Airman May Recover Ensigns Body in Bay Plunge
Annapolis June 2 after exam by Surgeon George Pickrell Lieut John Towers may recover from injuries after a 1600 plus foot plunge into the bay Ensign William Billingsley is missing despite a $100 reward search continues Officials report Towers has a broken rib bruises and cuts but stable and optimistic about recovery Messages of sympathy arrive from Secretary Daniels and Dr Laura Muller with condolences for Billingsley’s death and hopes for Towers recovery The incident is noted as unprecedented in aviation history and Towers recalls the fall and water entry with one hand gripping the machine until impact
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Daniela
Laura Muller
Washington
Annapolis
George Mpickrell
Naval Hospital
John H. Towers
Naval Avistora
William D. Billingsley
Gibbons
Towers
Lieut
Ensign Billingsley
Lieut. Towers
Naval Academy
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Billingsley
Muller
Miss Louise Haxall A Bride
Middleburg Virginia June 2 Miss Louise Haxall daughter of Mr and Mrs Bolling Walker Haxall of Exning near Middleburg was married here today to Mr J Morrison Harris son of Mr and Mrs W Hall Harris of Baltimore The Episcopal Church wedding was quiet due to the death of the bride’s uncle Cuthbert Powell Noland A small reception followed at Exning The bride wore a crepe gown with lace and a coronet of orange blossoms and carried lilies of the valley and white orchids
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Middleburg
Louise Await
Bolling Walker Haxall
Exning
J. Morrison Harris
W. Hall Harris
Baltimore
Episcopal Church
Gibson
Cuthbert Powell Noland
Three Saved From Sinking Yacht Off Baltimore
Three Baltimoremen clung to a mast for hours after their sloop yacht Marjorie overturned in a Patapsco River squall three miles off Hawkine Point. They were rescued by Capt. KR. W. Dise of the Kitty Knight. Capt N. L. Merrill Alexander Schuman and A. EK. Stall were taken aboard and recovered from shock.
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Baltimore
Patapsco
Hawkine Point
Bigamist Acquitted in Virginia Circuit Court
George Brox was found not guilty of bigamy by a Berryville circuit court jury after a lengthy trial. He admitted obtaining a marriage license and marrying his second wife while his first wife was alive. The jury deemed his actions in good faith and resulted in acquittal. Bray plans to seek a divorce from his first wife and wed his second wife.
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Winchester
George Brox
Berryville
Broy
Hea
Bray
Hotel Clerks Adjourn in Eastern Division Picks Stokes
James A. Stokes of Philadelphia was unanimously chosen as the Eastern candidate for president of the Hotel Clerks Association of America at the Eastern division convention in Baltimore. The national convention is set for Minneapolis next month.
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James A. Stokes
Baltimore
Jemens A. Stokes
Philadelphia
Hotel Clerks’ Association of America
Minneapolis
Fire at Emporis mill kills one four missing
A $260,000 blaze at Miller & Co lumber plant in Emporis Virginia last night left one white man dead and four negro workers missing. Spontaneous combustion is blamed as six acres of buildings were destroyed in the fire.
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Not Guilty Verdict in Cotton Ginner Case
Guthrie Oklahoma June 2 a not guilty verdict was returned in the anti trust case of William H Coyle a wealthy cotton gin owner charged with forming a pool to raise ginning prices and destroy competition The verdict may lead to dismissal of indictments against three other gin owners F D Houghton Jake Douglas Guthrie and R A Vose Oklahoma City The indictments were brought four years ago after delays in litigation The defense said it cost more than the claimed base to gin and raise prices.
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Guthrie
Okla
William H Coyle
Coyle
F. D. Houghton
Jake Douglas
R. A. Vose
Oklahoma City
Wrong dose brings death near Winchester
Near Winchester June 31 Mrs. Mary Magalies Cookus died shortly after taking medicine accidentally given by Mary Bradford. Bradford misidentified a bottle containing poison and gave Mrs. Cookus a dose that proved fatal within minutes. The 84 year old widow lived on a small farm with Bradford. she leaves two sons in the West.
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Winchester
Mary Magalies Cookus
Job Cookus
Mary Bredford
Woman’s body found in Ohio River after flood
Special to The Washington Post Huntington W V June 11 Mrs Michael Sheehan a local tailor’s wife who escaped from a hospital Friday morning died by her own action drowning and fishermen found her body in the Ohio River a short distance below Huntington today The flood toll and mental strain from flood tosses were cited as factors in her death.
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Huntington
Washington Post
W. Va
Ohio Valley
Michael Sheehan
Ohio River
Fierce war on socialists over funeral color ban
Berlin reports harsh measures against German socialists with Breslau officials banning red ribbon wreaths at funerals and fining a man for allegiance to socialist beliefs. Authorities now press criminal action against funeral organizers, arguing it was a public meeting needing police permission.
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Germany
Prussia
Breslaw
Breslau
Aiso
Social Democratic Party
Great Race to Syracuse Crew Dominates Hudson Regatta
The winning Syracuse crew posted the fastest time since 1903, within about five seconds of Cornell’s 1901 course record. A crowd of spectators packed the Hudson banks under ideal, overcast skies as crews from colleges rowed a dramatic Intercollegiate Rowing Association race near Poughkeepsie.
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Hudson
Pacific Coast
Poughkeepsie
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Palisades
Krom Bibow
University
Gretchen
Syracuse Wins Narrow Cornell Regatta in Tight Race
In a dramatic college rowing event, Syracuse edged Cornell by a scant length as Columbia faded to third and Wisconsin claimed fourth. The race featured swift strokes near 40 per minute and a late surge by the Western crews, with Cornell winning the prior four oared and freshman events.
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Syracuse
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Wisconsin
Washington
Pennsylvania
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Syracuse Craw
Carnell
Courtney
Columbus
Gorell
Adler
Seattle
Badgers
Quakers
Takera
Ithacans
Varsity
Fresman
Cornellians
Wall
Dead at Her Desk Miss Florence Wainwright Found with Tablets
Florence Wainwright 22-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Washington Wainwright was found dead in the Home Gas Company office in Ballsbury Maryland. A box of tablets lay beside her and suspicion arose that death was not natural. Milas Walters acted as witness. coroner ordered jurors secrecy.
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Florence Wainwright
Washington Post
Ballsbury
Florence Wainwrght
Washington Weinwright
The
Home Gas Company
Misa Wainwright
Mervin Ells
Miss Wainwright
Ir J McFadden Dick
Milas Walterg T
Miss Wainwrigh
Aulipay
Brundige Leads in Democratic State Primary in Arkansas
In Tatt's Rock Arkansas on June 7 incomplete returns from 40 of 7 counties show Stephen H. Brundigan leading with 2008 votes over George W. Hayes for governor to fill the Robinson unexpired term. Brundige claims the nomination by about 10,000 votes with results still incomplete.
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Tatt
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