Great Damage Threatens in Bottom Lands
Flood risk looms in Quincy as the Mississippi rises threatening 4000 homes and over 4000000 dollars in property. Heavy rains across Iowa Illinois and Missouri push river higher with another rise expected. Residents evacuate as 10000 acres of Suny tract and 14000 acre Lima district brace for advance floodwaters.
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Quincy
Mississippi
Iowa
Illnois
Missouri
Keokuk
Ganger
Sni
Sui
Lima Lake District
Axe murder appearance shocks Dresden residents
Police investigate the disappearance of Mr and Mrs Robert MacCorckie of Detroit amid reports the woman may have been slain. The MacCorckies, visiting Dorothy Snell’s father Joseph Snell, found the home in disorder with blood stained clothing and a bedroom wall splattered with blood. Detroit police have been asked to locate 34 year old MacCorckle and his 21 year old wife.
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Dresden
Ont
Robert MacCorckie
Detroit
Usaf
the McCorckies
Joseph Snell
Dorothy Snell
Miss Snell
Mra McCorcas
MacCorckle
Fat Man Was Deeply in Love
Mathias Stich a 495 pound, 6 foot 7 inch French? Austrian? Hungarian, famed as Europe’s fattest man, shot himself in Budapest driven by love for a woman. He collapsed after attempting to reach a hospital. weight and injuries prevented treatment and he was not expected to live.
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Budapest
Hungary
Mathias Stich
Europe
Stich
State Highways Not So Good in Spots Owing to Rainstorms
Washington reports a Democratic caucus with 31 of 39 senators discussing farm relief. They rejected binding votes on the export debenture plan and found inclusion of the equalization fee impracticable. Senators weigh tariff effects on farmers and the debenture as a possible relief tool.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Oregon Trail Route and Yellowstone Highway in Good Condition
The Idaho state highway bureau reports the Old Oregon Trail across southern Idaho is in good condition except for muddy areas southeast of Soda Springs. The Yellowstone Park highway is good to Idaho Falls but has soft spots near the Utah line. from Idaho Falls to St Anthony it's fair, with snow blocks north of Ashton making travel harder. The road to Salmon is mostly fair beyond Roberts, with some impassable mud, and other segments from Blackfoot to Challis are good except muddy spots, while stretches near the Sawtooth parkway and detours due to Nevada-line construction are noted.
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Boise
Bureau of Highways
Oregon
Moreland
Butte County
Sawtooth Park
Nevada Line
Jerome
Ketchum
Stanley-Challis
Robinson Bar
North Fork
TAM WEATHER Pair tonight end Friday warmer
A weather note says increasing warmth for the region with temperatures rising tonight and continuing into Friday, especially in the extreme eastern portion. No significant precipitation is indicated. The outlook points to a mild, dry period across most areas.
Men drift into sissy class at Midwest PE convention
At the Midwest Society of Physical Education gathering in Chicago on April 25 speakers warned men are becoming enfeebled and anemic while women take athletic roles in the modern family. C Delaporte noted a five hour day and five day week could boost boys to become stronger, but cautioned that failure would make the phrase weaker ox applied to women real and hollow.
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Midwest Society of Physical Education
C. Delaporte
Schacht Plan Attacked By French Financiers
French finance circles criticize Dr Hjalmar Schacht head of the Reichsbank for delaying a discount-rate hike to calm gold and currency withdrawals. They argue the lag jeopardizes the Dawes plan reparations and currency stability. Also noted is the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs George Cutler of 235 South Fourth Avenue at St Anthony's Hospital. father employed by the O S L railroad.
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Paris
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
George Cutler
South Fourth Avenue
St Anthony's Hospital
O. 5S. L. Railroad
Huey Long Faces Impeachment Charges In Misconduct Case
Gov Huey P Long ends a statewide tour amid impeachment charges of general misconduct. Seven counts include bribery and misappropriation of state funds. testimony describes a Mardi Gras era party in New Orleans with a hula dancer and alleged late night conduct.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Rtg
New Orleans
Standard Oil Company
Senate
A. D. Danziger
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Cogent
Long
Danziger
Helen Clifford
Danzieger
Helen
Planty
Miss Clifford
Huey
Cruisers Trenton Milwaukee Return From China Voyage
Sailed for home as light cruisers Trenton and Milwaukee completed a year in China. Memphis also left Chefoo for the United States, with Yokohama as a stop. Maharajah of Thalawar dies aboard Kampura voyage from India to France MARSEILLES April 25 AP reports his death during the voyage.
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Shanghai
China
Trenton
Milwaukee
United States
Memphis
Chefooa
Yokohama
Marseilles
France
Maharajah of Thalawar
Kampura
India
Aday
Cristeros Battle Near Tepatitlan Engulfs Mexican Front
Fed ar my massed 5,000 troops face 1,000 Cristeros in Tepatitlan Jalisco for three days of combat. Rebels shout Vivi Cristo Rer as they repel attacks and claim confidence in victory against General Cedillo who vows extermination and siege the town. General Enrique Gorozuieta, a Chapultepec graduate, leads Cristeros.
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Mexico City
Saturnino Cedillo
Tepatitlan
Jalisco
Cedillo
Calles
la Presna
Guadalatara
Angel One
Enrique Gorozuieta
Chapultepec Military Academy
Mexico
West Point
Victoriano Fuerza
Cristeros
Rail buy bid for Union Belt Oakland denied by I C C
The Union Pacific sought approval to purchase the Union Belt railway in Oakland California for 150000 but the Interstate Commerce Commission denied the request. The commission kept open consideration for Western Pacific plans to build a link across the tidal canal and connect with Alameda Belt railway. Southern Pacific opposed the sale and urged continued operation by its system.
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Washington
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Belt Railway
Oakland
Calif
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Pacific T
Union Belt of
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
Publc
Commission
Union Bet
Gecsihom
New Park City Mining Firm Formed as Silver King Western Milling
Salt Lake City reports formation of the Silver King Western Milling and Milling company with capitalization at 1,750,000 shares at $2. Thomas F. Kearns serves as president, Edmund F. Kearns as vice president, John F. Fitzpatrick secretary, James Ivers treasurer, and M. J. Dailey as general manager. The board includes George Jay Gibson and J. E. McGinty.
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Salt Lake City
Park City
Silver King Western Milling and Milling Company
Thomas F. Kearns
Edmund F. Kearns
John F. Fitzpatrick
James Ivers
M. J. Dailey
George Jay Gibson
J. E. McGinty
Idahoans Named Consultants for Boulder Canyon Dam
Secretary Wilbur appointed Louis C. Hi of Colorado Andrew J. Wiley of Idaho and William F. Durand of California as consulting engineers for the Boulder canyon dam project in Washington.
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Washington
Wilbur Today
Louis C. Hi
Colorado
Andrew J. Wiley
Idaho
Wm. F. Durand
California
Boulder Canyon
Tigers Clinch Shutout Over Indians in Detroit
Detroit scores a 5 to 0 win over Cleveland as Hudlin and L Sewell combine on the mound and Philips drives in runs. Rain causes multiple schedule postponements across the National and American leagues with several games moved to Saturday.
House Passes The Farm Bill In 218 Vote
Washington April 75 AP The House approved the farm relief bill with 218 votes for passage. The measure creates a federal farm board and a $500 million revolving fund to loan to control crop surpluses, aided by stabilization corporations. The bill goes to the Senate and has Hoover’s backing.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Postage stamp mucilage shortage frustrates mail
Postmaster General Brown faces a sticky issue as complaints rise over insufficient glue on stamps. After moistening, stamps often detach or fall off in transit, causing letters to be returned to senders while officials review the ink and glue supply to gauge if reform is needed.
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Washington
Brown
Postoffice Department
Blizzard Hits Cheyenne With Great Force
A Wyoming blizzard paralyzed Cheyenne and surrounding lines, disrupting rail service from the east and halting interstate traffic. Telegraphs and power failed, livestock losses feared, lambing season disrupted, and motorists stranded across the state as trains and buses stalled.
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Cheyenne
Sheridan
Cheyenar
Movie cowboy wins suit over riding fee claims
In Los Angeles April 25 AP film actor J K Chase argued bronco riding is profitable business. The Superior Court approved a judgment of 509 against the Charles H Rogers Film Production for disputed fees after declaring a stunt fee of 25 dollars for a cliff fall is reasonable.
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Los Angeles
J#k Chase
Charles H. Rogers
Dashing Confidence Man Faces Jury Verdict in N J
Patterson New Jersey April 25 a debonair confidence man known for good looks faced a three year term as eight woman jury foreman found him guilty of conspiracy to swindle Thomas Weber an Egg Harbor City fruit grower out of 30000 Collins claimed frame up and mocked detectives saying they could not detect a horseshoe in hash He remained jailed unable to post 50000 bail awaiting sentence
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Tombs Prison
Collins
Jadi
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