Tornado Kill Toll Rises Across Minnesota Wisconsin
Tornadoes ripped through southern Minnesota and central Wisconsin causing five deaths and extensive damage estimated above a million dollars. Meomonie and Randolph report multiple fatalities while Eau Claire, La Crosse, Sparta and Whitehall suffer damage. hospitalizations near seventy, search efforts ongoing.
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United Press
ST. Paul
Minn
National Guardsmen
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Menominie
Wis
Randolph
William Drape
Drape
Rand
Olph
Chicago Great ~Western
Charles Wolbert
Menomonie
Farmer
Louis Haines
Carl Kaiser
Ellsworth
Eau Claire
National Guards
Oslo
Tariff Steal Goes Before House Today
The Smoot Hawley tariff bill, squeezed through the senate by two votes, moves to the house where a large majority is expected. Debate will be brief under a restricted rule as leadership aims to finish by 5 p.m. and send the measure to the White House for President Hoover’s signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Stern
Nicholas Longworth
Snell
Rules Committee
Tilson
White House
Hoover
Treasury Mellon
Radio Shop Operator Bound Over On Prohibition Charges
Roscoe Miller, proprietor of a radio shop at 227 North Delaware street, is charged with violations of the national prohibition act and conspiracy to evade the national tariff act. He was bound over to the federal grand jury under a 2500 dollar bond but could not furnish bond. Special treasury dry agents say the radio business was a blind for liquor activities.
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Roscoe Miller
Federal Grand Jury
United States
John W. Kern
Miller
North
Delaware Street
United States Treasury
City Plan Budget First Apartmental Request Filed
The city plan commission files its 1931 budget at 14 000 dollars the first request of its kind this year. City controller William L. Elder and deputy Francis Coleman will review departmental requests with Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and the finance committee before submission. The figure marks a decrease from last year’s 15 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Plan Commission
William L. Elder
Elder
Francis Coleman
Reginald H. Sullivan
Council
Deputy Fire Chief Killed in City Blaze
A deputy fire chief named P. R. Davis died when a suspension ladder collapsed during a fire at a business district alarm. Eight other firefighters were injured as flames spread from an ore yard on New York Avenue to a paint store, threatening a whole block. Damage is estimated between 200 000 and 400 000 dollars.
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United Press
Washington
P. R. Davis
New York Avenue
Faculty Resolution Declares No Sectional Differences at Attucks High
A special faculty meeting adopted a resolution stating no sectional differences exist at Crispus Attucks High School. The move follows earlier reports this week of principal Matthias Nolco’s removal and reflects faculty tensions under his leadership.
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Crispus Attucks High School
Matthias Nolco
Early Stocks Firm Tone In Quiet New York Session
In New York on June 14 a firm tone persisted in stocks with quiet trading. Fractional gains posted by Westinghouse Electric Radio-Keith-Orpheum General Electric Standard Brands and Electric Power and Light. Anaconda Copper fell to a yearly low near 52 while United States Steel held at 165 and several others showed no change. Oil stocks strong as crude prices rose and utilities and motors improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnited
New York
Westinghouse Electric
Radio-Keith- Orpheum
General Electric
Standard Brands
Electric Power and Light
United States Steel
Auburn Auto
Radio Corporation
Sinclair Consolidated
Packard
Public Service
Montgomery ‘Ward
Anaconda
Chesapeake & Ohio
United Gas Improvement
Pennsylvania Railroad
Texas Gulf
Chicago Stocks Opening by Q James T Hamill Co
The report lists early prices and status for a range of stocks including Auburn Mtrs Bendix Avia Borg Warner Manhvagal Chi Cp Com Midl Uve Ch Cp pfd Cities Serv Mo Kan Lord Corp Gen Thea and others reflecting initial market activity. Note values are brief and some entries appear incomplete or garbled.
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Chicago
Qjames T. Hamill & Co
Auburn
Bendix Avia
Borg Warner
Mo Kan Lord Corp
Thea
Planes Tuned for Takeoff on State Tour
Twenty eight pilots are set to fly in Indiana's second annual air tour beginning Monday at 9 30 am from Hoosier airport. The armada includes three planes already entered and Marmon Motor Car Company is coordinating with Marmon dealers at each tour stop from Columbus to Muncie and Indianapolis to Curtiss-Wright hangars Mars Hill airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Travel Air
Hoosier
Clarence Dowden
Eaglerock
Capitol Airways, Inc
Marmon Motor Car Company
Charles Hack
Walter Hiser
Marmon
Waco
Henkel “Edge-Lite” Corporation of
Chicago
A. P. Henkel
Motor Company
Columbus
Madison
Evansville
Terre Haute
Gary
Ft. Wayne
Muncie
Rushville
Exchange Club
Curtiss-Wright
Mars Hill
Flood waters trap sixty scouts on hilltop near San Angelo
Rescue operations were readied as sixty Boy Scouts were marooned on a hilltop north of San Angelo by a swift rise in the Concho river. The group, reported to be out of immediate danger, had ample provisions and was sheltered well above the rising waters after being driven from their riverside camp.
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Middle West
Pacific Coast
Senate
Louisiana
Florida
Ransdell and Broussard
Trammell and Fletcher
Kendrick
Wyoming
United Press
San Angelo
Tex
Here
Concho River
Sneak Thieves Target Two Homes Friday Night
Cash stolen from two residences with a total of 38.50. From Mrs. W D Jones at 312 North Grant Street, 34 removed. A boy seen fleeing Mrs. M P Schaffer at 50 South La Salle Street with her purse containing 4 50.
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W. D. Jones
North Grant Street
M. P. Schaffer
South la Salle Street
Love murder verdict sentences woman and Marine Down
In Toms River New Jersey on June 14 1930 a jury convicted Mrs Hattie Evans and Private Lester Underdown of first degree murder in the killings of Robert Evans and Albert Duffy. They face the electric chair at Trenton with no mercy recommended.
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United Press
Toms River
N. J
Hattie Evans
Lester Underdown
Marine Corps
Lakehurst Station
Robert Evans
Albert Duffy
Brooklyn
Trenton
Hiram Parker
Farker
Hse
Bodine
Evans
Duffy
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
Navy
Porkers Move Up Five Cents At City Yards
Hog market shows strength with prices steady to five cents higher. Bulk 160 to 300 pounds brings $10.35, top $10.40. Receipts about 3,500 with 290 holdovers. cattle steady with 100 receipts. weaners off 50 cents or more at around $10. Calves 200 receipts. sheep steady around $11.50 top. Chicago hogs 6,000 receipts, 2,000 holdovers. few hogs in city market.
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City
Chicago
Exhaust Torch Murder Clews Point to Southland
Authorities focus on the south after the High School road blaze. Prosecutor Judson L. Stark Sheriff George Winkler and Detective Stump plan to visit Mobile and other southern cities to solve the disappearance of Harold Herbert Schroeder and the charred body in his burning car. Mrs Schroeder has filed a $10,000 policy claim and refuses to discuss the case. Ruby Blue denies warnings from a hitch hiker now believed to be Schroeder who left the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Judson L. Stark
George Winkler
Stump
Indianapolis
Mobile
Ala
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Mobile Business
High School
Ward
Schroeder
Ruby Blue
North
Delaware Street
Allen
Clayton
Bond Issue Approved for School 81 Building and Boiler Project
The state tax board approved a $174000 bond issue to construct a new building at School 81 and install new boilers at School 15 as the school board proceeds with both projects.
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Tax Board
Fireworks Sale Regulation Approved by City Board
The board issued a resolution regulating fireworks sales before July 2. A copy was sent to Police Chief Jerry E. Kinney and Fire Chief Harry E. Voshell for enforcement.
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Deat
Jerry E. Kinney
Harry E. Voshell
Two Film Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon to Wed Tonight
Hollywood notes that Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon plan a glamorous ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire. Louella Parsons will be matron of honor with Hal Howe as best man. The guest list includes Constance Talmadge Lila Lee Betty Compson Mae Sunday Marie Mosquini and Adela Rogers St. John among others. The event will be followed by a large reception with many film industry figures attending.
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United Press Hollywood
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Louella O. Parsons
Hal Howe
James H. Lash
Hollywartending
Miss Daniels
George Fitzmaurice
Albert Kaufman
Constance Talmadge
Lila Lee
Betty Compson
Mae Sunday
Marie Mosquini
Adela Rogers St. John
Howard Hughes
Henry Hobart
Richard Gallagher
Frank Joyce
Henry W. Martin
Wallace Davis
Sam Hardy
Beverly- Wilshire
Film Colony
Heat records on edge as temperatures rise
The year’s heat record looms as temperatures climb to 91 degrees at 9 am. The existing record from an April heat wave stands at 89 degrees. Indianapolis forecasts a fair Sunday with no further temperature change per the local weather bureau.
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Indianapolis
United States Weather Bureau
Artist prearranges yearly funerary tribute in Chicago
Chicago dated June 14 reports artist Louis A. Thuel, a fresco painter, arranged a plan to ensure periodic mourning after his death. An engraver prepared funeral invitations and a $2,500 fund was setup to pay $20 to each lodge member or relative who visits his grave, with payments continuing twice yearly on June 17 and November 17 until exhausted.
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United Press
Chicago
Louis A. Thuel
Times Marble Tourney Sets Tuesday Citywide
The Times sponsors a city wide marble contest in Weird Park to crown a winner for a paid vacation to Ocean City New Jersey. The victor will travel with a chaperon June 21 to June 28 including Valley Forge and New Jersey outings. Participants must be under 14 years old as of July 1 1930.
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Ocean City
N. J
Wierd Park
State Venue
East Washington Street
Valley Forge
Columbia
Great New Jersey
Goslin Traded From Senators to Browns for Manush and Crowder
Outfielder Goose Goslin is sent to the St. Louis Browns for Heinie Manush and pitcher Alvin Crowder in a major deal with no cash involved. The players report to their new clubs as the Senators face the Browns in St. Louis.
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Goose Goslin
NATS
ST. Louis Browns
Manush and
Crowder
United Press
Washington
Heinie Manush
Alvin Crowder
Clark Griffith
Senators
Griffith
Browns
St. Louis
Goslin
Goose
Manush
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Heinie
Ton Zachary
Betsy Ross Flag Legend Doubted By Flag Authority
Colonel James A. Moss of the United States Flag Association calls the Betsy Ross tale a pretty legend and flatly says Washington was not in Philadelphia in June 1777. He notes no exact record of the flag’s origin and adds Betsy Ross did not sew the first flag, nor assist in its design, according to the newly published book by the association.
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United Press
New York
Betsy Ross
James A. Moss
United States Flag Association
Colonel Moss
Philadelphia
George Washington
Robert Morris
George Ross
America
Betsy
Washington
Moss
The
United States
Fogs Disrupt Atlantic Shipping From Virginia to Nantucket
One of the year’s worst fogs stalled traffic along the Atlantic coast from the Virginia capes to Nantucket. Ocean vessels paused at anchor or proceeded cautiously until out of the danger zone.
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United Press
New York
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Nantucket
Canning Factory at State Farm Burns at Putnamville
A state farm canning factory burned Friday night causing about 10000 dollars in loss. Warden Ralph Howard reported to Governor Harry G. Leslie that an adjoining warehouse holding around 20000 dollars of materials was saved by prisoners using the farm's firefighting equipment.
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Putnamville
Ralph Howard
Harry G. Leslie
Box Car Jumps Track Crashes Near Police HQ
A box car jumped the track on the elevated line above Alabama street near police headquarters, menacing traffic in the alley below. Wrecking crews lifted the car back onto the tracks today. Berlin reports twenty two killed and twenty nine rescued by a hailstorm near Athens.
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Alabama Street
United Press
Berlin
Athens
Huge Theater Group to Rise in New York
A vast midtown project will create four theaters for television, music, radio, film and plays on land owned by John D Rockefeller Jr. The venture is backed by Radio-Keith-Orpheum National Broadcasting Company and General Electric. Three skyscrapers form the hub with a tallest tower of sixty stories. Real estate alone approaches $200 million with total building costs around $150 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Areas
New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Radio-Keith-Orpheum
National Broadcasting Company
General Electric Company
City observes 153rd anniversary of Old Glory
The city marks the 153rd anniversary of Old Glory with flag displays on homes and businesses. Ceremonies are led by Elks lodge, D A R, G A R, Women’s Relief Corps and American Legion posts, plus a carillon program at the Scottish Rite cathedral. A picnic by the Old Glory Society occurs in Brookside park under the Caroline Scott chapter of the D A R.
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Old Glory
Elks Lodge
Women’s Relief Corps
American Legion
Scottish Rite
Old Glory Society
Brookside Park
Caroline Scott Chapter
Miss Huggins elected president of alumni group
Edith Huggins was chosen as president of the Manual High School Alumni Association for the coming year at Friday night’s annual meeting. Herbert Bissell was named vice president, Miss Anna J. Schaefer secretary, and other officers were elected.
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Edith Huggins
Manual High School Alumni Association
Herbert Bissell
Anna J. Schaefer
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Hollywood
King Vidors
Twister
Storm
Wolbert
Haines
Paul R. Mallon
Bill
U. S
Capital District
Crispus Attucks
Marine
Claude E. Carmichael
Madison T. Chappel
Underdown
Bebe Daniels and
Probers
Board of Safety
Mercury
Hop
Washington Senators
Mound City
Swap
Lou Blue
Frank O'Rourke
Harry Rice
Elam van Gilder
Marty McManus
Atlantic Coast
State Farm
Manual H. S
Mises
Wheees
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