Three Aviators Readiness For Trans Atlantic Flight From Newfoundland
Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Lew Gordon arrived in Halifax and planned a flight from Trespassey Newfoundland to London aboard Byrd’s Fokker outfitted with pontoons. The team under Mech anical Science Corp and George Palmer Putnam aims to probe regular trans Atlantic crossings with secrecy fading as they prep for a fuel fill and immediate takeoff.
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Halifax
U.P
America
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
London
Amelia Earhart
Boston
Wilmer Stultz
Charles A. Levine
Frances Grayson
Lew Gordon
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
South Pole
Trespassey
St. John’s
Mechanical Science Corporation of Delaware
George Palmer Putnam
Earhart Noted as Highly Experienced Woman Flier
Boston reports Amelia Earhart, co pilot for the planned trans Atlantic flight from respassey, is among the most experienced women pilots in the United States with a decade of flight history. She began in Southern California and at age 21 in 1920 set a women altitude record of 14 000 feet.
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Boston
U.P
Amelia Earhart
United States
California
secrecy shrouds trans Atlantic Fokker flight from Boston
Mrs Wilmer Stultz, watching the takeoff, did not realize the Fokker's true mission. She believed her husband would fly to Newfoundland in a test for Commander Byrd and did not know Byrd had sold the aircraft.
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New York
U.2
Fokker
Boston
Wilmer Stultz
England
Mineola
I. S
Newfoundland
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Youth protection proposal by Lucius C. Clark
Washington dispatch notes Chancellor Clark of American University urges draft of men over 50 to defend the country arguing younger men are better targets. He calls for using flam ing youth as a shield while cadets at Annapolis hear Captain Evans praise peace efforts and US status as creditor nation amid treaty critiques.
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Washington
U.P
Lucius C. Clark
American University
Leaders Look Toward Kansas City Nomination Flashpoint
Washington June 4 Republican leaders face the Kansas City convention with doubt. Hoover leads with 382 pledged and unpledged delegates, needing 545 for the nomination, while Frank Lowden trails with 295. Rival camps debate a Coolidge Curtis ticket and possible renomination tactics if Hoover falters.
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Washington
Kansas City
Commerce Hoover
Coolidge
Curtis
Mr. Coolidge
Hoover
Frank Lowden
Illinois
Whoave
Former Leader Survives Bombing Attempt in Mukden
In Mukden China a bomb on the special train carrying Chang Nso Lin, retiring dictator of the North China government, exploded near the Lao to Kao bridge. Chang and several aides were injured, guards were killed, and two Nationalist spies were shot by Japanese soldiers aiding in restoring order. The attack occurred at 5 30 am as the train neared the junction of key rail lines.
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Mukden
China
Chang Nso Lin
North China
Chang
Peking
Lao To Kao
Manchurian
Peking-Mukden
Dawes
Dawes to Vacation with Fishing Plans
Vice President Charles G. Dawes will spend a quiet summer at his Evanston home avoiding politics. He intends to travel west for fishing for a few weeks but will not attend the Republican national convention in Kansas City.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Coolidge
Dawes
Evanston
Kansas City
Party Leaders Arrive as Hoover Convention Opens Soon
Kansas City hosts the Republican national convention with government officials, including Postmaster General New and Secretary Hubert Work, anticipated to aid the Hoover campaign. President Coolidge heads to the Wisconsin summer White House as the event begins. James W. Good will manage Hoover forces from Hotel Baltimore.
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Kansas City
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Wisconsin
New
Herbert Hoover
Baltimore
James W. Good
Hoover Forces
Hubert Work
Buckley Seeks renomination in Republican ticket
Columbus June 4. State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley of Dayton announces his candidacy for renomination and re election. Buckley was first elected to the office in 1926.
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Columbus
U.P
Bert B. Buckley
Dayton
Buckley
Non-Union Coal Sends Work Upward for Rail Lines
Non-union coal fields boost New York Central traffic as shipments to the Great Lakes rise. Railroad crews, idle after slow coal-field output, are recalled to work across departments. Hobson shops expect steady activity all season with West Virginia coal fueling lake trades.
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Middleport
New York Central
Great Lakes
West Virginia
Hobson Shops
Massillon Boy Is Shot Down Early Sunday
Lester Boyd, 17, was shot to death early Sunday in Massillon after escorting a 16 year old girl home from a church social. A passing motorist found him dying on the sidewalk. detectives doubt a jealous admirer was involved and think it may have been mistaken identity or a planned ambush.
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Massillon
U.R
Lester Boyd
Boyd
Killen Fichter
Miss Fichter
Lester
Peter Fichter
Fichter
Call money soars to seven-year peak in stock market
New York traders saw call money rise to 64 percent, matching the highest in seven years. Despite early gains and a bullish note from Arthur Cutten, most major issues fell. General Motors, International Nickel, General Electric, Hupp Motors, Curtiss Aero, Electric Auto, Radio, and American Smelting declined, while Harvesters, American Express, and American Linseed held gains. Anaconda slipped after a prior rise to a yearly high. Missouri Pacific improved to a yearly high as well.
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New York
U.R
Arthur Cutten
General Motors
International Nickel
General Electric
Hupp Motors
Curtiss Aero
Electric Automobile
Radio
American
Harvester
American Express
American Linseed
Anaconda
Missouri Pacific
Storm damages Montreal train near Bedford
A cyclone struck a Canadian Pacific train near Bedford Quebec killing one man and injuring seven or eight others, three seriously, as reported from Montreal on June 4.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Bedford
Que
Queen Marie to Visit United States Within Months
Queen Marie announced during a reception in Sucharest that she will return to the United States within a few months to visit friends. She spoke with Leon Fischer president of the Association of Rumanian Jews in the United States.
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Marie
Sucharest
Rumania
United States
Ehe
Leon Fischer
Association of
Miners reported for work at mines 255 and 10 in Ohio coal fields
Four men boarded the labor train in Glouster for Mine No 255 while 35 to 40 men reported for work at Mine No 10 in Derthick. Guards and deputies observed at the depots as trains arrived and preparations began to cut and load coal, with work expected by midweek.
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Glouster
Derthick
Baccalaureate Service for Athens High Class of 1928
The Class of 1928 graduates of Athens High School gathered at First Methodist Church for a baccalaureate service attended by about 700. Rev. C M Coulter preached using Isaiah 54 2, with prayers by Dr. A Wilcox and readings led by Rev. Ira Day. The event featured flowers, Wesley Choir, and solos by Helen Hook and Donald Dowd.
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Athens High School
Cty
C. M. Coulter
A. ¥. Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
Ira P. Day
Central Avenue Methodist Church
M. E. Chatley
First Christian Church
Wesley Choir
Helen Hook
Donald Dowd
Strengthening foundations as life extends
The Rev. C. M. Coulter warns that extended ropes require stronger stakes and that rapid material growth must be matched by increased faith and stability. He argues extended freedom needs self-control and responsible guidance for youth, not excuses about greater temptations.
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Coulter
God
Lord Jesus Christ
C. M. Coulter
Mr. Coulter
Appeal Filed in U S Courts Over Ohio Miners Strike
U S First Circuit Court of Appeals accepts the miners strike case from southeastern Ohio. Attorney Minerich alias Tony Mitrovitch appeals a 45 day Licking county jail sentence after being held in contempt of Judge Benson W. Hough for violating a temporary restraining order. He allegedly led two meetings at Dillonvale and Yorkville urging picketing contrary to the injunction.
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Cincinnati
U.S
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ohio
Minerich
Tony Mitrovitch
Licking County
Benson W. Hough
Columbus
Hough
Dillonvale
Yorkville
Polar fliers Wilkins Kielson leave Berlin for Amsterdam
Sir George Wilkins and Lieut. Carl B. Kielson, noted polar aviators, departed Berlin today by airplane to Amsterdam after a government hosted visit as guests of honor.
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Berlin
U.P
Sir George Wilkins
Carl B. Kielson
Polar Fliers
Amsterdam
Reserve Board Warns of Big Brokers Loans
The Federal Reserve Board in its June bulletin warns member banks to gradually reduce loans to stock exchange brokers to curb speculation that has driven record stock trading. Unprecedented speculation has pushed bank credits to historic highs, with May discounts at peak since 1824. Open market rates rose and discount rates reached 4 percent in ten of twelve Fed banks.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Reserve Board
Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Federal Reserve
Harder Divorce Laws Are Sought
Rev. J. W. Giffin pastor of the First United Presbyterian church in Cleveland announced a run for the state legislature on a platform to tighten Ohio divorce laws. He chairs the Ohio Pastor's Convention sub committee on marriage and divorce and aims to make divorce harder to obtain.
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Cleveland
U.P
J. W. Giffin
First United Presbyterian Church
Giffin
Ohio
Portland Police Veterans Fired Over Cat Cruelty Charge
Two longtime Portland police officers, Patrolman L K Evans and Sergeant F W Huntington with 23 and 17 years of service respectively, were dismissed after a hearing on charges they urged dogs to torment a stray cat. The cat was reportedly tied to a cord and swung by Huntington.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Portland Police Department
L. K. Evans
F. W. Huntington
Huntington
Sixteen Civil War Veterans Honored by Kiwanis Luncheon
Sixteen Civil War soldiers were guests at the Kiwanis Club luncheon in Hotel Berry. The oldest veteran was William Rainer, 93, and the group’s average age exceeded 85. Attendees included W. H. Brown, A. W. Allom, Ezra Walker, Ira Gilkey, Eli Kroush, William Roberts, William Skinner, Captain J. B. Allen, J. W. Dillinger, Marion Tippie, J. P. Coe, J. P. Dana, J. L. Pickering, and J. Brown.
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Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
William Rainer
W. H. Brown
A. W. Allom
Ezra Walker
Ira Gilkey
Eli Kroush
William Roberts
William Skinner
J. B. Allen
J. W. Dillinger
Marion Tippie
J. P. Coe
J. P. Dana
J. L.pickering
J. Brown
Southern Cross faces tropical storms in Pacific nonstop flight
Honolulu reports Captain Kingsford-Smith and three companions guiding the Southern Cross toward Brisbane on a 7 778 mile trip from Hawaii to Australia. They battle squalls and motor trouble while aiming for Suva Fiji 3138 miles from Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Southern Cross
South Seas
Charles Kingerford-Smith
Hawtian Islands
Suva
Fiji Islands
Brisbane
Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. B. Ulm
Harry W. Lyon
James Warner
Equator
King George honors list includes knighthoods and baronies
London June 4 capital honors list on King George’s sixty third birthday tags three baronies five baronetcies and thirty six knighthoods with numerous other awards. Captain George Wikins recently flew the North Pole is knighted and Professor William A Craigie of the University of Chicago receives a knighthood.
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London
U.2
King George
George Wikins
North Pole
William A. Craigie
University of Chicago
Athens Messenger Offers Housecleaning Booklet
The Athens Messenger promotes a Washington Bureau booklet on pest control for ants bedbugs beetles cockroaches fleas flies rats mice and silverfish. Government experts outline best methods to eliminate pests and the bureau seeks reader mail with coupon funds to cover postage.
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Athens Messenger
Washington
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