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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1927
Page
1
The New York and Paris hop matter of dead reckoning follows a daring aviator who finally speaks with his mother in a private overseas call. Delegations gather from Paris to attend Anaconda Council demonstrations. Officers prepare exemplification work as the United States annual session opens.
Captain Charles A. Lindbergh slept ten hours in the American embassy in Paris and woke to a world eager to honor his solo flight from New York to Paris. He spoke by telephone to his mother in Detroit and then addressed reporters, presenting his account of the journey as crowds clamored for a view of the famed aviator.
London reports great disappointment as Lieutenants Fare and Gilman fail in a non stop flight to India. They were forced to land at sea five miles east of Bender Abbas in the Persian Gulf and were rescued by a passing ship. Their Hawker Horsley plane is wrecked and their 34 hour 3 minute flight is eclipsed by Captain Linda Bergh’s Le Bourget record.
Scores of Knights of Columbus members gathered in Anaconda for the twenty third annual Montana state council convention opening. The day featured initiation ceremonies, high mass at St Pauls church, and a large local and out of town turnout with plans for a busy program of entertainment and business sessions.
In Muskegon Michigan on May 22 Milo Webster a 33 year old from Grand Rapids collapsed after a parachute failure during a dedication jump watched by about 25 000 including his mother Mrs May Webster and two sisters Webster lost his grip on the bar as the chute opened causing the fatal plunge the crowd witnessed the scene and his mother was rushed to a hospital after the accident
Finger print identification led to the arrest of C. A. Walters alias Red Walter and John B. Brady near Sidney for automobile thefts. Ed Willetts was arrested at Opheim after matching tattoo marks. Walters faced nine counts and bonds were set at 10000 dollars. Both men to be transported for trial in Kansas City, Topeka.
Dr F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League in Westerville Ohio says a Walsh nomination by Democrats would be satisfactory to the league and notes efforts against Smith Reed and Ritchie. He foresees a wet Democrat nominee while approving Coolidge on the Republican side and questions enforcement heads' future work.
Commander Francesco de Pinedo, Italian aviator, alights in Azores on his way home from a long flight. He left Flores island at 4:28 a.m. Atlantic time aboard the Santa Maria IT. Observers praise his getaway as he heads toward Castela Branca near Horta while authorities plan a boat standby for a possible forced landing.
Glenrock Wyoming May 22 Mrs Mary Miller claims state record for catching fish with a shovel She scooped a 20 inch rainbow trout from an irrigation ditch and cooked it in a frying pan minutes later The event highlights an unusual method and the claimed record.
Heavy rains boosted water levels along the Atchafalaya basin and Vermillion river near Frei Bridge, marooning residents of an unidentified town. Rescue boats were sent as officials warned of rising flood risk and possible evacuations.
The article reports a deposed figure in the Philippines described as an emperor who was brought to an insane asylum. He wears a uniform and crown while claiming he cannot continue holding court. Officials plan examinations to determine if his condition is organic or functional.
Father Forestall at Regis College reported that a seismograph captured very heavy shocks at 2 57 pm and 5 05 pm with the strongest at 2 22 pm, estimating the quake originated about 5800 miles away. A giant quake felt near Washington was recorded by the seismograph at George Mason University.
Captain Lindbergh told reporters in Paris that landing at Le Bourget was the riskiest moment of the New York to Paris flight. He recalled poor takeoff conditions from New York and an arduous Atlantic crossing, with long stretches low over the water and variable weather as they approached Ireland and France.
The trial over Ray Ond's death continued as Kelly May Kait, with penalties discussed for the death. The courtroom heard closing arguments from W. J. Gtt, the defense attorney, as the judge prepared to charge the jury. Jurors, eight women and four men, awaited the verdict after the lengthy proceedings.
The story centers on a daring young pilot from the Middle West whose potential fortune is tied to a dramatic flight over La Bourget field. Public interest soars as movie executives facility men and the public await the outcome, though no millionaire ambitions have been declared yet.
St Louis May 22 The decision by Harry H Knight and other organizers of the New York to Paris flight awards Lindbergh the $26 300 prize money and any additional earnings from the venture His personal $2 000 donation led the flight fund to favor Lindbergh The return to St Louis is expected to be a major event with Mayor Victor Miller planning a conference on honoring the aviator.
Charles Lindbergh met Mme Charis Nungesser and her son’s mother in a Paris dining room amid ongoing search hopes for Charles Lindbergh’s friend. He conveyed confidence that Nungesser would be found, and Mme Nungesser expressed sorrow for not being able to greet her son at Le Bourget. Lindbergh’s emotions showed as he comforted her and departed with tears in his eyes.
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