We Fly Today Hopeful Texas Air Power Leader
Yesterday at five o clock two American army officers finished a long flight from Oakland to Honolulu in twenty six hours. Byrd and companions passed Cape Breton two hours earlier, proving the nation can fly when given the chance. Mrs Freeman killed herself and her five children after her husband died in an automobile crash. She protected two canaries from gas, showing birds may hold value while children’ s safety is uncertain. Governor Moody and party visit New York City and hear that the city is a large American factory hub.
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Dramatic end to Byrd flight yields safe recovery in France
Paris reports say Professor Herbert Adams Gibbons led a team from Pans to retrieve Commander Byrd and his crew after their perilous flight. Weather delayed landing as rain fog and darkness thwarted a safe touchdown. Officials abroad and at Lee Bourget offered aid and congratulated the aviators.
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Paris
Herbert Adams Gibbons
Rodman Wanamaker
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Sur Mer
Richard BE
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Gibbons
Calvados
Ver Sur Mer Hemier
Raymond Poircare
Department of Calvados
Lee Bourget Air Field
Little Salesmen Get ’Em In Early Box Ad Policy
Local classifieds restricts ads to under two lines per item and warns no extra placements on the same day. The note outlines limits for entry in the box and future run frequency across the classified section.
Byrd Makes Emergency Landing in Sea Off Ver Sur Mer
Commander Richard E. Byrd reports the America monoplane damaged in a sea landing after a 40 hour Atlantic flight through dense fog. The crew escaped in an inflatable boat, saved mail maps and flags, and may attempt salvage or further flight plans.
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Ver-Sur-Mer
France
North Pole
Richard E. Byrd
Co Ffer
United Preas
Byrd
America
Iia
Paris
Bert Acosts
George Neville
Bert Balchen
Heat wave reports 85 deaths across 48 hours
United Press tally shows Chicago leading with 22 deaths and other cities including Pittsburgh Sharon and Michigan noting multiple heat related fatalities. States report totals as 85 deaths with funds in state treasury reaching 57.13 million and specific general and motor fund balances.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Sharon
Chicago
St. Louis
Wirconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Ohio
Torrid Heat Boosts Corn Crop Across Four Counties
In Franklin July reports say the Venango Warren Mercer and Clarion corn crop, delayed by cool weather, has surged after three days of 90 degree heat. Farmers urge timely rain as tinder-dry conditions persist.
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Franklin
Venango
Warren
Mercer
Clarion
State's New Three Cent Gasoline Tax In Operation Today
Pennsylvanians began paying an added one cent per gallon as the three cent gasoline tax took effect at midnight. Officials estimate about 12 million dollars in revenue for the next biennium to fund road construction and bond issues. Large fuel buyers who previously avoided the tax will now file quarterly returns.
Smith's Plans Held Up by Controversy
In San Francisco on July 1 the silver monoplane City of Oakland will not take off as Ernest Smith delays the Hawaii flight. A rift remains between backer Anthony Parente and business manager Edmund Moffat, stalling the project.
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Smith
San Francisco
Cal
Oakland
Ernest Smith
Hawaii
Long-Time State Official Granted Pension in Harrisburg
Charles A. Snyder former state treasurer and longtime office-holder receives a pension of 1863 dollars per year from the state employees retirement board. The $155.24 monthly benefit is based on his salary during the last five years in which he served as state treasurer and deputy auditor general. Snyder has been prominent in state and Schuylkill county politics.
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Harrisburg
Charles A. Snyder
State Employees Retirement Board
Snyder
Schuylkill County
Ocean seadrome amid record tests sparks government move
A 400 foot square ocean seadrome is being developed in cooperation with E R Dupont Works at Wilmington. Three years of work target anchorage in about two months with six month tests. Navy officials favor use for Atlantic passenger aviation and potential Langley carrier tests.
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Washington
United Poeceioareed
E. R. Dupont
Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Ocean
Anchorage
Navy Air
Navy
Atlantic
Langley
Wife of Commander Relieved by News
Boston July 1 United Press reports Mrs Richard Byrd, wife of the famed flier, was resting at home after an all night vigil upon learning her husband was safe in Sronsedirs. She declined publicity and preferred official word that America had landed. Byrd, 34, has four children Evelyn 5 Katherine 3 and Helen 8 months.
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Boston
U. P
Richard
Byrd
America
Bankers Arrive in New York for Talks on Monetary Policy
Bank of England Governor Montagu Norman and Reichsbank President Hjalmar Schacht arrived in New York aboard the Mauretania for a meeting with Benjamin Strong, governor of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, to discuss monetary policy.
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New York
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichebank
Berlin
Benjamin Strong
New York Federal Reserve
Seven More Working Days Till Final Count In Campaign
A. H. Prine warns that only seven working days remain before the final count in a campaign. The piece urges awake candidates to rally, noting eight of eighteen hopefuls will win prizes while others earn commissions. Procrastinators risk loss when awards are handed July 9.
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A. H. Prine
Tribune
Amaafe
Byrd Plans South Pole Flight In September
Lansing Callan of Hammondsport N Y says Commander Richard Byrd plans a September flight to the South Pole. Callan, president of Airships Inc, notes Byrd’s earlier rescue from Ver-sur-Mer France and mentions the rubber boat carried on his ship.
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Washington
U. P
Lansing Callan
Hammondsport
N. Y
Richard Byrd
South Pole
Callan
Airships, Inc
Byrd
Ver-sur-mer
France
New York
Callaan
Patrolman Fatally Shoots Suspect in Pittsburgh Incident
Pittsburgh July 1 Joseph Popich 24 died in St Margaret's Memorial Hospital after a late night confrontation with Patrolman Joseph Ackerman. Ackerman sustained severe injuries and is said to have fired during a struggle. James Walsh 33 and Mathew Gollinger 23 were arrested and to be held for a coroner's inquest. The trio reportedly held a grudge against Ackerman.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Popich
Joseph Ackerman
St. Margaret's Memorial Hospital
Tne
Popich
James Walsh
Mathew Gollinger
Ackerman
Tollcg
Look Ike Murder In Buffalo Shocks City
A man was found dead in East Buffalo beside a blood stained car with his head battered. He wore worn footwear and socks, a basket with his shoes lay nearby, and investigators had no clue to the victim’s identity.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Eaat Buffalo
Pittsburgh Boy Captures National Marble Championship
ATLANTIC CITY July 1 A 13 year old Pittsburgh boy named Gipay Joe Stedvidovich won the fifth annual national marble championship by defeating Teddy Walag of Springfield Massachusetts in the final round.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Treasury reports record surplus for fiscal year ends June 20
Acting Secretary Mills announces a surplus of 635 million 809 thousand 921 70 dollars for the year ended June 20, with ordinary receipts 4 129 394 041 and expenses 3 493 584 519 40. Tax receipts rise, and 611 million applied to debt retirement. Debt totals 18,611,906,931 versus 19,643,216,315 a year prior.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury Mills Today
Treasury
Mills
Eee
Traffic Fatalities Hit New June High in Philadelphia
Police figures show 32 motor vehicle deaths and over 100 injuries in June, a record for the city’s traffic bureau. Eleven victims were children under 15. Despite an intensive safety campaign, June deaths rose 12 from May.
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Philadelphia
Weather Forecast Western Pa Warm Tonight With T storms
Weather forecast for western Pennsylvania calls for continued warmth tonight with increasing clouds. Saturday brings more cloudiness followed by thundershowers and cooler conditions in the western portion. Observations note varied readings from Chicago to YellowStone Park and a dry afternoon with sunset near 7:84.
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Pacific Coast
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Ontario
Plains
Texas
South
Coroina
Mississippi River
Observatons
Cago
Cleveland
Larnaburg
Washington
Yallowstone Park
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