Sandino Prisoner Report Declared Untrue by Kellogg
Secretary Kellogg rejected Tegucigalpa claims that Sandino held 21 Americans including 25 marines, calling the report baseless propaganda and stating no truth to the allegation. The dispute centers on the fate of U.S. personnel linked to the La Lux Mine raid and rebel camps in Nicaragua.
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Fay Associated Press
Tegugigalpa
Honduras
Augustina Sandino
Esteban Pavievitch
Washington
Ellogg
Tegucigalpa
Sandino
Nicaragua
Destruction of Colombian Gunboat Hercules Shocks Barranquilla
Reports from Barranquilla say 61 are missing and believed dead after the explosion that destroyed the Colombian army gunboat Hercules on the Magdalena River near Nuevo. The vessel carried 73 aboard. 22 survived after being blown into the river and rescued by nearby residents.
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Associated Press
Bogota
Columbia
Barranquilla
Hercules
Magdalena River
Nuevo
Tragic Double Death In Philadelphia Maid Interview
Mary McGinty 23 was choked to death in a physician's office after answering a maid advertisement. Clarence Tull 25, the doctor's driver, was found dead from gas in the kitchen with a revolver and razor nearby. A note to a "Good Mother and Sister" indicated he wished to end his life and have his body burned. Miss McGinty lived with three sisters in West Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Mary McGinty
Butler
Clarence Tull
Willary B. G. Terry
West Philadelphia
Pemberton
N. J
Demented Man With Two Children Detained After Highway Sighting
Elmer T. Martin and his sons James Allen 9 and Henry 3 were found walking along US Highway 70 in Marion Arkansas and held for Liberty Alabama authorities. He appeared demented after an Alabama disappearance on Friday and was jailed for the night while his unharmed children stayed at a private home. Local counties conducted an extensive search and said Martin claimed the Lord told him to live forty days and nights in the wilderness.
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Marion
Ark
Elmer T. Martin
James Allen
Henrys
Liberty
Ala
Martin
Alabama
W. L. Williford
Officers seize 250 gallon still during weekend
Sheriff F W Murphy and Deputy A L Stancil with Sheriff Kinder and Deputy Hightower captured a 250 gallon copper still about a mile from Lillie. The setup included 1 000 gallons of mash 62 gallons of whisky and 350 pounds of sugar plus a gas burner. Arrests were made of Lonnie Lee Smith and Demsey Lee. A second copper still with 500 gallons of mash was seized in Claiborne parish.
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Farmerville
F. W. Murphy
A. L. Stancil
Union Parish
Kinder
Hightower
Claiborne Parish
Lillie
Lonnie Lee Smith
Demsey Lee
Houston Conclave Preparations Bring Delegates to City
Houston hosts a pre convention movement as Democratic leaders organize for the June 26 opening. Clem Shaver leads headquarters and Sam Houston Hall is readied with decor, speakers tested, and space expanded for about 1 000 delegates. Supporters of Alfred E. Smith and James A. Reed arrive. Jesse H. Jones is hailed for securing the convention.
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Ivy Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Clem Shaver
National Conontion Organization
Cairman
Democratic National Committee
Repblican National Conven
Sam
Harvard Student William Neff Found Dead Near Stonington
William Wayne Neff of Chicago and Harvard University, assistant manager of the Harvard crew, was found dead by hanging two miles from Captain Jimmy's Inn near Red Top. Officials ruled death by own action. Neff’s wealthy father Nettleton Neff is named. The body was located by a Sunday stroller and state police were alerted.
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Stonington, Conn
William Wayne Neff
Chicago
Harvard
Sue Harvard
Leff
Captain
Jimmy
Red Top
Mystic
Amendment to suit seeks forced sale of Atlanta Constitution
Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell publishers filed a federal amendment in Atlanta to compel sale of the Atlanta Constitution for 54350.88 dollars. They propose letting the judge decide a fair reduction in the stock price. The trial is set for Saturday.
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Atlanta
Luke Lea
Rogers Caldwell
Nashville
Atlanta Constitution
Death Denies Actress Rosalie Claire Broadway Chance
Chicago June 18 Associated Press reports Rosalie Claire the dancing comedienne in Sunny Days was killed in an automobile crash on Michigan Boulevard while celebrating her Broadway lead role offer. Audrey Maple also injured. Maple had filed for divorce from George E. Griffiths a month earlier in New York.
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Hy Associated Press
Chicago
Rosalie Claire
Broadway
Michigan Boulevard
Miss Claire
New York
Audrey Maple
Claire
George E. Griffiths
Quakes Rock Southern Mexico Causing Casualties and Damage
A pair of strong earthquakes battered central and southern Mexico from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Tehuantepec, with Oaxaca reporting casualties and extensive house collapses. The tremors flooded streets with debris, crushed warehouses at Puerto Angel, and widened cracks in Mexico City streets.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
Puerto Angel
Puchutila
Miahuatl
Union Company Delivers 5000 Barrel Oil Well
LAKE CHARLES La June 18 The Union Sulphur company brought in a five-thousand barrel well of pipeline oil at noon today. Oil production on the mines property is now over ten thousand barrels daily.
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Lake Charles
Union Sulphur Company
Robbery at Chicago Candy Shop Highlights City Fear
A middle aged woman in a black coat robbed Mrs. Mary Stuebe’s candy shop in Chicago. She fired a pistol while demanding cash and fled, prompting concerns about safety in the town.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mary Stuebe
Dapper slayer sought in bootlegger murder near Herald Square
New York police hunt a portly extravagantly dressed man who shot and killed Edward Carter a bootlegger and ex convict near crowded Herald Square. Carter died after six bullet wounds as a coupe with a brunette passenger paused at traffic signals. The attacker fled with three companions in a dark blue sedan after opening fire through the car window and leaping onto the running board.
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Associated Press
New York
Herald Square
Edward Carter
Harold Atwater
Edwin Mack
Carter
Broadway
36Th Treet
Sixth Avenue
Two Planters Die When Train Strikes Their Car
Harvey J. Roper aged 60 of Memphis and his brother Robert L. Roper of Byhalia Mississippi were killed instantly when their automobile was struck by the Sunnyland line train at Byhalia. The Florida to Kansas City train traveled at 50 miles an hour as the car moved onto the tracks about 40 yards ahead. The car was hurled 100 feet and demolished. The brothers, extensive Upper County landowners, had left Robert Roper’s home minutes before and were en route to a plantation four miles north. Robert left a widow and children. Harvey left a widow.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Harvey J. Roper
Robert L. Roper
Byhalia
Miss
St. Louis
San Francisco
Kansas City
James J. Jackson
Robert Roper
Upper County
Mississippi
Lillian Las
Rohala
Perry Roper
Toleo
Ohio
Harvey Roper
Nobile Report Sees Planes Near Italia Survivors
Two seaplanes dispatched to aid General Umberto Nobile and five other Italia survivors were near the search area but did not spot the marooned party. Riiser-Larsen and Holm returned to Braganza after an hour, reporting no sign of the silk red tent or survivors as Nobile’s position was refined to about five miles east of Foyne Island.
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Associated Press
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Riiser-Larsen
Lietenant Luetzow Holm
Braganza
Nobile
Italia
Citta di Milano
Foyne Island
Romagna
Romangna
Citti di Milano
Banks Closed In Florida After Weekend Shutdown
In West Palm Beach the First American and Citizens banks did not open. The Kelsey State Bank at Kelsey City also closed. Doors stated the First American was in the hands of state banking officials and Citizens sheltered deposits to prevent a run.
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Associated Press
West Palm Beach
Fla
First American
Citizens Bank
Kelsey State Bank
Kelsey City
State Banking Department
Crac
First Atlantic Flight by Woman in Hydro Airplane
The American hydro plane Friendship carrying Miss Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon completed the first air crossing of the Atlantic landing at Burr y estuary near Bur ryport Wales at 1240 p m after leaving Trepassey Newfoundland 20 hours 49 minutes earlier Captain George Fried of the steamship America witnessed the approach and reported the scene Earhart and her crew circled over the ship dropping notes and the Flight NX 4204 was identified on the rudder The event follows Captain Fried s earlier vigilance during Lindbergh s flight and marks a historic milestone in trans Atlantic aviation.
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Goal
Barryport
Wales
Associated Press
London
Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Press Association
Burry Estuary
Burryport
Trepassey
N.F
Cobh
Ireland
America
Atlantic
George Fried
Fried
Queenstown
Southampton
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Son Kills Father To Save Mother From Attack
Chicago report: Stanley Pie kut Jr aged 20 killed his father Stanley Sr to shield his mother Helen F Piekut during an assault in their living room. The father threatened with shears and the son fired twice with a rusty revolver, police found him pacing beside the body.
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Chicago
Stanley Piekut, Jr
Stanley
Helen F Piekut
Missouri flood swamps 100000 acres along St Francis River
In Kennett Missouri a red cross effort fights to save 25000 acres of protected land as three crevasses flood about 100000 acres over two days. Crops and farms suffer an estimated 1.5 to 2 million dollars in damage while homeless residents await rehabilitation plans after prior flood experience.
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Associated Press
Kennett
St. Francis
Missouri
Citizens
Crowley's Ridge
Campbell
Arkansas Line
O. & Harrison
Dunklin
Red Cross
Georgia France
Accident Fires Gun Wounding A 17 Year Old In Wilmot
Alten King, 17, of Wilmot Arkansas, was accidentally shot in the shoulder by a shotgun discharged while he demonstrated its operation to a friend near the state line. He was taken to St Francis sanitarium for treatment. the wound was a surface four inch diameter not involving bone. Joe King, the father, said the gun discharged during the demonstration.
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Alten King
Wilmot
Ark
St. Francis Sanitarium
Joe King
Men Escape Dooley's Blaze By Ropes At Dawn
A morning fire at Dooley's restaurant and hotel on Plum Street and Railroad Avenue destroyed the four story building and damaged three adjoining structures. About 14 000 dollars in losses were insured. Several occupants on the second floor used rope escapes to reach safety after the alarm from Busy Bee Cafe. The blaze started at the rear of Dooley's and was reported at 1 10 a m. Ownership is listed as Mr Deen.
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Dooley
Plum Street
Railroad Avenue
Busy Bee Cafe
Deen
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