Army aviators chase sunset flight to San Antonio
Seven army airmen from Selfridge Field Mich attempt a daylight group flight to San Antonio Texas with stops at Chanute Field Belleville Ill Pittsburg Kan and Dallas Tex weather delays halt progress in Illinois. The mission aims to prove the feasibility of moving large groups of combat planes from base to base in daylight.
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Rantoul
Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Mich
San Antonio
Texas
Ilinois
Scott Field
Belleville
H. A. Metrianis
Thanute Field
Sar Htonia
Thomas Moree
Carl Spats
H. M. Ellenorff
Burt Skeel
Sam L. Ellis
J. Thad Johnson
Donald F. Stace
Ing Chanute Field
Kil
Illittsburg
Kan
Dallas
Tex
Army Air Service
Union
Wbite
Spatz
Selfridge
Texas Field
Fraternal Group Backs Unity Across Faiths
Irish Americans united last night to form the American Fraternity of the Sons of Erin pledging to curb factionalism in the United States among Protestant and Catholic communities. Amilio Aguinaldo Jr graduates from Phillips Andover Academy and plans naval academy entry. John R. Hauff spoke to the Northwestern Grain Dealers in Helena on rising cooperation amid world tensions.
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New York
Free State
of the Sons of Erin
Andover
Mass
Amilio Aguinaldo, Jr
Phillips Andover Academy
Naval Academy
Helena
Mont
John R. Hauff
Chicago Board of Trade
Northwestern Grain Dealers’ Association
Exclusion of Aliens in Hawaiian Islands Will be Urged Soon
Congressman Albert Johnson and John F. Baker urged new federal action after visiting Hawaii. They cited a rise in Oriental residents and many picture brides arriving from Japan. They called for laws excluding ineligible aliens, cancelling citizenship of American-born children of ineligible parents, and an amendment denying citizenship to those born to such parents.
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Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Albert Johnson
Washington
John F. Baker
California
Hawaii
Japan
Orient
Honolulu
United States
Pennsylvania Rail System To Pay 90 Million To U S Treasury
The Pennsylvania railroad system agrees to pay 90 million dollars to the U S Treasury to reimburse wartime federal control costs. Director General Davis notes this completes the largest settlement among the 24 Pennsy lines after 26 months of government control and covers capital expenditures during that period. The agreement settles accounts for about eighty six percent of U S rail mileage.
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Pennsylvania
Davis
Raiload Administration
Railroad Administration
War department allowed to operate Goltra barges on Mississippi
Justice Van de Venter of the supreme court ordered the war department to run the Goltra barge fleet on the Mississippi pending litigation. Telegraphs were sent to St. Louis to place as many barges in commission as needed immediately.
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Washington
Justice van de Venter
Supreme Court
War Department
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Stamboulisky Taken While Escaping After Bulgaria Coup
Former Bulgarian premier Stamboulisky is killed while fleeing after his government’s overthrow. He led a peasant party and opposed Ferdinand’s wartime policies, wrote books in prison, and faced treason charges before his capture near Slavovitza.
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Stamboulisky
Bulgaria
Associated Press
Sofia
Pirdet
Hlissintan
Molavi
Slavovitza
Alexander Stamboulisky
China
Peasants Party
Ferdinand
Keng
Boris
Starovitza
Signia @etree
Estep
Alexander II
Program for Annual Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Tonight
The Chamber of Commerce presents a banquet program for this evening. Items include songs America Grace Tattle solo by Mrs F W Allison address by J M Cobb accordion solo Frank Harnicutt annual report by Secretary Collins and Sonny Jim J Ellisworth Coombs, with closing song.
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Chamber of Commerce
America
Grace Tattle
Rev. Hayward
Tripp
Mre
F. W. Allison
J. MW. Cobb
Frank Hannicutt
Frank Tripp
J. Ellisworth Coombs
Sonny Jim
British Note Pressed for Definition of Passive Resistance
Paris reports Le Matin says Britain’s note lacks commentary and any clear view from Prime Minister Baldwin. It outlines France and England roles in Ruhr occupation and predicts Germany will yield or submit, while noting growing pleas from the Rhineland and Ruhr for an end to the disputed struggle.
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Paris
le Matin
Baldwin May
Ruhr
Jivcine
France
Berlin
England
Germany
Rhineland
Wisconsin Tucker bill repeals Severson prohibition law
The assembly passed the Tucker bill by 34 to 43, repealing the Severson prohibition enforcement in Wisconsin. The measure now goes to the dry senate where indefinite postponement is anticipated by both sides of the enforcement controversy.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Wanted workers for Louisiana gas plant construction
Laborers needed for a carbon factory project by Louisiana Gas Products Corporation at Dewdrop Station on the A and L M Railway. Ready for work with satisfactory accommodations and good board on the premises.
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la. Gas Products Corporation
Dewdrop
Brown Paper Mill Company to Build West Monroe Plant
The Brown Paper Mill Company plans a 1 million dollar pulp and paper mill near West Monroe on 80 acres of land bought from G W Haynes. The Orange Texas investors form the company with 1 million capital, hoping to start construction soon and have the plant operating by January 1 with about 500 employees.
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Brown Paper Mill Company
West Monroe
Brown Paper Mill Company, Incorporated
South
Louisiana
Pat Hamilton
State of
Brown
Lenwill
G. W. Haynes
West Ouachita Parish
Orange
E. W. Brown, Jr
E. W. Brown
Joe Miller
G. M. Sells
Tex
G. M
Bastrop
Ouachita
Woman of Jury Says Peace Depends on Readiness
Miss Anita Phipps head of the women relations department of the United States Army told the Third Annual Convention of the Women's Overseas Seas League that lack of knowledge misleads many women to think repealing the national defense act and disbanding the army will bring peace.
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Associated Presse
Chicago
Anita Phipps
Women's Relations Department
United States Army
Women's Overseas Seas League
New Belgian Ministry to be Formed by King Albert
King Albert of Belgium summoned M. Theunis, whose cabinet resigned, to discuss forming a new ministry in Brussels on June 15.
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Quebec
Sully
Les Etroits
Tenmiscouata County
Albert
Belgium
M. Theunis
Associated Press
Brussells
Havre Adopts Universal Cotton Standards Agreement
Havre France based Havre Cotton Association notifies its representative at the international cotton conference of full acceptance of the agreement adopting United States official cotton standards as universal and providing for arbitration at Havre.
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Washington
Havre
France
Cotton Association
International Cotton Conference
United States
Hundred Thousand Bucks Stolen in Railroad PAYMASTER Robbery
Four armed men in an automobile robbed the Paymaster of the Long Island Rail Road at Sunnyside yards Long Island City and escaped with the monthly wages of 500 men valued at over 100000 dollars. no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
New York
Long Island Railroad
Sunnyside
Long Island City
Kansas City Storm Beats Oklahoma and Kansas Floods
Flooding renewed across Kansas with the Arkansas river rise at Wichita expected to be slight while Solomon river in Smith Center floods lowlands. A cloudburst lashed Wichita with 54 mph winds, damaging areas and sparking sandbag ramping as a tornado touched down in the southwest. Two deaths reported from separate lightning strike and electrocution incidents in Arcadia and Mulberry.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
Wichita
Prospect
Solomon River
Smith Center
Miss May Cox
Arcadia
Lawrence Griffin
Mulberry
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West
San
U. S. Treasury
Great Falls
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Dempsey
St. John and Grammont Sts
Collins
Knights of Columbus
The
Supreme Council
Knights
Qub
Genasco
Walker Brothers Grocery
Miller & Hart
Arkansas
BASE
Forsythe Park
Homer Vs. Monroe
Milner Motor Co., Inc
Walnut St
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