Burlington Pays Respects To Mormon Founders Marker
Burlington Wisconsin marks a memorial for Joseph Smith follower James J Strang founder of a Mormon colony. Speakers including Mrs A M White Mrs W A Fulton and Dr Paul Jenkins recalled Strang's 1868 Voree settlement near Burlington and Beaver Island exile ending with his death. The marker notes Strang quarry at Voree and his burial in Burlington cemetery.
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Burlington
Wisconsin
Burlington Historical Society
Tames
J. Strang
Joseph Smith
Worer
White River
Here
Smith
Brigham Young
Strang
Voree
Young
Utah
Seni
Vorte
Streng
Beaver Island
Lake Michigan
Yoree
M. White
Watson
W A. Fulton
The
Historical Society
Paul Jenkins
Williams Bay
MM. Quatse
Dewolt
Michigan
Mor'mor
Lindy Law execution decree in Muskogee case
Federal Judge Roers ordered the first Lindh law execution in Muskogee Oklahoma sentencing Arthur Gooch to die Friday for kidnapping. A Durant jury recommended the death penalty after Gooch's kidnapping trial last November.
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Muskogee
Okla
Roers
Arthur Gooch
oMeers
Durant
Clore of Goord
Winona Liquor Cases Continue To January Term
Winona, Minnesota. Ralph West of Milwanees and others are charged with transporting liquor from Wisconsin to Minnesota and water regions. The case remains on the January term docket of the federal district court.
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Winona Licquor
Winona
Minna
Eralion
Ralph West
Milwanees
Wisconsins
Minnesota
Waterkin
Wertnes
Wiscontiurd
Federal District Court
Mitchell Charges Roper Aid Used to Foster Graft
Mitchell testifies that Secretary Roper blocked him at every turn in the Commerce Department while alleging whitewashing by Republican officials. He accuses an advisory committee led by H. Heilmann of Michigan of receiving millions through subsidies. Roosevelt defends Leviathan loans and calls the inquiry part of a busy Washington day as Congress debates labor and tax measures.
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Page Nney
Gentry
Mitchell
Roper
Commerce Department
McNary
H.h.ileimann
Michigan
Ronsevelt
Cntices | Ment
Leviathan
Roosevelt
Mitehill
Washington
House
Isbor
Senate
AAA
Wallace
Senate Banking Committee
House Coinage Committee
Congress
Three Good Will Pilots Land Here In Driving Rain
Three Good Will airplanes of the 7 Veterans of Foreign Wars braved driving rain to land at Pfafflin airport on French Island, La Crosse from Black River Falls. Pilots Bill Gettelman Ed Berg and Peter Millon flew in with others advertising the state VFW convention at Marshfield June 30 to July 3.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Pfafflin
French Island
Bill Gettelman
Ed Berg
Peter Milton
Marshfield
Wisconsin Rapids
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Mindoro
Merle Zueihke
Max Mel Cotter
Mins
Gellaiman, Berg
Millon
Ned
Rockford
St. Zuelke
McCotter
Madleon
Milwaukee
Shebagnin
Manitowoc
Green Bay
Appleton
Osh~ Insh
Wansas
Chicago Twin City
French Island Field
La Follette Supports Higher Income Tax Plan
Washington reports definite moves aimed at boosting federal revenue through higher income taxes and related levies. Senators Connally Long and La Follette backed the approach, while President Roosevelt’s stance remained uncertain as the $50,000,000 nuisance tax bill advanced in the senate finance committee.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
Long
D-La
la Follette
Roosevelt
Weather year of drought ends as floods ease across nation
Weather reports depict rains nationwide with drought relief subduing floods in many regions. Flood waters receded in most areas while drought relief arrived through sunshine and earlier rains. States like Wisconsin Ohio and New York logged near normal or above normal moisture with cooler temperatures aiding pastures and crops. Fort Smith Arkansas set a monthly rainfall record at 8.69 inches.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Denver
Calo
Iowa
Creston Tuss- Gay
S. E
Ohio
Indiana
Windis
Michigan
Kansas
New York
Washington
New England
Weatherman Not A Plug Picnic Canceled Then Rescheduled
Reported by organizers that weather officials cited the Weatherman as delaying the La Crosse Plug picnic. The event was postponed to Thursday if conditions permit, with Grindee Bluff listed as the gathering place and a start time of afternoon hours.
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la Crosse
Grindee Bluff
LOBIARY LEVENS 5 TRUESDELL LEAVES FAMILY JAUNDICED
Levens Truesdell 77 dies Tuesday evening in Hokah Minn born Nov 28 1857 in La Crescent son of Seneca and Eunice Truesdell married Permella Rose March 20 1864 at Money Creek six children survive including Allan La Crosse Roy Marcia and Mrs Belle Schumacher Mrs John Burke and Mrs H J Mormenn Funeral set for 2 pm Saturday at Hokah Methodist church with Rev Hynes officiating burial in Crescent cemetery Hellwig Morris in charge Also William Pfeiffer 75 longtime La Crosse street railway employee dies at local hospital formerly of Watertown born April 3 186 even survived by two sisters Mrs Bertha Loth and Mrs Ida Tidball a nephew Ferdinand Botz and a niece Mrs Jack Sullivan Funeral at 2 pm Friday at Dwyer Funeral chapel burial Oak Grove cemetery.
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Levens
Truesdell Levens
Truesdell
Mormann
la Crescent
Minn
Seneca Truesdell
Eunice Smith Truesdell
Permella Rose
Money Creek
Allan
la Crosse
Roy
Marcia
Belle Schumacher
William Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
Winnebago Street
Watertown
Wis
Bertha Loth
Ida ‘Tidball
Oakland
California
Ferdinand Botz
Dubuque
Iowa
Jack Sullivan
Dwyer
Winter
Oak Grove Cemetery
Missing Schooner Is Hunted In Lake
Chicago officials said a two masted schooner overdue at Port Huron from Sturgeon Bay was the target of a lake search. Captain Le Ray Reinburg noted the craft named Vison. owner and crew unnamed. Five coast guard stations dispatched search from Frankfort Beaver Island Harbor Beach Mackinac and Bay City.
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Chicago
Port Huron
Mich
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
le Ray Reinburg
Frankfort
Beaver Island
Harbor Beach
Mackinac
Bay City
Lansing Riot Ends as Convicts Surrender to Guards
In a late night escape attempt the crowd moved through a blocked air shaft door bolted with iron rails. Convicts laid down their arms as armed guards led them to safety and an inquiry by Warden Simpson began. Nathan Van Meter estimated repairs to take about two weeks.
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Simpson
Tommy McMahan
Rot
Isl
Nathan
Cowboy) van Meter
Bess
van Meter
Urschel
Harvey Bailey
Seniority Bobs Up To Prolong Omaha Dispute
In Omaha a three man board, set by Governor Cochran, faced a stalemate over seniority in the street car strike dispute. The company refused to arbitrate seniority while a committee debated the open shop and return of all strikers. Ledwith warned the process might end without arbitration if the stance held. Meanwhile a military court case involving Grenville P. North paused after a five hour probe found no rule violation, as North was briefly detained following a confrontation. South Omaha street cars resumed full operation amid ongoing tensions.
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Omaha
Ledwith
Military Commission Court
Grenville P. North
Adj. Ger
Naval Talks Open as Britain Seeks Global Arms Pact
British and French officials moved to resume naval negotiations in Paris amid efforts toward a broad European arms limitation framework by 1937. Eden to meet French leaders Friday. Italy and Russia may receive invitations as London aims for a universal conference before 1935 end, despite France’s cool reception to a Reich-led naval treaty.
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Europe
Japan
Anthony Eden
Paris
England
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
London
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Pierre Laval
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Japan Renounces Plans For Armed Action In China
Tokyo officials indicate China’s capitulation to northern demands removes need for force. General Sung’s dismissal and Chinese troop withdrawal from Chahar prompt belief settlement is near. A Reuters report notes extremists among Japanese officers may abandoned plans for conflict. Veterans return home as Chin Teh-Chuan acts as Chahar governor awaiting Kalgan talks. Authorities foresee no international diplomatic action or foreign anxieties.
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Tientsie
China
Associated Press
North China
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Chahar Province
Reuters
Tokyo
Japan
Lawrence
Ken Dichara
Ofer
Lutheran Men’s Club Picnic Set for Sunday at Myrick Park
The German Lutheran Men's club plans its annual picnic at Myrick Park next Sunday June 23 with Ed Peters as executive chairman. Barre Mills band will provide a free concert after noon. Contests and aleberament [alberament?] will be held and the public is invited.
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Myrick Park
Ed Peters
Barre Mills Band
Wiill
La Follette Bill debated as relief plans discussed in Wisconsin
The discussion revolved around a proposed 100 million dollar La Follette bill to finance the governor's plan. Duncan challenged questions on a 30 million repayable to the secerer government while remarks covered federal road funds, wage rules, and materials. Audits and federal conditions were cited for county relief use, and Milwaukee's tax pledges and baby bonds were questioned. A senate attempt to record support for a federally administered program failed with 18 votes for the motion and 26 against.
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Page Ens
Duncan
Frank Graess
Sturgeon Bay
Secerer
Novotny
Milwaukee
Herward Kroenke
Milwaukee Democrat
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Sherman Wade
Antigo
Wade
Jewelry salesman found dead in Michigan. two questioned
A Michigan jewelry salesman, who regularly carried $2000 to $3000 in gems, was found dead near Star Island in the Munising area. A Van Meer, Michigan woman and a Shingleton, Michigan man are detained for questioning as the last known people with the victim Friday night. Jewelry valued at about $900 was recovered from the car. Sheriff Pelletier identifies the woman as Mrs. Anna La Porte of Munising and notes the man’s residence in Shingleton.
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Michigan Peninsula
Star Sidling
Mich
Munising
Pelletier
Anna la Porte
Shingleton
Sherif Pelletier
Two Men Slain in Mill Strike Riot at Monarch Plant
In South Carolina at the Monarch Mills plant a riot during a strike left two men dead. W. B. Franklin, a magistrate’s constable, and A. L. Stutz, a plant employee, were killed as shifts changed. Sheriff Faucett said Stutz was killed by Franklin, while George Royster, a mill special policeman, shot Franklin.
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Stutz
Frankelin
George Royster
Franklin
Senate Delays Consideration Of Budget Bill In Madison
The Senate postponed action on the governor's 51.2 million budget bill until Thursday at 9 30 am. A Carroll substitute would set flat appropriations of 49 million for the biennium and trims to the university by 150 thousand annually while adding 5.009 million for school aids pensions and an eight hour day in penal and charitable institutions. The move kills the Griswold compulsory grading bill for dairy products and leaves current funds largely intact.
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Madison, Wie
Senate
W. D. Carroll
Carroll
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Rivoli Opens Wide Range Sound With Dinky and More
The Rivoli today shows Dinky a fresh drama starring Jackie Cooper and Betty Jean Haney with a story of a boy at a military academy and a mother’s embezzlement case, plus football and romance in a vivid youth film. Also underway are Naughty Marietta, The Scarlet Pimpernel at Majestic, The Right to Live at Riviera with Josephine Hutchinson and George Brent, Two Casino Murder Case at Bijou with Paul Lukas Rosalind Russell and Ted Healy. The Lost City plays at Majestic with spectacular electrical effects.
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Jackie Cooper
Rivoli
Jackie
Betty Jean Haney
Mary Jane
Mary Astor
Roger Pryor
Henry Armetta
Edith Fellows
Jimmy Butler
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Frank Moran
Elsa Lanchester
the Scarlet Pimpernel
Leslie Howard
Merle Oberon
Movel
Majestic Theater
Howard
Sir Percy Blakeney
League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Miss Oberon
Riviera Theater
Josephine Hutchinson
George Brent
Colin Clive
Bijou
S. S. van Dine
Philo Vance
Paul Lukas
Rosalind Russell
Donald Cook
Alison Skipworth
Ted Healy
Senate Modifies Bill For Social Security
Washington senators moved toward a final vote on the administration plan and adopted an amendment by Senator Clark to exempt private company pension plans from the six percent payroll tax on employers and employees. It marks the first major change to Roosevelt’s proposal.
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Washington
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
Roosevelt
Wisconsin Postmasters Meet Opens in Green Bay
Wisconsin postmasters opened their thirty third annual three day convention in Green Bay with discussions on post office problems. Speaker CB Eilenberger third assistant postmaster general Washington was listed among the speakers.
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Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin
Eilenberger
Washington
Cas Faenace
Wisconsin lakes scene captures summer pride at Waupaca outing
Russ Seger led a Wisconsin Funior Associations of Commerce trip to a clear lake near Waupaca with beer on a barge, canoeing and swimming delighting La Crosse delegations. The piece notes Camp Cleghorn, a church bordered park, local residents including Helen Pavek now Mrs Hubert Schreirer, and humorous asides on fishing and deer sighting during a Melrose highway drive.
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Tt Ua
la Crosse
Waupaca
Camp Cleghorn
Helen Pavek
Hubert Schreirer
Heaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Rob A P Mechanic Robbed of 33 Dollars in Rhinelander
In Rhinelander Wisconsin MM E Duran a field mechanic for the Associated Press was held up and robbed of about 33 dollars by two men on a downtown street Tuesday night. They pursued a northward escape in a new car believed to bear Clinics license plates.
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Rhinelander
Wis
MM. E. Duran
Associated Press
Pleads Not Guilty to Illegitimacy Charges
Paul Arnold, 21, of Lexington II and CCC camp member at West Salem, arraigned in county court before Judge Rey V. Ahlstrom and entered a not guilty plea on illegitimacy charges. Hearing set for Thursday at 2 p.m. He failed to provide $730 bond and was remanded to the sheriff.
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Paul Arnold
Lexington
CCC
West Salem
Rey V. Ahlstrom
Sheritt
Three Dairy Strikers Beat Workers as Milwaukee Walkout Proceeds
Three Gridley Dairy employees were beaten by strike sympathizers on a Wednesday morning, one severely enough to need hospital care. Harold Larson, James Dalton, and Louis Adams were attacked as farms escorted trucks. warrants to be sworn out. The strike, aimed at a closed shop, involved Gridley and two other dairies, with farmers diverting milk to other markets and police checkpoints set up to monitor armed groups.
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Milwauke
Gridley Dairy Company
Wer
Weynesday
Harold Larson
James Dalton
Tra
Louis Adams
Gridley Company
Gridley
Milwaukee Gall Shed
Borden's Cheese Company, Inc
New York
Gricley
Blochowiak and
Gehl Dairies
Milwaukee Co-operative Mine Producers’ Association
Charles Dineen
Association
Willard J. Reid
Reid
Dairy Heads
I. KE. Goleberg
Clark County Restores Unit Relief After Compromise
Clark County moves to reinstate the unit relief system retroactive to June 1. The arrangement provides $23,000 in federal funds and enrolls 93 CCC recruits. Three case workers dismissed May 1 will be rehired as part of the agreement between the county relief committee and the state relief office.
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Nessville
Wis
Clark County
County Relief Committee
State Relief Office
CCC
Th County
Wisconsin Man Is Brewers' Secretary
Lawrence Miller of Madison Wisconsin was elected permanent secretary of a conference representing 453 of the nation's 742 licensed brewers. He was chosen Tuesday as delegates opposed federal statutory regulation in a verbal vote on a resolution by Sol Abrams of Milwaukee, an official of Schlitz Brewing Co.
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Chicago
Lawrence Miller
Madison
Wis
Miller
Sol Abrams
Milwatukee
Schlitz Brewing Company
No Demonstration As WERA Workers Return
No demonstrations occurred as NRA workers returned to their jobs in Wisconsin Rapids after more than a week off. A steady rain hindered outside operations, and relief officials anticipated 53 troublemakers while law enforcement prepared for any emergency.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
NRA
Wood County
Deaths Last Night By The Associated Press
Frovidence Rhode Island Frederick N Conner 67 inventor automatic registering devices Herschel Venturi tube Fort Worth W H Roeser 64 wildcat oil operator New York Violet Barney 54 character actress native Mobile Ala New York Mrs Harriet B Sauiers widow of Herbert Goldsmith Squiers former United States minister to Cuba New York Marvyn Scudder 60 noted actuary native of Lake Forest
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Associated Press
Frovidence
Frederick N. Conner
Fort Worth
W. H. Roeser
New York
Violet Barney
Ccharacter
Mobile, Ala
Harriet B. Sauiers
Herbert Goldsmith Squiers
United States
Cuba
Params
Marvyn Scudder
Lake Forest
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Leonard
Stepanfetchit
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Wisconsin Veterans Home
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Melrose
Rob A. P
Borden Plant
Branch No. 18
Communist Party
Alfred Za~ Wadzki
Francis Lessing
Brewers
WERA
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