Earthquakes Pierce Greece Cause Fresh Corinth region Damage
Recurring tremors in Greece cause further destruction around Isthmus of Corinth. Kalamaki watering resort near the Corinth Canal wrecked by a 4 04 am shock. Piraeus reports sea rising and receding. Athens shaken, Lamia and Poros also hit. British squadron distributes aid. Denis Loverdos donates 200000 drachmas for stricken Loutraki area.
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Athens
Greece
Corinth
Kalamaki
Piraeus
Amari
Lamia
Poros
Denis Loverdos
Loutraki
Midol promises instant relief for menstrual pain
A product claim touts Midol as a non narcotic remedy that stops period pain within five to seven minutes by acting on the organs affected. It asserts a pre dose prevents pain entirely, and notes the 50 cent aluminum case is available at drugstores.
Flood Bill Aims Major Mississippi River Flood Control
The proposal, continuing from Page One, shifts costs to the federal government for levee rights of way and any damages from the New Madrid floodway and Bonnet Carre spillway. It envisions raising levee heights, building parallel division channels along about 460 miles from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf, and creating multiple floodways to guard against a flood larger than 1927. Five million dollars is allotted for tributary surveys.
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White House
Congress
Mississippi
New Madrid River Bank
Missouri
Bonnet Carre
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
United States
Cape Girardieu
Gulf
Cairo
Ilinois
New Madrid
Tensas Basin
Arkansas
Louisiana
Atchafalaya
Racer Killed In Attempt To Break Speed Record
The racer died after his vehicle veered out of control and plunged into the ocean on February 22 while attempting to set a world speed record. He was 26 years old in March and had earlier suffered serious injuries and spent time in hospital.
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Hoover
Willis
Dawes
Lowden
Gov. Smith
Pomerene
Ohio
Houston
Gov
Donahey
Speed King Lockhart Dies in Beach Run Crash
Indianapo lis resident and famed racer Lockhart died after his Stutz Blackhawk special flipped on a California beach during speed trials. He had set multiple American records and earlier hit 208.45 mph before the fatal accident. His wife Mrs Lockhart received the news as photographers narrowly avoided debris.
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Indianapolis
Lockhart
Dry Lake California
Hans Orte
Francis P Gaines a Wake Forest President Remembered
Francis Pendleton Gaines born in Due West D C pursued education across Virginia and Mississippi. He studied at Fork Union Richmond College Chicago Furman Virginia University Columbia and Wake Forest where his leadership as president earned wide admiration. He served in the army during 1918 and fathered two sons.
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Francis Pendleton Gaines
Due West
D. C
Virginia
William Arnold Gaines
Baptist Church of
Francis
Gaines
Phea
Dr. Gaines
University of Chicago
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Sadie Duvergne Robert
Mississippi
Francis Pendleton, Jr
William Robert
Mississippi College
Columbia University
Wake Forest
Plans For and Landing By Parachute Flares
The report describes air mail planes with landing lights and bright field illumination. Mailwings feature independent brakes indirect instrument lighting and a pressure fire extinguisher tank. Brakes allow very short rollouts and turning without ground crew. A valve floods the engine area with extinguisher for rapid response.
Snow Delays Trans Atlantic Flyers on Greenly Island
Snowbound pilots marooned on Greenly Island abandon hopes of reaching Murray Bay in the Junkers Bremen. They plan to depart in the Ford relief plane piloted by Bernt Balchen. The inbound Bremen return flight from Detroit carried spare parts to aid reconditioning.
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Greenly Island
Murray Bay
Junkers
Bremen
Ford
Bernt Balchen
Detroit
Balchen
Floyd Bennett
New York
Byrd Will Return to New York with Bennett’s Body
Commander Richard E. Byrd declined a friend’s offer to fly him from Quebec to New York. He preferred to stay with Mrs. Bennett who mourns Floyd Bennett. A special car will be attached to the train leaving Quebec at 1 30 tomorrow afternoon for Byrd and Mrs. Bennett to travel with Bennett’s body. Funeral services are tentatively set for Sunday.
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New York
Richard FB. Byrd
Friends
Quebec
North Pole
Floyd Bennett
Lindbergh Returns to New York After Quebec Visit
In Air Quebec on April 25 Col. Charles A. Lindbergh began his return flight to New York at 11 20 this morning, ending a Quebec stopover.
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Air Quebec
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Primary Delegates Split Across States in 1928 Set
Ohio and Massachusetts voters show split results with Hoover leading delegate counts while Smith supporters push for Pennsylvania and Alaska. Kansas and Oklahoma hold conventions shaping the GOP lineup as Michigan prepares to bind delegates for Hoover.
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Lis
Ohio
Massachusetts
Hoover
Smith
Pennsylvania
Republican Organization
Ayres
Oklahoma
Curtis
Lowden
Alaska
New York
Columbus. O
Willis
Commerce Secretary
Burton
W. W. Farnsworth
Carmi Thompson High
Washington
Kansas
Oklahome
Kansas City
Houston
London
Norris
Borah
Pomerone
Reed
Missouri
George
Georgia
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Boston
Coolidge
Dawes
Fuller
Walsh
Montana
Michigan
Detroit
Dont Make a To Out of Baby s Babies Have Nerves
Ruth Brittain discusses infant overstimulation and nervousness linked to toy interaction and parental play. She cautions against excessive handling and promotes Castoria as a harmless, vegetable remedy claiming soothing effects for upset babies with a promotional note about product packaging and usage.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Delaware and Hudson Board Hears No Consolidation Update
In New York on April 25 an expected statement on the road's stance regarding east line consolidation did not emerge at the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company meeting. Only routine business passed and the quarterly dividend of 2.25 dollars was declared.
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New York
Delaware and Hoon Railroad Company
Banker Dies in Miami Beach at 56
F Mercer P. Moseley, a 56 year old New York banker, died at Miami Beach around noon. Death was attributed to pneumonia contracted there about a month ago.
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Miami
Fla
Mercer P. Moseley
New Y Banker
Miami Beach
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Willie
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Pathe
Knights of the Air
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