New Outbreak Anticipated as China Conflict Worsens
United States considers moving the American legation from Peking to Tientsin or another secure location as alarms rise over northern China collapse. Marines may be dispatched from Shanghai and the Philippines to safeguard citizens and interests amid growing instability backed by British and other powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Philippines
Danger Zone
U. S
Washington
China
Yellow River
Peking
Tientsin
Williams
Butler
Windsor to curb wet tourists at opening liquor shops
Windsor Ontario May 31 warning from David R Hanna of the Ontario liquor commission that any demonstration during the opening of government liquor shops will be met with strict police action. Chief Daniel Thompson says intoxicated crowds are unlikely and permits will be strictly regulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
David R. Hanna
Ontario Liquor Commission
Daniel Thompson
Mustard Named City Treasurer in Bluefield
C. H. Mustard, of Princeton avenue, named city treasurer succeeding Frank P. Early who resigns to become cashier at the Bank of Lewinburg in Lewisburg West Virginia. Mustard to assume duties July 1 after state audit clearance. board vote unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Early
Raymond Sanders
Charles H. Mustard
Mustard
Hhe Party
Bluefield
Lewisburg
Senator Bingham recounts theft of possessions in China
United States Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, arriving in Peking from the Honan front, said his private car was entered by northern soldiers on the first train north of the Yellow River. They seized all possessions including $1000 in gold and his $500 motion picture camera while evacuating wounded northerners, complicating plans to travel from Chengchow to Shantung.
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Peking
United States
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Honan Battle Front
China
Yellow River
Honan Battle Area
Honan
Chengchow
Shantung
Pittsburgh Coal Co House Dynamited in Galatin
A small section of a boarding house at Galatin owned by the non union Pittsburgh Coal company was wrecked by dynamite today. No one was injured though several people were inside the building and nearby windows were shattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gallatin
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Oldest G. A. R. Chief Dies at 100 in Oakland
Abraham B., born March 8, 1827 in Sistersville West Virginia, died at his Oakland home after taking part in Decoration Day services. He served in the Civil War with the 18th Illinois volunteers and was the oldest commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in the United States.
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Oakland
Calif
Abraham B
United States
Sistersville
W. Va
Illinois ‘Volunteers
Prohibition Agents Detect Bread Packed Liquor Shipment
Federal agents seized two large packing cases of liquor near Pittsburgh on May 31. The cases used bread layers to cushion bottles and absorb any leakage, marking a new method in illicit transport. Authorities made two arrests in connection with the shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Black Hills prep for President Coolidge visit
Rapid City reports the Black Hills ready to receive President Coolidge and his vacation party. Washington confirms the president will stay at the state game lodge thirty two miles from the city. Governor Bullew calls for all South Dakota to join in welcoming the president as spring peaks. The fishing brooks near Sylvan Lake promise diversion and near-peak trout activity by mid June. Executive offices will be in Rapid City while Secret Service agents inspect the site. Newspaper correspondents will base at a Sylvan Lake hotel.
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Rapid City
Black Hills
Coolidge
Washington
State Game Lodge
Hills
W. J. Bullew
Deadwood
Dakota
Eva Starling
Secret Service
Sylvian Lake
Three men charged in Pittsburgh highway robbery case
Thomas Walsh 25 and two others faced grand jury action over an assault and automobile robbery in Shenley. They were held under $4,000 bail and hearings followed as Superintendent Peter B. led the investigation.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas Walsh
Peter B
Shenley
Lindbergh Plans Return to United States Announced
The American embassy announced Captain Charles A. Lindbergh will sail from Cherbourg to New York aboard the Breck on June 4 and arrive around June 14. He will fly London to Paris on Thursday then board the destroyer to return home after farewell to officials.
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London
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Cherbourg
New York
Breck
Lindbergh
Paris
France
Washington
Memphis
New York to Paris flier Lindbergh eyed for Washington welcome
A presidential cabinet committee considers a national celebration for Charles Lindbergh after his solo flight. They offer to bring him to Washington aboard the cruiser Memphis and discuss possible promotions in the Army Air Corps Reserve, while weighing impact on his Missouri National Guard duties.
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Lindbergh
Army Air Corps Reserve
War Department
Davis
Missouri National Guard
New York Wants Lindbergh Home After Victory Flight
Grover Whalen, head of New York City’s reception group, rejected reports that Lindbergh should go directly to Washington. He argued 6 to 8 million New Yorkers want to honor the aviator and noted the flight was a private endeavor, not a government matter.
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Flyer
Washington
New York
Bertaud Reflects on Fate Amid Paris Flight Plans
Cleveland May 31 Lloyd W. Bertaud an air mail pilot who aimed to be first to fly New York to Paris said fate seemed to hinder that goal upon his return. He was reassigned as air mail pilot and given many Lindbergh films to transport. He was to co pilot with Clarence D Chamberlin on the New York Paris flight in the Bellanca monoplane Columbia.
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Cleveland
Lloyd W. Bertaud
Air Mail
New York
Paris
Bertaud
Clarence D. Chamberlin
King and Queen of England Honor Lindbergh at Buckingham Palace
King George VI and Queen Mary welcomed Captain Charles Lindbergh at Buckingham Palace praising his transatlantic flight. The ceremony included a cross award, a parliament ovation, and chats with Churchill and other dignitaries. Lindbergh juggled engagements from tea to a midnight charity ball before preparing to depart aboard the Breck.
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London
George
England
Queen Mary
America
Buckingham Palace
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Prince of Wales
Lindbergh
Chaplin to Fight Divorce Request in Court Battle
Los Angeles May 31 Charlie Chaplin to file a complete answer to Lita Grey Chaplin divorce bill and a cross complaint to counter her claims. Attorneys expect answer and cross filing by Friday with deposition of Mrs. Chaplin continuing behind closed doors ahead of a rapid trial.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Lita Grey Chaplin
Chaplin
Flood death toll rises to 114 across flood zones
The Red Cross reported 114 known flood deaths across Arkansas Illinois Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee with possible additional casualties. It noted assistance to 568 359 people and 82 605 refugees in camps and relief centers and a flood relief fund surpassing 14 531 000.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross
Arginsas
Illinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Lovering
Jail Guards Hold Hillsborough Jail as Mob Storms Facility
In Tampa on May 31 a crowd of 1 009 stormed the Hillsborough county jail seeking B F Levins the confessed killer of five. National guardsmen armed with machine guns and tear gas bombs guarded the jail and dispersed the mob after about four hours with nine men and two women wounded. Funeral services were held for Mr and Mrs Herman Merrell and their three children whose deaths Levins is charged with. A wall was breached during the assault. Levins confessed he killed the Merrels over a perceived slight allegedly by another family.
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Tampa
Fla
National
Hillsborough County
B. F. Levins
Herman Merrell
Levins
Storm toll climbs to twenty one in Kentucky flood
Five more deaths raise total known dead to twenty one across Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia from cloudburst and storms Sunday night and Monday. Three in Tennessee and Virginia each, plus additional Kentuckians missing or dead including Dr T B Bailey who died of shock and injuries. The Burton Kentucky jail on Beaver Creek washed away with two prisoners drowned. trains cut off on the Louisville and Nashville line. Kentucky river surging past Beattyville. two Fleming County deaths recovered on Big Town creek.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
T. B. Bailey
Burton
Beaver Creek
McRoberte Division
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
C. H. Blackman
Beattyville
Jackson
Fleming County
Patton Jones
Arthur Jones
Big Town Creek
Fleming
Jones
Flood Threat Rises as Atchafalaya Waters Surge in Louisiana
In May 31 dispatches New Orleans reports the Atchafalaya and Great Lakes floodwaters driving through central Louisiana. Evacuation slows as levees strain and backwaters encroach on lowlands from Ravenswood to Red Cross. Rescue crews brace for emergencies while Pointe Coupee and New Roads see minor rises and a Red Cross relief pet is burned injuring two white men and a black man.
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New Orleans
Great Lakes
Atchafalaya
Louisiana
McCrea Crevasse
Ravenswood
Red Cross
Upper Pointe Coupee Parish
LaFayette
Logal College Ends Fifth Commencement Exercise
Fifteen college diplomas and four high school diplomas were awarded at Bluefield college as the fifth annual commencement exercises closed a record year. Dr. J. L. Rosser delivered the address, with music by Beaver high school orchestra. Prizes and medals were awarded to several students and associations, and Sam Emsweller received a Kodak before departing to join the California college program.
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Bluefield College
J. L. Rosser
Bristol
Beaver High School
Mra
J. L. Barbee, Jr
Virginia
M. O. Carpenter
J. Taylor Stinson
Eoming
Tony Lotito
Sam Emsweller
Kodak
Emsweller
California
University of California
Stinson
Virginia Bolen
Bluefield
W. Ca
Rankin Rae Drumwright
Chase City
Hubert Harrison Dudley
Gladys
Vilas Sherman Glass
Portsmouth
Ohio
Lina Page Light
Antonio Lotito
Pocahontas
Edna May Moore
W. Va
Elane Newton
Frank Litz Smoote
Kelly Sentenced for Death in Los Angeles
Paul Kelly, motion picture actor, is sentenced to one to ten years for manslaughter in the death of Ray Raymond, musical comedy actor, following a fist fight. He remains jailed pending notice of appeal and bail request.
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Los Angeles
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Presbyterians urge aid for Armenians
Washington May 31 The general assembly of the United Presbyterian church of North America opposed a U S treaty with Turkey unless it binds the Ottoman power to protect Armenians Greeks and other Christians A last minute Pittsburgh laymen plea to halt talks on church union with the Presbyterian church of the south was not considered
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Washington
General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church of North America
United States
Turkey
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Church of the South
Women urged to seek better homes at federation meeting
Grand Rapids on May 31 reports the general federation of women's clubs biennial council entering active discussion of more than 100 activities. Topics include American Indian status, world wide prohibition hope tied to U S policy, and criticisms of peace societies driving government from the back seat. Mrs. John D. Sherman urged an anti communism atheism campaign and pushed the movement for better equipped homes.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
John D. Sherman
Estes Park
Colo
General Federation of Women's Clubs
United States
Sherman
City Taxes Not to Drop and Hearings Delayed
The city board postponed hearings on charges against two police officers Burley McComan and W A Crawford for a week as attorney James Kahle attends other cases. A new city library ordinance would strip the library board of power, making it advisory. Budget discussions show no tax reduction planned for the next year with taxes at one dollar per one hundred valuation. A damage claim by B Pruitt for widening Fast Princeton Avenue was read and set to be considered.
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Burley McComan
W. A. Crawford
Philip Sneed
James 8
A. J. Stewart
John Roberta
Kahle
W. C. Easley
E. P. Stringfellow
George Dunglinson
John T. Wilson
Fred W. Udy
Library Board
Dunglineon
Wm. E. Rosa
Fire Department
Easley
Mageh
Boyd A. Bennett
City Mananer
B. Pruitt
Princeton Avenue
Pruitt
Princ Avenue
Mr.Pruitt
Eight Balloons Remain in Big Air Classic Race
Eight balloons started in the national elimination balloon race as cross border movement persists from near the Canadian border. The Scripps-Howard entry may lead after crossing into Canada while eight balloons remained aloft amid bad weather and limited radio reports.
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Akron
St. Lawrence River
Ae Ikea
Winooski
Vermont
Scripps- Howard
U. S. Navy
U. 8S
Former Balloon Race Winner Lands Near Hancock
T Van Orman, winner of last year’s national balloon race, landed near the Atlantic shore in Hancock village after a 700 mile flight from Akron. He cited heavy storms and offshore winds, landing within 50 yards of Bar Harbor despite difficult conditions.
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Navy No. 1
Pope Mills
N. Y
T. G. W. Settle
George N. Steelman
Navy No. 3
Mottville
Akron
Charles Bausch
F. R. Reichfelderfer
Army No. 4
Frank M. McKee
Moore
Tinsburg
Harry EB. Honeywell
St. Louis
Brockton
Ont
Akron Beacon-Journal
Harpersville
Navy No. 2
Keatings Summit
Ward T. van Orman
Goodyear
Bar Harbor
Maine
Lasde Hancock
T. van Orman
Hancock Village
Atlantic
van Orman
Associated Press
van Orman Caild
Hancock
Howard Young
Balloonists Reach Cranberry Lake After Night in Adirondacks
Lieut. Paul Everet and Lieut. R. R. Gillespie piloted Army balloon No 1 in an elimination race. They landed on a tree top near Cranberry Lake after hours of seeking bearings. Both uninjured. gas bag intact.
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Balccares
Cranberry Lake
Army No. 1
Adirondacks
Cran Lake
Fwoods
Here
Paul Everet
R. R. Gillespie
Everet
Balloon Log Sparks Akron Balloon Race Confusion
Fragmented report notes balloons at Akron with a mid takeoff incident and unclear details about the fifteens balloons. The text mentions May and loans and a race event but lacks complete facts.
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Akron
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J. T. Stinson
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Richmond
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Vernon Edward Stafford
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