Schlee and Brock Reach Munich In Royal Reception
Edward P. Schlee and William S. Brock landed the Pride of Detroit at Munich airdrome on the second lap of their world flight from Cr oydon England. They were cheered by officials and a crowd, received large steins of beer, and planned to push toward Germany to finish their 28 day timetable. Brock, Milwaukee aviator, known for stunt flying, previously carried mail between Chicago and the Twin Cities and served as a wartime civilian aviator in Tennessee.
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Munich
Germany
Edward P. Schlee
William 'S
Brock
Detroit
Croydentel
England
Schlee
Croydon
Edward E. Schlee
William S. Brock
Imany
United States
Sucess
Milwaukee
Wis
Billy Brock
Twin Cities
Parlfield
Millington
Tenn
Beulah Balker
London
John Carling
Oakyille
Terry Taynd - Lient
James
Sir John Carling
Cully
Medcalf
Edward F. Schien
Harbor Grace
N. F
Tully
Duke" Schiller
Phil Wood
Royal Windsor
Loy
Tigpes
Saint Johns
Treland
Airplane sighting fuels Redfern rescue hopes in Brunsw ick
Reports from Caracas say Airplane Port of Brunswick may have been seen over the Ori mo co river delta on Saturday afternoon raising renewed hope that aviator Paul Redfern reached South America. In Brunswick and Miami, fears grow as fuel and weather conditions threaten his perilous Atlantic flight toward Brazil.
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Brunswick
Paul ReGiern
South America
Associated Press
Caracas
Venezuela
Brasil
Redfern
Paul
Atlantic
Brazil
Miami
Bahamas
Storm
Baliarans
Caribbean Sea
Milwaukee Jealous Lover Attempts Poison After Rejection
Leonard Dehnel, 22, of Milwaukee, drank poison after Ilene Thompson, 20, a downtown drugstore clerk, spurned his presumed love. Neighbors rushed him to hospital and saved his life. They had moved from Wausau to Milwaukee last April.
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Milwaukee
Wausau
Leonard Dehnel
Ilene Thompson
Dehnel
Sweatheart
Miss Thompson
Wausatt
Lindbergh Heads to Des Moines For State Fair Visit
After circling this city three times, Col. Charles Lindbergh piloted the Spirit of St. Louis toward Des Moines Indiana at 11 50 a m today. He is expected to arrive in the capital about May 29 and attend the state fair.
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Sioux Cuy, Tatip
Charles Lindbergh
St. Louis
Des Moines
Earthquake in Taiwan Kills Ten, Damages Hundreds
An earthquake struck Taiwan at 2 a.m. killing ten people and injuring about 100. About 200 buildings collapsed and 150 suffered damage in the tremor.
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Peking
Taiwan
Girl Burned When Clothing Catches Fire at Home
Ten year old Helen Jankowsk of Milwaukee was severely burned when her clothes ignited from a kitchen stove at home. Her mother quickly smothered the flames and she was rushed to total hospital for treatment.
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Milwaukee
Helen Jankowsk
Total Hospital
Governor to be drawn into KKK probe in Indiana
Marion county grand jury near end of inquiry into D C Stephenson and Indiana Ku Klux Klan activity. Former Governor Warren McCray, serving a federal sentence for mail fraud, is reported to be implicated indirectly through possible involvement in a $10,000 bribe with Governor Ed Jackson. William P Evans, McCray’s son in law and former Marion County prosecutor, expected to be questioned.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County Grand Jury
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Warren T. McCray
McCray
Atlanta
Informaton
William P. Evans
Marion County
Ed Jackson
Duluth Man Dies in San Francisco Hotel Room
John Quincy Adams of Duluth Minnesota 48 retiring president of the National Association of Stationary Engineers died suddenly in a San Francisco hotel room Death attributed to heart disease He had arrived from Los Angeles where he attended a convention He formerly resided in Sheboygan Wisconsin and moved to Duluth in 1900
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San Francisco
Cath
John Quincy Adams
Duluth
Minn
National Association of Stationary Engineers
Los Angeles
Sheboygan
Wis
Wisconsin State Fair Opens With Large Youth Attendance
The seventh annual Wisconsin state fair and live stock exposition opened amid anticipation of a full week of events. Thousands of youths attended free as gates opened. Rain threatened plans, but fair officials pressed ahead with a $3,000,000 show featuring harness racing, auto races, whippet events, and major dairy, cattle, poultry, bee, swine, and sheep displays. Major prizes exceed $25,000 in dairy making Wisconsin a leading dairy state, with a top $5,000 in the saddle horse division and a heavy emphasis on showcasing agricultural and industrial progress.
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Milwaukee
Cas
Fred C. Borchérat
Wisconsin
I* Ag
Livestock Department
Poultry
President Coolidge mourns publisher Irwin H Kirkwood
President Coolidge sent regret and sympathy over the death of Irwin H Kirkwood publisher of The Kansas City Star. He noted Kirkwood as a foremost publisher and a valued friend and recalled summers at Kirkwood's Adirondack camp. He asked George B Logan to convey condolences to the family and staff.
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Rapid City
3. D
Ilp
Coolidge
George B. Logan
The
Kansas City Star
Irwin H. Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Adirondack Mountains
Kirkwod
Drag River for Body of Supposed Robber in Wisconsin
Appleton police scour the Fox River hoping to recover the body of a robber believed drowned after a clash with probationary officer Lester Van Roy. Van Roy, injured in the struggle at the L. L. Alstead home, fired his revolver, knocked one bandit into the river, and pursued the other to the riverbank where the man vanished. The surviving burglar escaped. Alstead home ransacked. Van Roy hospitalized with a fractured thigh and minor injuries.
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Appleton
Wis
Fox River
Lester van Roy
van Roy
L. L. Alstead
Alsted
Combined Lock Paper Company
Train wreck near Altoona kills two crew members
The Broadway Limited derailed during a 3:32 a.m. trip from Chicago to New York in Bennington, near Altoona. Both engines’ crew members died, engineer G. L. Garrett of Pitcairn and fireman R. C. Spangler of Derry, Pa., were killed. several passengers and crew were injured as cars toppled and were dragged.
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Altoona
Allegheny Mountains
Bennington
Broadway- Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pulliman
Chicago
New York
G. L. Garrett
Pitcairn
R. C. Spangler
Derry
Steamship Carries Two Principals In the Dole Flight
The City of Los Angeles bound for San Francisco carried two principals from the Dole air race. Marlin Jensen of Honolulu won second prize and will pursue a non stop flight to New York for the Spokane race. William Moljaska backed Miss Doran and plans to visit victims’ relatives after docking in San Francisco.
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Honoélulu
Pacific
City of
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Willian Malloskx
Daleight
Miss Doran
Marlin Jensen
Honolulu
Jensen
New York
Spokane
Moljaska
University Student Dies From Injuries in Wisconsin Crash
Arthur Erickson, 22, a University of Wisconsin student from Sparta, died in a Portage hospital after his car plunged from the highway near Kilbourn, a heavy timber penetrated the car, and he was alone in the vehicle returning home when the accident occurred.
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Portage
Wis
Arthur Erickson
University of Wisconsin
Here
Erickson
Kilbourn
Sparta
Opening double play postponed at Longwood due to weather
The opening doubles match in the national tournament at Longwood has been postponed from today to tomorrow at 2 p m because of adverse weather.
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Chestnut
Mass
Longwood
Tuesday's Five Best Radio Features
A United Press copyright 1927 radio program guide notes the top five features aired on Tuesday across stations including WJZ WDWM KKPAP WEAF and Pryott's band. It lists schedule times from 6:20 p m to 7:05 p m with various hookups and cavalcade programming.
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United Press
Central Standard Time
WDWM
Asbury Park
Pryott
EAE
Eveready
Kkpap -Lineoity
WEAF
Cavalcade
Monoplane Flight to London Faces Weather Delays
Windsor, Ont based monoplane Sir John Carling, aiming for a 2742 mile flight to London England for a 25000 prize, awaits favorable weather reports while backers monitor conditions betweenHere and Newfoundland. the craft departed earlier but returned after a storm near Oakville.
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Sir John Carling
Stinson
Hae
Curtisa Field
L. K
London
Ontario
England
Windsor
Ont
Sheboygan raids seize beer and arrest two men
Federal agents raided two Sheboygan establishments on Sunday. Leo Alell and Robert Alell were arrested at Hemlock Inn after finding beer, mash, and fermenting equipment. Tony Baumert and brewmaster John Seyferth were seized at Baumert's place with similar quantities of beer and tanks. Temperature notes follow.
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Milwaukee
Sheboygan
Leo
Alell
Robert
Hemlock Inn
Tony Baumert
Baupiert
John Seyferth
Not Guilty Says Father In Harry Hill Murder Case
Dr. W Hill, father of Harry Hill, declares his son innocent of a murder charge. He says worry for his boy, notes discovery of a body in a basement, and questions motive. He cites influence of pool halls and gambling debts as factors, defending his son despite alleged circumstantial evidence.
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W. 1
Harry’ Hill
Will
Soret
Harry
Dr. Hill
Captured Army Aviators Reported By Friends
Friends in San Antonio report Capt. C. H. Reynolds and Staff Sgt. Gus Newland of Fort Sam Houston were captured by Mexicans after a forced landing while returning from Phoenix. A telegram from Maria, Texas, claims they are held at Vado de Piedras near the Rio Grande. Others in the search, Lieut. Charles Douglas and Staff Sgt. Henry Williams, returned home safely.
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San Antonio
Tex
C. H. Reynolds
Gus Newland
Fort“Sam Houston
Phoenix
Fair
Alfred C. Menard
Reynolds
Maria
Vado de Piedras
Ruidosa
Babcock
Olinaga
Charles Douglas
Henry Williams
Menard
Vaio de Pledras
Ruldoss
Marfa
Ojinaga
Texas City
Undertaker Holds Sacco and Vanzetti Ashes Over Bill
In Boston Joe Langone, North End undertaker, locked the ashes of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in his safe and said they would not be released until a $700 bill is paid. The plan was to send the ashes to New York this afternoon.
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Boston
Mass
Joe Langone
North End
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
New York
Woman Found Selling Moonshine Fined in District Court
Milwaukee woman Jopepa Buza was fined 50 and costs by Judge Michael Btensit in district court for selling moonshine. Police arrested her after complaints that she sold alcohol to minors, including small children, amid ongoing public concerns.
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Milwaukee
ttFi—Mex
Jopepa
Buzavar
Wils
Michael Btensit
Wort
Detroit Flyers Message From London Arrives in Munich
Wives of Detroit round the world flyers Mrs Edward Schlee and Mrs William Brack received a cable from London aviators saying That s fine great about the Pride of Detroit arriving in Munich Germany. The brief radio missive confirms the progress of the crew en route around the world.
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Detroit
Mich
Billy
Edward F. Schlee
William G. Brack
London
Schlee
United Press
Munvich
Germany
Girl Found Dead At Evansville Hospital Case Unfolds
In Providence Kentucky a man is held as investigators pursue the murder and attack mystery. Miss Pauline DeArmon, 21, fiance of Fred Rose, was found killed while Ada the 6 year old orphan was assaulted. The case ties to an Evansville Indiana hospital incident. Suspects Claude John Stevens Ethel Stevens Joe Howard Harland Reynolds Homer Winstead are jailed, claiming innocence. Police say Russell DeArmion was slain by robbers aiming to loot the scene and kill the girl to mask the crime. A search party found the abandoned author vehicle near the old fairgrounds where the couple was last seen Wednesday night. The case remains under investigation with leads tying to several Providence residents.
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Providence
Evansville
Ind
Pauline
Ada
Fred
Rose
Sell
Artion
Atster
Dixon
Claude
John
Ethel Stevens
Joe. Howard
Harland - Reynolds
Homer Winstead
Winstead
Howard
Russell
Biss de Armioh
Misa de ‘Armon
Russel
American Legion Head Urges Adequate U S Defense Reform
Joliet Illinois National Commander Howard P Savage told the Illinois American Legion convention that the United States must maintain defense forces to 1920 standards. He warned that neglect would leave the nation bloodied if war descended, noting the convention is the largest state gathering with about 30,000 in attendance.
Indians receive life sentences for double murder in Wisconsin
Ashland, Wis. Jerry Pero and Paul Moore were found guilty by a two jury panel Saturday in the murder of M. F. Marks, an Odanah druggist. Circuit Judge G. Risford sentenced both men to life imprisonment at Waupun this morning. The defendants smiled as the sentence was passed and briefly saluted friends. A motion for a new trial by Cadigan & Cadigan, Superior attorneys for the defendants, was denied.
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Ashland
Wis
Jerry Pero
Paul Moore
M. F. Marks
Odanah
Waupun
G. Risford
Cadigan & Cadigan
Miss Nuthall Advances to Final in American Women's Tennis
Forest Hills N Y Miss Bet ly Nuthall a 16 year old English player reached the final of the American Women's championships by defeating Mrs Charlows Hosmer Chapin in a semifinal. The match score moved 1 1 4 6 6 3 indicating a comeback by Nuthall to win.
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Forest Hills
Betly Nuthall
Char—lows Hosmer Chapin
Three Dead In Auto Crash Near Neenah Illinois
A fatal automobile accident near Neenah left three dead and several injured. Linnolu C2 Lee of Chicago died at a Neenah hospital after the crash on a highway south of Oshkosh. Two others died at Mercy hospital. a husband, Mr Lee, was dying at Mercy hospital and unaccounted for. Injured include a young son of P J Denning and Mrs William L Golden. Bodies sent to Miss Bills funeral home.
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Linnolu
Lee
Newgard ‘Avenue
Chicago
Boady
Sorehson
Neenah
I ‘Pital
An. Suto
Gulf
Oshkosh
Josspital
Mercy
Ospital
P J. Denning
William L. Golden
Mercy Hospital
Miss 4 Bills Funeral
Attenbarge at State Fair Aims to Break Attendance Record
Milwaukee reports over 34000 attendees by noon on opening day as state fair crowds look to surpass last year’s record. Morning calf judging featured Brown Swiss entries with Lie Smith of Monroe taking top honors in senior and junior heifer divisions, while Ralph Cook of Racine placed third in the calf contest and Norman Magnussen of Augusta won first in yearling blue blooded heifers.
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Milwaukee
Lie Smith
Monroe
Ralph Cook
Racine
Norman Magnussen
Augusta
Victor Magnussen
Chicago Prohibition Informers Under Fire At Hearing
Prohibition officials who pay voluntary informers for liquor violation tips were challenged before US Commissioner James Glass. Attorney J J McCarthy argued such payoffs risk removal from office while defending John Oklewalter on a Mutual charge. An informant, Fr Mr Sullivan, testified then was arrested on a robbery charge tied to a liquor raid. The commissioner deferred ruling, sending the issue to District Attorney Lyman Sherwood.
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Chicago
Prohibition Department
United States
James Glass
J. J. McCarthy
McCarthy
John Oklewalter
Mr. Sullivan
Sullivan
Diquor
Prohibition
Glass
Dist
Lyman. Sherwood
Despondent former director Wallace shoots self in hotel
Fond du Lac Wisconsin police report an apparently despondent ex director of the Dun Jean Sisters, Frank Wallace of Forest, shot and killed himself in a hotel this morning. The tragedy follows fears he would be unable to come. The case is under investigation.
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Fond du
Lac
Wis
Wallace
Forest
Dun
Jean Sisters
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