Graf Zeppelin Progress Throng Views Ride Toward Rio
The Graf Zeppelin travels along the Brazilian coast toward Rio de Janeiro after leaving Pernambuco at 9 55 p m E S T. Sightings included Maragogi and Barra do Rio de Cantos as today 9 25 a m approached. Weather delays and safe gas replenishment pushed the schedule.
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Braaf
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
BE. S. T
Sheos
Maragogy
Barra Do Rio de Cantos
Graf
Hugo Eckener
Heat Suffering In Byrd's Party At Sea
Radio messages report severe heat aboard the City of New York, last Byrd Antarctic vessel at sea. A navy radiogram refused Admiral Byrd’s request to dispatch the Sciota tug from the canal to bring the bark to port. The City of New York, towed to Eleanor Bolling, drifted after being cut loose to refuel, with uncertain course toward port.
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Panama City
City of New York
Navy Department
Washington
Byrd
Blakely
Sciota
City of
New York
Eleanor Bolling
Bailey Simmons campaign erupts into open in North Carolina
The Bailey Simmons senatorial race explodes from silence as Bailey accuses Simmons managers of circulating false material. Bailey predicts sweeping victory across districts with a large margin while Hines defends Simmons and expects nine or ten districts to back Simmons.
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Raleigh
Bailey- Simmons
Josiah William Bailey
Bailey
Simmons
Charles A. Hines
Hines
Dickens
North Carolina Association of
Failure Of Naval Pact Predicted
Senator Johnson says Americans would repudiate the London naval limitations pact if given time to study it. Hoover signals a special Senate session for quick action unless the treaty is acted on before adjournment. Debates over ship replacement clause prompt talks with Britain and Japan to clarify interpretation.
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Hoover
Johnson
California
Menate
Senate
Senate Department
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Dawes
London
Foreign Office
Far Eastern Empire
Pinchot Brown Gubernatorial Nomination Contested In Luzerne
Pennsylvania primary results show Pinchot leading Brown by 14 770 votes with 11 districts left. Brown supporters seek to withhold certification in Luzerne county alleging ballot irregularities and requests for recount. Pinchot counters that ballot boxes were impounded to prevent stuffing and notes anomalies in Lackawanna county polling totals.
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Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
Francis Shunk Brown
Pinchot
Bucks
Schuylkill
Elk
Monroe
Brown
Luzerne County
Common Pleas Court
Luzerne
Death by own action pact blames Canadian veteran couple
A Canadian war veteran William Cochrane Murray, 30, of Toronto, and a young woman, about 25, reportedly committed mutual suicide in a Glencoe Illinois car overlooking Lake Michigan. Murray, a veteran wounded in action, and the nurse from Queen's College England sat in a Chicago hotel before driving to Glencoe and shooting themselves. a pistol lay beside Murray. Police traced Murray's entry to Detroit and Illinois the day before.
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Glencoe
Ill
Lake Michigan
William Cochrane Murray
Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Murray
United States
Detroit
Illinois
Chicago
South Africa
Queen's College
England
Gas Flow From Well Is Puzzling To. S. C. Farmer
In Columbia South Carolina W. J. Jumper reports a well producing refined gasolene during spring. Gas bubbles for weeks and he dug 29 feet deeper to locate the source. The more they dig the stronger the oil and water mix becomes, and Jumper contends the source lies in the well’s hot center rather than the sides.
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S. C
Columbia, S&s
W. J. Jumper
Jumper
Graf Zep Log Details Transatlantic Route Dates
A fragmentary diary of a ship named Graf Zep outlining a journey from Fried richshafen to Seville then to Pernambuco and Rio Janeiro. It notes departures and landfalls, including Canary Islands and Cape Verde, crossing the equator and circling Fernando de Noronha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Seville
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Porto Praia
Cape Verde Islands
Methodist Conference Near Close
The quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South near adjournment in Dallas Texas with delegates largely in mild accord on a prohibition declaration and other disputed issues. Reports and resolutions were not expected to spark major debate as the body approved a temperance measure and rejected a referendum on women in ministry while authorizing a vote on forming a southern Methodist judicial council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Rufus King Shaft At Clinton Assured
President Hoover signed a bill to raise a monument at Clinton North Carolina honoring William Rufus King former vice president. He also approved an act for a marker to memory of Colonel Benjamin Hawkins at Roberta Georgia or Crawford county.
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Washington
Hoover
Clinton
North Carolina
William Rufus King
United States
Benjamin Hawkins
Roberta
Georgia
Crawford County
Greensboro College Opens Eighty Second Commencement
The eighty second commencement at Greensboro College Methodist Institution for young women opened today in Greensboro. The highlight is the presentation of Arms and the Man by the Greensboro College players, a student dramatic organization.
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Greensboro
Greensboro College Methodist Institution For
Greensboro College Players
Moslems Slash Threats In Fire Disaster At Sea
A Jeddah harbor fire on the steamer Asia killed about 200 pilgrims. Fifty aboard reportedly slaughtered one another to escape the blaze at the companionway as 1300 believers were saved. Captain Marchiando and the ship’s doctor died after ordering self-preservation.
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Paris
Jeddah
Arabia
Petit Parisien
Asia
Mecca
Marchiando
British Legion Welcomes 169 Veterans and 156 Gold Star Mothers
In Southampton on May 24, the British Legion gave an official welcome to 169 veterans of the 27th Division A E F and 156 gold star mothers and widows aboard the liner Republic arriving from America. They expressed thanks and then departed for London.
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Southampton
Eng
Republic
America
British Army Legion
London
Mothers Day Observed in France With Ceremonies
Paris May 24 Tomorrow will be Mothers Day in France. Mothers of America and France join in honoring women who gave their sons to freedom in the Great War. There will be ceremonies processions religious services and distribution of flowers.
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Paris
France
Mothers of
America
French Republic
Bride and car vanish on honeymoon of milk magnate scion
Pittsburgh police and state troopers searched the mountains east of the city for Mrs G C Kirk bride of a Carnation milk heir. The couple, both University of Washington graduates, had left the car after ignition trouble and she disappeared with the vehicle during their eastbound honeymoon trip.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
G. C. Kirk
Carnation
Kirk
Lincoln Highway
Wilmerding
East McKeesport
Greensburg
University of Washing
Pacific Coast
Philadelphia
Samuel Wolfe, Jr
Wolf
Yorks Canine Cop Bull York’s Police Dog Dies
York South Carolina May 24 AP Bull York the canine policeman dies after a year of service. He lived with Chief J Frank Faulkner and was beloved by the police and town. He warned of prisoners and helped save an intoxicated prisoner whose clothes caught fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Black Tongue
J. Frank Faulkner
Faulkner
Bull
Barks
Swell Head Disease Report Affects Southwest Drinkers
Oklahoma City health director Dr. Walter H. Miles reports a new illness named Swell Head linked to kidney trouble from home brew. Hundreds suffer across the southwest alongside Jake paralysis from Jamaica ginger and possible lead poisoning, with early signs including facial swelling and stiff neck. Remedies not yet devised.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Walter H. Miles
Southwest
Jake
Miles
First Dividend Set For Scot land Neck Bank Depositors
Depositors of the old Scotland Neck bank will receive about 18000 as a first dividend from the defunct institution on May 29. The checks will go to 1045 depositors. Last August about 89000 was paid to preferred creditors of the institution.
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Scotland Neck
Old Scotland Neck Bank
Co op Marketing Urged By Graham
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner William A. Graham urged stronger cooperative marketing at a Southern conference on agriculture and marketing. He said regional cooperation could transform peach and truck crop markets for states like North Carolina Georgia Virginia and others, reducing competition and improving outcomes.
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Graham
Atlanta
William A. Graham
North Carolina
Southern Conference of Commissioners of Agriculture
Georgia
Virginia
Candidate Seeks Votes While Whiskey Warrant Is Served
Raleigh May 24. AP M D Mooneyhham candidate for constable in Raleigh township faced a police search at his West Morgan street home. Officers found 35 half gallon jars of whiskey and an underground vault in the garage capable of holding over 300 jars. Empty cartons suggested more whiskey may have been found earlier.
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Raleigh
M. D. Mooneyhham
Mooneyham
Moonevhban
West Morgan Street
Woman Burned to Death in Auto Fire near LaGrange
A Beaufort woman identified as Mrs. Frank King was burned to death when her car caught fire two miles from LaGrange North Carolina. Passengers Mrs. Eric Abernathy and Mrs. Joe Abernathy sustained minor injuries along with W A Mace of Beaufort. Mrs. Abernathy driving reportedly lost control as the fire began and the car swerved, overturned, and struck a fence post.
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Goldsboro
Frank King
Beaufort
N. C
LaGrange
Eric Abernathy
Chapel Hill
Joe Abernathy
Florida
W. A. Mace
Highway No. 10
H. M. Johnson
Woman Takes Poison After Husband Is Sentenced
Mrs. C. E. Bishop, wife of C. E. Bishop, is critically ill in Raleigh hospital after taking poison tablets. Her husband was sentenced to four months on the road for violation of prohibition laws, leaving the woman despondent with two young children. She first fainted in a drug store last night and later admitted the overdose.
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Raleigh
N C
C. E. Bishop
Bishop
English pro Henry Cotton defeats Horton Smith 4 and 3
In COULSDON COURT England Henry Cotton, the English golf professional, defeated Horton Smith, the American pro, by four and three in a 36 hole match played today.
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Horton Smith
Coulsdon Court
England
Henry Cotton
Gold Star Mothers Pay Final Visits to War Graves in France
Gold star mothers of the first contingent arriving in Paris visit four battlefront cemeteries. Wreaths are placed on graves as emotions surface, with Mrs. Anna Platt and Mrs. Julia Oliver among mourners. Afternoon tours head to Rheims cathedral and the Rethondes armistice crossroads.
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Fere-En-Tardengis
France
Paris
Seringes-Fa-Nesla
Anna Platt
Miami, Fla
Julia Oliver
Jacksonville
Fla
Seringes- Fat-Neslie
Oise-Aisne
Aisne-Marne
Rheims
Rethondes
Raleigh Girl Saves Companion From Drowning at Pond
Marion Womble an 11 year old Raleigh girl risked her life to save Sarah Norris 14 from drowning in Lassiter mill pond. She removed shoes and jumped in when Norris cried for help despite cramps and danger. Neighbors praised her quick actions while others stood by.
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Raleigh Lass
Companion
Raleigh
Marion Womble
W. G. Womble
Lassiter Mill Pond
Sarah Norris
Herbert Norris
Marion
Sarah
Norris
Date set for Cannon testimony before Senate lobby panel
Bishop James Cannon Jr. will appear June 3 before the Senate lobby committee for questioning on prohibition activities. The date follows telegraphic exchanges between Chairman Caraway and Cannon during the Metho dist Episcopal church South quadrennial meeting in Dallas. Cannon chairs the Southern Methodist Board of Temperance and Social Service and will be asked about that group and a $65,300 contribution from E C Jameson of New York for the 1928 Virginia anti Smith campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Jameson
New York
Virginia
Man Sues After Unlawful Arrest in Forsyth Suit
Winston-Salem May 24 John Valasos files in Forsyth Superior Court seeking 19000 against W H Waller contending his arrest was unlawful and malicious He had spent five days in Stanly County jail on a bad check charge.
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Winston-Salem
John Valasos
Forsyth Superior Court
W. H. Waller
Valasos
Stanly County
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Eckener
Enters Claims
Hiram Johnson
Graf Zep
Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
SpAio
Equator
Fernando de Noronha
Brazil
Rio Janiero
Bahia
Methodist
Cannon
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Rufus King
Greensboro College
British Legion
of Agriculture Commissioners
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