Nonstop Gulf to Canada Flight Sets Solo Record
Lieut. Harrison G. Crocker flew a specially built De Haviland from Ellington Field Texas to Selfridge Field Michigan in 11 hours 64 minutes setting a new distance record for a solo nonstop flight. He faced 29 storms, low altitudes and near treetop dangers, finally landing safely at Selfridge.
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Mt. Clemens
Mich
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Harrison G. Crocker
Kellyfield
San Antonio
Tex
de Haviland
Ellington Field
Houston
Selfridge Field
Gulf
Crocker
Detroit River
Lieut. Crocker
Texas-Louisiana
Defiance
Louisiana
Selfridge
Red Cross Marks 40 Years Of Relief Work
Washington D C Forty years of relief work in fire flood war and other disasters will be celebrated by the American Red Cross this summer Since 1882 the society has offered medical aid food shelter and money to disaster victims in peace as well as war Red Cross officials say its greatest task now is the amelioration of suffering in peacetime
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Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Red Cross
American Society
Robbers Escape With $45,000 Payroll Heist
Five armed men held up G A Roberts the Staunton postmaster and a postal clerk in Staunton Illinois and fled with about $45 000 the Mt Olive and Staunton Coal Company mines payroll.
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Staunton, Ir
G. A. Roberts
Mt. Olive and
Staunton
Carpenters Lose Bid for Rehearing on Metal Workers Award
The national board of jurisdiction awards in the building industry denies the appeal of carpenters seeking a rehearing of the award to sheet metal workers over metal construction disputes in Washington D C.
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Carpenters
Washington, D. C
National Board of Jurisdiction
Call for Wheat Conference in Chicago June 19 and 20
Springfield announces a national wheat conference to be held in Chicago June 19 and 20 bearing the names of governors from Minnesota Kansas Missouri Ohio Oklahoma and Illinois. Governor Len Small made the call public.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
Oklahoma
Illinois
Len Small
Trade Balance With United States in April Figures
Imports into the United States in April totaled 367 million dollars while exports reached 326 million dollars leaving a trade deficit of 41 million dollars against the United States.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
United States
New York Banks Show Excess Reserves Down Week
New York condition of clearing house banks and trust companies reports an excess reserve of 10 065 770 dollars for the week, a decrease of 654 640 dollars from the prior period.
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New York
Harding appoints Cant as Minnesota judge and more
President Harding nominates William A. Cant for the U S district court in Minnesota to succeed Judge Page Morris who retires July 1. The week records multiple deaths from prominent figures including Florenz Ziegfeld and Alexander McDougall, legal cases, weather, and global events.
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William A. Cant
President Harding
Washington
United States
District of Minnesota
Page Morris
Iowa Highlights State News From 1928 Summary
Iowa report covers OBE Herbert Quick recovering in Rochester Minnesota. Fire marshal to investigate Weston fire. Greenfield eighth graders 155 sit. 123 pass. Jones county banks appeal on assessed stock values. Tobacco spending mirrors school spending in Iowa. Memorial union site chosen at Iowa City. half of $1,000,000 raised. Sheldon inventor patent on corn cultivator shovel. Pike stock restock to Iowa Falls 300,000 fish from Spirit Lake. Disabled Veterans train to Minneapolis for June convention. Dentonport farm swap with Helena ranch noted. Webster City parks plan shows large park system. Davenport church fund raises for expansion. Des Moines Y M C A camp planning June 8 opening. Monticello invites Farm Bureau picnic June 15. Iowa livestock mortality steady vs last year. 1924 plate bids rejected. prices ranged 18–23 cents. Yeomen children’s home efforts target 10 million dollars. Woodbury counts top butter production with 22,607,108 pounds. State total butter 124,168,089 pounds.
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Herbert Quick
Iowa
Rochester
Minn
Weston
Greenfield
Jones County
Board of Equalization
Col. M. C. Mumma
Memorial Union
Iowa City
Iowa Falls
Spirit Lake
Des Moines
Minneapolis
J. J. McMahon
Dentonport
James W. Good
Cedar Rapids
Henry Westergren
Knox County
Helena
Mont
Webster City
J. D. Sketchley
First Presbyterian Church
Davenport
Anamosa
United States
State Automobile Department
Executive Council
Iowa State Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
Woodbury County
R. G. Clark
Safeguarding Our Constitution by A Bloomfield
The article reports Hon. William I. Schaffer speaking at a Pennsylvania System Veteran Employees Association banquet. He warns against proposals to strip the Supreme Court of the power to declare Acts of Congress unconstitutional, arguing such a shift would make Congress supreme and threaten constitutional checks and balances.
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A. Bloomfield
Chicago and North Western Railway
Pennsylvania System Veteran Employes’ Association
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
William I. Schaffer
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
United States
Justice Schaffer
Washington
It Was Just the Hat Hat Misunderstanding at Indianapolis Store
An Indianapolis bank bond clerk tried on hats for a spring purchase. After rejecting many, a shopper revealed the hat was the customer's own, left on a showcase earlier. The remark points to a humorous mix up rather than a theft or sale.
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Bond Department
Indianapolis
At the Dressing Table Yes My Mind Is Made Up
A brief quotation from the New York Sun captures a salon scene with a witty exchange about appearance and resolve. The dialog hints at vanity and decision, framed in a light communal mood.
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New York Sun
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Mixed Claims Commission
Harding
Robert C. Morris
Germany
Samuel M. Felton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Philadelphia
Alexander McDougall
Duluth
Florenz Ziegfeld
The
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Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr
Thomas S. Baldwin
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Buffalo, N. Y
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National Council, Boy Scouts of America
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High Street
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George E. Tucker
United States Farm Labor Bureau
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James Colson
United States District Court
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American Automobile Association
China
Shantung Province
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Manila
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Waukegan, Il
Socialist Party of America
Taft
Andrew Carnegie
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Army Division of Criminal Investigation
Europe
Wood
Philippine Legislature
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Wis
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Cantaloupe District
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Main Street
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Federal Building
Tt. Kretchman
Fort Worth
Coal Creek
Cushing, Oklo
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Harry F. Sinclair
Sam Hildreth
Louisville
Martingale
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Mutual Tickets
Anzo Taguchi
A. A. Joffe
Tokyo
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Bank of Issue
Mortimer Schi
Thomas W. Lamont
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Moscow
Vaslavy Verovsky
John Reed
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Rio Grande Do Sul
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