Record of 1920s Air Feats and Diplomatic Tensions
Edward W. Pickard reports on Cham berlin and Levine flying the Columbia from New York to Berlin, landing in fog and repairs before final arrival, with Berlin giving a hero’s welcome. Lind bergh also returns amid a grand Atlantic coast display as Chicago and St Louis plan receptions. International incidents include the V. I. Lenin assassination ripple, Poincare debt talks, Chinese civil unrest, and Albania-Jugoslav tensions. Chicago eyes 1928 Republican convention amid flood control talks.
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Edward W. Pickard
Lindbergh
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
New York
Eisleben
Germany
Berlin
Old Town
Martin Luther
Klingen
Kottbus
Tempelhofer Aviation Field
Paris
von Hindenburg
Ambassador Schurman
President Coolidge
Tte
Chamberlin
Levine
Atlantic
Vienna
America
Charles Lindbergh
Memphis
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Los Angeles
Washington Navy Yard
Pyangeline Lindbergh
Washington
American Air Service
Trump
Pennsylvania Avenue
Monument
Supreme
Coolidge
White House
Missouri National Guard
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Hubbard
Nation
al Geographie~ Society
Chicago
St. Louis
Little Falls
Minn
Paths of Week Highlight Noted Figures in Milwaukee and Washington
The week’s paths feature Dr. Joseph Sehneider, a renowned Milwaukee oculist, W. R. Stansbury, clerk of the United States Supreme Court, and veteran actor Robert C. Hilliard, signaling notable names associated with national institutions and stage.
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Joseph Sehneider
Milwaukee
W. R. Stansbury
United State Supreme Court
Robert C. Hilliard
Tornado Pranks and Tragedy Hit Kansas Towns
A Wichita Kansas tornado report recounts capricious winds causing odd damage and grave losses. Chickens and grain were scattered, a granary was carried away, and bodies were found amid wreckage. Hutchinson merchants funded relief while Red Cross workers were injured.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
A. B. Bonham
Hutchison
Vern Curtis
Lynette Mathews
Red Cross
H. H. Toews
Inman
Toew
Buford Johnson
Hutchinson
Comanches County
Nunivak Island Expedition Seeks Links to Mongolian Origin
Scientists Henry B. Collier and T. Dale Stewart travel aboard the Boxer to Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea to study the native tribes. They plan to dig soil, uncover relics, measure physiques, and record language and customs to determine if island inhabitants link to Siberia or Mongolia. The isolation has preserved ancient traditions and trade items include furs and ivory.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bering Sea
Nunivak Island
Mongolia
United States Bureau of Education
Siberia
Henry B. Collier
T. Dale Stewart
Washington, D. C
Nunivak
Honk Konk Book Message From Chicago Courier
A Chicago railway correspondence clerk recalls a letter from Shanghai era readers asking for a book about Honk Konk. The note complains the book was not received after an order for one, reflecting quirky requests received by the Canadian Pacific Railway office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canadian Pacific Railway
Shanghai
Sires
Kook
Storm Collapse Leaves Ranch in Ruin and Odd Survivals
A fierce storm wrecked a ranch house and outbuildings as wires tangled in trees and livestock died. Women fled to a cave dropping valuables, later found. a sow nursing piglets survived unharmed, while a setting hen continued to brood after her coop was blown away. Roy Platt, ranch manager, inspected the scene and noted widespread debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Platt
Bargain in Train Fares Hits Glasgow Baby Carriages
Glasgow tram fares at two hours for two pence have cut baby carriage sales and hurt nurses, with 60 million passengers using the cheaper service since July and revenue up by 55 thousand pounds. Automobile dealers report car purchases in decline as rides replace gasoline use.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Boston Garlands on Virtuous Poor Girls
French prize tradition crowns "best girls of France" with rose bud wreaths and cash. Sunday ceremony distributes local awards for long service and virtue dating back to 525. St Medard is credited with founding the public fund to support the prize.
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Paris
France
St Medard
Noyon
Ileana and Nicholas Spark Gum Trend in Bucharest
Princess Ileana and Prince Nicholas introduce chewing gum to Romania after returning from the United States. They bought gum at a kiosk selling foreign goods, and local sales reportedly rose dramatically as a result.
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Ileana
Bucharest
Rumania
Prince Nicholas
Princess Ileana
United States
Scientists Use Music And Tricks In Island Search
Researchers combine performances with demonstrations to gain support for a prolonged ethnological expedition. A study of the island's fauna and flora will be conducted by the team through late September.
Minnesota Indians Depend on Fishing for Livelihood
About 12,000 Minnesota Indians rely on fishing as a main income source. Families, led by the squaw, work nets along creeks under state supervision. A major project is the Red Lake packing plant, which processes thousands of fish annually for shipment nationwide.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Red Man
Red Lake
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Coast Guard
Northland
Bear
Arctic Service
Clarence D. Chamber
Lindy
Voikoff
Poland
Warsaw
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Peking
London
Great Britain
Sarajjevo
Moscow
Remier Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Ayor Thompson
Congress
China
Chang Tso-lin
Chang
Tientsin
Legation
Hicago
Allen F. Moore
Eee G. McCadoo
Tusculum College
Greenville
Tenn
Ean
International Harvester Company
United States Supreme Court
Harvester Company
Justice Sanford
Albania
Jugo-Slavia
Tirana
Jugo- Slav
League of Nations
Canada
Irving Nelson Linnell
State Department
Tornado
Valencia
Dorothy Alt
Orange
Southern California
Anaheim
Calif
Pacific Isle
Boston
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