Roosevelt Field Plane Crash Claims 21 Year Old
At Roosevelt Field New York on June 26 Francis Phillips 21 son of the late John M Phillips died after his Hartford seat plane overturned during landing and caught fire. He was strapped by a safety belt and burned as about 200 onlookers watched. Mechanics and flyers struggled to extinguish the blaze but Phillips died soon after. Phillips had gained attention last winter for attempting a risky stunt.
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Roosevelt Field
New York
API
Francis Phillips
John M. Phillips
Queens
Luisclotin
Hin
Philaps
Assenger
Phillipe’ Passenare
All Mater
Phyllis
Baratite Matis
Uorddenith
Phillips
Sessions of War Veterans at End
Eight veterans organizations and auxiliaries wrapped up their state encampment meetings here after three days. Members prepare to return home across the state as voters debate the next gathering location between Bozeman and Miles City, with Miles City making a late entry. The groups included the G. A. R. branch, Ladies of the G. A. R., and the Spanish War veterans.
Infant Poisoning in Missoula Child Drinks Coal Oil
Donald Hughes fourteen months old, son of Mr and Mrs Avery Hughes of the Bitter Root valley, is critically ill at Hamilton hospital after drinking coal oil. Found near a gallon of the oil by the mother, he was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
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Missoula
Donald Hughes
Avery Hughes
Upper Bitter Root Valley
Hamilton
May McAvoy Marries Los Angeles Banker in Church
May McAvoy film star wed Mau rice J Sleary, a Los Angeles banker, today at the Church of the God Shepherd. Rev Father Mullins officiated as guests included Lars Wilson and Arnold Ham ar with a Hollywood film colony bridesmaid group. The couple departed for a brief honeymoon.
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Revel Jhlis
Cal
May McAvoy
Maurice J Sleary
Los Angeles
Church of the God Shepherd
Michael J. Mullins
Lars Wilson
Imaid
Jonar
Arnold Hamar
Richmond, Ky
Tfarold Lloyd
Lloyd Hughes
Robert 4. Leonard
Mele Ferguson
Edythe Mayer
Irene Mayer
Hollywood Film Colony
Kentucky Boy 6 Who Slew Pal Faces Legal Standstill
J. W. Caminack state attorney general at Paintsville announced no further action after a study of the case. The boy remains under parental custody as a writ of prohibition shields him from imprisonment. The ruling centers on County Judge Mateber and the juvenile court designation in a fatal shooting with a shotgun.
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J. W. Caminask
Reneral
Paintsville
Teft Finn
Fa Department
Cammack
Uw Wan
Mira
John Mahan
Palatayilie
J. E Bailey
John W. Mateber
Palntsyle
Cecil Moose
Roteher
Kentucky
Dawes Attends First Reception at Court in London
United States Ambassador Charles G Dawes and Mrs Dawes attended a royal court at Buckingham Palace. Dawes wore a simple American dress, sparking attention amid a diplomatic crowd from many nations. Eight American maids were presented by the Daweses, with guests including notable New York, Chicago, and Boston residents. The king was resting at Windsor Castle.
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London
Tung
United States
Charles G Dawes
Buckingham Palace
Mrs. Dawes
Queen Mary
Dawes
Francea M. Barclay
New
Aymar Johnson
New York
Iness of
Windsor
Host of Lindbergh Dies in Plane Crash
Indianapolis AP reports James A. Perry, president of the Indianapolis American Association Baseball Club, killed when his airplane crashed near Schoenfield Fork Benjamin Harrison. He had soloed recently and was awaiting Col Charles Lindbergh's arrival. Perry led Curtiss Flying Service Inc and had just taken off after a prior flight from Marshall airport.
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Indianapolis
James A. Perry
Thendianapolis American Association Baseball Club
Schoenfield
Fork
Benjamin Harrison
Perry
Wy Post Field
Fort Harrison
Curtiss Lying Service Inc
Marshall Airport
Charles A.lindbergh
Murder Confession in Lewiston Father Killing
Lewiston Idaho June 26 AP Sheriff Harry Dent said Raymond Matthews twenty confessed he deliberately killed his father Jece Matthews as the elderly man read on the farmhouse porch at Cavendish. The boy was shot in the arm during the incident, initially claiming an accidental self infliction before admitting the deliberate act.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Harry, Dent
Raymond Matthews
Jece Matthews
Nan
Cavendish
Liquor Haul by U S Officers Reported at Windsor Port
June 26 Windsor Ont AP charges that U S officers seized 15 cases of whisky after a wild party at a St Clair river port. men allegedly hijacked liquor on Canadian soil then boarded a craft, taunting a watchman as they sailed away. Customs official Walter Petty doubted the tale saying US men do not form such parties.
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Windsor
Ont
United States
St. Clair River
Joseph Tibodeau
Equor
Port Lambton
Vort Lamnert
Amercan
Walter S. Petty
Arting
Detevit
Search for Lost Flyers Nears End
Premier Primo de Rivera says one more day will decide the fate of Maya as Ramon Franco and three others who left Cartagena for New York reach the Azores. He notes tomorrow’s search should be conclusive, with smaller naval units and the British carrier Eagle due to search the area deemed most likely for the plane’s grave or haven.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Ramon Franco
Cartagena
Spain
New York
Sever
Azores
Colorado Forest Fire Reported Near Rond National Forest
A forest fire in the Rond National forest in northwestern Colorado was reported burning out of center late tonight. About two hundred men fought the blaze and U S forest officials called for additional volunteers.
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Denver
Colo Une
Rond National Forest
Colorado
United States Forest
Montana Farm Finances Look Strong in State Review
In Great Falls on June 26 AP reports officials from the Federal Land Bank of Spokane told local farm loan associations delegates from Helena Lewistown Fort Benton and Kalispell that Montana farmers are financially healthier. The bank shows 95.3 million dollars outstanding in Montana Idaho Oregon and Washington with about two million dollars in savings interest to farmers. Bank director W S McCormack notes Montana farmers pay taxes more readily than peers in neighboring states, signaling lower loan risk.
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Great Falls
Montana
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
National Farm Loan Associations
Helena
Lewistown
Fort Benton
Kalispell
EM. Edwardt
Spokane Bank
Idaho
Orexon
Washington
W.S. McCormack
Oregon
Albert E. Goss
Seattle
the Bank
Washington State Grange
Northwest
Jong Teem Cooperation
Mr. Goss
Frank Wingquist
Stockholders’ Association of the Bank
Vernon Lewis
Fort Kenton
MS Drinkard
Trusted friend lures Marlow to wig death after dinner party
Police say four men and a woman who dined with Frank Marlow were held as material witnesses. A homicide warrant for John Noe was issued as detectives pursued leads. The dinner party preceded Marlow’s fatal shooting near Park Central after a phone call from a close friend. Witnesses include Edward Lews and Skee Siegel among others.
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Frank Marlow
John Noe
Leo
Boston
Marlow
Whalen
Kent's Yacht Burns at Sea
Kent's yacht fires and sinks a half mile off Wing Light Burrard's Bay near Woods Lote Massachusetts. Mr Kent, a radio manufacturer, and the crew were rescued though injured by a coast guard patrol boat.
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Woods Lote
Mass
Pyatwater Ikent
Burrard's Bay
Kent
Coast Guard
Endurance Flyers Up 390 Hours in Coast Flight
Minneapolis June 2. Thorwald Johnson and Owen Taughland endured a long 80 mile course in continuous flight. The two endurance aspirants reported good condition after five o clock this afternoon. By 330 tonight they had been aloft for 39 hours and 130 minutes.
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Minneapolis
Thorwald
Thunder
Montana Vets Convene for State Convention in Havre
Montana Legionnaires and auxiliary members gather in Havre for the annual state convention opening with headquarters set at a local hotel. Commander Dan Noble of Lewistown and Adjutant C C Lame of Helena lead the opening, with Mrs Mabel Soper and Mrs Carter arriving to supervise auxiliary activities. An expected registration surpasses 800 as transport from eastern and central Montana arrives aboard cars and the Butte special train. National Commander Paul McNutt plans to speak by airplane at the high school auditorium, joined by Governor Erickson and State Superintendent Elizabeth Treland for afternoon addresses.
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Havre
Montanay Legionairen
Ladies of the Auxiliary
Dan Noble
Lewistown
C. C. Lame
Helena
Mabel Soper
Auxiliary
Carter
Jaighy
Les
CAPT KELLY LAID TO REST AT YELLOWSTONE MOUNTAIN
CAPT Luther Yellowstone Kelly was buried this afternoon on Kelly Mountain near Billings after veterans of four wars attended the ceremony. His will had directed burial on a high point along the Yellowstone, a wish he carried since Paradise California days.
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Billings
Luther
Yellowstone
Kelly
Custer
Miles
Iersman
Kelly Mountain
Lis
Paradise
Cal
Uctter
Montana
Artington
Graham elected as union president in Montana federation race
James J. Graham of Livingston won the presidency of the Montana Federation of Labor after a canvassing report of the thirty second annual convention. The vote totaled 2 101 to 1 101 against Charles O. Wexler with Gratian as prior vice president. Other results show Rutty defeating Simpaoa and Anderson by a wide margin. several locals reported irregularities in May to June voting.
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Billings
Henry Ford Sells His Model Railroad in Detroit
Henry Ford completes sale of his Detroit Toledo and Ironton system to an undisclosed group of investors marking the end of a 30 year rail venture. Ford built profits through wage bonuses and employee ownership while expanding maintenance and speed, linking Detroit to coal regions and wider lines.
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Henry Ford
Detro
Penty Ford
Detroit, Toledo and Tonto
Ford
Arteaad
Tt Movgd
Strike in Butte laundries settled after weeks
Butte workers, on strike since May 14, won a $2 weekly raise for girls earning under 21 dollars and a wage increase for washroom workers. Drivers’ demands were refused, according to officials announcing the settlement.
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Butte
Buttes Laundry Workers
Sugar Duty Hears Jardine Push for Higher Tariff
Washington June 26 AP The sugar tariff debate intensified as a Senate finance sub committee heard witnesses urging duty increases. William M Jardine former secretary of agriculture pressed for higher rates to aid beet growers, claiming current duties expand sugar beet farming across 190000 farmers in 17 states and would let sugar factories pay more to farmers. The hearing drew a crowded room and a wave of requests to raise duties on multiple commodities.
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Washington
Senate Finance
House
Sb-Committee
Dardinn
William M.jardine
Calvin Coalidzea
Jardine
Wartin Jensen Aims For Endurance Flight Record
Roosevelt Field N Y reports Martin Jensen departing at 2 pm eastern daylight time in the monoplane Three Musketeers for a refueling endurance flight. The aircraft remained aloft near midnight four and a half hours after takeoff as Jensen failed to use radio.
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Roosevelt Field
Martin Jensen
Jensen
Dot
Lanh an cleared of murder of maiden
Kenneth Lanhan of Curtis Nebraska was acquitted by a district court jury in Stockville on a charge of murdering 19 year old Catharina Carter in Curtis last October. The jury deliberated four hours and, in a previous trial, only one juror disagreed.
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Stockville
Neb
Kenneth Lanhan
Curtis
Lindberghs Fly to Indianapolis on Coast-to-Coast Tour
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his bride began a stop in Indianapolis during their coast-to-coast Transcontinental Air Transport route tour. They departed Port Columbus this afternoon and arrived at Mars Hill airport at 6:20 PM, where they intended to spend the night. The couple planned to fly to St Louis the next day, while Mrs. Lindbergh was greeted by local resident Mary Ann Ketcham.
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Ohio
Charles A. Lindbergh
Port Columbus
Indianapolis
Mars Hill
St. Louis
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