Aviators Yancey and Williams Resume Rome Flight
Captain Dewix A. Yancey and Roger Q. Williams, exhausted but undaunted, leave Albericia after fueling and inspection and aim to reach Ciampino near Rome within ten hours for a reception. The pair crossed from Old Orchard to Albericia and into Italy, enduring fatigue from a 3,400 mile journey. The night prior saw a hotel stay as they recuperated and prepared for the final leg amid cheers and official greetings.
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Santander
Spain
Dewix A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Old Orchard
Rome
Albericia
Silate
Ciampino
Williams
Yancey
Alberica
Harris
Hotel Real
Club Maritime
Saliquet
Lewis A. Yancey
Sonny Whitney's Wife Seeks Divorce in Nevada Residence
Mrs Marie Norton Whitney has rented Pola Lodge on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe to establish a three month residence required by Nevada law to file for divorce from Vanderbilt Sonny Whitney. The couple married in Paris in 1923 and Mrs Whitney declined to comment.
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New York
Nevada
Marie Norton Whittoday
Vanderbilt
Sonny
Uftney
Whitney
Galneva
Cal
J. L. Stack
Pola Lodge
Boundary Line
Calvena
Lake Tahoe
Whitneys
Paris
Yancey recounts near Azores flight and ship sighting
Captain Lewis A. Yancey describes taking control during a late night flight off course near the Azores. He details a near vertical descent over a ship to reveal their position, a warned crew member, and two minor storms before continuing his voyage.
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Williams
Azores
Willams
Romanian government links exiled Prince Carol to coup plot
Reports from Bucharest on July 10 describe confiscated documents in a government roundup of military conspirators that allegedly implicate exiled Prince Carol in a planned coup against the present regime. The situation heightens political tension as authorities move to seize suspected insurgents.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Army Aviators Die In Grackup At Quincy Bay
In Quincy Massachusetts on July 10 a second Lieutenant George B Stephens 34 of the U S Marine Corps and Gunnery Sergeant Ernest D Jones 1 were killed when their plane plunged from about two thousand feet into Squantum Bay near the Squantum naval base. Closer to the crane hoisting airships workmen watched as both men died before being extricated from the cockpit. Fellow aviators and mechanics leaped into the water in a vain rescue effort.
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Quincy
Mass
George B. Stephens
U.S. Marine Corps
Ernest D. Jones
Squantum Bay
Squanum Naval Base
Bleacher Collapse Injures Many at North Dakota State Fair
At Fargo July 9 more than 150 people were injured and 14 seriously when a bleacher section collapsed at the North Dakota state fair. About 1200 in the stands fell, with roughly one third precipitated into a heap. Officials blamed rotted timber supports missed during inspection. Chitarens Day drew a crowd of many children.
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Fargo
N. D
Japanese Village Slides Into Sea Tragedy in Kagoshima
A landslide sparked by heavy rains in Kagoshima Prefecture caused an entire fishing village to slide into the sea during the night. Thirty deaths were confirmed today as rescuers, hasty searches, and government officials assessed the disaster and its aftermath.
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Tokyo
Kagoshima Prefecture
Four under arrest in auto salesman's death
Norristown Pa July 10 four men were under arrest today after a coroner inquest found that William Norman Heim died from a blow to the head. The body was found beneath his wrecked automobile in Ambler near Fort Washington where he was last seen alive. Suspects include Robert Hallowell and Isaac Hallowell with Harry Hallowell and Charles Dullware taken into custody.
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Norristown
Heim
William Norman Heim
Fort Washington
Isaac x
Rob
Robert M. Hallowell
Isaac
Ert
Hallowell
Harry
Untin Bowler Readies for Greenland Flight
Chicago reports the Antin Bowler amphibian departing Port Burwell Labrador after a fog marooning. The plane plans to fly to Mt. Evans Greenland, a 700 mile crossing via Hudson and Davis Straits, marking first definite word of its progress.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Port Burwell
Cape Chidley
Labrador
Mt. Evans
Greenland
Hudson and Davis Straits
Rescue EFFORT FOR SUBMARINE L-69 BEGINS AT SEA
Pembroke Wales July 10 The British submarine L 69 today dove near the stricken H 47 and tried to alert the 21 men trapped inside using sound telegraphy with a bell in Morse code but received no signals. Divers and life saving gear were assembled as the depth of 320 feet posed a grave challenge. Eight ships including four minesweepers and seven destroyers combed the area while technicians prepared to deploy the new deep water diving apparatus.
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Pembroke
Wales
Bell
Renown
Wasp
Grafton Furniture Store Plans One Day Closing Out Sale
Read this twice see Thursday's Sentinel for prices and descriptions of the closing out sale to be held by one of Grafton's best furniture and hardware stores. Everything to be sold the advertisement will appear but once read and be on hand Saturday morning July 13th.
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Sentinel
Grafton
Angeleno endurance plane to fly record 200 hours
Culver City July 10 experts say the Angeleno biplane can remain aloft for 200 hours or more. It has already surpassed 14 extra hours beyond the previous Cleveland record, with pilots Mendel and Reinhart continuing the flight despite fuel requests and uncertain landing time.
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Culver City
Angeleno
Pedlely
Cal
Angels
L. W. Mendell Ander
Bs. Reinhart
Cleveland
A. E. McManus
Enterprise
Roy L. Mitchell
Byron K. Newcomb
Mendel
Reinhart
Yeaterday
Railways And Utilities Get Out In Valuations
West Virginia public works board released 1929 valuations showing railroads cut by 2,044,000 in a 2,552,652,000 net reduction. Chesapeake and Ohio led with a 1,794,000 drop, while Norfolk and Western and Virginian lines also fell. Public utilities overall declined to 509,732,950 from 512,285,602, with several companies trimming charges and others posting increases.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Board of Public Works
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Virginian
Baltimore and Ohio
Maryland
Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk Railroad
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Hope Natural Gas Company
Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company
Wheeling Traction Co
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Mellon-Koppers Plan Extension Across Eastern Gas Network
New York July 10 plans for completing a chain of by-product centers along the eastern seaboard were revealed with an offering of 25 million dollars in Koppers gas and coke bonds. Proceeds will finance 21 million dollars more in 6 percent preferred stock and a minority stake in Eastern Gas and Coke Association common stock. The Mellon Koppers plan envisions modern plants producing gas and chemicals at Philadelphia Jersey City Brooklyn New Haven Boston with inland supplies via pipelines.
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New York
Eastern Seaboard
Méllon-Koppers
Koppers Gas and Coke
Eastern ‘Gas and Coke Association
Mellon-Koppers Group
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Brooklyn
New Haven
Conn
Boston
Welch Mine Explosion Kills Four Workers in Wales
Four miners died and several were seriously injured in an explosion at the Milfraen mining pit in Bleananon Wales on July 10. Rescue teams faced toxic gas as additional victims remained trapped. doctors and reserve brigades aided survivors amid injuries and perilous conditions.
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Bleananon
Wales
Milfraen
Foreign nations protest American tariff proposals
Washington July 10 foreign governments and colonial possessions from Europe South Central America protest and their industries made public statements on an American tariff proposal. The Senate Finance Committee will consider the tariff bill. Chairman Smoot says the memoranda were sent by the state department and reflect familiar views in tariff history.
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Washington
Europe
South
Central America
House
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
State Department
National Committee
Continuea
Harper’s Ferry Man Mentioned for United States Court
Washington July 10 L Geffords of Harperd Fe Va has been suggested for the United States Court, among a large number of others. The report notes his name among candidates considered by a federal appointment board.
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Washington
Y. L. Geffords
Harperd Fe
St J
The
United States Court
Huge Taxation Refund to Coal Company in Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau announced a refund of 76486 dollars to River Company of MacDonald West Virginia for over assessment of come taxes in 1926 and 1927. The adjustments stemmed from additional deductions for depreciation depletion and other minor expenses amid disputed years.
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Washington
the River Company
MacDonald
W Va
Internal Revenue Bureau
Pelones
Friends Drown Groom After Big Serenade
In Jenkins Kentucky on July 10 a wedding celebration ended in tragedy when guests threw the bridegroom into the air after serenading the couple at their new home, and he drowned.
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Jenkins
David Hughes
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Will
Associated Press
Bullete
Grackup
Berlin
Ith
DHEP
London
Penn
Holmes
Crystal Ice Co
OKEH
Afr
Laura Weaver
Toulon
III
Wilmer T. Kitselman
Laura
W. C. Edwards
United Fuel Gas Company
Huntington Water Corporation
West Virginia Water Service Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Carnegie Natural Gas Company
Huntington Development and Gas Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Welch
George Peacock
Terra Alta
Harpers Ferry
Joh
M. P. Church
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