Italy dirigible Italia crew to be located in coast area
United Press reports a May 31 official communiqué stating the Italia disaster may have occurred near the Wiesde Bay and Henlopen Straits after a ten minute interruption. It outlines relief plans by Italian authorities with Citta di Milano guides, steamer Hobby, and Braganza, plus Norwegian pilots Lieut Holm and Capt Riiser Larsen, with Swedish and Soviet air support.
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United Press
Nereal
Rome
Umberto
Nobile
Italia
Wiesde
Bay
Henlopen
Italopec
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Spitapersony
Bredgetys
Zbiie Pétivenne Tie Bay
Federal grand jury indicts five in Lewis Oil affair
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles returned twelve counts against five men connected to the Lewis Oil Company. S. C. Lewis, former Julian Petroleum president, and his aide Jack Berman were arraigned and freed on bond. The indictments cover using the mails to defraud in the company’s operations.
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Los Angeles
de ‘Lewis
Julian Petroleum ‘Company
Lewis
Jack Berman
Berman
Lewis Oil Company
8S. C. Lewis
Farmers In Gila Valley Raise Fair Wheat Crop
Gila Valley farmers expect about 70 000 from the 1928 wheat crop Roy Bolin of the Pinal Fuel and Grain Company estimates 4000 to 5000 acres are planted. Harvesting is in full swing and while this year’s yield should be below last year’s record the crop will be normal over five years.
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United Press
Coolidgh
Ariz
Gila Valley
Roy Bolin
Pinal Fuel and Grain Company
B Bolin
Lloyd. C. Henning
Daily Mail
Election Board
City’ Board
E. H. Black
Cc DO Anderson
J. A Hohn
BR. C
Burbage MT
Li. Murray
Geo. P. Sughrue
M. v. Stanley
Water
Santa’ ‘Fe Land and Improvement Company
Henning
Stanley E. Watkins
Bootlegger Shot Dead in Cleveland Car Shooting
Lawrence Lupe, a notorious Cleveland bootlegger, was killed today when rival gangsters shot him. His bullet riddled body was dumped from the attackers' car.
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Cleveland
Lawrence Lupe
18-Year-Old Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles Theft Case
Peter Thomashefsky Jr an 18 year old son of a New York fishmonger was sentenced for burglary and theft in Los Angeles. He faces up to 48 years in prison after pleading guilty to entering five apartments and stealing goods worth 13 dollars. He begins in a reform school for two years then may receive a 15 year term for a second burglary and three other terms run consecutively.
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Los . Angeles
Peter Thomashefsky
New’ York
Thomashefsky
Los Angeles
Nogales Chooses Concrete Paving For City Streets
The Nogales board of aldermen selects Portland cement concrete for paving and awards the contract to Schmidt and Hitchcock of Phoenix. The initial project covers the business district and nearby residential streets at a cost of 129000 dollars.
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United Preas
Nogales
Ariz
Board of Aldermen
Portland Cement
Schmidt
Phoenix
Geologist Dr John Horne Dies in Edinburgh at 80
Dr John Horne eminent geologist 80 died in Edinburgh. His wife was daughter of the late Henry Harrington of Pernambuco Brazil.
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Edinburgh
John Horne
Henry Harrington
Pernambuco
Brazil
Nationalists Close In On Tso Lin Armies
London dispatches report Marshal Chang Tso Lin vows to defend Peking as nationalist forces circle the northern army. Chiang Kai Shek forces threaten Bering and three fronts threaten railway links. Reports mention possible Mukden arsenal trouble and Japanese troop involvement.
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Tso-Lin
London
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Bering
Chiang
Kai-Shek
Manchuria
Mukden
Kalgan
Parole for Two Former Brokerage Firm Members
Ossining N Y May 31 Frank Fuller and Edward M Mc Gee former members of E M Fuller Co who failed for four million dollars in 1922 were paroled from Sing Sing prison tonight The parole takes effect June 6 one year after their entry into prison
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Ossining
N. Y
W. Frank Fuller
Edward M.mcgee
E. M. Fuller & Co
Manhattaan
Sing Sing
Presidents summer White House planned at Cedar Island Lodge
United Press reports President will vacation in northwestern Wisconsin near Cedar Island Lodge on the Brule River. He plans trout fishing and relaxation, not political aims, with travel by train from Washington and a possible executive office setup in Superior.
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White House
Cedar Is Lodge
Superior
Brule River
Dakotas
Lake
Mississippi River
Northampton
Mass
Washington
Brule
Wisconsin
Cedar Island
Henry Clay — Pierce
Rescue of Bird House Fire Ends With Looted Cash
In Maplewood New Jersey May 31 flames roared from a third floor of William E Bird’s home. Ahee Ding the Bird family’s Chinese butler allegedly climbed ladders to safety with a bag of cash totaling $1,000. The house suffered about $25,000 in damage.
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Maplewood
N. J
William E. Bird
Ahee Ding
Phooey
Rhee Ding
Dennis Mahr
Mabr
Belgrade riots as anti Italian protests clash after elections
Belgrade faced severe riots as troops police and firemen clashed with anti Italian demonstrators. Three died and sixty students were injured amid a declared semi martial law and widespread arrests. Parliament adjourned after chaotic protests.
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United Press
Belgrade
Hos
Phoenix Council Appoints Griggs As City Manager
C. E. Griggs, president of Griggs Engineering and ASCE member, named city manager of Phoenix succeeding W. F. Clark. Clark had served under a temporary arrangement since May 1. J. C. Furst kept as city clerk and Sid Staniforth named city auditor.
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Phoenix Council
Griggs
United Press
Phoenix
Ariz
C. E. Griggs
The
Griggs Engineering Company
American Society of Civil Engineers
W. F. Clark
Clark
J. C. Furst
Sid Staniforth
Australian captain Wilkins awarded German medal
Captain George H. Wilkins of Australia received one of the German Geographic Society’s top scientific honors today after delivering a lecture describing his historic over the North Pole flight.
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Berlin
George H. Wilkins
North Pole
German Geographic Society
Pyle Money Again Lacking May Pay Today
The promoter C C Pyle failed to deliver 48,500 cash to Tex Rickard for the ten derby winners. He said a California to New York transfer delay blocked the payment but would hand funds to Rickard early Friday. First prize winner Andrew Payne of Claremore Oklahoma is due 25,000.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
New York
Pyle
C. C. Pyle
Tex Rickard
California
Madison Square Garden
Andrew Payne
Claremore
Okla
Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Flies Over New Jersey
The navy airship Los Angeles returned to Lakehurst Naval Air Station with seven congressmen aboard after a flight over New Jersey.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Naval Air Station
New Jersey
Fleet message from San Francisco reports coordinates and radio contact
A garbled United Press dispatch from San Francisco May details Captain Kingston Smith and three companions in a naval or marine radio exchange. The report provides latitude 30.48 north and longitude 140 west, mentioning ongoing constant communication and a start of radio activity. The item continues on Page Three.
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United Press ‘Transcontinental Wiré
San Francisco
Kingston Smith
Siren
Eocannes
Sparato James
Warner
Ste
Kidnapper Hoppe Faces Speedy Trial After Confession
United Press report from Toledo describes Charles Hoppe, a former taxi driver, confessing to abducting and killing Dorothy Szelagowski. He appeared in police court for arraignment with heavy guard, pleaded not guilty, and faced potential death penalty as state moves for swift indictment and trial.
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United Press
Toledo
Ohio
Charle Hoppe
Dorothy” Szelagowski
Mpeder
Hoppe
Griswold Named Executive VP Of Postal Telegraph
Augustus H. Griswold of San Francisco, vice president of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., was appointed executive vice president of the Postal Telegraph System with headquarters in New York.
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United Press
San Francisco
Augustus H. Griswold
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph System
New York
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