Three U S Lieutenants Complete 878 Mile Pacific Hop
Three United States Army planes circled the globe leg by leg landing at Paramachien Island after an 878 mile Arctic flight from Attu. Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith reports a snow and wind storm forced a landing en route with a swift return to the air and a later arrival at Paramachien. The crew plans the next hop to Bettobu on Yotorofu as they press toward completing the flight.
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Associated Press
Paramachien Island
Kuriel Islands
United States Army
Alr
Kashiwabara Bay
Attu Island
Aleutians
America
Pacific
Bettobu
Yotorofu
Associated Preast
Paramachieu
Japan
Attu
Alaska
Smith
Pramachien
John D. Ford
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Seek Support Of Plan To Help River Shipping
St Paul date May 17 First steps toward immediate development of Mississippi river traffic between St Louis and St Paul were to be taken at the Mississippi River Improvement Conference. A committee will canvass manufacturers and shippers for pledges of river shipping to determine barge and tug needs for the present five foot channel. Officials also discussed telegram exchanges with Congress on a 200 foot wide six foot channel as part of the rivers and harbors bill.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Mississippi River Improvement Conference
Mississippi Valley Association
Congress
Hague Attacks Brookhart Urges Sweet Nomination
Vernon L. Hague, cattleman from Fairfield and Fort Dodge, denounces Brookhart and calls for nominating Burton Sweet for the United States Senate. He accuses Des Moines machine politicians of farming fraud and warns of continued influence over farmers.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Vernon L. Hague
Fairfield
United States
Brookhart
Burton Sweet
Hague
Des Moines Machine
Clinton County Fills Two Guard Companies
Clinton and DeWitt national guard units reached full strength after recent enlistments in the Battery A Iowa field artillery. The Clinton battery and a DeWitt howitzer company completed required numbers last night and this week.
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Clinton County
Clinton
Battey A, Iowa Field Artillery
National Guard
Batery
Howitizer
DeWitt
Typists vie for Interstate championship title
Des Moines May 17 Typists from seven states compete for the Interstate Typists association title. Iowa leads with 19 entries including Nina Gosselink Donald Wachter Eva Bates Virgil Allen Marjorie O Harrow Claudia Fletcher Ivyle Presa Dorothy Pearson Neda Billins Vivian Vestrum Elberta Hensen Elaine Marcellus Rigmore Peterson Louis Lang Elizabeth Wolf Ruth Rupley Harriett Woodruff Marjorie Ogden Frances Miller.
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Associated Prese Des Moines
Interstate Typists’ Association
Iowa
Illinois
Montana
Logue
Missouri
Kiaie
Wyoming
Nina Gosselink
Donald Waechter
Pella
Eva Bates
Virgil Allen
Marjorie O’harrow
Mason City
Claudia Fletcher
Ivyle Presa
Dorothy Pearson
Qttumwa
Neda Billins
Vivian Vestrum
Waterloo
Elberta Hensen
Elaine Marcellus
Rigmore Peterson
Clinton
Louis Lang
Elizabeth Wolf
Ruth Rupley
Keokuk
Harriett Woodruff
Majorie Ogden
Frances Miller
Burlington
President Coolidge Ill. Cancels Engagements Date May
President Coolidge, ill with a cold, cancels engagements and stays in his room. White House doctors say he is not bedbound but to rest. a throat specialist was consulted and officials say no alarming symptoms. The day’s garden party proceeded with the president absent from his desk.
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Associated Press
Wellington
Mr. Coolidge
White House
Coolidge
Indiana
Washington
Brigaier General Sawyer
New French Leaders Endorse Humane International Policy
Paris May 17 The new parliamentary majority led by Herriot Painleve and Blum pledges conciliation and international understanding. They aim to rebalance the budget and combat the high cost of living while pursuing broader talks with Germany. Herriot calls the forthcoming foreign policy “more humane.”
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Associated Press
Paris
M. Herriot
M. Painleve
Leon Blum
France
Germany
Immigration Bill Sent To President For Signature
The immigration bill, providing for Japanese exclusion after July 1, reached the White House for Coolidge’s consideration. It will first go to Labor and State for opinions on practicality, with action due by midnight May 29.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Labor and
State Departments
Probers Plan 10 Bet Proce of Protection
Senate Daugherty committee seeks court aid to obtain cancelled checks of Ohio liquor operator George Remus to verify his claims of large payments to Jess Smith for protection. Remus, serving time in Atlanta, testified his records could illuminate payments of 250000 to 300000.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Daugherty Committee
George Remus
Ohio
Jess Smith
Daugherty
Stone
Remus
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Wets and Klan Drive Heavy Polk County Caucus Attendance
Polk County Republicans held precinct caucuses last night leading to a large turnout. Reports claim the Ku Klux Klan carried 163 delegates to 64 for anti Klans, amid campaigns around governor candidates W J Burbank and Glenn Haynes. An afternoon tally suggested 200 of 368 delegates opposed the Klan.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Polk County
Des Moines Register
Ku Klux Klan
W. J. Burbank
Glenn ©. Haynes
Senator Harrison Named Temporary Chair at Demo Convention
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi was unanimously chosen temporary chairman of the Democratic National Convention to be held in New York next month. He said it is naturally pleasing to preside over a convention that will nominate the next president of the United States.
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Associated Press
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
New York
Associated Presse
Washington
United States
Harrison
Hss
Garrett
Tennessee
House
Congress
Representative Fish
Harding
Detroit Bank Robbers Take $30,000 From Fort Street Bank
Detroit May 17 two armed bandits overpowered bookkeeper Harold K Taggart as he unlocked the door of the Fort street Bank of Detroit branch. They locked him in a washroom and, when teller Joseph Kanjia opened the vault, seized $30,000 in currency and fled in an automobile.
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Detroit
Harold K. Taggart
Fort Street
Bank of Detroit Today
Joseph Kanjia
Iowa City Inter scholastic meet sets 120 hurdles record
In Iowa City on May 17 Cahel of Cedar Rapids won the 120 high hurdles in 15 3-10 seconds at the interscholastic meet. Geneva of Albia placed second and Alison of Davenport third.
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Iowa City
Cahel
Cedar Rapids
Geneva
Albia
Alison
Davenport
John P Olson Dies in Council Bluffs at 101
John P Olson a former resident of Sour City died in Council Bluffs today at age 101. He lived a long life marked by local connections and community involvement.
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Council Bluffs
John P Olson
Sour City
Dawes Launched As Coolidge Running Mate Prospect
Chicago May 17 claim the first public boom of Brig. Gen. Charles G Dawes for the Republican vice presidential nomination has begun. Placards showing Coolidge and Dawes have been mailed with the slogan America first and brief bios. Dawes reportedly shows limited enthusiasm for the running mate idea.
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Associated Presse
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Committee of Experts
Reparations Commission
Coolidge
Daweer
Amer‘tea
Dawes
Owsley Plans Democratic Pursuit of Vice Presidency
Alvin M. Owsley, Dallas attorney and former American Legion national commander, may enter the Democratic vice presidential race if Texas State convention endorses him. He states no other candidate support and seeks the role to serve with input from millions of veterans who would assist him.
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Bakerfield
Calif
Charles H. Randall
Prohibition
Associated Press
Kearney
Neb
Alvin M. Owsley
Dallas
Tex
American Legion
Texas
Focal Legion Post
Owsley
Historic Colonial Theatre to Be Torn Down for Masonic Temple
The Colonial theatre, renamed in 1903 after the Iroquois fire disaster, will end tonight after a final performance. The building will be demolished to make way for a $5,000,000 Masonic temple, and all theater furnishings and equipment will be auctioned on Monday.
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Chicago
Colonial Theatre
Irquois Theatre
Weekly Weather Forecast From Washington
The outlook for the week beginning Monday calls for generally fair conditions in the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valley with normal temperatures. The report is issued by the Associated Press from Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri Valley
Omaha man visits Creston for weekend with Conway family
James Conway of Omaha arrived in Creston Friday evening to spend the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Matt Conway of South Myrtle Street.
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James Conway
Omaha
Creston
Matt Conway
South Myrtle Street
House Overrules Coolidge Veto On Soldier Bonus Bill
The House passed the soldier bonus bill 313 to 78, enough to override President Coolidge's veto. Debate focused on cost and fiscal impact, with leaders like Madden and Garrett urging passage as right and just while others warned of deficits and economic strain. The vote moves to the Senate where fate remains uncertain as supporters press for quick action.
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Associates Press
Washington
House
Coolige
Senate
Longworth
Madden
Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Johnson
South Dakota
New Veterans Committee
Congress
Fairbanks Couple To Tour Moscow In July
London reports Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks will visit Moscow in July to see how Russians receive their films. Director M. Kossmann of the Soviet cinema trust plans to meet them in Stockholm and recruit Chaplin for the new Russian film drama.
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Associated Press
London
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Moscow
Charlie Chaplin
Daily Express
M. Kossmann
Cinema Trust
Hav ‘St
Mary
Russia
Doug
Kossmann
Stocholm
Charlie Chaplain
Retired Bishop Stuntz Among Conference Actions
Springfield Mass May 17 The Methodist Episcopal general conference grants retired relation to Bishop Homer F E Stuntz of Omaha and retires three other bishops due to ill health or age The conference also seni ors George H Bickley to Singapore and William A Quayer Wilbur Burton and Frank M Bristol to retirement A federal child labor law is urged with no dissent and the body paves the way for its wartime stance
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Homer FE. Stuntz
Omaha
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
William A Quayer
St. Louis
Wilfiam Burton
Buffalo
Frank M. Bristol
George H. Bickley
Singapore
Swing Admits Working For Irrigation Project
Representative Swing of California admits he worked as counsel for the Imperial Valley Irrigation District last summer at 25 dollars a day while under question by a house committee. He said he needed the pay and resigned when Congress reconvened.
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Associated Press
Washington
Representative Swing
Republican
California
Boulder Canyon
Colorado
House
Counel
Imperial Valley Irrigation District
Seven Months Old Baby Dies From Broken Neck
Doris Englebarth seven months old, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs Edward Englebarth, died from a broken neck at their home near Viola. The mother had left the infants on a bed in the yard and returned to find Doris's head wedged between the foot rail and springs. A physician declared death the result of a broken neck. It is believed the child rolled to the foot rail.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Doris Englebarth
Edward Englebarth
Viola
Doris
Gillett Promises Aid To Coolidge If Elected
Washington May 17 Speaker Gillett pledged to support President Coolidge’s policies if elected Massachusetts senator. In a letter to R M Washburn secretary of the Roosevelt club Boston he said there is no chance of changes to the Volstead Law. He declined a Boston club talk due to duties in Washington and called Coolidge the greatest asset of the Republican party.
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Washington
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Gillett
R. M. Washburn
Roosevelt Club
Boston
Three or Four More Than Enough Votes to Pass Measure
The passage suggests the group believes they have three or four more than enough votes to make the present measure law, indicating strong support and likely approval.
Derby Day Crowds Fill Churchill Downs As Glide Withdrawn
Churchill Downs James Louisville May 17 A glorious spring sun and record crowds marked the fiftieth Kentucky Derby. Glide the filly entered but withdrawn two hours before post left 19 colts to contest the $63 800 purse with Black Gold Mad Play and Bracadale among favorites. The winner earns 53 800 with 6 000 to second and 3 000 to third.
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Churchill Downs
Lowiseville
Gllde
Glide
Harned Brothers and Jones
Louisville
Louiseville
America
Churchill Downe
Black Gold
Mra. R. M Hoots
Tulsa
Okla
Mad Play
Bracaedale
Harry F. Sinclair
Kentuctans
Beau Butler
E. R. Bradley
Lexington
Roiding Amendment Fails On First Vote
Washington May 17 The senate voted 49 to 25 against attaching the Gooding long and short haul amendments to the interstate commerce act in the army appropriation bill. Senator Walsh of Montana then proposed a measure to bar spending on rivers and harbors funds until the Gooding bill is finally disposed of in both houses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Walsh
Monetana
Congress
Socialists To Ratify Party's Candidates
The ratification meeting of the socialist labor party, after its national convention, will be held tonight in Cooper Union New York. Frank T. Johns of Oregon is named for president Verne D Reynolds of Maryland for vice president and Frank Passano of Brooklyn for New York governor.
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Associated Press
New York
Socialist-Labor Party
Cooper Union
Frank T. Johns
Oregon
Nomfe Nea
Verne DL. Reyenolds
Maryland
Frank Passano
Brooklyn
Blockton Farmers File Voluntary Bankruptcy Petitions
Harvey E F Clary a Blockton area farmer filed a voluntary petition in federal bankruptcy court listing debts of 1959.72 and assets of 4100. Including a 2500 life insurance policy. Alvin K Clary and his wife of near Gravy filed petitions as well.
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Harvey EF. Clary
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Grimes
Warren Grimes
Wheeler
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Mexico
Fred Dato
Estaban Cantu
Lower California
Abbott
Calexico
Fred Gershon
Harrison Topen
Associa Press
Muscatine
Samuel Stein
S. G. Stein
West Liberty
A. B Elliott
Pythian Temple Association
Knights of Pythias
Thomas Crawford
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Washington D. C
Clinton Post
Boost Dawes
Genearl Dawes
President Coolidge
Rankin
Newton
Minnesota
Greene
Ways and Meane Committee
Brann
Ja Gardia
Bishop Stunt
Swing
Illett
East
Churchill Downa
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Blockton
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