Chamberlin in Vienna Leads Flight Tour Across Europe
Clarence Chamberlin and passenger Charles Levine arrive in Vienna after a Munich leg of their trans Atlantic flight. They will visit Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Zurich and Paris before planning to sail home on the Leviathan July 12. The plane bears a German compass and propeller after a forced landing near Kottbus.
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Wien
Vienna
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Munich
Prague
Budapest
Warsaw
Zurich
Paris
Kottbus
Gotham
New England committee urges Canada waterway pact
A six state group calls for immediate talks between the United States and Canada to build a navigable link from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence River. The report says reduced transport costs would greatly aid midwest and central farmers, more than any other farm relief idea.
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New England States
United States
Canada
Great Lakes
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
Central States
Washington, D. C
New England
Middlewestern
Bankers rally to elect George Schaller Iowa leader
Storm Lake Iowa June 20 Bankers begin movement to elect George Schaller president of the Town Bankers association at its state convention opened in Des Moines today.
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Storm Lake
George Schaller
Town Bankers Association
Des Moines
Iowa setback for national constitutional convention bid
Washington dispatch details Louis Cuvillier's push to force a repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment through a constitutional convention. Iowa lawmakers rescinded earlier resolutions while backers urge four more states to join, though critics say the plan misreads current law and state actions.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Iowa
New York
Cuvillier
DuPont
Pierpont Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of
Charles H. Sabin
Prudential Insurance Company
Carnegie Foundation of Pittsburgh
Bruce
Maryland
Edwards
New Jersey
Meredith Nicholson
Augustus Thames
Washington
National Constitutional Liberty League of America
Rhode Island
Ilinois
Congress
United States
Towa
Senate
House of Representatives
New England Urges Great Lakes to Atlantic Waterway
A New England committee representing six states has endorsed a joint U S-Canada plan to build a navigable water route from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence River. They say the project would cut transport costs and greatly aid midwestern farmers, while rejecting all-American alternatives as uneconomical.
Byrd to Fly Atlantic Night Flight for Paris Study
New York June 20 the monoplane America may depart tonight with Commander Richard E Byrd and three companions aiming for Paris. Byrd plans a dusk start around six p m to reach New Foundland by dawn and Paris before sunset next day to study Atlantic storms winds and fogs guiding aerial navigation.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
America
Paris
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Byrd
New Foundland
Atlantic Ocean
Coal Man Denies Strike End Near
Chicago June 20. Harry Fishwick at a picnic of Iowa miners suggested a settlement of the coal mining suspension in Illinois. Rice Miller, president of Illinois operators, denied the optimism saying an agreement is possible but not with retention of the Jacksonville scale. Illinois operators and miners plan a wage conference to end the tie up since April 1. Miller doubted any agreement would lack operator signatures.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Harry Fishwick
Iowa
Rice Miller
Illinois
Jacksonville
Miller
Tineis
Fishwick
Mad Bull Favorite in 480 Mile Redwood Highway Race
In Trinidad California on June 20 an eight hour rest and a 20 mile trial left Mad Bull, Karook Indian leader, favored to win the 480 mile marathon along the Redwood highway from San Francisco to Grants Pass Oregon. Flying Cloud, another Karook, was reported to be a contender. WD Baca Woon SNA Metts Bdeweayte oid Zuni Indian, was third.
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Trinidad
Cal
Buereka
Mad Bull
Karook
Redwood Highway
San Francisco
Grants Pass
Ore
Flying Cloud
Waterloo Window Display Draws Busy Crowds in Know Waterloo Week
In Waterloo, Know Waterloo Week showcases flood of factory-made goods in shop windows. The Black Hawk Oil display highlights a miniature filling station, while the Northey Manufacturing and Associated Manufacturers chests feature gasoline engines and cream separators. Hinson Manufacturing and Armstrong Manufacturing present colorful, eye catching displays of tires, covers, and drilling gear. The window expositions aim to boost local pride and reveal industrial resources to residents.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk Oil Company
Sycamore Street
Black Dry Goods Company
Fourth Street
Northey Manufacturing Company
Associated Manufacturers Company
Towa
Armstrong Manufacturing Company
Hinson
Hinson Manufacturing Company
Hinson Company
Hinson Tire
Shipwreck Kelly Surfaces After 12 Days atop Newark Flagpole
Newark Irish American hero Alvin Shipwreck Kelly ends his 22 day flagpole vigil at the St Francis hotel, after 12 days 12 nights 1 hour 59 minutes on top. Amid a city crowd he preserves his pledge not to commercialize the feat, while linking his future to flagpole work. Coolidge accepts Admiral Bristol resignation to become commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet.
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Alvin
Kelly
Newark
N. J
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Europe
Charles Lindbergh
President Coolidge
South Dakota
Marilynn Miller
Paris
Alvin Felly
Rapid City
5. D
Coolidge
Mark L. Bristol
Turkey
Bristol
United States
St. Francis
St. Francis Hotel
Lindy Invited to Waterloo Receives Printed Thanks
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh sends a printed note from the Spirit of St. Louis to Waterloo Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts thanking him for the invitation after Lindbergh's New York to Paris flight. The card accompanied a photo of the Spirit of St. Louis over the Statue of Liberty toward Paris.
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Lindy
Waterloo
New York
Pans
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Statue of Liberty
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Glenn A. Tibbitts
Col
Lone Wolf
Atlantic
Tibbitts
Lindbergh
Women Insulted Escort Killed in Parked Car
Minneapolis youths, three in a parked car, were arrested after a fight with two women escorts. Arthur I. Hovey, 30, was stabbed to death and his companion beaten as the youths allegedly harassed the women. Police later detained them at a fishing resort.
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Minneapolis
Minn
INS
Arthur I. Hovey
Hovey
Harper Heads Town Christian Endeavor
Rev. L. W. Harper of Marshalltown was elected president of the Iowa Christian Endeavor Union at the convention in Oskaloosa on June 20. Other officers include Rev. R. S. Haney of Webster City as vice president Rev. Tom Campbell of Fairfield as general secretary and Mrs. Clara Talbot of Des Moines as treasurer. Regional vice presidents named were H. a. Creviston Des Moines Orion Hawley Sioux City Rev. John Kauffman Donnelson and Rev. Warner Muir Osceola.
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Oskaloosa
L. W. Harper
Marshalltown
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
R. S. Haney
Webster City
Tom . Campbell
Fairfield
Clara Talbot
Des Moines
H. A. Creviston
Orion Hawley
Sioux City
John Kauffman
Donnelson
Warner Muir
Osceola
Germany May Get Voice in Mandates Commission
Geneva reports indicate the League of Nations mandate commission will grant Germany a seat, giving Berlin a voice in administering former colonies. The move marks Germany’s first real leverage in governing its early colonial possessions, reflecting postwar adjustments in international oversight.
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Germany
Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Mandate Commission
Av Osterocer
Physician Ends His Life After Inquest Charge
Chicago reports Dr. George F. Slater a wealthy south side physician killed himself with poison after learning a deathbed statement by Anna Mae Smith 20 blamed him for an illegal operation. Detective Walsh said Slater admitted treating the woman but denied performing the operation and the inquest summons loomed.
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Chicago
INS
George F. Slater
South Side
Slater
Wiliam Walsh
Anna Mae Smith
Seret. Walsh
Two Lifers Escape from State Prison
Fort Madison Iowa June 20 AP Prison guards search for J M Spencer and James Markovich both life term murder prisoners who escaped from the state prison hospital yesterday morning Police cooperate in a general search through Town and Withess towns no clues uncovered Markovich a hospital patient and Spencer an attendant eluded warders and had been under way overseers before pursuit began
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J. M. Spencer
James Markovich
Ft. Madison State Prison
Markovich
Spencer
Ma” Ferguson
Iowa
Fort Madison
Markovicly
Woman Injured As Auto Fails To Turn At Grant Highway
A car crash at Ben der's corner on Grant highway east of Waterloo injures a woman and leads to arrests. Delbert Grimm of La Porte City drives the vehicle into a guard rail wounding Evelyn Stout of Vinton. Passenger Gladys Nettleton is uninjured. State agent A A Murphy arrests Grimm for driving while intoxicated and Lawrence Carlton of La Porte City is jailed on intoxication charges.
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Bender's Corner
Grant Highway
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Delbert Grimm
la Porte City
Evelyn Stout
Vinton
Gladys Nettleton
Elm Street
A. A. Murphy
Grimm
Lawrence Carlton
Identifies Killer in Winnipeg Case Named Earl Nelson
Buffalo reports Earl Nelson in police custody at Winnipeg over the murder of a girl. Frank Merritt, boarder at Mrs. Jennie Randolph’s home, identified a photo as the man who stayed there and is alleged to have killed her on Decoration Day. Merritt said he was positive. Nelson had fled Winnipeg after the Randolph murder.
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Buffalo
Earl Nelson
Winnipeg
Jennie Randolph
Frank Merritt
Randolph
Nelson
Merritt
Harris
Babies Die From Food Poisoning At Springfield Home
Springfield Indiana June 20 1947 food poisoning claimed the lives of three babies at the Springfield Redemption Home. A fourth infant was dying and five others were seriously ill after suspected tainted breakfast food or cream puffs. Matron Minnie Manley and housekeeper Alice Pauk also ill but not dangerously. Deceased include Rose Ann Norbert and Betty Bergman both about two years old. a third toddler unnamed at hospital.
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Springfield
Minnie Manley
Alice Pauk
Rose Ann Norbert
Betty Bergman
Paper Delivery Notice With Time Window
The courier will deliver to your home before 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by then, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 4 30 p.m.
Britain to Cut Down Battleship Size in Naval Plan
Geneva talks open on limiting future battleship tonnage from 35,000 to under 30,000 tons with Bleeding edge proposals. Bridgeman urges limiting cruiser size to 7,500 tons and six inch arms while extending Washington replacement tables. Gibson outlines 5-5-3 naval limits across US Britain Japan with targeted scrap totals and carrier reductions. Japan hints at opposing 5-5-3 for auxiliaries and bases, while supporting limits on capital ships.
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Great Britain
Japan
Geneva
France
Italy
Washington
America
London
Tokio
Hugh Gibson
Nava
W. C. Bridgeman
The
Admiralty
Bridgeman
U. S
Hatio
Coolidge
U. S.S
INS
Hawaii
Singapore
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Hugh §. Gibson
Hilary P. Jones
F. H. Schofield
Admiral Bristol
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