Oho Man Kills Relatives Then Kills Himself In Heat
Floyd Russell 42 shot and killed eight relatives in his Hamilton Ohio home before turning the gun on himself. He wounded his chest but doctors say he will recover. Victims included his mother brother and sister in law and five children ages four months to ten years. Russell cited heat and financial reverses saying mortgage was due and he could not meet it. He claimed heat affected his thinking.
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United Press
Hamilton
Floyd Russell
Russell
Coal Carrier Jason Sails for China Patrol Duty
Manila June 4 The coal carrier Jason bearing 300 marines for patrol duty in Shanghai will sail from Manila this afternoon. Ships officers say air is acting on orders from Washington.
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United Press
Manila
Jason
Shanghai
Manilla
Weather Summary for East and West Texas
East Texas tonight and Friday clouds and likely showers along the lower coast. West Texas tonight and Friday partly cloudy.
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Kalge Aero Ohsas
East Texas
West Texas
Mercury Soars to New Heat Heights Amid Toll
United Press reports a continuing heat wave across the East with at least sixty six deaths and many prostrations. The mercury rose to new record levels for the fourth day, with twenty five or more deaths attributed in the last twenty four hours.
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United Press
Optimism In Shanghai Over Crisis With Rioters
Shanghai reports optimism in the foreign colony as student and striker riots continue. Martial law is enforced and volunteer defenders of the international district show high morale with well equipped defense groups.
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United Press
Shanghai
Waco Man Drowns In Bath Tub Accident
C P Pool 32 son of a Baylor College professor drowned at home in Waco when he slipped in a bath tub and struck his head. His father found him after calls went unanswered. Pool was to graduate from Baylor next Wednesday.
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United Press
Waco
C. P. Pool
Baylor College
Young Pool
Baylor
Southern Prosperity Seen Boosting Foreign Trade Ties
Washington dispatch notes economists foresee new southern strength driven by rail growth, port rate changes, and population rise. Regional leaders push Latin American trade links, consular efforts, and Gulf routes to reshape U S commerce with Latin markets and promote southward travel and air routes.
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Harry W. Frantz
United Press
Washington
United States of America
North
Florida
United States
Latin America
South
New Orleans
Virginia
Trinkle
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Azizia Reported Hotter Than Death Valley Record
The National Geographic Society cites Azizia in Italian Tripoli as hotter than Death Valley, with a claim of 136.4 degrees compared to 134.1 in 1918. The town lies 25 miles inland from Tripoli City and the Mediterranean, with seasonal rainfall transforming the landscape between wet and dry periods.
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United Press
Azizia
Death Valley
National Geographic Society
Tripoli
Tripoli City
Cunningham Woman Indicted for Family Murders
Gary Indiana June 4 Mrs Anna Cunningham dubbed the poison widow of Gary was indicted by the Lake County grand jury on a charge of killing three of her children with poison. She had previously confessed to the murders. Police had tied her to her husband and four children, but the indictment lists three victims.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Anna Cunningham
Lake County
Grand Jury
Texas and Pacific to pull switch engine at Bonham
The Texas and Pacific Railroad plans to remove a switch engine from Sherman and move it to Bonham next Friday. The engine has laid unused for years and workers fear layoffs for families tied to the engine, though officials promise arrangements to help those affected.
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Texas & Pacific
Bonham
T Y & Pacific Railroad
Sherman
Bon
Dallas Brewery cornerstone unearthed with Civil War relics
Workmen raised the Dallas Brewery cornerstone and recovered a tin box containing three copies of newspapers from forty years ago. The finds shed light on early Dallas and Civil War reminiscences.
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Dallas
Texas
Funeral for Thomas R Marshall in Indianapolis
Simple services marked the funeral of Thomas Riley Marshall wartime Vice President and former Indiana governor. Only immediate relatives close friends and Masons attended at the Marshall home with Scottish Rites conducted by William Gacke of Fort Wayne.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Jjne
Thomas Riley Marshall
Indiana
Crown Hill
Masonic Order
Marshall Home
William Gacke
Fort Wayne
Supreme Council of the Order
Which 1 Is England Heading Prophetic Book by Trotsky
Moscow June 4 Leon Trotzky writes in a new work while in enforced leisure. The book argues Britain rose to power through war and revolution, not peaceful evolution, and that England aims to enslave nations like Egypt and India. Excerpts appear in Pravda.
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Moscow
Leon Trotzky
England
Britain
Egypt
India
Oats and Wheat Crop Report From Fannin County
Old, traveling through Fannin County, notes recent rains improved oats while corn needs rain and cotton is doing well. Farmers begin cutting wheat and soon oats, with both crops showing good prospects for the season.
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Old
Fannin County
Kindergarten Closing Exercises Friday Morning
The Free Kindergarten will hold its closing exercises Friday morning at 10 o'clock. The public is invited to attend and witness the children's singing dancing recitations and stunts. Attendance will encourage the teachers and please the children's mothers.
Seven conditional pardons granted by Gov Ferguson
In Austin on June 4 the governor issued seven conditional pardons. Among those pardoned was Sabos Castillo of Comal County, who had been sentenced to five to ninety nine years for murder after a petition signed by the prosecuting attorney and many citizens.
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United Press
Austin
Ferguson
Sabos Castillo
Comal County
Castillo
Dr George W Truett Ends Sermon Series At Dodd City
The Favorite states that Dr. George W. Truett will deliver his last sermon in the series at Dodd City tonight at 9 o clock. He will remain for the morning commencement sermon at the Dodd City school. Both services are open to the public.
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George W. Truett
Dodd City
Truett
Dodd City School
Texas to sue Colorado over Rio Grande water split
Texas will file suit against Colorado for an equitable Rio Grande water division and may seek US Supreme Court disposition. Major Richard Burgess and Roland Harwell criticized Secretary of the Interior for alleged Colorado bias as they met with Governor Ferguson and Attorney General Dan Moody to discuss preliminary plans.
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United Press
Austin
Texas
Colorado
Rio Grande River
Supreme Court of the United States
Richard Burgess
el Paso
Roland Harwell
Ferguson
Dan Moody
Burgess
Harwell
Secretary of the Interior
Dutch Farmers to Migrate to Canada This Summer
Officials in Montreal report a large Dutch influx planned from Holland to Canada this summer. Dominion agents in the Hague and Rotterdam prepare for thousands of Dutch settlers. Dutch immigrants are grain farmers who will diversify into agriculture and dairying in Canada.
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United Press
Montreal
Canada
Holland
Dominion
Hague
Rotterdam
Netherlands
British cruisers reach Shanghai with 600 men
London June 4 British cruisers Diomede and Carlyle arrive in Shanghai with 600 men as a precaution regarding the situation. The Dispatch is due to arrive from Shanghai tonight. Miss Anis Biggerstaff returns to Denton to resume Normal School studies after visiting homefolks.
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United Press
London
Diomede
Carlyle
Shanghai
Anis Biggerstaff
Denton
Miss Alma Mullins and Flossie Laughlin Head to Austin
Miss Alma Mullins and Miss Flossie Laughlin depart for Austin to attend a summer course at the State University, marking a educational pursuit for the two young women.
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Alma Mullins
Flossie Laughlin
Austin
The
State University
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