Air mail pilots push coast to coast in rapid night flights
Reports from Cleveland Cheyenne Chicago and Iowa City detail the maiden segments of the day and night mail run. Pilots Williams Smith Chandler Murray Hopson Yager and others maneuver through fog and dawn light carrying thousands of letters across routes from San Francisco to New York and Omaha to Chicago. The operation aims to finish in about 34 and a half hours with favorable wind conditions and daylight flying.
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Associated Treas
Cleveland
W. D. Williams
San Francisco
W. J. Smith
Cheyenne
Wyo
H. A. Chandler
Air Mail Service
Rock Springs
Chicago
Golden Gate
Long Island
Becgen
Acrow
Wyoming
San Francisco, and Toward the Rising Aun Above the Peakhies and Dunes of Hiinels
Omaha
North Platte
Neb
Mall
M. H. Deyoung
San Francisco Chronicle
Coolidge
America
WD. Williams
Art Smith
Randolph Page
Dean Smith
Jack Knight
H. T. Lewis
Frank Yager
W. C. Hopson
Nebraska
Bryan Delivers McAdoo Plea at Democratic Convention
At Madison Square Garden the 28th ballot ends with McAdoo leading and Bryan taking the floor to urge support for McAdoo amid disturbances. Roosevelt issues a statement urging fair play and unity, praising Alfred E. Smith. The adjournment sets the stage for further ballot counts and party unity efforts.
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Associated Press
Madison Square Garden
New York
Underwood
McAdoo
Robinson
Smith
Davis
West Virginia
Ritchie
Cox
Kansas
Glass
Ralston
Walsh
Lanlebury
Owen
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Wm. G. McAdoo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Wm. Gibbs McAdoo
Lincoln
Alfred E. Smith
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Bryan
Record Olympic entries set for Paris games at Colombes
Paris reports 1,430 athletes from 45 nations will compete in 26 events at Colombes stadium starting next Sunday. The 100 metre dash leads with 97 entrants, while the hammer throw has 18 competitors and the marathon lists 62 entries.
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Paris
Colombes
United State
Progres sive Action Conference Plans Near Fourth
The national committee meets in Cleveland July 4 to discuss final plans for the progressive political action conference. Nomination of La Follette is seen as likely and vice presidential options are debated. Delegates and leaders from the socialist convention will watch and decide if a ticket is pursued.
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Associated Prews
Cleveland
Conference of Progressive Political Action
National Committee
Cleve Teday
la Follette
Francis M. McConnell
Methodist Church
Inter- Church World Committee
B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Arthur E. Holder
Holder
Socialist Party
Shake-up in U. S. Diplomatic Service Takes Place Today
The State Department announces a historic reorganization under the Rogers bill. Sixty names are removed from permanent rolls via retirement or resignations, with many demoted or designated not reinstated. The personnel board says the changes place the entire foreign service on a merit basis.
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Associated Press
Washington
Foreign Service
State Department
Rogers
Trans continental air mail brings Chicago stop in early eastbound trip
The eastbound trans continental air mail arrived in Chicago at 7 10 Central time today after leaving San Francisco at 5 57 A M Pacific time yesterday Pilot Win C Hopson arrived here at 4 49 A M one minute ahead of schedule after a flight from Omaha Hopson hopped off here at 5 10 A M for Chicago
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Hopson
Omaha
Chicago
Iowa City
Trans-Continental Air Mail Service
Trans-Continental Air Mail
San Francisco
New York
Win
President Coolidge to Be 52 on Fourth of July
A birthday card signed by 20,000 Massachusetts citizens will be sent to President Coolidge. The president will turn 52 on July 4, and the card will reach him for the holiday.
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Coolidge
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Canal traffic sets new yearly record at Panama Canal
Panama July 2 Traffic through the Panama Canals for the just ended fiscal year set a new record with 5230 vessels passing through, up from 4960 last year.
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Panama
Panama Canals
Seconded Nomination by Isetta Brown for John W. Davis
Isetta Jewell Brown, a former leading lady for Otis Skinner, again seconded John W. Davis’s nomination. Her San Francisco Democratic Convention speech drew attention, and she moved into politics after her husband’s death, a West Virginia congressman.
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Isetta Jewell Brown
Otis Skinner
John W. Davis
San Francisco
Brown
West Virginia
Denver School Man Named President of National Education Association
Jess H. Newton superintendent of Denver schools was chosen by the nominating committee to be president of the National Education Association at the convention in Washington. Twelve vice presidents and officers were nominated for approval at tomorrow’s general session.
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Washington
Jess H. Newton
Denver
National Education Association
Seco Ean
Guy M. Wilson
Huston University School of Education
Thomas E. Finegan
National Transportation Institute
Washington, D. C
Fannie Fern
Boston
American School Citizenship League
Regret Expressed Over Tearing Down U S Flag in Japan
A Japanese newspaper condemns the destruction of the U S flag at the American embassy compound. It calls the act dangerous for Japan's dignity and blames agitators and inflammatory writings for harming the goodwill between nations.
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U.S
Japan
VOKIO
Jiji Shimpo
Toko Daily
Es Es
America
Stribling and Greb Finish Training in Michigan City Fight Near
Harry Greb world middleweight champion and Young Stribling of Macon Georgia completed final training in Michigan City Indiana on July 2 for a ten round no decision bout Friday. Abel Attell Goistein bantamweight title holder and Connie Curray of Sioux City Iowa completed workouts in Chicago for their main event.
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Michigan City
Ind
Harry Greb
Young Stribling
Macon
Abel Attell Goistein
Connie Curray
Sioux City
Iowa
Chicago
Storm damages fruit crops in Iowa expert says
The Associated Press reports a major wind storm caused serious damage to cherry and apple orchards across Iowa from northwest to southeast. Grain losses were minor though small grains lodged. army worm damage noted especially in Webster County with central and eastern Iowa most affected. Stand of corn remains deficient while oats and winter wheat show promise.
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Itv
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Webster County
Submarine Patented For Under Ice Navigation
Simon Lake, the inventor, has been granted a government patent for a submersible cargo vessel able to travel under ice. The craft features a superstructure enabling the navigator to dive and surface, with mechanisms to break and patch for continued operation in northern ice covered waters.
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Washington
Simon Lake
Mother of Major Fred Martin Dead
Mrs Nancy J Martin mother of Major Frederick L Martin former commander of the United States around the world flight squadron died last night at a local hospital Major Martin was at her bedside in Connersville Indiana on July 2
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Connersville
Ind
Nancy J. Martin
Frederick L. Martin
United States
Martin
Man Accidentally Killed With Rifle Near Keokuk
John L. Norden a 49 year old farmer living four miles from Keokuk was accidentally shot and killed last night when he tripped over the doorstep and the rifle he carried discharged striking his brain.
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Keokuk
John L. Norden
Bryan backs McAdoo as Democratic deadlock looms
William Jennings Bryan took the platform to declare support for William Gibbs McAdoo as the Democratic National Convention stalls. He avoided naming a candidate, contrasting clashes between McAdoo and Smith factions, with heckling from Smith supporters and a riotish tone in the gallery.
Bryan Explains Vote at Start of 38th Ballot
Wm Jennings Bryan sought unanimous consent to explain his vote for McAdoo at the start of the 38th ballot. He mounted the platform and urged that his aim was to help the Democratic party win the next election, noting he would not criticise any candidate but would commend others when possible.
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Bryan
Ohio
McAdoo
Thes
Charles F. X. O'Brien
New Jersey
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Southern unity and northern balance in a Democratic slate
The speaker argues the south has supported economic reforms for six decades and warns against a regional bar on nominees. He notes soldiers and money from the south in wars, then cites Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana and E. T. Meredith of Iowa as northern picks, stressing farmers’ needs and the party’s response to their distress.
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South
Confederacy
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Democratic Party
E. T. Meredith
Iowa
Commends His Brother on Valor and Progressive Choice
A speaker lauds a brother s valor tax record and Nebraska gains while praising Montana lawyer Thomas J Walsh as an outstanding investigator and leader. He urges choosing a candidate aligned with progressive law enforcement and party platform to protect homes and enforce laws.
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Nebraska
Northwest
Montana
Thomas J. Walsh
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