Southern Cross Reaches Australia Flight Heads Toward Brisbane
The Southern Cross speeds toward Australia reporting 403 miles to go from Brisbane. From Naselai Beach near Suva it lifted off in a storm with 808 gallons of gasoline and 32 gallons of oil, aiming for Brisbane by 8:20 am Saturday. Strong winds slowed progress, and arrival will be later than planned.
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San Francisco
Radio Corporation of America
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
Southern Cross
Australia
Radio Corporation
Sydney
U. P
Brisbane
Fiji
Pacific
Naselai Beach
Suva
Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry Lyon
James E. Warner
Engagement of Spanish dictator called off in Hendaye
June 3 U P report confirms cancellation of the engagement between General Primo De Rivera dictator of Spain and his intended bride Senorita Mercedes De Castellana at the Franco Spanish frontier town of Hendaye. The engagement is not to be.
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Hendaye
U. P
Primo de Rivera
Spain
Senorita Mercedes de Castellana
May award at Skunk Ridge School to Myrtle Pash
Little Myrtle Pash won the general knowledge cup at Skunk Ridge School in May. The event honored her achievement as the junior senator of Idaho looked on in a nostalgic moment.
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Myrtle Pash
Skunk Ridge School
Namin
O’ Idaho
Will Rogers Ranked Among Best Known Men Worldwide
Will Rogers is described as one of the world’s best known men, rivaling Lip Lindbergh and the Prince of Wales. The piece notes Rogers’ prominence over 30 years and his roles as writer, entertainer, cowboy, and polo player. It reports he will cover national political conventions for the Tribune, delivering day by day wire reports from Kansas City and Houston.
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Will Rogers
Charles A. Lindbergh
Prince of Wales
Lindbergh
Rogers
Kansas City
Houston
The
Tribune
Felstead wins derby as Spion Kop also triumphs
Betting 33 to 1 against Felstead, the derby goes to him while his sire Spion Kop also won the classic. The article contrasts luck in horses with human outcomes and cautions on inherited wealth. It then cites John D. Rockefeller Sr addressing Fisk University students on true education and the dangers of education focused on dates and money instead of character.
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New York American, Inc
Felstead
Spion Kop
John D. Rockefeller
Fisk University
Mr. Rockefeller
Abandon Attempt To Break Flight Record In Halted Cross Country Flight
Lee Schoenhsi and H. Tucker of Los Angeles abandoned their bid to set a nonstop flight record from San Diego to New York after turning back near Harrisburg Pennsylvania. They would have completed the journey in about 18 hours if weather had allowed.
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Columbus
Lee Schoenhsi
Army
H. Tucker
Los Angeles
San Diego
New York
Vente
Harrisburg
Man near death after aiding injured pigeon
SHAMOKIN June 8 Isaac Snyder 60 is believed dying in a hospital after he tried to help an injured pigeon struck by a low flame airplane. He pulled the bird from the ground and fell from a ladder, fracturing his skull while placing the bird back in its nest.
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Shamokin
U. P
Isaac Snyder
Snyder
Mother and Child Injured in Wilcox Auto Crash
A woman and her year old daughter were severely injured when struck by a car eight miles east of Kane. Mrs. John Gurekey 35 suffered deep cuts and the child Helen suffered a fractured skull and a near throat wound. The driver Lee Mehrwein 35 of Luthersburg pa traveled at about 20 mph and was not held. He may return to Wilcox for testimony.
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Kane Summit Hospital
Kane
Wilcox
John Gurekey
Helen
Lee Mehrwein
Luthersburg
President Fails to Sign Muscle Shoals Bill
Washington January 8 The Muscle Shoals bill stood doubtful as President Coolidge did not sign by midnight, a pocket veto was claimed. Senator Norris maintains it became law and will try to insert appropriations to conduct the work, risking a court test if challenged.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Presiaent Coolidge
Norris
Nebraska
Eseston
Tribune Tonight broadcast and page roster listing sections
The Tribune Tonight issue outlines content by page: late local and telegraph news on page two, After Six and Cross Word on page three, editorials on page four, Topics and Youngaville on page five, sport news on pages six and seven, Society News on pages eight and nine, Honey Lou on page nine, Tidioute Lander and Kinzua news on page eleven, comic strips on page twelve, Want Ads radio programs and closing stock reports on page thirteen.
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Youngaville
Tidioute, Lander and Kinzua
Projected Air Race of Women Delayed Today
Delays due to firearm threats and leaky oil tanks stalled Amelia Earhart and Mabel Bell in their trans Atlantic air race. Commandant Henry B. Clark refused Roosevelt Field runway use for Earhart’s start while tensions rose over a prior false start by the Bellanca plane. At Trepassy Bay the Friendship showed tank and pontoon leaks, ending any immediate departure prospects.
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United Press
Amelia Earhadt
Mabel Boli
Henry B. Clark
Moss Hall
Roosevelt Field
Europe
Lieut. Clark
Bellanca
Trepassy Bay
N. F
Friendship
Miss Earhart
ST. Johns
Amelia Earhart
Mabel Bell
Columbia
Curtisfield
J. L
Charlea A. Levine
Curtiss Field
S. 1
Old Orchard
Levine
Boston
Maas
Atlantic
Misa Earhart
Trepassy
Newts
Miss Bell
Oliver le Boutilier
Arthur Argles
Shortage in College Accounts At West Chester
Harrisburg June. Officials announced they will not reveal suspects in the $14,000 shortage at State Teachers College West Chester until the college audit is finished. A department head said a office girl under suspicion confessed part of the shortage after an audit began last August. The superintendent of public instruction and the attorney general decided not to release the girl’s name or further details until completeness of the inquiry.
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Harrisburg
U. P
State Teachers College
West Chester
Department of Public Instruction
College
John A. H. Weilth
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Thomias G. Baldridge
Mrs Knapp III With Nervous Breakdown
Mrs Florence E S Knapp former New York secretary of state is under treatment for a nervous breakdown at relatives home in Bedford Massachusetts. Dr Theodore W Ely says her condition is serious but not dangerous and she will stay home until travel is feasible. She was recently found guilty of larceny of state funds and awaits sentence.
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Bedford
Mass
Florence E. S. Knapp
New York
Theodore W. Ely
Knapp
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio granted divorce
Hollywood reports Dolores Del Rio, renowned Mexican film star, has been granted a divorce from Jaime Del Rio. The proceedings occurred at Nogales in Sonora, Mexico, with word relayed through a foreign source.
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Hollywood
Cal
Dolores del Rio
Jaime del Rio
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Mice Dal Rin'a
Tarnawa
Mystery Shroud at Liberty Tea Room Breaks Pitchers
A water pitcher mystery at the Liberty Tea Room left two large glass pitchers broken on the floor with contents spilled but little damage. Residents on the second story heard the crash in the night yet did not investigate, and no signs of entry were found.
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Liberty Tea Room
Bible School Reaches 165 Enrolment With New Students
Fifteen new pupils joined the Daily Vacation Bible School Friday morning, bringing total enrollment to 165 under Rev. Ht. E. Dornheim of the First Evangelical Church. Officials seek more teachers to handle large classes. new staff to report Monday at 9 15 at the First Presbyterian Church. Doc Colegrove from the YMCA and Arthur Brubaker led the recreational class, with a Warren Boy Scout member assisting. All Warren and county children are eligible for enrollment and instruction.
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Ht. E. Dornheim
First Evangelical Church
Dornheim
German engineers visit Pittsburgh for sanitation study
Nine German engineers and scientists arrive in Pittsburgh to tour the city and meet with the engineering society for western Pennsylvania and local officials. The visitors will study sanitation, sewage disposal, and water supply while reviewing American practices.
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Pittsburgh
Engineering Society For Western
Kinzua Man Injured Rolling Logs in Policy Check
Mr Pearl Cummings of Kinzua a lumberman and farmer is awarded a $25 payment on a Tribune accident insurance claim. He was injured May 8 while driving a team hauling logs near Kinzua when a log swung and struck him, injuring his legs. The policy covers accidents at work and at play or home, unlike some Travel Accident plans. The Tribune offers this policy to subscribers at registration cost and renewals add capital value.
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Pearl Cummings
Kinzua
Warren County
Tribune
Princess Helene files divorce suit against former Crown Prince Carol
In Bucharest on June B- Princess Helene mother of boy king Michael filed divorce proceedings against the former Crown Prince Carol. The suit was filed with the president of the court of appeals, the only authority competent under royal procedural statutes.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Helene
Michael
Carol
Court of Appeals
Reunited After 30 Years In New Rochelle
Mrs. Clara Fisher aged 96 was reunited with her adopted daughter Mrs. Rachael Schwartzman age 80 when she entered the United Home for Aged Hebrews. They had not seen each other since they left Russia thirty years ago.
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New Rochelle
Clara Fisher
Rachael Schwartzman
United Home For
Russia
Hoover influence may aid campaign in Kansas City
Three developments in Washington within 24 hours bolster Hoover’s bid for the Republican nomination. Rep. Theodore Burton met with President Coolidge and Hoover, signaling a senate run. Hoover privately favors platform planks on prohibition and farm relief aligned with Borah. Everett Sanders may carry a Coolidge message to Kansas City to deter moves to draft Coolidge.
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Paul & Mallon
Washington
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Theodore E. Burton
Hoover
Ohio
Coolidge
United Press
Borah
Idaho
Boyah
Everett Sanders
Mr. Coolidge
Republica
Cootidgs
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Charles E. Paya
U.F
Mark Woods
Lincoln
Nebr
Nationalist Troops Enter Peking Today
A brigade of Shanai Nationalist troops entered Peking with orders for more to follow. General Han Fu Chu took responsibility for foreign lives and property. Nationalist flags rose as the city prepared a large victory celebration while the Feng Tien Brigade evacuated the walls.
Weather Forecast for Western PA Showers Tonight and Saturday
Forecast calls for showers tonight and Saturday. Warmer tonight, cooler Saturday. Local observations show 57 at 8 am rising to 72 by 2 pm. River level noted at 5.85 and precipitation data available. Sunset at 7:98 and sunrise at 8:28.
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