Army eyes Pacific hop as flight tests progress
A three engine Fokker flying from Dayton toward the Pacific is testing navigation instruments for a possible trans Pacific air effort. Lieutenants Lester Maitland and A F Hegenberger, from Wilbur Wright Field, head westward in preparation for a long range flight pending approval by Major General Patrick and Secretary Davis.
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Washington
Hawaii
Army
Lester Maitland
A. F. Hegenberger
Wilbur Wright Field
Dayton
Maitland
Hegenberger
Patrick
Army Air
Davis
Les Maitland
E. J. Hegenberwas
Mason M. ‘Patrick
Army Air Serrce
Ace
Wilbur Wright Jold
Wilburn Wright Mield
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Pacific
Byrd
Atlantic
Fokker triple motor flight crew depart Wilbur Wright field
Lieutenant Maitland and Lieutenant Hegenberger prepared for a long distance test flight from Wilbur Wright Field. Officials withheld details while field security remained high. The pilots, both seasoned fliers, aim to test a transcontinental route with a Fokker plane for future troop transport.
West Virginia Shoppers Expect Showers This Evening
A weather notice indicates showers across West Virginia tonight and into Saturday morning with little change in temperatures. Local forecasts urge residents to carry rain gear and plan for damp conditions through the weekend.
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West Virginia
Strangler Identified by Many in Winnipeg Case
A manacled suspect, believed to be the gorilla man linked to 18 murders in American cities and two in Winnipeg, was paraded at police HQ. He was identified by 17 witnesses as killer of Emily Patterson, 27, and Lola Cowan, 14. Police plan to charge him with Patterson murder. he gave multiple birthplace identities.
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Winnipeg
Emily Patterson
Lola Cowan
George Smith
Patterson
Cowan
Killarney
Man
Virgil Wilson
Vancouver
E. C
Earl Nelson
San Francisco
W. E. Chandler
Warren
Minn
Nelson
Pacific Coast
Detroit
Couple Seeks Mann Act Drop After Elopement
In San Francisco on June 17, Mrs Isabelle Keyes Burch and Captain Arnaldo Marson faced likely dismissal of Mann act charges after eloping from New York. Officials reported little prospect of trouble in dropping the case as United States Commissioner Krull urged the matter be forgotten and judges prepared to hear the request.
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San Francisco
New York
Isabelle Keyes Burch
Arnaldo Marson
Inlaw
Marson
Elopers
United States
Krull
Former Mexican Chief Slain by Soldiers in Clash
Mexico City June 17 Miguel Gutierrez former chief of the municipal guards of Cusihuhr fachie Chihuahua state who opposed the government was killed in a clash with the garne municipal puands.
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Mexico City
Miguel Gutierrez
Cusihuhrfachie
Chihuahua
Garme Municipal Puands
Winchester Court Imposes Death Penalty on Dog
In Winchester Virginia on June 17 the Frederick County circuit court imposed the death penalty on a dog owned by James W. Smith. The jury foreman read the verdict finding the dog guilty of running wounding and killing sheep owned by Newton Long in violation of state law and the court orders.
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Winchester
Circuit Court
Frederick County
James W. Smith
Newton Long
Weird Ocean Tale Told by Eclipse Crew on Drifted Schooner
Seven sailors of the schooner Eleanor Taylor recounted a strange sea saga after drifting four days without a master. Captain Calvin W. Sprague died shortly after departure from Boston bound for Charleston as the crew battled navigation failures and distress signals. Coast guard cutters towed the fearful sailors to port near Delaware Breakwater where the body remained in the cabin and burial was deferred.
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New York
Coleridge
Ancior Mariner
Eleanor Taylor
Calvin W. Sprague
Boston
Charleston
S. G
Coast Guard
Senaca
Delaware
Seven Horses Entered In American Derby Race
Chicago June 17 The field for Saturday's American derby worth twenty seven thousand dollars to the winner stood at seven with five entries at Washington Park and two en route The seven include top three year olds except Chance Shot Entries at the track are Whiskery Buddy Bauer Hydromel Dolan an eastern dark horse and Handy Mandy the only filly in the mile and a half Black Panther and she ran both owned by W J Salmon Om Toute a
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Chicago
Washington Park Track
Chance Shot
Whiskery
Buddy Bauer
Hydro- Mel
Dolan
Handy Mandy
Dlack Panther
W. J.salmon
Om Toute
Local Pacts of Engineers to Be Voided
Cleveland June 17 Local working agreements between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers will be recommended to replace the now abrogated Chicago national agreement. H E Wills said the suspension will cause no harm and that local pacts will be made. the split followed a February disagreement over southeastern railroads.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers
Chicago
H. E. Wills
Washington
Seasion
Wills
Ware
Southeastern Railroads
Unconscious 11 Weeks Woman Clings to Life
Fresno California June 17 1922 after nearly eleven weeks in a coma Mrs Clara Drummond 22 of Fresno remained alive and apparently unchanged since April 3. She is fed periodically by intravenous injections and doctors say the gas from the accident affected her brain keeping her in a comatose state. This is the 76th day of her unconscious condition.
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Fresno
Cal
Altho
Clara Drummond
Police Guard Mary Pickford Home After Abduction Threat
Police details guarded the Beverly Hills home of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks after reports of an attempted abduction. A carful of men observed during filming near the actress was heard to say a line about her being worth a large sum, prompting the security measure.
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Beverly Wille
Calif
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Missing French aviators may have flown over Quebec storm
Northland trapper Georges Rousseau told of hearing an airplane during a May 9 storm near the Ste Marguerite River. He described a distant, deafening motor, planes passing behind mountains, and suggested the craft could have headed toward the Peribonka River. Soviet signals to earlier sightings were dismissed after affirming the Price Brothers power house near St Germain as the source.
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Chicoutimi
Quebec
Nungesser
Coli
Frerc
Trapper
Ste. Marguerite
New York
Georges Rousseau
Bersimis
Thad
Rousseau
Peribonka River
Peribonka
Saguernay
Nungesser and
Price Brothers Company
Chuteaux Galets
St.Germain
Millionaire's Son Dies Over Polo Injuries in California
Burlingame California June 17 Angel Elizalde son of a millionaire plantation owner near Manila and husband of former Miss Marie Spreckles suffered a broken back yesterday while playing polo at the San Mateo Club. Physicians said he had an even chance for recovery.
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Burlingame
Calif
Angel Elizalde
Manila PL
Marie Spreckles
San Francisco
San Mateo
Will Rogers to Undergo Gallstone Operation
Will Rogers, famed humorist, rests comfortably at California Lutheran Hospital and is expected to have gallstone surgery within a few days, doctors indicating plans for the operation. The report notes a hopeful outlook and ongoing care as Rogers recuperates.
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Will Rogers
Los Angeles
California Lutheran Hospital
Van Sweringen Refuses to Answer Merger Questions
Washington report notes O P Van Sweringen, railroad operator, declines to reveal full stock purchases, sales since 1923, and bank borrowings as Chesapeake and Ohio merger with Erie and Pere Marquette proceeds. Directors Myers and Dart testify on merger plans and stock holdings. Dart supports the deal as advantageous. cross examination reveals stock bought at a higher price than expected.
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Washington
O. P. van Sweringen
Chesapeake and Ohio
Interstate Commercce Commission
Erie
Pere Marquette
van Sweringen
Mohafee
Commission
John C. Myers
Ashland
Ohio
J.H. Dart
Richmond
Cross J
Henry W. Anderson
Wilkins plans solo Greenland to Europe flight
Captain George H. Wilkins, Arctic explorer, announced plans for a solo flight from Point Barrow Alaska to Europe via Greenland. He expects to leave late this summer, return to Fairbanks in a month or six weeks, then use a stored plane to reach Point Barrow and hop to Greenland with a possible continuation to Europe if fuel allows.
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Ketchikane
Ala
Point Barrow
Alaska
Europe
Greenland
George H. Wilkins
Arctic Explorer
San Francisco
Wilkins
Fairbanks
European
Toy Cannon Used To End Life In Milwaukee Park
Milwaukee June 17. A toy cannon built by Emil Endler a 30 year old machinist was used to kill himself. He loaded it with a pistol cartridge and fired while seated on a park bench last night. A note near his body addressed to a Milwaukee woman stated that without her life was not worth living.
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Milwaukee
Emil Endler
Bishop Attacks Advocates of Sex Experiments
New York June 17 Bishop William T Manning of the Episcopal diocese of New York assailed advocates of sex experiments as a menace to the community He argued unmarried unions are a form of modern free love and criticized the views attributed to Rev Henry Lewis of St Andrew's Ann Arbor Michigan He warned that such ideas gain support only from those who defend them in ministry and called for straight thinking among youth.
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New York
William Tt. Manning
Episcopal Diocese of
Henry Lewis
St. Andrew’s Church
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Lewis
Protestant Episcopal Church
San Francisco
Episcopal Church
Palao
E Dudement
Gelonel Gharien Asadore
Aviators Chamberlin and Levine Reunite With Wives Aboard Bremen
In Bremerhaven and Hamburg on June 17, Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine, transatlantic flyers, were greeted aboard the Bremen by about fifty newspapermen and photographers, and later by Hamburg officials. Their wives joined them overnight, sharing questions and headlines while the press snapped pictures before the pair continued toward Berlin via Magdeburg.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Bremen
New York
Chamberlin
Herr Heineken
Lloyd
Mrs. Chamberlin
Namburg
Lurplane
Hamburg
Magdeburg
Berlin
Bryan’s Florida Home Sold to Professor Baekeland
The William Jennings Bryan home in Cocoanut Grove near Miami has been sold to Dr. Leo Hendrick Baekeland of New York eminent chemist and bakelite inventor. He plans to use the estate as a winter home with a purchase price around 90000 dollars.
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Miami
Flx
William Jennings Bryan
Cocoanut Grove
Leo Hendrick Baekeland
New York
Baekeland
Lindbergh Hops West After New York Welcome
Lindbergh departs Mitchell Field in The Spirit of St Louis for St Louis after four days of bustling New York receptions. He plans to pass over Columbus and Indianapolis en route, hoping to meet a new escort near Dayton, amid a talkative but tired mood as reporters note shifts in plans.
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Mitchell Field
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Spirit of
Lindbergh
St. J Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Dayton
New York
Mitehall Field
Preas
Lindberg
Coal bids sought by Grafton Independent School District
The district invites sealed bids for coal to heat six school buildings next summer. Totals from prior year reach about 650 tons distributed as 50 at First Ward 60 at Central 60 at East Grafton 80 at South Grafton 100 at West Grafton and 200 at High School. Bids due noon June 28 sent to H A Rice Box 8 Grafton WV. The bidder must supply coal as needed.
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Grafton Independent
First Ward
Central
East Grafton
South Grafton
West Grafton
A. Rice
Grafton
W. Vax
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