Byrd Seaplane Breaks Atlantic Delay For Paris Flight
Commander Richard Byrd and three crew members started from Roosevelt Field toward Paris in the monoplane America. They faced fog, storms, and magnetic compass difficulties but proceeded after pumping gasoline to fix the compass. The aircraft carried radio gear and aimed to broadcast updates as it crossed toward Europe.
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Ireland
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Bert Acosta
Bert Balchen
Charles Lindbergh
Jenee Chamberlin
Charles Levine
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German ships ordered to aid America in time of need
Berlin on June 23 the ministry of communications ordered all German ships at sea to watch for and assist the America if necessary. The Lufthansa Company directed radio operators across Germany to do their utmost to pick up the America and relay signals as needed.
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Germany
Plumber Rescues Girl From Attack Near Sunset Estate
Wm Higgins, a Charleston plumber, saved a one year old girl from a degenerate attacker on Bridge avenue near Sunset estate of former Governor McCorkle. The motherless child, walking to music lessons, was found semi conscious and treated by Dr. C O Timberlake.
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Bridge Avenue
South Side Hill
Yesteriax
William McCorkle
Wiggins
C. O. Timberlake
Man Attempts To End Life In Cell At Alliance
Bon her Morgan, 35, is recovering in jail after a Tuesday cell suicide attempt. Patrolman Lawrence Johnson found a belt noose tied to the cell ceiling and Morgan’s neck, cut him down, and summoned a physician.
Governor Probes Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Governor Alvan T. Fuller granted a 30 day respite to Nicola Sacco and Barolo Vanzetti as he conducts a personal inquiry into the high profile murder case. Executions scheduled for the week of July 10 are postponed to allow the advisory committee time to convene and review.
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Boston
Nicola Sacco
Barolomeo Vanzetti
Alvan T. Fuller
Flight Again Plan For Transpacific Trip Restarts
Captain Ernie Smith and partners back a new attempt to race the Army’s Bird of Paradise to Hawaii. The Traselair, leaving Oakland, stopped after a cracked windshield forced return. Navigator Carter was replaced, with Moffett saying the flight will go ahead once replacement is secured.
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San Francisco
Ernie Smith
Army
Hawaii
Wests Dars
ofi‘Gate Bere
Ed “Imund J. Moffett
Tony ‘Parent
Ernie
Moffett
United Press
Charles H. Carter
Lindbergh Heads to St. Louis on Refueling Run
Avre esport Pennsylvania June 29 Captain Lindbergh landed at Beeds Field to refuel on his trip from New York to St. Louis. Mitchell Field New York June 29 Colonel Charles Lindbergh left for St. Louis in an Army plane at 10 45 a.m. He planned a stop in Columbus Ohio to refuel and was accompanied by Major Thomas J. Lanphier in another pursuit plane.
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Anon
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St. Louis
Mitchell Field
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Thomas J. Lanphier
Byrd Plans Return Flight From Europe As Soon As Possible
Bulletin from Hoboken dated June 29 reports Commander Richard Byrd intends to fly home from Europe in the America if practicable. Mechanic Harold Kinkade, who prepared the plane for the New York to Paris leg, said he would sail for Europe aboard the USS President Hoover.
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Richard Byrd
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America
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New York
Paris
Europe
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Woman Keeper of Baby Farm Shot Near Home
Mrs Dorothy Ennis Johnson 31 keeper of a baby farm at Dashwood Heights Staten Island was shot and killed today by two men who fled through nearby woods. Frederick will not appeal life sentence for slayer Ernest Frederick in Holcomb case.
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New Yorke
Dorothy Ennis Johnson
Dashwood Heights
Staten Island
Frederick
Cleveland
Buckwalter
Ernest Frederick
Walter Holcomb
Ohio Coal Operators to Draft Ultimatum to Miners
Columbus and Ohio coal operators move to end the mining suspension by July 25 offering a wage scale parity with the 1917 rate. They threaten immediate reopening on an open shop basis if the United Mine Workers refuse the offer.
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Ohio
Colusbus
United Mine Workers
S. H. Robbins
Ohio Coal Operators Association
Columbus
Ohio Coal Operators
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Jacksonville
Thi
Cambridge
Lee Hall
George Savage
Ohio Miners Union
George Jones
A. A. Agustus
United Press
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Charles Stout Pleads Guilty to Embezzling 500 Pounds
Charles Stout pleaded guilty in common pleas court to embezzling 500 pounds from Tays & Sons while cashier of College Corner Banking Co. The partnership closed April 26. He faces 10 years in prison. State examiners reported a wider shortage of 355000 and related irregularities.
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Charles Stont
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Tayis & Sons
College Corner Banking Co
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Stout
E. J. Kautz
Herrick Comes Home to Rest
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick returned to Cleveland from France smiling and tired. He was greeted by a reception committee led by Col Carmin Thompson and Mayor John D. Marshall, with police escort, and his family including Parmley Herrick and Parmley Jr. Col Charles A. Lindbergh's paddy.
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Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
U.S
France
Coll
Carmin Thompsen
John D. Marshall
Parmely Herrick
President to Visit Old Home in August
President Coolidge plans to shorten western vacation and spend two weeks at Plymouth Vermont visiting graves of relatives before returning to Washington. Departure likely around August 19 with no invitations after August 15, keeping government schedules flexible.
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Ohio veterans select Chillicothe for 1928 encampment
Span ish American War Veterans of Ohio meet in Bucyrus and name leaders. Judge Matthias Columbus is chosen department commander, David H. Liggett senior vice commander, and William Reber vice commander. Auxiliary picks Mrs. Maya Carrol, Mrs. Lurra Peters, and Mrs. Merle Layler for leadership roles.
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Department of Ohio
Chificothe
Matthias Columbus
David H. Liggett
Elle Center
William Reber
Buerrus
Natar
Auxiliary
Mra
Kya Carrol
Cleveland
Lurra. Peters
Cincinnati
Merle Laylir
Dayton
Lee
Flight of The Bird of Paradise Opens Pacific Route
The Fokker monoplane The Bird of Paradise lands at Wheeler Field Honolulu after a 25 hour 5 minute flight from Oakland marking a trans Pacific crossing of 2000 miles. Pilots Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger greeted by Gov Farrington and decorated, they praise weather and radio beacons guiding them home.
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Hawaii
Pacific
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United States Army
Lester J. Maitland
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Maitlands Wife Teaches Calm For Aviators Spouses
Mrs. Maitland, wife of Lester J. Maitland, speaks on aviator psychology in Washington. She stresses that husbands flying to Hawaii or elsewhere need not worry their wives say they have learned not to. She recalls telling her young daughter that her father flies often, and notes their daughter’s curiosity about his returns.
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Lester J. Maitland
Hawaii
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