Southern Cross Lands at Wheeler Field After Pacific Hop
The Southern Cross monoplane with four men landed at Honolulu’s Wheeler Field at 12 19 P M Pacific time after a tense 2 400 mile flight from Oakland begun at 8 51 A M across the Pacific. En route to Sydney the plane completed the first leg of a 7 800 mile journey aided by army and navy escorts with little fuel remaining.
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Wheeler Field
Honolulu
Southern Cross
Oakland
Walif
Sydney
Australia
Suva
Fiji Islands
Hawaii
Rescue Ships Aid Search After Kershaw Sinks Off Martha's Vineyard
A collision between the freighter Kershaw and the Boston Bound Dollar liner President Garfield near East Chop Martha's Vineyard left seven to twelve crewmen presumed drowned. Thirty crew members were rescued including Captain Brooks as the Garfield aided by Woods Hole coast guardsmen stood by then sailed to Boston.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
Kershaw
President Garfield
Brooks
East Chop
Island
Martha’s Vineyard
G. H. Mir
Dollar Line Company
Garfield
Boston
Woods Hole
Dollar Line
Moir
Nye Testifies in Teapot Dome Case Trial
Senator Nye of North Dakota testifies before the Senate Teapot Dome committee about questions asked of Robert W. Stewart. Stenographers recount Stewart’s refusals to answer on grounds of irrelevance and pending Sinclair/ Fall matters.
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Indiana Standard Oil
Stewart
Continental Trading Company
Harry F. Sinclair
Nye
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Senate
Prp
S Senate
Senate Oil Committee
Liberty Bond
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Lawrence is Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder
W H Lawrence of Durham was found guilty of second degree murder in the slaying of Mrs Annie Terry, a dressmaker. He was sentenced to 30 years and bail denied, with defense appealing to the superior court. The jury deliberated through four ballots before verdict and sentence was delayed for legal consultation.
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Durham
Pittsboro
N. C
W. H. Lawrence
Annie Terry
W. Herbert Lawrence
M. W. Duncan
R. A. Nunn
J. Elmer Long
Lawrence
Terry
Cape Fear River
Avents Ferry Bridge
Southern Cross Flight Nears Honolulu in Dawn Radio Update
At dawn the Southern Cross nears Honolulu on its Pacific crossing from San Francisco to Hawaii. A GWK radio report places the plane 350 miles from Honolulu at 6 am Pacific time, speed 77 knots, with an ETA between 9 and 11 am. No further details beyond earlier silence and a mid ocean air current event.
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San Francisco
Pacific
On Francisco
Honolulu
Associated Press
GWK
Honoluls
Barking Sands
Inolulu
Oakland
Southern Cross
Mackay Radio Company
Mackay Radio
California
Southern Cross Radio
Candidates Set for the Primary Across North Carolina
Raleigh June 1 candidates for the Democratic nomination in five congressional districts and for lieutenant governor and labor and printing commissioner faced final appeals before the primary. Several incumbents ran unopposed in districts one three five eight and ten. Opposed races included Kerr against Robertson and Dickinson in district two and Poll against Creekmore and Mack in district four. Gardner faces no opposition for governor while other state officers seek nominations. Local races drew broad interest statewide ahead of election day.
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Raleigh
Todey
Lindsay €. Warren
Charles L. Abernathy
Charles M. Stedman
R.L. Coughton
Zebulon Weaver
J. Bayard Clark
Herbert McClammey
Homer L. Lyon
John H. Kerr
H. G Robertson
Oscar P. Dickinson
Edward W. Poll
Thomas Creekmore
Paul W. Mack
William ¢. Hamve
T. FE. Swilley
A. L. Bulwinkle
John G. Carpenter
Arthur Talmadge Abernathy
Frank Grist
M. L. Shipman
Grist
J. Peterson
Tfittsboro
John ‘. Wgnton
R. T. Fountain
S. Burgwyn
Einevaadt
Max Gardner
Southern Cross Log Shows 2400 Mile Hop Toward Australia
The log chronicles the Southern Cross flight from Oakland toward Australia with 4 crew and 1200 gallons of gasoline. It notes generator trouble, steady progress, radio beacon tests, and positions near San Francisco, with reports of altitude, speed, and distant ships Wilhelmina Maliko Manoa as the journey continues toward Honolulu and Honolulu by 4:36 a.m. Pacific time.
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Southern Cross
Oakland
Australia
Hawaii
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Wilhelmina
San Francisco
Dozen Believed Lost In Collision Off Martha's Vineyard
Boston reports the steamship President Garfield rammed and sank the freighter Kershaw off Martha's Vineyard early today. The Garfield crew lists 29 survivors including the sunken ship's captain with 7 to 12 missing from the Kershaw's crew. Captain Brooks and Chief Engineer were among the survivors aboard the Garfield.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
President Garfield
Kershaw
Boston
Dollar Line
Martha’s Vineyard
Garfield
Moir
Brooks
Garland Alderman Dead by Own Hand in Garland Home
M Garland Alderman prominent in business and social circles in Garland died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at his West Green and Willowbrook home shortly after returning from a country club dance. Ill health of years and a private struggle were cited as the cause. the pistol lay beneath the desk where he fell. His wife was present.
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M. Garland Alderman
Alderman and Son
West Green
Willowbrook
Rockingham Farm Wife Slain in Reidsville Home
Mrs. W T Matherly 50 wife of a Rockingham county farmer was found unconscious with a gunshot and head injuries in her Reidsville area home. A pistol lay nearby and a trail was followed by bloodhounds as a posse sought the unidentified attacker. About $15 cash was missing.
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Greensboro
W. T. Matherly
Rockingham County
Reidsville
Matherly
J. P
Spanish Fliers Fail Record Flight in India
In Karachia India two Spanish pilots Captains Ignacio Jiminez and Francisco Iglesias of the Jesus Del Gran Poder attempted a distance flight from Seville. A forced landing occurred near Nai Criyah close to Ur of the Chaldees ending the effort. The route Nasiriyah to Seville spans about 3 000 miles.
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Karachia
India
Jesus del Gran Poder
Nai Criyah
Ignacio Jiminez
Francisco Iglesias
Nasiriyah
Mesopotamia
Seville
Seville Fliers Break Long Distance Flight Record
Seville dispatches credit two fliers with surpassing the 3911 mile record set by Clarence Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine. A radio message from Tablada Airdrome announced arrival at Nasirabad, 4500 miles east of Seville, beyond Karachi, triggering celebrations as the feat was hailed as a new record.
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Seville
Spain
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Tablada
Nasirabad
Capial
Almere
British India
Karachi
Theodore Tate Named U S Treasurer by Coolidge
Washington June 1 H Theodore Tate of Tennessee received a recess appointment to be United States treasurer by President Coolidge His nomination was sent to the senate in the last session but was not acted upon He now serves as deputy treasurer in the meantime
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Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Liukho
Chang
W. J. Oudendijk
Chaney
Legations
Washington
H. Theodore Tate
Tennessee
Coolidge
United States
Tate
Senate
Congress
Miss Emerson Chosen for Rhododendron Festival
Miss Laura Emerson of Clearwater has been designated by Governor Martin to represent Florida at the Rhododendron Festival in Asheville New York. Emerson was already at Asheville visiting relatives.
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Emerson
Tallahassee
Fla
Laura Emerson
Clearwater
Martin
Florida
Asheville
N. Y
Iince
Slaton Elected President of Georgia Bar Association
Savannah Georgia June 1 Former Georgia governor H N Slaton was chosen president of the Georgia Bar Association at the annual convention in Savannah.
Olvany and Hague Subpoenaed Over Al Smith Campaign
Senate committee subpoenas George W. Olvany and Mayor Frank Hague in a probe of presidential campaign funds. Oscar Miller of the Albany Civic League is also named. George Gordon Battle testified he sent 3500 to North Carolina for Smith supporters, including 1500 to Sheriff Edwards and 2900 to William Jones, with checks dated May 29. He noted 500 came from friends in New York with North Carolina roots.
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George Olvany
Senate
al Smith
George Gordon Battle
New York
Senate Presidential Campaign Funds
George W. Olvany
Tammany Hall
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Olvany
Hague
Oscar Miller
Albany Civic League
Albany
Heflin
Alabama
North Carolina
Smith
R. H. Edwards
Wayne County
William B. Jones
Raleigh
Jones
Battle
Smith Committee
George van Namee
Search For Italia Will Be Continued
Italian hydro airplane 8 55 will leave Milan for Spitzbergen to aid the Italia search under Captain Romagna. Major Maddalena and Lt Gagna will pilot with two mechanics aboard. Separate party of five sets foot toward Red Bay and Liefde Bay to reach Mosel Bay area in hopes of locating the missing dirigible Italia near Spitzbergen.
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Rome
Milan
Spitzbergen
Italia
Maddalena
Gagna
Romagna
Citta di Milano
Kings Bay
Associated Press
Europe
Paul Kremer
Red Bay
Liefde Bay
Amsterdam Island
Mosel Bay
West Spitzbergen
Hebby
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Lei
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
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NEA
Ben Gitlow
William Z. Foster
Communist Workers’ Party
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Mukden
Legation
Pekin
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
Tokyo
Gardner
O. K
PKW
Maliko
Manoa
Everett
tLieut
Lyon
Radio Corporation of America
San
Garland Alderman
West Green Street
S. L. Alderman
Rockingham Farm
Husband
Chamberlin
America
Theodore Tate
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