Southern Cross delayed by high tide at Suva for flight to Brisbane
The Southern Cross monoplane rest on Naselai beach awaiting safer tide to depart for Brisbane. A day’s delay came as surf and a slow transfer of 809 gallons of gasoline hindered fueling and launch preparations. Captain Kingsford Smith and crew planned a 20 hour hop to Brisbane with two American crew members joining to Brisbane despite initial plans to split at Suva.
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Bura
Yul
Priday
Naselai Beach
Australia
Piveneer
Nasdal
le Drums
Brisbane
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Charles Uim
Southern Cross
Suva
Harry W. Lyon
James Warner
Sydney
Oakland
Wheeler Field
Honolulu
Kanai
Kauai
Ama P.m
Pacific Coast
Resolutions Battle Seen at G O P Convention
A Reuters analysis outlines the potential split on the resolutions committee over the equalization fee and farm relief. It notes delegates favoring Coolidge or Hoover, and warns against assuming Coolidge’s renomination is assured while describing complex strategic moves at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resolutions Committee
Committee On
Kansas City
Lowden
Davies
Hoover
Coolidge
Coolidgn
Indores
Italian Embassy in Berlin Window-Smashing Incident
An anti Mussolini demonstration outside the Italian Embassy in Berlin involved stones hurled from a car, breaking five windows including one in the Ambassador's study. The crowd chanted Down with Mussolini as the incident occurred.
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Itatian
Berlin
Poe
Atahan
Dows
Munroe
Jack Kloster
Shouta
Down Witd
Reveals Sea Flier as Recent Widow
Miss Michel Bell claims widowhood of Hernando Rocha Schiloos, Colombian ranch owner killed near Bogota last month. She says they married Nov 15, 1922 in Connecticut, separated soon after, and have not met since. she plans to hire a Colombian lawyer to safeguard her rights as widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Pren
Michel Boil
Ail
Hernando Rocha-Schiloos
Bogota
Colombia
la Prensa
Rocha
Connecticut
South America
Europe
Pioneering Flight Prepares For Ocean Crossing Start
Trepassy reporters and photographers crowd a dawn field as fliers prepare the Columbia for an ocean crossing toward Old Orchard. Captain Rene Fonek’s wrecked start is recalled, while LeBoutillier promises caution and a swift attempt to beat Miss Earhart across the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Josephine Boll
Queen of Diamonds
Miss Boll
Enae
Lhrist
Columbia
Levine
Bell
Old Orchard
Altho
Rene Fonek
le BoutiiFer
Miss Earhart
Wes Arte
Jeff Levine
New York
Boll
Women to Sing as Miss Cedar Plies River for Carnival
Arrangements are under way for a river carnival pageant with a boat parade. A chorus will sing aboard a power boat labeled Miss Cedar as part of the event. The American Legion band will perform at 8 30 pm and a fireworks display is planned to begin at 6 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walezian
Chile and River Association
American Legion
White House party to Cedar Island lodge grows for Coolidge trip
President Coolidge will travel to Cedar Island lodge near Brule Wisconsin with more than 60 people in his vacation party. The group includes clerical and business aides naval and military officers the president's physician executive staff and media representatives plus several dogs and canaries. A Great Lakes voyage invitation was declined and plans call for a 12 car special train to Superior with motor vehicles for the lodge journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.K
Coolidge
Cedar Island Lodge
White House
Brule
Wis
Secret Service
Rob Roy
Declines Lakes
Great ‘Lakes
Buffalo
Dulluth
Great Lakes
Brule River
Wisconsin
Henry Clay Pierce
Duluth
Minn
Hoover Opponents Unite To Counter Hoover Nomination
Opposition factions from the farm and eastern wings debate policy paths against Hoover. Farm relief stirs conflict with McNary Haugen plans while factions argue about who can beat Hoover. Lowden arrives Saturday to lead. Watson and Curtis prep offices as Borah and Gaff split their states.
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Hoover
Charles D. Hill
Middlewestern
Lowden
Curtis
Watson
Senator Gaoff
West Virginia
Borah
Idaho
Special Train for Nashua Picnic Draws 2000 Attendees
Illinois Central shops and Nashua Commercial club outline plans for a July 4 picnic at Nashua fair grounds to be aided by a special train carrying about 2000 people from here. L A Downs may headline as speaker, with a top railroad official as substitute. Local organizers include Norton Bloom Christen Anne Allen Otto Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Nashua
Nashua Fairgrounds
L. A. Downs
Minors General
Downs
Norton Bloom
Christen
William
Anne Allen
Otto Nelson
Mortuary Notices For Ida Hackley And Conrad Faust
Ida Elsa Hackley is died at home of her parents Mrs Llosyd Hack ley 320 Washington street after a short illness of diphtheria She was in the first grade at Central school born October 25 1921 in Manchester Funeral services will be private at the grave in Manchester with body at Kistner funeral home Conrad Faust 72 died Tuesday Funeral services held today at 1 30 p m from 1207 Second Street West and at 2 p m from First Evangelical Church Rev O M Yaggy and Rev Clinton F Smith officiated Flu tial at Henrys Cemetery north of Waterloo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Elsa Hackley
Llosyd Hackley
Washington Street
Central School
Ida Elsa
Manchester
Kistner
Conrad Faust
Second Street West
First Evangelical Church
O. M. Yaggy
Clinton F. Smith
Henries Cemetery
Waterloo
Nine Slayers of Woman Get Life
Nine men accused of killing Mrs. Kate Browning in the burning of her cabin near Shepherdscville were found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Basil Richardson in Glasgow. The Bulutt county jury convicted after resuming deliberations following a two day deadlock. The defendants include Magistrate John Bolton James Harris Frank Kinder Clarence Crenshaw Elmer Crenshaw Leslie Golden Shelby Hodge and Frank Hodge. The mob attack followed Browning providing information to prohibition officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdscijle
Kate Browning
Here
Basil Richardson
Glasgow
John Bolton
James Harris
Frank Kinder
Clarence
Elmer Crenshaw
Leslie
Golden
Shelby
Frank Hodge
Bulutt County
Erottiy
Mrs. Browning
Prohibition
Creston Man Heads Town Dept G A R
John W. Strallen of Creston was elected head of Iowa department of the Grand Army veterans for next year. Other officers chosen include Watson Risden of Cedar Rapids senior vice commander J B Carman of Agency junior vice commander J L Leech of West Branch medical director and G J Wilson of Wapello chaplain. Fort Dodge was named for the 1929 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
John W. Strallen
Greston
Iowa
Grand Army Veterans
S ‘Stalls Watson Risden
J. B. Carman
Agency
J. L. Leech
West Branch
G. J. Wilson
Wapello
Fort Dodge
Burns Frat House Debt Plot Suspect Held in Olivet
Donald Smith 21 president of Kappa Sigma Alpha fraternity was arrested in Olivet Michigan charged with plotting arson to burn the fraternity house for insurance money and debt relief. State fire marshal and police quote a confession and say the fraternity owed money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivet, Mich
Olivet
Manufacturers to Convene Tomorrow
Arrangements were completed in May for the opening of the annual state convention of the Iowa manufacturers association in Des Moines. Guy E. Logan will deliver the welcoming address, Fred L. Hunt will speak at the opening, Dave E. Darrah will give the principal speech at the business sessions, and Theodore B. Price will be the evening banquet speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Guy E. Logan
Fred L. Hunt
Fairfield
Dave E. Darrah
Charles City
Theodore B. Price
Commerce and Finance
New York
Miss America 1926 Marries Chicago Millionaire
Miss Fay Lanier, crowned Miss America in 1926, will marry Sidney Spiegel, a wealthy Chicago furniture man, in a private ceremony. The couple met during Lanier’s Atlanta beauty pageant era and kept their engagement secret. They plan a European honeymoon after the wedding.
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Chicago
June Tetusio
Fay Lanier
Atlanta
Sidney Spiegel
Miss Lanphier
Spiegel
California
Europe
Weather notes show Wednesday highs and Thursday lows
Fragmentary temperature report records a Wednesday high of 2.0 and a Wednesday night low with unclear Thursday values. The text is incomplete, but indicates a forecast of cool conditions across the period with temperatures not fully specified.
Rebecca Won’t Accompany President to Wisconsin Summer White House
Washington D. C. June reports President and many pets will travel to a summer White House near Brule Wisconsin. Rebecca, President Qosl idge's pet raccoon, refuses to go and is feared unable to endure the trip. The president is expected to find Rebecca caring for several young raccoons upon return.
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Washington, D. C
Rebecca
Qoslidge
Taceden
White House
Brule
Wis
John B. Hammond Decries Volstead Act as Crime of Century
Des Moines reports John B. Hammond, an anti Volstead activist, calling the Volstead Act the crime of the century. He alleges more drunkenness now, especially at home, and cites the act’s repeal of a 50 year old prohibition law as enabling private stills and higher impunity. He notes national executives allegedly using liquor at home without violation.
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John B. Hammond
Des Moines
Congress
Hammond
Albany
Drys
National Capital
National Civic League
Stiller
Thaw Seeks Intercession on Immigration Ban
London June 7 A F Hills early optimism faded as Harry Thaw weighs flying to the United States to press his appeal for intercession against an order barring his landing in England Pendleton Thaws advisor said Washington had not acted and he might appeal to Lady Astor to aid entry while Thaw stays aboard the Aquitania in Southampton dock
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London
A.F
Harry Thaw
Bey
United States
England
B. M. Pendleton
Thaw
United Press
Pendleton
Southampton
Washington
State Department
Lady Astor
House of Commons
National League Plans Opening Date To Avoid Weather
The National Baseball League aims to start the season on May 1 to dodge bad weather with opening date set around April 26 as magnates meet. Lindbergh departed Buffalo after an overnight stop en route to an unannounced destination, staying with Roy Keyes at Curtiss Aeroplane.
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National Baseball League
New York. Inc
Zuly After
Lindy
Buffalo
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
iWin
Roy Keyes
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
fCol
Lindbeygh
Convention closes as Mrs Sippel elected federation president
The General Federation of Women's clubs at San Antonio wraps its biennial convention with a final session on by law amendments and resolutions. Mrs John Sippel of Baltimore was elected president after a contest with Mrs Edward Franklin White of Indianapolis. Sippel's platform emphasizes promoting the home and its beauty. Mrs Henry G Taylor of Bloomfield and Mrs William Alvord of Detroit are named for recording secretary and other posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
General Federation of Women's Clubs
John Sippel
Baltimore
Edward Franklin White
Indianapolis
Sippel
Dizzy 12 Hop Marathon Draws 15000 Viewers ic
Chicago crowds pack the Coliseum as 12 couples remain in Harry Caplan's marathon dancing contest with prizes of 3500 for first and 3000 for second. The event has kept dancers on stage for over 115 hours with 15000 spectators paying 1.65 each.
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Dizzy
Chicago
Harry Caplan
DeMolay Elects Officers at Iowa Conclave
Jerry Ferog Ames was elected state master councilor of the Iowa Order of DeMolay at the final session of the state conclave in Des Moines attended by about 250 delegates. Other officers elected were Morris Hickey Davenport state senior councilor John Overholt Spirit Lake state junior councilor Knox McCline Belle Plaine state service and Floyd Bargeson Des Moines state treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jerry Ferog
Ames
Iowa Order of de Molay
D. William Ash
Morris Hickey
Davenport
John Overholt
Spirit Lake
Knox McCline
Belle Plaine
Floyd Bargegson
Grand jury bound over man in banana theft case
H A Teeple of 7 8 Bluff Street was bound over to the grand jury on a breaking and entering a boxcar and stealing bananas charge. He posted 500 bond and remained in county jail. A White Spinte female dog was reported stolen from Electric Park recently, and a mute valued at 65 dollars was reported missing from Willard Sampson's home between May 3 and June.
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H. A. Teeple
Bluff Street
Grand Jury
J. ©. Best
Teeple
Nog
J. B. Davis
Fith
Electric, Park
Willard Sampson
Baltimore
Reappoints Examining Board Members In Iowa
Des Moines reports Gov Hammill reappointed D E Hannan of Perry to the osteopathic examiners board and John Bales of Cedar Rapids to the barber examiners board. Both terms begin July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hammill
D. E. Hannan
Perry
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
John &. Bales
Cedar Rapids
State Board of Barber Examiners
SOS Radio Call Believed From Nobile Reports Arctic Search
A Reading towerman near Philadelphia received a faint radio SOS saying it was from Gen Umberto Nobile commander of the lost Italia dirigible. The message gave coordinates 84 15 10 north 15 30 40 east and 200 miles from base. Weather hindered search at Spitzbergen Kings Bay as Norwegian pilots prepared to join the hunt for Italia.
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Philadelphia
INB
Umberto Nobile
Arctic
Albert L. Byler
Byler
Reading Railway
Greentry Island
Little Boy Accidentally Shoots Grandmother in Bed
In Muscatine Iowa on June 7, 65 year old Mrs. John Laughlin was killed when her grandson Carl Hagermeister Jr. fired a 22 caliber pistol. The accident happened as they played cards in bed after the boy had been ill and grandmother believed the pistol was unloaded.
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Muscatine
John Laughtin
Carl Hagermeister
Inds
Hagermeister
Two Fliers Die in Flames of Plane over Arlington
Washington dispatch reports Keith Keeling a 30 year old pilot and Clay Goodrich 23 an aviation mechanic and student pilot died when their monoplane fell 800 feet in a tailspin over Arlington Virginia and burst into flames after takeoff from Potomac field. Keeling home is Kansas City and had ten years of licensed piloting. Doris Tonne 18 months drowned at Randall Iowa after falling into a shallow tank while her mother was away. Building permits list William Leask garage 1109 Baltimore and John Taursen garage 31 Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Keith Keeling
Clay Goodrich
Arlington Va
Potomac Flying Field
Alexandria
Randall
Cmsi
Doris
Fred
Tonne
BRAIN TESTS FOR ELIGIBLE SOCIETY MEMBERS
A text describes pronunciation tests with word groups matched to a base word. It includes examples like CAR and ROT and instructs three minutes for the exercise. Answers given relate to Society age.
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Dover
Ayr
Two Suitors Fall as Woman Fires in Public Quarrel
Chicago dispatch reports Olivia Johnson 24 drew a pistol when rivals George Murray 40 and Bernard Reynolds 32 argued before her. She shot both men, who were hospitalized, then escaped. Murmured quip and Reynolds taunt noted. Police seek the shooter.
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Chicago
Tno
Olivia Johnson
Reynolds
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Name Change Approved
The Greater Waterloo association is to be renamed the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce after a board meeting at Hotel Russell Lamson. Hermon C. Miller, president, said the change aligns the group with the United States Chamber and aims to boost membership and usefulness. Sixteen of eighteen directors attended the session.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
County Recorder
Russell Lamson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Hermon C. Miller
Chambers of Commerce
Miller
Shane
Paving in Iowa Accelerates Far Above Last Year
Iowa paving operations surge in summer with 45 gangs at work by May 31 and 13 miles paved, compared with 13 outfits and 60 miles by June 10 last year. State highway engineer Fred White cites good weather and pest control as speeding up the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fred White
Oltragge to Lead Sunday Services at Central Christian
Victor Oltragge son of Mr and Mrs F C Oltragge 316 Fremont street will preach at Central Christian Church this week as the church lacks a minister after Rev W D Endres resignation A pulpit supply committee to consider calling a successor and providing sermons meanwhile includes J A Paulsen F B Brocksus G S Martin Mrs W A Thomson and Miss Rena Clerk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Oltragge
F.C. Oltragge
Fremont Street
Central Christian Church
W. D. Endres
Findres
J. A. Paulsen
F. B. Brocksus
G. S. Martin
W. A. Thomson
Rena Clerk
Two Men Held on Auto Theft Charge in Elgin
Raymond Gatfield and Edward Anderson are under arrest in Elgin Illinois on a charge of stealing an automobile from W H Hill at 614 Washington Street. They delay trial until a Chicago lawyer arrives for advice or until extradition. Deputy Sheriff W T Dilworth pursued them and telegraphed Sheriff H T Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gatfield
Edward Anderson
Elgin
Ill
W. H. Hill
Washington Street
Chicago
WT. Dilworth
Sheri H.T. Wagner
Return from son's bedside in Waterloo
Reverend E W Main and Mrs Main have returned from Chicago where their son Donald P Main underwent an operation at Grant Hospital for a toxic issue. His condition is reported much improved and he and his wife plan a two month visit starting June 28 in Waterloo with the Mains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Main
Waterloo
Westward Journey Planned by Mutton Family Trip
GOES WEST David Mutton plans a train departure Friday night from 1121 Logan Avenue to Egan South Dakota to join brother J. Hutton and family for a motor trip through Sioux City to Kansas City Missouri visiting relatives. Laura Cox of 1827 Black Hawk Street fined 50 dollars for disturbing the public quiet with profane language. fine suspended on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mutton
Logan Avenue
Egan, S. D
J. 3. Hutton
Sioux City
Kansas City
J.C. Beem
Laura Cox
Black Hawk Street
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Punjab
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