President Signs Rivers and Harbors Bill for 120 Million
President Hoover signed the largest rivers and harbors act in U.S. history, authorizing over 120 million dollars in waterway projects. The measure funds dredging on the Missouri and Mississippi basins, and authorizes canal operations on the Erie and Oswego canals, with a focus on Great Lakes routes to the Atlantic. The action kicks off work on major improvements and reflects a strategy to support employment and infrastructure.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Oswego
New York State
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Missouri
Kansas
Sioux City
Mississippi
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Congress
Hoover
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Another Transfusion for Gold Star Widow Mrs Lange of Oshkosh
Paris reports a French soldier who asked to remain unnamed donated blood in a second transfusion to aid Mrs Edwin Lange of Oshkosh the gold star widow. Doctors called the procedure successful but warned a further transfusion may be needed before her voyage home. Lange had fallen seriously ill from stomach cancer while traveling with the American mothers expedition to their sons graves and was landed on a stretcher.
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Paris
Edwin Lange
Oshkosh
Langs
France
Master Thief Sought After Brookville Jewel Burglary
A master thief suspected of $26,000 in Long Island jewel robberies sought by police. He entered the Brookville home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Blackwell during a ball, moved past servants, and stole $20,000 in jewels from a saf e with no alarm triggered. Earlier $6,000 in jewels were stolen from George Sloan's Glen Head estate using similar methods.
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New York
Long Island
Charles A. Blackwell
Brookville
George Sloan
Glen Head
Milwaukee Unit Heads to Camp for National Guard Training
Milwaukee and suburbs dispatch the largest National Guard contingent to Sparta and Camp Douglas for a two week training course. Four hundred members embarked from Whitefish Bay, including the Fifty-seventh field artillery brigade headquarters company under Gen. Irving Fish, the Second Battalion HQ under Maj. E A Bolzendahl, the 121st field artillery regimental HQ under Col. A H Smith, and a medical detachment led by Capt. Harold Nebel.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Milwauke
National Guard
Sparta
Camp Douglas
Whitefish Bay
Fifty-seventh Field Artillery Brigade
Irving Fish
E. A. Bolzendahl
121St Field Artillery
A. H. Smith
Harold Nebel
Slaghts Alibi Free In Racine Bank Hold Up Case
Slaghts Lloyd and Jud son Slaght were freed after proving they were in St Cloud Minnesota on May 31 the date of the $12 000 West Racine bank holdup. Monroe county authorities had held them in connection with a Sparta bank holdup last month.
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Racine
Wis
A.P
Lloyd
Judson Slaght
West
Milwaukee man survives two shocks after attempted suicide
Roman Rozga of the Soldiers' Home, Milwaukee, is recovering after a two stage rescue. He first found water in Lake Michigan too shallow for drowning and then a large policemen splashed in to pull him from the water, preventing a watery death.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Roman Rozga
Lake Michigan
Rozga
City Assessor dies amid stomach infection complications
Menomonee Michigan reports City Assessor R. P. Sorenson, 64, died after complications from a stomach infection. He passed away in a Madison Wisconsin hospital, with details of the illness noted as the cause. The obituary notes Sorenson’s service and role in local government.
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Menomonee, Mich
R. P. Sorenson
Madison, Wis
Fourth of July Tragedy Leaves Eight Dead In Wisconsin
A Milwaukee Associated Press report details Independence Day accidents across Wisconsin and nearby areas. Victims include Clare Geese, 18, Eau Claire, and Jackie Brandt, 5, Milwaukee, among others, with deaths from exploding firecrackers, car crashes, and a drowning in Lake Geneva. Multiple injuries affected over 100 people, as crowded roads sparked numerous crashes and fireworks mishaps.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Clare Geese
Eau Claire
Fred Gordon
Goodman
Bernard Bonham
Walworth
Albert Jackson
Rhinelander
Charles J. Schneider
Jackie Brandt
Emily Cyr
Charles Zutel
Dewane Foss
Chris Erickson
Mondovi
Theodore Wik
Eleanor
Janet Ede
Sylvia Johnson
Erickson
Foss
Elk Mount
Albert McHaffie
Herman Rubisch
Gordon
Menominee
Mich
Louis Shampo
Shampo
Elsie
Gurernmante
Bonbisu
Lake Geneva
Fontana
Jackson
Lloyd Turcotte
Schneider
Waukesha
Jack Brandt
Cyr
George Polokow
Chicago
Norman Hass
Racine
Carl Hartmann
Elmhurst
Til
Henry
Elkhorn
Bill Tilden Wins Wimbledon Title From W Allison
Wimbledon England Bill Tilden defeats Wilmer Allison 6-3 9-7 6-4 to win the British singles championship for the first time since 1921. The victory boosts the idea he will join the Davis Cup team.
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Bill Tilden
W. Allison
Wimbledon
Eng
Wilmer Allison
Allison
Henri Cochet
France
Tilden
Wisconsin Population Shifts in 1930 Census Report
Wisconsin population rose 14 percent to 3,000,388 with Milwaukee County up 33 percent to 716,342. Dane County gained 23,208 to 112,640, while Sawyer County suffered the largest loss, dropping 3,392 to 4,350 as Indian population counts affected totals. Several northern counties showed declines or minimal changes as the 1930 tally diverged from 1920 figures.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Milwaukee County
Dane County
Madison
Sawyer
Sawyer County
Washington
Ashland County
Washburn County
Crawford County
St Croix County
Shawano County
Oconto
Whites Negroes Fight With Lynching at End in Emelle Ala
In Emelle Alabama clashes between whites and Negroes over debt payment led to one Black man lynched two more Black men killed and two white men slain. The incident began when merchant Clarence Boyd demanded payment from Newt Robinson for an old car battery, sparking the deadly confrontation involving Grover Boya and Charley Mars as route victims.
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Emelle
Ala
Clarence Boyd
Newt Robinson
Grover Boya
Charley Mars
Trempealeau Marsh Access Opened to Public Hunt and Fish
The Delta Fish and Fur Farm Co. was ordered to allow public access to Trempealeau marsh after a circuit judge ruled navigable waters existed on the lands. The ruling dismisses action started last fall and permits hunting and fishing on the marsh.
Carol seeks annulment of Helene's divorce
Bucharest reports that King Carol II will file next week to annul the divorce granted to Princess Helene two years earlier. An announced reconciliation is hinted as Carol, who has visited Helene and Crown Prince Michael at the palace, plans to move toward Sinaia with the queen and royal family.
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Bucharest
Upi
Carol II
Roumania
Helene
Lupta
Soo
Carol
Michael
France
Summer Palace
Sinaia
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Hellene
Marie
Lupescu
Seinata Vienna
Extrablatt
Roumanian
Reynolds enters race for attorney general in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Attorney General John W. Reynolds formally announced his candidacy for reelection sending 15 nomination papers statewide. He signaled a contest with Alvin Reis and said his bid would advance the Progressive movement and help Philip La Follette against Governor Kohler.
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Madison
John W. Reynolds
Alvin Reis
Assemblyman
Reis
Supreme Cour
Reynolds
Reynold
Philip la Follette
la Follette
Walter Kohler
Collins Aims at Transcontinental Flight Record
James H. Collins, ex army pilot, visited after a quick trip from Burbank, but Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh still hold the transcontinental speed record. Collins departed Burbank at 3:33 p.m. and arrived at 8:03 p.m. CST, an elapsed time of about fourteen hours and forty-five minutes, thirty-two seconds, still shorter than the Lindbergh record.
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Roosevelt, Field
James H. Collins
Burbank
Calif
Charles 4. Lindbugh
Collins
Fafurg
Intohn
Lindbergh
Easter
Balloon race balloons drift toward Texarkana in Texas Arkansas
In a national elimination race eight hydrogen balloons drifted from Houston northward through Texas toward Arkansas. By 9:30 am they crossed Texarkana, traveling about fifteen miles per hour, with seven entrants unaccounted for yet likely still airborne. Initial reports placed several balloons near Tyler and Av inger as they moved northeast.
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Arkansas
Houston
Tex
Texas
Ark
Texarkana
Here
Tyler
Avinger
Texas-Arkansas
Weather Outlook for Great Lakes Region July 5 Including Showers
Showers and thunderstorms expected tonight and Sunday across Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and west portions of Missouri. Temperatures largely near or below normal early week with a warmer trend late week.
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Associated Pres
Wisconsin
West
North
Upper Great Lakes
Huron
Michigan
Superior
Lower Great Lakes
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
East
South
South Dakota
Nebraska
North Central
Kansas
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Great Planes
Backstart Observatory
Hunter Brothers Land With World Endurance Record
United Press reports the Hunter brothers achieved a world endurance record after 553 hours aloft. Irene Hunter arranged meals and routing as the trio rested in a Chicago hotel penthouse following their marathon flight over Sky Harbor airport.
Record Flight City of Chicago Ends After 553 Hours in Sky
Chicago newspapers recount the endurance flight of the Hunter brothers aboard the City of Chicago. The Stinson Detroit er cabin monoplane started at 4 40 p m June 11 1930 and landed July 4 at 6 21 30 p m GD T after 553 hours 41 minutes 30 seconds aloft. Refueling aircraft Big Ben and pilots Walter and Albert Hunter aided 223 contacts. They flew from Sky Harbor north of Chicago covering about 40800 miles at an average 70 mph. Fuel about 7630 gallons oil 400 gallons. Rewards total around 1250000 expected near 20000000 with field concessions testimonials and prizes.
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Chicago
U.P
Hunter Brothers
John and
Kenneth Hunter
Sparta
Til
Big Ben
Walter and
Albert Hunter
Endurance
Sky Harbor
Stinson
City of Chicago Flyers Set Endurance Flight Record
Kenneth Hunter aged 21 and John Hunter 27 completed a world endurance flight of 553 hours 41 minutes 30 seconds in the City of Chicago at Sky Harbor. Mrs Ida Hunter and a farm woman from Sparta Illinois commented on the achievement while the pilots prepared to share their experiences on stage at the Palace theater.
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Palace Theater
Kenneth
John
Ida Hunter
Sky Harbor
Sparta
Ill
Chicago
Kenneth Hunter
Clogged screen ends Hunter endurance flight
The City of Chicago’s motor failed after a clogged exhaust screen, spurting oil under pressure. Experts said regulations require cleaning every twenty hours, which had not been done, forcing an emergency landing as John and Kenneth Hunter demonstrated a controlled loss of altitude to avoid a crash.
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Chicago
Department of Commerce
John
Kenneth Hunter
Hoover summons GOP leaders for talks at Rapidan camp
President Hoover has summoned Republican senators and leaders to his Rapidan camp for a weekend meeting to discuss plans to remove Claudius Huston as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Senators Fess and Walcott, along with Watson and McNary, are noted attendees as speculation grows on Huston’s future. The gathering aims to map a strategy ahead of a likely fight over treaty ratification and a looming special session.
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Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Johnson
California
Moses
New Hampshire
Swanson
Virginia
Reed Republican
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Arkansas
Mercury
Reed
Orange
Hoewser
Rapidan
Claudius Huston
Republicans‘national Committee
Fess
Ohio
Huston
Watson
McNary
Walcott
Conn
National Committee
Capita
Cigge
Hi 1
Wien
London
Gimorrow
Leslie Butler
United Press
Ethics Committee Warns Against University Funds From Private Sources
The American Association of University Professors ethics panel says faculty should not accept funds from private sources for public policy research. The report, by Prof. E R A Seligman of Columbia, notes the FTC probe of utility companies where professors allegedly spread propaganda. It also cautions against gifts from any business source if tied to specific policy questions. The finding cites that in most alleged improprieties, the involved individuals were subordinate instructors or tied to extension or technical schools.
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Washington
Committee On Ethics
American Association of University Professors
Federal Trade Commission
E.R A. Séligman
Columbia University
Academe
Fourteen Airplanes Presented by Soviet Trade Groups
Moscow reports fourteen airplanes built from voluntary subscriptions by Soviet trade organizations were presented to the sixteenth corps of the Communist Party by the All Union Society for Chemical and Air Defense.
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Moscow
All Union Society For Chemical
Navy reports death of sailor Isekh Samuel
Washington officials announced the death of sailor Isekh Samuel, a member of the navy aboard a ship. Details on the circumstances or unit were not immediately available, and authorities said the case is under military review.
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Washington
Navy
Isekh Samuel
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