Rome Aviators Resume Flight After Respite
American aviators Captain Lewis A. Yancey and Roger Q. Williams, weary but undaunted, resumed their Rome flight from Albericia after a rest. They aimed to reach Ciampino airfield before dark, continuing the 850 mile leg from Old Orchard, Maine, to Rome with cheers from thousands awaiting their arrival. The crew faced fatigue, fuel concerns, and formal welcomes as they prepared for the final stretch.
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Santander
Spain
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Old Orchard
Rome
Albericia
Ciampino
Pathfinder
Sonny Whitney Divorce Move Sparks Nevada Residence
Mrs Marie Norton Whitney plans filing for divorce from Sonny Whitney after renting the J L Stack residence Polo Lodge on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Nevada law requires a three month residence to file suit. Whitney declined to comment denying reports. The Whitneys married in Paris in 1923.
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New York
Nevada
Marie Norton Whitney
Vanderbilt
Bonny
Whitney
Cisneva
Cal
J. L. Stack
Polo Lodge
Boundary
Calvenara
Calneva
Alalumer
Lake Tahoe
Whitneys
Patis
Yancey Flyers Rescue Flight Details from Azores Route
Captain Lewis A. Yancey recounts handling controls during a perilous leg toward the Azores. He describes fog lifting near 250 miles out, spotting a passing ship, signaling position, and a briefing from companion William during two minor storms. The narrative continues on page seven.
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Lewis A. Yancey
Associated Press
Santander
Spain
Azores
Williams
Wilamy
Government roundup implicates exiled Prince Carol
A Bucharest bulletin from July 16 reports government actions identifying military conspirators against the regime. The documents allegedly link the former Prince Carol to a planned rebellion. The notice frames these findings as part of ongoing state security measures.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Army Aviators Die in Crackup at Squantum Bay
In Quincy Massachusetts July 10 second Lieutenant George B Stephens 24 U 8 Marines and gunnery sergeant Ernest D Jones 31 were killed when their plane plunged from about 2000 feet into Squantum Bay near the base. The ship fell within reach of a crane but both men were dead when extricated. Several aviators mechanics and workers nearby jumped into the water to try to aid them.
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Quincy
Mass
George B. Stephens
U1.8
Marine Corps
Ernest D. Jones
Squantum Bay
Squantum
Bleacher Collapse Injures Hundreds at North Dakota State Fair
In Fargo on July 9 a bleacher section collapsed at the state fair injuring more than 150 people, 14 seriously. About 1,200 spectators fell, many children among the crowd. Officials blamed rotted timber supports not detected during inspection.
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Fargo
N. D
Meir
Japanese Village Slides Into Sea Disaster Report
A landslide after heavy rains in Kagoshima Prefecture overnight swept an entire fishing village into the sea. Thirty deaths were reported as emergency crews searched wreckage and rescued survivors along the coast.
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Kagoshima
Four Arrests in Auto Salesman Death Near Fort Washington
Norristown Pa July 10 four men were in custody after the coroner's inquest into the death of William Norman Heim an auto salesman from rappe Pa whose charred body was found under his wrecked car near Fort Washington on June 21. The suspects include Robert M Hallowell Thane E Hallowell Harry Hallowell and Charldn Dull. The jury ruled Heim died from a blow to the head by an unknown assailant. Robert Hallowell owns a garage in Ambler where Heim was last seen alive. Isaac is Robert's brother and lives near the garage. Harry is Heim's son and worked as the garage manager.
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Norristown
William Norman Heim
Rappe
Fort Washington
Robert M. Hallowell
Thane E. Hallowell
Harry Hallowell
Charldn Dull
Helm
Robert Hallowell
Ambler
Heli
Isaac
Robert
Harry
Inane
Untin Bowler Ready to Hop Escapes Fogs
Chicago July 10 The Untin Bowler amphibian aircraft, marooned by fog near Port Burwell Labrador, prepared to depart for Mt Evans Greenland after a fogbound delay. Aviation editor Robert Wood reported progress while pilot Robert Gast aimed to beat dense conditions through northern Quebec.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Berlin
Port Lurwell
Cape Chidley
Labrador
Mt. Evans
Greenland
Hudson and
Davis Straits
Port Burwell
Tribune
Great Whale
Hudson Lay
Robert Wood
The
Tribune T
Robert Gast
Wood
Gast
Quebec
Swedish fliers continue trip toward United States
From Reykjavik, Sweden, Captain Albin Ahrenberg leads a three man flight to Greenland, continuing a delayed journey toward the United States. Lieutenant Axel Floden and mechanic Robert Ljunglund accompany him on the 800 mile hop to Ivigtut with an estimated ten hour flight time. Nearby Parsons visitors Mr and Mrs Cross and their children Ellsworth and Nell also visit Mrs Birdid Thompson.
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Rskjavik
Teeland
Albin Ahrenberg
Reykjavik
Greenland
Sweden
United States
Ahrenberg
Axel Floden
Robert Ljunglund
Deykjavik
Ivigtul
B. F. Cross
Ellsworth
Nell
Parsons
Birdid ‘Thompson
Rescue effort for submarine H-47 begins in deep sea
Pembroke Wales July 10 UPI divers arrive as 21 men remain trapped in sunken submarine H-47 following collision with L-12. Navy prepares heavy lifting gear and deep water apparatus while buoy oil signals fix location. Officials hope some may be alive. communication attempts fail. London dispatch notes cautious optimism amid extensive search by minesweepers flotilla and destroyers. In other news William O Jaco fails to appear for liquor possession arraignment. authorities suspect avoidance amid possible harsh sentence. Father claims son left willingly after advising him not to go.
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Pembroke
Wales
Bell
Renown
London
Evening News
JACO
William _0
John L. Wittman
J. O. Jaco
Jace
J. W. Wooddell
Wallace Henderson
Linn Mays
Pruntytown
Prohibition
G. H. Gordon
Clarksborg
Railways And Utilities Get Out In Valuations
West Virginia board of public works reports total public utility assessments at 509,732,950 for 1929, down from 512,285,602. Railroads see a $2,044,000 net reduction led by Chesapeake and Ohio at a $1,794,000 cut while Baltimore and Ohio stays steady at 98,500.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Board of Public Works
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Baltimore and Ohio
Maryland
Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
Howe Natural Gas Company
Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company
Wheeling Traction Co
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephony Company
United Fugel 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
Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
Mellon-Koppers plan for 3 by product centers along seaboard
New York July 10 announcement of a 25 million dollar Koppers gas and coke bonds offering funds will purchase 21 million dollars in preferred stock and minority common stock in Eastern Gas and Coke Association. The Mellon Koppers group plans modern plants to produce gas and chemicals in Philadelphia Jersey City Brooklyn New Haven Conn Boston with inland gas through pipelines.
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New York
Eastern Seaboard
Mellon-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 men died and several were seriously injured in a Milfraen mining pit blast at Bleananon Wales. Rescue teams faced poisonous gas as more trapped workers were feared dead. Doctors and reserve brigades braved fumes to reach the pit, while Mr and Mrs George Peacock visited Terra Alta.
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Bleananon
Wales
Milfraen
Foreign Nations Protest American Tariff Proposals
Twenty five foreign governments and colonial possessions filed protest notes and opinions with the senate finance committee regarding American tariff proposals. The communications, categorized as emphatic and mild, were made public by the state department and will be reviewed in the committee's tariff bill revision.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
State Department
Europe
South
Central America
Smoot
Democratic National Committee
Angeleno endurance flyers extend flight past 188 hours
Culver City July 10 Angeleno pilots Mendell and Reinhart pushed beyond 188 hours aloft in the biplane Angeleno surpassing the Cleveland 174 hour mark. Ground officials watched for fatigue as fuel requests and oil needs were relayed, signaling hopes to reach 200 hours or more.
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Culver City
Sui
Plangy
Angeleno
Cal
L. W. Mendell
R. B. Reinhart
Cleveland
Cnere Aelia Spart
A. 5
McManus
Enterprise
Deine
Roy L. Mitchell
Byron K. Newcomb
Mendell
Reinhart
Harpers Ferry Man Suggested for US Court Post
Washington July 10. L Geffords of Harpers Ferry West Virginia has been suggested for a job with the United States Court joining a long list of others.
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Harpers Ferry
Washington
L. Geffords
W. Va
United States
Taxation refund awarded to New River coal company
The Internal Revenue Bureau announced a refund of 76486 dollars to the New River company of MacDonald West Virginia for over-assessments of income taxes in 1925 and 1926. The errors stemmed from allowances for depreciation depletion and other minor deductions.
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Ington
New River Company
MacDonald
W. Va
Internal Revenue Bureau
Jgssary
Friends Drown Groom After Serenade in Jenkins Ky
In Jenkins Kentucky on July 10 a group of friends drowned the bridegroom after serenading him and his bride at their new home. David Hughes, 23, died when friends threw him into a lake following the celebration.
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Jenkins
David Hughes
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Yancey
Williams Poe
Alberica
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Sonny” Whitney
Bulletin
Laura Weaver
Toulon
III
Wilmer T. Kitselman
Laura
W. O. Edwards
Mellon-Koppers Plan
Welch
George Peacock
Terra Alta
Hardy
OKEH
M. P. Church
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