Tsingtao Selected as Refuge Port
American consular officials ordered Americans to leave inland Shantung and gather at Tsingtao where U S warships are assembling. Admiral Yarnell is due at Tsingtao with the cruiser Augusta. Officials note Tsingtao’s strategic value and the inland evacuation to avoid war risk.
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H. R. Ekins
United Press
Shanghai
Shantung Province
Tsingtao
United States
Harry E. Yarnell
Augusta
Shantung
Shanghai-Nanking
Tientsin-Peiping
Tsinanfu
Japan
China
Nanking
Tientsin
Kiyoshi Kaisuki
Governor asks board to reform state exam methods
Governor La Follette urged Wisconsin personnel board to shift to written tests for low salary labor jobs and broaden tests for high salary posts. He cited complaints about exam qualifications and education bias toward university graduates. Mrs Blaine and several officials attended the meeting to discuss the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
la Foliette
Personnel Board
Wisconsin
Anna C. Blaine
Avith
Blaine
Bjarne Mielde
Stoughton
A. J. Bieberstein
A. J. Opsiedsl
Senate Leaders Seek Early Nomination For Supreme Justice
Washington reports Senate leaders hope the Roosevelts will act quickly on a Supreme Court nomination to fill Justice Van Devanter's seat. debate centers on whether to nominate now or during recess, with possibilities including Bratton Denman Allen Hutcheson Pecora Frank Landis Reed Richberg Murphy Wagner and Devaney among others. debate aims to avert party revolt and confirm a qualified judge promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
Capitol Hill
Congress
van Devanter
United States Circuit
Sam Bratton
New Mexico
William Denman
California
William E. Borah
Idaho
Extort Plot Against Amelia Earhart Nipped by U S Agents
Federal agents arrested Wilbur Rothar of New York in a bid to extort $2,000 from George Palmer Putnam for the safe return of missing aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Hoover disclosed the bluff involved a smuggling ship tale and a wrecked plane. The con man admitted he had not left New York in years and the story was false.
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New York— (P
William H. Houghton
Secret Service
Houghton
New York Federal Reserve
Robert Rosenthal
Anthony Rizzo
Vincenzo Coniglio
Jimmy Conti
Frank Poppalardo
Eleanor Poppalardo
Edward Wagner
Pompeo Perfetto
Louis Bianco
Cleveland
Kansas City
Baltimore
United States
Pappalardo
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Wilbur Rothar
New York
George Palmer Putnam
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
mid-Pacific
Shoover
Bureau of Investigation
Putnam
New Guinea
Miss Earhart
Rothar
Hoover
New London Boy Killed Touching Fallen Power Line
Byron Christian Jr. a 14 year old of New London Wisconsin was killed instantly last night when he touched a broken power line in front of his house. Playmates said he believed sparks from the wire were fireflies and tried to pick it up.
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New London
Wis
Byron Christian Jr
Donald Horst
Chicago
Otfo Harst
Northwest Side
Horst
Wilbert FL
Crowley
Olta Horst
State
West Side
John Regan
Lydia
Regans
Donald
Regan
John A. Rose
Thompson captured after a two week manhunt for triple slaying
Albert Lea Minnesota reports Jens Thompson, the triple slaying suspect, captured in the hill country 100 miles southeast of the city after a bloodhound pursuit. Officials plan a special grand jury as Thompson, in custody, reportedly agrees to plead guilty to the murders of the Lukes brothers.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Jens Thompson
Here
Elmer R
May
Thompson
Tam
Lukes Brothers
Joe Lukes
Louis Lukes
N. E. Peterson
Helmer Myre
Freeborn County
Ed Jensen
State Crime Bureau
Arthur Brown
Houston County
Louis
Jon
Anton
Brown
Houston
Tin Canners Angered by Trout Fishing Ban at Menominee Reservation
Tin Can Tourists of the World arrive at Keshena Wisconsin for a midsummer meeting on the Menominee Indian reservation. Maj C C McKnight reports 370 trailers remain with many attendees leaving early. The interior department bans fishing to non Indians, causing friction though McKnight calls it a misunderstanding. The social convention runs Aug 1 to Aug 8 and draws 17 000 visitors paying ten cents to view trailers.
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Keshena
Wis
Angerca
Menominee
C. C. McKnight
Tin Canners
McKnight
Department of the Interior
Abducted Child Is Claimed by Kidnaping Pair
In Canal Zone a Pan American Grace Airways Sikorsky amphibian wreck near Cristobal is under search by three US destroyers with two submarines returning to base. Debris including an uninflated life raft and engine casing indicate the likely disaster that claimed 14 passengers and crew. Pilot Stephen Denv had radioed circling through poor visibility before the crash. Navy planes join the ongoing search as wreckage is found 20 miles west of Cristobal.
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Cristobal
Canal Zone
United States
Babbitt
Taylor
Mahan
Pan-American Grace Airways
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Stephen Denv
Mies
Navy
National boys tennis singles tourney yields upset win
Culver Ind Robert Car ruthers of Coronado Calif advanced to the quarter finals by defeating Jack Dichi of Dayton Ohio 6 2 6 1. In fourth round results Bobby Jake of Milwaukee beat Billie Strange of Neenah Wis 6 2 4 6 6 0.
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Culver
Ind
Robert Carruthers
Coronado
Calif
Jack Dichi
Dayton
Ohio
Bobby Jake
Milwaukee
Billie Strange
Neenah
Wis
Wisconsin Match workers reject arbitration on wages
Madison reports the Wisconsin Match Corporation of Oshkosh told the state labor board it does not favor arbitration to settle wage disputes with striking workers. Union locals voted almost unanimously against arbitration, with only two strikers voting in favor. The union mailed their reply to the industrial commission and indicated negotiations may resume after further talks. Both sides await next steps, with no immediate developments expected.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Match Corporation
Oshkosh
State Labor Board
Jack Kyle
Arbitration Board
United Match Workers Local No. 20
August Tiedje
Labor Relations Board
Industrial Commission
Franklin Moore
Tiedje
Settle Strike at Three Eau Claire Dairies
Eau Claire Wis 0 TM Deliveries resumed today at Farmers Model Qui Park and Russell dairies after union officials and plant managers reached agreements on hours and wages. Three dairies supply over half the city with milk and cream and patrons may call for supplies at the plants.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Farmers Model
Qui Park
Russell's Dairies
Hy Klewst
General Truck Davers Union
setQements Witl Tri- Suite
Ueckes
Sunlite Dairies
Exu Claire
Merry Fahrney at Center Stage as Italian Baron Weds
Patricia Merry Fahrney, heiress to a patent medicine fortune, flashed a platinum wedding ring and claimed a third marriage to an Italian baron. She gave the name Baron Arruno Berlin giere and said the baron spoke no English. The couple reportedly met in Rome about a year ago and she planned to travel to join him on the California coast if conditions allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Fabrney
Arruno
Berlin
Giere
Rome
Speeding Up Efforts to End Session in Washington
Washington and U P Democrats outline a harmony dinner with President Roosevelt as guest. Congress moves quickly toward adjournment with House and Senate expediting major bills. Labor committee reports wage and hour bill with AFL support, while tax loophole measures also advance. Senate backs Wagner housing bill with minor changes and DC tax bill passes to the White House. Cotton-state opposition threatens delay unless cotton aid is granted.
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Edward W. Lewis
United Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Roosevelt
White House
House Labor Committee
American Federation of Labor
Joint
Congressional Committee On
House Ways and Means
Share Finance Committees
Seavings
Ways and Means
House Rules Committee
District of Columbia
Labor Standards Board
A. F. of L
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Peiping
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Sarer
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Wilbur Crowley
Strange
Jake
Merry Fahrney
Baron
U.P
San
Associated Press
Northwestern
Penapersta
Fair
Fair Milwaukee
Phoenix
Yellowstone
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