Flight of T-2 Marks Epoch in Aviation
In San Diego on May 4 AP reports a plane trained by Lieutenants Oakley G. Kelly and John A. MacReady set a 35 hour 18 minute 3 second sustained flight over San Diego and environs. They previously crossed the continent from Hempstead to Rockwell Field with two earlier attempts halted by fog and engine failure. Officials withheld international record acceptance due to technicalities.
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San Diego
Calif
Kitty Hawk Field
North Carolina
Orville Wright
America
Rockwell Field
Hempstead
N. Y
New York
Oakley G. Kelly
John A. MacReady
American
Here
Indianapolis
Kidnapped Boy Reunites With Family After 72 Hour Search
Verner Alexanderson, abducted near Schenectady, was found in a shack by the Indian River near Theresa, 25 miles away. He returns home with his mother and father as two alleged kidnappers flee to Canada. a foster mother and others face questions. The boy insists his new dog accompany him.
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Watertown
Verner Alexanderson
Schenectady
Indian River
Theresa
Ernest O. Gillett
E. F. M. Alexanderson
France to Protest U S Liquor Ship Ban
Paris reports Premier Poincare issued instructions for a strong protest to Washington over the U S ruling barring entry of foreign ships with liquor aboard into American ports. La Matin cites the order as a response to the ban.
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Paris
Poincare
Washington
United States
la Matin
Neck Broken in Car Accident Near Burley
A V Mounce 55 of Buhl was killed west of Burley when he lost control and was thrown from his car. Coroner Galloway said the neck was broken and the body was found on a turned running board at 10:30 Wednesday night. Survived by a widow and several children.
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Boise
Idaho
A. V. Mounce
Mounce
Burley
Buhl
Childrn
Werden Gets Place in Sun
Werden in Rhenish Prussia hosts a French court martial for Dr. Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and four Krupp directors charged with inciting a March 31 attack on French troops. The 77th French division presides with Colonel Peyronel.
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Werden
Rhenish
Prussia
Ruhr
Krupp
Essen
Peyronel
Verden
Paris
London
United States
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Switzerland
Rhineland
Krupp von Bohlen
General Mitchell flies nonstop 825 miles to Cleveland
Brigadier General William Mitchell assistant chief of the United States army air service landed at Glenn Martin field in a non stop two hour thirty minute flight from Washington. He inspected facilities spoke briefly with Mr Martin then departed at 10 30 for Selfridge field Mount Clemens Michigan.
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Cleveland
William Mitchell
United States Army Air Service
Glenn Martin Field
Washington
Mr. Martin
Farrell and Markham address foreign trade council session
James A. Farrell president of United States Steel and Cr H Markham of Illinois Central spoke at the closing general session of the tenth annual national foreign trade council in New Orleans. Farrell discussed the steel business while Markham spoke on railroad transportation.
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New Orleans
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Cr. H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
National Foreign Trade Council
Mr. Farrell
Mr. Markham
Spread Rails Cause Wreck Near Woodside Utah
Investigations by railroad and state officials began into the Denver and Rio Grande Western train No. 2 wreck near Woodside Utah. Seven killed and 37 injured, five seriously, as a day coach and smoking car were demolished. Traffic resumed after a nearly 12 hour halt.
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Salt Lake
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Woodside
Utah
Value placed on Oregon Washington R R and Navigation
The Interstate Commerce Commission set a tentative valuation of 129 810 913 for the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation system as of June 30 1916. The Des Chutes line and two or three smaller railroads are included with 2200 miles in Oregon Washington and Idaho. The finding will go to Union Pacific for review before final adoption as a basis for rate policies.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Union Pacific
Des Chutes
Oregon
Idaho
Union Pacific Company
Pope Charged in Oklahoma Triple Slaying Case
Isabel Oklahoma May 4 AP Jack Pope a youth and Red Harvey now under arrest confessed to police to involvement in the killing of Thomas Hansell his wife and daughter Lydia Pope at the Hansell home near Howarth Oklahoma on April 26 John Pope estranged husband of Mrs Pope is blamed for the crime Harvey says Pope killed the dog to silence it and guided officers to a shack near the Hansell home where shotguns were hidden
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Isabel
Okla
Jack Pope
Red’’ Harvey
Thomas Hansell
Lydia Pope
Hansell
Howarth
Oklo
John Pope
Pope
Tom Hansell
Wobbly Strike Weakens Across Pacific Coast
In San Francisco AP reports the I W W strike among lumber workers weakens while a Los Angeles group faces criminal syndicalism charges. A mill watchman fatally wounds logger William McKay at Aberdeen Washington as strikers resist entry. Officials say Washington lumber production remains above normal and expect the strike to end next week there as ships and mills feel limited effects.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
William McKay
FE. I. Green
Aberdeen
Wash
Green
Los Angeles
Chris Peterson
Leo Star
Frank P. Wéilge
Eastern University
Arizona
Shipowners Association
Washington
West Coast Lumber Men’s Associations
Governor Davis Calls Sugar Boycott Amid Rising Prices
In Topeka Governor J M Davis urged a sugar boycott declaring it should echo Boston tea party spirit. He urged nationwide public restraint until prices drop and profits are curbed, criticizing sugar profiteers and wartime losses reimbursement. New York stock news noted raw sugar and coffee prices sliding as thousands protested high refined sugar costs.
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Topeka
Kans
Hoover
America
New York
York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Long Day Planned for Army Pilot June 21 Flight
Lieut. Br. Maughas of the Army Air Service will attempt a daylight flight from New York to San Francisco starting June 21, the longest day of the year. The date was tentatively announced due to the potential for extended daylight.
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Maughas
Army Air Service
New York
San Francisco
Sun Yat Sen Forces Win Decisive Canton Victory
Sun Yat Sen's southern constitutionalist troops defeat the Kwangsi army after a prolonged battle along the North river. The turning point came Monday as Sun's forces outflanked the enemy, forcing a retreat to the Kwangsi border.
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Hongkong
North River
Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Canton-Hankow
Kwangsi Province
Sun Yat Sen forces contest along North and East rivers
May 4 Canton AP report details ongoing fighting between Sun Yat Sen faction and rival forces. Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Chen Chiung Ming remnants are seized by Wong Fung Lun and attacked on the East river. West river communications halt amid defiant clashes. Chu Pei Teh resigns as chief of staff. Wu Nie Fung named salt inspectorate chief.
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Canton
North
Sun Yat Sen
Sun
Chen Chiung-Ming
Wong Fung-Lun
Chu Pei Teh
Dr. Sun
Wu Nie Fung
Salt Inspectorate
Peking
Northwestern students questioned in Evanston school death probe
Chicago May 4 AP reports more than twenty people including current and former Northwestern University students and an official were questioned by the district attorney's office staff regarding the death of Leigh ton Mount whose skeleton was found beneath a lake shore pier at Evanston.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
District Attorney’s Office
Leighton Mount
Evanston
Kidnap Gang Uses Boxes To Seize Children In Shanghai
Marine police at Soochow aboard a junk discovered 13 boys and girls aged seven to 12 gagged and chained inside two boxes believed to contain dry goods. An elderly woman in charge was arrested. The find links to many recent kidnappings and reveals an organized abductors ring at work. A boy’s muffled cries alerted passing boatmen triggering the rescue.
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Shanghai
Soochow
Here
President May Broaden Tour Westward Plan Under Review
President Harding weighs a naval return route from Alaska via the Panama Canal and Porto Rico as proposed by Secretary Denby. The plan would offer rest and a Porto Rico visit but officials hint he may opt for an overland Seattle start to continue a transcontinental tour and discuss administration gains.
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Washington
Harding
Denby
Alaska
Panama Canal
Porto Rico
White House
Shipping Board
Lasker
West
Seattle
Spokane
Helena
Boise
Aberdeen
8. D
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Soot Bend
Ind
Detroit
Memphis Strong for Saunders in Piggy Wiggly stock sale
Memphis division into 28 sections with scores of local business and professional men pledging aid to Clarence Saunders to sell 50 000 shares of Piggly Wiggly stock to avert loss of his fortune. S. H. Butler of the Memphis Chamber of Commerce leads the campaign planning for next Monday. Saunders warns Memphis will break if he fails.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Clarence Saunders
Captain Killed Lieutenant Hurt In Auto Crash Near Fort Sam
Captain B. R. Jacobi of the Indiana National Guard was killed and Second Lieutenant James Gardner of Waco Texas was probably fatally injured when their car overturned near Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Texas early today. Gardner had his home in Waco Texas.
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San Antonio
Texas
B. R. Jacobi
James Gardner
Fort Sam Houston
Jacobi
Indiana National Guard
Gardner
Waco
Parmalee Hides Out as Kidnapping Charge Lingers
In Mexico City on May 4 Charles Parmalee of Los Angeles faced a kidnapping charge for taking his young son from a children’s home. A writ granting 72 hours immunity was issued but Parmalee did not appear in court. Authorities had not located Parmalee or his son by early today.
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Parmalee
Mexico City
Charles m. Parmalee
Los Angeles
Explosion Kills Three At Lansford Coal Mine
Three men died and eight were injured in a gas explosion at Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company No 10 colliery in Lansford Pennsylvania on May 4.
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Lansford
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Chicago to Host 1924 Republican National Convention
Missouri Republican Committee member Jacob L. Babler says Chicago will host the 1924 GOP gathering, noting 24 of 52 committee members already pledged to back Chicago and more supporters expected when the convention site is voted on. Letters from committee members shown by Fred W. Upham during a Chicago visit support the push.
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Louis
Chicago
Jacob L. Babler
Republican National Committee
Missouri
Fred W. Upham
Babler
Upham
Uphe
Seamen Union Chief Demands Secret Service Probe
Andrew Furnuseth president of the International Seamen's Union of America asks President Harding to deploy the federal secret service to investigate alleged marine law violations by seamen and ship operators. He says American vessels are often manned by radicals who lack seamanship and jeopardize lives and national interests at sea. The union has few concrete violations due to bans on union sailors aboard ships where offenses are frequent.
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San Francisco
Andrew Furnuseth
International Seamen's Union of America
Harding
American
Secret Service
Union
Stokes Denied New Evidence in Divorce Case
Wealthy hotel man W. E. D. Stokes failed to amend his divorce petition to name new co respondents after discovering evidence. The appellate division reversed Justice Guy’s alimony increase from 18000 to 30000, sending the roll on amendment back to the Supreme Court.
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New York
E. D. Stokes
Supreme Court
Helen Elwood Stokes
Guy
Chicago Hearing Involving Mrs Stokes and Expense Claim
Mrs W E B Stokes seeks a 3500 expense account to transport Mrs Nell Ross Miller to New York where Miller denies yesterday’s deposition in a divorce rehearing action filed by Mr Stokes. The action was denied, a rehearing granted, Miller testified about services to Stokes and Wallace in a New York apartment.
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Chicago
W. EB. Bt
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
Nell Ross Miller
Miller
Stokes
Soviet asks Japan to hand over five refugee ships
Moscow reports Soviet under secretary M Karakhan has sent a note to Tokyo requesting the Japanese government surrender five of Admiral Stark's refugee ships now at Gensan Korea. The note frames the move as a test of good faith following Tokyo's offer of partial rapprochement with Russia.
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Moscow
M. Karakhan
Foreign Affairs
Tokio
Russia
Admiral Stark
Gensan
Korea
Japan
Trial Postponed in Crocker WHI Case
Dublin reports the Richard Crocker WHI case trial was postponed today until a later date. The AP brief notes a delay in the court schedule with no new date specified.
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Dublin
Richard Crocker
Whi Sult
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