Senate approves farm tax exemption bill in 13 to 10 vote
Madison Wis More than 42 million in taxes would be spared if the governor signs the bill exempting wagons carriages sleighs harness horses and mules used solely for farm work. The Senate approved 13 to 10 amid reconsideration threats as lawmakers weighed broader tax implications and farm interests.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Jacob Blahnik
Kewaunee
Merritt F. White
Winheconne
Herman Severson
Iola
Progressive
Harry Daggett
Milwaukee
William Edwards
Sussex
Walter Hunt
Assembly
Vanity and bravado in notes from gunman and girl during siege
Police found handwritten notes on the kitchen floor during the capture of Helen Walsh and "Two Gun" Crowley after a gunfight. The messages reveal bravado and affection, with references to a siege outside the door and plans for Canada, a marriage, and personal rituals. Crowley claimed two guns remained on him when captured and mocked the idea of the electric chair.
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New York
Helen Walsh
Crowley
Helen
Greenwich Village
Canada
Francis
British Scientist Rescued After Greenland Marooning
Rescued in North Augustine Courtauld, a youthful British scientist, was found by a dog sledge force after being marooned alone in Greenland. He had been believed dead in the lonely camp where he conducted scientific surveys and is reported well and in good spirits.
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Augustine Courtauld
Greenland
Gas Truck Explodes After Train Collision at Toledo
A gasoline truck collided with a New York Central passenger train near Toledo killing Melvin McCormick, 23, of Sylvania, and injuring two others likely fatally. Engineer Jessie Mann and fireman E W Ingold suffered burns. passengers were unharmed though car paint scorched.
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Toledo
New York Central
Jackson
Mich
Melvin McCormick
Sylvania
Jessie E. Mann
E. W. Ingold
Mann
Ingold
Eral
John Blaisdell
Recovery of Children Uncertain. Mother Dead from Gas
Madison reports a gas leak fatal to Mrs Irene Rogers with three children unconscious in an adjoining room. A neighbor detected the odor, found the woman dead in the kitchen, and police noted two stove burners open. Notes found in the flat disclosed a divorcees’ communications to relatives.
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Madison
Irene Rogers
Elmer Femrite
Rogers
Demand for northern forest fire action sparks controversy
Ashland Daily Press editor Jonn B Chapple accuses administration allies of whitewashing efforts by the Inter County Association for Conservation to secure fire prevention and suppression funding in northern Wisconsin. He urges prompt state action amid warnings of further deaths and damage if inaction continues.
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Ashland
Wis
Jonn B. Chapple
Ashland Daily Press
Friends of the Administration
Inter- County Association For Conservation
Wisconsin
Chapple
William Mauthe
State Conservation Commission
Friends
The
Conservation Commission
Madison
Loraine
Mr. Mauthe
Mauthe
Middle West
Inter-County Association For Conservation
Legislature
Reconsideration Moves Wisconsin Senate Action on Milwaukee Telephone Rates
The Wisconsin Senate voted 17 to 12 to reconsider and send to a committee a measure ordering an investigation of Milwaukee telephone rates by the railroad commission. Sen. Walter Polakowski of Milwaukee introduced the resolution, and Sen. Loomis of Manston moved to refer it to the Corporation and Taxation Committee for a public hearing with a July 1 reporting deadline. In Racine an unusually poor season led fishermen to lay up all but one of the area's fishing tugs.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Milwaukee
Railroad Commission
Senate
Iit
Walter Polakowski
O. S. Loomis
Manston
Senate Corporation and Taxation Committee
Racine
Wis
Rescue of British scientist ends Greenland ice cap ordeal
Augustine Courtauld, a young British scientist, is rescued after spending a winter on the Greenland ice cap. H. G. Watkins, leader of a British Arctic expedition, found Courtauld with four companions and began the 105 mile trek back to base. An earlier Swedish rescue piloted by Capt Albin Ahrenberg had located the igloo and followed tracks to the party, delivering food and news.
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Associated Press
Angmagsalik
Greenland
Augustine Courtauld
Ronsard
H. G. Watkins
Watkins
Courtauld
Ab Sertmelik Fjord
Albin Ahrenberg
Malone
Norway
Ahrenberg
Three Killed in West Virginia Auto Crash
Three men died when their car crashed into the rear of a five ton moving truck trailer on Highway 63 near Plainfield. Victims were Levi Maynard 40 Colama Wisconsin Oscar Sultze 31 Richford Wisconsin and John Massey 24 Coloma Wisconsin. The car wedged beneath the truck. removal took 30 minutes. Dist Atty John Meleski announced no inquest was needed.
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Stevens Point
Wis—i
Highway 63
Plainfield
Levi Maynard
Colama
Wis
Oscar Sultze
Richford Grist
John Massey
Coloma
Maynard
Roland LD. Prehm
Hermat
Prehm d
Dist. Atty
John Meleski
Martial law declared in Tijuana after mayoral attack
Martial law was declared in Tijuana, Lower California today after the death of Roque Sabida Quijano the mayor's private secretary. He was shot last night when the mayor and his party were attacked by malcontents.
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San Diego
Calif
Tijuana
Calfornia
Roque Sabida Quijano
Nash orders grow at Nash Motor Kenosha plant
Kenosha Wis Nash Motor Co reports orders rose over 105 percent in the last month as vice president H Bliss announced.
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Kenosha
Wis
Nash Motor Company
H. Bliss
Readers urged to sign letters for public forum
The Daily Northwestern asks writers to include their name and address with public forum letters about city work like removing streetcar rails and pavement on High Street. Names ensure good faith. unsigned letters may be printed only if confidentiality is accepted. Abusive or libelous portions may be deleted.
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Northwestern
High Street
Jackson Drive
Main Street
Public Forum
Mississippi rum war toll rises as syndicate busted
In Mississippi a two death toll marked the week of rum warfare while federal agents in several states rounded up a large group tied to a million dollar airplane bootlegging ring. Indictments list James W. Kukla and Jack Winkelmulder among conspirators as raids widen.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
Michigan
New Orleans
Wales
Land
H. L. Verett
Aberdeen
Gulf of Mexico
James W. Kukla
Muskegon
Mich
Jack Winkelmulder
Jack Miller
Grand Rapids
Raihle Case Second Delay Denied by Dane County Judge
Judge A G Merman denied a second delay in the state cases against Paul H Raihle Chippewa Falls Ethan B Milner New Richmond and William J Hagenah Chicago tied to lobbying law violations. Raihle faces an additional charge of attempting to bribe Senator Peter J Smith over utilities legislation. Senate committee probes prompted the prosecutions.
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Madison
U.P
Paul H. Raihle
Chippewa Falls
Ethan B. Milner
New Richmond
William J. Hagenah
Bullesby Engineering and Management Corporation
Chicago
A. G. Merman
Dane County Circuit Court
Raihle
Peter J. Smith
Eau Claire
Senate
Another Attack Heard Against U. S. Tariff
Washington four delegates from Europe attack American tariff and war debt policies at the International Chamber of Commerce meeting. Dr. W H Coates argues tariffs block debt payments by industrial nations and warn Europe will shut out U S goods unless payments are in kind. A resolutions committee approves a call for a world conference on the low price of silver.
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Washington
Georges Theunis
Belgium
International Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Coates
Europe
United States
Tax on Police Dogs Bill Pushed by Kostuck
Assemblyman John T. Kostuck of Stevens Point told the senate committee that a bill to tax police dogs would place a 2 five dollar levy on all police dogs. He contends the measure addresses misuse and costs linked to police canines and hunting incidents involving dogs and livestock.
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Madison
John T. Kostuck
Stevens Point
Senate
State and Local Government Committee
Kostuck
Lake Cargo Coal Rate Cases to Be Dismissed
Examiner Bardwell recommended dismissal of the Lake Cargo coal rate cases before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Ohio Lake Cargo Coal Rate Committee and others challenged rates from Pennsylvania Ohio Maryland Virginia West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee to Lake Erie ports for vessel transshipment seeking a larger rate differential. The examiner found no unduly preferential rates and urged the commission to take no action.
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Washington, D. C
Bardwell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Cargo
Ohio Lake Cargo Coal Rate Committee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lake Erie
Commission
Ilingis
Michigan
Minnesota
South Dakota
Southern
Guardsmen Guard Disturbed Ky Coal Region Amid Tensions
Evarts in Harlan county faced ongoing unrest as national guardsmen restrained the area to curb further coalfield disturbances. A special grand jury in Harlan resumed its inquiry into the violence that left five dead while Black Mountain mine workers returned to work amid fears. Deputy sheriffs and soldiers prevented trouble at the Yancey Mine near Pansy as no disorder was reported.
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Yancey
Pansy
Harlan County
Seirad
Walah Girl Companions of Two Gunmen
Nassau County jurors indict Francis Crowley known as Two Gun for the murder of Patrolman Hirsch. Rudolph Duringer is indicted for Virginia Brannen’s April 27 killing. Crowley and his companion Helen Walsh are captured after a dramatic apartment siege on West Ninetieth Street.
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Central Press
New York City
Helen Walsh
Rudolph Durniger
Francis
Crowley
New York
Crawley
Virginia Brannen
Frederick Hirsch
Nassau County Police
Nassau County
Shorty
Rudolph
Tough Red
Mulrooney
Virginia Branden
Hirsch
Billie Dunne
Nintieth Street
Durringer
Grand Jury
Mineola
Walsh
Edwards
Peter Yedice
Duringer
West Ninetieth Street
Riverside Drive
West Nelieth Street
Leo Brothers Denied New Trial in Murder Case
Chicago reports Leo V Brothers was denied a new trial for the murder of Alfred Lingle and sentenced by Judge Joseph Sabath to 14 years in prison. Attorneys were given 60 days to file a bill of exceptions for appeal. New witnesses were presented to challenge the verdict as a possible injustice and improper prior guidance by former counsel.
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LEO Brothers
Chicago
Leo V. Brothers
Alfred Lingle
Tribune Crime
Joseph Sabath
Brothers
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