Non-Stop Flight Across Pacific Accomplished
San Francisco reports the first nonstop flight from Oakland to Honolulu completed by Lieut. Lester Maitland and Lieut. Albert Herenberg. The Fokker monoplane covered 2,400 miles in about 26 hours, landing at Wheeler Field to a large crowd and official honors.
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Vinternational News
Honolulu
Pacific
Lindberghed
Wheeler Field
Pacific Coast
Lester Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Hawaiian Islands
Oakland
Cal
Wheelereld
Schofield Barracks
Army
Navy
Wallace Farrington
Charles Arnold
John dcDonald
Edward Lewis
Department of Hawaii
Hawaii
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Lieut
Herenberger
Oakland Municipal
Bird of Paradise
Tron
Chicago Judge Teaches Wives Don'ts For Husbands
Chicago June 29 Judge Joseph Burke of the domestic relations court offers a list of "don'ts" for wives to keep peace at home. He warns not to underestimate the power of good food, not to nag, not to pry into a husband's night out, and not to tie in bed until noon.
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Chicago
Joseph Burke
Domestic Relations Court
Fas
Plane crash kills two Lock Haven men at Jersey Shore
Paul Bruch aged 22 and Herman Bruegger aged 24, both of Lock Haven, were aboard an army biplane that fell about 3,000 feet at the Jersey Shore flying field. Bruegger died instantly, Bruch was hospitalized in critical condition with internal injuries and a broken leg.
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International News
Jersey Shore
Paul Bruch
Lock Haven
Herman Bruegger
Bruch
Bruegger
Andy
Cwithin
Arms Parley Deadlock Over Destroyer Tonnage Debate
Geneva discussions on naval armament continued with experts debating destroyer tonnage. The US backs 3009 tons, Britain offers two classes at 1750 and 1400 tons, Japan sits middle ground. Delegations kept to decision pending further talks. In Warren Ohio, Dr P F Scott and 21 others were arrested under Harrison anti narcotic law for alleged drug ring activity.
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International News Service
Geneva
Innernational News Service
Arren
Ohio
P. F. Scott
Warren
Scott
Chicago Surface Line Employees May Strike
Chicago workers in the surface line and elevated divisions threaten a walkout after a wage demand of ten dollars more per month was presented by William D. Mahon for the international union to Henry A. Blair. About 10,000 gasoline station employes also may strike if their $10 monthly raise is not granted, signaling possible severe disruption to city transportation.
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International
Chicago
William D. Mahon
International’ Unioni
Henry A. Blair
Man Fractures Skull After Fall From Car
McKeesport man William Halverson, 24, suffered a fractured skull when he fell from the running board of an automobile driven by G F Slease of New Castle on the Monongahela Elizabeth road. Halverson reportedly hopped onto the moving car while walking to Monessen.
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Conternational News Service
Mckeesfort
William Halverson
McKeesport
G. F. Slease
New Castle
Halverson
Mongahela-Elizabeth Road
Monessen
Two Veterans Of Battery B Gather At Mt Jackson Reunion
nearly 300 original Battery B veterans gathered at Mt Jackson on June 28 to honor Civil War survivors. Attending were John A. Craig of Mt Jackson and Dave Needler of Edenburg, while Joseph Reed and Abraham Rhodes could not attend. Rhodes had died in March. Willis McClusky of New Bedford appeared as an honorary member.
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Battery B
Mt. Jackson
Battery
John A. Craig
Dave Needler
Edenburg
Joseph Reed
Old Pottery
Abraham Rhodes
Willis McClusky
New Bedford
Boy Dies After Being Struck by Father's Truck
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on June 29 a 4-year-old boy named Curtis Dinsmore of Edensburg was killed when he jumped from the rear of his father's truck as it backed up. The vehicle's wheels passed over his neck and shoulders in what authorities term a fatal accident.
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International News Service
Johnstown
Curtis Dinsmore
Edensburg
Tax Cemetery
Death of Tom Q. Yee At 38 On Croton Avenue
The obituary notes the death of Tom Q. Yee aged 38 residing at 411 Croton Avenue. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Tom Q. Yee
Croton Avenue
King Reports Phone Message From Des Moines
Pittsburgh news wires relay the end of a missing persons case for William L. King, Citizens League director. An investigator says King called from Des Moines claiming travel for business and an imminent return. A forged resignation letter and conflicting league statements fuel rumors as officials deny details.
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King
Des Moines
Citizen's' League
Iowa
Pittsburgh
League
Morgan
Desi Moines
Pirplane
GA. Orr
Citizens’ League
Clark To Report For Service With Aerial Squadron
Irving L. Clark of Edison avenue, a lieutenant in the Army Reserve Air Service, has been ordered to report for active service at Langley Field on July 1. A well known architect, Clark served as an aviator in World War I and will be attached to the 32nd Aerial Squadron for two weeks of service.
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Irving L. Clark
Edison
Avenue
Army Reserve Air Service
Langley Field
Clark
Largest Bean Grown At Falls Street Garden
William Reiber claims the first home grown yellow wax beans of the season from his garden behind the Falls property on North Mill Street near Trinity Episcopal Church. The beans, grown in the city center, are described as an excellent variety and highly prolific. Reiber harvested the first beans this morning and predicts a sizeable crop.
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William, Reiber
Reiber
Falls
Mill Street
Trinety
Episcopal Church
Coolidge May Spend Few Days Of Summer Vacation At Old Home
Rapid City dispatch reports President Calvin Coolidge plans a summer visit to his Plymouth birthplace, likely between August 15 and 25. The White House group anticipates a stop at the notch settlement where he grew up and took the oath, continuing his annual Plymouth pilgrimage despite his Washington duties.
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Coolidge
Old Home
George E. Durno
International News Service
Rapid City
S. D
Black Hills
South Dakota
Green Mountains
Vermont
White House
Washington
Plymouth
Cross Roads
Notch
Cam Jook
Motor Expert Heads to Paris to Test America Motors
T Harold Kinkade of Wright Aeronautical will sail for Europe aboard the President Roosevelt to test the America motor in Paris and return. The move is announced by Grover Whalen of America Trans Oceanic. Named local individuals include Clara Werner Hoffman Monaco Sharon Kenneth Roose and Pauline McGarry.
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Clara Werner Hoffman
Monac
United States
Surgeons Leave Rogers a Chance to be Politician
An odd historical note from Los Angeles California on June 29 recounts a surgeon’s reflection about a fellow patient Rogers. The piece humorously claims the doctors spared a gall bladder to preserve political ambitions, hinting at Roger’s future in public life.
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Rogers
Byrd Flight To Paris Sees Early Troubles Over Atlantic
Commander Richard Byrd leads the silver and gold monoplane America from Roosevelt Field toward Paris on a nonstop trans Atlantic flight. Early radio reports note compasses trouble, with extra gasoline cans pumped to the main tank to resolve the issue.
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James L. Kilgallen
Ste.t
Roosevelt Field
Mineola
N. Y
Jame
America
Paris
New York
Nova Scotia
Richard —. Byrd
Cape Cod
Yarmouth
Byrd
Providence
Lieut
G. O. Neville
Grover Whalen
American trans-Oceanic Company
Neville
Mireola
Richard E. Byrd
Bert Asocta
George ©. Neville
Bernt Baledon
Weather Reflections on a Warm June Day
A writer muses on a sweltering June day, noting the rising heat and heavy clothing from a past cold spell. The piece urges acceptance of warm weather, praising sunny conditions as repayment for prior rain and storms, and ends with a personal wish that others are not harmed by the heat.
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Mount Jackson
Boy
Vice
Reform League
Says
Europe
Gmmanoer Byrd
Edwin Js .Kohier
Dorothy S. Shaffer
William ‘N.'Tobey
Eunice
E. Goodall
France
Sharon, Pa
Kenneth Roose
Pauline McGarry
DuBois, Pa
Will. P
Commander Byrd
Atlantic
Arthur Mometer
Sol
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