Two Drown When Car Breaks Cable of Merrimack Ferry
Merrimack Wisconsin death toll rises to two when a stolen car breaks the ferry cable and sinks into the Wisconsin River. Urban Gillmann 24 and Michael Jackson 21 die, John Vivian 21 rescued by ferryman John Bonham and hospitalized after the plunge.
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Merrimack Ferry
Merrimack
Wis
Mineral Point
Wisconsin River
Urban Gillmann
Michael Jackson
John Vivian
John Bonham
Madison
Columbia
Sauk
Overlooked puncture blamed in death of snake expert
Charles E. Snyder longtime Bronx Zoo reptile keeper and pupil of Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars died at Good Samaritan hospital Suffern New York from a venomous snake bite suffered while handling a rattlesnake in the Ramapo hills. His companion Paul Snyder was not related.
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New York
Charles E. Snyder
Bronnx Zoo
Raymond L. Ditmars
Good Samaritan Hospital
Suffern
WN. C
Ramapo Hills
Snyder
Paul Snyder
Torn Mountain
Bronx Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
Most Severe Volstead Sentence in Milwaukee Saloon Case
Federal Judge F A Geiger imposed the maximum one year in jail and 500 dollar fines on Aritone Smith and his wife for running a saloon. The case followed a raid and a civil suit by the saloon proprietors against Lane Moloney. Jury verdict arrived after the trial.
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Milwaukee
F. A. Geiger
Aritone Smith
Smith
House of Correction
Smiths
Lane Moloney
Moloney
Hoover to Promulgate Tariff Increases on Several Goods
President Hoover announced tariff boosts on linseed, milk, cream and window glass following tariff commission recommendations. Increases include flaxseed to 56 cents per bushel, milk to 3% cents per gallon, cream to 30 cents per gallon, and window glass to 1 cent per pound, varying by glass size. A committee of sixteen cattle states will press Ways and Means for live cattle and hides tariffs.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means
Stamp Owens and Schacht Confer on Reparations Plan
Paris reports a decisive reparations experts conference reached a critical stage. Sir Josiah Stamp of Britain Dr Hjelmar Schacht head of the German delegation and Owen D Young met this morning to craft compromises on German conditions. They planned further talks later and expected a report for a plenary session Thursday.
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Paris
Sir Josiah Stamp
Great Britain
Hjelmar Schacht
Owen D. Young
Josiah
Dr. Schacht
Young
Senate wipes ten of eleven Mason impeachment articles
Oklahoma City report says the senate court of impeachment cleared ten articles against Chief Justice Charles W. Mason of the state supreme court, leaving only the bribery claim that he accepted an automobile as a bribe.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Senate
Charles W. Mason
State Supreme Court
Night Aerial Photography Demonstrations In Army Maneuvers
Army plans night aerial photography in central and southwestern Ohio to reveal nocturnal troop movements. A special camera and synchronized flashlight device may photograph from airplanes without revealing the photographer. Parachuted photos could be dropped within ten minutes of development. Wright field, Norton field and Dayton anticipate increased activity as units arrive for air-ground maneuvers.
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Ohio
Columbus, CO
Earth
Wright Field
Dayton
Norton Field
Columbus
Eleventh
Rockwell Field
California
Sixteenth
Fort Riley
Kan
First Pursuit
Fifteenth Observation
Selfridge Field
Tactijcal School
Langley Field
Virginia
Bolling Field
Washington
D. C
Fort Crockett
Texas
Ninth
Mitchell Field
Tactical School
San Diego
Calif
Ohio City
Hughes Takes Place on the World Court
The Hague welcomed Charles Evans Hughes as a new member of the permanent court of international justice after unanimous selection. President Loder praised the appointment for boosting the court’s prestige in the United States. Hughes called it a great privilege and said he would contribute to the court’s high duties.
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Hague
Charles Evans Hughes
World Court
The
Hughes
Permanent Court of International Justice
Loder
United States
Distribution of corn sugar ends in northwest
The Jones law effectively halts corn sugar distribution for illegal liquor in the northwest. Deputy administrator M. L. Harney confirmed the nationwide inquiry led by Dr. James M. Doran shows illicit producers have halted use due to risk of detection. Penalties under the Jones law reach up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, or both.
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St. Paul
Northwest
M. L. Harney
Northwest Prohibition
Harney
James M. Doran
National Prohibition Commissioner
Wisconsin Dollar Fishing License Nears Passage
The Wisconsin Assembly approved the dollar fishing license provision temporarily in a 42 to 28 vote for engrossment and third reading. The bill now goes to the Senate for concurrence before final approval by the governor, with two amendments adopted and several rejected.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
House
Senate
Fire in tourist cabin leaves man dead and two injured
Kansas City reports R. D. Kennedy of Memphis Tennessee burned to death in a cabin fire near here. His widow and R. H. Steele of Jackson Mississippi were seriously injured though they escaped and smothered flames from their clothing. An explosion likely due to leaking gas followed a coal and gas stove ignition.
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Kansas City
R. D. Kennedy
Memphis
Tenn
Here
Kennedy
R. H Steele
Jackson
Miss
R. L. White
Trampled by Horse Fatally Injures Wisconsin Farmhand
Casper Huttner aged 53 was trampled by a horse shortly after starting work at Frank Swoboda’s farm in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. He died Sunday from injuries suffered in the incident.
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Chipewa Falls
Wis
Frank Swoboda
Casper Huttner
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Nearby Regions
Observations from the Daily Northwestern show mostly cloudy conditions across Wisconsin and Upper Michigan with potential showers tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures range to the mid fifties in the afternoon with cooler spells, especially in the northwest, and rain is possible in several areas including the north portion and lower Great Lakes region.
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Wisconsin
Upper Lakes
Michigan
Huron
Superior
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Northwestern
Senate Approves Gas Tax Elevation in State Senate
Madison reports the state senate gave preliminary approval to a measure raising the gasoline tax from 2 to 4 cents and adding a flat $10 auto license fee paid to the secretary of state. The bill, routed to the joint finance committee, repeals the personal property tax on automobiles and alters plate distribution. Opposition is deferred pending committee review while other fuel tax proposals circulate in both houses.
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Madison
Senate
House
Joint Finance Committee
Robert Caldwell
Blanchard and Shearer named to study campaign expenditures
Senator George W. Blanchard of Edgerton and Conrad Shearer of Kenosha, both Conservatives, were selected by the committee on committees as Wisconsin senate representatives on the investigation board to study campaign expenditures and practices since 1924. The move is tied to the Fellenz bill. Assembly appointees include J. W. Carow of Ladysmith, Moulton B. Goff of Sturgeon Bay, Conservatives, and Robert Nixon of Washburn, Progressive. Carow and Goff vote with Perry-Reis.
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Madigan
George W. Blanchard
Edgerton
Conrad Shearer
Kenosha
Committee On Committees
Senate
Wisconsin
Senator Shearer
Blanchard
Fred R. Zimmerman
Assembly
J. W. Carow
Ladysmith
Moulton
B. Goff
Sturgeon Bay
Robert Nixon
Washburn
Charles B. Perry
Carow
Goff
Perry-Reis
Deputies Approve Lateran Treaties With the Vatican
Rome Pi The chamber of deputies unanimously adopted a government bill approving the Lateran accords signed on February 11 between Italy and the Holy See. Justice Minister Rocco outlined the concordat application before the vote. The bill now goes to the senate where passage is expected.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
Signor Rocco
Italy
Holy See
Senate
Log rolling seen in tariff wrangle senator says
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, charged in the senate that newspaper chatter on debenture tariff deals shows good old fashioned log rolling has been injected into tariff consideration.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate Today
Wisconsin Medical Leader Returns From German Surgical Meeting
Marshfield Wisconsin Dr K W Doexe president of the Wisconsin State Medical Society and Marshfield clinic has returned from Berlin where he attended a meeting of the German Surgical congress.
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Marshfield
Wis
K. W. Doexe
Wisconsin State Medical Society
Marshfield Clinic
Berlin
Germany
German Surgical Congress
College row goes before convention in Des Moines
A faculty member and a trustee traveled to Buffalo to present the students and faculty side of the Des Moines university dispute to the Baptist Bible union. Dean Earl Callaway and Rev. Minor Stevens led, with Edith Redman among the party, while several others returned home under police protection after Sunday night demonstrations.
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Des Moines
Des Moines University
Buffalo
N. Y
Baptist Bible Union Convention
Earl C. Callaway
Minor Stevens
Edith M. Redman
University Board
The
Bible Union
B. Knechtel
Morris Rose
J. F. Dempster
Frank Smith
Rose
Dempster
Harry C. Wayman
T. T. Shields
University
Dean Callaway
Mr. Stevens
Gloves Block Fingerprint Trail in Iowa Bank Heist
Six masked bandits robbed the Gilmore exchange bank of 5000 dollars after binding the Van Alstine family in Gilmore City Iowa. Police found no prints due to gloves and a nationwide search by a vigilance committee yielded no clues to the gang’s location. The raid injured and bound the family, with Mrs. Van Alstine mayor, as the gang fled with a 1290 dollar diamond ring and other valuables. The attackers later released most hostages at the bank, while Mrs. Van Alstine remained under guard.
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Gilmore City
Gilmore Exchange
North
Iowa
van Alstine
Butts
Franz
Frederick Holler
Chicago
Mrs. van Alstine
Congress Debates Tariffs and Farm Relief Legislation
In Congress today the House continued tariff debate while the Senate wound up farm relief bill considerations. Republican West and Midwest lawmakers weighed hide meat and livestock tariffs and the farm bill debate moved toward revenue questions. Senator Brookhart of Iowa attacked so called pseudo Republicans as Fess of Ohio criticized the party.
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Hoover
Watson
Indiana
Moses
New Hampshire
House
Senate
White House
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Agricultural
Ways and Means
Brookhart
Iowa
Fes
Ohio
Twelve Communist Members Suspended in Prussian Diet
Berlin reports twelve Communist members of the Prussian diet were suspended for up to eight days for conduct during the disturbances two weeks after May Day unrest. The action reflects ongoing political tension in postwar Germany as authorities quell radical activity.
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Berlin
May Cay
Germany
Amarillo Wife Fatally Shoots Rival in Downtown Standoff
Amarillo Texas Mrs L P Stallworth surrendered after shooting Grace Morrison of Plainview three times in front of a hotel. Witnesses said the women were within three feet when the shots rang out and Morrison died en route to hospital. Stallworth held on charges, mother-in-law as witness. Morrison had moved to Amarillo to be with her 12 year old daughter at a local academy. Husband notified and en route from Plainview. Stallworth, a railroad worker, returned home early today.
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Stallworth
Amarillo
Grace Morrison
Plainview
Tex
Springfield pastor testifies on forged degrees at two colleges
Dr. Lewis M. Hale of Springfield, former William Jewell trustee, says he investigated reports that Dr. Wayman used unearned degrees. Hale’s findings helped trigger an investigation and ultimately led to Wayman’s ouster from William Jewell and move to Des Moines University.
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Springfield
Lewis M. Hale
First Baptist Church
William Jewell College
Liberty
Des Moines University
Yman
Tf. T. Shields
Board of
Hale
Hic
William Jewell
Wayman
William Jewel
Waymman
Board of Trust
Dr. Wayman
Wiliam Jewell
Plans Announced to Investigate Indian Government Treatment
Senate Indian affairs committee chaired by Frazier will probe government treatment of Native Americans in seven western states. The inquiry covers reservations and Indian schools in Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota Oklahoma New Mexico Montana and Arizona. It will be based on letters to the committee reporting conditions and will begin once the panel is convened. WheelerMontana Democrat serving as examiner was ill but reported readiness to proceed.
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Washington, D. C
Frazier
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Montana
Arizona
Wheeler
Graf Zeppelin cleared for France air overflight
Paris authorities granted permission for the Graf Zeppelin to fly over France en route to the United States after a prior postponement due to licensing. Commander Hugo Eckener said departure would occur Wednesday evening if permission is finalized, with weather favorable for the ocean crossing and passengers aboard by midnight Standard Time.
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Paris
Foreign Office
France
Friedrichshaven
Mediterranean
United States
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Graf Zeppelin
Hugo Eckener
Creuzot
Ocean
Eckener
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Fins
America
Nordeich
Chatham
England
Gorulla
Susi
Hanover Zoological Dealer
Nice
Fof Hans von Schiller
Violent Quakes Hit Oaxaca region
Dispatches from Pinotena report violent earthquakes shaking the state of Oaxaca with residents abandoning straw roofed dwellings. No casualties reported.
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Oaxaca
el Universal
Pinotena
Oaxeca
Brothers Wounded In Racine Hospitalized
Two Orlovski brothers, Stanley and Phillip, both 20, were wounded and are confined to St Marys Hospital in Racine Wisconsin as their condition was reported.
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Racine, Wis
uPi
Stanley” Orlowski
Phillip
St. Mary's Hospital
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Buffalo, N. Y
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L. P. Stallworth
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Bridtjof Nansen
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