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
National Committee
Hoover
Florida
Kentucky
George W. Bean
Bean
Convention
100000 Spent in Jersey Campaign for Senatorhip
In the New Jersey five cornered Republican senatorial race, Hamilton F. Kean and Joseph S. Frelinghuysen each contributed about 50000 to their campaigns. Kean’s Essex county clerk John Scott testified expenditures totaled 49366.33, with two 25000 installments. Frelinghuysen’s manager B Duncan McClare said his candidate also spent about the same amount.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hamilton F. Kean
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Reed Campaign Funds Committee
John Scott
Essex County
Kean
Montana Pioneer Craig Cornell Dies at 89 in Dillon
Craig Cornell 89, long time Montana pioneer since 1864, died at his ranch near Dillon after a brief illness. Born 1839 in Porter county Indiana he came via Bozeman Pass to Bannack then settled near Dillon in 1866. Survived by son Roscoe Cornell Dillon mayor and daughter Mrs George Murray Dillon.
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Tispute
Dillon
Jane i
Craig Cornell
Montana
Mr. Cornell
Porter County
Indiana
Bozeman Pass
Bannack
City of
Roscoe Cornell
George Murray
Murray Doctors To Occupy Floor Pierce Building
The Murray hospital staff of 14 doctors signed contracts for 131 by 100 feet of floor space on the Murray Doctors floor in the Howard Pierce garage and auto sales building. The three story structure will include operating rooms a medical library and a shared waiting area with quarters for each physician. Expected ready date is September with doctors including Drs T C Witherspoon H D Kistler C B Rodes H H James H W Gregg Peter Potter Lee W Smith H A Tash G T MacPherson S T Lindsay and others.
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Howard Pierce
Connell
Granite
Main
Murray Hospital
Northwest
Drs. T. C. Witherspoon
H. D. Kistler
C. B. Rodes
H. H. James
H. W. Gregg
Peter Potter
Lee W. Smith
H. A. Tash
G. T. MacPherson
S. T. Lindsay
Chicago jurors to probe crime and politics ties
A special grand jury was chosen in Chicago to investigate election frauds and violence, including murders and bombings. Foreman F. Edson White of Armour & Co. will lead, with Frank J. Loesch as special prosecutor to study links between crime and politics and effects on candidacies.
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Associated Press
Chicago
F. Edson White
Armour & Co
William V. Brothrs
Criminal Court
Frank J. Loesch
Chicago Crime Commission
Radio messages hint at Italia Nobile dirigible in Arctic
Amateur radio operators in Sweden report English and Italian messages claiming Italia Nobile SOS from Kings Bay East and heard near Bordeaux. Officials in Moscow authorize search by ship and air to Franz Josef Land following a message from Zovnesensk. Arctic missing dirigible search expands.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Sweden
Gaevle
Upsala
Starnum
Trelleborg
King's Bay East
Bordeaux
Italia
Arctic
Moscow
Russia
Nobile Relief Commission
Franz Josefland
Spitzbergen
Relief Commission
Zovnesensk
Dvinsk
Archangel
Kiwanis Head To Visit Butte On June 10
Kiwanis International executives will visit Butte on June 10 en route to Seattle for a June 17 convention. Lead figures Henry C Heinz Fred C W Parker and Ralph A Amerman will join a hundred Kiwanis members touring local sights after a stop in Billings.
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Butte
International
H. C. Heinz
Butte Kiwanians
Kiwanis International
Seattle
Billings
Henry C. Heinz
Atlanta
Fred C. W. Parker
Ralph A. Amerman
Butte Club
H. A. Tach
Earle Genzberger
Marion C. Dietrich
Kiwanis
Heinz
Petting Party bandits to face robbery charges in district court
Bernard Barrish and Cliff Regan, the so called petting party bandits, were captured by Butte police Sunday night and face robbery charges to be filed in district court within days. They admitted staging holdups along Lovers Lane by Lake Avoca and near Big Butte, saying the robberies yielded about 70 dollars and some jewelry. They transferred to county jail and await plea decisions before Judge Lynch.
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Harry Kinney
Frank Roe
Butte
Lake Avoca
Roe
Bernard Barrish
Cliff Regan
Tim Downey
Barrish
Regan
N. A. Rotering
Jere Murphy
James Larkin
Big Butte
Government case against Stewart brought to close
The government closed its case against Robert W. Stewart chairman of Standard Oil of Indiana in DC district court He faced questions from a Senate committee about the disposition of Liberty bonds held by Continental Trading company
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Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate
Continental Trading Company
Retired Protor Wounds Prelate and Kills Self
The Rt Rev Dr William A Guerry bishop of the South Carolina diocese was shot by Rev J H Woodward then died by suicide. Woodward described as troubled and possibly insane shot the bishop in the private office at diocesan headquarters and killed himself. The bishop underwent operation for a chest wound and remained unconscious with doubtful recovery.
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Charleston
S. C
William A. Guerry
South Carolina
Protestant Episcopal Church
J. H. Woodward
Woodward
Guerry
Montana Man Survives Double Death Escape in Yellowstone River
Frank M. Wolfe of Miles City was rescued after a cliff cave in sent him into the Yellowstone River at Lockebluffs near Horton. A large boulder pinned him as the current pulled him free and he was later brought back to Miles City for examination of possible internal injuries.
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Associated Press
Miles City
Frank M. Wolfe
Yellowstone
Lockebluffs
Horton
Southern Cross Arrives In Suva After Pacific Flight
The Transpacific monoplane Southern Cross lands in Suva from Kauai Hawaii after a 34 hour 33 minute flight. Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith and three companions complete 5 538 miles of their 7 800 mile route from Oakland to Sydney, though they lose 20 hours crossing the international date line.
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Associated Press
Suva
Southern Cross
Kauai Island
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Oakland
Cal
Sydney
Australia
Kingsford-Smith
Charles Ulm
Liens filed against Blackmer over unpaid taxes abroad
Notice of liens totaling 6,422,455.62 dollars is filed against Henry M. Blackmer, now abroad to avoid testimony in Sinclair oil cases. The IRS intelligence chief says liens cover all securities held in Blackmer’s name and were sent to 22 banks. Taxes allegedly unpaid span 1916 through 1923.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry M. Blackmer
Sinclair Oi
Hugh McQuillan
Internal Revenue Service
Blackmer
Supreme Court rules wire tapping legal for evidence
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, holds evidence from telephone tapping admissible in criminal prosecutions in three Washington cases including Roy Olmstead. Justice Taft states the Fourth Amendment protects homes and papers, not telephone wires, as the ruling upholds use of overheard conversations.
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U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
State of Washington
Roy Olmstead
Holmes
Brandies
Butler
Stone
Scot
British Columbia
Seattle
Taft
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Jersey
Franz Josef Land
Hobb
Col
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Hope
J. J. Lynch
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Supreme Tribunal
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