Rome-Bound Pathfinder Flight Aids Winds to Rome
The monoplane Pathfinder carrying Roger William and Captain Lewis A Yancey aimed for Rome on a 4232 mile transatlantic crossing from Old Orchard Maine. Estimated 48 hours to Rome with a northern Atlantic course via Cape Sable and Cape Ortegal. Both crew members are veteran airmen with Navigator Yancey and mechanic Williams. Mrs Yancey watched the departure from 614 Orchard.
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New York
Roger
Williama
Lewis
Yancey
Atlantic
Rome
Old Orchard
Portland
Coast Guard
Spain
Cape Sable
N.S
Cape Ortegal
Aryonne
France
Mediterranean
James H.kiball
Weather Bureau
Sach
Williams
Brookline
Curtis Flying Service
Clarence Chamberlain
Chicago
Cabin Boy
Kingsford Plans Hop To America
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith, famed Australian flyer, told AP that he has virtually decided to fly from England to the United States in the Southern Cross after overhauling his three motors. He arrived en route to London from Sydney and was met by C. Maidment of the Wright Whirlwind Motor Co to supervise the overhaul. The engines have only 500 flight hours, and after inspecting four Lenflower planes for Australian service, he will focus on the Atlantic crossing plan.
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Rome
Charles Kingsford Smith
Associated Presse
England
United States
London
Sydney
S. W
C. Maidment
Wright Whirlwind Motor Company
Kingsford
Smith
Atlantic
Swedish Flier Tests New Motor At Iceland
Captain Sabin Ahren Berg tested the Svert motor in Reykjavik Iceland hoping for another attempt to reach Greenland tomorrow. If successful he planned to replenish fuel at Ivig tuf and then proceed to New York after a brief stay.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Sabin Ahren Berg
Svert
Greenland
Fler
Ivigtuf
New York
Weather Haron: Fair and Warmer Forecast
Weather brief notes fair and warmer conditions with a trend toward unsettled and warmer weather overnight and into Wednesday. Minorly fair conditions expected earlier with increasing unsettled conditions by midweek.
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Haron
Bridge Play While Hubby Soars to Rome
Mrs. Roger Williams of New York plans to while away the time playing bridge as her aviator husband flies to Rome. She says she is supportive and prepared, though her mother objects. She doubts accompanying him, noting she has seen too much of aviator praise.
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New York
Ten Yaard
Roger
Williama
Rome
Untin Bowler plane location mystery delays dispatch
Report from Ottawa on July 9 notes ongoing conjecture over the Chicago Berlin plane's whereabouts after a three day radio hum detected near Caps Hope west of Port Burwell. The signal suggested the craft was airborne but its course toward Greenland or weather reporting remains unclear.
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Ottawa
Chicago Berlin
Ltg
Caps ‘Hope
Port Burwell
Greenland
Wat
Chicago ‘Tribune
Chicaz
Plan Mexico U S Air Line to Link Cities by Air Train
Plan to establish next week an international train plane service linking Mexico City and New York. The trip will combine planes and rails, covering about 1000 miles by air and two all night train legs. Motored tri engine planes to be used. Sol ern Air Transport to fly the Houston leg. Missouri Pacific and Seaboard Air Line named as rail partners.
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Mexico City
Mexican Aviation Company
New York
Solern Air Transport
Missouri’ Pacific
Seaboard Air Line
Luther League Resolutions Skip Controversial Topics
Omaha reports that the Luther League of America convention will receive resolutions today with no controversial subjects tied to its religious activities. Wallace Gent of Baltimore, committee chair, said the group discussed proposing endorsements for prohibition, the Kellogg peace pact, and Hoover’s call for citizen cooperation in law enforcement, but no formal resolutions were drafted on those topics.
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Luther ‘League
Omaha
Luther League of America
Wallace Gent
Baltimore
Hoover
Twin City dairy expert named on U S Farm Board
Carl Williams of Oklahoma City and Schilling accepted seats as dairy and cattle voices on the federal Farm Board. Sponsored by 30 national dairy groups, Schilling brings Twin City Milk Producers Association leadership to Washington, with Hoover aiming to stabilize wheat or cotton sectors. Secretary Hyde serves as ex official agriculture spokesman.
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Washington
Aly
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Moserip
Angton
Cay
Bes
Carl Williams
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Hyde
Agriculture
Schilling
White House
Haiff
Twin’ City
Milk Producers ‘Association
St. Paul
Fins
Rt Rev Henry Day Perpetual Pontiff Report
A garbled OCR fragment references Rt Rev Henry Day and the pontiff in a church related context. Details are unreadable, but it appears linked to ecclesiastical leadership or appointment discussions. Further readable text needed for a precise summary.
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Henry Op
Frankfort Man Loses 3 Flingers
Fran Ort, 8, D., July 9, reports indicate G Schone, a resident of Frankfort, was visiting Wisconsin with his two sons when repairing a gate. While ripping a 2x4 with a circle saw the lumber split, severing his third finger. The accident happened at Alma, Wisconsin. He was rushed to the hospital at Winona, Minnesota, where doctors strive to save the remainder of the hand.
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Fran Ort
Specelal
G. Schone
Wisconsin
Schone
Winoita
Minn
Street paving plan alters Yankton traffic plan
The city commission decided to replace street fareway and pave three streets as a step toward easing traffic congestion. The action targets Fourth Street and other routes to improve mobility in downtown Yankton.
Scramble for New Paper Money Starts Tomorrow
Washington reports a nationwide scramble as banks open for business tomorrow to begin distributing new currency. The shift aims to curb waste by keeping usable old notes in circulation while introducing unfamiliar denominations over about a year.
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Washington
Car strike at crucial stage in New Orleans
New Orleans July 5. Federal conciliators and city officials pressed a settlement as Public Service Inc and the street car workers union faced mediation. The impasse followed a week of service disruption, with bondholders seeking an injunction to protect property and the company replying to the city council’s call to arbitrate.
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NEW
Orleans
Commission
New Orleans
Public Service, Inc
Carmen's
mig \ulate
United States Department of Labor
Shriners Plan Friday Noon Luncheon Tour Stops
Vying for area hosting duties, El Riad temple at Sioux Falls prepares a luncheon for visiting Shrine members from Huron and nearby points. Mrs Youngworth, wife of Youngworth of Al Malaihak temple Los Angeles, tours temples in the central west. Local Shriners expect to entertain 150 or more Shriners at the Friday noon event with invites extended to all.
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el’ Riad
Sioux Fails
Huron
Youngworth
Los Angeles
Central West
Quakes Disturb Los Angeles Area Causes Injuries
Seismic shocks rocked Los Angeles and nearby areas injuring four people and damaging several buildings. East Whittier school, a 15 year old concrete structure, suffered major cracks and partial collapse of wings and roof. Other Whittier area buildings reported damage as city hall and downtown offices swayed and a chandelier loosened in a notable room.
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Los
Montea
Jons Beach
Los - 'Ane
Weakened fliers push to endurance flight record
Culver City Cal July 9 With their goal within hours L W Meidell and R B Reinhart show signs of exhaustion as they pilot a single motorized biplane toward an endurance record of 174 hours 59 minutes They started from 7 29 30 a m and hope to remain aloft until 2 30 29 p m local time eclipsing the current mark set three days earlier by Mitchell and Newcomb in Cleveland The pilots face a strained flight as their engine risked quitting and rain and fog hindered the route authorities.
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Culver City
Cal
L. W. Meidell
R.B. Reinhart
Huron
Roy L.mitchell
Byron K. Newcomb
Cleveland
Mendel
Reiphat
Reginald
Robbing
James
Kelly
Fort Worth
Ohio
Post Office Deficit Sparks Hoover Economy Review
Washington July 9 President Hoover seeks causes and remedies for huge postal losses. Assistant Postmaster General Tilton leads a detailed survey to curb deficits projected well over 100 million dollars after last fiscal year. Brown and four assistants met to discuss self sustaining plans and airway mail issues.
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Washington
Hoover
Opt Post Office
General Tilton
Brown
William’ B. Buttington
Corn Grows Tall Despite Late Planting Near Huron
Coutts brothers living a mile south and a half mile west of Huron report their 20 acre corn crop thriving despite a big stalk over six feet tall displayed at the National Bank of Huron lobby. The early Yellow Dent corn, planted April 30, has started to tassel as it was cultivated four times.
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Coutts
Huron
National
Bank of Huron
George
Charles
David
Tinsley Faces Sentencing Today for Horse Stealing
Tinsley Joh Reed and William Shepard, found guilty last week on charges of horse stealing on the Cheyenne Indian Reservation, are to be sentenced as US district court convenes after a recess. Judge A Ly Wyinan indicated he would hear a defense motion for a new trial at the same time.
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G. B. ‘Tingley
Joh Reed
William Shepard
Wu.s. District Court
A.‘Ly Wyinan
Heat Wave Toll Rises With Seven Dead Across Cities
The ongoing heat wave in the east and midwest leaves seven dead and many prostrated. Drownings and heat-related illnesses mount as Phoenix reports 102 degrees while Washington reaches 97 and New York 89.
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New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Wilmington
Gynn
Mass
Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Ariz
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain District
Northwest
Baltimore
Chicago
Kansas City
France insists on neutral site for reparations conference
July 9 report states France demands a neutral host for the upcoming reparations conference with Great Britain pressing for London. The cabinet approved a reply note to London and signaled openness to British procedural ideas once the conference begins.
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France
Paris
London
Great Britain
Trans continental air service arrive in Los Angeles late
Kansas City July 8. Passengers on the Trans continental air passenger service completing a coast to coast 48 trip are arriving in Los Angeles late tonight. The Santa Fe train between Chor 8 and Waynoka was about 20 minutes late, delaying the onward flight eastward, which left Waynoka at 9 22 a.m. and the second a few minutes later.
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Los Angeles
Heles Ye
Ijendit
Santa Fe
Waynoka
British craft sunk in St Georges Channel with heavy loss
The British submarine H-47 with 28 crew, sunk in 270 feet of water off Pembroke coast after a collision with the submarine L-12. Only two crew members were saved, including commanding officer Lieutenant R. J. Gardner. One L-12 man, chief signaller Charles Edward Bull, is missing, while Arthur Sampson is in critical condition. Salvage efforts were planned but uncertain, as officials in the House of Commons discussed the disaster.
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London
St. George’s Channel
Pembroke
Fithguarad
Tlieutenant R. J. Gardner
Sidney Glepurne
Admiralty
House of, Commons
Opium Worth a Million Seized in San Francisco
Mrs Susie Ying Kad wife of the Chinese vice consul arrived with eleven baggage pieces that Customs opened in San Francisco finding opium valued at 1 million dollars. The drugs allegedly belonged to a smugging ring and were produced in Macao. Mrs Kao denied ownership and said she was misled by friends in China. Names of the owners were refused citing life risk.
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San Francisco
Trai Ching
Susie Ying Kad
Chines
Cuba
Ching
United States
Treasury
Washington
Kao
Treasury Department
Kee
China
Macao
Portugese
William Rosa
United States District Court of Hawaii
Honolulu
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Plan Mexico
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Twin City
U. S. Farm Board
William F. Schilling
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Frankfort
Disturb
Reinhart
Thomas J. O'Brien
South Dakota ‘Bankers’association
Haven
George A. ‘Starring
Tinsley
Kansas
City
Trans Continental
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Transcontinental
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Ashton
Frank Rockwell
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