Lindbergh Flew From New York In Sudden Silent Departure
Charles Lindbergh took off from New York in a swift departure avoid crowd cheers. The famous aviator’s plane vanished from sight within a minute as it lifted above the field.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
2
Lindbergh Flies Toward St Louis After Paris Flight Honors
Lindbergh departs Mitchel Field aboard the Spirit of St Louis heading for St Louis with an expected arrival around 4 30 p m Central time He plans to fly over Columbus Ohio Dayton Indianapolis and land at Lambert Field in St Louis He has spent a week amid nationwide honors and speeches after winning the Orteig prize of 25000 dollars in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
St. Louis
New York
Paris
Mitchelfield
Long Island
Washington
Spirit of
Colum
Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Andianapolis
Ind
Lambert Field
France
Raymond Orteig
Orteig
Ford Sought to Aid Antisoviet Plot Says Moscow
Moscow publicized an alleged confession of George Elvengren claiming he tried to obtain financial backing from Henry Ford for anti soviet activities. Elvengren was among 20 spies executed in Moscow last week and the document notes a plot to assassinate Soviet foreign minister Georges Tchitcherin in France. It states Ford or his representatives were not said to have heard of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
United Press
George Elvengren
Henry Ford
Elvengren
Ford
Georges Tchitcherin
Tchitcherin
France
Flier Couples Meet Wives Aboard Berlin
Clarence D. Chambérlin and Charles A. Levine met their wives on the deck of the North German Lloyd liner Berlin during a June 11 reunion at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breten
Clarence D. Chambérlin
Charles A. Levine
Berlin
Great Britain builds three dirigibles for long sea routes
Commander Garland Fulton reveals two 5,000,000 cubic foot capacity airships will serve India Australia Canada and South Africa as flying hotels with 100 passengers luggage and 10 tons of mail. A 6,000,000 cubic foot navy craft may circle the earth in three hops at 35 to 50 knots with 10,000 mile radio range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lohib P
Great Britain
India
Australia
Canada
South Africa
Ommander Garland Fulton
Navy
Aeronautics Bureau
One Man Injured as 13 Coal Cars Plunge Near Grosvenor
A New York Central freight wreck 112 miles south of Grosvenor sent thirteen loaded coal cars into a ditch last night. James Watkins, 21, riding under a hopper, suffered a broken leg and multiple injuries and was rushed to Shelter Arms hospital in Yeager. Crew members called it a miracle he survived. Watkins lives with Noah Watkins in Hanging Rock and had hopped the train for a ride to Athens. Track detours and lengthy clean up are hindering passenger service and will take days to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Grosvenor Crossing
James Watkins
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Yeager
Watkins
Noah Watkins
Hanging Rock
Athens
Whipén
Three Die As Train Hits Car In Ohio Crossing
A southbound Baltimore and Ohio train struck a car at the Dixie highway crossing near Lima Ohio killing three. The victims were Corena L Forbes 30 of New Paris Ohio and George Ehler 47 with his wife Susan 46 of West Alexander Ohio. They were en route to Ann Arbor Michigan for a university graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
U.P
Corena L. Forbes
New Paris
George Ehler
Susan Ehler
West Alexander
Baltimore & Ohio
Dixie Highway
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Ehler
University of Michigan
Beech Bottom Couple Fights for Children in Foster Care
Mrs Luther Grizzle and her husband sought custody of their three children whom they surrendered years ago. A judge ruled the children should remain with their foster parents as in their best interests. The Grizzlies and their infant are pursuing custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Grizzle
Beech Bottom
W. Va
Grizzles
Griszzie
Last Survivor Henry W Miller 85 Greensburg Indiana
Henry W Miller of Greensburg Indiana, aged 85, is identified as the last survivor of a 50 scout band that captured Jefferson Davis near Ocilla Georgia after the Confederacy fell. Davis was found dressed as a woman at the time of capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Miller
Greensburg
Ind
Jefferson Davis
Ocilla
Davis
British Delegates Depart for Geneva Naval Conference
London June 17. The British delegation to the Geneva naval limitations conference left led by W C Bridgeman first lord of the admiralty with Vice Admiral F L Field and secretaries. They expect to concede on battleship and submarine cuts to enable talks while resisting any shift of the 5 5 3 ratio or reallocation by tonnage classification. Britain favors tonnage by class while France seeks fixed tonnage for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Great Britain
France
Dempsey Heads for New York for July Bout
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey boarded a train in Los Angeles for New York to train for the July 21 bout with Jack Sharkey. Estelle Taylor and trainer Jerry Luvadis will accompany him. The travel plan includes stops in New Orleans and Washington, D. C., before New York. Mia Dempsey will visit a relative in Wilmington, Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Jack Dempsey
New York
Jack Sharkey
Estelle Taylor
Jerry Luvadis
New Orleans
Washington, D. C
Mia Dempsey
Lie Willaington
Del
St. Louis Preens for Lindbergh Return Tonight
St Louis rolls out a grand welcome as Charles Lindbergh is due to land tonight with thousands gathered to greet the famed flyer. The city prepares streets, ceremonies, and civic honors for his arrival and homecoming.
Lindbergh Passes Over Columbus En Route to Dayton
Col. Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis fly over Columbus at 12 15 PM en route to Dayton. An army escort of 28 planes will join the flight to St Louis, with Lindbergh passing Millersport at noon on the cross country trek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charles Lindbergh
Spirit of
Lindbergh to be welcomed with city holiday in St Louis
St Louis prepares for the return of Col Charles A Lindbergh after his trans Atlantic flight. Thousands will greet him at Lambert Field with passes limited and army planes from Dayton to escort him to Scott Field after a parade through downtown streets. A full holiday is declared with events at Sportman's Park Forest Park and a banquet to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Paris
London
Washington
New York
Lambert St. Louis
Lindberghi
Dayton
Ohio
Scott Field
Belleville
Ill
Sportaman's Park
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Forest Park
Lowman Becomes Prohibition Enforcer for U S Government
Seymour Lowman of Elmira New York assumed unofficial control of the prohibition enforcement apparatus succeeding General Andrews. He will lead a force of more than 15 000 personnel including 4 000 prohibition bureau workers and 10 000 coast guard officers and men. He vows to run operations on a businesslike basis and enforce the law strictly but without excessive offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard
Lowman
Allen Collier Dies At 63 In Cincinnati
Allen Collier 63 longtime advertising executive and president of the Proctor and Colter Co died suddenly in Cincinnati from a stroke. He cofounded the agency with Percy Proctor 34 years ago and led the firm for the past two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Collier
Cincinnati
Alles Collier
Proctor& Colter Co
kKtows
Percy Proctor
Cortiér
Hocking Valley miners seek new union at Murray City gathering
At Murray City on June 17 a crowd of more than 200 idle miners heard Emmett Searles urge secession from the International Miners Union. He criticized current leaders and urged a return to work to support families under Ohio law as vehicles flooded into town amid tense scenes as pro-union and scab chants erupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley Miner Union
Brush Fork
Murray City
Hocking Valley Miners Union
International Miners Union
International Organization
Searles
Ohio
Public viewing receipts to fund Floyd Collins memorial
In Morse Cave Kentucky a portion of receipts from the public viewing of Floyd Collins's body will be set aside to build a memorial for the explorer. The plan aims to honor his legacy and support memorialization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Morse Cave
W.R
Floyd Collins
Crystal Cave
Harry Thomas
iCrystal Cave
Collis
Thomas
Lee Collins
Families in Flood District Face Starvation Plight
In Hemlock Drakes Buck and adjoining towns 45 families suffer hunger after homes were ruined by last week’s flood. Many are aided by nearby farmers while idle miners’ families lose income due to suspended work. Red Cross appeal launched for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Hemlock
Drakes
Buckin
Shawnee
oCuneville
State
Red Cross
Chemists Probe Metallic Poison Found in Sugar
In Cleveland on June 17 UK chemists probed a mysterious poisoning of Mrs. Anna Uzomy age 37 after sugar analysis revealed a metallic poison amount capable of killing ten men. Police seek an admirer of the woman with a child stealing warrant. Ernest three, her son, has been missing since Saturday. The poison was suggested when a silver spoon blackened while she stirred coffee and tasted it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ctty
Anna Uzomy
Ernest
Azomy
Army to attempt nonstop flight from Pacific to Hawaii
The U S Army plans a nonstop flight from the Pacific coast to Hawaii as soon as weather allows. Lieut Lester Maitland of Milwaukee will command with A F Hegenberger likely as passenger. Both are en route to the Pacific coast aboard a large Fokker plane, details once secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Lester Maitland
Milwaukee
A. F. Hegenberger
Maitland
Davison
Army
Air
Child crushed to death by car wheel in Ohio town
In St Clairsville this morning Mrs. Martin Cowen pressed the brakes when her 2 year old daughter Patricia fell out of the automobile doorway in front of the courthouse. The wheel crushed the child’s head causing instant death. The child was the granddaughter of Judge Warren. Cowen serves in the common pleas court and her father Martin Cowen is a court stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clairsville
Martin Cowen
Patricia
Warren. Cowen
Common Pleas Court
Auctioned Texas Cotton Welcomes Transatlantic Fifer Reunion
Clarence D. Chamberlin today auctioned a bale of Texas cotton in Bremen at the Cotton Exchange as part of Bremer's ceremonies for the reunion of Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine with their wives. The Austin, Texas firm contributed the cotton. The party arrived from Bremerhaven by train at 9:20 am and received silver medals for the fifers and silver spoons for the wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Texas
Bremer
Belcome
Chamber[te
Charles
A. Levine
New York
Austin, Tex
Bremerhaven
Athens Pomeroy road to be built half at a time
Athens county commissioners outlined plans to reconstruct the Richland avenue section of the Athens Pomeroy road with half the highway built at a time. Detours, if needed, would route traffic around Rock Riffle road, lengthening the trip, but no detour is preferred to save mileage for passenger traffic. Construction would begin soon after the contract is let after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Avenue
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Athens County Board of Commissioners
Coveleskie Granted Unconditional Release From Senators
Stanley Coveleskie, last of the spitball pitchers, was released unconditionally by Washington Senator manager Bucky Harris. The Hall of Famer had three World Series wins with Cleveland in 1920 and contributed two losses for the Senators in the 1924 fall classic before a strained back ended his streak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.R
Stanley Coveleskie
Bucky Harris
Senators
Clevelanh
Lick Run Coal Company seeks injunction against District 6 unions
In Nelsonville, Judge Worstell set hearing for June 24 on a petition by Lick Run Coal and Clay Co to restrain United Mine Workers of America Local 6 and allied miners from non union labor at a Nele area mine. A temporary injunction was issued earlier to curb union interference. Additional hearings include Smith vs Stephenson Graham set for June 23 and Hewitt vs Hewitt for June 22. State of Ohio vs Martin slated June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick Run Coal and Clay Company
Nelsonville
Lee Hall
United Mine Workers of America
L. G. Worstell
Common Pleas Court
York Township
Nele
Judge Worsatel
Jennie Smith
Bertha Stephenson Graham
Daisy W. Hewitt
Pulaski Hewitt
Maud Campbell
William C. Campbell
State of
Ohio
John Martin
Columbus
Mae
Coal Company
John Cingue
Burgh Dispatch
John LI
United Mine
Ers
Ori
Baltimore Sun Owner Faces Flight To Dutch East Indies
Constantinople reports Van Lear Black, owner of the Baltimore Sun, arriving at 4 p m in his Fokker yacht plane for a flight to the Dutch East Indies. He is accompanied by his valet, two pilots and a mechanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
U.P
van Lear Black
Baltimore Sun
Dutch East Indies
Shaw Receives Doctor of Science From Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware report notes Eugene Wesley Shaw, a 1905 Ohio Wesleyan graduate, has been awarded the university’s highest honor the degree of doctor of science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Columbia, L. A
Eugene Wesley Shaw
Ohio Wesleyan University
Adena Mine Strike Tensions Rise as Nonunion Open Talk
Miners in Adena prepare to camp from home to pressure the coal company to reopen its mine on a nonunion basis. State troops may be used to keep order as 1000 plus protesters march with cars and banners. A court injunction and hearing in Columbus loom over the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adena
Whith
Belle
Field
Clerg
Harrison County
Robeyville
Ernor A. V. Dondhey
Sheriff & W. Allison
Jefferson County
A. Bard
Columbus
Ares
Governor of Ohio Speech At Toledo Chamber Meeting
James Begg of Kentucky did not engage opponent Beck as the Toledo Chamber of Commerce gathered new members. Begg praised chamber work while the governor of Ohio was applauded, describing the Chamber’s activities as highly destructive to the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Gressman
James Begg
Beck
Whem
Adam Rubiman
Commerce
Ohio
Chamber
Begg
Chamber of Merce
Albert Speaks Dies After Prolonged Illness
Columbus June 14 Albert Speaks 66 brother of John C Speaks died in Bis today after months long abdominal illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Speaks
John C. Speaks
Bis
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. C. Nicolet
U.pr
England
Grosvenor
James. Watkins
W. H. Harris
H. S. McClure
Geneva
Dempsey
Son of World
Sharkey Asde
St. Louis Preens
Return of
Lindy
By I. H. McAnally
Emmett Searles
Cave
Brothers
Pomeroy
Lick Run Company
Turkey
Alonzo Parke
U.S
Constitution
Parks
Beth
Boston
Pittsburgh Coal
PARAD
Albert
Dera
AMEAD
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