Shortest Great Circle Route From New York to Liverpool
New World air travel analysis explains Lindbergh’s Atlantic path as a straight great circle, not a deviation. A taut string on a globe shows why New York to Paris via New England and Canada would be longer, and why saving 472 miles mattered.
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New York
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New England
Canada
Nova Scotia
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Iredang
Solons May Quit Over Capitol Session Proceeds
House delegates faced a potential quorum crisis as about twenty members planned departures for home, risking an unfinished session and prompting the speaker to call members back. Delegates Charles L. Haaberlin and J. M. Robinson announced resignations from their posts as appointees, though legal opinions differed on immediate withdrawal.
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Senate
House of Delegates
Charles L. Haaberlin
Saleiga County
J. M. Ropinson
Harrison County
Gore
Work Mel
Warren
Boty
House of
Community church notices and service schedule
A dense listing of church services across multiple denominations in Charleston: First Methodist Epicopal and others schedule morning worship, Sunday schools, and evening services. Notable items include German language lessons, youth programs, and children’s day observances with various pastors named across Glenwood, South Charleston, and surrounding streets.
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Metrodift
Morris Sireets
C. A. Bavige
Iaonhan
Athle Teaal Glen
Dickinson Streets
Key
AL Z
Grachaard
Fermans
Jonn
Rumhaughin
Worshlp
I. Merman
Epworth
Presbyterian
Glenwood Presbyterian
Charleston
Robert J. Topping
Maininver
Bungay Echeot
John G. Child
Super Intendant
Smyrna
Perarcutina
Christian Endeavor
Atrs
Margares
Bacon, Sestler
First Presbyterian Church
Ryburn
Auniater
South Charleston
Rowe
Christian Endeavor Sorcieries
Bublect
Relines Memorial
Pesto
Afsinibe
Toemr
Bouse
Ana
Thompson
Mother Lindbergh to be first to greet son in Washington
Mrs Lindbergh arrived in Mount Washington Maryland to be greeted by President and Mrs Coolidge at the White House while her son Charles Lindbergh is expected to arrive tomorrow. She was escorted from Union Station to a drawing room and will receive a welcome from a Reconstruction committee led by Miss Mabel Boardman. A large bouquet and a silver vase inscribed To Evangeline Songs Lindbergh will be presented.
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Baltimore
Dupont Circle
Goolidge
Bt Union Station
Lindbergh
Ona
Mavel T. Boardman
Amerieat Rec Croan
De Autremont Twins to Stand in Ohio for Train Murder
Sheriff and deputy head from Jacksonville Oregon to Columbus Ohio to bring Ray and Roy De Autremont for questioning in a 1928 Southern Pacific train robbery case near Blythe, Oregon. Four men were killed. trial likely in September.
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Jacksonville
Ore
Ralph Jennings
Columbus
Ohio
Ray
Roy de Autremont
Twins
Bouthern Pacific
Blixlyon
Oregon
Hugh de Autremont
Stolber
Canton Man Is Given Five to Twenty Five Year Term
Louis Macer the first man indicted for the murder of Don R Mellett at Canton is sentenced to five to twenty five years in the Ohio penitentiary for manslaughter after turning state's evidence. A Lengel, former Canton police chief, will plead to first degree murder in the same case next week, with trial likely July 11.
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Canton
Obis
Louis Macer
Don R. Mellett
Floyd £. Streitenberger
Ohio
Mazer
Steeienberger
Patrick Mcbermintt
Ben Rudner
Ute
A. Lengel
Canton Pelicet
Roas
Mellett
Lengel
Biggest Surplus Seen For Treasury Survey Ahead
A survey will be laid before Congress. In business terms the data forecast a reduction in prospective revenue and an increase in prospective expenditures. The speaker expresses confidence this will spur actions elsewhere.
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Treasury
Congress
Ohio electrocutes Hickman and Vargo in prison
In Columbus Ohio tonight John Hickman and George Vargo condemned murderers were executed by electric chair at the state penitentiary Hickman died at 9208 p m and Vargo at 017 am Both showed no emotion as the current was applied Hickman had been found guilty of murder in a case involving his landlady Katherine Bab o Vargo was convicted of killing his landlady during a dispute over boarding house fare The clemency board and governor had refused to intervene
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Ohio
John Hickman
George Vargo
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Vargo
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Katherine Babo
Hicknan Wi
Clemency Board
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Seateas
Post New Wage Scale For Washington Miners
Wage scale notices reveal a reduced rate under which union miners had worked prior to a suspension in bituminous mining. Vesta Coal Company mines began parts today after ceasing operations. Vesta is a subsidiary of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp.
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Washington
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Vesta Coal Company
Vests Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporaton
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Corporation
United Mine Workers
Bank Hold-Up Ends With Suspect Surrounding Near Marshall
Four armed robbers who held up the American Exchange Bank in Leslie Park near Marshall were surrounded in a wooded area two miles from Seale tonight. The robbers escaped with an estimated 64,000 dollars in cash. Local and state authorities pursued the men as details of the heist emerged.
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Marshall
Ark
Exchange Bank
Leslie Park
Seale
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk
The county clerk issued marriage licenses yesterday naming Walter Rollins 22 of Maran County and Davis 14 of Jackson County. Harold Young 21 and Mary von 21, both of Kanawha County, listed as applicants.
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Maran County
Davis
Jackson County
Harold Young
Mary Wij von
Kanawha County
Lindbergh Welcome Sparks National Attention in Washington Parade
A vast crowd gathers in Washington as Colonel Lindbergh returns home amid presidential scrutiny and public adulation. Delegates from across the nation, including Chicago Mayor William Thompson, attend the celebrations while political whispers and speculation swirl about the colonel’s future role and allegiance. Meanwhile veterans of aviation history recount Langley’s early experiments and praise Lindbergh’s poise as a test of public trust.
Berlin Americans Entertain Fliers At Banquet
Berlin hosts for American aviators with Lord Mayor Boett, Rathaus tour, and a banquet at the American Club. 800 guests attend as Columbia model plane is displayed. Raschie, the licensed female pilot, performs stunts and departs for Munich after Essen field day prizes.
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City Hell
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Berlin
Raaorvec
Golumbia
Clarence D. Chiamberim
Charles A. Lesiue
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Germany
Berit Tefay
Fraulene Raschie
Munich
Essen
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PLANES GREET LINDY ARRIVAL AS NATION PREPARES
New York bands will play and schools close as millions prepare to honor Charles Lindbergh. Trains and air routes mobilize for the Paris overnight hop while stock exchanges suspend business. Potomac pilot "BiN" Duckett recalls past flights and praises the voyage as a proud American achievement.
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Denial of King Ferdinand Illness Rumors Circulated
Reports from Bucharest and Lisbon say rumors claiming King Ferdinand is seriously ill are unfounded. The Associated Press notes the king receives visitors, walks in gardens, and that King George of Greece and Queen Elisabeth and their daughter were not accompanying him in Rome for the week. Lisbon awaits Italian aviator Francesco De Pinedo after resuming his flight. In Manila, the third American expeditionary force to China sails from Subic Bay, totaling 1,150 Marines, 60 trucks, 95 tanks, and aviation craft headed for Shanghai. command is by Gobmel H. C. Davis.
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Tuech
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George
Greece
Eliabeth
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Portuskas
Francesco de Pinedo
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Haly
Azores
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Tomorow
Ponta Delgada
Shanghai
Manila
China
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Gobmel H. C. Davis
Express Defeats Gazette 8 to 0 in Businessman's Teague Game
Express dominated the Gazette 8 to 0 with seven Gazette errors and seven Express hits. Pitching by Woodrum and Marshall limited the Gazette to four White players and a single error by Express defense. The game featured a mix of local notices and community events in the program and postgame summaries.
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American Railway Express Jam
Alex Gregor
Ster Plicher
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Marshall
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Beare
Innit
Obituary notices list services for William L Flagg and others
Obituary items report funeral plans for William L Flagg aged 22 of Oslo with services at his mother Ellen Flagg’s home on Bradford Street and burial in Spring Hill cemetery. Other notices include James E Johnstone of Huntington, Mrs J Treseedler of White Sulphur, C A Potterfield of Charleston and various honorary pallbearers and attendees linked to local families and churches.
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Willian L. Flagg
Oslo
Arindimoth
Ellen Flagg
Bradford Street
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Flagg
C. A. Potterfield
Potterfield
Charleston
Quattier Street
Baeret Heart Church
Dr. OG
Aule
Buzard Beuer
PB. Scaluaker
William Lohimeyer
George Kenny
Cardioles
Charles Active Prllbrarcrn
John Linn
Tenn Cnarwouk
Tore Thayer, Jr
Bruce Cassidy
Ray Bradley
Jerry Philiias
Prea- Wn Chetppe
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Capitol cost debate spans tax plan and bonds in state
The Dunbar Advance notes editorials urging a three cent tax on 100 valuation to fund a state capitol complex, with eight cent general levy and five cent capital tax, totaling 31 million yearly for five years. Huntington and Wheeling papers argue for bond financing, citing legal limits and political hurdles, while warnings about mismanagement and regional costs accompany broader debates over final unit pricing and constitutional hurdles.
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Senate
Habana
Keauley
Kenawha County
West Virginia
Capitol
Ktaim
West
Virginia
Suntington
Buntington
Folows
Cecil B. High- Int
Senate Finance
J. ©. Savin
Mason County
State Senate
Shinn
Wheeling Intelligencer
Erbothe
The Message From Mars Pleases Chautauqua Crowd
A Mars visitation plays out a reform mission on English youth Horace Parker in a Cravtauqua tent production. The Mars envoy challenges Parker with moral lessons through staged trials, spurring audience reaction as the tale unfolds a struggle with ego greed and compassion.
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Bfars
Francis Compton
Horace Parker
Enz- Iichman
Mare
Engiehmon
Reginale Carringeton
Earth
Jin Damd
Noth
Farker
Lord Balfour on idle hours and social welfare
Lord Balfour, at a London institute, argued for the value of idleness in life and warned against excessive work. He said people should have certain hours of rest, linking leisure to happiness and social welfare. He described thinkers and detectives as examples within a broader critique of modern labor expectations.
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Banner Executions and Stage Protests Across War Tides
The Parisian reports stage re-enactments of executions banned by police, tying to wartime discipline and extremist sentiment. Military court-martial and penalties for cowardice are discussed amid social unrest and propaganda fears. Colonel James W. Zerely, attorney for Ginnclair Consolidated Oil, dies at his Eastampton home. Wilkins returns to Palearnes, Alaska.
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Zevely
Eastrampton
K. X
James W. Zerely
Ginclair Consolidated Ol Compansisice
Longtime Georgia Herbals Advocate Endorses Black-Draught
D T Joyner of Ogeechee Georgia praises Black-Draught as a family medicine gained from over thirty years of use. He claims it maintains digestion, relieves constipation, and helps his six children, noting its longstanding manufacture dates back 83 years and widespread adoption by thousands.
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D. T. Joyner
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