Britain Opposes Reduction in Cruiser Size at Conference
British and American delegates at the Geneva talks weigh cruiser classifications and parity with plans for ten thousand ton ships and six inch guns. Britain signals no intention to seek naval supremacy but resists shrinking large cruisers and terms status quo with the United States.
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Geneva
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Japan
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
Paris Prepares for Transatlantic Aerial Feats at Le Bourget
At Le Bourget Paris the aviation world awaits Commander Richard Byrd in America and pilots Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine expected tomorrow afternoon. A commemorative plate for Lindbergh’s May 21 landing will be dedicated with ministers and President Doumergue represented.
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Paris
le Bourget
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
America
Richard E. Byrd
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Lindbergh
Byrd
le Bourget Flyne
Marine Leagues
Doumergue
Body identified in Ohio River at Wheeling
The body found floating in the Ohio river at the foot of 43rd street was identified as William Faulstick, 45, of Wheeling. Faulstick had been missing from home for a week as a coroner's jury investigates the death.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
43Rd Street
William Faulsticks
Faulstick
Pacific Flight Delights General Patrick on Nonstop Hop
Major General Mason Patrick praised Maitland and Hegenberger after their non stop Pacific flight to Honolulu. He said the feat opens air links between the United States and Hawaii and foresees future commercial air routes aiding world peace and happiness. Patrick praised army aviation for thorough precautions and mastery of the mission. He remained awake through the night awaiting news and greeted the pilots before they took off.
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San Francisco
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Pacific
Honolulu
Mason Patrick
Army Air Corp
Presidio
Francisco
United States
Hie
Oakland Municipal
Leutenants
Illinois Miners Continue Strike After Failure of Joint Talks
Chicago June 29 The first joint effort of Illinois miners and operators to end the suspension since April 1 collapsed over the Jacksonville agreement. Miners refuse to lower the Jacksonville scale while operators will not operate mines at higher wages. The conference adjourned with both sides blaming the other, highlighting economics of supply and demand and living standards as core issues.
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Chicago
Illinois
Jacksonville
Harry Fishwick
Rice Miller
Fishwick
Coal Committee Seeks Rail Rate Cut for Lake Coal
A West Virginia Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee panel met in Washington to petition Norfolk and Western Chesapeake and Ohio and Louisville and Nashville to roll back lake cargo coal rates by 20 cents per ton. The group led by O L Alexander aims to unify four state operators against the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling that widened the gap for Ohio and Pennsylvania shippers. If no accord is reached a general operators meeting may be called in Washington.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Washington, D. C
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Louisville and Nashville
O L. Alexander
Pocahontas Fuel Company
New York City
R. H. Gross
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio Andnsylvania
Commission
Missing Crusader Married Quietly in Pittsburgh
William L. King executive secretary of the citizens league of Allegheny county was missing for nearly two days then found in Des Moines Iowa. He said he was blackmailed out of Pittsburgh and would make a startling statement upon his return. He denied resigning as head of the league.
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Pittsburgh
William L. King
Citizens League of
Allegheny County
King
Des Moines
Iowa
Citizens League
Slips Away to Marry in Quiet Adel Wedding
William King, Pittsburgh vice crusader, secretly wed Miss Rachel Carr in Adel Iowa after a rapid journey from Chicago to Des Moines. The couple were married by Rev. Harvey of the Adel Methodist church at 5 PM following Kings disappearance and reported travel from Chicago to Oskaloosa by air.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Adel
Chicago
William King
Pittsburgh
Rachel Carr
Harvey
Adel Methodist Church
King
Oskaloosa
Storm disrupts national air tour with stranded ships
A storm over the Berkshire hills forced four of 14 air tour planes to land en route from Schenectady to Boston. One tri motor Ford transport cracked a cylinder but would have its unit replaced tonight. Passengers rode by train to Boston while pilots stayed with their planes.
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Boston
Mother Nature
Herkshire Hills
Schenectady
N. Y
Wyoming County Road Contract Awarded for Grading and Drainage
Brown Murphy and Wright Construction of Princeton win a contract to grade and drain a Wyoming County road from Indon to the county line at a cost of 105000 dollars. The county court at Pineville awarded the contract last Monday and the work will be supervised by the state road commission.
Dorothy Mackaye Found Guilty in Raymond Kelly Case
Los Angeles June 29 Dorothy Mackaye stage actress was found guilty by a jury of eight women and four men of concealing facts surrounding actor husband Ray Raymond’s death. Paul Kelly the screen actor was convicted of manslaughter with Judge Burnell to sentence Mackaye.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Ra
Paul Kelly
Miss Mackaye
Burnell
Forrest Murray
George Kemp
Walter J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Raymond
Kelly
Tug River Operators Move to Merge with Pocahontas Association
The Tug River Operators Association dissolves and transfers records to the Pocahontas Operators Association now expanding its territory. Welch records move to Bluefield, sixth floor Bailey building. New members from Tug River are joining. Pocahontas expects to grow to a 20 million ton annual output, about one sixth of the state.
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Tug River Operators Association
Pocahontas Operators Association
Tug River Field
Welch
Bluefield
Bailey Building
Bland Street
Pocahontas Association
Tug River
Marrying Parson May Face Indictment in Maryland
Baltimore June 29 Indictments will be sought against the Rev. Richard P. Westren known as the marrying parson of Elkton Cecil county for performing more than five hundred marriages since his expulsion from the Methodist Episcopal church Henry L Constable Cecil county state’s attorney announced after a conference with Robert H Archer assistant attorney general Prosecution will be based on those marriages the minister has performed.
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Baltimore
Richard P. Westren
Elkton
Henry L. Constable
Cecil County
Robert H. Archer
Methodist Episcopal Church
America Is Well On Its Way Over From New York
Commander Byrd and three crewmen fly the Fokker monoplane America over the Atlantic toward Paris. Radar and radio signals tracked the craft as about 1,400 miles from the U S coast with the craft reported near 12:30 a m at Roosevelt Field. The Chatham station of RCA relayed that autopilot signals from the plane could be distinctly received.
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America
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
EB. C. T
Chatham, Maes
Radio Corporation of America
Chatham Station
Associated Press
L. I
Neville
Watch Hill
R. 1
Byrd
Saunderstown
S. S. Homeric
S. S. Corinthea Eend
Plymouth
Mass
Cape Cod
Maes
S. Nalden
Stavangerfjord
United States
Gloucester
Boston Navy Yard
Yarmouth
Mereghan
Nova Scotia
Cook’e Falls
Martin’s River
Bedford
New York
St. Pierre
Newfoundland
Cape Race
Garnish
Belleville
Whitburne
Halifax
St. Johns
N. F
Byrd Antarctic Flight Progress Report From Atlantic Route
The log covers Byrd expedition radio chatter as the America traverses the Atlantic off Cape Cod to Newfoundland. Notable landmarks include Plymouth Massachusetts, Yarmouth Nova Scotia, Cape Race, and Cape Cod positions with speeds around 108 mph and updates from ships and radio stations.
Miners Ordered to Cease Work in Johnstown District
National union leader James Mark announces a suspension of work after midnight Thursday for district No 2. Independent operators who accept the Jacksonville scale may continue, as may Association of Bituminous Coal Operators members who agree to pay the scale. Officials expect fewer than 15,000 union workers idle.
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Johnstown
James Mark
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Association of
Central Pennsylvania
Slate Kills Miner at Richland Coal Mine
John Purch a 34 year old miner was fatally crushed by a fall of stone at the Richland Coal Company mine in Wheeling. He died in a hospital this afternoon after the accident.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John Purch
Richland Coal Company
Trans Atlantic plane America sighted off Newfoundland
Roosevelt Field reports the America appears as much as 160 miles off Newfoundland with Commander Byrd steering toward St Johns after circling Cape Race. Officials say last land contact at Cape Race and 1145 miles from Roosevelt Field. Floyd Bennett reassures from hospital. French Cable Co says Chalutier sighted the plane 200 miles east of St Johns.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
America
Newfoundland
Grover A. Whalen
America-Trans-Oceanic Company
Ponsora
Paria
Byrd
Whalen
Cape Race
St. Johns
Floyd Bennett
St. Vincent's Hospital
New York
Bennett
N. F
Saint Pierre
Miquelon
Byrd Transatlantic Flight Signals From Nerissa
The Nerissa wirelessed Cape Race that Byrd's trans Atlantic plane passed at 7 30 p m signaling all well. The Nerissa did not give the plane's position. Byrd earlier reported fog over Newfoundland making navigation impossible and that the America was rising above the fog with adverse winds.
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St. Johns
N. F
Cape Race
Byrd
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Richard E. Byrd
RE. D
America
Newfoundland
Byrd Flight Aims to Harvest Ocean Atmospheric Data
Richard E Byrd and the monoplane America continued a non stop flight toward France to study atmospheric conditions over the ocean. The crew conducted radioed observations and experiments to aid future commercial aviation as they faced uncharted winds and fog banks.
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New York
Richard BE. Byrd
America
France
Newfoundland
Roosevelt Field
Associated Press
Nova Scotia
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Byrd
Halifax
Weather Delays Flight by Richard Grace From Mana Kauai
Dispatches from Mana Kauai report strong EAD winds delaying the prop off of Richard Grace the Hollywood aviator bound for the mainland. Grace slept through the afternoon and may return to Pearl Harbor if conditions stay unfavorably windy.
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EAD
Richard Grace
Grace
Mana
Kaui
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Cabe
Coolidge Leaves Work for Fishing in Rapid City
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge travel from the mountain residence to Rapid City where he reviews aviation progress and Geneva talks before a fishing trip with Cecil Gideon. Mrs. Coolidge handles shopping in town while the White House housekeeper goes to Rochester for a rest.
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Rapid City
Great Northwest
Coolidge
Honolulu
Byrd
Switzerland
Geneva
War Department
Washington
Maitland
Hegenberger
Paris
Persident
Fort Meade
Mr. Coolidge
Squaw Creek
Cecil Gideon
South Dakota
Rapid City, & D
Ohio coal mines to open on July 15 after union talks
Ohio's coal mines closed since April 1 will reopen under a compromise wage scale agreed by the Ohio Mine Operators' association. Operators set July 15 as the deadline for union officials to accept or reject the plan, which mirrors the 1917 scale and links to changes in nearby states.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pacific Fliers Land in Hawaii in Historic Trans-Pacific Flight
Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger completed the first mainland to Hawaii flight in a windward 25 hour 50 minute journey. They landed at Wheeler Field and received cheers, praised by military leaders, Hawaii's governor, and the President. They declined a prize and shared their tale with the press, noting the flight as a milestone for military aviation.
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Honolulu
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
United States Army
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Army
Navy
Maitland
Hegenberger
United States
James D. Dole
Oakland
Hawaiian
Wheeler Field
Army Field
Pacific
Army Corps
Aviators Maitland and Hegenberger Reach Hawaii
Washington officials hail the fast Hawaii flight of Lieut Maitland and Hegenberger as a milestone. Assistant Secretary Davison predicts they will earn the Distinguished Flying Cross. They will not return to the United States by air, state officials, to keep the big plane in Hawaii for inter island aviation.
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Washington
Hawaii
Maitland
Hegenberger
Washington Today
Davison
War Department
Army Aviation
Hagenberger
United States
Department
Davis
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Levine
Berosua
EK. R. Bradley
Pacific Flight
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Army Air Corps
Hersheimer
Coal Committee
Alexander
Wyoming County Road
Mate
City Field
America’s Log
Lindy’s
Goolidge
Ohio Coal Mines
The
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