Lyered plan to continue voyage to Brisbane and Sydney
The Southern Cross crew, after a 5538 mile ocean crossing from Oakland Hawaii to Suva, prepared for a 1700 mile hop to Brisbane en route to Sydney Australia. Captain Charles Kingsford Smith co pilot Ulm and crew members Lyon and Warner faced engine and weather checks, fuel needs and a potential beach takeoff site as Suva officials and locals watched.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Oakland
Cal
Hawaii
Southern Cross
Brisbane
Sydney
Australia
Kauaki
Suvai
Charles Ulm
Harry W. Lyon
James Warner
Kingsford-Smith
Eit
Grand Pacific
Kingsford- Smith
Lyon
Warner
Hhundgr
Hobby rushes flyer north to seek crew
Kings Bay Spitzbergen June 4 The sealing vessel Hobby heads north with Norwegian flyer Lieutenant Luetzow Holm to search by air for the missing dirigible Malta aided by mechanic observer Myre They plan flights from it amid improving weather though NW winds may delay due to ice floes Holm will also monitor Alpine troops pursuing Italia’s crew near Mossel Bay Ice breaking Braganza nears Hinlopen Strait while Riiser Larsen planned Thursday to fly in search of Halla The So viet Rescue Commission considers another expedition to Fran Josef land to find the Talia and General Nobile has joined the area.
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Kings Bay
Spitazbergen
Hobby
Spitzbergen
Malta
Luetzow-Holm
Myre
Holm
Mossel Bay
Hinlopen Strait
Draganza
Riiser-Lirsen
Halla
Moscow
Soviet Rescue Commission
Fran Josef Land
Nobile
Poling Funeral Held At Residence Today
Arthur W Poling prominent railroad man and lifelong Grafton resident died Sunday of pneumonia funeral services were held at his residence 121 East Wilford street at 2 pm assisted by Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Moose lodge and other affiliated groups Rev A M Barlow officiated burial in Bluemont cemetery Zinn Funeral Company notes removal from old location and return to former customers
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Arthur W. Poling
Grafton
East Wilford Street
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
The
Moose Lodge
A. M. Barlow
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Poling
East Sanitary
Baltimore
Ohio
Weather Outlook With Showers Tonight and Wednesday
A weather notice from June 8 reports probable showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Temperature remains steady. The Gleaners Class event at Industrial School Auditorium in Prontztown W Va is noted for 8 o'clock. Admission unspecified.
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Industrial School
Prontztown
W. Va
Prosecution Closes Case of Oil Baron in Senate Inquiry
Court Clerk first witness in the defense case as Justice Siddons overrules the challenge to two counts. The government introduced routine documents while Frank J. Hogan argued Stewart’s refusals to answer specific questions. Witness W. W. Stickney supplied docket dates tied to the Sinclair conspiracy and the prior trial context.
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Ging Way
Frank J. Hogan
Stewart
Jdunehad
Hosan
Hogan
Justice Siddons
W. W. Stickney
Fly PF. Sinclair
Leo A. Rover
Stickney
Sinclair
Rover
Insurgents Slain in Battle Near El Salvador Jalisco
Mexico City June 5 nine teen insurgents were killed by regulars in a clash with federal troops at El Salvador Jalisco One insurgent was captured and executed The federal soldier died and three were wounded The insurgents were dispersed
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Mexico City
Crisoforo Ramos
War Department
Ecoral
el Salvador
Jalisco
Chicago girl wins contest at pageant in Galveston
Ella Van Hueson of Chicago captured the Miss America title at the third annual International pageant of pulchritude in Galveston Texas. Audrey Reiley of Charleston West Virginia was eliminated after strong judges’ deliberation. Miss Van Hueson, 22, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 120 pounds, will advance to compete with international entrants for Miss Universe. John Burdett, a West Virginia University law student, is home for the summer with his mother on West Main Street.
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Galveston
Texas
West Virginia
America
Wihen
Ella van Hueson
Chicago
Audrey Reiley
Charleston
W. Va
van Hueson
Mildred Filene Olden
Denved
Iten
Miss van Huesen
Dorothy Brittion
Jersey City
N. J
Mise van Hueson
John Burdett
College of Law
West Virginia University
A.” W. Burdett
West Main Street
Degrees Awarded to 430 West Virginia Graduates
Morgantown West Virginia June 6 430 degrees were conferred at West Virginia University commencement exercises Dr Frank B Trotter president presented diplomas for the last time He retires June 30 and will be succeeded by Dr Join Al Turner of the University of New York
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Frank B.trotter
Join al. Turner
University of New York
Anti-Saloon League Leader Bishop Wilson Dies
Baltimore mourns Rt Rev Luther Barton Wilson former Anti-Saloon League president and longtime church official after a heart illness followed by collapse during a conference speech in Kansas City He served since 1904 as bishop and led foreign missions and bishops boards, shaping prohibition era activism.
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Baltimore
Ines
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kansas City
Luther Barton Wilson
Bishop Wilson
Anti-Saloon League
Wilson
Board of Foreign Missions of
Board of Bishops
Hiram Price
Washington
Broaddus Alumni Celebrate Alumni Day at Campus
Philippi June 5 Hundreds of Broaddus alumni and friends returned from West Virginia and other states for Alumni Day. Rain threatened yet a record number attended meeting old friends and enjoying events including a morning registration and two praised one act plays by Alpha Psi Omega later in the day.
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Philippi
Broaddus
West Virginia
Alpha Pst Omega
Mil
Postmaster’s Salary Cut At Brule Wisconsin
Washington reports post office efforts to add facilities for Brule Wisconsin to handle heavy mail during President Coolidge’s vacation. Postmaster Harold E Webster will have his salary reduced by 100 dollars on July 1 due to 1927 business decline. Webster currently earns 1400 dollars yearly. Postmaster General New sent an electric cancelling machine and will supply extra clerks as needed. The department arranged air contact for the President’s accessibility. Mrs Ida Proudfoot returns home after a week with cousin Mrs Renta Shaw in Parkersburg.
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Washington
Post-Office
Brule
Wisconsin
Air Mally A
Reed State Manager Predicts Reed Victory In West Virginia
Washington June 5 AP State Senator Jerreld Sutton West Virginia state manager for the Reed campaign told the Senate campaign committee he believes final returns will show Reed forces won in West Virginia Governor Smith's campaign led by C W Osenton spent years building sentiment and organization for the Tammany candidate but Sutton said Reed's late push may carry the state with county chairmen and local precincts backing Reed continued on page two
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Washington
Alc. Jerreld
Sutton
W. Va
Reed
West Virginia
Senate
Funk Committee
Yefter
West Vic
Smith
C. W. Osenton
Las Hen
Associated
Vietor
Ree
Strong Winds Delay Earhart Flight Attempt Across Atlantic
The Fokker Friendship with Amelia Earhart, Wilmer Stultz, and Louis Gordon aboard faced strong northwest winds that halted fueling and postponed the takeoff. The aircraft, powered by three motors with pontoons, has tested fuel efficiency and range claiming potential to cross the Atlantic in about 20 to 24 hours. Stultz to navigate and radio duties while others assist. Earhart expressed resolve for the daring voyage though concerned about leaving her mother. Continued on age Two.
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Wrepasey
Fokker
Amelia Earhart
Boston
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Hopa Oeros
Atlantic
Iyers
Evers
Amelia
Europe
Southampton
Stultz
Miss Earhart
Hoste
Mike
GOP Parley Opens With Hoover Hopeful Rise In Delegates
Kansas City June 5 The Republican convention opens next Tuesday amid shifting fortunes. Hoover gains with eleven Southern delegates bolstered by manager James W Goo marketing Hoover early. Lowden and Watson camps plot to stop Hoover while Lowden plans to arrive later to campaign. Clarence Buck, longtime aide to Lowden, asserts his candidate is not an “and anything” option. The scene centers on farm relief, Coolidge policy, and expected first ballot vote totals.
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Kansas City
Hoover
Commerce Seer
James W. Goo
Lowden
Watson Campassa
Clarence P. Buck
Watson
Indiina
Mo Berty Thurynan
Bishop Is Recovering From Bullet Wounds
Right Reverend William A. Guerry bishop of the South Carolina Diocese Protestant Episcopal Church rests quietly in a Charleston hospital after being shot by Rev J H Woodward of Brunswick Ga. Woodward shot himself after wounding the bishop and was dying when Miss Henrietta IV secretary to the bishop rushed in. An operation removed a pistol ball from the bishop’s chest and he remained unconscious though regained senses.
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Charleston
William A. —Guerry
South Carolina
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Guerry
J. H. Woodward
Brunswick
Henrietta, IV
Woodward
Cicero visitor wounded carrying protection gun
A Cicero visitor from Indianapolis was wounded in the arm when his loaded pistol fell from the gun cart inside his car while passing through Cicero near the Al Capone hideout. Munier told doctors he carried the weapon for protection amid gang concerns in the area.
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Cicero
Warry Munier
Indianapolis
Munier
AL Sear
Capone
Five arrested in multi state bank robbery spree ends
Hammond Indiana June 5 five suspects three men two women named Charles Meakley Charles McCray Eddie Meadows Lee Wheatley Gladys Wheatley Edith Owens arrested after three months police inquiry linking robberies across Indiana Ohio Missouri totaling more than 250000 dollars. Bonds, loot items and confessions reported with authorities saying the gang organized about three years ago in Kansas City and operated from Hammond. One more arrest noted in Dallas Texas for a separate bank robbery with seized bonds and cash.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Ohio
Missouri
Charles Meakley
Albert ‘Owens
Charles McCray
Eddie Mead
Jows
Lee Wheatley
Gladys Wheatley
Edith Owens
Meakley
Wheatley
Kansas City
Portland Ind
Lyni Grove
St. Henry
Kansas
Meadows
Missouri State Penitentiary
Marys
St. All
Kidnaper of Girl Treated as New York Case
New York June 3 a kidnapping case centers on Grace Tindd reported abducted after her parents consented to a birthday party plan. The man, who claimed to be Frank Howard, befriended the family via a newspaper ad then took Grace to a party at his sister's home and has not been heard from since. Police doubt the provided Long Island address.
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New York
Wes
Pottee
Grace Tindd
Frank Howard
Edward
Sin Pavininsdale
Long Island
Budd
Grace
Puringdale
Nui
Kone
Five Radium Girls Reach Out of Court Settlement
Five young women exposed to radioactive poisoning settle damages from Radium Corporation suits. Each receives 10 000 lump sum plus 600 a year during disability and coverage of past and future medical expenses. Plaintiffs Grace Fryer Quinta Macdonald Albina Larkre Edna … details show judge Clark and lawyer Haymond Berry involved.
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Newark
Nef
Radium Corporation
Clark
Haymond H. Berry
Grace Fryer
Quinta McDonald
Albina Larkre
Edna
Across Gulf Coast Downpour Triggers Floods and Disruptions
Severe rains across the Gulf Coast caused a $50,000 bridge loss at Covington Kentucky and cut Laurel Mississippi off by rail and road. Louisville and Nashville railroad service was suspended between Montgomery and Mobile Alabama. New Orleans flooded streets reported 19.22 inches of rain since Friday. In Montgomery, new incorporations noted. ward groups and a Chicago crime inquiry mention. Alonzo Crouse of Holiday’s Cove died from a fall at home. Raymond Newton of the Sentinel cannot work due to a facial injury.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast States
Covington
Laurel
Miss
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Montgomery
Mo Ibile
Ala
Weather Bureau
Elation, Inc
Louisiane
Mississippi
Ward
Hfe
F. J. Loesch
Chicago Crime Commission
W. R. Kirk
Chicago
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Cincinnati
U. S. Supreme Court
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Arctic Lands
Bluemont
Zinn, Proprietor
Robert Stewart
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Ngton
Aramat
Robert v.Stewarton
Iestons
Senate Continental Tracing Company
Chicago Girl
Philippi Institution
Ida Proudfoot
Hame
Renta Shaw
Parkersburg
Reeds
P. Parley
Convention City
Bishop
Gang
Dallas
Tex
H. VT
Davidson
Peoples and Drovers
Cout
U.S. Radium Corp
Wellsburg
Alonzo Crouse
Holiday's Cove
Raymond Newton
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