Air travel costs: average 11 cents per mile on lines
Washington May 8 The report estimates the average air mile fare at about 11 cents across regular lines. It notes a Seattle to Portland route as low as 7.8 cents and a Catalina Island hop as high as 21.3 cents, with several city pairs offering around 15 cents per mile.
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AIR Lines
Ce Scrippe-Heoward Senepener Alliance
Washington
America
United States
West Coast Air Transport
Pacific Air Transport Lines
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
Catalina Island
Lost Radium in New York Taxicab Valued at 25000
United Press reports a $25,000 stock of radium went missing after a taxi ride in New York. Dr J J Eller, a skin specialist, suspects he left the dangerous material in the cab, and it remains smoldering in its small containers posing burn risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Press
J. J. Eller
Goodyear Zeppelin Proposes San Francisco to Hawaii Airship Route
The Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation of Akron proposed an air mail and passenger dirigible service linking San Francisco and Hawaii to Postmaster General Brown. The plan was disclosed today in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
Hawaii
Brown
Goodear-Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
Chicago to host major air passenger union station
United Press reports a central air passenger bureau to be established at the Palmer House in Chicago within a short time. The plan includes a contract to assure centralized operations with representation of about 80 percent of the nation’s passenger lines. Universal Air Lines will not be represented and will continue its own downtown ticket office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mress
Chicago
Air Union
Palmer House
Universal Air Lines
Union Station
Universal
Kokomo Pilot Lands at Mars Hill En Route to Terre Haute
Clyde Shockley of Kokomo arrived at Mars Hill airport on Tuesday flying a Fairchild monoplane bound for Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Shockley
Mars Hill
Terre Haute
Passengers Listed From Detroit Flights
B R Rawson of Detroit was a passenger on the Capitol Airways plane to Detroit today. W F McClain of New York City was a passenger on the plane from Detroit to Indianapolis Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Rawson
Detroit
Capitol Airways
W. F. McClain
New York City
Indianapolis
Plane lands for fuel at Mars Hill airport
Don L. Rutledge piloted a Ryan Brougham from Pittsburgh to Phoenix with four passengers E. R. Caswell, Mrs. Oliver Wilbur, B. Porter, and T. Walen, landing Tuesday at Mars Hill airport for refueling.
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Don L. Rutledge
Ryan Brougham
Pittsburgh
Phoenix
Ariz
Mars Hill
E. R. Caswell
Oliver Wilbur
B. Porter
T. Walen
Boy Stows in Plane From Buffalo to Detroit
On May 8 two Buffalo air police officers boarded a Buffalo Detroit mail plane and retrieved 11 year old Charles Cannanin Jr who had stowed away after playing hockey at school. His father is a Buffalo police captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intre Detroit
Buffalo, N. Y
Ford
Charles Cannanin Jr
Buffalo Police
Indiana guardsmen fly to Chanute field for radio equipment install
Lieutenant Matt G. Carpenter a pilot and Sergeant E N Caldwell of the Indiana National Guard flew to Chanute field Rantoul Illinois in a Douglass 02H biplane to recover another Douglass left there for radio equipment installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt G. Carpenter
E. N. Caldwell
Indiana National Guard
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Chanute
Flying Coppers Visit Detroit Police Chief
William Veach and Edgar Can nane, dubbed flying cops, flew from Detroit to meet Sergeant C. E. Halstead of the Indianapolis force. They planned onward travel to Terre Haute, St. Louis, Chicago and more in Veach's American Eagle biplane. The pair began Sunday afternoon and reached Hoosier airport Tuesday.
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William Veach
Edgar Cannane
Detroit
C. E. Halstead
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Chicago
Toledo
Ft. Wayne
Hoosier
Veach
Bee
Indianapolis Times Curtiss Field model airplane contest winners
Four prize winners will receive airplane rides at Curtiss Field Indiana. Contest open to Indianapolis boys under 18 who submit their own models. Winners are decided for highest flight, longest flight, best acrobatics, and best design with silver cups. Entry at 2 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
H. Weir Cook
Curtiss Flying Service of
Indiana
Curtiss Field
R. Walter Jarvis
Jesse P. McClure
Charles F. Miller
Jarvis
Weir Cook
Floyd F. Ferris
Richard James
Weather Conditions at Indianapolis Airport 9 30 A M
At Indianapolis airport at 9 30 a m the wind is southeast at 8 mph the temperature is 54 degrees the sea level pressure is 30 39 inches the ceiling is high thin overcast visibility is five miles and the field is reported good
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Blimp Passes Over City on Indiana Flight
Indianapolis residents glimpsed an army dirigible Tuesday afternoon as it traversed from Scott Field Illinois to Langley Field Virginia. The sighting drew crowds and prompted brief public interest in the aerial route and military aviation.
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Indianapolis
Scott Field
Illinois
Langley Field
Virginia
Terre Haute Pilot Flies to Mars Hill Airport
Harry Musick of Terre Haute flew to Mars Hill airport Tuesday in a Waco biplane with one passenger and returned Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Musick
Terre Haute
Mars Hill
Davison to Lead Air Tour Across United States
Assistant Secretary of War Davison will leave today on a trans continental inspection flight to attend Fifth corps area maneuvers in Ohio. The itinerary includes Wright Field Dayton Scott Field Belleville Tulsa Muskogee Dallas San Antonio Fort Bliss Rockwell Field Riverside Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Spokane Salt Lake City Omaha and return via Dayton with Lieutenant Lester Maitland piloting the tri motored Fokker transport.
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Washington
Davison
Fifth Corps
Ohio
Wrightfield
Dayton
Scottfield
Belleville
Til
Muskogee
Okla
Dallas
San Antonio
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Cal
Riverside
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Omaha
Lester Maitland
Lawrence Tax Case Seeks Review of Township Assessments
Petition filed with County Auditor Harry Dunn asks the state tax board to review Lawrence township assessments. It alleges school officials seek $219,000 to lease a school building not a public necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Board
Lawrence Township
Harry Dunn
Wisconsin Publisher Dies
Charles W. Fiske longtime head of the Eau Claire Press Company and publisher of the Evening Telegram and Morning Leader died today. His daughter Dorothy hurried home from Europe and arrived in New York last night after learning of her father's illness.
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Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Wis
Charles W. Fiske
Eau Claire Press Company
Evening Telegram
Morning Leader
Dorothy
Europe
New York
Convict Pickering Confesses Fire Plot At Ohio Prison
Ivan Pickering 24 and Clayton Flora 23 were captured after the Junction City brick plant dormitory blaze. Pickering confessed to helping start the fire with John Tillotson and Elmer Whiting. Tillotson reportedly died in the blaze. Mrs Anna Huddleston was charged with harboring a fugitive. Police and Warden P E Thomas doubted the confession.
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United Press
Hamilton
Ivan Pickering
Junction City
Pickering
Anna Huddleston
Lebanon
Clayton Flora
Cincinnati
Huddleston
John Tillotson
Elmer Whiting
Tillotson
Whiting
P. E Thomas
State Penitentiary At
Columbus
Three Hundred Fight Fire With Buckets in Rock Hill Farmhouse Blaze
In New Britain on May 8 a bucket brigade of about 300 men stretched a mile in an attempt to save a burning Rocky Hill farmhouse, but the effort failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain, Conn
Rocky Hill
Governor to Confer on Indiana Reformatory Trustees Meeting
Governor Harry G. Leslie will attend the Indiana state reformatory trustees monthly meeting at Pendleton Friday. Rumors persist he will move to oust A. F. Miles from the superintendency, but Miles and board Chairman John H. Hoy deny any such action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Leslie
Indiana State Reformatory Trustees
Pendleton
A. F. Miles
Miles
John H. Hoy
Lebanon
Board of Trustees
Miles and Hoy Elected Democrats Speak On Topic
Miles and Hoy, both Democrats, broached the subject during a party meeting, signaling ongoing partisan engagement and policy considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Hoy
Accuse Juror of Bribery in Liggett Trial
Nashville May 8. Juror B P Osburn charged with accepting a bribe to favor acquittal of Walter L Liggett a wealthy grain dealer. Grocer Rainey M Cresswell held for bribing Osburn. Liggett implicated as plotter. Confessions say Osburn was approached by Cresswell and Liggett offered up to 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liggett
United Press
Nashville
Tenn
B. P. Osburn
Walter L. Liggett
Rainey M. Cresswell
Osburn
Richard M. Atkinson
Cresswell
Creswell
Turney M. Cunningham
Outgro Advertises Quick Ingrown Nail Relief
An ad touts Outgro as a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists usable by the public. A few drops in the nail crevice reduce inflammation and pain and harden skin so the ingrown nail turns outward nearly overnight.
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Pacific Air Transport
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Montreal
Frisco
Rockies
Northwest Airways
Western Air Express
Ocean Air Mail
Air Union Depot
Shockley
Boy
Curtiss
Lawrence Tax
Young Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harvard Law School
Betsy Cushing
Brookline
Mass
Miss Cushing
Harvey Cushing
Westover School
Leslie
Reformatory
Horatio Alger
Alger
Celtic Svc. & Loan Assn
Ohio Street
Hoover
Bob Hoover
Guaranteed Furniture
Washington Street
Illinois Street
Statehouse
Washington St
Miller-Wohl’s
Kasha
Faille
Miller-Wohl
Navy
East
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