Byrd’s America plane left for salvage after Ver Sur Mer landing
Commander Richard E. Byrd and crew recovered on shore after their plane broke on sand and sank into the sea. They saved vital equipment and were hosted by local officials before planning further steps with Rodman Wanamaker’s backers and the American embassy in Paris.
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Georges Bonnet
Madame Bonnet
Neviles
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Cherbourg
Berd
Rom Rodman Wananeker
New York
Sheldon Whitehouse
Paris
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Her- Tick
Decidin Z
North Pole
Ver-Sur-Mer
France
Richard E. Byrd
Coiffier
United Press
America
Byrd America crash ends epic voyage near Ver Sur Mer
The monoplane America, piloted by Commander Byrd and four crew, landed in fog near Ver-Sur-Mer 200 yards off the beach after 43 hours aloft from Brest. The aircraft was badly damaged, gear broken, radio dead, but the crew saved equipment and were aided by fishermen.
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America
Brest
Paris
Test flight over Iowa airports boosts Waterloo plan
Waterloo researchers fly a six hour inspection of Moline Cedar Rapids and Waterloo airports in a Waco Nine piloted by John Cable Mop. The trip measures 265 miles with stops at Moline Cedar Rapids and Waterloo field, noting hangar costs lighting and municipal facilities.
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Cedar Rapids
Leon
Link
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John Cable
Cable Airways
Hudson Road
Tri-Cities
Mississippi River
Vinton
Chambers
Cable
Waterloo
Campbell-De Schepper Airplane Company
Campbell-De Schepper Company
National Air Transport Company
Campbell-Deschepper Company
Morley Police Seek Owen Barrett in Abduction Case
Morley authorities issued a lookout for Owen Barrett a 27 year old man suspected in abducting 15 year old Wilma Burr Oughs from her Morley home on Sunday. The alert was issued on July 1 and asks the public to report sightings or information to local police.
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Morley
Owen Barrett
Wilma Burr -Oughs
June Averages Slightly Cooler Ahead of Warmer July
Delving into records C D Reed government meteorologist said June averaged three degrees cooler than normal in Des Moines with rainfall about one half below normal. He noted June’s pattern matched 1916 cooling followed by a hot wave and warned July may repeat 1916’s summer.
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Des Moines
C. D. Reed
Reed
Supreme Court Grants New Trial in Sweeney Case
Des Moines July 1 The Town Supreme court on rehearing of the state case against O H Sweeney of Black Hawk county convicted of second degree murder in the Bertha Munger death at Waterloo September 7 1924 reversed its prior affirmation and granted a new trial Sweeney expressed joy and said justice would free him while stating he did nothing warranting punishment He has been free on 5000 bond since conviction and is under a 15 year Fort Madison sentence County Attorney Edwards vowed to retry the case as swiftly as possible
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Town Supreme Court
Ao. H. Sweeney
Black Hawk County
Bertha Munger
Sweeney
Munger
Waterloo
Courier
Walnut Street
Supreme Court
New Orleans Celebrates Miss Vicksburg Winner of Launch Race
Robert Shaw, piloting the Miss Vicksburg, won the 1,800 mile Jakes to gulf boat race ending in New Orleans. Herbert Davie’s Miss Joliet finished second, three minutes back, with boats from New Orleans Peoria Memphis St Louis and Chicago following. Shaw set a Chicago to New Orleans time of 78 hours 10 minutes 45 seconds at an average speed of 22 mph.
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New Orleans
Peoria
Memphis
St. Louis
Chicago
Mark Twain
Mississippi
INS
Robert Shaw
Vicksburg
Treasury surplus hits record $635 million for year
Washington July 1 Acting Secretary Mills announced the treasury surplus for the year closed June 30 at $635,809,921.70 versus $377,767,816.64 last year. Ordinary receipts were $4,129,394,441 with expenses $3,493,584,519. Income tax receipts reached $2,225,000,000 and miscellaneous tax and customs receipts totaled $654,000,000 and $605,000,000 respectively. About $611,000,000 of the surplus has been used to retire debt.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Mills
Treasury
Lowden Campaign Committee Plans Statewide Organization
Des Moines July 1 The first Iowa Lowden campaign committee meeting of 10 was set for the state headquarters. Mayor Frank J Lund Webster City chairman said plans to perfect the statewide organization would be discussed and county leaders chosen today. Des Moines expects Major Lund and other leaders to confer with Lowden before he leaves to attend the Harvey Ingham anniversary dinner.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Aviators Herald Byrd 3 Flight AG Navigation Stunt
New York reports recount the America monoplane flight to Ver Sur Mer France as a landmark feat in navigation amid fog, wind, and freezing conditions. Commander Richard E. Byrd is credited with a possible new long distance record around 3,812 miles from New York to Ver Sur Mer, with Paris reached before a final sea landing.
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Ver-Sur- Mer
France
Richard E. Byrd
Paris
Byrd
America
Lieut
George O. Neville
New York
North Atlantic
Dama
North Pole
Nova Scotia
Ver-Sur-Mer
Roosevelt Field
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Klinge
Germany
Gradual Ending of Strike Ties Up Illinois Mines
Chicago July 1 Independent agreements have been made with workers in several Illinois mines and more than ten percent of the miners are back at work. Although formal negotiations between coal mine operators and union workers are suspended until fall, Harry Fiscick, president of the union, predicted a gradual settlement. Operators say they cannot work mines under the current wage scale.
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Chicago
INS
Altho
Illinois
Harry Fiscick
Jacksonville
Twins Drown When One Cramp Triggers Last Swim
In Dubuque Iowa, John and Ollie Stuhl, 23, twins, drowned in the Mississippi River last night. One brother reportedly suffered cramps and the other tried to help. both disappeared, with Ollie’s body recovered and search for John continuing. The pair had told their mother it would be their last swim of the season.
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Dubuque
INS
John
Ollie Stuhl
Mississippi River
Here
Quite
Mississippi
Byrd Plans South Pole Flight with Ready Crew
New York reports that arrangements for Commander Richard E Byrd's projected south pole flight are set in minute detail. The America crew is safe and largely chosen, with Byrd returning from Europe to depart by September 1. The expedition will include the America’s crew and veterans from the prior north pole voyage.
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INS
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South Pole
America
France
Byrd
Europe
North Pole
Judge orders $254,000 inheritance tax refund to Dubuque heirs
Sioux City report notes Judge George C. Scott rules the Internal Revenue Service must repay $254,000 to the heirs of Col. George Senit. Heirs argued the trust funded the estate to dodge the tax. The decree will be filed in Dubuque after final hearing held in Sioux City last May.
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Sioux City
Internal Revenue Department
George C. Scott
George Senit
Dubuque
Col. Scott
Scott
Reliability Planes Off to Philadelphia
The 14 planes in the Ford reliability air tour for the Edsel Ford trophy took off from Curtiss Field Mineola N Y for Pitcairn field Philadelphia pa today. Pilots planned luncheon in Philadelphia and then depart for Loganeld Baltimore to spend the night there.
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Pitcairn Field
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Loganeld
Baltimore
Francili to Show Magic of Science Here Three Days
Maurice J. Francisl known as Americas radio wizard will tour Waterloo showing a wireless controlled car with no driver. He will perform 12 to 16 public exhibitions over three days in Waterloo including two outdoor shows and one in Hudson Essex showrooms. All demonstrations are free and open to the public as part of a educational feature by The Evening Courier.
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Evening Courier
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Francis
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Kansas City
the Star
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Cole
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World Herald
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Courier Delivery Note Needs Timely Receipt
The notice instructs residents to receive The Courier at home before 6 30 p m and to call 5199 if the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause. It requests a copy of the paper to be sent and emphasizes calls must reach the office by 6 30 p m.
Box Fighter Loses Decision At Legion Card Event
Mike Lauro of St Paul failed to win the decision in an American Legion card at M V League Park. Earlier police reported theft from the Electric Park dressing room of a leather grip containing boxing gear and related items marked M S including trunks dress shoes boxing shoes gloves towels and bandages.
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Cedar Fas
American Legion
Byrd Proves Trans Atlantic Flight Practical
Paris dispatch reports Charles A. Levine stating Byrd's flight proves trans Atlantic flying practical. Levine notes Clar ence Chamberlin and Bert Acosta aided and that Byrd and his crew faced adverse conditions yet demonstrated ocean flight feasibility. Chamberlin and Levine arrived from Berne and waited at Le Bourget to greet the aviators.
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Clarence Chamberlin
Nonston
New York
Germany
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Bert Acosta
Chamberlin
Berne
le Bourget Field
Armerican
Phantom plane mystery hovers over Hamburg skies
Berlin reports a phantom aircraft circling Hamburg three times at night. Initial belief tied it to Byrd’s route near the Seine in France, but the flying Dutchman vanished leaving officials to search across German airspace amid heightened security checks by Lufthansa and other crews.
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Richard E. Byrd
America
Seine River
France
Germany
Hamburg
Byrd
Lufthansa
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