Jealousy Motive for Slaying Alleged in Fond du Lac
Alton Balthazar 26 was arraigned in municipal court on a first degree murder warrant after he shot and killed Ruth E. Smyth 23 at his brother Albert’s home in Oshkosh. Albert was wounded, as were Albert’s wife and the woman’s sister. a child was seized and escaped unharmed. Balthazar admitted the slaying after neighbors alerted police. a gin bottle was found at the scene.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Alton Balthazar
Ruth E. Smyth
Balthazar
Albert
Miss Smith
Alton
Eddie Robie
Junior
Altons Snoy
Roble
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Curtis
Labor Government Faces Liberal Party Crisis
London reports indicate the labor government’s survival depends on resolving a Liberal Party crisis that will peak at a meeting next Tuesday. Prime Minister Lloyd George seeks Liberal backing and loyalty to sustain government support, with plans to present resolutions outlining relations to the government.
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London
Liberal
David Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Mr. Lloyd George
Taday
McCabe Named New Grain and Warehouse Commissioner
Madison appoints W. R. McCabe of Superior to the grain and warehouse commission to replace Joseph W. Conner who ended his term last month. McCabe will serve a three year term and brings 20 years with the Great Northern railroad and membership in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineermen. He was born in Rochester Minnesota in 1885, graduated high school there in 1902, and moved to Superior in 1907.
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Madison
Philip la Follette
W. R. McCabe
Superior
Grain and Warehouse Commission
Joseph W. Conner
Brule
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Great Northern Railroad
Rochester
Minn
McCabe
Chapple decries assembly action as steamroller on Groves bill
Madison editor Chapple asserts his ejection and the Speaker Perry floor ban prove a steamroller tactic to force the Groves utility tax bill through. Chapple, The Ashland Daily Press managing editor, faces judiciary committee questioning amid protests and claims of rights violations.
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Madison
Wis
John
Chapple
Ashland Daily Press
Assembly
Groves
Perry
Judiciary Committee
Wisconsin
Assembly Taxation Committee
Sunken Fortune Lure Draws Curtis Brothers to Islander Salvage
Curtis Brothers of Portland and Seattle seek to salvage the passenger steamer Islander sunk in Stevens Passage Alaska on August 15 1901 with 72 lives lost. They anticipate $3 000 000 in gold dust and $400 000 in currency from safes and plan July 1 operations using a diving bell invented by C H and S H Wiley Seattle in return for an equal share of recovered valuables.
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Portland
Ore
Curtis Brothers
Seattle
Islander
Stevens Passage
Alaska
Frank Curtis
C. H
S. H. Wiley
Tornadoes Kill Three in Clinton Oklahoma and Desdemona Texas
Oklahoma City dispatch reports tornadoes struck Clinton Oklahoma killing three people and damaging homes as 20 oil derricks and a gasoline plant were leveled at Desdemona Texas. Red Cross aid and National Guard protection aided Clinton residents after the disaster.
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Oklahoma City
Clinton
Okla
Desdemona
Tex
National Guard
George D. Hanna
Ed McClain
Red Cross Field
West Texas
Chief Oshkosh Buried Amid Tribesmen in Menominee Burial
Reginald Oshkosh 63 last surviving grandson of the famous Menominee chieftain was laid to rest at St Michael's Mission church Keshena with tribal customs marking the funeral. Princess Alice Oshkosh claimed the tribal head title amid ongoing succession disputes.
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Keshena
Wis
Reginald Oshkosh
St Michael’s Mission Church
Engelhardt
Alice Oshkosh
Alice
Ernest Oshkosh
Reginald
Ernest
Neopit
Oshkosh
Survey on Meat Marketing Problems Prompts Study Request
Washington report shows the livestock advisory committee urging a comprehensive study of meat marketing methods and potential economies. It notes wholesale retail price gaps have widened and that current meat prices bear little relation to production costs. The panel led by Charles A. Ewing calls for production limits and more capital aid for regional credit bodies.
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Washington
Livestock Advisory Committee
Farm Board
Livestock Cooperatives
Chicago
Charles A. Ewing
Decatur
National Livestock Marketing Association
Gar Wood Sets World Record For Speed Boats
Gar Wood, aboard Miss America IX at Miami Beach, set two new world speed boat records with an average two way speed of 100.6 miles per hour and later 101.54 miles per hour for two runs. He exceeded the Segrave mark on Windermere and noted a possible return for another series of runs.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gar Wood
Wood
Odis Porter
American Automobile Association
American Power Boating Association
Maj H. O D. Segrave
Lake Windemere
England
Olin Johnson
Porter
New York
f—Gar Woods
Kaye Donace
Buenos Aires
Sir Henry Segrave
New Assessment Plan Opposed by Milwaukee Property Owners
Madison Milwaukee Ke nosha and Madison property owners opposed a Milwaukee plan to assess benefits for municipal improvements. The bill would let a mayoral commission assess benefits to property owners within the district, including the Kilbourn avenue widening project, with council approval.
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Madison
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kilbourn Avenue
Mark A. Kline
Slap Fight Between Dreiser And Lewis At New York Club
The Evening Post reports Theodore Dreiser slapped Sinclair Lewis at a Metropolitan club reception honoring Boris Pilnyak. The clash stems from a long literary feud, including plagiarism accusations tied to Mrs Lewis and Dreiser’s works.
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New York
Sinclair Lewis
Metropolitan Club
Theodore Dreiser
the Evening Post
Linda Lewis
Boris Pilnyak
Post
Lewis
Dorothy Thompson
Dreiser
Russia
Heywood Broun
Irving S Cobb
Rupert Hughes
Burton Rascoe
Laurence Stallings
Weather notes and observations from Buckstaff Observatory
The report outlines March weather with snow possible tonight or Saturday in Wisconsin and rain mixed late tonight. It notes Lake Michigan winds turning southeast, then fresh to strong Saturday snow. Jam. W reports clear at 1pm with 43 degrees, cloudy conditions, and a temperature range from 29 to 37 degrees. Precipitation is trace with east wind and a barometer at 29.72. One year ago records show a 45 maximum and 20? minimum.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Northwestern
Buckstaff Observatory
Senate weighs taxes and power district bills
The senate advanced a bill to extend payment of one half of school taxes for six months with a 5 to 7 percent interest rule, and passed a loom of power district legislation enabling public owned plants to form districts for electricity generation and distribution. The measures await assembly reconsideration and gubernatorial action.
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Senate
Madison
Keppel Holmen
Assembly
Cornelius Young
Milwaukee
State Supreme Court
Joint Finance Committee
Loomis
Philip la Follette
J. W. Carew
Ladysmith
la Follette
McCormic Arrives in Hollywood Amid Marriage Talk
Opera star Mary McCormic reached Hollywood after a Chicago trip and went straight to Mae Murray's home. She said she was too tired to discuss marriage plans and added that everything about her marriage to Prince Sergio M'Divan had already been said amid Pola Negri's divorce suit.
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Hollywood
Calif
Mary McCormic
Chicago
Mae Murray
Sergio M'Divan
Pola Negri
Grafton Starts $150000 Sewer and Water Improvements
Grafton Wisconsin launches a citywide sewer and water readiness program with a $150000 budget. Mayor Richard J P Goldberg and City Engineer Paul L Clark broke ground using a gilded shovel to mark the start of the project.
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Grafton
Wis
Richard JP. Goldberg
Paul L Clark
Manitowoc Shipyard to Launch Two Vessels Tomorrow
In Manitowoc Wisconsin two lake vessels will be launched at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation yard tomorrow. The 116 foot steel tug Harry B Williams is built for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company and will be christened by Mrs. Williams. The second vessel is a steel scow built for the United States Engineering Department.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Senate inquiry into sugar firm payments postponed
The senate lobby committee postponed indefini tely today in response to a request by Senator Davis for California on vacation. Chairman Caraway said the case is not dropped and will be resumed when Davis returns to Washington, examining charges that a senator received $100 000 or more from a domestic sugar firm during tariff debate.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Caraway
Arkansas
Davis
Pennsylvan
California
Rescue Flight Heads Toward Viking Sealing Disaster Area
A Beant Balchen led relief expedition from Boston to Newfoundland to search for survivors of the Viking sealing ship wreck. The crew, including Randy Enslow and Merion Cooper, takes a Sikorsky amphibian with 433 gallons of fuel and medical supplies amid heavy northeast winds and rough weather.
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Central Press
Viking
Horse Island
Newfoundland
Randy Enslow
Bernt Balchen
Roy Gates Marion Cooper
St. Johns
Sir Willam
Eagle
Sir William
Sagona
St Johns
Boston
Balchen
Cooper
New York
Oyers
St John
New Brunswick
Columbia Broadcast‘ing
Lewis Frissell
Highway Collision Kills Three on Washington Richmond Road
A bus bound for Norfolk and a truck loaded with eggs collided on a narrow bridge on the Washington Richmond highway near Fort Humphreys Virginia. Three people died Mrs W B Dudley Dover New Jersey Ray A Morriss Portsmouth Virginia and an unidentified man. Twelve were injured including the truck driver John Clements Richmond and passengers Robert Starke Ashland. Local authorities at Fort Humphreys reported the deaths and the injured. Virginia authorities investigate the crash.
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Washington
Washington-Richmond
Fort Humphreys
W Prentiss
W B Dudley
Dover
N.J Ray A Morriss
Portsmouth
Prentiss
Dudley
Morriss
Norfolk
W B Omahundro
Richmond
New York
John McCall
Washington, D. C
John Clements
Omahundra
Robert Starke
Ashland
Virginia
Riot Breaks Out in Stateville Penitentiary Cellhouse F
A riot erupted in Stateville Penitentiary cellhouse F in Joliet Illinois shortly after noon. Prisoners shattered glass doors shouted at guards and attempted to set fires but were contained quickly with guards and extra personnel responding. Warden Henry C Hill testified amid legislative hearings as mob unrest tied to pardon and parole board dissatisfaction drew officials to the scene.
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Henry C. Hill
Old Penitentiary
Frank D. Whipp
Stateville
Statevite
Chicago
Hill
Warden HM
Pardon and Parole Boards
Alleged Communists Beaten and Arrested After School Demonstration
Los Angeles reports show several alleged communists beaten and two arrested following a Roosevelt high school protest. Principal T H Elson says 590 patriotic students disrupted the campus over expulsions of students who refused to salute the flag. He notes suspensions for un American conduct, including three girls involved yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt High School
T. H. Elson
Settlement reached in rail accident suit in Wisconsin
Northwestern railroad announces settlement of a suit over a derailment crash at an Appleton crossing. The railroad sued George Blake of Aurora Illinois and the estate of Phillip Bauressa of Kimberly Wisconsin. An insurance company settled with the railroad for maximum property coverage.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
North- Western Railroad
Trailroad
George Blake
Aurora
Appleton
Phillip Bauressa
Kimberly
Goner
Ice breakers open navigation season on St Lawrence
During a 10 day stretch after the previous record the ice breakers Laurel and Lady Grey arrived, opening the navigation season on the St Lawrence river. An ocean vessel is expected to reach the port at the start of April depending on gulf ice conditions.
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Montreal
Laurel
Lady Grey
St Lawrence River
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Manitowoc County Cuts Salaries For Highway Workers
Manitowoc Wisconsin reports salary cuts for county highway employees to 40 cents an hour and a 5 cent reduction for county truck drivers. The measure affects wage scales as part of budget adjustments amid financial constraints.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Manitowiec
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