Friendship crosses Atlantic in 23 hours with Earhart
The American monoplane Friendship piloted by Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon with Amelia Earhart aboard landed near Barry Port Wales after a 2000 mile Atlantic hop in under 24 hours. Earhart took a turn at the stick while Stultz piloted through mist and rain.
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Burry Port
Eng
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Southampton
Walkes
Atlantic
Barry
Wales
Amelia Farhart
Boston
Stultz
Lilanelly
Pwll
Llanelly
Barry Port
John Fisher
Daniel Harvey
Miss Earhart
Gordon
Associated Press
Swansea
Green Stultz
America
Coolidge Settled In New Wisconsin Vacation Home
President Coolidge begins routine duties at the Wisconsin White House with no firm engagements, receives William M. Butler and Irvine L. Lenroot soon, and attends church at Brule during a quiet start to his Wisconsin sojourn. Walter Patten awarded doctor of divinity by Wesleyan University in Middletown.
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Superior
Wis
White House
Coolidge
Wiliam M. Butler
National Re
Butler
Kansas City
Mr. Coolidge
Everett Sanders
Lenroo
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
Brule
John Taylor
Middletown
Conn
Walter Patten
Methodist Episcopal Church
University of North Carolina
Wesleyan University
Three Lives Lost During Great Storm
Storms in Southwestern Oklahoma and Southern Kansas caused at least three deaths and left around 2,000 homeless. Blair and Headrick suffered the heaviest damage as a tornado cut a path 49 miles long. Rescue teams searched debris while Army tents from Fort Sill provided shelter.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Blair
Headrick
Jackson
Kiowa
Tillman
Oklahoma Storm Area
Otis Rice
Iowa County
Fort Sill
Answers telephone and gets choked to death in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a 23 year old Mary McGinty died after answering a telephone ad for a maid. The physician's 25 year old negro chauffeur butler Clarence Tull was found dead by gas in the kitchen with a revolver and razor nearby. The bodies were found by the doctor’s son returning from a weekend at a farm in New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Mary McGinty
Clarence Tull
Willary D. B. Terry
West Philadelphia
Pemberton
N. J
Battle Goes On Against High Waters
In Ennett Missouri on June 18 the St. Francis river continued to threaten, a Citizens' army pressed against a 600 foot levee seven miles above a crevasse, and early today appeared to gain a skirmish against the river. Three crevasses in two days submerged about 100000 acres with crop and farm damage estimated between 1.5 and 2 million dollars.
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Ennett
St. Francis
Missouri
Floods Pressures Arkansas River System near Newport
Heavy rains on the White River tributaries push Arkansas flood worries. A 40,000 acre Jackson county area is under water after a Stephens levee break. A 19 inch fall later eased the St. Francis risk at Nimmo and a break near Kennett, Missouri. Refugees in Jackson county worshipped in a relief church as crews plan to raise the Jackson Bayou levee before Wednesday.
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Newport
Ark
White River
Arkansas
Jackson County
Stephens Levee
Here
St. Francis
Nimmons
Kennett
Stephens
Jacksonport
Jackson Bayou Levee
Medical Examiners Board Examines 110 Applicants in Raleigh
In Raleigh on June 18 the state board of medical examiners evaluated 90 young men and 20 applicants from other states seeking licensure to practice medicine in North Carolina. The 20 previously licensed elsewhere expressed desire to continue their careers in this state.
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Raleigh
State Board of Medical Examiners
North Carolina
Byrd Sees Next Step in Transatlantic Flight at Worcester
Commander Richard E. Byrd arrives in Worcester to receive an engineering doctorate and declares that the flight is the next step in transatlantic progress. He notes pioneering work with three engines and water landing floats and thanks Amelia Earhart, Charles Stultz, Gordon, and Mrs. Guest for backing the effort.
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Worcester
Mass
Richard E. Byrd
Earhart
Stultz
Gordon
Guest
Norwegian fliers miss Nobile party while reconnoitering
Captain Riiser-Larsen and Lieutenant Luetzow Holm flew from the Braganza to the ice near Foyn Island five miles east of Northeast Land, carrying provisions for the stranded General Nobile and his eleven companions. The pilots reported no sight of the missing group during the overnight flight.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Riiser-Larsen
Luetzow Holm
Land
Braganza
North Cape
Nobile
Foyn Island
Seaplanes Fail to Find Italia Survivors in Arctic Search
Two rescue planes searched for General Umberto Nobile and five Italia survivors but did not locate the silk tent marked in red or any survivors. They reported back to the Braganza after an hour, while Nobile’s party signaled their position at 88.33 N, 37.12 E about five miles east of Foyn Island.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Riiser-Larsen
Luetzon Holm
Braganza
Nobile
Italia
Citta di Milano
Foyn Island
Romagna
Bremen Welcomes Aviators Home From Transatlantic Flight
Captain Herman Koehl and companions return aboard the Columbus after crossing the North Atlantic in the Bremen. Bremer Haven and Bremen town applaud with flags and gifts including a laurel wreath and Lloyds medal. American and Irish cheering rings as speeches honor the aviators.
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Bremen
Germany
Herman Koehl
Columbus
Weber
Bremer Haven
Washington
Coolidge
North Atlantic
Junkers
Stinmin
Lloyd
Leslie Reed
Mremer Haven Road
America
Bremer Haven Quay
Edwin T Meredith Dies in Iowa Former Wilson Secretary of Agriculture
Edwin T Meredith former secretary of agriculture in the Wilson cabinet died in Des Moines Iowa after a long illness at age 51 Heart failure from high blood pressure was listed as the cause He was a farm publisher and Democratic presidential candidate He had recently returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital and funeral services are set for Wednesday afternoon at the Meredith home Meredith supported Governor Al Smith in the Iowa Democratic primary and was known as a progressive dry President Wilson had named him to a position in the administration
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Wilson
Meredith
M. J. Meredith
Los Angeles
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
al Smith
New York
Iowa
Smith
Southern master printers federation opens in Asheville
Asheville June 18. Delegates from many sections of the south gather for the 10th annual convention of the southern master printers federation at Kenilworth Inn. The day includes preliminaries after official welcomes and a program mixing business and pleasure, with features aiming at accompanying wives.
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Asheville
South
Southern Master Printers Federation
Kenilworth Inn
Robber and Bootlegger Killed in New York
In Herald Square an unidentified man shot dead yesterday later identified as Edwin J. Jorge a Buffalo bootlegger and bank robber. Police suspect he was lured to his death by a woman of the underworld and note he used many aliases.
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New York
Herald Square
Edwin J. Jorge
Buffalo
N. Y
Hoover In Conference With Aides
Secretary Hoover met with aides to discuss campaign activities after delegates returned from the Kansas City convention. Key figures present included W. W. Atterbury and John Q. Tilson. Good was not yet in Washington as talks focused on campaign outlooks and minor issues.
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Washington
Hoover
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Republican National
Chicago shopkeeper held up by pistol in early morning robbery
A middle aged woman in a black coat entered Mrs. Mary Stuebe's candy shop in Chicago and brandished a pistol. She took all the cash from the register and fled, complaining that conditions in Chicago are terrible and unsafe.
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Chicago
Mary Stuebe
North Carolina Party Member Dies in Virginia Crash
Miss Susa McGhee of Franklinton was killed when the sedan carrying friends overturned near South Hill Virginia as they traveled to Annapolis to enter the naval academy. Others in the party include Miss Dorothy McGhee Cook and Mr and Mrs S Joyner and son Jack Joyner, all of Franklinton.
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Henderson
Susa McGhee
Franklinton
South Hill
Dorothy McGhee
B. C
Cook
S. Joyner
Jack Joyner
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Miss McGhee
Elizabeth McGhee
Not Decided Yet Who Will Talk For As New York Governor Campaign
The New York World reports no final decision on who will nominate Governor Smith at the Houston Democratic convention. Franklin D. Roosevelt remains the strongest prospect as Smith's camp strategists travel to Texas and Warm Springs Georgia. Mayor Walker may be asked to stump the South if Smith is nominated, though he seeks the honor.
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New York
The
New York World Today
Governor Smith
Houston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Gov. Smith
Mr. Smith
Walker
South
State's Witness On the Stand in Bootleg War Case
Wilmington NC June 18 Cross examination of Joel Jackson the State's witness dominated the morning in the Warren Moore trial over the February killing of Thomas Evans in a bootleg war Jackson the sole eye witness endured a gruelling cross examination The state plans to rest this afternoon and the defense will begin its case tomorrow morning.
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Wilmington
N. C
Joel Jackson
Warren Moore
Thomas Evans
Jackson
Defense Atorneys
New Kind of Ban in South Carolina
Governor Richards halted motor boat races at Folly Beach and Sunday motion pictures at the Isle of Palms. He ordered the action from Columbia, sending deputies to the beaches to enforce the stop. No admission was charged for the pictures.
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South Carolina
Charleston
S. C
Folly Beach
Isle of Palms
Richards
J. M. Poulnot
Columbia
Democrats Concentrate Preparations for Houston Convention
Houston, Texas June 18. A pre convention movement centers on Houston as Clem Shaver runs headquarters and the national committee finalizes housing, hall, and meeting arrangements for the June 26 session. Sam Houston Hall is prepared with expanded floor space, decorations, and tested loudspeakers as delegates and spectators plan to attend. Jesse H. Jones is credited with bringing the convention to Houston and aiding entertainment plans. A promenade will let non ticket holders view sessions briefly.
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Clem Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Kansas City
Houston
Sam Houston Hall
Madison Square Garden
Alfred F.F. Smith
New York
James A. Reed
Missouri
Jesse H. Jones
Texas
Mr. Jones
Jones
Columbia Is Ready To Get Underway
Harbor Grace N F June 18 A difference of opinion among crew of the monoplane Columbia over flight plans was admitted by pilot Oliver Leboutillier. He favored starting for England tomorrow and returning to America at the first favorable opportunity, while others proposed flying back to New York and shipping the plane to England to attempt the westward Atlantic crossing.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Columbia
Oliver Leboutillier
England
America
New York
Atlantic
Transatlantic flight rivals reach safety as Harbor Grace awaits
In Harbor Grace N F the monoplane Columbia rests idle while news confirms the Friendship safely crossed the Atlantic. Mabel Bell hoped to be first woman to fly the route. Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stulz and Lou Gordon succeeded, prompting pilot Oliver Leboutillier to thank their crew as weather improves for the next leg.
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Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
Boston Society
National Aeronautics Society
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Harbor Graceer
N. F
Columbia
Mabel Bell
Wilmer Stulz
Lou Gordon
Harbor Grace
Oliver Leboutillier
Arthur Argles
Stultz
Trepassey
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William Butler
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Edwin T. Meredith
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Jimmy
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Miss Bell
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