Man Wanted in New York Case Is Dead
A dead man found in Omaha identified as Belle George Christian, once a New York broker and partner in the Day and Heaton brokerage firm. He vanished after a 1924 Wall Street failure and was reportedly dying before entering a hospital. His suitcase held about $800 and clippings tracing the firm’s collapse and a years-long manhunt.
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Omaha
Neb
Belle George Christian
New York
Wall Street
Day and Heaton
Christian
Fie
Bootleg Ring Busted in California Arrests Strike
Oakland May 20 bootleggers and counterfeiters posted over 150000 in securities and bonds to win release of 45 suspects including a police captain six patrolmen and detectives seized in a federal drive said to unveil one of the largest bootlegging rings in Northern California.
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Oakland
California
Two English fliers missing after Timor Sea flight
Sydney reports two English aviators Flight Lieutenant J Moir and Flying Officer H Owens disappeared after leaving Bima for Port Darwin. They were sighted near Timor but have not been heard from since a search plane found no trace. The fliers reportedly carried enough food for several days.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Timor Sea
Australia
J. Moir
H. Owens
Bima
Dutch East Indies
Port Darwin
Timor
Kennecott Declares Quarterly Dividend and Market Quotes
The Kennecott Copper Corporation directors declare a quarterly common stock dividend of 125 dollars per share, increasing the annual rate to 5 dollars, payable July 1 to holders of record May 31. Market quotations show Alaska Juneau mining at 5 percent and other notable prices for major firms and commodities.
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New York
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Marriage Lengthens Life Says German Data
Berlin May 29 Marriage tends to prolong life for both sexes with women living longer than men. German vital statistics show average female life rose from 38.5 years in 1871 to about 66 67 years for twenty year olds in 1927, while men rose from 26.5 to 58 66 years. Official notes avoid interpreting causation.
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Berlin
Germany
Lobo
Minar Hed Foi
President Hoover Suffers Black Eye from Weekend Mishap
Washington May 20 President Hoover sustained a black eye after tripping on a rock during a weekend visit to a Virginia fishing preserve. He struck his eye on a low hanging branch and received medical care though the eye remains badly discolored.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia
Consolidating Dry Units Across Treasury and Justice
Washington May 20 Administrative officers studying a transfer of one Prohibition unit from the Treasury to the Department of Justice deem the enforcement and prosecution machinery should be under separate heads with close cooperation. They call the prosecution’s importance such that its head will not spare time for enforcement direction. Surveys show the transfer is intricate and requires careful study before any legislation to Congress. The Customs Service role cannot move to Justice as its main function is collecting customs and preventing illicit trade. The Coast Guard remains important in enforcement, working closely with Customs.
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Washington
Treasury
Department of Justice
Sey
Ume
Congress
Customs Service
Coast Guard
Bloody Hammer Clue to Crime in Waseca Farmhouse
In Waseca Minnesota May 20 a blood smeared hammer is the only clue to a triple murder that killed Julius Schuck his son Ernest and daughter tu. Authorities think two men targeted a worthless safe at the farm home last Saturday footprints across the field suggest two men carried the safe. Two other Schuck daughters found the murdered family when they returned home last night.
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Waseca
Minn
Julius Schuck
Ernest
Julius
Schuck
Gains in Alcohol Battle by Russian Society Report
Moscow observers report heavy rise in vodka consumption in 1928 with forty million buckets, up from twenty million in 1926, while the Anti-Alcohol Society grows to over 100,000 members. The society claims reduced vodka spending in early 1929 and credits beer with easing production plans, amid nationwide anti-alcohol demonstrations involving hundreds of thousands of children. Joseph Wheeler, a Petersburg druggist, is visiting Juneau as a hotel guest.
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Moscow
Anti- Alcohol Society
Russia
Anti-Alcohol Society
Soviet Union
30 000 Acres Land Flooded
The St Prancis River levee gave way flooding about 50 000 acres of land near Memphis Tennessee. The breach occurred at a weak point after days of efforts by hundreds to avert disaster. No large town lies in the flood path and authorities believe residents have largely escaped. Workers are bolstering two weak dike sections as the flood situation develops. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Bert Bentson arrive from Ketchikan to arrange the funeral and burial of J Bentson who died recently in Juneau.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Prancis
Bert Bentson
J. Bentson
Juneau
Ketchikan
Buriar
Graf Zeppelin motors to be inspected now
Friedrichsafen Germany May 20 Dr Eckener says Graf Zeppelin to be brought from Guers France by Thursday or Friday as investigators inspect four of five failed motors from the attempted flight. Officials and Eckener insist the dirigible itself was not at fault and sabotage is not suspected. The unknown factor behind the failure followed changes since the last night over the Mediterranean.
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Friedrichsafen
Germany
Eckener
Guers
France
Dr. Eckener
Lis
Mediterranean
Asia Minor quake kills thirty nine, injures thirty near Sivas
An earthquake near Sivas Asia Minor on Sunday left thirty nine dead and thirty injured. It destroyed or badly damaged about one thousand homes. Local authorities and relief workers began assessments and aid efforts.
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Angora
Turkey
Sivas
Asia Minor
Lindy Glamor Persists on Lindberghs Second Anniversary
Washington reports on Charles A. Lindbergh marking two years since his Paris landing. He acts as a busy business leader, chairing technical committees, advising aeronautics groups, and guiding Transcontinental Air Transport plans. Lindbergh remains calm under pressure, famed for maintaining poise amid adoring crowds and offers, while his Spirit of St Louis rests in the Smithsonian as a historic exhibit.
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Washington
Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Mt Flight
Fame
Fortune
New York Paris
Anne Morrow
Mexico
Lindbergh
Congressional Committee
Parly
Spirit of
Scientists Plan Arctic Expedition From Seattle
Chicago scientist Bruce Thorne will lead a Field Museum team aboard the power schooner Dorothy sailing from Seattle to Nome andberia for an Arctic cruise. The Dorothy departs June 18 carrying two more researchers. they plan to hunt bear, seek walrus, mammals, and birds on the voyage.
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Seatile
Weangell Tzland Wall
Mtatd Munatun
Natial History
Beattle Jus
Uner
Victoria Bruce Thorne
Chicago
Fin
Dorothy
Capt
Hyatum
Nome
Siberia
Arctic
Thorne
Field’ Museum
Geatjie
Kolentiyiy
Bear
Reward Peninsula
Walma
Many Killed and Injured in U S Accidents
Chicago dispatch reports 22 killed and about 109 injured in traffic and air disasters nationwide on Sunday. Four airplane deaths, 13 from autos, three from crashes, two in a New York Yankee Stadium panic. Also mentions T. F. Ber merchandise broker and Mrs Brennan arriving in Juneau from states to the South and West Coast.
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Chicago
United States
Trafic
Mitomobiles
New York Yankee Stadium
T. F. Ber
Brennan
Juneau
Tatp
Prince of Walex Islant
Zynds Hotel
Iron Man of Mexico Quits to Retire From Office
Gen Calles, Mexico's Iron Man and War Minister, resigns and turns command to Gen Amaro. He plans countryside rest and occasional filming, ending a nearly three month tenure as War Minister after heading the government for four years.
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Mexico City
Celes
Calles
Mexico
Gil
Joaquin Amaro
Two Missing Canoeists Tracked by Search Efforts on Chesapeake Bay
Washington reports Carney Foigeon, scientist and Assistant Chief of the Division of Geodesy, and his 1-year-old son are missing after a sudden Chesapeake Bay storm swept their canoe away. A seaplane and submarine chasers conducted fruitless search with little hope of recovery.
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Washington
Carney Foigeon
Division of Geodesy
Chesapeake Bay
Chas~ers
General Richardson, famed Alaska road builder, dies at 64
Gen Wilds Richardson, first President of the Alaska Road Commission and hero of Alaska road building, died at Lt Walter Reed Hospital in Washington at 5 30 am. He led the commission 1905 to 1917 and inspired the longest Alaska highway from Fairbanks to Valdez. Major Elliott praised his honesty and enduring influence on Alaska's transport network. Born in Texas in 1861, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1884 and served in the Eighth Infantry.
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Wilds . Richardson
Alaska Road Commission
Congress
Richardson
Alaska
Fairbanks
Valdez
Malcolm Eliott
Elliott
Army and Navy Club
Washington
Texas
General Richardson
United States Military Academy
World Light Jubilee to Be Bright Affair
Atlantic City May 20 The golden Jubilee of light begins with an International celebration lasting five months. The inaugural event features the Atlantic City auditorium opening, costing 15 million dollars and seating 41 000, and special lighting effects. The National Electric Light Association holds its convention June 3 to 7 in the sueding auditorium.
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Atlantic City
Thomas A. Edison
National Electric Light Association
Electric Light and Power Companies
United States
Edison
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Miss Claire
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Russ Society
Joseph Wheeler
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Uist
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St. Francis River
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Smithsonian Institution
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Gen. Richardson
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