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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1927
Page
5
Long Branch New Jersey reports Abraham M M Fabian 81 son of Jacob Fabian theatre owner committed suicide at home by inhaling gas. Police say the fatal act occurred today in the Elberon district.
New York politicians express indignation as Captain Charles A Lindbergh is set to visit Washington first, delaying his New York home welcome. Mayor Walker and Grover Whalen defend a New York reception as the city planning a grand, precedent-setting tribute. A Ford offer for Lindbergh’s management role in aviation is also reported from London.
Survivors report 100 passengers aboard the steamer Negros were missing after a devastating typhoon wreck off Romblon island. The ship sank near a barren coast unreachable by land, with many bodies washing ashore. Officials fear casualties will rise as motorboats cannot navigate the seas. Two Negros officers are among the missing, presumed drowned. Manila report dated June 1.
A garbled report notes tremors along the Atlantic coast affecting structures from New Jersey to nearby areas. The incomplete text references Sune L and Brooklyn, with scattered names and phrases no clear event details.
In Tampa on June 1 a large mob gathered at the county jail amid an alleged slaying. National guard units were sent to bolster civil authorities as gunfire erupted, two bus drivers and a Canadian were among the dead, and many wounded were taken to hospitals. Military authorities planned a meeting with city officials to calm the unrest.
Chicago June 1 USS) Commissioner Landis announced a sweeping action against baseball players for assaulting umpires. Any player found guilty faces up to a year’s suspension under the jurisdiction of the National Commission. The move targets a rising pattern of on field violence across leagues.
Raiford Fla June 1 Strapped in the electric chair for ten minutes Jim Williams a Putnam county woman slayer sat staring into eternity as no one would press the switch Officials say he may be the only condemned killer in the United States to be spared by a failure to act rather than a clemency decision
Ray Shay and W Anders of Atlantic stood in municipal court in Council Bluffs after a Monday night crash on the river boulevard. Shay was bound over to the grand jury on charges of driving while intoxicated and connected traffic actions. A complainant from Council Bluffs reported the car in which the men rode crushed his machine.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Tracey related to the Criminal Bureau in Des Moines. The text mentions a date and possible appointment or transfer but is incomplete and unclear.
Keokuk Iowa June 1 The city council refused to lower the 36 000 000 tax valuation on the Keokuk dam plant. The decision blocks a 3 000 000 building program by Keokuk Power Co including a plant addition and five turbines. The company may appeal to court delaying the assessment.
In England an old blind woman was starved to death and her diamond rings torn from her dying fingers to finance King Benjamin Purnell and the House of David sect. Esther John son Hannaford Hansel testified that Purnell directed her to seduce Joseph Corey to pave the way for a suit over tithes. Hansel, former private secretary and key witness for the state in the dissolution suit, resisted cross examination by defense counsel W. J. Barnard.
In early games, New York led Philadelphia 4 0 after six innings. Cleveland held Detroit to 1 as Detroit trailed 2 1 in the sixth. In the National League, Brooklyn beat Boston 6 2 in the seventh. Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 0 1 in the sixth.
Unofficial estimates place W J Van Orman as a thrice winner of the national balloon race and a previous international victor. The Goodyear piloted craft landed near Bar Harbor Maine at 705 miles from Akron the race start. Other finishers include Army No 3 at Biddeford 690 miles and Detroit II at Laconia 580 miles while Eastman Quebec reported 665 miles. The field counted fourteen entries and three top finishers will represent the U S in Denver for international races. Official tallies to follow from Washington.
Tom Mayberry, arrested Sunday after a fight with Officer Guy Taylor at Sunnyside park during a baseball game, pleaded guilty to striking an officer. He paid a $25 fine plus $2.60 costs and was released. no drunkenness complaint was filed.
The State Department today accepted the resignation of Lawrence Dass as the American chargé d affaires to Nicaragua. The move comes amid diplomatic reshuffling and follows ongoing Nicaragua relations in Washington.
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