Kingsford Smith Crosses Pacific in Longest Ocean Flight
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three companions completed a 3,138 mile hop from Barking Sands Hawaii to Suva Fiji in the monoplane Southern Cross. The crew began from Kauai and faced equipment troubles yet landed safely at Suva after 34 hours 33 minutes aloft.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Hawaii
Callifornia
Australia
Barking Sands
Pacific
South Seas
Kauai
Oakland
Kingsford- Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry W. Lyons
James Warner
Kingsford-Smith
United States
America
Lyon
Warner
Honolulu
Southern Cross
Brisbane
Sydney
Wheeler Field
California
Barking Sanda
Robber Beats Couple After Lift Near Chagrin Falls
Cleveland dispatch says county authorities search for a robber who attacked Dr Samuel Hatch and his wife Ruth after giving him a ride. The couple, both hospitalized with cuts and bruises, were found unconscious along Russell road Geauga county and say a sum of money and Ruth’s purse were taken.
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Cleveland
U.P
Samuel Hatch
East Cleveland
Ruth
Hatch
Chagrin Falls
Russell Road
Geauga County
Athens Mayor Moore Seeks Ohio Lt Governor Run
Alex M. Moore mayor of Athens filed with the secretary of state a petition to run as a Republican for lieutenant governor. He will appear on ballots statewide and aims for a vigorous statewide campaign. Moore, nicknamed the Will Rogers of Ohio, has long been active with the Elks and in local Republican circles.
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Alex M. Moore
Athens
Moore
Senate
Ohio
Elks Lodges
Columbus
Columbus Lodge
Athens Lodge
Hal Murphy
Woman’s Republican Club
Tenth Congressional District
F. W. Bush
Athens Messenger
W. N. Alderman
John J. Woolley
J. P. Wood
Will Rogers
Lake Erie
Ohio River
War Declared By Ohio Group Against Prohibition
The Ohio committee of the Moderation League of America formed in Columbus to oppose the Eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act. Pierre du Pont heads the national group and led the meeting with a call against prohibition as a wave of crime and tyranny.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Moderation League of America
Piere du Pont
du Pont de Neimours Company
General Motors Corporation
du Pont
Derby Day Looms as Epsom Derby Meeting Opens
Epsom England June 5 with Derby Day twenty four hours away the Epsom race meeting opened today at EPSOM DOWNS.
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Epsom
Epsom Downs
Eng
Buddy of Lindy Killed in Wreck
One man died and another was near death after a Broadview Heights Village crash. Rene A. Olsen, 26, of Chicago, a pilot at Akron airport, was killed. Four others were slightly injured. Olsen was said to have been a former buddy of Col. Charles Lindbergh at Kelly Field.
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Cleveland
O.R
Broadview Heights
Rene A. Olsen
Chicago
Akron
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Kelly Field
Davey to Speak in Athens on Forest Conservation
Congressman Martin I. Davey, Democratic governor hopeful of Ohio, will visit Athens Wednesday June 6 for meetings and talks. He will meet Mayor Alex Moore and F. N. Beckler, address the Chamber of Commerce at noon on Trees and Forest Conservation, then meet local supporters in the afternoon and evening. Davey founded Davey Tree Expert Co in Kent at age 22, growing the business to a nationwide operation with annual sales near three million dollars.
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Martin I. Davey
Ohio
Athens
Davey
Alex Moore
F. N. Beckler
Chamber of Commerce
Athens County
Tenth Congressional District
Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent
Dying women win settlement in Radium case
Five women who sued United States Radium Corp reach a $1,250,000 settlement for income, medical costs, and future pensions. Each gets $10,000 upfront plus $600 yearly pensions and medical coverage, yielding an estimated $1,200 yearly total with investment return. The workers had painted watch dials with radioactive substance at Orange, New Jersey, and faced a likely fatal poisoning.
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Newark
N. J
U.P
United States Radium Corporation
Radium Corporation
Orange
Man Wanted in Ohio Is Held in Dallas
H. T. Davidson, sought in Washington Court House Ohio for a $38,000 People’s and Drovers bank robbery, was detained by Dallas police. He was found sleeping in the union terminal and had $9,000 in bonds plus $1,000 cash on him. The Holdup occurred February 6.
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Dallas
Tex
U.P
H. T. Davidson
Washington Court House
Ohio
People’s and Drovers Bank
Davidson
Union Terminal
Tapping Wires With Caution Is Permissible
Washington June 5 Prohibition investigators authorized by Assistant Secretary Lowman to resume wire tapping with caution following a Supreme Court ruling upholding federal wire tapping. Lowman said it helps intercept conspirators messages and will be used to obtain evidence in big cases, not as a snooping tool.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Treasury
Lowman
U. S. Supreme Court
Court Will Hear Appeal of Slayers
The United States Supreme Court will meet at noon to consider the appeal of three slayers of a Washington policeman who are set for the electric chair Friday in Washington. The government moved to dispose of the case before adjournment as Taft pledged to curb four month recess delays for criminal appeals.
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Washington
U.R
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Ironton educator named new city school superintendent
A. F. Hixson, 39, newly chosen superintendent for this city, will start in September. He has led Ironton schools for three years under a five year contract after earlier posts in North Baltimore and Arcanum and holds degrees from Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio State, and the University of Chicago. He belongs to the Methodist church and Rotary club, where he is president elect. he was not a candidate here but was invited after strong recommendations from the Athens board and a local committee visit.
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A. F. Hixson
Ironton
Hixson
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio State University
University of Chicago
North Baltimore
Arcanum
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rotary Club
Patterson
Athens Rotary Club
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Ohio Teachers’ Reading Circle
Athens
Board of Education
William M. Bryant
Alva G. Hatch
Shaker Heights
Cleveland
Bryant
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Alabama
Teacher's College
Columbia University
Irene Hand
Terry
Mississippi
Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
Tennessee
Miss Hand
Grocers Meet in Athens to Plan Joint Advertising Network
About two hundred retail grocers from Athens and surrounding counties met at Hotel Berry in Athens to discuss the Ser-A-Wee plan of merchandising and joint advertising. The group formed six zones for monthly meetings and aims to grow a 400-member territory, with Beasley Milling & Grocery and Athens Ice & Storage directing advertising.
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Athens
Vinton
Meigs
Hocking
Perry
Gallia
Morgan
Jackson
Washington
Ohio
Mason County
W. Va
Hotel Berry
Athens Ice & Storage Company
F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Company
Ter
Ritory
Jing
Beasley
Ice & Storage
Carl H. Beasley
Hope Italia May Be Safe. Radio Hints Reach Copenhagen
Unconfirmed reports from Hemsoe near Hernesland claim a French SOS message indicating the Italia dirigible may be on Franz Josef Land. Officials note weak signals if the airship uses accumulator batteries after possible landings on ice, explaining limited reception to nearby areas.
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Ole
United Press
Copenhagen
Hemsoe
Hernesland
Italia
Franz Josephiand
Sweden
Men to Confer With Mine Owner Over Resumption
Former Rail & River Coal employees plan a six man delegation to meet company officials in Bellaire to press for the mines to resume operations. The move follows firings by the district for opposing the Lewis strike policy.
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Bellaire
Rail & River Coal Company
Big Run
Cleveland Shipbuilder Alfred G. Smith Dies at 58
Alfred G. Smith, 58, rose from shipyard apprentice to president of American Shipbuilding Co. He died after a 15 week illness of heart trouble in Cleveland. Born in Point Edward Ontario, he directed yards in Cleveland Buffalo Lorain Detroit Chicago and Superior Wisconsin. His plants built over 200 cargo ships for World War I fleets. He began at 15 with Old Globe Shipbuilding under his father then led Smith and Nevins and later served as general manager before becoming president in 1924.
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Cleveland
U.R
Alfred G. Smith
American Shipbuilding Company
Point Edward
Ont
Smith
Buffalo
Lorain
Detroit
Chicago
Superior
Wisconsin
Europe
John H. Smith
Old Globe Shipbuilding Company
Smith and Nevins
Naval Architects
Powers Fear Blood Will Flow In Peking After Occupation
Diplomatic representatives warned of possible disorder and danger to foreigners if southern forces hold Peking. A formal note urged peaceful transfer of the city to nationalist leadership led by Chiang Kai-Shek Feng Yu-Hsiang and Yen Hsi-Shan, who cooperated in the drive on Peking.
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Washington
U.P
Peking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Yen Hsi- Shan
Shansi
Hocking Trains Discontinued Between Columbus and Athens
The Ohio Utilities Commission approves ending passenger trains 32 and 35 between Columbus Athens and trains 32 and 135 between Logan and Pomeroy effective June 24. New daily trains 33 and 84 will run Gallipolis to Columbus, with schedules 2:30 pm departure southbound and 6:30 am northbound from Gallipolis arriving Columbus 10:30 am.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley Railroad
The
Utilities Commission
Athens
Logan
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Fred C. Rector
John J. Chester Jr
Lafferty Mine Near Bellaire Set to Open This Summer
Dillon No. 6 at New Lafferty begins operation with about sixty workers as Wheeling and Lake Erie coal company advances a proposed model village. Plans include coal loading once the mine is cleaned up and running, with an output around 2000 tons daily and many former employees returning to work.
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Dillon No. 6
New Lafferty
Wheeling and Lake Erie Coal Company
Mexican Aviator Plans Washington Visit After Lone Flight
Captain Emilio Carranza of the Mexican aviation service will fly non stop from Mexico City to Washington in the latter part of the week. The trip is a goodwill visit in response to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's flight to Mexico City.
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Washington
U.P
Emilio Carranza
Mexican Aviation Service
Mexico City
Carranza
Charles A. Lindbergh
Supreme Court adjourns to open October term
The Supreme Court adjourned today and will begin an eight month term in October. In a late act this term the court ruled three men who killed a policeman in Washington must die in the electric chair on Friday.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Athens Messenger offers booklet on housecleaning
The Athens Messenger promotes a Washington Bureau booklet on housecleaning to combat pests like ants bedbugs cockroaches fleas flies and rats. Readers are urged to clip and mail a coupon with four cents to receive the pest control guide by mail.
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Athens Messenger
Washington
Hixson Named New Athens Public Schools Superintendent
A. F. Hixson, current Ironton public schools superintendent, chosen for a three year term to lead Athens schools after John Patterson resigns. Board approved teaching staff listings for next year and authorized contracts for building improvements and equipment including a linoleum floor covering and a universal sander and router for the manual arts department.
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A. F. Hixson
Ironton
Athens Public Schools
John Patterson
Hixson
Atheny Board of Education
Fia
Tromston
Athens
A. E. Whaley
D. Zenner Company
City
Union Machine Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
School District Sets Summer Repairs and Staffing Plan
Superintendent Patterson reports summer work includes exterior repairs to the senior high and interior redecorating of the junior high. Three major projects remain: redecorating East Side School, painting junior building woodwork, and installing concrete steps. The board aims to hire the best teachers regardless of residence, aided by a cooperative pay plan with the board and Ohio University.
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Patterson
East Side
Board of Education
Ohio University
Regulations to govern state aviation cited after committee visit
Cincinnati June 6 regulatory changes likely to codify federal aviation rules into state law following a visit by the joint legislative committee on aviation. The panel indicated guidance from the Department of Commerce may shape future state aviation statutes.
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Cincinnati
United States Department of Commerce
Joint Legislative Committee On Aviation
Robbers Detained After Drug Store Looting in Cleveland
Cleveland police captured two robbers after a spectacular daytime incident at a local drug store. Several shots were fired during the heist before the suspects were apprehended by officers.
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Cleveland
Loolice
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