Four Englishmen Set for Atlantic Ocean Flight to America
Four Englishmen prepare for an over ocean journey bound for America. They attend preflight checks and issue clearance to depart as plans outline the cross over the Atlantic.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
1
British aviators launch Dornier-Napier flight to Newfoundland
Capt. Frank T. Courtney and three Englishmen started from Fayal Azores aiming for Newfoundland amid favorable weather. The Dornier-Napier carried four Spanish officers from Cadiz earlier and faced delays before finally taking off. Crowd watched at Porto Tim and Horta while Lieut Paris, denied by French authorities, waited to join. Backers include E. B. Hosmer of Montreal and Fred Pierce with operator E W Gilmour of Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horta
Island OF Fayal
Azores
Frank T. Courtney
Dornier-Napier
Newfoundland
Numancia
Cadiz
Spain
Courtney
Corner- Napier
Lisbon
Porto “Tim
Lieut
Paulin Paris
Lieut. Paris
Capt
E. B. Hosmer
Montreal
Fred Pierce
E. W. Gilmour
Glasgow
Courtney To Face Wet Run On Trans Atlantic Flight
New York meteorologist Dr. James H. Kimball said Capt Frank T. Courtney would not find favorable winds for his trans Atlantic flight. He warned of local showers and fog regions near Newfoundland, with cross and headwinds likely and winds cutting twenty two hours from Courtney’s expected time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney
New York
James H. Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
Newfoundland
Cedric
Azores
Kimball
Injured Migrating Family in Tennessee to Indiana Crash
Eight members of the Turner family migrating from Genesis Tennessee to Newcastle Indiana were hurt when a steering failure drove their car into a telephone pole on Reading road near Sharonville. Mother Mary Turner and father William Turner suffered possible skull fractures. others had multiple injuries. Victor Prosser, the Newcastle driver, and his son Wendel also suffered injuries as repairs followed a prior ditch incident near Cynthiana Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesis
Tenn
Newcastle
Ind
Reading
Sharonville
Mary Turner
William Turner
Wallace Turner
Myrtle Turner
Anna Turner
Arthur Turner
Oliver Turner
Victor Prosser
Turner
Prosser
Wendel
Cynthiana
Split in Ohio Anti-Saloon League over Begg indorsement
In Columbus a rift in the Ohio Anti-Saloon League emerged over omitting James T. Begg from sample ballots for governor. E R Root of Medina and Norman C. Sherwood of Fremont protested to leaders Dr. E J Moore and Freeman L Dustman, arguing neutrality policy was violated and demanding new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Indorse
Begg
Ardent
Columbus
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
James T. Begg
Sandusky
E. J. Moore
E. R. Root
Medina
League
Dr. Moore
Freeman L. Dustman
Norman C. Sherwood
Fremont
Root
Mr. Sherwood
Executive Committee
Ciry
Central Policy Committee
Myers V. Cooper
Cincinnati
Moore
Cooper
Dustman
Explosion at Indian Refinery Kills Five in Illinois
Five workers died and fifty one were injured, seven seriously, when an old steam oil still exploded at the Indian Refinery in Lawrenceville. Firefighters were drenched by burning oil as a blaze was fought. blast occurred without warning and spray reached the crew. Hospital reports listed critically injured: Edward Childress, Clarence Pace, Frank Stout, Claude Johnson, Harry Johnson, and Gene Burbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
Ill
Jack Freese
Louis Hensley
Arlington Jackman
W. E. Hinton
C. F. Graddy
Vincennes
Ind
Edward Childress
Clarence Pace
Frank Stout
Claude Johnson
Harry Johnson
Gene Burbank
Chocolate heir in more trouble in Richmond case
Bernard Champagne of Ticonderoga New York faces charges after allegedly swindling Mrs. E P Fields of Richmond out of 15000 by posing as a Wall Street heir to an 80000000 estate He is held on fugitive from justice charges in Canton Ohio and will also answer Canton charges August 30 Local police say Champagne used the name Walter W Baker Jr heir to the Baker chocolate fortune and purchased an automobile in that name
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Bernard Champagne
Ticonderoga
N. Y
E. P. Fields
Wall Street
Champagne
Canton
Fields
Lucille Baker
Walter W. Baker, Jr
Baker
Gate Collapse Kills Eight at Welland Canal Site
A 500 ton steel gate fell during lock work at Thorold Ontario injuring about thirty workers and killing at least eight. Rescue crews battled tangled debris as authorities investigated causes and total deaths in canal construction rose to eighty nine. Royal officials said the Peter Lyall Construction Company built the section while the Steel Gates Company of Canada handled gate erection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Catharines
Ontario
Welland Ship Canal
Thorold
Merritton
Peter Lyall Construction Company
Steel Gates Company of Canada
Heavy Hamilton County Primary Vote Expected
About 40 000 voters will cast ballots at new polling places on August 14 for the primary election. Many precincts were redistricted to ease congestion and speed counting. Voters moved to new precincts need not reregister. movers must re register. Special registration starts next Monday at the Board of Elections offices in the Palace Theater Building. The primary is expected to draw heavy turnout due to Republican nominations and the Governor race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Anna Marcus
The
Board of Elections
Palace Theater
Widow, 70, Killed by Automobile in Hamilton County
Mrs Augusta Hiskett 70 an inmate of the Hamilton County Home of the Order of the Eastern Star died after being struck while crossing Harrison avenue near Fischer place. Charles Vogt is charged with manslaughter. Hiskett leaves a son Frank. Her death is the seventy-seventh auto fatality in Hamilton County this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vogt
Herbert Avenue
Cheviot
Augusta Hiskett
Hamilton County
Order of the Eastern Star
Hamilton Avenue
North Bend Road
Harrison Avenue
Fischer Place
St. Mary’s Hospital
McMillan
Vogt
Hiskett
Frank
Cincinnati Directory Company
County Budget Fight Sparks Tax Rate Discussion
County Auditor Hess challenges Taft and Act over credit for part of the 1929 tax rate cut. Brown supports an automatic 2.15 mill reduction, while Taft and Ach argue the remaining .55 mill reflects budget actions beyond automatic change. The Budget Commission debated the impact after reviewing the county budget with Clifford Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Budget Commission
Hess
Taft
Act
Clifford Brown
Brown
Eighth Street
Couyggry
General Hospital
Budget Commission
Two Shot Dead In Akron Chicken Theft Arrest Attempt
Akron Ohio August 1. Sheriff Ferry and Deputy Dussell killed three men during an attempted arrest for chicken stealing near Ravenna. Gipe 28 and Clogston 24 died. Brown 27 wounded. Two women in the suspects car held for investigation. Sheriff pursued after men disarmed him and a running gunfight followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Harry Gipe
Ira Clogston
Ralph Brown
Ravenna
J. R. Ferry
George Dussell
J. A. Schlegel
Violet Smith
Lovers Lane
Dussell
Sheriff Ferry
Gipe
Brown
Clogston
Ferry
Tigert Resigns to Lead University of Florida
Dr. John J. Tigert, Commissioner of the Bureau of Education since 1921, tendered his resignation effective September 1 to accept the presidency of the University of Florida. He was elected president by the Florida Board of Regents on July 9, with the formal announcement made today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Tigert
Bureau of Education
West
Interior Department
University of Florida
Tigert
Florida Institution
Board of Regents
Republicans Set Four Million Campaign War Chest
Washington August 1 Republican leaders fixed four million dollars for the coming campaign. National Committee Chairman Work and treasurer J R Nutt outlined the fund plan with Secretary Franklin Fort. Contributions would be solicited with discretion toward accepting large sums, and a major radio push at an estimated two hundred thousand dollars was planned. Theodore Roosevelt Jr predicted New York would back Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Committee
J.R. Nutt
Franklin Fort
Work
Coolidge
John W. Davis
Robert M. la Follette
Republican Organization
Nutt
Jeremiah Milbank
Eastern
Herbert L. Gutterson
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Gov. Smith
New York
Hoover
Night Club Hostesses Bedazzle Prohibition Agents in Broadway
Affidavits reveal Washington agents and their wives hoodwinked Broadway night clubs to buy champagne and whisky. Helen Morgan offered to set up the wife of an agent in Dallas. The case against 139 indicted in the Washington dry drive unfolds as probes question Morgan and Maj. Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Norton
New York
Orld News Service
Washington
Helen Morgan
Dallas
Tex
White Way
Lon H. Tyson
Miss Morgan
Tyson
Murray
Campbell
Maj. Campbell
Prohibition Office
Federal
Prohibition
York
New Hampshire
Doran
Broadway
Bank Robbery Mystery Solved in Long Beach
Police credited Lieut. Ernest Dixon with solving a major bank robbery after a detective remembered a man and woman loitering near the Security Trust and Savings Bank. Vladimir Pruszymaks and Martha M. Pruszymski, ages 39 and 24, were charged with stealing $29,000 after tying up employees and a patron. The couple allegedly scoped the bank, forced entry, and carried the loot before fleeing. Martha confessed to prior robberies in Seattle and here, guiding officers to the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Security Trust and Savings Bank
Ernest Dixon
Vladimir Pruszymaks
Martha M. Pruszymski
Seattle
Harrison Urges Southern Unity Across Party Lines
Mississippi Senator Pat Harrison pleaded for Democratic unity despite religious and prohibition policy differences. Speaking at Patrons' Union in Lake, he urged not alienating Catholics and others who supported Republicans for prohibition issues, while defending strict enforcement and opposition to repeal. He noted Democrats must respect diverse opinions and highlighted cross regional support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Miss
Harrison
Mississippi
Patrons’ Union
South
Republican Party
Democratic Party
North
Injunction Not Bar to Police Raid on Club
A New Orleans raid led by Superintendent Healy targeted the Old Gem Social Club, despite a prior injunction shielding members. About twenty five men were detained, signed affidavits, then released as authorities labeled social clubs a gambling nuisance under city ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Healy
Old Gem
Dentist kills wife and two children then confesses
Dr Arthur F Woolsey a 30 year old dentist confessed to police he killed his wife Marguerite and his children Field 6 and Mary Margaret 3 at their East Roselle home. He said he planned to kill himself but lost nerve amid $17000 debts and was later held without bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Elizabeth
N. J
Arthur F. Woolsey
East Roselle
Here
Marguerite
Field
Mary Margaret
Dr. Woolsey
Capt. Keenan
Sergt. Peterson
Frank Ogden
Ogden
Woolsey
Samuel Roth
Dual Monarchy Seen For Slavs In Yugoslavia
In Belgrade and Zagreb a pair of parliaments opened amid tension. Croatia demands autonomy and rejects Belgrade’s decisions while Belgrade’s assembly recalls June shootings that wounded leader Jefan Raditch and killed his nephew Paul Raditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
National Assembly
Zagreb
Croatia
Jefan Raditch
Cretian Peasant Party
Paul Raditch
Basaritchek
Sharp clashes over Plum street widening vote in city council
The Cincinnati city council suspended rules to approve Plum street widening from Central Parkway to Fifth Street. Debate split party lines as Mayor Seasongood clashed with Judge Matthews and Mr. Rose over whether to force the measure through. Final passage came six to three amid tempers and procedural appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methda
Plums Street
Central Parkway
Fifth Street
Seasongood
Charles Eisen
C. O. Rose
Finance Committee
Fred Schneller
Martin Daly
Edward T. Dixon
Stanley Matthews
Mr. Rose
Easongood
Hisen
Judge Dixon
Matthews
Plum Street
Dixon
Rose
Mr. Eisen
Ved Tem
Council
J. Eisen
Broadway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capt. Courtney
Reading Road
Prohibition Organization
Sherwood
Illinois
Canada
Welland
Clerk of Board of Elections
Gast
Education Bureau
Yohn JY. Tigert
Lieut. Dixon
Pruszymski
Pat Harrison
New Jersey
Split
Posal
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