Soviet-British Relations Break Signifies Diplomatic Rift
London reports Premier Baldwin denies war amid severance of relations with Moscow. A note delivered to Chesham House orders Soviet staff to leave, with British officials recalling their Moscow mission. The German embassy will handle Soviet interests as wind-up proceeds over months.
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London
Baldwin
Moscow
Russia
Chessetn House
Arcos, Ltd
England
Chesham House
M. Rosengolz
Paris
Berlin
Funeral Services for Mr Pickett 70 to Be Tomorrow
Funeral services for Robert Lee Pickett city manager of High Point for nine years will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 4 oclock at his residence 118 Steele street Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery City officials and county officials will attend The death came from a heart attack suffered yesterday at 9 40 am and he died within an hour The services will be officiated by Rev Dr George R Brown Rev P E Lindley and Rev John W Moore This marks the fourth deadly heart attack he endured in recent years
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Robert Lee Pickett
High Point
Oakwood Cemetery
George R. Brown
Reidsville
P. E. Lindley
M. P. Church
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Steele Street
Pickett
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Piedmont
United States
King Cotton Hotel
R. L. Pickett
Davis
J. T. Ryan
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Fred N. Tate
J. 8. Worth
J. E. Marsh, Jr
Marjorie Tate
George T. Woods
E. B. Jeffries
Thomas Barber
Harold Pitcairn
Pitcairn Aviation Company
Philadelphia
New York
Atlanta
A. J. Bowley
Fort Bragg
Frank Stansbury
Paul C.lindly
Miriam Vaughn
H. M. DuBose
L. CC. Yost
Advance Aircraft Company
Troy
Ohio
al Stewart
Coats
J. S. Charlies
Richmond
Winston- Salem
Aviation Company
Jeffries
Barber
Pitcairn
Spartanburg
S. C
Tri-City
Ten Million Increase in Taxable Wealth Reported
The North Carolina state equalizing board expects a tentative report by June 1 showing a ten million dollar rise in taxable wealth across participating counties. The formal report will follow by June 15 after deliberations on valuations for distributing the equalizing fund. J. O. Clark of Clarkton attended his first board meeting as the new member.
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Raleigh
State Equalizing Board
J. Elmer Long
J. O. Clark
Clarkton
Carr
Wilmington
Malolo Towed Toward New York After Nantucket Collision
The Matson liner Malolo, a 22 060 ton vessel with about 150 aboard, was damaged in a collision with the Norwegian freighter Jacob Christensen off Nantucket lightship. It is being slowly towed toward New York by tugs as coast guard destroyers monitor the area. The ship’s hull was holed and boiler rooms flooded in heavy fog during the first day of its trial cruise.
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New York
Matson
Nantucket
Merchant Marine
Jacob Christensen
Malolo
Sur- Gay
Navy awake to aviation needs amid Lindbergh flight
Newport May 27 The Navy shows renewed focus on aviation as Secretary Wilbur praises Charles Lindbergh for navigating from New York to Paris with a simple magnetic compass. He cites engine reliability and naval support in engine development as proof the Navy is expanding aircraft capabilities and defense.
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Newport
R. IL
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Navy
Wilbur
Naval War College
Lindbergh
San Diego
Financial and Engineering Corporation of the Navy
Italian flyer De Pinedo nearing Azores
Commander De Pinedo and two companions are believed aboard the steamer Superga and due at Horta in the Azores today. High winds prevented a planned hop from Trepassy Newfoundland to the Azores, forcing a delay.
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Horta
Rome
de Pinedo
Azores Islands
Duilio
Trepassy
New Foundland
Azores
Stenfani
Durham capital confusion in citizenship hearing
A federal court hearing in Raleigh centers on an applicant who says Durham is the national capital and Congressman Charlie Abernethy is president. The judge notes history books identify Durham as the capital of Durham County, North Carolina, and New Bern’s congressman represents eastern North Carolina in Washington.
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Raleigh
Durham
Charlie Abernethy
Meekins
Durham County
North Carolina
New Bern Congress
Washington
New Iberia Flood Saddles Town as Mississippi Rain Swamps Area
Water three to four feet deep chokes New Iberia main streets while relief crews plan evacuations. In Lafayette and across flooded parishes, authorities guard against looting and ration distribution centers open as Hoover tours camps to coordinate relief.
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Lafayette la
New Iberia
New Orleans
Mississippi
Old River
Edgar Jadwin
Army Engineers
Atchafalaya
Jadwin
McCrea
Morganza
Texas and Pacific
New Roads
Pointe Coupee Parish
LaFayette
St. Martinville
Breaux Bridge
Arnaudville
Bayou Vermilion
Coulee Mine
Bayou
Arbolado
Coulee
Pointe Coupee
West Baton Rouge
John M. Parker
Red Cross
Damaged Aqueduct Section Hit by Explosion in Owens Valley
An explosion in Noname canyon about 200 miles north of Los Angeles damaged a section of the steel syphon feeding the Los Angeles aqueduct. Investigators consider dynamite the likely cause and report the incident occurred early today in Owens Valley.
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Aqueduct
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Noname Canyon
Owens Valley
Well Known Lawyer Charles E. Erbstein Dies in Chicago
Charles E. Erbstein a prominent criminal-law attorney died at his Chicago home after an illness that began April 15 Pneumonia developed and he was about 50 years old. he had been widely known in legal circles and newspapers for decades.
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Chicago
Charles E. Erbstein
Train of Fires and Faithful Teachers Endure Hard Times
A Panhandle fire scene at Sanford Texas follows the McMillan gas well blaze with four dead and 7 injured as explosive efforts continue. Earlier in Burnsville eight Stanley McCormick School teachers kept a vocational program alive on about $60 per session, teaching needy mountain youth despite church funding loss and an impending June 15 closure.
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Burnsville
Stanley McCormick
Presbyterian Church
United States
McCormick
LeRoy F. Jackson
Virginia Lee
Alma Banks
Harry Resnick
Ruth Willis
Sam Cassidy
T. F. Byrd
Edith Candler
J. Holland Noel
Sanford
Tex
Panhandle
Tex” Thornton
Daring Torpedo Company
Thornton
Jack Daniel
E. L. Stillwagen
Elmer Richards
Eddie Evans
Borger
Italian flyer De Pinedo still awaited in London
London reports delayed news on Commander De Pinedo, the Italian four continent flyer. After departing Trepassy Newfoundland on Monday morning, he reportedly was towed toward the Azores as a cyclone disrupted his return to Italy. A Stefani dispatch placed him aboard the Italian steamer Superga near 40.07 N 30.03 W, northwest of the Azores.
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London
de Pinedo
Trepassy
New Foundland
Azores
Italy
Horta
Fayal
Horts
Stefani
Superga
Wage Conference Adjournment Expected After Talks
Philadelphia May 27 AP reports failure to reach a basis for agreement at this time. An adjournment of the joint wage conference of Central Pennsylvania bituminous coal mines and operators is expected this afternoon after a week of sessions.
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Philadelphia
Central Pennsylvania
Protest Against High Fire Insurance Rates On Furniture Plants
Representatives of the Southern Manufacturer's Association and state officials met with the Southeastern Underwriters' Association at the country club to oppose a new fire insurance rating. insurers defended the hike as necessary to strengthen finances, while urging plant improvements to lower costs and offering technical guidance.
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Southern Furniture Manufacturer’s
Stacy W. Wade
Southeastern Underwriters’ Association
Country Club
High Point
Mount Airy
Winston- Salem
Hazelwood
Thomasville
Statesville
Rain
Fred N. Tate
Continental Furniture Company
Schoen
Wade
Coolidge Summer Home Predicted in Black Hills
Senator Norback of South Dakota said at the White House that President Coolidge would choose the Black Hills as a summer home, after a second White House visit in as many days.
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Black Hills
Washington
President Coolidge
South Dakota
Senator Norback
White House
Italian steamer Superga towing De Pinedo seaplane toward Azores
Out at sea Lisbon Portugal May 27 the Italian steamer Superga towing Commander De Pinedo's seaplane to Horta in the Azores sent a message at 3 PM stating it was still 90 miles distant.
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Lisbon
Portgula
Superga
Commander de Pinedo
Horta
Azores
Lindbergh Sees Paris In Another Light in New French Plane
Captain Lindbergh tours Paris in a French XA-3 plane after a dawn flight greeting the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. He attends a ministry luncheon with Marshal Foch and General Pershing and receives a senate reception with M. Doumer.
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Lindbergh
Paris
France
Lebourget
Villacoublay
Arc de Triomphe
M. Painiere
Ministry of War
Marshal Foch
General Pershing
Paul Doumer
Senate
Ses
Hotel de Ville
The
Aero Club
M. Doumer
Luxembourg Gardens
New York
Atlantic
America
Europe
Haiing
de Troyat
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