Lindbergh Prepares Transcontinental Air Tour
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh returned to New Jersey to retrieve the Spirit of St. Louis and begin a countrywide aviation tour. He met Charles Lawrence and Lew Godds at Teterboro before traveling by plane to Paterson then Hartford where the journey will start tomorrow. Ned, a sick friend, reportedly expects a low flight over the children’s hospital in Boston as Lindbergh visits Friday.
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Eens Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Charles Lawrence
Wright Mautical Corporation
Wright
Army Post
Lawrence
Terrorboro Arrmt
Lindbergh
Wrence
Lew Godds
Teterboro
Paterson
St. Louis
Alvi
Lindh
Hartford
Conn
Boston
Ndbergh
Ned
Watson safe with progress continues in aviation growth
Washington July 19 AP figures from the commerce department show a rising trend in American commercial aviation. An estimated 3,500 to 5,000 airplanes operate in commercial service with 12 airways under systematic use and 106 companies. A July 1 expansion added 25 planes to the Chi San Francisco mail passenger and express service.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Dr.ag
Aeronautic
Air Mail
Giant Engine Runs Wild on Main Line
In Dunkirk New York July 19 a Brooks Plant locomotive test derailed on the New York Central main line after the engineer could not shut off the steam. The massive engine traveled about a half mile at roughly 15 miles per hour before overturning. Two plant employees sustained minor injuries and several passengers narrowly escaped harm. The engine was built for the Denver Rio Grande and had just been completed.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Brooks
American Locomotive Company
New York Central
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Barney Schwrain
New York Central Railroad
Schwrain
Vienna Rallies After Riots Return to Normalcy
Vienna resumes normal operations with rail postal telegraph and telephone services restored cafes crowded theaters reopen and the state palace of justice remains a charred ruin to be torn down. The government allocates funds for burying at least 100 riot victims and Austrian jurists call for a two month court moratorium while authorities assess losses and rebuild. an international communists committee urges workers to stand with Austrians and resist foreign troops amid lingering unrest.
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Palace of Justice
Central Cemetery
Moscow
Vienna
Communist International
Watch the Garters for Signs of Rain
Omaha report explains a novel weather cue gauging rain by garter tension. A store meteorologist notes damp humidity tightens garters as a barometer, predicting showers. quips about rolling garters add local humor.
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Omaha
Neb
M. W. Robins
Astoreal
Freeman Shaw quarrels with critics over fishing talk conflict
Frederick Shaw defends fly fishing talk once blocked from radio by WABC and discusses angling methods. He asserts fishermen in the Black Hills use sunken lures and questions critics motives regarding President Coolidge era worm fishing.
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New York
Frederick Baw
Shaw
Black Hills
South Dakota
Crash of Oil Company Involves Millions
Receiver ship proceedings that thrust the Julian Petroleum corporation into courts grew into a $100,000,000 stock scandal. Indicted prominent southwest businessmen face charges of usury conspiracy to defraud and illegal bank bonuses for loans. Defendants include C. C. Julian S. C. Lewis and Charles F. Stern among others.
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Los Angeles
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Southwest
C. C. Julian
Julian Corporation
S. C. Lewis
Charles F. Stern
Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings Bank
8. C. Lewis
Optimism Grows Over Naval Conference Settlement
Geneva reports a British delegation move to London to brief the cabinet and a Geneva return for further talks on cruiser size and armament. The American team, led by Hugh Gibson, says discussions are hopeful but still broad and will require additional sessions, with no immediate executive meeting for days.
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Earl Cecil
London
W. C. Bridgeman
Edgerton
Admiral Field
England
Hugh
Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Dempsey Sharkey Bout Megaphone Broadcast Planned
The Tribune completes arrangements for a special megaphone service of the Dempsey Sharkey bout on Thursday evening July 21. A blow by blow report direct from ringside will be transmitted over the Tribune’s wire and relayed as fast as received from Associated Press.
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The
Tribune
National Baseball Dual Scheduled With Rain Postponement
Daily slate shows Pittsburgh at Philadelphia postponed by rain with two games slated for tomorrow. Boston and Cincinnati matchups proceed in separate contests while Chicago meets New York in a high scoring doubleheader. Other games feature Cleveland, Washington, Detroit, Philadelphia, and St Louis in ensuing affairs with several pitching duels and run totals noted throughout.
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National
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Senators top White Sox 4 to 3 in Chicago
Cecil Thurston, Washington pitcher, nailed revenge on former teammates as the Senators edged the White Sox 4 to 3. In New York the Cubs moved to first with an 8 to 5 win over the Giants. Detroit staged a ninth inning rally to beat Philadelphia 10 to 9 after a big third inning by the Athletics.
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Chicago
Cecil Thurston
Washington
Senators
White Sox
New York
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Detroit
Philadelphia
Athletics
Ito
Demonstration at Consulate in Nice Over Sacco and Vanzetti
A bomb exploded before the American consulate in Nice, causing minor damage but no injuries. Police suspect the act aimed to protest Sacco and Vanzetti without bloodshed. In Boston, Sacco and Vanzetti enter a third day of hunger abstinence while officials weigh weather as a motive.
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Sacco
Vanzetti
Nice
France
Nicolo Sacco
Bartolomo Vanzetti
Boston
Bartholom Vanzetti
Edmund V. Wilson
City Hospital
Reorganization Talks End as ICC Considers Past Records
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul reorganization moved toward practical termination by stipulation. Evidence from last year’s investigation of the railroad’s financing and prior proceedings is to be reconsidered, with limited rights for cross examination by bondholders.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Daniel H. Grady
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Mountains
Edison Needs More Sleep Than He Did
Thomas A. Edison, famed inventor, now sleeps longer than before per son Charles Ellison visiting Los Angeles. Edison reportedly still works intensely but can fall asleep instantly, even during crises such as the 2,600,000 dollar plant fire when he reportedly slept briefly after giving orders.
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Edison
Los Angeles
Thomas A. Edison
Charles Ellison
Mint
Two Prohibition Agents jailed for Perjury in Washington
Two undercover prohibition agents, Charles D. Davis and Jesse J. Hall, were jailed on perjury charges over a report of buying whiskey from a police officer. Authorities said the evidence was colored and questioned the agents' testimony after an arrest drive connected to bootlegger activity. The District Attorney said about two dozen cases could be nolled.
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Washington
Prohibition
Charles D. Davis
Jesse J. Hall
Curts
Curtis
Davis
Washington Post
Nolle
Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Officials Visit Reading
Officials of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway began their first stop in Reading on a tour from New York to celebrate the completion of over 1200 miles of hard surface road from New York to within 50 miles of the Mississippi.
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Reading
New York
Los Angeles
Mississippi
Fire at Cecil B De Mille Studio in Culver City
A blaze at the Cecil B De Mille motion picture studio in Culver City California caused an estimated loss of 150000 to 200000. The fire broke out again late last night and was controlled shortly after midnight with the cause still under investigation.
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Culver City
Calif
Death to the Americans slogan troops clash at Ocotal
In Ocotal a 17 hour fight between Sandino forces and 39 US marines and Nicaraguan constabulary left about 300 Sandino dead. An American plane was shot down but crew escaped. General Hatfield reported the Marine column advancing to prevent reorganization.
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Managua
Ocotal
Sandino
Logan Fel
Oceotal
Albert & Munsch
G D. Hatfield
Floyd
Pacific Fliers in Milwaukee Celebrate Trans-Pacific Flight
Lt Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger arrived at Milwaukee county airport after a Chicago departure to participate in a city welcome. The pair, who flew from San Francisco to Honolulu, landed with a Hamilton monoplane escort and were met by long crowds as factory horns and sirens joined the city’s celebration.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Maitland
San Francisco
Honolulu
Randolph Paige
Hamilton
Carriei
Wright Feld
Dayton
Ohio
Chanute Field
Hegenberger
Elm Grove
Utah Opposes Fed Bill Limiting Colorado River Dam Rights
Salt Lake City officials told the Boulder Dam commission that Utah would oppose federal legislation claiming ownership to the river’s middle within its borders. The Utah delegates reached a pact with California that any bill should end with the government’s interest in Colorado river development up to construction of the dam.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
California
Boulder Dam
Yucatan Divorce Reform Aims for Visible Endheads
In Los Angeles July 19 Governor Alvaro Torreo Diaz of Yucatan explains his reform of the state divorce mill. He says divorces must now be public, with months of notice to spouses, ending prior easy procedures and foreigner notices. He recalls former lax rules allowing quick divorces without mate notification.
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Los Angeles
Alvaro Torreo Diaz
Yucatan
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