Southern Cross Crew Plans Next Leg to Suva
Captain Kingsford Smith and three crew members prepared for another leg of the Pacific flight toward Suva Fiji 3200 miles away following a perilous Oakland to Honolulu leg. They may delay departure to Monday for motor inspection as personnel consider fuel and engine readiness for the long non stop route.
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United Press Dispatch
Honolulu
Southern Cross
Pacific
Australia
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Suva
Fiji Islands
Oakland
Maitland
Hegenberger
Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
T. Harry Lyon
James Warner
Kingsford
Lyon
Lee Smith
Barking Sands
Kaui
California
Crissey Field
Cal
Hawaii
Four Men Survive Long Night at Sea After Fuel Gauge Fault
Early yesterday the four men lost bearings and feared fuel depletion as their gauge read faulty. They reached land with 1380 gallons to spare, proving the boat had more fuel than feared.
Washington's first skyscraper rises in P N Bank building
Washington Indiana boasts its first real skyscraper the five story Peoples National Bank building. Furniture moves in workers expect all rooms filled by June 1 the banking department opens June 6 and will be ready to do business June 7. Construction began months ago as residents watched final stages unfold.
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Washington
Ind
Peoples National Bank
Fate of Gen Nobile and men remains mystery
United Press dispatch from Kings Bay Spitzbergen reports General Umberto Nobile and 16 crew aboard the airship Italia are missing. Two small search parties aboard the Citta Di Milano approach the frozen north from different routes hoping to locate wreckage or survivors amid snow and ice.
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United Press Dispatch
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Citta di Milano
Earth
Blean Island
G O P Delegates Meet From Many States In Chicago
Nebraska Gov Adam McMullen outlines acceptable candidates for farmers. He names Frank O Lowden Charles G Dawes James I Watson and Charles Curtis as possible farm states favorites. He notes 100000 farmers would travel to Kansas City to press relief legislation ahead of the convention.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Missouri City
Adam McMullen
Nebraska
Des Moines
McMullen
Frank O. Lowden
Charles G. Dawes
James i. Watson
Charles Curtis
Henry Alen
Kansas
Nebraskan
Senator Watson to engage in southern delegate contests
Senator James E. Watson plans to join the anti Hoover strategy board as contests against Hoover delegates arise before the Republican national committee in Kansas City. He will travel from Chicago to Kansas City and predicts Hoover’s defeat in Indiana and southern delegations. Contests cover 73 seats including Louisiana Mississippi Texas and Florida Georgia Kentucky and South Carolina.
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Washington
James E. Watson
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
Watson
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Indiana
Hoover
Lowden
Curtis
Goff
National Committee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Lowdon
Secretary of Commerce
Theft Ring Broken in Adjoining Counties
Washington Indiana June 2 The arrest of five youths and the implication of five or more others ends a theft ring active in Daviess Martin Orange and Lawrence counties over two years Two suspects confessed to numerous robberies Alfred and Fred Burton of Washington and Allen Slaten Lee Lashbrooks and William Chestnut of Paoli face sentencing after pleas of guilty
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Washington
Ind
Daviess
Martin
Orange
Lawrence
Alfred
Fred Burton
Allen Slaten
Lee Lashbrooks
William Chestnut
Paoli
Harolds petition to change name to Harold Douglass Lee
Vincennes Indiana Harold Glaubenshlee filed a petition in Knox County Superior Court asking a name change to Harold Douglass Lee. The move aims to simplify his name spelling and usage.
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Vincennes, Ind
Harold Glaubenshlee
Knox County Superior Court
Harold Douglass Lee
Girl slain by boy after long terror
Omaha Neb June 2 The 15 year old Alyce Mae Brainard suffered a week of fear before she was shot dead by Walker Suchart 17 who then killed himself He warned of the plan in a note found in his pocket addressed to an uncle saying if I cant have her no one else will The incident occurred in front of a north side public library authorities said
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Omaha
Neb
Alyce Mae Brainard
Walker Suchart
North Side
Suchart
Flaxseed meal selling for radiator leak stopping
Evansville dealers report a shift in flaxseed meal sales from horse feed to a use in stopping leaks in radiators of cars, reflecting a local change in demand during June.
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Evansville
Ind
Owensville
Ex-Congressman Indicted in Evergreen Park Mail Train Robbery
Former congressman Charles Wharton and six others were indicted on charges of robbery of the United States mails and conspiracy in the $133,000 Evergreen Park train holdup. Loot distributed at Wharton’s Beverly Hills home, with $4,000 left as a legal fee, and federal agents recovering portions of the loot and mail pouches from related sites.
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Chicago
Charles
Wharton
United States
Robe
Evergreen Park
Charles “Limpy
Cleaver
William Donovan
Frank Meccia
Lawrence O'Brien
Virgil Litsinger
Joehn Flannery
Litsinger
Slannery
Ferenckes
Joliet
Liberty
Beverly Hills
Gleaver
Fire causes $10,000 damage at Lemcke Cleaners in Indianapolis
A downtown Indianapolis fire on June 2 started by sudden ignition of cleaning fluids at Lemcke Cleaners damaged about $10,000. Firemen prevented spread to adjacent buildings and greater losses.
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Indianapolis
Lemcke Cleaners
Coolidge Honors Wisconsin Great Grandparents Burial Site
President Coolidge will visit Wisconsin this summer and stop at Flampion near Rio where his great grandparents Israel and Sally Brewer are buried. The Wamptten graveyard marks their graves with a partly illegible stone reading Israel G. Brewer 1797 1873. Coolidge had granite markers placed at the site.
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Milwaukee
Wis
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
Flampden
Rio
Israel
Sally Brewer
Wamptten
Israel G. Brewer
My. Coolidge
Horse Kicks Farmer Through Barn Wall
Marion Indiana June 2 Karl Miller was kicked by a horse as he stepped behind it last night the hoof shattered his right hip and tore flesh a ten foot square hole opened in the barn his condition is listed as recoverable by doctors
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Marion
Ind
Karl Miller
President's Summer Home A Beauty Spot
Superior Wis June 2 President Coglidge selects Cedar Island Judge as a secluded summer White House retreat. The 4,800 acre estate features a clipped lawn cedar woods trails trout fishing on lake and river with a fisherman's canoe chair and miles of forest while no tourist can reach him.
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Superior
Wis
Coglidge
Great North Woods
White House
Cedar Island
Edith McCormick Sentenced for Driving Drunk in Chicago
Chicago June 2 Miss Edith McCormick was jailed for five days in the house of correction after she drove through two stop lights. Patrolmen testified she was under the influence of liquor and Judge George A Curran stated all drunks are treated alike.
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Chicago
House of Correction
Edith Mc Cormick
McCormick
George A. Curran
Fall of Peking Imminent as Troops Advance
Dispatches from Peking report General Chang Tsung Chang ready to withdraw to Manchuria and hand Peking to a provisional government while Southern forces push toward the capital. Northern commanders reportedly retreat and brace for renewed resistance as fighting continues.
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Peking
Lonithd Pres
Chang ‘I'so Juin
Exchange
London
Chang ‘Tsung Chang
Tien Tsin
Feng ‘Tien
Maching
Chang
Liukho
Uch
Chang Neo
Chang Chung Chang
Feng Vien
Kaoshatien
Italian Birdmen Break Endurance Flight Record
Rome hailed Ferrarin and Del Prete after their 58 hour flight in a Fiat engined monoplane. The aircraft weighed 8377 pounds with a 12 cylinder motor and cruised at 93 to 112 miles per hour. They landed at 3:52 p.m. after surpassing the former record by five hours and one minute.
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Ferrarin
Carlo’ del
Chettl
Morioplana
Equippa
Fiat
Alessandro Vessel
Durance
son-Haldeman
Edwin J. Meredith In Critical Condition
Edwin J. Meredith former secretary of agriculture was in critical condition at his Des Moines home today physicians said he is suffering heart trouble. His doctors had been concerned for months but only recently rated his illness as serious.
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United Press Dispatch
Des Moines
Edwin J. Meredith
Meredith
U S Candy Consumption Rises Across States
Washington reports Americans eat more candy per year with Nevada at about 13 pounds per person. Illinois Delaware North Dakota Vermont and California exceed 12 pounds annually. 1926 totals show penny candies 221 million pounds value 84 million dollars. nickel and dime bars 407 million pounds 100 million dollars. overall candy consumption valued at 42 million dollars.
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Washington
A.burney
Commerce Department
Nevada
Monta Illinois
Delaware
North’ Dakota
Vermont
California
Katherine Scharwath wins $90,000 in suit
Mrs Katherine Scharwath of Jersey City won a 90,000 verdict today in a suit for affections against John A Scharwath filed after his divorce from second wife Brooks Read as her name appears in the proceeding the case followed a four day post divorce timeline with related mentions of asbestos and a national company context remains unclear in fragments
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Elizabeth
Katherine Scharwath
John A. Scharwath
National Asbestos’ Maing Company
Jersey City
Wath
Scharwath Scharwath
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Cago Grand Jury
Coolidge
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Punitic Presss Dispatch
George Haldeman
Eddie Stinson
Majs. Ferrarin and
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Durance Record
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