Stranded Polar Explorers Drift With Ice Block
Off Northeast land strong currents push the drifting ice block carrying General Umberto Nobile and crew west. Injuries include Cecioni with a broken leg and Malmgren with arm injuries as Italia crashed on ice May 26. Rescue from four nations targets Hopen Island as base for air relief missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Umberto Nobile
Mafia
Nobile
Natale Cecioni
Finn Malmgren
Cecioni
General Nobile
Kings Bay
Hopen Island
Twelve Hundred Work To Prevent Levee Break Near Kennett
In Kennett Missouri on June 14 twelve hundred men labored along a 26 mile stretch of levee on the St Francis River to avert a break. Rainfall had raised water to within eight to ten inches of the top and some overflows were reported as the situation grew serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett
St. Francis River
Garland Telegraph Operator George E. Johnson Dies in Accident
George E. Johnson, a Garland telegraph operator and Pennsylvania ticket agent, was electrocuted while wiring houses on Main Street. The incident drew onlookers as sparks flashed and the body fell to the ground. He lived in Garland all his life except for schooling at Lock Haven Normal and brief teaching stints. Survived by his wife and three brothers Fred, Harry of Spring Creek and Charles of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Garland
Main Street
iNeighbors
Lock Haven Normal School
Fred
Harry Johnson
Spring Creek
Charles Johnson
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Westward Travel Boosts American Leisure Travel
Cunard official J M Diggs says heavy European bookings for August and September push Americans seeking return passages homeward. Travel agent Miss Edith Blodgett notes advertising and scenic appeal draw Europeans westward, making return trips to the United States harder to secure this summer.
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Atlantic
America
United States
J. M. Diges
Pittsburgh
Cunard Steamship Company
Edith Blodgett
Court House
Diggs
Miss Blodgett
Erie
Titusville
Europe
Americ
Hoover radio party to hear nomination at Kansas City
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover hosted a radio party in his Washington office to hear at the convention in Kansas City the path to his presidential nomination. Five invited friends and Hoover Jr. listened to United Press dispatches via trunk wire while Hoover showed signs of strain and smoked a cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. P
Senetary of
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Lsten
United Press
Hoover
Edgar Rickard
New York
John Beaver White
Philadelphia
Belgium
Marie H. Meloney
George Bair Baker
George Akerson
Minneapolis
Hoover Voices Bitter Farm Voters Over McNary-Haugen Veto
The crowd erupts as supporters urge the party to address the McNary-Haugen bill veto. Farm delegations from Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa Kansas Indiana cheer and shout, with Moses attempting order and Dan Turner recognized amid the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Indiana
Farmers Rally Ends In Silent Hall Amid Tariff Debate
Delegates from the farm bloc filled the rear of the hall as a five minute outburst erupted there while central sections remained quiet. Turner cited the failed farmers march to Kansas City and warned of future polling place marches in November. Nebraska Governor McMullen, organizer of the proposed 100000 farmers cavalcade, argued the GOP is the party of tariff and that farmers seek Midwestern nomination without subsidies. Mark Woods of Nebraska urged city dwellers to share the burden, warning the party stands on a precipice and urging pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Kansas City
Adam McMuhen
Nebraska
Republican Party
Republican Party Is the Party of Tariff
Texans Remember Mrs Wildebrandt at Hoover Convention
Mrs Mabel Walker Wildebrandt chairing the credentials committee sat in the front row as flowers were presented from the Texas Hoover delegation at Kansas City Convention Hall. The exchange occurred after a contest fight among delegates and drew a reply about not disturbing Senator Smoot. Cautious buyers are urged to read the Classified Ads carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mabel Walker Wildebrandt
California
Hoover
Senator Smoot
Texas
Predict Smith on third ballot at Democratic national convention
June 14 85 secret votes would push Governor Alfred E Smith to nomination on the third ballot at the Democratic National Convention in Houston. Smith’s backers claim 732 votes with North Carolina and others possibly crossing, some predicting 740 pledged delegates. In Philadelphia Joseph F Goffey forecast Smith may be nominated before the fourth ballot and cited Pennsylvania support of at least 60 of 76 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Democratic Nation
Jay- Smith
North Carolina
Hin
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Goffey
Houston
Pennsylvania
Mrs Coolidge Sees Daily Letters From GOP Convention
Mrs Albin Coolidge will receive daily letters about the Kansas City GOP convention from lifelong friend Mrs R B Hills an alternate in the Massachusetts delegation They were Northampton friends and have been with Mrs Coolidge recently Letters go to the White House then to the summer White House near Brule Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Alvin Coolidge
R. B. Hills
Massachusetts
Northampton
White House
Brule
Wis
Hoover Plans No Immediate Cabinet Resignation
Herbert Hoover will not quit his cabinet post immediately after the Republican nomination. He has unfinished business to conclude before campaigning. Mrs. Ethel Fisher and her sons depart by motor for New Haven to attend Yale University commencement where Frank Hoover is in the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Ethel Fisher
Market Street
Thomas
Frank
New Haven
Conn
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Prayer Cancelled by Elder Misplaced Hat
A Scottish man becomes an elder after prompting from his minister. He hides a pasted prayer in his tall hat to avoid unprepared speaking. At a funeral the elder stands to speak but exclaims in shock that the hat is not his, revealing the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guidace
Utility cannot disconnect for disputed bill in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pa. June 14. The Public Utility Commission ruled that utilities cannot cut off service when a bill is in dispute and the proper remedy is in court. The case involved Larry Fishnerry and Brownsville Water Co. after a disputed charge of 33160 for water in 1927 and a shutoff when he offered to pay the prior quarter amount. The commission ordered restoration upon payment similar to the previous quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
Commission
Larry Fishnerry
Brownsville Water Company
Fishnerry
Second curbside mail box added at key intersection
A second curbstone post office box was placed at Pennsylvania Avenue and Market Street for westbound drivers. The northeast corner curb box, with a cement stand, complements the existing box on a telephone pole for eastbound traffic. Postmaster Lyons and Police Chief Haebn say the change eases congestion. Mail is collected at 6:25 AM and again later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Avenue
Market Street
George Haebn
Oil price list by purchasing agencies across multiple grades
The document lists prices paid for various oil grades by purchasing agencies. It includes Pennsylvania Grade O oil in New York Transit Co. lines at 3.05, Bradford District oil in National Transit Co. lines at 3.05, and multiple other grades with line prices across Buckeye, Eureka, Cumberland, and regional pipelines. Prices appear for Indiana, Saginaw, and Canada sources with several regional refiners and lines cited.
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Priese
Pennsylvania
New York Transit Co
Bradford
National Transit Co
Buckeye Pipe Co
Keister
Corning
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Cabell
Eureka Pipe Line Co
Somerset Oil
Cumberland Pipe Line Co
Ragland Grade
Indiana Refining Co
West Kentucky
Eseeeseenenearee
Cumberland, Barren and Moorye
Paragon , Dev. Co
Osi City
Western
Kentucky
Abincis
BO Waterloo
Veeseee
Petrolla
Canada
Saginaw
Mich
Berea
Lima
Indiana
Princeton
Wooster
Plymouth
Postal Dispatch Times and Curthstone Letter Delays
Postmaster Lyons notes that most mail collections go to principal dispatches, yet letters placed in either curthstone may not leave as early as those mailed inside the office. Several time stamps cited include 8 00 10 00 and 21 00 p m and 12 20 2 20 4 00 5 20 on 3 Sundays with 321 p m holidays 6 25 a m and 5 25 p m.
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Lyons
Curthstone
Nationalists Will War On Communism In China
Peking June 13. General Pai Chuang Hsi a Hankow warlord said the Nationalist government will suppress communism in China. He vowed the movement stands as a bulwark against Bolshevism in the Far East and led 2000 Hunan troops into Peking as his bodyguard. Treasury balance on June 12 stood at 26,759,310.00 with customs receipts for the month to date at 27,331,527.93.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Naval
Washington
China
Pai Chuang-Hsi
Hankow
Far East
Pai
Shanghai
Treasury
U.P
The
Percheron Stallion Sold to Weiler Farms of Yankee Bush
A three year old Percheron stallion named Purchases Stallion is sold by Cecil A. Reed of London Ohio to Weiler Farms of Yankee Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiler Farms
Yankee Bush
Cecil A. Reed
London, Ohio
Coolidge Enroute to Vacation Home on Wisconsin Trip
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge travel by special train toward Cedar Island Lodge in Wisconsin for a second Midwest vacation in two years. Rain at New Castle delays greetings while Mrs. Coolidge rests in privacy. the president plans to listen to the Republican conclave in his private car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Island Lodge
Wis
New Castle
Coolidge
Kansas City
New Filing Cabinet Improves Access to Records
Merle Boutwell traffic manager of the Chamber of Commerce gains easier access to transportation records after DeLuxe Metal Furniture workers install a new steel pigeon-hole filing cabinet in his office. In a separate incident, William J. Mulvey’s car on Hickory street collided with a United Refinery Reo truck, causing front-end damage at 7:30 in the morning between Pennsylvania Avenue and Third Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Boutwell
Chamber of Commerce
DeLuxe Metal Furniture Company
Boutwell
West End
William J. Mulvey
Tevine
Reo
United
Hickory Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Third Avenue
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George E. Johnson
Lowden
Mowden
Moses
Murphy
Dan Turner
Corning, Town
Mrss. Wildebrandt
Smith
P. C
Bradley
Johnson Brothers
Brule River Lodge
New York City
Ae ‘Company
Warren, Pennsylvania
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