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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
9
In Nome Alaska on June 22 native herdsmen collect shed reindeer antlers for coastal transport to the south. The bone is valued for a variety of manufactured goods and appears in demand.
In Mt Moriah cemetery above Deadwood three white graves mark Calamity Jane Wild Bill Hickok and Preacher Smith famed figures of the old West. Calamity Jane nursing amid smallpox and her death after a saloon refusal. Wild Bill shot while playing cards and buried with a dead man’s hand. Preacher Smith the first Methodist minister killed by Indians. Curtain of myth surrounds Deadwood as the town remains perched on the mountain.
The American Society for the Promotion of Aviation reports rapid membership growth since Lindbergh's trans Atlantic flight. Formed by twelve ex service pilots in 1924, the group has added about 500 new members daily and urges new members to help establish landing fields in their communities.
Behring Juneau reports that the arrival of a ship after fifteen years reveals to island residents in the Bering Strait that Russia is no longer a monarchy. The news underscores a historic shift impacting the distant region.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People holds its annual conference at Caleb Mills Hall tonight at 8 with keynote by Dr. Alva Taylor. Delegates from many states attend as Governor Jackson and Attorney Clarence Darrow are among speakers. vice presidents include Oscar Garrison Villard and Arthur B. Spingarn. Delegates from numerous states gather through Tuesday at Bethel A M E Church for registration and sessions.
A four hour visit by American tourists delighted Tristan da Cunha's 137 residents with ice cream and jazz music marking the island's first such encounter.
Attleboro Massachusetts reports Bozo the fire company dog rode on trucks for a year then began running ahead of engines. He wore down the pads of his feet from miles traveled and died from the injuries.
The Indianapolis Times offers free circus tickets to children sixteen and under who write a short essay about their favorite animal for the John Robinson Circus. Fifty top essays win a matinee ticket. all eligible entrants receive a special 25 cent ticket for admission to the same matinee.
Readers may win a free ticket or a special reduced admission ticket by submitting an essay by 6 p m next Tuesday June 28. A pamphlet titled A Short Lesson in Zoology will be given away while supplies last at the Indianapolis Times office. Send essays to The Circus Editor of The Times.
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, famed explorer, leaves his Charlotte Vermont home for another Labrador expedition. The trip is tied to his own work and not to theories about the missing French aviators Nugesser and li being alive in Newfoundland or Labrador.
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