Army fliers lead in race to Honolulu from California
Army Lieuts Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger flew the tri motor Fokker from Oakland at 7 10 a m bound for Wheeler Field Honolulu. Civilian Ernest L Smith started later from the same field but returned after 9 45 a m when a windshield cracked. Smith awaited repairs as Army air service officials noted the Army flight held a wide lead with weather favorable for the long journey.
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Army Fliers
Pacific
Honolulu
John N. Palmer
United Press
Oakland
San Leandro Bay
Cal
Army
North American
Hawaiian Islands
Ernest L. Smith
Lester Maitland
Albert F. Hegenberger
Fokker
Hawaii
Fleet to Aid Pacific Search With United Press
Washington reports the entire Pacific fleet will be ready to search the Pacific waters if Hawaiian hop fliers meet mishap. The fleet arrives today near San Diego and San Pedro with boats and planes in Hawaii ready to assist. When Commander John Rodgers was lost, the fleet aided the search.
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United Press
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Pacific Fleet
San Diego
San Pedro
Hawaii
John Rodgers
Do We Do Our Stuff Flight to Hawaii
Lieut Lester Maitland and Lieut Albert Hegenberger prepare for a record flight from California to Hawaii aboard an Army three motor Fokker while rival aviator Charles Smith and navigator Charley Carter race in a smaller Travelair monoplane. The Army craft bears heavy wings and new instruments in contrast to the makeshift setup of the rival plane.
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Hawaii
Smith
Golden Gate
Charley Carter
Patrick
United Press
Washington
Lester Maitland
Davison
California
Fokker
Army
Pacific
Oakland
San Francisco
Hawaii braces for arrival of trans Pacific airmen
Honolulu readies a formal welcome for the first cross ocean fliers arriving at Wheeler Field. Governor Farrington General Lewis General Smith Mayor Arnold and officials will assist a large public reception with a 10 000 car parking allotment and troops assigned to guard duty.
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Wheeler Field
Wallace Farrington
Lewis
Smith
Arnold
Honolulu
Schofield Barracks
Byrd Predicts Completion of Hawaiian Flight Feat
Commander Richard E. Byrd expressed confidence that Maitland and Hegenberger would complete their ocean flight to the Hawaiian Islands. Byrd, who will accompany them in a tri-motored Fokker, said they will make it despite today’s unfavorable weather off Newfoundland.
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Smith
Mason M. Patrick
Army Air Service
Gen. Patrick
Fokker
Army
United Press
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Richard E. Byrd
Maitland
Hegenberger
Hawaiian Islands
Byrd
Newfoundland
Army pilots ready for long flight with radio beam aid
Maitland and Hegenberger prepare their Fokker and Travelair planes for a long mission from Dayton. They will use the radio beam navigation device and carry rockets flares a collapsible life boat an extra propeller and substantial fuel. The Fokker holds 1334 gallons of gas while the Travelair carries 350 gallons and weighs about 13800 and 4750 pounds respectively.
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Fokker
Maitland
Dayton
Hegenberger
Army
Smith
Travelair
Girl Swimmer Rescues Chum From Nine Foot Pool
Miss Virginia Boyer 17 of 5260 Carrollton Ave rescued Miss Dorothea Dawson 17 of 5441 Winthrop Ave at a Broad Ripple pool this morning after Dawson cramped and sank to the bottom twice. Boyer, trained in Red Cross junior lifesaving, pulled her to the edge amid a brief struggle.
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Virginia Boyer
Carrollton Ave
Dorothea Dawson
Winthrop Ave
Broad Ripple
Miss Dawson
Miss Boyer
Hunt Runaway Hubby Threat Pushed to Poison Claim
Mrs. Charles Ross reports her husband at 1620 West Ohio Street threatened to leave and appeared to drink poison. He fled toward a freight train as police searched nearby railroad yards but found no trace. authorities doubt the poisoning claim.
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Charles Ross
Ohio St
Watermelon Vodka Named National Drink Reported
Leningrad reports a new national drink using watermelons processed by the State Institute of Experimental Agriculture. The project aims to replace or complement existing vodka sources with a variant derived from melon distillates.
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Leningrad
State Institute of Experimental Agriculture
Jackson Given Steve Report
The State Board of Charities delivered its report to Governor Jackson on D. C. Stephenson’s treatment at Indiana State prison where he serves a life term for murder. The document is said to deny claims of a plot by Klan figures including Hiram Evans and implicate Warden Daly and Trustee Moorman. The report will be released to prison trustees at the board’s Friday Michigan City meeting on Stephenson’s parole plea.
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State Board of Charities
Jackson
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana State Prison
Stephenson
Hiram Evans
Walter H. Daly
John Moorman
W. H. Eichhorn
Bluffton
Daly
Moorman
Michael Foley
Michigan City
Delivery of July telephone directories for Indianapolis
Z. W. Leach of Indiana Bell says delivery of July telephone directories to all Indianapolis subscribers will finish by week’s end. The new Hemlock and Cherry exchanges replace Kenwood and Webster, affecting nearly 10 000 subscribers.
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Indianapolis
Z. W. Leach
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Hemlock and Cherry
Kenwood and
Webster
Britain Accuses U S of Treaty Break Over Naval Plans
An American spokesman at Geneva accuses Britain of using the talks to break the Washington treaty by limiting future battleship sizes to 25 000 or 30 000 tons while Britain maintains two 350 000 ton ships Rodney and Nelson. The U S rejects any change that would end naval equality and insists on a mandatory 1931 revision conference with the five powers.
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Yaselinghon
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Naval conference opens cruiser program debate at limits talks
June 28 reports the naval limitation conference beginning scrutiny of the cruiser program amid disputes. Britain and Japan push for larger cruiser shares than the 5 5 3 ratio allows while the technical commission starts work on the cruiser issue.
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United Ne Genevifee
Naval Limitation Conference
Great Britain
Technical Commission
Japan
United States
Coolidge Holds Silence On Geneva Disarmament Talks
In Rapid City on June 28 President Coolidge reaffirmed he will not speak on Geneva disarmament discussions. He trusts American delegates to state the government position, and will keep declining comment. Officials suggested Kellogg and Wilbur might visit, but no conference is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Pre
State seeks Bertillon expert aid for new crime bureau
Secretary of State Frederick Schortemeier aimed to get the board to allow Albert G. Perrott the Bertillon expert to provide part time assistance in building a state bureau of criminal identification. Police Chief Claude F. Johnson objected to losing Perrott but may consent to partial aid if the board approves.
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Frederick Schortemeier
Board of
Albert G. Perrott
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Perrott
Claude F. Johnson
Johnson
Grace’s Craft Ready for Mainland Hop After Propeller Arrival
Richard Grace’s new propeller arrived on the S. S. Maui in Honolulu and was taken to Pearl Harbor for installation. Mechanics quickly fitted the propeller as Grace’s plane prepared for a hop to the mainland.
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Honolulu
Grace
United Preas
Richard Grace
S. S. Maui
Pearl Harbor
Dentist Office Gas Explosion Damages Kniper Clinic
A gas tube connection in Dr. W. J. Kniper's dental office at 704 Odd Fellow Building loosened while he was away, causing an explosion that damaged instruments and office equipment valued at $500. Police and fire crews investigated. loss reportedly insured. No other tenants affected.
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W. J. Kniper
Kniper
O. D. Thomas
Self Service Barber Shop Opens in Newark During Strike
A Newark barber, amid a strike leaving seven chairs empty, opened a self service shop advertising no tipping no talking. He set up safety razors and posted signs inviting customers to cut themselves, collecting fees from about forty seven men who patronized the new concept.
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Newark
N. J
William G. Cirillo
Suitor shoots girl and self in Illinois Street case
Ormand Reed 30 shot Betty Padgett 22 at 125 W Fifteenth St then killed himself after a dispute over a Chicago meeting with Herbert Beach. Betty Padgett badly wounded. Reed died later. Roomers Cleo Lucas and John Nelson aided in the plan and face vagrancy charges.
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Ormand Reed
N. State Ave
Illinois St
Betty Padgett
Washington
Ind
W Fifteenth St
Cleo Lucas
John Nelson
Bedford
N. Illinois St
Doctor Coroner Paul F. Robinson Critically Injured
Coroner Paul F. Robinson remained in critical condition after a Saturday automobile crash. He has not regained consciousness and suffers paralysis on the right side and a brain concussion. A bone flap was removed to relieve brain pressure by doctors Padgett Carter and Hadley.
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City Hospital
Paul F. Robinson
Robinson
E. E. Padgett
Larue D. Carter
Murray N. Hadley
Merchants' Association Sets 5 P.M. Weekday Closings
The Merchants' Association orders daily 5 p.m. closings for member stores, excluding Saturdays, starting next Tuesday. The 5 p.m. rule runs through Sept 2, continuing a July August practice begun twenty two years ago. Many downtown shops will also close at noon Saturdays in July and August.
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Merchants’ Association
W. E. Balch
Balch
Alse
The
Associaion
County orders fix or vacate Detention Home and hospital
County commissioners demand immediate safety work at the Detention Home 225 E Michigan St and the old city hospital after fire marshal Alfred Hogston issued a thirty day deadline. Health officials report most patients moved. a portable school setup aids vacating the condemned wards as council lags on a $1,700,000 hospital expansion bond.
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Michigan St
Alfred Hogston
Hogston
City Health Board
City Hospital
Ralston
Davis
James Edwards
E. E. Padgett
Health Board
Padgett
City School Board
Amended Complaint In Duvall Perjury Case Planned
Prosecutors plan an amended complaint against Mayor John L. Duvall charging perjury. The revision will not add charges, just wording. filed midweek as defense briefs on motions to quash the indictment and other charges are submitted. Judge C. C. Shirley will issue rulings Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Remy
William H. Sheaffer
John L. Duvall
C. C. Shirley
Defeat for Nationalists in Northern China Battle
A telegraph dispatch from London reports Chinese Nationalists suffer a severe defeat at Hsuchonfu by northern forces. Nationalist losses are listed at 30 000 killed and wounded in this hard battle.
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United Press
London
Hsuchonfu
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