Kingsford-Smith and crew hailed after transatlantic landing
Squadron Leader Charles Kingsford-Smith and the Southern Cross crew were cheered by New York City and Mayor Walker after their Atlantic flight From Ireland to Newfoundland they completed an 8000 mile leg landing at Roosevelt Field and plan a non-stop flight to Oakland and a circumnavigation attempt.
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New York
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
New York City
Walker
City Hall
Ireland
Newfoundland
Roosevelt Field
Port Marnock
Harbor Grace
Oakland
Cali
Kingsford- Smith
Hotel Roosevelt
Pacific
Law Enforcement Commission Limited to Prohibition Study
The Senate voted 35 to 60 to limit the Hoover law enforcement commission to prohibition enforcement. It rejected President Hoover’s $250,000 request, upholding Senator Glass’s plan to fund at $50,000 only and restrict the panel to anti prohibition work. Earlier the chamber approved $250,000 on a separate motion. A reconsideration failed 33 to 32.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover Law Enforcement Committee
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Glass
Virginia
Senator Jones
Republican
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Wise Sees Modification Likely in Prohibition Policy
Providence R I June 27 Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York City issued the most sweeping statement to date on prohibition. He opposed a repeal resolution at the Central Conference of American Rabbis and said enforcement seems impossible while modification seems inevitable. He urged a fair trial for prohibition and lamented its failure to liberate the public mind.
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Providence
R. I
Stephen S. Wise
New York City
Rabbi Wise
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Dr. Wise
Commonwealth
Lightning Fury Blamed For Blast That Killed Thirty
A series of storms caused wrecks and drownings across Ontario Newfoundland and the northeastern U S A train plunge flood washouts and landslides left multiple dead and missing Lightning caused a tanker fire and a fatality near Hackettstown New Jersey while hail and rain battered the coast with heavy damage reported across several states.
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Ontario
Newfoundland
United States
Newfoundlland
Bailey Campaign Expenses Reported in North Carolina Race
Josiah William Bailey, Democratic nominee for United States senator, filed a campaign record showing expenditures of 9785.52 with total contributions equal to the amount spent. Simmons reported 9947.18 spent and 10097 contributed, with Bailey funding the largest share. Chief expenses included office staff 2643.69, telephone 408.73, postage 3006.44, and printing advertising and buttons 3226.52.
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Raeigh
Josiah William Bailey
United States
F. M. Simmons
Bailey
Simmons
Hartness
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
W. N. Jones
Raleigh
W. T. Gregory
Stovall
John 5. Pearson
Birmingham
Ala
W. B. Drake
Cc. B. Barbee
C. B. Barbee
J. O. Carr
Wilmington
H. W. Jackson
Richmond
James H. Pou
Endurance Fliers Aim for New Flight Hour Record
Ground crew at Sky Harbor in Chicago reported the City of Chicago had logged 374 hours aloft at 6 40 am as the Hunter brothers planned to stay airborne until the engine failed with confidence of reaching about 700 hours. Their sister prepared the 16th breakfast for the Hunter boys before ascent.
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Chicago
Sky Harbor
Hunter
Flying Hunter Boys
Merger Suit Intercepted by Chief Counsel’s Suicide
L A Manchester chief counsel of Youngstown Sheet and Tube shot himself in the firm's offices as court opened for a merger trial with Bethlehem Steel. Judge Jenkins adjourned, date set for July 8 to resume testimony with J A Campbell on the stand. Manchester died of a right temple self-inflicted wound amid a nervous breakdown.
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Youngstown, O
L. A. Manchester
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Sheet and Tube
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Manchester
David G. Jenkins
J. A. Campbell
Youngstown Company
J. C. Argetsinger
Argetsinger
Baker
F. H. Wood
James B. Kennedy
Jenkins
Kennedy
Luther Day
Harry Crawford
A. C. de Ford
Frank Parnell
Campbell
Bolivian Fighting Causes Heavy Civilian Toll
In Arequipa a telegram from Bautistat Saaverdra former Bolivia vice president reports heavy loss of life in La Paz. Rebels dominate streets and loyal forces retreat to the government palace and Commerce Street. Saavedra accuses ex president Hernando Siles and General Kundt of supporting unrest and potential bid for re election.
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Lima
Peru
Bautistat Saaverdra
Bolivia
Arequipa
Chile
la Paz
Commercio Street
Military College
Yngavi
Saavedra
Hernando Siles
Kundt
M. Siles
Americans Sweep Singles Titles at Wimbledon
At Wimbledon on June 27 the United States cleanly advanced in both singles divisions. Davis Cup pair Wilmer Allison and Gregory Mangin led the men’s side, with Mangin upsetting England’s Bunny Austin in straight sets. Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs dominated the women’s field, each winning with minimal resistance.
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Wimbledon
England
United States
Wilmer Allison
Gregory Mangin
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
America
Mangin
Bunny Austin
Allison
G. P. Hughes
Davis
Miss M. Canters
Holland
Miss Jacobs
W. D. List
Boulder Canyon Dam Receives Second Deficiency Approval
The Senate approved the second deficiency appropriation bill totaling over 70 million dollars, including funds to start the Boulder Canyon dam project, on June 27 in Washington.
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Boulder Canyon Dam
Washington
Boulder Canyon
Senate
Infernal machine blamed in blasting of Amarillo car
Mrs A D Hayne, wife of Amarillo attorney, was killed and her 14 year old son gravely injured when the Payne automobile exploded. Detectives found wiring and dry cell parts and suspected dynamite or similar explosive. Payne had recently withdrawn as a district judge candidate.
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Amarillo
Tex
A. D. Hayne
Payne
Texas Panhandle
Mitchell Plans State and Federal Cooperation on Prohibition
Attorney General Mitchell outlines plans for closer cooperation between state and federal authorities in enforcing the eighteenth amendment. Starting July 1 the prohibition bureau moves from the treasury to the justice department as part of a unified effort to improve enforcement across states. He stresses concurrent duty and will seek statewide meetings to align enforcement and gain public support.
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Prohibition Enforcement
Washington
Mitchell
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury Department
Department
Lynching attempt thwarted in Port Arthur raid scene
In Port Arthur Texas a mob of about 200 men failed to lynch Rainey Williams 38 who confessed to eight assaults on white women in 30 days. Police slid Williams down a pole from the fire station into a car and fled toward Beaumont with officers providing safekeeping amid gunfire and chaos.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Rainey Williams
Williams
M. B. Ward
Enright
Beaumont
Ward
P. U L Acquires Municipal Plants
Rutherfordton Forest City and Spindale offered 910000 for their municipal power and water plants by Southern Public Utilities a Duke Power subsidiary. Rutherfordton and Spindale boards accepted bids subject to voter approval Forest City had not yet acted. Offers were 295000 Rutherfordton 410000 Forest City 205000 Spindale.
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Rutherfordton
Forest City
Spindale
Southern Public Utilities Company
Charlotte
Duke Power Company
Charlotte Company
Porter Dies in Pittsburgh After Illness at 61
Stephen G. Porter, longtime Republican leader and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, dies in Allegheny General Hospital at 2:40 am. He fell ill two months ago after boarding a ship from London en route to the United States and had lapsed into unconsciousness. Cause of death is cirrhosis of the liver. Porter, 61, was a national figure after World War I aiding Versailles treaty issues and Knox Porter conferences.
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Pittsburgh
Stephen G. Porter
Porter
Allegheny General Hospital
House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
Pennsylvania
London
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Representative Porter
Congress
Mr. Porter
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
Harding
Maine Population Rises 4.1 Percent to 799662
The census bureau reports Maine’s 1930 population at 799 662, up 31 648 from 1920, a 4.1 percent increase. The release comes from Washington on June 27.
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Maine
Washington
Census Bureau
Heat Kills Farmer During Plowing in Orange County
A. J. Lloyd, 78, died after collapsing while ploughing at his home in Orange County. The incident occurred today as heat intensities pressed in the area.
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Durham
Orange County
A. J. Lloyd
Storm Hits North Carolina Causes Widespread Damage
Reports from across North Carolina detail damage to buildings trees and crops after a wind rain hail and electrical storm. Communications were disrupted by the storm with information arriving by telephone and telegraph as the system recovered.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Gold Field Reopens Near Davidson in Ford Backed Probe
Scientific gold search near Davidson led by E Webster Stevens, backed by Henry Ford, promises higher yield from old Davidson Randolph Montgomery beds though no rush is expected. A severe storm caused injuries and property damage across North Carolina with lightning strikes, fires, and telecom outages. rains cooled the region.
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Thomasville
Henry Ford
E. Webster Stevens
America
California
Alaska
Mr. Stevens
Cid
Emmons
Davidson County
Davidson
Randolph
Montgomery
Stevens
Chihuahua Governor Reported Returned
Gobierno officials stated Francisco Almada governor of Chihuahua has returned to Chihuahua City and order prevails. The report came from Mexico City on June 27.
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Mexico City
Francisco Almada
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Armed Posse Seeks Attacker of Cabarrus Girl
In Concord North Carolina on June 27 a large armed posse hunted a black man believed to have assaulted a 15 year old girl from the Roberta mill area of Cabarrus. Bloodhounds from Rockwell joined the search. two men were detained but not identified to the victim.
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Cabarrus
Concord
Roberta Mill
Rockwell
Witnesses Testify Varied Details in Mrs Stratford Murder Trial
Greensboro report notes four witnesses supplied the state with what was described as the most damaging testimony so far in the case against 19 year old Mrs Elon Benson Stratford for the murder of her husband Harold Stratford 20 and W E Freeman a marine recruiter testified to conflicting statements by Mrs Stratford about events before the shooting Two firearms experts Lieut Col O F Snyder and Major R P Larkin testified that if the marine had killed himself powder marks would be absent The husband was fatally wounded March 9 initially ruled a suicide later deemed accidental A private investigation led to the arrest of Mrs Stratford and her boyfriend Glenn Stack who was acquitted at a magistrate hearing
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Elon Benson Stratford
Harold E. Stratford
W.E. Freeman
Startford
O. F. Snyder
Oak Ridge Institute
R. P. Larkin
Oak Ridge
Stratford
Glenn Stack
Watkins Still Unconscious After Salisbury Wreck
Louie Watkins of Salisbury remained unconscious this morning after an automobile wreck near here yesterday that killed two people.
Elderly man commits suicide at home in China Grove
Nineteen eighty six year old C. C. Cooper a mild worker took a glass of water from his son and swallowed poison at his home in China Grove June 27. He died instantly and the coroner begins an investigation.
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China Grove
C. Cooper
Hines Endorses New Veterans Bill in Senate Committee
Director Frank T. Hines of the Veterans Bureau endorsed a substitute for a World War II era veterans bill before the Senate Finance Committee. Debate focused on alternative disability compensation versus a simple pension, with talks of higher benefits than the House proposal. President Hoover reportedly opposed any boost to payments.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Bureau
Hoover
Senate
Hines
Watson
Bingham
Connecticut
American Legion
Legion
Optimistic Note On Textile Situation At Convention
Myrtle Beach July 7 A note of optimism on the souths textile situation was struck by L N Brown of Malvern Ark president of the Southern Textile association opening its 22nd annual convention here He said it is darkest before dawn and labor is the souths greatest asset intelligent labor not cheap He stressed the seriousness of discharging an employee and that hiring for pleasant employment promotes happiness loyalty and work stability
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Myrtle Beach
D. C
L. N. Brown
Malvern
Ark
Southern Textile Association
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Rotary International
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