Broadway Mourns Robert C Hilliard Beau Brummel of Stage
New York June 7 Broadway mourns the death of Robert Cochran Hilliard famed matinee idol and actor of the early nineties His six year diabetes battle ended from heart disease at his home near the theaters His son from his first marriage arrives to arrange the funeral Ensuing tributes recall The Girl of the Golden West A Fool There Was The Argyle Case and Jim Bludso He also led The Littlest Girl in his swan song and was known as Beau Brummel of Stage He is survived by his third wife Olga Williams and his son Lieutenant Commander Robert Bell Hilliard U S N
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New York
Broadway
Robert Cochran ‘Hilliard
Cora Bell Hilliard
Robert Bell Hilliard
Boston
Hilliard
Wall Street
Bishop Sleeves
Congress Gaiters
David Belasco
David Warfield
Blanche Bates
Argyle Case
Jim Bludso
Richard Harding Davis
Beau Brummel
Nellie B. Whitehouse Murphy
Olga Everard Williams
James Everard
Brewer
Denver
Williams
William Williams
Mrs Emma S Hughes 82 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Emma S Hughes 82 of 2117 West Eighth street died yesterday at Bethesda Hospital Annex after a long illness. Widowed to Sandford C Hughes longtime Cincinnati Post Office Department employee. Survived by four nephews Robert and Joseph Singer of Hamilton and William and S C Singer of Louisville plus niece Mrs Joseph Fields of Louisville. Funeral arrangements pending per attorney Francis Hoover.
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Emma S. Hughes
West Eighth Street
Bethesda Hospital
Sandford C. Hughes
Cincinnati Post Office Department
Robert D. Singer
Joseph Singer
Hamilton, O
William
S. C. Singer
Louisville
Joseph Fields
Louisville, Ky
Francis Hoover
Bertha Heekin 46 dies after operation
Mrs Bertha Ebersole Heekin wife of Alert E Heekin vice president of Heekin Tea and Spice Co died at Jewish Hospital after a brief illness She had surgery a week prior Funeral services set for 9 30 tomorrow at St Mary's Hyde Park Burial at Calvary Cemetery She leaves husband and three sons George Albert and Charles Heekin of Madison Road and Vista Place.
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Bertha E.heekin
Bertha Ebersole Heekin
Alert E. Heekin
Heekin Tea and Spice Company
Jewish Hospital
St. Mary’s Church
Hyde Park
Calvary Cemetery
George
Albert
Charles Heekin
Madison Road
Vista Place
Old Timer Ed Mackey Dies at 52 in Arizona
Edward Mackey, 52, longtime baseball figure, died in Tucson after an illness following surgery. He began with Kansas City Club in the old American Association, moved to Milwaukee, then played for St. Louis Cardinals and Memphis in the Southern League. He finished his career as an umpire in the American Association, Southern, and Texas Leagues.
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Tucson
Ariz
Edward Mackey
Kansas City Club
Milwaukee
St. Louis Cardinals
Memphis
Mackey
Death of Thomas Willing Balch at Atlantic City
Thomas Willing Balch of Philadelphia, renowned author and editor in international law and history and science, died in Atlantic City today at age 58. He leaves his family and is mourned by peers in academic circles.
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Thomas Willing Balch
Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
Widow and Brother Named in Baltimore Notice
The notice identifies the widow, the former Miss Dulany Whiting of Baltimore, and a brother, Edwin S. Balch, of Philadelphia, as the readable entities in the fragment.
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Dulany Whiting
Baltimore
Edwins. Balch
Philadelphia
Judge Edmund Flynn Dies at 80 In Quebec
Judge Edmund James Flynn aged 80 former Quebec Premier and Puisne Judge of the Court of King's Bench died in Quebec City today. The longtime public figure served as a leading legal and political figure in the province.
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E. J.,flynn
Quebec
Edmund James Flynn
Province of
Court of King’s Bench
Ziegfeld Brother Dies in Baltimore at 54
W K Ziegfeld aged 54 and brother of Florenz Ziegfeld died in Baltimore. He had served as secretary of the Chicago Musical College, a institution whose president was his father.
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W. K. Ziegfeld
Baltimore
Ww. K. Ziegfeld
Florenz Ziegfeld
Chicago Musical College
Dawes Attacks Kellogg Policy On Geneva Mission Choices
Vice President Charles G. Dawes criticized the Coolidge administration in a Washington University commencement speech for appointing career State Department officials to key diplomacy roles, urging that prominent non-politician Americans lead the Geneva arms talks. He cited the Geneva conference, warned that peace-time diplomacy favors strong national leadership, and urged selections that reflect public sentiment and decisive authority.
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New York World News Service
ST. Louis
Coolidge
Kellogg
State Department
Charles G. Dawes
Washington University
Geneva
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
Charles E. Hughes
United States
Dawes
Americans Land in Berlin After Record Flight
Crowds greet Chamberlin and Levine as they land in Berlin after a record-breaking nonstop flight from New York. The duo receive official welcomes, with Ambassadors and ministers praising their feat while Berliners shower them with gifts, flowers, and cheers.
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Berlin
Columbia
Lufthansa
Tempelhofer Field
Bellanca
United States
Jacob G. Schurman
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Columbia Gas and Electric reports full year 1927 results
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation and subsidiaries disclose twelve months ending April 30 1927 gross earnings of 963 82531 and net earnings and other income after expenses taxes and renewals 33620244 with net income 24513152 for common dividends after lease rentals and interest. For four months ended April 30 1927 gross earnings were 38084568 and net income 10921983. For April 1927 month, gross earnings were 8679669 and net income 2188489.
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the Commercial Tribune
New York
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Fed
Convicts Crack Safe at Oklahoma Prison Shirt Factory
Two inmates are sought after breaking a safe in Seminole Manufacturing Company offices inside the McAlester state penitentiary. Police say a sledgehammer was used to smash the combination on Sunday night and a small amount of money plus cigars and cigarettes were stolen.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma
Seminole Manufacturing Company
War airman plans San Francisco to Tokyo hop
Lieut. Bert Hall, a Lafayette Escadrille survivor, aims to fly San Francisco to Tokyo by September 1. The 5,500 mile hop starts a planned 18,000 mile route via Tokyo, Singapore, Suez, Paris, then across the Atlantic to New York. He travels to Seattle to arrange a special monoplane.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Bert Hall
Lafayette Escadrille
Singapore
Suez
Paris
Atlantic
New
Hall
Seattle
Wash
Boyish Figure Leads Flight From Market Square Parade
Chamberlin and Levine, amid a crowd of about 5,000, staged a dramatic air attempt after their bagged airplane and clothing mishaps. They postponed the ceremony until safety checks, rigged a spark from a car magneto, dumped baggage to lighten the craft, then leaped into a 40 yard runway flight toward Berlin.
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Chamberlin
Levine
Dr. Kreutz
Columbia
Kottbus Field
Berlin
N. Y
Weather Outlook Across States With Temperature and Rainfall
Cloudiness rises across Ohio with warmth and possible thunderstorms later. Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia stay fair and warmer while Indiana sees unsettled midweek with possible local thunder and warmth. A table lists current highs and lows for numerous cities with the latest precipitation data and past two years’ comparisons.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Auto crashes through window in city incident
A sedan owned by Julian C. Chittison of 506 East Fifth Street plowed into a double window of the W Merrell Chemical Company on Fifth Street between Pike and Butler yesterday afternoon. Brakes reportedly loosened while the car stood parked in front of the owner's home. no one was inside and damage was minor.
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Julian C. Chittison
East Fifth Street
Merrell Chemical Company
Fifth Street
Pike and
Butler Streets
Still Explodes Man Near Death In Cleveland
Rudy Clink aged 35 lay near death in a Cleveland hospital after injuries from a still explosion at the home of Mrs Hazel Schwaegger. Mrs Schwaegger was arrested on charges of possessing liquor in connection with the incident.
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Cleveland
Rudy Clink
Hazel Schwaegger
Obituary notices for Distler Anthony and others in Cincinnati area
Deaths listed in a Cincinnati area notice include Distler Anthony at home in Carthage on June 6 1927 with services June 9 at Frank T Corken’s funeral home Spring Grove Cemetery burial. Other notices include Early Nannie Terrill Early of Sayler Park with services June 8 Spring Grove Cemetery. Emma S Hughes Bertha Heekin Major Frank J Jones Kmi Mecklenburg Theodore Woelflin are also noted with respective funeral details and locations.
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Distler
Anthony
Emma Distler
Tullis
Fair Park Avenue
Carthage
Frank T. Corken
Reading Road
Oak
Spring Grove
Nannie Terrill Early
H. Lee
Loweriver Road
Sayler Park
Spring Grove Cemetery
Hughes
Emma S
Scofield
Sandford Hughes
Bethesda Annex
Henry H. Grueter
Iliff
Glenway Avenues
Price Hill
Heekin
Bertha Ebersole Heekin
Trapper
Louis Mecklenburg
Carl Mecklenburg
R. Wickman
Donahue Street
Mt. Aubere
Woelflin
Theodore
William
Catherine Wuest Woelflin
W. Mack Johnson
McMillan and
Upland Place
Louisville
Sanitary Aesthetic Modern Cin Cremation Co Prospect
The Busse Borgmann Co funeral directors offer cremation services with a free booklet. Non-sectarian facilities include three chapels at 19 Freeman Arena. Cremation prepaid plans advertised with no charges.
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Cremiation Coé
Union Central Bldg
Busse & Borgmann Co. Funers
Freeman Arena
Lindy praised in arid U S for refusing drink in Paris
The Covington W C T U convened praising Charles Lindbergh for abstaining from wine at a Paris celebration. A Hamilton County U T U message said he embodies virtue in both aviation and principle. The group discussed Al Smith’s candidacy, organized a June picnic, and donated for Kentucky flood relief.
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U. S
Europe
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Hamilton County
Air Mail
Covington
Cora, Bates
W. S. Fitzgerald
al Ferguson
Mae Hostetter
Lutie Day Pickett
Lexington
Gov
al Smith
Thomas H. Phillips
Beachwood Road
Ft. Mitchell
Claude Jackson
Holman Street
Kentucky
Leona Johnston
Fulton Union
Young People’s
Xenia
E. B. Weaver
Ww. Co
Myrtis MacNeal
Floods threaten crops as Mississippi rise continues
A bulletin warns fresh floods along the Mississippi River will prolong inundation in Louisiana into July, hindering crop production across vast alluvial lands in the sugar bowl region and delaying rehabilitation efforts. Red Cross reports 2000 forced from St Francis basin and new evacuations spread to Kentucky and Arkansas.
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Louisiana
Tensas
Atchafalaya
Sugar Bowl
Red Cross
St. Francis River
Madrid Bend
Missouri
Tiptonville
Hickman
Dog Tooth Bend
Illinois
Dyersburg
Tenn
White River
Clarendon
Ark
St. Francis Basin
Marianna
Chamberlin Family Sets New Iowa Berlin Telephone Record
Denison Iowa reports Clarence C. Chamberlin’s long distance call to Berlin set a new record. His mother Mrs. E. C. Chamberlin spoke seven minutes via relay from Denison and radiophone to the aviator at a Berlin flying field. She and her husband followed the flight with pride.
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Chamberlin
Iowa-to-Berlin
Denison
Clarence C. Chamberlin
E. C. Chamberlin
Berlin
Europe
Coveted Medal of Explorers for Lindberg
Notice that the air hero Lindbergh will have a ship about thirty minutes behind and precede the cruiser. The channel and harbor will be cleared for approaching craft. Private vessels north of Ft Washington must stay 300 yards behind Memphis. The Anacostia River stretch to the Navy Yard closes to all non government craft.
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Memphis
Ft. Washington
Anacostia River
Navy Yard
Washington ceremonies to be aired on WLW
Washington welcomes Charles Lindbergh will be broadcast on Station WLW next Saturday June 11. WEAF via NBC links the local outlet as the aviator is due to arrive at the navy yard at noon Eastern. Microphones along the route will capture the event.
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Washington
Charles Lindbergh
WLW
WEAF
National Broadcasting Company
Navy Yard
River Traffic on Ohio River at Cincinnati
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 29 feet and rising at six o clock last night. Ships arriving include Queen City from Louisville and Cincinnati from Louisville. Departures were Queen City to Louisville Betsy Ann to Pittsburgh Tom Greene to Pomeroy O and The Chris Greene from Charleston W. Va. The Wharf Master flew the flag at half mast for Captain Carl Crawford of Ironton Ohio, longtime clerk for the Greene Line.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Queen City
Louisville
Betsy Ann
Pittsburgh
Tom Greene
Pomeroy, O
Ironton, O
Carl Crawford
Eee
Greene Ine
Radio Microphones Planned for Lindbergh Welcome
New York reports the first ever top of Washington Monument radio microphone to cover Col. Lindbergh’s reception next Saturday. The NBC expects about 30 million listeners and will place microphones at the monument top, the Navy Yard, the Treasury Building, and the monument base as part of a historic radio reporting effort.
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New York
Washington Monument
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Broadcasting Company
Washington
Navy Yard
Treasury Building
Cincinnati Welcomes Lindbergh with brief greeting
At the suggestion of Postmaster A L Behym er and City Council Clerk Louis Blakemore a welcome note was sent to Col Charles Lindbergh by the city of Cincinnati. The message expressed that he would be welcome in the city at any time.
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Lindbergh
A. L. Behymer
Louis Blakemore
Col
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Buckeye Club Formed After Name Change
At a Gibson meeting yesterday at noon the American Business Club decided to rename itself the Buckeye Club. The independent group had withdrawn from the American Association of Business Clubs and chose the new title. The club, formed in 1924, is an association of young business men.
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American Business Club
Buckeye Club
Gibson
American Association of Business Clubs
Meeting of hay shippers growers and rail officials announced
A June 17 Washington meeting of hay shippers growers and railroad officials will be attended by Ralph H. Brown D J Schuh H N Atwood and John Kuntz. A M Braun president of the Cincinnati Board of Trade announced the event seeking relief for Ohio and Indiana from alleged discriminatory freight rates to the South.
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Washington
Ralph H. Brown
D. J. Schuh
H. N. Atwood
John Kuntz
A. M. Braun
Cincinnati Board of Trade
Cincinnati Grain and Hay Exchange
Ohio
Indiana
South
Shrine Pilgrimage Committee Meets in Cincinnati Club
A Shrine Pilgrim age Committee meeting will be held at the Cincinnati Club tonight at 6 30 to review final plans for the annual pilgrimage to Atlantic City. Frank Zumstein and Fred Crawford will depart ahead of the special train with Zumstein attending an Imperial Council meeting in Atlantic City and Crawford arranging hotel accommodations.
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Shrine Pilgrimage Committee
Cincinnati Club
Atlantic City
Frank Zumstein
Fred Crawford
Imperial Council
Catholic Knights of America Golden Jubilee in Cincinnati
The civic celebration at Hotel Arms on June 12. 5:30 p m features addresses by Norman E. Patrick James A Averdick Anthony B Dunlap A H Bernard and Peter J Schneider. The event includes presenting the charter to St Agnes Golden Jubilee Branch 1154 linked to St Agnes Parish Bond Hill. Joseph Benning chairs arrangements.
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Catholic Knights of America
Cincinnati
Hotel Arms
Norman E. Patrick
Indianapolis
James A. Averdick
Covington
Anthony B. Dunlap
A. H. Bernard
Coldwater
Peter J. Schneider
Norwood
St. Agnes
Bond Hill
Joseph Benning
Crosley convention to reveal radio developments
About 250 Crosley distributors gather at the Gibson for a convention with sessions this morning and afternoon and again Thursday morning. Powel Crosley Jr., president of Crosley Radio Corporation, is expected to unveil important industrial radio developments during the event.
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Powel Crosley, Jr
Crosley Radio Corporation
Concern
Gibson
Town Revises Traffic Laws To Stop Motor Boat Speeding
Morgan City, La has invoked automobile traffic laws to prohibit motor boats from speeding through residential streets. Wave wash from the boats has damaged homes and threatened fire plugs and the water system, prompting new rules to curb the hazard.
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Morgan City
Flood Relief Fund Reaches Kentuckians in Cincinnati Effort
Red Cross officials in Cincinnati report early contributions for Kentucky flood relief at headquarters on Ninth Street. Gifts include church groups and individuals totaling about 2209 dollars, with larger goals to raise 20000 locally toward feeding and sheltering thousands of refugees. Chamber president urges businessmen to donate.
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Red Cross
Cincinnati
Kentucky
West Ninth Street
First Presbyterian Church of
Walnut Hills
St. John's First Protestant
Ninth Street
Excelsior
Alfred Box
Fifth-Third National Bank
Schmidlapp
R. F. Rogan
J. M. Hutton
Chamber of Commerce
Condict Sues for 150000 Over Alienation of Affections
Alden S. Condict files a 150000 alienation suit in Supreme Court against his wife's parents Dr. Fenton Turck and Mrs. Avis Turck. The case follows Condict and Kath erine Turck's November 7 1925 marriage, noted as a social event. Turck counsel deny the charges.
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New York
Supreme Court
Alden S. Condict
John Alden
Fenton Benedict Turck
Avis Paine Turck
Condict
Katherine Paine Turck
Jonathan Dickinson
Princeton University
Turck
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