Mystery of Pathfinder flight to Rome continues today
Old Orchard Maine to Rome Italy 4700 miles Pathfinder monoplane attempt follows earlier Green Plash failures. Navigator A Yancey and Roger Wil ats will chart a northern Azores route toward Cape Ortega Spain as public treks the peril and hope of L indbergh era exploration. The piece notes stormy conditions and public fascination.
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Rome
Atantic Fers
Pitot
Roger
Q. Wil
Ats End
A. Yancey
Old Orchard
Italy
Pathfinder
Green Plash
Azores
Cape Ortega
Spain
Col. Lindbergh
Ten Lives Tragic Toll Of Town Weekend Victims
A string of weekend deaths across Iowa and nearby states reports farm and road incidents. Among those killed were George Lauscher near Harris, Homer Edwards a rodeo performer in Sibley, and Ellis Swenson in Ellsworth. Six auto fatalities are listed with victims from Dubuque to Des Moines and Chicago.
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Sibley
George Lauscher
Here
Harris
Homer Edwards
Edwards
Wauscher
Worthington
Minn
Lake Okoboji
Montana
Mobergh Announces Eastbound Air Rail Link Inauguration
The first eastbound trip of the new air rail system marks a new transport era. Col Charles A Lindbergh and Anne Morrow join the City of Los Angeles as it departs Glendale for Clovice New Mexico at 8 56 am. Thousands witness the launch in Columbus Ohio as two tri-motored planes start westbound service. Henry Ford and son Edsel attend.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ins
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Grand Central Air Terminal
Glendale
Clovie
N. M
Transcontinental Air Transport
Columbus
Secretary of Commerce
Robert P. Lamont
Washington
D. G
New York
Henry Ford
Edset
Homer H. Metz
N.S
Ald Orchard’ Beach, Me
Yancey and Williams
Pennsylvania Station
N.Y. C
New York Centrall
Culver City
Loren Mendel
R. B. Reinhart
Buhi Air
Cleveland
Herbert J. Fahy
Florida
Harold Bromley
City of Tacoma
Tacoma
Tokio
Japan
Colon
Panama Canal Zone
American International Airways
Panama
Tampa
Pla
Waterbury
Conn
Connecticut
Martin Brown
Air Mail
New Brunswick
N. J
Gordon Spencer Whittley
Arlington
Californians Fly On For New Mark
Californians Culver Guy Cal Jaby and crew in the Angeleno, piloted by L. W. Mendell and R. B. Reinhart, chased a record flight time as they neared 174 hours. They reached the 145 hour milestone at 5:30 a.m. and aimed to fly until 2:30:29 p.m. to break the mark set in Cleveland by Roy L. Mitchell and Byron K. Newcomb. The 220 horsepower engine performed well as the plane hovered near the airport.
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Culver Guy
Cal
Jaby
Angeleno
L. W. Mendell
R. B. Reinhart
Shou
Cleveland
Roy L. Mitchell
Byron K. Newcomb
Mendell
Reinhart
U S TO TAKE HAND IN N O GAN OT IKE
New Orleans sees a street car strike pause as union leaders and public service officials seek federal aid. Labor agencies prepare to act on a Des Moines and South Bend labor forces request while the Public Service Company seeks a federal injunction to block riotous acts against using nonunion labor. Federal Judge Wayne G. Borah set a 11 am hearing for the injunction, requiring the union to explain why restraint should not be imposed to resume street car operation with imported labor.
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New Orleans
Public Service
Department of Labor
Des Moines
South Bend
Public Service Company
Wayne G. Borah
New World Nonstop Flight Record Set by Zimmerly
D B Barney Zimmerly claimed a new world nonstop distance record for U-rect airplanes with a Brownsville Texas to Winnipeg Manitoba flight of about 1500 miles in 16 hours. The journey surpassed the previous best by roughly 783 miles, much of it through clouds and fog.
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Winnipeg
Man
UPI
Barney" Zimmerly
Brownsville
Tex
Untin Bowler Of Again for Berlin
Fragmentary text notes an aerial event with an amphibian airplans phrase and mentions cities Chicago Berlin Ravens Ribbon San Felice and names Henry George Idelita Seatle Cigars. Content is unclear but suggests a flight or promotional ad from Hudson Bay country to Europe with multiple proper nouns.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay Country
Chicago
Berlin
San Felice
Martin
Henry George
Idelita
Seatle Cigars
Denver Residents Wearing Overcoats
Denver citizens and hundreds of summer tourists wore overcoats and furs today as the mercury dropped to 50 degrees. The mercury dropped to 42 at Cheyenne and Lander, Wyoming, overnight, while Missoula and Monk recorded 46 degrees.
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Denver
Colo
Mercury
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lander
Missoula
Monk
Courier Delivery Cutoff Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If due to carrier error or other cause you do not receive your paper by that time, please Phone 6100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 38 p m.
Rockefeller 90th Birthday Observed In Vigor And Hope
An Iowa air tour dispute arose as a race claim was made regarding the Around Iowa Good Will Air Tour. Des Moines announced Waterloo pilots John Livingston and W Fiske Marshall posted the fastest 905 miles in 7 hours 2 minutes, but Mrs Muriel Hanford of Sioux City won first place at 7 hours 50 minutes due to extra weight on her Stearman bi plane. Marshall noted prior agreement against racing and prize money slated to pilots by aircraft value.
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Iowa
Des Moines
John Livingston
W. Fiske Marshall
Waterloo
Muriel Hanford
Sioux City
Des Moines Fliers Injured in Crash
Nes Moines July 8. Buddy Williams 32 and his brother Don 28, both of Des Moines, were injured today when their aero sport craft crashed near the municipal airport. The elder Williams had the stick and attempted a rapid ascent from about 100 feet. The plane narrowly avoided a barn. E. & Williams suffered a compound fracture of the left leg with cuts and bruises. His brother's injuries were less serious.
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Nes Moines
INSI
Buddy) Willams
Don
Des Moines
Aero Sport
Williams
E. &. Willams
Shenandoah Tours Tourists to Europe on Megantic Sail
Shenandoah sends two tour groups to Europe. Fifty seven travelers from nine states join the Paris party bound for Paris with Elia Murphy in Shenandoah in charge, while a second group of Midwestern lawyers heads to London under Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ferguson. They depart from Shenandoah on a special Wa besh train and sail from Montreal on Thursday toward Havre, planning returns in early August.
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Shenandoah
A.R
Europe
Montreal
Megantic
Havre
Paris
United States
London
Elia Murphy
Shenando
Two Army Pilots Burned to Death in Panama Crash
Two Army air service officers First Lieutenants William H Bleakley and Henry P Sessions were killed when their plane crashed at Fort Clayton near Colon Panama Canal Zone. Both men were attached to U S forces at France field and were among the most popular officers in the air service.
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Colon
Panama Canal Zone
INS
Wlliam H. Bleakley
Henry P. Sessions
U. S. Army Air Service
Fort Clayton
Voon
U. S
France Field
Air Service
Rockefeller Ninety Birthday Reflections On Health And Humility
John D. Rockefeller marks his ninetieth birthday with a calm routine focused on health and usefulness. He praises moderation, reports perfect health, and outlines a life of quiet activity, philanthropy, and simple living as he nears his hundredth year.
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Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Wilson
Posantico
Rolf
Florida
John R. Rockefeller, Jr
Coast Guard Convoy Report On Loss Of Mail Plane
In Adair Indiana on July 8 an unidentified mail pilot crashed near a cemetery after fog and lost bearings. He survived with minor scratches and continued the journey with a relief plane arriving later. A wrecked plane damaged tombstones as it slid along the ground before impact.
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Adair
Omaha
Altho
Two Shot Dead in Hunt for Liquor in Chidester Ark
In Chidester Arkansas two men died during a raid led by Jas Marsh the town marshal. Walters Patterson was killed by Con stable Luther Meeks after Marsh was shot in the chest by Patterson who was found with liquor in a smokehouse. Meeks and Sheriff John Pruitt say Patterson killed Marsh and tried to kill Pruitt before Meeks shot Patterson.
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Chidester
Ark
INS
FR. Marsh
Walter Patterson
Marsh
Patterson
Meeks
Johhn Pruitt
Pruit
Quarrel in Burlington Iowa Prone to Tragedy
Vera Neepert, 35, shot and killed her husband Edward Neuperth, 36, in Burlington while their 7 year old son and brother watched. The dispute started over a request to swim at a pool. authorities say a pistol fired during a struggle in a vestibule and bedroom led to the fatality.
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Chicago
Burlington
Vera Neepert
Edward
Neupert
Stanley
Davis Is Installed As Philippines Governor General
Manila crowds greet Dwight F. Davis as the ninth American governor general of the Philippine Islands. In a brief inaugural address he pledges friendly cooperation with Filipinos and efficient economy, praising progress but urging them toward a prosperous, contented future.
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Manila
Ayuntamiento
Dwight F. Davis
Philippine Islands
Davis
Far Ens
Pathfinder Seeks Rome Flight After Fuel Dump
Old Orchard Beach Me July 6 two hours after the Pathfinder monoplane took off for Rome the crew faced possible return as fuel management and engine checks were completed. Pilot Roger Q Williams and navigator A Yancey planned an east south east route via Cape Verde to Corsica then to Rome with a 700 mile plus flight time.
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Gloucester
Mass
Coast Guard
Leonard P. Melka
Melka
C.S
S.suide
Williams
Wiliams
Lancey
Pathfinder
Fliers
Spain
Paris
Fiiers
Capa Crble
Azores
Old Orchard
Cape Grtegal
Bayonne
France
Mediterranean
Corsica
Yancey
Rome
Harold Beedle
Beedle
Scarboro
Old Orchard Beach
Ben .Zabora
Wright Whirlwind Motor Company
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Mobergh
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