Hawker and Grieve Safe After 1100 Mile Atlantic Flight
Aviation heroes Hawker and Grieve are rescued after a 1100 mile Atlantic flight ending near a Danish steamer. They were picked up in latitude 50 20 and longitude 29 50 and are in perfect health aboard the Revenge bound for Thurso. The Sopwith plane was not salvaged.
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Hawker and Grieve Recovered After Atlantic Flight
Hawker and navigator Grieve, both British airmen, are aboard a British warship off the Orkneys after a perilous Atlantic crossing. Their engine failed near Newfoundland, forcing a water landing, and a Danish steamer aided the rescue before they were taken to the Revenge. The aviators are reported in good health.
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Hawker and Grieve Safe After Transatlantic Flight Attempt
London reports confirm the safety of Harry G Hawker and his navigator Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie after a seven day mystery surrounding the trans Atlantic flight. Capt Raynham had expected them north of Scotland and cited storm conditions north of the Azores as the last lap factor.
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Ward 9 opposition destroys more cattle dipping vats
District Attorney Montgomery pushes dip law enforcement after two more vats are blown up in Ward 9. Indictments and bills of information follow recent noncompliance, with multiple residents charged for failing to dip cattle in April.
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Jim Willhite
Sam Head
J. C. Jordan
George Cotton
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J. A. Nilsburn
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District Court Schedule Shifts in Bastrop and Monroe
Judge Fred M. Odom presides in Bastrop this week and will return to Monroe for a short civil term. A special criminal term is set for the week starting June 2 with a special petit jury drawn for the period.
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Day Leaders Score Wilson Day Leaders Score Wilson
A Chicago crowd of about 5000 protested the proposed removal of the July 1 beer and light wine ban and urged congress to enforce prohibition as constitutional amendment. William J. Bryan led the speakers predicting Wilson’s recommendation would not pass, with foreign temperance observers noting America’s leadership in prohibition.
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Kentucky woman dies at 107 in Winchester area
Mrs itha Roger a member of a well known family on Sand Mountain near Winchester Kentucky dies at 107 She was born in 182 in the neighborhood where she died
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Council Conditionally Recognizes Kolchak Denikin Regime
Paris May 26 Reuters reports the Council has decided conditionally to recognize the anti Bolshevik government of Admiral Kolchak and Denekin. The move signals Western acknowledgment of the anti Bolshevik forces in Russia.
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U S Retains German Ships in War Seizures
President Wilson reports that the Paris Council of Four has agreed the United States will keep 700000 tons of German shipping seized at American ports when the war began. Britain proposed pooling all seized tonnage for apportionment by tonnage lost. the United States refused that plan.
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Senate Republicans Approve Committee Selections
Washington May 26 Senate Republicans at a conference approved the Committee on Committees selections with Progressives absent. Senators Penrose and Warren named to chair the Finance and Appropriations committees.
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Treaty to Austria Delayed on Peace Terms
Paris May 26 Reuters reports that the presentation of the peace terms to the Austrian delegation will likely be delayed until next week due to drafts on certain sections.
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Reuters News Agency, Limited
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Dodson and Dalrymple to Speak at Calhoun Meet
The North Louisiana Agricultural Society schedules a May 29 meeting at the Calhoun Experiment Station. Secretary G D Cain lists speakers Prof W R Dodson and Dr W H Dalrymple ensuring worthwhile remarks for attendees.
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Austria to learn fate this week at peace conference
Berlin dispatches report Germany will propose military disarmament terms at the peace conference with a plan to reduce forces to 350000 and to 200000 within a year. The deliberations include Austria’s fate, Adriatic disputes, and possible secret pact influences. Montegelas says current terms won’t be signed due to treaty clauses. Murmansk dispatches note Petrograd could be captured but supplies hinder Allies.
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Austrian Delegates Recognized By Peace Conference
Paris May 26 report: credentials of the Austrian peace delegation approved by the Peace Conference credential commission. The delegates sent their first note to the Allied and Associated Powers outlining treaty terms and addressing Corinthian affairs.
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Methodist expect to go over top today
Nashville May 26 The official report at the Southern Methodist Centenary headquarters shows an aggregate 32,000,000 in subscriptions and indications that the full 25,000,000 goal would be reported during the day.
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Southern Methodist Centenary
Record of 114 mph flight from Rabat to Paris
Lieut Rouget told Temps correspondent that a Rabat dispatch reports a flight covering 2,200 kilometers in 11 hours 50 minutes. The mission achieved an average speed exceeding 185 kilometers per hour, about 114 miles per hour.
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Volcano Kalut Eruption Kills Thousands in Java
Amsterdam May 26 The Kalut volcano in Java has erupted wiping out twenty villages in Brengat and eleven near Blitar. Deaths are estimated at 15 000 according to the Central News.
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Storm Toll in Southeast Texas Estimated at Half Million
Beaumont reports losses near 500000 from Saturday's storm with ten or more seriously injured. Only Fostoria saw additional damage. Grandmother Beeson and G A Smith were trapped but expected to recover. Orange mills and shipyards to reopen. oil fields face 100000 in derrick losses. Hull fire under 70000.
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