Storm Rips California Coast Leaving Ships Wrecked
A midnight Pacific storm drove two ships ashore as wrecks and crippled a third trying to port. Two missing and 32 others unaccounted for, officials said, in the worst southwest gale in years along the California Oregon coast. The Laurel lumber carrier went aground near San Pedro after being swept from the Columbia River. The Multnomah, carrying passengers, rode out the storm off the Columbia river before discharging guests to a pilot.
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San Francisco
Calif
North Pacific Ocean
California
Oregon
Laurel
Columbia
San Pedro
New York
Multnomah
Columbia River
Voliva Maintains Flat Earth Claim After European Tour
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Zion City leader, returned from four months abroad aboard the Transylvania and reiterated a $5,000 bet that the earth is a flat disc. He challenged Byrd to sail west from the seventieth parallel to prove a round world, claiming 40,000 to 60,000 miles would be traveled. He praised the United States as superior and noted visits to England, Scotland, Scandinavia, and North Africa.
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New York
Wilbur Glenn Voliya
Zion City
Til
Transylvania
Europe
Africa
Byrd
Voliva
England
Scotland
Scandinavia
United States
Snook Taken To Scene Of Murder At OSU
Ohio State University professor Dr James R Snook is held on suspicion in the murder of Miss Theora K Hix a university medical student. He accompanied detectives to the spot where the body was found and the room he shared with the victim then returned to jail maintaining his innocence. A conference with county prosecutor John J Chester Jr will decide if more charges are warranted. Marion T Myers also held may be released.
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Columbus
Ohio
James R. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora K. Hix
WG. Shellenberger
John J. Chester, Jr
John Seidel
E. O. Ricketts
Dr. Snook
Myer
Shellenbarger
Marion T. Myers
Snook
Myers
University
State Department of Agriculture
Tus
Shellerberger
Robert McCall
Otto
Phillins
New York Central
Thirsty Hong Kong Folk Line Up for Water Dole
Government warns of increasingly serious water shortage in Hong Kong as six local reservoirs run near empty. Investigations show five of six nearly dry with about 200 million gallons in storage vs the 2 billion normal. Kowloon faces 90 million of 500 million needed. Officials fear winter drought unless heavy rains come before October and seek imports from Singapore, Algon and French Indo China to boost supplies.
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Hong Kong
Naval Fiedock
Eteamah'or
Kowloon
Walniand Inn
Singapore
Algon
Straits Settlemente
Indo- China
Carlson in Custody for S near Saaw’s Death
Missoula reports Chief Peters of Sand Point Ida announced Alex Carlson is in custody for the death of Carl Saavi in a local hotel room Friday night. Peters says Carlson admitted the killing but claimed Saavi attacked him with a razor before the shot. Both men were lumberjacks at Heron and were lodged in the same room.
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Missoula
John Peters
Sand Point
Ida
Ira Johnston
Alex Carlson
Carl Saavi
Peters
Carlson
Saavi
Heron
Wyoming Opposes Park Extensions in State Meeting
Thermopolis Wyoming June 16 Any further extension of park boundaries will have the decided opposition of the Assistant Game and Fish Commissioners Association of Wyoming. Resolutions to this effect were passed at a meeting here of the association today. The meeting was interspersed with frequent statements on federal encroachment and each delegate was urged to get civic organizations in his community aroused to oppose any park changes.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Game and Fish Commissioners
Association of Wyoming
Mary Akin Rewed Divorced Husband Mary Akin Reweds Divorced Husband
Edwin Carew, motion picture director, and Mary Akin, film star, were remarried today at the bride’s sister’s home in Highland Park. The couple first wed in 19%. They divorced in Mexico in July 1928. Witnesses included the bride’s mother and family friends.
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Chicago
Edwin Carew
Mary Akin
Highland Park
Mexico
Phare Gattig
Bishop Burns: Americans chase motion over motive
Chester, Pa, June 16. Bishop Charles Wesley Burns of the San Francisco area says at Pennsylvania Military College baccalaureate the severest criticism of Americans is they are going 63 miles an hour nowhere. He warns that motion is confused with motive and mass with men in an age of quantitative standard over qualitative value.
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Chester
Charles Wesley Burns
San Francisco
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pennsylvania Military College
Burns
Saeed
Glider Crash Kills German Aviation Student
Cassel Germany June 16 AP A glider plane crashed after takeoff from Doernberg airfield killing Heinz Killer 22 year old aviation student.
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Cassel
Germany
Doernberg Air!odrome
Heinz Killer
Old Victor in Hot Close of Big Derby
John ny Salo, a fleet-footed policeman from Passaic New Jersey, won the New York to Los Angeles foot race with a prize of $25,000. He led early and finished just 0.8 seconds ahead of Pete Gavuczi after the 26 mile marathon and 12 mile marks of the long race.
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Wrigley Park
Los Angeles
Calif
Johnny Salo
Passaic
N. J
Salo
Gordon Shot by Border Guards in Mattsburgh NY
AP reports Arthur Gordon aged 22 from Mattsburgh shot dead by men in border patrol uniforms. John Tulloch, Ogdensburg port collector, promised county authorities action tomorrow. Attorney Loyal O'Connell confirmed the inquiry and said customs men had not been cleared of involvement.
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Mattsburgh
Junk di
Arthur Gordon
Tistoria
John Tulloch
Ogdensburg
Dietrich Atttorney
Loyal O'Connell
O'Coonall
Gordon
World War Flyer Killed Off Coast in Morocco Campaign
George Graham Bullen, a World War I sergeant who later flew for France in the Morocco campaign, was killed when a fast motor boat he rode in threw him overboard during a sharp turn and the propeller severed his spine. He was born in Kennsha, Wisconsin.
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Juan Les Pind
Frince
George Graham Bullen
Lafayette Escadrille
France
Mororca
Bullen
Kennsha
Wis
Police probe Laguna Beach killing and robbery claim
Police in Laguna Beach review the tale of John A. McClure who says robbers shot him and kidnapped Mrs. Myrtle Woo, whose body was found behind a sign board after their ride near Laguna Beach. McClure wandered under the Mexican border and could not recall what happened to Mrs. Woo.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Myrtle Woo
Long Beach
John A. McClure
McClure
Wanderitz
Dawes and MacDonald meet in Scotland in historic welcome
In Forres Scotland the American ambassador Charles Gates Dawes and Britain's Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald met on a train platform amid cheers. The leaders spoke of starting naval disarmament talks, with Dawes greeting the crowd and noting hopeful Anglo American cooperation.
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Scotland
America
England
Charles Gates Dawes
Ramsay MacDonald
Atlantic
Dawes
London
MacDonald
Ishbel
Usher
Mr. Dawes
Beatification of Famous Jesuit Priest at St Peter’s
Vatican honors Father Caladio de la Colombiere founder of devotion to the Sacred Wears of Jesus as he becomes blessed in St Peter’s. American pilgrims led by Father Mullaly join ceremonies with Pope, cardinals, and benediction. St Peter’s hall decorated around Ignatius statue and Sacred Heart altar. statue on Janiculum hill honored.
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Vatican City
Caladio de la Colombiere
St. Peter's
League of the Sacred Texts
Charles J. Mullaly
St Tetera
St. Ignatius
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Margaretir
Papa Plas
Sacred Heart of Jagus
Janiculum
Desails
Dr Hoff Heard At College Ceremony
In Seattle Washington on June 16 A Helena Montana clergyman Rev Dr Norbert Hoff delivered the baccalaureate sermon to 1128 University of Washington graduates urging that religion must be more than pietistic and that battles between science and religion are for the ignorant to claim.
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Seattle
Wash
Norbert
Hoff
Helena
Mont
University of Washington Sumors
Prix du Jockey Club Taken by Hot Weed
Hot Weed the strong favorite wins the Bath Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly by a length from Charlemagne with Cordial third. Bruleure Seaweed’s Klot Weed ridden by Gay Garner, 20 starters. Purse $21,000 to owner. mutuel pay 10.5 to 5 win and 7 to 5 place. 2400 m course. Founded 1836 with renewals except five war years.
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Prix du Jockey Club
Hot Weed
Chantilly
France
Edward Esmond
Mexican War Survivor Dies at 101 in Paria
William Fitzhugh Thornton Buckner, 101, a veteran of the Mexican War, died at his Paria home today after a long life as a retired banker. He reportedly walked to town last Friday and celebrated his 101st birthday yesterday. Funeral services will be held at his home Tuesday. he is survived by five daughters.
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Paria
Mondane
William Fitzhugh
Thornton Buckner
Buckner
Wnex
Ile
Wnrth
Big Tfa
Owen Thomas Acre
Washington, D.C
Tin
Salvation Army Leader General Bramwell Booth Dies at 73
Madley Wand England June 16 General Bramwell Booth once head of the Salvation Army died at his home tonight shortly after his 73rd birthday on March 8 His wife and family were at his bedside as officials prepared notices for a continuation on page two
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Madley Wand
England
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Temnltane Reigious Teader
Shortle
To'clock
Bumper Wheat Crop Complicates Farn Aid Board Start
Washington June 16 AP With farm relief now on the statute books President Hoover turns to selecting eight men for the federal farm board The crop outlook points to a huge wheat surplus this year and carryover from last season Adding to the challenge the board must address is the need to implement relief quickly The president hopes for early operation of the program and will face the task of balancing policy with the coming surplus and market conditions Continued on Page Troy
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Farn Aid Board
Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Tragedy in New Orleans Man Kills Woman Then Self
New Orleans June 1 AP Tierheart Eden 55 manager of the New Orleans Industrial canal shot and killed Mrs. Joseph Melers 24 then fatally wounded himself in a suburban residential area police said the killer followed a car carrying Mrs. Meyer and others and opened fire before turning the weapon on himself in a suicide.
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New Orleans
Tierheart Eden
Joseph Melers
Kien
Dramatic Death of Jilted Lover Haltimore
In Haltimore on June 16 AP reports Herbert Getz 24 was killed during a parachute jump at Steinmetz Airways field when the ripcord failed to open. Officials question whether theripcord release mechanism functioned. Getz left a farewell letter to Alps to be read tomorrow, as Coroner Otto Reinhardt investigates. Gardner, a former sweetheart now married, had caused Getz despondency per his mother.
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Haltimore
Herbert
Gotz
Steinmetz, Airways
Getz
Alps
Visio Gardunr
Otto M. Reinhardt
Charan
Gardner
Severe Earth Tremors Recorded By Georgetown Seismograph
Washington June 16 AP heavy earth tremors were recorded on the Georgetown University seismograph. Director Tondart estimated the shocks originated about six thousand miles away, starting shortly after six and lasting over two hours with the strongest quakes near seven.
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Washington
Tondart
Georgetown University
Methodist Lobby Fil BY OLON Washington Boss Lies
Rep Tinkham charges the board of temperance and public morals violated the corrupt practices act of 1925 by failing to file expenditures reports for the last presidential campaign. He questions whether a church organization can wield political authority and temporal power in the United States.
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Washington
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Tinkham
Republican
Massachusetts
Clarence True Watson
Tinkhan
Wilson
House of Representatives
Tarkham
Wilton
United States
Skipper Lindy Visits a Port at Block Island Harbor
Providence report: Captain Charles Lindbergh steering the Lenser Moquette in 18 foot motor craft enters Block Island harbor at 3 40 PM and stays aboard for an hour. He and his bride Alre Morrow rest on deck while oil dealer John Dunn notes Lindbergh appears well tanned. The cruiser then heads toward Long Island after loading 180 gallons of gas 75 pounds of ice and a newspaper.
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Providence
Charles Lindbergh
Long Island Sound
New Harbor
Block Island
John Dunn
Island
Jandy
Alre Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Mexico
Mequette
Long Island
French aviators complete Atlantic air route feat
Paris reports three French pilots Jean Assolant Rene Le Fevre and den completed the two day journey from Old Orchard Maine to Camillas Spain as the first to crown the Atlantic crossing toward French territory. Crowds in Paris welcomed them with cheers and celebrations marking the historic milestone.
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Paris
API
Atlantic
Jean Assolant
Rene le Fevre
Den
France
Old Orchard
Camillas
Spain
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American Chemical Society
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Ruth Knoble
Flathead County
Kalispell
Larllle Caldwell
Forres
Haillie
Lord Nelson
Great Britain
Trafalgar
Rome
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Troy
Gay
Oolon
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Lindy
Hastings
Neb
Jemis Lawson
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Haro Thadd
Lawrence Tannon
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