Death and Flight Reveries Across A Pacific Sky
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper reflecting on the death sentences of Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, juxtaposed with a meditation on flight, religion, and fate. The piece notes public interest in aerial travel and contrasts religious perspectives as a distant theme, ending with a brief mention of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company earning over sixty in the first half of the year and a teaser for continuation on Page Twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Atlantic
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cornerstone Laid for Mellett Memorial Building in Canton
Canton Ohio July 16 Former United States Senator Atlee Pomerene presided at the cornerstone laying for the Canton Daily News building a memorial to late publisher Don Meltett. Plans call for completion by December 31 with a press capable of 48000 papers per hour and new equipment in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Canton Daily News
Forniversary
Don R. Meltett
Charles E. Mortis
Mellett
C. B. McClittock
Saranus A. Lengel
Price
Pomerene
Don Meilett
Press of
America
Morris
Li Fork
Donald Schultze
Neve
George H. Futler Co
Dayton, Ohio
Daily News
Miami
Fla
James M. Cox
Classified Ads Run Same Day In Box Reach
Two small classified ad blocks of five lines or less will appear in the box on the same day. The ads will also be published in the classified section.
City of Oakland Plane Crashes on Molokai Island
Honolulu Advertiser reports 1927 arrival of the airship City of Oakland on Molokai. The monoplane clipped a Kaiwe tree fifty yards before landing and became wedged between two trees. Fliers Smith and Bronte survived, received local hospitality and messages from families via United Press before continuing their voyage.
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Oakland
Ualnupe Court House
Smith
Frank Foster
Bronte
Calif
Gay House
Honolulu
Fear of Smith and Bronte Echoes Bird of Paradise Flight
Honolulu aviators compare Ernie Smith and Emory Bronte to the Army plane flight of Maitland and Hegenberger. The Molokai and Wheeler Field crossings showed similar durations and challenges, with radio issues and head winds delaying contact. Both crews escaped uninjured and received a warm local ovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Smith and Bronte
H. BR. Ekins
United Press
T. H
Ernie Smith
Emory Bronte
Maitland
Hegenberger
Smith
Bronte
Army Miers
Wheeler Field
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Molokai
Hengenberger
Wheelee Field
Crissy Field
San Francisco
Pacific
Distemper Fatal to President's Dog in South Dakota
Rapid City reports President's white collie Prudence Prim died of distemper after a week of illness at the cavalry camp veterinary hospital. Rob Roy, the second collie, showed no symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
U. P
Prudence Prim
Cavalry Camp’ Veterinary Hospital
Rob Roy
Tank car of gasoline explodes at Enola
Enola July 16 bursting into flames when struck by a shifting box car, a tank car of gasoline exploded and was destroyed. A freight car loaded with cigarettes also burned. No injuries reported. The blaze lit the yards and its glare was visible for miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enola
U. P
Slump in State Auto Licenses Reported
Harrisburg report shows a sharp drop in autos licensed in June 1927 compared with June 1926, and fewer operator licenses issued. For six months, total receipts rose to 22,925,009 from 21,208,911, with passenger vehicle registrations and operator licenses contributing. commercial vehicle registrations slightly up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
State Department of Highways
Assenger
Igo
Heat wave death toll nears 150 in five days across East
United Press reports show rising deaths in New York City and surrounding states as extreme heat presses on. City toll reaches 27 with 11 more in New York State outside the city, while Buffalo adds a death, lifting the eastern total to 136. Northeast is forecast for relief by Monday night as cooler air moves in. A Philadelphia exodus to mountains and seashore intensifies, and Altoona records injuries from heat haze and falls as workers suffer heat stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York City
Weather Bureau
Muland
Buffalo
New York
New Jersey
Pennesylvania
New York State
City
New England
Chicago
Eine Ee ‘D
Baltimore
West
Philadelphia
United Press Adds Another Beat in Smith Bronte Flight
United Press expanded its coverage with a new beat as Smith and Bronte landed on Molokai rather than Honolulu during their San Leandro to Hawaii flight. Honolulu Advertiser correspondent Judge Edward McCorrison met the aviators at Kaunakakai and coordinated news with H R Eking, UP Honolulu manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Press
Smith-Bronts
San Leandro
Calif
Hawaiian Islands
Molokai
Honolulu
Smith 1
Bronte
Edward McCorrison
Correspondanta
Thie “Beat
Bronte Thoughtful in Hour of Triumph
In San Francisco on July 16 Emory Bronte navigator of the special City of Oakland sent a radiogram to the United States Weather Bureau thanking them for assistance on a trans Pacific journey. The report notes a fine trip with weather indicating thick fog for much of the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
Emory Bronte
Oakland
Bronte
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
PUNCHING LICENSE CARDS BY HIGHWAY PATROL NOT LEGAL
Harrisburg July 16 State Highway patrolman has no authority to order motorists to surrender their licenses for punching as a penalty for minor violations. Deputy Attorney General Schnader ruled that punch marks would only record actions of patrolmen and not evidence of motor law violations. The department may record reports and issue information for arrests. patrolmen gain view arrest authority next January.
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Harrisburg
U P
Schnader
Enyon
Motor Division
Department of Highways
Sapiro Withdraws Suit Against Ford in Libel Case
Chicago July 15 A $1,000,000 libel suit by Agron Sapiro against Henry Ford over Dearborn Independent articles has been settled. Sapiro says terms not disclosed but notes three disputed points a Jewish issue cooperative marketing and personal issue received a manly retraction. Negotiations had been ongoing with both sides’ attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UUP
Agron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Dearborn Independent
Sapiro
United Press
Izaue
Ford
Detroit
Former Canton Chief of Police Faces Jury in Murder Trial
Canton Ohio July 16 The case of Saranus A Lengel former police chief charged with the murder a year ago today of Don R B Mellett editor of the Canton Daily News went to the jury Judge Frank M Clevenger gave a brief charge outlining verdicts The state sought the death penalty Prosecutor McClintock argued Lengel was tied to the underworld in plotting the editor's slaying Defense counsel E Rollin Hahn said the gray haired defendant had built a reputation over 20 years Hahn attacked testimony of Floyd D Streitenberger a former detective and one of four convicted in the case The prosecutor urged the jury to consider alibi rehearsals a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, O
Saranus A. Lengel
Don RB. Mellett
Canton Daily News
Frank M. Clevenger
GB. McClintock
Lengel
Underworld
Vice
E. Rollin Hahn
Hahn
Floyd D. Streitenberger
Streitenberger
McClintock
Coolidge Guest Of Rural Picnic At Ardmore S D
Governor Bulow addressed farmers from Nebraska Wyoming South Dakota and Colorado at the Ardmore Federal experimental farm urging farm relief and price policy reforms linked to McNary Haugen. President Coolidge attended the picnic as Bulow warned of artificial price fixing and called for equal protection of agriculture in policy and tariff debates. An unidentified man was killed earlier today when struck by an A and O train engine at Center Street crossing in Keokuk.
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Paul. Amallon
United Press
Ardmore
S D
W_J_ Bulow
South Dakota
President Coolidge
Bulow
Coolidge
Congress
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
United States
Rulow
Midwest
Biekeesport
U. P
A. and O
Center Street
Socialists may participate in forming cabinet
Vienna riots leave up to 60 dead and 300 to 400 wounded as Socialists clash with police after a general strike. The Palace of Justice was gutted and police seized control. a coalition cabinet including Socialists was being considered while Austria's government faced internal tension. An Italian ultimatum for railway passage through Austria was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Best
United Mecan
Vienna
Berlin
London
Neustadt
Palace of Justice
Schober
Ignaz Seipel
U. P
Teleggraph
Italy
Austria
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania and Region
Western Pennsylvania will be partly cloudy with local thundershowers tonight and Sunday. Cooler conditions move in Sunday afternoon near Lake Erie and continue Sunday night into Monday. General eastern U S showers with high pressure to the east and developing low in the plains. temps slightly above normal. Observations show varied readings across major cities. no strong regional changes expected beyond scattered rain and cooler trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Plains
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Mt Chicago
Cleveland
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Island OF
Arthur Brisbane
Jerusalem
Mellett Memorial
Holman Street
Kane, Pa
Russell
Ave
G. F. McCorrison
Honolulu Advertiser
United Preas
Heeler Field
Island
Washington
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic
Altoona
James Hessel
Lewis Crum
Baker
U.P
Hour of
So Rales
First Legree
Ardmore, S.D
Sie
Ins Angeles
Pittsburgh
Yellowstone Park
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