Apartment House on South Side Is Gutted by Flames
Chicago fire destroys a six story apartment building on the south side. Five bodies recovered, several others missing, and about thirty injured. Rose Baker and Margaret Locke aided residents by extending a laundry-board ladder from the Del Prado hotel to safety. University students and police assisted in rescues amid intense heat and smoke.
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Unitzs Press
Chicago
set iayse
Rose Baker
Margaret Locke
Del Prado
twoen
University of Chicago
United Press
Anthony Harding
Doris
Loretta Brayer
Migs Brayer
Horace McLean
Steven
Cotton
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Earl
Bremen
Gasoline Prices Rise Across Milwaukee and Michigan
United Press reports Milwaukee service stations raising low test gasoline to 18.1 cents and high test to 21.1 cents per gallon with tank wagon prices up. Detroit stations also increased to 18.5 cents. independent dealers follow. Ohio crude oil prices also climb with marked parrel increases across several grades.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Standard Oil company of
Indiana
Detroit
Michigan
Forbes to Appeal Verdict in Veterans Bureau Case
Chicago report states Col. Charles R. Forbes and John W. Thompson were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to defraud the government in hospital contracts. An appeal for a new trial is set for Wednesday, with possible move to the Supreme Court if denied. Maximum penalty two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. bonds of $10,000 posted each.
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United Press
Chicago
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ bureau
John W. Thompson
St. Louis
bureau
United States supreme court
Forbes
Thompson
Carpenter
James Hamilton Lewis
Tlinots
senate
Washington
Elias H. Mortimer
Veterans
Pontiac Construction Co
Mortimer
John W. H. Crim
Supervisor Zeinemann Injured After Auto Collision
Supervisor Charles Zeinemann aged 63 was struck by an auto driven by Herbert Braun and injured while waiting for a streetcar near 6245 N Eighth Street. He was knocked to the pavement with a lacerated scalp and knee, carried to a civil hospital for treatment.
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Charles i Zeinemann
Twelfth street
Herbert Braun
St. Clair avenue
Zeidemann
Zeinemans
Sheboygan County to receive 257468 from state highway fund
Madison Wis The state highway commission table shows Sheboygan County will gain 257468 for the coming year far exceeding prior aids The breakdown lists 31443 for federal highways 25800 for state trunk 8000 for town and village roads 15675 for connecting streets totaling 91518 with 136650 from fund residue for a total 257468 The report notes Milwaukee county leads with about 359295 and Vilas the smallest The state highway budget includes data on miles of highways and 533496 statewide autos and drivers. the two cent gasoline tax is expected to raise about 8 per car and average 400 gallons per car and 6000 miles per year The plan aims to budget funds for a developed highway system in Wisconsin within a few years Senator Cashman notes it would yield one of the nation s best systems
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Sheboygan County
state highway commission
higher commission
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Vilas
Wisconsin
Indiana
Cashman
Sonny Hopp Found Guilty By Jury Today
Milwaukee. William Sonny Hopp, local amateur athlete, found guilty of fourth degree manslaughter in the death of Margaret Thomas from a car crash on March 6, 1924. Jury recommended probation. judge to receive motions for a new trial next week. Maximum penalty two years in prison and $1089 fine.
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Milwaukee
William
Sonny” Hopp
Margaret Thomas
ciicuit court
James Wickham
Hall Claire
Hopp
Thomas
Sheboygan seniors graduate with motto Not Merely To Exist
Thirty seven students received diplomas at a mid winter commencement in Sheboygan High School’s Whigh auditorium. Speaker Irvin Maurer of Beloit College urged graduates to educate the spirit seek moral direction and act for their community.
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Irvin Maurer
Beloit
Sheboygan high school
J. P. Verhhuist
board of education
William Urban
Marie Kohler
Sheboygan
American Association of University Women
Beloit college
J. P. Verhulat
Maurer
Three Killed When Express Is Derailed
A Londonderry to Burtonport express derailed during a severe storm in the Owencarra viaduct area. Three people were killed and ten injured as the train toppled against a stone parapet to avoid a plunge to the river 150 feet below.
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United Press
Londonderry
Owencarra
Donegal
Utah Man Named Head of Farm Bureau
Chicago Frank Evans of East Lake City Utah was named general marketing counsel and secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation after an executive board meeting. Evans had served as attorney and director of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation for three years and is linked with the national body. A reconciliation between the Indiana federation and the national body was announced with W H Settle, president of Indiana, attending the conference.
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Chicago
Frank Evans
East Lake City
Utah
American Farm Bureau Federation
Evans
Uta Farm Bureau federation
Indiana federation
W. H. Settle
Indiana
Sinking Ground Threatens Haileyville Oklahoma City
Sinking earth threatens Haileyville Oklahoma as mine tunnels beneath the city cause cracks and partial collapse. City hall and a three story YMCA ruin, with over fifty tenants evacuating. Rock Island roundhouse cracks raise fears of further collapse. abandoned coal mine tunnels about 150 feet underground, five feet diameter, water-filled beams rotted after recent rains.
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United Press
Haileyville
busineea district 18
Rock Island railroad
Rock Island railroad roundhouse
Arrest Made in Plot to Kill Albert Einstein
Berlin Eugenia Dickson, described as a Russian American, was arrested today and detained on four counts of planning to assassinate Albert Einstein, the noted exponent of relativity. The case is being handled by local police authorities.
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United Preac
Berlin
Eugenia Dickson
Albert Einstein
Greeks Sever Ties with Turkey Over Patriarchate Expulsion
Greece severed diplomatic relations with Turkey after Angora expelled the Oecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Greek deputies unioned in protests while Athens urged League of Nations intervention and cautioned against war amid rising religious tensions.
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Anthony Papayannakis
United Press
Athens
Greece
Turkey
Angora
Oecumensical Patriarchate
Constantinople
Bynek
Chamber of deputies
Pangalos
league of nations
United States
Patriarchate of
Canterbury
mmountain
Macedonia
Angorareas
Constantinos
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