Zeppelin Ends First Leg of Ocean Jaunt
Graf Zeppelin arrives in Seville Spain completing the first leg of its southbound voyage to South America. The airship lands after a Mediterranean transit with favorable conditions and plans to depart for Brazil Tuesday morning if weather holds.
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Zeppelin
Seville
Spain
South America
Hugo Eckener
Gibraltar
Brazil
Friedrichshafen
Switzerland
France
Mediterranean
Balearic Islands
Strait of Gibraltar
Graf Zeppelin Lands Seville Aboard New Atlantic Route
The Graf Zeppelin pushed from Friedrichshafen to Seville on a new commercial path to South America and the United States. Four Americans joined in Seville with one more aboard from Lakehurst later. Dr Eckener commanded the voyage as 7,000 spectators cheered the takeoff amid ideal weather and a large cargo before the airship headed toward Besancon.
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Frederick Kuh
United Press
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Mediterranean Sea
Seville
Spain
South America
United States
George Crouse
Syracuse
N. Y
Laura Crouse Durston
Harry Shoemaker
Karl von Wiegand
Berlin
Mary Pierce
New York
Lakehurst
Eckener
Dr. Eckener
Cocine
Bescancon
France
Howard Sees Hoover In White House Conference
Roy W. Howard, chairman of the Scripps-Howard newspapers board, met with President Hoover at the White House for an hour. The Washington meeting focused on press and policy issues as part of ongoing discussions.
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Scripps-Howard Newspapers
United Press
Washington
Roy W.howard
President Hoover
White House
Detion Oo Keevings
Tornado Toll and Flood Relief Hit Arkansas and Texas
Storms across the southwest left hundreds homeless and more than twenty dead in Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma. Seventeen Black residents were killed in Phillips county Arkansas two more Texas deaths and drownings were reported. National guardsmen Red Cross and Salvation Army teams aided relief efforts in Smackover area Arkansas where over 2000 people were displaced.
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United Pi
Kansas City
Red Cross
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Phillips County
Smackover Creek
Smackover and
Norphlet
National
City Fireman Ends His Own Life
John Daugherty a city fireman at engine house No. 30 was found dead in a rear barn at 1337 Olive Street. He died from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the temple. His stepdaughter Mildred Brown 20 who had recently attempted poison is recovering at St. Vincent's hospital. Surviving is his widow Hazel Daugherty.
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John Daugherty
Olive Street
Sarah Mason
Daugherty
Engine House No. 30
Mildred Brown
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Hazel Daugherty
New Prexy Is 30 At Tarkio College
The Rev. Robert N. Montgomery, 30, was named president of Tarkio College Missouri, becoming America’s youngest college president. He follows Robert M. Hutchins who took the University of Chicago post at 30. Montgomery lives in Pittsburgh and is son of Dr. John Knox Montgomery longtime Muskingum College president.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
America
Robert N. Montgomery
Tarkio College
Tarkio, Mo
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Montgomery
John Knox Montgomery
Muskingum College
New Concord, O
Refugees Flee Bandits in Hankow Hupeh Province
Thousands of peasants flee bandit danger in Hupeh province interior. Forty women attempted suicide by leaping into the Han River. Some threw themselves before trains. others collapsed from hunger and thirst.
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United Press
Hankow
China
Hupeh
Han
Killers Hunted After California Rancher Slaying
In Saugus California deputy sheriffs began a manhunt after 65 year old Albert Horton was murdered Sunday night while his 95 year old brother watched. George Horton reported three men in white masks conducted a minute house search before fleeing.
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United Press
Saugus
Cal
George Horton
Albert Horton
Horton
Pennsylvania Primary Looms In Bitter Wet Dry Split
Davis and Grundy lead a Philadelphia driven fight for the Republican Senate nomination as Pennsylvanians vote Tuesday. The contest hinges on prohibition, tariffs, and the split between the Ware machine and Grundy with Pinchot and Brown also active.
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Pinchot
Senator
Washington
Pennsylvania
Hoover
James J. Davis
Treasury
Mellon
Joseph Grundy
William S. Ware
Philadelphia
Davis
Francis Shunk Brown
Thomas W. Phillips Jr
Francis H. Bohlen
University of Pennsylvania
Ware
Brown
Grundy
Lochinvars
Philllips
Bohlen
Ware Machine
Trinity freshman suspended over liquor charges
Arthur B. O'Keefe Jr., a Trinity College freshman from West Haven, was suspended for violating college drinking rules. He had been invited to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington about college liquor conditions, but his father opposed the trip, deeming him too young.
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House
United Press
Hartford
Conn
Arthur B. O’keefe Jr
Trinity College
Congress
O'Keefe
West Haven
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Admirals Renew Fight on Sea Pad Clash Over Cruiser Guns
Two veteran admirals Hilary P. Jones and Mark L. Bristol pressed opposition to dividing cruisers into six and eight inch types before Senate foreign relations and naval committees. Jones warned Britain seeks to limit American ship designs while boosting its own quota. Bristol argued a conference is premature as the US Navy needs further buildup.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Hilary P. Jones
Mark L. Bristol
Navy General Board
Jones
Foreign Relations
Great Britain
Bristol
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Supreme Court Bars Seizure of Rum Car by Tax Law
The Supreme Court ruled that rum running cars cannot be confiscated by the government under internal revenue laws when the arrested person is charged with Volstead Act violations. The decision requires using the Volstead Act forfeiture clause for innocent owners, and stems from cases involving Richbourg Motor Company of Asheville and Davies Motors of Fresno.
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United Press
Washington
Internal Revenue
Supreme Court
Aia
Richbourg Motor Company
Asheville
N. C
Davies Motors, Inc
Fresno
Cal
Two Widows Fight Over Estate In Probate Hearing
Mrs. Charlotte Dunn or Mrs. Arilla Dunn clash as legal claimants to the estate of George Dunn who died April 24. Mrs. Dunn of 2981 North Riley avenue discovers at the funeral that her husband also left a prior wife and two children. Arilla Dunn of Washington Ind has been appointed administratrix, with a probate hearing set before Judge Mahlon E. Bush on Tuesday morning.
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Charlotte Dunn
North
Riley Avenue
Mahlon E. Bush
Dunn
Two Bandits Nabbed After Bank Robbery in Indiana
Two young men Earl Myers and Paul Burt were captured after a gun battle with a sheriff's posse following a $2,000 bank robbery at the Citizens State Bank of Metamora. Lennard, the cashier, was bound and freed himself to report the heist. officers pursued toward Connersville, forcing the bandit sedan off the road. Bullets fired by both sides missed. the suspects were later found hiding near a riverbank with the money and weapons. Charges had not yet been filed.
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United Press
Connersville
Ind
Metamora
Earl Myers
Paul Burt
George Lennard
Citizens State Bank of
de Soto
Lennard
Powell Woodward
Herbert Mansil
Courtland Ellis
Frank Rudiell
Joe Osler
Nulltown
Faces Gas Charges In Indiana Bootlegging Probe
Louis H. Joers of Michigan City may face criminal action after paying 10,000 in back taxes and fines in the drive against gasoline tax dodging. State Auditor Archie N. Bobbitt urged the attorney general to pursue charges, saying the gas tax law lacks sufficient penalties for offenders.
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Louis H. Joers
Michigan City
Indiana
Archie N. Bobbitt
Bobbitt
James M. Ogden
Ohio Coed Killed When Horse Bolts In Columbus
Grace Dennis 18, an Albuquerque New Mexico co ed at Ohio State University, was killed Sunday when her horse bolted onto a street, slipped, and was struck by an automobile. The horse also died.
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United Press
Columbus
Grace Dennis
Albuquerque
N. M
Ohio State University
Defer Jimerson Trial Delayed in Indian Woman Murder Case
The trial of Lila Jimerson charged with first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Clothilde Marchand was postponed indefinitely by County Judge George H. Rowe. The delay pushes the second trial to at least late summer or longer.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lila Jimerson
Clothilde Marchand
George H. Rowe
Lila
Times Readers Split Over Grundy Tariff Opposition
Excerpts from three letters to the Times debate the Grundy million-dollar tariff. Writers argue it robs workers and profits, while critics defend domestic markets and urge national protest to influence Congress.
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the 'Times
Congress
Times
United States
B. M. Ralston
Fidelity Trust Building
Affidavit Charged in Breedlove Child Desertion Case
An affidavit alleging William R. Breedlove of Bloomington deserted his wife and infant may be filed as juvenile court authorities seek legitimacy of Robert Eugene, the year old “rain baby.” Breedlove faced contempt proceedings for child support arrears while neighbors discuss domestic strife and defense aid is arranged by local lawyers for Mrs. Breedlove.
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Robert Eugerte
Indianapolis
William R. Breedlove
Bloomington
Breedlove
Vernon Lee
Sally Marie Breedlove
Bluff Road
Robert Eugene
Herbert Rumbels
Rumbels
Russell B. Harrison
Former pastor fined by Times in Huntington
Huntington Ind May 19 Glenn Strausbaugh former associate pastor of a local church was convicted of possessing liquor and fined 130 in police court He was arrested while tending bar in a public venue.
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Times Special
Huntington
Ind
Glenn Strausbaugh
Church Here
Flapper Garters Spark Health Warning in Chicago Exposition
Chicago health bulletin warns that social fashion trends threaten leg health. Health Commissioner A H Regal cites rising generation to face unshapely legs varicose veins and tender feet amid garter demand.
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United Press
Chicago
A. H. Regal
Chicago Health Exposition
Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Street Car Service
The high court ruled two public utility cases require continued street car service. A Georgia Power appeal from Decatur validated perpetual 5 cent fares and full service. A Columbia South Carolina ruling ordered ongoing operation despite losses after a mandamus.
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United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Decatur
Georgia Power Company
Columbia
S. C
State Supreme Court
Lie detector tied to attack on 9 year old Evelyn Lee
Des Moines May 19 two suspects Carl McCune and Elmer Gibson denied the crime while a lie detector test ran. Inventor Leonard Keeler said the needle indicated their answers were untrue as questions continued.
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United Press Des Moines
Evelyn Lee
Carl McCune
Elmer Gibson
Leonard Keeler
Confer on Cannon Stock Trial Expected This Afternoon
United Press reports in Dallas that Bishop James Cannon Jr. of Virginia faces potential charges of stock market speculation. The final decision on whether he will stand trial was to be announced this afternoon in a se session.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
James Cannon Jr
Virginia
Showdown on Tariff in Senate Opens Clash Over Debenture
Senate opened a six teen month old tariff bill battle with Smoot seeking to keep debenture and flexible tariff provisions. Democrats led by Harrison threaten filibuster to force elimination. Watson claimed votes to save the bill as Smoot warned of deadlock if concessions are made. Grundy was absent campaigning. Simmons accused the house of coercion while Swanson warned against setting a dangerous precedent.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
House
Harrison
Watson
Swanson
Dem
Senator Grundy
Rep
Pennsylvania
Simmons
N. C
Federal Grand Jury Blasts Prohibition Agents at Lodges
In Albany on May 19 a federal grand jury adopted a resolution attacking prohibition agents for using passwords to enter fraternal lodges. It urged agents be told not to wear lodge insignia while on duty.
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United Press
Albany
N. Y
Bar Association to discuss Indiana vacancy on high court
Members of the Indiana State Bar Association meet in Muncie to plan consideration of an Indiana vacancy on the United States Supreme Court. President James M. Ogden announces the gathering and final plans for a forthcoming event.
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Indiana
United States Supreme Court
Indiana State Bar Association
Muncie
James M. Ogden
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