President Coolidge Heads to South Dakota Summer White House
The Presidential train advances west from Hammond Indiana toward South Dakota as President and Mrs Coolidge prepare to reach Pierre for a noon reception at the state capitol. Gov Bulow and Mayor Hipple greet the party, then the couple tours the capitol and continues to Rapid City for a 32 mile drive to the summer home at the state game lodge.
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Old Range Country
Black Hills
South Dakota
Coolidge
White House
Hammond
Ind
Wicker Park
Missouri
Dakota
Pierre
State Capitol
Bulow
John E. Hipple
Capitol
Rapid City
State Game Lodge
Coolidge Special Train Heads West Toward South Dakota
President Coolidge and the White House retinue travel by special train from Chicago toward Wisconsin and Minnesota en route to the Black Hills residence in South Dakota. Mrs. Coolidge greets cheering crowds, waves and smiles as stops allow children to receive presidential attention.
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Coolidge
South Dakota
Middle West
President Coolidge
Chicago
Black Hills
Vermont
National Capital
Mr. Coolidge
White House
Washington
Mrs. Coolidge
First Effort To Break Record Ends In Flames
Le Bourget France June 14 AP the first attempt to beat Clarence D Chamberlins long distance nonstop record of 2905 miles ended in flames. Captain Georges Pelletier Doisy and navigator M Gonin failed to climb higher than 30 feet then forced landed about 12 miles from takeoff their plane carried 5000 litres of fuel and exploded upon impact Daisy and Gonin escaped the burning craft with minor burns.
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LE Bourget
France
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Georges Pelletier Doisy
Tokyo
M. Gonin
Karachi
India
Daisy
Gonin
Death of Charles Studley in Arizona car accident
Charles H. Studley Jr., 47, lawmaker from Pinal County and prominent Ray Hayden attorney, was killed when his car backed off a hill near the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company. He was found midstream of the vehicle, head injury fatal, with no eye witnesses. He served in World War I as a captain and had practiced law since 1910.
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Ray
Ariz
Charles H. Studley, Jr
Pinal County
Hayden
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Judge Studley
No. 4 Shaft
Boston College
Ray Consolidated and Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Court Action Opens Juvenile Judge's Way
The Colorado Supreme Court remitted to Denver district court directing vacancy of the juvenile judge's office. The county commissioners may appoint Judge Ben B Lindsey to succeed himself or name a successor. The action follows a U S Supreme Court ruling related to Lindsey's case.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Supreme Court
District Court
Board of
Count Commissioners
Ben B. Lindsey
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Lindsey
Rebels Hold Chihuahua City Amid Government Action
Chihuahua City expects clashes as Col Miguel J. Gutierrez and allies rise against the local government. General Marcelo Caraveo and Gov Fernando Orozco announce steps to defend the city while federal troops pursue rebels after a train near Aldana Briege was halted.
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Chihua City
Mexico
Miguel J. Gutierrez
Carlos B. Juarez
Cosme Perrez
Gustavo B. Juarez
Tranquilino Gonzalez
Defensa Specuiales
Marcelo Caraveo
Fernando Orozco
Aldana Briege
Byrd Eyes Friday Transatlantic Flight From Roosevelt Field
Commander Richard Byrd plans a Friday takeoff for a trans Atlantic flight with a return trip likely after a few hours in Paris. Lindbergh may attend to wish him luck, weather reports cautioning about favorable conditions for crossing. Byrd notes no final decision on departure, aiming to wait for improved atmospheric conditions.
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New York
Richard St. Byrd
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Levine
Byrd
Roosevelt Field
Associated Press
Paris
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Appeals Court Reverses Cook Probation Grant
The U S court of appeals reversed a district court ruling that gave Dr Frederick A Cook a five year probation. Cook, a former explorer, is serving a fourteen year sentence for using the mails to defraud and was convicted in 1925 in Northern Texas. The decision clarifies probation act reach and says it does not release imprisoned convicts or modify existing statutes.
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New Orleans
United States Court of Appeals
District Court of
Texas
Frederick A. Cook
Court of Appeals
Cook
United States
Leavenworth
Kansas
Henry Zweifel
Fort Worth
Bonnell Plans Round Trip Flights From New Jersey
Lieutenant Mitchell G. Bonnell visiting Long Branch announced a bid to fly to Paris and back. He then intends a later attempt to fly to Los Angeles to establish a transcontinental record. He will finance the trip himself and gave no timetable.
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Long Branch
N. J
Mitchell G. Bonnell
New York
Paris
Los Angeles
Bonnell
Dam Break on Wise River Montana Kills Four
The Montana Power Company dam on Wise river failed under record flood. Four residents closest to the river died. Wise river post office washed away and homes and lines damaged. An Oregon Short Line train was stalled between Divide and Maiden Rock as a mile of track washed out.
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Butte
Mont
Montana Power Company
Wise River
Tracy Trueman
Charles Ferguson
Oregon Short
Court ousts 58 officials over 1925 election graft
The Kentucky Court of Appeals rules no valid election occurred in Louisville and Jefferson County in November 1925 due to fraud and conspiracy. Forty nine city and nine county officials lose their jobs. successors to be appointed by Governor W. J. Fields after a possible rehearing.
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Frankfort
Jefferson County
Court of Appeals
Louisville
W. J. Fields
Joseph T. O'Neal
Cole Knew Not What He Did As Head Supervisor
Oscar C. Cole of Ajo testified at the Pima county case over a jail site sale that he did not investigate the cost to the people, noting a $6,250 piece included in a $23,000 item and that appraisers were chosen as a formality. He signed a $51,251.95 county warrant for the cash portion of an $58,000 purchase. The county seeks to cancel deeds and recover funds in a suit against the former board and 18 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Board of Supervisors
Oscar C. Cole
Ajo
Cole
Pima County
Cracker Man Sues Firms Over Price Fixing in West
Jack H. Abrahamson sues American and Standard Biscuit Co. for 79000 alleging enforced price fixing across California Oregon Washington Nevada and Arizona. He claims majority stockholders restrained competition after a 1925 California purchase and that price fixing delivery and discount controls harmed his California Cracker Co. holdings.
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SAN Prancisco
California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
Jack H. Abrahamsoh
American
Standard Biscuit Companies
Abrahamson
California Cracker Company
Biscuit
Legal Battle Over Wagg Receiver Ship Deepens in California
In Los Angeles on June 14 AP reports a clash between federal judges over the Wagg company receiver ship tied to the Julian Petroleum stock issue. Judge McCormick restrains commissioner Friedlander from releasing records except to Joseph Scott and H L Carnahan, while San Francisco Judge Sure orders surrender to northern receivers Samuel Shortridge Jr and E H Cochran. Deputy Marshal Sittel to seize records as directed, witnesses include Adolph Ramish Ed Rosenberg and Theodore Harris, and the grand jury foreman says investigations proceed with careful review before indictments.
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Los Angeles
A. G. Wagg
Yrge
Julian Petroleum Company
Federal District Courts
Southern
California
Paul McCormick
Jack Friedlander
Wagg
Joseph Scott
H. L. Carnahan
McCormick
S. Sure
San Francisco
Friedlander
Samuel Shortridge Jr
E. H. Cochran
U. S
Sittel
Lessner
Federal Building
Adolph Ramish
Ed Rosenberg
Theodore Harris
Julian
War Against Six Gun Is Begun In Prescott Court
Prescott Arizona June 14 AP Yavapai county prepares for four killings depicted before a jury starting with Melvin W Bennett on trial for the murder of Jim Brown in a cattle country dispute near Date Creek September 12 1921 Others include Joe Contreras Pablino Jaquerque and Fr Ace Newman in cases tied to local feuds and a murder at Jerome near Prescott The Burnett case differs as it involves a shooting before rangemen and a flight across the Mexican border.
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Prescott
Ariz
Yavapai County
Melvin W. Bennett
Jim Brown
Date Creek
Joe Contreras
Frank Contreras
Pablino Jaquerque
Jerome
Ace” Newman
Phoenix
Sherwin Riggins
Burnett
Here
Obregon Confined in His Hotel By Eyes
Former Mexican president Alvaro Obregon arrived from Sonora and is confined to a hotel room in Los Angeles under an eye specialist care. The optometrist ordered him to stay in a darkened room with limited activity.
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Obregon
Los Angeles
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Sonora
Zeppelin Plans World Circumnavigation Venture in 1928
Dr. Hugo Eckener announced the LZ-137 under construction will cross the Atlantic several times and in 1928 attempt a circumnavigation of the globe. He projects 300 hours of flight and calls airships more practical for trans oceanic commerce, noting two anchor masts and Lakehurst approvals.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Asiatic
Russia
Pacific Coast
United States
Canada
Lakehurst
N. J
Anchorage
Eckener
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
New York
First section of scenic road gets approval
The Arizona State Highway Department reports federal approval for the first 19 miles of a 54 mile scenic road to the Coolidge dam. The segment runs from Cutter siding to the dam site in Gila county and is funded as a 100 percent federal aid project within an Indian reservation. Financing hinges on a court ruling in the gas tax case.
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Phoenix
Ariz
New Coolidge Dam
State Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
W. C. Lefebvre
Cutter Siding
Globe
Coolidge Dam
Gila County
Pinal County
Graham County
Lefebvre
Supréme Court
Rice
Bulas
Gila River
Electrical Workers Meet At Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz hosts the Pacific Coast Electrical Association annual convention with about 700 delegates from California Nevada Arizona and other areas arriving for four days of talks on home and school efficiency service organization advertising and western electrical industry growth Speakers include Paul Clapp head of the National Electric Light Association and former aide Therbert Teoven.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Pacific Coast Electrical Association
California
Nevada
Arizona
West
Paul Clapp
National Electric Light Association
Therbert Teoven
Lindbergh Keeps Busy With Spontaneous Plans Across City
Charles A Lindbergh eluded reporters as he moved between Park Avenue, Mitchel Field, Newark, and Long Island. Weather and rain disrupted flights to Washington, and he spent the day at Curtiss figures’ homes and a luncheon, then attended a city dinner and a private theater performance.
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Lindbergh
New York
Park Avenue
Newspaper Club
Harry Bruno
Richard
Blythe Lindhbergh
Long Island
Newark
Curtiss Field
Bollingfield
Washington
Tts
Garden City
Frank H. Russell
Curtiss Company
Central Park
Commodore
Walker
Winter Garden
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Hills
Jrmey
Loretta Jablanska
Artzona
Warier
Winslow
Chas. Studley
Hill
Pari
Appeals
AIR
Charles Lindbergh
America’s Aviation
National Broadcasting Company
Frei Will
A. H. Sexton
William Bowen
Charles McCarthy
Guy Cassidy
KGOQ
Oakland
KPO
KFI
KGW
Portland
KFOA
Seattle
KHQ
Spokane
KSL
Salt Lake City
Wise Av
Cracker Man
Wagy Co
Ranny, Tor Oe Claws
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mitchel Field
Casey Jones
Curtiss
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