Derby at Churchill Downs Looms as Favoritism Hidden
Churchill Downs Louisville Ky set for a big race at about 4 40 p m CST with Eighteen horses expected. Fifteen likely starters, distance one and one quarter miles, weight 136 pounds. Old Rosebud set a record 2 022 5. prize money base by event: 2525 net and gold trophy if all starters, 6000 to second 3000 to third 1000 to fourth. Weather fair, track doubtful. Recent winners bubblin Over flying Ebony Black Gold Zoey.
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Associated
Treas
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Old Rosebud
Isid
Morvich
Dua Ophine
Derby Day in Kentucky Clouded by Heavy Rain
Fair day promised a fast track for Burd Kentucky Derby spectators and 18 racers but late reports brought 2 heavy showers to the region. Weather experts predicted some rain in Kentucky with lingering, unsettled conditions possible tomorrow, threatening track conditions.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Receivers named for Sulimn Corporation in Los Angeles
Federal Judge Paul J. McCormick named Joseph T. Scntt and Carinae han as receivers for Julian Petroleum corporation. The court also made permanent the temporary injunction restraining transfer of Julian stock.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Tf. Scntt
Carinaehan
Attortey
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Paul J. McCormick
Julian Stock
Clark to Award Five Good Scholars at State University
Missoula May 2 The A. W. Clark scholarship awards for 1927 are effective at the start of the fall quarter at the state university and have been awarded to Raymond Tynn Billings Frank Ram Klein Russell Peterson Miles City John Nale Dillon Thomas Moore Thilinsburg.
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Missoula
W. A. Clark
State University
Raymond Tynn
Billings
Frank Ram
Klein
Russell Peterson
Miles City
John Nale
Dillon
Thomas Moore
Thilinsburg
Crevagle Lodes Water Over Vast Area Driving 200000 People
Vast lake of overflow water covers northeastern Louisiana and moves south toward the gulf. Bayou des Glaises crevasse releases flood across at least three parishes, threatening up to 16 parishes and 225 miles of shoreline. Destruction surrounds farms, homes, and towns as residents seek higher ground while air and naval reports confirm widespread inundation across the region.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf
Bayou Des Glaises
Tescue Heet
Naval Phlota
Louisiaa
MUGGING MAIDEN FOUND IN OKLAHOMA MYSTERY
Miami Oklahoma May 14 AP Manis Teo Mudd, heiress, eloped at 19 and married Parly Gordon, a former car salesman. Gordon deserted her weeks later in California and she obtained an annulment in Arizona on grounds of white man in evidence custody. Transcript shows new tale of hardship and hidden past. The fortune inheritance and legal actions figure in the saga as the mystery unfolds from Ohio to Arizona and back to the South.
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Miami
Okla
Manis Teo Mudd
Homa Tailen
Towney
Parly Gordon
Ninn
Tullesman
California
Exenna
Pinal County
Arizona
Hera Tnfay Ny
Mayon
Mami Towrer
Ete
Five Meet Death in Bloody Fights at Redfield
At Redfield two men sought shelter behind barricades as gunfire erupted killing five people and injuring others. Authorities say Walter Chiang man killed two officers before taking his own life while 30 year old Rew Flint was wounded in the chest. A posse pursued suspect Chelgman and others fled on horseback as officers closed in.
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Paul
Mane
Redfield
Walter Chinaman
Bostlerrer
Lavlod Warting
Cleveland
Chelgman
Blenths
Rinuirt
Magnell
Monibiney
Charles Ifilpin
Aberdipens
Ataty Aharift
Chinamanva Bam
Flenine
Vietin
Eldrat
Old Wound Reopens Despondent Soldier Takes His Own Life
Lieut Col Coronerank B Robes killed himself in Missoula after his health worsened by a wound from the Philippine insurrection. Found dead in the Elks lodge room with a pistol by his side. Robes, formerly Missoula garrison commander and Montana National Guard instructor, served in Philippines and World War I. His wife, from a wealthy pioneer family, is invalid and remained at home.
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Missoula
B. Robes
Himelf
Colonel Robes
Elks’ Lodge
Col. Kobes
Missoule
Helena
Montana National Guard
Philippines
Robes
Storms and floods cloud trade reports and crop outlook
New York May 13. Trade and crop reports show spotty data due to heavy rains and floods in central valleys. Irregular industry activity partly reflects seasonal effects and cautious future prospects. Despite wet soils hinting at eventual growth, spring planting is delayed. Weekly bank clearings total 9,740,702, an increase of 4.7 percent from last year.
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New York
Brad
Antick
Plane Down Safe at Edwards Miss With Parachute Rescue
A government plane from Washington to Kelly Field Tex burst into flames midair near Edwards Miss. It landed safely after Lieut. George S. Finch jumped with a parachute. The pilot also landed without injury.
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Jackson, Miss
Washington
Kelly Field
Tex
Edwards
Miss
Ames
George S. Finch
Girls Race for 80000 at Canadian Exhibitions Water Marathon
Officials at the Canadian National Exhibition near fall require female competitors to wear regulation bathing suits for the 80000 dollar water marathon. The event draws contestants from Toronto and surrounding regions with emphasis on proper attire.
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Toronto
Hope Fades Of Finding Lost Aces In Trans Atlantic Search
Reports from St Johns on May 13 say hope is fading for locating airmen Capt Charles Nangesser and Francos Coll, but search teams plan to continue along Newfoundland coast. Difficult terrain and seas hinder recovery, with limited aircraft and weather complicating efforts. Government actions include sending ships and mobilizing resources as investigators work from Conlinsa Para Twos.
London Raid Strains British Soviet Ties Deepens Rift
London reports say a Scotland Yard raid on the Arcos offices heightens tensions between Britain and the Soviet government. Police examined vaults and records as Soviet charge d affaires Rowenholz filed a protest with Foreign Secretary Chamberlain. Official statements followed amid claims of new disclosures from the Arcose firms.
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London
Great Britain
Scotland Yard
Arcos
Jid
Londin
Agelen Champerlain
Alps Rowengolz
Scotland Yard Stitt
Arcoshowe
Arcus
Arthur Menderson
Iaboriin
Trainmen Paid Well in West, Arbitral Testimony Shows
J J Jacobs federal arbitration board witness testified that Western railroad workers earned higher weekly wages than many in building and manufacturing sectors. He cited freight conductors at 2.40 a week and an average steel and iron worker income of 104 a week. Costs and prices varied by city, with western living costs noted as lower than national averages.
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Ukage
J. J. Jacobs
Teller Federal Arbitration Board
Jacobs
Lyerkly
Irout
Wwe
West
United States
Flrsten
Portland
Ore
Minneapatia
Wares CIA
St Louis
Baltainre
New York
Avista
Pitte
Swigh
Cleveland
Squalls Delay Atlantic Flight Race For Airmen
May weather warnings halted the 823,000 Orteig prize attempt as hangar doors closed and airmen postponed their bid to Paris. Meteorologists cited threatening squalls over the Atlantic and indicated conditions could push the challenge to a later test week.
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New York
Paria
Fortuna
James A. Searr
Coroner Identifies Hicks Corpse in Valhalla Cemetery
The body of Clifford Hicks, a 72 year old attorney, was identified at Valhalla Cemetery after family representatives and the coroner confirmed matches. Investigators planned chemical tests on stomach contents but abandoned them. embalming fluid and poison could not be ruled out, while wounds suggested death around the same time.
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Clifford Mr. Ficks
Valhalla
Atery
Denilate
Micky Tretl
Elreult
Howard Sidrner
Plana
Afleka Mla
Bathing suits prompt drill at girls' school
Fragmentary OCR notes claim prompts or fears about bathing suits at a girls' school in New York. The text mentions toils or toil and diplomas, but details are unclear and names are unreadable.
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York
Girls’ Commercial Ingh School
Posse Mobilized to Reach Outlaw Hideout in Oklahoma
Coffeyville Kansas May 13 Armed posses were sent to the Big Hill country of Oklahoma two miles south of Coffeyville to reach the alleged headquarters of Ray Terrell and Mathew Kimes. The pair are suspected of involvement in the McCune State Bank robbery earlier this week, where a two ton safe was moved and about $200 BNO in cash and securities taken by six men. A report said the band was seen hauling the safe into the Big Hill area Thursday night. The Big Hill country is rough, wooded and sparsely settled, longtime outlaw rendezvous.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Big Hill Country
Oklahoma
Ray Terrell
Mathew Kimes
State Bank of
McCune
McCunne Bank
Big Fall Country
De Pinedo Halts At New Orleans
Italian aviator Prancesco de Pinedo arrived in New Orleans from Charleston after a stop at Pensacola. It was expected he would depart tomorrow for Memphis en route to St. Louis.
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New Orleans
Prancesco de Pinedo
Charleston
S.C
Pensacola
Fila
Nere Tomorrw
Memphis
St. Louis
Love affair of actress and accused killer revealed in trial
In Los Angeles May, prosecutors disclosed the romance between Dorothy Mackaye, widow of Ray Raymond, and Paul Kelly, who stands trial for murder. The disclosure frames the relationship as passionate rather than platonic, contrasting with earlier claims of wholesome friendship.
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Hall of Bustier
Los Angeles
Dornthy
Private Car Tax Nets State Revenue Rise
Private car tax collections climbed to 41,618 in one year as Montana saw rising state revenue from railroad and private car operations. Taxed on four percent of gross earnings, figures from 1925 and 1926 show increases in state receipts from Montana lines, American Railway Express, and Western Fruit Express, amid broader transport revenue growth.
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Salam
Montana
Tate Board
Eeuallasilin
Transcontinental — Railroadn
Thik Stata
Atuhines
Vonrerags
Mileaga
Asia
Ayho
American Ailway Express
Western Fruit Express
Fragmented ballot description from Atlantic Fleet vote
A damaged OCR fragment describes 2 500 ballots with a biased portrait of a supposed voter. It mentions a young woman with blonde hair blue eyes rolled stockings and medium height. The passage is unclear and ethically questionable in content.
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New York
Atlantic
Lovers Face Death Penalty in Snyder Murder Case
In New York on May 13 Ruth Brown Sayer and Henry Judd Gray stood within arm's reach as Judge Townsend Scudder sentenced them to the electric chair for the murder of Albert Snyder, husband of Mrs. Snyder. The felons eyed the judge as reporters observed their grief and the court pronounced the week of June 20 as the execution window at Sing Sing.
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New York
Pi—Taat
Aifont
Ruth Brown Sayer
Henry
Judd Gray
Sing Sing
Shert Snyder
Monde Queens Village House
Hick
Queens County
Fire aboard J. H. Stevens sparks Lake Huron search
A wireless report from Captain Cartwright said the schooner J. H. Stevens was on fire in Lake Huron, fourteen miles from Presque Isle. The steamer Colonial James Pickands was bound for Detroit and rescue tugs were en route. Continued on Page Seven.
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Cleveland
Peter M. Cartwright
James Pickands
Onight
J. H. Stevens
Lake Huron
Presque Isle
Jambee
Detroit
Fall Sin C Oil Case Postponed Until Fall Under Walsh Act
Washington May 12 AP Further delay granted today in the District of Columbia supreme court. Sentencing of Jarry F Sinclair for contempt and the trial with Albert B Fallon on criminal conspiracy were postponed. Sinclairs sentencing to answer senate inquiry questions moved to fall due to board meetings. Conspiracy trial moved from May 28 to October 17. government counsel agreed to begin the case again in public.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Jarry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fallon
Rillionarta
Gportsman
District of Columbia
Senate
Defanya
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Selves
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Anfeaing Myers
Conlinusa
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