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Three U S Army air cruisers reached Paramashiru Island and then Hitokappu Bay after a 500 mile flight in seven hours. Japanese destroyer Hamakaze positioned mid channel to aid if needed, while the crew rested amid snow and cold winds. Lieut Lowell H Smith greeted Japanese officials and expressed happiness at arriving in Japan.
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Yetorofu Island
Kuriles
Paramashiru Island
Associated Press
Kurikes
United States Army
Hitokappu Bay
Yotorofu Island
Bering Island
Kashiwabara Bay
Hamakaze
Lowell H. Smith
Japan
British Commander Townshend Dies After Illness
Maj. Gen. Sir Charles B. F. Townshend, famed for defending Kut El Amara in World War I, died in Paris after six months of illness while visiting his mother-in-law Countess Cohen D Anvers. Born 1861, he served in Egypt India and South Africa and led the British in the attempt to take Baghdad before the surrender at Kut.
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Paris
Charles B. F. Townshend
Kut-El-Amara
Mesopotamia
Countess Cohen D’anvers
Townshend
Royal Marines
Egypt
India
South Africa
Bagdad
Kut-e-Amara
Butler claims 948 delegates pledged to Coolidge
William M. Butler, Coolidge campaign manager, reports 948 delegates elected or favorable to Coolidge for the Republican National Convention. The tally lists numerous states with pledged totals, plus many delegates still to be chosen, and identifies key allocations for Hiram Johnson, La Follette, and others.
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Butler
Calvin Coolidge
Washington
William M. Butler
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
Illinois
South Dakota
Hubert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Mr. Butler
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Wyoming
Alaska
District of Columbia
Philippines
Hawaii
Alabama
Montana
Texas
Vermont
West Virginia
Porto Rico
Three month old baby dies in mothers arms on trip
In Hamilton on May 18 a three month old child died on a drive from Corvallis to Hamilton. Mrs Dora Low handed the infant to a companion after a gas stop. doctors later ruled death as smothering with unclear cause. The infant was born in Alberta and died en route to Sleeping Child Springs.
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The
Standard
Hamilton
Dora Low
Corvallis
Hamilton Hospital
Victor
Fire devastates largest building at Kearney ship plant
At Kearney New Jersey May 18 the Federal Shipbuilding plant suffered near complete destruction of its largest building. The fire caused acetylene tanks to explode and shattered windows in nearby structures. Officials estimated losses around $500,000 with cause still undetermined.
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Kearney
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding Company
Farmers urge Congress to act on McNary-Haugen bill
Leaders of national farm groups urge passage of the McNary-Haugen farm relief measure to save agriculture from ruin. The letter, signed by officers of the National Grange and Farm Bureau organizations across Iowa Minnesota and Indiana, warns substitutes are futile and calls for full adoption.
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Congress
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
National Grange
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Indus
Timber Fire Near Whitefish Threatens 70 Million Feet
A 2,500 acre Whitefish slashing fire, riding to the town’s edge, has been confined as wind dies. Crews focus on south southwest with 70 million feet of timber at risk while other fires in Idaho and Kaniksu show improvement. No wind aid expected tonight.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Whitefish
Kalispell
Forest District No. 1
Idaho
Kootenai
Kaniksu Forest
Kaniksu
President Coolidge Returns to Office After Cold
Washington May 18 President Coolidge will return to his office tomorrow after two days of rest during a bronchial cold. He is described as fit to work with slight weakness, having read and rested in his room. Mrs Coolidge also stayed at home.
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Associated Press
Washington
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Woman May Govern State New Mexico
Lieut. Gov. James A. Debaca of New Mexico died at his home in Las Vegas at age 48 from pneumonia. He leaves a widow, one son, and five daughters. His two oldest children were at the University of Missouri when notified. If Gov. Hinkle is absent, Secretary of State Soledad C. Chacon would act as governor.
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Associated Press
Las. Vegas
N. M
James A. Debaca
New Mexico
Jose
Emily
University of Missouri
Columbia
James F. Hinkle
Soledad C. Chacon
Hinkle
Farm bloc aims at three measures to aid farmers
Washington dispatch reports the farm bloc plans a unified program with Muscle Shoals to Ford, truth in fabrics labeling, and McNary Haugen wheat price support. They hoped these three measures would unify farmers nationwide, but progress looks uncertain as session nears end.
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Washington
Henry Ford
South
Mother's Death Ends Gov Smith's Bond With Family
Mrs. Matherine Smith, 72, mother of Governor Smith, died at 6:20 PM at her daughter's Brooklyn home after a pneumonia illness. Governor Smith traveled from Absecon, N J to Brooklyn upon learning of her decline. Survived by 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. five grandchildren are the governor's children.
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Associated Press
New York
Matherine Smith
Governor Smith
Brooklyn
Absecon
N. J
Lower East Side
Alfred Emmanuel Smith
Mary
John J. Glinn
Unrequited love cited in Seattle double murder suicide
Agnes Black 32 and Robert Snyder 60 were found with bullet wounds in Snyder's downtown rooming house. Deputy coroner says Snyder shot Black then killed himself after rejection of a marriage proposal. Black previously divorced from Albert Anderson and had worked at a Seattle hotel.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Agnes Black
Robert M. Snyder
Snyder
Howard E. McDonald
Miss Black
Albert Anderson
Sedro Woolley
Wash
Mr Black
Anderson
H. M. Black
Great Falls
Mont
Federal Attorney Blames Smith and Butler for Offenses to Law
United States Attorney William Hayward labelled Governor Smith and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler headliners of two major blows to respect for law. He cited Smith’s 25 year record supporting saloon interests and Butler’s anti prohibition remarks as emboldening bootleggers. He condemned Butler’s January 1923 Columbus speech as condoning crime.
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Associated Press
New York
Governor Smith
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
United States
William Hayward
Jones Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Butler
Missouri Society
Dr. Butler
Columbus
Ohio
Rail Delegates Quit La Follette Wisconsin Convention
Five railroad labor unions withdraw from the Wisconsin state convention in Madison after charging the meeting did not represent their orders and served aims other than backing United States Senator Robert M. La Follette. They then convened a separate conference to organize a Wisconsin progressive action conference.
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Madison. Wis
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Conference
Prominent Relief Work Envoy Woods Seeks Recall
Washington May 18 Cyrus E Woods ambassador to Japan has asked to be relieved of his duties. The timing of any retirement or resignation remains unclear. Woods, noted for relief after the Japanese earthquake, spoke against the new immigration bill's Asiatic exclusion provision in Tokyo. His move is linked to Mrs Woods mother health after injuries from the quake.
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Ambassador Woods
Washington
Tokio
Associated Press
Cyrus E. Woods
Japan
Woods
Spain
Charles B. Warren
Mexican Claims Commission
Solons Rush to Adjournment as Three Weeks Remain
Washington May 18 Leaders in both houses accelerate work as the session nears adjournment with three weeks left. The soldiers' bonus fate hinges on tomorrow’s Senate vote. The Gooding long and short haul bill awaits after the bonus issue. In the House, Barkley bill to abolish the railroad labor board faces a narrow path amid a potential lengthy session. The Republican bloc remains against the measure while denying renewed filibuster plans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Barkley
Railroad Labor Board
Seven Meet Death When Trains Crash
Seven people died in a head on collision between two Seaboard Air Line passenger trains near Cary, seven miles from Raleigh. Among the dead were two brakemen a newsboy and a woman passenger, with another Black passenger killed and seven crew members injured. The crash occurred as a Raleigh Hamlet bound service collided with the Florida Limited on the Raleigh to Hamlet line.
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Associatedress
Raleigh
N. C
Senate vote looms as bonus bill faces veto test
Washington reports a close margin as the senate moves to vote on the soldier bonus bill with a veto risk. Senator Reed leads administration forces while supporters claim polls favor enactment. President Coolidge faces possible veto of the revenue bill if the bonus passes, and conferees anticipate a swift tax bill settlement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Reed
Republican
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Congress
Green
House
Ways and Means
Curtis
Kansas
Gold Standard May Be Ousted
Berlin May 18. A question is raised whether the United States could be isolated if Europe abandons the gold standard. The topic follows the Federal Reserve directorate’s move to fix the dollar as the German bank of emission’s unit. A German financial writer notes the issue reveals a long known but under closer scrutiny American demand.
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Berlin
United States
Europe
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of Emission
American manufacturers cut production signals deepen decline
The Associated Press reports continued cuts in American manufacturing with a slower rate of decline as early year overproduction is blamed for the recession. Railcar loadings rose to 914000 in the week ending May 3, the year's high aside from coal and merchandise declines, while steel demand remains weak and mills run down inventories.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
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Paramashiro Island
Pacific
Evangelist
William A
Billy) Sunday
Rochester
Minn
Mark Sullivan
Gov. Smith
Smith
RAIL
LA Follette
Solons
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