Mystery of Nisging Plane Solved Not Badly Damaged
Discovery of a wrecked airplane in Western Utah clears mystery of Maurice Graham disappearance on January 10. The plane, found near Cedar City, bore an unopened parachute with Graham’s name and a jacket from his last flight. Believed to have perished in the snowstorm while the mail was not damaged. Separately, federal revenue collector John E. Ryberg’s body was found on a farm porch near Emporia, with a shotgun nearby suggesting suicide.
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Los Angeles
Mountain Wilds
Utah
Western Air Express
Maurice Graham
Air Mail
Graham
Salt Lake City
Cedar City
Ward Northerton
Elburn Orton
James Carson
Hiy
Nevada
Western Air
Carson
Emporia
John E. Ryberg
Federal Revenue
Dodge City
Salina
Jack Fowler
Giant Tube at Havana Sunk and Destroyed
A colossal tube designed by French scientist Georges Claude, built at over 1 million dollars, sank near Matanzas Cuba and collapsed. It was 1800 meters long and intended to siphon Gulf Stream water to power a near shore plant via vacuum induced steam, but the project ended in failure.
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Havana
Cuba
Matanzas
Georges Claude
Gulf Stream
Professor Claude
Gulf Shore
Claude
Maniac murder code suspect held in Riverside Park
In New York a youth with a religous medal and a coded note marked 3x, claimed as the maniac killer of two Queens men, was arrested in Riverside Park. Clarence James Pratt, 21, of Chicago, said he planned to ride freight trains to Chicago. He wore a ring with a religious insignia and had the code message and a victim’s image in red ink. he was held as a vagrant in 2500 dollars bond.
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New York
Riverside Park
Clarence James Pratt
Chicago
Brooklyn
Gross Fortes
Pratt
Lost Scout Survives Four Days On Mount San Jacinto
Harold Johnson a 12 year old Hoy Scout was found safe after four days missing on Mount San Jacinto. He described using Scout lore to navigate treacherous north slope and followed a stream to a fish hatchery near Banning where he asked for food before reuniting with his Corona California parents.
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Corona
Cai
Harold Johnson
Mount San Jacinto
Harold
Banning
Cal
R. J. Johnson
San Jacinto
Governor urges Farm Board to buy Kansas wheat
June 26 in Phixa Kansas Governor Clyde M Reed asked the federal Farm Board to buy 25 000 000 bushels of wheat or more at current prices. He said the state and thousands of growers face disaster as farmers must part with crops below production costs. Reed cited stabilization powers under the Agricultural Marketing Act and urged action to relieve the market crisis.
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PHIXA
Kansas
API
Clyde M. Reed Tacay
Federal Farm Board
Alexander Legee
Reed
Farm Board
Eis
Ruling Allows Optional Military Training at Land Grant Colleges
Washington June 25 The Attorney General sustained the Interior Department ruling that students at land grant colleges cannot be required to take military training. The opinion says these colleges comply with the Morrill Act by making military courses available, and Wisconsin earlier made training optional in 1923 under state authorization.
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Washington
Mitchell
Interior Department
Land Grant Colleges
Wilbur
University of Wisconsin
Man Robbed and Beaten in Kansas City Park
Clarence Corphof awoke in a Kansas City park to be struck on the head by two men who robbed him of $4 and clothing items. He was found sweating and wrapped in newspapers after dodging through dark alleys before reaching his room and telling police he was still hot.
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Kansas City
Clarence Corphof
Clarence
Hoover to Call Extra Session After Adjournment
White House confirms President Hoover will summon a special Senate session immediately after Congress adjourns to take up the London naval treaty. A Round Robin with 22 signatures was examined, and a large Senate majority reportedly supports the call, rendering the petition moot as treaty advocates plan to proceed without delay after elections.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Congress
White House
Heavy storm and hail devastates statewide farmlands
Across the state a heavy storm and hail caused extensive damage. Ripened wheat fields suffered losses estimated at 2350 dollars. Injured include Mrs Thad Scott struck by a rock and Mrs Harry Nichols cut by flying glass. Trees uprooted, telegraph lines destroyed, roads blocked, cattle killed, Golden Valley Schoolhouse and several barns obliterated. A granary on the Nichols farm overturned scattering its grain for miles.
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Thad Scott
Harry Nichols
Golden Valley
Weisenburger urges more work, less golf in cities
Denver June 23 AP Walter B Weisenburger president of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce told a National conference on city planning that America needs less golf and more work. He warned Rome fell to soft citizenry and urged business groups to back city planning to improve urban life.
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Denver
Colo
Walter B. Weisenburger
St. Louis
Nero
United States
Veto for veto bill expected late tomorrow
Washington June 25 AP Leaders expect President Hoover to veto the Veterans Relief Bill tomorrow and send the veto to the House. House managers plan to advance the substitute pension bill immediately and push Senate action by tomorrow afternoon with a Friday confirmation, aiming for adjournment by Saturday night.
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Washington
Hoover
House
Senate
Somorrow
Watson
Indiana
Finance Committee
Randolph County Bank Merger Reported in Missouri
The fourth Randolph county bank deal in a year and the third in months merges Yates Savings Bank at Yates with Citizens Bank of Higbee at Higbee. Yates loses its banking institution. the consolidated Citizens Bank of Higbee holds resources of 194,557.16 dollars.
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Moberly Mo
Randolph County
Yates Savings Bank
Yates
Citizens Bank of Highee
Higbee
Citizens Bank of Higbee
Market bears press on as stocks drift and rails lead
Wall Street weathered renewed bear pressure with a dull session, traders noting oversold conditions and a tentative rally in early trading. U S Steel touched a yearly low near 152 while American Can dipped toward 109, rails remained the key pressure point as liquidation and nervous demand shaped price action. Col Leonard F. Ayres of the Cleveland Trust Co. forecast a possible upward move by Labor Day as bear market life wanes.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Hear
Bears
Tayly
Nall
Tyas
Col
Leonard FP. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Co
U. S
Wall Street
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Wibles of Smiles
Wymore-Whelan Service
Jefferson City
Cor
Bolivar & McCarty
Islands
Tony
Reiter
Shryack-Hirst Grocery Co
Jefferson City, Mo
Anheuser-Busch
Land Grant Colleges — and
Cupid
LEO Golf
Harry
Randolph County Bank
Inancial News
McCormick
Essex
Gebed Datroit
Hudson-Essex Agency
Clyde M. Francis
Money’s Garage
California
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