Chicago Honors Bremen Fliers With Citywide Celebration
Chicago marks a giant tribute to trans Atlantic fliers Baron Von Huene feld Captain Koehl and Major Fitzmaurice. Police guard crowds as thousands celebrate with German and Irish colors in Soldier Field, while Baron Von Huene feld and others praise friendship over war. About 100000 expected at stadium events.
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Chicago
Reed Lains
Herman Koehl
Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld
Bremen
Baron von Huenefeld
Koeh
James Fitdmaurice
Germany
Ireland
Soldier Field
Baron von Wuenefeld
James Fitzmaurice
Captain Koch
Murray Bay
Greenly Island
Army planes attempt Bremen flight from Mitchell Field
Two army amphibian planes began a flight from Mitchell Field to Greenly Island to help launch the Bremen trans Atlantic monoplane. They planned stops at Pictou and Portland for refueling with a night in Pictou and a Sunday morning leg toward St George Newfoundland depending on weather.
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Mitchel Field
Greenly Island
Bremen
Pictou
N. 68
Portland
Maine
OAIC
Muir Fairchild
James FE. Fechet
Army Air Corps
OAIB
Tro C. Baker
Pred Melchoir
Junkers Copany
St. George
New Foundland
Greenly
Melchoir
Teterboro
N. Y
Miller Field
Statensland
Army
Uhiil
Gehrig Hits Fifth Home Run as Ruth Scores in New York
New York details Lou Gehrig hits his fifth homer of the season in a game at the Polo Grounds with Ruth on third base. The pitchers and context indicate a strong Yankees performance in the May outing.
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New York
Lou Gehrig Pep
Ruth
Wiple
Young Thief Confesses to Killing Two People
In Denver and Los Angeles reports a jail confession reveals a man named James Hooven alias Jas William Huff admitting the killings of Ruth Littie and Jes Leo Carroll. He claimed conscience drove him to confess after being jailed for theft. Investigators pursued Indiana links and a possible sister in law.
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Los Angeles
Calif
James Hooven
Jas
William Huff
Frank Dewar
Ruth, Littie
Summitville
Indiana
Broter
Jes
Leo Carroll
Paviam
San Fernando Valley
Here
Imma Huff
Carroll
Great Demand Motor Cars
John J. Raskob, GM finance chair, said after eight weeks in Europe that the auto market has not reached saturation. He cited a normal annual production of 4.5 million and a five year car life, suggesting replacements push demand to 6 million annually. He forecast GM earnings in Q2 above 1927 and a record for the year.
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New York
John J. Raskob
General Motors Corporation Finance Committee
Europe
General Motors
Italy adopts one party constituency electoral law
The senate approving a new electoral law after Premier Mungolin's speech, making Italy a one party constituency, voted 741 to 45. The chamber of deputies had already approved the measure.
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Rome
Senate
Mungolin
Italy
Chamber of Deputier
Coolidge Signs Act for Inter American Highway Plan
President Coolidge signed a measure urging direct government agency cooperation in planning preparing and constructing an inter American highway to connect all nations of the western hemisphere as a united project.
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Washington
Coolidge
Agreement on Farm Relief Bill Reached in Congress
Conferees from the senate and house reached a final form of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill. Differences were minor and the goal is to present legislation to President Coolidge by next Wednesday. A veto is expected and a two thirds vote would be needed to override. The senate approved the bill by a two thirds majority, while the house did not.
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Washington
Senate
House
McNary
Oregon
Coolidge
Federal Court Group Heads to Moscow Session
Judge Cavenagh and court staff depart Boise for a Moscow session starting Monday. After Moscow, the district court will move to Coeur d'Alene. Judge Cavenagh is expected to be away about a month.
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Boise
Idaho
Co. C. Cavenah
Federal District Court
Moscow
Coeur d'Alene
Cavanagh
First Fatal Flight for a Ford Freight at Detroit
Two Ford Air Line pilots, Wm Munn and E K Parker, killed when a tri motor freight plane crashed after takeoff from Ford airport at 8:45 am. Both Detroit residents and married, Munn a former Hess test pilot, Parker formerly of Denver. Plane fuel ignited after a broken wing punctured the tank. bodies recovered after more than an hour.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
Wm. Munn
E. K. Parker
Detroit
Buffalo
N. Y
Munn
Hess Aircraft Company
Wyandotte
Parker
Denver
Colo
Ford Air Line
Ford Airport
Gordon A. Taylor
Troy
Aaron Roeenbleet
New York City
Taylor
Baseball Scores From Today’s National League Games
In Pittsburgh the Pirates beat Brooklyn 4 to 3 behind a late rally while Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 3 to 1. Stark McWeeney Doak Har greaves Hill and Smith pitched for Pittsburgh. Miller Willoughby Schulte Kolp and Hargrave worked for Cincinnati.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Stark, McWeeney, Doak
Hargreaves
Hill and
Smith
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Miller
Willoughby
Schulte
Kolp
Hargrave
Baseball doubleheader scores at Philadelphia and Boston
In Philadelphia Miller and Sewell led Orwell Powers and Foxx as Cleveland lost 38 to 17. In Boston St Louis defeated the home team 21 to 15 behind a lineup including Stewart Coffman Beck Schang Russell and Berry.
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Philadelphia
Rhe Cleveland
Miller
L. Sewell
Orwell
Powers
Foxx
Boston
Well Known Men Involved in Bloody Encounters in Office of School Principal
A serious altercation at a Pocatello high school office left two men severely bruised and hospitalized. Principal W. H. DeBolt and five local citizens including Charles Starr and Quy Tyler faced assault charges with potential further prosecutions. The school board urged vigorous county attorney action.
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Pocatello
Mueh Poling
Paglos
Lodge
Chaerien Syoy
Debolt
Quy Tyler
Othr
Tyler
Lynn Brothers Hospital
Dia
Idaho Promoter Yorston Waives Hearing
Walter Yorston Idaho mining promoter waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the federal district court. He faces removal to New York on charges of using the mails to defraud in selling mining stock with co defendant George Graham Rice. Yorston was released on a $3000 bond set by U S Commissioner John Jackson.
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Boise
Walter K. Yorston
Idaho
Federal District Court
New York
George Graham Rice
C. Cavanagh
Moscow
Yorston
U.S
John Jackson
Prohibition Agents Ordered to Stop Firing at Suspects
Washington issued strict new orders to prohibition enforcement agents to end use of firearms on fleeing vehicles. Robert Taylor, a West Virginia agent, was dismissed for firing at a car that did not stop for inspection. Commissioner Doran stressed the Hanson coast guard case is separate and emphasized firearms only in self defense or to prevent felonies.
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Washington
Prohibition
Ciry
Treasury
Robert Taylor
West Virginia
Jacob D. Hancon
Niagara Falls
New York
Coast
Congress
Doran
Taylor
Hanson
Coast Guard
Huntington
Pennington
Prohibtion Bureau
Pope Criticizes Women’s Dress in New Encyclical
In Rome on May 12 the AP reports Pope Pius XII’s encyclical on the feast of Achilles the Martyr urging forgiveness for lax morals and neglect of religious practice. He laments women’s dress and modern tastes, warns of eroding Christian modesty, youth education, and reverence for authority.
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Rome
Pius
Achilles the Martyr
Music Teacher Shies at Snakes in Boise
Boise Idaho May 12 AP The University of Washington ordered six tame snakes from a local music teacher for use in a university drama carnival. The teacher refused to deliver the snakes citing professional ethics. The order called for nonpoisonous, fanged only if no other option, with rattlesnakes acceptable if necessary.
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Boise
Idaho
University of Washington At
Seattle
Explosion at Kokomo laundry kills four women
A flat work mangler exploded at the Pridlin laundry in Kokomo Indiana injuring fifteen others and killing four women including Anna Brick and Emmet Blackford's sister Rozelin Courtney. The blast wrecked the one story brick building and blew out windows for two blocks. Owner Charles Frielin and engineer Elmer Merrill survived with serious injuries and the damage was valued at $10 000.
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Kokomo
Ind
Pridlin
Anna Brick
Emmet Blackford
Anna Rozelin Courtney
Thelma May Garriot
Elmer Merrill
Launery
Lilly Pohlman
Mise Nelle Pohlman
Dora Schmidt
Mary Royer
Charles Frielin
Hoover Fund Shows Expenditures Ahead of Hoover Bid
Washington report outlines campaign spending for Herbert Hoover at 241 274 41 with 640 000 spent by Hoover headquarters and 6 260 000 by Coolidge in 1924. Good revises total toward 200 000 and cites Ohio costs 40 000. Also notes Lowden and Wood figures and explores Hoover early party alignments. London dispatch mentions Princess Ingrid visiting England with Duke of Connaught amid rumored engagement.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
California
James W. Good
Senate
Good
Ohio
Hoover
Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Mellon
Pennsylvania
Barkley
Kentucky
Julius Barner
Perry K. Heath
Waalington
Hoover Screen
Lowden
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Landis
DR. Baldwin
Iowa City
Hird T. Baldwin
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Rr Baldwin
Gemue
Reil Wuulei WU
Daniel Tn
Justices
Colorado
Supreme Court
S. Julian Lamme
Walsenburg
Huerfano County
Lamme
Rosalie
Hooven
Dewar
Ford Freight
Edward G. Hamilton
Ford Air Line Service
Michigan Central Railroad
X-rao
Mr. DeBolt
Robert
Mr. Tyler
Pope
Milady
Kamol
London
Ingrid of Mwenen
Duke of Connaught
Prince of Wales
England
Orewa Custay
Adolph
Ingrid
Wales
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