Lindbergh Given Ovation by French Chamber of Deputies
Charles Lindbergh, called the new ambassador of America, received a towering ovation in Paris as Myron Herrick introduced him in the chamber of deputies. Bouisson and other leaders praised his trans Atlantic feat, and Lindbergh urged broader air linked friendship between France and the United States.
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Paris
Chas. Lindbergh
America
Chamber of Deputies
Myron T. Herrick
Farnand Bouisson
Pate and Lafont
Giroud
Picot
Chamber
M. Bouisson
M. Boisson
France
Herrick
Lindbergh
Lindbergh Earns Widespread French Admiration and Honor
Paris reports Captain Charles A. Lindbergh has won admiration for modesty and tact amid overwhelming attention. He avoids errors in unfamiliar duties, handles questions with patience, and accepts an honorary diploma from the prestigious higher normal school, highlighting his exceptional reception by French elites.
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Paris
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Higher Normal School
Azores Report on De Pinedo Seaplane Towage
A Fayal Azores dispatch says earlier reports of Commander De Pinedo's plane arriving there are not confirmed. Rome dispatches indicate the seaplane may still be towed toward the Azores by a three masted Portuguese vessel.
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Rome
Stefani
Horta
Fayal
Azores
de Pinedo
Pineapple director offers prize for Pacific to Hawaii flight
Honolulu May 25 The Star Bulletin reports James D Dole president of the Hawaiian PineappleCompany offers a 25000 purse for the first aviator and a 10000 prize for the second to fly non stop from the Pacific coast to Hawaii within the year starting August 15 The offer could be activated sooner if Lindbergh does not enter the contest.
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Honolulu
The
Star Bulletin
James D. Dole
Hawaiian Pineapple Company
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Dole
Lindbergh
New York-Paris
Kelly is Found Guilty of Man Slaughter in Hollywood
Paul Kelly was convicted of manslaughter for the fist attack that killed Ray Raymond, husband of actress Dor othy Mackaye, at Raymond’s Hollywood home. A sentence of one to ten years was set, with a motion for a new trial to be heard on sentencing day May 31. The defendant showed little outward emotion.
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Los Angeles
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Dorothy Mackaye
Kelly
Raymond
Hollywood
Burnell
Committee Asks That Negroes Be Provided Seats
The North Carolina Inter-Racial committee in Greensboro debated securing bus transportation for black passengers. It plans to ask the state corporation commission to order bus companies to provide service, and if refused, will take the matter to the state supreme court. The transportation committee is chaired by E. P. Wharton with members N. C. Newbold Roy R. Brown A. R. Rivera Dr. David Jones Dr. G. A. Edwards Berry O'Kelly and Dr. S. G. Atkins.
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Raleigh
Roy R. Brown
Hillsboro
A. R. Rivera
Greensboro
David Jones
This City
G. A. Edwards
Kittrell
Berry O'Kelly
Method
S. G. Atkins
Winston-Salem
States salvage crops as floods retreat slowly
Arkansas and Mississippi farm experts report large cotton crops may be salvaged if planting occurs by early June. About 60 percent of Arkansas cultivated land and 35 percent in Mississippi will soon be dry enough for planting. Farmers use high ridges while lowlands stay flooded and field recovery proceeds alongside Red Cross relief efforts.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Mississippi
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
John Evans
United States Department of Agriculture
Red Cross
Memphis
Baton Rouge
Desha
Poinsett
Chicot
Washington
Humphreys
Missouri
Helena
Louisiana
Southern Pacific
Atchafalaya Basin
Iberville Parish Residents Refuse Evacuation Train
May 25 New Orleans AP Citizens in Iberville parish refused to leave homes as a railroad was commandeered to aid evacuation. Flood Relief Director Parker planned to use a Southern Pacific branch line from Baton Rouge to Lafayette via Baton Rouge Aberville and St Martin parishes, but residents stayed put and the 20 car train was not sent. The line had not operated since January due to Atchafalaya backwaters.
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New Orleans
Iberville Parish
John M. Parker
Baton Rouge
Southern Pacific
LaFayette
Aberville
St. Martin Parishes
Atchafalaya
Gulf of Mexico
St. Martin Parish
Mississippi Valley
Sugar Bowl
Point Cotfee Parish
McCrea
Louisiana
Mississippi
Wade Seeks Halt to Insurance Rise for Furniture Plants
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Stacey Wade said rates on furniture factories jumped 200 to 500 percent after fires tied to spraying booths. He called a meeting of the Southeastern Underwriters Association in High Point to explore mitigation steps and possible rate reductions with factory precautions.
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Raleigh
Stacey Wade
Southeastern Underwriters Association
High Point
Joseph Button
Virginia
Wade
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
J. T. Ryland
British graft probe final note postponed as Russians delay
London May 28 5 AP A cabinet draft note to Soviet Russia sets terms for embassies and trade severance with Moscow and grants a grace period to depart after Commons approval. Attorney General Brummitt postpones further graft hearings at the state board of health to mid June, cites flood relief needs and sanitary worker deployments amid ongoing controversy.
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London
Russia
Chatham House
House of Commons
Moscow
England
Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Office
Austin Chamberlain
Raleigh
Brummitt
State Board of Health
Mississippi
Arkansas
Laughinghouse
Rivers Johnson
Duplin
Manslaughter Verdicts in Kerrick Case Hit Hollywood
Hollywood jurors convict five in the Kerrick case for manslaughter over a May shooting death at a drinking party that killed film cowboy Tim Kerrick. The defendants include Mrs. Sarah Kerrick and three film extras Iris Burns Anita Davis Henry Isabel, plus Joe Hunt who financed the party. Sentencing is set for next Friday with penalties ranging from one to ten years.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Tim
Kerrick
Sarah Kerrick
Joe Hunt
Iris Burns
Anita Davis
Henry Isabel
California
Crossed Legs a Menace Says Doctor Fryette
Chicago reports Dr H H Fryette warns that crossing legs twists the spine and harms nervous functions. He notes both women and men can develop spinal curvature from this habit and that hosiery exposure accompanies the risk.
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Chicago
H. H. Fryette
Oldest Turk Claims World Longevity Record
Fatma Hanen, a Turkish woman living in Thracian wilderness, asserts she is 159 years old and can recall events from a century ago. Her children and grandchildren are deceased, but she has many living great great grandchildren.
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Constantinople
Fatma Hanen
De Pinedo Lands in Ocean During 1600 Mile Flight
Commander Francesco De Pinedo survived a forced mid Atlantic landing during a 1600 mile jump from Trepassey Newfoundland to the Azores. He was reportedly with his plane near Fayal Azores while being towed to port. Reports say a German warship headed from the Azores to meet the towing schooner.
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New York
mid-Atlantic
Trepassey
N. F
Azores
Francesco de Pinedo
Fayal
Faya
Santa Maria
de Pinedo
Infantia Vesages
Cabo Torres
Radio Corporation of America
Lisbon
Pinedo
Janitor’s Mower Incident Leaves Man Slightly Wounded
In Berkeley on May 25 Johns, a school janitor, shot himself while a mower picked up a dropped .32 cartridge. The cartridge exploded and the bullet struck Haggerty in the forehead, causing only a slight injury.
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Berkeley
Cal
Johns
Haggerty
Danville Hosts British Trade Tour At Chest Campaign
Twenty British business men visiting Virginia toured Danville home of tobacco industry as May Community Chest drive neared half funding. Reported pledges totaled 20 266 75 with cash 4 748 90 from lunch event for five agencies including YMCA YWCA Salvation Army Boy Scouts and Public Welfare.
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Danville
Virginia
Viscountess Astor
Evening Bee
England
British Empire
United States
Greensboro
N. C
Community Chest
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Women’s Christian Association
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Board of Public Welfare
First Methodist Protestant Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. A. J. Idol
R. R. Ragan
Clara I. Cox
Lillian Massey
Cox
T. No. Scribers
Death by electrocution for murder in Nashville
John Wallace a 22 year old Black man condemned for the murder of Everett Hedecoth in Tennessee was executed early today after attempting suicide in the death cell Following Gov Peays rejection of a commute Wallace used a razor to tear his throat nearly severing his windpipe and died at 457 AM
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Nashville
Tenn
John Wallace
Everett Hedecoth
Austin Peay
Wallace
Lindbergh In Paris First Words On Arrival Debated
In Paris observers debate Lindberghs exact first words upon landing at Lebourget with claims ranging from Here I have done it to Is this Paris. An eye witness says he said I am Charles Lindbergh and the flier confirms this version.
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Paris
Lindbergh
Lebourget
Charles Lindbergh
Modern nurses adapt as patient care speeds up
Miss Janet Geister told the North Carolina nurses association that modern patients recover faster and require less daily attention. Dr W M Johnson linked 1918 influenza to lower blood pressure trends, noting infectious diseases often lower pressure while those with low pressure tend to live longer.
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Charlotte
Janet Geister
American Nurses Association
North Carolina State Nurses Association
Rip van Winkle
New York
Paris
W. M. Johnson
Winston- Salem
Blackman 65 Dies At His Dunn Residence
B Z Blackman aged 65 died at his home 1314 Tryon Street this morning after several weeks illness. He was born in Sampson County May 7 1862 and lived in High Point the past two years, coming from Dunn. Survived by widow four sons L M Harry of High Point Ernest of Durham Raymond of Lillington a daughter Morlessie Lockamy of High Point and brother W A Blackman of Sanford. Remains to be shipped tonight to Dunn. Funeral services tomorrow at the family burying ground in Sampson County.
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B. Z. Blackman
Tryon Street
Mr. Blackman
Samson County
High Point
Dunn
N. C
L. M. Blackman
Harry Blackman
Ernest Blackman
Durham
Raymond B. Blackman
Lillington
Morlessie Lockamy
W. A. Blackman
Sanford
Sampson County
Paul Kelly Murder Trial Deliberations Continue in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on May 25 AP reports the eight women and four men jurors failed to reach a verdict in the Paul Kelly murder case involving Ray Raymond. The jurors disclosed a 10 to 2 stand, Paul Kelly showed distress as sister Doris Kelly of New York offered comfort.
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Los Angeles
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Doris Kelly
New York
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