Lindberghs Night of Flight and City Stopovers
Arthur Brisbane recounts Lindbergh's rapid night of events from a prize fight with Mayor's attendance to theater visits and a late midnight flight to Mitchell Field. He then narrates a 4 hour 17 minute round trip to Washington and back, planning a St. Louis leg, ending with Ford's claim of a giant new airplane project by Ford engineers and Edsel Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Edsel
Wiliam B. Mayo
Ford
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Cupid Shot First Then Cannon Fired
MILWAUKEE June 17 AP A machinist Emil Endler 30 fashioned a toy cannon with springs and metal pieces as a means to end his life He loaded the weapon with a pistol cartridge and pressed the trigger while seated on a park bench The bullet pierced his heart and a note addressed to a Milwaukee girl stated life was not worth living without her
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Milwaukee
Wis
Emil Endler
Parker
Mrs Chamberlin Calls Husband Wonderful After Transatlantic Flight
Bremerhaven June 17 Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine reunited with their wives aboard the Bertin after a dawn arrival from New York. Mrs Chamberlin praised her husband saying he is wonderful as she recalled his recent flight and knickers joke. The couples planned onward travel by air to Magdeburg and Berlin.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Cameron County Awards Contracts for highway work
Cameron County has awarded contracts for highway construction totaling 1 057 086 dollars. The county court approved projects including nearly 900 000 dollars in new highway improvements. The tendering and approval process occurred in Isville Tex on June 17.
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Isville
Tex
Cameron Mately
Arlene Ache
Deputy Marshall Runs Auction of Confiscated Cars
Deputy U S Marshall L J Perkins oversaw a sale of confiscated automobiles at the Federal building, realizing $103 after bids opened at one dollar. Perkins has no field experience but successfully increased the treasury for the L S Customs house.
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L. J. Perkins
U. S. Marshall
Treasury
L. S. Customs House
Marshall Perkins
Federal Building
Serrano Resigns to Enter Mexican Politics for 1928 Election
Mexico City June 17 General Francisco R. Serrano governor of the federal district resigns to devote himself to political activity. He was nominated weeks ago for the presidency in the 1928 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Francisco Rt. Serrano
Federal District
Mexico
Accidental Deaths and Fever in Germany Report
A terse summary notes trends in accidental deaths and fever in Germany with a focus on recent declines. It cites figures showing a drop from 16 900 to 14 600 in 1943 and mentions reduced fatalities across several categories including passenger incidents. The passage reflects wartime health statistics and casualty patterns.
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Bria
Rwas
Vn. A
Nibs Fae
Short Skirts Give Women Courage Says Mary Riser
In a business district near a torn down building mice roam sidewalks and dining rooms. Women calm, amused as a lone mouse hides under tables. Mrs. Mary Riser credits short skirts for their fearless response.
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Mary Riser
New High Water Threatens Arkansas Flood Areas
Flood reports from Blytheville and Vicksburg show Little River rising to within two feet of record levels. Relief coordination in Tallulah considers establishing a concentration camp to withdraw Madison Parish refugees as Red Cross and relief forces respond to the escalating emergency.
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New Orleans
Little River
Arkansas
Blytheville
Red Cross
Vicksburg
Tallulah, A
Madison Parish
Robber Killed By Oklahoma Police
An unidentified robber was killed near Collinsville Oklahoma when he and two companions looted a clothing store and were confronted by night policeman Claude FEingleton. The slain man’s companion D A Dude Cooper 27 of Lenapah was arrested after begging for a ride. Singleton fired three shots into the robber after the man fired first.
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Tulsa
Okea
Collinsville
Here
Claude Feingleton
D. A
Dude” Cooper
Lenapah
Okla
Singleton
Golfers Tie On Ninth Hole Test
Oakmont report shows golfers tied after ninth hole with scores obscured by garbled OCR. Names Armour Cooper and others appear in incomplete scoring lines, noting a test round and unsettled lead as play continues.
Pitcher M T Robertson Dies Suddenly In Texas
Nocona Texas June 17 AP M T Robertson 78 pioneer Texan and father of Charlie Robertson pitcher for the Boston Braves was found dead in bed at his home today after several months of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nocona
Texas
M. T. Robertson
Charlie Robertson
Boston Braves
Bremen auction sells first 1927 cotton bale for 20600 marks
A Bremen auction raised 20600 marks for the first bale of the American 1927 cotton crop. The bale, shipped from Houston, Texas, was sold in a charity event benefiting Topal Charities. The report notes the item’s low local value and contrasts it with the overseas sale.
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Bremen
Clarence D. Semberich
Topal
Houston
Texas
City Dressed In Holiday Attire For Lindbergh Homecoming
ST LOUIS June 17 By Associated Press crowds prepared for the homecoming of Colonel Charles A Lindbergh the nation's air hero. Flags bunting and decorations lined business districts as Lindbergh and an escort squadron of army planes were set to arrive over the Mississippi around 3 30 p m amid forecasts of possible showers.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
Alississippi River
Press Denounces Judicial System and Reform Plan
EL PASO Texas June 27 A committee report to the Texas Press Association at its forty eighth annual convention denounces the civil appellate courts as an intolerable system and urges abolishing 11 civil appeals courts and enlarging the supreme court The committee chaired by E G Senter of Dallas presented the report and urged adoption during the convention
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Texas Press Association
Supreme Court
San Antonio
E. G. Senter
Dallas
Bobby Jones Delays Interest as Open Championship Tie Decides
Bobby Jones is sidelined for the first time in his career as two golfers, Tammy Armour and Marty Cooper, force a playoff after tying at 2 holes. The Los Angeles and Washington players moved into contention, removing the defending champion from the picture.
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Oakmont
Bobby
Wil White
United States
Tammy Armour
Washineton
Marty Cooper
Los Angeles
Jones
Women golfers reach trans Miss finals in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 17 Mrs O S Hill of Kansas City defending champion and Mrs Miramuras Horn of Kansas City former Western champion advanced to the finals of the trans Mississippi golf tournament. Hill defeated Miss Marion Turpie of New Orleans 6 and 5 and Horn defeated Miss Ann Webster of Leavenworth 9 and 7 in semifinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
O. S. Hill
Kansas
City
Miramuras Horn
Hill
Marion Turpie
New Orleans
Horn
Ann Webster
Leasenworth
Guitierrez Killed by Chihuahua Municipal Guards
Miguel Guitierrez, former chief of the Cusihuchinchle municipal guards in Chihuahua, was killed in a clash with the same guards after briefly opposing the government. The report from Mexico City notes his prior leadership and subsequent death in the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miguel Guitierez
Mexico City
Miguel Julledres
Cusihuchrinchle
State of Chihuahua
Lindy Leaves New York For St Louis After Rousing Reception
Colonel Charles Lindbergh departed Mitchell Field at 8 17 A M in the Spirit of St Louis bound for St Louis after four days of unprecedented receptions in New York. Police cleared the route as crowds cheered the aviator who hoped to reach St Louis by 4 30 P M. He noted the 900 mile previous flight set a record and thanked supporters, with three planes including two Army observation aircraft and a Curtiss pursuit plane accompanying him.
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New York
St. Louis
Eetieheee Field
Lindbergh
Mitchell Field
Army
Mitchel Field
Richard Blythe
Curtiss
Ernie Hiertberg Leaves Rice Job
Unclear text indicates Ernie Hiertberg resigns from his position at Rice University. Announcement made Friday by Lora, athletics department official. Further details are unreadable in the provided OCR snippet.
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Ernie Hiertberg
Dog Gets Death For Killing Sheep
In Winchester Virginia on June 7 the Frederick County circuit court imposed the death penalty on a dog owned by James W. Smith after a jury found the animal guilty of running wounding and killing sheep belonging to Newton Long. Crowded courtroom heard the verdict as the judge ordered the dog slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Circuit Court
Frederick County
James W. Smith
Newton Long
Robins Hoof and Gun Rumor Surround Beverly Hills Scene
Unclear notes report Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks under guard after a claimed kidnapping plot. Police guarded Pickford’s home through the night and she and Fairbanks prepared to leave for the studio amid rumors of a machine gun presence.
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Beverly Hills
Califf
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Bealde Nia
Chile
Atlas
Peat
New Jersey Cowboy Best Rider of Broncilos
A New Jersey cowboy rising in rodeo lore earns the nickname four horsemen of Fort Kelntosh after a standout ride aboard an unbroken artillery horse. Private J. M. FtdPina of Battery D gains fame among his unit for taming the mount with speed and ferocity, redefining local frontier bragging rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Tchitosh
Thor
Sitdor
J. M. F tdPina
Charlie To Settle Chaplin Divorce For About One Million
Los Angeles June 17 The Times reports Charles Chaplin ready to settle marital differences with his wife Lita on roughly one million dollars. Negotiations toward a settlement have resumed Lyndon Young attorney for Mrs Chaplin favors keeping the case out of court and says the sum under consideration may satisfy his client Chaplin’s attorney Lloyd Wright also favors a settlement
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Los Angeles
the Times
Charles Chaplin
Lita
Greg Chaplin
Accml
Yimes
Lyndoel Young
Cheapling
Chaplin
Lloyd Wright
Hope for Missing French Airmen Persists in Quebec
In Quebec on June 17 reports of Nungesser and Col, missing French airmen, persist despite officials refuting sightings of unusual lights as reflections from a powerhouse. Georges Rousseau a trapper, claims hearing an airplane on May 9 along the Ste. Marguerite River near Saguenay, keeping search hopes alive.
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Quebec
Nungesser
Col
Gemmiin
Begin
St. John
Lindy Flies Into Indianapolis On Departure To St Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Indianapolis at 1 01 P M after circling the Soldier and Sailor Monument with an escort of 30 planes, then left for St Louis at 1 06 P M Central Time. The escort joined him in Dayton Ohio.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Dayton
Ohio
Restrictions Will Remain On Rubber Laws In Britain
In the House of Commons Lieutenant Colonel TL C M Amiary, secretary for the dominions, stated the government does not plan abolishing the Stevenson rubber restrictions. He answered questions about a recent price drop in raw rubber and whether the restrictions would be lifted.
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London
House of Commons
TL. C. M. Amiary
Dominions
Broken Hearted Wife Faces Murder Charge in Oklahoma
Ruth Ball is charged with murder after her husband John Wayne Ball was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Tulsa County. Officials say the shooting occurred Wednesday and authorities investigated her shortly after learning of his death.
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Tulba
Okla
John . Wayne
Ball
Tulsa Arugelat
Mead
T Fe
Ruth
Balsuttarved
Gallypse
Tulsa ‘County
Roo
Beach fashion to get louder color designs in swimsuits
Utica New York reports a push from the style committee of the American Knit Underwear Manufacturers Association for more color designs in bathing suits to boost summer appeal.
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Utica
American Knit Underwear Manufacturers' Association
Fisherman Cal Eats Brook Trout
President Coolidge resumes contact with the outside world at the state lodge near Rapid City South Dakota. He reads incoming matter from Washington and reviews routine business as he starts his day at six o clock. He had a twilight fishing expedition catching brook trout in front of the lodge last night.
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Rapid City
S.D
Tune
Coolidge
Hilla
Washington
Game Lodge
Farm Foreman Shot From Ambush Near Corsican a
W A Bittner 85 foreman of Jester Farm and Ranch at Jester near Corsicana is hospitalized in Navarro County in critical condition with gunshot wounds to lungs face and stomach after an ambush Thursday. An armed posse seeks Neill Jackson 26 a negro suspects not yet captured by Friday morning.
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Corsicane
Texas
W. A. Bittner
Jester
Corsicana
Navarro County
Neill Jackson
Will Rogers Ill In Calif Hospital
In Los Angeles a conference of physicians convened at the California Lutheran hospital to decide on an operation for William orill Rogers Beverly Hills mayor, who has suffered persistent nervous indigestion believed caused by gall stones and may require surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.os Angeles
California: Tutheran
Wii Roger
Beverly Iills
Soviet Protest Over Polish Life Sentence For Warsaw Assassin
Moscow papers condemn Poland for giving Boris Kowceda life imprisonment for killing the Russian envoy in Warsaw. They deem the trial hasty and say the sentence serves Polish coverups and hints at English influence over Poland’s politics. The reaction highlights tensions in Soviet Polish relations and Russia’s demand for harsh action.
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Moscow
Tia
Warsaw
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Boris Kowceda
M. Volkoff
Poland
Anys
Russia
Aiyalts
England
Alliance activity reported in northern region this afternoon
In a brief field report, the Alliance coalition was noted to be active this afternoon in the northern area. Further details were not provided.
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Lotatoranie
Arinaungad
Alliance
Murder over mail carrier case shocks town
Fragmentary text reports a murder involving a mail carrier named Harrisbyr Haness and a person named Chosnag in June or August with unclear dates. Names and details are garbled, but the item centers on a fatal incident tied to postal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisbyr Haness
Chosnag
William
Smalls
Inet
John Teele Pratt Dies Suddenly in New York
John Teele Pratt a 64 year old financier and chairman of the National Budget Commission died suddenly in New York. He held leadership positions at Standard Oil and-Bronx? Broadway offices. Physicians attributed the death to an acute illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Unclear court hearing details amid assault charges in Marshall
Fragmentary report notes morning court session in Marshall with references to a hearing about assaults within a county. Named figures such as Sharttt Ranger Woolf and Ogaba appear in unfinished phrases while investigators pursue ongoing inquiries.
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Marshall
Doherty
J Ng
Sharttt
Ranger Woolf
Ogaba
West Point Fathora Battle Described in Report
A fragmented note describes a clash near West Point with mentions of a lieutenant and Eddy. The readable parts imply a second confrontation and a soaked scene, but full details are unclear.
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Point
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James R. Sheffield
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St Louis
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