Johnny Gerald recounts Floyd Collins rescue efforts in cave
Louisville reporter Johnny Gerald describes his attempt to assist in the Floyd Collins rescue, detailing plans to enter the cave with others, rope and harness work, and the delays as efforts to pull Collins free proceed amid mixed reports and concern. Gerald notes opposition to entry and recalls coordinating with local officials and firefighters.
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Mayeaunt
Burdon
Floyd
Mr. Hornung
Glasgow
Hey
Ben Wells
Owen College
Bowling Green
Vioya
Johnny Gerald
Brutality in Texas Prison Reported to Legislature
Testimony before a joint penitentiary committee describes four prisoner deaths and ongoing cruelties inside the Texas prison system. Dr. E H Boaz, nephew of a Methodist bishop, cites beatings and suspected poisonings, detailing rough treatment and refusals of care amid fears that silence protects offenders.
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Associated Pr
Austin
Texas
Joint Legislative Penitentiary Investigating Committee
E. H. Boaz
Memphis
Joe Furey
Boas
C. F. Dillard
General Miles
Dillard
Dr. Boaz
H. A. Boas
Methodiat Ghureh
South
Dallan
Change of venue argued in Verner murder case
Attorneys argued for a change of venue in the Verner murder trial as testimony was taken on motions for transfer. The packed courtroom heard concerns about impartiality with Bilver Bow county residents testifying and Verner, a federal narcotics officer, present with his wife. The shooting occurred near King block on West Park Street early in December following the Norick incident.
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Raward Vere
Lynch
Sqoutt
Donen Bunitons
Bilver Bow County
Verner
Butte
Vernor
John Brepaus
King Block
West Park Sires
Dee
Hich
Mins Torephine Norick
Mike
Wiladam Am Trost
Goldberg Block
Stepan Wan
House to Inspect Montana Irrigation Projects Next August
The Interior Department supply bill committee announced plans to inspect Montana irrigation projects on Indian land in August. Chairman Cramton said suspended projects would be reviewed and a definite development policy mapped. He also aims to inspect the Spanish Springs Reclamation project.
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Interior ‘Department
Montana
Oth Sran
Wenton
Cramton
Spanish Springs
Poison Confession of Child Fiction
Seven year old Alea Thompson in Los Angeles has confessed that her twin sister tale and poisoning claim were fictional. Juvenile court heard the alleged confession amid custody proceedings led by the girl's mother Mrs. Russe Thompson, with alienists noting the latest story may be more accurate but awaiting further observation.
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Associated Press
Los
Angeles
Alea ‘Thompson
Dauphin
Manitoba
Los Angele
Russe Thompson
Alieniste
Anna
Walsh pleads for commute as scaffold nears completion
In Boulder a jail yard scaffold is finished as Roy Walsh clings to hope Governor Erickson will commute his life sentence for murder to life in state prison. His confederate Arthur Hughes serves a term for part in the attempted holdup killing of a Renova merchant.
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Boulder
Roy
al Johnson
Arthur Hughes
Walsh
Keri Moubos
Fifty two Years in Congress by Isaac R Sherwood
Representative Sherwood of Ohio the oldest member of the house, recounts reminiscences from his long tenure. He notes it has been about two years since he entered Congress and that only one colleague from that time remains alive. He recalls early days and cites bootleggers and anti saloon leagues as crimes breeders.
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Isaac R. Sherwood
Associated Press
Washington
Sherwood
Ohio
House
Congress
Joe
Dan
Bootleggers’ League
Mutuel bill goes to discard on vote in house
In a heated session the house defeated the enacting clause of the pari mutuel bill 63 to 84 and adopted the report of the committee to strike the enacting clause. Introduced by Rep Peat, the measure aimed to end petty gambling at the state fair era without horse racing.
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House of Representatives
Stauss
Elauss
Peat
Eelock
Mimoula
Loble
Nagle
Lewis
Fox
Silverbow
Beadle
Hinfesteas
Andrus
Meaghert
Intense Cold Halts Flight Toward Nome With Serum
Roy Darling a former navy man and Ralph Mackie an Alaska railway worker did not depart from Fairbanks for Nome on a 620 mile flight due to searing cold and fog. The temperature fell to 44 degrees below zero and visibility was poor. Darling said if weather improves they will try tonight or tomorrow with 620 units of diphtheria antitoxin to refuel in Stud and then head to Kaltag near Nome.
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Louisville
Johnny Gerald
Floyd Collins
Gerard
Cave
Mammoth Cn
Haven
Cave City
Horse
Wood Fonelahber
Thad & Cave
Courier-Jouri
Lama
Floyd Colline
Tos
Amon
Jimmy Burke
Paul Burnett
Burnett
Karoline
Lieu
Burdon
Loulaville
Samary
Mat Wan
Preas
Vairbanks
Roy
Darling
Navy
Ralph ¥. Mackie
Alaska Railway
Nome
Itudy
Kaltag
Sunday Blue Laws Clash Sparks nationwide drive
The Seventh Day Adventists confronted a proposed nationwide Sunday closing plan led by the United Day Alliance. They warned that if these plans fail, many avenues will close on Sundays except those leading to church doors, claiming the move would set civilization back.
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Unid's Day Alliance
United States
Czecho Slovakia to Break with Vatican
The Tribuna reports Czecho-Slovakia intends to sever diplomatic ties with the Vatican and recall its minister to the Holy See, following France's lead. The move signals a significant shift in church-state relations amid postwar realignments.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Vatican
OME
The
Tribuna
France
Holy Bee
Life in Prison for Slayer of Wife and Brother
In Geneva a man named Lincoln was convicted of murdering his wife and her brother Byron Shoup. He burned their bodies in a greenhouse furnace and sealed their heads in a concrete block, then disposed of the remains. The jury found him sane at the time of the crime and sentenced him to life imprisonment after three hours and thirty five minutes of deliberation across five ballots.
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Geneva. Its
Ren J. Lincoln
Byron ‘Shoup
Yn JM
Lincoln
John
Tancoin
Moetonn
Hama
Winnen
Ohio Student Says Police Gave Friend Poison Capsule Belief
Canton Ohio resident Lewis Fish told authorities he filled a university prescription for six red and six white capsules including quinine and strychnine, allegedly causing the death of David Puskin and illness in several Ohio State students. Fish was arrested and detained for investigation.
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Amscotama
Columbus
Ohio
Lewis Fish
Canton
Ohio State
David Puskin
Puskin
Fish
H. Shindle Wingert
University Health
Ial Service
At In Capsul
Note of Britain Not So Pleasing When Considered
A British note to Germany elicits mixed reactions in Paris about conciliatory aims. Officials report warmth and intent to discuss terms, yet passages remain vague and require clarification before a reply. Forecasts suggested Dawes plan would influence France's payment, but the new view shows fixed annuities regardless of reparations receipts.
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Britain
Paris
Germany
France
Cave City cave rescue probes amid entombed man
Reports from Cave City Kentucky outline a formal inquiry into the Sands cave situation where Floyd Collins has been entombed since Friday. Miners deepened an entrance as sound amplifiers suggested Collins may still be alive after more than ten days. Authorities prepared for public hearings and anticipated further rescue efforts with officials, military and court involvement announced tomorrow.
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Cave City
Sands Cave
Floyd Collins
Collins
William Haslett
Flood Situation Report Indicates Less Severe Conditions
A survey in Vale Oregon after a dam burst finds flood impact less severe than feared. Authorities report livestock losses around 50000 with rest provided for and no large number of missing animals.
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Vale
Ore
Fog on East Coast causes major traffic jams and rail incidents
Dense fog on the East Coast ties up land and sea travel with multiple accidents. Two per ton were killed and three store brothers injured in crashes as trains and ships face delays. The Interborough system reports several collisions on the White Plains line and a rear car telescoping incident near Willow Street.
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A. Dusen
Forel
219Th Street
Interborough Company
White Paina Road
Bronx
Brooklyn - Manhattan
Fulton
Interborough
Syn-Manhattan
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