Balloonists Die In Lightning Storm Over National Elimination Race
Pittsburgh reports confirm two Akron flyers Pilot C A Palmer and Aide J W Mell were believed down in Westmoreland county after a fierce storm. Additional accounts describe a lightning strike on Army No 3 and heroism by Lieut Ent who stayed in the basket to guide the descent.
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Pittsburgh
C. A. Palmer
J. W. Mell
Akron
Ohio
Palmer
Mell
American Business Club of Akron
Banning
Westmoreland County
Banns
West Newton
Lieut
A. G. Ent
Paul Evert
Army No. 3
Evert
Ent
J. G. Fisher
Army N Ber
Scott Field
Beeville
Ill
E. W. Kepner
W. Eareckson
Army No
van Orman
Morton
Pittsboro State Asks First Degree Murder Verdict
The Pittsboro case of W Herbert Lapr Durham contractor faces a jury as Solicitor Williams closes his address and Judge Nunn charges the jurors. He seeks a first degree verdict in the death last March of Mrs Annie Terry, a Durham dressmaker whose body was found in the Cape Fear river with a heavy blow to the head.
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Pittsboro
W. Herbert Lapr
Durham
Chary
Annie Terry
Clawson Willia
R. A. Nunn
Williams
Chatham County
Cape Fear River
Belgrade Riot Leaves City In Turmoil
Belgrade endured a night of terror as police clashed with students opposing Italy’s Nettuno convention. Dozens wounded, hundreds detained as rioters attacked the Imperial Czar restaurant and the Belgrade hotel. Foreign officials urged suppression of demonstrations.
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Belgrade
Italy
Fire Department
Balloon Race Tragedy Kills Two In Lightning Strike
In the national elimination balloon race a lightning bolt killed two pilots, injured several others, and left many crews scattered after storms. Army No. 3 crashed from about 1000 feet as the bag ignited. other teams reported safe or injured with crews affected. Meteorologist warns of scattered thunderstorms encountered by pilots.
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Pittsburgh
Peking May Fall Before Nationalists
London reports on May 31 that Chang Tso-Lin may retreat from Peking toward Manchuria as the northern forces collapse there. Advices from Tientsin say he has begun withdrawing toward Liulho and Mukden while rail communications to Tientsin collapse and allied troops retreat to the outskirts of Peking.
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London
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Great Wall
Manchuria
Tokyo
Chang O-Lin
Tientsin
Liulho
Chang Sintien
Lieuliho
Tientisin
Mukden
Chang
Northern Alliance
Alabama Senator Testifies On Campaign Funds Spending
Senator Heflin of Alabama told the Senate Campaign Funds Committee that money was spent for Alfred E. Smith in several states including Iowa and California. He cited newspaper advertising and named individuals linked to fundraising while urging renewed inquiry into the North Carolina matter.
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Honolulu
Heflin
Smith
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Iowa
Washington
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
New York
William Zumbrunn
Ku Klux Klan
California
Washington News
Scripps-Howard
Albert Fox
Ed McLean
Doheny
Fox
al Smith
Washington Post
North Carolina
Bark
Lindbergh Completes Cross Country Flight to Long Beach
Charles A. Lindbergh landed at Long Beach Municipal Airport at 2 10 a m completing a cross country flight from New York He arrived with Major Latphier and Col Breckinridge and declined comment on the journey Earlier reports said he was lost near Merced California after a long search and a beacon guided him in Police notified the Long Beach custodian who lit the beacon aiding the landing
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Long Island
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Lindbergh
Curtis Field
N. Y
Thomas Latphier
Selfridge Field
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Standard Oil Company
Merced
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Northern Chinese Leader Withdraws From Peking
Reports indicate Chang Tso Lin has decided to pull northern troops out of Peking. Japanese headquarters say a segment moves toward Mukden, while nationalist forces may occupy Peking soon. Southern troops are unlikely to advance past the Great Wall, with demoralized retreating forces posing the main risk. Protective measures are in place for foreign safety.
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Tokyo
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Mukden
Manchuria
China
Great Wall
Italian aviators launch endurance flight from Monticello field
Major Ferrarin and Captain Carlo P. Delprete take off in an S-64 plane at 5:25 a m. to challenge the world record for duration and distance. The Italian Aero Club controls the flight as they circle over the surrounding land.
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Rome
Ferrarin
Carlo P. Delprete
Monticello
Italian Aero Club
Dismissal shakes Mexico as general linked to smuggling
Mexico City May 31 General Jose Alvarez chief of staff to President Calles has been dismissed for allegedly betraying the president by smuggling large silk shipments into Mexico under Calles protection. The president signed the announcement, creating a sensational moment.
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Mexico City
Jose Alvarez
Calles
Mexico
Jury Selected in Teapot Dome Probe Case
Four women and eight men will decide the guilt or innocence of Robert W. Stewart, wealthy oil man, on charges for refusing to answer questions posed by the Senate Teapot Dome committee. The jury was chosen in under two hours despite protests from Stewart's counsel.
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Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Stewart
Italia at Italys tender fate for Gen Nobile family
Rome May 31 The fate of the Italia airship and its crew weighs on Signora Carlotta Nobile wife of General Umberto Nobile and their young daughter Maria as they attend mass and await news. Oslo May 31 The sealer Hobby leads the first expedition to seek Italia with additional aircraft to Spitzbergen aboard the Ingefour a 6200 ton coal steamer prepared for ice navigation commanded by Captain Riiser Larsen.
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Rome
Italy
Signora Carlotta Nobile
Umberto Nobile
Maria
Italia
San Gioacchino
Giuseppe Ferrari
Prati
Oslo
Norway
Hobby
Ingefour
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Riiser-Larsen
Six Men Hold Up Great Celebration Dinner and Escape
The report covers two incidents. In Chapel Hill N C Tom C Bowie Jr and Steven Furbes were charged with manslaughter after a car struck 13 year old Max Pendergraft. The boy died in a Durham hospital. Bowie’s son’s car was implicated and both men posted 2000 bond. In Indianapolis seven men were arrested for a Broadmoor country club robbery valued at over 100000 dollars after a police chase ended near Lebanon, Indiana.
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Chapel Hill
Tom C. Bowie, Jr
West Jefferson
Steven Furbes
Statesville
University of North Carolina
Max Pendergraft
Durham
Young Pendergraft
Bowie
Furches
C. 5. Pendergraft
T. C. Bowie
Geologist Dr John Horne Dies at 90 in Edinburgh
Dr John Horne a renowned geologist died at age 90 in Edinburgh. He joined the Geological Survey of Scotland in 1867 rose to assistant director in 1901 and retired in 1911. He was named a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1925.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
John Horne
Geological Survey of Scotland
Survey
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Memphis Wins 1929 Good Roads Convention
In Des Moines Iowa May 31 the United States Good Roads association awarded the 1929 convention to Memphis Tennessee after spirited competition with Columbus Ohio Miami Alabama Birmingham Atlantic City Philadelphia Detroit and Cincinnati.
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Des Moines
United States Good Roads Association
Memphis
Tenn
Columbus
Miami
Birmingham
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cincinnati
New Zealand Replies to Kellogg War Proposals
London reports indicate New Zealand officially replied to Kellogg's outlawry of war proposal and is understood to favor the American plan. The note signals alignment with the Kellogg initiative and its aim to ban war as an instrument of national policy.
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New Zealand
London
Kellogg
Six men rob Broadmoor country club guests at Indy dinner dance
In a bold holdup at the Broadmoor country club near Indianapolis, six men threatened guests including prominent businessmen during a speedway day dinner dance for the 500 mile race. They seized money and valuables totaling between 150 000 and 200 000 dollars after about 30 minutes, using shotguns to guard entrances and forcing guests to surrender jewelry and cash. No arrests or identifications were announced.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Broadmoor Country Club
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A. S. Lubell
Ernest Fisher
A. M. Rosenthal
Postmaster General Rejects Bids on Chicago Atlanta Mail Route
Washington May 31 Postmaster General New rejects all bids for the Chicago Atlanta air mail route after investigations fail to show bidders general responsibility.
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Washington
New
Postmaster General
Monoplane Southern Cross Flies Non-stop to Honolulu
Oakland to Honolulu flight by the Southern Cross takes off from the municipal airport at 8 51 a m amid hazy conditions. The 2400 mile leg begins with a smooth takeoff as the monoplane heads west toward its destination.
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Oakland
Calif
Southern Cross
Honolulu
Tientsin Security Plan Outlines Allied Positions
A Reuters dispatch from Shanghai reports Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler has freedom of action but nationalists must be withdrawn. A 10 mile guard line around the treaty port would be manned by British 6000 yards, Japanese 3500, Italian 2000, French 1500, and U S 5500 yards. Forces listed include Japan 5000 men with 12 guns and 16 planes, the United States 3700 men with 16 guns and 12 planes, Britain 1500 with 2 guns, France 1000 with 14 guns, and Italy 380 marines.
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London
United States
Tientsin
Reuter
Shanghai
Smedley D. Butler
China
Peking
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
Fess Files Candidacy for renomination in Ohio Aug Primaries
United States Senator Simeon D. Fess filed his declaration of candidacy for renomination at the August primaries with the Ohio secretary of state.
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Columbus
United States
Simeon D. Fess
Summer White House On Brule River Wisconsin
President Coolidge selects a summer White House site on the Brule river near Superior Wisconsin. The island lodge has eight bedrooms with dining and service quarters on the mainland linked by a footbridge. The wooded estate offers cool temperatures good fishing and garden access with offices likely in Superior.
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Brule River
Wis
Washington
Coolidge
Superior
White House
Brule
Lodge
Hoppe Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Case
Charles J. Hoppe a 26 year old confessed kidnapper and slayer of seven year old Dorothy Sielagowski pleads not guilty to first degree murder at arraignment before Judge Homer Ramey. He waives preliminary examination and is held to the county grand jury without bond. The courtroom houses a large crowd and police guard the railing. Hoppe admitted abducting Dorothy from her bed and strangling her early Tuesday after drinking at a wedding celebration. An insanity defense is anticipated as the grand jury takes over.
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Toledo
Ohio
Charles J. Hoppe
Dorothy Sielagowski
Homer Ramey
Hoppe
Dorothy
Frank Greft
Sielagowski
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Carl K. Woolam
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