Non-Stop Flight Across Pacific Is Accomplished
Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger completed the first nonstop flight from the Pacific coast to Hawaii in 9 hours 45 minutes aboard the Fokker monoplane The Bird of Paradise land at Wheeler Field amid a large crowd and official honors restoring aviation history and linking Oakland to Honolulu within a day.
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Pacific
Maitland and
Hegenberger
Honolulu
International News Service
The
Lindberghed
Wheeler Field
Pacific Coast
Lester Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Hawaiian Islands
Oakland
Cal
Schofield Barracks
Army
Navy
Bird of Paradise
Tron
Byrd and crew press Atlantic nonstop toward Paris
Commander Richard E. Byrd and the America crew report progress toward Paris from New York at 100 mph. A radio from the plane mentions compass trouble and fuel transfers as the craft flies between Cape Cod and Yarmouth with land sighting lost.
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Richard E. Byrd
Cape Cod
Yarmouth
Byrd
Providence
Lieu‘. G. O. Neville
Grover Whalen
American trans-Oceanic Company
Neville
Chicago judge warns wives with list of donts
Chicago June 29 Judge Joseph Burke of the domestic relations court issues a playful set of "donts" for wives. Do not bother him at night with petty details of housework, do not lie in bed until noon, do not whine and do not nag.
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Chicago
Joseph Burke
Domestic Relations Court
Plane crash near Jersey Shore claims two lives
At the Jersey Shore flying field near here an army biplane crash killed passenger Herman Bruegger, 23, of Lock Haven, instantly. The pilot Paul Bruch, 22, also of Lock Haven, survived with critical injuries after the craft fell from about 3000 feet.
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International News Services
Jersey Shore
Paul Bruch
Lock Haven
Herman Bruegger
Bruch
Bruegger
Armament Talks Opened On Destroyer Tonnage Dispute
Geneva June 29 experts at the tri private naval armament conference took up destroyer tonnage. American and British proposals differed with 3000 tons 1750 tons and 1400 tons as options while Japanese delegates urged a middle ground. After remarks the delegations reserved decision. Ohio June 29 Warren dentist Dr P F Scott and 21 others were arrested under the Harrison anti narcotic law authorities said they broke up a local drug ring with several purchases by federal agents.
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International News Service
Geneva
Ohio
P. F. Scott
Warren
Harrison
Scott
Chicago Surface Line Strike Looms After Union Talks
Chicago faces possible transit chaos as 20 000 surface car and elevated workers push for a wage increase after a final conference with William D Mahon and Henry A Blair ends without agreement. Separately 10 000 gasoline station workers threaten a strike over a ten dollar monthly raise.
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International News Service
Chicago
William D. Mahon
International Union
Henry A. Blair
Man Injured In Fall From Local Man's Machine
McKeesport resident William Halberson aged 24 was hurt when he fell from the running board of an automobile driven by G F Slease of New Castle on the Mangahalea Elizabeth road. He suffered a fractured skull while walking to Monessen.
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International News Service
Mckeesport
William Halberson
G. F. Slease
New Castle
Halberson
Mangahela-Elizabeth Road
Monessen
Two Veterans Of Battery B Attend Mt Jackson Reunion
Nearly 300 veterans of Battery B gathered at Mt Jackson for their annual Civil War reunion on June 28. Only John A. Craig of Mt Jackson and Dave Needler of Edenburg could attend. Joseph Reed was ill, Abraham Rhodes died in March, and Willis McClusky of New Bedford attended as an honorary member.
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Mt. Jackson
John A. Craig
Dave Needler
Edenburg
Joseph Reed
Abraham Rhodes
Willis McClusky
New Bedford
Boy Killed by Father's Truck in Edensburg
Four year old Curtis Dinsmore of Edensburg was killed in Johnstown Pennsylvania when he jumped from a backing truck driven by his father. The wheels passed over his neck and shoulders as the vehicle moved toward a cemetery where his family rode. His two brothers were present at the scene.
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International News Service
Johnstown
Curtis Dinsmore
Edensburg
Death Record for Tom O. Yee
Tom O. Yee, age 36, of 411 Croton Avenue is recorded. The notice provides his full name and residence as the only readable details available from the source.
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Tom O. Yee
Croton Avenue
King in Iowa Says Missing City Leader Sends Word
William L. King director of the Citizens League, missing since Monday, telephoned investigator E. J. Morgan from Des Moines, saying he flew to Iowa for important business and would return in a few days. League officials cautioned the letter of resignation to be fake and sought direct contact with King.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
William L. King
Citizens’ League
E. J. Morgan
League
Des Moines
Morgan
King
Iowa
Citizen's League
C. A. Orr
Clark Reports For Aerial Service At Langley Field
Irving L. Clark of Edison avenue, a lieutenant in the Army Reserve Air Service and a well known city architect, is ordered to report for active duty July 1 at Langley Field. He will be attached to the 324th 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 In City Garden Weighs In
William Reiber claims the honor of the first home garden yellow wax beans this summer. His garden sits at the rear of the Falls property on North Mill street beside Trinity Episcopal church in central city. He picked the first beans this morning. The crop is an excellent variety and very prolific with a likely sizeable yield.
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William Reiber
Reiber
Falls
North Mill Street
Trinity Episcopal Church
Coolidge May Spend Summer at Plymouth Home
From the Black Hills to Vermont the President plans a summer stay at his Plymouth birthplace. Officials expect him to be at Plymouth between August 15 and 25, continuing a habit of visiting his birthplace each year since taking office. His father has died, ending those reunions.
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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
Local residents listed in state directory
Edwin L Kohler DuBois Pa Dorothy S Shaffer DuBois Pa William N Tobey Sharon Pa Eunice FE Goodall Sharon Pa Kenneth Roose New Castle Pa Pauline McGarry New Castle Pa Edward F Stripes Monaca Pa Clara Werner Hoffman Monaca Pa
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Edwin L. Kohler
DuBois
Dorothy S. Shaffer
DuBois, Pa
William N. Tobey
Sharon
Eunice FE. Goodall
Sharon, Pa
Kenneth Roose
New Castle
Pauline McGarry
Edward F. Stripes
Monaca
Clara Werner Hoffman
Surgeons Leave Rogers a Chance to be Politician
A humorous note from Los Angeles dated June 29 recounts a surgeon's joke about not removing his gall bladder to preserve future political ambitions. The fragment mentions old friends, shared scars, and a six hour crossing line, with Rogers referenced as the subject.
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Rogers
Los Angeles
Cal
Motor Expert Goes To France To Test America Motors
T Harold Kinkade aviation motor expert of Wright Aeronautical will sail this afternoon on the President Roosevelt to Europe. He will test America motors in Paris and is expected to make another flight, possibly back to the United States.
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France
America
Motors
International News Service
Roosevelt Field
Mineola
T. Harold
Doc” Kinkade
Wright Aeronautical Company
Paris
Europe
Roosevelt
Grover Whalen
America Trans-Oceanic Company
Kinkade
United States
Byrd Leads Trio on Nonstop Transatlantic Flight
At 5:24 a.m. the silver and gold monoplane America started from Roosevelt Field Minneola for a nonstop flight to Paris. Commanded by Richard E. Byrd the tri motor carried Bert Aspeta Lt. George Neville and Lt. Bernt Balchen as it climbed from a grassy runway.
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James L. Kilgallen
International News Service
Roosevelt Field
Mineola
N. Y
America
Paris
New York
Nova Scotia
Richard FE. Byrd
Bert Aspeta
George ©. Neville
Bernt Balchen
Weather Diary Delights In Warm June Favorable Skies
The writer notes a shift from chilly rain to warm sunny conditions. Mercury climbs past .8 as June brings calm days ideal for fishing or resting beneath a cranberry tree. The tone is reflective and satisfied with the pleasant turn.
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Sol
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