Planes Leave St John To Tow Bremen From Labrador
Two United States Army amphibian planes departed St John at 9 a m en route to Pictou Nova Scotia for refuel then proceed to Long Point Labrador where Major General James Fechet has been informed the Bremen has been removed from its prison of ice and snow.
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ST. John
N. B
United States Army
Labrador
Pictou
N. S
Long Point
James FE. Fechet
Bremen
Washington
Greenly Island
New York
Muir Fairchild
Richard E. Cobb
Massachusetts National Guard
Boston
Elwood Quesada
Bolling Field
Lieut
Fairchild
Lieut. Cobb
H. C. Davidson
General Fechet
St. Georges
Piston
Fred Melchoir
Melchoir
Thn Junkers Company
United States
Ira Eaker
Maitland
Halifax
Hants County
Cobequid Bay
Minas Basin
Truro
Lowden testifies on campaign funds and agriculture parity
Frank O. Lowden testifies before the Senate campaign funds committee that his receipts reach 64700 dollars and expenditures are slightly less. He denies any preconvention agreement with other Republicans and stresses agriculture must be restored to parity for a bright future. He notes large contributions from friends and a discrepancy in his own records. The hearing follows earlier probes into Hoover and other candidates.
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Washington
Frank O. Lowden
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Illinois
Lowden
Dawes
Dale
Vermont
American Republic
Clarence F. Buck
Jorden
Homer N. Custer
Galesburg
Ill
Robert D. Clark
Los Angeles
Buck
New York
Custer
Clark
Barkley
Kentucky
Bratton
New Mexico
Commerce
Smith
Ware
Pennsylvania
Senate
Hoover
Jim Good
Senate Committee
Five Die in Grade Crossing Crash Near Chadbourn
A train struck a truck carrying about 25 Sunday school passengers near Chadbourn North Carolina. Five died at the scene and a sixth died en route to a hospital. Ten seriously injured were sent to Wilmington and Lumberton hospitals. others received minor injuries. Names given include Mary Bullard Chester Bullard Eudie Callahan Bertie Britt Rosa Ellis. Witnesses said the driver did not see the oncoming train. The victims all resided nearby.
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Chadbourn
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
Lumberton
Mary
Chester Bullard
Eudie
Marines At Mines In Nicaragua Rescue Mission
Marines reach the American owned La Luz mine in Nicaragua after a difficult river crossing to secure the site following a rebel raid. They seek missing mine manager George B. Marshall as patrols expand amid intensified national elections.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Marine Corps
la Luz
George B. Marshall
New York
Prinzapolka
Excitement Over Fire Kills Man on Mountain Ranch
In Los Angeles a veteran racing car pilot named Dave Lewis, famed for speeds with Oldfield and others, died after a brush fire he started on his San Francisquito canyon ranch got out of control. Deputies say he shot himself, though relatives dispute the account.
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Los Angeles
Dave Lewis
Barney Oldfield
Teddy Tetsleaf
Eddie Ickenbacker
San Francisquito Canyon
Eight Drowned In Maine After Boat Sinks
A Brockton Massachusetts fishing party and Sam Buddin of Greenville Maine were lost when their motor boat leaked and sank near Tom Hogan Camps, eight bodies recovered. Chief Charles Daley of Brockton, the ninth aboard, survived but was unable to describe the tragedy in detail.
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Rockwood
Brockton
Mass
Sam Buddin
Greenville
Budding
Tom Hogan
Charles Daley
Moosehead Lake
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
James E. Lays
Fire Department
Yates Webb Demands Prohibition Drive in NC
Asheville May 14. Federal Judge E Yates E Webb tells the grand jury to shut down moonshine in western North Carolina. He declares NC forever committed to prohibition and links dry status to roads schools and funds, calling liquor traffic a curse and noting the 45 000 vote dry shift and $4 000 000 annual liquor expenditure. The term docket features over 550 cases, mostly liquor prosecutions.
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Asheville
North Carolina
E. Yates E. Webb
U. S. Grand Jury
Federal District Court
Webb B
North Carolina Board Discusses Second Education Fund
Raleigh May 14 AP The state board of equalization met to discuss distributing the second 3 250 000 fund for six month schools in 90 counties. Secretary Leroy Martin said valuations would guide the distribution so funds reach counties by June 1, with another meeting likely before that date. The 1928 county valuations total about 2.936 billion, though some counties question the figures. 1927 total valuation was 2.991 billion.
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Raleigh
State Board of Equalization
Leroy Martin
Martin
Germans Will Fly Lindbergh Route to St Louis
The German aviators Koehl, Fitzmaurice and Von Huenefeld plan the Chicago to St Louis leg of the Lindbergh air mail route aboard Junkers F-13. They faced receptions in Chicago and Milwaukee, with events including breakfasts with business men and veterans at the state soldiers home. They aim to reach St Louis midafternoon amid crowds and speeches in multiple languages.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago-St. Louis
Lindy
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
von Huenefeld
Chicago
St. Louis
State Soldiers Home
Ireland
Greenley Island
Baron von Huenefeld
Supreme Court Weighs NYC Five Cent Fare Case
After a two week recess the Supreme Court considered a motion by New York City and its Transit Commission to halt the temporary fare increase from five to seven cents authorized by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company for its subway and elevated lines.
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Washington
New York City
Supreme Court
New York
Brooklyn Edison and Consolidated Gas Plan New York Merger
Plans for a merger of Brooklyn Edison and Consolidated Gas Companies of New York will be presented to directors at separate meetings. Wall Street reports the exchange would swap one Brooklyn Edison share for one Consolidated Gas common plus one preferred share, values around 265, 168, and 103 dollars respectively.
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New York
Brooklyn Edison
Consolidated Gas Companies of
Spparate
Wall Street
Consolidated Gas Common
Lost testimony in Hiram Reed bombing trial
In Ottawa Illinois on May 14, Hiram Reed’s testimony from the Pleasant Valley school bombing trial has disappeared. Reed remains free on bond during his appeal after a verdict of guilty and a 1 to 25 year sentence. Court reporter Mrs. Josephine Phelps and State's attorney Russell O Hanson confirmed the missing one full day of testimony, with prospects the court may supply an affidavit to replace it.
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Ottawa
Ill
Hiram Reed
Pleasant Valley
Iola Bradford
Reed
Josephine Phelps
Russell O. Hanson
Coast Guard Probes Shelling of Fishing Boat near Beaufort
Lieut G B Lofberg and Lieut Paul Collins from the U S Coast Guard went to Beaufort to investigate the shelling of a fishing boat by a Coast Guard force. Major Charles Elliott and Herman Von Harten drove the Rum Chaser No 221 crew to the scene to halt the vessel. Beaufort claimed they were fired on without warning and their boat was hit, while the Coast Guard said shots were fired only across the bow after orders to heave to were ignored.
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Charleston
S. C
G. B. Lofberg
Washington
Paul Collins
U. S. Coast Guard
Beaufort
Coast Guard
Charles Elliott
Herman von Harten
Boaswain
Charles Sodderberg
Black aims world flight Capetown to Tokyo and return
Van Lear Black, Baltimore publisher, sped from Croydon on a 40,000 mile taxi flight to Capetown and Tokyo and back. He planned a first stop at Venice about 700 miles away, stating he seeks leisure and to see the world while visiting industrial centers. Weather along the route was calm and clear with morning mist.
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Croydon
Eng
van Lear Black
Baltimore
Capetown
South Africa
Tokyo
Venice
Paris
Hall Caine Celebrates His Seventy Fifth Birthday
Sir Hall Caine, novelist and dramatist, marks his 75th birthday at Greeham Castle Isle of Man born May 14 1853 at Runcorn Cheshire England. He rose from poverty in his youth to Liverpool Mercury writer then London's Rosetti secretary later knighted in 1918 and now pursuing a Christ life narrative.
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Greeham Castle
Isle of Man
London
Sir Hall Caine
Runcorn
Cheshire
Eng
Liverpool
Liverpool Mercury
Caine
Dante Gabriel Rosetti
Rosetti
Hall Caine
Christ
Nine Save Lives by Clinging to Bridge For Hour
In Washington on May 14 a gasoline launch struck a snag in the Potomac leaving four young girls and three men clinging to a rail bridge fifteen feet above water. They held on for nearly an hour until rescued as trains and motorists passed unaware. A woman heard cries and summoned aid. all aboard were saved except one man who gave a fictitious address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Potomac
Jack White
Annapolis
Government Loses Contempt Case In National Cash Register Suit
The government lost in the supreme court today in its contention that Jacob A. Goldman and seven others could be punished for contempt of court for violating the decree in the National Cash Register case at Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Jacob A. Goldman
National Cash Register
Cincinnati
Ohio
Auto race crashes into train kill eight near Erie
A pair of racing autos crashed into a Pennsylvania railroad train at Hespyville, killing eight people including seven in the Hayes family and Ward Thomas and his son. A baby survived. five others were injured, and rescue teams towed the damaged locomotive after a three hour delay.
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Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hespyville
Here
Clare Hayes
North Shenango
Ward Thomas
Pennside
William
Albion
Hays
William Thompson
Monnie Thomas
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Agriculture
Hoover Christian Sunday School
Senate Campaign Fund
Commerce Hoover
Indiana
Tyrrell
Pittsburgh
Fred J. Tyrrell
First Christian Church
Munhall
Allegheny County
Phillip F. Clark
Homestead
Tyrell
Hazel Clark
John Hangly
David B. Crawford
Church Board
Church
Mifflin Township
Crawford
Curtis Artman
Shantung
Chadbourn, N. C
Maine
Yates Webb
GAS Companies
Consolidated Gas Companies
Coast Guards
Potomac Park Speedway
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