Moroccan Tribesmen Open Attack on French Zone
Moroccan tribesmen under Abd-El-Krim launched an assault across a sixty mile front on the French zone in Morocco. French forces numbering about twelve thousand with machine guns and artillery face surround actions while reinforcements are readied to reach twenty thousand. An official communique reports Riffians advancing east of Oftissaf and forming defensive fronts as the northern front holds.
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Abd-El-Krim
Associated Press
Morocco
Edge Warns Ship Subsidy Bill May Fail in Congress
Senator Edge of New Jersey expressed belief the ship subsidy bill has little chance of passing Congress after talks with the President. He favored the subsidy but said the current priority is funding for the shipping board tonnage to attract and keep patronage.
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EDGE
Congress
New Jersey
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senator Edge
Weather forecast: fair tonight and Sunday warmer
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight with warmer conditions on Sunday across the central and northern portions.
Lives and steamers lost in rough North Atlantic seas
Halifax May 2 Five lives two steamers and one schooner lost since Thursday due to heavy fog and seas. Cape Dar sank after being rammed by Clackamas. Captain Wilke's wife and four crewmen died. Moldegaard and Azov ashore. Ocean Eagle rescued Azov crew. Stanley stands by in heavy surf with damaged funnel and flooded boiler.
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Associated Press
Halifax
North Atlantic
Margaret Wilke
Wilke
Nova Scotia
Cape Dar
Cape D
Sambro
Clackamas
Moldegaard
Azova
Ocean Eagle
Cape Dor
Wilkie
Pennant Point
Dominion
Stanley
Vanderbilt Yacht Damaged by Fire at Marseilles
Fire swept the Atlantic yacht, owned by General Cornelius Vanderbilt of New York, in Marseilles on May 2 causing extensive damage and weeks of repairs.
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Vanderbilt
Associated Press
Marseilles
France
Atlantic
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Woodward pleads not guilty in Vermont kidnaping case
Earl Woodward former convict captured with 11 year old Lucille Chatterton near Granville and brought to Middlebury for arraignment. The girl said her father Walter Chatterton had whipped her. she preferred staying with Woodward. The case carries up to twenty years or a ten thousand dollar fine.
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Associated Press
Middlebury
Conn
Earl Woodward
Lucille Chatterton
Granville
Green Mountains
Vermont
South Brookfield
Woodward
Randolph
Walter Chatterton
Frank C. Archibald
Ray L. Chase
Lucille
National Baby Congress Opens in Chicago With 13500 Entrants
The first national Baby Congress and Health Exposition opened in Chicago with 13500 babies entered. Seven hundred sixty five physicians will perform examinations in shifts. Sponsored by the Illinois State Medical Society, the event is a health show not a beauty contest. National talks will be broadcast in five minute segments.
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Chicago
Amerca
Illinois State Medical Society
Ez: ‘Verts
Balloon Etront Landed in Missouri and Kansas City
Five balloons took off yesterday in the national elimination race with the leaders earning spots for the international event. Detroit landed north of Selma, Kansas at 2:20 this morning with pilot H. V. Thaden reporting shortly after noon.
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Associated Press
St. Joseph
Detroit
Selma
Kas
Kansas City
Kansas
H. V. Thaden
Balloon race contenders face disqualification over gas issue
In St. Joseph Missouri on May 2 disqualification of Captain H. E. Honeywell and Herbert V. Thaden as contestants in the national balloon race was learned. In Searcy Arkansas balloons from the St. Joseph flight were seen crossing over at 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM traveling east and southeast respectively.
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Searcy
Arkansas
Noga
Detroit
St. Joseph, Mo
H. E. Honeywell
Herbert V. Thaden
Searcy Ark
St. Joseph Missouri
Balloon From St Joseph Passes Over Cotton Plant
A balloon that departed St Joseph yesterday crossed over Cotoni Plant Arkansas at about 1 30 this afternoon, marking a notable event for residents as it continued its journey.
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Ark
Cotoni
St. Joseph
Gary Case Still Unsolved Mystery
Five men held in Gary and Chicago linked to the severed body of a young woman found near Gary last Sunday. Authorities doubt the victim is Josephine DeSiderie after two men claimed sightings. Desidario, husband of Josephine, is among those connected to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Case
Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Josephine DeSiderie
Desidario
Josephine Desidario
Indiana
Girl Scouts Convene in Macon Attended by Over 1100
In Macon Georgia on May 2 the first convention of Girl Scouts gathers 1111 girls from Alabama South Carolina and Georgia. Miss Juliette Gordon Law founder of the organization was to award eagle and merit badges today.
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Macon
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Juiiette Law
Three Bank Bandits Captured in Toledo
Three of four bandits who fled with eleven thousand dollars from an East Side branch bank on May 2 were captured after a short exchange of fire with police in Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo
Toledo, O
East Side
Radio Evening Lines From Four Stations Continue Through Saturday
In layman's terms, broadcasts air each evening through Saturday from stations WMAQ WLSB WQQ and KYW, delivering regular programming to listeners nationwide. The schedule outlines nightly slots and program formats across all four outlets.
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WMAQ
WLSB
WQQ
KYW
Colonel Coolidge Back at Home After Heart Exam
Colonel John Coolidge returned to Plymouth today after a Boston hospital heart examination. Doctors cited heart block contraction common in the elderly, but Coolidge said he felt as usual. A dance went on at the hall above the general store, though he did not attend and notes his occasional drops in to observe local events.
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Colonel Coolidge
Boston
Plymouth
Associated Press
John Coolidge
Col. Coolidge
Naval seaplane Nine smashes endurance record
The naval seaplane Nine landed at the navy yard in Philadelphia after flying 28 hours and 36 minutes breaking seaplane endurance records. Observers noted the distance covered exceeded the planned San Diego to Honolulu flight.
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Philadelphia Navy Yard
Associated Preps
Philadelphia
Naval Seaplane
Navy Yard
San Diego
Honolulu
Master General Dominican Order Dies in Rome
New York reports the death in Rome today of Most Rev Louis Theissling Master General of the Dominican Order and world head of the order. The death cablegram was received by Very Reverend Raymond Meaghier Provincial of the Dominicans in the eastern United States.
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Louis Theissling
Associated Press
New York
Rome
Dominican Order
Raymond Meaghier
Dominicans
United States
Cuban guards and bandits clash leaves four dead
Three bandits and one rural guard died in two clashes between guards and bandits in Santa Clara province and Oriente yesterday. Four others were wounded, according to official dispatches from Havana dated May 2.
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Santa Clara
Oriente
Associated Pron
Havana
Cuba
Raleigh prisoner held for alleged assault near Carthage
Temple Moore, a negro, was lodged in the state prison at Raleigh on a charge of attacking a white girl near Carthage about two weeks ago. Officials said he confessed.
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Raleigh
Carthage
Temple Moore
State
Prasad Raleigh
N. C
Thomasville Rotarians Host Ladies Night at East Side School
The Thomasville Rotary Club staged a planned Ladies Night at the East Side School. A central twenty-one seat rotary table formed the wheel while a circle of small tables complemented the decor and May Pole symbolism. The program featured the Rotary Ann sketch by Miss Annie Taylor, songs led by club members, and an address of welcome by Ben Broughton.
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Thomasville Rotarians
Rotary
Thomasville Club
Savannah
Smilax
Campbell Ansley
John Lester
Walter Fickling
Ben Broughton
Balfour
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Azov
Penna Point
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J. B. Jemiso
Miley Edwards
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Sir Hansell Watt
Thomasville
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Perle
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