Floods Sweep Louisiana Towns As Planes Test For Paris Flight
In a Louisiana flood sweep, planners tested planes ahead of the New York to Paris flight. Lindbergh, called The Kid by airfield crews, gains aliases while awaiting his chance to depart. At Roosevelt Field, the America monoplane successfully lifted 11 260 pounds and later 13 800 pounds in tests for Byrd new trans Atlantic attempt.
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Louisiana
Mineola
Charles Lindbergh
trans-Atlantic
France
California
Lucky Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Missouri National Guard
Roosevelt Field
L. I
America
Bert Acosta
Richard E. Byrd
Atlantic
Byrd
Fonck
Noel Davis
Fokker
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Curtiss
Soviet protest over London raid delivered in Moscow
Moscow on May 17 reported the soviet government handed a note to the British Charge d Affaires protesting a raid on a soviet house in London. Maxim Litinoff, acting foreign minister, presented the note.
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Moscow
London
Maxim Litinoff
Colonel Starling scouts summer White House sites
Omaha reports Col A C Starling of the U S secret service is choosing summer White House locations for President Coolidge. He will leave at noon for Washington and praised Colorado Springs while declining to comment on a Black Hills site.
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Omaha
Neb
A. C. Starling
United States Scret Service
White House
President Coolidge
Washington, D. C
Colorado Springs
Pastor Pierce Sued for Libel Over Efforts to Oust Cole
The Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the First Congregational church, faces a $50,000 libel suit in the DC supreme court over letters to the shipping board about Howard T. Cole. Cole, an engineer, claims the letters aimed to ruin his reputation and drive him from Washington. Pierce’s counsel, Frank J. Hogan, says actions were in line with his duties.
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Washington
Jason Noble Pierce
First Congregational Church
Coolidge
Shipping Board
Howard T. Cole
Cole
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Pierce
A. C. Dalton
Dr. Pierce
Cantonese Government Faces Striker Crisis at Hankow
In Hankow the Cantonese government confronts 38,000 strikers living on state funds. They demand ongoing support and threaten reprisals if their demands are denied, as authorities declare an early dispenser necessary.
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Hong Kong
Hankow
De Pinedo Arrives in Montreal by Air From Chicago
De Pinedo arrived in Montreal at 6 35 p m after an air trip from Chicago. The report notes the May 17 arrival time and the city connection from Chicago.
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Montreal
de Pinedo
Chicago
National League and American League Game Summaries
Baseball scores from today include multiple NL games in Philadelphia Brooklyn New York and Boston with mixed outcomes. American League contests feature Chicago Cleveland Detroit and St Louis with notable dramatics and pitching lines.
Steer Roams City Streets Before Lassoed by Police
In Buffalo on May 17 a large steer escaped from a packing plant and dashed through two miles of streets. Patrolmen lassoed the animal at Clinton and Fillmore, tied it to a veranda, and after it pulled free a second time, packing-house workers were summoned and shot the fugitive to end the chase.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Clinton
Fillmore
New Orleans
Arthur Jacobs
Goulandin & la
Associated Press Today
Atchafalaya
Melville
St. Landry Parish
Port Bare
Texas and Pacific
Gulf Coast Railroad
Southern Pacific
Holdop men in pistol battle at New York restaurant
In a lower East Side restaurant, detectives Morris Borkin and Benjamin Cantor were shot during a holdup. Borkin died from five bullet wounds, Cantor was wounded in the chest, and patron Jacob Kimmelman was shot in the hand as the three armed men fled after a volley of shots. Police found a man shot below the heart in a car and arrested him.
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New York
Lower East Side
Morris Borkin
Benjamin Cantor
Forsyth Street
Borkin
Cantor
Jacob Kimmelman
Nationals Win Pitchers Battle In Philadelphia Victory
Jack Scott pitched for the Philadelphia Nationals to a 4 to 3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The game featured a tight pitchers duel and solid performances by both lineups.
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Nationals
Philadelphia
Jack Scott
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Philadelphia Nationals
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Scores and Highlights from May 17
Brooklyn defeated the Pirates 2 to 1 as Dazzy Vance earned the win over Hill and Morrison. New York Giants topped the Reds 2 to 0 with Grimes contributing to the shutout, Cincinnati extending its skid to six. Babe Ruth hit his ninth homer of the season in Detroit, while the Yankees beat the Tigers 8 to 2 with 15 total hits.
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Brooklyn
Pirates
Dazzy Vance
Hill
Morrison
New York
New York Giants
Reds
Grimes
Cincinnati
Detroit
Babe Ruth
Rip” Collins
Yankees
Tigers
Man and Woman Shot to Death in Automobile
Los Angeles May 17 Powell vice president of Discount Corporation of California and Margie Pike 24 believed stenographer were found shot to death in an automobile in front of the girl's residence. Police initial theory Miss Pike killed Powell then herself. A taxicab driver found the bodies and neighbors heard two shots late last night. Notes left by Pike show threatening phrases and a $50 bank balance with a blank check. Powell had $367 in cash and a $125 check on his person.
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Los Angeles
George E Powell, Jr
Discount Corporation of California
Margie Pike
Fow Weil
Ellen
New York Central
Miss Pike
The
Discount Company of California
Powell
Search Hindered by Bad Weather in Cabot Strait
Weather conditions in Cabot Strait between Canada and Newfoundland continue to impede government boats searching for missing French fliers Captain Nunggesser and Coli. Mikula and Montcalm reported no trace after patrols near Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Radio stations along the Atlantic border issued similar no information reports.
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Ottawa
Ont
Cabot Straits
Canada
New Foundland
Nungesser
Coli
Mikula
Montcalm
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Brownlee Hanged for Lane County Deputy Slaying
Albert Brownlee World War veteran was hanged at the Oregon state penitentiary for the February 27 slaying of Eston Hooker deputy sheriff of Lane county. The execution concludes the case after a lengthy legal process.
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Salem
Ore
Albert Brownlee
State Penitentiary
Eston Hooker
Lane County
Extra Quietude Added to Cal’s Silence
Washington reports an extra degree of quiet at the White House on President Coolidge’s 1926 intentions. The president denies accepting explicit questions about re election and says if a question is asked and unanswered, the incident should not be printed.
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Washington
White House
Coolidge
Italian airman de Pinedo departs Chicago for Montreal
Commander Francesco de Pinedo, leading Italian fliers on a transcontinental mission, took off from Chicago at 6:58 a m local time in the Santa Maria II for Montreal with Lake Michigan seaway conditions and a possible Buffalo stop. He has logged 40 000 miles promoting Fascism in the Americas and faced an earlier setback when a lake swell damaged an engine cylinder.
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Chicago
Francesco de Pinedo
United States
Montreal
Buffalo
Vivas
Bravas
Furer
Monroe Street
de Pinedo
Santa Maria
Welfare spend reaches three billion annually
Dr. John A. Lapp of Chicago told delegates at the social work convention that the United States spends about three billion dollars each year on welfare activities. He said the figure is double the spending for schools and reflects growing social work strides. He also supports the conference joining the international social service congress in Paris next year.
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Des Moines
John A. Lapp
Chicago
National Conference For Social Work
America
Lapp
International Social Service Congress
Paris
Montgomery Mayor Gunter Wins Fourth Term in Re election
Montgomery Alabama May 17 AP W A Gunter mayor for twelve years prepared to serve another term after defeating J Johnston Moore 4278 to 2238 Moore backed by the Ku Klux Klan results released yesterday May 16
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Montgomery
Ala
W. A. Gunter
J. Johnston Moore
Moore
Ku Klux Klan
Ball of Fire Falls From Clouds Near Hospital
A sputtering ball of fire roared from the clouds and exploded near General Hospital in South Kansas City shortly before midnight. The blast scorched grass and left several small ground holes, the largest about two inches wide, with the detonation heard for blocks.
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Kansas City
General Hospital
Man Dies After Shot Wound at Playwright Cline Farm
Williamette Conn May 17 State police hold Leonard Cline playwright and novelist after Wilfred Irwin of New York City dies from a shotgun wound at Cline's Manefield farm. Autopsy cites 60 to 80 slug thoke. Cline says accidental. Irwin's brother George J Irwin arrives to claim body for Lexington Virginia. Police search for Irwin's wife who was visiting.
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Williamette
Conn
Leonard Cline
Wilfred Irwin
New York City
Cline
Manefield Farm
Tolland County
Irwin
George J. Irwin
Wilford
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Mansfield
Hotel Wrecked by Explosion in Sioux City
A fire and explosion destroyed a Sioux City hotel last night. Two killed, two missing, including hotel residents J. F. Albright, 58, and John Bronkhorst, 35. Paul Friedberg and another hotel guest Christian were missing, while Frank Harris sustained a back injury from leaping two stories to escape.
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Sioux City
Iowa
J. F. Albright
John Bronkhorst
Paul Friedberg
Christianson
Frank Harris
Coolidge cautious on tax cut plan for next Congress
President Coolidge says it is too early to map a definite tax reduction plan for the next session. He favors determining the method after the fiscal year surplus to June 30 is known and notes the reduction should reflect current and anticipated business conditions when Congress convenes in December.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Residents Flee To Levees In Night Clothes
Washington reports confirm a relief program for the Mississippi valley while Coolidge favors no special session. In Melville Louisiana the main Atchafalaya levee broke forcing 1028 residents to flee onto river levees with boats requested for rescue.
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Washington
Hoover
Mississippi Valley
White House
Coolidge
Congress
Baton’ Rouge
Melville
Atchafalaya River
Opening Game Draws Big Utah Idaho League Crowd
The 1927 Utah Idaho Baseball League opened in Pocatello with a weathered but promising opener. Fred M Nye, league president, was absent, Mayor C Ben Ross presiding at the first ball ceremony. A parade and batting practice preceded the game as fans filled the grandstand and umpire Tom Ferguson prepared to call play.
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Utah-Idaho Baseball League
Pocatello
Overweather
Fred M. Nye
Ogden
C. Ben Ross
Bannocks
Tom Ferguson
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Llovd Bertald
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Morrison and Smith
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Cox
Gray Hargrave
Picinich
Boston
R. Smith
Hogan
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Hofmann
Brown, Coly
Jacobs and McCurdy
Cleveland
Rhe
Lizen
Ruel
Shaute
Hudlin
Karr
L. Sewell
Myatt
Pennock and Grabowski
Collins, Carroll and Woodall
Ehmke
Rommel
Perkins
Zechary
O’neill
Babe
Naser and
Brownlee
Gunter
Crescent City
Baton Rouge
Onna Pacific Railroad
Associated Press
Julia MacNeill
Twin Falls
Apperson
Benjamin
Brasovitch
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