Gripple Slays Benefactor After X ray Trip Tragedy
Indiana Pa June 24 Two die when Dr Frank Fisher Moore dies in a car crash after Ammorian shoots him three times in the head then Ammorian shoots himself after the wreck A coroner rules murder and death by own action The Creek Side miner Ammorian survived with no statement and is identified by officials Dr Moore leaves a widow and two sons Ammorian leaves a widow and six children.
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Indiana
Frank Fisher Moore
Homer City
John Ammorian
Creek Side
Ammorian
Dr. Moore
Byrd Delays Departure for Paris Flight by Weather
Roosevelt Field New York June 24. A persistent easterly weather system keeps the monoplane America grounded delaying Byrd and crew. Forecaster Starr says conditions unlikely to improve tomorrow or Sunday morning despite clear seas out to sea. Byrd and companions retreat indoors for luncheon as delays mount.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Atlantic Ocean
America
Paris
Starr
Byrd
Neville
Balchen
Bert Acosta
Chicago City Hall Threats Prompt Blow Up Warning
A caller to a Chicago newspaper warned he would dynamite the city hall and blow up the state attorney's office once he arrived. A vigilant Chicago committee was cited. Reporters and police searched for the man, but he could not be located and no trace was found.
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Wabash
Ind
Chicago
State Attorney
Big Four
Lindbergh Plans National Passenger Air Transport
Charles A. Lindbergh aims to establish a nationwide passenger air line soon. He held talks with Paul Henderson and backers to draft the organizational plan and routes. He will visit Ottawa on July 2 for Canada's diamond jubilee and discussed mail carriage expansion with officials.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Fier
New York
Lindbergh
Paul Henderson
National Air Transport, Inc
Ireal
Howard Coffin
Harry S. Knight
Harold Bixby
William B. Roberts
St. Louis
Creat Atlantic
William B. Mayo
Chester W. Cuthel
Casey Jones
Harry Knight
William Mayo
William &. Robertson
Chester W. Cathel
Bhory
Sir Transport National
Canada
State Department
Ottawa
Organization of the
Canadian Confederation
Kellogg
Hume Wrong
New
Bartlett
Glover
Regar
Lindbergh Flies Into Mitchel Field for New York Visit
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh landed at Mitchel Field New York at 6 35 p m after a two hour flight from Washington. He traveled with army aviators in Curtiss planes and a Fokker transport carrying F Trubee Davison and Hanford MacNider. Lindbergh planned to visit Davison at Locust Valley and did not announce plans. More than a thousand people watched the arrival.
Confessions on Obscene Literature Charges In Federal Court
In Elkins West Virginia Judge W E Baker heard three pleas of guilty for sending obscene literature through the mails. Walter G Barr of Martinsburg was sentenced to two years in Atlanta government prison. Paul G Springston of Braxton County got six months in Randolph County jail. Harry Y Painter received a year and a day for breaking into Pierce post office. Ray Custer, also charged, escaped from Randolph County jail and is at large.
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Elkins
W. Va
W. E. Baker
Walter G. Barr
Martinsburg
Government
Atlanta
Baker
Paul G Springston
Braxton County
Randolph County
Harry Y. Painter
Pierce
Tucker County
Painter
Ray Custer
Marines to be recalled from Nicaragua at once
The Navy Department ordered immediate recall of 600 marines from Nicaragua as part of the withdrawal plan. The submarine tender Argonne will bring them to Quantico Virginia. If conditions permit, a second 400 men will go to San Diego and a further 500 may depart to Haiti and Quantico.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Argonne
Quantico, Va
Warra
San Diego
Calif
Haiti
Quantico
Push for Perpetual Peace Pact With Japan Emerges
Geneva reports indicate U S and Japan may consider a perpetual peace pact as naval talks soften British stance. Delegations deny overtures, while Washington treaty limits and ship tonnage remain central. Admiral Viscount Saito may push for anti war accord.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Japan
Hugh S. Gibson
Viscount Saito
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Toyko
W. C. Bridgeman
Gibson
Geneva plan for cruiser limits draws muted response
Washington reports show official quiet on Britain's proposal to retire 10 000 ton cruisers for 7 500 ton ships and set 7 500 tons as a future maximum. Critics say the plan delays Washington treaty termination past 1936 and may shift naval strength at the 1931 conference. Observers note Britain seeks many small cruisers for colonies while the US may favor fewer large vessels.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Gore Returns to Charleston After Southern West Virginia Tour
Governor Howard M. Gore completed a county road tour in Clarksburg and Gore then met with the county court at his Gore home. C. P. Fortney, chairman of the state road commission, accompanied him.
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Gore
Clarksburg
W. Va
Howard M. Gore
Charleston
C. P. Fortney
Angele
Tourists Flock to View Flood Damage in Greenville
Greenville Mississippi anticipates summer tourism as flood waters recede. Planters switch to quick grain crops. American Legion convention starts June 28 with over a thousand delegates in refugee camps. City rebuilds, ferries connect to Arkansas highways, and trains resume by July 10 after levee damage.
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Greenville
Miss
Mississippi
the American Legion
Arkansas
Democrat-Times
Coolidge silent on Geneva talks as White House watches outcome
Rapid City dispatch notes President Coolidge viewing the Geneva naval arms conference with interest while keeping details private. He signals possible congressional action on tax cuts remains tied to the House Ways and Means Committee, with no commitment for a special session.
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Rapid City
S. C
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Geneva
Coolidge
White House
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
Republican House
Congress
Washington
House
Omaha
Izaak Walton League
Black Hills
Gutzon Borglum
President Coolidge
Rushmore Rock
Borglum
Jefferson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Hot Springs
8. D
Battle Mountain
Flood endangers lives of miners at Rosedale mine
In Winona West Virginia on June 24 thousands of gallons of water from the Blue mine flooded the Rosedale mine of the Maryland New River Coal company. About 150 miners faced danger but mine officials rescued all workers and returned them to the surface. The accident caused thousands of dollars in damage and the Rosedale mine will be closed temporarily to remove water.
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Winona
W. Va
Rosedale
Maryland- New River Coal Company
Blue
New River Export Smokeless Coal Company
Wood to Return to Philippines for Manila Post
Governor General Leonard Wood told President Coolidge he will return to Manila in the fall despite disabilities from two accidents and operations. He reiterated that Filipinos are not yet ready for independence though sympathetic to their aims. Wood praised Coolidge’s support and planned further talks in Washington with Secretary of War Davis.
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Rapid City
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Coolidge
Manila
Wood
Custer, D. C
New York
Washington
Davis
War Department
Russo American Woman Sets New Plane Record
Madame Luba Phillips, Russian American aviatrix, and eight newspapermen flew from Roosevelt Field on June 24 and reached an unofficial altitude record of 11,000 feet for a woman. Lt. W. L. Stultz piloted the plane, then handed controls to Phillips before landing.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Mme
Luba Phillips
Lieut. W. L. Stultz
Mme. Phillips
Mutinous Kansas convicts overpower leaders at mine
About 270 convicts trapped 720 feet underground in the Kansas penitentiary coal mine overpowered 50 mutiny leaders after 77 hours. A brick struck a man unconscious and acid was used as a weapon. 14 guards were taken prisoner before surface reinforcements restored order.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas Penitentiary
Charles
Nicholson
Charles Hamlin
Government sanction given Hawaiian fliers
Secretary Davis granted sanction for a California to Hawaii flight by Army Air Corps Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger. The three motor C 2 Fokker will be used and the attempt will occur in the next weeks pending weather and final navigation instrument tests.
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Washington
Davis
California
Hawaii
Lester J. Maitland
Albert F. Hegenberger
Army Air Corps
Three De Autremont Brothers Hanged in Effigy
In Ashland Oregon June 24 three De Autremont brothers serving life for four murders from the Siskiyou fountain train holdup were hanged in effigy during a local vigil. Citizens gathered at Ashland reacting to their previously spared death sentences. Ray De Autremont asked for a photo to be sent to his wife Hazel at Hanging Rock Ohio.
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Salem
Ore
Rav
Hugh
Ashland
Ray
Hazel de Autremont
Hanging Rock
San Francisco Favored For G. O. P. Meet
William H. Crocker, California Republican committeeman, said the committee majority favored San Francisco for the national convention. He spoke after visiting New York and Washington to consult members about the city choice. He noted President Coolidge had a position of benevolent neutrality on the matter.
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New Yor
William H. Crocker
California
San Francisco
Crocker
Europe
New York
Washington
Coolidge
Pittsburgh Coal Loses Injunction Case in Ohio
In Columbus on June 24 Judge Benson W. Hough held in abeyance the injunction against the Pittsburgh Coal Co to stop union miners from interfering with Adena mine workers He credited United Mine Workers president John Cinque and allies for aiming to keep men within the law while noting a picket line formed cannot be peaceful Act will be re evaluated as events unfold with court guidance expected on orderly conduct and future actions.
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Columbus
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Adena
Benson W. Hough
Hough
John Cinque
United Mine Workers of America
Judge Hough
Roberville
Osco
Ough
Suor Court
United States
Allegheny Court Blocks Higher Bond in Eviction Suits
United Mine Workers hailed a court ruling in Pittsburgh as the Allegheny county court refused Pittsburgh Terminal Coal’s request to raise eviction appeal bonds to 2500 dollars. The bond stays at 750 while the company pushes to use company houses for non union workers.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Allegheny
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Castle Shannon
Engineers Still Keeping Control Ends Mitten Alliance Try
Philadelphia June 24 Dr A A Mitten announced by telegram to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers that the proposed alliance with Mitten Management Inc is withdrawn Opposition within the Brotherhood cited as reason The merger would have merged Brotherhood banks with Mitten interests valued at 89 million dollars and included a mine in West Virginia Cleveland Ohio June 4 The Brotherhood says it will pursue other financial alliances to replace the Mitten offer after a telegram from Mitten withdrawing the proposal was received by President W B Prenter and the Brotherhood.
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Philadelphia
Mitten Management, Inc
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
A. A. Mitten
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Brotherhod
Mitten
Brotherhood Holdings
West Virginia
Cleveland, O
W. B. Prenter
Mitten Company
Agnes Ayres Wins Marital Freedom
Los Angeles reports actress Agnes Ayres was granted a divorce from S. Manuel Reachi in superior court after witnesses testified he was jealous and domineering. The couple married July 13 1924 and separated May 1926.
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Los Angeles
Agnes Ayres
Superior
Mauel Reachi
Reachi
CENTRAL PA COAL MINES TO CLOSE JULY 1
In Philadelphia June 24 union coal mines in the central Pennsylvania bituminous field will shut down on July 1 after miners and operators failed to agree on a wage scale. About 10 000 to 12 000 men will be idled as the Jacksonville agreement expired March 31 and a temporary deal expired.
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Philadelphia
Union
Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Polley
Minera’ International Policy Committee
Charles O'Neill
Central Pennsylvania Bituminous Operators Association
Minera
James Marks
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Actress Mackaye Faces Trial Over Husband's Death
June 24 testimony in Los Angeles disclosed Miss Mackaye paid Dr W J Sullivan $500 for treating her husband Raymond. Paul Kelly awaits manslaughter verdict in the fight that led to Raymond's death. Sullivan to stand trial June 27. defense witness, Mackaye, recalled paying other medical bills. Closing arguments follow weekend recess as jury deliberation looms.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
W. J. Sullivan
Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Raymond
Sullivan
Miss Mackaye
Robbery Drive Against Catholic Church Bared
Upper Sandusky Ohio June 24 four accomplices robbed and burned 22 Catholic churches in Ohio and Kentucky according to a confession by Ray Maraden 42 of Filut Michigan He is held for trial June 30 on stealing a shrine image at Carey Ohio Marsden said they targeted churches for money leading to four arrests in Covington Kentucky from the church depredations
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Upper Sandusky
Ray Maraden
Filut
Mich
Ohio
Kentucky
Carey
Marsden
Covington
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Atlantic
Ocean
Washington Navy Cut
Harry
Goolidge
NAVAL
WEIR
Pottsville
James Theodore Walker
G. L. Lamber
Lambert Pharmaceutical Company
Princeton University
Lambert
Walker
Fayette County
Charless. Huffman
State Board of Administration
W. H. Mackey
de Autremonts
G. O. P. Meet
Pittsburgh Coal
Cinque
Union Soft Conl Mines
Bill
Glaim
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