Byrd and crew launch long delayed Paris flight
Commander Richard E. Byrd and three crew members took off from Roosevelt Field New York in the monoplane America bound for France after weather delays. The flight followed rumors about a fifth man and involved weight concerns as they headed toward New Foundland amid mist and wind.
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Roosevelt Field
New York
Richard E. Byrd
France
America
Fokker
Kinkade
Byrd
New Foundland
Paris
Harding
Acosta
Neville
Balchen
Grace Has Record as Daring Airman
Hollywood California June 29 Richard Grace a member of the motion picture colony is famed for perilous stunts. The 29 year old daredevil pilot has eight crashes in his career none causing serious injury. He began flying in 1914 and after 5 000 hours in air has entertained films with thrilling flights. He was born Morris Minnesota January 10 1898 and studied at the University of Minnesota. He married Lorraine Stephenson in June 1926 and later divorced. Mahnakanai Hawaii June 29 Richard Grace spent the night with Lindsay Faye and his plane was checked all night by mechanics.
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Hollywood
Calif
Motion Picture Colony
Richard Grace
Pacific
Honolulu
Grace
Minneapolis
Dence
Darecevil
Morris Minn
University of Minnesota
Lorraine Stephenson
Mahnakanai
Hawaii
California
Lindsay Faye
Sugar Factory to Be Moved from Ogden to Missoula
Ogden reporters say the Amalgamated Sugar Company directors voted to forego dividends on preferred stock due August 1. The move is tied to planned removal of one sugar factory to Missoula Montana, an action that will incur substantial expense.
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Ogden
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Missoula
Montana
Fuller grants 30 day reprieve for Sacco and Vanzetti
Boston June 29 Governor Alvan TY Fuller issued a 30 day reprieve for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti as their murder conviction draws international scrutiny. Their execution had been planned for the week of July 10.
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Boston
Alvan TY. Fuller
Niccolas Sacco
Bartolomo Vanzetti
Auto Loses Effort to Break Rail Time
Samuel Klein and his father Morris Kilse, attempting to beat rail time from Chicago to Los Angeles, died or were injured when their car crashed near Council Grove Kansas. The driver may have been blinded by the sun. Samuel died from chest injuries while Morris suffered a fractured skull and other injuries.
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Kan
É&Muel Klein
Morris Kilse
Chicago
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Kansas City
Santa Fe
N. M
Bushong
Here
Samuel
Samuel Klein
Klein and Company, Jewelers
Milwaukee
Commander Byrd Seen With Many Titles
New York June 29 AP It was not only Commander Richard E Byrd who left today for Paris in the plane America Dr Byrd is described as civil engineer master of arts and master of science In recent weeks he has received degrees from Yale Tufts Virginia Military Institute Georgetown College and Kentucky plus a special doctor of latitude and longitude from the American Geographical Society after his North Pole flight.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Paris
America
Byrd
Yale
Tufts
Virginia Military Institute
Georgetown College
Kentucky
North Pole
American Geographical Society
Wife awaits reunion after Honolulu nonstop flight
Mrs Les ter J Maitland, wife of the first aviator to fly nonstop from the Pacific coast to Honolulu, called the flight wonderful. She was tired from watching overnight reports and planned to rest before deciding when to travel to meet him on the Pacific coast.
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Washington
Lester J. Maitland
Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
Planes Achieve 100 MPH Averages In Record Overwater Flights
The United States Army C-2 completed a 2400 mile Pacific hop from Oakland to Honolulu in about 25 hours 43 minutes. Meanwhile Byrd's four man plane flew from New York toward Paris, with fogs and heavy winds. he neared the Canadian coast seven hours after takeoff, chasing Lindbergh's speed record.
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Associated Press
United States Army
Pacific
Oakland
Calif
Honolulu
New York
Paris
Byrd
Nova Scotia
Lindbergh
Relieved Parents Hear of Hawaii Flight Landing
In Burlingame California Mrs. J. W. Maitland and her husband celebrate their son Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland’s safe Hawaii landing after piloting the long Pacific hop. Around Boston Mrs. Louise Hegenberger learns of her husband’s plane arrival by radio, as tears and joy mark a family moment. President Coolidge cables praise for Maitland and Hegenberger, noting a new chapter in American aviation history.
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Burlingame
Calif
Lester J. Maitland
Hawaii
J. W. Maitland
Lester
Boston
Louise Hegenberger
Castle Island
Albert
Bobby
Rapid City
8. D
Maitland
Hegenberger
Honolulu
Coolidge
Rain
Rain postpones New York Boston doubleheader while other games proceed. Pitchers and line scores listed for multiple games including Chicago at Cincinnati Cleveland at Chicago Boston at New York Detroit at St Louis and Philadelphia at Washington with various scoring and pitching details.
Gas Tins a Menace to Plane
Roosevelt Field New York June 29 Commander Byrd wired the request for all stations to stand by while he pumped gas. Grover A Whalen vice president of the Byrd flight company explained a pre arranged plan to meet the eme developed in the oil with Amelia's compass.
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Roosevelt Field
N. York
Associated Press
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