Sacco and Vanzetti Granted 30 Day Respite by Governor
Boston June 29 Gov Alvan Fuller granted a 30 day respite to Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti whose murder conviction drew international attention Their execution had been set for the week of July The governor also granted a 30 day reprieve to Celestino Madeiros who faces death for another murder and who says he was in a gang connected to the killings.
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Associated Press
Boston
Alvan Yuller
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Celestino Madeiros
Madeiros
Sacco
Vanzetti
Kimes Returns to Oklahoma From Flagstaff Capture
Mat thew Kimes the Oklahoma outlaw leaves Amarillo at 7 15 a m bound for McAlester penitentiary in custody with Sheriff John Russell and two deputies. Raymond Doolin also travels with him for investigation into Kimes gang activities after capture near Flagstaff following an escape from Sallisaw jail. Authorities link him to several daring bank robberies during seven months at large.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Texas
Matthew Kimes
Oklahoma
Flagstaff
McAlester
John Russell
Okmulgee
Okla
Kimes
Coconino County
Tim
Grand Canyon
Raymond Doolin
Liberty
Sallisaw
Oklo
Desperado
Flo Ziegfeld seeks 100 beauties for stage show
Advertisement from Flo Ziegfeld offers 100 American girls pay ranging from 50 to 150 dollars weekly based on beauty personality and ability for a major show in New York on June 29.
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New York
Flo Ziegfeld
Old Flower Vendor in Union Square Dies After Long Life
In New York on June 29 a 97 year old man who sold flowers in Union Square left an estate valued at $65,000. The nearly centenarian never drank or smoked and was beloved by customers who often tipped him. The figure emerged during litigation over the estate of John Armstrong.
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Associated Press
New York
Union Square
John Armstrong
North Louisiana paper contest draws many entries
North Louisiana weekly and semi weekly newspapers enter a contest run by the North Louisiana Press association. Entries include Webster Signal Minden Bossier Banner Morehouse Bastrop Ruston Winnfield News American West Carroll Oak Grove Jena Times Mansfield Enterprise Natchitoches Enterprise. Judged July 1 to 23 by a panel from universities and newspapers. winner receives a silver loving cup to be awarded August 19 20 in Opelousas.
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International News Service
Bastrop
North Louisiana
North Louisiana Press Association
Isaac Chapman
Webster Signal
Minden
The
Bossier Banner
Benton
Morehouse Enterprise
Ruston Leader
Ruston
Winnfield News- American
Winnfield
West Carroll Gazette
Oak Grove
Jena Times
Jena
Mansfield Enterprise
Mansfield
Natchitoches Enterprise
S. A. Steger
Centenary College
B. P. Campbell
Louisiana Tech
Ralph L. Ropp
Normal College
Monroe News-Star
Shreveport Times
Shreveport Journal
Western Newspaper Union
Opelousas
South Louisiana Press Association
Journalism School of the
University of Missouri
Louisiana
Americans Prefer Vacationing At Home Over Europe
A New York report from June 29 notes a rise in Americans choosing domestic destinations for summer vacations. A compendium of prominent travelers shows fewer people going abroad this year compared with last year.
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New York
America
Europe
Ethridge Elected Head of Monroe Chamber for Year
W L Ethridge was unanimously elected president of the Monroe and West Monroe Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting. C W Wallace, G B Cooley, and R Downes Jr were named first vice president, second vice president, and treasurer respectively. Directors named for terms of three years included R Beaman G B Cooley H H Reardon C E Slagle and H R Speed with W Wallace elected for West Monroe for two years. A flood protection meeting in July was invited and plans for tax relief on overflowed land discussed.
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W. L. Ethridge
Monroe and
West Monroe
B. S. Betts
W. C. Oliver
T. C. Drew
R. Beaman
G. B. Cooley
H. H. Reardon
C. E. Slagle
H. R. Speed
Do. W. Wallace
J. H. Trousdale
W. H. Anders
Sig Masur
Chamber of Commerce
Ethridge
H. C. Hoover
Monroe
Dunns File Motion for a New Trial
Byron and Robert Dunn, convicted of the murder of Deputy Sheriff Sam Duhon during a liquor raid near Vinton, filed a motion for appeal for a new trial in the United States circuit court of appeals. They allege intimidation and bench bias during the trial and say two witnesses were prevented from testifying by mob threats. Governor Simpson commuted Robert Dunn to life, Byron Dunn to thirty days.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Ku Klux Klan
Byron
Robert Dunn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Sam Duhon
Calcasieu Parish
Vinton
Simpson
Byron Dunn
Grace Vanderbilt and Cornelius Davis Married in Two Ceremonies
New York heiress Grace Vanderbilt, daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, wed mining engineer Cornelius Davis Jr. in a civil ceremony, later blessing by Episcopal rite. The couple sought parental forgiveness amid a lack of reply from Grace's mother and father.
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New York
Henry Gassaway Davis
Grace Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Grace
Davis
Municipal Building
County board seeks nude statuary for new hall of records
Newark June 29 the county board of free holders prefers figures without robes for the new hall of records. Robed statues are already installed and it will cost 2900 dollars to remove them.
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Newark
New Hall of Records
County Board of Freeholders
Byrd Leads America From Nova Scotia Coast to Newfoundland
Commander Byrd flew directly over Louisburg at a comparatively low altitude as the America departed the Nova Scotia coast for Newfoundland at 1 30 eastern daylight time. There was no fog reported along the coast.
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Associated Press
Louisburg
N. S
Can. Press
Nova Scotia
New Foundland
Byrd
America Passes Over Sherbrooke in Strait Route
The America passed over the village of Sherbrooke in Guysboro County Nova Scotia at 12:15 p.m. EDT and steamed toward the Strait of Canso about forty miles to the east.
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Sherbrooke
Guysboro County
N. S
Strait of Ganso
Byrd Flight Through Thick Fog Off Halifax Coast
The America navigated Martins River 40 miles west of Halifax at 11 10 a m EDT. Commander Byrd reported thick fog and little to no wind in the area during the morning flight.
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Halifax
N. S
Martins River
Byrd
Aircraft Sighted Flying Very High Toward Halifax
A plane was seen aloft about 10 a m toward Halifax over Meteghan Nova Scotia today. The sighting occurred near noon and officials are tracking the reported high altitude craft in the province.
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Halifax
Meteghan
N.S
Byrd Leads Dawn Flight on France Expedition
Commander Richard E. Byrd and three crewmen launched the long delayed scientific air expedition to France from Roosevelt Field New York in the monoplane America. The Fokker three motor craft rose at 5 24 a m after six days of weather delays amid mist and rain. The crew included Bert Acosta George Neville and Bernt Balchen with T Harold Kinkade aboard for motor tuning.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Richard E. Byrd
France
America
Fokker
Byrd
Bert Acosta
George Neville
Bernt Balchen
T. Harold Kinkade
Wright
Lakes to the Gulf race starts eight boats from Natchez
The Lakes to the Gulf motor boat race left Natchez at 9 this morning on the Baton Rouge stage. They aim to reach Baton Rouge this afternoon as the event proceeds through Mississippi.
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Natchez
Miss
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Detroit Picked For 1928 Civitan Convention
Detroit Michigan was chosen as the site for the Civitan International convention in 1928 during the final session in Nashville Tennessee. The decision was announced by Associated Press reporters on June 9.
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Nashville
Tenn
Detroit
Mich
Civitan International
Byrd air mission prepares for U S return with gas stock
Reports from Paris and Kauai describe Byrd and Grace preparations. Byrd’s team awaits 4400 liters of gasoline at Le Bourget and Grace plans a Kauai hopoff toward San Francisco though strong winds may delay the flight. A Boston navy yard message notes the America mid ocean between Cape Cod and Yar mouth with weather clearing and compass trouble from extra gas cans.
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Paris
Richard E. Byrd
Air Union
Commercial Air Line
le Bourget
United States
Associated Press
Boston
Byrd
Mavy Yard
America
Cape Cod
Yarmouth
Lindbergh Takes Flight Toward Ottawa Jubilee
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh leaves Mitchell Field at 10 45 am in a single seated army pursuit plane bound for St. Louis to retrieve the Spirit of St. Louis and plan a nonstop flight to Ottawa for the Canadian Confederation jubilee. He travels under the Guggenheim fund, with no public plans beyond a national tour.
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Mitchell Field
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Army
Harry F. Guggenheim
Daniel Guggenheim Fund For the Promotion of Aeronautics
New York
Lindbergh
Washington
Guggenheim Fund
Hambone's Meditations on High Prices Today
Hambone's Meditations notes STO KEPT UP SELL STUFF SO HIGH these days. The piece laments inflation and the rising cost of goods, reflecting on everyday purchases and the impact on shoppers.
Army Fliers Complete 2400 Mile Trans Pacific Flight
Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger landed at Wheeler Field Hawaii at 6 29 am after a 25 hour 50 minute flight from Oakland. The 2400 mile voyage followed a 1925 Navy attempt and marks the longest trans oceanic flight to date. The rain soaked field greeted the landing as thousands watched from the stands.
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Associated Press
Wheeler Field
Island OF
Oahu
Hawaii
San Francisco
Honolulu
Army Fliers
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Oakland
Cal
Sonoma
California
Maitland
Hegenberger
Hawaiian Islands
America
Pacific
Brothers of the Navy
Navy
San Francisco Bay
John Rodgers
Hope
Hegenberwger
Logan’s bail set at $3000 in murder case near Monroe
Horace L. Logan, 33, charged with murder over a fatal highway shooting of William A. DeLoach, 24, last Saturday near Monroe. Preliminary hearing waived by Judge Percy Sandel. bond $3000 signed by six sureties and returnable at October grand jury session. Defense sought hearing to obtain bond. DA waived after investigation. CONTINUED ON PAGS TEN
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Horace L. Logan
William Alfred DeLoach
Monroe
Percy Sandel
Logan
C. J. Raley
I. J. Crowley
WM. Logan
J. D. Logan
J. W. McCarty
F. A. Terzia, Jr
Wine from bugs new synthetic process demoed in New York
New York report June 29 describes George Vingerhoets steamship purser and Belgian attorney Carl Butaye presenting a method to produce wine from microbes rather than grapes. They claim the microbes need not come from grape vines.
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New York
George Vingerhoets
Carl Butaye
John Ball Nearing Prohibition in London Echo
London June 29 John Ball shows signs of sobering up as Chancellor Churchill notes falling alcohol consumption. The move causes anxiety to the exchequer and joy to Lady Astor amid the push toward prohibition in Britain.
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John Ball
Prohibition
Associated Press
London
Churchill
Exchequer
Lady Astor
Byrd Seeks Aviation Progress in Three Engine Flight
Commander Byrd announces a France flight test in a three engine plane. He praises ship mates Neville Acost Balchen and others for advancing aviation, credits Flogg Bennett and Kinkade, and notes gratitude for those who prepared the craft.
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Byrd
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Flo
Newspapers OF North Louisiana Stage Contest
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Sanford Hymans
Shreveport
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Louisians
Kauai
Richard Grace
Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Borry
U. S
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Balchen
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