Lindbergh plans Eurasian Atlantic crossing in new flight
The United States aviation hero Charles A. Lindbergh prepares a repeat transatlantic crossing soon. He will fly eastward through Europe into Asia and Pacific after three weeks of plane tests on the west coast. He travels by stages to Mitchel Field and awaits favorable weather for the hopoff.
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America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Europe
Asia
Siberia
China
Japan
Pacific
Lindbergh
Lindy
United States
Mitchel Field
Teachers Vote to Move Iowa Convention to Fall
The Iowa State Teachers association northeast section vote 1100 to 1066 to hold the annual convention in fall 1928. R. G. Williams announces the slate with R. C. Williams as president elect and other officers named. The body also endorses education secretary in the president’s cabinet and improved teacher training programs.
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Iowa State ‘Teachers Association
P. C. Lapham
Charles City
C. W. Kline
Waterloo
R. G. Williams
Cedar Rapids
C. R
Dubuque
Chambers of Commerce
Executive Committee
R. C. Williams
Jesup Consolidated School
Lamont School
R. W. Johnson
Estella Swein
National Educational Association
Minneapolis
Iowa State Teachers Association
Minna Hilton
G. R. Lockwood
Independence
Blanche McLaughlin
Osage
Blanche Sherman
Monona
Fred J. Kluss
Waterloo West
E. W. Goetsch
Cedar Falls
Mary Korinke
H. D. Taylor
F. J. Moore
New Hampton
A. R. TiTany
Cresco
E. Blanche Byers
C, CG
Gamerisfelder
Ina Best
Prin. Co
L. Nelson
Oelwein
C. W. Bangs
Manchester
Bess
Abearn
FL. Mahannah
Frank Jones
Anamosa
W. B. Ziker
Dubuque University
W. A. Ottilie
Lucie Snyder
Oclwelh
Prin. W. H. Wansed
Waukon
Department of Education
Gale Delays Bremen Transatlantic Flight at Baldonnel
A gale at Baldonnel Airdrome in Dublin postponed the Bremen monoplane flight to Mitchell Field. Baron von Huenefeld Captain Hermann Kocht and Arthur Spindler ordered the start delayed until Saturday as wind and rain continued. The aircraft remains ready on the runway awaiting weather improvement.
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Bremen
Baldonnel Field
U. S
Baldonnel
Dublin
U.ri
Llim
Mitchell Field
L. 1
Baron von Huenefeld
Hermann Kocht
Arthur Spindler
America
Giant bomb fuse put out by snow in Chicago incident
A 16 stick dynamite charge bound with tape was found under a rock weighing 100 pounds at the S H Levy Produce Co in Chicago. A 15 foot fuse had burned halfway before snow extinguished it. Harry Levy stated no motive for the alleged bombing attempt.
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Chicago
INS
S. & H. Levy Produce Co
Harry Levy
Binast
Courier delivery before 5 30 o'clock at your home
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o'clock. If through carrier error you do not receive the paper by that time, please phone 51 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 38 p m.
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Mest
Sergeant York, War Hero, Now Turned Teacher
Sgt. Alvin C. York, famed World War I hero, has become a teacher and will speak at East High School tonight. He will relate Argonne experiences to northeastern Iowa teachers and discuss a new era unfolding on Tennessee mountains.
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Alvin CG. York
East High School
Iowa
Tennessee
Fall Deposition on Teapot Dome oil case Ends Tonight
Albert B. Fall former interior secretary continues testimony on Teapot Dome leasing to Harry F. Sinclair with deposition expected to finish tomorrow night. Sinclair's attorneys and government counsel interview Fall for a third day as he grows fatigued under the lengthy session.
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el Paso
Tex
U.P
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Teapot Dome Nryal Oil Reserve
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Daniel T. Wright
Altornesys
Fall
H. T. Safford
FLIERS BREAK OLD ENDURANCE MARK
George Haldeman and Eddie Stinson set a new world record for airplane endurance of 53 hours 36 minutes 41 seconds in Jacksonville Beach Florida. They landed after surpassing the German mark by over an hour and 14 minutes. Stinson, noted airplane maker, helped in trans Atlantic efforts and previously aided Ruth Elder in an Atlantic crossing attempt.
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Jacksonville Beach
Fla
George Haldeman
Eddie Stinson
Stinson
Atlantic
Taldeman
Ruth Elder
Lindy Plans Two Sea Flights and Hop Over Europe
Col Charles A Lindbergh outlines a two sea flight plan spanning the Pacific return trip as goodwill travel. He aims to fly Atlantic again this summer visiting European nations and possibly Russia China and Japan, starting from Mitchel Field then across the Pacific via the Philippines Midway Hawaii to the American mainland.
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LINDY
Europe
India
Indo-China
China
Thtin- China
Japan
Pacific
Lindbergh
Philippines
Midway Islands
Hawaii
American
Breck
Schlee
Detroit
Drourney
Midways
Green Retires From Congress Amid Graft Claim Refutation
Rep. William R. Green of New Jersey retires from the House after 17 years as Ways and Means chairman declaring there is no graft in Congress. A retirement ceremony honors him as he prepares to become a judge of the Court of Claims.
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Martha Smith
Dewey Doss
George Remus
Washington, D. C
INS
William R. Green
House
Congress
Green
Ways and Means
Court of Claims
Ares
Senator Caraway Calls Interior Chief Coward in Senate
Senator Caraway, Democrat of Arkansas, branded Interior Secretary Work a coward on the senate floor accusing him of insulting wounded veteran Col Carl Estes of Tyler Texas during a protest over the Ouachita national park plan for Texas and Arkansas. Caraway threatened to waive privileges to confront the secretary.
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Washington, D. C
Interior Work
Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
Work
Carl Estes
Tyler
Tex
Interior Department
Ouachita National Park
Texas
Gruaway
Estes Aling
Alabama Storms Claim Four Lives in North State
A northern Alabama storm killed four people as high winds battered towns including Argo and Clay. Farmers Robert Nelson and Mrs. G E Mann died when their homes collapsed, along with Mr and Mrs Joseph Byers whose six children were seriously injured. Wires were down and many areas were isolated with scant damage details.
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Argo
Ala
Alabama
Clay
Robert Nelson
G. E. Mann
Nelson
Joseph Byers
Mann
Here
Byers
Mussolini merger merges Boy Scout clubs with Fascisti
Premier Mussolini issued a decree ordering Catholic Boy Scout clubs to merge with the fascist Balla organization. The move follows his pledge to absorb youth groups outside fascist influence and appears aimed at appeasing the pope amid church state tensions.
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Fascisti
Rome
U.P
Balla
Mussolini
Atte
Big Mines Post Orders For Employees To Remove Belongings
Illinois and Iowa mines report impending shutdowns around April 1 as operators post notices for workers to remove belongings. Union officials say most Illinois mines will idle while a minority remain open under Jacksonville wage scales. Des Moines reports Iowa operators weighing continuation under Jacksonville terms with no binding contracts yet.
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BIG
Chicago
Illinois
Belleville
Springfield
Danville
Cuba
Freeport
Edwardsville
Carlinville
Jacksonville
Iowa
Morris
Miners’ Union
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Indiana
Tillmois
Illinois Operators’ Executive Committee
W. J. Jenkins
Berry Fishwick
United Mine Workers of America
District 12
Des Moines
United Mine Workers Scale Committee
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
George Heaps
Coal Operators’ Association
Spring Likely to Return After Midwest Snowfall
Des Moines reports Charles D. Reid of the weather bureau forecasting fair weather tonight and Saturday with slightly warmer temperatures tomorrow. A Midwest snowstorm crossed Iowa yesterday with estimated heaviest snow along the Mississippi at three to four inches and many readings dipping below freezing. Minimums ranged from 24 to 30 degrees in Charles City, Bionx City, Davenport, Des Moines, Keokuk, and Dubuque.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reid
Government Weather Bureau
Iowa
Reed
Mississippi River
Charles City
Bionx City
Davenport
Keokuk
Dubuque
Seven Slayers Die In Self Serve Noose At Canon City
In Canon City Colorado Ray Nowkes 23 and Arthur Osborn 24 were executed by Colorado automatic gallows for slaying Fred N Selak at Grand Lake. The mechanism uses a water-filled barrel to trigger a 350 pound weight that suspends the body. A 1926 case is noted for comparison. Also a dividend of 15 percent about 37000 was ready for depositors of First National Bank, now defunct, with a second dividend previously paid. Hammill to debate McNary Haugen bill in a St Paul race debate.
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Canon City
Colo. Marcel
INS
Ray Nowkes
Arthur Osborn
Fred N. Selak
Grand Lake
Colo
Kermit
Noakes
Osborn
Colorado
Nevella, Aa. Marca Su
First National Bank
Hammill
Des Moines
WSTP
St. Paul
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Dr Pred O Sage notes 1229 fewer Iowa deaths in 1927 than 1920 indicating better health. He cites a 382 drop versus five year average and attributes it to tuberculosis control and timely curative care. He adds more exams and hospitals aid health progress.
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Iowa
Pred O. Sage
Board of Health
Motorist Tries to Bunt Switch Engine in Iowa
Cedar Rapids authorities charge 39 year old Andrew Svoboda with driving while intoxicated after a crossing watchman reported he tried to strike a Milwaukee switch engine on the track last night. The automobile was badly damaged but Svoboda was unhurt.
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Cedar Rapids
Andrew Seoboda
Milwaukee
Svoboda
Altho
Oyster Town Devastated by Major Fire Flames Blaze Hits Businesses
Poconoke City Maryland reports two thirds of the business district burned after a fire began at 7 30 last night and raged until 2 p m today. The blaze destroyed two theatres large stores wholesale houses and oyster packing plants in Oyster Town. A new town near Kiyox County Nebraska is planned to be named Lindy in honor of Colonel Charles A Lindberg with roots tied to Yankton South Dakota.
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Poconoke City
U.pl—Crisweld
Lindy
Yankton
Kiyox County
Nebraska
Here
Charlies A. Lindberg
Dochte
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Dorothy Page
University of Wisconsin
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Licely
Williams OF
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Jewett
Towa State Teachers Association
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Wis
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Charles Dewey
Moke Martin
Ban Peiice
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Les Moines
Ray Wright
St. Louis
San Diego
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Russia
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