Southern Cross Prepares Next Pacific Hop From Suva
In Suva Fiji on June 6 the Southern Cross crew plans a 1700 mile leg to Brisbane en route to Sydney. Kingsford Smith Ulm Lyon and Warner assess takeoff site fuel, weather, and engines after a 33 hour wakeful flight from Kauai to Suva. A public holiday honors the Australian American crew and the crossing effort.
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Pacific
Southern Cross
Suva
Fiji Islands
Oakland
Cal
Hawaii
Brisbane
Sydney
Australia
Kauai
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Charles Ulm
Harry W. Lyon
James Warner
Albert Park
Kingsford-Smith
Guerry Is Resting In Fair Shape
In Charleston South Carolina on June 5 1924 Rev J Herbert Woodward shot Episcopal Bishop William A Guerry and then died by his own hand. The bishop was wounded in the left chest but was in fair condition at a hospital with uncertain recovery as Miss Henrietta J Jervey testified at the coroner inquest.
Seven Hurt When Interurban Trolleys Crash in Decatur
In Decatur Georgia seven people were injured when two Stone Mountain to Atlanta interurban trolley cars collided head on. A preliminary Georgia Power investigation cited a faulty light signal as the cause. Injured include motorman Joe Wallace and several passengers with various cuts, bruises, and internal injuries.
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Decatur
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Georgia Power Company
Joe Wallace
Eugenio McSweeney
Clarkston
Martha Maddox
H. M. Askew
Bishop Shot by Clergyman in Charleston Hospital
The Right Reverend William A. Guerry bishop of the South Carolina diocese lies serious but resting after being shot by Rev J H Woodward a Brunswick Ga minister who then fatally wounded himself A pistol ball was removed during an operation and Guerry regained senses Miss Henrietta P Jervey secretary to the bishop witnessed the shooting An inquest was opened with Jervey as key witness Woodward a pastor with a troubled history previously clashed with the bishop over a suffragan post for work among Negroes and had a prior fatal shooting incident in Bluffton S C.
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Charleston
S. C
William A. Guerry
South Carolina
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Guerry
J. H. Woodward
Brunswick
Henrietta P. Jervey
Guerry
Woodward
Jervey
Bluffton
Stokes Reveals Campaign Cost in New Jersey Race
Edward C. Stokes, former New Jersey governor and Republican senatorial runner up, told Reed campaign committee his campaign cost 14609.44 dollars with a personal contribution of 3300 dollars. The disclosure covers expenditures tied to the primary effort.
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Washington
Edward C. Stokes
New Jersey
Reed Campaign Committee
Lindbergh Lands in St Louis After Texas Stop
Colonel Charles Lindbergh landed at Lambert-St. Louis field at 10 30 a m after spending the night on a Texas farm with passengers Major Lanphier and Col Breckenridge The aviator later flew on to Maupin Missouri to fetch his guests and attend Washington university commencement where a master of science degree was awarded in absentia He said the arrival coincided with no plans to attend and he is back from a Pacific coast flight to map a Transcontinental Air Transport route as chairman of the technical committee
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Thomas G. McLeod
South Carolina
Emory University
America
ST. Louis
Fort Worth
Texas
Charles Lindbergh
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Washington University
Lindbergh
T. W. Lewis
Thomas G. Lanphier
First Pursuit
Henry Breckenridge
Maupin
Lanphier
Col. Breckenridge
Amelia Earhart
Boston
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Miss Earhart
George Palmer Putnam
New York
Arctic Explorer
Emerg
Union Tobacco to Issue 7.5 Million Dollar Stock Dividend
George J. Wheelam president of Union Tobacco announces plan to distribute about 7.5 million dollars in stock dividends to company jobbers and retailers. The announcement comes from New York on June 5.
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New York
George J. Wheelam
Union Tobacco Company
Four bank robberies tied to arrests in Indiana Ohio Missouri
Police report the arrests of three men and two women in Hammond Indiana, closing four bank robbery cases across Indiana, Ohio and Missouri with loot over a quarter million dollars. Suspects include Charles Meakley, Charles McCray, Eddie Meadows, Lee Wheatley, Gladys Wheatley, and Edith Owens, with confessions linking to Kansas City 1925 and Portland Indiana 1926 robberies.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Ohio
Missouri
Charles Meakley
Albert Owens
Charles McCray
Eddie Meadows
Lee Wheatley
Gladys Wheatley
Edith Owens
Meakley
Wheatley
Kansas City
Portland
Lynn Grove
St. Henry
Election Returns Show Little Change in NC Primary Race
Reported incomplete results from 256 missing precincts show Fountain leading Langston by 14 071 and Langston ahead of Burgwyn by 3 772 with few unreported votes likely. County totals span Perquimans Alamance Johnston and Smithfield as towns publish updates on the Democratic lieutenant governor contest.
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Charlotte
John D. Langston
Goldsboro
R. T. Fountain
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
Fountain
Langston
Burgwyn
Alamance
Graham
Alamance County
Charlotte Woman Dies, Mrs Wesley Clayton Thompson
Mrs. Wesley Clayton Thompson formerly Miss Annie Kelly Dowd of Charlotte died yesterday. She was the niece of Mrs. Herbert Hunter of this city. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
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Charlotte
Wesley Clayton Thompson
Annie Kelly Dowd
Thompson
Herbert Hunter
Freight on Liquors Higher in the South
The Interstate Commerce Commission examined a move by railroads to impose extra charges on alcohol shipments through the southern states to cover policing costs. Railroads led by Louisville & Nashville Illinois Central and Mobile and Ohio sought an $810 car surcharge for 100 mile moves rising to $46 for 1000 mile hauls. The commission suspended the charges for 90 days and will meet in Louisville on July 2 to review the proposal.
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Washington
Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisville & Nashville
Illinois Central
Mobile
Ohio
Louisville
Southern Territory
Italia Is Reported To Be Ahead
Reports from Siberia and Murmansk suggest wireless calls believed to be from the missing dirigible Italia. Soviet rescue plans in Franz Josef land face skepticism from Kings Bay searchers who favor a landing on polar ice north of Spitzbergen.
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Moscow
Russia
Siberia
S. O. SS
Italia
Sob
Pur
Soviet Rescue Commission
Franz Josef Land
Nobile
Murmansk
Obdorsk
Tobolsk
Louchinski
Murman Coast
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Lieut
Luetzownholm
Hinlopen Straits
West Spitzbergen
Holm
Virgo Bay
Pilot reaches Birmingham after Atlanta to New Orleans air mail run
Vivian Jones, pilot on the Atlanta New Orleans air mail route, telephoned officials from Birmingham to report a safe arrival after leaving Atlanta this morning.
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New Orleans
Vivian Jones
Atlanta
Birmingham
Youth Is Able Now To Think
SAN ANTONIO June 5 Laura Kay Kendall of New York defended modern youth at the biennial convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs saying the slang apple sauce marks youths defeating hokum. She argued youth is less gullible, more critical, and that today’s flaws stem from home and parental influence rather than inherent vice.
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San Antonio
Laura Kaykendall
New York
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Vacation Bible School Underway at First Presbyterian
Lexington June 5 A daily vacation Bible school is in progress at the First Presbyterian church with work ers from the church as instructors in several departments and sessions beginning Monday morning and continuing for several days.
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Lexington
First Presbyterian Church
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