Balloons Race In National Elimination Contest
Five balloonists compete in the national elimination race near St Joseph Missouri with pilots including Lieutenant William Jood and W T Van Orman. Captain Raymond E ONeill is sidelined after his gas filled 8-16 net was torn, while Captain H E Honeywell and others launch into the southeastward flight amid wind and gas concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. O'Neill
St Joseph
United States
United
Raymond E. II
O'Neill
Army
William Jood
Haynie McCormick
Flood
Goodyear Ul
W. T. van Orman
C. K. Wollam
van Orman
H. E. Honeywell
St. Joseph
Harry Preston
W. C. Naylor
Herbert V. Thaden
Detroit
Naylor
Pulmotor
Thaden
Maurice Smith
Kansas City
Smith
A. B. Lambert
St. Louis
Lambert
Patrick
Army Air Service
National Aeronautic Association
Major Smith
Liberty
Aline&e
Eighty Thousand Boys Parade Fifth Avenue
On May 1 in New York eighty thousand boys paraded along Fifth Avenue despite intermittent showers as part of Boys Week. Lon Day featured while Boy Scouts, Brace Newsboys Home youths, and many bands joined the celebration. Mayor Mylan and Governor Smith led the participants to the reviewing stand with James Doonan Jr. and Joel Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Newsies
Brace Newsboys
Mylan
Smith
James Doonan, Jr
Joel Walker
Suit for $500000 Against Dodge Estate Filed in Detroit
Howard A. Bloomer administrator of Horace B. and John F. Dodge estates filed a praecipe suit for 500000 against the Dodge estate in Detroit. Bloomer, a former Dodge Motor Co. director chair, left the city after papers were accepted by the county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Dodge
Howard A. Bloomer
Dodge Motor Company
Bloomer
Horace EB
John F. Dodge
Dodge Company
Morean
Boy Talks For First Time In Eleven Years
A fifteen year old boy from Milwaukee regained speech after eleven years of silence caused by an infancy head injury. Ray Pawlowski, struck on the head at age four, learned to coordinate mind and body under Prof. William Duffy at Marquette University. He now speaks in monotone and will study voice modulation and clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pawlowski
Milwaukee
Ray
William Duffy
Marquette University
Morton Guilty of First Degree Murders of Wife and Two Children
Morton, 28, of Midland Maryland, was found guilty of first degree murder for slaying his wife and two daughters on January 30. He was sentenced to life in Maryland State Prison and taken to Baltimore. He described actions but claimed no memory of the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Russell Morton
Midland
Maryland
Baltimore
Maron
George W. Winters
Morton
Frank G. Wagaman
Hagerstown
Expected to Show Surplus for Mid-Continent Oil 1924
New York May 1 The annual report of the Mid Continent Petroleum Corporation formerly Cosden and Company is expected to show about $900000 carried to surplus for 1924 in contrast to a deficit of $4409123 the year before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Cosden & Company
McClintock death inquest deepens estate conspiracy claim
In Chicago on May 1, a deputy coroner heard cumulative testimony in the McClintock inquest. Evidence linked the deaths of William Nelson McClintock, his mother, and Dr. Oscar Olson to a possible conspiracy to obtain the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olson
Chicago
William Nelson McClintock
McClintock
Oscar Olson
Charlies F. Kennedy
Harry Olson
William D. Shepherd
Harry Sadler
Carl A. Naumann
Shepherd
Sadler
Billy McClintock
Hummer on trial in arson of his own barn
In Charleston West Virginia May L M H Hummer faced trial charged with aiding and abetting the March 6 burning of his barn. Claude Ritenour and Joseph Buttenhagan of Charles Town testified admitting involvement and a $35 payment for the act while insurance motives were alleged. Fire Marshal C C L Topping testified as the case drew spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
M. H. Hummer
Claude Ritenour
Joseph Buttenhagan
Charles Town
Hummer
Ritenour
CC. L. Topping
One May Day Fatality in Milan Fray Between Troops
A May Day shooting in Milan left one man dead after a clash between a national military troop and a group of suspected communists. The fatal encounter occurred during the unrest surrounding the May Day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
President Coolidge's Father Cleared Of Serious Heart Trouble
Colonel John C Coolidge father of the president submitted to examinations by two Boston specialists who found only slight weaknesses from advancing age. The 80 year old showed a slow pulse and a condition called heart block but doctors said nothing serious was discovered and he returned to his Plymouth farm. An interim report will be mailed after data review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John C. Coolidge
Plymouth
A. M. Cram
Bridgewater
Vermont
Coolidge
Phsicians
Paul D. White
M Assachsetts
Hos Ual
Artade Lente
Keston
Grieved for Husband Year Then Ended Life
Rosa Stein of Pittsburg Ohio grieving her husband’s death for a year drank poison in front of a crowd and died soon after in hospital. She left two children aged under ten and was twenty eight years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Rosa Stein
Pittsburgtow
Nabon
Ohio
Governor Gore vetoes twenty two bills in regular session
Charleston May 1 Twenty two bills enacted by the 1925 legislature were vetoed by Governor Gore. The legislature passed 190 bills. sixty two became law without signature and sixty six were approved. Vetoed measures mainly sought salary increases for county officials and included a Monongalia county astroph high school on university property at Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W Va
Gore
State House
Senate
Monongalia County
Antowan
Segaton Wa
Mercer County Court
Morgantown
Hancock County
First Judicial Circuit
Tucker
State Athletic Commission
Wyoming
Monroe County
Wyoming County
Kanawha County
Logan County
Putnam County
State Library
Independent School District
Mingo County
Ohio County Criminal Court
Department of Public Safety
Barbour County
Calhoun County
Richwood Independent School District
Berkeley Springs
Ohio County
Henry Independent
Clay County
Corections
Harrisville
Ritchie County
Dunbar
Fairmont
International code to speed criminal apprehension
Rush L Holland retires as assistant attorney general and passes duties to John Marshall. He announces an international code to speed up catching criminals via shared criminal records and identifications by cable. The plan aims to start with the United States and major European nations and expand to others to reduce crime and curb delays from red tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Rush L. Holland
Colorado
Holland
John Marshall
Parkersburg
W. Va
Coogige
Daugherty
State Department
Directors of Public Safety and
Metropolitan Police
South America
Silent Day as Mine Strike Rages in Northern West Virginia
Fairmont May 1 union and non union leaders stayed silent on the strike in northern West Virginia. Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association figures show non union mines loaded 836 cars and union mines 119 cars. Pickets at Bethlehem Dakota mine near Fairmont and Parker Run mine at Rivesville were sparse. Police stationed guards at non union operators and many Officers stood by to prevent May Day disorders. Dakota mine loaded 1394 tons today with 107 loaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
West Vienna
United Mine Workers of America
Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association
Dakota
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Parker Run
Fairmont-Cleveland Coal Company
Rivesville
M. Beaton Mitchell
Barracksville
Ulysses of Mayne Island Plans Solo Atlantic Sloop Voyage
Victoria based navigator Eustace B Maude aged seventy seven known as the Ulysses of Mayne Island set sail today in the 25 foot sloop Half Moon with a five horsepower engine. He aims to cross the Atlantic to England alone, leaving Cape clear of sight of land until Parama ana is reached, with a 60 day allowance though improvable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria, B
Eustace B. Maude
R. X
Ulysses
Mayne Island
Victoria
England
Maude
Cape
Arrest Possible Identity in Gary Girl Mutilation Case
Fred Desidario husband of Josephine Desidario was arrested in Chicago and held for Gary authorities amid a tangle of identifications. His brother and cousin were taken into custody as Gary police seek two men seen with the woman before she vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gary
Fred Desidario
Josephine Desidario
Indiana
Furnessville Road
Harry
Claude A. Ferrini
Detective Bureau
Sam Ene
M Josephine
Bernado Genero
William J
Desidario
Attachment property sought in Stephenson case in Indiana
Indianapolis May 14 Attachments and garnishments of all property owned by D C Stephenson are sought in two writs filed in superior court on behalf of Nettie Stephenson Brehm of Potau Oklahoma She seeks a 17000 judgment claiming support for Florence Catherine Stephenson nine the daughter of Stephenson Stephenson Karl Klinck and Karl Gentry are jailed on murder charges in Miss Madge Oberholtzer case with trial set for Monday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
D. C
W Va Dog Breeder Extradition Waived in Fraud Case
W A Baker of Ceredo West Virginia waived extradition in Chicago on May 1 and will be sent to Huntington to face fraud charges. The government accuses him of taking money through the mails for dogs he did not ship after advertising as a breeder and fancier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watves
Chicago
W. M. Baker
Ceredo
W. Va
Huntington
Coolidge Plans Budget Meeting Stay Then Vacation
President Coolidge will remain in Washington for the semi annual budget meeting on June 22 and depart soon after for an extended New England vacation. He will attend a Norse American centennial in Minnesota in early June and return to speak there before resuming government duties. The president and Mrs Coolidge plan a month or more in Swampscott Massachusetts and a visit to Plymouth Virginia to see his father, with possible attendance at a Maine governor conference at Poland Springs. The Mayflower yacht may anchor near Swampscott for cruises, with travel to New England afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
New England
Minnesota
ARREST OF WANTED ROANOKE MAN IN BLUEFIELD
Roanoke police identify Charles Wilock as the suspect sought for an assault on a seven year old girl and detain him in Bluefield. He claims four years absence from Roanoke and asks his father to come at once. Roanoke authorities seek requisition and report rewards totaling up to 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boissevain
Bluefield
Roanoke
Harlen Wilson
Bowen
Wilson
W. M. Wilson
Pocahontas Coal Company
Eiy
Fraine
Ku Klux Klan
Charley Wilson
Ecity Towa
Binefield
West Virginia
Ehrefeld
West Virginia Rally Beats Drexel In Ninth Inning
West Virginia staged a ninth inning rally to defeat Drexel. Hawley walked, Lips singled for a run, and Tallmann followed with a double driving in two as WVU broke a 0–0 tie. C Lewis homered in the sixth for WVU, while Drexel struggled with errors and late pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Hawley
Phillips
L. Lewis
Tallmann
Drexel
Virginia
C. Lewis
Mount Qteers
Rogers
Tallman
Lepinsky
Morrison
Patric
Pfleger
Meeting of shippers of state called in Charleston
West Virginia public service commission calls a state meeting of shippers and interested parties for May 12 at 4 p m in the state capitol Charleston to decide on the state position for the interstate commerce commission hearings on eastern freight rates scheduled for June 15. Notices were sent to chambers of commerce and managers. Secretary R O Bernheim said intra state rates relate to interstate rates and the commission seeks a prepared state stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Public Service Commission
Chameers of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Committee
West Virginia
R. 0. Bernheim
The
Public Service Commission
New York May Day Parade Passes Quietly
New York May Day Day 1 observed with calm as police on duty to deter any potential disorders. Officials report no major incidents and a tranquil scene across the city.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nerve W. C. Naylor
Dodge Estate
Castor
Billy McLintock
Mercer County
Rush Holland
van Bittner
Wheeling
Fairmont Theater
Gary Wavers
Haller
Stephenson
Charles Wilock
York
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!