Coolidge Favors Civil Bureau for Insular Possessions
President Coolidge signals support for placing insular domains under a civil bureau within the interior department rather than military rule. He has shown openness to a civil administration, noting past statements and meetings with Governor General Leonard Wood. He remains silent on Geneva naval talks to avoid misinterpretation abroad.
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Rapid City
8. D
Congress
Sumner White House
Coolidge
Interior Department
Leonard Wood
Philippines
State Department
Army
Navy
Charles Evans Hughes
Geneva
Game Lodge
Hermosa
Fourth Cavalry
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Fort Meade
Lindbergh Plans Nationwide US Air Tour in Spirit of St Louis
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh will tour the United States in the Spirit of St Louis under the Guggenheim fund auspices. The flight will start in about three weeks, span two to three months, and visit major cities as he promotes aviation development. Guggenheim says Lindbergh agreed to the trip, then will head to Canada before returning to finish the itinerary.
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Lindbergh
United States
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Daniel Guggenheim
Harry F. Guggenheim
Canada
Guegenheim
Surgeon From Baltimore To Save Gilmer County Boy
Dr Waitman F Zinn of Mercy Hospital Baltimore a Gilmer county native will operate to remove a ten penny nail swallowed by four year old John Butcher of Gilmer county. Weston Red Cross funded travel for the lad and his father Albert Butcher to Baltimore for the procedure.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Waitman F. Zinn
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
Gilmer County
W Va
Weston
John Butcher
Coxs Mill
Weston Red Cross
Albert Butcher
Zinn
Dr. Zinn
Cox's Mill
Raleigh County Matrimonial Scheme Suspects Charged
Pittsburgh report notes Mrs. Helen Currykowsky of Jeannette held on $5,000 bail for alleged misuse of the mails in a matrimonial scheme. A niece Kathryn Bokanovich 19 of Frances W Va acted as accessory. men in several states paid for engagements. Albert Eggerth testified he paid $4,000 and the pair promised coal mine ownership. Frances hosts E C Minter Coal Co. site in Raleigh county.
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Pittsburgh
Helen Currykowsky
Jeanette
Westmoreland County
Kathryn Bokanovich
Frances
W. Va
Corres
Albert Eggerth
Inglewood
Calif
United States
Borah Urges Focus on U.S. Reconstruction over Europe
Senator Borah, speaking at the International Advertising Association convention in Denver on June 28, calls for shifting resources to domestic rebuild efforts. He criticizes European debt relief and loans as ineffective, urging attention to flood recovery in the Mississippi, river development, and using U.S. resources to aid American farmers.
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Denver
Cole
Europe
Senator Borah
Republican
Idaho
International Advertising Association
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Lakes
Borah
Italy
Russia
Great Britain
Poincare
Luneville
League of Nations
United States
Reliability Tour Ends Second Day Over Central New York
The national air tour completed its second day at Schenectady after 14 ships and 60 aboard flew 255 miles from Buffalo to Geneva in under 2.5 hours with a three hour stop. One minor accident delayed progress when a navy Ford transport skidded on landing at Geneva. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Warner observed, others continued by train. a navy plane observed the trip.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Green Hills
Blue Lakes
New York
Schenectady Air Field
Buffalo
Geneva
Boston
United States Navy
Detroit
New York City
Metropolis
Warner
Five Bandits Escape With 55600 Plunder in Ohio Bank
Five armed bandits robbed the Commercial National Bank in Galion Ohio. They held up cashier D C Beall several clerks and two customers and escaped with 15600 in cash and 40000 in bonds. A sixth man waited outside in a car. Police dispatched from Cleveland and Ashland to intercept them.
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Galion
Ohio
Commercial National Bank
D. C. Beall
Cleveland
Ashland
American forces head to Tientsin with Butler in command
United States transport Henderson sails from Shanghai on June 29 carrying Brigadier General Butler commander of American marine forces in China to establish headquarters at Tientsin. The ship also carries eight planes two tanks and supplies newly arrived from New York.
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Tientslin
Shanghai
United States
Henderson
Entsing
Butler
China
New York
Tientsin
Missing vice crusader William King sought in Pittsburgh
A city, county, and state effort with private agencies searched for William L. King, leader of the Citizens League of Allegheny County, who vanished after leaving a hotel. King accused police of protecting vice resorts and resigned amid forgery claims. a $1000 reward was offered for information.
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Pittsburgh
William L. King
Citizens League of
Allegheny County
King
League
Kansas City
Vice Resorts
Ww. L. King
Charles A. Kline
Pittsburgh Gazette
Prohibition Agents Seize Three Stills in Bland County Raid
Federal officers in Bland County yesterday destroyed three illicit distilling outfits. Near Littl Walker mountain they captured a 200 gallon still with 450 gallons mash ready. On Little Creek they seized a 40 gallon and a 15 gallon still with 60 gallons mash. R. B. Stalkner was arrested and handed to state authorities for prosecution.
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Bland County
Prohibition
Littl Walker Mountain
Little Creek
Ealls
R. B. Stalkner
N. Dow Dillon
L. F. McGlathlin
Shafer
David Repass
Bland
Bankers to Challenge Indictments in Julian Petroleum Case
In Los Angeles on June 28 a group of over twenty bankers brokers and civic leaders plan to file demurrers against indictments issued by the county grand jury in the Julian Petroleum affair. The indictments, tied to a $100 million stock entanglement, are set for arraignment Thursday and bring the total named to fifty five.
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Los Angeles
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Expedition schooners head to Labrador from Rockland
The Bowdoin and Radio and the motorboat Seeko with the MacMillan Lawson Field museum expedition aboard sail from Rockland on a northern Labrador voyage. Radio and Seeko head to Sydney N. S. and Bowdoin plans to anchor at Dark Harbor for the night.
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Labrador
Rockland
Maine
Bowdoin
Radio
Seeko
MacMillan-Lawson- Field Museum
Sydney
N. 8
Dark Harbor
Alarm Over Naval Talks Sparks International Strain
Geneva reports show hosts fear hostility as Britain United States and Japan debate the Washington treaty. observers warn a renewed push for battleship limits could destabilize Pacific peace while seeking a four power pact. Bridgeman signals aim to avoid collapse yet push for reductions in battleships and cruisers.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Tokyo
Pacific Ocean
Guam
Philippines
Far East
Washington studies Japan stance on arms talks at Geneva
Washington officials report opposition to Britain's push at Geneva and believe Japan may discuss cutting battleship tonnage after addressing auxiliary craft. They see Japan aiming to avoid public backlash while pursuing a higher auxiliary ratio and better leverage in negotiations. Britain plans tonnage cuts as it launches two 35 000 ton battleships, the Romney and Nelson.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
England
Great Britain
War Department approves $6,000 for experimental floating hoist
The War Department approved spending $6,000 to construct an experimental floating hoist for lock gates on the Ohio River. The work is under the direction of the Louisville district engineer in Kentucky.
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Washington
War Department
Louisville, Ky
Ohio River
Army sponsors long distance flight from San Francisco to Honolulu
Lieutenants Arthur Hagenberger and L. J. Maitland depart San Francisco for Honolulu at 7 09 Tuesday morning under army sponsorship. Ernest Smith, a civilian rival, was delayed when his plane broke, delaying his departure.
Mackaye Conspiracy Case Aims To Portray Wrecked Lives
In Los Angeles deputy district attorney George Kemp argued Dorothy Mackaye and her alleged role in a conspiracy that concealed facts about actor Ray Raymond's death last April. He named Paul Kelly and Dr. W J Sullivan as connected figures and cited Mackaye's post arrest statement questioning a doctor's involvement. Counselor Jeff Geisler urged the jury to withhold prejudice.
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Los Angeles
George Kemp
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Screen
Raymond
W. J. Sullivan
Kelly
Miss Mackaye
Kemp
Jeff Geisler
Will of Young Walker Leaves Bulk to Uncle
The bulk of the 5 000 000 estate of James Theodore Walker who was killed in an airplane crash near Vetteville Pa is left to his stepfather Dr Malvern B Clapton of St Louis. The will filed for probate also bequeaths 50 000 to Princeton University psychology department and 100 000 to five uncles. Walker and his cousin George L Lambert were en route from Princeton to their homes when the crash occurred. Lambert was slightly injured.
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St. Louie
James Theodore Walker
Vetteville
Malvern B Clapton
St. Louis
Walker
George L. Lambert
Thiat City
Princeton University
Lambert
Psychology
Herrick Praises Lindy Flight Link in Franco American Ties
New York June 28 Myron T Herrick American ambassador to France returned for his annual vacation and spoke at city hall about the international goodwill created by Charles A Lindberghs trans Atlantic flight He noted a French government memo on outlawry of war and called Lindberghs voyage a new link in mutual respect between France and America In the afternoon Lindbergh visited the Ritz Carlton hotel and spent time with the ambassador and family members
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New York
Myron T. Herrick
France
City Hall
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ambassador Herrick
Lindbergh
America
St. Louis
Ritz Carlton
Amage Aed
Vesta Coal Company to Evict Union Men
Washington Pa June 28 The Vesta Coal company notified sixteen union miners of the Vestaburg district that it intended to file eviction proceedings against them The company which employs about 3000 men recently announced it would reopen its mine on union Today s notification was the first sign the company would evict miners occupying its houses
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Washington
Vesta Coal Company
Vestaburg Whiptrict
Vesta Company
Cabaret Owner Sues Aimee for $100000
Bert Kelly owner of Bert Kelly's stables cabaret sues evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson for $100,000 damages. The suit claims her Chicago newspaper article after a visit called the cabaret a trap door to hell.
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Chicago
Aimee Semple McPherson
Bert Kelly
North Side
Kelly
Wife Shoots "Single" Husband Four Times
Albany Georgia June 28 A wife from Macon GA says she aimed to break her husband from living single and shot him four times while he was visiting a woman. The husband was hospitalized in serious condition but expected to recover. the wife remained under technical arrest at a hotel.
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Los Angeles
Colony
Tom Kerrick
Carlos Idy
San Quentin
Kerrick
Sarah Kerrick
Iris Burns
Anita Davis
Henry Isabell
Joe Hunt
Hunt
Arizona
Handy
Isabell
Miss Davis
Miss Byrne
Albany
WC. Corley
Macon
Corley
Total Eclipse of Sun to Be Observed Worldwide
Astronomers from major nations prepare for the total solar eclipse tomorrow morning led by Prof. H. A. Mitchell of the University of Virginia. Many observers camp at Fagernes near Oslo under Smithsonian auspices. London intends royal view with 98 percent totality at 6 24 a m as the Prince of Wales tours northern England.
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Oslo
Norway
Fagernes
8. A. Mitchell
Leander-McCormick Observatory
University of Virginia
Smithsonian Institution
London
Prince of Wales
Witherstock Hall
Carnforth
England
Old Herschel Mirrors Prepare for Solar Eclipse View
Greenwich observers will use 100 year old Herschel mirrors for tomorrow’s total solar eclipse. One mirror stays at Greenwich Gigglenwich, Yorkshire. the other travels to Norway with Cambridge expedition leader Prof. H Newall. Eclipse last seen at Greenwich in 1726, next not until 1999. Many foreign expeditions, including two from Germany, set up in northern Sweden for observations.
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Greenwich
England
John Herschel
Royal Observatory of Greenwich
Gigglenwich
Yorkshire
Norway
H. Newall
Cambridge
Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Stock issuance protested by holder of B and C
Lloyd Church of New York City, a Baltimore and Ohio stockholder, protested to the Interstate Commerce Commission against a proposed 62 242 500 dollar common stock issue. He argued underwriters commissions of 1 422 956 would dilute current holders equity and that a direct sale of 50 million par value to stockholders at par could meet the capital needs without banker commissions.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio — Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lloyd Church
New York City
Shurch
Cashier Sentenced for Embezzlement at Royalton Bank
William Lovel Jr a cashier at the State Bank of Royalton which was closed last Thursday pled guilty to embezzling about 550 000 from the bank and was sentenced to an intermediate prison term He had previously blamed the loss on bad investments and did not explain the defalcation.
Pershing Speaks at Son's Phillips Exeter Commencement
Gen John J Pershing delivered the commencement address at Phillips Exeter Academy as his son Francis W Pershing stood among the graduating class in Exeter New Hampshire on June 28.
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Exeter
N. H
Francis W. Pershing
John J. Pershing
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Grace Plans Nonstop Flight From Kauai Toward California
Reports from Honolulu say Richard Grace of Hollywood may start a nonStop flight from Mana on Kauai toward California within hours. Grace prepares Cruizaire with a 220 horsepower engine aiming to reach about two miles per hour and a 4000 to 4500 pound craft. The development follows the Hawaii flight race where Army pilot Maitland and Hegenberger departed for Honolulu aboard a three motor Fokker.
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Sonoma
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Ernest Smith
Smith
Charles Carter
Army
Ihs
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Mason Patrick
Army Air Service
Fibere
Maitland
Carter
Uying
Edmund J. Moffett
Moffett
Grace
Richard Grace
Hollywood
Calif
California
Pacific Mets
Mana
Kauai
Cruizaire
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