Admiral Byrd returns to New York amid boisterous welcome
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd lands in Manhattan after 16 months away, greeted by cheering crowds and Mayor Murphy. He says the voyage explored 125000 square miles of unseen land, noted coal formations and mapped ice terrains, and plans no new expedition until a $100000 debt is cleared. He speaks of his mother and relatives, thanks New York for the sendoff, and hints at future exploration beyond Antarctica.
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New Yorke
Richard EB. Byrd
Lower Manhattan
Antartica
Marom
New York
Macom
Grover Whalen
Byrd
Barane
Quaranting
Antarctic
Antarctica
Providence
South America
Sman
High
Costs' Woman Fined 11.60 After Water Throw Incident
Mrs. Jim my Grannan of Thornton paid a fine and costs totaling 11.60 in Squire Wittman's court after an assault charge for throwing water on Miss Elsie Stozenfels and James M. Duffy. Grannan claimed she had sold soft drinks at her Thornton gas station and warned the couple to move on before they parked for a long time. Duffy described the vessel as a bucket while she said a quart was used.
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Elsie Stozenfels
James M. Duffy
Jimmy Grannan
Thornton
Squire Wittman
Duffy
Granan
Testimony in Lake Cargo Rates Hearing Ends
Washington June 19 Cross examination of J D A Mor row president of the Pittsburgh Coal Company concluded the taking of testimony by complainants in the lake cargo rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission Adjournment was ordered until October 6 when the defendants will present their case The complainants are the Western Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Bureau and the Ohio Lake Cargo Rate Committee composed of coal operators with mines in Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania They have asked the commission to revise the general freight rate structure on coal shipped from southern Pennsylvania Coal Traffic but these are now preferential to southern and West Virginia.
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Washington
J. D. A. Morrow
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Lake Cargo
Interstate Commerce Commission
West‘ern Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Bureau
Ohio Lake Cargo Rate Committee
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Southern
West Virginia
Unn
J. W. Norman
Louisville
Weary Solons Seek Adjournment As Pensions Bill Near Vote
Senate leaders, hopeful for adjournment next week, backed moves to vote the world war pensions bill and rivers and harbors measure. They expected these items to be disposed of by week’s end.
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Washington
Senate
Mira Bow Denies Alienation Suit In Dallas Visit
Clara Bow rejected reports she settled a $150,000 alienation of affections suit with a Dallas woman. She said she came to Texas for rest between pictures, denied rumors of a $30,000 settlement, and indicated she did not have funds to pay such a sum.
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Mira Bow
Reg
Dallas
Texas
Hollywood
Tex
Clara Bow
Miss Bow
Alcock swings two edged sword against gangsters and corrupt officers
John H. Alcock, acting commissioner of Chicago police, is named after a career as first deputy and law enforcement veteran. The appointment positions him to pursue crime and corruption with a firm hand, signaling a tough stance for the department.
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Alcock
John H. Alcock
Ammissioner
Chicago Rallee
Slaying Seen as Key to Gang Domination Probe
Chicago June 19 H Alcock acting police commissioner vows to purge crooked officers and capture every gangster. He cites bid by Mayor Thompson for full cooperation and links Lingle murder to gang-police scandal. council probes police conduct under retiring Commissioner Russell.
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H. Alcock
Ron Man
Thompso
Alcock
The
Herald and Examiner Today
Sayin
Alfred
Jake
Lingle
Tribune
William Hale Thompson
Ximaign
City Council Committee On Police
Police Department
William F. Russell
Preserving Navy Oil Key House Naval Committee Action
Washington June 19 The house naval committee focused on protecting vast underground oil pools used for naval ships. An executive session considered a project to prevent oil losses from naval petroleum reserves due to private drillers on adjoining properties. A related proposal had already been approved by Congress.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Naval Petroleum
Congress
Clarksburg Boys Fight in Grafton Late Night
In Grafton Latrobe Street scene Clarksburg youths drove with a young woman and staged a car fight over who should drive. E E Morris and companions faced Mayor King court fines of ten dollars for three and a disorderly charge for another. Police Henderson and Demoss arrested them after a midnight quarrel.
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Clarksburg
Grafton
Latrobe Street
Harrison County
King’s Court
E. E. Morris
E. D. Morris
Joe Brown
F. K. Morris
Morris
Henderson
Demoss
Silver Tea By Luther League at St Pauls Church
Silver Tea to be hosted by the Luther League at St Pauls Lutheran Church this evening at 7:30 for the benefit of the Woman's Missionary Society. All members of the church invited to attend.
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Luther League
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Churen
Woman's Missionary Society
Polar Trip by Submarine Is Wilkins Plan
Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins, a British explorer, and Lincoln Ellsworth, an American Arctic veteran, announced in Lenzburg Switzerland a joint plan to reach the North Pole next year by submarine with Ellsworth to be associated in the endeavor.
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Paris
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Lincoln Billsworth
Arctic
North Pole
Lenzburg
Switzerland
Wilkens
Ellsworth
Roald Amundson
Schmeling Recognized By NYAC As World Heavyweight Champion
The New York State Athletic Commission recognized Max Schmeling as world heavyweight champion by virtue of his foul victory over Jack Sharkey in Boston. The panel voted that Schmeling be recognized though some officials and Sharkey questioned the decision. A return bout was suggested, with Schmeling and Sharkey both present along with managers and attorneys.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Jast Freek
William Muldoon
Jaynes A. Farley
Sehmeling
Jeha' Sg. Phelan
Farley
Schmeling
Boston
Kidnap racket exposed in police confession tale
Detroit police disclosed confessions naming a high police official and a prominent attorney in Joseph Legs Laman’s kidnap gang. Laman described a near decade long reign of terror including the last year’s kidnapping and murder of David Cass, son of Gerson Cass, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom. He said a $20,000 ransom was left in a car and seized by a police official. Harry Cohn was freed, but the money went elsewhere. Additional confessions came from Stanley De Long and his wife Florence under threat of Ohio electric chair penalties. Laman and Harry Andrews are serving 30 to 40 years in Michigan.
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Joseph
Legs) Laman
Laman
David Cass
Gerson Cass
al Hie
Harry Cohn
Cohn
Stanley de Long
Florence
Ohio
Toledo
Harry Andrews
Michi
Temporary cut in income tax rate may be temporary
Washington reports a potential temporary reduction in income taxes for 1929 as expenditures for the next fiscal year loom above expected government revenue and a potential July deficit is anticipated. The move was a one per cent reduction for this year's incomes, described as temporary. Page five note mentions additional details. A lost item follows: missing watch between Leonard Street and Abbott's Store at 19 Jewel B. Weron's Watch, 16 size case, a Sayers, 619 Went Main.
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Washington
Leonard Street
Abbott's
Jewel B. Werons Watch
Sayers
Fail to Find Body of Supposed Third Murder Victim in Bronx
Police pursued rumors of a third victim amid conflicting letters from a so called slayer who claimed two Queens killings. Investigators searched the Boston Post Road area and the eastern Bronx after warnings mailed to a New York paper, though no Bridenbach identity could be confirmed.
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Bronx
New York
Boston Post
Queens
Harold Briedenbach
New York News
College Point
Deross
Long Island
Harold Briden
Aes
Feold Bridenbach
Bridenbach
Grafton B and C Force Honors Rail Veteran
Baltimore and Ohio railroad friends of Millard Ross Hamilton gathered at Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg for a banquet honoring his 52 years of continuous service. About 20 Grafton residents attended. John Edwards Jr. served as toastmaster while J R Brown chaired the arrangements committee with three division agents. Music accompanied a five course dinner, with the ceremony continuing on Page Three.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Millard Ross Hamilton
MoRongah
Waldo Hotel
Clarksburg
the Road
Grafton
John Edwards
Toautmaster
J. R. Brown
Monongah Division
Mysterious poisoning strikes Chicago family killing four children
In Chicago Tyne 19 report four of six McKittrick children died from a mysterious poisoning baffling physicians. A fifth nearly died after a blood transfusion. Health Commissioner Arnold H. Kegel and doctors investigated possible bacterial causes while tracing the children’s meals for clues. The mother attended a funeral as the father underwent a transfusion.
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Tyne
Benjamin McKittrick
Donald
Arnold H. Kegel
Kegel
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Britisher
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Bostonian
Joe Jacobs
Schmelne
Isue
Orr
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Claire Windsor
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Gibson
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