Bellanca Columbia to Make Transatlantic Attempt From New York
Roosevelt Field prepares for a non stop flight to Europe as Clarence Chamberlin plans a late day takeoff aboard the Bellanca Columbia. Weather conditions over the Atlantic are unsettled with high winds near Newfoundland while Nova Scotia shows good flying conditions. Chamberlin will be joined by a second pilot navigator whose name is to be announced.
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N. Y
Bellanca
Columbia
Europe
Columbia Aircraft Company
Clarence Chamberlin
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Grand Banks
Nova Scotia
Chamberla
Lindbergh
Paris
Chamberlin
Navy
Lloyd Bertaud
Charles Lindbergh
Radio Corporation of America
Lindbergh to be welcomed by Coolidges on return
Charles Lindberghs homecoming plans were confirmed in Washington with President Coolidge and local reception leaders. Lindbergh Day was set for Saturday June 11, with events at the navy yard and a church visit with the Coolidges and his Detroit mother. A wreath at Arlington and a Walter Reed Hospital visit to wounded veterans were also arranged.
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Washington
Charles Lindbergh
Navy Yard
President Coolidge
Detroit
Coolidge
Coolidges
Lindbergh
Walter Reed Hospital
Girl myth broken claims by YWCA leader
New York reports Mrs. John M. Hanna national president of the YWCA says country girls face urban temptations and independence urges like city flappers. She heads home to Dallas today to continue rural girl outreach.
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United Press
New York
John M. Hanna
Cadet M B Robinson Jr Killed In Plane Crash
Cadet M B Robinson Jr 21 of Brooks Field was killed instantly when his plane crashed at Uturri Field today. He lived at 2337 Edmonson Ave Baltimore Maryland.
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United Press
San Antonio
Tex
M. B. Robinson, Jr
Brooks Field
Uturri Field
Edmonson Ave
Baltimore
Chamber Votes On City Manager Plan Pulse Referendum
The Chamber of Commerce directors vote to survey membership on whether to back the city manager plan. Ballots are due by June 10 with two thirds needed to record a stance. Debates involve William Fortune and J. W. Esterline over neutrality and leadership.
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J. W. Esterline
Civic Committee
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Esterline
Fortune
Frank E. Gates
Charles W. Jewett
Fred Hoke
Community Fund
Christamore
Charles F. Coffin
Bolshevism Threat to America Warned by UMWJ Leader
Ellis Searles of the United Mine Workers' Journal told the Exchange Club Bolshevism is trying to gain a foothold in America. He warned thousands of impressionable Americans raise their hands in horror at calls to scotch Bolshevism and communism and noted a communist ambassador in Mexico spreading propaganda in Latin America. He urged Americans to wake up to the danger, insisting America is not safer than other nations.
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America
Ellis Searles
United Mine Workers’ Journal
The
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Searles
Mexico
Latin America
National party to discuss city manager plan in Indianapolis
Indianapolis members of the National party meet at 4 p.m. Saturday in the American Central Life Building at 8 E. Market St. to discuss the city manager form of government. National chairman John Zahnd announced the meeting. Cincinnati leader R. A. Duderstadt credits the form with proving beneficial there.
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National Party
American Central Life
E. Market St
John Zahnd
R. A. Duderstadt
Cincinnati
Zahnd
Tornado-Like Wind Damages Rockport Homes
A wind gust in Rockport Indiana last night frightened residents and toppled several small buildings while moving a large structure about fifty feet. The twister lasted only minutes and caused minor overall damage with trees and telephone poles down across the area.
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United Press
Rockport
Ind
New York Aviator Stanley Beach Sued for Divorce
Helen Curtis Beach of Bridgeport files divorce suit against Stanley Yale Beach New York aviator and inventor charging misconduct. Caroline Watson of New York named co respondent. Alimony sought. It was not known if Beach would contest the action.
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New York
Bu United Press
Bridgeport, Conn
Helen Curtis Beach
Stanley Yale Beach
Caroline Watson
Cognac Said To Save Life Of Indiana Governor
James P. Goodrich survived a near fatal typhoid crisis after cognac was used as a last resort. J. T. Moorman and an unnamed State official corroborate the treatment amid debates on whisky versus grain alcohol. Dr. Sawders, IU physician, defends whisky’s medical role while A G Gilliam resignation is discussed in related note.
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Indiana
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J. T. Moorman
Republican State Committee
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E. S. Shumaker
Anti- Saloon League
Gilliam
Shumaker
Charles W. Sawders
Sawders
Indiana University School of Medicine
University School of Medicine
Progress vs Mrs Harvey House on 2806 Ralston Ave
Mrs. Ella J Harvey confronts the Indianapolis park board over a forced sale of her one room home as Progress plans a Douglas Park expansion. The 2806 Ralston Ave dwelling is appraised at 550 dollars and the board will take possession, leaving her to find a new home after years of hardship including a stroke and hospitalization. Her 16 year old son Joseph works at the State fairground.
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Ella J. Harvey
Indianapolis
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Ralston Ave
Park Board
Douglas Park
Bose
Rk Board
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Joseph
Harvey
City Hospital
John E. Milner
Thse
Roomer and Watches Missing Along With Note
A note by Edward Steiner indicates he is leaving for the coast and implies thefts at Morton home 44 N Temple Ave include two watches worth 55 dollars and 2 dollars cash. Other incidents report a missing billfold with 61 dollars, rings valued at 140 dollars, a watch 80 dollars and 12 dollars cash from separate residences. Police ask for investigations.
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B. Morton
N. Temple Ave
Morton
J. B. Burn
Fletcher Ave
Saratoga
St. Illinois St
Charles Stout
College Ave
Robert Powell
Lafayette St
Gov Ritchie to Speak at State Bar Meeting in July
Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland will be the chief speaker at the State Bar Association meeting at French Lick on July 8. The invitation was accepted and announced today by association secretary Joel Baker.
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Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
State Bar Association
French Lick
Joel Baker
Association
Oil Production Booms in Seminole Field
Tulsa June 3 oil circles discuss continued record oil output as Seminole field hits a new daily high of 365,620 barrels in twenty four hours and a drop in crude and gasoline prices is anticipated if this pace continues.
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United Bess
Tulsa
Okla
Seminole Field
Hart Drivers Bet The Condition Of Three Speedway Injured
Three race drivers Jules Ellingboe Norman K Batten and Henry Kohlert were listed as in good condition at Methodist Hospital after Memorial Day injuries at the Speedway. Ellingboe had a crushed chest and internal injuries Batten suffered severe burns Kohlert a fractured skull and other injuries.
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Jules Ellingboe
Norman K. Batten
Henry Kohlert
Methodist Hospital
Speedway
Memorial Day
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Batten
Kohlert
Hourly Temperature Report From Local Weather Office
Temperatures show steady readings with morning low around 61 degrees and midday high near 68. The data covers hourly intervals through the day with values mostly in the low to mid sixties.
New Judge To Be Asked For Duvall
Mayor John L Duvall plans to seek a change of judge in the election fraud case after prosecutors refused to delay arraignment. Prosecutors aim to proceed by Monday while Duvall wants time to attend an international police chiefs convention in Windsor Canada.
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William H. Remy
Remy
John W. Holtzman
Emsley W. Johnson
Duvall
Collins
International Police Chiefs’ Convention
Windsor
Canada
Ruckelshaus
Johnson
Michael A. Ryan
Claude F. Johnson
Roy C. Shaneberger
Works Board
Shaneberger
Indianapolis
Belgian Prince De Ligne Proposed as Ambassador to Washington
Belgian government proposes Prince Albert de Ligne, minister to The Hague, for the Washington ambassador post. He is presently in the Belgian Congo.
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United Press
Brussels
Albert de Ligne
The
Hague
Washington
Belgian Congo
Canary’s Caretakers Plan Weekly Visits During Stewart Vacation
Thirty friends of Miss Anna Bird Stewart will visit her blind canary weekly while she vacations in Europe to keep the bird company and in good spirits.
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United Press
New York
Anna Bird Stewart
Probe aid sought for county corruption inquiry
A $15 000 appropriation to fund the continued political corruption probe led by Prosecutor William H. Remy and aides will go before the county council on June 24 per County Auditor Harry Dunn. Judge James A. Collins filed the request. past payments to special prosecutors totaled $5,500 after eleven weeks of grand jury work. The council will also consider a commissioners' order raising judges’ pay to $10,000 annually.
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William H. Remy
Harry Dunn
James A. Collins
John W. Holtzman
Emsley W. Johnson
Ralph K. Kane
Fred C. Gause Weer
Ten Gregg scholars named by school board
Ten teachers will receive Gregg scholarships to cover expenses for a summer school course. The honorees are Mrs. Madge McCain of School 4, Mrs. Bertha Cook of School 82, Ada M. Hill of School 15, Maude Meriwether of School 23, Nellie Peake of School 43, Blanche Powell of School 44, Veda V. Miller of School 60, Lola B. Stuart of School 82, Bessie Hume of School 33, and Eli H. Scott.
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Madge McCain
Bertha Cook
Ada M. Hill
Maude Meriwether
Nellie Peake
Blanche Powell
Veda V. Miller
Lola B. Stuart
Bessie Hume
Eli H. Scott
That Bathtub Again Bu United Press
A divorce suit filed by Kathryn Murray accuses Milo C. Murray, superintendent of schools, of bathing only once a week. The case also cites cruelty and lack of support in Michigan City, Indiana, where high school pupils discussed the allegations. The couple were married three years ago.
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Michigan City
Ind
Milo C. Murray
Kathryn . Murray
State Tax Board to Hear Readjustment of Real Estate Values
The State tax board will hold a June 21 hearing on proposed readjustment of assessed real estate valuations under 1927 Legislature provisions. The session covers property listed on county records as a whole, not individual taxpayers.
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State Tax Board
Darrow Plans to Defend Winters Upholding Family Promise
Chicago June 3 Clarence Darrow the renowned criminal lawyer prepared to honor a 23 year old pledge to defend John C Winters a Vermont mountaineer sentenced to death for murder The pledge arose after Darrow son Paul caused a boy s death in a horse accident and vowed to help any Cooley family member If Winters appeal fails Darrow said he will do what he can to honor the promise and aid Winters defense
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Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Paul
John C. Winters
Paul Darrow
Dartmouth
Darrow
Winters
U S Flood Plan Must Be Ready
Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis told a flood congress in Chicago that the Mississippi River must be controlled and plans ready for Congress. He said hasty action would be ill advised but no unnecessary delay will be permitted as commissions work nationwide on flood control.
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Dwight F. Davis
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Coolidge
Mississippi River Commission
Ife
Woman cashier faces six to sixteen years for theft
Miss Julia Murray a former assistant cashier at State Bank of Lansing Kansas was convicted by a jury of planning a bank robbery and hiring men to break in and destroy records to conceal shortages. She faced six to sixteen years in prison as the verdict drew cheers from a crowded Leavenworth court. The prosecution linked her to the crime with Frank Sargent already convicted.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Julia Murray
State Bank of
Two Killed in Gary Street Collision Tragedy
The Calumet district auto death toll rose with two fatalities from separate incidents in Gary. Nine year old Ruth Jarrett was struck by a South Shore interurban while crossing to school, and Victor Battles died when his car collided with a Gary street car, injuring two companions and two passengers.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Calumet District
Ruth Jarrett
South Shore
Victor Battles
Battles
Tablet Tribute Honors School Namesake at School 34
The school board approved erecting a bronze tablet at School 34 honoring Eleanor S. Skillen after whom the school is named, ensuring all tributes at schools conform to the new policy.
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Eleanor S. Skillen
Shortridge Saves on Doors by Cutting Other Costs
Jacob H. Hilkene, buildings superintendent, told the school board that the new Shortridge High School will use metal door casings instead of wood at no extra cost. Architects trimmed expenses in other areas to fund the change.
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Shortridge High School
Jacob H. Hilkene
Dorothea Walser Pleads Poison Plot To Save Baby
In Marion Indiana Dorothea Walser 16 and husband 29 face murder charges in the death of Clifford Cox 12. She describes being forced by Arthur in a scheme to poison Clifford for insurance money while pleading for her infant son. Prosecutor Hays plans chemist tests and grand jury review as details unfold.
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United Press
Marion
Ind
Dorothea Walser
Clifford Cox
Grant County
Fairmount
Edward C. Hays
Arthur
Clifford
Paria Green
Hays
Walser
Dorothea
Cilifford
Fake HoldUp Tale Nets Kroger Manager in Vagrancy Charge
Detective lieutenants exposed a false robbery tale by Tol Copas of Kroger store at 2124 W Morris St after cash totaling 78.85 was found on him and later in his car. Copas admitted the story and was slated for vagrancy charges with a 2000 bond.
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Ed Samuels
Harry Hillman
Tol Copas
Pletcher Ave
Kroger
W. Morris St
Copas
Southeast St
Indiana corn borer fight aims to stamp out by June fifteenth
State entomologist Frank Wallace said Indiana’s eradication drive against the corn borer should near completion by June 15. He returned from counties where state workers are exterminating the pest as moths responsible for spread are agitated. Judge Sol A. Wood ruled farmers cannot obtain an injunction to stop the state operations.
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Indiana
Frank Wallace
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