Moose convention opens in Oshkosh with 3000 expected
The fourteenth annual Moose state convention begins in Oshkosh with a morning business session. Over fifty delegates register, with attendance peaking Saturday at around 3,000 for closing features. Gov Kohler unable to attend. banquet planned Saturday at St Marys hall. A parade is scheduled and speakers greet attendees, highlighting Moose charitable work and lifelong education.
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Moose Hall
Oshkosh
Walter J. Kohler
St. Mary's Hall
Blaine and Deneen Break Compromise on Waterway
Negotiations toward a compromise provision for federal operation of the Illinois waterway, to be included in the rivers and harbors bill, collapsed in the Senate as Senators Blaine and Deneen rejected the commerce committee language. The dispute threatens passage of the House waterway bill and centers on how much water may be diverted from Lake Michigan to Chicago's drainage canal. Blaine plans a substitute while Deneen insists the amount be left to Army engineers. La Follette and others expected to join the debate.
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Supreme Court
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Tariff Measure Is Returned to Conference Again
A tri motor Colonial Air Transport plane plunged into the municipal airport waters killing or injuring several aboard. One passenger, a French aviator, blamed the crash on the right motor failure. Eleven others suffered minor injuries and were immersed in the water.
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Boston
Death Valley Blooms With All Kinds of Flowers
Beatty and Chloride cliffs show a desert transformed by May showers. One hundred flower varieties, many unclassified, can be gathered within thirty minutes, including asters columbines delphiniums sego lilies blue bells daisies buttercups poppies and cactus blooms.
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Wright Probably Will Serve Sentence Before Trial for Murder
Madison U.2 Lyall Wright former sheriff of Juneau County awaits trial on a murder charge. Harold M. Hanson announced Wright will likely serve a federal sentence for violating prohibition laws before the murder trial. Wright testified against Clinton G. Price who was acquitted of conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Wright pleaded guilty to that conspiracy after accusing Price of bootlegger protection. Price was shot after his acquittal and Wright’s eight month sentence in the house of correction. Judge Crosby’s reversal lets federal authorities prioritize custody, though the defense may seek to retain the stay of Wright’s sentence.
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Lyall Wright
Juneau County
Clinton G. Price
Harold 4. Hanson
United States District Attorney
Wright
Price
House of Correction
E. W. Crosby
Hanson
A Nice Girl Comes to Town Starts in Daily Northwestern
Mary Lou Leslie, a nice old fashioned girl, plans two weeks in the city only to be deserted on the first night. She resists spoilage of her holiday with spunk and endures a lively romance packed with adventure. Starts Monday June 9 in The Daily Northwestern.
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Maysie Greig
Mary Lou
Northwestern
Vast Victory for Hoover Policy at Indiana Rally
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde told the Republican state convention in Indianapolis that Hoover era actions averted a stock market panic after last fall. He praised the London naval conference and farm board work, saying the board saved wheat and cotton prices from collapse and helped restore confidence across farm and related markets.
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Tornado Causes Major Upstate Damage Across Wisconsin
Several thousand dollars in damage was caused by a tornado sweeping from the northeast into the Tomahawk lake region. The storm toppled barns and trees and felled trees at the American Legion memorial park. No injuries were reported.
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Progressives Expended Democratic Cash In Wisconsin
Wisconsin voters are presented with records showing Democratic funds funneled to La Follette Blaine aligned Progressive Republicans in the 1928 Smith campaign. The Madison Progressive group and The Capital Times benefited from about 4,000 in ads, while the Democratic national committee allocated 53,120 to Wisconsin, with reimbursements claimed by John M Callahan and allocations to several local organizations including The Smith and Freedom club of Milwaukee. The piece notes Callahan’s indignation at not being reimbursed and limited access to campaign funds.
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al Smith
Herbert Hoover
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Sentinel
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Frank W. Kuehl
Callahan
National Committee
President Club
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Smith Independent League
Plankinton Arcade
Otto la Budde
Pfister
MR. Kuehl
Rumors of Tong War Sparks Chinatown Trance Police
A Chinese waiter Ha Gong aged 25 and reputed Hip Sing member was shot twice in the head and four times in the body in a furnished room on the fourth floor. Police, fearing tong warfare, placed Chinatown under strict watch as two men fled after the killing and two revolvers were found near the scene.
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Chinatown
Ha Gong
Hip Sing Tong
Gong
Presidential boom for Morrow launched by former governor
In Trenton a rally boosted Dwight W. Morrow as a White House possibility. Edward C. Stokes and Dr. John Grier Hibben urged his presidential timber while noting Morrow’s ambassadorial duties and a potential future role in the U.S. Senate. Morrow thanked the speakers for their praise and remained modest.
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N. J
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Mexico
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Morrow
Edward C. Stokes
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
White House
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Princeton
Stokes
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Graf Zeppelin Lands at Seville Port in Return Flight
Seville airdrome welcomed the Graf Zeppelin as it completed the first leg of its return to Friedrichshafen from the United States. After weather delays off the European coast, the airship landed at 5 04 p.m. local time, having covered about 18 000 miles across four continents since May 18. Residents cheered as the craft flew over Belville and the landing conditions improved with clearing skies.
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Tagus
Bishop Cannon Withdraws From Senate Lobby Hearing
Bishop James Cannon Jr walked out on the Senate lobby committee over his anti Smith campaign leadership in 1928. He said he testified fully and refused further questions without a subpoena. The full committee will decide later, with no subpoenas or contempt action planned for now.
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Washington, D. C
James Cannon, Jr
Senate Lobby Committee
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Caraway
Washington
Holstein-Friesian Group Chooses Madison HQ
National headquarters for the Holstein-Friesian Association of America will be in Madison. The Madison association of commerce announced via telegram from the Denver convention that an $80,000 building will be constructed to house the association offices.
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Denver
Madison Association of Commerce Today
Malta Blue Book details Vatican row with British rule
The Blue Book reveals Malta Vatican tensions over church state relations in the colony. It cites Vatican complaints of interference by Lord Strickland, a Catholic prime minister, in religious matters and notes the May 30 note claiming attempts to restore calm. An assassination attempt on Strickland occurred May 23 by a Maltese nationalist.
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Hoover's Eskimo Dog Leaves Washington Heat
Yukon the First Dog of the Land has been sent back to the cool North from the White House kennels as Washington heat proved too much for him. President Hoover ordered the move after seeing the dog grow sadder and droopier in the warmth. Yukon will stay at a watering place on the North Atlantic coast until winter returns.
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U.P
Yukon
White House
Hoover
North Atlantic
Norwegian boxer and his manager draw suspension
Chicago reports Ilinois boxing commission suspends heavyweight Olio Von Porat and manager Ed Stevenson for six months for failing to honor an agreement to fight William J. Stribling at Chicago Stadium on June 16. The item also notes other brief sports and local notes from Tulsa Madison New York and France.
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Olio von Porat
Ed Stevenson
Ilinois Boxing Commission
William J. Stribling
Chicago Stadium
Hoover tariff debate reignites at White House pace
Washington reports show pressure to veto the Smoot Hawley tariff bill growing strong as President Hoover weighs the measure. White House briefings promise scrutiny while Farm papers survey in seven Midwestern states reveal broad veto support, with Michigan split on signing amid sugar-beet concerns.
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Smoot
Finance Committee
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Gook County Party Pushes Wet or Dry Platform
The Cook County Republican group circulates petitions for a wet verus dry referendum in the November election. Questions include repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and modifying the Volstead Act. The Democrat organization has sought similar action, with Anton J. Cermek calling the move a subterfuge to attract wet votes for United States senator Jan Hamilton Lewis.
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Cook County
Cook County Democratic Organization
Anton J. Cermek
Democratic Party
United States
Jan Hamilton
Lewis.oe
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