Norge Starts Polar Flight With Three Nations Aboard
The Amundsen Ellsworth Nobile expedition launches the Norge dirigible from King's Bay Spitzbergen at 10 a m aiming for the North Pole. Three nations back the venture Lincoln Ellsworth represents the United States Nobile leads the Italian crew and Amundsen is the Norwegian leader. If successful they may reach Point Barrow Alaska landing possibilities depend on conditions and discoveries.
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King's Bay
Spitzbergen
U.R
Norge
North Vale
Pole
Richard E. Byrd
United States Navy
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Hudson
Ohio
New York
United States
Nobile
Amundsen
Ellsworth
King’s Bay
Ierelis
America
Alaska
Point Barrow
Byrd North Pole Flight Sparks Navy Triumph and Aerial Arctic Debate
Commander Byrd's flight over the North Pole in an American expedition is hailed as a historic Navy achievement. President Coolidge and Secretary Wilbur congratulated the crew as scientists flag the flight as a starting point, urging slower, broader Arctic study and potential French American surface explorations from Point Barrow toward Spitzbergen.
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David Lawrence
Washington
North Pole
Wilkins
Alaska
Peary
Coolidge
Wilbur
Commander Byrd
Navy
Army
United States
Globe
Byrd
Arctic Zone
Point Barrow
Spitzbergen
Lan
Crocker Land
Polar Sea
Trio Sentenced to Electric Chair on September Second
Three murderers of Jas. McCumber are moved to the state prison under heavy guard. They areScheduled to pay the ultimate penalty on the 39th anniversary of the county's first legal hanging.
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Jas. McCumber
Richest Heiress Ailsa Mellon Engaged to Bruce in Rome Plans
Ailsa Mellon, 23, daughter of Secretary Mellon, announced engagement to David K Este Bruce, son of Senator Juce. They will marry and reside in Rome where Bruce will serve as vice consul at 2500 dollars yearly.
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Ailsa Mellon
Secretary Mellon
the Treasury
David K. Este Bruce
Senator Juce
Maryland
Rome
Bruce
Britain Faces Eight Day of General Strike After Surrender Talks
London May 11. The nation remains quiet as workers return or seek other jobs at the start of the eighth day of the general strike. Government reports show 4,000 trains operated and 849 on the strike day, with 5,503 yesterday. King George held a Privy Council meeting to discuss industrial war measures and no further troops were planned.
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Clifford
London
Trades Union Cou
Pier Baldwin
George
Buckingham Palace
Aay
London Mondis
Simple concrete projects from feed box to cyclone cellar
A booklet on making concrete items at home promises simple steps for porches steps walks benches and many more. The Washington Information Bureau offers this booklet free with a coupon and two cents for return postage.
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Washington Information Bureau
Concrete Booklet Postage Memo Enclosure
Brief note records an enclosure of two cents as postage for a copy of the Concrete Booklet. The memo references a seal or enclosure with a small payment, indicating a routine mailing or archival transaction.
Ohio to Execute Three Bootleg Killers in Triple Barred Death Row
Three condemned men John Bryant Richard Rhodes and John Heddricks arrived at Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus to begin death row confinement awaiting September 2 electric chair execution for the murder of James McCumber. State governor will not consider clemency.
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Orio
Iitentiary
Columbus
U.P
James McCumber
Tomeroy
John Bryant
Richard Rhodes
John Hedricks
Bryant
McCumber
Pomeroy
Bull Pen
Hedricks
Rhodes
State Board of Clemency
Ohio
Guil
Local Athens Milk Strike Settled After Seven Hour Talks
Farmers and milk distributors in Athens reached a compromise at the Cline Ice Cream Company office after a seven hour conference. Milk sales resumed this morning with farmers paid on a new price basis while haulage charges remain at twenty five cents per hundred pounds. The dispute began May first over a twenty five cent haulage charge and had driven dealers to buy from Parkersburg.
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Athens
Cline Ice Cream Company
Parkersburg
Athens County
Chicago
Traveling by Railways in England Declared Greatest Sport
Special Cable report from London notes travel by Great Western Express from Cardiff to London as England's top sport. A crowd, a smart Oxford gentleman, and a glamorous passenger with sable fur bow to the engineer as the 3:15 train departs. The journey blends speed and scenery from Cardiff through Gloucester before turning to page five.
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Negley Farson
Consolidated Press
London
England
Cardiff
Oxford
Arthur
Gloucester
Strike Not Attack on Government Says Union Chief
London May 11 The union leader, J R Clymes MP, asserts the British labor strike is not an attack on government but a large scale industrial action in sympathy with miners. He says millions of workers view no other way to defend miners after wage reductions and that the strike is politically misunderstood.
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J. R. Clymes
M. P
National Union General and Municipal Workers
United Press
London
Man Makes Circumstances Not Circumstances Themselves
A brief aphorism asserts that character shapes outcomes rather than external conditions. It emphasizes personal agency and responsibility over favorable or adverse environments. The saying suggests individuals craft their paths through decisions and actions.
Triple execution set for Ohio Penitentiary
John Hedricks Richard Rhodes and John Shorty Bryant were moved to Columbus this morning to begin serving sentences for murder. The trio, all sentenced to die in the electric chair on September 2, will be executed in a sequential order based on penitentiary records. Extra guards will be posted for the event. The date marks the thirty ninth anniversary of Ohio’s first legal execution in Meigs County.
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Rhodes
Bryant
McCumber
Hedrick
Hedricks
Martha Foulk Messenger
Pomeroy
John Hedricks
Richard Rhodes
John Shorty Bryant
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Timothy “King Tim" O'Brien
Mary Rhoades
Willys Hill
A. P. Miller
Edgar Morris
Jed Hartinger
Curt Weaver
James McCumber
Ohio
P. E. Thomas
Thomas
Meigs County
Josiah Terrell
Charles Phelps
Anti-Saloon Group Plays Republican Politics
Columbus May 11 O R The Ohio Anti-Saloon league is accused of engaging in “Republican politics” by State Prohibition Commissioner B F McDonald in a letter to F L Dustman editor of the American Issue. The letter responds to criticism of Governor Donahey and alleged failure to investigate law enforcement conditions in Jefferson county where a Prohibition agent was killed.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
B. F. McDonald
F. L. Dustman
McDonald
Donahey
Jefferson County
Spanish Forces Drive Rif Warfighters From Capras and Morocco
Madrid reports Spanish troops have driven Abd El Krim's Rif toads from Capras MoroccO and occupied the position in an official announcement.
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Madrid
U.P
Abd el Krim
Capras
Morocco
Six Armed Bandits Rob Sidney Bank For 25000
Six masked and unmasked gunmen robbed the First National bank in Sidney just after opening, clubbed assistant cashier Paul Terry, forced the vault, and escaped in a sedan with about $25,000. Police launched a manhunt across the area.
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Sidney Bank
Sidney
U.P
First National Bank
Paul Terry
Terry
Michigan
Suspected Skulkers Target State Cars at Mansion
Governor Vic Donahey disclosed attempts to ruin two automobiles at the executive mansion by placing emery dust in their oil. Unknown skulkers were seen about the mansion, and investigators have not identified the responsible party. Marmon sedan used by the governor and the car of C H Sisson were damaged.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
C. H. Sisson
Strikers Raid on Oil Plant in London Fails
A group of strikers attempted to raid an oil storage plant in the Eastern district but were dispersed by police.
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London
Labor Stands Firm Amid Rail Strikes In London
In a Trades Union council communique, rail workers continue to strike despite government claims that 90 000 had returned. Of 525 000 railway workers linked to unions, over 500 000 remain on strike while 49 000 who normally haul passenger trains have not returned to work.
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London
Stra
Trades Union Couné
Co. T. Cramp
National Union of Railway
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