Amundsen Delays North Pole Flight In Arctic Freeze
King’s Bay Spitzbergen May 10. Arctic weather forces Captain Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth to pause their polar air expedition. They will delay the flying boat start to mid May or early June as winter grips the region and visibility and cold hinder progress. The icebound fleet stays trapped while Esk’s blimp competition stalls.
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James B. Wharton
Telegram
North American Newspaper Alliance
King's Bay
Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
North Pole
Har Tor
Coast Guard Plans Surprise for Rum Boats
Washington reports a planned Coast Guard surprise attack on the Rum Armada off New York as it nears Chesapeake Bay. Officials say a big surprise awaits if the fleet approaches Virginia Capes. patrols say the blockade is holding and pilots use air and swift boats to cut off contact with shore groups.
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Washington
Coast Guard
New York
Chesapeake
Bay Coast Guard
Virginia Capes
Norfolk
Atlanti
Hierin
Opera
Airpla Eg
Coast Gard
Ben de
Physician Takes Charge of Baby Taken from Farm
Anna Langley aged 13 months was removed from Bellevue hospital by her mother Mary Langley of Brooklyn after being treated for acute pharyngitis. Police tie the case to a suspected baby farm run by Geffen Volk, a former Red Cross nurse, with a grand jury investigation and bail set at 85 900 for a count of child substitution.
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New York
Anna Langley
Baly
Bellevue Hospital
Betsy Farm
Helen Auguste Gelsen- Volk
Mary Langley
Brooklin
Bellevue
Geffen-Volk
Magirate Vitale
William Angwerer
Cornerstone of United church edifice dedicated with 1400 attendees
Impressive dedicatory exercises marked the cornerstone ceremony for a new United church building attended by about 1400 people. The page also notes a broad mix of local events from church meetings to civic installations and upcoming hearings across Fairfield County and nearby towns.
Scotch and Herlicky Taken Into Custody
Greenwich mass arrest reports Willa Herliky and Roxblurs Mass detained by Officer George Robbing on prohibition charge. Car search yielded 23? pints of whiskey. Held on 250 dollar bond awaiting trial in town court.
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Greenwich
Willa Herliky
Roxblurs
Offcer
George
Merliky
Robbins
Herliky
100000 Men to Restore Peace in Morocco Declared
Paris May 10 Marshal Lyautey says he will need 100000 men to suppress Abd el Kriim’s shelling and complete the purification of Morocco A campaign of months may be required as tribesmen resist and French posts face siege Reinforcements pour into the zone while air supply assists and officers with World War I tactics chart the move toward El Blhane and the Rif front.
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French
Morocco
Paris
Marshaal Lyauty
Abd-Il- Kiim
War Office
Africa
Ab- Ebkiim
Bien H
Fiance
Algeria
Effe
Theness
Maiahat Lyautty
el Blhane
France
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Rabit
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Iront
Rabat
Slit
Miles
Toulon
Cherbourg
Marseilles
Ministry of Wars
Abd-El-Kim
Death sentences sought for eight in cathedral bombing case
In Sofia, May 10, the state attorney urged death for eight of nine men convicted in the Svetikaal cathedral bombing during General Theorghieff’s funeral. He called for hard labor imprisonment for one and a state indemnity of 100000 lev. One defendant cried for mercy. others pleaded innocence amid the courtroom stress.
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Sofia
Svetikaal
Ceneral Theorghieff
Ledman
Sexton
Zidgoraky
Abadjletl
Potrintossavakt
Cruncharoff
Kole
Dimitreff
Kambeurott
Death
Sax
Zadzorsky
Col Koleff
Kambhorouff
France Ready To Negotiate Debt To The U S
Paris reports the French government prepared to negotiate its war debt with the United States on a sound business basis. Caillaux aims to fund France’s payments via direct allocations or a clearing arrangement with creditor nations, seeking final terms with the United States and Britain while avoiding sentimentality.
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U. S
Paris
America
Frances
Heikcke
Wate Department
France
Washington
Caillaux
Britain
Gomany
Pogland
England
United States
Germany
Dawes
Cancey
Benjamin Franklin
Lay Cornerstone Ceremony At United Church Draws 3000
In a large rite Mayor Wil dum Behrens and 25 clergymen presided as the cornerstone of the United Congregational church at State street and Park avenue was laid for occupancy in 1926. The event featured a procession, the donation of historical relics, and readings by church leaders and descendants of founders.
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Wildum Behrens
Nest
United Congregational Church
State Street
Park Avenue
Tey William Horace Day
Wilbur A @mitt
Henry D Simons
TL Wales
Hist N Stratfield
Herman Kk Beach
H Wales Litera
Piatian
Old South Church
Allen
Collen
Boston
Morela
Jaunekle
Brinch United Church
Fev
Cannio Correta
Slatinn Wieoneh United Church
Richard Swain
South Church
Reycherbert Trallauriet
United Church
Berlin Welcomes Hindenburg With Lavish Republican Display
Berlin plans a grand reception for President Hindenburg, with up to one million people expected along a four and a half mile route from the station to Wilhelmstrasse. Police, troops, and crowds will guard the event as Republicans seek a strong show while Communists threaten counter demonstrations.
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Berlin
Hindenburg
Hanover
Wilhelmstrasse
Red Cross
Irhenob
Mallonafieta
Republcan
the Republic
Luther
Luther Gen von Seeckl
Eatreme
Paris
Beinly
Oder
Banda
Lawyer's Son Injured in Crash on Riverside Bridge
Norwalk May 10 special An automobile driven by Attorney Edward J Quinlan collided with a machine operated by John Fo Manick at 116 Bridges on Riverside Avenue. Quinlan suffered injuries and was treated at Norwalk Hospital.
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Norwalk
Edward J Quinlan
Bettswood Avenue
John Fo Manick
Riverside Avenu
Quinlan
Fear
Jaceraiona
Connecticut Lawmakers Weigh Election Board Change
Hartford May 1 report notes Judiciary Committee filed an unfavorable report on a bill to appoint seven election officers to supervise New Haven registrars. The move signals potential state support for diverting Bridgeport tax power to upstate interests, with amendments shifting appointments to the Apportionment board and reducing governor naming powers. Prominent Bridgeport and state leaders express mixed enthusiasm amid political opposition.
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Telegram
Hartford
Legislative Judiciary
New Haven
Bridgeport Iempe
King
Hildgeport
Cities and Boroughs
Tay
Apportionment Board
Storney
Beate
Howard S. Chitleaver
Ednard
Pilercop
Clarence Witlant
Liman Organiztion
Bridgeport Mensowe
Inele
Indictments Issued After 50 Raids On Cambridge Liquor Trade
Cambridge May 1 46 persons indicted after 50 raids in the Brick Bottom area conducted by 209 state policemen armed with axes flares and tear bombs during a night sweep. District Attorney Arthur Read ing led the operation with General Alfred Foote Massachusetts officials say new actions will follow as the crackdown targets bootlegging and crime. Evidence of the raid showed smashed windows and crowds around the Cambridge court house as prisoners and liquor were processed.
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Cambridge
Mass
Last Somerville
Middlesex Courtly Gund
Iquor Dragnet
Arthur Reading
Alfred F Foote
Massachusetts
Pub
Lic
Bafers
Cambridge Court House
Freight Train Rider Appears in Court
Ralph Ainsworth, 19, Alpine Pine Center, was charged with trespassing after being found aboard a freight train. He was held in custody and appeared in City Court yesterday.
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Ralph Ainsworth
Honda
Tual
Plane crash near Woodward field kills three
At Woodward flying field Utah May 10 Clarion Nelson former superintendent of the weather division of the Air Mail Service piloted a commercial plane with two 15 year old passengers Grand Christen sen and Russell De Lode. The craft dived after lifting off into a strong wind and side slipped into a tall spin from 100 feet. The plane burst into flames, delaying identification of the youths. Several rescuers were injured. Nelson, a World War I veteran, was among the three dead in the crash that followed his first flight as a commercial pilot for Anger Aircraft Company.
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Balt Lake City
Utah
Clarion Nelson
Weathes Division
Air Mail Service
Grand Christensen
Russell de Lode
Woodward Flying Field
Aames
Neilsons
Anger Aircraft Company
Fire hits Stratford church as rector saves historic records
A blaze at Christ Episcopal Church in Stratford damaged the cellar and walls but caused light damage overall. Rector Rev Francis Hine climbed in through a side window to rescue historic church records from a strong box, bringing them to his home. Firemen finished work by 7:45 p.m. and the Sunday service began about 15 minutes later despite smoke.
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Christ Fpiscopal Church
Stratford
Francis Hine
Judses
Main Street
Father Hine
Four Drown As Tender Sinks Off Canadian Shore
Four people drowned when a motor boat tender sank in the Saint Croix River over ten miles below the Canadian shore near Calais. A young woman was rescued. Marion Vickers, 21, and Virginia Vickers, 17, Calais, were among those lost. The party planned a picnic at Oak Point when the punt used as the tender flooded and sank. The craft carried three girls and two young men who failed to reach safety in time. the remaining survivors were aided by a nearby schooner crew and Canadian patrol boat.
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Calaise Me
Saint Croix
Marton Vickers
Calais
Helen Kile
Calais Miray
Hey
St Stephen
George Stevens
Stephen
Granville
Sulin
San
Wiskery Girl
Virginia
Ashery
Marion
Three Children Saved as New Canaan Fire Devours Home
May 10 New Canaan. Mrs. Russell Bach rescued her three under six from their blazing Ponus Street home then collapsed on the lawn as a $37 000 blaze consumed the old colonial residence owned by Charles G Moore of Stamford. Firefighters watched the flames after batches failed to halt the fire and the stove is cited as the suspected origin. Bach estimated the loss at 27090 with $1200 insured.
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Pole
Morocco
Berlin
Hindenburg
Trance
United States
New Cansan
New Canaan
Ponus Street
Russell Bach
Charles G Moore
Stamford
Mra Bach
Stamsford
Hach
Bearns
Mr Bach
Otter
Eamel
Bich
Girl Held After Plot to Kill Mexico President
In Mexico City on May 10, Maria Luisa Jauregui a young Mexican girl is jailed after revelations of an alleged plot to assassinate President Caltea. She had just delivered flowers to the president and secured an audience, with plans to shoot him. her arrest followed with her physician confirming the plot.
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Mexico City
Caltea
Maria Luisa Jauregui
Republic
Joan of Arc
Mexico
State Police Guard Thread Worker Strike in Willimantic
May 10 state police from Groton Danielson and Stafford Springs guard the American Overseas Co thread mill in Willimantic as a strike continues. Police will guard gates tonight and start duty at dawn at the mill to permit workers who wish to return to work to pass through.
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Willimantic
Groten
Danielson
Staffrd Springs
WII
Vianth
Qoreaé Co
Streag
Fem Tae Milla
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