Two Killed in Pasco Train Wreck
In Washington near Pasco a Northern Pacific passenger train and a freight train collided on a blind siding. An engineer Stanley Cowan aged sixty of Pasco died along with Portland transient Fred Madson. Six others were badly injured and hospitalized. several more sustained minor injuries. The crash destroyed six freight cars. cause under investigation.
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Pasco
Washington
Northern Pacific
Here
Stanley Cowan
Fred Madson
Portland
Cowan
Greek Cabinet Resigns Over Monarchy Row
In Athens on July 19 the Greek cabinet resigned after disputes among ministers over restoring the monarchy. Premier Tsaldaris said the move came from key differences, and President Zaimis is expected to ask him to form a new government.
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Athens
Tsaldaris
Zaimis
Two Strikers Wounded in Streetcar Gunfire Incident
In Council Bluffs Iowa two strikers James Dawson and Richard Stevenson were wounded by gunfire in a non-striking streetcar barn last night. Dawson was shot in the abdomen and Stevenson in the shoulder as a tram worker fired six shots then fled in a car. A mob retaliated by wrecking the car with bricks and setting it on fire.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Iowa
James Dawson
Richard Stevenson
Dawson
Stevenson
Bill Would Assist Indians Setting Up Private Businesses
Delegate Dimond introduces a bill to extend Wheeler Howard Act benefits to Alaskan Indians. The measure would allow government aid to establish Indian business organizations such as salmon canneries if Congress provides funding.
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Washington
Wheeler Howard
Delegate Dimond
Congress
First Ascent of Payloff Volcano Reported
Ed Levin and Ken Chisholm reach Payloff Volcano in the Aleutians on July 9 after two failed attempts, with the ascent noted upon their return. The pair had been linked to Father Hubbard and his Alaska expeditions aboard the Glacier Priest.
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Payloff Volcano
Aleutians
Ed Levin
Ken Chisholm
Father Hubbard
Glacier Preist
Alaska
Post plans trans Pacific flight from Seattle to Moscow
Wilbur Post and wife Winnie Mae prepare for a second world flight starting from Seattle July 22. The trip will begin with a trans Pacific leg via Alas and Siberia toward Moscow, with pontoons replacing landing gear for inland water routes to Nome and the Bering Straits.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Wiley Post
New York
Winnie Mae Post
Alas
Siberia
Moscow
Seattle
Nome
Bering Straits
Siberian
America
Asia
Fly
Berlin appoints anti Semite Count von Helldorf police chief
Berlin dated July 19 indicates a Nazi push against politics in churches and society with the appointment of Count von Helldorf as head of Berlin Police replacing Magnus von Levtzow. He is accused of failing to expel Jews from Berlin. Catholic priests warned against political involvement by Hitler papers and Essen Zeitung warns Protestants against Reich opposition.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Voellischer Beobachter
National Zeitung
Essen
Canadian liner Niagara hits freighter King Egbert off Race Rocks
The Canadian liner Niagara with Premier Joseph Lyons aboard collided with the freighter King Egbert twenty three miles off Race Rocks Strait of Juan de Fuca. Niagara suffered major hull damage including railing loss and deck buckling but no injuries were reported.
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Victoria
B.C
Niagara
Joseph Lyons
Australia
King Egbert
Race Rocks
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Kin Egbert
Niag
Wearmouth
Nia
Four Held for Trial in Slaying of New York Lawyer
William Schweiiver and three companions confessed to the killing of Howard Carter Dickinson, a prominent New York attorney and nephew of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. They were ordered held for trial on first degree murder charges in Detroit.
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Associated Press
Detroit
William Schweiiver
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Two Vote Margin Preserves New Deal Farm Price Fixing
Washington July 18 The Senate voted 40 to 88 to retain a key New Deal farm program price fixing provision. The plan would let Secretary Wallace, with 50 percent handler approval, set a minimum purchase price for covered commodities, risking further farm distress amid critics who call the measure unworkable.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Deal
Destructom
Senate
Wallace
Seek To Free 11 Alaska Miners Held In Juneau Riot
A mass meeting of the Alaska Mine Workers Union adopted a resolution calling for the release of eleven miners jailed for rioting during the June 24 registration in Juneau. Irvin Goodman urged defense aid as the miners were bound over to the Grand Jury and the mine operations have largely resumed. In Washington, Senator Key Pittman denied joining a syndicate buying a five million dollar stake in the Comstock Silver Companies and said he has no personal or financial interest.
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Pittman
Associated Press
Juneau
Alaska
Alaska Mine Work
Irvin Goodman
Portland
International Labor Defense
Grand Jury
Washington
Senator Key Pittman
John Raskob
Comstock Silver Companies
Japan Watches Ethiopian Crisis Pro Longed by Speech
Emperor Haile Selassies exhortation to Ethiopians to fight to the last man fuels resolve against Italy. Officials in London and Tokyo seek peaceful settlement with the League of Nations still awaiting a codification commission decision by July 250.
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Associated Press
Haile Selassis
Ethiopia
London
England
League of Nations
Huey Long Labeled A Liar Sparks Tom Mix Threat
Tom Mix lashed out in anger after Huey Long called President Roosevelt a liar. The quick draw star said he would confront Long himself if time allowed and vowed to settle the feud with a punch to the nose.
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Huey Long
Tom Mix
Associated Press
Mason City
Towa
Tom
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Mix
Huey
Long Island
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