Byrd Sees New Land Discovered Antarctica Claim
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd returned from 16 months in Antarctica saying new land was found and Caroen land is not land at all. He warned of dangerous daylight distortion and noted the missed presence of the ladies. He supported another expedition for further science and hinted at leading it. He and fellow explorers received acclaim in Washington as President Hoover prepared a National Geographic Society gold medal ceremony.
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New York
Richard 2. Byrd
South Pole
New Land
Caroen Land
Roald Amundsen
Antarctic
Byrd
America
Washington
Washington, D
Union Station
Hoover
National Geographic Society
Governor Parks in Prince Rupert
Governor George A. Parks, who hopped off from here last night for Prince Rupert, arrived there at 10 pm with H. G. Watson, president of the Chamber of Commerce. He headed Alaska delegations this afternoon by train to join the Pacific Yukon Highway auto caravan at Hazelton. The Juneau to Prince Rupert trip was in perfect weather.
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George A. Parks
Prince Rupert
H. G. Watson
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Hazelton
Pacific Yukon
Juneau
Federal Power Commission Reorganized Into Independent Agency
Washington June 20 The Federal Power Commission will become an independent administration of the nation’s water power resources following congressional action. The change relieves the secretaries of War Interior and Agriculture. Reorganization takes effect after three commissioners assume office.
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Washington
Pinal Action Py
House
Senate
Hooverlin
Congress
Interior
Agriculture
Victim of Peculiar Joke in Queens Slaying Attempt
New York police report a man described as the Queens Slayer shot and critically wounded Morris Horwitz, a 50 year old insurance broker, after two assailants jumped on his car. Horwitz laughed at the orders to speed up before a pistol butt struck him and he was shot in the chest and the attacker fled on foot.
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New York
Queens
Morris Horwitz
Horwitz
Daily stock quotations from New York markets June 20
Alaska Juneau mine closes at 5 percent gain while Alleghany 20 and Anaconda 48 lead a mixed session. Bethlehem Steel 80, General Motors 41, International Harvester 80, Kennecott 38, Packard 14 and 13 percent readings appear among many names including United Aircraft 49 and Standard Oil entities. Montgomery Ward 35 and Stewart Warner around 22 show varied activity as markets digest gains and losses.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
Alleghany Corporation
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Granby
International Harvester
Kennecott
National Acme
Packard
Simmons Beds
Standard Brands
Standard O1l
California
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
United Aircraft
Steel
Pax Pilms
Texas Corporation
Bupp Motors
Stewart Warner
Montgomery Ward
Half of Steel Bridge Collapses Over Monocacy River
Frederick, Maryland on June 20 reports a collapse of half a steel bridge during decking repairs. A truck crossed the span when it failed, sending the structure into the swollen river and causing three deaths and six injuries among workers and nearby occupants.
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Prederick
Maryland
Monocacy River
Klondike Kate Reunited With Sister in Bend Oregon
Kate Rockwell known as Klondike Kate in Alaska days and her sister Maude Williams are reunited in Bend Oregon after 29 years apart. Williams will live with Kate who was summoned to Los Angeles to testify in the Alexander Pantages trial. Kate, called Aunt Kate locally, remains a noted figure from the gold rush era.
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Bend
Oregon
Kate Rockwell
Maude Williams
Los Angeles
W W Work Elected G A R Commander for Washington Alaska
W W Work of Olympia was elected commander of the Grand Army of the Republic Department of Washington and Alaska at Yakima encampment defeating T P Coley of Seattle and Ralph Black of Spokane.
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Yakima, Wash
W. W. Work
Olympia
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Washington
Alaska
T. P. Coley
Seattle
Ralph Black
Spokane
Longest Day of the Year 1930 Solstice At 7:34 PM
Tomorrow marks the year’s longest day as the summer solstice occurs at 7:34 in the evening. The sun reaches its northernmost point for the year and begins a six month southward journey. The winter solstice is December 22.
Two Children Die in Alaska Home Fire
Fire at a Kenai home, caused by gasoline mistaken for kerosene, killed two children and injured others. Gunnar Johanson and family were in the house with visitors Mrs. Cooley and her baby. Firefighters evacuated all to Seldovia for treatment. two men and the baby suffered burns but are expected to recover.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Kenai
Gunnar Johanson
Johanson
Gang victim found in auto near Chicago
The body of a man believed to be a gang victim was found wrapped in canvas in an automobile in a clay hole on Blue Island Avenue. Police tentatively identified the body as Lorenzo Juliano, 40, a barber from Chicago Heights. His wife told police he did not come home last night but she did not go to identify the body at the scene.
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Chicago
Linois
Lorenzo Juliano
Chicago Heights
Juliano
Betrayal Allegations Hit Presidential Leadership in Illinois
James Hamilton Lewis, Democratic Senate candidate for Illinois, accuses party leaders of betrayal and discrediting President Hoover in U S international relations. He underscores a charged political climate as the June event unfolds in Wallergan.
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Wallergan
Ilinois
James Hamilton Lewis
Senate
Illinois
Hoover
America
Three Food Commodities Short at Barrow
In Barrow Alaska on June 20 a shortage of flour sugar and coffee has driven natives to move south along the coast. The Arctic pack remains a threat to ships while a recent southerly wind keeps the lee pack offshore. Natives hunt further away but conditions are not serious. polar bears are seen near shore. An elder counted 45 bears attracted by seven whale carcasses died last month.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
New Members Selected For Federal Parole Board
Attorney General Mitchell announces three appointees to the Federal Parole Board Amy N Stannard of Washington D C and Arthur D Wood of Michigan join B Tucker of North Carolina in the new board The body was created by recent legislation as a key step in reorganizing federal prisons
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Washington
Mitchell
Art Bye B. Tucker
North Caro
Amy N. Stannard
Arthur D. iWood
Michigan
Federal
Special House Communist Committee Maps Out Work
The Special House Communist Committee laid groundwork for its inquiry into Communistic activities after a hearing that ended yesterday. It announced plans to meet in New York City on July 15 to hear a representative of the Amtore Trading Corporation, the Soviet official commercial agency in the United States.
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Washington
Special House Communist Committee
New York City
Amtore "Trading Corporation
New Navy Hull Combines Cruiser and Carrier Role
Designers propose a hybrid warship for the American Navy that blends cruiser and aircraft carrier capabilities. It would engage in mobile battles and launch over twenty airplanes for scouting and combat, potentially escaping the current treaty definition of an aircraft carrier.
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Washing Don
Hing Ee Ment
Navy
Bobby Jones Wins British Open for Third Time
Hoy Lake England June 20 Bobby Jones today won the British Open golf championship for the third time with a score of 291. He becomes the first man since John Ball in 1890 to hold both the British and amateur open titles.
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Hoy Lake
England
Bobby Jones
Jones
John Ball
Sensational elopement pair die by poison in New Jersey
Polson New Jersey June 20 two in a sensational elopement died by poison. Donald Shields Andrews a Yale graduate and chemical engineer who built a $200,000 laboratory was found dead at his lab where he pursued synthetic gemstones. His partner Mrs Alma V Hayne known as the Princess Vetsera of Austria killed herself at the second victory ball in London in 1819.
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Pairhaven
N. J
Polson
Donald Shields Andrews
Yale
Alma V. Hayne
Vetsera
Austria
London
Andrews
Good Fly Fishing Party Returns From Hamilton Bay
A group of sportsmen led by Charles Goldstein Theo Heyder M. S. Wilson and Capt Ed Jones returned to Hamilton Bay after several days aboard the Chirikof owned by Dr H C DeVighne They visited the Rocky Pass Gun Club lodge site where a fire destroyed the old building this year Logs for a new lodge are ready and will be rebuilt next fall
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Hamilton Bay
Charles
Goldstein
Theo. Heyder
M. 5
Wilson
Ed Jones
Chirikof
H.C. DeVighne
Rocky Pass
Only American Matador in Spain Gored by Bull
Sydney Franklin of Brooklyn N Y the only American matador in Spain was gored by a bull at Andujar. He dispatched the animal with a single sword thrust then, nursing a wounded right thigh, made a triumphal round of the arena amid cheers before being carried off for fetation.
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Andujar
Spain
Sydney Franklin
Brooklyn
Franklin
Miss Nelson Arrives Sunday for Summer Visit
Irene Nelson daughter of Mrs RP Nelson of this city and Supervisor of Music in Range County California schools is expected to arrive here next Sunday to spend the summer visiting her mother and kin. The Independent Captain Ben Ofson arrived today with 1140 pounds of halibut sold by San Juan for 10 and 6 cents. Canada plans to sell foreign trade missions to the Orient and Latin America next winter.
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Ben Ofson
San Juan
Latin America
First Security Bank Looted in Seattle Robbery
Four masked men held officers at gunpoint at the First Security Bank in Seattle this morning and escaped with between 6000 and 7000 dollars. The crew lined staff against the wall and rifled drawers, missing several thousand in a still-untouched till. An auto from Used Rent of Seattle drove the bandits away. police arrived minutes later with no trace.
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Seattle
Rent
Clarence True Wilson Visits in Queen City
Seattle, June 20. Dr. Clarence True Wilson national secretary of the Methodist temperance board denounces Dwight Morrow and wets control of enforcement. He notes New Jersey primary participation was very low and defends Prohibition officials Roy Lyle and Whitney against recent indictments.
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Seattle
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition
Dwight W. Morrow
New Jersey
Wilson
Treasury Mellon
Deficit of Millions Disclosed in Australia
Canberra June 20 The public accounts disclose a deficit of 45 million dollars for the current fiscal year The Commonwealth Loan Council has approved terms for the federal government s new 50 million dollar loan over eight years at a specified interest rate Australia s expenditure on loans in 1928 29 totaled 22 million and a plan to reduce this in 1930 30 to 120 million was approved The report also notes an Australian loan reduction scheme and mentions a Philadelphia school offering a one year post graduate course in religious studies at Wallingford near Philadelphia.
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Australia
Commonwealth Loan Council
The
Commonwealth Toan Council
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