Kingsford Smith Lands in Brisbane After Ocean Flight
Charles Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross landed in Brisbane at 10 10 am completing the final leg of a 1 762 mile ocean crossing from Suva Fiji Islands in under 21 hours The crew including Ulm Lyon and Warner received a hero’s welcome The Australian government gifted 25 000 in gold for the Oakland to Brisbane record and a final Brisbane to Sydney hop is planned with the plane remaining in the region
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Brisbane
Australia
Charles Kingsford- Smith
Southern Cross
Suva
Faji Islands
Oakland
Cal
Kingsford-Smith
C. T. Ulm
Amer’icans
Harry Lyon
James Warner
Austrain
Kinford-Smith
Bal
Here
Pacific
Kingsford- Smith
Prescient Coolidge
Oakand
Commonwealth
Los Angeles
G. A. Hanx
Ulm
Sydney
Amers
Lyon
Warner
Weather Summary for West Virginia
Showers and cooler conditions forecast across West Virginia tonight and Sunday with partial clearing later. Expect periods of rain and winds light to moderate as a passing front moves through the region.
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Virginia
Disbarment Petition Targets Judge Ben B Lindsey
The Colorado supreme court heard a petition by the State Bar Association seeking the disbarment of Judge Ben B Lindsey famed for juvenile court work. Accusations claim he accepted over 40000 dollars for representing Helen Elwood Stokes in contesting W E B D Stokes will. The bar contends Lindsey, who earlier gave Mrs Stokes custody, had no right to be retained by her as the children were wards of the Denver Juvenile court at the time. Continued on page six.
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Denver
Colon
Colorado Supreme Court
State Bar Association
Ben B. Lindsey
Lindsey
Helen Elwood Stokes
W. E B. D. Stokes
York
The
Bar Association
Olds Resigns Under Secretary of State Post
President Coolidge accepted Robert B. Olds resignation from the under secretaryship of state effective July 1. Olds plans to resume the practice of law in New York, expressed in Coolidge’s letter praising his sacrifices and service.
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Washington
Coolidge
Robert B. Olds
Olds
New York
Revised vote on congress tabulated across districts
The official tabulation today of congressional contests shows results by district. In the third district Republican nominees Wolverton Richwood 1054 Strother Clarksburg 9270 Trewster Weston 062 Mere dith Salem 299 Fever district Republican Hughes Huntington 227 bent 22 7 and E ton Williamstown 10961 First district Democratic TR Wellman 8290 Sudarth Grafton 7452 Second district Democratic Bend Hiner Franklin 14029 Armstrong Morgantown 2970 Keyser 204 Lear Morgantown 1459 Fourth district Democratic Darnall Huntington 14750 Roberts Huntington 5291 Sixth district Democratic June 11 Smith Beckley 16841 Goshorn Charleston 7054 Ross Charleston 2479 Coghill Charleston 2508 The tabulation was incomplete in other congressional contests.
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Charleston
John M. Wolverton
Richwood
Ray L. Strother
Clarksburg
James H. Trewster Weston
Meredith
Salem
Hughes
Huntington
Inewibent
James B. E.ton
Williamstown
TR. Wellman
Suddarth
Grafton
Democratic
Bend
Hiner
Franklin
Robert A. Armstrong
Morganown
William MacDonald Keyser
Robert A. Lear
Morgantown
Harry H. Darnall
H. W. Roberts
Smith
Beckley
Pred W. Goshorn
Robert G. Ross
J. B. Coghill
Stop Hoover Goff Warning Moves in Kansas City Conference
Farmers and leaders opposed to Herbert Hoover meet in Kansas City to plan a personal canvass of Hoover delegates. Senator John Goff of West Virginia urges delegates to hold lines and grow the Hoover opposition while Louis Emmerson presides and groups from Lowden Curtis Watson and Goff meet. Hoover owns an 80 acre Missouri farm near Graham.
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Kansas City
Sune
Commerce
Hoover
Goff
West Virginia
Lowden
Curtis
Watson
Louis TL. Emmerson
Illinois
Emmerson
Maryville
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Missouri
Graham
Governor Gore Heads to G O P Convention
Governor Howard M. Gore departed Charleston for Kansas City to attend the Republican national convention. He was joined by J. Powell of the state agriculture department. In the recent primary Gore backed Secretary Hoover for president, with Guy D. Goff winning West Virginia’s favorite son vote.
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Charleston
Howard M. Gore
Kansas City
J. Powell
State Department of Agriculture
Gore
Commerce Hoover
West Virginia
Guy D. Goff
Steel Orders Decline Last Month Reported
New York June 9 Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation on May 31 amounted to 3 416 822 tons compared with 2 372 123 on April 30 a decrease of 455 211 tons Unfilled orders on May 31 1927 41 tons and on March 35 206 tons Adjustments and cancellations apparently affected the showing for the month as the decrease of 459 311 tons was far beyond expectations Recent estimates put the probable drop between 200 000 and 300 000 tons Present bookings total 3 416 822 tons the lowest since October 1927 when 3 341 040 tons were reported The decline approaches one million tons in the last three months The drop for April was 402 078 tons May shipments probably no more than 7 100 000 tons vs about 1 250 000 tons in April indicating last month’s volume was less than in the first month of the current quarter
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Naval air crash kills officer and injures seaman
Lieut Homer N Wilkinson, United States naval aviator, is killed while seaman Harry Riker is badly injured when their plane crashes in Jamestown Bay. The craft, from USS Concord, spiraled out of control and struck a vacant shore lot as Wilkinson attempted to bail out.
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Newport
Homer N. Wilkinson
United States
Harry €. Riker
Jamestown
R. T
Bay
Wilkinson
Riker
U. S.S. Concord
Indictments Sweep Pittsburgh Officials in Prohibition Probe
A federal grand jury indicted 167 people including Police Chief Peter P. Walsh and a former state legislator for conspiracy to violate the prohibition. The probe spanned 283 days with 1200 witnesses, amid clashes over record subpoenas and expectations of broader citywide involvement.
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Pittsbrgh
Peter P. Walsh
Toda
Iain Grenet
Land Legislature
Ulien
Troops Close In On Peking as Forces Near City
Thousands of Nationalist troops from Shansi and General Fong Yu Hsiang move toward Peking on three sides. Authorities expect Meng will redirect toward Tientsin to oust Northern forces. Shansi units enter Peking and declare safety for foreigners. Telegraphs and wireless link the city to the world as evacuation plans unfold.
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Peking
Shansi
Fong Yu-Hsiang
Meng
Tientsin
Pungchow
Garri ‘Gon
Kansas City About Ready for Big Time
Widening streams of Republican convention delegates pour into Kansas City to form three pools. Hoover, anti Hoover, and doubtful groups compete as Lowden arrives to lead his campaign. Mellon leads the 79 vote group amid questions of support for Hoover Coolidge or Mellon. Coalition leaders deny a bolt if Hoover is chosen. Continued on page six.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Lowden
Watson
Pennsylvania
Mellon
Coolidge
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Tiny village Killisnoo fire SOS prompts aid
A frantic SOS from Killisnoo Island off Alaska reached Cordova and Bremerton last night reporting the entire village afire and unable to last much longer. The native settlement on Killisnoo in Chatham Strait near latitude 57 28 is under threat as crews rush assistance.
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Killisnoo
Mrs Elihu Root Dies at 74 in New York Home
Mrs. Clara Wales Root, 74, wife of Elihu Root, died yesterday at the Fifth Avenue home. Root, aged 82, and Elihu Root had been married for 50 years. Burial set for Monday.
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New York
Clara Wales Root
Elihu Root
Fifth Avenue
Root
Thaw Unconcerned on Return From Abroad
Thaw arrived today on the liner Aquitania with no concern about landfall in America. England had warned him he was an unwelcome guest and forbidden to land, but he said he would not attempt to land at Cherbourg on the voyage to New York. He voiced displeasure at Home Secretary Sir William Joynson-Hicks but remained largely unfazed as journalists and photographers gathered.
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America
Aquitania
Mngland
Cherbourg
France
New York
Thaw
Witten
Southampton
Wiliam Joynson-Hicks
Humanly Is Back At Task In Chicago Tale
Ben Fox, back at work after an unexplained disappearance from the Masonic temple flagpole since May 19, faces renewed scrutiny and creditors gathering below the pole. A day of low points followed by a promise of better times unfolds as reports hint at lingering tensions.
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Chicago
Ben Fox
Fox
Masonic Temple
Italia Crew Alive Report From Arctic Ice
Radio operator Lulgi Mogi aboard the Hatla confirmed Italia crew members are alive near Cape Leigh Smith off Northeast Land. Rescue efforts from Kings Bay use Citta Di Milano and icebreakers Hobby and Braganza with dog teams to reach the drifting Italia position at 80.30 north, 28 east, while theories suggest a shelter built on the ice from the Italia cabin.
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Lulgi Mogi
Hatla
Citte di Milano
Kings Bay
Romie
Italia
Spitzbergen
Land
Citta di Milano
Hobby
Bragapza
Braganza
Citta di Malano
Leigh Smith
Foyn Island
Norteast Land
Nascilta
Tala
Hinlopen Strait
Northeast Land
Cape Leigh Smith
King’s Bay
Nobile
North Pole
Kings
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Congress
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Ray Strothers
Hoover Goff
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U. S. Steel
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Andrew W. Mellon
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First Baptist Church
D. B. Purinton
Emiritus
Programingi
John W. Brown
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Anna Heflin
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