Coolidge Speaks At Memorial Day Service In Arlington
President Coolidge calls law observance essential to sustain American institutions and world influence during a Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery. He emphasizes self government, industriousness, and loyalty to the Union while honoring war dead and the nation’s commitment to liberty and peace.
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Washington
Coolidge
America
Arlington National Cemetery
North
South
Fatal smash during big bowl speedway race in Indianapolis
Frank Lockhart, 23 from Los Angeles, led the 500 mile auto race at the 250 mile mark with a 2 27 21 time and 101.79 mph average before a fatal crash ended the run. Bob McDonough, also from Los Angeles, was second and Peter Kreis, a southern star, third.
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Speedway
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Lockhart
Los Angeles
Bob McDonough
Peter Kreis
Indianapolis race tragedy and record speeds unfold
Indianapolis May 30 AP reports H Kohlert of St Charles Ill fatally injured when his car tangled with Cliff Bergere on the 190th mile. Bergere lightly hurt, Lockhart leads at 150 miles in 1 26.78 at 104.49 mph. Batten saves burning car in grandstand sight.
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Indianapolis
H. Kohlert
St. Charles
Ill
Lecksider
Elgin
Cliff Bergere
Kohlert
Bergere
Lockhart
Bauman
McDonogh
McDonough
Norman Batten
Brooklyn
Batten
Communist Leaders Suspected in Cavite Plot Links
In Managua reports a suspected plan involving Chinese communist leaders and Filipino labor groups to destroy the Cavite naval ammunition dump. Admiral Kittelle notes astonishing Soviet documents found at Peking and warns of propaganda to weaken U S sovereignty in the islands.
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Managua
Cavite
China
Sumner E. W. Kittele
Sixteenth Naval District
Peking
Kittelle
United States
Philippines
Manila Times
Shanghai
Legionnaires del Tabajo
Philippine Labor Union
Legionnaires
Cavite Navy Yard
Wind Storm Drowns Dozens in Paintsville Area
A cloudburst in Paintsville and Johnson County, Kentucky, early today reportedly drowned a number of people. The family of Dr. T. B. Bailey from Toms Creek perished when their home washed into a creek. Several homes were washed away with unverified death toll estimates up to twenty.
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Paintsville
Johnson County
Kentucky
T. B. Bailey
Toms Creek
Severe storm lashes Kentucky and Virginia with deaths and damage
Ashland reporting hail and wind near Morehead caused washed out mining houses and downed lines in the Big Sandy valley. A cloudburst killed twenty in Prestonsburg and surrounding towns as southwest Virginia and East Tennessee suffered unestimated damage and five deaths. Trains disrupted and telephones out across Bristol area amid slides and wrecks with losses possibly reaching four hundred thousand dollars.
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Ashland
Kentucky
Morehead
Lexington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Wayland
Western Union
Paintsville
Ashland Adams
Big Sandy
Prestonsburg
Bristol
Virginia
East Tennessee
Gate City
Elizabethton
Tenn
Appalachia
Southern Railroad
Carter County
Tennessee
Three Drownings After Cloudburst in Johnson County
Three people died when a cloudburst flooded the Mayo Trail area near the Bailey home. Victims are Mrs. Agnes Bailey 80 Mrs. Maude Bailey 40 and Willard B. Bailey 11 all relatives of Dr. T E Bailey. The doctor’s house was swept into Toms Creek and considerable property was damaged. Unconfirmed reports mentioned other deaths but only the Bailey deaths are verified locally.
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Paintsville
Johnson County
Agnes Bailey
T. E. Bailey
Maude Bailey
Willard B. Bailey
Bailey
Vanderbilt divorce papers sent to lawyers in Paris case
The court forwarded the Kissam Vanderbilt Jr. divorce filings to counsel, prompting reports that Mrs. Vanderbilt may receive a divorce. Officials say a ruling is unlikely before Thursday, as Mr. Vanderbilt did not oppose her petition.
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Paris
William Kissam Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Protest Registered Over Japanese Troops Entering Shantung
Quo Tai Chi, nationalist foreign affairs commissioner, protests to the Japanese consul against troop entry into Shantung. He says the move lacks expediency and legality and notes it is unwise for Japanese interests. The consul general will forward the protest to Tokyo.
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Shanghai
Quo Tai Chi
Shantung Province
Tokyo
Italian Aviator De Pinedo Reaches Horta in Sea Plane Tow
Italian aviator Commander Francesco De Pinedo arrived at Horta on the steamer Superga with his seaplane Santa Maria II in tow. The May 30 report notes the voyage segment under AP coverage.
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Horta Horta
Fayal
Azores
Francesco de Pinedo
Superga
Memorial Day Observances Mark Subdued High Point Day
Memorial Day in High Point features minimal public ceremonies with only a few flags along Main to Commerce streets and closed banks. The American Legion held its annual exercises while city officials and churches conducted services in New York City. The day underscores a decade since America entered the war, as residents reflect on fallen soldiers and heroes. City hall will see changes Wednesday with six new policemen and a new chief, plus a new city collector as Dave Bullard and W L Smith leave. Longtime chief McGhee will depart as chief, serving as sanitary officer under the city physician. A newly elected official may refuse to serve as police captain, prompting council action.
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High Point
Main Street
High
Commerce Street
American Legion
New York
Fifth Avenue
America
City Hall
McGhee
Dave E. Bullard
W. L. Smith
L. Raymond French
George B. Wimberly
R. E. Bulla
W. CC. Agner
James H. Brintle
John R. Dixon
J. E. Eller
W. J. Reeves
T. C. Stamey
J. Clyde Hoover
H. D. Stout
G. R. Shiplett
J. R. Davis
Terry Wall
C. H. Martin
L. H. Martin
Davis
Adminster
Chief McGhee
R. L. Gibson
Lockhart Loses Wheel in 500 Mile Race Lead
Indianapolis May 30 AP After leading 297 miles Frank Lockhart Los Angeles was forced out when a right rear wheel failed on his car at 298 miles Peter De Paolo veteran who had replaced Bob McDonagh seized the lead at 300 miles and posted 3 01 45 averaging 99 4 mph De Paolo still led in McDonoughs car at 350 miles with George Saunders second less than a lap behind.
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Speedway
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Lockhart
Los Angeles
Peter de Paolo
Bob McDonagh
de Paolo
Lockhart
McDonough
George Saunders
Curb Market Reopened at Gastonia by Women
The Gastonia curb market reopened last week under the Women's Club. Market managers carried over some funds from last year, plus local subscriptions, to build a large shed for protecting the produce.
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Gastonia
Women's Club of
Borotra Eliminated by Gentien in International Tennis
Jean Borotra a member of the famed big four was ousted from the international hard court tennis championship in St. Cloud France. He lost to Antione Gentien tenth ranked player in France in four sets 6 2 11 13 6 0 6 4.
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Jean Borotra
ST. Cloud
France
Antonine Gentien
No News From Peking War Front Hints Slow Henan Battle
In Shanghai on May 30 AP reports lack of news from Peking about the Henan offensive as signs the battle is not progressing swiftly. Earlier dispatches claimed nationalist forces were retreating while Chiang Kai-shek’s troops won Mingkwang and Pengpu nearby. An assault on Suchowfu railway junction is expected.
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Shanghat
Peking
Henan
Chiang
Mingkwang
Pukow
Pengpu
Suchowfu
Tilden Defeats Raymond in International Tennis Clash
American star William T. Tilden advanced at the international hard court championship in St. Cloud France by beating South African Louis Raymond in four sets 5-7 6-2 8-6 6-3.
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Tilden
St, Cloud
France
William T. Tilden
Louis Raymond
Drouth Breaks With Rain In North Carolina
North Carolina statewide drought ends in many counties as widespread heavy rains fall today. Thunderstorms and high winds accompany the showers in several areas.
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Drouth
Charlotte
North Carolina
Lindbergh Voices Homeward Urge After European Tour
Captain Lindbergh expresses strong homesickness and a desire to return to New York. He weighs flying back or taking a ship, expects to meet King George and attend the Derby with Lord Lonsdale, and envisions a future transatlantic air service while remaining open to scientific research guiding routes.
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London
Lindbergh
Brussels
Paris
Croydon
King George
Lord Lonsdale
St. Louis
New York
Sweden
Atlantic
Alanson B. Houghton
Austen Chamberlain
Samuel Hoare
Air
Duke of Atholl
Lord Astor
Lord Reading
Lord Desborough
Alan Cobham
Brancker
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Roderick Jones
Reuter’s
Philip Sas
Miss Cox Injured in Auto Collision On Route 10
Miss Bessie Cox of Guilford College was painfully but not seriously injured about 9 30 last night when a Ford roadster carrying Harry Denny collided with a Buick driven by Dr O B Bonner in front of the county home on route 10 Dr Bonner his wife were passengers in the Buick and the Ford was badly damaged according to reports
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Bessie Cox
Guilford College
Harry Denny
O. B. Bonner
Bonner
Woman dies saving child in Chesterfield road accident
Elizabeth City May 30 AP A dog darted into the road causing a small roadster to flip over trapping Mrs Lewis Lamb 30 of Chapanoke beneath. Her five year old son suffered probable skull fracture while Alice Lamb eight and a one year old infant were uninjured.
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Elizabeth City
Here
Lewis Lamb
Chapanoke
Alice Lamb
Three Towns Threatened by Rising Flood Water
Flood waters from the McCrea crevasse threaten Grosse Tete Rosedale and Maringouin as the Atchafalaya area floods toward the Gulf. Red Cross runs a vast rescue fleet with relief centers at Plaquemine and Baton Rouge. 15,000 refugees are housed or fed in Lafayette and surrounding areas.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya
McCrea
Gulf of Mexico
Grosse Tete
Rosedale
Maringouin
Bayou Grosse Tete
New Iberia
Red Cross
Bayou Teche
Spanish Lake
Iberville Parish
Plaquemine
Baton Rouge
Iberville
West Baton Rouge
Point Coupee
Assumption
I. M. Cline
LaFayette
Atchafalaya Basin
To Dare the Flood
Morgan City Louisiana May weather feature continues on page five details a daring response to flooding efforts and local resilience as communities brace for rising water.
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Morgan City
Four Army Aviators Die in Martin Bomber Crash
A Martin bomber crashed during maneuvers near Augusta killing four crew members Lieutenant Dan Voorhees of Onarga Illinois Sergeant Clifford Glenn of Akron Ohio Sergeant James Reid of Pittsburgh and Corporal Melvin Andrews whose sister is Mrs Bruce Pace of Raleigh North Carolina The war department notified the city government that the crew would be sent home after investigations.
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Augusta
San Antonio
Langley Field
Dan F. Voorhees
Onarga
Ills
Clifford Glenn
Akron
Ohio
James Reid
Pittsburgh
Melvin Andrews
Bruce Pace
Raleigh
N. C
Charles E. Rust
Montgomery
Ala
War Department
Voorhees
South Carolina
Martin
Rust
Riot disrupts Times Square as Fascists pursue Italians
In New York on Memorial Day, 500 black shirted Fascist League of North America members armed with whips and clubs tried to seize three Italians who had assaulted one of their group. Police reserves intervened to end the riot as the Italians fled.
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New York
Times Square
Fascist League of North America
British to the Front in Northern China Action
British military authorities plan to send a battalion to northern China in response to reports of a successful nationalist northward drive in Henan province. Troops will likely be stationed at Tientsin.
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Shanghat
Henan Province
China
Tientisin
Drowned in Elizabethton Storm Reach Tragic Toll
Mrs. Andy Lewis and her baby drowned at Elizabethton in Carter county after a rain hail and electrical storm between one and three this morning. Mr. Lewis is not expected to live.
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Nashville
Tenn
Andy Lewis
Elizabethton
Carter County
Lewis
Nashville Banner
Injunction Made Permanent Against 1927 Tax Law Enforcement
Fayetteville May 30 Temporary injunction stopping Sheriff McGeachy Cumberland County from enforcing the 1927 tax law in collecting 1926 taxes became permanent today Judge N A Sinclair signed the order. Judge Sinclair upheld a Hoke county case as well.
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Fayetteville
McGeachy
Cumberland County
N. A. Sinclair
Sinclair
Hoke County
Gentlemen Burglars Loot Rich New York Home
Two polite thieves took jewelry and cash totaling about 90 760 from the Livermore home in Great Neck New York. They returned 69 000 in jewels after pleas from the women and fled at dawn. The haul included a 360 000 pearl necklace a 17 500 sapphire ring and a 10 000 diamond ring. The incident occurred while guests and household staff were present and remains under police inquiry.
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New York
Jesse L. Livermore
Wall Street
Great Neck
N. Y
Long Island
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Robert Galston
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