Eleven Aviatrixes to Take Part in Big Race
Santa Monica California May 24 Eleven women fliers will participate in the first transcontinental airplane race. The field includes Amelia Earhart Ruth Elder Lady Heath Rebe Daniels and Mabel Crosson Alaskan mal pitot. The race starts August 20 from Santa Monica and ends five days later in Cleveland. It is a solo event and each entrant must service her own plane over the 2000 mile course.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Cleveland
Amelia Earhart
Ruth Elder
Lady Heath
Rebe Daniels
Mabel Crosson
Mal Pitot
Quarrel Halts Endurance Flight of Three Musketeers
At Roosevelt Field the Mono plane Three Musketeers ended a 22 hour 28 minute endurance attempt after a dispute between Chief Piot Clark and Martin Jensen. A refueling hook tore four rips in the fuselage and the crew indefinitely postponed further attempts. Jensen said he could have repaired the damage in flight as he had done before.
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Roosevelt Field
Dumas
Piot Clark
Martin Jensen
Protra
Clark
Jensen
Great Rain Causes Heavy Damage in Puritsa Prefecture
Torrential rains in Puritsa Prefecture killed twelve people and caused extensive damage to homes and crops. About five thousand residences flooded and twenty eight bridges destroyed. Railways damaged with material losses around 2 200 000 dollars. Seventeen fishing boats and crews reported missing.
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Tokyo
Puritsia
Aine
Spectacular Rialto Building fire cripples Seattle traffic
A riotous blazing Rialto Building in Seattle's business district caused an estimated 400000 dollars in damage to structure and stock. Fire crews from the district fought the three hour blaze, delaying thousands, blocking traffic and streetcar lines as flames were brought under control soon after nine in the morning. The Rialto Block on Second Avenue between Madison and Spring housed the former Frederick & Nelson Store, later The Pign' Whistle in the middle section.
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Seattle
Rialto
Rialta
Second Avenue
Madison
Spring Street
Frederick & Nelson
Pign' Whistle
Bank Mess Robbed of 8000 Dollars in Juneau
Judge Harding and U S Attorney Folta return from Yakutat where bear hunting yielded two black bears and a brownie. Eyewitness notes confusion over who killed which bear. Weather hindered hunts. three days of eight were possible. Mrs Phillips funeral details included with servic es at Juneau church.
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U. S
J. W. Harding
George W. Folta
Admiral Watson
Yakutat
Marding
Mr. Folta
Mr. Polta
Folta
Standing Draft Law For U. S. Advocated In Rochester
A Rochester report notes a jury acquitted Coast Guardsman Glenn Jennings of manslaughter in the 1928 Hanson fatal shooting after Hanson ignored a commander’s order to stop. Also discussed is Secretary Good backing a permanent male-mobilization authority for ages 18 to 45 to fill armed forces after a war declaration, citing WWI selective service lessons.
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Rochester
Glenn Jennings
Coast Guardsman
Jacob Hanson
Hanson
Washington
Good
Congress
Junoonse Militiary
Ifiittee Fuse
Husband Protests When Erring Wife Steals Glass Eye
In Chicago on May 24 Harry Can trell, 33, forgave his wife Marie for drunkenness and neglect of their two children. He says she stole his glass eye, keys, and a dollar bill while he slept, prompting him to seek a warrant or rent.
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Chicago
Harry Cantrell
Marie
Graf Zeppelin Back To Port From Cuers Mission Ends
Graf Zeppelin returns to Priedrichshapen with 14 passengers eight of whom aimed for the United States. Seven French naval officers join as guests of Dr Evkener to honor French aid during an emergency landing. Captain George H Wilkins first to alight followed by French guests and Mrs Mary Pierce. The 600 mile flight to America took eight hours and 41 minutes. Captain Viking praises the ship and eyes next trip to the United States and possibly Polar Nights.
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Priedrichshapen
Cuers
Frince
Eiaht
United States
Evkener
George H. Wilkins
Mary Pierce
America
Mide
Viking
Reparations Talks in Paris See Grim Prospects
In Paris on May 24 the reparations conference faces deep pessimism as German delegates resist proposals and American and Allied experts fail to move talks forward. The conference's fate hangs in the balance with a possible sudden collapse likely.
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Paris
Gold strike reported near Manila in Angat River region
Manila May 24 An immense gold deposit is reported on the Angat River 25 miles north of Manila with values estimated between 20 and 50 million dollars for the district. Nineteen Americans tied to an engineering firm stake the claim, tracing a quartz vein 9000 feet long and up to 200 feet wide. George Cushing uncovered the placer lure while working on a water district tunnel. One claim per person is allowed. Cushing permits 18 friends to stake the rest. The find is unlikely to birth a Philippine mining boom.
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Manila
Angat
Maila
George Cushing
Cushing
Philippines
Glacier Priest Hubbard Heads North For Alaska Study
The Rev Father Bernard R Hubbard known as the Glacier Priest of Santa Clara University left Seattle aboard the Admiral Rogers to study Taku Glacier near Juneau Alaska. He will set up headquarters in Juneau and spend the summer in the north possibly exploring the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Accompanying him are Santa Clara students James J Connors Juneau Charles Bartlett Port Townsend Wash and Frank Klatt Santa Ana Cal.
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Seattle
Bernard R. Hubbard
Santa Clara University
Admiral Rogers
Taku Glacier
Juneau
Alaska
Ten Thousand Smokes
James J. Connors
Charles Bartlett
Port Townsend
Wash
Frank Klatt
Santa Ana
Cal
Santa Clara
Rev. Hubbard
Sawyer's New Mission Eyes Alaska Coal Line
Seattle May 24 Ernest W Sawyer Assistant to Interior Secretary Wilbur will study plans for a new coaling service for trans Pacific vessels. It aims to boost Alaska coal production and Alaska Railroad operations by establishing a coal line station at Dutch Harbor midway between Seattle and Japan along the Northern Great Circle Route.
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Seattle
Ernest, W. Sawyer
Secretary of Interior
Wilbur
trans-Pacific
Alaska
Alaska Railroad
Dutch Harbor
Japan
Lindbergh Serves U S as Advisor Yet Draws No Salary
Washington May 24 Col Charles A Lindbergh is not earning money from his role as adviser on aeronautics to the Department of Commerce. Assistant Secretary MacCracken said Lindbergh has drawn no salary for about five months. He is allowed 25 dollars a day when his services are needed. otherwise he receives nothing. No problem has arisen requiring his services.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Arconautics
Department of Commerce
MacCracken
Lindbergh
Commerce Department
Mexico City Students Strike Sparks Deadly Clash
In Mexico City a student strike at the National University Law School over monthly exams turned violent. One student was killed and 32 wounded, four seriously, as police fired on demonstrators. three student leaders were arrested. Firefighters used axes and a hydrant to quell the mob after crowds dispersed near midnight.
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Mexico
Clyy
Nationale University Lawe
Saar Stet
Eid
Theistrike
High Russians Executed for Counter Revolutionary Acts
Moscow reports the execution of three former aristocrats from the imperial and Kerensky regimes for counter revolutionary activity. They were accused of obstructing Communist railway operations and the gold and platinum industries. Prison terms were given to followers of the condemned trio.
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Moscow
Imperial
Kerensky
Magi
Wer Vonmek
Kazan
Velleho
Imperial Staff
Prof
Palchinsky
Hughes to Hughes appointment reshapes solicitor general’s office
Washington reports Charles Evans Hughes Jr has been named solicitor general at age 40 and will have a trusted ally in the department, William J. Hughes, the longtime assistant solicitor general. The senior Hughes relies on the veteran jurist, who will assist the younger Hughes as he governs the office.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
United States
Hughes
Department of Justice
William J. Hughes
Bar
Department
Chicago Hotels Bar Booze, One Won't Even Serve Ice
In Chicago and Paintsville Kentucky two youths faced violence and legal actions from a scrap iron dispute. Carl Newton Mahan, 64, was sent to a reform school until age 21 for killing Geoff Van Hoose, 10, after a quarrel over scrap. The jury deliberated 50 minutes before the verdict. In Chicago, major hotels The Stevens Morrison La Salle Deal moved to bar ice and room set ups, with ginger ale and water still available, signaling stricter room service amid potential government crackdowns on private clubs and drinking establishments.
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Paintsville
Carl Newton Mahan
Geoff van Hoose
Seaween
Chicago
The
Stevens
Morrison
Deal
la Salle
Indian girl tortured by old custom in Ukiah
May 24 Ukiah California reporters say government agents investigate whether centuries old torture rites used by local Indians caused the death of Katherine Williams eight years old. Government nurse Tucy Keenan described lacerations on the upper body and a tribal medicine man as practitioner of these rites. The nurse insists torture was part of the tribal treatment for illness.
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Ukiail
Cal
Katherine Williams
Tucy Keenan
Discase
Flood survey explores Cheyenne River drainage project
Army engineers begin surveying the Cheyenne River drainage area at Hot Springs South Dakota to assess flood control options. Local interests push a large Jackson Narrows reservoir to impound surplus Cheyenne River water and ease Missouri River floods. Government study also reviews irrigation and water power prospects as survey progresses.
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Hot Springs
5. D
Army
Cheyenne River
Jackson Narrows
Cheyenne
Missouri River
Troy Reaches Seattle For Funeral of Brother
SEATTLE May 24 John W. Troy, editor and manager of the Daily Alaska Empire, arrived at Lake Union in the plane Juneau piloted by Ansel Eckmann to attend the funeral of his brother Preston Troy, a Washington pioneer, to be held today. Eckmann’s ship also brought G H Skinner, president of the Pacific Alaska Salmon Corporation, from Port Althorp, Alaska.
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Seattle
John W. Troy
Alaska Empire
Lake Union
Juneau
Anscel Eckmann
Troy
Preston Troy
Washington Pioneer
Eckmann
G.H. Skinner
Pacific Alaska Salmon Corporation
Port Althorp
Alaska
Civil Service Rules Sought for Census Takers
Washington May 24 The Senate debated a bill to place census workers under Civil Service regulations. Senator Warner warned political bosses would name enumerators and skew counts. He cited 200000 people undercounted in New York to undermine New York City's representation.
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Washington
Senate
Robert B. Wagner
New York
Warner
Today Stock Quotations From New York Markets
Alaska Juteat opens with 5 percent, American Smelting 99, Cudahy 51, General Motors 76, Gold Dust 60, Mack Trucks 97, Missouri 67, National Power and Light 51, U S Steel 171, Bethlehem Steel 100, Continental Motors 19, Mathieson Alkali 47, International Paper A 26, Paper B 15, Standard Oil of California 76, Stewart-Warner 70 percent. Thursday quotations show similar movements with Alaska Juteat at 5 percent and minor shifts across listed stocks.
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New York
Alanka Junau
American Smelting
Cudahy
Geneval Motors
Gold Dust
Mack Trucks
Missouri
National Power and Light
Texas Corporation
Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Continental Motors
Matthieson Alkad
International 1
Paper
Standard Ol
California
Stewart- Warner
Alaska
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Mathieson Alkali
International Paper A
Standard Ot
Stewart-Warner
Officers Seek In Connection With Double Crime
Los Angeles May 24. Roads and highways tight today as police hunted Lee Cochran Marcel Dellan and Jerry Kearney and two women in a double crime case. They are linked to the slaying of two Mexican guards and an $85 000 robbery at a gambling resort car near Agua Caliente last Monday. Mrs Jerry Kearney led to the identification after her arrest with M B Golson who was wounded and treated.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Uater
Lee Cochran
Marcel Dellan
Jerry Kearney
Agua Caliente
M. B. Golson
Kearney
Colson
Cochran
Colonization of Alaska to Begin, Pageant of Exploration
The article describes plans to start Alaska colonization, focusing on the Tanana Valley and Matanuska Valley areas. It mentions movements by fairs, surveys, and a report by Oroho M. D. Snodgrass about agricultural prospects, with a tour across the United States to promote farming methods and settlement.
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Tanana Valley
Abe and Hollanders
Matanuska Valley
Washington
USA
Oroho M. D. Snodgrass
National Bank Merger In Chicago Sets Leadership
Banks in Chicago approve a merger creating a large institution with deposits surpassing $121.6 million at National Bank of the Republic and $32.9 million at Chicago Trust Company. John A. Lynch to chair the executive committee of both banks. John W. O’Leary to become president of the merged entity.
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Chicago
Continental Olinois Bank& Trust Company
National Bank of the Republic
Chicago Trust Company
John A. Lynch
John W. O'Leary
The
United States Shamber of Commerce
Fleet of Small Boats Overturned in Squall Drowns Six
Six persons drowned when two sudden squalls overturned a fleet of small boats on the Indus River near Karachi India. Five others were swept downstream and are believed lost.
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Karachi
India
Indus River
Daring raid on Kleinzee diamond diggings by masked men
CAPETOWN May 24 A daring raid was made on Kleinzee diamond diggings in Namaqualand by fifty masked men The manager and his assistant were locked up while the safe was smashed The raiders removed the month's stock and took the remaining diamonds and cash before disabling the cars and lorries to hinder pursuit
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Capetown
Kleinzee
Namaqualand
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