Transatlantic flight attempts loom as weather delays
Reports note two planes aiming from New York to Paris amid fatalities and missing names. Clarence Chamberlin nearly launched from Iowa in the Bellanca Columbia, while Lindbergh tested a San Diego to east coast flight. Byrd’s North Pole mission postponed for Nungesser and Coli fate and Byrd’s wrist injury. A South Dakota fugitive kills two federal agents. a courtroom holds principal death sentences for Henry Gray and Ruth Snyder. Industry leaders discuss restricting petroleum output. Atlantic Fleet survey hints at blond sweethearts in every port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Iowa
Clarence Chamberlin
Columbia
Charles Lindbergh
San Diego
Richard K. Byrd
North Pole
Nungesser
Coli
Byrd
Wayne Wheeler May Quit As Heals Prohibition Leader
A Washington newspaper reports Wayne B Wheeler head of the Anti Saloon league is seriously ill and contemplating withdrawal from active participation in the prohibition cause with two rivals jockeying to inherit his mantle Clarence True Wilson and E C Dinwiddie. The piece notes divisions among temperance groups over Roy A Haynes appointment as prohibition commissioner and suggests Wheeler’s possible retirement would mark a major shift in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Prohibition
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals
E. C. Dinwiddie
National Temperance Bureau
Washington Post
Mellon
Roy An Haynes
Wayne Wheeler
Haynes
Gen. Andrews
Harding
Ohio
Ohio Republican Organization
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln Andrews
Haines
Andrews
Congress
Treasury Department
Europe
Coolidge
Republican Party
Hing
Divorce sought in Paris by former secretary Colby
May 13. Bainbridge Colby, former American secretary of state, seeks a divorce in Paris. He has authorized his attorneys to file proceedings once formalities are completed, and a petition will be filed shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bainbridge Colby
Oil field curtailment set by nine top operators
Ray Collins of Tulsa assumed a de facto dictatorship to curb output in Oklahoma Seminole field for two weeks. A five member committee will craft a uniform plan for all production areas and report May 25 in New York. Teagle of Standard Oil New Jersey leads, with support from Work of the Interior. federal approval unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray" H. Collins
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Seminole
Oklahoma
New York
Colling
Walter C. Teagle
A. L. Beatty
C. S. Davison
Henry Dawes
H. W. Stewart
Teagle
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Hubert CG .Work
Sun Chung-Fang Plans Surprise Assault on Shanghai
London reports Northern Chinese forces under Sun Chung-Fang prepared a flank attack on Shanghai with 5,900 troops landed at Woo Sung to threaten Hankow and the Yangtze front. Chiang Kai-Shek concentrates forces on the south bank to meet the move.
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London
Shanghai
Percival Phillips
Daily Mail
Sun Chung-Fang
Chiang Kai-Sahek
Woo Sung
Chiang
Yangtze
Hankow
Manila Quake Shakes City After Midnight
Manila residents flooded the streets after a sharp quake near midnight on Friday the thirteenth. No damage was reported locally and no injuries were immediately noted.
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Manila
INS
Mississippi flood breaches Bayou Des Glasses levee
New Orleans reports the Mississippi flood breaks at Moreauville and Bordelonville along Bayou Des Glasses, sending water through the Big Bend into five parishes affecting 105000 people and 11 198720 acres. Four rail lines are in the flood path, with previous 1922 floods cited as a reference for area loss.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Big Bend
Bayou Des Glasses
Natchez
Vicksburg
Arkansas
Red River
Finland Lake
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Moreauville
Bordleonville
Texas & Pacific
Gulf, Coast Lines
Southern Pacific
Avoyelles
St. Landry
St. Martin
St. Mary
Playful Bandit Sentenced for Club Holdup in Detroit
John Rynkowski of St. Louis, nicknamed playful bandit, received 20 to 40 years in Marquette prison for taking part in a Musician club holdup in Detroit. The jury deliberated half an hour. Witnesses testified Rynkowski and George Anderson forced patrons to dance, pose for imaginary photos, and play juvenile games. Patrolman Norbert Butaki was disarmed and knocked unconscious. Anderson was killed by police during a raid.
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Detroit
John Rynkowski
St. Louis
Marquette
Musician Club
Rynkowski
George Anderson
Norbert Butaki
Anderson
Automobile Death Toll Hits 491 in Four Weeks
The commerce department reports 491 deaths from automobile accidents in 78 cities over the four weeks ending April 23, up 15 percent from the prior four weeks and 68 more than the same period last year. Cities listing deaths include Boston Chicago Des Moines Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Milwaukee Minneapolis New York Omaha Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis St Paul San Francisco and others.
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Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
Boston
Chicago
Des Moines
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New York
Omaha
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Paul
San Francisco
Washington to Vote on 30 Miles Paving
A resolution to hold two special elections in June seeks authorization for Washington county to issue road bonds totaling 1,000,000 dollars. If approved the funds would pave 30 miles of primary road No. 2 running east to west across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington, In
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Slayer Kills Self When Posse Comes
Cleveland North Dakota May 15 Charles Hastings fifty year old farmer who shot neighbor W P Flint to death and seriously wounded his year old son then killed himself in his granary before a posse could reach the scene. The posse included about a dozen National Guard members armed with pistols rifles and two machine guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
N. D
Hawles Hastings
W. PF. Flint
Hastings
National Guard
Maharras Murder Trial hears confession debated
The state rested in the Marie Maharras murder trial as defense urged acquittal. Testimony covered a disputed, unsigned confession read from Miss Lulu Smith's shorthand notes, pencil margins, and the witness's memory of questions and answers. Mrs Maharras and Dr Eleanor Hutchinson were slated to testify, with the hearing opening the door to parol evidence and ongoing legal arguments over admissibility. The defendant reportedly planned to drown her stepson, Nick Jr, in Aug 1924, and statements described the events and her intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Maharras
Eleanor Hutchinson
Woman's Reformatory
Rockwell City
Maharras
Nick., Jr
Cedar River
Arnold C. Neilson
Lulu K. Smith
Miss Smith
J. C. Murtagh
Jeffery G. Sullivan
Dge Gouw
Wood
Tater
F. W. Edwards
Murtagh
Mr. Edwards
Miss
Sullivan
Sidney D. Smith
Nick
Ralph Davis
G. W. Wood
W. Edwards
Davis
Fourteenth Street West
Red Cross flood relief funds rise to 11 million
Washington reports relief funds totaling 11,004,845 announced by Red Cross national headquarters. Lincoln Nebraska chapter notes a Guatemala contribution after a radio appeal. In the Mississippi valley 74 to 89 percent of flood refugees have been inoculated against typhoid fever as 92 nurses and 58 doctors operate in flood areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. M
Red Cross
The
Lincoln
Neb
Guatemala
Central America
Mississippi Valley
Mexican Bandits Kill German Capitalist
Enrique Schoendube a prominent German capitalist long active in Mexico was assassinated by bandits at his sugar plantation in Colima state. His son left Mexico City to recover the body, according to a dispatch to a local Mexican daily.
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el .Paso
Tex
TNS
Enrique Schoendube
Mexico
Colima
Loday
Berlin Friday Brings Panic to Stock Exchange
Berlin May 13. Friday the thirteenth brought a market scare as stock prices crashed about 40 points on the Berlin exchange. Credit restrictions imposed on banks by Reichsbank President Hjalmar Schacht sparked the downturn and fueled trading turmoil.
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Berlin
INS
Berlin Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Schacht
Reichs Bank
Monticello Student Elected Editor Of Daily Towan
Theodora Koop of Monticello was named editor of the Daily Towan student newspaper at the University of Town on May 13. William Hageboeck of Lake Park was chosen business manager and Russell Wilson of Des Moines was appointed managing editor.
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Town City
Theodora Koop
Monticello
Towan
University of Town
William Hageboeck
Lake Park
Russell Wilson
Des Moines
Man Leaps From Fire To Save Family In Peckville
In Scranton dated May 13, John Darphov sky, 37, leaped from a second story window as flames engulfed his Peckville home. He carried his wife and seven children to safety down a ladder, making eight trips despite injuries from the leap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Peckville
John Darphovsky
B P W Clubs Hold Eighth Annual State Convention
About 200 members of the Business and Professional Women's Club in Town gathered in Fort Dodge for the eighth annual state convention. First business sessions were on the schedule for this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Business and Professional Women's Club
Delivery Time Notice for Courier Newspaper
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5:30 o'clock. If you fail to receive your paper by then due to carrier error or another cause, please phone 5100. A copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6:30 p m.
Fisherman Warns On Muddy Cedar River Ahead Of May 16 Opening
Veteran fisherman Al Chapman franks the season opening for Iowa pan fish on May 16 saying the Cedar River water is too muddy for reliable fishing. He warns that unless rain and weather improve most holes near Waterloo may yield little this summer and stresses his deep local knowledge of the Cedar River.
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al Chapman
Iowa
Cedar River
Waterloo
Chapman
McMANUS 15 NEXT MEDIGALODG. READ
Thomas E Powers, Clarinda, urged stricter marriage laws to prevent defectives from propagating. He compared concerns for human heredity to livestock breeding and noted the next convention will be in Cedar Rapids in May 1028. Officers elected: McManus president, Parrish and French vice presidents, Throckmorton secretary, Parker treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Thomas E. Powers
Clarinda
Town State Medical Society
Cedar Rapids
T. A. McManus
Waterloo
Z. Parrish
Grinnell
Royal F. French
Marshalltown
Tomb. Throckmorton
Des Moines
Robert L. Parker
Commons Fight Over Unions Bill in 13 Hour Session
London May 13. The house of commons adjourned after a 13 hour session on the trades unions bill. Laborites won a single concession as several amendments were defeated under cloture. The bill will be altered to punish ring leaders of illegal strikes rather than all participants. Labor members sang The Red Flag and La Marseillaise as calls for government resignation echoed during divisions.
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London
House of Commons
Trades Unions
Douglas Hogg
Arlene Higgins Thompson Found Alive in Minneapolis
Mrs Arlene Higgins Thompson 20 disappeared from Castle Mill home in May and was reported alive and unwell at a friend's home in Minneapolis Minn in a letter sent to her mother Avs Frank Higgins Sheriff Wag ner circulated her photo for locating her and a broadcast card with her description was issued
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Arlene Higgins Thompson
Castle Mill
Uwwell
Minneapolis
Minn
Avs
Frank Higgins
HH. T. Wagner
Blind Paper Seller Divorces His Wife
Des Moines news notes William McCuen, a blind paper seller, was granted a divorce in district court yesterday afternoon. The court denied Mary McCuean’s petition to contest the divorce. McCuen said his wife married him for his limited money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
William McCuen
McCuen
Mary McCuean
Traffic Tags Report Delays at Passing Boulevard Signal
One hour delay noted at Passing Boulevard signal with traffic tags showing warnings. Signals indicated three nine warnings and ongoing flow affected by the traffic cue.
Denison's Chamberlin Poised To Fly Atlantic Solo
Reports from Long Island indicate rough Atlantic weather may delay the Bellanca plane Columbia's trans Atlantic start. Clarence Chamberlin and Liege Berraud aim to depart from Artis field, pursuing a route across the North Atlantic near New Foundland toward Paris, racing Lindbergh's single motor flight. The crowd in Denison remains confident, with relatives endorsing Clarence's chances despite weather uncertainties.
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Henry Gray
Ruth Snyder
Justice Scudder
America
OM Czar
Atlantic Fleet
New York Harbor
McCune
Kan
Charles M. Schwab
West Point
Willie
Ralph H. Turner
United Press
San Felice
Henry George
Thollta
Martin
Havana
Sigara
Heal Prohibition Body
Bayou Des Glaises
BAINBRIDGE \COLBY
Dilmen
Oklahoma Fields
Sun
Changhat
Posse
Edwards
R Bert Acosta
Richard FE. Byrd
Lincoln Radio Appeal
Britis
B. P.W
Ft. Dodge Meeting
Atlantic
McManus
Commons
Labor
Arlene
Denison, JA
Chamberlin
Lindbergh
Long Island
Charles Nungesser
François Coll
Liege Bertaud
Bellanca
Artiss Field
Charles
A. Lindbergh
Neh
Air Mail Nit
Curtiss - Field
St Louis
Richard Byrd
Fokker
Roosevelt
Severa
Floyd Bennett
France
Lloyd ‘Bertaud
Bertaud
Lindberg
Althe
Hin
Great Circle
New Foundland
sub-Arctic
Ireland
England
Lindbergs
Eyre
Denison
Clarence Duncan Chamberlin
Clarence
Robert Duncan Momit
Entir
FE. C. Chambertin
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