Past Decade Greatest Growth In Census Book
Washington reports the first complete census population totals with 122,729,615 in the continental United States on April 2 and 137,502,308 including territories. California and New York lead gains. Montana shows a loss. Center of population shifts westward. apportionment and city growth details noted.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Clearfield County
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
New York
Callifornia
Michigan
Texas
Hino
Montana
California
Florida
New Jersey
Pacific States
Oregon
Calfornia
Balance Point
Whitehall
Ind
Census Bureau
Prince of Wales ordered off golf grounds in France
Le Touquet, France. Allen Gault, groundkeeper, ordered the prince of Wales off a new golf course after a clash over permission. The prince refused, praised for duty, while Gault apologized amid shock and praise. Arthur E Rackow runs for Sheriff in Fond du Lac county Wisconsin as a Republican nominee. He cites familiarity with prison routine from long incarceration.
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le Touquét
France
Allen Gault
Prince of Wales
Gault
Arthur E. Rackow
Fond du Lac
Wis
Arthur E Rackow
Rackow
Fond du Lacé
Reed Defeated in Kansas Gop Primary by Haucke Upset
Kansas Republicans awarded a sweeping victory to Sen Henry J Allen while Frank Chief Haucke defeated Gov Clyde M Reed in a surprising primary upset. Haucke led Reed by about 30,000 as returns from precincts tightened, with Allen accumulating a strong margin for re election to Washington amid nationwide Hoover policy support.
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Topeka
Kan
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Henry J. Allen
Hoover
Washington
Frank
Haucke
Reed
Henry J. Alien
National Administration
Federalarm Board
Frank Chief" Haucke
Allen
Curtis
Tate
James F. Getty
Kansas City
Ralph Snyder
Manhattan
W.H Sproul
Sedan
Sproul
Harold McGuggin
Coffeyville
Milwaukee Motorist Arrested After Passing Stop Light
Frank Buttera of Kenosha was arrested by Kenosha traffic police for passing a stop light and found to have fifty gallons of alcohol in the auto. He was held on $1,000 bond on liquor law violation charges and arraigned before United States Commissioner Floyd E Jenkins who bound him over to the federal grand jury.
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Milwaukee
Frank Buttera
Kenosha
Buttera
United States
Floyd E Jenkins
Prison Riot at Welfare Island Triggers Disciplinary Action
A riot at Welfare Island between 400 white and Negro inmates over use of the baseball field led to disciplinary action for prisoners. Twenty seven were injured, seven seriously, with no escapes reported.
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New York—i
Welfare Island
Hunter sought in Kipling arson fire that endangered family
Escanaba Michigan reports a warrant for a neighbor accused of starting a blaze at the Leo Johnson house near Kipling. Mrs Johnson and her baby narrowly escaped as the fire was discovered Monday night while Johnson worked on a car. Officers found waste near the scene believed to have started the fire.
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Escanaba
Mich
Leo Johnson
Kipling
Amarillo Lawyer Fights Murder Charge Amid Mob Turmoil
Amarillo attorney A D Payne is guarded in a panhandle jail after mob threats over a bomb death of his wife Verona. District Attorney E W Thompson reported a confession from Mrs Thompson via Gene Howe and A B MacDonald alleging violent love, with Payne denying the charges. Insurance records showed $30,000 on his wife and $10,000 on his son, $3,000 on his daughter.
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Amarillo
Tex
U.P
A. D. Payne
Panhandle
Payne
Gene Howe
Amarllo Globe
A. B. MacDonald
Kansas City Star
Dist
E. W Thompson
Verona Thompson
Pampa
Thompson
A. D. Jr
Amarillo Street
Howe
Southwest
Lindbergh
Mary Garden
MacDonald
Kansas City
District Attorney
Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Shot by Fellow Vessel
In Salisbury Beach Massachusetts on Monday night machine gun fire from a coast guard craft killed Louis A Pratt a 30 year old boatswain's mate first class while on duty off the Massachusetts coast. The bullets came from another coast guard craft according to an announced report.
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Salisbury Beach
Lous A. Pratt
Coast Guard
Massachusetts
Brown Sun Charmer colt tops Saratoga yearling sale
A brown colt by the imported Sun Charmer Perigourdine carried off top honors at Saratoga's opening yearling sale conducted by Fasig Tipton. The Sun Charmer colt sold for $3,700, the night’s top price, purchased by the Brandon stable from Shenandoah stud of B. B. Jacobs.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Saratoga
Fasig-Tipton Company
Brandon Stable
B. B. Jacobs
Shenandoah Stud
Arrests by Dry Agents in Wisconsin July Record
Federal dry agents in Wisconsin made 104 arrests in the western district during July, above average, per Ray J Nye chief deputy. Officers seized twenty eight stills four automobiles 953 gallons of alcohol 1603 gallons of beer and 21053 gallons of mash in the crackdown.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Ray J. Nye
County Democrats Select Men to Be Their Candidates
Winnebago county Democrats named a five member special committee to fill tickets. John Harrington endorsed for state senate district Nineteenth, George C. Finch for Oshkosh assembly district, J C Coyle of Menasha for second district, plus three names for county sheriff Albert Hoble, Henry Paulison, and Frank Dushinski. Other offices eyed include register of deeds Ray Winkler, district attorney Henry Hughes, and Kregsyurer Raymond Costello. Democratic leaders urged a straight party vote and cautioned against cross party primary voting.
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Oshkosh
Winnebago County
John Harrington
Senate
Winnebago
Menasha
J. C. Coyle
Coyle
Albert
Tiny” Hable
Henry Paulison
Winneconne
Frank Dushinski
Hoble
Costillo
Raymond Costello
Omro
Kregsyurer
Ott
Ucxet
Licket
Richard Harrington
Henry Hughes
A. H. Gruenewald
J. R. Coyle
Gruenewald
Hey
Congress
Heat waves blamed on moon causes hot winds study
In Washington a consulting meteorologist claims the moon’s tidal pull drives Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hot winds onto land. Other briefs note thirsty snakes in Mississippi river bottoms halting barge salvage, Illinois coal mine workers asked to conserve water, a farmer’s clothing torn by a combine, and director Francis James Martin divorcing Beverly Martin claiming she lacked “it.”
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Herbert Janvrin Brown
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Hickman
Mississippi River
Duquoin
Till
Security
Tlinois
Body found of man with wife and two children near Cubs NM
In Santa Fe New Mexico a man named Napoleon Benavides, pursued since July 20, was found yesterday near Cubs NM with the bodies of his wife and two children aged 3 years and 6 months. He had killed his family and then apparently took his own life after being charged with murdering Mainquias Salazar over a small money dispute.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Napoleon Benavides
Cubs
N. VM
Benavides
Mainquias Salazar
Big Shots Do Not Get Into Prison
Milwaukee U?-Gangsters of Chicago's underworld do not frequent Joliet prison. Dr. Walter B. Martin, a prison psychiatrist, notes inmates are often imitators of the big shots and hold precarious jobs.
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Milwaukee U
Chicago
Joliet Prison
Walter B. Martin
Hoover appoints Fuller as Marine Corps head
Washington report that President Hoover on Tuesday appointed Brig Gen Ben H Puller commandant of the Marine Corps succeeding the late Gen Wendell C Neville. The action fills a top post in the armed forces with a senior officer from the naval service.
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Washington
Hoover
Ben H Puller
Marine Corps
Wendell C. Neville
Minister Who Married Hoovers Dies at San Jose
Rev Monsignor Ramon M Mestres, 66, who officiated the 1899 marriage of Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry, died after long illness in San Jose. A native of Barcelona, he led Carmel mission area for 37 years and restored Monterey Carmel church. He received the Royal Order of Isabella by King Alfonso XIII.
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San Jose
Calif
iPi
Ramon M Méestres
Herbert Hoover
Carmel Calif
Los Angeles
San Carlos Catholic Church
Monterey
Carmel Mission
Carmel
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Seats in the House Shifts From Census Projections
Washington reports early census projections show 26 seats may shift in the next apportionment under the major fractions method. California Michigan New York Ohio Texas and others see changes. Missouri slated to lose three, while Indiana Iowa Kentucky face losses. Several states may gain seats as populations rise.
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Washington
D. C
House of Representatives
Census Bureau
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House Census Committee
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Levitan Plans Week of Town Visits Across Wisconsin
Progressive state treasurer candidate Solomon Levitan announced a weeklong tour visiting eleven towns. The itinerary starts in Yuba and Cazenovia with evening meetings, then Manston Hustler and Tomah, followed by Necedah and Friendship. The trip ends in Grand Marsh and Oxford during the day and Portageville that evening.
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Madison
Wis
Mazomanie
Richland Center
Solomon Levitan
Yuba
Cazenovia
Herice
Etroy
Manston
Tomah
Necedah
Friendship
Grand Marsh
Oxford
Portjage
Six candidates file nomination papers in Madison
Nomination papers were filed Tuesday with the secretary of state for two congressional seats and four assembly seats. The congressional candidates are Gardner Withrow of La Crosse, a Progressive from the Seventh district, and Reginald F. Hoehle of Superior. The six assembly hopefuls include Conservative candidates Arthur Hitt of Alma, Hedley C Bannerman of Redgranite, W A Crothers of Newton, and Herman Kronschnabel of Crandon.
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Madison
Congress
Assembly
Secretary of State
Gardner Withrow
la Crosse
Reginald F. Hoehle
Superior
Drought Starts Work In Wisconsin
Wisconsin reports show drought spreading unevenly across counties with pastures drying, milk deliveries cut, and crops like potatoes and corn taxed. Officials warn a delayed rain could worsen yields while some areas foresee average results despite dry conditions.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Ets
Prep
Ashland
Bayfield
Clark
Columbia
Douglas
Green Lake
Mik
Girl Found Safe After Hours Lost in Heat Wave
Bayfield Wisconsin reports a 16 year old girl, Ole Frostman, became unconscious from a 93 degree heat while Berry picking on Presque Isle near Apostle Islands. She wandered from her party, was found by her father at midnight after a long search, and revived when the moonlight guided rescuers.
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Bayfield
Wis
Lone Frostman
Presque Isle
Apostle Islands
Here
Ole Frostman
Tone
Wisconsin and Great Lakes Weather Summary
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with warmer readings in the northeast. Winds from the southwest and west on Lake Superior, mostly fair conditions elsewhere. Michigan shows similar partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with slight warmth in extreme east and south portions. Observations note a maximum temperature 70, minimum 62, no precipitation, wind southwest, barometer 29.78.
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Wisconsin
Upper Great Lakes
Superior
Lower Great Lakes
Upper Michigan
Northwestern
Backstaff Observatory
Party Leaders Meet Amid Drought’s Political Strain
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders convening to discuss the party’s posture toward the Hoover administration amid drought and economic pressures. The meeting will review the Huson resignation and Fess-Lucas regime, with plans to chart strategy for the coming election and a possible presidential trip to Glacier National Park. Invited reporters from multiple states will attend for a cross section of views.
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Paul R. Mahon
United Press
Washington
Republican Party
Claudius H. Huston
National Committee
Fess-Lucas
Glacier National
West
White House
Battle lines shift from grain to livestock on U. S. Farm Board
Alexander Legge, chairman, says the federal farm board moves focus from wheat to cattle and dairy, citing drought and a 40 percent livestock share of agricultural wealth. He warns of a 2.5 billion bushel corn shortfall and urges cutting wheat acreage while consulting state agricultural colleges for proper mixing. The drought imperils dairy herds and rebuilding of stock farms.
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T. W. Ingoldsby
United Press
Omaha
Neb
Federal Farm Board
Alexander Legge
Legge
Idaho
Montana
Farm Board
Legges
Tvestock
Hyde
National Capital
Missouri
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