Army Eyes Trans-Pacific Flight From San Francisco
Washington reports the army air corps is considering a San Francisco to Honolulu flight within six weeks if authorized. Lieu tenants Maitland and Hegenberger, flying a three‑engine Fokker from Dayton, are testing new instruments and navigation as prep for a possible Hawaii hop pending Major General Patrick and Secretary Davison approval.
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Army Air Corps
San Francisco
Honolulu
Davison
Flight for Hawaii long-distance test departs Dayton
Dayton Ohio June 17 AP flight from Wilbur Wright field in a triple motor Fokker has been prepared for long-range work with extended gasoline capacity. Lieutenants Lester Maitland and A F Hegenberger proceed under secrecy as they test continental routes possibly toward Hawaii and await approval from Major Mason M Patrick.
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Hawaii
Army
Lester Maitland
A. F. Hegenberger
Wilbur Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Lester Meilland
F. Hegenberger
Naval Mason M. Patrick
Army Air Service
Fokker
Muskogee
Okla
Army Air Pilot
A. F. Hegenrger
Hat Box Field
Toy
Maitland
Kelly
San Antonio
Tex
Jary
Dawson
Joint Air Corps Infantry
Coolidge Returns to Work From Black Hills Trip
President Coolidge resumes official duties in Rapid City after a 32 mile ride from the state game lodge. He plans bi weekly press conferences and meetings with visitors while pursuing more trout fishing and handling Washington mail and routine business.
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Rapid City
S. D
Black Hills
Colidge
State Game Lodge
Washington
Coolidge
Church Views on Unions and Democracy Clashing at National Meeting
A San Francisco ecclesiastical gathering debated unordained unions and the wisdom of the new testament while predicting Americans will confront plutocracy as Englishmen challenge landed aristocracy. Speakers included Rev. Lewis of Ann Arbor and Rev. Guthrie of New York criticizing the Episcopal prayer book. Other participants were Judge Lindsee of Los Angeles and Bishop Faber of Montana.
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San Francisco
Rev. Lewis
Ann Arbor
Mich
Arthur W. Moulton
Utah
William Norman Guthrie
New York
Guthrie
Benjamin B. Lindsee
Los Angeles
William Faber
Montana
League Powers Propose Steps to Ease European Tensions
At Geneva the Locarno powers meeting under the League of Nations council endorsed three measures to calm Europe. They urged private protests to Soviet and Polish governments to avoid actions endangering neighbors, called attention to Russia's executions to shape opinion abroad, and advised Yugoslavia and Albania to pursue conciliatory moves after the Dragomani arrest sparked a diplomatic rift.
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Geneva
Europe
Locarno
League of Nations Council
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
Russia
Jugo Slavia
Albania
Legation
Armour Seizes Open Golf Title In Playoff
Tommy Armour of Washington defeats Harry Cooper of Los Angeles 76 to 79 in an 18 hole playoff to win the United States Open. Armour led to the turn 39 to 39 and finished with 37 for the back nine while Cooper shot 40.
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Harry Cooper
Oakmont
Tommy Armour
Washington
Congressional Country Club
United States
Los Angeles
Armour
Shocker Shuts Down St Louis as New York Wins
Urban Shocker held St. Louis to four hits while New York edged the Browns 3 to 2. Moreheart scored the deciding run on Duret's sacrifice in the eighth, giving New York the late lead in a tight American League game.
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New York
Urban Shocker
St. Louis
Browns
Moreheart
Duret
Wilkins Plans Solo Flight From Alaska to Europe
Alaska explorer Captain George H. Wilkins announced plans for a solo flight from Point Barrow to Europe via Greenland. He aims to depart this summer, return to Fairbanks in six weeks, then fly to Point Barrow, Greenland, and on to the European continent if fuel permits.
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Alaska
Point Barrow
Europe
Greenland
George H. Wilkins
Fairbanks
San Francisco
Wilkins
Arctic
Explorer
Hunters Tale Holds Interest In Missing Aviators Case
A Quebec trapper, George Rousseau, reports hearing an airplane during a May storm on the St Marguerite river near Bersimis. The tale renews hope that missing French aviators Nungesser and Coli may have crashed in northern Quebec while signals from a distant power house were misread.
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Que
Nungesser
Coli
St. Marguerite
New York
George Rosseau
Bersimis
Rousseau
Cee
Peribonka
Saganay
Price Brothers Company Power House
Chute Alx Galtes
St. Germain
Chaplin's Chief Counsel Denies Million-Dollar Settlement Talk
Garin McNab, chief counsel for Charles Chaplin, rejects reports from Los Angeles that Chaplin agreed to pay his 18 year old wife Lita McNab one million dollars to settle marital differences.
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San Francisco
Garin McNab
Charles Chaplin
Los Angeles
Chaplin
Lita
Driller Kills Four Then Fails to Flee
In Glenrock Wyoming J W Jordan an oil driller killed his wife Chiosia Lasher his son in law Ed Lasher and band director John L Newby near Parkerton in the Big Muddy field. His wife had filed for divorce recently. A daughter Mrs Ed Lasher fought him and he was injured and jailed. He had earlier tried to obtain his gun and used a rifle in the killings.
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Wyo
J. W. Jordan
Chiosia Jordan
Ed Lasher
John L. Newby
Glenrock Parkerton Band
Parkerton
Big Muddy
Here
Jordan
Lasher
Newby
Guy Saxton
Saxton
Winnipeg Slimed Killer Sealed by Heavy Guard
A man described as the gorilla killer, Earl Nelson or Adrian Harris, was paraded to Winnipeg police headquarters and formally charged with the murder of Emily Patterson and Lola Cowan. Police identified him as the suspect linked to numerous slayings across the United States and Canada, with hearings set for June 23.
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Emily Patterson
Lola Cowan
George Smith
Earl Wilson
Vancouver
B. C
Earl Nelson
San Francisco
W. E. Chandler
Warren
Minn
Nelson
Pacific Coast
Detroit
Portland
Ore
Adrian Harris
Florence Fithian Monks
Seattle
Blanche Myers
Virgil Wilson
Saunders Re-elected National Service Star Legion President
In Spokane on June 17 Mrs. W E G Saunders of Emmetsburg Iowa was re elected president for a third term, defeating Mrs. William Irving of Boston for the office.
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W. E. G. Saunders
Emmettsburg
Iowa
National Service Star Legion
William Irving
Boston
Beverly Hills Mayor Rogers Undergoes Gallstone Surgery
Beverly Hills humorist mayor Wil Rogers was placed on the operating table at California Lutheran hospital around 11 o clock today for an operation to remove gall stones. The decision to operate came suddenly after consulting physicians.
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Los Angeles
Wil Rogers
Beverly Hills
California Lutheran Hospital
No Opposition to Government in Irish Dail Post Elections
London reports indicate President Cosgrave may not form a government due to his party’s minority status after last week’s Irish Free State elections. Final tallies show Fianna Fáil 44 seats, Labour 22, independents 14, farmers 11, National League 8, Sinn Fein 6, independent republican 1.
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Cosgrave
Irish Free State Cabinet
Mr. Cosgrave
Dail
Westminster Gazette
Dair
Fianna
Eamon de Valera
Labor Party
Farmers
National League
Sinn Fein
Tom Johnson
Ruth Exits Early. Durst In Right Field In St Louis Game
Babe Ruth left the Yankee lineup in the first inning with a bad leg after injuring it in yesterday's game with St Louis. Durst replaced him in right field. In Pittsburgh, a ninth inning rally fell short as Boston topped the Pirates 7 to 3.
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Babe Ruth
Yankee
St. Louis
Durst
Ruth
Pittsburgh
Boston
Pirates
Utah Idaho league meeting postponed due to absent Utah board
The Utah Idaho league directors meeting set for this evening at the Hotel Bannock is postponed until Wednesday. Acting president Jack Halliwell announced late today that Utah board members cannot attend in Pocatello.
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Utah-Idaho League
Bannock
Jack Halliwell
Utah
Pocatello
Lindbergh Returns Home In St Louis Landing Parade
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh lands at Lambert Field near St Louis at 3 37 pm after flying from east. He is greeted by Major Albert B. Lambert and Major Victor B. Miller as crowds watch in orderly silence. Lindbergh then heads to his host’s home for an overnight stay with his mother Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh watching.
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St. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States Army
Lindbergh
St Louis
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Albert B. Lambert
Victor B. Miller
St. Loui S
H. 8
Knight
Indbergh
Love
Air Mail Service
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Cooner Lindbergh
Ministers Backlash Over Unmarried Unions Debate
Bishop William T. Manning denounces Reverend Henry Lewis's call for recognizing unmarried unions as dangerous to the church and community. Manning brands such views as immorality, urging disavowal and warning ministers against propagating them at the Protestant Episcopal Congress in San Francisco.
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New York
William T. Manning
Episcopal Diocese of
Henry Lewis
St. Andrew's Church
Ann Arbor
Mich
Lewis
National Congress of the Protestant Episcopal Church
San Francisco
Manning
Episcopal Church
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