Tragedy After Northwestern Train Plunges Into Black Creek
Fireman Eugene Curran died at St Agnes hospital after Northwestern railroad train No 2 derailed four miles west of Princeton and plunged through a trestle into Black Creek. Engineer Adolph Hassman was seriously injured and multiple passengers and crew sustained injuries. wreckage halted traffic between Marshfield and Fond du Lac for days.
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Pond du Lac
Wil Curran
Northwestern Road
Princeton
Black Creek
Curran
St. Agnes Hospital
A. G. Hassman
Hassma
Somoners
Frank J. Brown
Fond du Lac
Erie Schutz
Mire
Russell Alpine
Evansville
Ind
R. M. Ellis
Wautoma
Wis
Rose Vacee
Chicago
Aure Schass
Green Bay
Northwestern
Marshfield
Lakeshore Division
Eugene Kern
A. J. Hassman
Portage
Milwaukee Road
Tomah
Ben Schulte
Ben Clark
Milwaukee
Pacific
P—Tirone
F. J. Brown
Wth
F. E B. Keup
William Larsen
Eugene Curran
Adolph Hasman
Britain Made No Representations on U S Tariff Question
London reports that W. B. Smith Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade told the House of Commons Britain had not made representations to the United States on tariff changes. He said the matter is watched closely and that he had received communications from chambers of commerce and trade organizations but no formal representations have been made to the U S government.
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London
W. BR. Smith
Board of Trade
House of Commons
United States
Smith
Chambers of Commerce and Trade
United Kingdom
Drowns After He Rescues Woman at Crystal Lake
Irvin Dorn, 21, of St Ann Wisconsin, drowned after rescuing four young women from drowning at Crystal Lake last night. Dorn brought a cramps victim to shallow water where others helped, but he disappeared beneath the surface and did not resurface.
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Elkhart
Wis
Crystal Lake
Irvin Dorn
St. Ann
Dorn
Transatlantic Air Race Ends In Failure
President Hoover approves a July 24 White House ceremony for the Proclamation of the general pact for renunciation of war. Ambassadors and ministers in Washington from signatory nations are invited, and Frank B Kellogg, the pact’s namesake, has accepted the invitation to attend.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Frank B. Kellogg
Wheat prices surge on drought driven Chicago trades
Chicago board of trade records a feverish rally in red wheat as drought across the north and west grain belt drives prices higher. July contracts close at 12.77, September 14.27, and December 14.87, with gains of about 13 cents in two days and oats and corn also rising on strong bull market momentum.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Canada
Woman activist seeks passport revocation over oath issue
Washington asks that Dorothy Detzer's passport be revoked after she chose to affirm rather than swear allegiance to the constitution. Burton argues the oath decision conflicts with a 1920s Supreme Court ruling and cites Detzer's planned Prague meeting and anti military stance.
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Washington
Dorothy Detzer
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
R. Ralph Burton
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Detzer
Stimson
Supreme Court
Rosika Schwimmer
Prague
Supreme Report
Women's International League
Burton
United States
United States Supreme Court
Pastime Not Gambling in Wisconsin Horse Shoe Game
Wisconsin Attorney General clarifies that horse shoe pitching contests are not gambling. In Vernon county LaFarge Fourth of July events a local operator charged 25 cents per pitch with a nearest peg prize of 1 dollar and cigars for losers. The opinion to Vernon county district attorney Martin Gulbrandson states the stake rewards skill.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Legal Department
Martin Gulbrandson
Viroqua
Vernon County
LaFarge
Gulbrandson
Atorney Genral
Diplomatic effort seen to settle Chinese eastern railway dispute
London dispatches report military observers in Tokyo believe China's eastern railway clash with Russia may be settled without force. Moscow aims to preserve peace, while observers warn of danger if Japan becomes involved. Russian ultimatum pressures China to negotiate within three days or face escalation.
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London
Tokyo
Reuters
Russia
China
Moscow
Vladivostok
Blagoveschenk
Manchus
Far East
Japan
Toimorrow
Soviet Union
L. M. Karakhan
M. Line
S. K. Liao
Nanking
oFye
Rele
First Transatlantic Race Ends in Crash
Major Idzikowski and Major Kubala piloting a Polish plane were injured when forced down in the Azores during the first transatlantic race. The French ship Question Mark carrying Dieudenne Coste and Maurice Felonte turned back after approaching the Azores.
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Idzikowski
Kubala
Azores
Dieudenne Coste
Maurice Felonte
Ance Trouble in Nebraska
Gov. Weaver ordered North Platte residents to return home with guaranteed immunity after a Saturday slaying of a police officer. State officials, including Sheriff Condit, will supervise return and investigate the outbreak, while critics fault local officials for not seeking aid.
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Lincoln, Neb
North Platte
Arthur G. Weaver
W. C
Condit
Suth
Sorensen
Omaha
Lincoln
Temple
Lincoln County
Weaver
Sex as a sacred life force and five standards urged
Dr. John Haynes Holmes at Community church on Park Avenue argues sex is a natural, beautiful part of human life. He calls asceticism sinful and presents five standards: relations by love, continued love, monogamous fidelity, openness to all, and social sanction through marriage.
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New York
John Haynes Holmes
Community Church
Park Avenue
Holmes
Hoover addresses U.S. Farm Board at first meeting
President Hoover speaks to the federal farm board at its inaugural session in Washington. He outlines broad duties to study agricultural problems, align production with needs, and establish farmer owned marketing institutions to strengthen and broaden economic opportunity for farming.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Teen imitates siren to trap cops and ends in arrest
George Bohlin, a Chicago high school student, spent thirteen months perfecting a siren imitation. Last night his fake siren lured motorists and drew police motorcycles, but when his voice cracked the sound failed and he was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Bohlin
George
Sheridan Road
Winnipeg Air Passenger Service Linked To Twin Cities
Norman G. Warsinske, president of Canadian- American Airlines, Inc., announced an airline passenger and express line between the Twin Cities and Winnipeg to start operations by next week, with St Paul, Minnesota noted as a hub. The move marks an expansion of service from the Twin Cities area into Canada.
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St. Paul, Minn
Twin Cities
Winnipeg
Norman G. Warsinske
Canadian- American Airlines, Inc
Rescue at Lake Michigan After Boat Sinks Off Breakwater
Three youths and a young woman were rescued from Lake Michigan near the breakwater after their launch sank when the motor failed. James Crow and Otto Klein assisted, Crow diving to pull the group to shore as they battled waves and currents.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
James Crow
Otto Klein
Crow
Ong
Wisconsin Theaters Included In Deal
New York Paramount Famous Lasky corporation announced it has acquired Northwest Theaters Inc through stock exchange, effective July 1. Northwest operates theaters in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, with main office in Minneapolis and formerly Ruben and Finke, Elstein circuit.
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New York
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Northwest Theaters, Inc
Minnesota
Nort Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Northwest Company
Minneapolis
Ruben and Finke
King George V Undergoes Third Operation of Year
London reports the King George V underwent a third operation this year. Surgeons removed portions of two ribs to drain an infected pleural cavity beneath a previous surgical site. The official bulletin described the condition as satisfactory and hoped for swift recovery. The Prince of Wales visited Buckingham Palace to speak with the medical team amid public interest.
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London
Riet
George V
Hugh M Rigby
Wilfred ‘Jr
Rigby
Vrotios
Amecint
Stanley Hewett
Francis Shipway
Lord Dawson
Penn
Trotter
Buckingham Palace
Hongsan Weshalb
Heweth
Prince of Wales
York House
Pepin Bridge Urged by Highway 35 Group
Luck Wisconsin delegates from Superior to Prairie du Chien convened urging construction of a Chippewa river bridge between Pepin and Nelson. The Highway 33 association argues the Mississippi and St Croix corridor needs improvement to attract tourists, despite current road conditions.
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Luck
Wis
Chippewa River
Pepin
Nelson
Highway 33 Association
Atlandan
Superior
Prairie di Chien
Mississippi
St. Croix
Weather Review Including Showers and Warmer Temperatures
The report notes varying conditions with showers in the northwest and central areas and warmer temperatures in the east and south. Winds shift southerly to southeasterly, generally light to moderate. Upper Michigan and Minnesota show cloudy periods with occasional showers, followed by warmer readings.
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Waath
Lipper Laker
Aguilient
Michigan
Western Superior
Chaplain Leaves Ohio Penitentiary After Sixteen Years
In Columbus Ohio Chaplain T O Reed departs the state penitentiary with 2000 convicts giving farewell benediction after tearful pleas for him to stay. He resigned in 1913 from Linden Baptist church to serve as guard first class earning 150 dollars a month. During his chaplaincy he witnessed sixty executions and heard many stories of inmates seeking solace.
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Columbus
T. O. Reed
Ohio State Penitentiary
Linden Baptist Church
Preston EF. Thomas
Polish airman loses transatlantic race crash near Azores
Major Ludwik Idzikowski died when the Marshal Pilsudski plane crashed on Graciosa Island after a failed transatlantic race attempt. Navigator Major Casimir Kubala was injured, and a surviving crewman reportedly jumped from the craft before the explosion. France's Dieudonne Coste also failed to cross to New York amid a wall of wind.
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New York
Casimir Kubala
Azores
Ludwik Ideikoski
Idzikowski
Horta
Ludwik Tdzikowski
Marshal Pilsudski
Gracifosa Island
Here
Maj
Kabala
Garth
Paris
France
Dieudonne Coste
Europe
Canque
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
Coste
Jaques Bellonte
Villacoublay
Versailles
Axares
Collapse of Two Montgomery Buildings Claimed Many Buried
In Montgomery Alabama two three story mercantile houses occupied by Bullock Shoe Company and Pirlts department store collapsed after mid day. Authorities fear many workers, mostly young women, were buried under debris as rescue attempts faced slow progress. Excavation nearby blamed by onlookers though officials seek full investigation. Chief Robert F. Nixon of the fire department was among the injured and two Black men were later recovered from the rubble.
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Montgomery
Ala
City Fire and Police Department
Bullock Shoe Company
Pirlts Department Store
Dexter Avenue
Pixity Dry Goods
Bullock Shoe Store
H Ed Tame
Uiren
Ten Cent
OSS
Robert F. Nixon
Montgomery Fire Department
Woman Misses Judge in Chicago Court Shooting Attempt
In Chicago Municipal Court Mrs. Ida Burt, once deemed insane, tried to shoot Judge John Hats during a $1,000 judgment case. She allegedly fired at an attorney Morris Kaplan before aides overpowered her. Kaplan had secured the judgment in a real estate matter.
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Chicago
Ida Burt
John Hats
Mninicipal
Revenu
Cenl
Kaplan
Burt
Coridor
Blaz~ling
Indictment of Three in Assault to Murder Case
Three Chicago youths were indicted on charges of assault to murder following a collision between their car and a rival vehicle. Kasper Semidt, son of a city official, was reportedly beaten and left in the road along with a female companion. Corcoran, Stenberg, and Watson, automobile dealers, were arrested as the investigation continued with Schmidt pursued on related charges.
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Chicago
Corsoren
young @chaidt
Bearddt
Corcoran
Ray Stenberg
Jack Watson
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Falls City
U.S. Farm Board
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King George
Pepin Bridge
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Northerst
Caste
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