Imperial Airways plane crashes over Channel near Folkestone
Seven people die as an Imperial Airways airliner on the London Zurich Basel route crashes 15 miles from shore after distress signals. Four passengers and the pilot and mechanic are injured. The liner is salvaged and an air ministry inquiry will determine the cause. An American director Mr Meester is among the passengers. An eye witness describes the plane sinking in a fast glide before turning over and the nearby trawler aiding recovery.
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Imperial Airways
Cryodon
Air Ministry
Meester
Deposed Salvation Army Leader William Booth Dies at 73
General William Bramwell Booth, aged 73, died after a relapse at his Hadley Wood home. He had spent 56 years leading the Salvation Army, the movement founded by his father. Family members were at his side except daughter Commissioner Mary, in Germany.
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Hadley Wood
Eng
William Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Mary
Germany
Paris Pays Tributes To Yellow Bird Crew
Paris marks the arrival of Jean Assolant Nene Le Fevre and Armeno Lotti after their transatlantic flight. Crowds greet the aviators at Le Bourget while the Aero Club of France plans a formal reception and the air ministry weighs in on the flight.
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Weather Bureau
Jean Assolant
Old Orchard
Paris
Pauline Parker
New York
Portland
Assolant
The
Yellow Bird
Nene Ie Fevre
Armeno Lotti
Arthur Schreiber
Colonel Lindbergh
Schreiber
Maine
le Bourget
Comillas
Spain
Satarday
Aero Club of France
Air Ministry
le Fevre
Lotti
M. Lorent-Egnac
Air
Commandant Weiss
Snow blankets Cal and Lake Tahoe amid record cold
Snow four inches deep covered the region including Lake Tahoe as temperatures dropped to a record low around 04 degrees. The snowfall began during the day and continued into the night. Weather officials warned of slick roads and advised caution for travelers.
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Trucker
Cal
Lake Tahoe
Murder Charge In Co-Ed Death In Columbus Case
John J. Chester Jr. said he will present the killing of Ohio State University co-ed Theoria K. Hix to the county grand jury and likely seek a first degree murder charge against Dr. James H. Snook. Witness interviews continued at police headquarters as detectives examined door jamb marks on Snook’s car related to Hix’s fatal rifle range death.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Chester, Jr
Theoria K. Hix
Ohio State University
James H. Snook
Dr. Snook
Marion T. Meyers
Snook
Chester
Miss Hix
Here
Murder Trial Opens in Los Angeles for John L. Howard
Superior Court overruled a prosecution continuance motion and began the murder trial of John L. Howard in Los Angeles. He is charged with killing his former employer, Victor A. Cooley.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court Today
John L. Howard
Victor A. Cooley
Arizona Elks to Attend Grand Lodge Meeting in LA
About 500 Arizona Elks are expected at the grand lodge gathering in Los Angeles from July 7 to 13. Wilfred Sullinger of Tucson will manage the Arizona headquarters at the Savoy Hotel. The Yuma Indian band, in tribal dress with war bonnets, will accompany the group to the coast city.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona Elks
Grand Lodge
Los Angeles
Wilfred Sullinger
Arizona
Savoy Hotel
Pinal County Mineral Pay Surges in 1929 First Quarter
A Coolidge report shows Pinal County mineral producers earned 5.69 million dollars in the first quarter of 1929. Copper led with 5.46 million dollars from 98.9 million pounds shipped. Silver contributed 18,? pounds valued around 16,732 dollars with 3,140 ounces sold for 62,809 dollars.
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Coolidgeh
Pinal County
Cat Perches on Chinese Man as Car Sinks in Lake
Chicago police rescue two Chinese cousins Daniel Huey and Leang Huey and a cat found in a submerged automobile at Janeway Terrace and Sheridan Road. Huey says he operates a laundry and the cat is his mascot. authorities note the car went into the lake due to a bend.
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Chicago
Janeway Terrace
Sheridan Road
Daniel
Leang Huey
Daniel Huey
Huey
Kreml
Black 15 Facing One to Ten Years for Otey Killing
James L. Black, 15, convicted of the July killing of Charles B. Otey at Mormon Lake, faces 1 to 10 years in the state penitentiary after a manslaughter verdict. Judge Crosby set sentencing for Thursday at 1 pm with bond continuing, following a lengthy jury deliberation that leaned from first degree murder to manslaughter with clemency recommendation.
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Flagstaff
James L. Black
Charles B. Otey
Mormon Lake
Crosby
State Penitentiary
Black
Rees
McCarty
Harrison
Wilson
T. E. Pollock
Willis Brown
Tom McWilliams
Dawes and MacDonald launch bid for naval disarmament
In Scotland General Dawes and Prime Minister MacDonald agreed to begin negotiations on naval arms limits with other powers to follow. Dawes will speak at a Pilgrims dinner in London while MacDonald addresses Lossiemouth town council, signaling the start of a broader disarmament effort.
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General Dawes
Mr. MacDonald
Formmer
Vondon
Lossiemouth
Scotland
MacDonald
United States
Great Britain
Dawes
Washington
Hoover
London
Woodbury Is Not Seriously Hurt In Altoona Race
Cliff Woodbury, veteran California race driver, was injured in the Altoona automobile race Saturday and is reported in fairly good condition. X rays were taken to check for a skull fracture. hospital officials say no serious head injury is evident, though he is cut and bruised.
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Altoona
Cliff Woodbury
California
Six Die in New Zealand Earthquake Blow
Wellington reports a disastrous quake in northern New Zealand resulting in multiple fatalities. At least six people are confirmed dead with more feared missing as rescue teams search rubble and assess structural damage across affected towns.
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New Zealand
Wellington
Border Patrolman Kills Beer Runner Near Plattsburgh
Arthur Gordon 22 of Plattsburgh was shot while running 27 cases of beer from Canada in an auto. Officials reported the death as accidental. Five shots heard by witnesses conflicted with Border Patrolman Cheatham’s claim that one rifle shot fatally wounded Gordon.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Arthur Gordon
Canada
John Co. Tulloch
Ogdensburg
B. Loya O'Connell
Cheatham
Gordon
Mother and Two Children Slain in Detroit Home
Mrs. Anna Podolski and two of her children, each under four, were found beaten to death in their River Rouge residence. A third child is hospitalized and not expected to survive. The hammer used was recovered at the rear. Police seek Mrs Podolski’s husband and a man she had previously married.
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Detroit
Anna Podolski
River Rouge
House Votes to Put Up Aid Cash
The House approved a bill to allocate 151 million dollars of the 500 million authorized for the Federal Farm Board under the Farm Relief act. The sum is the initial outlay of the new appropriation, to be expended by Farm Board members as selected under Hoover's plan.
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Washington
Hoover
House
Federal Farm Board
Hudson Urges Use of 1928 Road Budget for 1929 Plan
Phoenix June 17 AP final adoption of the state highway commission budget for 1929 30 operation of the highway department appeared certain after a near quiet public hearing. County engineer W H Hudson of Nevada County urged immediate action on projects carried over from the prior budget.
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Phoenix
Ariz
State Highway Commission
Highway Department
Hudson
Naveda County
Crin Clings to Wrecked Vessel
Rescue attempts for the freighter Laurel's crew continued. Captain Louis Johnson stayed aboard the wreck as the Redwing saved seven others. The Laurel ran aground off the Columbia River mouth after a disabled rudder in a storm. eighteen were rescued and one man drowned.
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Astoria
Ore
Coast Guard
Willapa Harbor
States Line
Laurel
Columbia
Seaman Identified In Laurel Wreck Off Columbia River
Coast guard at Astoria reports Russell Smith of Worcester Massachusetts died in the Laurel wreck at the Columbia river mouth. Norman Dabous of San Pedro received critical injuries as four others were hospitalized. Captain Johnson and seven crew remained aboard the damaged stern while local guards await Willapa Harbor cutter rescue. Weather eased but waves still swept the hull.
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Astoria
Ore
Coast Guard
Laurel
Columbia River
Russell Smith
Holton Street
Worcester
Mass
Smith
Collector of Customs
Norman Dabous
Dabous
San Pedro
Albert Assaf
Cobalt
Canada
Johnson
Willapa Harbor
Ex Chief Accuses Stanley in Action
A suit charging Winslow city councilman Wister V. Stanley with slander over claims that former chief of police Charles W. Harp accepted protection money from bootleggers and house owners is on file in Holbrook. Harp’s attorney seeks 10,000 dollars. the complaint also adds ex-policeman Guy Walters and notes Stanley named Walters and Charlie Boling as bootleggers.
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Wister
Stanley
Charles W. Harp
Winslow
Harp
Court House
Holbrook
Guy Walters
Walters
House
Charlie Boling
Hoover instructs Dawes after England talks with MacDonald
President Hoover direct s Ambassador Dawes on the England talks with Prime Minister MacDonald and future conference prospects. Treasury issues order to customs collectors on the Canadian border to arm border patrol with service pistols only, replacing rifles and shotguns in some cases.
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Washington
Hoover
Ambassador Dawes
England
MacDonald
The
Treasury
Lowman
Customs Border Patrol
Brookhart Introduces Bill on Rediscount Rate at 3 Percent
Senator Brookhart of Iowa introduced a bill to remove the federal reserve from setting rediscount rates and to fix the rate at 3 percent. The measure aims to standardize borrowing costs for banks and tighten monetary policy.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Brookhart
Iowa
Fukunaga Appeal Dismissed in Honolulu Kidnap Case
The U S circuit court of appeals dismissed the appeal of Myles Yutaka Fukunaga, Hawaiian born Japanese youth, who is under a death sentence for kidnapping 10 year old George Gin Jaamieson, son of a Honolulu banker, last year.
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San. Francisco
Jane Uo
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Myles Yutaka Fukunaga
Honolulu
George Gin Jaamieson
Komagatake Volcano Erupts Near Hakodate
The Komagatake volcano north of Hakodate erupted sending lava down the mountainside and igniting forests. Ashes blanketed nearby villages three to five inches deep forcing residents to flee their homes.
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Otaru
Japan
Komagatake
Hakodate
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