Washington to welcome Lindbergh with massed pageantry
Washington prepares for a record welcoming ceremony for Charles Lindbergh as 100 000 spectators gather in the capital. A large air escort including navy dirigible Los Angeles and dozens of aircraft will meet the Memphis at Chesapeake Bay before the flier's Washington arrival. President Coolidge will present the first flying cross and other honors follow at ceremonies along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Potomac River
Army, Navy, Commerce and Post Office Department
Washington Navy Yard
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Virginia
Byrd
Memphis
Capes
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Wilbur
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New
Lindbergh
Capital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Monument
United States
Birdman
Memphis Glides Into Chesapeake Bay With Lindbergh Aboard
The cruiser Memphis with Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh aboard entered Chesapeake Bay in late afternoon greeted by airmen. The ship was 176 nautical miles off Virginia Capes at 8 am and 80 miles off at noon, with plans to reach the capes by mid afternoon. Evangeline Lindbergh, mother of the famed flyer, arrived in Baltimore and continued toward Washington in a White House automobile.
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Paris
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Capes
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Detroit
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St. Louis
Citizens Committee
Cherbourg
Engineers
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Roxford Couch
Lawrenceville
Georgia
Lindy
Lieutenant Lovette
Twenty
Emphis
Chesapeake Bay
Armin
Herg
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Bay
Baltimore
White House
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cape
Army
Marine Corps
Crniser
Navy Department
Rebuilding Highway System Wrecked by Recent Floods
Savannah Ga June 10 The United States Good Roads Association urged Congress to rebuild the highway network wrecked by floods in the Mississippi Valley without state aid and outlined a yearlong program. Proposals include full federal funding for sparsely populated states, wider road beds, higher per mile costs, and the creation of a secretary of highways.
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Savannah
United States Good Roads Association
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Secretary of Highways
Lindbergh aviation instructor to greet him in Washington
Ira Bisell, who taught Col Charles A. Lindbergh to fly, will carry 100 invitations from the Junior Chambers of Commerce to greet his former pupil in Washington. The National Junior Chamber of Commerce gathers at its convention as Ed Robertson of Atlanta wins the golf title by one stroke.
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Neb
Ira Bisell
Air Mail
Charles A. Lindbergh
Chambers of Commerce
Washington
National
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ed Robertson
Atlanta
BB. W. Gottenstrader
H.grady Vien
St. Louis
Tilden and Hunter win third straight in Dublin doubles
William T Tilden and Francis Hunter clinched their third consecutive victory in Dublin defeating L A Meldyn and A MaGuira in straight sets 3 6 2 6 2 2 6 2.
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Tilden
Hunter
Dublin
Ireland
William T. Tilden
Francis Hunter
L. A. Meldyn
A. MaGuira
Birthday tribute for Rebecca Felton in Cartersville lunch
Mrs Rebecca Latimer Felton the first woman U S Senator and Cartersville’s oldest resident spoke at a luncheon honoring her 92nd birthday. She recalled Browning’s line Grow Old Along With Me and thanked God for mercies while reflecting on her long public life.
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U.S
Coolidge
Cartersville
Browning
Rebecca Latimer Felton
United States
Soviets Execute 20 in reprisals over Warsaw incident
Moscow announces after June 9 session twenty persons were executed as reprisal for open extremism and foreign-backed agitators. London papers flag swift, ruthless revenge and accuse the Soviet government of targeting prominent families in response to Minister Volkoff incident.
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Russia
State Political Department
London
Warsaw
Peter Volkoff
Poland
Evening Standard
Evening News
Americans Attend Berlin Dinner Dance for Fliers
Americans gather in Berlin for a dinner dance honoring trans Atlantic fliers Clarence Chamberlin and Charles A. Lindbergh. The Municipal banquet to present plaques to the aviators, who plan visits to Munich Vienna Prague Rome, and inspections at Johannisthal aircraft works.
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Germany
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Burgomester
Munich
Vienna
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Aerial Club
Chamberlin
Rome
Johannisthal
Levine
Seaboard Leases 99 Years On Georgia Florida Alabama Railway
Sea board Air Line announces lease of the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway for 99 years pending Interstate Commerce Commission approval. The 191 mile line runs from Richland Georgia to Carrabelle Florida with Jacksonville and Tallahassee connections. S. Davies Warfield says it will become part of the Seaboard System and notes 1926 gross revenues near 1.5 million dollars with room for growth.
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Seaboard Air Line
Georgia
S. Davies Warfield
Seaboard
Florida
Alabama
Funeral services for Judge Patterson of Griffin tomorrow
Officials of Georgia and hundreds of friends will honor Judge Thomas F. Patterson of Griffin who died Thursday night in Atlanta after surgery and a heart attack. The state prison commission closed offices today. Honorary pallbearers will include state officials. The service will be at College Park Methodist Church tomorrow afternoon with burial in Newnan. Patterson was a 16 year member of the state prison commission and active in Masonic circles.
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Georgia
Thomas F. Patterson
Griffin
State Prison Commission
College Park Methodist Church
Newnan
Patterson
Poland Honors Slain Soviet Minister Volkoff in Warsaw
Poland paid high honors as the body of Soviet Minister Peter Volkoff was moved from the Soviet legation to a special train to Moscow. Volkoff was shot by 19 year old Boris Kowceda at Warsaw Central Station as he arrived to greet A P Rosengolz. The funeral procession included Polish infantry cavalry and artillery units, with officials and a guard accompanying the casket to the train.
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Warsaw
Peter Volkoff
Moscow
M. Volkoff
Boris Kowceda
Vilna High School
A. P. Rosengolz
London
Calvary
Saleski
Rotary International Convention Adjourns In Ostend Belgium
The eighteenth annual Rotary International convention in Ostend Belgium adjourned today after the installation of officers elected yesterday. Arthur Sapp of Huntington Indiana, the new president, delivered a short address.
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Ostend
Belgium
Rotary International
Arthur Sapp
Huntington
Ind
Herbert Coates
Monte Vieo
Uruguary
Rotary
South America
Sapp
Rotary Cinds
Columbus Woman Dies in Atlanta
Miss Janie Ligon Dowdell 68, longtime Columbus resident, died at her sister’s Atlanta home after weeks of illness. The obituary notes her Columbus ties and residence history.
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Columbus
Atlanta
Janie Ligon Dowdell
Clifford L. Near
DeAutremont Brothers Bonded On Train Robbery Charge
Ray and Roy deAutremont, 27, pleaded not guilty to robbing a mail train in Oregon. Bond set at 50 000 dollars each, they remain in custody awaiting transport to Columbus then Jacksonville for trial. federal officers to arrive from Oregon.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Ray
Roy deAutremont
United States
Oregon
Columbus
Jacksonville
Corn prices tumble on the Chicago Exchange
Chicago June 10 corn prices fell about six cents a bushel with July delivery dipping to 93 1/2 cents at one point from 98 3/4 to 99 cents the day before. Analysts attributed the drop in value to rapid progress in corn planting.
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Widow of Michigan Senator rules out Senate bid
Savannah Georgia June 10 Mrs Charles Townsend widow of the Michigan Senator told the Associated Press reports she may run for the Senate are over interpretations She has been approached by party leaders but says now is not the time for a woman to seek the seat She favors a strong man from Grand Rapids and notes insufficient experience for women in high political office.
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Charles Townsend
Michigan
Associated Press
Senate
Grand Rapids
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