Lindbergh Takes Off in Secret Flight Toward Mexico City
Lindbergh launched a weather-hidden hop from Bolling Field in heavy mist. He carried a week’s food supply and about 365 gallons of fuel for the non stop trip via the Gulf coast toward Mexico City, aiming to stay with moonlight guidance and avoiding crowds. Weather forecasts warned of showers and variable winds along the route from Washington to Texas.
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Potomac River
Harvey S. Burwell
Bollingfield
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Filer
Lindy
New York
Paris
Galveston
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Washington
Appalachian Mountains
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Corpus Christi
Texas
Oklahoma House Sessions Secretive Charge Promises Immunity
The Oklahoma House met secretly and promised immunity if anyone is killed in the bandit hunt. A sixth charge involved an unnamed woman who allegedly interfaced with the governor and Mrs Hammonds to help a contractor collect a highway claim. A quorum existed with 54 of 55 representatives present.
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Moon
House Committee
Mother and Son to be Buried Together in Same Casket
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellis La Fever and her baby son John La Faver will be held at the Presbyterian church in Marston, Illinois, after they died Saturday afternoon in an explosion caused by kerosene used to start a kitchen fire.
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Illinois City
Ill
Ellis la Fever
John la Faver
Presbyterian Church
Marston
Masonic School Opens Under Iowa Lodges in Muscatine
David R. Tripp grand master Colfax presides as the Masonic school of instruction opens at the Muscatine lodge. Sessions run 9 am to 4 30 pm with a first degree conferred this evening. Additional sessions planned for Wednesday as officers from southeastern Iowa arrive.
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David R. Tripp
Colfax
Masonic Lodge
Triune
Iowa
John T. Ames
Grand Board of Custodians
Traer
Paul Mouery
Batavia
Elmer D. Lytle
Council Lodge
Oskaloosa
Thomas Lautz
Wayland
H. E. Davies
Glen Pollock
Iowa Lodge
Muscatine
H. C. Beeson
Triune Lodge
No Arrests Yet From Elks Lodge Raid in Iowa City
Federal raid on the Iowa City Elks lodge Saturday night yielded six gallons of alcohol per FE A Baldwin while local reports claim two gallons were taken. Officers led by Roy E. Muhs said charges will be filed this week before U. S. Commissioner A. C. Bush. An unknown man with an Elks card aided entry and vanished. Sioux City notes: Morningside college junior Frank Bartholomew elected captain of the 1928 football eleven.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Elks Lodge
FE. A. Baldwin
Roy E. Muhs
Prohibition
Davenport
A. C. Bush
United States
Elks
Sioux City
Frank Bartholomew
Morningside College
Funeral Services Scheduled for Mother and Son
The services will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Leonard tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock with burial in Marston cemetery. Mother and son will be buried in the same casket.
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Mr. Leonard
Marston Cemetery
Governor pushes special session for road bonds vote
Hammill urges a special session to put the road program before voters by next year to save interest costs. He favors a state bond issue of 100 million to finish the program quickly, noting Iowa county bonds carry higher rates. Col. Haynes reports growing legislative support and predicts a quick session if a majority is pledged.
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Illinois
Iowa
Iowa lawmakers pledge to speed road bond vote this week
Des Moines reports that enough Iowa legislators will pledge support for the state road bond bill this week to guarantee its submission at a special session. Colonel Glen C. Haynes of the Iowa Good Roads association says he personally knows 75 percent will back the measure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Glen C. Haynes
Iowa Good Roads Association
Early assessment of McFadden Law effects on banks
Washington reports Comptroller J W McIntosh saying broader powers for national banks under the McFadden act have checked expansion of state banks. He notes 127 new national banks and a total of 7 832, down 176 from the prior year, with no further legislation needed at present.
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Washington
J. W. McIntosh
McFadden
Parole Board Criticized For Secrecy In State
Des Moines editor S W Mitchell urged openness at a quarterly board of control meeting. He said newspapers must aid state institutions and that parole officials should provide more publicity to avoid public misunderstanding while continuing their work.
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Des Moines
S. W. Mitchell
Fort Madison
Mitchell
State Board of Control
Board of Parole
Parole Board
Wisconsin Banker Dies in Milwaukee at 54
Edgar J. Hughes executive vice president of the First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee died at his home after a week of pneumonia illness. He was 54. He had led the bank through major financial periods and was a prominent local figure in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Edgar J. Hughes
First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee
National Bank Resources Reach Record High in 1927
The report covers national bank failures during the year ending October 31 with an aggregate capital of 3,257,000 dollars. On October 10, 1927 the total resources of national banks stood at 27,213,824,000 dollars the highest level on record, exceeding the prior year by over 1,500,000,000 dollars.
Western Senators Head Committees
The Republican conference approved committee assignments with western members receiving key chairmanships. Norbeck gains banking and currency, Nye public lands, McNary agriculture, Howell claims, Shortridge privileges and elections, Reed military affairs, while Warren, Smoot, Borah, Norris, and Watson retain chairing roles. Couzens joins finance, Shipstead stays on foreign relations, Frazier chairs Indian affairs.
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Washington
Senate
Norbeck
South Dakota
Nye
North Dakota
McNary
Oregon
Howell
Nebraska
Shortridge
California
Reed
Pennsylvania
Warren
Wyoming
Smoot
Utah
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Watson
Indiana
Couzens
Michigan
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Frazier
Sunday Theater War At Villisca Blue Law Crusade
Villisca Iowa December 13 AP County Prosecutor Floyd Billings arrives to present the state's case against six Villisca merchants fined for violating Sunday blue laws. The action follows the lone theatre operator's vow to close if needed and chiropractor Dr J Liken's push for broader enforcement.
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Villisca
Floyd Billings
J. Liken
Movie Emporium
Brooks Tilsworth
Omaha
Merchants Face Charges Over Sunday Sales Policies
A city official announces continued charges against merchants selling goods on Sundays. He vows to persist until the city council authorizes showing pictures on Sundays, emphasizing enforcement against Sunday trade.
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Oklahoma House
Tom Dora
Masonic School
Hammill
Haynes
Colonel Haynes
Sterneman Clothing Co
Sam
Blue Law Crusade
Agmel Corp'n
AGMEL
Grimm Prag Co
Wdatiterson
Sonny
Mister
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