Southern Cross Leaves Suva For Brisbane Flight
The transpacific monoplane Southern Cross departed Suva after fueling at Naselai Beach and planned a 1795 mile leg to Brisbane. Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and crew faced a short improvised field and limited fuel as they prepared for the leg to Australia.
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San Francisco
Southern Cross
Suva
Australia
Naselai Beach
Pacific
Is’ Limited
Fiji Islands
Brisbane
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry Lyon
James Warner
Holbrook Slaying Suspect Caught in New Mexico
Charles Ed gar Parks of Joplin Missouri is in Navajo county custody for the Perry G. Brite slaying near Holbrook. He admits being present at Goodwater when the crime occurred and aided in hiding the body. Police moved to extradite him as Sheriff Dan Divelbess and deputies pursued the case.
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Daily Mail
Holbrook
New Mexico
Charles Edgar
Parks
Joplin
Perry G. Brite
Whitewater
Navajo County
jParka
East Las Vegas
N.seby
New ‘Mexico
Tate
Dan Divelbess
G. Williams
Doubt Over Nobile Message Haunts Italia Search
Rome reports continued doubt about a Siberian radio message said to be from General Umberto Nobile, commander of the Italia. Soviet ambassador Kurski announced official confirmation of receipt at Obdorsk, while Milan prepares a Spitzbergen expedition with De Pinedo assisting.
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Rome
Siberian
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Franz “Josef Land
M. Kurski
Obdorsk
Nobile
Milan
Spitzbergen
de Pinedo
Doubt Raised Over Nobile Message From Obdorsk
In Moscow on June 6 authorities confirmed receipt of a message said to be from General Umberto Nobile but doubts arose it was authentic. The text may have come from relief committees and mistaken for a direct appeal. Despite uncertainty, relief expedition plans moved forward.
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Moscow
Obdorsk
Umberto Nobile
Cuban Earthquake Shocks Felt in Guantanamo
Slight quake shocks were felt Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in Guantanamo Cuba according to a United Press report from Havana.
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Havana
Guantanamo
Cuba
Six Die As Southern Floods Sweep Three States
Six people are dead and several injured after four days of heavy rain in southern Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Windstorms in south Georgia caused structural damage and treefalls near Milledgeville and Americus.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Atlanta
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
South
Georgia
Clever Roller
Mobile River
Mobile
Ala
South Georgia
Milledgeville
Americus
Dramatist Ernst Toller Injured in Auto Crash
The famed radical dramatist Ernst Toller was hurt in a car accident at Landsberg on June 6, with details limited by dispatch.
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Berlin
Ernst Toller
Landsberg
Mexican Rebels Kill Four In Train Attack
Three soldiers and a passenger died when a 200 strong rebel band derailed a train near Monte Longo and opened fire. The assault was repelled about 90 minutes later by a relief train of federal troops arriving at the scene.
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United Press
Transcontinental
Mexico City
Monte Longo
el Grafico Today
Four Lives Lost In Pine Canyon Flood
Big Pine Calif June 6 The possible death list in the flood which swept down Pine Canyon from Sage Flat remained at four tonight. Since noon yesterday searchers have attempted to learn the fate of three men and a boy all campers who have not been seen since the water broke loose. The missing were Lee and William Wiggins Los Angeles RH Rhine Long Beach and M Ritchie Ventura
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Big Pine
Calif
Big Pine Canyon
Sage
Lee
William Wiggins
Los Angeles
Rogers F fols His New Steed Rather Unruly
Will Rogers and his party aboard a plane en route to New York experienced a tire blowout and wing damage during landing in Las Vegas Nevada. No one was injured as they continued to Salt Lake City and Chicago in another craft. Rogers quipped he would not have missed the event for anything, joking about the scare and his head when trying to open the door.
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Los Angeles
Will Rogers
New York
Las Vegas
Nev
Western Air Express
Salt Lake
City
Chicago
Rogers
Capitalist backs Southern Cross flyers in Pacific flight
G Allan Hancock, Los Angeles financier, helped Kingsford Smith Ulm and crew in the California to Australia air project. His role expanded as mortgage on the Southern Cross was lifted and fittings completed, enabling the voyage with Lyons and Warner joining the expedition. Ulm thanks Hancock in a Honolulu telegram.
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United Press
Los Angeles
California
Australia
Southern Cross
G. Allan Hancock
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
Raymond W. Stephens
Hancock
Mexico
Oakland
Kingsford-Smith and
Ulm
Stephens
Andrew M. Chaffey
Los Angeles Bank
Oaxaca
Mazatlan
Hoover Sees Strong Path With Texas Delegates
After three days of gains Hoover’s nomination chances grow if administration forces rally behind him. Texas added 26 delegates as Creager’s pro Hoover slate won a near unanimous seating. Delegates from Porto Rico and D C also seated, boosting Hoover to 63 total votes with Lowden and others trailing. organizers report a powerful Hoover machine and ongoing cross-camp efforts to form a broader coalition.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Andrew ‘Mellon
Pennsylvania
Hoover
New York
Massachusetts
Texas
National Committee
R. B. Creager
C. C. Littleton
Port Worth
Harry M. Wurzbach
Seguin
Walter L. Cohen
Curtis
Hoover Group
Hoover Camp
Lowden
Graduation at Northern Arizona State Teachers College
Flagstaff June 5 The largest class in the school’s history received diplomas S1 four year awards for thirteen students and two year certificates for sixty eight. Dr J F Zimmerman president of the University of New Mexico gave the commencement address C O Case state superintendent of public instruction spoke. Dr Grady Gammage presented diplomas with music and benediction concluding the exercises.
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Flagstaff
Northern Arizona State Teachers College
J. F. Zimmerman
University of New Mexico
C. O. Case
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Grady Gammage
Rector Johnson
Federated Church
Clark
Ralph Cox
W. B. Downing
Consults Pope About Mexican Situation
Rome reports Archbishop Ruiz Flores of Mexico submitted a lengthy report to Cardinal Gasparri on the Mexican religious situation. Proposals for a working church state agreement were outlined, as suggested by President Calles through the Mexican episcopal representative in San Antonio. The pope granted the archbishop an audience tonight.
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Rome
Archibishop Ruiz
Flores
Mexico
Gasparri
Calles
San Antonio
Pilot trio hopes to start Atlantic flight soon
An expert pilot and two companions ready a giant tri motor plane Friendship for departure from Trepassey awaiting favorable weather. They hope to launch across the Atlantic soon after postponements caused by poor conditions.
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Ture
Atla
England
Olther
Atlantic
Trepassey
Miss Earhart
Five Chinese men face gallows for Kingman murder
The Arizona board of pardons and parole planned to decide tomorrow on the fate of Sam Chin Wong Lung Lees Har and Gee King Long in the Tom King murder case. Attorneys argued the quintet bribery and jury witnesses claimed they confessed to tong law violations. The defendants denied involvement, claiming they were in Needles California when King was killed in a Kingman restaurant.
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United Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Parolfs
Murdens
Tom King
Stemony
Co Te
Sam
Smen Chin
Wong Lung
Lees Har
Gee King Long
Hop Sing Tong
Needles
Cal
Ton King
Kingman, Ariz
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