Woman and three children drown in Lake Koshkonong accident
In rough water near Fort Atkinson Wisconsin a 14 foot rowboat capsized on Lake Koshkonong. Nine occupants from two Rockford Illinois families vacationing together included Mrs Julia Skinner 33 and her daughter Sharle 2 among the deceased. Five others were saved including Vernon Smart 35 and his wife 32 and two Skinner children.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Lake Koshkonong
Rockford, Ill
Sheriff's Department
Julia Skinner
Sharle
Laura Jean Smart
Jan Richard Smart
Stephen Heineman
Milwaukee
Vernon Smart
War veterans meet their V Mail Mom in Cougar Washington
More than 250 veterans and families visited Mrs P A Mulkey, famed as V Mail Mom, in Cougar to share stories and gifts after years of letter exchanges. They soaked up the hospitality at her grove side home as plans emerged for a future reunion hosted by the veterans themselves.
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Cougar
Wash
Hams from Heaven Found Dump Mixup in Northampton
In Northampton Massachusetts an attendant at the city dump found 300 pounds of fresh hams accidentally discarded after rejections at several meat markets. The incident highlights a costly mixup and potential salvage efforts.
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Northampton
Mass
Troopship Soldier Dies At Sea On Return From Italy
New Bern Victory arrives in New York with 1493 soldiers aboard. Over one third held in segregation at Camp Kilmer, N J, awaiting autopsy of the deceased traveler. Captain Houston Zinn reports initial diagnosis as possible diphtheria.
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New York
Italy
New Bern
Camp Kilmer
Houston Zinn
Carrouzett
Texas
He's In Doghouse In Indiana Divorce Ruling
In Connersville Indiana Mrs Cora Dugan wins ownership of the dog named snookie in a divorce suit. James Dugan granted visiting rights at reasonable hours.
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Connersville
Ind
Cora Dugan
James Dugan
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor Meets in Superior
The 54th annual Wisconsin State Federation of Labor opened in Superior with about 500 delegates. President George A. Haberman presided as sessions run through Friday with speakers including AFL general counsel Joseph Padway and lawmakers A. J. Biemiller and others. Officer elections are set for Thursday as auxiliary groups convene alongside the WSFL.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
George A. Haberman
Joseph Padway
AFL
A. J. Biemiller
D-Wis
Kenneth Hones
Wisconsin Farmers’ Union
Lawtonb. Wolf
Treasury Department
James P. Holmes
Frank O. Holt
University of Wisconsin
Voyta Wrabetz
State Industrial Commission
State Federation of Women’s Auxiliaries of Labor
WSFL
Beatrice Weiland
784 Shouting Jews Arrive At Cyprus
Seven hundred eighty four Jewish refugees arrived at Karaolos detention camp in Famagusta Cyprus from Haifa aboard the Empire Rival. They shouted Palestine and were deported by the British as illegal immigrants, many Hungarians and Poles. They joined more than 1,200 already confined in the camp.
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Famagusta
Cyprus
Palestine
Karaolos
Haifa
Holy Land
Europe
Cop Awarded $25 For Being Unseated
Indianapolis safety council grants Patrolman Harold Bucy $25 for damages in line of duty after a motorcycle chase where he stopped suddenly and ripped the seat out of his pants.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Safety Council
Harold Bucy
Bucy
Thief Invades Hotel Room Takes Suit After Dinner Visit
In Philadelphia at the Commodore hotel Arno Katz discovers an uninvited guest in his room who eats his dinner and steals a freshly pressed suit. Katz, manager of the Commodore, had left for a moment to tend to guests then found the intruder had departed with his clothing.
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Philadelphia
Arno Katz
Katz
Commodore
Baltimore Woman Charged With Assaulting Officer With Fan
Mrs. Charlotte Wining aged 33 was charged in police court with assaulting Patrolman Charles Lambdin using a running electric fan. The officer reported she hurled the fan at him during a visit to her home to investigate a complaint, and he received treatment for a cut finger at Mercy hospital.
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Baltimore
Charlotte Wining
Charles Lambdin
Speedy Truck Recovery In Denver Police Brief
The owner told Patrolman Ralph Obert at the police switchboard about a stolen truck. Obert spotted the vehicle outside the window and recovered it in four minutes.
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Denver
Colo
Ralph Obert
Obert
Hatsushimo Seeks Common Touch on Oklahoma Ranch
Emperor Hirohito's white stallion Hatsushimo, left with a ranch near Oklahoma City when owner Dick Ryan of Los Angeles headed to a national show, adjusts to farm life. The famed horse mingles with other animals and rubs noses with the herd.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Emperor Hirohito
Hatsushimo
Here
Dick Ryan
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Hatsy
Deaths in Wisconsin Mrs Christine Rasmussen and Martina Britting
Mrs Christine Rasmussen 75 died at her son William’s home near Tomah after a life spent in Denmark Wauwatosa Shennington Sparta and a sheriff stint in Sparta She leaves five sons 13 grandchildren and a sister in Denmark Funeral Wednesday at Lanham’s funeral home Sparta burial in Woodlawn cemetery Mrs Martina Britting 66 of Genoa died at her brother Fred Barilani’s home near Genoa Born August 27 1880 she is survived by sister Katie Negri John Barilani and Fred plus two nephews and a niece Funeral services set for 9 am Tuesday at St Charles Catholic Church Genoa Rosary Monday at 8:30 pm burial Catholic cemetery
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Sparta
Wis
Christine Rasmussen
William
Tomah
Denmark
Henry Rasmussen
Wauwatosa
Shennington
Rasmussen
Genoa
Martina Britting
Fred Barilani
Katie Negri
John Barilani
Superior
Fred
St. Charles Catholic Church
Puppet Ruler Relates His Wife's Death At Trials
In Tokyo Henry Puyi, powerless puppet ruler of Manchuria, testified at war crimes trials that Japanese forces murdered his Chinese wife. He named Lieut. Gen. Yoshioka as the adviser he blamed for the poisoning and said he joined the regime to await a moment to resist and save his life.
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Tokyo
Henry Puyi
Manchuria
Japan
Yoshioka
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