Byrd Homecoming Draws Massive New York Welcome
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd returns from the Antarctic where his South Pole flight and discoveries surprise New York crowds. He notes uncharted lands and coal under Antarctic ice, describes Little America life and dangers, and envisions future coal prospects amid the city’s celebratory pageantry.
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Amundsen
Antarctic
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Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Macom
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Battery
Broadway
Byrd
France proposes tariff reprisals against United States
Paris reports that the French Chamber of Deputies' customs committee adopted an order of the day urging government action in response to the United States tariff increase. It argues French exports will fall, economic nationalism rise, and debtors face monetary strain, urging retaliatory duties on American goods.
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Paris
France
Committee On Customs of
Chamber of Deputies
Tardieu
Committee On Customs
Chamber
United States
America
City Of Chicago Near Half Way Mark In Endurance Flight
The City of Chicago team pushed toward the 420 hour endurance record in a nonstop flight. Pilots John and Kenneth Hunter, brothers, reported 197 hours in the air by 9:40 p.m. as efforts continued to surpass the existing world mark.
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Chicago
John and
Kenneth Hunter
Capital session on rates closes
The western Pennsylvania coal traffic bureau and the Ohio lake cargo rate committee concluded testimony in their bid to revise freight rates on coal to take ports from Northern and Southern bituminous mines. The hearing ends October 6 with J. A. Morrow of Pittsburgh Coal Co. cross examined and refusing to propose a new differential.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Western Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Bureau
Ohio Lake Cargo Rate Committee
Bardwell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
J. A. Morrow
Pittsburgh Coal Company
J. W. Norman
Louisville
West Virginia
Utilities Officer Replies to Sackett Speech
A Berlin spokesman for the power industry counters Ambassador Sackett's claim that consumer power costs are fifteen times production costs. George N. Tidd of American Gas and Electric argues distribution and selling costs inflate prices, using banana and water analogies. Sackett's address faced protests from Samuel Insull. copies were briefly held up then released.
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Berlin
Frederic M. Sackett
George N. Tidd
American Gas and Electric Company
Sackett
McCarl Seeks $300 For Langinfield Air Crash Claim
Washington June 19 Comptroller General McCarl asked Congress to appropriate 300 dollars to settle Mrs Amy Harding’s injury claim. Harding is one of twenty two people injured in an airplane accident at Langinfield Moundsville West Virginia on July 10, 1921.
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Washington
McCarl
Congress
Amy Harding
Langinfield
Moundsville
W. Va
Harding
Three Die As Bridge Span Collapses Under Truck
Frederick Maryland June 19 three road workers were killed when a steel span over the Monocacy River collapsed under a heavy motor truck. Seven were injured and others feared missing as the river current hampered rescue efforts. The bridge, built by the state highway department, stood near Gettysburg battlefield. Victims identified include D C Bortner Baltimore James Gue Frederick and Edward Lang Savage. An observer said a second truck loaded with stone crossed the deck and the combined weight caused the collapse.
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Frederick
Monaccy River
State Highway Department
Hoover
Gettysburg
D. C. Bortner
Baltimore
James Gue
Edward Lang
Savage
Horace Williams
Steam shovel operator ties up electric lines in Pittsburgh
A steam shoveler on Washing ton road collided with a pole cutting loose high tension wires. Three poles fell, cutting electricity to Dormont and Mt. Lebanon and stopping Interurban trolley service to Cannonsburg. An emergency crew began repairs.
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Pittsburgh
Washington Road
Dormont
Mt. Lebanon
Cannonsburg
Power Company
Alleged Beer Runner Sought for Questioning
Pittsburgh reports Philip Fazio the alleged Clairton beer runner acquitted of murder is being sought by county detectives in Wheeling West Virginia and Cumberland Maryland for questioning over reports he paid 350000 to Allegheny county political leaders for protection. He was seen in Cumberland with a woman believed to be his wife after traveling from Uniontown.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Fazio
Clairton
William Gregory
Wheeling
W. Va
Cumberland
Andrew T. Park
Allegheny County
Fazio
Uniontown
Swift rebound in share prices after upturn
New York on June 19 reports the swiftest rebound since the autumn crash with a 7.3 point rise in the 90-share price index. The rebound follows an earlier upturn and coincides with a unexpected reduction in the New York Fed rediscount rate from 3 to 2½ percent. Trading totaled 8,762,500 shares, about half of yesterday’s volume.
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New York
New York Federal Reserve Bank
New York Stock Exchange
Violation of Mann Act Trial Underway in West Virginia
Federal court in the southern district of West Virginia a grand jury returned 164 true bills before being discharged Judge George W McClintic presiding Trials covered 26 cases with most on pleas Of 26 cases all but one involved federal prohibition violations The lone case United States v Harold E B Hunter Chattanooga Tenn involved white slave law charges Hunter admitted prior associations with Lucile Mann Princeton and claimed shared residences with her The government introduced policies naming her as beneficiary and testified about a child allegedly fathered by Hunter The trial continued as of adjournment with cross examination ongoing
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United States Court For
Southern District of
West Virginia
George W. McClintic
Burley W. Day
Jarvey Horn
Henrry Horn
McDowell County
Chillicothe
Henry Horn
Atlanta
United States
Harold EB. Hunter
Chattanooga
Tenn
Man
Ager
Greyhound Bun Linen
Lucile Mann
Princeton
Hunter
Asheville
N. C
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Chicago to Launch Drive to End Gang Warfare After Lingle Killing
Chicago plans a city wide crackdown on gang violence following the assassination of Tribune crime reporter Jake Lingle. Mayor Thornson and Police Chief Alcock vow reform, expanded patrols, and a purge of corruption to restore order. In Washington, the Senate ends a lobby fight over Bishop Cannon amid questions about campaign funds and Republican influence.
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Chicago
Jake Lingle
Tribune Crime
William Hale Thornson
Police Department
Lingle
William Russell
John Alcock
Prohibition
Russell
Alcock
Illinois Central
Theodore Roosevelt
Nover
California Aviator Lands on Golf Links
Roy Minor, 30, of Los Angeles, forced a landing on the No 4 fairway at Pittsburgh Country Club due to exhausted fuel. He had flown west after refueling, and golfers scattered to safety as he touched down.
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Pittsburgh
Roy Minor
Los Angeles
Cal
Fairway
Pittsburgh Country Club
Minor
Chinese Matador Driven From Ring By Furious Spaniards
In Barcelona on June 19 Vincente Hong, a Chinese bullfighter, began his arena career but was quickly forced to retreat as a bull forced him to retreat amid a shower of cushions. The crowd jeered, and authorities had to clear the arena after the first attempt failed.
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Barcelona
Spain
Vincente Hong
Hong
Vinocente
Strangler Of Girl Waiter Sentenced To Life In Prison
Dexter Churchill Dayton, 26, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the District of Columbia supreme court after pleading guilty to the strangulation murder of 19 year old Marjorie O'Donnell at the Roosevelt hotel. Defense argued liquor fueled the crime. Dayton expressed remorse and hoped the tragedy would serve as a warning.
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Washington
Dexter Churchill Dayton
Marjorie O'Donnell
Pittsburgh
Justice Gordon
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Dayton
Miss O'Donnell
Roosevelt Hotel
National Geographic Magazine
Katherine O'Donnell
John O'Donnell
Oil City
Marjorie
Armed group holds up Argentine vice-consul in border town
Buenos Aires reports that the Argentine vice consul at Villazón Bolivian border town was seized by Roberto Hinojosa’s insurgent band and forced to return to La Quiaca after refuge there. He was not injured. Hinojosa’s movement controls Villazón and has distributed goods to locals as Bolivian refugees shelter there.
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Buenos Aires
la Nacion
Villazon
Roberto Hinojosa
la Quiaca
Hinojosa
Indian Girl Must Face Jurors Again
In Buffalo on June 19, Lila Jimerson Cayuga Indian woman who pleaded guilty to murder in the March 6 slaying of Mrs Clothilde Marchand faced a new legal crossroads. Supreme Court Justice Samuel J Harris ordered she must stand trial for murder first degree or accept a reduced charge of murder second degree. Defense had sought habeas corpus release claiming illegal arrest after dismissal of the charge.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lila Jimerson
Clothilde Marchand
Supreme Court
Samuel J. Harris
Henry Marchand
Harris
Lindberghs Fly To Hartford And Return From New Jersey
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh flew from Englewood New Jersey to Hartford Connecticut and back to Teterboro Hasbrouck Heights. they took off at 11 o clock and landed again at 2 pm after refueling in Hartford.
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Mrs. Lindbergh
Hartford, Conn
Englewood
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Hartford
West Virginia Day Observed With Bank Closures in Bluefield
West Virginia Day is a legal holiday in the Mountain State. All Bluefield banks will close today in observance, following an announcement yesterday. No city observance program was planned locally.
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West Virginia
Mountain Gate
Bluefield
Taxes Rise As West Virginia Public Utilities Valued
Public utilities in West Virginia were valued at about 564 million dollars for 1930 for tax purposes, up 55 million from 1929. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad led with a 16.5 million increase to 78.5 million, while the Baltimore and Ohio railroad reached 99 million. Other gains include Norfolk and Western 62 million, Virginian 23 million, Western Maryland 12.6 million, United Fruit Gas 37 million, Chesapeake and Potomac 13 million, West Virginia Water Service 3.15 million, Natural Gas 46.5 million, Appalachian Electric Power 45 million, and Monongahela West Penn Public Service 15.5 million.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Board of Public Works
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Virginian Railroad
Western Maryland Railroad
United Fuel Gas Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia Water Service Company
Hove Natural Gas Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Monongahela West Pern Public Service Company
Queens Maniac Slayer Identity Hopes Rise As Manhunt Continues
New York braced for a potential third killing as police hunted Joseph Ustica, the insane fugitive believed responsible for two Queens fatal shootings. A 15 year old boy claimed to glimpse the suspect near the Lowley murder scene and police linked Ustica to the Mozynski killing.
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Queens
Kings Park Asylum
East Ielip
Long Island
Joseph Ustica
William Gilbride
Brooklyn
Port
L. L
Edward Miller
Noel Lowley
Creedmore
Miller
Ustica
Lowley
Joseph Mozynski
College Point
Sowley
Mozynski
Ouster Bid Against Detroit Mayor Bowles Gathers 111000 Signatures
Detroit officials filed recall petitions with 111,270 signatures demanding Mayor Charles Bowles's removal after his dismissal of Police Commissioner Harold Emmons. The move, led by Walter B. Cary, accelerates as 90,000 valid names were needed.
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Detroit
Charles Bowles
Bowles
Harold H. Emmons
American matador injured in bull ring at Adairar
Sydney Franklin, the only American matador in Spain, was gored while dispatching a bull in Adairar. He killed the animal with a single thrust, then, clutching his wounded right leg, made a triumphal circuit before being removed for first aid. Doctors said the injury is less serious than a Madrid incident earlier this year.
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Adairar
Spain
Sydney Franklin
Brooklyn
Bull Ring
Franklin
Madrid
Coste Prepares for Transatlantic Flight In Trial Run
In Villacoublay France Captain Dieudonne Coste the pioneer aviator continued slow prep for his planned transatlantic trip to America. He flew the Question Mark on a two hour nearly 240 mile trial with fuel equivalent to 1000 gallons. He is unlikely to attempt the flight before the next full moon around July 10.
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Villacoublay
France
Dieudonnne Coste
America
Aleft
Plame
Coste
Senate Republicans press for Saturday vote on veterans relief bill
Washington reports lawmakers urge a Saturday Senate session to speed action on the veterans relief bill after Senator Reed of Pennsylvania blocks an immediate vote. Opponents warn a late approval risks presidential veto and missing chance to override it. Senator McNary of Oregon plans a proposal for a final vote on Saturday. The measure will come up after rivers and harbors is decided.
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Washington
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
Friends of the Veterans
Congress
Hoover
McNary
Oregon
Tomorow
Fire-engulfed oil splash injures boy and mother in Moorefield
In Moorefield West Virginia flames erupt from a tee oil spill injuring Arthur Delton Ags age 9 and his mother Mrs J High. The boy escaped with burns while the mother was burned seriously, with medical aid provided at the scene today.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Arthur Delton
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