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Newspaper
Daily Captial News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1927
Page
8
Four miners died at the Belmont mine in Butte when an electric ventilating fan was being moved. The tragedy occurred early today, authorities said.
Two Michigan Agricultural College graduates and brothers, Herbert W. Mumford of Illinois and Frederick B. Mumford of Missouri, were honored with doctor of agriculture degrees at their alma mater. Their careers paralleled as they led major midwest agricultural colleges and experiment stations.
James H. Melton aged 87 died at his Sedalia home today. He was father of six teen children, twelve survive including Ira E. Melton a real estate dealer and promoter in the Missouri Good Roads Program, Ernest M. a clothing dealer, and A. C. an insurance man. others live in Florida Texas Utah and Mississippi.
In New Britain Connecticut on June 10 professor W. B. Bailey formerly of Yale who lived as a tramp for three summers and ran a hobo lodging house for ten years says a good hobo with a hard luck story can earn from twelve to fifteen dollars a day.
An unmanned style aircraft with two pilots each assuming the other controlled the stick plunged 1500 feet and crashed near Rocky Mount North Carolina. Pilot W W Clark and Howard Crawford escaped injury while the plane suffered heavy damage.
Fifty American British and Scandinavian missionaries arrived in Peking after a 28 day flight from Kansu province. They report strong anti Christian and anti foreign sentiment along the journey.
In Georgetown South Carolina Mrs. A. W. Foster of New York braved waves undertow and sharks to reach the North Jetty and deliver help to her husband aboard the drifting yacht Sea Hawk after hours at sea.
Commander Francesco De Tinedo, the Italian long distance aviator, departed from Fayal Island in his seaplane at 6 15 o clock local time leaving a notable mark on the Azores air activities.
A La Nacion dispatch reports Major Sarmento Beires left Para on Tuesday for Georgetown and Lisbon via the United States and Los Angeles, with no further news since. In Brazil reports claim armed factions and other aviation plans surface, including Snadge of Albuquerque planning a San Francisco to Honolulu attempt next month.
Mrs. Mabel E. McNally, once at Langley Field for the Roma disaster in 1922, stood by her daughter Margaret six as she died in an automobile accident yesterday.
Los Angeles The Examiner reports motion picture star Dorothy Cummings will sue her English actor husband Frank Elliott Dakin for divorce on grounds of cruelty and requests custody of their two children.
Investigation into a string of Long Island robberies involving $1,000,000 in jewels was delayed as Arthur T. Barry balked at a stenographer recording his remarks about a "gentleman burglar" method. The incident halted proceedings and interrupted the inquiry.
In Owens Valley tension rises as residents prepare for possible conflict over water rights with factions forming around control of scarce supplies. Authorities monitor developments and urge restraint while negotiations continue.
Fall River obituary notes Emma Borden, 78, sister of Lizzie Borden who faced a sensational 1898 murder trial, died nine days ago in New Market New Brunswick. The Borden family record closes with Emma’s death following Lizzie’s earlier passing.
Rear Admiral Sumner E. W. Kittelle, commander of Cavite Navy Yard, told Cavite Legionarios de Trabajo leaders that Bolshevists are active in the Philippines and that open disloyalty to the government has appeared in some areas.
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