Two Washington Officers Slain In Bank Robbery Suspect
In Tacoma on July 15 Chief Frank Chadwick and Officer Harry Storem of Puyallup were killed by a bandit who is suspected as William Mahan linked to a kidnap case. The robber looted the Orting bank of $500 then fled. police pursued but the suspect fired, escaping toward Puyallup.
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Washington
William Mahan
Northwest
Tacoma
Wash
Frank Chadwick
Harry Storem
Puyallup
Pierce County
George Weyerhaeuser
Mahan
Orting Bank
Yoris
Seattle
Ems” Auto
H. Fluke
Fluke
Orting
Chadwick
Storem
Sumner
Western G O P Plan Meeting in Yellowstone Park
Billings Montana July 15 A convention of Republicans from 11 western states will meet August 23 24 in Yellowstone Park. Mike Reynolds chair reports many leaders including Gov Harold Hoffman Theodore Roosevelt and George Olmstead expected. Attendance may exceed 500 with talks on 1936 elections and state races.
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Billings
Mont
Yellowstone Park
Mike Reynolds
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
George Olmstead
Des Moines
Young
Republican National Committee
Reynolds
William E. Borah
Idaho
Rep
Hamilton Fish
Congress
Montana Young Republican League
Olmstead
Montana
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific States
Earthquake Shakes Quetta India with Tremors at Midday
A strong earthquake struck Quetta at 11 a.m. today lasting 16 seconds. The quake was intense and accompanied by loud, quarreling sounds reported by witnesses.
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Quetta
India
Flattery Leads to Confession in Brooklyn Gun Ring Case
New York July 15 A police lieutenant said John Mang of the Brooklyn Queens rifle gang credited his crew with clever evasion. He described using two license numbers to mislead officers, a large rear plate and a small front plate, allowing the gang to flee past pursuers unseen.
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John Mang
Six Killed in Amsterdam Air Disaster At Schiphol
Authorities ordered a rigid investigation into a sequence of Netherlands airliner tragedies after a Fokker four motor passenger plane crashed at Schiphol airport killing six people. The crash trapped two English passengers in the pilots compartment and three crew members died, with thirteen passengers and one crew member escaping.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Schiphol
Hamburg
Newman
Hodson
Silverstein
Nieber
Brom and
van Dyk
Aged Man Keeps Promise to Wife Buried Beside Grave
Springfield story. Thomas L. Hill, 80, who buried his wife after 56 years of marriage last year, was found dead beside the grave with a bullet wound. Flowers lay on the grave and a note in an old man's hand read Sweetheart as I promised you I am here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Thomas L. Hill
T. L. Hill
Will Rogers Assails Lawyers In California Letter
Will Rogers jokes about pestilence and a crowd of 3500 American Bar Association lawyers in Santa Monica. He critiques lawyers as corrupt and suggests a reform where the defense lawyer is tried first before cases proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
California
American Bar Association
Preliminary hearing in rape case for Vernal Purniss
A preliminary hearing proceeded in the justice court of William Hinckley this afternoon for Vernal Purniss of the 100 block North Grant Street charged with rape.
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Grant Street
Justice Court
William Hinckley
Heat Wave Grips Boise and Western Cities Amid Eclipse
Sun scorches Boise and Pocatello with 96 to 97 degree heat for the third straight day while Montana and Idaho residents face a relief forecast with scattered clouds and mountain showers tonight. A total lunar eclipse is expected to occur at 8:12 p m with full eclipse by 9:09 p m and reappearance at 10:50 p m local time.
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Weather Bureau
Idaho
National League Scores From Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and Brooklyn
Baseball scores from today show New York at Cincinnati 3 runs to 4 with Schumacher and Mancuso for the Reds. Philadelphia 0 0 0 at Chicago 1 0 0 with Walters and Todd behind Warneke. St Louis 1 4 0 at Boston 0 0 0 with Frankhouse and rev. J. Dean and Delancey at Brooklyn Pittsburgh postponed due to rain.
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National League
Cincinnati
New York
Schumacher and
Mancuso
Herrmann
Brennan
Campbell
Chicago
R.H.E Philadelia
Walters
Todd
French
Warneke
O'Dea
Hartnett
St. Louis
Boston
Louis
Frankhouse
Rev. J. Dean
Delancey
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Beats Washington in Low-Scoring Tilt
In an American League game at Washington, St. Louis connected for a quiet 1 run in the second, 1 in the third, and 0 elsewhere while Washington tallied 0 in the second and 0 in the fifth. Batteries were Andrews and Hemps sey for St. Louis with Whitehill and Bolton handling Washington.
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Washington
R. H
St. Louis
Andrews
Hempssey
Whitehill
Bolton
Colorado Sheriff Shot By 2 Men
Telluride Colo July 15 Sheriff W W Dunlap of Montezuma county died after being shot in the back by two prisoners he was returning to Cortez for arraignment on a murder charge W Dunlap was wounded near Placerville and died while en route to a Telluride hospital as teams hunted Otis and Herbert McDaniels who shot him with his own gun and escaped in his car after throwing deputy Lem Duncan of Cortez from the vehicle
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Telluride
Colo
W. W. Dunlap
Montezuma County
Cortez
Placerville
Colorado
Otis
Herbert McDaniels
Dunlap
Lem Duncan
Heavy Teacher Loses Job Over Weight Challenge
New York board of education dismissed biology assistant Rose Freistater after denying her appeal to weigh less. She had dropped from 182 to 160 pounds with a goal of 150, seeking extra time due to her mother’s illness before being weighed at 181 pounds.
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New York
Board of Education
Rose Freistater
Eclipse of Moon Delays London Racer at Salt Flats
John Cobb, a London businessman and racer, planned a 140 mph 24 hour speed test on the salt flats near Salt Lake City for July 15 using a full moon to aid speed. A lunar eclipse tonight hides the moon, altering expected cooling conditions and high velocity as the race day unfolds.
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Salt Lake City
John Cobb
London
Salt Flats
Here
Cobb
Senate removes bees and poultry from AAA bill
The Senate cut out package bees queen bees and poultry from the AAA amendment bill while debating the commodities subject to marketing control. Chairman Smith lamented lack of defense for amendments and laughter followed the removal as senators debated milk provisions and state versus federal control.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Pope D
American Farm Bureau
Bankhead
Ala
Glass
King
Utah
Nation to See Moon Eclipse Across United States
The United States experiences a total lunar eclipse for the first time since 1927 with the eclipse starting at 10:12 p.m. Eastern and ending about 12:50 a.m. Local observers may or may not see the coppery glow as the moon moves through Earth's shadow, depending on cloud cover.
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New York
United States
Pocatello
Federal ruling blocks public housing land condemnation in Louisville
The Sixth Circuit upheld a Louisville condemnation ruling, barring federal use of eminent domain for a public housing project. The decision affects a $1.618 million Louisville project and potentially the broader $160 million national housing program in about 40 cities. Judge Allen dissented.
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Cincinnati
Sixth District
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles J. Dawson
Louisville
Ickes
Lynching of Two Young Negro Men Near Columbus Miss
In Columbus Mississippi today a mob hanged Bert Moore and Dooley Morton both about 26 years old eight miles south of the city. Deputies wrestled them from Sheriff Parker Harris as he moved to Aberdeen for safekeeping after their alleged attacks on a white woman. The victims were taken to a giant oak by Zion church and executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miss
Bert Moore
Dooley Morton
Parker Harris
Lowndes County
Arkansas
Zion Negro Church
Harris
Aberdeen
Mother of Slain Officer Injured in Idaho Crash
Mrs Virginia W. Quigley 59 of Boise Idaho left Dee hospital after treatment for fractured ribs and bruises from a car crash near American Falls Idaho early Sunday. She sister of Special Joseph H. Quigley who was shot to death here Friday and could not attend his funeral. She stayed with her daughter in law, then with her son Edward Quigley in Firth Idaho.
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Ogden
Virginia W. Quigley
Boise
Idaho
Dee Hospital
American Falls
Quigley
Joseph H. Quigley
Inlaw
Unsettled Tonight and Tuesday Weather Outlook
A brief weather note indicates unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with possible showers and cooler temperatures. Forecasters expect variable winds and a chance of brief storms in parts of the region.
Italy Mobilizes to Field 250000 for East Africa War
Italy to deploy five regular army divisions and five blackshirt divisions for East Africa. Mussolini orders construction of ten submarines and calls up specialists from 1908 1910 and 1912 classes plus pilots. New Sila II division and a February first blackshirt unit under General Teruzzi named First of February roll into national defense.
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Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
East Africa
1 Duce
Ministry of Propaganda
Africa
Sila
Regular Army
Bertini
Sila II
National Defense Forces
de Michelis
Attilio Teruzzi
Mussolini
Tragedy Shocks Blind Couple At Boston Hotel
July date in Boston reports 30 year old blind accordionist Forest R Wells accused of throwing his partially blind partner Hazel Martin to death from a third floor hotel window. Wells confessed calling it an act of mercy amid quarrels over 18 months. Dog bark drew staff to body in alley. couple registered as siblings using aliases.
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Boston
Forest R. Wells
Hazel Martin
Harry Pierce
Wells
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