Byrd Flight Team Hops Toward South Pole Mission
Commander Byrd readies to depart Cherbourg aboard the Leviathan, while Balchen travels to Amsterdam to consult with Fokker on expedition plans. Acosta Moville and others address weather, diplomacy, and ceremonial events in Paris before joining a Dunkirk banquet and honorary city recognition.
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Drouhin
Levine
United States
France
Chamberlin
Crayton
Cherbourg
Byrd
America
Lindbergh
Doumergueam
Balchen
Holand
Phil
Legion of Honor
Rue de
Bernt Balchen
Amsterdam
Fokker
Imo
South Pole
Bert Acosta
George GQ Moville
Sheldon Whitehouse
Ambassador Herrick
United
Oes
Borbonne
Prigot
Department of Phonetics
Sorbonne
General Welcombre
Army Meteorological Service
Tee
Atlantic
Charles 4
Gloye
American
Wmbasay
Neville
Acosta
H. A. Gibbons
Rodman Wanamaker Snonger
Patc de Montsouris
Mr. Wanamaker
Minight
Paria
Avistors
Montmartre
Georges Carpentier
Marilyn Miller
Mickey Walker
Nelly Sisters
Mistinguett
Florence Welton
Marshal Foch
Mr. Gibbons
Dunkirk
Calais
Berd
le Touquet
Americans Plan Coastal France Drive to Cherbourg
The party will spend a relaxed two day drive along the French coast ending at Cherbourg where they will take ship back to the United States. The excursion is arranged with the American Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with local hosts.
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American Chamber of Commerce
France
Cherbourg
United States
Parley Shaken By American Threat In Disarmament Talks
Debate at the conference centers on cruiser tonnage and disarmament limits. British demand for cruiser replacements could inflate totals, risking renewed building in the United States and Japan. Bridgeman condemns rosy hopes, warning that talks may revert to contention.
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United States
Japan
Bridgeman
Labor leader urges six hour working day in Cleveland
Timothy Healy, president of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen Oilers and Railway shop workers, endorses a six hour work day at the union convention in Cleveland. Healy aligns with Albert Coyle of the Locomotive Engineers journal who urged shorter hours.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Timothy Healy
International Brotherhood of
Healy
Albert Coyle
Locomotive Engineers’ Journal
Barefoot Boy Is Now Commissioner in Manila Story
Pedro Guevara, the resident commissioner from the Philippines, recalls his youth in Manila where shoe costs demanded frugality. He wore one pair for a year, wrapping them in newspaper to extend life, then went barefoot to school and back home.
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Washington
Associated Press
Whittier
Pedro Guevara
Philippines
Guevari
Manila
Teading
Witnesses Tell Edel Movements in Meriden Case
Witnesses describe Edel at the Hotel Malls and Meriden area from Dec 18 to 23, detailing his encounters with Mastriano, a dice game winnings, and a round of carousing. Defense motions to exclude other state witnesses are noted as the trial proceeds with testimonies from Materese and Potter and references to Mastriano’s finances and movements.
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New Haven
John
Anthony Roselli
Meriden
Malls
Trenchi
Dickenson
Roselli Cesta
Mastriana
Mastriano
Edel
Domenick J. Materese
New York
Annex
Mterese
Materese
Mastrinue
Mastitano
Johnny
Joseph Montemuro
Mastrinho
Frank G. Potter
Matis
Hear
Musciiano
Mustriano
Santa Claus
Potter
Wit
Briel
Treenhi
Chamberlin Meets Mother in London Continue
In London Chamberlin and his mother met amid cordial yet strained ties over returning to America. Levine outlined plans to build a 38 million aviation transport empire for Atlantic passenger and freight service, predicting at least five years before transoceanic passenger flights and costs around 4000 per ticket. Levine and Perl rejected 2 million in film offers as flyers were welcomed by Major Harken for the American embassy and British Civil Aviation officials.
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Levine
Armill
Atlantic
Chain- Perl
Hubert Harken
Civil Aviation Department
Royal Aero Club of Great Britain
Screen star selects Stillwater beauty from college photos
Adolph Menjou, Hollywood screen star, selected Ardyth Gragg as the most beautiful girl at Oklahoma State Agricultural and Mechanical College Stillwater from photographs submitted to the Redskin, the college annual.
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Screen Star
Stillwater
Okla
Associated| Press
Ardyth Gragg
Oldlehome Agricultual and Mechanical College
Adolph Menjou
Hollywood Screen Star
Menjou
Red Skin
College Annual
Britain to send unofficial representation to Pacific Relations session
London reports that Britain will be unofficially represented at the Institute of Pacific Relations conference in Honolulu from July 15 to 29. Sir Frederick Whyte, prominent in the Indian Legislative Assembly, leads a British party including about six other members.
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London
Associated Press of
Britain
Institute of Pacific Relations
Honolulu
Frederick Whyte
Indian Legislative Assembly
Chief Stillwater May Be Coolidge's Sioux Name
RAPID CITY July 3 The Associated Press reports half of the secret Indian name for President Coolidge to be bestowed next month at Deadwood South Dakota. The name relates to water and may be Chief Stillwater or similar. Chauncey Yellow Robe and other chiefs met in conference but declined to reveal details until Coolidge is inducted into the Sioux tribe.
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Rapid City
S. D
Associated Press
President Coolidger
Deadwood
White House
Stillwater
Chauncey Yellow Robe
Mr. Coolidge
Danbury Town Clerk Refuses to Publish Marriage Applications
Danbury Town Clerk George M. Stebbins objects to publishing notices of intention to marry under a new law. He joins clerks of Naugatuck, Torrington, and Torrington in refusing access, claiming marriage plans are private. The law reduces the filing period to five days before license issuance, but Stebbins will not allow local newspapers to print the applications.
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Danbury
George M. Stebbins
Mr. Stebbins
Naugatuck
Toerryville
Torrington
National Education Body Names President
Miss Cordelia Storrs Adair of Richmond Va was elected president of the National Education Association at the close of the recent general session in Seattle. Formal announcement followed the association's business program.
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Seattle
Wash
Associated Press
Cordelia Storrs Adair
Richmond
National Education Association
Coroner clears Huntington driver in boy’s death
Coroner John J. Phelan ruled no criminal responsibility for Henry Barker’s death on May 4 as Kara W. Zeigler’s car struck him at about 20 mph on Wooster Street Shelton. Court testimony said the boy darted from the rear of a westbound auto and the street was poorly sighted.
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John J. Phelan
Onaly
Henry Barker
Wooster Stra Shelton
Kara W. Zeigler
Huntington
Zeigler
Wooster Street
Boy Killed as Leg Catches Truck Wheel in Stamford
Stamford July 8 Angelo Pia eight was fatally injured when his leg was caught by the wheel of a garbage truck he rode on. Driver Onorido Braccolo said he did not know the boy was on the truck and was not held.
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Stamford
Associated Press
Angelo Pia
Onorido Braccolo
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