Hindenburg Zeppelin limping home after maiden South American flight
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN April 16 The Hindenburg limped home from its maiden voyage to South America with two of its four motors out of commission. Captain Hans Von Schiller said one motor failed completely and another worked poorly, forcing a shorter Rhone valley return route with French permission. The airship carried 28 passengers and 40 crew, faced engine trouble and storms over Biscay, and was scheduled for further voyages between Germany and Lakehurst this summer.
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Anna Ware Expected To Chair In Muench Trial
Cross examination featured Wilfred Jones’s sharply questioned account of an encounter at Mrs. Thomasson home. The scene included a reference to Mrs. Muench grabbing a sword and slicing a hand, prompting laughter before Judge Higbee regained order. Witnesses later included Dr. Agron Levy, a child specialist who treated a child involved.
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Muench
Thomasson
Agron Levy
Coeds Fight to Keep Males Out of Post Office
In Oakland California on April 10, 18 year postmistress Miss Frances Bennett faces replacement as Senator McAdoo plans to nominate Ruel Allen. Mill College students protest to keep the male from the campus post office, citing femininity and tradition. Dr Aurelia Reinhardt recalls starting as college postmistress and would regret a male successor.
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Frances E. Bennett
U.S
William Gibbs McAdoo
Ruel Allen
Miss Bennett
Sen. McAdoo
Aurelia Reinhardt
Vassar of the
Bombs in Easter mail kill man and injure four
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania two bombs exploded injuring Thomas Maloney his two children and killing Michael Gallagher a cemetery caretaker. A third device addressed to former Sheriff Luther Kniffen was returned to the post office undamaged.
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Michael Gallagher
Thomas Maloney
Benjamin R. Jones
Uuter
Luther Kniffen
Maloney
Margaret
Gallagher
Clinton Lehman
Kniffen
Wyoming Valley
United Anthracite Miners Union
United Mine Workers of America
Woman accused in kidnap case cited in court drama
The trial featured Dr Isaac Dee Kelley Jr and defense counsel Joseph L Cutting probing an alleged affair from 15 years prior. A witness objected angrily to the line of questioning and was excused. The state linked Mrs Muench’s desire for a baby to her kidnapping trial, in which she was later acquitted, while a broader post crime violence thread included a star witness murdered after turning state's evidence.
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Ine Muench
Joseph L. Cutting
Dr. Levy
Drr. Levy
Muench
Isaac Dee Kelley, Jr
St. Louisan
Illinois flood continues as acres inundated nationwide
Reports from CAMO indicate millions of acres flooded across five states as the Ohio river overflow pushes into the Mississippi. Between 1,000 and 2,000 people displaced. 75 Mississippi county families seek boxcar shelter. U.S. engineers deny Missouri levee compromise while crests rise slightly and rainfall threatens fresh flooding along the Mississippi basin. Unknown river observations note the Tennessee valley remains the main risk. levels hover around 52 feet for a week or more.
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Missouri
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Ohio
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St.John's Bayou
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U.S
Memphis
Tenn
William Barron
Ure Lonnessee
Tennessee River
Peducah
Shawneeton, I
Days Sales Tax Misuse in Democratic States Report
A political audit alleges misuse of the days sales tax by Democratic state administrations failing to comply with established guidelines. Officials disputed the findings, stating ongoing efforts to enforce proper tax collection and reporting.
School board goes one down in Chetopa clash
In Chetopa Kansas the school board refused to appoint John Ogden as permanent superintendent after offering the post to C A Yeomans who declined. Pupils staged a town parade for Ogden and outside students threatened to enroll elsewhere amid public support for Ogden. Chamber of commerce PTA and board plan a special meeting to resolve the dispute.
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Parent- Teachers Association
John Ogden
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C. A. Yeomans
Emporia Insurance
Lyons
Yeomans
Oswego
Altamont
PTA
Chamber of Commerce
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