Hold Up Night Trial Linked to Lindstrom Murder
Mrs Lucile Williams testified in Elkhorn circuit court that her husband Earl Williams and Norman Wallis planned a gas station robbery the night of Patrolman Hans Lindstrom s death. She described weapon concealment and an alibi scheme as prosecutors sought to connect the couple to the shooting.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Earl ‘Williams
Leavenworth
Hans Lindstrom
Lucile Williams
Norman Wallis
Delavan Lake
Flan
Wallis
Dir
Chicago
Lindstrom
William
Williams
Gen Loafer
Smoot Proposes Delayed France War Debt Payment
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Smoot introduces a resolution to postpone France’s 400 million dollar war supplies debt due August 1 to May 1 if France ratifies the Melion Behrenger settlement during Congress recess. If deferred, interest still accrues on August 1 and February 1. funding proposed for the roughly 6 billion loaned France during the war.
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Washington, D. C
France
American Congress
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Outsider Wins $10,000 Appleton Memorial Steeplechase
Outsider from the Greentree stable won Belmont's Appleton Memorial steeplechase worth 10 000 dollars. Canterbury ridden by Bayard Warren finished a length back in second with Beelzebub third. Fairmount, 1928 champion jumper, was fifth and Bangle lost its rider at the first jump. the race paid 6200 dollars to the winner.
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New York
P'—Fairfield
Greentree
Belmont
Bayard Warren
Canterbury
E. R. Bradley
Beelzebub
Fairmount
J. E. Widener
Tommy Hitchcock
Bangle
Florence finds 1876 bottle case unearthed at bank site
Workmen uncover a dated case from 1876 with labels disintegrated leaving bottles whose contents resemble vinegar. Some men took bottles home with 60 bottles claimed. A saloon occupied the corner from 1879 to 1917, matching the long neighborhood history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Wis
iPi
Wrong number saves Brooklyn family from gas poisoning
A wrong telephone number alerted William Banks in Brooklyn to a house filled with gas after a heater flame went out. Mrs Banks had forgotten to turn off the gas heater as the family slept, but the call awakened them and prevented disaster for eight people.
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New York
William Banks
Brooklyn
Mrs Gene Tunney’s Health Reported Improves After Operations
Reports from Italy and Berlin indicate Mrs Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion’s wife, shows improvement after an April 30 emergency operation for an undiscovered appendix abscess. Berlin specialist Professor Meyer and two other doctors prepared to reexamine her, with further assessment from Roviano and Trieste physicians noting noncritical progress.
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Meyer
Berlin
Brioni
Maly
Gene Tunney
Pola
Italy
Polly Lauder
Tunney
Amarillo Attorney Seeks Release After Son-in-Law Slaying
Amarillo attorney R H Hamilton, jailed since the May 4 shooting of his son-in-law Tom Walton, Jr., 21, seeks freedom via habeas corpus. His daughter Theresa Walton testified emotionally about her secret marriage and support for her father, while Dr J H Vaughn and partner EH Hendricks provided testimony on the shooting and gun purchase.
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Amarillo
Tex
Thomas Welton, Jr
R. H. Hamilton
Thresa
Hamilton
Tom Walton
Theresa Hamilton Walton, Jr
Theresa
Walton
Austin
Fort Worth
J. H. Vaughn
EH. G. Hendricks
Nine killed on Victoria Day in Ontario provinces
Nine people died and nineteen were injured in Ontario on Victoria Day as automobiles caused most of the fatalities. The toll reflected several crashes reported across the province observed yesterday.
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Victoria
Toronto
Ontario
British Ambassador Ready to End Diplomatic Liquor Privilege
Sir Esme Howard, dean of the British diplomatic corps, said he would cooperate in ending the privilege of foreign diplomats to import liquor if the United States signals a change. The British embassy clarified the remark reflected his personal view and not official policy.
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Esme Howard
Great Britain
United States
Washington, D. C
Esme ,Howard
New York
Diplomatic Corps
Sir Esme
James I. Carter
Lynchburg
Lumberman
Carter
Lynchburgh
Washington Post
Esme
Hoover
the Post
Esme Moward
Post
Michael Wright
Record Attempt for Solo Endurance at Metropolitan Airport
Fahy attempts a new solo endurance record in a Lockheed Veza monoplane from Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles at 5 15 am Pacific time carrying 535 gallons of fuel nine gallons of oil and supplies for forty eight hours of flight He aims to beat 30 hours 50 minutes official mark held by Royal Thomas or the 35 hours 33 minutes unofficial time by Martin Jensen The flight includes sandwiches water coffee a rabbit foot for luck carried aboard as prior aviation iconography.
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Metropolitan
Los Angles
Herbert Vo
Fahy
Pacific Coast
Royal Thomas
New York
Martin Jensen
Farry
Frank Hawks
Woman Kills Sheik With a Club Georgetown Tenn
Eva Cofer allegedly struck grocer Lee Atchley with a wagon wheel spoke after a 25 year old mountain woman complained of advances while paying 5 cents for candy. Atchley died early the next day. inquest pending with no warrant issued yet. Georgetown is a small village near Dayton and Scopes trial fame.
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Georgetown
Tenn
Lee Atchley
Nere
Eva Cofer
Atchley
J. T. Smith
Body of Arthur Findlisbacher Found in Flambeau River
The body of Arthur Findlisbacher of Rice Lake was found in the Flambeau River four miles below the rapids on Friday, ending winter rumors of a grave. He drowned October 13 while canoeing the Flambeau above Lady Smith, and searches over the winter were abandoned until spring when renewed efforts located the body among logs.
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Rice Lake
Arthur Findlishacher
Findlisbacher
Big Falls
Ladysmith
Nghang
Leonard
Fort Worth Monoplane Nears Endurance Record
Fort Worth Texas—The single motor Fort Worth monoplane, rebuilt Ryan craft, led by IR L Robbins and James Kelly, nears a new endurance record. If successful, it will exceed the army Question Mark’s 150 hours 40 minutes 40 seconds, after taking off last Sunday at 11:33 am. The pilots plan to fly until the motor fails, challenging air endurance and distance records.
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Fort Worth
Tex
BR. L. Robbins
James Kelley
Robbins
Teex
IR. L. Robbins
James Kelly
Kelly
America
Friedrichshafen
Weather summary for Great Lakes region and Buckstal area
A Sunday update from the Associated Press notes warmer, increasing clouds and possible showers across the Great Lakes region with easterly to southerly winds. Upper Michigan misaligns with more clouds and light showers, while Minnesota areas expect mostly cloudy or showery conditions with warmer east portions. Northwesterly Dairy observations project clear to partly cloudy skies tonight, followed by variable temperatures and showers into midweek, with above normal warmth early and near normal later. Buckstal Cheesequake area reports 8 p.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Friday temperatures peaking at 61 and a low of 38 with no precipitation. Barometer 29.72 inches.
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Associated Press
Kensler
Sunda
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri Valleys
Treat Plains
Buckstal
Sounding Out for Recess on June 1008 15
Washington reports private discussions in Congress about a June recess around the tenth or fifteenth until September fifteenth to delay the tariff. Leaders seek time to gauge Senate views on the debenture provision of the farm bill and tariff changes. House conferees opposed to the debenture walked out, leaving McNary in doubt on next moves. President Hoover backs the recess, while tariff passage awaits Senate finance hearings and public reaction.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Senate Today
Senate
House
McNary
Commission
Hoover
Senate Finance Committee
Rules Committee
Reed backs pp press ethics debate on senate floor
Washington correspondents urge Senator Reed to speak on newspaper ethics after his criticism of the so called ethics of the profession. The notice in the senate press gallery invites Reed to share thoughts in executive sessions and during daily press conferences. A petition from about fifty Wilmington correspondents asks the standing committee to tell Reed to present his views on newspaper ethics on the senate floor where he made his remark.
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Washington
D. C
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
United Press
Senate
Reed
Prese
Irvine Learnot
Interior West
Theodora Hunt
Ater Reed
la Fellette
Wisconsin
Huntley
Ted Hunt‘ley
wMington
Falls Asleep Waiting for the Number
Milwaukee resident P. H. M. Riley grew irritated while waiting for a telephone number and eventually fell asleep at his desk. Dawn revealed him slumped in room 428 of the Fine Arts building after police and detectives broke in to investigate the open circuit at the Broadway exchange. He woke, thanked the officers, and rubbed his eyes.
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Milwaukee
P. H
Riley
Fine Arts Building
Mr. Riley
Bancroft May Lose Post Over Jones Law Refusal
A Washington dispatch reports Levi M. Bancroft eastern Wisconsin federal district attorney may lose his job for declining Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrants instruction to apply the Jones law more broadly in prohibition cases Bancroft says all dry law cases in his district will be tried under Jones law Officials in the justice department have investigators in Wisconsin and discuss possible dismissal as in a prior Brooklyn case The dispatch notes officials believe Bancroft faces a fall for defying superiors and questions surrounding bribe cases handled hastily
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Milwaukee
The
Journal
Washington
Levi M. Bancroft
Wisconsin
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Bancroft
U. S
Dispatch
Department of Justice
Brooklyn
Seek writ to save Carl Mahan from reform school
Attorneys for Carl Newton Mahan sought a writ of prohibition to block a fifteen year sentence for man slaughter imposed after a jury verdict. They argued county judge lacked power and that the case was irregular because the charge was fulill murder rather than delinquency. The hearing was expected today as Carl remains at his father's home shielding from visitors.
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Paintsville
Carl Newton Mahan
Cecil Vanhouse
Vt. FP. Bailey
John W. Butcher
Muirder
Kentucky
Butcher
Carl
Joan Mahan
Negro betterS record at Dyche Stadium event
Evanston January 17 Eddie Tolan of the University of Michigan, a Negro sprinter, lowered the world record for the 100 yard dash in the finals of the Western Conference track and field meet at Dyche Stadium.
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Dyche
Evanston
Eddie Tolan
Neero
University of Michigan
Feld
Poison Charged in Wisconsin Wife's Death
Arthur Rackow of Eden, 30, is charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife Leona 28 after a hospital death. A pathologist found poison likely to cause death, with a preliminary hearing set for June 13 and bond set at 20000 dollars. The case centers on alleged poisoning May 22 and details include a hospital death, interviews, and a note about meat served at noon.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Arthur Rackow
Eden Farmer
Bin
Leona Elsie Rackow
Rackow
Dist. Atty. L
C. F. van Pelt
J. E. Gooding
Eden
Leona
Eisie Rackow
Alfred Vande
Zande
Mr. Gooding
Snerit van de Zande
Appleton Man Is Elected Moderator At Meeting
Appleton man was elected moderator of the Winnebago district of Congregational churches at the joint annual meeting of Winnebago and Northeastern associations. Rev. C. H. Wicks Rhinelander was named moderator. An additional delegate to the National Council was announced due to new churches. Merle Stevens and others were mentioned in related notes.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Congregational Churches
Merle Stevens
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