Ford Libel Trial Opens in Michigan Court
Henry Ford and son Edsel attend trial as attorney John E Murphy presents opening statements in Ford's $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. He outlines five alleged lies about guardsmen losing jobs, family relief, and job reinstatement, and explains Ford policy on wages and profit sharing.
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Mount Clemens
Mid
Henry Ford
Edsel
Tucker
Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
John E. Murphy
Murphy
United States
Tribune
Etnard
Mexico
Illinois armory bills killed in house committee
Springfield May 17 Hopes of Illinois cities for armories were blasted when the house appropriations committee tabled arms bills affecting nine municipalities. Armories at Elgin Pontiac Decatur Lincoln Bloomington Cairo Champaign Salem and Chicago were dropped while Danville Peoria funding was still under review and a $75 000 reappropriation for Kankakee was noted. Other measures included land purchases for state parks and actions against convict labor at Chicago house of correction. Skilled workers are ready for work via WHIG WANTS.
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Illinois
House Appropriations Committee
Elgin
Pontiac
Decatur
Lincoln
Bloomington
Cairo
Champaign
Salem
Chicago
Smerkal
Danville
Peoria
Kankakee
Smith
Tazewell County
Crewe Coere State Park
Boyd
Wagner
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Quincy
Roderick
Mitchell
Chicago House of Correction
Planes Embark On Trans Atlantic Flight By Navy Aid
The NC flying boats set course from Trepassey to the Azores with Navy support and international rescue ships patrolling the route. Commander Towers leads NC-1 NC-3 and NCA as destroyers battleships and tenders form a safety net and weather liaison with the U S Weather Bureau. The crew includes Towers Read and Bellin ger with engines delivering 1600 horsepower.
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Trepassey
N. F
Grand Banks
Atlantic
United States
United States Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
John H. Towers
Europe
Towers
Science of
N.C
Azores
Mr. Towers
Comander A. C. Read
P. N. L. Bellinger
Commander Towers
Georgia
Naval Academy
Guantanamo Maneuver Grounds
Atlantic Fleet
London
Washington
Read
New Hampshire
Annapolis
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Bay Shore
Long Island
Miami
Trans port sailings announced for Kaiserin and Mercury convoys
Washington May 17 Transport sailings announced follow Kaiserin August Victoria due New York May 22 with multiple infantry units and detachments aboard including Lieut Gen Robert Bullard Brig Gens Tiemann N Horn Herman Hall and Edward Luckenbach Mercury due New York May 24 with convalescent detachment Santa Paula due New York May 26 with extensive engineer and infantry detachments Brig Gen O B Rosenbaum commanding 155th infantry brigade on board 28th company transportation corps to return early War Department corrected May 9 return announcement substituting 109th supply train for 110th.
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Kaiserin
Victoria
New York
66Th Infantry
33Rd Division
132Nd
25Th Engineers
Robert Bullard
Tiemann N. Horn
Herman Hall
Edward Luckenbach
311Th Field Artillery
Mercury
Santa Paula
20Th Engineers
155Th Brigade
M. 309Th Infantry
32St Field Artillery
O. B. Rosenbaum
155Th Infantry
Transportation Corps
War Department
109Th
110Th
Balloon C-5 Believed Lost After Sea Drift
TREPASSEY N F May 17 The navy dirigible C-5 swept to sea is believed lost after a search by the destroyer Edwards which could not locate her. A merchant steamer earlier reported keeping by the balloon later said she could not stand by and continued on.
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Naval Academy
Academy
Guantanamo
Chief of Naval Aeronautics
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Hampton Roads
Navy Department
New York
Arkansas
Utah
Florida
Texas
Admiral Rodman
Destroyer Patrol
Plunkett
Rochester
Trepassey
N. F
Edwards
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