Son of Wealthy Dake LaAt Weds Sailless Rotor Ship Docks
Labor action in port may curb European shipping as mariners walk from ships in New York after a Trans Atlantic trip powered by wind. England plans a second offensive with 500000 engineering trades members called out. Lieutenant Commander R E Byrd earns aviation commendation for Arctic flight success to the North Pole.
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New York
Labor
England
R. E. Byrd
Arctic
North Pole
New York World News Service
Marine Transport Workers’ International Union
United States
Chile
Germany
Commander Byrd Flies Over Pole and Returns
A U S Navy airman becomes the first to complete a round trip Arctic flight in 15 hours. Ward family fear foul play after Walter Ward, acquitted of murder in 1923, goes missing in New York while en route to Baltimore. his car later found abandoned in Trenton with clothing and papers inside.
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Byrd
North Pole
Walter Ward
Brother
U.S. Navy
Arctic
New York
Walter S. Ward
Baker
Clarence M. Peters
Ralph D. Ward
George S. Ward
The
Ward Baking Company
Ralph Ward
Baltimore
Trenton
N. J
Ward
Thomas A. Downey
Electruck ‘Corporation of
Trepton
Peters
Kensico Reservoir
Westchester County
N. Y
Haverhill
Mass
Supreme Court
Seeger
Gov. Smith
British unions promise second strike wave across engineering profe
London May 9. Trade Union Congress orders about 500000 engineering workers to quit after Tuesday shift launching a second wave of the British general strike. Up to 9 million unemployed with 3 million on strike and 1 million previously jobless. Will Lawther, Durhams jail for Labor Party executive role, first strike leader arrest. Government and royal leaders hold council as unrest grows yet no fatalities reported.
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John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
London
Eccleston Square
Trade Union Congress
Will Lawther
Labor Party
Durham
General Council
The
Trades Union Congress
King George
Buckingham Palace
A. J. Cook
Miners’ Federation
Alaborite
England
London Docks
Erlanger Dog Track Protests Over Racing Plans
Four Erlanger and Elsmere churches adopted unanimous resolutions protesting the Inter national Grayhound Racing Association track owners plans to race dogs this year despite courts ruling dog racing illegal. Attorneys say 300 dogs from Miami and New Orleans tracks are at Erlanger for training and possible breeding. The case has climbed through Kenton Circuit Court and Kentucky Court of Appeals toward a U S Supreme Court decision on pari mutuel machines.
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Erlanger
International Grayhound Racing Association
Elsmere
Grace Avenue
Ogie S. Ware
Commonwealth
John T. Murphy
Miami
New Orleans
St. Louis
Chicago
Baltimore
Erlanger Track
Kenton
Kentucky Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Parisians clash at Maid of Orleans statue on Joan of Arc day
In Paris crowds clash with police around the Rue de Rivoli statue of the Maid of Orleans. Monarchists and Fascists clash with police in a two hour battle injuring about 700, with 116 police casualties and over 100 rioters hospitalized. A priest led a fascist-royalist band and a public display ended after officials paid homage.
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Police
Paris
Maid OF Orleans
Rue de Rivoli
Louvre
Young Patriots’ Association
Joan
Foot
Garde Nationale
Puilleries Garden
Place St. Augustin
Painleve
Interior
Durand
Byrd First to Fly Over North Pole in Monoplane
Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd, United States Navy aviator, completed a 15 hour 30 minute flight from King's Bay Spitzbergen to the Pole and back in the three engine Miss Josephine Ford. The voyage demonstrated wing capability over Arctic ice and contrasted with Peary's earlier overland effort.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
United States Navy
North Pole
New York Times
St. Louis
Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Norge
Byrd
Pole
Ford
Josephine Ford
Com
Spitzbergen
Chantier
New York Harbor
Edsel Ford
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Staten Island
King’s Bay
Com. Byrd
Admiral Peary
Arctic
Peary
Robert E. Peary
Sydney
N. S
Atlantic Ocean
Roosevelt
MacMillan
Peary Land
Etah
Greenland
Ipw
Washington Cruise as Mayflower Heads Down Potomac
President and Mrs Gnieins sailed the yacht Mayflower for an overnight Potomac River cruise after morning services at the First Congregational Church. Guests included Republican senators and representatives from several states and Secretary Everett Sanders.
Desire for a Home Predominant Then and Today
The Wigwam highlights perpetual Indian mobility versus modern American home ownership. It contrasts portable dwellings with permanent homes and notes today’s strong emphasis on owning a home as a thrifty, respected goal. Classified ads offer homes at various prices to fit every seeker.
Chest Faces a Serious Deficit In Cincinnati Community Chest
The Community Chest budget of 1 873 473 faces a deficit this year with only three days left to raise over 600 000. Dr Frank H Nelson urged every citizen to give, noting deaths and financial strain reduced gifts and emphasizing the program’s wide impact in Cincinnati.
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Nelson
Community Chest
Cincinnati
Gibson
Frank H. Nelson
David Philipson
Christ Church
Barrage Mows Down Riffians in North Africa Front
May 9. Reports say a major Allied assault in North Africa employs heavy artillery barrages across a wide front. French and Spanish troops penetrate first defenses and push Rif forces northward as air observers note swift enemy retreat and casualties. The Spanish advance from Syah and Azib Demidar aims to join with French forces, with a junction expected by noon Sunday.
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Fez
North Africa
Syah
Azib Demidar
Death in horse fall ends Pearl Street official life
John L. Fleharty 49 president of the Pearl Street Saving and Trust Company collapsed from heart disease while riding a horse in Cleveland. He died after being taken to a hospital where neck injuries were discovered from the fall.
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Cleveland
John L. Fleharty
Pearl Street Saving and Trust Company
Woman Killed and Hurt by Autos: Driver Arrested
Two deaths raise Hamilton County automobile fatalities to 41 with fifteen injured in crashes. Grace Fuller, 56, of 3641 Zumlin Avenue, died after being struck by John J Cassidy, 35, of 2821 Andrews Avenue as she exited a Madison Road streetcar. Cassidy was arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Grace Fuller
Portsmouth
Hamilton County
Zumin Avenue
John J Cassidy
Andrews Avenue
Madison Road
Zumsteinn Avenue
General Hospital
Cassidy
Wooster Pike
Mariemont
Ruhana Wilson
E. S. Wilson
Cincinnati Storm Rips Through City Causing Damage and Injuries
A tropical storm with high winds swept Cincinnati and nearby areas causing an estimated $15,000 in damage and serious injuries. Lightning struck multiple spots causing fires with $4,000 in damage, and electric lines were knocked out. A bus passenger was seriously injured when a bus skidded on a wet street and hit a pole. Heavy rainfall flooded streets and chimneys were torn down. The storm focused on Hyde Park Oakley Walnut Hills and East End with damage to homes trees and utilities.
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Cincinnati
Hyde Park
Oakley
Walnut Hills
East End
Ralph Lyford
Joseph Schneider
Mary Breitmeyer
Robertson Road
Ralph Ly
Slaying Ties Gang Feud to Philadelphia Shooting
Harry Burton was killed by six men in an automobile as he headed to a magistrate hearing related to a prior wounding in Brooklyn. The slaying, linked to a month of gang feud violence, involved sawed-off shotgun fire and a rapid getaway by New York–based gunmen. In Illinois, an armed escapee from Statesville Prison, identified as James Price, was surrounded in a wooded area three miles north of Ottawa, with authorities seeking further assistance.
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Philadelphia
Harry Burton
Charles Gorman
Brooklyn
Gorman
Burton
James Price
Statesville
Here
E. T. Welters
Joliet
Investigation widens on Statesville break and pardon mill
In Chicago officials pursue a two pronged probe into last week's Statesville prison escape and crime conditions as they press the charge by Atty. Gen. Carlstrom that a pardon mill is operating to aid releases. The inquiry also follows the recent dismissal of an Assistant State's Attorney in connection with the case.
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Chicago
Mays
Statesville
Carlstrom
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Bers of Engineering Trades
Baden-Baden
Anton Flettner
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Las Palmas
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ROTOR
Goldie Mae Young
Colerain Avenue
North Bend Road
Washington School
Goldie
William Danton
William Petterson
Arno Dosch-Fleurot
America
Fee
Barrage
Riffians
Illinois
Woods
Ottawa
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