Friendship Cannot Take Off Because of Southeast Wind
In Treepassy N F on June 8 fog and a light southeast wind prevented an early attempt to lift the monoplane Friendship for Europe. Pilots Wilbur Stultz and Louis Gordon with Amelia Learhart could not complete oil-tank work or launch. conditions over the Atlantic remained unfavorable and no flight was planned for the day.
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Louis Gordon
Amelia Learhart
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Stultz
Atlantic
Newsome Trial to Be Guarded by Armed NC Troops
North Carolina national guard troops may guard the Chatham county courthouse in Pittsboro next week to protect the Larry Newsome trial. Governor McLean said he will stay in close touch with developments and could order troops if needed. Newsome faces a second trial for the murder of a 15-year-old Wayne County girl after a prior conviction at Goldsboro ended with the electric chair sentence.
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North Carolina National Guard
Chatham County
Pittsboro
Larry Newsome
Capitol
McLean
J. van B. Metts
Newsome
Wayne County
Goldsboro
Supreme Court
Henry W. Grady
Amateur radio nabs third SOS from Italia crew
Smith of Voznesensk Dvinsk near Archangel reports hearing a third SOS from the Italia expedition at 4:15 this morning. The message read Storm NW SOS Paterman, a name not tied to the Italia crew. radio operator is Giuseppe Biagi.
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Voznesensk
Dvinsk
Archangel
SOS
Paterman
Giusepe Biogi
Russian Flier Heads Arctic Search Mission
Makek Arctic Flight from Leningrad to Archangel aims for Nova Zemlya and Franz Josef Land in search of General Nobile and the Italia. The rescue commission anticipates news from Tehuchnovsky around June 14.
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Tchucinovsky
Leningrad
Archangel
Nova Zemlya
Franz Josef Land
General Nobile
Tehuchnovsky
Premier breaks engagement in Madrid social cut
Premier Primo de Rivera ends engagement to Marty Mercedes Castelanos in Madrid official notice issued today. Decision made at 2 PM and announced at 6 PM.
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Primo de Rivera
Marty Mercedes Castelanos
Togoggan Wins 146th Oaks Stakes at Epsom
Lord Derby's Togoggan captured the 146th Oaks Stakes at Epsom on June 8. Seattle owned by King George finished second with Flegere from Tettersall in third place.
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Eng
Lord Derby
Togoggan
King George
Seattle
Tettersall
Flegere
Fireworks Begin Rocket Car Tests Early Morning
Report notes fireworks started during rocket car tests at 3 25 a m local time and 5 55 a m Pacific coast time today, detailing the sequence of ignition and preliminary observations by engineers.
Southern Cross Fliers Face Storms Over Pacific
The Mackay radio and Telegraph Company received at 5:12 a. m. Pacific coast time a message from the Southern Cross stating seven hundred miles to go as the fliers battled a southeast storm off New Caledonia. The plane reported repeated squalls and rain with the wind shifting to southwest as it neared Suva and San Francisco stations later heard the generator signal but no further messages. The crew remained calm, joking about the moon as their friend amid the perilous voyage.
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Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company
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Southern Cross nears Brisbane in Pacific flight from Suva
The Australian biplane Southern Cross departs Naselai Beach near Suva Fiji heading to Brisbane Queensland on a 1762 mile sea crossing. Co pilot Charles Ulm reports arrival around 8:30 am Brisbane time. The journey completes the Fiji to America to Sydney leg of the 7800 mile flight.
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Australia
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Los Angeles
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Monoplane Southern Cross under high wind and solar interference
The Mackay radio station in San Francisco reported early sightings of the Southern Cross generator and said the plane’s generator hum died at sunrise due to solar interference. Bucking head winds 700 miles off Brisbane were noted as the crew sent hopeful messages, led by Charles Ulm and Captain Kingsford Smith, toward Brisbane while weather worsened. Portland logs show attempts to contact Sydney at 7:05 am Pacific time as the flight continued toward Australia.
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Southern Cross
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Australia
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Larky
Oakland
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Southern Cross radio log and farm relief notes
Radio log recounts the Southern Cross plane’s last transmissions near New Caledonia with signals fading and solar interference as it vanishes. Separate Kansas City climate pledges push farm relief in the Republican platform demanding tariff protection for agriculture and trust in Coolidge’s leadership amid public sentiment.
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National Woman's Party
United States
Jane Norman Smith
National Council of the Woman’s Party
Kansas City
Republican Party
Convention Resolutions Committee
Young Delegates Enter Bid for Convention Roles
Osro Cobb 23 from Montgomery county Arkansas legislature becomes youngest delegate while Miss Gladys Terhune 31 of Twin Falls Idaho is named youngest national committeewoman in the convention lineup.
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Osro Cobb
Arkansas
Montgomery County
Gladys Terhune
Twin Falls
Idaho
Madame Schuman-Helnk Returns to Sing in City
Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, after a farewell concert last spring marking fifty years on stage, has returned to perform again in the city shaping a notable season highlight for opera lovers.
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Ernestine Schuman- Heink
Voter Focus Shifts From Greatness to Fit With White House
The passage notes voters care more about the president’s adaptability and effectiveness than traditional measures of grandeur. It emphasizes an electorate satisfied with a man in the White House who aligns with practical expectations.
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Coolidge
Cal
Congress
White House
Watts Gunn Wins Southeast Professional Crown as Amateur
Watts Gunn of Atlanta, protege of Bobby Jones and intercollegiate champion, defeated 300 players in a 72 hole medal event to claim the southeastern professional title by eight strokes, balancing vocation and avocation in Lagrange.
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Watts Gunn
Bobby Jones
Watts
Amteur
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