Wake Forest appoints Gaines as president in AU
Quebec report notes Dee Bennett, aviator, flying over the North Pole. Loyd Bennett, born 1890, was an oblique figure in Byrd’s Greenland expedition and North Pole efforts, praised by Byrd as a skilled navigator and mechanic who endured harsh conditions and supported aerial ventures.
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Quebec
Que
Dee Bennett
North Pole
New York
Loyd Bennett
Warrens- PE Inté Xs
Richard E. Byrd
Greenland
Nald MacMillan
Thyra
Byrd
Bennett
Atlantic
Lindy's Serum Flight Fails to Save Bennett
Charles A Lindbergh completed a 500 mile flight from New York to Quebec carrying anti pneumonia serum for Floyd Bennett. Bennett died from lobar pneumonia type 3 while Lindbergh reported plan to return at 11 am as stormy weather and misMatched serum types affected treatment.
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Quebec
Charles A. Windbergh
New York
Floyd Bennett
Bennett
Lindbergh
North Pole
W. H. Delaney
Jeffrey Hale Hospital
A .L. Barach
Col. Lindbergh
Plains of Abraham
Battlefield Park
Que
Charles A. Lindbergh
Curtiss Field
Racer Killed In Attempt To Break Speed Record At Daytona
Frank Lockhart died during a speed trial at Daytona Beach while trying to set a world record for a straightaway mile. The Stutz Blackhawk Special, after clocking 203 mph on the same day, failed to hold control near the start of the official mile, crashing 30 feet into the air and then tumbling across the beach. Spectators, including Mrs. Lockhart, watched in horror as emergency crews rushed to the scene.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Frank Lockhart
Ray Keech
J. M. White
Lockhart
North End
Grand Stand
Kidnapping Threat Hoax Claims Stir in Charlotte
Two letters threatening to kidnap Mrs. P. L. Leonard’s 11-year-old daughter and to dynamite her home were labeled a hoax by Charlotte police chief Alex West. He traced the letters to a negro servant in the Leonard household who sought to frighten the family.
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Charlotte
P. L. Leonard
Alex West
Leonard
Chief West
Americans Report Slayings and Hostage Fears in Nicaragua
Dispatches from American authorities say a mine executive is slain and several others may be captured by Sandino forces in Nicaragua's Pis Pis region. George Hall of New York and other mine workers are reported killed or missing as rebels seize mines and threaten more executions of Americans and other nationals. Marines prepare for possible attack as families wait for confirmed word on the men.
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Anagua
Nic
Anno Sandino
Pis Pis
Iford D. Ham
W. J. Crampton
Star of Customs
Puerts Gas
George B. Hall
New York
Matagalpa
Nicaragua
Sre
B. Milberry
Igville
N. H
Roy Burley
Peter Peter
Teapot Dome Inquiry Near End as Sinclair Testimony Looms
The Teapot Dome probe may end next Tuesday with Harry F Sinclair testimony before the Senate committee. Senator Walsh plans a resolution to drop contempt charges against Robert W Stewart of Standard Oil as Nye and Walsh say closure hinges on Sinclairs evidence, while Stewart remains indicted federally.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate Teapot Dome
Continental Trading Company
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Nye
Sinclair
Stewart
Wilkins To Seymour Leading Mission Be Rescued By Steamer
The steamer Mina was ordered to reach Green Harbor Spitzbergen to rescue Captain George H. Wilkins and Carl E. Hielson and recover their airplane for a polar expedition. The vessel, of the Northern Exploration Company, sailed from Ponningsvaag Norway and aimed for Isfjord mouth to bring them toward Tromsoe. Wilkins expected to delay departure until the ship arrives, doubting they could depart Green Harbor before mid May.
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London
Mina
Green Harbor
Spitzbergen
George H. Wilkins
Europe
Wilkins
Carl E. Hielson
Northern Exploration Company
Ponningsvaag
Finmark
Norway
Isfjord
Tromsoe
The
New York Times Today
Hielson
Flood Bill Passes Vote of Senate
Washington reports the flood control bill cleared the house by a large margin and awaits senate action. Senate Commerce Chairman Jones favors quick disposition and may accept house amendments or seek a conference with the house.
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Washington
House
Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
White House
Congress
Night flying exhibition to feature Pitcairn mail planes
Four Pitcairn Mail wings will land at Greensboro's Lindley Field and join the Atlanta to New York air mail service for a May 1 start. Pilots J G Ray Johnny Kytle Gene Brown Sydney Molloy and John Ottley Jr will participate in a night show with formation flying and illuminated aircraft. The event promises a striking spectacle as planes emerge from glow of flood lights.
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Atlanta
Pitcairn
Mississippi flood control bill returns to Senate for action
The Mississippi flood control measure moves back to the Senate after the House passed it 254 to 90. The bill had earlier cleared the Senate 70 to 0, with weeks of informal talks and changes aimed to meet the president’s objections. The final House vote split along party lines with 86 Republicans and 167 Democrats plus one farmer laborer in support.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Missionary Shooting Reported in Shantung Province
Advices from Shanghai today describe a shooting on April 16 at Tsining in Shantung where Dr. Walter F. Seymour, superintendent of the Presbyterian board of foreign missions hospital, is said to be involved. A separate Peking dispatch reports an American Methodist missionary executed at Yenchonfu by nationalists on charges of hiding wounded Northern soldiers.
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Shanghai
China
Walter F. Seymour
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Tsining
Shantung
Seymour
Shantung Province
Yenchow Fu
Tenghsien
Wisconsin University
North Western Mediuean School
Evanston
Ill
United States
Tsinan
Tsingtao
Tsaochowfu
Tengshien
Ichowfu
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions Hospital
Yenchonfu
Tokyo
Peking
Rengo
Yenchowfu
Tragic Bat Incident Claims Henderson Child
Hazel Genovia Ellington aged two and a half died from a fractured skull after her brother William aged 16 struck her with a baseball bat near Henderson. The incident is reported as an accidental family tragedy in the local area.
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Henderson
Hazel Genovia Ellington
William
Hoover Leads in Ohio Delegates in Primary Return
Complete Ohio primary results show Hoover winning a majority of the 51 delegates and likely over half of Massachusetts votes. Smith appears strong in the East with majorities in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and solid support expected from Illinois and other delegates. The early counts indicate Hoover and Smith as top contenders for the national nominations.
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Ohio
Columbus
Hoover
Kansas City
Washington
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Smith
New York
Houston
Wil
Threat letters target Dorothy Davis in Charlotte case
In Charlotte on April 25 officers investigate two anonymous letters threatening to kidnap 11-year-old Dorothy Davis and her mother Mrs. P L Leonard unless Leonard cancels plans to move to Lincolnton to join his father in business. The letters mention dynamiting the Leonard home and reference a Sunday night attack on a local laundry safe and warn of worse harm if orders are not followed.
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Charlotte
Dorothy Davis
P. L. Leonard
Leonard
Two Wilmington Girls Missing Since Saturday Night
Wilmington police search for Grace Shepherd 16 and Evelyn Tindall 14 who vanished last Saturday from their homes. They were last seen walking toward Lumberton with two unidentified young men. parents offer no clues. The girls are described as pretty and well dressed.
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Wilmington
Grace Shepherd
Evelyn Tindall
Lumberton
Wake Forest inaugurates Dr. Gaines as president
Governor McLean said at the inaugural that Wake Forest college stands at the threshold of a new era of useful and constructive service. He noted the period promises growth and increased usefulness under Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines as president.
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Wake Forest
Francis Pendleton Gaines
Wake Forest College
Gaines
North Carolina
Angus W. McLean
J. A. Campbell
Board of
Campbell College
William Louis Poteat
Wake Forest Church
McLean
Poteat
Gilbert T. Stephenson
W. J. McGlothlin
Furman University
Greenville
S. S
H. W. Chase
University of North Carolina
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Colleges of America
Raleigh
W. P. Few
Duke University
John Calvin Adams
University of Virginia
H. A. Royster
B. W. Spilman
Nn. C
Snow Holds Bremen To Its Island In April Snowstorm
Snowstorm on the Belle Isle Straits delays the Bremen monoplane as its crew refuels and repairs on the ice. Fliers William Winston and Harry Cuthbertson say the bent propeller is straightened and the craft is ready for a New York resumption. The crew may call on Floyd Bennett if medically feasible.
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Lake Ste. Agnes
Tom
Bremen
Ernest Koeppen
Junkers
Ford
Luis Cuisinier
Greenly Island
Floyd Bennett
Quebec
Herta Junkers
Lake Stranges
Que
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