Memorial Day Accidents Claim Over 180 Lives in U P Report
The Memorial day death toll rose across the nation with heat drowning and auto crashes. New York City reported 27 deaths including 14 drownings and eight auto fatalities amid crowds of up to 800000 at Coney Island and other sites. A racing car crash at Metropolitan Heights killed two men and injured three others including the driver.
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New York State
New York City
Teé
Queena
New York
U.P
Goney Island
Metropolitan Heights
Bernie Katz
King George Ill With Chest Abscess
London reports the king has an abscess on the right side of the chest. A Wind Sor Castle bulletin states the abscess is draining and that he must remain in bed while still able to conduct public business.
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London
Windsor Castle
Lindbergh Honeymoon Secret Sparks Public Interest
U P reports Americans accept secrecy about Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow as they wed at the Morrow home in Englewood New Jersey. Citizens pressed near the house seeking a look at the ceremony locale while the couple remains unseen.
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New York
U.P
United States
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Spencer Morrow
Morrow
Englewood
N. J
Large early season rainbow trout caught in Bigelow Creek
South Haven reporter notes JF Bourne captured a rain bow weighing 8 1 2 pounds from Bigelow Creek on a May outing. The trout shows a scar from a past fight, hinting at the legend of “the one that got away” having some truth.
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South Haven
Michigan
Bigelow Creek
JF. E. Bourne
City Taxes Due June 1 At City Treasurer Office
Notice to taxpayers from City Treasurer Bessie M Brown states taxes are due and payable by June 1 in the Commercial Block office. Taxes paid during June incur no penalty and one cent interest is added on July 1 to any taxes unpaid.
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Bessie M. Brown
McDonald Wins British Election by Wide Margin
British general election ends in stalemate as J Ramsey McDonald leads the largest single party in Great Britain. He would become premier of England for a second time unless he cannot form a majority. Lloyd George's party holds power with 48 or more seats and could ally with Conservatives to block policy.
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London
U.R
J. Ramsey McDonald
Socialist Labor Party
Great Britain
McDonald
England
Lloyd George
Labor
Churches May Bid For Sunday Broadcasting
Detroit reporters describe the Congregational National council meeting backing the federal council of the Church of Christ in America to pursue Sunday broadcasting away from commercial interests. Roger Babson proposed a budget raise and envisioned a federation buying all day Sunday time from a national chain to outbid secular competitors and jazz programs.
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Detroit
O.R
Congregational National Council
Federal Council of the Church of Christ In America
Roger Babson
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Babson
Federation of Churches
Michigan Memorial Day Toll Hits Twelve
Memorial Day toll in Michigan includes six drownings three heat deaths and three car fatalities. patrolman Arthur Mueller was injured while stopping a rum runner's car after being struck by a passing machine he fired at a fleeing car and detained a suspect. Twenty cases of champagne were found in the rum runners vehicle.
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Detroit
Michigan
Arthur Mueller
James Frederick
Keech Wins Indy 600 Mile Race At Indianapolis
Ray Keech led the Indianapolis 600 mile race at Indianapolis earning a 20 000 dollar first prize plus 3 100 in lap prizes and near 40 000 total with accessory awards. Keech averaged 97.585 mph, Lou Myer 96.596 mph and Jim Gleason 93.699 mph. a fatal accident slowed competitors and influenced pace.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.pa
Ray Keech
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Keech
Lou Myer
Jimmy Gleason
Pete D. Paola
Billy Spence
Two Gangsters Shot Dead on Memorial Day in Chicago
Memorial Day violence in Chicago ends a quiet period as two minor gang members are killed. Authorities note neither man allied with major gangs, so the leaders’ peace pact remains intact.
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Chicago
U.P
Piggott Credited With Advertising Scheme Indictments
Melvin M. Piggott, 50, was delivered to U S postal inspector B Hinds of Petoskey Michigan. He faces more than 14 indictments in the United States claiming he obtained over 1 5 million through an advertising scheme. Piggott was arrested in Sarnia Ontario yesterday.
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Sarnia
Ont
U.P
Melvin M. Piggott
B. Hinds
United States Postal Inspector
Petoskey
Mich
Piggott
United States
Thugs Capture After Robbery In Detroit Home
In Detroit on May 31 two armed men robbed Charles Saide in his bedroom and fled with 1900 dollars. Saide, a loan bureau operator, was badly beaten and hospitalized. His nephew Sam Saide, 30, was arrested as the getaway driver after following the bandits and leaping onto their car. The trio crashed into a telegraph pole but escaped.
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Detroit
Charles Saide
Highland Park
Saide
Sam Saide
Central Teams To See Action Over Week End
Central faces a busy weekend with three varsity squads and a freshman in action. Today track coach Parker sends the thinclads to Ypsilanti for the M C C meet with Hickman Stackhouse and Reed as top point contenders while Simpson Robbins Stamats Hackett and Brown seek place finishes. Saturday Western State visits for the second Bearcats game as Central fends off Kalamazoo in hopes of avenging a prior defeat. The baseball squad, hampered by green material and uneven hitting, aims to improve after recent losses. captain Hutchinson and pitcher Blood lead the offense and mound work. Tennis, led by Kelly and Converse, seeks a second M G C title at Ypsilanti today and tomorrow after a strong season.
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Central
Parker
Ypsilanti
Hickman
Stackhouse
Reed
Maroon and Gold
Simpson
Robbins
Stamats
Hackett
Brown
Western State
Bearcats
Central Ost
Kalamazoo
Lodewyk
Kazoo
Centra
Yosi
Western
Capt. Hutchinson
Hutch
Blood
M. C
Hoover Awaits U S Reply On Arms And Peace
President Hoover’s Memorial Day Arlington address urges action toward armament limitation. He cites the Kellogg pact as a path to peace and warns that naval arms buildup by major powers endangers progress toward disarmament and a sound peace basis.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Arlington’ ' National Cemetery
Bay City Man Wins Record Federal Injury Judgment
U R Forest Noerm won a $24 820 judgment in federal court against Michigan Central railroad the largest ever awarded in a local personal injury action He claimed a spine injury from work as a fireman left him unable to walk or sit up and he was brought into court on a stretcher.
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Bay City
U.R. Forest
Noerm
Michigan Central Railroad
Foreign powers angered by new proposed Hawley tariff
Washington reports growing international anger over the Hawley tariff bill. Canada and Argentina show the strongest reaction as their publics oppose the plan while major trade partners fear U S losses in foreign trade outweigh the protection benefits. Italy Cuba Spain Great Britain Czecho Slovakia and others express concern through diplomatic channels.
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Washington
U.P
State Stimson
Congress
United States
Italy
Cuba
Spain
Great Britain
Czecho-Slovakia
Atlantic City Auditorium Opens World Largest Convention Hall
The Atlantic City Auditorium, the world’s largest convention hall, opens in Atlantic City N J on May 31. The seven acre structure seats 41 000 in its main chamber and 66 000 overall, with no columns and a 185 foot high ceiling. It hosts diverse events from boxing to football and features a 90 by 200 foot ice rink and a 166 by 86 foot stage. Construction used 12000 tons structural steel 18000 tons reinforced steel 42000 cubic yards concrete 95000 barrels cement.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Auditoril
Light
Thomas Hdison
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Toledo
Ohio
New Orleans
Atlantic City Auditorium
Babe Ruth
Atlantitc City Auditorium
Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 40 in Argentina
Buenos Aires dispatch reports the Ar gentina quake toll rising to 40 with over 100 injured. Villa Autel in the devastated zone is reported destroyed as federal troops and relief workers rush to the province to aid survivors.
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Buenos Aires
U.P
Argentina
Villa Autel
Death Sentence Wrongly Passed
Berlin May 81 An innocent man, Hermann von Dielingen, faced execution for the murder of Emma Hoge near Osnabrueck. Exhumed organs reinterpreted the death as natural causes after doubts on the murder theory led to the sentence being commuted to life imprisonment three years ago.
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Berlin
U.R
Germany
Emma Hoge
Groenloh
Osnabrueck
Hermann von Dielingen
von Dielingen
New Marquette Shown Tomorrow at Bat tle Motor Sales
The J. F. Bat tle Motor Sales showroom will host the initial display of the new Marquette cars produced by the Buick Motor Company. Several models will be shown, with an orchestra providing music through the day and evening.
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J. F. Battle Motor Sales Company
Buick Moto Company
Regular Air Service to Stockholm Planned
Portland headlines announce the formation of Great Atlantic Airways with authority to develop a regular transatlantic service linking the United States, Canada and Europe. The proposed route runs via Belle Isle Strait and Greenland to Reykajvik and Oslo, with incorporation papers filed in Augusta.
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Portland
U.P
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
Great Atlantic Airways
Belle Isle Strait
Julianshaak
Greenland
Agmamsalik
Reykjavik
Teeland
Thornhagen
Faroe Islands
Oslo
Norway
State Department
Augusta
Mammoth Auditorium Construction Details Revealed
The project reports 10,000,000 brick laid and 200,000 tons of sand removed in foundation work. It cites 56 carloads of tile and 80,000 feet of steam pine. Ten trusses support the roof at 220 tons per pair with 350 foot spans and a sliding joint for temperature changes. The building features a ballroom for 5,000, a full stage, and many meeting rooms the smallest seating 160 per gong.
Oil Struck In Siasco Well Brings High Early Flow
The Carpenter No 1 well on the Mt Pleasant field in Greendale Section 7, Midlands county, flowed at about 40 barrels per hour for the first 20 hours after Thursday afternoon completion. It's a Sins Oil company well on the north side of M 20 near the county line, boosting output and straining Pure Oil pipe lines as independents discuss a new pipeline to handle the growth.
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Mt. Pleasant
Carpenter
Section 7
Greendale
Midlands County
Ovation
Pleasant
Sias
Sias Oil Company
Mt Pleasant Downs Evart 9-8 In Island Park Diamond
Mt Pleasant Independents defeated Evart 9 to 8 after a fast start. Mt Pleasant built a big early lead with five runs in the first and three in the second before Evart’s Gilenmartin limited the visitors to one run the rest of the game. Bancroft fanned ten for Mt Pleasant as Bremmer was expected to start Sunday against Essexville Actnas.
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Mt. Pleasant Independents
Gilenmartin
Ewart Hurler
Mullings Crew
Bancroft
Mt. Pleasant
Essexville Actnas
Island Park
Bremmer
Maid kills mistress in Cleveland over wages dispute
In Cleveland on May 31 Mrs. Dorothy Snyder wife of attorney Alonzo Snyder was fatally stabbed during a quarrel with her maid over wages. The maid Anna Seeman admitted the killing saying the dispute concerned money owed. Detective Det. George Graut noted the arrest followed her confession. Snyder was known as a legal opponent of the Van Sweringen Brothers and backers of the Food Terminal project.
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Cleveland
U.P
Dorothy Snyder
Alonzo Snyder
Womin
Snyder
Anna ‘Seeman
George Graut
van Sweringen Brothers
van Sweringens
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Eugene
O'Neill
Theater Guild
Temple of Pallas
Athenae
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Lindbergh
Bride
Labor Party
Ray Keegh
Man
Detroit Loan Company
Marvel Cragson
Sant ‘Diego
Cal
Los Angeles
Gentral
Ypsi
U. S
Weiman
Tad Weiman
University of Michigan
Wolverines
Yost
Stimson
Auditorim
Marquette
Siasco
Mit Pleasant
Evart
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