Commander Rodgers Flight Story From San Francisco to Hawaii
Honolulu commander John Rodgers of the Navy seaplane PN-0 No. 1 issued his first official statement about the non stop attempt from San Francisco to the Hawaiian islands. Rodgers chronicled the experiences and trials of himself and a four man crew since their August 31 takeoff from San Francisco Bay.
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Honolulu
John Rodgers
Pacific
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Rodgers
San Francisco Bay
Voyage of the 2 Nav No 1 Seaplane to Nawiliwili
Commander John Rodgers recounts the San Francisco to Nawiliwili flight of PN-0 No. 1 and No. 8. After fuel ran out the crew glided to land at the Archdrook station, rigged a radio, pressed toward Hawaii, and were sighted by a patrol submarine near Nawiliwili harbor where locals provided aid.
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John Rodgers
Navy
San Francisco
Nawiliwili
Rabuioh
Kahului
Aroostook
Connell
Archodrook
Hawaiian Islands
Oahu
Honolulu
Kauai
Nawili Will
PNC
Coolidge Considers Major Tax Cuts and Budget Hope
President Coolidge weighing plans for tax reduction of 400 to 500 million dollars with a 50 percent surtax cut and a 20 percent maximum. Cabinet met. Secretary Mellon estimated sums and treasury balance expected to be higher. potential abolition of certain taxes and smaller income tax relief discussed.
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Congress
Mellon
Treasury
Ways and Means and Finance Committees
Plane Commander Rodgers Family Joy Over Rescue
Family members of Commander John Rodgers learn the rescue crew has been found alive and well. Robert Rodgers, his brother, voiced relief and happiness at the news.
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Rodgers
Joytal
Ex-Convict Arrested at Bank Examiner Bandit
Bloomington man Harry Funk, an ex convict, was arrested in Urbana and identified as the man who posed as a bank examiner and robbed the Farmers' bank at Chenoa of 184 000 last January. He reportedly has about 100 000 tucked away. Funk was named by J F Kelle, bank president, as the Mr Andrews examiner who with a partner inspected the bank's books before the theft.
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Bloomington, Sr
Harry Funk
Urbana
Farmers’ Bank
Chenoa
Funk
J. F Kelle
Coolidges End Vacation Ends President and Wife Vacation
The article notes the Coolidges finishing their vacation with a suntanned appearance. President Coolidge and his wife were described as brown and relaxed. The piece includes stray phrases about a spa, tax, and scales but centers on their post vacation look.
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Spa
Seema
Coolidge
Brown
Fall festival slated in Osceola with Nebraska notes
A tangle of Nebraska headlines reports Osceola to host a fall festival on October 1 3 and 3. The state sees rising radio adoption and beet sugar crops record in Dawson county. Omaha auto theft recovered in Hudson New York. State fair attendance records and notable deaths mark a busy period with multiple local and state events.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Dawson County
Omaha
Hudson
N. Y
McCook
Paul Cartensen
Columbus
J. L. Pinkham
Shanghai
Minden
Charles P. Goin
Verdel
Lincoln
W. C. Brown
State Penitentiary
Kearney
John Thomas Marshall
Panama
Leonard Ee
Pawnee City
Gene Wrist
Ak-Gar- Ben
State Bureau
North Platte Valley
Peter, Scheik
John Schick
Gage County
Portland
Ore
St. Paul’s Methodist Circh
Paplilion
Bellevue Christian Worker
A. B. Anderson
Frank Eastwood
W. W. Rice
Havelock
United States
City Auditorium
Everyroni Ne
A. W. Schwietert
Sioux Falls
S. D
Sioux City
Legion
C. C. Geop Saarege
Nebraska badge design contest offers cash prizes
The bureau of publicity invites Nebraskans to submit badge designs for an Omaha convention souvenir. Three cash prizes are offered: $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third. Entries must be received by Saturday October 31.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Bureau of Publicity
Giant prehistoric bone found near town
Workmen at a sand pit unearthed a thigh bone thought by local scientists to belong to a giant mammal. Others view it as possibly the thigh bone of a Mesozoic reptile, drawing varied expert opinions on its origin.
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Winnebago
Nebraska Crops Lead District Omaha
Nebraska oats rye and hay crops exceed those of neighboring states according to estimates from the Chamber of Commerce bureau via the Federal Reserve board. Grand Island ants invade a local area prompting city council action with over 100 trees removed to combat millions of pests.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Bureau of Publicity
The
Chamber of Commerce
Federal’ Reserve Board
Grand Island
Cobey, ex-pastor of Omaha church, dies at Lincoln
Charles E Cobey of Corner College and former pastor of the First Christian Church of Omaha died at Lincoln General Hospital after a nervous breakdown from overwork on an endowment project for the college. Multiple blood infusions failed to restore him and he also suffered from a lung infection.
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Bethany
Charles E. Cobbey
Corner College
First Christian Church of
Omaha
Lincoln General Hospital
Beatrice Boy Killed as Car Flips in Holmesville Area
Marion Dissmeyer age 13 was killed instantly when a Ford overturned on the highway two miles north of Holmesville. He was riding with Lester Reiff vice president of the Gage County Calf club when the vehicle turned, throwing Dissmeyer to the ground and breaking his neck.
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Beatrice
Marion Dissmeyer
Holmesville
Ford
Lester Reiff
Gage County
Calf Club
Dissmeyer
Would Establish Game Preserve Columbus
The Columbus chapter will seek cooperation of the Izaak Walton league of Nebraska at the state convention September 14 to urge Congress to establish a federal game reserve in Cherry county.
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Columbus
Izaak Walton League
Nebraska
Congress
Cherry County
League
Governor's Father Succumbs in Lincoln at 95
John H. McMullen, father of Governor Adam McMullen, died Friday at the executive mansion in Lincoln. He was 95, said to be the oldest Odd Fellow in Nebraska or possibly the United States and one of the oldest members of the state's Masonic lodge.
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Lincoln
John H. McMullen
Adam McMullen
McMullen
Nebraska
United States
Masonic Lodge
New Oil Well Starts Drilling Near Chadron
Drilling operations underway on two sections of a test hole near Chadron. The first test reached 800 feet before tools were lost, halting progress and prompting further efforts to recover equipment and resume drilling.
Largest hog at Nebraska State Fair weighs 1225 pounds
New Era, a Poland China hog exhibited by A. H. Decerman of Norfolk, set a state fair swine record weighing 1225 pounds, surpassing the previous 1180 pound mark.
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Nebraska
Monkey bite prompts health warning in local incident
A pet monkey bit Bert Cline's one year old daughter, triggering a health alert to state health officials. Authorities advised monitoring for signs of rabies or hydrophobia and seeking medical guidance immediately.
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Morris
Faughter
Bert
Cline
Wilson
U S corn yield trimmed amid drought and heat
Government report lowers the U S corn yield by 65 million bushels to 2 885 billion as drought and heat persist. Five leading grains total rises to 5 321 billion bushels with gains in spring wheat oats and barley, while total wheat remains near 700 million bushels. Late oats pull ahead with an estimated 1 462 billion bushels, a rare achievement in U S history.
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Washington
Acto
Zere
Chicago
Navy Chiefs React To PN-9 Seaplane Crew Rescue
Washington officials hailed the rescue of the PN-9 No 1 seaplane crew as wonderful news. Secretary Wilbur and Admiral Eberle voiced strong relief and gratification. In San Francisco Captain E Stanford Moses, who led preparations for the flight, was moved to request release from comment.
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Washington
Navy Department
Pacific
Wilbur
Eberle
San Francisco
E. Stanford Moses
U. S.N
San Francisco-Pearl ‘Harbor
President Coolidge Struck by Hay Fever Attack
Washington reports President Calvin Coolidge is suffering from a severe head cold described by his physicians as hay fever. He caught the illness returning from Salem and has seen his doctor twice since. If no improvement comes, he will spend the weekend aboard the Mayflower.
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Washington
Detroit racial unrest ends with fatal man harmed
In Detroit a fatal incident occurred amid racial unrest involving Black individuals and a White man. Investigations focus on the event’s context and responsible parties as authorities seek to restore order and determine motives.
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