Nepros Typhoon Disaster Leaves 108 Missing Off Manila
United Press dispatch from Manila reports the inter-island steamer Nepros foundered in a typhoon 150 miles south of Manila. About 108 persons including captain, six crew, chief engineer and 100 passengers are missing. One officer saved 70 lives by loading 50 passengers and crew onto a lifeboat after two days battling the sea. The Nepros carried 150 passengers and cargo from Rombl. two other steamers Aurora and Bohol were overdue.
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United Press Dispatch
Manila
P. L
Constabulary Today
Nepros
Negros
Rombl
Tayabas
Aurora
Palawan
Bohol
Cebu
English Derby to Be Run Today as 349 Entered
The Derby in England will run today at Epsom on the Downs for a prize near 8000 pounds. A record 349 young horses were entered last year, and the three year olds carried 100 pounds entry fees. Detected and guarded horses have kept under watch by detectives and stablemen.
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United Press Dispatch
Epsom
England
Bandits Raid Philadelphia Paymaster Payroll
Four masked bandits in an automobile robbed the Municipal Hospital payroll on June 1, taking seven thousand dollars. A city paymaster was also robbed of ten thousand five hundred dollars by four youths the same day.
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United Presb Dispatch
Philadelphia
Municipal Hospital
Convict Rosenberg Again Foils Jail Escape Attempt
Albert Rosenberg, 32, a federal convict awaiting trial on auto theft charges, has been captured after attempting a third jail break in two months at St. Joseph County Jail in South Bend. Sheriff Michael Hanley reported three cell bars sawed off at the top and a cut cross-piece, suggesting a planned effort to escape.
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South Bend
Albert Rosenberg
St. Joseph County
Michael C. Hanley
Rosenberg
Van Orman Wins National Balloon Race
Ward Van Orman piloting Goodyear V was declared winner of the national balloon race begun in Akron with fifteen entrants. He landed near Bar Harbor Maine covering seven hundred ten miles. Edward Hill took second place with six hundred sixty five miles.
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United Press Dispatch
Akron
Ward van Orman
Goodyear V
van Orman
Barharbor
Maine
Edward Hill
150 U. S. Captains of Industry to Attend Stockholm Meeting
More than 150 leading U.S. business executives led by Owen D. Young of General Electric will attend the Stockholm International Chamber of Commerce meeting from June 27 to July 2. Forty-three countries will be represented and the U.S. delegates will sail from New York to Hamburg on June 14.
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Washington
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Stockholm
Sweden
International Chamber of Commerce
United States
Hamburg
Moving the Capital to the Black Hills of South Dakota
Washington reports a massive workforce and budget moving the White House to a state lodge in the Black Hills near the proposed site. Cooks, chauffeurs, stenographers, clerks, maids, security and support staff prepare for President Coolidge’s June 18 relocation ahead of a remote official residence.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Éverland
South ‘Dakota
Bill
White House
Secret Service
President Coolidge
State Lodge
Governor Jackson Ordered to Answer About Steve's Property
Indianapolis June 1 An order requires Gov. Ed Jackson to appear in Superior court June 11 to answer under oath about property of D. C. Stephenson, the former Indiana gangster. The garnishment was filed by Floyd J. Mattice for Nettie Stephenson Brehm, seeking child support for Florence Catherine, Stephenson's former wife. The suit stems from testimony that Stephenson's Studebaker was traded in for a Lexington sedan, with Jackson allegedly involved. The governor had traded in his Oldsmobile for the Lexington, with a summons issued previously returnable May 18.
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Indianapolis
Ed Jackson
Superior” Court
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana Kala Dragon
Jackson
James M. Leathers
Floyd J. Mattice
Nettie Stephenson Brehm
Stephenson
Florence Catherine
Indiana State Prison
Madge Oberholtzer
Qelison
Mattice
Fred O. Butler
Studebaker
Lexington
Butler
Two Mines in Pike to Start Work Thursday
Judge John P. Jeffries of the Vigo circuit court approves leasing by Pike County Oil Corporation of General Fuel Company mines in Somerville. The receiver A. M. Ogle holds the property after payroll default of 65000 dollars. the lessee plans to pay the deferred wages and begin coal cutting tomorrow with many contracts ahead to keep the mines active for weeks.
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Daily Citizen
Petersburg
John P. Jeffries
Vigo
Sonsentes UG
Pike County
General Fuel Company
Somerville
A. M. Ogle
Marines Ordered Toward Tien Tsin to Aid Beijing Region
United States Marines under Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler move north to Tien Tsin with 1,800 men aboard destroyers Richmond and Henderson. The operation follows rising concerns for American safety as Nationalist forces advance toward Peking. Tien Tsin serves as the port for Peking, located about 80 miles from the capital.
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Shanghai
United States
Smedley D. Butler
Tien T'sin
Butler
Richmond
Henderson
Peking
Tien Tsin
Ankle Length Dresses Decreed for Teachers
Martinsburg West Virginia June 1 Retired Lutheran minister Rev William Hesse who joins the Opequon district school board July 1 has decreed ankle length dresses for women teachers in the sixteen schools for the upcoming term.
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Martinsburgh
W. Va
Opequon
William Hesse
Lindbergh Ends English Holiday Before Paris Return
Captain Charles Lindbergh attends the Epsom Downs races as a guest of Lord Lonsdale and meets royal family members before flying from London to Paris. He sails home on the U S Memphis, arriving June 1, two days before President Coolidge heads to the Black Hills. The United Press dispatch notes his planned departure from Corydon Field tomorrow afternoon.
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United Press
Washington
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Coolidge
London
Memphis
Black Hills
United. Press Dispatch
Hosom Downs
Avistor
Oyal
Attragtion
Derby
Great Britain
Lord Lonsiale
Lindbergh
England
Corydon Field
Paris
Second Tampa Mob Fires On Jail Demolition
National guard opened fire as a mob stormed Hillsborough county jail for a second time seeking B. Levins, alleged slayer of a family. Two troopers were killed and several injured in the dawn violence. Shal Pfifer and H. C. McCray named among the dead.
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United Press Dispatch
Tampa
Fla
Hillsborough County
National Guard
Shal Pfifer
H. C. McCray
Tampa Elyiliang
B. ¥. Levins
Levins
Lindbergh Reception Hinted At Paris to London Tapback
Fragmentary text hints at a reception for Lindbergh abroad with greetings in Paris Brussels and London. Personal remarks suggest early plans, disapproval, and travel by automobile from Epsom Downs.
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America
Paris
Brussels
London
Epsom
Call Boy Wins Derby at Epsom Downs in Royal Crowd
Frank Curzon's Call Boy won the Derby at Epsom on a sunny June day watched by the royal family led by Captain Charles Lindbergh and hundreds of thousands of spectators. The purse totaled 60 575 dollars with Not Night second and Court auld's Shianmor among the also rans.
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United Press Dispatch
Epsom Downs
Eng
Frank “Curzon
Call Boy
Epsom
Charles A.lindbergh
Victor Sassoon
Courtauld’s. Shianmor
Relief Promised As Sugar Bowl Flood Waters Recede
Flooding in Louisiana's sugar bowl area shows signs of retreat as McCrae crevasse flow declines. Meteorologist Dr IL My Cline notes waters receding in districts south of Morganza, offering hope some areas may avoid further inundation.
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Sugar Bowl
Smithd Probs Dispatch
New Orleans
Louisiana
McCrae Crevasse
IL My Cline
Weather Bureau
Morganza
Banana Slide Replaces Charleston In Paris Dance Scene
Paris critics note the banana slide as a substitute for the Charleston and black bottom, combining fox trot steps with gliding motion. Some fear it mimics vaudeville recovery, but instructors aim to popularize a modified glide without harmful impact.
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Paris
Charleston
State's Witnesses Questioned In Larceny Trial
Attorneys for Hatfig Padgett and David Padgett Jr. outline charges as the state probes grand and petit larceny. Opening statements reference parole violations and prior sentences dating to 1913 and 1915 as the trial proceeds in court.
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Hatfig Padgett
David Pady and Son
Lyle
Etto Tin Counnies
Plainfield
Jeff
A. J. Padgett
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