Fighting Bob La Follette Dies Suddenly in Washington
Amundsen back from pole trip reports captain Amundsen back at Spitzbergen as six crew members are confirmed safe. News from New York June 18 states Bernon Prentice, Lincoln Ellsworth’s brother in law, relayed that all six expedition members returned safely. Amundsen began the voyage May 21 at 5 15 am, four weeks prior, with the first word since departure included in dispatches.
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Bob" LA Follette
Washington
Amundsen
New York
Alliance
Roald Amundsen
Spitzbergen
North Pole
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Prentice
Lincoln Ellsworth
Fitzbergen
Senator La Follette Dies in Washington at 70
United States Senator Robert M. La Follette died in Washington after a battle with a severe cold and asthma. He was 70, had spoken of earning a long rest, and died of angina pectoris with his family by his bedside. Funeral arrangements call for Madison, Wisconsin services.
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Washington
United States
Robert M. la Follette
la Follette
Madison
Wis
Robert
MacMillan Heeds Amundsen as Peary Ship Sails from Charleston
Boston June 18 Amid roaring guns and shrieking whistles MacMillans crew sailed the Peary from Charleston Navy Yard. If no word from Capt Roald Amundsen by August 1 MacMillan will begin a search.
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Boston
MacMillian
Charleston Navy Yard
Peary
Roald Amundsen
MacMillan
Navy plans search flights if Amundsen data received
Washington June 18. Secretary Wilbur said MacMillan aviators would avoid unusual hazards in the search for Amundsen. If information about Amundsen's plans came in, the MacMillan expedition would conduct special flights to look for the explorer.
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NAVY
Washington
MacMillan
Amundsen
Wilbur
Reach Kings Bay search squad arrives from Advent Bay
Two Norwegian Amundsen expedition planes reached Kings Bay yesterday from Advent Bay after exchanging radio messages en route.
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Kings Bay
Norwegian-Amundsen
Advent Bay
Alaska Move Approved by Seattle Mining Club
A Seattle Mining Club committee endorses centralizing Alaska government functions, citing 25 Bureaus and labeling Alaska as communism by Falcon Joslin. Charles D. Garfield opposes Alaska Budget adoption, arguing it would cut the Territory's total appropriation. A mining stock exchange for Alaska is urged by other speakers. Portland report notes a lumber yard fire at Eastern and Western Lumber Company destroying 7,009,000 feet of lumber with about $250,000 loss.
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Seattle
Seattle Mining Club
Alaska
Falcon Joslin
Charles D. Garfield
Portland
Ore
Eastern and Western Lumber Company
Scientists Chew Beef to Measure Toughness for Agriculture
In Washington the Bureau of Standards teams chew pieces of beef to gauge toughness, extracting them without swallowing as part of experiments requested by the Department of Agriculture. They also measure tensile and torsional strains in beef fibers while pondering tender versus tough meat and related economic implications.
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Washington
Uncle Sam's
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Faiman Takes Stand in Shepherd Case
In Chicago on June 18 the prosecution rested its chief witness Charles Faiman in the William J. Shepherd murder trial. Judge Lynch questioned Faiman as he testified that Shepherd paid him to return a letter expressing interest in bacteriology and that Faiman spoke of supplying typhoid bacilli for a $100,000 promise.
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Chicago
Ilis
Charles F. Faiman
William J. Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Lynch
Faiman
Shepherd
Farman
Aetter
Scopes Defends Faith as Trial Nears in Chattanooga
Christian Scopes told reporters in Chattanooga that he is Christian and believes the Bible is divinely inspired and that Jesus existed. He reiterated belief in human evolution from lower animals and cited God creating man in His image. Scopes applied yesterday for reinstatement as trial set for July 10. School Superintendent White said he would recommend none but a Fundamentalist.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John T. Scopes
Jesus Christ
Scopes
White
Judge Raulston Receives Widespread Letter Salvo
Winchester June 15 letters express a wish to burn the Bible and forbid teaching. A flood of unsolicited mail is arriving at Judge Raulston who will preside at Professor Scopes trial. Attorney General Stewart reports a backlog of lawyer applications from across the country to appear for both sides.
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Winchester
Tenn
Raulston
Prof
Scopes
Stewart
Liquor Imports to U S Rise on Canadian Shipments
Washington June 18 The Association Against Prohibition cites official Canadian records showing 415,280 gallons of whiskey valued at 6 765 000 shipped to the United States in the year ending March 31. Beer and ale imports reached 2 971 000 gallons valued at 4 635 000, nearly double the prior year.
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Washington
Association Against Prohibition
United States
Canada
Two Northbound Elevated Trains Telescoped in New York
New York June 18. Thirty people were injured seriously enough to require hospital care when two northbound elevated trains telescoped with about 1,000 passengers aboard. The crash disrupted service and left many travelers stranded as emergency crews evacuated the cars. Authorities investigated the collision and the precise sequence of events remains unclear.
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New York
Seattle Girl Foils Stick-up Man With Quick Wit
In Seattle on June 18 Gladys Orr, a grocery clerk, faced a stick up attempt. She told the bandit to buy himself a bib and invited him to shoot if he wished, causing the man to flee.
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Seattle
Gladys Orr
Double murder evidence heard in Victoria trial
June 18 in Victoria Chris Curtis Waters keeper of Turn Point testified that bullets pierced Capt Gillis cap and holes marked hatches and dishes aboard the Beryl G during the hijacking and murder of Capt Gillis and his son. Evidence showed a fierce struggle in the galley and liquor cargo valued at 45000 dollars gone. The widow of Capt Gillis is to testify.
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Victoria
Chris Curtis Waters
Turn Point
Beryl G
Gillis
Owen Baker
Harry Lowash
Ile
Cailleses
Labor Conditions on Railroads To Be Discussed
Cleveland June 18 President Lee of the Brotherhood of Trainmen announced a conference will be proposed here on June 29 to discuss railroad labor conditions. The talks were postponed from last October and November because railroad managers had prior engagements at the International Railway Congress in London from June 22 to July 6.
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Cleveland
Lee
The
Brotherhood of Trainmen
London
Rotarians Urged to Aid In Development of Boys
In Seattle June 18 a Tacoma widow sues Daniel Sawlt for her home and $700 claiming Seventh Elect Church of the House of Israel members attempted to drown a man during baptism to fulfill a prophecy. In Cleveland Rotary International delegates urged youth work as core duty.
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Seattle
Seventh Elect Church of the
House of Israel
Sofia Darrell
Tacoma
Daniel Sawlt
Mob hangs Black man near Castle Gate in Utah
In Salt Lake City on June 18 a mob killed Robert Marshall a Black man near Castle Gate after he fatally injured City Marshal Turns earlier. A posse found Marshall hiding in a cabin following the earlier incident with the marshal who had seized a public safety item from Marshall months before.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert Marshall
Castle Gate
Marshall
Turns
Federal Regulation of Electric Power Opposed
Secretary Hoover opposes federal regulation of the electrical power industry in a San Francisco address before the National Electric Light Association. He argues state regulation is sufficient, stressing local control and oversight. He spoke at the convention on June 18.
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San Francisco
Hoover
National Electric Light Association
La Follette to lie in state at Madison Capitol
The body of Robert Marion La Follette will lie in state in the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison over Sunday at the request of Governor Blaine. The funeral is set for Monday. The item notes the prominent figure and location, with continuation referenced on Page Three.
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Blaine
Wisconsin
la Follette
Capitol
Madison
Robert Marion la Follette
Mexican Laborites Desist From Active Campaign
Mexico City June 18 The Mexican Regional Confederation of Labor pauses its National Labor Party plan after tensions with Agrarian and Syndicalist factions and clashes over labor rights. Luis Morones and Calles era politics influence the delayed bid to intervene in national politics.
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Mexican Regional Confederation of Labor
Luis Morones
Industry, Commerce and Labor
Confederation
National Laborite Party
Calles
Delahuerta
Moroneas
Cabinlet
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