Mendell and Reinhart Extend Endurance Flight At Culver City
Mendell and Reinhart continued their endurance flight in a Sturdy biplane near Culver City. They added another 100 gallons of gasoline as the ninth day ended boosting the world record to 217 hours. Funders include W G McAdoo and Paul Whittier with the McAdoo Biplane Angelene refueling and preparations for a six passenger plane. Both pilots bring limited prior flying experience. Mendell is a former wartime balloon pilot with 3500 hours, Reinhart recently earned his private license.
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Culverly
Calif
Ll. W Mendell
R. B. Reinhart
Umson
Buhl Aircraft Company
Marysville
Mich
Mendell and Reinhart
Iyers
Willam G McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
W G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Paul Whittier
Slade Hulbert
Angelene
Mendell
Reinhart
A.E McManus Jr
W. G. McAdoo Jr
Culver City
Mendel
Vancouver
Wash
Loren Mendell
Lish
Toset
Estab Mendel
Culver City Field
Evansville Businessman Suspected of Drowning Hoax Flight West
Evansville Indiana police believe Allen C. Yeager a local businessman and boys' worker headed for Arizona after a drowning hoax on the Ohio River. Russell Morris aged 13 who vanished with Yeager reportedly told friends of a trip to Arizona and New Mexico with a car and money. An employee said Yeager had asked about Arizona. Personal papers showed life policies totaling 43000 with double indemnity nearing 80000.
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Evansville
Ind
Allen C. Yeager
Arizona
Russell Morris
Yeager
New Mexico
Young Morris
Ohio River
Carl Cowles
Ludington
Mich
Millwright Richard Stockel Dies in St. Joseph Sawmill Fall
Richard V. Stockel, 58, longtime millwright in this city, was killed in a fall at a sawmill in St. Joseph, Missouri, yesterday per word received by his wife. Ean Claire, Wis. Services pending as details are sparse and the family confirms the report.
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Ean Claire
Wis
Richard V. Stockel
St. Joseph
Adequate Protection Urged by Wisconsin Union Council
Hoover Stoughton Wisconsin and area school boards urged not to hire smoking teachers in a WC TU meeting with fifty members. Preachers asked to set youth examples by abstaining. The union accuses the National Tobacco Trust of funding cigarette addiction and vows opposition to reelection of those who seek to repeal the Severson dry law.
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Stoughton
Wis
W Ctu
National Tobacco Trust
Flyers Describe Tough TenHour Flight to Rome
Two weary aviators recount a cross Atlantic style hop from Old Orchard to Rome in a 10 hour daylight flight. Captain Lewis A. Yancey and navigator Willams recall headwinds above Toulon, fuel limits, and celestial navigation with sextant and stars guiding their path toward Civita Vecchia and Littorio field near Rome.
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Rome
Associated Press
Old Orchard
Lewis A. Yancey
Santander
Yancey
Willams
Toulon
Corsica
Napoleon's
Civita Vecchia
Littorio Field
Easil
Cape Ortegal
Dry Crusader Again After Malt Liquors in Iowa
John B. Hammond, former Des Moines chief of police turned dry crusader, files in Polk County District Court to padlock the Chicago & Northwestern freight depot and Charles Hewitt & Sons warehouse and seeks a permanent injunction on near beer handling in Iowa. He argues state malt liquor prohibitions apply to near beer. previous attempt to confiscate ten cars was blocked by a municipal court ruling interstate transport.
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Dey Moines. Ta
John B. Hammond
Res Moines
Iowa
Polk County District Court
Hammond
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Charles Hewitt & Sons
Towa
Italians Welcome American Aviators Williams and Yancey in Rome
American aviators Roger Williams and Captain Lewis A. Yancey arrived at Littorio field near Rome after a 10 hour flight from Santander, Spain, completing a transatlantic route from Old Orchard. Premier Mussolini personally greeted them later at his villa, with Balbo introducing them and praising the achievement amid strong public interest and heavy invitations.
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Rome
Italian _hospitalty
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Littomo
Santander
Spain
Old Orchard
Mussolini
As Williams
Yancey
Kome
Italo Balbo
Torenia
France
Mediterranean
Italy
E.S
Littorio Field
Jeanine Santander
Biarritz
FILING OF SUIT AGAINST HOAN S RECOMMENDED
Milwaukee officials consider suing Mayor Daniel W. Hoan for about $20,000 tied to profits from a 1920 surplus army foods sale. A special committee urges immediate action to recover funds and determine legally owed portions, with a court to fix interest and tax allocations.
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Milwaukee
Daniel W. Hoan
Common Council
William H. Timlin
Timlin
Venue Change Not Opposed In Kohler Ouster Suit
Madison officials report no opposition to transferring Kohler ouster proceedings from Dane to Sheboygan county circuit court. An order transferring the suit is expected Saturday with a demurrer to follow in Sheboygan. The action, brought by four Progressives, claims Kohler spent over 100000 to win the governorship as the GOP fights a partner investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Kohler
Dane County
Sheboygan County
Harold M. Wilkie
A. Hoppmann
Suute
de- Murrer
Harry L. Butler
Senate
John ©. Schuman
H EB
Daggett
Walter Rush
George W Blanchard
Conrad I Shearer
Blanchard
Schuman
Seeraae Blanchard
Committee On Committees
Old Post Office Site For Madison Department Store
Madison eyes the old post office on the capitol square as the potential site for a major department store. A Madison banker reports bidding in Washington for the building and site while financial columns hint that a leading dry-goods firm on the square may relocate to the new post office property, creating a large retail hub in the city. Weather notes from the region predict showers, warmer northern areas, and a variable forecast across Wisconsin.
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Madison
Postoffice
Capitol Square
Madison Banker
Washington
State Building
Wisconsin Gas Tax Controversy Divides State Regions
The debate over Wisconsin road funding and the gas tax grew partisan at a highway committee hearing. Wealthier southeastern counties favor tax increases for state roads, while western and northern counties push for more local road money. Proponents cite higher local road funding, opponents argue no need for more tax, and observers call for study by a new three member highway commission. An interim education study committee was also proposed to examine funding and taxation for schools.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly Highway Committee
Kohler
J.C. Davis
Milwaukee Citizens Bureau
Martin R. Paulson
Highway Commission
W. P. Aberg
Wisconsin Petroleum Association
Hugh Harper
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
E J. Hoesly
New Glarus
Walter S. Goodland
Racine
Interm
Superintendent of Public Instruction
University
Board of Normal Regents
King Receives Visitor at Buckingham Palace
King George welcomed Jack Hayes, vice chamberlain of the household, in the Buckingham Palace gardens after postponing his Sandringham trip. Hayes delivered the Commons address in reply to the speech from the throne and spent about twenty minutes in conversation with the king.
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London
Buckingham Palace
George
Sandringham
Jack Hayes
House of Commons
Mr. Hayes
Hyde Seeking Wheat Man Hartshorn On Farm Board
Secretary of agriculture Arthur M. Hyde met with Kansas farm groups urging A L Hartshorn of Ford Kansas for the federal farm board. Kansas organizations back Hartshorn, while the board faces a split between cooperative marketing and pool advocates delaying a final choice. Secretaries Hyde notes farm relief is functioning and will stabilize with proper regulation. Alexander H LeGee and Carl Williams travel to Washington to join Hoover for weekend meetings. James C Stone may join pending arrival.
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Hyde
Wheat
Farm Board
Wilson
Rochester
Fida
Middle West
Alexander H Legee
Carl Williams
Washington
Hoover
Virginia
James C. Stone
Kentucky
Tragic double attack near Eufaula. youth killed, companion injured
In Eufaula Alabama last night Jack Hines 25 was fatally struck and Miss Bea trice Clark 18 his companion was seriously hurt after a Black assailant fled in Hines car. Clark aided by hospital attendants reported head injuries and possible amputation as she walked three miles to report the slaying. County officers organized a posse to search for the attacker. both victims belonged to prominent families.
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Eufaula
Ala
Jack Hines
Beatrice Clark
Here
Hines
Clark
Platol Butt
Wisconsin Senate approves local semiannual tax bill
The Wisconsin Senate, rejecting a state wide tax twice yearly plan by Senator Caldwell, engrossed the Keppel bill to extend semiannual tax collection power to towns and villages while cities already have it.
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Madixon
State Senate
Wisconsin
Robert Caldwell
Senate
Keppel
Plea to return to tribal marriage fuels senate hearing
Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin tribal leaders describe the old Chippewa system as a white man’s companionate marriage. Chief Amouse or Wasp urges the change while Solomon Levitan Wisconsin state treasurer and Roaring Thunder the Sky are among revered figures. Testimony also cites Big George Sky, a six foot five inch figure billed as the largest Indian alive, with suspenders made from a worn automobile tire inner tube.
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Lac du Flambeau
Amouse
Senate Subcommittee On
Indian Affairs
Senate Committee
Wisconsin
Be-Mwa-Wa
Roaring
Solomon Levitan
Thomas L. St. Germaine
Lac du Flambeau Justice of the Power
St. Germaine
Levitan
Burton K. Wheeler
Sol Levitan
Big George Sky
Big George
Gypsies Negotiate Gold Crowns as Safe Investment
A group of eighteen gypsies, intrigued by a “safe investment,” sought dentists for installing gold crowns to store as jewelry and cash, proposing crowns as monthly deposits akin to a bank, with plans to use gold crowns for emergencies. They noted the crowns would be for adornment as well as protection, though no member currently needs crowns. They remain undecided after learning typical crown values and work costs.
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Count Bluffs
Poingare Commences Debt Accord Debate In Parliament
Paris premier Poincare opened a long speech in the chamber urging unreserved ratification of the Melion-Ber enger debt accord. Poln care deviated from form by directly addressing duties, warning there are two paths to destroy the Young plan: through man-ratification and renegotiation.
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Paris
Poincare
M. Poln
Care
Frewerva
Sane and Sensible Tariff Rates Debated by Hoover Aides
Washington reports two Republican leaders left a White House tariff conference with President Hoover expressing support for an adequate protection yardstick. Senators Watson and Reed declined to predict House bill effects. Auto industry leaders urged 10 percent duty on passenger cars with countervailing provisions, while trucks and buses urged 25 percent. Alfred Sloan and Edsel Ford associates backed reduced auto tariffs. White Truck pressed to keep 25 percent on heavy trucks and buses.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
Watson
Indiana
Reed
Pennsylvania
Madnee
House
Senate Finance Committee
Alvan Macauley
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Packard Motor Company
Macauley
United States
Sloan Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Germany
South America
Edsel Ford
R. I. Roberge
Ford Company
Henry Ford
Walter C. White
White Truck Company
Vote of Huber kills Sunday pleasure bill
Madison The vote of Lieut Gov Henry A Huber Progressive today killed Assemblyman Grob Schmidt s bill to legalize Sunday amusements now carried on despite state blue laws The senate vote was 16 to 16 and Huber cast his vote against it thus killing the measure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Henry A. Huber
Shooting Investigated After Stoughton Roadhouse Incident
Undersheriff Melvin Ophaug of Madison reports investigation into a shooting that wounded 19 year old Julian Uglum of Stoughton at a roadhouse five miles east of Stoughton before midnight Wednesday. Uglum was hospitalized with a wound to the left thigh as authorities seek details of the incident.
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Stoughton
Wis
Melvin Ophaug
Madison
Julian Uglum
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