Public review of Wright Field air battle plan with 170 planes
At Wright Field and Norton Field Dayton Ohio a four day mock war drew 2000 spectators as Red and Blue armies prepare for ground battles Tuesday with ground operations set to begin midnight Tuesday. Public viewing focused on pursuit bombers and observation ships amid tension over upcoming maneuvers.
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Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Norton Field
Columbus
Springfield
Cincinnati
Disaster weekend toll from Ohio crashes rises
Twenty four people are dead and more than forty injured in automobile and bus crashes across Ohio and other states. A Greyhound bus overturned, five Cincinnati accidents caused no serious injuries, and Cleveland Clinic officials fight a poison gas explosion with oxygen tents as the death toll climbs to 124. Notables buried include Dr Charles Locke and Dr Paul Barello as investigators study X ray film explosions.
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Ohio
Trans
Detroit
Glendale
Cal
Toledo
Butler
Greyhound
Cincinnati
Charles Locke
Cleveland
J. Barker Smith
Cleveland Athletic Club
Paul F. Barello
Italy
John Phillips
H. L. Gilchrist
Washington
United States War Department
Chemical Warfare Service
Panic at Yankee Stadium Kills Two and Injures Fifty Four
At Yankee Stadium a sudden rain cloudburst triggered a panic in the right field bleachers. About 6,000 fans rushed a narrow passageway under the stands, causing a deadly crush that killed Eleanor Hunter a 17 year old student and Joseph Carter a 60 year old man and left fifty four others injured. The crowd chaos trapped many as they attempted to funnel into the 40 by 10 foot corridor.
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New York World News Service
New York
Yankee Stadium
Eleanor Hunter
The
Bronx
Hunter College
Joseph Carter
Yankee
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth Plays In the Field. It Is Known As the “Ruthite Section” Or “Ruthville
Ruth
Louis Baer
Baer
Lincoln Hospital
Lincoln
Harlem
Fordham
Columbus
Stadium
Met
Otis & Co Moves Cincinnati Office to Herschede Building
Otis & Co confirms relocation of its Cincinnati office from the Dixie Terminal Building to the Herschede Building at 126 East Fourth Street occupying the entire mezzanine. The firm lists offices in Cleveland New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Denver and eight other cities and holds memberships across major exchanges led by Mr Chase H Davis as Cincinnati resident manager.
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Cincinnati
Otis & Co
New York
Dixie Terminal
Herschede
East Fourth Street
Sec
Girl Sets Record In Parachute Leap From Speeding Plane
Jean du Rand 19 of Minneapolis jumped from a plane over Robbinsdale airport at about 18 700 feet in a bid for a new women's world record. Pilot Gene Shank said the altimeter froze near that height, with government barograph to confirm. Earlier jumps include 18 000 feet last year and 11 000 feet two weeks ago. Shank questioned a reported 21 000 foot German record.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jean du Rand
Robbinsdale
Gene Shank
National Aeronautic Association
Shank
Miss du Rand
Rabbi Wise declines to seek presidency again
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise told the American Jewish Congress in Atlantic City New Jersey on May 19 that he would not accept re election as President. He warned that organizations and persons should not be interchangeable and argued for end of lifelong tenure in Jewish leadership to allow a new type of leadership in American Israel.
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Atlantic City
N. Jg
Stephen S. Wise
American Jewish Congress
American Israel
Housing and piano deals in Cincinnati ads
Splendid eight room modern Sayler Park home available with small down payment and rent balance. Grand pianos of all makes offered at low prices by local music firm. Five room semi bungalow with garage and modern conveniences for sale in Northside. Quick, sure results call The Commercial Tribune regarding ads. Canal 6300.
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Sayler Park
Northside
The
Commercial Tribune
Canal 6300
Dog Rescues Farmer as Bull Charges at Mayfield Farm
Mayfield Kentucky May 19 John Lowe of Lowe's near here lies recovering at his farm home from injuries inflicted by an enraged bull. Three times the animal threw the farmer and was preparing for another attack when Lowe's dog heard his cries and drove the bull off.
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Mayfield
John Lowe
Lowe's
Lowe
Inspector Ailleg in Plane Crash at Kankakee Airport
Maj Joseph Noyes United States Department of Commerce Inspector for Illinois was killed and Frank Graves seriously hurt when Graves's airplane plunged from a 65 foot height during a 2000 foot spiral landing at Kankakee Airport. Noyes was inspecting Graves for a commercial pilot license and was visiting from Chicago with his wife.
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Kankakee
Ill
Joseph Noyes
Oklahoma City
United States Department of Commerce
Illinois
Frank Graves
Lowell
Ind
Graves
Here
Maj
Noyes
Maj. Noyes
Chicago
Mrs. Noyes
Pilot and lieutenant killed and injured in Galveston crash
In Galveston Texas on May 19 a U S Air Force plane from the Ninetieth Squadron Third Attack Group crashed killing Corp Archibald Bryant instantly and injuring Lieut Edward Hertzberg who sustained slight injuries.
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Galveston
Tex
Archibald Bryant
Ninetieth
United States Air Corps
Edward Hertzberg
Monoplane builders die in Muskegon crash
Two Muskegon men died when a home made monoplane failed in flight. George F. King 28 a licensed pilot and Morris R. Mellinger 25 were killed when the craft crashed from about 1500 feet after a wing failed.
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Muskegon
Mich
George F. King
Morris R. Mellinger
Reparations Experts Tackle Money Puzzle in Paris Talks
In Paris on May 19, Allied and American delegates continued work on German reparations terms while Germany faced allied objections and possible compromises. Dr Hjalmar Schacht was expected to push to concrete details as negotiators aimed to stretch limited funds to meet demands.
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Paris
France
Hjalmar Schacht
Train Collides With Auto Killing Six Near Wayne
Six members of a single family were killed when their car was struck by an eastbound Michigan Central Wolverine passenger train three miles west of Wayne Michigan. The automobile was dragged over a half mile as the train, traveling about sixty miles per hour, passed. The victims included Mr and Mrs Joseph Cando of Lincoln Park and their four children. The train was delayed only briefly.
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Detroit
Wayne
Mich
Michigan Central
Joseph Cando
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Buffalo
Mother and son killed as train crashes into car
In Ottawa Lake near Toledo Ohio the Leonard family was returning from a pleasure drive when a New York Central passenger train struck their car. Mrs. Gusta Leonard 45 and her son Lesser Jr 10 were killed while Lester Leonard 49 was in critical condition. The auto was hurled about 75 feet and the boy's body found in the wreckage.
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Toledo
New York Central
Ottawa Lake
Mich
Here
Gusta Leonard
Lesser, Jr
Three of One Family Killed as Train Hits Auto
Four people died when a Southern Pacific passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing on San Fernando boulevard Glendale California. The victims include Dr Arthur L Kelsey his wife and son of Pasadena and an unidentified boy riding with the family.
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Glendale
Cal
Southern Pacific
San Fernando Boulevard
Arthur L. Kelsey
Pasadena
Neck Broken Man May Die From Automobile Accident
In Erie Pennsylvania over the weekend two car crashes left one man with a broken neck and another with internal injuries. William Harris of Toledo Ohio sustains a broken neck with a poor prognosis while John Barker of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania suffers internal injuries.
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Erie
William Harris
Toledo
John Barker
Punxsutawney
Borah Blames Armaments for Global Burden of Peace
Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, denounces growing world armaments on NBC radio. He says ten years of professed disarmament left the world with the heaviest military establishments in history, comparing Versailles to a continuing war burden on humanity. He argues conferences fail due to the prevailing war spirit and urges a change in attitude to lessen the burden.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
National Broadcasting Company
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Farmer and two children found dead near Waseca
The bodies of Julius Schuck a farmer and two of his children were found near their home five miles northwest of Waseca Minnesota last night They had been clubbed to death A daughter Elizabeth returning home about ten o clock found the father s body a short distance from their house
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Waseca
Minn
Julius Schuck
Here
Elizabeth
Lovers Quarrel Ends in Death by Self Inflicted Shot
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune reports in Hamilton Ohio May 19 that Herman Miller 21 shot himself at Romilda Finley’s home after she rode off with his brother Elvin. The Miller family, quarantined for scarlet fever, were visiting. Mrs Miller helped Coroner Cook with the account.
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the Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Herman Miller
Wbighth Street
Herman
Elvin
Romilda Finley
William Finley
Parrish Avenue
Charter to Name Lickkee City Election Entry Banquet
City Charter Committee to announce candidates for fall munici pal election at a Linton banquet. Mayor Leasongood and Councilman Dixon will not seek reelection. Other Charter Councilmen may run. Civic leaders and possible successors discussed. Nearby University Club event features National Municipal League on city manager governance.
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City Charter Committee
Linton
Henry Bentley
Leasongood
Edward Dixon
Bentley
Dixon
University Club
National Municipal League of New York
Radiographer to address Cincinnati Club on Cleveland Clinic explosions
Dr. H. G. Reineke of the General Hospital X ray department will present observations on the explosions at the Cleveland Clinic Building. He speaks to the Membership Committee of the Cincinnati Athletic Club Tuesday at the Metropole.
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H. G. Reineke
General Hospital
Cleveland Clinic
Cincinnati Athletic Club
Metropole
Brawls with Guns and Knives Leave Dozens Injured
A spate of early morning brawls left nine wounded and eight arrested as fights sparked by card and dice games erupted across multiple addresses. Victims were treated at the General Hospital. several suspects fled or were held for investigation.
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Merritt Lee
Spring Grove Avenue
Henry Goode
Thomas Goode
Burlington Place
General Hospital
Goode
Lewis Newland
West Seventh Street
Carlisle Avenue
George Washington
Carlisle, Avenue
Mary Cummings
Washington
Gilbert Martin
Mound Street
Gertrude Kemp
Martin
Charles Foster
Harris Street
Ernest Johnson
Foster
Louis Campbell
West Sixth Street
William Hollsworth
West Court Street
Frank Johnson
West Liberty Street
Central Avenue
Johnson
Robert Brown
West Fifth Street
Brown
Dennis Gates
Gates
Eighth and
Linn Streets
Richard Crampton
Clarence Tabor
William Smith
Richmond Street
Willes Smith
Rittenhouse Street
William
Willie
Mexican Flowers bought as Lindbergh wedding gift
President and Mrs Portes Gil reportedly purchased Ramos Martinez’s Mexican Flowers for Col. Charles Lindbergh and Miss Anne Morrow. The painting, 15 years in the making, depicts four Mexican women in a flower garden. Purchase price not disclosed.
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Mexico City
Ramos Martinez
Mexican School of Arts
Emilio Portes Gil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Martinez
Aviators Seek Flight Records Four Slated
Laurie Yonge broke the world endurance record for light aircraft at 13 hours 20 seconds in Jacksonville Florida. The Bellanca Three Musketeers plan a 200 hour flight from Roosevelt Field with Martin Jensen H B Clarke and William Uldrich aboard using fuel drops and a catapult system for in flight gas can refills. The aircraft carries a radio for weather reports and in flight entertainment.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Laurie Yonge
New York World News Service
New York
Elinor Smith
Three Musketeers
Martin Jensen
H. B. Clarke
Roosevelt Field Flying School
William Uldrich
Bellanca
Texas Aiator Aims to Break Refueling Record
Texas Aiator will attempt to break the refueling record in Fort Worth on May 19, as officials report a new trial run and expected performance data. The effort focuses on faster air-to-air or ground refueling techniques and evaluates system reliability under test conditions.
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Texas Aiator
FT. Worth
Tex
Hoover Returns From Fishing Preserve Visit
President Hoover wound up a overnight trip to a fishing preserve near Madison Virginia and drove back to Washington. He and Secretary Wilbur of the Interior Department and Edward Lawrie stopped in Speeryville for Sunday school services at Memorial Baptist Church and joined the youngsters in song.
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Washington
Hoover
Madison
Wilbur
Interior Department
Edward Lawrie
Speeryville
Memorial Baptist Church
Cloudburst Drowns New York Man Amid Hail of Floods
A New York cloudburst at about 2 PM drenched thousands, wrecking boats and flooding streets. One man, Charles Seifert, 50, of Jamaica, drowned after being swept from a small fishing boat off Far Rockaway. His friend Leo Woishek jumped into the sea to save him but failed.
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New York World News Service
New York
Rockaway
Charles Seifert
Jamaica
Leo Woishek
Woishek
Seifert
Graf Zeppelin Prepares For Flight After Motor Repairs
Graf Zeppelin, cracked motors repaired, will sail under its own power for Germany with crew aboard and no passengers. French crowds watched as Dr. Hugo Eckener decided on a Wednesday or Thursday departure from Cuers toward Friedrichshafen, though officials doubt readiness before Sunday.
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Germany
Cuers
France
Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
Ernest A. Lehmann
Clodius
Paris
Mary Pierce
America
Pierce
New York
Air
Eckener
Lake Constance
Associated Press
Thieves Hit Several Downtown Properties Reported
Elmer Mesch reported a porch rug worth 30 dollars stolen from his Myrtle Avenue home. James C. Kerr Company on West Second Street saw a break in with 182 dollars taken from an unlocked safe. Basil Chabopoulo’s grocery on Harrison Avenue lost cigarettes worth 4.80. Dorman Auto Parts on East Eighth Street was ransacked with nothing taken. Abe Eppenger’s store on East Pearl Street reported ten crates of oranges worth 25 dollars stolen after a key entry.
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Elmer Mesch
Myrtle Avenue
James C. Kerr Company
West Second Street
Basil Chabopoulo
Harrison Avenue
Dorman Automotive Parts Company
East Eighth Street
Abe Eppenger
Commission
East Pearl Street
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Air Corps
Texas
MONEY
Hope For Action
Borah Scourges
Sweetheart
Lickkee
Municipal League
Lindberghs
Florida
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