Byrd Expedition Cost Soars Over Half Million
New York June 22 The Byrd expedition to fly to Paris faces delays as weather blocks takeoff while backer Rodman Wanamaker has spent about 500 000 on the venture. Key crew includes Acosta Neville Balchen and Byrd. The effort aims to develop transoceanic air travel with a highly equipped Fokker monoplane America.
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Associated Press
America
Faris
Rodman Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Richard 2. Byrd
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
Rene Fonck
Paris
Fonck
Byrd
Bert Acosta
Clarence Chamberlin
George Neville
Italy
United States Air Mail Service
Bernt Balchen
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
North American
Newfoundland
Ocean
Ireland
T. Harold Kinkade
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
France
Kinkade
Expres
Europe
Youth Injured In Fairfield Crash Involving Truck
Charles McNamara aged fifteen from Sanford Avenue Fairfield suffered serious head and neck injuries when the truck he rode in crashed into a tree on Bronson Road near the Carrie Baker house. Driver Frank J. Mercurio tried to avoid Dr M W Dunham's automobile. McNamara was taken to Vincent's Hospital after first aid at the scene. Investigating authorities from Westport State notified. no arrests reported.
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Sanford Avenue
Fairfield
F. F McNamera
Bronson Road
Vincent's Hospital
Carrie Baker
Frank J. Mercurio
Domenic Mercurio
Fairfield Produce
Post Road
M. W. Dunham
Greenfield Hill Road
Modern Life Changes Poetry Says Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson, famed poet of Tristram and Tank, argues American poetry now carries a direct, vital quality. He notes readers often overestimate complexity and urges reading word by word to grasp meaning.]]>
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New York
Associated Press
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Tristram
Theodore Ronsevelt
Byrd Flight Seen as Experiment in Radio Research
Washington June 22 The Atlantic flight of Commander Richard E Byrd aboard the America is viewed by scientists as a test of radio transmission. The plane carries a dedicated transmission set signaling its call letters every minute and a separate automatic loop repeats W T W to aid ship operators in locating a doomed craft. The gear, designed by Naval Research Laboratory staff, weighs 120 pounds and includes flame proof safety features. The main set operates over 250 to 760 miles by day with longer range at night, and an emergency underwater tail device would keep signaling if the tail remains afloat.
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Associated Pass
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Richard 2. Byrd
America
National Geographic Society
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L. A. Hyland
Naval Research Laboratory At
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Jovi
Neville
Cleveland
Italan Front
Italy
United States Air Mail
San Francisco
Balchen
Lieut
Norway
Byrd
Spitzbergen
Amundsen
Ocean
Discrimination in Tax Assessments Highlighted by Connelly
Tax Assessor William F. Connelly told a public hearing in the Common Council chamber that manufacturers and merchants face discrimination in personal property tax assessments. He noted difficulty valuing home possessions and said most changes in equalization were minor, with attendees and properties listed. Four city sections were reviewed, including Brooklawn to North avenues and Railroad to Park avenues.
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Common Council Chamber
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Kanistan Avenue
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North Avenue
George B. Thomas
Lenox Avenue
T. J. Heffernan
Cleveland Avenue
Robert M. Sperry
John M. Turney
Elizabeth Welmer
Tom Thumb Street
Brooklawn Avenue
Capitol Avenue
Main Street
Railroad Avenue
Dewey Street
Fark Avenue
Prosaic Cabbies Use Arch Kept for King in London
June 22 London taxicabs pass through Wellington Arch to Hyde Park by special permission of King George while the road is under repair. The arch, normally reserved for Royal use, was briefly relaxed for efficiency. Other Royal arches include Marble Arch and Admiralty Gate central arch. Horse Guards Arch in Whitehall remains available for Cabinet ministers and high officials.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
Wellington Arch
King George
London
Marble Arch
Admiralty Gate
Horse Guards
Whitehall
Calinet
Army Council
Obs
Yale Honors Byrd and Designer of Wright Air Motor
Yale awarded honorary degrees to Commander Richard E. Byrd first to fly over the North Pole and to Charles L. Lawrence designer of the Wright Whirlwind motors. Also honored were William Allen Neilson president of Smith College and William B. Greeley chief forester of the United States. The second commencement of Yale's 229th year featured formal address and campus processions to Woolsey Hall.
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North Pole
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Lindbergh and
Chamberlin
Atlantic
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Smith College
William B. Greeley
United States
Yale University
Byrd
William Lyon Phelps
Floyd Bennett
Congress
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Lis
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Fern
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Athens
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Greeley
Neilson
W. Blodgen
American School For Classical Studies
Elizabeth 8. Coolidge
Charles L. Kirschner
George H. Whipple
School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Rochester
Charles Whitney Gilkey
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Chicago
Adolf Keller
Federal Council of Churches
John Jacob Ablé
John Hopkins University
James C. Irvine
University of St. Andrews
Alfred M. Whitehead
Harvard University
Charles V. Chapin
Providence
Dwight W. Morrow
Willis van Devanter
Associated Justice Supreme Court of the United States
Appraisers Named For Bangs Estate In Bridgeport
Walter M. Bangs, steel manufacturer and Bridgeport civic figure, left an estate valued toward 100000 in a May 24 1897 will naming his wife Alice M Bangs executrix and City National Bank as fallback. Only heir at law is seven year old John H Walter Jr of Nichols. George W Meder and Frank B Lucas chosen to appraise the estate.
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Sil
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Bangs
Chapin & Bangs, Steel Manufacturers
Iil
Bridgeport
Carl Taster
Mary B. Hawiey
Ann M. Osborne
Byrd and team prepare for Atlantic flight return
London reports Byrd secured a 10000 personal accident policy with Lloyds for the voyage and three similar policies for his companions. The four pilots, Byrd, Acosta, Nevile Jovin, and Balchen, bring long aviation records, including pole flight, endurance, and altitude marks, with Byrd aiming a new Atlantic course toward a longer southern route.
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American Legion
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Byrd
Lloyd’s
North Pole
Winchester
Virginia
Harry Byrd
America
Atlantic
Acosta
San Diego
Calif
Omaha
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Philadelphia
Dayton
Ohio
Clarence Chamberlin
Navy officer lost as seaplane sinks off Laguna Beach
A seaplane crash five miles off Laguna Beach sent planes and boats including two destroyers to the scene. The body of Charles Robbins of San Diego washed ashore at Newport Beach. Pilot Lieutenant Thomas G. Fisher swam ashore with news of the sinking. Lieutenant Commander William Hactor, missing, is the hoped-for survivor.
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Charles Robbins
San Diego
Newport Beach
William 8. Hactor
Thomsa G. Fisher
Naval Forces of
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Fisher
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