First Land Seen by Army Flyers After 23 Hours in Air
Army aviators Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger completed a 23 hour Oakland to Honolulu flight. The test used radio beacons and ear-navigated flight with signals from San Francisco and Maui to mark edges of the course. The Fokker C-2 tri motor carried a radio operator navigator and pilot over the Pacific, with John Rodgers Airport nearby in Honolulu.
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Oakland
Calif
Honolulu
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
United States Army
San Francisco
Paia
Maui
Bay Farm Island
San Leandro Bays
Oahu
John Rodgers
Hawai
Hegenberger
Maitland
Fokker
Kauai
Oahu Island
Rattio
China
Pacific flyers reach Honolulu after epic Hawaii flight
Maitland and Hegenberger told Associated Press they had realized a lifelong dream by flying to Hawaii in a Fokker. They described weather, fuel, and navigation issues, noting a 23 hour route to Kauai, with crosswinds, radio problems, and hunger en route.
Wonderful team sails from Boston as wife recalls flight
Mrs. Lindberg speaks with confidence about the trans-Pacific hop despite a dead battery delaying the outbound flight. She says Lieutenant Hegenberger would return to the United States, likely to McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio, then possibly to Boston before bringing her back to Dayton.
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Boston
Maitland Relatives Knew He'd Do It in Hawaiian Flight
Washington reports Lt. Lester Maitland completed the Pacific hop to Hawaii. Mrs. Maitland said she was confident he would succeed, while his mother and father voiced firm belief he could do it. The family awaited official word as the Fokker aircraft reached Hawaii.
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Maitland
Washington
Associated Press
Lester J. Maitland
Mrs. Maitland
William A. White
Burlingame
Calif
Hawaii
Lestérr Maitland
J. W. Maitland
Lester
Charles Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Roosevelt Field
James H. Kimball
The
Weather Bureau
Cape Race
New York
Wises
Byrd
Acosta
Neville
Thomas
T. Harold Lines Wright
Kinkade
Doc
America
Ewiten
Local Amateur Picks Up Message From Byrd
Bridgeport amateur radio operator George E. Nothnagle heard signals from Byrd's airplane yesterday morning at his home using a regenerative receiver. He captured Byrd's initial messages and the call letters from the flight at 680 meters. Elmore Lyford also tried to receive Byrd's signals over Halifax but interference from spark stations hindered clear reception.
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George E. Nothnagle
Waldemere Avenue
Bridgeport
Byrd
Nothnngle
Elmore Lyford
Halifax
Cape Sable
Dorothy Mackaye Found Guilty in Raymond Death Case
Actress Dorothy Mackaye is found guilty of compounding a felony and manslaughter in the death of Raymond. The verdict shocks Mackaye and her companion Helen Walker, with Justice Burnell denying bail and planning appeal steps. Dr Walter Sullivan faces related charges as authorities allege a payoff to influence a report blaming natural causes. Kelly awaits action on Mackaye’s appeal from a one to ten year sentence.
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Raymond
Miss Mackaye
Helen Walkinson
Walter J. Sullivan
Byrd Message Reported From Hew Newfoundland
Furness line steamer Hew Newfoundland arrived from Liverpool and reported contact with Commander Byrd's aircraft. Messages were acknowledged but Byrd declined to reveal his position. Amateur radio operators in St John’s heard the WTW and QST signals clearly.
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ST. John's N. F
Furness Line
Foundland
Liverpool
Byrd
Behrens Aids Dawe in Police Board Standoff
Mayor Behrens will not seek Dawe’s removal and will let the police board stalemate run its course until December. Dawe refuses resignation, citing loyalty to the Republican party and his role with the police organization.
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Dawe
Samuel Dawe
Board of Police Commissioners
Behrens
Declareel Ise
Police
Eithea
Charles A Wheeler
Patrohnen
Le Bourget Heads For Aerial Feats After Lindbergh
Paris June 29 The Le Bourget field, site of Lindberghs May flight landing, braces for a day of trans Atlantic feats with the arrival of Byrd in America, Chamberlin and Levine from Berne Switzerland scheduled for the afternoon, and a commemorative plate to Lindbergh’s May 21 night flight dedication.
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Paris
Associated Press
le Bourget
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
America
Richard E. Byrd
Clarence Td, Chaamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Berne
Switzerland
Lindbergh
Nanking Indemnity Promised by Wu to Wheeler
Shanghai June 29 The Nanking regime pledges responsibility for damages from the March disorder and seeks reparations. C C Wu says the government hopes for U S consular return to Nanking and missionaries to interior posts. He cites the death of Rev. John E Williams and property damage and notes plans to resume missionary work in war torn areas. Herman Swenson, Scandinavian Alliance missionary, arrives with family after 40 days travel from yuanfu in Gansu.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Nanking
China
C. C. Wu
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
United States
John E. Wiliams
Nanking University
Herman Swenson
al- Lance
Tersey City
N. J
Buyuan
Kansu
Sacco Vanzetti Given Respite Amid Appeals and Deliberations
Governor Fuller continues to weigh clemency as Sacco and Vanzetti receive respite while appeals are reviewed. An advisory committee including Harvard president Lowell and MIT president Stratton investigates the case as Gov Fuller meets with defense witnesses and other officials.
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Sacco-Vanzetti
Sil
Vanzetti
Fuller
Puller
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Samuel W. Stratton
Filler
Frank J. Burke
Brockton
New York City
Burke
Marrying Parson To Face Indictment In Maryland
Cecil county state’s attorney Henry L. Constable announced in Baltimore that indictments will be sought against Rev. Richard P. Westren known as Marrying Parson of Elkton Md. after a conference with Attorney General Robert H. Archer. Prosecution will be based on more than five hundred marriages performed since his expulsion from the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Baltimore
Associated Press
Richard P. Westren
Elkton
Henry L. Constable
Cecil County
Robert H. Archer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mail Plane Forced Down Near Willimantic
The evening mail air plane from Boston to New York via Hartford was forced down about one mile from Columbia Green due to heavy fog and drizzle. The pilot landed safely and the mail was rushed to Willimantic where a bus connection carried it to Hartford within hours. a French mechanic has invented a bicycle that transforms into a small monoplane able to reach 180 feet.
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Willimantic
Asso-viele
Evening Mail
Boston
New York
Hartford
Columbia Green
Normal Weather Aids Honolulu Flight Route Forecast
A San Francisco note on midsummer normal conditions over the northeast Pacific. High pressure west of San Francisco yields northeast trades to Hawaii bound aviators. July to September typically brings steady, favorable winds with cautious pilots. Cyclones are rare and forecast accuracy is high, though navigation drift remains critical.
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Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaii
Soissons
First
Reed
San Francisco-Honolulu
Mainland- Hawaii
Byrd America airborne on non stop ocean flight to France
Richard E Byrd and three companions launched the monoplane America from Roosevelt Field heading toward France in a scientific non stop Atlantic flight to study atmospheric conditions. Messages from the plane reported progress as others tracked the voyage from shore.
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Lindbergh
New York
Associated Press
Richard E. Byrd
America
France
Nova Scotia
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Byrd
Halifax
Nalifax
Army Arters
Hawaii
Floyd Bennett
Roosevelt Field
Nova Scota
Ocean
Gale Batters Touring Planes Observation Flight Ends In Landings
Edward P. Warner official observer reports four planes diverted by a Massachusetts storm over the Berkshires. Flights from 11 am delayed. by 3 15 pm the armada battled fog and rain, forcing landings near Gardner Worcester Holden and Ludlow. A Hamilton plane wandered to Newport before refueling in Boston.
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Edward P. Warner
Massachusetts
Schenectady Air Field
Boston
Berkshire District
Bay State
Masssachusetts
Ryan
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Ray Cooper
Ludlow
Ray Collins
Detroit
Berkshires
Waco
Gardner
Ford
Hamilton
New Engand
Im~promptu
Newport
R. 1
Army
Page
Thomas F. Hamilton
Milwaukee
E. J. Crocker
R. G. Lynch
L. M. Beufer
Ernest Englert
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SAN Francis
Olwvey
SLAND
Ren
Meltland
Herenberger
Matthind
Heverberger
Flyer
Dorothy Mackaye
Dave
Peru
California
Persia
Turkey
Central
Asia
Chamberlin
Levine
Hawaiian Islands
T. R. Reed
Weather Observer
Adriatic
Gale
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