Lindbergh Tours New York for Packed Day of Honors
Charles A Lindbergh drew huge crowds as he toured busy neighborhoods, visited the New York Times plant, rode a harbor cruise aboard Rodman Wanamaker’s Nirvana, and attended theatre events at the Ziegfeld and Roxy. He urged aviation development and warned that strong air power complements but does not replace the navy or army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Park Avenue
Motel Astor
New York Times
Rodman Wanamakere
New York Harbor
Manhattan
East
Alahem Rivers
Lindbergh
Polo Grounds
Air Corps
America
Navy
Army
London
William L. Debost
State Chamber of Commerce
Harry H. Knight of
St Louis
Debost
Minister Upholds Unmarried Unions in San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 15 Rev. Henry Lewis of Ann Arbor spoke to the Episcopal church congress urging sanction of unmarried unions. Bishop John G. Murray of Maryland responded calmly saying the bishop disagrees with Lewis but sees no harm in voicing his views and that further action lies with the church's legislative body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Episcopal Church Congress
Henry Lewis
Ann Arbor
Mich
John G. Murray
Maryland
Episcopal Church
Lewis
Phantom outlaw still at large in Osage hills refuge
Tulea Oklahoma June 15. Mat thew Kimes a phantom southwestern outlaw reappeared in Osage hills refuge after a car theft that netted an automobile and a childless guest. A posse traced the thief through Pawnee and Osage country, stopping near Jennings where Kimes seized a town marshal and tied him to a tree before escaping. The missing outlaw remains at large as the posse resumes pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulea
Okla
Matthew Kimes
Southwest
Osage Hills
Kimes
Olston
Tonneau
Jennings
Pawnee County
George McAninch
McAninch
Chaplin Divorce Hearing Set for August 22
Los Angeles reports that the Chaplin divorce case between Charles Spenser Chaplin and Lita Grey Chaplin is scheduled for trial on August 22. The former leading lady has not yet answered a cross complaint. Chaplin denies the allegations of seduction and associating with seven women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Lita Grey Chaplin
Chaplin
Motion Picture Colony
Lewis Attacks Penny Coal Mine Operators
In Pittsburgh on June 15 a crowd of about 10,000 miners and families heard John L. Lewis, UMW president, blame high mortality in non union camps on starvation wages. He warned the strike could erode UMW unity and recalled 1894 conditions, with other speakers including Philip Murray and P. T. Fagan.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Baseball Park
McDonald
Lewis
Philip Murray
P. T. Fagan
van A. Bittner
West Virginia
Man Found Dead On Tracks In Buckhannon
Coroner's jury rules Marcel De Haunit, 26, died by accident after being found on a Baltimore and Ohio crossing in Buckhannon West Virginia. He reportedly went to sleep on the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
W. Va
Marcel de Haunit
Baltimore and Ohio
Nungesser and Coli Flight Missing Still Hopes Raised
Canada crowded with rumors as reports claimed aviators Nungesser and Coli were found near Quebec. Authorities and lumber firms organized searches, while mysterious lights near Saguenay and Begin township sparked renewed fear of a landing in inaccessible areas.
Report Discredited On Nungesser and Coli Find
A reported finding of the flyers on the Shipsaw river was denied by government officials and local lumber companies. Officials say the tip telephoned from River Bend to Quebec lacks confirmation and likely stemmed from observed flares northeast of the Saguenay river.
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Quebec
Riven Bend
Nungesser
Coli
Saguenay River
Quebec City
River Bend
Canadian Railway
Price Brothers Company
Chicoutimi
Begin Township
Price Company
Eddie
J. R. Wells
St. Germain Township
Begin
St. Germain
Saguenay
Nungesser and Coli
Shipsaw
Byrd Flight Delayed by Bad Atlantic Weather
Commander Richard E. Byrd’s proposed New York to Paris flight is delayed by worsening conditions over the north Atlantic. Weather Bureau forecaster James Scarr says no clearing is expected soon and Byrd may not depart until late the week or next week. Byrd left New York for an honorary degree in Virginia, while associates hint at a possible Paris layover and round trip if conditions change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard E. Byrd
France
North Atlantic
James Scarr
Weather Bureau
Byrd
Virginia
Paris
Questioning Constitutionality of Federal Radio Law in Court
Madison Square Garden Broadcasting seeks injunction in District of Columbia Supreme Court against the radio commission. It charges the new federal radio law violates the constitution by depriving property use without due process. Hearing set for Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Radio Commission
Madison Square Garden Broadcasting Corporation
The
Broadcasting Company
Commission
Cornel
Soviets Cause Europe Worry at League Meeting
Geneva June 15 A European drift toward war fears grows as Anglo Soviet strains and the Polish envoy assassination mix with the Yugoslav Albanian impasse. Locarno powers report progress toward solving communist influence and military issues while hinting at reduced Rhineland occupation forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Poland
Europe
Jugo-Slavia
Albania
League of Nations Council
Moscow
Russia
Locarno
Germany
Rhineland
Lindbergh Clears Anacostia Crew in Spirit of St Louis Incident
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh states to the Associated Press that Anacostia naval air station personnel bore no blame for the Spirit of St. Louis motor failure when ready to fly from Washington to New York. The denial followed an interview quoting Colonel William Mitchell accusing station mechanics of incompetence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Associated Press
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Ownership of Radio Station Made Known
Washington June 15. M H Aylesworth head of National Broadcasting says NBC is owned by RCA and General and Westinghouse Electric. He testifies in a wavelength dispute that NBC bought WEAF for 1 million dollars and leases wires for 1.5 million annually. NBC owns RAF and operates WJZ and WRC under RCA with 25 WEAF connected stations serving 75 million people and 4,263,000 receiving sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Radio Commission
M. H. Aylesworth
National Broadcasting Company
Radio Corporation of America
General and Westinghouse Electric Companies
Aylesworth
American Telephone Company
WEAF
New York
United States
RAF
WJZ
WRC
Radio Coporation of America
Assassin Sentenced to Life for Warsaw Minister Killing
Boris Kowceda, 19, who assassinated Soviet minister Peter Volkoff in Warsaw on June 7, was sentenced to life penal servitude and loss of civil rights. The court recommended commutation to 15 years. Kowceda admitted the act but claimed he was not guilty of murder, saying it was vengeance for Bolshevik actions in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Boris Kowceda
Peter Volkoff
Republic
Kowceda
Russia
New Charges Brought In Love Colony Trial
In St. Joseph Missouri mid June charges claim the defense tampered with state witnesses in the receivership suit against the House of David colony. Special prosecutor George Nichols named Mrs. L. D. Bundy of Gary Indiana as spirited away to keep her from testifying against colony leader Benjamin Purnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
House of David Colony
Louis Fead
George Nichols
L. D. Bundy
Gary
Ind
Benjamin Purnell
New Defendants Added in Gulf Smokeless Coal Case
A U S court in Southern West Virginia added Roberts and Schaeffer of Chicago as a party in the American Coal Cleaning vs Gulf Smokeless Coal suit. Roberts and Schaeffer admitted they were the real defendant and had agreed to defend Gulf Smokeless against patent infringement claims for their dry cleaning coal plant. Ray Gaan, inventor of the Roberts Schaeffer machine, testified. trial expected to continue Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court For
Southern District
West Virginia
Roberts and Schaeffer Company
Chicago
American Coal Cleaning Corporation
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
George W MecClintic
Ep Coal Cleaning Corporation
Warren A Roberts
Witnoss
Roberts and Schaeffer
Ray Gaan
Roberts Aeffer
Lindbergh Book to Be Named We
Charles Lindbergh announced his flight book title We to be published by G. P. Putnam Sons. The manuscript, about fifty thousand words, was completed after his Europe return on the cruiser Memphis and will appear in two editions in two weeks, one autographed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Park Avenue
John J. Byrne
Brooklyn
University of Wisconsin Alumni Association
Hotel Roosevelt
Lindbergh
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
New York
Charles Lindbergh
G. P. Putnam Sons
Chamberlin and Levine Guests of Frankfort Night
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine, American trans Atlantic fliers, were hosted by Frankfort Germany with a dinner in the town hall. They arrived from Karlsruhe by air. crowds lined the route to their hotel. They plan to fly to Bremen with a stop at Hanover. Levine noted no decision yet on a possible flight to Moscow and would discuss with Ambassador Schurman in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Germany
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Chas. A. Levine
Karlsruhe
Rdrome
Bremen
Hanover
Weisbaden
Mannheim
Hamburg
Levine
Moscow
Schurman
Berlin
West Virginia Retail Merchants Elect New Officers
Clarkeburg June 15. The West Virginia Retail Merchants Association held a banquet after a day of talks and elected officers: President W. H. Newcomb Huntington, Treasurer George L. Coyle Charleston, Secretary C. H. Stein Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarkeburg
W. Va
West Virginia Retail Merchants’ Association
W. H. Newcomb
Huntington
George L. Coyle
Charleston
C. H. Stein
Sheriff Takes De Autremont Brothers Into Custody
Sheriff Ralph Jennings and Deputy William Jennings Jackson County Oregon arrived in Columbus to receive custody of Ray and Roy De Autremont, arrested in Steubenville last week over the mail car explosion on an Oregon train four years ago. They expect to begin the prisoners’ return journey tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Sherif Ralph Jennings
William Jennings
Jackson County
Oregon
Ray
Roy de Autremont
Steubenville
Jennings
Structure Must Not Cost More Than Five Million
Charleston West Virginia lawmakers move to authorize capitol construction not to exceed five million dollars and create a capitol commission. A special joint committee report guides the plan as Governor Gore’s influence looms. Senate votes 21 to 5 to approve the resolution. house 37 to 12 for the bill.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House
Gore
Johnson
Downs, Dean
Peters
Arnold
Weiss
Keatley
White
Governor
Capitol Commission
Capitol
Hallanan
Hiner
Herold
Reynolds
Smith
Doddridge
Willis
Sena
Plant Fire Destroys Brownsville Newspaper Plant
Brownsville Pennsylvania June 15 fire gutted the Brownsville Morning and Afternoon Telegraph plant. Two adjoining buildings suffered heavy damage. Estimated loss set at 150000 dollars.
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Brownsville
Girl Leaps On Lindys Neck Name Is Withheld
A young woman leaped onto Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh in public as he exited the New York Times plant. Police restrained her and her identity was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindy
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
New York Times
Opposition 10 Merger Dying Opposition Progress
Washington June 15 Several Chesapeake and Ohio directors were summoned to testify at interstate commerce hearings on the railroads plan to gain control of the Erie and Pere Marquette systems. George Cole Scott said the plan originated with a special committee and denied Van Sweringen involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie
Pere Marquette
George Cole Scott
Richmond
John Stewart Bryan
Scott
O. P. van Sweringen
Chesa Peake
Ohio
van Sweringen
George T. Bishop
Cleveland
W. J. Harahan
van Sweringens
Europe
New York
Otto Miller
Morgantown Utilities Sold to West Penn
Junean G. M. Alexander president of the Monongahela West Penn Public Service company announced a subsidiary has purchased all the West Virginia Utilities company of Morgantown. The properties include water gas street railway and electric light and power systems now part of West Virginia Utilities. The West Penn Company will likely assume operation of Morgantown properties in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Junean G. M. Alexander
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
West Virginia Utilities Company
Morgantown
Alexander
West Penn Company
Mor- Foxtown
Barnhart to Direct Prohibition Workers in South West Virginia
Pittsburgh June 15. Pending permanent selection for deputy prohibition administrator for the southern district of West Virginia C. B. Barnhart will take over the office. Barnhart is chief inspector under Prohibition Administrator John D. Pennington. Bradley resigned yesterday to enter the hotel business in Charles Town West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
H. M. Bradley
West Virginia
C. B. Barnhart
John D. Pennington
Bradley
Charlee Town
W. Va
Coolidge Hastes To Summer Camp In Black Hills
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge travel by car from Rapid City through Hermosa to their summer White House lodge in the Black Hills. A reception line, buffalo meat and pheasants for the pantry, and visits with local officials mark the welcome as they rest for two months.
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Rapid City
White House
Fort Meade
Jepson
Representative Williams
South Dakota
Cooke
Hermosa
Here
Black Hills
Washington
Hugh Jaynes
Pierre
Pierre Commercial Club
Coon
Game Lodge
Rebecca
Rob Roy
Prudence Prim
Mrs. Coolidge
Mre. Coolidge
Senator Norbeck
Lake Preston
State Line
Huron
Coolidge
Bulow
Capitol Building
Wias
West Virginian Loses Fight for Shrine Office
Hugh M. Caldwell former Seattle mayor and Nile temple potentate was elected outer guard of the Imperial Council of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Atlantic City on the fifty third annual election after a three ballot contest with 414 votes. Clyde S. Webster polled 190 and others named Walter Sugden Clifford Brandt Harry Heinz and Tom Field also stood. The vote and convention details delayed into the afternoon with next year’s convention decision postponed.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Hugh M. Caldwell
Seattle
Nile Temple
Imperial Council of Nobles
Mystic Shrine
Clyde S. Webster
Detroit
Walter S. Sugden
Wheels
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Film Colony
Soviets
Navy Station
Col
Mitchell
Love Colony
Warren A. Roberts
Lindbergh Book
Chamberlin and Levine
D’autremont Brothers
Road
Morgantown Utilities
West Penn
Barnhart
Prohibition
Goolidge
Shrine
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