Paris Hop Off By Flyers May Be Made Today
Weather forecasters remained cautious about a trans Atlantic hop with six aviators testing planes at Hasbrouck Heights and New York fields. Lindbergh and Byrd crews prepared for final tests and weather, while Wanamaker financed the flight and Bellanca worked contracts.
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Paris
Fokker
America
Rodman Wanamaker
Chamberlin
Bertaud
Bellanca
Columbia
Charles Lindbergh
St. Louis
Hasbrouck Heights
Byrd
Neville
Acosta
Wanamaker
France
Shooting Case Being Probed In Willimantic
Willimantic Connecticut May 17 investigation into the death of Wilfred Irwin from a gunshot wound at the home of Leonard Cline a playwright and novelist was held behind closed doors today The coroner announced the hearing would resume tomorrow No statement was given about Irwins last words to the coroner Cline is recovering from a blood transfusion and may be presented tomorrow before Justice of the Peace Andrews at Mansfield He is under guard at the hospital.
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Willimantic
Conn
Wilfred Irwin
Leonard Cline
Bill
Irwin
Cline
Justice of the Peace
Andrews
Mansfield
Hospital
Verdict in Bedford accident suit awards 416.75
Clair Lloyd wins a verdict of 416.75 against Owen D. Sherley in the Circuit Court yesterday afternoon. The collision occurred near Bedford Pennsylvania with both sides blaming the other. George D. Hicks and J. J. Allen appeared for the plaintiff and W. P. Wachter for the defendant.
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Clair Lloyd
Owen D. Sherley
Bedford
George D. Hicks
J. J. Allen
W. P. Wachter
Automobiles Impaired Driving Arrest Of Thomas Kraft
Thomas Kraft was arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolmen Baughman and Brown for driving an automobile while intoxicated. He was committed to jail for a hearing before Justice Duffey today.
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Thomas Kraft
Baughman and Brown
Justice Duffey
President praises medical profession for welfare of humanity
President Coolidge lauded the medical profession at the AMA meeting in Washington, saying they hold hope for physical mental and spiritual regeneration through reason over force. He warned of societal ills crime wars and urged right living and right thinking toward a healthier future.
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Washington
Coolidge
American Medical Association
Vesuvius Erupts During Herculaneum Excavation Celebration
In Naples on May 17 a minor eruption of Vesuvius accompanied the opening of excavations at Herculaneum. Flames spurted from the crater as pinkish steam rose, drawing thousands of Neapolitans to a sea festival presided by King Victor Emmanuel.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Herculaneum
Associated Press
Victor Emmanuel
Crowd Holds Back as 15 jailed in jailyard disturbance
Jonathan street near the jail witnessed a near riot as fifteen angry men rushed Detective Chapman and Grafton during a confrontation with Mason Tyler a demented man. Chapman drew his revolver and warned the crowd while Tyler was restrained. The fight left Tyler with a cut to the head and Chapman with a hand injury. Sheriff Kline released Tyler after Chapman filed a warrant for train riding, which may be withdrawn.
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Jonathan Street
Chapman
Grafton
Mason Tyler
Tyler
North Junction
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Kline
Delegation Seeks New School House at Indian Springs
A delegation headed by J Albert Funkhouser and Charles James urged the County Commissioners to approve a new school at Indian Springs citing inadequacy of the present facility. The board took no action. Delegations also sought road repairs in various parts of the county.
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Indian Springs
J. Albert Funkhouser
Charles James
Hearings Postponed for Two Whisky Possession Suspects
J. W. Fleming and E. D. Lloyd were arrested Monday night on whisky possession charges and released on bond for further hearings. Fleming is set for Monday afternoon, Lloyd for Thursday afternoon.
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J. W. Fleming
E. D. Lloyd
Bond
Fleming
Lloyd
Officer Guilty by Jury in Canton Murder Case
Floyd Streitenberger, a former Canton police officer, was convicted of first degree murder by a jury in his trial for complicity in the assassination of Don R. Mellett, editor of the Canton Daily News. The jury recommended mercy, yielding life imprisonment.
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Canton
Ohio
Floyd Streitenberger
Don R. Mellett
Chicago power firm seeks control of Maryland utilities
The Electric Utilities Company of Chicago has applied to acquire all stock of Antietam Electric Light and Power Company and related firms in Allegany County including Breathedsville Lonaconing Emmitsburg and Midland Power Company. A hearing is set in Baltimore on May 24 and no action has been taken yet.
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The
Electric Utilities Company of Chicago
Antietam Electric Light and Power Company
Breathedsville
Home Electric Company of
Lonaconing
Emmitsburg Electric Company
Midland Power Company
Allegany County
Gardner
Miller
Fairplay
Chicago
H. L. Moser
New York
Sharpsburg
Boonsboro
Keedysville
Roberts, Graves
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Public Service Commission
Baltimore
Electric Utilities Company
Brother of slain man takes stand in murder trial
Joe Kerrick, brother of Tom Kerrick the slain movie cowboy, resumes testimony in Hollywood in the murder trial of Mrs. Sarah Kerrick and four other moonshine party defendants tied to the April 8 night shooting. Co defendants include Joe Hunt Arizona cowboy Anita Davis Henry Isabell and Iris Burns with minor film ties. An unrelated estimate notes 14,000,000 bobbed heads and 35,000 tons of hair shearing.
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Los Angeles
Joe Kerrick
Tom Kerrick
Sarah Kerrick
Hollywood
Kerrick
Joe Hunt
Anita Davis
Henry Isabell
Iris Burns
America
Hypnotic Burglar Arrested After Sacking Polish Home
In Lodz on May 17 a burglar used hypnotism to put a woman to sleep and steal items from her house. Doctors failed to wake her until police traced stolen goods to a notorious receiver and arrested the culprit who agreed to awaken the victim if leniency was shown in court.
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Lodz
Poland
Three boys die and two injured in Martinsburg crash
A Ford touring car carrying Allen Catrow 16 Francis 18 and Gerald Schriver 13 was struck by a Pennsylvania train after stalling on tracks west of Martinsburg following a ball game. Catrow died at the scene while Francis and Gerald were hospitalized with severe injuries. The car was a total wreck.
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Martinsburg
Allen Catrow
Harry FE. Catrow
Arden
Berkeley County
W. Va
Francis
Gerald Schriver
Alonzo Schriver
Martinsburg Hospital
Pennsylvania
Soviet protest over London raid threatens trade accord
The Soviet government delivered a note to the British chargé d'affaires condemning a raid on a Soviet house in London. Moscow demands assurances that commercial relations with Great Britain honor the 1921 treaty and warns of potential claims for violations, insults, and losses. It links internal British politics to foreign trade and asserts its economic plan depends on stable foreign relations.
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Moscow
Russia
London
Great Britain
Liquor Making Not Grounds For Bar Disbarment Vacated
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a three year disbarment against Nebraska lawyer Frank W. Bartos. It held that home manufacture and possession of liquor for personal use is not a felony nor grounds for disbarment. The court noted no malpractice or moral turpitude and said private life falls outside regulatory powers of the bar.
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Kansas City
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank W. Bartos
Nebraska
Bartos
Nebraska Federal District Court
Robert Lewis
Denver
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Jacob Trieber
Arkansas
Lewis
Kenyon
Pasadena double death linked to secrets probe
Harold Davis, chief deputy District Attorney, said Powell the Pasadena millionaire and his secretary Margie Pike were watched to see if they possessed dictaphone secrets of Julian Petroleum Corp tied to a stock issue. The pair were found shot in an automobile. Pike died by self-inflicted gunshot.
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Los Angeles
Harold Davis
George E. Powell, Jr
Pasadena
Margie Pike
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Powell
Discount Corporation of California
Miss Pike
Petition Demands $10 Monthly Police Pay Rise
The Board of Street Commissioners heard a petition signed by most police officers requesting a $10 monthly pay increase for city policemen, to take effect July 1 when June levy funds become available. Patrolmen would rise from $116 to $126 monthly, the chief from $150. No action was taken due to the July start date. The chief reported 50 arrests and $198 in fines over the past two weeks amid weather delaying street work.
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Board of Street Commissioners
Thomas H. Barber
Rhodes
Reynolds Avenue
Chestnut
Vine
Mulberry Avenue
Irvin
Manilla
Municipal Electric Light
Broadway school at risk as scarlet fever cases rise
Scarlet fever cases in the city trigger possible school closure after Wayside school shuts down. County health officer Dr H R Kritzer found two definite and one possible case at Broadway, with no immediate closure. A portable Wayside unit will close. Dr P F Prather to assume office today. Eighteen scarlet fever cases reported in Hagerstown in the past month per county official report.
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Broadway
Wayside School
H. R. Kritzer
Wayside
Raging Waters Enter Town in Early Morning
The Atchafalaya flood swelled and inundated Melville, Louisiana, as levees yielded and residents watched from higher ground awaiting rescue boats. Crevasses opened along the river while water spread toward Palmetto and Ferrie, with no lives reported lost.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Mississippi
Melville
Bayou Des Glasses
Palmetto
Baton Rouge
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana
Ferrie
Actress Denies Charge In Kelly Murder Trial
Dorothy Mackaye, stage actress and defense witness, denied spending the night at Paul Kelly s apartment with the film star a claim asserted by Jungle a former Kelly houseboy. The defense contends Miss Mackaye did not spend the night as charged while testimony continues in the murder case involving Kelly and Ray Raymond s widow.
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Dorothy Mackaye
Comedienne
Paul Kelly
Movie Juvenile
Ray Raymond
Raymond
Kelly
Los Angeles
Miss Mackaye
Jungle
Max Wagner
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Denison, Ir
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Man 15
Bla Concern
Antietam Electric Company
Chicago Co
Federal Court of Appeals
Kritzer
Gulf of Mexico
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