Five Die as Tornadoes Hit Wisconsin and Minnesota
Strong tornadoes struck western Wisconsin and southern Minnesota last night causing five deaths and many injuries. The most violent twister hit Menomonie killing four people and injuring a dozen others, with damage stretching toward Eau Claire. Names of victims include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolbert and Mrs. Carl Kaiser.
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International News Service
Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Menominie
Menomonie
Charles Wolbert
Carl Kaiser
Clarence Kaase
Theodore Inverson
Raymond Wolbert
Kaiser
Payne
Trapped Miners Die After Hours Under Rock Fall
In Dubois Pennsylvania Henry Klaiber 17 and McDaniels died after a mine collapse at Shawmut Mining Company number 31 shaft. Klaiber reported the men shouted for help but no one heard them as tons of rock sealed the chamber for over four hours before rescue crews found them.
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International News Service
Dubois
Shawmut Mining Company
Henry Klaiber
Dubois Hospital
Klaiber
Flag Day Observed Amid Local Activities And Changes
Old Glory flutters through downtown and many homes as Flag Day is celebrated. Boy Scouts plan a benefit musicball exhibition at Taggart field on June 27. Churches mark Children’s Day with programs. Auto dealers adopt new trailer transport for factory deliveries. A train with eight cars passed through the city yesterday. Mercer street hill was oiled again, creating a slick ride. Roses bloom and yards brighten the city. The Court street iron fence near the courthouse shines in new alum color. Guppy fish gain popularity replacing goldfish in many homes. An East Washington street resident feeds sparrows daily with bread crumbs and whistles.
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Taggart Field
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 86 and a minimum of 61 degrees. Precipitation is not reported. The river stage stands at 50 feet and is falling.
Startling Angles Revealed Today In Ship Crash Probe
Federal investigators probe two new angles in the Scituate fog tragedy off Boston involving the Fairfax and Pinthis collision. Questions focus on delayed S O S signaling after antenna repairs and possible Coast Guard lax ashore and afloat. Quartermaster J W Eubank testified he escaped with his wife and child as lifeboats were not lowered.
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International News Service
Boston
Fairfax
Scituate
J. W. Eubank
Eubank
Churches to War Upon Gangsters War Goal Public Meeting Hints
Chicago today saw officials pressing a secret probe into the killing of Alfred J. Lingle, a Tribune reporter, as police held 324 suspects in a sweeping campaign against gangland in the city. The drive, which had jailed more than 1,200, drew public anger and the Chicago Church Federation said it may host a mass meeting to organize a war against gang domination. The investigation into Lingle’s murder continued with police not disclosing progress.
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International News Service
Chicago
Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Lingle
Chicago Church Federation
Father Kills Son Then Takes Own Life in Leighton Jail
In Leighton Pennsylvania Adma Sckochek 52 shot and killed his 16 year old son Joseph after brooding over his intoxication arrest. Sckochek then fatally shot himself in the head at their Palmerton area home following a three day jail stay. He reportedly drank heavily and was jailed on a charge brought by his wife. He is mourned by his widow and three daughters.
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Leighton
Adma Sckochek
Palmerton
Joseph
Schochek
Sckochek
Temporary Sidewalk Collapse Kills Girl in Elmira
An 11-year-old girl, Maria Smokola, died after a 100 foot covered temporary sidewalk collapsed during construction for a downtown office building in Elmira New York. Rescue teams evacuated more than twenty injuries, five in serious condition, as the structure dropped twenty feet into an excavation. witnesses reported a roof of heavy construction iron atop the walk.
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International News Service
Elmira
N. Y
Gorton Company
Cleveland
Lowman Construction Company
Seymour Lowman
Hoover Expected to Sign Hawley Smoot Tariff Bill
Republicans rush to pass the Hawley Smoot tariff bill and send it to President Hoover for approval or veto. Hoover aides anticipate he will sign after Treasury Secretary Mellon reviews it and may place reservations using flexible tariff powers. Democrats plan a final push against the measure.
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House
Hawley- Smoot
William S. Neal
Hews Service
Washington
Hoover
Senate
Playgrounds Open Monday City crews ready for summer recreation
Municipal playgrounds will open at nine Monday morning under Nicholas Cassillo who leads this year. Ceremonies and safety programs will accompany the unveiling as crews finish tennis court work at George Washington Junior High field and add the Rose Avenue site for younger children. Supervisors include Arthur McGill Elizabeth Glover Louise Davies Margaret Tucker Clare Mae Lindsay Mildred Sargeant Battley and Miss Elizabeth Mackey will oversee arts and crafts, with focus on industrial arts and group games for a busy season. Flags will be raised and the daily program begins.
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Nicholas Casillo
George Washington
Rose Avenue
Helen Lyle
Arthur McGill
Elizabeth Glover
West Side
Louise Davies
Gaston Park
Margaret Tucker
Clare Mae Lindsay
Ben Franklin
Mildred Sargeant
Croton
Battley
Elizabeth Mackey
Mrs Strebel Transferred to S S Dorchester After Disaster
Mrs Ruth Brown Strebel of 445 East Washington Street, survivor of the boat disaster off Boston that claimed nearly fifty lives, has been moved to the S S Dorchester, a Fairfax sister ship, on the Philadelphia Boston run. She plans three more trips before returning home for a ten day rest with her sister Mrs Harry Shaffer.
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Ruth Brown Strebel
East Washington Street
Boston
S. S. Dorchester
Fairfax
Philadelphia
Merchants and Miners
Harry Shaffer
Strebel
Legal ruling upholds Luzerne ballot perforation decision
Luzerne county certification of May 20 primary returns was expected as court en banc ruled perforation of ballots not a violation. The decision narrows challenges by Francis Shunk Brown against ballots used in 374 precincts, impacting the GOP nomination race between Pinchot and Brown and the county’s unofficial 26 000 majority.
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International News Service
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
Luzerne
Francis Shunk Brown
Eighth Ward
Gifford Pinchot
Brown
Pinchot
New Jersey Exhibition Star Praised By Letter Writer
A letter from Boston dated June 14 extols Morrow for his national honor and diplomacy and urges New Jersey to nominate him for the Senate. The writer praises his competence and humanity and says any challenger would need more ego than state pride.
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Senate
New Jersey
Mexico
Morrow
Three Bills On Congress Calendar After Tariff Passage
The tariff bill won Senate approval 44 to 42 and administration leaders aim to quickly enact the rivers and harbors measure the World War pension bill for the American Legion and congressional adjournment by month end. Speed in passing the rivers and harbors bill governs the program.
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Senate
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American Legion
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New Jersey Prepares for Final Republican Primary
New Jersey voters head to the polls next Tuesday as Dwight W. Morrow Franklin Fort and Joseph S. Frelinghuysen race in a tense three-way Republican senatorial primary. Morrow attacks prohibition in dry counties while Fort touts his tariff vote and Frelinghuysen campaigns in Essex. all three stretch campaigns to the last minute ahead of a pivotal state and national verdict.
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New York
N. J
New Jersey
Dwight W. Morrow
Franklin Fort
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Ambassador Morrow
Dry Jersey
Fort
Thew
Washington
Freling-Huysen
Doctors Banquet Highlights Lawrenced County Medical Society
About sixty physicians from New Castle and surrounding county attended the annual Lawrence County Medical Society banquet at the New Castle Field Club. Dr. Joseph Colt Bloodgood of Johns Hopkins delivered the keynote, traveling from Baltimore to speak after a dinner toast by Dr. D. C. Lindley. He spoke on challenges of initial patient examinations and the profession’s duties.
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New Castle
Joseph Colt Bloodgood
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Lawrence County Medical Society
Bloodgood
Johns Hopkins
Field Club
D. C. Lindley
Dr. Lindley
John Hopkins
Society
Ellwood City Gas Office Hold-up Confession
Elmer Blair aged 66 of Wurtemburg Ellwood road confesses to the Ellwood City Gas office holdup on June 11 and implicates James Reed of New Castle Addis street. Blair and Reed are jailed in Ellwood City. Reed denies involvement.
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H. Martin Lee
Morrison
Ellwood City
Elmer Blair
Wurtemburg-Ellwood Road
James Reed
Addis Street
New Castle
Blair
Reed
Charlotte Conners
East Washington Street
Court Street
Fourth Street
Frisco
Lawrence Avenue
Wurtemburg Road
Slippery Rack Creek
Philadelphia Lover Kills Sweetheart and Wounds Self
In Philadelphia a furious lover shot and killed Veronica Drova 42 then wounded himself after a quarrel. They were taken to Hahnemann hospital where she was pronounced dead and he operated on. Police say he learned she was involved with other men. A boarder said the couple quarreled for two hours before the shooting.
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Cinterneartional News Service
Philadelphia
Veronica Drova
Joseph Cheery
Hahnemann Hospital
Cheery
Pair Guilty Of Murder Charge In Lakehurst Killing
International News Service reports Mrs. Hattie Evans and Private Lester Underdown of the U S M C were found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Robert Evans at the Evans cottage Lakehurst. Albert Duffy, a friend, was killed. both victims were shot and beaten. The pair were sentenced to die in the electric chair.
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Toms River
N. J
Hattie Evans
Lester Underdown
Robert Evans
Evans
Lakehurst
Navy
Albert Duffy
Skinny Lads and Fat Men Endure the Heatwave
A poem contrasts the skinny lad who bears heat with a paunchy lad whose sweat and toil show the strain. The speaker notes the skinnier youth endures the heat without worry while the fat man battles discomfort as summer days rise to ninety six.
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