Lindbergh Backs Mexico Flight and National Honors
Lindbergh completed a nonstop northern flight from Bolling Field to Mexico City, hailed by President Calles as a goodwill ambassador. Coolidge signed a bill awarding him the Congressional Medal of Honor as U.S. and Mexican leaders praise the feat and its diplomatic impact.
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Morrow
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United States
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Chicago hosts air port conference forms National Airports association
About 100 mayors from 30 states met in Chicago for a three day aviation promotion conference. The National Airports association was organized with Mayor Thompson of Chicago elected president and officers including G J Megardr J H Willis M E Wells Frank Sudheimer and Howard C Knotts. Lexington naval carrier commissioned at Quincy Mass with Capt Albert Ware Marshall in command.
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National Airports Association
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Calif
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Birmingham
Ala
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Phillipsburg
Frank Sudheimer
St. Paul
Minn
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Springfield
Mayor Toomey
Pine Bluff
Ark
I. A. Cook
Niles, Mich
William B. Stout
The
Ford Airplane Company
Lexington
Quincy
Mass
Albert
Ware Marshall
Fore River
Navy plans major fleet expansion under Coolidge approval
The secretary of the navy, with President Coolidge’s approval, sent to Congress a bill authorizing construction of twenty five cruisers, five aircraft carriers, thirty two submarines and five destroyers at an estimated cost of 725 thousand dollars. This marks the first five year increment of a proposed twenty one year build and replacement program.
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United States
Great Britain
Wilbur
Coolidge
Congress
Navy
Senator-elect Smith Asked to Appear After Holiday Recess
The Geran Reeds shish fund committee urged Senator-elect Smith of MWinois to appear Friday. Smith declined, asking for a date soon after the holiday recess. He said he has no plan to resign despite reports he might yield his senate seat.
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Impeachment Row Over Governor Divides State Officials
The legislature moved to impeach Gov Henry Johnston and officials including Fred Branson and Harry Cordell. The governor resisted a special session while court rulings limited action. The Senate later met and declined to suspend the governor. The Branson and Cordell charges await Senate hearings. A fire in Quebec orphanage Hospice St Charles killed many children and a nun, with rescue efforts ongoing.
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Henry Johnston
National Guard
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Fred P. Branson
Harry S. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
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Branson
Cordell
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Battles and uprisings in China flash across page news
Bloodshed follows a Communist revolt in a southern city with Chinese loyalists and foreign vessels aiding civilians. The Canton clash left thousands dead and prompted expulsion of Russian consulates as Chiang Kai-shek consolidates Nationalist control.
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Russia
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China
Quo Jai-chi
Seven Men Hold Up Saloon in Chicago
Seven men robbed a Chicago beer hall, two with revolvers and two with shotguns, taking about $200 from the cash register. Fourteen patrons were not harmed. The same saloon had caused a murder two weeks earlier after a patron objected to a song.
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Beer Flat
Vere Holmes
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Murder suspect returned to Iowa in Des Moines case
William Osgood, charged with murdering Des Moines patrolman Ollie D. Thomas, is being returned from New Hampshire to Des Moines. Thomas was found dead near a building with two bullet wounds and head injuries from a chisel attack on August 70, 1925, as Sheriff Park Findley of Polk County led the case.
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Ollie D. Thomas
William Osgood
Hervale
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Polk County
Thomas
Philanthropist of Muscatine dies in Moline hospital
Miss Emma C. Brandt of Muscatine dies after illness. Funeral services set for tomorrow in Davenport. A noted philanthropist, she contributed the wild garden state park hear here the community center at New Era and full X ray equipment for Lutheran hospital in Moline.
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New Era
Lutheran
Firemen Put Out 18 Fires in Des Moines Holiday Rush
Des Moines firemen marked the two week holiday season with 18 suppressions in a single day, a new record for the year. Only three were without injury or loss, and no serious damages were reported.
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Des Moines
Winter wheat area sown reaches record in 1927 season
Washington reports 47,897,000 acres of winter wheat sown in fall, 10.2 percent above revised 1926 estimates. December 1 conditions stand at 86 percent normal, rye at 89.3 percent, with regional notes on Iowa and Des Moines area rail permit approvals for a Stanwood to Davenport passenger line.
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Agriculture Department
Grant Bus Line
Des Moines
Des
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State Railroad Comminsion
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Stanwood
Davenport
Dewitt
Flying Crosses Awarded to Army Aviators
Army aviators who left San Antonio a year ago for a goodwill tour of Central and South America received the Distinguished Flying Crosses in Washington. Bennett J. Dott of Biloxi Mississippi returns from wars seeking rest and quiet on a southern porch after a career as a soldier of fortune. In Decorah Iowa Mrs John S Williams is hospitalized recovering from burns suffered when a gas heater ignited her dress. a maid helped remove the burning garment.
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Texas
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South America
New York
Bennett J. Dott
Biloxi
Miss
Dott
Majestic
Decorah
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Reed Entered in Presidential Lists by Missouri Chair
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was added to the presidential lists by Samuel W. Fordyce of St. Louis, the Missouri Democratic state committee chair.
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Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
Samuel W. Fordyce
St. Louis
Missouri Democratic State Committee
Beef Prices Declared Fair by Secretary Jardine
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine defends beet prices as fair and not exorbitant amid complaints and boycott threats in several areas. He issued the official statement on December 22 in Washington.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Navy Department Criticized Over Aid Delays
Representative Griffin of New York sharply attacked the Navy Department in Washington on December 22 for failure to provide timely assistance and for mishandling wartime support. The exchange highlighted concerns over administrative delays and supply issues affecting operations.
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Submarine Recovery Safety Facilities Cited by Expert
An expert notes safety facilities for raising sunken submarines and states such devices have been used successfully for years by foreign nations. The comment underscores international experience in deep sea rescue and salvage capabilities.
Phone Call Robbery Report at Parisian Beauty Shoppe
Aberdeen South Dakota report notes a robbery by phone at the Parisian Beauty Shoppe. The incident prompts readers to contact local authorities for information or updates on the case led by a judge’s timely actions.
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