Chicago Street Car Crash Kills 33 In Fire Disaster
A flaming collision between a crowded street car and a gasoline truck in Chicago killed 33 people and caused explosions and a block-long fire. The truck carried about 8 000 gallons of gasoline, igniting widespread flames and destroying five buildings as investigators opened inquiries into jammed rear doors.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Texas
63Rd and State Street
State Street
Paul Manning
Associated Press
Chicago South Side
Conductor Held in Chicago Crash Case
William Liddell, 29, street car conductor, arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident after Thursday night’s crash. Motorman Paul Manning, 42, had nine accidents in 1949, two serious, with one earlier this year.
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Chicago
INS
William Liddell
Paul Manning
Ellis Pleads Guilty Gets Fifty Years
Tommy Ellis, 17, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Des Moines Iowa, and was sentenced to 50 years in Fort Madison State Penitentiary. The case stems from the February killing of 85 year old Flora Bryan during a robbery. The defense seeks prison hospital observation for mental competence.
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Des Moines
Tommy Ellis
Fort Madison
Lou Ladd
Flora Bryan
Sawyer
McDowell
Percy A. Lainson
Fort Madisor
Ellis
Riley Ellis
Rock Springs
Wyo
Des. Moines
State
Romanian Envoys Curbed by US
The United States restricts Romanian diplomats to within 35 miles of Washington, DC, without State Department permission. Acting Secretary James E. Webb cites retaliation for Bucharest limits on American diplomats and signals possible broader tensions with Romania and Czechoslovakia.
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Washington
United States
James E. Webb
Romania
Bucharest
Czechoslovakia
District of Columbia
State Department
Webb
Taste for Bananas Proves Expensive
Annie Jones, 72, sued for 20 000 in damages claiming an accident crippled her hands. A court in Memphis heard her case as she launched a banana, the defense called a boy who testified he did not peel it. The jury rejected the claim.
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Memphis
Annie Jones
Annie
You cant marry her without permission
Father Smith rebukes a suitor for marrying a minor. The swain asks why, and learns the barrier is age. He quips about asking John L. Lewis, highlighting social power and humor in a restraint-filled courtship scene.
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Father Smith
the Swain
John L. Lewis
Auto Racing Suit Loses Additional Seven Plaintiffs
The All-Iowa Agricultural Association nuisance suit shrank again as seven more Hawkeye Downs residents dropped out, leaving 11 plaintiffs. Original $37,500 claim reduced to $26,500 with 22 remaining claimants. Don McElhinney’s related case against the association awaits trial June 13.
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All-Iowa Agricultural Association
Hawkeye Downs
the Downs
The
Agricultural Association
Don McElhinney
Ce Mar Bowl
John Gerber
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association
McElhinney
Downs Area
Hazleton Man Drowned In River CapSize
Independence Clarke De Moss and Lawrence Gramenz fished with IN the Wapsipinicon river when a capsized boat left IN Everett 41 of Hazleton missing. Gramenz and De Moss swam to shore. they heard Everett shout but could not save him. His body was recovered Friday morning. He left a wife and three children.
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Independence
Clair Everett
Hazleton
Everett
Wapsipinicon
Clark de Moss
Lawrence Gramenz
Gramenz
de Moss
Harry Johnson
Quasqueton
West in Election Challenge to Reds
The United States Britain and France challenged Russia on the eve of a peace demonstration in Berlin to cooperate in creating free elections for a unified all Germany. Western commissioners sent letters to Gen Chuikov offering to share responsibility for framing an electoral law.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
V. I. Chuikov
New CIO Union Wins GE Balloting In 5-3 Margin
In Baltimore AP reports the CIOs International Union of Electrical Workers led General Electric workers in a unit based election across 57 plants. Unofficial tallies show IUE with 52 784 votes to 40 616 for UE across 91 000 workers, while IUE claimed 59 of 94 bargaining units representing 50 755 GE workers to UE 33 for 34 337. Results pending in 15 units with 2 527 workers.
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CIO
New
International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric Workers
United Electrical Workers
National Labor Relations Board
General Electric
IUE
NLRB
Tragic Drama At Morgue Sequel To City Crash
In Chicago a long line forms at Cook County morgue as families identify or seek news of crash victims. mourners describe fear for missing loved ones while authorities and attendants guide them through the grim process of viewing charred remains and confirming identities.
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Chicago
Cook County
Harvester Pact Aims $100 Minimum Monthly Income
The International Harvester Company and the International Association of Machinists reached a pact guaranteeing a $100 minimum monthly income under a new contributory pension plan.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
International Association of Machinists
Vacation Subscriptions Offered By The Gazette
The Gazette announces a vacation service allowing readers to pause home delivery and have issues mailed to a vacation address. Readers provide the vacation address and dates, and the circulation department handles the rest.
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Sulphur Bomb Blamed on Gamblers at Northwestern Frat
A fumigant sulphur bomb discharged in the Sigma Chi fraternity house at Northwestern University sickened 25 students and 10 firefighters. Police suspect gamblers seeking revenge against the Delta Tau Delta house two doors away. two Delt members had testified in a related case. Two men were seen fleeing the area before the smoke erupted.
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Evanston
Sigma Chi
Northwestern University
Evanston Hospital
Delta Tau Delta
Delt
Nicholas Noyes
Paul Lagerlof
North Shore
Island Fighting Rages Off China
Stiff fighting was reported Friday between Chinese Communist troops and Nationalist defense forces on island groups southwest of Hong Kong. About 3,000 Communist troops were said to have invaded Ladrones Island early Wednesday, with Nationalists claiming annihilation of the attackers and sinking of nine gunboats and 21 junks.
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Taipei
Formosa
Ins
Hong Kong
Lapsam Islands
Pearl River
London Daily Mail
Information Ban on Race Data Approved by Senate Panel
Washington United States Senate commerce committee approved a bill to bar interstate transmission of gambling information about horse and dog races before races start. The ban covers bets, wagering odds, odds changes, entries scratched, jockeys changes, weights and probable winners. information can flow after a race begins.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Slightly Warmer Weekend Forecast for Iowa
Iowa skies were to clear gradually on Friday with slightly warmer weekend temperatures. A few scattered showers were seen Friday morning, with little precipitation expected in five days. Cedar Rapids had .02 inches of rain, a high of 73, and a 55 overnight low as of Friday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Inquest Set For Sigourney Man Death
Burlington authorities ordered an inquest into the death of Orville E. Hamilton 29 of Sigourney who died after an apparent self inflicted gunshot following an argument at the home of his former wife near Mt Union A .22 caliber pistol was allegedly fired during the dispute authorities reported
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Burlington
INS
Orville E. Hamilton
Sigourney
Hamilton
Miles Bell
Mt. Union
Cedar Rapids population near 72 thousand in new census tally
Cedar Rapids preliminary census puts city at 71,900 with metropolitan area surpassing 100,000 and Linn County at 103,604. Officials note gains from 1940 and system changes limit city counts to urban areas, with final figures due from census headquarters.
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Cedar Rapids
Rodney Birkicht
Linn County
Census Bureau
Clarence Sedive
Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area
Birkicht
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
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