Rival pilots seek nonstop Los Angeles New York flight record
In Los Angeles on June 21 4 a friendly rivalry forms between Lee Schoenhair and Captain Frank Hawks as they prepare Lockheed Vega monoplanes for transcontinental attempting to beat the existing 18 hour 21 minute 59 second nonstop record east or west. Both plan to start flights tomorrow with Hawks aiming for a hop sequence next Monday and each plane carrying 615 gallons of gasoline and 25 gallons of oil.
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Los Angeles
Lee Schoenhair
Frank Hawks
New York
Hawks
Schoenhair
Romance in Mergers and the Aviation Dividend Dilemma
A Chicago business observer notes romance over finance in recent mergers, citing aviation stock gains with little dividend. He warns prices may reflect future earnings rather than current profits and predicts a correction as investors assess true earning power. Streetcar competition lags behind modern trends.
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North American
Alliance
Chicago
Chicagoan
Freebourn Note on Race Purses Sparks Local Debate
A county attorney’s private letter to Highland Kennel Club official Joseph Mudro reveals that racing statutes do not legalize parimutuel betting or wagering on contests. He cites 1929 law limiting purse division to dogs owners who may not profit from entry fees. Continued on Page 20.
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Joseph Mudro
Highland Kennel Club
Freebourn
Woman asks $260000 suit over romance with millionaire
Miss Ann Livingston, a 30 year old Tulsa divorcee, testifies in Chicago circuit court that romance with 61 year old Franklin Hardinge began on a train and ended at a church door. She seeks $260000 heart balm, saying love and sympathy, not gold, motivated her settlement demand.
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W. F. Sullivan
United Press
Chicago
Ann Livingston
Circuit Court
Cupid
Franklin Hardinge
Hardinge
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake City
Flash Powder Explosion Burrs Henry Ford Picture Scene
A bottle of flash light powder exploded on a crowded New York pier as photographers wrapped up a Henry Ford portrait session. The blast wounded John Schultz and Joseph Kepner, while passengers disembarking from the Cunard liner Berengaria suffered cuts from flying glass. Ford and Edsel, with family, were uninjured.
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New York
Henry Ford
Edsel
Igner
Ford
John Schultz
Schultz
Joseph Kepner
Benson
Europe
Plan to pave Harrison avenue gains strong support in Butte
A civic improvement drive in Butte reports rapid fundraising for paving Harrison avenue. Fred Gamer, campaign chair, says public response shows vast approval and civic spirit as donations approach a thousand dollars within days of the appeal to automobile owners.
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Butte
Harrison Avenue
Fred Gamer
Kerosene Explosion Claims Two Children In Pa Kitchen
In Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania a kerosene can exploded while children tried to start a fire. Two children Evelyn Wilkinson aged 6 months and Helen 11 died. Their mother Mrs. Harry Wilkinson suffered serious burns while rescuing them and three other family members were injured.
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Mount Pleasant
Evelyn Wilkinson
Helen
Harry Wilkinson
Agriculturists Press for Changes in New Tariff
Senators close first week of tariff hearings hear witnesses focused on agriculture. Rep. Burkness urges higher rates on flax seed mill feeds screenings and sweet clover amid debate on improving the House bill.
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Ki D. Harold
Negro actor forgets dagger trick during King Saul play
Edward Sewell a black janitor and amateur actor played King Saul in Men of the Bible at Third Baptist church. He forgot the dagger stunt and the blade pierced his arm yet he stayed in character and delivered a groan line. He was treated at a hospital and returned to work.
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Washington
Edward Sewell
King Saul
Sewell
Third Baptist Church
Senate charges coercive fund demands tied to patronage letters
Senator Brookhart labeled money requests from federal employees for campaigns a coercive system. A Waddle letter accusing Representative Robison of demanding $200 for campaigns was read, with Robison cited for threatening postmasters with resignations. Records also show South Carolina and Arkansas federal workers contributing to campaigns.
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Washington
U.P
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
Brookhart
South Carolina
Arkansas
Robison
Damocles
Waddle
Joseph W. Tolbert
Republican National
Russell D. Leas
Witchcraft charge grounds for separation granted in New York
Giuseppina Porcello was granted a separation from Giuseppe Porcello after he alleged she bewitched him into marriage and used black magic to cause illness. The couple sought help from a witch doctor, whose treatment was deemed cruelty by the court.
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New York
Giuseppina Porcello
Giuseppe
Palermo
Italy
Porcello
Chicago police ordered to shoot to kill in Doody manhunt
In Chicago on June 21 General orders to all police to shoot to kill on sight were issued during the city wide hunt for Willie Baby Face Doody, a gunman tied to two murders and multiple shootings. The latest arrest attempt left Motocycle Policeman Clarence Falk and restaurant owner Milton Valsoupolis wounded in separate robberies.
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Chicago
Willie
Baby Face
Doody
Clarence Falk
Milton Valsoupolis
Valsoupolis
Hospital Patients Killed in Canton Ammunition Blast
Explosions from two vaults of ammunition wrecked the emergency military hospital at Canton on Thursday afternoon. At least 30 people were killed and more than 70 injured, most of them patients, all Chinese. Fire followed, destroying the main building as Red Cross workers and military units rescued about 400 patients. The cause of the blast was not determined.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Red Cross
Will Hays Granted Divorce on Cruelty
Will Hays, directing head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, won a divorce in Bullivian Indiana on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Custody of their 13 year old son William Harrison Hays Jr was awarded to the father as Hays attended the court with representation by an attorney.
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Bullivan
Ind
Will Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
William Harrison Hays, Jr
Hays
Women prisoners on Tres Marias island released
All women held at the Las Tres Marias prison colony off the west coast for religious law violations were ordered released by the interior department. The Mother Superior Concepcion remains imprisoned for twenty years as intellectual author of General Obregon’s assassination.
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Mexico City
Las Tres Marias
Department of the Interior
Concepcion
Obregon
Mexican government and Holy See settle long religious conflict
In MEXIGALLITY June 21, government and Holy See representatives reached a formal accord in Rome ending three years of controversy and bloodshed across the republic. The joint statement from both sides announced a settlement to the Mexican religious problem.
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United Ieee
Mexigallity
U.P
Republic
Holy See
Rome
Union Pacific Veterans Given Service Buttons
Salt Lake City Utah June 21 and 20 the Union Pacific Railroad honored about 2000 employees with long service recognition at an Old Timers reunion in the Mormon Tabernacle. Seven veterans with 50 plus years service received gold buttons. Named honorees include D B Spencer general agent, E R Brisch of Cheyenne, Charles Hill of La Salle Colorado and Henry ____ .
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad
United States
Great Mormon Tabernacle
Spencer
E. R. Brisch
Cheyenne
Charles Hill
la Salle
Colo
Henry
Officer Tags 42 Cars In Two Blocks For Parking Violations
Police in two blocks from Park and Wyoming to Granite street tagged 42 cars within two hours. Officer John Hannigan enforced a 45 minute limit after Chief Jeremer received complaints from property owners and business managers. Drivers questioned were ordered to appear in police court today.
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Park and
Wyoming Streets
Granite Street
Jeremer
John Hannigan
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