French Aviators Fly the Atlantic to New York Landing
French aviators Joseph Le Brix Paul Codes and Maurice Rossi landed at Floyd Bennett Field New York after a 3 700 mile flight from Paris to set a long distance record. A gasoline leak threatened disaster as they sought the Paris to San Diego nonstop route. The duo became first to fly Atlantic eastward and westward and first to reach New York City with a Paris origin. Their goal to win a 1 million franc prize and surpass their 5 657 mile earlier record ended with an unplanned field landing.
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New York
Joseph le Brix
Floyd Bennett Field
Paul Codes
Maurice Rossi
Paris
San Diego
Calif
Atlantic
Bennett Field
Rayak
Syria
Wild Bill Cummings Wins 500-Mile Indianapolis Race
Former Indianapolis grocery delivery boy Wild Bill Cummings won the 500 mile race in 4 hours 46 minutes 25.21 seconds averaging 104.8635 mph to break the previous mark of 104.142. Mauri Rose of Dayton finished second in front of a crowd over 135000 at the Memorial Day event.
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Indianapolis
Wild Bill’ Cummings
Cummings
Lou Meyer
Mauri Rose
Dayton
Ohio
Rose
California Women in War on Crime
A secret committee of 600 growing to 1400 women in San Diego county leads a quiet campaign against vice and crime. Inspired by Mary Roberts Rinehart and urged to grow statewide, the effort traces to the San Diego Women's Civic Center and may influence other clubs at a Riverside convention.
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San Diego
Calif
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Five Daughters Born to Ontario Couple in Farm Home
Corbeil Ontario Mrs Oliva Dionne gave birth to five baby girls weighing up to three pounds four ounces each. The mother twenty four and her husband seven years younger were reported in good condition at their farm home two miles from Corbeil. The couple has six children including seven year old Ernest. one other child from the marriage died.
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Ont
Tive
Oliva Dionne
Ernest
Bill McGuire
Fred
Gosh
Jetta Gondal
Sam Goldwyn
Sam
Fifi Dorsay
Froggie
W. S. Hart
Bill
Frank Borzage
Ace
Big Boy
Williams
MeNanzhi Syndicate
Ines
Coin Harvey Injured in Fall at Monte Ne Home
Rogers Arkansas reports that Coin Harvey, free silver candidate for president on the Liberty ticket in 1932, lies in serious condition after stumbling and falling on a stone seat at his Monte Ne home near here.
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Rogers
Ark
W. H
Harvey
United States
Monte Ne
Here
Paris and London to Discuss War Debt Solution
France and Great Britain plan to jointly address debts owed to the United States at a Geneva meeting of envoys. This follows reports of coordinated strategy on postwar payments between the two nations and aims to ease settlement talks.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
United States
Geneva
Strikers, Guards Clash in Toledo Riot Over Auto-Lite Plant
In Toledo Ohio about 6000 rioters battled ten Ohio National Guard companies around the Electric Auto-Lite plant. Two guardsmen were killed by bullets as clashes left numerous wounded. Reinforcements were ordered and a truce emerged after a brutal confrontation that included gas, tear gas grenades and bayonet use.
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Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Henderson
Minneapolis
Minn
National
Floyd Olson
National Guard
A. G. Bainbridge
C. A. Lyman
Francis H. Shoemaker
Reward Offered for Gang of Seven in Mid Atlantic Crimes
The United States offers a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of five men and two women named as members of a gang blamed for a recent wave of major crimes in Middle Atlantic states. The seven are William Davis Herbert Myers Robert Mais Arthur Misanas John Kendrick Barbara Kendrick and Marie McKeever.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
William Davis
Herbert Myers
Robert Mais
Arthur Misanas
John Kendrick
Barbara Kendrick
Marie McKeever
Two Miami University Students Die in Auto Crash
Two Miami University sophomores died when their car left the road five miles south of Oxford Ohio. The victims were Mark Ferris nineteen of Cleveland and Robert W Perry nineteen of Greensburg Indiana. Three others were injured in the ditch collision.
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Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
Here
Mark Ferris
Cleveland
Robert W. Perry
Greensburg
Ind
Absinthe Outlawed by Federal FDA Action
Federal FDA reports absinthe is outlawed with sales in drinking venues and state liquor outlets subject to prosecution under the Pure Food and Drug Act. The ban applies to states where the drink is sold, signaling enforcement across the industry.
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Washington
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Archbishop Neil McNeil Dies at 82 in Toronto
Toronto mourns as Archbishop Neil McNeil, head of the Toronto archdiocese for 22 years, has died at age eighty two. The long-serving church leader steered the archdiocese through decades of change and remains a major figure in Canadian Catholic history.
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Toronto
Neil McNeil
Five Little Girls at Once and Other Notes
Mrs. Oliva Dionne of North Bay Ontario welcomed five girl babies in a single birth, with ten total children and more expected. Dr A R Dafoe notes the five girls are well. The piece also discusses large denomination bills, bank closures, and big bills returning to the U S treasury signaling improving times.
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Atlantic
Cuba
Oliva Dionne
North Bay
Ont
A. R. Dafoe
Callander
Nira
Congress
Federal Reserve
United States Treasury
French flyers land on Long Island after Paris to California attempt
Capt. Maurice Rossi and Lieut. Paul Codos arrived on Long Island humiliated after failing to complete a nonstop Paris to California flight. The piece notes the Atlantic crossing is seen as a major milestone and recalls early bets on crossing the English Channel. It reflects optimism about future nonstop global flights and mentions Cuban efforts to locate four assassins targeting U S ambassador Jefferson Caffery. It also references Spain's historical actions toward Cuba following the Maine incident.
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Maurice Rossi
Paul Codos
Long Island
Paris
California
Atlantic
Lord Northcliffe
English Channel
San Francisco
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Alder son Prison and Radio Benefit
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt visits Alderson West Virginia to inspect the federal prison for women and address 400 inmates. She broadcasts by radio and earns 500 dollars a minute, donating all receipts to charity while others are paid similarly or more.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alderson
W. Va
John Huss
Roosevelt
Stunt party at Bel-Air club shocks guests in 1934
Los Angeles social scene turns theatrical as Hal Roach hosts a Bel-Air dinner for Irvin Cobb. Guards rough up guests, detain them, and march them in uniforms to a bare dining room with tin plates and benches. Ed Hutton’s yacht looms, Thalberg teased by ice cream, and the scene features a mock prison atmosphere with a sing song tune.
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Los Angeles
Hal Roach
Irvin Cobb
Bel-Air Country Club
Ed Hutton
Irvin Thalberg
Stars and wires recall a Hollywood vaudeville era
In San Francisco to Los Angeles the author recounts a glamour filled opening night of Wilder ness and thanks a cascade of luminaries from George M. Cohan to Eugene O Neill. He praises supporting casts, lists friends and memories, and reflects on vaudeville’s past independence and changing fortunes.
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Los Angeles
Eugene O'Neill
San Francisco
George M. Cohan
New York
Eugene O’neil
Nat Miller
Banks Winter
White Wings
Winona Winter
Norman Spears
Mr Winter
May
Bill Carleton
Blanche King
Wall Street
Rita Donlin
Mike
Dr Bull
Nellie Nichols
Sue
Nellie
Frank Behring
Frank
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
Rubber price fears and power politics loom in 1920s cap
The piece weighs the risk of British rubber controls pushing prices higher, potential U.S. buying pools, and Edison and Edison era efforts to curb dependence. It also discusses state tax conflicts, TVA power debates, and Roosevelt's looming social program ahead of a 1926-27 political realignment, with emphasis on industry impact and party dynamics.
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Washington
America
London
United States
House of Commons
H. Samuel
P. Cunliffe Lister
Colonies
State Department
Thomas A. Edison
Tropics
Edison
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestone
Herbert Hoover
Stevenson
Mussolini pledges massive wartime buildup for ships and airships
Mussolini denounces disarmament as war inevitable and declares immediate mobilization. He allocates one billion lire to naval construction and another billion to air power, urging Italians to brace for prolonged conflict and noting Europe largely desires peace while lacking a path to it.
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Mussolini
Europe
Century of Progress Exposition Opens With Great Chicago Praise
The Century of Progress exposition opens its second year with a larger crowd and stronger appeal to Chicago. Henry Ford visits to inspect new buildings and is joined by a cadre of eager youths who guide him for an hour, stating that the young generation’s interest in new ideas proves the country is on the right track.
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Congress
New Deal
Pennsylvania
David A. Reed
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Chicago
Henry Ford
Century of Progress Exhibition Reminder
Visit Chicago's Century of Progress exposition this summer to view past achievements and imagine what the next century of progress may bring. The note invites reflection on national developments and future endeavors.
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King Features Syndicate
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