Daring Fliers Near Half World Tour Completion
American round the world aviators Edward Schlac and William Brock arrived in Shanghai aboard the Pride of Detroit, 780 miles from Hongkong. Log shows a 11,235 mile trek so far with 10,765 miles remaining, detailing legs from Harbor Grace to Croydon Munich Belgrade Constantinople Baghdad Karachi Allahabad Calcutta Rangoon Hanoi and Hongkong.
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Shanghai
Edward S. Schlac
William
Brock
Detroit
Hongkong
Schlee
Harbor Grace
N. F
Croydon
England
Munich
Belgrade
Constantinepie
Constantinople
Bagdad
Bender Abbas
Persia
Karachi
India
Allahabad
Calcutta
In- UN
Rangoon
Burfan
Hanoi
Indo-China
Fifteen Giant Balloons Ready To Race Today
International News Service reports the sixteenth Gordon Bennett trophy race, with fifteen giant balloons at Ford Airport. The event begins at four o'clock and attracts 50,000 to 100,000 spectators, including the Goodyear blimp Pilgrim and Selfridge Field pursuit airplanes. Dozens of U.S. and international military officers are present to witness the international balloon race.
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International News Service
Etroit
Mid
Ford Airport
Selfridge
United States
Aviation Problem Puzzles Rogers in Letter to Editor
Will Rogers asks why a hydroplane could cross the ocean to land only on water yet airplanes travel land-to-land across oceans. He writes from Burbank California on September 10 and wonders why the water landing capability hasn’t prevented transoceanic land plane flights.
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Burbank
Cal
Hillsville Picnic Draws Six Thousand Amid Sunshine
Hillsville hosts its annual community picnic staged by the Johnson and Lake Erie Limestone Companies. About six thousand attendees enjoy baby shows, athletic events, and first aid demonstrations on a sunlit afternoon, with prizes awarded for winners.
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Johnson and Lake Erie Limestone Companies
Hillsville
Johnson Limestone Company
Johnson
Lake Erie
Limestone
Toyo
Ruth Elder vows Atlantic flight determination
Miss Ruth Elder the 23 year old aviatrix said she remains determined to fly from New York to Paris despite recent disasters. She flew Detroit to Tampa with co pilot and crew, insisting that Halldemand and she will succeed and urging courage over fear as they plan to depart for Wheeling West Virginia then Roosevelt Field New York for the hop off.
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International News Service
Tampa
Fla
Ruth Elder
Atlantic
New York
Paris
Miss Elder
Detroit
George Galderman
Ed Cornell
Lakeland
O. H. Forter
Allegheny River Reaches Record Low Stage
Sept 10 reports show the Allegheny River at its lowest stage for this time of year. Government gauge records indicate the river is .5 below the low water mark, with Ralph S. Simpson noting no prior records for this date.
Parking Cars In Center Of Street
Automobiles are parked in the center of North Jefferson street to gain more space for parking and to improve traffic flow in the main artery between Sharon and New Wilmington and the city center.
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North
Jefferson Street
Sharon
New Wilmington
Washington Greet Coolidge as Nation Awaits Clarification
Washington awaits President Coolidge upon returning to a capital rife with politics over his nonrun statement. The issue sharpens as Treasury Secretary Mellon weighs the meaning, seeks a nominee, and party leaders debate whether Coolidge is truly out or open to a convention bid. The scene reflects intensified pressure to define the president's true intentions before any nomination.
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Kenneth Clark
Mews Service
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Republcan Party
Treasury
Mellon
Faye Two
May Abandon World Flight At Tokyo Japan
Tokyo dispatch reports J W Walker representing Edward F Schree and William Brock failed to charter a boat to carry the Pride of Detroit and crew across the Pacific. Flight likely abandoned at Tokyo as records cannot be broken without a Pacific crossing. The Pride of Detroit expected to arrive from Shanghai Sunday afternoon.
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Bullytin
International News Service
Tokyo
J. W. Walker
Japan
Edward F. Schree
Wiliam Brock
Detroit
Pacific
Walker
Brock
Schlee
Pride of
Shanghai
Plan New HGH School Building at Princeton
Slippery Rock township residents will vote in November on issuing a 28,000 bond for a new high school at Princeton as urged by County Superintendent John C. Syling. The board of directors met Friday evening September 9 and decided to place the bond question on the ballot.
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Slippery Rock Township
Princeton
John ¢. Syling
Syling
Indiana Indicts Governor Jackson and Three Officials
Indiana’s political turmoil deepens as Governor Ed Jackson, Mayor John L. Duvall, George Coffin, and Robert Marsh are indicted on corruption charges. The Marion county grand jury also targets false statements in Duvall’s mayoral campaign pledges. Jackson faces bribery allegations tied to McCray. McCray recently paroled from Atlanta penitentiary.
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Aews
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Ed Jackson
Marion County Grand Jury
D. C. Stephenson
Grand Dragon
Ku Klux Klan
Stephenson
John L. Duvell
Indianapollls
Jackson
Duvall
George Coffin
Republican
Robert Marsh
Law
Warren T. McCray
Atlanta
McCray
Boyd Gurley
Gov
James E. McDonald
Marion County
Coffin
Marsh
Coolidge Addresses South Dakota College Visit
President Coolidge dedicates the Lincoln Memorial Library at South Dakota State College in Brookings. He emphasizes education's spiritual aims alongside practical training and warns colleges must inspire a broader understanding of science literature and the arts to sustain culture and civilization.
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George E. Durno
Waws
Wee Do
South Dakota State College
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
America
Waxwell W. Ewing and others in New Castle area court case
In New Castle county a civil matter involves Waxwell W. Ewing Oppel and Henry L. Baum with Helen J. Liebendorfer Frances Dygert named in related filings. The record lists parties connected to the case focus in the local docket.
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Waxwell W. Ewing
Oppel
Helen J. Liebendorfer
Biiwood City
New Castle
Henry L. Baum
Frances Dygert
Mystery firebug said to be wanted here
Punxsutawney authorities chase a mysterious fire bug believed to target hotels in Kittanning Blairsville and New Castle. The spree began at Stein Hotel in Kittanning with a bed burned in an unoccupied room across from the suspect and continued with Pantall Hotel Blairsville Jamison Hotel Blairsville and a New Castle hotel. Police plan to arrest after coordinating with New Castle officials as no confirms from New Castle police or local hotels.
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Mystery Firebug
International News Service
Punxsutawney
Kittanning
Blairsville
New Castle
Stein
Pantall
Jamison
Punasutawney
Idmd
Pershing Heads Legion Delegates Embarking Today
The Leviathan sails from New York with the second AEF contingent bound for France led by Gen John J Pershing. Many officers and soldiers who figured in the war accompany him, recalling Cantigny to the Argonne as the ship carries doughboys in a festive sendoff.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Abgsrd
U. S
Cantigny
Argonne
Leviathan
Atlantic
Indiana Claims First Woman Grand Jury Foreman Stirs Indiana
Indiana county officials challenged Allegheny's claim that a woman was the first grand jury foreman in the state. Records show that four women have served as foreman in Indiana County, revealing Pittsburgh's boast may overstate its milestone and prompting local excitement.
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Indiana County
Indiana
Indiana County Court
Pittsburgh
É ‘Allegheny
Hope for Old Glory Rescues Dims After False Signal
Halifax reports no word on the missing Old Glory crew after a government message caused a brief flare of hope. Canadian maritime agent CG EL Harvey said Halifax radio stations picked up a signal claiming the plane was found and ships were ordered to rescue it, but the official report later stated no word. The confusion sparked a nighttime stir before the page two continuation.
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International News Service
Halifax
N. S
CG EL Harvey
Canadian Marine Department
Old Glory
Hearing Upon Judge Petition Scheduled by R L Hildebrand
Judge R Lawrence Hildebrand sets nine o clock Wednesday morning September 21 for a declaratory judgment hearing on the validity of the act creating an additional county judgeship. Notice will go to the Attorney General and county commissioners, with a likely outside judge to preside. Ex Judge S Plummer Emery and Marquis filed the petition to resolve doubts surrounding the act.
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R. Lawrence Hildebrand
William EB
S. Plummer Emery
Marquis
Miss America Lois Delander Returns to School
Lois Delander, 16, Joliet Illinois, freshly crowned Miss America, says she must return to her studies and finish her high school course. She plans to pursue writing while balancing beauty queen duties amid promoter attention.
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Miss Delander
Lois Delander
Illinois
International News Service
Atlantic City
America
Joliet
Ilinois
Lois
Death Notice for Mrs Anne Roberts at 30
Cadiz records show the death of Mrs Anne Roberts aged 30, residing at 108 Fulton Street. Samuel Watson Kerr is listed as a contact or related party. Further details on date or cause are not provided in the fragment.
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Anne Roberts
Fulton Street
Samuel Watson Kerr
Cadiz
Weather Triumphs With Hot Days And Moonlit Nights
A speaker chides Arthur Mometer for doubting summer citing recent long sunny days and cool nights. The writer notes eighty three degree heat, pleasant days, delightful nights, and warns the harsh forecast of coming snow may not arrive soon.
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Tommy) Blair
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Pershing
Legion
New York Paper
Hildebrand
Arthur Mometer
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