Guarded Flows of National Wealth Guard Capital
The article describes how billions in gold silver currency and negotiable securities are moved in and out of Washington under tight guard. It details elaborate alarm systems guarded doors and secret service control plus strict timing to prevent robberies and ensure security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bascom
Fimmons
Washington Cor + respondent
Northwestern
Washington, D. C
Washington
The
Treasury
Post Office Department
Secret Service
United States
Treasury Department
Farmer gored by bull near Middleton
Madison man Albert Thorson, a farmer living near Middleton, was severely gored by a bull on his farm. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Albert Thorson
Middleton
Wheat harvest fair after drought across plains region
Chicago reports indicate farmers in the breadbasket area expect another prosperous year for wheat. Harvesting runs through the region with a crop near 1826 levels, though early floods curb Kansas Nebraska Texas Missouri and Oklahoma prospects. Minnesota and corn belts show weaker outlooks with rain shortages and pest concerns noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dakotas
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
United Press
J. F. Jones
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
Minnesota
Southwest
House of Commons Ends Day With Confidence Vote
London The House of Commons closed a day of lively debate by approving the Baldwin government’s conduct with a 362 to 167 vote of confidence. The session featured a Labour Liberal attack on reform of the Lords and a MacDonald motion to censure the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Commons
Clifford L. Day
United Press
London
Baldwin
House
James Ramsay MacDonald
House of Lords
David Lloyd George
MacDonald
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Secret Of Synthetic Rubber May Be Shown By X ray
At Pennsylvania State College speakers told the Institute of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society that X ray studies on rubber could reveal fundamental properties. George L. Clark of the University of Illinois said ongoing experiments may lead to a viable synthetic rubber product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
iPi
Institute of Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Pennsylvania State College
George L. Clark
University
Offlinois
Storm Toll and Turbulent Winds Across Two States
A Wednesday night tornadoes and high winds in Henry County Iowa and Illinois inflicted two fatalities, nine injuries, and major property and crop damage. In Chicago a sudden wind storm followed a heat wave, sending people to water and causing tent and Ferris wheel collapses and a neck injury from a falling pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry County
Illinois
Chicago
Joe Powers
Morrison Hotel
Levine plans French pilot to fly transatlantic Columbia
Paris discussions reveal French air circles tepid on using an American plane for the return flight to New York. L'Auto notes francophile homage but questions France lacking crossing capability and urges demonstration with French machines. Chamberlin declines to discuss rumors of a rift while stressing prior commitments.
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Paris
Charles A. Levine
United States
L’auto
Levine
France
New York
Chamberlin
Europe
Woman Arrested Over Morphine Hidden In Food Case
Milwaukee officers report Julia Winna tied to a ring of opium and morphine peddlers after narcotics were found in sandwiches and salads prepared for prisoners. Turnkey provided description triggering a city-wide manhunt leading to her arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
UPI
Julia Winna
Jalil Turnkey
Winn
Miraculous Escapes At Racine Factories Amid Crashes
In Racine Wisconsin two industrial accidents ended with miraculous escapes of women workers. A wall and roof collapsed at Model Laundry narrowly allowing operators to flee as excavators worked nearby. Later a 30 foot wooden water tank toppled from Belle City Basket Co. office roof, broke through, flooding two floors while a bookkeeper had just left moments before. Plant manager Charles Kannenberg was about to enter the office when the crash hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Racine
Wis
Racine Industries
Belle City Basket Company
Charles Kannenberg
Birger Gangster Sentenced in Jones Murder Case
Marion district court found Millich guilty and sentenced him to death for the murder of Ward Casey Jones, a Birger gang member. Eural Gowan received 25 years, Millich testified self defense while Jones was killed during a dispute over leadership at Shady Rest. Birger himself faced trial separately for Mayor Joe Adams’s 1928 West City murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Rado Millich
Eural Gowan
Ward
Casey” Jones
Millich
Gowan
Gowan-Millich
Birger
Charlie Birger
Benton
Joe Adams
West City
Jones
Harrisburg
Arrested on arrival at Milwaukee hotel
Charles D. Austin 37 of Los Angeles was arrested on his arrival at a Milwaukee hotel after a telegram from Los Angeles Sheriff Traeger offered a $100 reward for his arrest and car confiscation. His wife Edith Kelly Watson McCullouch Austin 28 accompanied him and may be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles D. Austin
Los Angeles
Calif
Austin
Minnesota
W. L Traeger
Edith Kelly Watson McCullouch Austin
Egyptian Banquet at King Fuad’s Legation Hides Guests
King George the Fifth King Fuad and the Duke of York attended a banquet at the Egyptian legation in Cairo. Nubian attendants in rich attire served delicacies while wall statues and a gold piano added splendor. The fifty guests included cabinet members but no women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Jones
United Press
Jender
King George
Duke of York
Prince Beary
Legation
King Fuad
Egypt
London
Attorneys seek higher review in Stolen petition case
About a third of sixty local lawyers asked the state supreme court to reverse Justice Owen's ruling that the petition could not be received. They aim to test the constitutionality of the refusal and plan further action in higher courts after a closed meeting with 22 attendees.
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Madison—/P
State Supreme Court
Ole A. Stolen
Superior Court
High Court
Owen
Cigaret Blamed for Gasoline Station Blast
Milwaukee police say a discarded cigarette tossed through an open basement window started a blast that destroyed a filling station Friday. About 1,000 gallons of gasoline exploded and three men narrowly escaped death. State Fire Marshal William E. Finnegan believes the cigarette caused the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
WPI
William E. Finnegan
Aerial Parade Across Ocean Aims for New nonstop Flights
Plans for four New York to Europe nonstop flights emerge inspired by Lindbergh Chamberlin and Byrd. Routes target Paris Rome and a bold yet unnamed European destination in planes from Spirit of St. Louis size to much larger designs.
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New York
Atlante
Europe
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Byrd
Paris
Rome
St. Louis
America
Rene Fonck
Lioge Bertaud
Charles A. Levine
Gladys Roy
Mringer
Potihard Strohschein
Jersey City
Chicago
Fonck
College Point
Sikorsky
Fonek
Woham Rendolph Hearst
Bertaud
Ao Fokker
Miss Roy
Delmar L. Snyder
Ace
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Strohschein
Stapleton
Wilbur Drops Objections to Byrd Polar Flight
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur withdrew objections to Com. Richard Byrd's proposed South polar flight this fall. He said he trusts Byrd's judgment but fears for his life, yet will not block the expedition. Rear Admiral Moffett noted planes with long range could cover the South pole and other routes, though dirigibles might be more feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mary Wilbur
Com
Richard EB. Byrd
Wilbur
Navy
Byrd
W. A. Moffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
South Pole
South America
Mount Everest
Detroit men plan fifteen day flight to circle globe
A group from Detroit aims to encircle the world in fifteen days in a Stinson monoplane. The plan expects completion by end of July with a takeoff from a Detroit field and a eastward route, pending the ending of a current flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Louisville
The
Courier Journal
Globe
Stinson
Ine Flignt
Trunk Line Roads Plan Air Rail Routes
United Press reports trunkline railroads plan joint air rail passenger service to speed travel. William MacCracken approves plan and foresees government help with ticketing and weather refunds. Detroit to Washington could cut day travel from 20 hours by rail to a daytime air leg via Pittsburgh McKeesport and a 7 am takeoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
William P. MacGracken
MacCracken
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
McKeesport
San Francisco
Receptions Worn Our American Aviators in Paris
A week of social functions in Paris has exhausted the American aviators led by Commander Byrd. Byrd requests an end to receptions as his party seeks rest before a busy schedule through Saturday.
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Waris
Paris
Byrd
Herbert A. Gibbons
John Wanamaker
Bernt Balchen
Amsterdam
Bers Acosta
George Neville
Cherbourg
New York
London
Mary Perconex Walks From Madison to Chicago Hopeful
Mary Perconex a Milwaukee girl about twelve or thirteen begins a trek from Madison to Chicago. A stranger offered her a lift near Janesville but the car broke down near Tobin road prompting a quarrel. She left her purse and fountain pen behind as the vehicle drove off. police seek the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Mary Perconex
Milwaukee
Mary
Madison
Chicago
Janesville
Tobin Road
Here
J. C. Pfeffer
Inventor Fred Osius Arrested on Manslaughter Warrants
Miami reports wealth inventor Fred Osius formerly of Racine Wisconsin was arrested here on two warrants charging manslaughter in a fatal automobile accident earlier this week. Trial expected next week, court officials say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Fred Osius
Racine
Wis
Geneva naval talks falter over British cruiser demands
Officials in Washington warn Geneva talks will collapse unless Britain withdraws cruiser demands. Kellogg says the U S supports 300 000 tons total for the three powers and Japan presses 300 000 for cruisers and destroyers with a 70 000 ton submarine quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
Britain
Japan
United States
Ludwell Denny
Washington
Great Britain
Kellogg
Esmer Howard
Tripartite Naval Conference
Drowns in Lake at Hayward Wisconsin
Robert Quetell age 23 Chicago summer resort employee drowned in Big Court O'Reillys Lake near Hayward Wisconsin after swimming several hundred yards to his rowboat. The incident occurred Wednesday.
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Hayward
Wis
iFi
Robert Quetell
Chicago
Big Court O'Rellies Lake
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Ethel Sullivan
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