Flying machine and human evolution debate on voyages and vehicles
A chaotic column discusses Krishnamurti mysticism, shipboard travelers, and Mississippi flood relief, then shifts to flying machines, evolution, and the Bellanca plane. It muses on how heavy bodies affect flight, the future race of humans, and notes Vanderbilt’s son buys a six passenger hydro airplane, an air yacht with 450 horsepower.
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Acosts
Chamberlin
New York
Paris
Fourth New Record For Seat On Exchange Reported
New York May 2 a fourth new record within a week for sale of a seat on the New York stock exchange was set today with the transfer of a seat for 200 dollars. The name of the purchaser from a prior holder was not disclosed.
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New York
Aeek
New York Stock Exchange
Probing Death in St Clar Stream Near Johnstown
Police investigate the death of mobile Miller 27 World War veteran whose body was found late yesterday in the St Clar stream. It is believed he stumbled and fell into the water.
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Johnstown
United Tress
Bmbile Miller
Worldar
St. Clar! Tun
Classified Ad Fragments Seek Quick Results
Short ad bits explain limited space for classifieds and urge readers to place ads. Notices include a help wanted request for a light housekeeper and listings for a refrigerator, mahogany lamp, lounge, and an electric washer and pump. Contact details appear for Mrs. Clifford Couch and a Bell telephone listing.
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I’a. Axe
We Bell
Radio Five Best Features From Today's Listings
Radio schedule fragment lists varied programs and times across stations WEAY WPG KOA WAL BAL. Includes operas The Barber of Seville and modern music concerts with Eastern daylight times and station identifiers. Names of cities and times appear with minimal readable context in this damaged OCR snippet.
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United Press Weay
Ress Opera
Gaul’s “Ily City
Atlante Cris Festhal
Denver
Red Cross doubles flood relief drive as Hoover meets Coolidge
National Red Cross asks chapters to double quotas to raise at least 10 million for Mississippi flood relief after Hoover Coolidge conference. Earlier drive for 5 million exceeded goal as rescue work centers run from Vicksburg Mississippi with an expanding relief system. Hoover says no plague danger and plans to resume supervision of flood relief Wednesday night.
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Washington
National Red Cross
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Mississippi
Coolidge
Red Cross
Cary
Scenes of Harbor Rescue At Vicksburg Mississippi
Rescue workers describe mission to save flood victims after dike breaches near Vicksburg Mississippi. Boats and pumps fought rising waters as refugees, including entire village families, waited three days for aid. Descriptions include crowded shacks, skiffs, and the desperate conditions of both people and animals.
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E. W. Lewis
United Press
Vicksberg
Miss
Mass
Mississippi Belts
Sicksburg
Elf
Vicksburg
Gordon Reese
Vicksbmg
Sunflower
Parsons
Reese
Gartic
Paralyzed youth fate uncertain amid relapse in Roanoke hospital
Roanoke May 2 Walter Booth an 18 year old farm youth in Roanoke lies near death after a relapse following an operation that collapsed his lungs. Doctors and friends exhausted by shifts worked to pump air into his chest as he gasped in pain and delirium.
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Roanoke
Walter Booth
Booth
Desperate Efforts to Reach Thousands in Flooded Gulf States
Flood waters pour over northern Louisiana inundating homes and marooning thousands as levee breaks widen across Concordia Parish. Rescue teams in boats struggle to reach stranded families while death tolls and square-mile impacts rise across Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Alpred Preck
Sta
New Orleans
Louisiana
Glasscoe
Concordia Parish
Natchez
Miss
Bougere
Black River
Thomas Coupling Co factory to be erected in Warren
The Thomas Coupling Co plans a new factory in Warren to house a flexible coupling plant. Funds to buy land on the western city limits have been raised, per Emory C. Cook secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The project signals growth for Warren and reflects long campaign success by local boosters.
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Thomas Couphius
Avestern Lmits
Emory C. Cook
Chamber of Commerce
Warren
Commerce
C. of C
Thomas Company
Pension roll of honor for Penns railroad workers
Seventy five Pennsylvania Railroad System employees retired from active duty under the pension plan and placed on the roll of honor. Eastern region leads with forty two retirees, central region seventeen, western six, Altoona works four, General Offices three, and Long Island Railroad three. May 2.
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Pennsy
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fou
Altoona Works
Long Island Railroad
Floral invitation surprises Pennsylvania governor
In Harrisburg on May 2 Governor John Fisher opened his residence to find a bouquet of flowers. An engraved card among the blossoms invited him to attend the opening of Ion Mutiny Park in Utah on June 1, bearing a gold seal of Utah and Governor George J. Born's signature.
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Carrisburg
John §. Fisher
Utah
George J. Born
National C O C to Hear Coolidge Wednesday Night
Washington May 2 The United States Chamber of Commerce opens its 15th annual convention to address industry problems and chart a new business era. About 1,500 representatives attend as President Coolidge is slated to speak tomorrow night with Pan American delegates. The program covers growth and decline in industries and considers flood control in the Mississippi Valley and water's dual roles as power and danger.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Industy
Chamber of Commerce and Trade
Coolidge
Mississippi Valley
May Day Tensions In London And Harrisburg Deer Incident
May Day in London draws thousands as labor activists push MPs on government restrictions, with a second reading expected and a forecast of a bitter clash over a bill to curb strikes and union dues. In Harrisburg a deer leaped through a front window, causing a homeowner to faint. the animal escaped after entering and leaving the home.
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Brishnasicri
Messian
America
England
India
Republic
Krishnamm
Tondon
Waiinghout England
House of Commons
Harrisburg
Harrisbure
A T Baker
Ruth Snyder Denies Love or Hatred for Husband in Murder Trial
Ruth Snyder testifies she neither loved nor hated Albert Snyder and that lover Judd Gray acted alone in his murder. She describes their married life as stable, says she did not conspire to frame a divorce, did not admit to infidelity, and asserts she did not urge Gray to help her husband collect life insurance. Cross-examinations reveal tense exchanges with Gray’s and the state’s attorneys as the trial proceeds.
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COLET
Long Island
Jan
Rex Muchard
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Snyder
Gray
Millard Gray
Charles Fives
Kis
Magistrate Rowland Sentenced To Six Years In Pen
Philadelphia magistrate George L. Rowland, who pleaded guilty to malfeasance and related charges, was sentenced to six years in prison by Judge Gordear. He and his associate faced accusations over handling liquor cases and improper records, with fines suggested but not fully imposed. The case cited failure to remit funds and improper accounting during his term in office.
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Philadelphia
George L. Rowland
Sears
Gordear
Rowland
George J. Rowland
Trewland
Cloh Trewland
Hines
Royland Wm
Rescuers Press On After West Virginia Mine Explosion
Rescue teams from Consol, Bethlehem, and New England races toward Everettsville Federal Mine No 3 as 77 workers remain entombed. One death is confirmed with seven injured and nine escaped. Ambulances and a special train stand ready at the scene to transport survivors to Fairmont and Morgantown hospitals amid dangerous conditions. Governor Gore visits families as rescue operations extend deeper into the mine.
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Vylralond
W. Va
New Mealand Muel and Transportation Company
Everettsville
Robert M Lambie
Burecann
Immes
Demain
Min
Arnettsville
Fairmont
Morgantown
Lambe
Tran Land
Brattie asGsheys
Lambie
Texu of Mines
Federal Mine No
Consolidation Coal and Coke Company
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
New England Company
Howard Gore
West Virginia
Omeram
Weather drifting warm with showers in western Pennsylvania
Weather outlook calls for fair spells in western Pennsylvania with a rise in temperature and a chance of showers or thunderstorms later. Clouds span the north with ongoing rain in Minnesota North Dakota Montana Manitoba and Saskatchewan driven by a low pressure area from Manitoba to Texas. A high pressure system over the southeast and another over the north Pacific influence temperatures east of the Rockies while Alberta and Saskatchewan see freezing conditions.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Manitoba
Saskatcheewan
Texas
Sout Dakota
North Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Saskatchewan
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