Plane total loss at Roosevelt Dam Arizona
The Santa Maria caught fire during refueling at Roosevelt Dam after arriving from Elephant Butte Dam New Mexico. Commander Francesco de Pinedo and crew escaped unharmed as the hydroplane burned from stem to stern. thousands watched from the shore.
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Roosevelt Dam
Arizona
Francesco de Pinedo
Santa Maria
San Diego
Elephant Butte Dam
New Mexico
Fler
de Pinedo
Three Wives and a Model Husband in Kansas City
Rudolph C. Hubbard Jr. faced two years in state penitentiary for having three wives. He denied drinking or smoking, while wives two and three testified, seen together with Hubbard’s first wife Cecil Anderson Thompson. The two younger wives, Ruby Raveill Hubbard and Vernette Ethel Fisher Hubbard, appeared in court after visiting Hubbard at work for his paycheck.
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Rudolph C. Hubbard
Kansas City
Rudolph C. Hubbard, Jr
Hubbard
State Penitentiary
Ruby Raveill Hubbard
Vernette Ethel Fisher Hubbard
Cecil Anderson Thompson
Section Gang Worker Captured After Battle
Ed Mullen a railroad section gang laborer held deputy sheriffs at bay for four hours in a box car at Chambers Prairie near Olympia Washington. Cornered after a siege that included tear bombs ordered from Tacoma he surrendered when he appeared at the door after the exchange of shots.
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Olympia
Wash
Ed Mullen
Chambers Prairie
Here
Mullen
Tacoma
Ford Finances Show Large Surplus In Detroit Firm Report
Ford Motor company filed its annual financial report with the Massachusetts state commissioner of corporations and taxation. The surplus stands at 496,637,788 on total assets of 784,208,080, with capital stock listed at 17,264,500.
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Ford's
Boston
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ten Years Since War Declaration Recalled in Washington
The article marks ten years since the United States declared war on a foe. It recalls the 373 to 60 House vote, Wilson signing the war resolution, and mobilization orders. It notes Janet Rankin’s opposition, and lists leaders like Clemenceau, Joffre, Haig, Lloyd George, and the fallen Wilson, Marshall, and Clark.
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Washington
House
Senate
France
Congress
Army
Navy
Janet Rankin
Montana
Tom" Marshal
Wilson
White House
Marshall
Clark
Pershing
Commission On
Legion of the Army-That-Was
Clemenceau
Papa” Joffre
Haig
England
Mons
Marne
Lloyd George
Bes the Great
Plot Said to Tie Wilkins Killing to Mexican Rebel Network
General Ferreira reports a letter found with gang leader Mariano Calzada links the Wilkins murder to the Malisco rebellion. The note from Gonzales Flores argues extortion could destabilize Calles regime and US interests. Six rebels executed in Guadalajara probe with more arrests anticipated.
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Mexico City
Edgar M. Wilkins
War Department
Ferreira
Mariano Calzada
Wilkins
Gonzales Flores
el Universal Grafico
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Farmer Dies At Tampa From Gunshot Wounds
Albert Davis 51, a farmer who moved from Manila Arkansas two years ago, died in a Tampa hospital from an accidental shotgun discharge. Funeral plans were made. Davis was cleaning a shotgun when it discharged as he crossed a floor. his wife heard the blast and found him. He survived by his widow and two daughters, one living in Manila.
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Tampa
Fla
Albert Davis
Farmer
Manila
Ark
Davis
Republicans Celebrate Thompson Victory Clubhouse Sinks
In Chicago on April 6 AP reports more than 2,500 Republicans celebrating William Hale Thompson's mayoralty victory witnessed the Fans' Clubhouse at Belmont Yacht Harbor sink slowly to the bottom eight feet. Firemen responded and patrons were ordered to leave.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Fis Fans’ Club
Belmont Yacht Harbor
Thone
Pene
Plans Complete for Confederate Veterans Visit
The article announces a line of motorcade and cars ready by two as Confederate Veterans prepare for a planned visit. The event details emphasize organized transport and anticipated attendees, with local officials coordinating the schedule.
Flags Called Qut Ellenton Palmetto Manatee Unite
Community groups in Ellenton Palmetto and Manatee County extend a greeting to local heroes during a coordinated flag ceremony. Officials from the three areas attend, praising frontline workers and veterans as residents gather at a shared civic space.
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Ellenton
Palmetto
Flags urged for Gamble Mansion homage by Confederate veterans
The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Veterans call Flags Merchants to display either United States flags or the Confederate flag at their shops tomorrow. The display should start early and stay until sundown. Homes are urged to fly the Stars and Bars alongside the Stars and Stripes for the occasion.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Veterans
United States
Gamble Mansion
Ellenton
Bradenton Prepares Welcome for Confederate Veterans
Bradenton Manatee Palmetto and Ellenton mobilize for a motorcade to greet Confederate veterans arriving by special train from Tampa. 400 to 500 attendees expected, with drivers urged to assemble at 2 PM at the Atlantic Coast Line depot. Security led by motorcycle officers, parade routes along Manatee Avenue Cortez Road and across the Manatee River, then to Gamble Mansion before Palmetto and Ellenton transfer to trains.
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Bradenton
Manatee
Palmetto
Ellenton
Tampa
Atlantic Coast Line
East Manatee Avenue
Manatee Avenue
Cortez Road
Beach
Manatee River
A. R. Jones
Chamber of Commerce
E. E. Garrison
Gamble Mansion
Southern Shrine
Bimini
Judah P. Benjamin
United States
First National Bank
Thurs- Eilenton
Ellenton’s
Stevens Quits Roosevelt Club Over Prohibition Debate
Boston April 6 AP The Roosevelt Club loses Frank W. Stearns of its debate sponsor over a split on the 1928 Republican platform issue. Stearns withdraws amid club pressure to push constitutional repeal of the 18th amendment. The upcoming Symphony Hall radio debate will address whether the party should advocate repeal.
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Boston
Prohibition
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbus University
William E. Borah
Frank W. Stearns
Collidge
Roosevelt Club, Inc
Stearns
Robert M. Washburn
Symphony Hall
Five Men Die In Gas Explosion At PARCO Wyoming Plant
An explosion at the Producers and Refiners Oil Refining plant in PARCO Wyoming killed five men, left two others dying, and left nine missing or unaccounted for. Authorities treat the incident as a gas explosion during early hours of April 6.
Florida murder confession ties two killings in Miami
Clayton Harsh Collins, 36, confessed to police here that he murdered Edward Nevers in Miami while noting Nevers killed his wife with a hammer. He said Nevers killed his wife during a dispute over rents and that both men were involved in an illicit beer business. Collins awaited extradition to Miami after his confession.
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Memphis
Clayton Harsh Collins
Edward Nevers
Miami
Fla
Collins
Nevers
Florida
Senator Moses Says Coolidge Will Not Seek Reelection
The Herald Tribune quotes Senator Moses of New Hampshire saying President Coolidge will not be a candidate for re election next year.
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Coolidge
New York
The
Herald Tribune Today
Moses
New Hampshire
Triple slaying revealed by Virginia river mystery
Bodies of two women and a man found in the Clinch river near Sword's Creek, near Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia after the river rose. All three shot to death. authorities search for missing persons and motive while linking a March 27 gunfire report to the slayings.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Virginia
Clinch River
Lebanon
Russell County
Sword’s Creek
R. H. Wilson
Platt
Commonwealth
John Goss
Goss
Wilson
Norfolk and Western Railway
Finances of State in Fine Shape Amid Growth
Tallahassee April 6 Governor John W Martin told the Florida legislature that state finances are sound with all obligations met and about 14 million dollars in treasury He urged economy in appropriations and proposed repealing the one quarter mill ad valorem road tax while backing higher education funding and Everglades drainage concerns.
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Tallahassee
John W. Martin
Senate
House of Representatives
Florida
Martin
Congress
Everglades
Tober
Hardee
State Board of Education
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Oklahoma City
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Fort Pierce
Jacksonville
Key West
Owen
Kaiser
Champ Clark
Repubs
Stevens
Roosevelt Club
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Virginia River
Mae West
Morals
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