Italian ace Maddalena killed in Pisa seaplane crash
Col Umberto Maddalena 35 and Lieut Fausto Cecconi 26 died when their Savoia Marchetti seaplane plunged into the sea off Pisa. The trio were en route from Sesto Calende to Rome to train for new world distance and endurance records in a closed circuit. General Balbo arrived at the scene as wreckage washed ashore and investigators seek the crash cause.
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Pisa
Haly
Umberto Maddalena
Italia
Fausto Cecconi
Damonte
Maddalena
Umberto Nobile
Spitzbergen
Cecconi
Italo Balbo
Giuseppe Damonte
General Balbo
Brazil
Italy
Sesto Calende
Rome
Boussetrot
Rossi
Toree di Mezza Piaggia
Ital
United States
New York
Azores
McAuley Sentenced to Waupun for Webster Bank HoldUp
Leon McCauley was given an indeterminate sentence of 15 to 40 years in the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun for the Webster State Bank robbery in Grantsburg. Carl Hawkins, his accomplice, is serving 20 years after pleading guilty. Witnesses identified McCauley. he offered an alibi and claimed the $300 found on him was from a liquor venture.
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Grantsburg
Wis
Webster
Leon McCauley
Waupun
Carl Hawkins
McCauley
Byron Selves
Bertha Wagner
Lucy Webster
Tran van Gilder
Duluth
Minn
Sandstone
Hawkins
Bridge Plans To Be Considered For Approval
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin plan hearing set by the United States War Department for March 27 on a Mississippi River bridge between Prairie du Chien and McGregor It. Judge W L Eichendorf of McGregor holds the franchise but final location and plans require U S engineers approval before construction begins.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
U.P
Mississippi River
McGregor
United States War Department
W. L. Eichendorf
United States
Wisconsin legislature seeks pardon for Mooney and Billings
Wisconsin lawmakers urged California Governor James Rolph to grant unconditional pardons to labor leaders Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings, who were sentenced to life for 1916 Preparedness Day bombing murders. The joint resolution passed both houses after initial opposition, citing perjury and vindicating justice concerns amid a partisan split.
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Madison
A.P
Wisconsin
James Rolph
California
Tom Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Senate
Assembly
Irving P. Mehigan
Milwaukee
Mehigan
Emil Meyer
Orlando
Loomis
Manston
James A. Barker
Antigo
Louis J. Fellenz
Fond Ducc
Griffin
Mooney
Rolph
Billings
Trial Probes Witness Memory in Bowles Case in Hillsboro
Prosecutors sought to refresh Dr. Paul B. Cooper s memory on when Mrs. Bowles died while her husband and Miss Irma Loucks face murder charges. Cooper disputed statements about timing and location of her death and affirmed an earlier claim that she died before an ambulance was summoned. The case centers on alleged self harm after the affair became known.
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Hillsboro
Ore
Nelson C. Bowles
Irma G. Loucks
Paul B. Cooper
George Bagley
Cooper
Bowles
Portland
Loucks
New York
Christopher Confrey
William G. O'Connor
John McHugh
John Glenn
O'Connor
William B. Lewis
Genevieve Potocki
Samuel Seabury
Magistrates’ Courts
Lewis
County of
State of New York
United States of America
Irving Ben Cooper
Seabury
Edgar P. McFarland
Potocki
Balchen Heads Air Expedition To Viking Survivors
Bernt Balchen arrived to pilot a relief air mission to Horse Island for Viking survivors marooned on N. P. He plans a 1 to 3 leg flight with four men aboard, carrying medical supplies and food, and refueling at Harbor Grace St Johns or Corner Brook. The amphibian plane requires extra fuel tanks and range upgrades before departure.
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Boston
Bernt Balchen
Horse Island
N. P
Harbor Grace
St. John’s
Corner Brook
N. F
Merion Cooper
Lewis Frissell
Varick Frissell
Roy Gates
Ralph Enslow
Barney Batrbin
New York
Balchen Arrved Balchin
Roosevelt Field
Farmingdale
L. I
Hunt for Men Who Shot Their Comrade Near Albany
State troopers led a wide search today for two men who killed a trooper near Albany. Sergt. John E. Frey of G troop in Troy was shot through the heart by one of the two Pennsylvanians, arrested earlier as vagrants and possible automobile thieves.
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Albany
N. Y
John E. Frey
G. Troop
Troy
Bombing Explained in Racine Parlor Blast
Police traced the bombing of the Four Aces, a Lakeside District parlor run by Jack Danish, to a bootlegger quarrel or opposition to a new dance hall. The blast caused several hundred dollars in damage, shattered windows, and ripped a corner from the frame building just after 11 30 last night.
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Racine
Wis
Four Aces
Jack Danish
Lakeside
Vatican radio broadcasts invitation for global pilgrimage
The Vatican radio station issued an invitation in Latin English and 31 other languages to Catholics worldwide to join a May international pilgrimage marking the 40th anniversary of the encyclical Rerum Novarum of Pope Leo XIII.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Merking
Leo Xin
Rooney Union Agent Killed Near His Home in Chicago
William J. Rooney longtime Shot Metal Workers union business agent was shot dead moments after leaving his apartment. A gunman from a parked car fired three shots as Rooney ran toward his house, with two accomplices waiting in the vehicle. Rooney, a brother in law of Jerry Horan, faced racketeering indictments with others linked to forced unionization. He left a widow and three children. The trial for alleged racketeers was set for next Monday.
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Chicago
William J. Rooney
Shot Metal Workers Union
Rooney
Focal
Horan Rooney
Jerry Horan
Flat Janitors Union
Cook County
Antioch
Anton J. Cermak
Cermak
Horan
William Hale Thompson
Edward
Monnday
London Trade Union Congress
American Federation of Labor
Emma Wilmer
Pigeon Hole Wage Reduction Measure Fails In Assembly
Madison action on the Blahnik bill to cut all state employe salaries by 10 percent during the Depression was postponed. The Don Smith veterans tax exemption bill failed 41 to 3, with critics arguing it overfills exemptions. Reconsideration of the Lafiev charter ordinance bill, once indefinitely postponed, was defeated 70 to 12.
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Madison
Don Smith
Proziessies
Polakowski
National Guard
Law Library
Senate
J. H.carroll
Glidden
Wisconsin
William Edwards
Sussex
Waukesha
Anderson
Cashjan
Goodland
Hunt
Roethe
Severson
Shearer
Smith
Six Die After Drinking Denatured Alcohol at Party
Six men at a party in Raton New Mexico died after consuming denatured alcohol. One more man, Reuben Padilla, remained in critical condition with two others in serious danger. A man said the alcohol was intended for automobile radiators and was obtained from a filling station.
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Raton
Reuben Padilla
Joe Vigil
Expenditures Overbalance Incoming Taxes Expenditures
Washington reports a tense fiscal picture as income tax receipts rise but outlays push the treasury deeper into deficit. For Tuesday income taxes totaled 48.13 million versus 32.16 million last year, while the fiscal year’s receipts lag behind prior period totals. July 1 cumulative payments stood at 1.2777 billion, compared with 1.2523 billion last year, and debt retirement transfers boosted the war fund to 391.66 million. Treasury officials caution that the deficit may widen again as the second quarter tax payments approach on June 15.
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Washington
Treasury
War Debt Retirement Sinking Fund
De Priest Attacks Republicans in New Orleans Address
New Orleans speech by Rep Oscar De Priest accuses Republicans of recognizing “Sky Whites” to gain votes while sidelining Black voters. He criticizes Hoover and cites the Charles Cantrell appointment as comptroller of customs for the port of New Orleans, succeeding the late Walter Cowen.
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New Orleans
Oscar de Priest
Ilinois
First
Republican Party
Hoover
Walter Cohen
de Priest
Charles ©. Cantrell
Waites Cowen
South
Hoover Party Finds Calm Sea On Journey
The navy reported today that the battleship Arizona at no was making 14 knots through smooth seas headed south south east for Porto Rico. The ship bearing the president was at latitude 26.38 north and longitude 74.39 west, 75 miles east of Norfolk, Va. The weather was hazy and cool with a temperature of 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The destroyer Taylor accompanied the presidential ship.
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Washington, D. C
Navy
Arizona
Porto Rico
Norfolk
Taylor
Outbreak Threats At Joliet Prison Split By Warden
In Joliet Illinois women in the Joliet prison faced threats of an outbreak as tear gas bombs were moved to the women’s penitentiary on the matron Bertha Finnegan’s request. Two guards were requested for safety. Thirty ringleaders from yesterday’s revolt were placed in solitary. A group of young convicts from Stateville is suspected of fomenting the unrest.
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Joliet
Bertha Finnegan
Women’s Penitentiary
Henry €. Hill
Springfield
Chai
Chair Facttory
Stateville
Statesville
Mnnt
Ell
Hill
Frank Kness
William Wheeler
Wheeler
Two youths sought over Norma Newby slaying case
Two youths believed headed for Florida were sought today in the slaying of Norma Newby, 34. Her badly bruised body was found half buried in snow in a forest preserve Tuesday night. The assailants allegedly beat Murray, her escort, and deserted his car near Jonesville the next day.
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Chicago
Florida
Norma Newby
Frank Jo Murray
Rim
Jonesville
Bristol
Murray
Wisconsin Senate approves administration budget bill of 42.5 million
The Wisconsin Senate passed the administration budget bill carrying about 42.5 million dollars after amendments and rejections. The measure, already advancing through the assembly, may be signed by the governor once the lower house concurs. Amendments included 250 thousand for penal and charitable building projects and 300 thousand to place labor on an eight hour day, with opposition from several Progressives and a veto potential.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
Joint Committee
Kohler
Walter Polasowski
Milwaukee
Bernhard Gettelman
Millwaukee
Anderson
Barker
Blanchard
Boldt
Carroll
Clifford
Daggett
Duncan
Feilenz
Fons
Gettelman
Goodland
Loomis
Mehigan
Morris
Mueller
Nelson
Olson
Polakowski
Roberts
Rush
Smith
White
Zantow
Ship disasters claim lives as Hera wreck toll rises
Oslo reports eight dead in the Hera wreck off Hammar fest after a midnight collision in a snow storm. At least 56 survivors reached shore, many swimming through freezing water. Hera, a Norwegian steamer, was en route from Kirk nans to Bergen when it struck rocks. Six rescue buoy lives lost and one more passenger dies of exhaustion. Survivors reached Haveysund, while 28 passengers and 24 seamen arrived yesterday. The Chang Klang sank near Haunen with 14 dead after striking Henan islands, assisted by French gunboat Marne.
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Oslo
Norway
U.P
Hammarfest
Haveysund
Hera
Kirknans
Bergen
London
Chang-Klang
Henan Islands
Haunen
Lloyd’s
Shanghai
Marne
Earth tremor reported from Mindanao and Hong Kong
The Manila Observatory reported a strong earthquake on Mindanao at 4:16 am with no damage. In Hong Kong strong tremors were felt this afternoon with no damage. Observers estimated the epicenter about 300 miles northwest of Hong Kong.
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Manila
Manila Observatory
Mindanao
Hongkong
Collision Claims Indiana Engineer in Freight Train Crash
Guernsey Indiana reports engineer George Marlowe of Indianapolis died in a head on crash between a southbound freight and a northbound passenger train. Passenger engineer John Miller and two firemen were injured. passengers unharmed. Sea scouts win regional flagship title for region seven including Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Michigan.
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Guernsey
Ind
George Marlowe
Indianapolis
Monen
John Miller
Chicago
Sea Scouts
Farragut
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Harry C. Good
Moline
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Henry C. Hill
Associated Press
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
Spight
Northwestern
Buckstaff Observatory
Nice Ori
Herman Severson
Iola
Sen P. J. Smith
Eau Clone
Conrad Shearer
Kenosha
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