Arctic relief planes face criticism over Nobile rescue failures
London dispatch reports Soviet and Italian officials condemning the coordination of Arctic relief efforts after two Amundsen expeditions vanish and Babushkin is forced to abort his search. Kameneff accuses Nobile’s base ship Citta di Milano of poor cooperation, urging centralized command and tighter Soviet Swedish collaboration in rescue operations.
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London
Umberto Nobile
Polar
Roald Amundsen
Babushkin
Maligin
Nolar
Arctic
Express
Sergi Kameneff
Red Army
Nobile
Citta di Milano
Ttatin
Lundberg
Kameneff
Moscow
Izyeatia
Amundsen
Berlin
Monta Morgen Today
Ita Copenhagen
Tromsoe
Leningrad
Peter Freuchen
Ing
Norway
Amundssen
Alesund
Veslekari
Rome
Spitzbergen
Rog Manz
Sweuseon
Gangster Wars Reach New York City Slaying
Police sought Chicago criminals in the Brooklyn shooting of Frank Yale ally of Capone, linking Chicago gangland wars to New York. Yale died instantly in a drive by on a Borough Park street as a black Illinois plated car fired with submachine gun rounds, diamonds and cash found on Yale. A nearby girl was wounded by a stray bullet as the car sped away.
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New York
Borough Park
Yale
Page
Finding Roald Amundsen Body Reported Off Norway
A Paris dispatch to Exchange Telegraph cites Oslo messages claiming the body of Captain Roald Amundsen has been found at sea off Norway. No official confirmation yet. Amundsen, famed South Pole explorer, vanished June 18 while aiding the search for General Nobile, who was rescued after being stranded near Spitzbergen.
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London
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Oslo
Roald Amundsen
Norway
South Pole
Lieut
Dietrichsen
Umberto Nobile
Nobile
Lundborg
Spitzbergen
Amundsena
Avery Hopwood Drowns on French Riviera at Nice
American playwright Avery Hopwood drowned off Juan-les-Pins on the Riviera while swimming with life savers nearby. Born in Cleveland in 1882, he rose to fame after writing clothen and numerous Broadway hits including The Bat with Mary Roberts Rinehart and Getting Gertie’s Garter. He remained abroad for years and had planned to return to New York soon.
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Nice
France
Avery Hopwood
Juan-Les-Ping
French Riviera
Hopwood
Europe
Paris
New York
University of Michigan
Cleveland Wader
Clothen
Chayning
Tme
Clevewel
Gertie
Wilson Couison
Miss Bluebeard
James Hopwood
Cleveland
the Lambs Club
Beach Combers Retrieve Alcohol From Sea
Half Moon Bay Calif July 2 Scores of ten gallon kegs of grain alcohol washed ashore after residents misheard gunfire in coast fog. Rumor of a coast guard firing on a ram ship faded as officials said no encounter occurred. About 100 kegs were recovered before prohibition officers patrolled the beach.
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Halfmoon Bay
Calif
Fleners
Kingsport Plans Full Fourth of July Celebration
Elaborate plans for Kingsport's Independence Day events promise the most extensive celebration yet for its 152nd anniversary funded by local manufacturers and merchants, managed by Hammond Post No 3 American Legion. The city decorates with red white and blue as a grand parade and diverse programs aim to please all ages including Boy Scouts pony races and special parade positions, with events continuing from morning to late evening.
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Kingsport
The
United States
Hammond Post No. 3
American Legion
Rocket
Legionaires
Boy Scouta
COOLIDGE READY FOR CONFERENCE WITH SEC WORK
Superior Wis July 2 Secretary Work of the interior department arrived today for a brief consultation with President Coolidge He said he carried his resignation from the cabinet and hinted it would be delivered to Coolidge this day before possibly returning to Washington He hoped James W Good would accept a post to aid the campaign and spoke of meeting Coolidge after the arrival.
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Superior
Wis
Work
Interior Department
Pesident Coolidge
National Republican
Coolidge
Washington
Dr. Work
Everett Sanders
James W. Good
Hoover
Good
Mr. Coolidge
Air Mail Pilot Found Dead In Wreck Near Elsinore
Leslie Smith, air mail pilot for St. Louis, was found dead beside his wrecked aircraft on a wooded hillside near Elsinore Missouri. A storm Thursday night is blamed for the crash, and three farmers locating him reported the plane shattered among trees as searchers had looked for him since Thursday.
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Leslie Smith
St. Louis
Elsinore
Sto
Air Mail
Smith
Negro Slayer Captured After 30 Hour Search
Richmond Va July 2 AP Trial of Sylvester Medley the negro killer captured here yesterday after a 20 hour search will be held at the July term of Henrico County court opening today Sheriff Wilson Seay announced The slayer of 17 year old Samuel Grimmell was arrested by Sergeant Cousins who stopped a passing car at his porch Captured after confessing to the killings including Mrs Nellie Hawkins and Henry Grimmell Further details continued on page six
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Richmond
Sylvester Medley
Henrica
Sherif Wilson Seay
Henrica County
Samuel H. Grimmell
Cousins
Grimmell
Nellie Hawskins
Alan
Henry G. Grimmell
Captain Boaz Died From Bristol Auto Crash Injuries
Captain William W. Boaz, 80, a Bristol elder statesman, died at Kings Mountain Memorial Hospital at 2:00 AM from skull fracture after being hit by a car driven by W. C. Stoat of Mountain City while crossing State Street at Eighth. His wife was summoned home. The death follows a similar Sunday crash in Bristol, with Mrs Grady Loving O'Dell killed a week earlier.
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William W. Boaz
Bristols
Kings Mountain Memorial Hospital
W. C. Stoat
Mountain City
State Street
Eighth Street
Secretary Hoover Ends Last Full Week at Commerce Dept
Secretary Hoover begins what is expected to be his final full week heading the commerce department in Washington. He plans to resign around July 10 and travel to California, stopping to present resignation to President Coolidge at the summer White House in Wisconsin, with the Republican committee arranging the journey on a special train.
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Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
California
President Coolidge
White House
Wisconsin
Republican National Committee
Governor Smith Campaign Plans Emerging As Fiscal Year Ends
Washington July 2 The federal government opens the new fiscal year with a treasury surplus of 28 million dollars and a substantially reduced national debt. Secretary Mellon notes improved receipts over expenditures, continued refunding operations, and tax cuts totaling over 200 million. Total ordinary receipts reached 4.042 billion with expenditures of 3.304 billion. income tax receipts stood at 2.174 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Multon
Mellon
Governor Smith in New York for campaign planning
Governor Alfrral EK. Smith arrived in New York for informal meetings with close associates to map a campaign strategy. He plans about 15 speeches in varied cities, broadcast nationwide, avoiding back platform talks as his campaign train tours.
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W. W. Chaplin
Associated Press
New York
Alfrral EK. Smith
Chet Meetir Z
National
Democratic Committee
Albany
Houston
Grand Central Station
Biltmore
New Jersey
New England
Detroit
St. Louis
Denever
West End
Smith
Gordon Bennett balloon race update shows six down
Detroit reports six of twelve entries have landed in the Gordon Bennett international balloon race with several others still aloft heading south through Virginia West Virginia and South Carolina. Downed craft include the Detroit piloted by Naylor and the Brandenburg, Lieut Molay, and the Wallonie with Thonnard.
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Detroit
Ballons
W. C. Naylor
Russell Wherritt
Cass
W. Va
Otto Bertram
Davis
Brandenburg
Ernest L. Molay
Argentina
Lducardo Bradley
Millboro
Home Made Fireworks Explode Injuring Two
New York July 2 A boy and a chemist attempted to make Fourth of July explosives in a home laboratory causing an explosion in Philip Regenblattts apartment. Regenblattts skull was fractured and Robert Withers a fire department inspector sustained severe burns in a second blast while investigating. Four officers received minor injuries.
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New York
Ind
Philip Regenblatts
Philip
Robert
Withers
Bureau
Fire Department
Eantey
Offier
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Mary Roberts Thinchart
Wopwood
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