Trans-Pacific Dole Flight Delayed After Monterey Crash
Honolulu officials reject committee suggestion to postpone the flight while San Francisco sponsors press ahead with the $35,000 trans-Pacific Dole flight. The delay follows the San Diego crash that killed Navy Lieutenants Cowell and Waggener and raises concerns about navigation and equipment.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Honolulu
Department of Commerce
National Aeronautic Association
San Diego
George W. D .Cowell
R. G. Waggener
Navy
Lieut
B. H. Wyatt
Pacific Ocean
Medfern Eyes Brazil Flight For Endurance Record
Brunswick Ga Aug 11 A Georgia aviator Paul Medfern may attempt a return air journey if his Bruns wick to Brazil non stop flight succeeds He devoted today energy to the 4600 mile trek aiming to set a new non stop distance record and possibly an endurance mark Red fern noted the suggestion is problematical
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Brazil
Brunswick
Paul Medfern
Georgia
Redfern
German Planes Ready For Atlantic Flight Start
Dessau Germany Aug 11 reports say the Europa and Bremen Junker planes are ready for the long Atlantic crossing by four German airmen. A third plane remains undecided whether to carry mails or newspaper men with start plans unclear.
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Dessau
Germany
Europa
Bremen
Junker
Atlantic
America
Displeasure and Resolve Mark Flight Postponement
In San Francisco Aug 11 pilots reacted to the postponement of the Dole San Francisco to Honolulu flight. John A Pedlar of Flint Michigan argued the delay unfair to prepared entrants while M W Welty of Phillips Petroleum backed continuing the race with entries Oklahoma and Woolaroo. Paris reports Leon Givon said he would start his trans Atlantic attempt at 5 tomorrow morning.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
John A. Pedlar
Flint, Mich
Mildred Doran
San Francisco Examiner
M. W. Welty
Phillips Petroleum Company
Oklahoma
Woolaroo
Paris
Leon Givon
Farman Bluebird
Mornorning. de
Bigger News Service For Daily Paper
The Daily Advertiser installs automatic electric printers from The Associated Press to boost state national and world news. Iowa AP circuit will switch to the new system August 15 with daily operation 7 am to 5 pm delivering about 16 000 words daily to member papers. Editorial department reorganization follows the installation.
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Daily Advertiser
Associated Press
World News Service
Iowa
Entire School System Ready for Big Year
Public school buildings and equipment are in first class condition for the 1927 28 term opening in September. L L McGregor announces repairs and new equipment for junior college expansion. Creston junior college enrollment may exceed 150 with many inquiries from out of town and credits accepted by state colleges. Registration dates are Sept 1 2 and 5 with classes starting Sept 6.
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L. L. McGregor
Creston Junior College
Board of Education
McGregor
Creston
Burlington Adds Rail Trip For Tunney Dempsey Fight
The Burlington railroad arranging tickets for company patrons to attend the Tunney Dempsey boxing match on September 22 at Soldiers Field Chicago. Departure No 10 5 40 a m from here arrives Chicago 3 50 p m return No 3 11 30 p m. Dale Fillis local ticket agent says several plan to make the trip.
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Burlington Railroad
Soldiers’ Field
Chicago
Dale Fillis Jiocal
Crop Outlook Impro Improved By Good Weather
Favorable early weather lifts the agricultural department outlook for crops, though the corn yield remains the smallest in 26 years. Spring wheat, white potatoes and tobacco show gains since July 1, while winter wheat and fruits fall. A late warm fall warns of possible frost damage to late crops.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Woman Visiting At Talmage Dies
Mrs John Donahue of Sheridan Wyoming dies in Talmage Iowa after a several week illness pneumonia is the cause. Surviving are her husband who arrived from Sheridan and two daughters who accompanied her for a visit. The body was taken to Sheridan for burial.
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Talmage
Iowa
Speciatoe Advertiser
John Donahue
Sheridan
Wyo
Donahue Brothers
Mrs Bullock Dies At Orient In Brief Notice
Mrs Mary A Bullock wife of L H Bullock of Orient died at home at 5 this morning after a brief illness. Funeral services set for Saturday at St Mark's Orient at 1 o clock. Body lies in state 9 to 10 at home. Burial in New York City after Creston procession.
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Mary A Bwock
L. H. Bullock
Orient
St. Mark's Church
Creston
New York City
Union Fair season tickets go on sale soon Creston August event
Season tickets for the Union county fair in Creston from August 22 to 27 go on sale next Monday per association secretary Cicero Cobb. The event is billed as Union county’s biggest, with exhibits from townships, a joint Creston Chamber exhibit of manufacturers, Wortham midway shows, four days of horse racing, grandstand acts, fireworks, and an official automobile race to close on Saturday.
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Union County
Creston
Cicero Cobb
Cobb
Creston Chamber of Commerce
Wortham
Creston Municipal Band
American Legion
Coolidge Seen As Candidate despite 1928 pledge
Representative W. E. Hull of Illinois predicted here at Custer South Dakota that President Coolidge will be renominated by the Republican Party in 1928 despite his public declaration he would not run. Hull met with Coolidge during a visit to the summer White House.
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Custer
S. D
Cookde
W. E. Hull
Ilinois
White House
Three Executed Suspects Hold Fast in Hunger Strike
Nicola Sacco Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Celestino Madeiros faced possible execution in Massachusetts death row as reprieves shifted. Madeiros ate a last supper while Sacco and Vanzetti continued their hunger strike, with officials announcing a renewed delay and moving them to other prison cells before final fate.
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Sacco
Madeiros
Hendry
Death House
New Bedford
Two St Paul Women Slain in Red House
Two young women were found shot to death in a locked Red Street home in St Paul. One is believed to be Ruth Barrett wife of James Barrett a local finance firm officer. the other is unidentified. Police suspect gang warfare over bootlegging as motive.
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ST. Paul
Ruth Barrett
James Barrett
Barrett
Ed Murnane
Jack Sullivan
Lake Vuadnas
Teddy Dubois
Anne Grenville
Murnane
Ford makes inaugural flight with Lindbergh at his airport
Detroit August 11 Henry Ford climbed into the Spirit of St Louis with Col Charles A Lindbergh at Ford airport Provision Way prepared a special cockpit seat Ford rode aloft briefly then landed to continue the Guggenheim fund tour Ford plans secrecy at Dearborn estate before leaving for Grand Rapids to resume the three month aeronautics promotion tour
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Oelock
Edse Ford
Lindbergh
Yeater
Mord
Dearborn
Grand Rapids
Guggenheim Fund For the Promotion of Aeronautics
Postponed Burlington Rail Shops Visit
Summer school students were to tour the Burlington railroad shops this afternoon but the visit was postponed due to master mechanic Henry Kastlin being called out of the city. The visit is now set for a later date.
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Burlington Railroad
Henry Kastlin
Beig
Sanderson Allows Exceptions in Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Judge Samuel Sanderson of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said he would permit exceptions to be argued before the full court in Sacco and Vanzetti's appeal. The pair received a respite until midnight August 22, delaying their scheduled execution.
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Boxton
Aug
St.a
Sanderson
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Sacco
Vanzetti
Arthur du Fll
Arthur K. Reading
Council Opposes Further Sacco Vanzetti Respite
Boston August 11 Eugene Fraher of Lynn a governor's council member said August 22 would mark the close of the Sacco Vanzetti case. The council approved Governor Fuller's recommendation for another respite, noting a moral barrier to execution while court action is pending. Fraher cautioned the council might not extend the respite again.
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Boston
Sacco-Vanzett
Eugene Fraher
Lynn
Governor's Council
Fuller
Four Supreme Court Justices Ready for Tuesday Session
Four justices who will hear the exceptions are within a day's journey of the court house and have been notified to be in readiness for the session, likely to begin Tuesday morning.
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Supreme Court
Sacco and Vanzetti case moves on with new rulings
Michael A. Musmanno of Pittsburgh filed exceptions in Norfolk superior court on behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti to three rulings and decisions by Judge Webster Thayer. The action was announced in Dedham Massachusetts on August 11.
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Dedham
Mass
Webster Thayer
Norfolk Superior Court
Michael A. Musmanno
Pittsburgh
Sacco
Vanzetti
Lindbergh Backs Model Plane Series Endorsed by Daily Advertiser
Colonel Charles Lindbergh endorses The Daily Advertiser plan to teach children model airplane making. He calls it a fine movement for aviation development and says it teaches the principles of flying to the next generation shaping the aviation era.
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Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
America
Daily Advertiser
Filing Time For Court Expires As August Term Opens
The filing deadline for new district court cases for the August term expires today per clerk Miss Emma Beaumont. Over 50 law and equity cases have been filed since the last term. Judge H. H. Carter of Corydon will preside when the term opens August 22.
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Emma Beaumont
H. H. Carter
Corydon
Evans Family Heads to Nebraska and Colorado
Charles M. Evans and his sons Clyde and Floyd depart Monday afternoon from 1102 North Maple Street for Nebraska and Colorado to visit relatives and will return via the Black Hitch in their car.
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Charles M. Evans
Clyde
Floyd
North
Maple Street
Nebraska
Colorado
Summer School Inspectors Tour Henderson Glove Factory
Monday afternoon notes say summer school students inspected the Henderson Glove factory several weeks ago. The brief item highlights an educational visit by students to the plant and suggests ongoing interest in local industry.
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Henderson
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