Race Across Continent Aims to Set New Footrace Benchmark
The article discusses a bold plan for a cross country race from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It outlines control points in major cities, staggered starts by elapsed times, and entries from the United States Europe and South America. It notes past six day events and modern hitchhiking as parallels and mentions notable pace from Los Angeles to New York in 14 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
South America
Asia
Africa
New York
Los Angeles
Civilization
Pacific
Atlantic
Yle
County road program urged for Silver Bow county highways
Citizens urge a shift to county surveyor led road work funded by annual motor license revenue. The piece lauds the new law, praises cooperation with Surveyor Loughran, and calls for durable permanent roads funded by bonds or private subscriptions to replace yearly loses from political road fiefdoms. Public officials should enforce the law and pursue better highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Butte
Silver Bow
County Road Fund
Loughran
United States
Cross Country Race From LA to New York Planned for 1928
Promoter C C Pyle aims to stage a wide open foot race from Los Angeles to New York for a $50,000 purse open to all nationalities. He estimates the project will cost about $200,000 and expects to profit from concessions along the route and support from civic bodies and hotels at control points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
New York
C. C. Pyle
Red Grange
Suzanne Leglen
Daylight Saving Time Spreads Unevenly Across States
Daylight saving time causes mixed practice across the nation with towns in New York and New Jersey debating clocks while several Ohio towns display three clocks showing daylight saving, standard, and sun time. Connecticut banks broadly adopt DST despite 1925 law. Railroads prefer standard time to avoid schedule disruption as farmers oppose changes. England introduced time during the war, but the U S adoption remains contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Empire State
Connecticut
Ohio
Jersey
England
Dayin
Firearms barred from the mails under new federal law
The new federal act bans mailing guns to nonauthorized recipients starting Tuesday. Only armed force members, postal workers, bona fide dealers, sheriffs, and police may receive firearms. penalties include 1000 dollars or two years in jail. Each delivery requires recipient identity proof and an affidavit from the sender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fed
Army
Navy
National Guard
Uncle Sam
Radio schedules across time zones list stations and programs
A compact listing of radio programs from stations in Minneapolis, Des Moines, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and more, detailing times and show formats in Central Pacific and Mountain time. Entries include WCCO WEAF WDAF WHO KOA KGW KPO KHJ and others with orchestras, choruses, dinner concerts and dance programs.
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WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minn
WEAF
Wear
WDAF
Kanss City
Nighthawk Frolic
WHO
Dex Moines
Town
Northland Sera Haders
Symphony
Philbreck
WOW
Omaha
Neb
Hugo Heynmarimba
Emil Hofmann
Clansson
Pacific Time Station
Los Angeles
Cal
FKOA
Seattle
Wash
KGW
KFWR
Hollywood
Dance Land
Stanislav Hem
Portland
Ore
KPO
Order of
San Prancisco
States Restaurant Orchestra
Horoscope for May 6 1927 Cautions And Romance Foreseen
Horoscope notes cautious trends with favorable aspects yet warns of deception and upheaval. It predicts renewed romance, rising scandals among prominent figures, and possible financial luck for some birthdates. Nurses in Birmingham hospital wear white linen trousers on duty while male staff favor practical attire.
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Fovern
Scindaln
Ite
Mexico
Persia
India
France
Birmingham
Furman Chosen President At Butte Rotary Meeting
Fred J. Furman, noted Butte lawyer, was elected president of the Butte Rotary Club at yesterday’s noon meeting at the Silver Bow club. The session featured medals for grade school basketball champions, talks on juvenile athletics, and remarks urging ongoing youth civic interest.
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Fred J. Furman
Butte
Butte Rotary Club
Silver Bow Club
Jeate Ragsdale
Hutte High School
Deliv
Rotary Club
Furman
Ane Grew J. Davin Jr
Krank Te. Venable
John Boardman
Roneer L. Thomas
Allieera
George Lounsb Try
Ser
Krantavarme
Wert Mayer
AL Hobbs
Willard "Thompson
Thompean
Rotary
All Ne
Ent
Min
Thompson
R.C. Cheistianson
George W Craven
W. B. Daly
A.J. Davis Jr
F. J. Furman
Fred Henningsen
J. Lee’ Rice
Roscor Thomas
Frank Te Venable
Health column offers diet advice and reader questions
Daily health guidance column invites readers to submit short questions about illness and diet. Dr. Ormie Coy explains that diagnoses require medical attention, promises general health advice, and notes limited space and potential delays for individualized replies.
Habits Shape Child’s Nervous System And Will
The article discusses how infant actions move from reflex to habit shaping the nervous system. Persistent habits fix outward actions and inner attitudes, influencing future thinking and social relations. It covers will as a collection of many prior acts, the parental role in guiding desirable habits, and the home as key in early education. Medals honored young champions. teachers and officials noted.
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Ragsdale
Whiteman
Organista
A. H. Douglass
Tutte
United States
Child Deserter To Be Returned
Governor Erickson, in Laurel for the Eastern Montana Sportsmen's association dinner, approved by telephone a requisition for Frank S. Mitchell held in Minneapolis. Mitchell is charged with deserting his baby son in Great Falls.
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Associated Press
Helena
Erickson
Laurel
Montana
Bob Gordon
Cascade County
Frank S. Mitchell
Minneapolis
Mitchell
Great Falls
Hempel Wealthy Fiance Suing Ex-Wife Singer Hempel
The case involves a $1,000,000 claim tied to a pre nuptial contract between Emil Hempel and famed German opera star whose career spanned Europe and the United States. Hempel’s attorney seeks to dismiss the suit while both sides discuss final terms, with background noting Hempel’s banking and real estate fortune and the singer’s Metropolitan Opera career beginning in 1907.
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Associated Press
York
Heckcher
Finapcler
Hempel
Iager
Supreme Court
Aed
America
Europe
Lan Pour Wan
Me Heckscher
PhSain
Moon
Heeksones
Deen
Anna Atkins
Pottsle
Hamburg
Germany
New York
Se Hempel
Laeipaic
Tzehe
Heriin Royal Opera
Metropolitan
Spore
Police chase ends with quarry hiding in station
Police pursued two men who attempted to steal John Cooney's car from outside the Chequamegon cafe. One man, William Peery, hid under a prowler car in the station and was booked for investigation. Cooney tackled the suspects, they fled toward the police alley, then Peery was found under a Cadillac and Olson was detained for questioning.
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Chequamegon
William Peery
John Cooney
Murray Apartments
Cooney
Beery
Albert’ Olson
First Threat Made Against Executive
Boston May 5 The governor faced a theft threat tied to protests over the death sentence of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. A crude note mailed from Chicago demanded executions and warned of burning homes if the judge and chief justice acted against the pair.
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Boston
Alvan T
Nicola Bacco
Bartolome Vanzetti
Estuthe
Vanzetti
Webster Thayer
Fuller
Vanzett
Chicago
Sacco
Vanetti
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