Lindy flies mail on six-plane cargo run to Chicago
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh pilots a six-plane mail convoy from St. Louis to Chicago with stops in Springfield and Peoria. Officials report a several hundred percent rise in mail volume and expect Lindbergh to arrive around 7 30 p m with minimal social reception per his request.
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Peoria
Chicago
Posta
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Windy City
Reed's West Tour Emerges as New Democratic Bid
Washington, Feb 20 Senator James Reed of Missouri launches a westward speaking tour to redefine the Democratic presidential race He centers his appeal on anti monopoly and election scandals while urging Democrats to forget prohibition and foreign policy disputes Reed positions himself as a Jacksonian reformer challenging Gov Smith of New York and facing Tammany immigration concerns.
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Washington
D. C
Janes Reed
Missouri
West
Reed
Gov. Smith
New York
Smith
World Court
League of Nations
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Walsh
Montana
Reid
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Eyay
Courier delivery deadline and resubmission policy
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 5160 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 16 p.m.
Supreme Court limits seizure of cars under prohibition act
The Supreme Court ruled motor vehicles cannot be confiscated under the customs act when the owner is charged with transportation and possession of liquor and pleads guilty to possession. The decision benefits auto finance firms by protecting innocent mortgage holders, reversing a San Francisco circuit court ruling in the Seattle case of Leo Oppie.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Automobile Finance Companies
San Francisco
Seattle
Leo Oppie
Builey
Commercial Credit Company
Green Offered U S Court Bench Nomination
Washington February 20. Representative William R Green of Iowa was nominated by President Coolidge to serve on the United States Court of Claims. Green, longtime chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he would relinquish his seat to accept the federal judgeship. Hawley of Oregon would move up to take his Ways and Means chair.
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D. C
Wilam R. Green
Iowa
Coolidge
United States Court of Claims
Green
House
Congress
White House
Hawley
Oregon
Ways and Means Committee
Iowa Miners and Operators Meet in Des Moines
Des Moines Feb 20. Members of the joint Wage scale committee of the United Mine Workers of America and the Iowa Coal Operators association plan to tackle the miners wage problem this afternoon after a brief morning session. The basic wage scale was not settled in the morning. delegates may discuss the Jacksonville wage scale.
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Des Moines
United Mine Workers of America
Iowa Coal Operators Association
Iowa
Jacksonville
Klansman Details Plan to Melt Protestant Resistance
Indianapolis report cites Hugh Emmons describing a tar and feather tactic to boost Klan support. He testifies that Samuel Sirmons urged violence and voting influence while detailing payments, endorsements, andgeries aimed at boosting Klan power in Indiana politics.
Dr McMillan May Take Witness Stand
Dr Charles M McMillan a former Colorado Texas physician now on trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on two charges of killing Mrs Amelia Appleby a wealthy widow may soon hear his fate Deputy District Attorney Tom Menzies leading the case said he would wrap up today and if the defense testifies promptly the jury could reach a verdict this week McMillan may take the stand in his own defense and has said he would tell his story to the jury.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles M. McMillan
Colorado
Tex
Amelia Appleby
Tom Menzies
McMillan
Ten Years Ago Aboard Von Steuben In War Memories
W K Johns recalls the Von Steuben gun boat encounter with a German submarine off New York, describing two hits that wounded the bridge and quarterdeck. He served four years in the navy and was in the air when the German fleet surrendered, noting his unit’s rough but successful defense before the sub fled.
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von Stettben
New York
W. K. Johns, Dows, Jr
Becker-Chapmran Post
American Legion
Navy
First Naval Air Squadron
von Steuben
Soviet Union Submits Draft Disarmament Convention
Geneva Feb 20 The Soviet Union deposits a draft disarmament convention with the League of Nations. Boris Stein files the text at Security Commission meetings where Maxim Libvinol had proposed the plan. The draft starts discussions at the conference opening March 15 and will be sent to all League members.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Russia
League of Nations
Boris Stein
Security Commission
Maxim Libvinol
Foreig Affairs
Gold Wave Takes Toll of 10 Lives
Chicago reports seven deaths from a weekend blizzard and cold wave as eight inches of snow paralyzed transport. Forecasts predict rising temperatures across Chicago and the Great Lakes region with relief expected today. New York also records fatalities and injuries from rain and slippery streets as the cold spell eases.
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Chicago
Great Lakes District
New York
Hawes bill favorably reported on convict-made goods
Washington Feb 26 The Hawes bill to prevent competition between convict made goods and products of free labor was favorably reported today by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Washington, D. C
Hawes
Senate Interstate Commerce Committer
Radio politics roil as federal board faces end of term
Washington reports the federal radio commission may end its work as Congress debates extending its term. Commissioners Yarount and Caldwell plan to leave. Hoover may assume radio policy duties if the commission dissolves. A radio law dispute over equal access for candidates and antitrust concerns also surfaces.
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Congress
Department of Commerce
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Ufe
Harold A. Yarount
Salt Lake City
H. Caldwell
New York
Commerce
Radio Czar
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Radio Protective Association
Harry M. Daugherty
Redlo Corporation of America
Hinkler Sets New Distance Record Flight London to Singapore
Captain Bert Hinkler, an Australian aviator, landed in Singapore after a 13 day flight from London covering 7 900 miles. He set the longest single flight record by one person.
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London
Bert Hinkler
Australia
Singapore
300 Drowned in Steamer Collision Report
Shanghai February 20. Three hundred Chinese were reported drowned in a collision between the Chinese steamer Hest Ta Ming and the Japanese steamer Atsuta Maru. The accident occurred Saturday night of Chian Kiang. The Atsuta Maru left London December 16 for Far East ports.
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Hest Ta Ming
Chian Kiang
London
Poisoning Affects Baylor University Women In Waco
Dean of Women Irene Marshall reports 59 Baylor University women students and 50 others in Waco Texas were ill from suspected food poisoning. Doctors began examinations after meals served yesterday.
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Waco
Tex
Lpi
Irene Marshall
Baylor University
Woman dies after accident leaves bullet in brain
Urbana Ohio February 20 Mrs Bessie Gillespie 38 died after living 11 months with a bullet in her brain. The bullet was accidentally fired by her husband.
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts reports a trend toward yellow as the color to attract attention replacing red in the east. Fire hydrants alarm boxes and boulevard stop signs are being painted yellow to draw the eye quickly and endure wear longer than white.
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Glenn A. Tibbitts
Cabaret Microphones Removed Under Union Ultimatum
Chicago union action against remote control broadcasts led to the removal of 30 microphones from as many cabarets dining rooms and theatres. Some stations agreed to hire a fixed number of stall musicians. others substituted studio programs. Chain programs may follow.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Altho James Petrillo
Mob jeers arriving Italian envoy in Detroit
A 300 strong anti fascist crowd greeted Baron Giacomo de Martini at Union Station Detroit with hoots and placards while police dispersed the mobs injuring several and stomping on bystanders. In Washington President Coolidge signed a war department bill authorizing 6 782 000 dollars for housing army officers.
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INS
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Hoota
Giacomo de Martini
Duce
United States
Baron de Martini
Department of Justice
Fort Street
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
War Department
Pan American Congress Ends Tariff and Intervention Controversies
Delegates from 21 American republics sign a gold stamped book marking the end of debates on tariff and intervention at Havana. The conference, chaired by Dr. Antonio Sanchez de Bustamente, closes with plans for an inter American highway and arbitration framework while acknowledging key achievements in neutral rights and aviation cooperation.
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Pan-American Congress
United States
Washington
Canada
Patagonia
Antonio Sanchez de Bustamente
Cuba
Jacobo Varela
Montevideo
Uruguay
Bill for Lindy Flying Field At Lindbergh Site Proposed
Washington Feb 20 A bill to appropriate 50000 dollars to create a Lindbergh field at a Minnesota site if prepared would be run by Representative Furion of Minnesota. The field would be chosen by the secretary of war and developed under the five year Army Air Corps program. Roads Vote Also Planned In Jasper Newton voters decide on 500000 county road bond issue for gravel surfacing and will elect a state representative to replace the late George W. Bage.
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Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers Union
General Assembly
Gov. Hammill
State Banking Department
State Highway Commission
Board of Control
Washington, D. C
Lindbergh Field
Minnesota
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Secretary of War
Army Air Corps
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George W. Bage
Jasper
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