Graf Zeppelin Flight to America Reports and Odd Passengers
The Graf Zeppelin reportedly crossed Spain en route to America on the second long-distance flight. The craft left Friedrichshafen at 11 57 p m. aboard are 40 crew members 6 passengers and a chimpanzee for the Chicago Zoo. Mrs. Mary Pierce wife of a New York broker travels with the airship amid family protest. Russian pianist Prof Gourevich tours the hotel nightly playing Beethoven and drawing guest inquiries while a seventh stowaway is found.
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New York
Spain
Portugal
America
Friedrichshafen
Chicago
Mary Pierce
George Hubert Wilkins
Gymong
Bakehurst
Su Dee
Pierce
Fier
Eckener
Gregoire Gourevich
Stock Quotations Report From New York May 16
Alaska Juneau stock quoted today at 5 American Smelting 10144 Cudl aby 52% General Motors 80% Gold Dust 63% Mack Trucks 100% Missouri 92% National Power and Light 53% Texas Corporation 65 0 5 Steel 175 Bethlehem Steel 104 Continental Motors 20 Mathiesen Alkali 5144 International Paper A no sale International Paper B 15% Stewart-Warner 75
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Smelting
General Motors
Mack Trucks
Missouri
National Power and Light
Texas Corporation
Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Continental Motors
Mathiesen Alkali
International Paper
International Paper B
Stewart-Warner
Arctic Yacht Expedition Set for Arctic Travail
Eskimos and explorers plan a Arctic voyage aboard the Mispath yacht owned by Eugene P. McDonald. The liner features 18 staterooms seven with baths, a sun parlor, and radio direction finder. Moonsipnr and McDonald, naval officers, arrange May departure.
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Chicago
Eskimos
E Yes
MacMillan-McDonald
Sycht
Eugene P. McDonald
Moonsipnr
McDonald
Hoover View on National Origins Seen as Presaging Senate Fight
Washington May 16 A Senate clash over Hoover's bid to suspend national origins quotas looms. If Congress does not act by July 1 new quotas based on national origins could take effect, boosting England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland while cutting Irish Free State Germany and Scandinavian nations. The House approved a one year suspension in the last session but the Senate did not.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Congress
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Germany
Commerge
Mittee
Secretaries of State, Commerce and Labor
Coolidge Y
Shipstead
Farmer Labor
Minnesota
North Ireland
Reonoe
United States
America
Nyo
Manhattan Income Taxes Exceed Federal Totals In Nine Months
A Treasury survey shows Manhattan paid a large share of New York State federal income tax during the first nine months of the current fiscal year. Total federal income tax collected across the nation reached 1.689 billion dollars, with New York State near 524 million and Manhattan contributing most of that share. Other states and cities provide context to the rising personal income tax receipts while several states posted lower totals.
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New York
Manhattan
States of the Union
Treasury Department
State of
Pennsylvania
Tlinois Contue
Massachusetts
California
Ohio
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Mexico
Nevada
Wyoming
Eight Poisoned From Eating Birthday Cake
Eight people became seriously ill after consuming birthday cake in Chicago. Health officials found nearly a cupful of deadly poison in flour used for baking and noted holes on the flour packaging likely chewed by rats. Police suspect the poison was reused from another source and resealed.
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Chicago
Reparations report presented in Paris by Young plan
In Paris on May 1 German creditors reviewed the Young plan reparations compromise. The document contains about 15 000 words and rapid action is unlikely due to the need for translation into several languages and subsequent consideration.
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Paris
Owen D. Young
Alaska Pioneer Home Plan May Bring Sitka Buildings
Washington May 16 A bill by Delegate Sutherland would transfer abandoned Sitka Alaska military buildings and grounds from the Federal Government to the Territory for a home for aged injured and infirm pioneers. The territory would not dispose of the properties and if abandoned title would revert to the Federal Government.
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Washington, D. C
Sitka
Alaska
Territory of
Sutherland
Wisconsin Senate votes to repeal dry law
The Wisconsin Senate approved a bill by 21 to 9 to repeal the state dry law, abolish the Prohibition Department and laws, and regulate liquor sales to minors. Gov Kohlers is expected to sign, aligning with the recent referendum backing repeal.
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Madison. Wis
State Senate
Walter J. Kohlers
Kohlers
Detective Shot by Chi Gangsters in Apparent Standoff
May 18 police story reports Detective Ray Martin fatally wounded while approaching a gangster’s car as bullets sprayed from gang members. Three known officers are ordered held as suspects. Martin’s disguise as Moses Blumenthal is noted amid a tangled plot involving payments and arrests.
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Ghicagu
Gum Extertannsts
Martin
Moses Blumenthal
Phuttiy
Oil conservation permits cut as Hoover plan advances
General Land Office Commissioner Moore reports to Interior Secretary Wilbur that since the Hoover oil conservation program began two months ago 5,528 permit applications have been rejected and 2,128 already issued permits have been canceled.
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Washington
Moore
General Land Office
Secretary of Interior
Wilbur
Richmond Publisher Fled Suit For Six Hundred Thousand
Richmond Virginia May 16 John Bryan publisher fled suit for six hundred thousand dollars against S S L Glover Charles Hasbrook the Times Publishing Company and Basil Manly. The suit stems from a Richmond Times dispatch article under Manly's name commenting on the Federal Trade Commission inquiry into financing of a newspaper bought by the International Paper and Power Company.
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Richmond
John Bryan
S&s L
Prison Break Attempt Turns Fatal in Wichita Falls Jail
Four inmates rushed guards to escape from the Wichita Falls Texas jail. One prisoner was killed and three others wounded as the clash occurred today May 16. Local authorities reported the breakout attempt and ensuing gunfire.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Army Air Corps Plans Major War Games Over Midwest and New York
The Army Air Corps announces large scale war games across Ohio and nearby states with a night raid on New York City and a daylight attack on Cincinnati. Maj. Gen. Denrdy B. Nolan commands the maneuvers with Brig Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois supervising air forces and daily critiques.
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Midwest
New York
Washington
New York City
Gincinnati
Ohio
Army Air Corps
Dayton
Middletown
Allegheny Mountains
New
Woolworth
Imetropolis
City
Divitant Base
Cincinnati
Denrdy
Nolan
Benjamin D. Poulois
General Foulois
General Nolen
Dennis E. Nolyn
Benjamin D. Foussis
Aar
Prices Hit Highs at West Coast Fur Sales in Tacoma
May 16 reports show exceptional prices for furs at the gate of the West Coast Fur Lines sale in Tacoma. Mink peaked at 49 dollars, overall average around 12.25, muskrats weak, wolves 14.25, weasels 1.05, top ot 270 for top ot 200, foxes averaging 71 with high 200, wolverine 20 to 22, otter 28 to 45, silver fox 190, red fox 48, next sale set for mid June.
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Tacoma
Otter
Silver Fox
Red Fox
Sutherland Proposes Higher Salmon Tariff
Alaska Delegate Sutherland will propose raising the pending tariff on canned salmon by 15 percent to reach a 28 percent rate in the tentative bill. He argues the move is needed to meet competition from Japan and Russia.
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Washington
Sutherland
Alaska
Gas disaster hits Cleveland Clinic Hospital in 1919
A noxious brown gas devastates the Cleveland Clinic Hospital causing multiple explosions and a rising death toll near 150. Theories blame rubbish burning, blow torches, or crossed X ray wires as the likely cause. Dozens of patients, doctors, nurses, and volunteers fall ill, with oxygen and blood transfusions used amid a chaotic rescue.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Plone
Myers Ze Cooper
Barony Petise
Gite
Mopkins
Jack Shafford
Body of Murdered Man Believed Found Near Phoenix
A body believed to be Jack Martin of Mesa, a salesman, was found in a dry wash near the Burrows murder scene. Burrows, a Chicago youth, confessed to killing in Denver and said he buried the victim after shooting him twice. a signet ring like Martin wore was recovered from the body.
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Phoenix
Arix
Jack Martin
Mesa
Salesman
Richard Burrows
Chicago
Denver
Martin
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